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

With a holographic gaming helmet appearing in Mimosa's hands, Gray Raven's tormented journey finally came to an end.

But before you can put the helmet on the Gray Raven, you need to download a game for the helmet.

"I don't play holographic games much, do you guys have any recommendations?"

Xu Ting asked.

The mimosa plant racked its brains and then offered a suggestion:

"Isn't Your Highness's goal to keep Miss Gray Raven preoccupied with other matters?"

"Then you don't need games, just download learning software."

"You can also load some magical girl-related knowledge into the learning software, and take the opportunity to improve Miss Gray Raven's magical level."

"Grey Raven isn't a magical girl, so why do you have the impression that she is?" Xu Ting asked casually.

The mimosa plant suddenly became a little nervous.

"Oh, sorry, I remembered it wrong."

She quickly offered new suggestions, trying to make up for her earlier mistake:

"How about installing an FPS game? It'll be good practice for Miss Gray Raven to hone her shooting skills."

"You can't practice your aim in FPS games."

The silent mistletoe suddenly spoke, saying in a very authoritative tone:

"To ensure a better player experience, the performance and ballistics of the weapons in the game are different from those in reality."

"The performance of firearms has been greatly improved, the complicated shooting techniques have been optimized to an extreme degree, and bullets have been designed to hit exactly where they are pointed."

"Using shooting games to practice shooting can even ruin your feel for using guns in real life."

"The shooting instructor should have taught that, right?"

"I've never been to school," Mimosa said matter-of-factly. "I'm illiterate, you can't discriminate against me."

"Isn't your parent a mercenary? Didn't he mention it when he taught you how to use a gun?" Mistletoe asked suspiciously. "That's very important information."

"That's because I don't play games, unlike some people who are hardcore gamers who can play video games all day long..."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Xu Ting quickly stepped in to stop them.

"Let's get down to business, everyone."

"Let's decide which game we want to download first; Gray Raven is still suffering."

"Then let's download a video player," Mistletoe suggested. "It only takes a few seconds to download, and then you can watch the movie online."

"A holographic helmet can watch movies?" Xu Ting asked, somewhat surprised.

Mistletoe explained:

"Initially, some game companies were making game cutscenes, and later the film industry learned this technology."

"Many movies now have movie versions that are compatible with holographic headsets."

"Let's choose this one." Xu Ting immediately made the decision.

"Pick a few urban action movies for Gray Raven to watch."

Ideally, the Starry Night Gods should be unable to distinguish between a movie and reality, and send Zhan Ye to some godforsaken place.

Soon, Gray Raven put on his helmet and happily watched the movie.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah—"

When she realized that what she saw was no longer pitch black and that her senses had been unleashed by the Eye of Fear, Gray Raven cried with emotion.

The matter of Gray Raven has come to an end.

The mimosa plant had exhausted its magic and went back to its bedroom to rest. Xu Ting planned to show her Jiang Chenglian and Huan Guang in the carriage after she had rested, so that she could get to know her protected objects.

At that moment, a crow flew in from outside.

"Xu Ting, may I say a few words to these two magical girls?"

"Weren't you outside protecting Jiang Cheng and the others?" Xu Ting raised an eyebrow and asked, "How could you just barge in like that?"

The crow flapped its wings and said:

"I've added extra magical protection, so nothing will go wrong in such a short time."

"If you're really worried, you can go and guard the truck yourself."

"Crow, you're very suspicious," Xu Ting thought with suspicion.

"Why the sudden need to communicate with the mimosa plants?"

The Mimosa and the others knew of the crow's existence and recognized this "senior Shaohua's magical pet," so the crow's sudden appearance wouldn't frighten them.

But the timing of the crow's action was too strange.

"I want to check if they show any signs of becoming witches," the raven said, offering a reason that was somewhat plausible.

"If they show signs of becoming witches, the Star Servant will be able to foresee their future, and your whereabouts will also be exposed to the Slayer of Karma."

Xu Ting was still skeptical:

"Then you could check secretly, why bother coming out in person?"

"...Then I'll check secretly, okay?" the crow said helplessly. "Why are you treating me like a thief? Do you think I'm the kind of person who likes to do sneaky things?"

The crow's words made Xu Ting feel a little guilty.

Knowing she was in the wrong, she had no choice but to back down, but her words remained sharp and confrontational.

"I just think your actions were too hasty."

"If the mimosa or mistletoe show signs of witch-like transformation, and you appear before them, wouldn't you be exposed to the Starry Night Goddess's watchful eye?"

The crow said:

"It's better to expose myself to the Starry Night Gods than to expose myself to the Heavenly Will Group. The Evil God Apostles can't do anything to me, but it's a different story with the Magical Girls."

"But you're right, I did not think it through."

Xu Ting gave a smug hum and happily went to stand guard in the truck.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to remind the crow:

"Hurry up with the inspection, and don't show your face in front of them."

"Don't worry, I'm a noble black phoenix, I have my own rhythm." The crow said as it flew to the bedroom and came to the mimosa plant.

The mimosa plant opened its eyes.

"Lord Black Phoenix, it's been a long time," she said calmly. "Is there something you need?"

The crow blatantly broke its promise to Xu Ting and revealed its true form in front of the mimosa.

"I have something to ask you," the crow said solemnly.

"With your abilities, doing this shouldn't be difficult..."

......

"Neither the mimosa nor the mistletoe will transform from a magical girl into a witch anytime soon."

On the way to the temple after Xu Ting changed cars, the crow reported the results of its investigation.

"I already knew. If there was a problem, you would have told me then."

Xu Ting was not surprised by the result.

She looked up at the night that had escaped from the buildings.

The night was as dark as ink, swallowing up the starry sky that should have been there.

"It's so dark," Xu Ting couldn't help but exclaim. "I heard that a normal night sky is full of stars and a bright moon, but now we can't see any of that because of industrial pollution."

"The stars are indeed invisible because of industrial pollution. Some cities couldn't see them either a hundred years ago," the crow said.

"But the moon is different."

"You can't see the moon because it was destroyed during the magical girl civil war."

"Huh?" Xu Ting opened her mouth wide in surprise, and the wind rushed into her mouth, making her cough a few times.

After she recovered, she continued:

"That can't be right. When I was a child living in an orphanage, I would occasionally see a disc in the sky."

"The moon's tidal effect on Earth is crucial, so the magical girl took steps to fix the situation after causing trouble," the crow explained.

"What you see in the night sky right now is a false moon. It has the same gravitational effect as the moon, can shield the Earth from meteorite attacks, and even changes its appearance according to the original phase of the moon, but it does not actually exist."

"A group of magical girls are dedicated to maintaining the operation of the False Moon; their organization is called the 'Palace of Mending the Sky'."

Even the dominant magical girls understand that Earth cannot be destroyed.

"However, if they don't go to maintain the false moon, the evil god's apostles will probably have to go and mend the sky. They can't lose Earth either; the four divine envoys still need living people as believers."

"After all, someone always has to do this kind of thing."

"Someone has to do it..." Xu Ting repeated the sentence, then said nothing more.

The car continued towards the temple while she remained silent.

Heading towards that barrier that holds the secrets of youthful days.

For some reason, Xu Ting had a premonition.

The secrets hidden in the temple may be far more significant than she imagined.