The Tentacle Girl's Child Can't Be a Magical Girl

Chapter 4 Heart to Heart

On a park bench not far from the rented house,

Chen Xihan crossed her arms, her slender fingertips tapping impatiently on her elbows, her gaze fixed on the stairwell where Bai Yuze had disappeared, and she snorted through her nose:

"See? Boys really are all driven by their lower instincts. As long as a slightly attractive woman beckons with her finger, those boys will be completely bewildered and fall right into her trap."

"I don't think Bai Yuze is the kind of person you're describing."

Murong Yu, who was standing to the side, looked up from her book, her tone gentle but with a hint of confusion.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Xihan suddenly turned her head, speaking so fast it was like she was firing a gun.

"Those guys are all overflowing with youthful hormones, their little heads controlling their big heads! What makes a bookworm think he'll have pretty girls throwing themselves at him? Even a fool knows there's something fishy going on! I even texted him to warn him, and what happened? He went running off like a puppy!"

Murong Yu gently closed the book, her eyes revealing a hint of inquiry:

"Since you've gone to such lengths, Sister Xihan, and fulfilled your duty as classmates, why not just call the Security Bureau directly? Why bother dragging me here? Although we are magical girls, our main responsibility is to deal with the abyssal monsters in the inner world. As for cleaning up fake humans... that's not within our scope of duty, is it?"

"snort!"

Chen Xihan was speechless for a moment, but quickly retorted angrily, "Do you think I wanted to save him? It's all because of my sister..."

Speaking of which,

Chen Xihan seemed to realize something, quickly stopped talking, and hummed softly:

"That guy may be dull and lecherous, but he's still our classmate, he doesn't deserve to die. Now that we've run into him, as magical girls, we can't just stand by and watch him die, can we? Hmph, under other circumstances, I wouldn't care whether he lives or dies!"

When Murong Yu heard Chen Xihan say this,

Although some doubts remained, she didn't ask any further questions. She simply turned her gaze to the rented room not far away and said softly:

"So, Sister Xihan, when do we plan to go and save that lost sheep?"

Chen Xihan glared fiercely in the direction of the rented room: "We definitely have to save him, but not now. Let this lecherous guy experience the harsh realities of society first! Professor Mu specifically emphasized in class today that the abyss is very, very close to us... but this guy didn't listen to a word he said!"

"oh."

Murong Yu said no more.

She lowered her head again.

My gaze returned to the pages of the book.

She was initially curious why Sister Xihan had missed so many classes, but Professor Mu's class was the only one she had never missed. At first, she thought that the other party wanted to understand the body structure of the Abyss Beast more carefully so as to better deal with it.

Now it seems,

Sister Xihan must have received some kind of order.

We need to keep an eye on Bai Yuze.

Bai Yuze, this classmate, seems quite interesting as well.

Not only were they targeted by imposters,

They've even caught the attention of the Tribunal; it's hard to say whether that's a good thing or a bad thing for them.

About five or six minutes,

Bai Yuze, wearing a white school uniform shirt, walked out of that building.

The other person's hands were empty.

But his face showed a joy of helping others.

This scene,

This left Chen Xihan somewhat stunned, her mind instantly filled with question marks.

"This isn't right!"

Chen Xihan frowned.

"Although we magical girls aren't responsible for dealing with fake humans, I still know their feeding and parasitic transformation times. It's definitely not going to end this quickly... Could it be that Bai Yuzhe really just helped move something and then righteously refused that junior's invitation?"

No,

How dull-witted must he be?

Only someone so clueless about romance could do something like that!

No wonder his classmates gave him a nickname.

bookworm.

Hearing Chen Xihan's complaints,

Murong Yu couldn't help but smile wryly.

Earlier, when the other party agreed to help Min Zhirou move things, you called them a creature controlled by their lower body. Now that they've refused, you're calling them a bookworm.

Before Murong Yu could speak, Chen Xihan had already grabbed her wrist.

"Something's wrong, we have to go check it out!"

Chen Xihan is very fast.

After a while

The two arrived at Min Zhirou's room, only to find the door tightly closed.

Under normal circumstances,

Seeing this, they would most likely leave first.

But at this moment, an extremely faint, yet unmistakably distinct, miasma was seeping out from the crack in the door!

Their expressions changed drastically, and they exchanged a glance.

Asters!

Ginger flowers!

"Transform!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Two completely different streams of magic surged forth in response.

Chen Xihan radiated a dazzling violet light, like countless amethyst fragments swirling around her.

