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

Xu Ting sat on his bed in the dormitory and let out a long sigh of relief.

"it's over?"

Luo Ruowei handed her a bottle of water and sat down next to her.

"I'm done, but Qi Li isn't."

Xu Ting took the bottled water but didn't drink it, instead sighing.

"This girl... has really had a tough time."

Because of the unrest in Hezhi City, the coffee shop was closed for half a day, and the employees who took leave out of concern for their safety were rewarded with a perfect attendance bonus.

But Xu Ting didn't gain anything from it.

For a short period of time, Xu Ting got through the day by standing guard and unloading ammunition.

However, with Wu Wanqiu's order, after Xu Ting was officially promoted, she had no choice but to undergo "maid training".

Even now, during rest time, it's the same.

Tea ceremony etiquette, hospitality, cooking techniques, service spirit... The last time Xu Ting was exposed to so many courses at the same time was when he first started as a mercenary.

Qi Li suffered alongside her.

Xu Ting is skilled with guns and is also quite dexterous. He did not encounter any difficulties in his cultivation.

But Qi Li is different.

"What's wrong with Qi Li?"

"Her hands were shaking so badly that she broke six teacups, added half a spoonful more sugar than needed twelve times in a row, and even accidentally smashed a cast iron pot..."

A hint of sympathy crept into Xu Ting's words:

"She was so anxious that she kept crying, but the more anxious she became, the worse she did. I tried to teach her how to control her strength, but I still couldn't hold her down."

"Didn't you press it down?"

Luo Ruowei covered her mouth in surprise and whispered in Xu Ting's ear:

"But you didn't even become the cult leader..."

In her mind, Xu Ting was able to fight tentacle monsters with a military knife, and he was a being of "strength to uproot mountains and spirit to cover the world".

Xu Ting shook his head:

"I can only handle implanted prosthetics."

"Qi Li's hands are military-grade replacement prosthetics; I can't win a direct strength contest."

After actually touching it a few times, Xu Ting roughly understood the design of Qi Li's prosthetic body.

"Mustard Seed" series of prosthetic bodies.

Its performance is relatively weak, the demand for prosthetic inhibitors is low, and it is mostly used on covert fronts rather than on the front lines. It has been discontinued for four years due to poor sales, and it is not a product of Tianyi Group.

This makes Qi Li's origins even more mysterious.

Tianyi Group wouldn't use other companies' products to equip Qi Li with a prosthetic body. Where did this girl get her alternative prosthetic body from?

Moreover, the prosthetic body has a very significant impact on her health.

Theoretically speaking, because of the existence of brain-computer interfaces, people can use prosthetics much more flexibly than using their original bodies.

However, Qi Li kept making mistakes and clearly couldn't control her strength.

"Her brain has probably been damaged by the prosthetics."

Xu Ting couldn't help but speak up.

"Excessive use of prosthetic inhibitors can damage brain nerves, and many veterans suffer from epilepsy for life even after all their prosthetics have been removed."

"Qi Li has a gentle personality and may have taken an overdose of inhibitors because she was overly worried about cyberpsychosis."

"I hope the bosses can help treat it."

Hearing Xu Ting's words, Luo Ruowei, who was standing to the side, looked very surprised.

She placed her hands on the table and pressed on:

"Xu Ting, why are you putting so much effort into Qi Li's matter?"

"I'm not saying you're bad or anything, it's just that in my impression you shouldn't be such a... gentle person, right?"

gentle?

Xu Ting was taken aback. She reflected on her day and realized that she had indeed put too much thought into Qi Li.

Is Qi Li an important figure because she possesses the potential to become a magical girl?

No, it's not just for that reason. Yan Yuling is also an important person; Xu Ting still addresses her by her official title.

The real reason is probably—

"I should be feeling sorry for her."

Xu Ting looked at Luo Ruowei, but his thoughts drifted away into the distance.

"Because she and my sister are similar in some ways."

"Is Xu Ting's older sister shorter than you?" Luo Ruowei was taken aback.

"No, it's that they're all missing limbs."

And they're not very bright either.

"?"

Xu Ting's explosive words stunned Luo Ruowei, but the former was completely oblivious, continuing to speak to herself:

"My sister had a brain tumor when she was a child. Because we didn't have the money, we delayed treatment. Even though she had surgery to remove it later, she still had sequelae because the surgery was too late."

"Her lower body is completely paralyzed, but she can still move her hands, though she's just as clumsy as Qi Li."

Every autumn, my sister would knit sweaters for the children at the orphanage.

Despite knitting it countless times, she would always end up with blisters on her hands from pricking the needles.

"I see..."

Luo Ruowei nodded.

"Then I'll put in a little more effort to help Qi Li."

"The other maids are a little afraid of her, so you should try to appease her more often," Xu Ting said.

"Don't try to help. You won't be able to handle it if the prosthetic body goes out of control."

These words were spoken by Yan Yuling to Xu Ting, and now Xu Ting has passed them on to Luo Ruowei.

The two chatted for a while longer, until it was almost dinner time.

As they got up and headed towards the kitchen, they bumped into Yan Yuling.

"I happen to need to speak with you."

"I've spoken with the boss, and the chaos in Hezhi City will probably continue for a while. The coffee shop is going to be closed for the next few days."

"Are you planning to go home, or stay here?"

This question was clearly directed at Luo Ruowei.

After the matter of the gift-giving ceremony was resolved, Luo Ruowei could now openly return home.

"Sister Ruowei should be going home, right?"

Xu Ting spoke first.

Luo Ruowei glanced at Xu Ting in surprise, then, understanding the unspoken message, said:

"Sister Xu Ting was right, I really do plan to go home."

"You can stay with me for a few days if you want."

clever.

Xu Ting praised Luo Ruowei in his heart.

The chaos in Hell City is largely related to "magical girls," and Xu Ting, being a magical girl herself, naturally wants to get involved, hence the reason for leaving the coffee shop.

Luo Ruowei knew that Xu Ting was a magical girl and also knew the cause of the chaos, but it was indeed not easy to figure this out based on this information.

"I'd also like to live with Sister Ruowei."

"The foreman wants my maid to undergo training. You've been given a holiday, but I haven't."

"And they haven't paid me a salary yet..." The last sentence was muttered under his breath.

The supervisor was Yan Yuling. After the store manager returned, she went back to her original post.

Although Yan Yuling is a terrifying magical girl from the Tianyi Group, she is surprisingly a shy person.

Sure enough, under the dual pressure of "training on rest days" and "unpaid wages," she guiltily turned her head away and said:

"If you want to rest, of course I won't force you to do training."

"Regarding your salary... your account has been opened, and I was planning to give it to you tomorrow."

"If you really want to leave with Luo Ruowei, I'll arrange for someone to take you both home, and I'll give you your account and salary when the holiday is over."

It became.

Xu Ting happily took Yan Yuling's hand and feigned gratitude:

"Thank you, supervisor."

"I will definitely make the most of my holiday to repay your kindness."