The young man was clearly not a normal human.
From the hole punched through his chest by Luo Shiyin’s fist, black smoke kept drifting out.
His breath and aura were exactly like the one when the young girl had turned into a monster just moments ago.
“…………”
His arm, still gripping the half-broken civilization staff, trembled violently.
The pain in his chest was unbearable.
In disbelief, the young man raised his head, black liquid spilling from his mouth.
Seeing the life hanging by a thread in front of her, Luo Shiyin remained silent for five seconds before hesitantly speaking: “Uh… if I said I did that by accident, would you believe me?”
“Beautiful being! Run—Ah!”
Hmm, looks like he doesn’t believe her.
As the young man suddenly tilted his head and let out a final roar—before going completely still—Luo Shiyin’s eye twitched.
This guy wouldn’t even listen to her until the very end.
Enduring the pain from her dislocated arm, Luo Shiyin withdrew her hand from the corpse’s chest, ensuring that no strange black liquid stuck to her.
She sighed in relief.
Without support, the young man’s body collapsed to the ground and quickly began to wither.
In the blink of an eye, it had completely turned to black mud and evaporated, leaving only the broken half of the civilization staff behind.
Seeing this, Luo Shiyin’s expression was somewhat complicated.
After all, according to typical novel tropes, someone with such a bizarre entrance, elegant actions mixed with incomprehensible madness, and clear ties to the villainous monsters should be a major boss later on, or at least an elite monster causing big problems for the protagonist team.
But now, this guy hadn’t even gotten his name out before she accidentally punched him to death.
Isn’t the contrast a bit too big?
You die this easily?
What happens to the plot where the elite villain provides information to the protagonists?
Wait, I’m a villain too, aren’t I?
Then, never mind.
Shaking off those random thoughts, Luo Shiyin raised her head and looked toward the battlefield where the monsters and magical girls were.
She then… noticed that the two of them were staring directly at her.
On the other side, when the transformed girl noticed the black-haired, straight-haired loli staring at her, she felt a chill down her spine.
Although she didn’t know exactly what had happened earlier, she clearly heard the creature’s dying scream.
Coupled with the black aura the corpse exuded, which was identical to her own, the girl easily deduced that the person was an enemy.
Thus, the seemingly harmless black-haired, straight-haired loli, who could kill monsters with a single punch, could not be an ally.
“Bang!”
In that instant, the girl swiftly threw out her compass-like arm, striking the still stunned magical girl in mid-air.
Though the magical girl’s wand quickly reacted, shifting to shield her master, the force still sent her flying.
At the same time, the creature’s monster-like body trembled, and the “100” on its neck shifted to “99.”
Several soft, ruler-like tendrils shot out from the creature’s body, picking up a few confused thugs before it leapt dozens of meters away in a powerful burst.
The next moment, the surrounding scenery began to warp, gradually returning to the cold, empty streets.
“Is it… running away?”
Watching the enemy’s retreating figure, Luo Shiyin hesitated for a moment but chose not to pursue. Instead, she turned to look at the red-haired girl with twin ponytails, who had just climbed up from the opposite side of the street and was walking toward her.
“You… are you also a magical girl?”
Upon seeing the black-haired, straight-haired loli looking at her, the magical girl with the huge wand instinctively shrank back.
However, as the ruby on the wand slightly glimmered, she seemed to gain some courage and asked: “Can… can I ask why you let that monster go earlier?”
“Hmm?”
Upon hearing the question, Luo Shiyin raised an eyebrow, glancing casually at the large wand in the girl’s hand. She responded indifferently: “Is there something wrong?”
“Of course, there is something wrong!!”
Surprised by her direct acknowledgment, the red-haired girl and her wand froze for a moment.
Then, she hurriedly said: “That monster took a lot of people, right? If it eats them, it’ll get much stronger, and the entire city will be in danger!”
Luo Shiyin: “So, you plan to protect those people?”
Seeing the girl anxiously speaking, with her twin ponytails swishing behind her head, Luo Shiyin couldn’t help but find it a little cute and couldn’t resist teasing her.
“How about you guess what I saw on my way here?”
“Uh, what… did you see?”
“You know, those people who were taken? They cut a girl’s hair with scissors, ripped her school uniform, made her kneel on the ground, and she couldn’t even cry loudly. They were laughing so happily, and it seemed like they had done this before.”
With her gaze almost casually fixed on the huge wand, Luo Shiyin spoke in a tone that didn’t quite match the situation, her voice light and playful.
Upon hearing this, the red-haired girl froze for a moment, her eyes flashing with anger: “How could those people do such things to a girl!”
