My ex-girlfriend is a magical girl junior?

Chapter 265 The Mark of the Boundary

"Director Roland—would you like to see me?"

Upon hearing Captain A-007 relay this request, Xing Shuang was slightly taken aback, but then she realized what was going on.

After all, in the previous battle, both the conceptual-level binding ability he had demonstrated and the "miracle" of healing those severely beast-like humans were far beyond the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs' existing knowledge of "Starfrost," a registered level codename that was only Stardust. Not to mention, he had just made the astonishing deduction that "an organization was mass-producing beast-like humans" based on his findings during the treatment process.

From a personal perspective, she had been missing from the Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs' viewpoint since the alert about the infiltration of the Void Realm a week ago. It was only later, when he, as "Silent Shadow," informed Roland of the truth that "her Star Tear was damaged and she was recuperating," that he was finally at ease.

In conclusion, it is perfectly normal for Director Luo Lan, as the highest-ranking person in charge of the Jiangchuan City Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, to want to have an in-depth conversation with himself, the "variable" and "acquaintance," immediately.

"I understand," Xing Shuang nodded gently, smiling as she said, "Perfect timing, I also have a lot of important information about this incident that I'd like to discuss with him in person."

"That's what the Director meant too." Captain A-007's expression visibly relaxed. "At the same time, he also expressed his hope to catch up with you."

"To be honest, I could tell from the voice in the direct contact just now that the director was really happy to hear that you've become active in the city again."

As the captain finished speaking, the sharp lines on his face softened considerably, and the genuine joy he felt was something that could not be faked.

"Catching up?" Xing Shuang's smile remained gentle, but a hint of helplessness flashed deep in her eyes that went unnoticed. "That's right, it's been more than a week since I last met Director Roland."

She paused, then continued, "So—when would be a better time for me to go see him?"

"The Director also specifically emphasized this point. It's up to you whenever it's convenient for you," Captain A-007 replied immediately. "After all, except for a few special cases, he's basically always in our Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs headquarters building."

"Is that so?" Xing Shuang pondered for a moment, glanced at the three juniors beside her with their different expressions, and then looked back at the captain, saying in a gentle tone, "Then, please tell Director Roland that I need to discuss the relevant information about this incident with my companions first, and then—I will go to see him immediately."

The captain's expression changed slightly, clearly not expecting Xing Shuang to make such an "immediate" request.

But the look of surprise was fleeting; he immediately nodded solemnly and replied, "Understood, I will convey your message to him right away."

"Thank you," Xing Shuang said politely.

"It was nothing," the captain said with a smile, then his smile faded and he said seriously, "Well then, given that there is still a lot of follow-up work to be done, I won't bother you any longer."

"You are also welcome to visit the Bureau of Extraordinary Events later to exchange the Void Beast Energy Cores obtained in this battle for corresponding rewards, and—to receive additional subsidies. Goodbye."

He gave the girls one last standard military salute, then jogged away from the area to direct his team to carry out more meticulous cleanup work.

Starfrost smiled and waved goodbye to the respectable captain.

Then, she slowly turned around and looked at the juniors behind her—who had been silent since the beginning, but whose eyes were filled with a kind of eagerness.

Before two particularly restless girls could continue with the topic that had been giving her a headache, Xing Shuang spoke first, her face bearing a gentle yet undeniable smile: "Alright, before we go see Director Roland, let's review what just happened. Can you tell me everything that happened to you?"

"Huh? But—" Yin Xue, who was about to speak excitedly, suddenly had the words stuck in her throat.

She couldn't help but cough several times before she could finally catch her breath. Then she gave Xing Shuang a resentful look, as if accusing her senior of being "unromantic".

After a brief moment of disappointment, Xingxian quickly regained her composure and stepped forward, saying, "Since you want to know, senior, then let me explain."

Xingxian then proceeded to recount in detail what had happened during her lunch break: the practical training she had given to her two companions, the riot caused by the mutated humans on their way back through the commercial street, the sudden appearance of Jingjue and the emergence of a new batch of mutated humans, the existence of the cat-shaped World-Eroding Species, and—finally, the desperate situation the three of them had been in before Xingshuang appeared.

To prevent the "amnesiac" Starfrost from not understanding the concept of the term "Erosion Species," she thoughtfully explained its specific meaning and dangers.

When Liuli heard Xingxian's account of how they separated to fight the enemy and how Yinxue had to make that choice to protect her, she lowered her head sadly and silently clenched her fists at her sides.

She still remembered that it was her hesitation when facing those beast-like humans that forced her friend to do something that made her feel very bad, and she still felt guilty about it.

If it weren't for the fact that she and Xingxian had asked Senior Xingshuang to comfort the other person properly, her unease and guilt would have been even deeper.

Just then, Liuli suddenly saw a pair of hands reach out in front of her. Before she could react, those hands gently but firmly pinched her cheeks.

With a mischievous grin, Yin Xue gently rubbed Liu Li's fair cheeks until they were bright red again before putting on a serious expression. Looking at her, he mouthed, "I'm... fine."

Liuli's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

On the other side, after recounting her previous experiences, Xingxian finally couldn't suppress her curiosity. She looked at Xingshuang, her face full of amazement and confusion: "Senior Xingshuang—how exactly did you manage to do that?"

"What? How did you do that?" Xing Shuang didn't react for a moment and asked in surprise.

