Superman's End Manual

"Oh I see."

Little Red Riding Hood looked down at the contract and nodded.

As Xi Ziyue put a potato chip to her mouth, she said, "Well then, Ash, please introduce the rules of the Alliance to our new member."

"Master, you're so lazy. Shouldn't you be the one to say it?"

Do you want me to deduct it from your salary?

Magical Girl Ash's eyelids twitched upon hearing this, her cool face filled with anger.

But after exchanging glances with Xi Ziyue for two seconds, she finally succumbed to the threat of having her wages docked and impatiently began explaining the basic rules of the Alliance.

"First of all, magical girls are forbidden from killing."

"Secondly, the identity of a magical girl is only revealed to internal personnel. You'd better not reveal your identity to anyone around you, not even your parents."

Little Red Riding Hood said, "I have no parents."

Ash was slightly taken aback, then realized he had said the wrong thing. He was at a loss for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and said with a frown.

"Change 'parents' to 'family members' here."

"I have no family either."

"Never mind... you get the idea, just pretend I'm talking about 'friends'."

“You are my only friend,” Little Red Riding Hood said.

Ash clutched her chest and took a deep breath; the guilt welling up inside her made her scalp tingle.

She thought, "I'm so damn awful."

"Never mind, let's skip that and move on."

She raised her hand to support her chin, and with the other hand, she gently tapped the table with her fingers as she spoke.

“In some countries, magical girls are ranked, but in our Huanjing branch, magical girls are not ranked. Everyone except the president is equal.”

"Salaries are generally a fixed base salary plus commission. The more cases you help solve, the higher your compensation. Just a heads up, our base salary is pitifully low. If you want a high salary, either you have a lot of popularity and can make money through endorsements and advertisements, or you honestly solve more crimes and public requests and earn commissions."

"If your performance is outstanding, you can not only receive additional salary bonuses, but also choose your favorite cards from the Magic Card Collection."

"Besides that, as long as you join the Alliance, you can collect some basic, general-purpose magic cards from the Alliance's card collection room every week, such as 'Fireball', 'Mana Supply', and so on..."

Ash paused, then said dismissively, "But there's no need for that. For example, I never collect these. If I really need them, I can just make a couple myself."

Xi Ziyue took a sip of hot tea that she had pulled out from somewhere and said slowly, "That's because you hardly ever use cards, so of course you don't need to claim them."

"I still use it occasionally, okay, Master Chef? You're always slandering me!"

"Anything else, senior?" Little Red Riding Hood asked.

“Anything else… let me think,” Ash said. “Magical girls are forbidden from using magic cards and magic in their daily lives, such as during school exams or certification exams. If they are caught, they will be expelled from the guild.”

She drew a circle on the table with her index finger and continued, "But compared to other branches of the Alliance, the requirements here are more lenient. You can use magic cards whenever you want, as long as you don't cause any big trouble—for example, if you go to a dessert shop and want to have an extra dessert, you can use the magic card 'Dessert Copier' to copy a cake. In short, as long as you don't hurt anyone or break the law, it's fine."

Little Red Riding Hood asked, "What about exams? Can we use that?"

"Didn't you skip school?"

"Let me give you an example."

"Magical girls are busy maintaining order, where would they find the time to study? Using magic cards to cheat on exams isn't out of the question, otherwise, they'd have to juggle their studies and fight crime at the same time. Wouldn't they all get strokes after a few years?"

Magical Girl Ash snorted twice, speaking with an air of self-righteousness, her tone not like she was joking.

Little Red Riding Hood was stunned, thinking to herself, "Isn't your statement a bit politically correct?"

Xi Ziyue did not comment on this, turning a blind eye.

In other countries, magical girls would be severely criticized and expelled from the alliance for using magic cards to cheat on academic exams, but there is no such rule here.

As long as they don't get caught, it's fine.

If it is not discovered, it is as if it does not exist. But if it is discovered, as long as it is not exposed by the media and causes a negative impact on the alliance, Xi Ziyue will do her best to protect it.

If the situation escalates to the point of being exposed by the media and on the internet, then Xi Ziyue will have no choice but to sacrifice her own family to protect the reputation of the Alliance—it should be noted that Chinese people have always attached great importance to the fairness of academic examinations. Even idol stars who dare to enter top schools through connections will be criticized to the point of collapse, let alone magical girls who are currently in the eye of the storm.

As Ash was talking, he suddenly mentioned, "By the way, the 'Dessert Replicator' card that I mentioned to you earlier was created by my master. Among the hundreds of magical girls in the entire alliance, she is the one who loves desserts the most."

"Really?" Xi Ziyue said indifferently, "Ash, it seems you're not going to take your salary this month."

