“Accidentally, killed with a single punch?”
Leaning against the window frame of the organization’s hall and holding half a cigarette in his hand, Wan Sui was silent for a full five seconds before repeating the two words that couldn’t be connected no matter how one thought about it.
A hint of complexity even flashed in his hollow, dead-fish eyes.
“Ouch!”
Crouching in front of Luo Shiyin and helping her deal with her sprained arm, Xylitol was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but let out a “pffft” laugh:
“I know it’s embarrassing to break your arm while playing outside, but you don’t have to come up with such a funny excuse, do you?” “Good children shouldn’t lie.”
Standing behind the sofa, the organization’s BOSS, who was completely covered in black armor, also spoke up after a moment of silence, with a tone that inexplicably carried a hint of coaxing a child.
“No, I do have quite a bit of strength, you know. Why don’t you come and have an arm-wrestling match with me?”
Listening to the comments from the three people around her, Luo Shiyin felt a bit frustrated.
Although she had known from the beginning that she couldn’t keep her physical condition a secret forever, to reveal her secret just to prove that she wasn’t a silly girl who could dislocate her arm just by going out the door… it seemed even more foolish.
But in order to understand the difference between a “monster” and a “weirdo,” she didn’t have much choice but to prove it now.
“Hey? Everyone’s here? What are you guys talking about?”
At that moment, a full-of-energy voice came from the entrance of the hall.
Then, San Ye Lian, who was still in her school uniform but with her pink long hair and painted nails, walked in with a pink backpack on her shoulder, looking like a typical (spicy girl).
“Little Lian’s here, just in time.”
Seeing this, Xylitol, who was squatting on the ground with a smiling face, immediately waved her hand:”This young lady here claims she has a lot of strength and wants to have an arm-wrestling match with us. Why don’t you give it a try?”
“Huh? Did Senior Um say that?”
Hearing this, San Ye Lian’s face also showed a bit of surprise, but she quickly became excited.
However, when she came to the front of the sofa, her excitement was immediately replaced by astonishment:
“Of course I can, but Senior, I do have quite a bit of strength, you know. At school, many classmates often ask me for help… Huh?! What happened to your hand, Senior? Did you fall outside?”
“It was just an accident.”
Hearing the concern in the other’s voice, Luo Shiyin’s frustrated mood eased a bit, and her tone also softened—she had indeed made the right choice in borrowing money from her yesterday.
But this warmth only lasted for three seconds before it was shattered by the pink-haired spicy girl’s words:”Speaking of which, does a little girl falling on flat ground have that much impact? It even twisted her arm.”
“Stop talking nonsense and let’s try it.”
Her face darkening, Luo Shiyin placed her uninjured left arm on the coffee table, her eyes showing a hint of danger.
However, San Ye Lian, not sensing this at all, smiled again:”Although I don’t know why, Senior, you’ve picked the wrong opponent this time~ My strength is quite considerable, even among boys~ Are you sure you want to compete with me?”
“No need to make a fuss.”
Rolling her eyes, Luo Shiyin shook her arm on the coffee table, signaling the other to come over quickly.
Seeing this, San Ye Lian very cooperatively moved to the spot vacated by Xylitol, without even taking off her school bag, and raised her hand to grip the other’s.
But just as the black-haired, straight-haired little girl was about to exert force, the girl seemed to think of something and asked with an expectant look on her face:”By the way, since you’re so confident, how about we play a game?”
“If I lose, you can set any condition.”
Without even hearing the rest, Luo Shiyin knew what the girl was thinking and said it in advance. Hearing this, San Ye Lian’s eyes brightened:”Really? Even something like wearing a cat pajamas and then imitating a cat to act cute and meow?”
“…Sure, but in return, if you lose, you also have to agree to one of my conditions.”
Looking at the eager expression on the girl’s face, Luo Shiyin fell silent for a moment, then suddenly a bright smile appeared on her face.
At this moment, San Ye Lian seemed to sense some danger and shivered involuntarily.
But looking at Luo Shiyin’s slender arm that she could easily hold, the pink-haired spicy girl didn’t feel like she could lose at all, so after hesitating for a moment, she still nodded in agreement.
The competition… ended very quickly.
Almost the moment Xylitol announced the start, San Ye Lian felt her arm being pressed down onto the table by a powerful force. She didn’t have a chance to resist, let alone struggle.
Surprised.
Later, San Ye Lian even used both arms, but no matter how hard the girl tried, the left arm pressing down on hers remained motionless.
Seeing this, the other members of the organization all showed looks of astonishment on their faces.
The light in the eyes of the armored BOSS also flickered, indicating his inner surprise.
In the end, Xylitol even had an interesting match with Luo Shiyin—of course, without playing any games.
And the result was quite clear.
