Chapter 145: The Magical Girl Faces a Challenge

“Ugh~~~ Hmm?!”

Luo You suddenly woke up from sleep at home.

What’s with this lingering murderous aura? Who dares to plot against this witch! Big guts!

“You!”

“Ah ah, don’t tell me you’re getting ogled again! I’m so tired of hearing that—just let them ogle! Ogle!”

She seemed to realize her words just now were a bit too cruel and retracted, “What’s up?”

From Hui Xue’s mouth popped two words: “Cola.”

“What about the cola? I just bought a few cases this morning. Don’t tell me you finished them all.”

“F-finished it.”

A nerve seemed to have snapped in her head.

A lingering murderous aura also appeared around Luo You.

“W-what? You just let yourself be ogled like that? Fine, I’ll drink more cola, so what!”

Hui Xue shouted loudly but nervously.

But the more she spoke, the more defiant she grew, bravely saying, “Look at other kids who get bullied; their guardians immediately step up to protect them. Me? I got ogled and you, You, actually said ‘just let them ogle’—what kind of perverse nonsense is that! Wah wah wah, I’m so disappointed in you!”

Damn it.

Hypnosis! Hypnotize her hard!

Afterwards, whether Luo You’s conscience kicked in or not, she didn’t beat her but instead bought another case of cola for her.

“I’m telling you, only one bottle a day. No more!”

“Okay then…”

In a voice as sweet as a little girl next door, Hui Xue was unusually well-behaved, clearly scared.

But Luo You found Hui Xue’s reaction surprisingly human.

Lately, it felt like Hui Xue’s reactions were becoming more and more human-like.

It must be because she had fed in the Dimensional Sea before.

The phone rang.

Seeing the caller was Luo Zining, Luo You immediately showed an annoyed expression.

How much more trouble was this rebellious daughter going to cause her?

“Hello.”

“Dad.”

“Oh, Zining. What is it? Is one of the security cameras at home crooked again and you want me to fix it? Okay, okay~ just tell me where to point it.”

Her words were full of biting sarcasm, but Luo Zining didn’t get mad.

If anything, it seemed like she didn’t even hear it.

Luo Zining said, “Dad, I want to ask, how do you see me?”

“A rebellious daughter.”

“If I run into trouble, will you help me?”

“As long as it’s a problem money can solve.”

Not exactly a refusal.

It was a small concession from Luo You.

Saying something too absolute would only give this rebellious daughter ideas; then there’d be no keeping her.

“Alright, next question.”

Luo Zining cleared her throat and asked, “If I gave you a chance to save the world, would you go all out?”

Huh?

Luo You showed a ‘you must be joking’ expression and disdainfully said,

“No way. I’ll lie down if I can, never sit; sit if I can, never lie. Aren’t you a magical girl? Then take responsibility so I can enjoy my carefree life in the rear! Got it? For the rest of my life, I just want to lie down and eat!”

“Speechless? Can’t do it? Ha! They say ‘raising daughters for old age, raising sons for old age’—how come I ended up raising such a thing like you!”

Luo Zining’s fists could be heard clacking over the line.

A few seconds later, Luo Zining asked, “Dad, I just found out—you actually have the potential of a Great Emperor.”

“…Really?”

Luo You glanced at her empty left hand, thinking: Has this hidden talent finally been unearthed?

Just kidding.

“What’s this ‘Great Emperor potential’ nonsense? You read too many of that old redhead’s novels.”

There was a long silence from Luo Zining’s side.

When Luo You asked a few times with no reply and was about to hang up, she finally spoke.

“Dad, you have a special talent.”

“What talent? Magical girl talent?”

“No, but it’s close.”

“So what is it exactly? Don’t say half and hide half. If you keep messing around, I’ll hang up.”

“This isn’t something to explain over the phone. I’ll tell you face-to-face later. Also, remember to watch TV tomorrow. I’ll definitely change your old-fashioned impression of me.”

Beep beep beep beep.

Luo You raised her eyebrows, not understanding what this rebellious daughter was up to.

Indeed, a rebellious daughter’s thought process was impossible for a normal person to comprehend.

Is she coming back today?

She didn’t say, so it was all guessing.

“Forget it.”

Luo You shook her head and went back to sleep.

The situation was like this now.

Waiting for things to develop was best.

Her goal was too grand; any careless move would cause an upheaval, like a subterranean dragon flipping, throwing the whole situation into chaos.

She had planned to meet Luo Zining in her guise as the Gray Witch, but now it was best not to appear.

Because it seemed to have aroused suspicion.

Better to keep a low profile for a while.

The next day, Luo You heard shocking news—

“What?! They actually dared!”

Luo You was stunned, staring at the news on TV, unable to close her lips.

Earlier this morning, more than half of the Magic Alliance’s Ten Seats mobilized to Europe and arrested senior executives of a major local financial conglomerate.

The operation was as swift and fierce as a thunderstorm.

Manjusaka led the team to surround them.

Even the Fusion Warriors were useless; the gap between them and the Ten Seats was just too vast.

Moreover, it wasn’t just one or two Ten Seats deployed—the core members were all subdued.

–The entire process was recorded on video.

–There was solid evidence of collusion with forces from the Dimensional Sea.

–No innocent civilians were harmed.

The mission was perfectly accomplished.

Yet, they had not received authorization from any nation.

No matter how flawless this operation was, that one missing element caused unprecedented doubt to fall on the magical girls.

“The Magic Alliance has always maintained a neutral stance, only responsible for hunting dimensional beasts, never intervening in third-party national affairs. Does this stance change starting today?”

The news anchor put the microphone in front of the special guest—Manjusaka.

This press conference was unusually hosted by Manjusaka herself.

She rarely appeared publicly, but whenever she did, it stirred great attention because she was beautiful.

Very beautiful.

In today’s society, obsessed with appearances, having such a face was incredibly convenient.

But—

The hype of today’s press conference wasn’t stirred by Manjusaka herself.

There was one matter that caught society’s full focus, making the event’s heat unprecedentedly high.

“Miss Manjusaka, could you please answer my question? You must understand, entering another country without permission to arrest someone is a violation of their sovereignty.”

The reporter said calmly but firmly.

Manjusaka slowly and gracefully adjusted the microphone in front of her and said, “Some believe that our actions violated our neutral stance and were a betrayal.”

“But these are extraordinary times. Time is tight. Four years ago, the Black Candle Giant Spirit brought us unbearable pain, caused by internal sabotage. We do not trust this country’s efficiency in handling the matter. To prevent a repeat, I believe such measures were necessary.”

“Whoa, that’s a tough stance.”

Luo You looked at Manjusaka with newfound respect.

In this society, many people in important positions either did nothing or were incapable—just freeloaders who hindered social progress.

But Manjusaka was undoubtedly one who wanted to act and could act.

Still, being this tough, wasn’t she afraid of a severe backlash?

Did Xingyue agree with her approach?