Chapter 85: Magical Girls Eager to Test Themselves

“Ji Yue, are you really planning to stop Elira?”

Zhou Xi asked.

“Can I even do that?”

Ji Yue replied, questioning herself.

Elira’s true strength could only be truly understood by facing her head-on—a gap so vast it was nearly impossible to bridge.

No matter how much she pushed beyond her limits, no matter how deep the friendship and bonds were, it was still difficult to see the full power of the Aurora Witch.

The magical girls who appeared only after Elira’s retirement had no idea how terrifying the Aurora Witch truly was.

Even after their seniors had warned them countless times, they still couldn’t empathize with their experience.

It was like hearing parents warn children that if they didn’t study hard, a big gray wolf would come to eat them—a tale meant to scare but not taken seriously.

Even Ji Yue felt that maybe the title “Aurora Witch” was being passed around too much among magical girls.

Sometimes, when something is made too mysterious, people tend to disregard it.

Perhaps within a week, the first lost magical girl of the new era would emerge.

Zhou Xi, who knew Elira’s habits well, couldn’t stop her and said, “I don’t think this is something you should worry about.”

“I know. The Ten Seats will definitely take action, and we still have Lord Xingyue now, but…”

Ji Yue had a vague feeling that she was the root cause of this matter.

“I’m going home first. Zhou Xi, you should rest too. Even though you healed your wounds with healing magic, you still need to take care of yourself.”

Back home, Ji Yue lost her appetite and lay motionless on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

When Elira made her declaration and looked at her—that moment—the feeling of being pinned down by a gun wasn’t an illusion.

She had truly been targeted.

Combined with what Elira said, it was almost certain she was being singled out.

Among those who had suffered from Elira’s actions, Ji Yue felt she was probably the most proactive.

She didn’t know what other magical girls had done for revenge, but she believed she was the first to organize a group to unite against Elira.

Her plan was probably the most radical.

Perhaps Elira’s words were a warning to her—telling her to stop making trouble.

Wait…

Ji Yue thought of another possibility.

“Could it be that Elira means for me to go and apologize for this?”

Her eyes widened in disbelief.

I’m the victim, and she wants me to apologize!?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Even if the world turned upside down, there was no way a victim would apologize to the perpetrator.

If this was how things worked, the world would have collapsed long ago!

Elira already had a family and a daughter.

It was understandable that she didn’t want to be disturbed by the magical girls she had harmed in the past, but for her to demand an apology from a victim like Ji Yue was utterly unacceptable!

The angrier Ji Yue became, the more resolute she was not to yield.

If Elira wanted to make a move, she’d have to get past the Ten Seats first.

They would never watch idly as Elira tainted the new generation of magical girls.

***

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Elira’s declaration had indeed caused a huge uproar within the Magic Alliance.

But this “uproar” was somewhat strange.

Elira’s words were passed from one magical girl to another, gradually becoming distorted into absurd meanings.

What started as “no responsibility, welcome to duel” turned into nonsense like “never give up, open harem, harmonious coexistence, you in me, me in you.”

It was clear the Ten Seats had intervened, twisting Luoyou’s original meaning to prevent her scheme from succeeding.

“Hey, so this is the move?”

Luoyou raised her eyebrows with interest.

Reclining backwards on the living room sofa, Luoyou had her feet clad in lace socks resting on the sofa’s backrest.

She had already learned about recent developments from Luo Zining.

“They used a simpler method than I expected, but it only fools some naive newbies. The smart magical girls will definitely understand the truth.”

Luoyou laughed, sounding almost like a goose.

Those really seeking revenge on the Aurora Witch could never be deceived.

They would surely understand that there’s no smoke without fire.

Elira must have said something to spark these rumors.

With some investigation, the original words Elira spoke would be uncovered.

That also worked in Luoyou’s favor.

She didn’t want to mess with these newbies; it was boring and unbearable—probably would break down after one night.

Crack.

Luo Zining emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a towel, her hair loose and cascading down, revealing a partially bare beautiful back—she was already quite a beauty.

She approached the reclined Luoyou and asked, “Dad, do you have five thousand? I need to borrow it.”

“Hm? Why so much? Stay away from me for now, you’re almost in my line of sight.”