Although this blonde, wavy-haired, dominant woman’s strength was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, probably around five to six points, she still had no chance of resistance against Luo Shiyin, who had ten points of strength.
“Well, it’s no wonder you were recruited through a poster. With just this strength of yours, you can defeat most monsters. I now believe that you could accidentally kill other weirdos with a single punch.”
Sighing.
Xylitol, who was moving her slightly numb arm, looked at the black-haired, straight-haired little girl sitting on the sofa, who calmly withdrew her arm, her face full of surprise and admiration.
Hearing this, Luo Shiyin also took the opportunity to ask:”What exactly is the difference between a ‘weirdo’ and a ‘monster’?”
“Let me explain that.”
Perhaps wanting to make a presence and gain some attention, the deep, magnetic male voice from behind the sofa began to explain slowly.
Both monsters and weirdos are negative energy beings created by the accumulation of human negative emotions, but there is an essential difference between the two.
The former’s ideology is more animalistic, and they will follow their instincts to approach areas with high emotional concentration and carry out indiscriminate destruction.
Monsters, once they appear, head straight for the city, and negative energy monsters are generally large in size, constantly growing stronger as they absorb emotions.
They are the primary targets for extermination by magical girls and our antagonist organization.
In contrast, the latter can retain the thinking of intelligent beings and are capable of relatively clear logical thinking, but their strength grows much more slowly.
Most weirdos’ rate of becoming stronger doesn’t even reach the lower limit of magical girls.
However, this is also related to their characteristics.
After all, weirdos can only devour emotions related to themselves.
Unless they are born from particularly common and extreme emotions, their growth potential is easily capped.
But this relatively “harmless” setting, combined with the ability to think, has actually won the favor of the antagonist organizations.
There are even weirdos serving as enforcers in some black groups.
“However, most of the negative emotions that give birth to weirdos are quite peculiar. After all, common negative emotions are more likely to produce monsters and won’t easily concentrate on one person. But according to the situation you just mentioned, that weirdo might be an exception.”
The huge hand gently tapped on the back of the sofa, and the red light in the eyes of the armored BOSS flickered:”If she hadn’t been eliminated by the magical girl in the first place, she might have become the object of contention for many villains.”
“Hmm? Are we going to participate too?”
Hearing this, Luo Shiyin asked curiously.
“We don’t need to.”
To her surprise, the armored BOSS shook his head without even thinking.
Then, as if he felt that his quick answer was suspicious, he quickly added an explanation:”Although we are few in number here, our equipment is excellent. And once you are familiar with the laboratory stuff, we can create our own weirdos. We don’t need to absorb some unstable factors. After all, as an antagonist organization, it is necessary to be discreet!”
“I understand, I understand. I will pay attention to this kind of news from tomorrow on.”
As if used to the other’s behavior, Xylitol stood up from the ground and stretched:”Well~ if there is nothing else, I will leave first. And little girl, you have to be careful~ If you dislocate another arm next time, I will have to consider sending someone to carry you around when going out.”
“Thank you for your concern………………”Luo Shiyin’s eyes twitched slightly, and she turned her head resolutely to look at the pink-haired spicy girl who had shrunk into the corner of the sofa, trying hard to make everyone forget her:”As for you………………””Senior, I just paid the rent and utilities, and I don’t have any money left on me!!”
Noticing the gaze of the black long straight hair loli, San Ye Lian couldn’t help but shiver, and then said cautiously with a sad face.
Seeing this, Luo Shiyin couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows slightly:”Compared to now, I like your previous rebellious attitude more. Come on, tell me again how strong you are?”
“Senior, I really did wrong!”
Shivering again, the pink-haired spicy girl shamelessly rushed to Luo Shiyin, clasped her hands together, and begged with a face full of pleading:”As long as you don’t ask me to pay back the money in advance, I am willing to do anything!”
“Oh…… is that so?”
Hearing this classic line again, Luo Shiyin raised her eyebrows slightly, but this time she didn’t plan to let the opportunity slip away so easily:”Tomorrow is the weekend, right? I will bring a set of clothes to the company then. Remember to come and change into them, and follow my instructions for a day. This matter will be considered settled. How about that?”
“Um……………… Okay, okay.”
Although her intuition told her that the black long straight hair loli had dug a big pit, the pink-haired spicy girl, after hesitating for 0.3 seconds, resolutely bowed her head and admitted defeat, seeing the dangerous look in the other’s purple eyes.
“Ahem, I’ll go back to the office first. You guys continue.”
The armored BOSS coughed lightly, turned around and left, indicating with his action that he would not interfere in the friendly interaction among employees.
As for the dead fish eyes?
After seeing the means of the black long straight hair loli, he had already returned to his workstation to busy himself.
It was only then that San Ye Lian realized that in such a large organization, there was not a single person willing to help her, and she burst into tears in an instant – what happened to the mutual care and help among colleagues!