She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

"This afternoon, an airship crash shocked the city of Hertz."

"According to Airport No. 5, the airship that crashed in the incident was hijacked at noon that day. When it flew to the Wenwang Floating Island area in the Upper City District, the hijackers had an internal fight. During the firefight, they accidentally damaged the airship's power system, which ultimately led to the incident."

"It is reported that Zhou Xuan, the leader of the robbery gang, also died in the incident."

"Investigations have revealed that Zhou Xuan is the grandson of Zhou Bowang, a member of the 300-member council of Hezhi City. He is rebellious and eccentric, has repeatedly stolen from his family to enjoy his wealth, and has formed an anti-government organization with a large number of armed personnel."

"Upon learning of this incident, the highly respected Mr. Zhou Bowang suffered a short circuit in his prosthetic body due to anger and grief, and unfortunately passed away."

"Please exercise caution when dealing with unverified information on social media until the definitive investigation results are released. We will continue to monitor and report on this information, providing readers with the latest verified news."

Xu Ting turned off the small TV in the room.

"Stop watching," Xu Ting said, sitting back down next to Gray Crow. "News programs are just mouthpieces for big corporations; there's no need to listen to their nonsense."

The gray crow gave a soft "hmm," but its eyes remained fixed on the distance ahead, as if looking at something distant and unreachable.

After a long silence, she finally spoke:

"Can Huanguang and the others be saved?"

"You even..."

"To be honest, I don't know." Xu Ting rarely spoke his true feelings.

"What you were facing was the aftereffects of becoming a witch. My magical power is stronger than yours, so as long as you find the right method, your problem can be solved."

"But the magic within Huan Guang and the others... is stronger than mine now."

The difference between coloring and ring binding was simply too great. Even if Polar Day didn't use its full strength in that move, Xu Ting couldn't completely banish the opponent's magic on its own.

If it weren't for the fact that the magic of the polar day somehow granted her a special "immunity," Xu Ting herself would probably be in grave danger.

The gray crow continued to stare straight ahead, muttering:

"I see."

Seeing the gray crow's appearance, Xu Ting felt a surge of anger.

She was neither anxious because of Gray Raven's performance, nor did she blame herself for her failure. She was unwilling to waste her energy on internal strife; her anger was only directed at her enemies.

This only applies to Polar Day, Slaying Karma, and Tianyi Group.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Huan Guang and the others are protected by my power and will be fine for a while. Have your men take care of them. I need to find a way to save them as soon as possible."

Gray Crow turned its head to look at Xu Ting and asked:

Do you have any clues?

"Not at the moment, but I prefer to think as I go," Xu Ting replied.

"...Should we take action?" Gray Raven muttered to himself.

Then, she closed her eyes and slapped herself hard.

"I'm sorry, Loser." Gray Raven reopened his eyes, tears streaming down his face. "I made you laugh at me just now."

Her words were filled with power again.

"After I left the airship, the Star Servant never contacted me again," Gray Raven said. "Although I don't know if this information will be helpful to you, I'll tell you anyway."

"And also... Lady Mystery once told me that if she were to die, I should give her inheritance to you."

"Inheritance?" Xu Ting shook his head and said.

"I spoke with the late Ms. Mystery on the airship, and I don't want to inherit her organization."

"If you need my power, you can hire me as an employer. Don't I still owe you a task? Use that up first, and then we can talk about new compensation."

"Those who have lost their color will not reject you."

Gray Crow wiped away his tears with his sleeve and said:

"You, the one who has lost your color, did indeed refuse to inherit the organization. I told Lord Mystery back then that you would never agree to it."

"How could someone like you be bound by these things?"

"However, the one who has lost his color, the 'legacy' I'm referring to isn't just this organization."

After saying that, she got up from the bed, walked to the desk in the safe house, and took out a booklet from a hidden compartment.

"What Lady Miyan asked me to give you is her diary."

"I've already read it once. It contains records about that magical girl, Soka. You should be interested in that, right?"

It's more than just being interested.

Everything Xu Ting experienced was inextricably linked to Shao Hua, from becoming a magical girl to getting involved in the struggle with Tianyi Group. Even Jiang Chenglian became a magical girl because of Shao Hua, which is why she is now in such a critical condition.

Xu Ting wanted to know what kind of person Shao Hua really was.

What incredibly important matter could she possibly be so busy with that she refuses to show her face until now?

Mi Yan, who was cooperating with her, is dead, and Jiang Chenglian, whom she chose as her agent, is also on the verge of death, yet she still shows no reaction, as if she doesn't care about any of it at all...

Xu Ting took the diary and opened it.

Clearly, this is not a complete diary, but a selective excerpt from the Miyan Diary. It contains no time stamps and only includes content related to youth.

The explosion at Airport Zero must have been orchestrated by a magical girl!

The diary begins with these sentences written in large red letters.

Although the specific details are unknown, it's unlikely that the Tianyi Group would attack the airport; there must be a magical girl force hostile to the Tianyi Group.

[If anyone can resolve the aftereffects in Gray Raven's body, it can only be them!!!]

The next important piece of information is on the next page.

[These magical girls have such fiery tempers. They got angry as soon as they found out I was investigating them, and one of them barged into my room and put a sword to my neck.]

I told her I wanted to cooperate with them, but the blonde magical girl didn't believe me at all. If Gray Raven hadn't happened to come looking for me, I probably would have died by her sword.

After the gray crow entered, the blonde magical girl disappeared.

She will reappear; I need to convince her to let me help her.

That blonde magical girl must be Shao Hua. Mystery says that it was "a group" of magical girls, so it seems that there is more than one egalitarian magical girl who infiltrated the City of He.

Xu Ting continued flipping through the diary, but the next part made her frown.

A large portion of the content is missing because the myths here have already partnered with Shaohua.

Shaohua came to see me again today. She's been coming to me almost every day lately to complain. Although I don't know the specific code names of the members in her team, I've almost figured out their personalities...

The children from the foundation also like to come and see me often, and some even like to call me "Mom."

Honestly, do I look that much like a middle-aged woman?

[I've gone off-topic... Shaohua told me about her team's mission today.]

They did indeed come from the wilderness outside Hezhi City, and the wilderness wasn't as desolate as the government had portrayed it.

Shaohua said that there are approximately 1.5 to 2 billion humans left on Earth.

Seventy percent of humanity lives in the wilderness, while less than thirty percent lives in city-states like Hezhi City, secretly ruled by the magical girls behind the Tianyi Group.

Therefore, for the sake of those billion humans in the wilderness, a large number of magical girls are needed to fight against the evil beasts; otherwise, these humans will all become victims of the evil beasts.

[But Shao Hua said that their organization's only contracted beast has gone missing.]

No magical girl belonging to the "equality faction" will be born.

Therefore, they needed to obtain a large number of contracts to ensure the organization's continued existence.