“Monster, that’s a bit too much, isn’t it?”
“Um, yes, that’s right………………””Huh?”
Upon hearing the words of the wand in her mind, the red-haired girl couldn’t help but be taken aback. She then quickly repeated the words verbatim.
Upon hearing this, Luo Shiyin’s gaze lingered on the wand for an extra second: “Is that so? But what if I tell you now that the monster you just dealt with was the girl who couldn’t bear the bullying anymore and transformed as a result.
“Huh!?”
“What, what?”
“So now, do you think I should stop that monster?”
Luo Shiyin took pleasure in the other’s astonished expression:
“If your answer is that I should stop it, then what about those thugs after the monster is dealt with? Should they be left to continue harming others? You know, those underage little brats, little virgins, even if they are sent to the police station, they will only be detained for a few days. Not only will they not learn their lesson, but it might even become something they boast about.”
“……”
Upon hearing this, the red-haired girl’s expression became almost contorted with confusion.
Even the huge wand stopped flickering, seemingly unsure of how to respond.
However, to her surprise, Luo Shiyin offered another possibility:
“If your answer is to give up on stopping it, then after the girl takes her revenge, she might also do some particularly bad things. You know, the sweet taste of successful revenge is something even many adults can’t resist, let alone a young girl?”
“If we don’t stop her quickly, the next ones to be ‘eaten’ might be other thugs, but if this continues to escalate, it will soon involve others in the school who have bullied her, and eventually those who have insulted her, or even just spoken to her with a bad attitude. Is that okay?”
“Well, of course that’s not okay, but……”
Her mind occupied by the two possibilities Luo Shiyin had mentioned, the red-haired girl’s face showed a pained expression.
Her crimson battle skirt flickered like a television with poor reception, causing her to kneel down unconsciously, relying on the wand in her hand to support herself.
“Bad! Quickly stabilize your belief. If you continue like this, you will lose your qualification to transform due to a collapse of belief! That person is not a magical girl at all!”
It was only then that the huge wand seemed to realize the situation and began to shout loudly in the girl’s mind with some urgency.
But unfortunately, the girl, who had just firmly believed in becoming a magical girl, was completely caught in a whirlpool of thought and didn’t hear the wand’s voice at all.
Just as the large gemstone became more and more anxious, it noticed that Luo Shiyin suddenly approached, gently placing her hand on the girl’s delicate face, which was now at a reachable height as she knelt down: “Don’t be so fragile. I’m not forcing you to make a choice. I just want to tell you that you need to think carefully before doing anything.”
“Think… carefully.”
Luo Shiyin’s voice was like a beam of light piercing through the chaotic abyss, or like a demon’s soft whisper in the ear, gradually bringing the girl’s lifeless pupils back to life.
Unaware that she had almost caused the girl’s belief to collapse just now, Luo Shiyin naturally moved her thumb back and forth, enjoying the unique delicate touch of the girl, while casually making up words: “Yeah, for example, you want to stop that monster, but you should also catch those thugs and send them abroad for a complete transformation process. Once they all become cute girls, send them back and let them atone with their bodies, or rather, their singing, which would be very good.”
“What kind of punishment is this………………”
Subconsciously making such a comment, the girl’s internal turmoil and torment inexplicably lightened a lot. Only then did she notice the hand on her face and her rosy face immediately turned a beautiful shade of pink.
“Well, um……”
On the other side, after noticing that its host was no longer so troubled because of the other’s words, the transformer, which had turned into a huge wand, first let out a sigh of relief, but then immediately became even more nervous, not even daring to make a sound in its mind.
Although the host it was currently contracted with was just a novice magical girl who had just started, anyone who could drive miraculous power with belief should not be easily influenced by the outside world.
However, the seemingly harmless creature in front of them had caused the host’s belief to collapse with just a few words, and then with one sentence, it helped her rekindle hope, and even more firmly than before.
What’s more terrifying is that the whole process was done with such a casual tone, as if it was just playing around… It definitely couldn’t be a good person!
On the other side, Luo Shiyin naturally didn’t know about the transformer’s imagination.
Seeing the pink and shy expression on the girl’s face, she couldn’t help but smile.
Then, she gently moved her thumb, directly crossing the lips and pressing on the soft pink little tongue.
“Shh, don’t speak. Let me enjoy this, okay?”
Seeing the increasingly intense pink on the girl’s face, Luo Shiyin felt her mood was so good that she could even temporarily ignore the pain of her dislocated arm: “Just consider it… as my compensation for helping you sort out your thoughts”