"It was you—the way you instantly froze all those monsters on the other side of the shopping street from such a distance."

Xingxian explained.

"I remember very clearly, your Star Strings," to demonstrate that law-level binding power, should require two stable supports.

"The earth is clearly one of them, but I looked up along the threads that bind the other monsters before and found that their other ends seemed to be suspended in mid-air, without any physical object to cling to."

"Where exactly is that other fulcrum, senior?"

Xing Shuang looked at Xing Xian's silver-gray eyes, which were full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge, and felt a little hesitant.

She knew that it was an ironclad rule in most cases in this world that each magical girl could only possess one unique spell. An example like herself, who inherited the power of a legendary magical girl and awakened her own unique spell, was practically unique.

If he were to directly reveal the existence of his other unique technique, it might cause the girl, who already believes she has "amnesia," to have some unnecessary associations and doubts.

But that heavy truth—is probably something the other party cannot bear right now.

However, Xing Shuang then made a decision, slowly raising her left hand with her palm facing upwards.

The next moment, a crystal-clear fragment, seemingly formed by the distortion of space itself, quietly appeared in her palm.

It just floated there quietly, without any energy fluctuations, and its existence could not be perceived at all unless confirmed with the naked eye.

"This is—" Xingxian's pupils contracted slightly, and Yinxue and Liuli also turned their gazes over curiously.

"This is a new magic formula that I just created recently," Starfrost said with a smile, offering a half-truth and half-lies.

"It can be used in conjunction with my Star Strings," as a temporary fulcrum, allowing this unique spell of mine to unleash its original power without relying on a physical entity for support.

"Because it has almost no magical fluctuations and is difficult to detect visually at first glance, from your perspective, those star-like strings" appear to be suspended in mid-air.

After giving this explanation, Xing Shuang looked at Xing Xuan with some concern, feeling that her explanation might not be very convincing and that the experienced inspector might notice some flaws.

However, after hearing this explanation, Xingxian's gaze towards Xingshuang held even deeper admiration and respect.

Not only can it revive humans who have been deemed incurable as transformed into beasts, but it can also create new magic that perfectly complements its unique techniques, even when the human has lost their memory and suffered significant power loss.

As expected of her—as expected of my most respected senior Xing Shuang, she truly is a genius!

"Senior, this technique is truly amazing!" she couldn't help but praise sincerely.

Seeing Xingxian's expression, Xingshuang breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled and shook her head modestly, saying, "It's nothing, just some small tricks in battle."

In reality, the abilities of this unique technique, which she named "Boundary Mark," are far more complex than she described.

After transforming again a week later and deepening her understanding of the "laws" through her control of the "authority," not only did the "Star String" further demonstrate its original powerful strength, but this unique technique of hers also evolved.

The last time she dealt with the Mirror Lord, who had an independent consciousness, she could only set up this spell around her and along her own path, using it as a fulcrum to unleash the cutting ability of "Star String".

Now, she can freely arrange "boundary marks" within a huge spherical space, centered on herself, to complement the use of "starry strings".

While confronting Jingjue, she had already silently laid out many "boundary marks" in the sky above the battlefield that were difficult to observe, before releasing a large number of "star strings" into the sky.

When the latter makes contact with the former in the air, it immediately uses the former as the first fulcrum to anchor itself, and then uses the former as a turning point to change direction, shooting downwards at the monsters on the ground. After penetrating their bodies, it immediately uses the ground as the second fulcrum to anchor itself.

Because it achieved the prerequisite of "having two stable fulcrums" to exert its maximum power, each "Star String" successfully sublimated its power from the physical level to the conceptual level, thereby depriving all monsters of the concept of "action" and achieving the magical effect of instantly subduing all monsters.

When used alone, these "boundary marks" exhibit terrifying cutting abilities, indiscriminately slicing through space on any object that touches them. No Void Apostle could withstand such damage with their body alone.

Of course, given the previous concerns, it's better not to tell these things to the girls in front of us for the time being.

Xing Shuang sighed inwardly, silently apologizing to Xing Xuan, then said seriously, "So, do you have any clue about what Jing Jue said earlier about 'self'? Why—why would he say something like 'his goal has been achieved' when confronting me?"

"This is... not very clear." Xingxian frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I questioned him about his purpose before, but only received some ambiguous answers."

"At that time, I made a judgment that this guy's decision to take action again immediately after suffering huge losses must be to achieve some goal that is very important to him."

"But we have too few conditions right now, so we have no way of making a judgment—"

"Wait a minute, Senior Xing Shuang!" Xing Xian suddenly remembered something and looked up at Xing Shuang abruptly. "I remember, before Jing Jue mentioned that he had achieved his goal, he also said something like, 'And judging by the time, that guy will probably be here soon. At least right now, I don't really want to run into him.'"

"And after that, you even mocked him, saying he was afraid his 'comrades' would come over—"

"Could it be that—that companion—is—" Xingxian looked at Xingshuang with some doubt, waiting for her answer.

So, they did bring up this matter after all?

Xing Shuang thought with a hint of helplessness.

—If they press me further and ask me to meet "Silent Shadow" with their company, things could get really interesting.

But since things had come to this, she knew she couldn't avoid the topic.

She took a deep breath, maintained a calm smile, and nodded frankly to the three girls' curious gazes.

"That's right, it's Jiying."