Luoyou motioned for her to back off.

But Luo Zining persisted, bending over and locking eyes with Luoyou in a nearly ‘69’ angle.

“Don’t ask, I want it. Consider it a reward for my hard work.”

“Reward for what? I don’t have that much money right now.”

“Then let’s say you owe me five thousand and pay me back later.”

“…Oh.”

Strange, she seems to be getting smarter.

Luoyou quickly adjusted her sitting posture, suddenly connecting the dots.

“Goodness, you almost tricked me out of five thousand with just three sentences!”

Luo Zining clicked her tongue and grew impatient.

“So, will you give it to me or not?”

“Fine, fine, I’ll give it to you.”

Luoyou shook her head and reluctantly transferred five thousand from her million-plus balance.

“For all the running around you’ve done lately, here you go!”

Luo Zining happily took the money and left.

Recently, the world had been unstable.

The event a week ago had stirred turmoil everywhere.

Though the Dimensional Tides temporarily ended, the appearance of Wangchuan had intensified tensions.

It felt as if some kind of balance was about to be broken.

The Magic Alliance declared they would thoroughly investigate Wangchuan—who taught him magic and uncover all forces involved behind the scenes.

But Luoyou felt the Magic Alliance was wasting their breath.

She already had a vague suspicion—Wangchuan’s appearance was most likely…

The entire world.

Without global cooperation, there was no way the Outsider Organization could have pulled off so many steps alone—not even with Aura’s help.

The Magic Alliance existed apart from human society, deep in the Dimensional Sea.

Countries had always been wary of it, especially coveting the mysterious magic only the Alliance wielded.

Everyone wanted to gain control over it by any means.

Thus, Wangchuan’s appearance was only natural.

But even if the Alliance found out, they were powerless because there was no catch in the act.

No need for countries to directly participate in the conspiracy or provide material support to the Outsider Organization.

They only had to give green lights or turn a blind eye in critical spots.

When the research results emerged, they would naturally get their share.

So, by sheer coincidence, the Outsider Organization “happened” to find intelligence on a predatory-grade corpse from years ago in a sewer.

Then, also by “coincidence,” they installed a magic-powered singularity core on the giant Moon-level star ring.

All these coincidences combined to create the special existence of Wangchuan.

The world eagerly awaited the Outsider Organization’s results.

***

A week ago, the Outsider Organization delivered a fairly decent report, giving countries a direction for their research.

“Tsks, tsks, magical girls… this world is far darker and more real than you think.”

Luoyou chuckled to herself.

But one question puzzled her the most—who exactly taught Wangchuan magic?

This was the most, most, most important question.

But it wasn’t her concern.

“Ahh… inspiration, I need inspiration,” Luoyou groaned, tossing on the sofa.

A week had passed, and by her nature, she should have gone to find Liyun to make her fulfill the promise of filming their little movie.

But Luoyou didn’t rush to find Liyun.

She wanted Liyun’s cooperation to film an S&M short movie.

Since it was a movie, it needed a script, right?

To have fun and enjoy watching it afterward, the script had to be good.

Luoyou was brainstorming it.

Yet her usually bizarre and weirdly playful mind felt completely dry, unable to come up with anything.

Writer’s block.

So now she was hoping some magical girls would come to challenge her, maybe the unfolding scenes would spark some ideas.

“Ah, it hurts.”

Rolling around, she fell to the floor.

After a moment, she happily sat up.

“Ji Yue, Ji Yue, what will you do next?”

Luoyou thought.

One thing Ji Yue guessed right.

Luoyou’s declaration was largely meant to lure Ji Yue into challenging her again, then suffer a second defeat, crushing her rebellious spirit forever.

Of course, that was all.

Ji Yue’s imagination went too far, thinking up a scenario where Luoyou forced her to apologize.

The vixen’s desire was pure—she just wanted to rekindle past feelings with her auntie!

***

“Why is Lao Deng sneaking around with that sly smile again?”

Luo Zining peeked through the door crack at Luoyou’s devious grin, feeling a chill run down her spine.

She was even more determined not to report Luoyou’s condition to the Magic Alliance.

If Lao Deng got more power, she would surely do terrible things, and then her daughter would have to make the painful choice of betraying her own father.