In the light,

Her everyday attire was instantly reconstructed into a fitted and sleek violet battle dress, with silver vine patterns extending down from her shoulders. A small amethyst crown adorned her hair, making her appear even more dashing and heroic.

at the same time,

Murong Yu was enveloped in a soft halo of pure white and warm apricot blossoms, and elegant ginger flower phantoms slowly bloomed at her feet. Her layered pure white battle dress seemed to be woven from flower petals, and the sachet magic device tied at her waist emitted a reassuring and refreshing scent, adding a touch of holiness to her originally quiet temperament.

Before the radiance of her transformation had completely dissipated, Aster, dressed in a violet battle dress, shot out like an arrow and kicked without hesitation!

"boom--"

The door swung open with a bang!

I see,

Min Zhirou collapsed in the center of the living room, unconscious, and her chest cavity was empty!

And not far from her

A ferocious beast stood with its back to them, its dull fur absorbing the light. The three claws on its forelimbs, gleaming with a dark metallic luster, were particularly striking. It was leisurely licking the blood and bits of flesh remaining on its claws.

Asters' gaze instantly locked onto the shadows deep within the room, and she shouted sharply:

"Watch out, it's a Shadowclaw Beast!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua's pupils suddenly contracted.

"A Shadowclaw Beast in its split-limb stage?!"

The limb-splitting stage.

This is a crucial stage in the growth of the Abyssal Beasts, named for the mutated growth of their limbs.

The Shadowclaw Beast before them had completely shed its fragility as a pupa, especially its signature shadow claws, which had become incredibly sharp and powerful after breaking through the limitations of its original form.

During this stage,

They are no longer content with passively feeding in hiding, but have begun to actively seek out prey and hunt efficiently in the shadows of the city.

Swift as a shadow

He was an absolute deadly assassin.

And now,

The Shadowclaw Beast seemed to have noticed the two uninvited guests as well.

He suddenly became somewhat possessive of his food.

Those scarlet, savage eyes were fixed on the two magical girls before him. His strong, menacing body was slightly hunched, and his dull fur shimmered with an ominous gray light under the lamplight.

Whoosh!

The Shadowclaw Beast roared.

It suddenly moved.

Its hind leg muscles suddenly tensed, transforming into a black shadow that tore through the air, carrying a strong aura of blood as it rushed straight towards the magical girl Jiang Hua who was closer to it!

In the dimly lit room,

Those shadowy claws, which had torn through countless pieces of flesh, aimed straight for her throat.

"Ginger flower!"

Aster's shout was crisp and clear, without the slightest hint of panic.

"clear!"

Jiang Hua didn't even turn around; her slender fingertips were already brushing across the pages of the magic book.

A pure white five-pointed star of magical light instantly unfolded beneath her feet, and the refreshing scent of ginger flowers filled the air.

[Impeded]!

The moment the pure white, refreshing mist touched the Shadowclaw Beast, its attacking motion visibly froze, as if it had crashed into an invisible, viscous body of water, causing its speed to drop drastically.

Even the abyssal aura swirling around the claw blades dimmed somewhat.

It's now!

No further communication is needed.

The aster flower beside her had already leaped to her side, and the Demon-Slaying Arrow in her hand bloomed with a dazzling violet light.

She drew her bow to its fullest extent, and the bowstring twanged.

Meteor Arrow

The arrow on the bowstring flashed out like lightning!

Not one,

Instead, dozens of purple light arrows, like a violent meteor shower, emitted a piercing shriek and instantly enveloped all possible evasive routes of the Shadowclaw Beast.

These beams of light did not scatter blindly; they precisely targeted the Shadowclaw Beast's limb joints and the surrounding ground and walls, weaving a deadly magical cage that imprisoned it in place.

"roar!"

The Shadowclaw Beast sensed the danger and roared furiously, wildly swinging its claws to block, especially the arrows aimed at its chest.

In an instant, the shadow energy and the purifying light arrows collided and annihilated, exploding into countless fragments of light in the room.

"Its core is in its chest!"

Jiang Hua's voice remained clear and calm amidst the whistling of arrows.

wow-

The magic book she held in her left hand flipped through its pages rapidly, and more magical dust flowed into the barrier, continuously suppressing the power of the Shadowclaw Beast.

"receive!"

Aster's eyes instantly sharpened like an eagle's.

She stopped the rain of arrows, her figure as upright as a pine tree, and drew the bowstring a second time.

This time,

The purple dust swirling around her, the magic emanating from the air, and even the radiance emanating from the ginger flower barrier all converged wildly toward her bowstring, like rivers flowing into the sea.

An extremely condensed beam of light, resembling a solid amethyst, suddenly took shape, its tip burning with pure purifying fire.

【Aster·Guan Xin】!

call out--!

The sound of a light arrow leaving a bowstring tears through the air.

That ray of purple light was so fast that it exceeded the limits of visual perception, as if it had pierced directly through space.

The Shadowclaw Beast, which was waving its claws and roaring just a second ago, suddenly stopped moving.