Ash ignored her and huffed at Little Red Riding Hood, "And then be careful of the witch. You know what a witch is, right?"

Little Red Riding Hood nodded: "Fallen magical girls are usually transformed from contract-type magical girls."

"Yes, those witches are all bad things. They specifically target us magical girls and our contracted beasts. With your current strength, it's best to stay away from witches and not fight them."

"I know."

Little Red Riding Hood paused for a moment, then asked, "But when that comet falls a year later, we'll all turn back into ordinary people, and so will the witch. So why do witches collect comet fragments?"

Xi Ziyue answered the question on behalf of Ashes: "They have lost themselves. Don't use ordinary logic to judge their motives and behaviors."

"I understand."

Xi Ziyue nodded and put down her teacup: "Well, that's about all the important stuff. You'll naturally understand the rest once you're settled in here."

"So, approximately how many days are there in a week?"

Xi Ziyue replied, "In other regions, the Alliance has strict requirements for the number of times you need to attend a week, but not here. Just come one day a week when you have free time."

She paused for a moment: "Oh right, the person I was talking about earlier, he's already outside."

As soon as she finished speaking, Little Red Riding Hood turned her head sharply and saw a dark figure standing outside the corridor window. He seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, but neither Little Red Riding Hood nor Ash noticed him.

The next moment, the figure draped in a black cloak walked in, slowly raised his deep eyes, and the bird's beak on his philtrum stretched forward.

Little Red Riding Hood gasped, looking at the terrifying crow-man who had just returned from his honeymoon abroad, and mentally complained loudly.

"Dad, can you please stop interfering in situations that don't suit your style at all? This is clearly a scene for cute anime girls cuddling together. Take your gloomy, dark hero vibe and get as far away from here as possible..."

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Chapter 131 The Crow's Visit

"I probably don't need to introduce him, he's the most famous person in the entire area surrounding Beijing, although his reputation is mostly negative..."

As Qingya walked from the corridor of the teaching building into the classroom, Xi Ziyue began to speak, her tone slightly teasing.

“I’ve heard of it,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“Not interested,” Ash said.

The raven stood there at the classroom entrance, its body completely draped in a black cloak, making it look like a giant raven standing upright.

He began by saying, "To make a long story short, I have some questions to ask you. I'll leave after I've asked them."

The voice that followed was as hoarse and gloomy as ever, like a crow speaking human language, sending chills down one's spine.

To be honest, if this were a world where "magical girls" battle "monsters" or "monsters," the magical girls present would have already drawn their wands and shouted "Die, you crow monster!" the moment they saw the crow. Unfortunately, even if they didn't want to admit it, the person in front of them was also a superhero.

"He deserves a beating, like someone owes him money."

Magical Girl Ash thought so.

Normally, Ash would never dare to meet this terrifying upright crow alone, but her master is here—in Ash's eyes, her master Xi Ziyue is the most powerful in the whole world.

What a trashy crow person, always posing like that, what's with all the pretense? In the end, she'll still be sent away by her master's magic card.

Despite her thoughts, she dared not be presumptuous in front of the master chef, lest she be abducted to Myanmar by Xi Ziyue using the time-travel train tomorrow. So she had no choice but to ask, "What exactly is the matter?"

The raven spoke slowly: "Regarding the incident that occurred yesterday at 'Vientiane City'."

“But didn’t my master tell me that this matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Anomaly Control Bureau?” Ash said, not forgetting to add sarcastically, “I remember you’re from the Superhero Association, so I have no reason to answer you, do I?”

"That makes sense, but I have an obligation to take responsibility for anything that happens in this city."

"Heh, what do you think you are, you crow-man? The mayor of a city surrounding Beijing, or the president?"

Ash rested his chin on his hand, coldly mocking.

Blue Crow stared at her, remaining silent for a long while before saying, "There's no president here. Didn't your parents teach you such basic knowledge?"

"If you don't understand, just ask. Aren't her parents you? So you're insulting yourself, Dad?" Little Red Riding Hood thought.

She coughed lightly twice, folded her hands on her skirt, and adopted a well-behaved and quiet demeanor.

"Ha, do you want to fight?" Ash asked.

Blue Crow gave her a cold look: "How childish..."

"you……"

Just as Ash was about to speak, Xi Ziyue interrupted him.

"Ash, I don't think I ever taught you to talk like that, did I?"

Xi Ziyue took a sip of hot tea, stared at the ashes for two seconds, and said in a cool and indifferent tone.

Ash glared at Xi Ziyue, her eyes seeming to say, "Master, how could you bear to make me suffer like this? I'd die if I even said a single word to this idiot!"

Their eyes met. Xi Ziyue's gaze was calm, yet it held an undeniable authority. Ash understood her stance.