Miss Player, please don't cast spells on me.

Ms. Caihua could have achieved this before, but who knows that she was not going crazy for Xia Nuoer, but for the person behind the character, Qingye Hui.

In short, Bai Yan's personality seems a bit too normal compared to the rest of the abnormal female players.

"Hey! How about we take advantage of the holiday and go explore 'Dungeon Sanctuary 2' with the vice president? Didn't that game just have its open beta recently?"

"You guys better not cause me any trouble. I mainly play the farming content in Shanor Village, and you're not interested in the Shanor character anyway."

Bai Yan was also a closed beta tester of Maze Sanctuary 2, and one of the rare closed beta testers who wasn't affected by the content of Shanor Village.

The main reason is that her gaming style emphasizes not killing, which allows her to avoid a lot of heart-wrenching plots in Dungeon Sacred 2 and achieve the hidden achievement of completing the Peace Route in her first playthrough.

“We’re not really interested in that role, but that doesn’t stop us from helping you, Vice President, with your farming, does it?”

Most players in the Starfire Alliance are male. If a male player is really interested in Shanor, he's probably a pervert.

"No need, no need! If you want to farm, go build your own village and don't bother me."

After placing a large number of food trays on the dining table, Bai Yan took the remote control and went directly to a giant screen projector in the restaurant.

This screen usually displays news and information related to games.

After all, although this restaurant is open to the public, it is actually a fixed offline location of the Spark Alliance, and the guests who visit are all members of the alliance.

Bai Yan took the remote control and changed the channel, switching directly to Dongli TV.

She timed it perfectly; the news broadcast on Dongli TV had just ended at that moment, and the news anchor even gave her the courtesy of announcing the names of the following programs.

"Next, please enjoy the new work 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' brought to you by the Dream City Program Production Committee."

Because of the need to draw upon the power of faith, there are very few television programs in this world. Even if there are, they are mostly promoting new dramas or games. There are no advertisements for offline products or anything like that.

Even news programs have to give way to anime series produced for the stage.

"A magical girl? Vice President Shiraihan! I never imagined that someone your age would still have such a cute childlike heart?"

"Oh! I want to see the vice president's magical girl cosplay!"

I want to see it too!

Because it was a victory celebration, the players of the Starfire Alliance were in high spirits and kept cheering and jeering behind Bai Yan.

"If you guys don't want your drinks to be free, then shut up!"

Bai Yan turned around and yelled at the group of fools who didn't know their own mortality.

She was of course not interested in children's works like magical girls, but what she cared about was that Kiyono Hai's name was on the list of people involved in the production, who was the person behind Shanor.

That means Bai Yan will definitely be watching this drama.

However, most members of the Starfire Alliance are not really interested in the magical girl theme.

Not only were they uninterested, but for these grown men, watching children's magical girl movies in a public restaurant was something that made them feel ashamed and embarrassed.

This included Shimazu Sousuke, the chairman of the association. He was able to watch the baseball game that was being broadcast on the restaurant's screen.

As a result, when Bai Yan changed the channel to show a children's magical girl movie, Shimazu Sousuke could only take out his phone, put on his Bluetooth headphones, and pretend that he had nothing to do with the magical girl movies on the big screen that made adults feel ashamed.

This was also the approach taken by most of the Starfire Alliance members present, since there were other customers in the restaurant who were unaware of the situation, besides the Starfire Alliance members!

Moreover, because this restaurant is a semi-open-air restaurant, passersby on the streets of Ginza can see the view inside.

You should know that their Starfire Alliance is a dominant player guild that has conquered all corners of the Sacred Stars and made other forces in the Sacred Stars tremble with fear.

Bai Yan's sudden act of publicly giving away "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" might lead passersby to mistake them for a group of men in their twenties or thirties who are actually into children's magical girl anime, a kind of perverted organization!

If that's the case, then in a sense... it's absolute social death, right?

Unfortunately, Shimazu Sousuke was unable to escape this awkward situation, because his daughter, Shimazu Ritsuka, suddenly climbed onto his legs at that moment.

