From dream to reality, after nearly 24 hours of torment, it all finally erupted into boundless rage at this moment.
Now everything made perfect sense—why Justice was able to catch “sinners” from every corner in such a short time, why these brutal acts hadn’t raised more alarm.
Because this guy was just putting on a show.
All the blood and cruelty, nothing but tricks to attract attention—none of it really mattered at all.
She didn’t know what method he used, but Su Mu was sure of it.
She hadn’t been able to change the scene she saw in her dream, but at least she hadn’t been dragged into his trap.
In the end, it was just a false alarm.
Now, what she needed to do was simple.
[“Eh? This guy can catch monsters, so he’s definitely no ordinary person. With incidents like this, do you really think the authorities wouldn’t step in? Hey, could it be that all of you idiots have been kept in the dark this whole time?”]
Sowing discord, letting him become the subject of suspicion.
Of course, such a goal wouldn’t be easily achieved, and normally, a single comment would sink without a trace.
Luckily, she still remembered her original ability.
As long as there was even the slightest hint of insult in her words, the other side would go crazy and chase after her with curses, even if her words weren’t that harsh at all.
[“You must first attack that minion with the taunting effect.”]
[“What are you saying, spreading nonsense? I think you’re the real monster here!”]
[“Heh, what he said wasn’t exactly wrong, but weren’t you all just fuming a moment ago?”]
[“Getting worked up already? The loyal dog can’t wait to defend its master, huh?”]
[“You *****”]
After just a few lines, the entire comment section erupted into chaos.
Enraged by Su Mu’s provocation, people flooded the screen with barrage comments, finally stirring up some discontent among the viewers.
[“Hey, that person did have a point earlier. Did we hit a sore spot? Why are you just cursing nonstop?”]
A chaotic brawl, an unprecedented massive fight in Justice’s live stream room.
Even the now-climaxing live content was barely noticed; the audience, blinded by anger, hurled insults at each other as if they were true mortal enemies.
Su Mu, having set all this in motion, kept dropping lines here and there, constantly fanning the flames.
At last, the chaos she wanted spread like wildfire.
If she were still a monster now, she would probably be bathing in the sweet, dark magical energy by now.
Justice, who had been basking in his own performance, finally noticed something strange.
He narrowed his eyes, his eerie square pupils flickering with an uncanny light.
But he didn’t stop because of it—he didn’t even seem to care.
He just continued his work, like a machine strictly following its program.
“Poor little lamb, let the heat sear away your sins, then… soul juice, it’s all yours~”
The already-charred “Lu Shan” had a full cup of scalding chili oil poured down from the base of her neck.
Her whole body jolted once more, then collapsed motionless onto the table, making even the real Lu Shan’s heart skip a beat in terror.
But after the fear, what she felt most was the relief of having survived.
If Justice had really come for her just as Su Mu had said, everything would have been ruined.
But her situation was hardly any better now.
With her identity exposed by that guy, Lu Shan would probably never be able to live a normal life again.
She couldn’t even imagine what her parents would do if they found out.
“Senior, thank you.”
After learning the full story, Lu Shan’s complaints toward Su Mu vanished.
Her gratitude now was truly sincere.
“Do you get it now?” Su Mu chuckled softly, but she quickly realized the problem.
What was meant to happen had happened.
So what should Lu Shan do next?
Hide it?
But paper can’t wrap fire.
These people were experts at doxxing—they could pinpoint someone’s identity just from a face.
At this point, the only solution was to hide Lu Shan away, wait for her to fade from the public eye, and then think of a long-term plan.
So many troublesome things!
She would have to explain to Lu Shan’s father later, and she really didn’t know how to even start with something like this.
But just as Su Mu was fretting, she saw Lu Shan quietly tugging at her father’s sleeve.
The two went off to have a private talk in a room.
A short while later, Lu Shan came out with puffed cheeks and a face full of grievance.
“Senior, my dad doesn’t believe me.”
“If it were me, I wouldn’t believe it either.”
Su Mu gently knocked Lu Shan on the forehead with her knuckle.
Lu Shan blinked, her black eyes full of confusion.
“Do you think you look anything like a monster right now?”
“…Not really.”
Anyone who knew Lu Shan would never associate her with a monster.
Of course, being turned into a monster would dramatically change her personality, making her a completely different person.
Not only would she become ruthless, but her insults would also become unrestrained and sharp.
Unfortunately, she still seemed a bit clueless and didn’t give off any sense of threat.
“Then, Senior, could you use magic to help prove it?”
Hearing that, Su Mu frowned slightly, “Let’s not say things like that. For a father to find out his own daughter’s a monster, that’s too much of a blow.”
“But I have no other way. If I suddenly disappeared like this, my parents would go crazy.”
Lu Shan struggled for a long time, finally speaking up with a pitiful, softening voice, lower and lower, just like a hungry Hakimi mewling weakly in the rain.
Su Mu couldn’t help but feel her heart soften.
The feeling became even more pronounced when she met those eyes that were already misting up.
But how could this be solved?
So many people had seen it—could they make everyone forget?
“Why not?”
Just then, Irina’s voice rang out for the first time in a while, instantly brightening Su Mu’s spirits.
‘Could it really be possible to make a whole crowd forget?’
“Have you forgotten how information concealment for Magical Girls is handled?”
Whenever a Magical Girl’s identity was exposed, witnesses would mysteriously forget all about it.
Of course, it didn’t mean those people had been made to disappear, but rather, some invisible force was at work.
Su Mu only knew that such a thing existed, but not how it was actually done.
Besides, at this ridiculous scale, could it really be covered up?
“It’s done by the Combat Division. This work is under their jurisdiction according to the rules. Even in situations like this, they have plenty of ways to solve it.”
‘But how do I contact them? Does Luo Linglan count?’
“She does, but this is a tricky case, and I doubt just her word would be enough. You’d need someone even higher up to settle it.”
‘Someone even higher? Where am I supposed to find someone like that?’
At that, Irina gave a sly, wicked smile and said, “As it happens, such a person is right here in B City, and coincidentally, with another person you’re looking for.”