She couldn’t bear that!

Closing the door, Luo Zining started to chuckle to herself.

She had been studying magic at the Magic Alliance branch these days and was making great progress!

She was even told she’d soon be able to merge with Divine Particles.

One good thing after another made her happy enough to ask Luoyou for five thousand yuan to celebrate with her auntie.

But right before she called, she hung up.

“Could auntie really be planning to challenge Elira?”

Luo Zining worriedly put down her phone.

She knew those rumors were false, the versions circulating outside were nonsense.

Having seen Elira herself, Luo Zining knew those words were not something Elira would say.

To find the truth, she had inquired deeply at the Magic Alliance yesterday and indeed learned Elira’s actual original words.

“Auntie probably was also… taken by Elira. She must be feeling very complicated right now,” Luo Zining hoped Ji Yue wouldn’t do something foolish.

But at the same time, a flicker of hope ignited in her.

“When I merge with Divine Particles, maybe I can help auntie fulfill this wish?”

***

Uh oh!

Ji Yue, wasting away at home, suddenly jumped up.

“Zining wouldn’t be foolish enough to challenge Elira, would she?”

Ji Yue thought anxiously.

Luo Zining had once been kidnapped by Elira.

She had seen Zhou Xi sacrifice herself to save her.

After witnessing that shock and hearing Elira’s stirring declaration, the naive Luo Zining would likely be fired up, clamoring to seek justice for her senior.

“This matter must be told to Zining! She’s young and reckless; she can’t throw away her future like this!”

Ji Yue hurriedly tried to call Luo Zining.

But after dialing, she suddenly felt it was better to talk in person.

Talking over the phone wouldn’t have any effect.

She could already see Luo Zining heading toward the same fate as those magical girls who underestimated Elira.

This was a matter that had to be discussed face-to-face.

“Hello? Auntie?”

“Zining, are you home? I have something to discuss with you.”

“Okay, come on over. I also want to show you the magic I’ve learned recently.”

“Alright.”

Ji Yue hung up and immediately headed to Huahai City.

About an hour later—

“Auntie, please sit.”

“Where’s Youyou?”

“She just went out.”

Luo Zining made Ji Yue a cup of honey citrus tea.

This drink appeared quite often.

Luo Zining was a bit tired of it, but the old man at home seemed to like it and bought a lot.

Seeing no outsiders present, Ji Yue didn’t hide her intent and went straight to the point.

“Zining, have you heard any rumors about Elira recently?”

“Yes.”

“What do you think the truth is?”

“I investigated. Elira is now openly accepting magical girls’ challenges, right?”

Both watched each other’s expressions carefully.

Seeing that Zining indeed knew the truth, Ji Yue grew serious and said, “No matter what, don’t ever try to challenge Elira. The gap in your strength is too great to make up for.”

“Ah… but—”

“No buts! Remember, the Ten Seats are planning something. Don’t disturb their plans by acting rashly, understand?”

“Eh, eh? The Ten Seats are…! Got it.”

Luo Zining also realized the seriousness and promised Ji Yue with a solemn expression.

Well, that was probably a bluff.

How could Ji Yue know what the Ten Seats were up to?

But she guessed Xingyue and the others wouldn’t stand by idly.

Maybe they were already preparing to challenge Elira.

“Auntie must be bluffing me,” Luo Zining thought.

Either way, once she merged with Divine Particles, she was definitely going to settle the score with Elira.

No one could stop her.

***

Elsewhere—

“Sigh…”

Xingyue sighed loudly, exhausted and overwhelmed, a pitiful sight.

Elira’s sudden declaration had drained her completely.

She had just returned empty-handed from the Dragon-level dimensional beast when she received urgent messages from her subordinates.

One after another, they urged her to challenge Elira and teach that arrogant vixen a lesson.

“How can I do that?”

Xingyue sighed again.

Though she wanted to challenge her again, it was inappropriate to do so so soon.

As the saying goes, “rarity breeds value.”

If she challenged Elira too often, her worth in Elira’s eyes would diminish until she no longer mattered.

…Wait.

Why did she automatically limit the solution to something done only in bed?

She could make Elira submit through a proper, honorable fight.