"It's a new magical girl anime! Daddy, let me sit closer to see it!"

There are quite a few older players with children in this Starfire Alliance guild, and Shimazu Sousuke is no exception. So he took the opportunity to bring his daughter to this victory celebration banquet to freeload.

"Okay, okay... let's go to the movie viewing area."

Shimazu Sousuke is also a doting father to his daughter, and with the "get-out-of-jail-free card" that says, "This isn't a magical girl movie I want to watch, it's my daughter who wants to watch it!" he can confidently sit in the front row of the movie theater with his daughter in his arms.

The other members of the Spark Alliance who brought their children also brought their kids to the front row of the viewing area.

Is it Puella Magi Madoka Magica? Or is it a three-episode series, which would take more than an hour?

Shimazu Sousuke looked at the broadcast information related to this drama. He had come to this celebration party today hoping to have a free feast, but instead he was going to suffer this kind of mental torture from a children's magical girl.

But he could accept being mentally tormented for more than an hour just to be with his daughter.

And so, under the expectant gaze of his daughter in his arms, the new magical girl anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," a fantasy city-themed production for children, began.

In this world, TV series adapted from games are generally divided into three versions. The first is the director's adaptation, which is an animated version where the scriptwriters and directors make reasonable adaptations based on the player's story and have actors perform the story to make it more exciting and coherent.

Although there are instances where adaptations have gone wrong, most of the popular animated series on the market are director-made adaptations.

The second is the original version. Although this version also has some editing and director's story arrangement, it is essentially a story written by the player himself.

In this version, the actor playing the main character is the player himself. Most viewers who are still not satisfied after watching the adapted version will choose to watch the original version again.

The third type is unedited game recordings, which the official team rarely releases.

What's being shown on the big screen now is the first type, whether it's the story, the art style, the soundtrack, or even the voice actors' dubbing... it's all the original "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

The story of this magical girl series, accompanied by the mysterious and exciting melody of K-pop's "Magia," begins with one girl witnessing another girl facing the Witch's Night with despair, officially opening the curtain for the audience.

PS: Because my sleep schedule has been disrupted, future updates will likely be adjusted to one update after midnight, and then one or two updates around 6 or 7 am _(:з」∠)_.

Chapter 86. Let's become a magical girl!

Ok?

From the moment Shimazu Sousuke heard the melody of Big K's "Magia," his eyes sharpened instantly.

Dark, despairing, profound, yet containing a mysterious gothic atmosphere of hope—this is the kind of soundtrack a children's magical girl should have.

Moreover, the opening atmosphere is an extremely oppressive and dark tone. When the black-haired girl faces an invincible enemy, you can almost feel the despair that is about to overflow from the screen just by watching.

Is this really a magical girl anime for children?

With this doubt in mind, Shimazu Sousuke carefully read through the subsequent content, to the point that he watched it even more attentively than his daughter for that entire hour!

Unlike his daughter, who was completely fooled by the lighthearted atmosphere of the first three episodes of Madoka Magica, shouting things like "Mami Tomoe is so cool!" and "That purple warrior Homura Akemi is so scary!"

Shimazu Sousuke is not so easily fooled; the atmosphere in the first three episodes of Madoka Magica seems relaxed.

But it exudes a strange sense of oppression, especially the Corachi style in the witch's barrier, which is no exaggeration to call it a children's cult classic!

If you absolutely had to ask Sousuke Shimazu to comment on the atmosphere of the first three episodes of this magical girl anime, he could only say that it was rife with murderous intent…

He found it hard to believe that, as an adult, he was actually watching a political intrigue drama in a work that should have represented innocence and romance.

It's the kind of story where everyone has their own hidden agenda, everyone's identity is not simple, and beneath the seemingly ordinary daily life lies an extremely terrifying truth. The suffocating atmosphere of the plot is such that if the foolish protagonist makes one wrong step, he will lose everything and face a tragic ending.