Its chest, where the energy core, which it had firmly protected under its claws and which emitted a faint red light, had been completely pierced by a stream of purple light.

The cracks spread instantly from its core to its entire body. It froze in place, its claws still futilely raised in mid-air, and the light in its scarlet pupils dimmed rapidly.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Its massive body resembled a tall building without a foundation.

It collapsed suddenly!

After a while,

Ziwan slowly lowered the longbow, exchanged a glance with Jianghua beside her, their eyes showing no emotion, as if they had simply completed a routine task.

The two didn't make much noise.

But it's definitely not small either.

Moreover, this place is near a school, and there are many people coming and going. But strangely, the people around seemed to be unable to hear the noise coming from here and did not react at all.

In the dim light,

You can also hear parents scolding their unruly children from upstairs.

Even if they are separated by floors,

You can hear the other person's tearful lament, yet they stubbornly refuse to admit their mistakes.

Magical girl Ziwan glanced at Min Zhirou, who was lying on the ground, pale and bleeding profusely, and then at the Shadow Claw Beast emitting miasma beside her. Her brows were furrowed, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hua took out her phone and silently dialed two completely different numbers.

After a long while,

Ziwan spoke up, "Xiaoyu, what do you think about this?"

After making the call, Jiang Hua glanced around the scene and slowly said:

"How else can we see it? We can see it with our eyes. Bai Yuzhe is a helpful classmate. He helped a junior girl with ill intentions to pick up her package, but because she was a bookish straight man, she resisted the temptation. Then, this junior girl with ill intentions was targeted by the abyssal monster that came out to hunt."

But Ziwan's delicate face was full of disbelief. She glanced at Min Zhirou's cosplay outfit.

"Although Bai Yuzhe is a bookworm, look at his outfit. What teenage boy could resist such temptation, unless the other person isn't a man?"

Jiang Hua rolled her eyes at the other person.

"So you mean Bai Yuze isn't a man, he's gay?"

"That's not quite right. This guy keeps glancing at the class monitor every now and then."

"What's wrong? Are you jealous?"

"Tsk, me being jealous of a nerd from Parrot District?"

Jiang Hua looked at the other person, waved her hand, and said:

"Alright, although I don't know why you suddenly set your sights on Bai Yuzhe, judging from his conversation with Professor Mu, the other party might have learned something from him that ordinary people don't know. So it's not impossible that the other party could see at a glance that Min Zhirou is not human. Judging from Bai's current academic performance, it's not impossible that he will work or intern at Professor Mu's company in the future."

"Tch, your explanation is less believable than the other person being a dull, bookish nerd."

Ziwan curled her lip, her face full of disdain and contempt.

Jiang Hua smiled and didn't say anything more.

Microscopic patients,

In other words, accidents caused by fake people are not under the jurisdiction of the magical girls.

She wasn't interested in that, so she simply changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, we'll be graduating soon. Have you thought about where you're going to work after graduation? You don't want to be a magical girl forever, do you? A few years ago, it might have been okay; you could buy an apartment in a year or two. But now the magical girl economy is down, and I see a lot of magical girls becoming virtual idols."

The aster flower gave a soft hum.

"That's really what I thought, to be a magical girl for life. But my sister said she's already arranged for me to go to the Field Operations Division of the Security Bureau. But I don't want to go at all. I have to write operation reports all the time, and all the rules and regulations are annoying."

Upon hearing this,

Jiang Hua's lips twitched slightly, and she sighed softly:

"You're so lucky, you don't even know it. I wish I had a sister like that. I wouldn't have to think about anything and could just follow the path the other person has laid out for me."

"Then I'll give you the spot?"

"If you want me dead, just say so. Don't beat around the bush."

Jiang Hua glanced at the aster flower.

The aster flower pursed its lips.

"I'm not kidding. So, what are your plans after graduation? If all else fails, I'll join you. We can hunt down Abyssal Beasts during the day and then do a live stream together at night!"

"Although I am very touched by your friendship in times of hardship, I have learned some things in university, and I am not so bad as to have to sell my body."

Asters: "..."

Next second,

The aster flower quickly became entangled with the ginger flower, and said angrily:

"Are you kidding me?! I might be a little lacking in theoretical knowledge, but in actual combat, I've never lost. Even in the entire Holly City, I, Asters, am a fairly well-known magical girl, okay?!"

"Oh~"

"Oh, oh, you big dummy!"

Asters glared at Ginger Flowers, then asked, "Have the Containment Department and the Cleaners contacted each other?"

"I've contacted them, and it should be time by now."

The words had barely left his lips when

The faint sound of tires rubbing against the ground could be heard in the distance. Several vans with Lalamove logos on them roared and stopped around the apartment building, forming an invisible blockade.