Finally, the screenwriter couldn't resist unleashing the weapon he had been preparing at the end of the third episode. The handsome senior student Tomoe Mami, as described by her daughter, is the kind of character who would serve as a guide and support for the protagonist in typical children's magical girl works.

Just as she was fantasizing that she would finally no longer have to fight alone on the front lines, but would have the protagonist, Madoka, as her comrade-in-arms...

Under the shocked gazes of Shimazu Sousuke's youngest daughter and the audience, this magical girl who represents children's innocence and beautiful aspirations... had her head bitten off by the enemy on the big screen!

"What was that scene just now? Yellow Warrior...did the witch bite off her head?"

"It wasn't just bitten off... it seems like the witch ate it all! That lump that fell down just now... was it Mami Tomoe's corpse turned into mincemeat?"

"Shut up! Don't say any more! There are still many children here who don't understand what's going on!"

"Is this really a children's magical girl anime for little kids?"

Unbeknownst to them, even the veteran members of the Starfire Alliance who used to say things like, "How can a grown man like me watch something as embarrassing as magical girls!" had been drawn in by Madoka's unique aura.

Although everyone had a premonition to some extent, seeing Mami Tomoe leave the big screen in such a cruel and terrifying way was still quite a shock.

Many people still feel that the scriptwriter went too far. Keep in mind that many of the viewers in front of the TV are children!

However, Shimazu Sousuke is now glad that his daughter is only eight or nine years old and cannot understand what happened at the end of the third episode. She is not even aware of the tragic death of Mami Tomoe.

That's right... After watching the first three episodes, Shimazu Sousuke was certain that this was not a magical girl anime for children; its profound themes even shocked him.

If I had to give a fitting description of my viewing experience with the first three Shimazu Sousuke films, it would be like throwing a Disney princess into the Game of Thrones set—it's unsettling at times, but equally captivating…

What's fascinating is that these three episodes left behind so many secrets for the members of the Starfire Alliance to discuss.

Things like Homura Akemi's true identity, her attitude towards the protagonist, the mysterious creature Kyubey that doesn't seem like a good thing, and the various secrets hidden within the magical girl setting itself.

I'm so impatient! I really want to see the next episode!

This was the sentiment of most members of the Spark Alliance at that moment, and then someone in the restaurant said something.

"Speaking of which... it seems the official team also uploaded a player-created version of the game to online streaming channels, which we haven't seen yet!"

"The original version played by players is actually very different from the main story... You all know that."

The big shots in the Starfire Alliance are all a group of elderly veteran players.

They were well aware that, under normal circumstances, the original version created by players and the official story broadcast on television would actually be very different, aside from some subtle differences.

"But I'm so desperate right now, any dark magical girl story like this will do! It'll be a great way to satisfy my craving!"

"Yup!"

The guy who previously called for Bai Yan to cosplay as a magical girl has won everyone's approval for his sentiments.

The members of the Starfire Alliance are now so excited by the first three episodes of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" that they are open to any dark and heartwarming magical girl story of the same genre!

So these eager guys took out their phones and found the original version performed by the players on the online streaming platform.

Putting everything else aside... the concept of the Reborn Ones alone instantly piqued the curiosity of these veteran players. What was originally an eager feeling of 'Please, please let me watch one more episode of Madoka Magica!' instantly turned into a desire to go back to the game and see if their Dream City game account had become sentient.

The protagonist in the original version was, of course, Ms. Snow Island, and the original storyline has continued to unfold until now.

On the snow island, she could only watch helplessly as her youngest daughter, Haruka, whom she wanted to give a happy life, died tragically. Later, she learned the cruel truth that for the Reborn Ones, dying in the game meant real death, leading to an emotional breakdown and a vow to protect Tsubaki, who had also been tricked into becoming a magical girl...

Ah… a sweet yet deadly scent! Yes! That's exactly what we wanted to see!

The members of the Spark Alliance watched the original version of the performance with great joy, or even with immense pleasure.

But that's not enough! They want more of the wonderful experience that comes from having that sweet facade torn apart by cruel reality!

Unfortunately, both the main story of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and the original version created by the players will not be updated for another week.