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

woman.

A very short woman.

Through the bulletproof glass, "Recursion" immediately saw through the newcomer's true identity hidden under the cloak.

If it were one of those shady characters who called themselves "middlemen," they would surely look down on the other party because of this.

But recursion will not.

On the contrary, he became even more vigilant.

The power gap between men and women can be easily bridged by cybernetic bodies, not to mention the "magical girl" thing... At this critical juncture, seeing a petite girl is far more terrifying than seeing a cybernetic hunky man.

"What do you want me to do?"

Recursion gets straight to the point, no fluff.

The other party arranged to meet him online. Not many people know about this channel, so she most likely has connections with people who do.

Who could it be? He recursively listed his partners in his mind, but couldn't find a clue.

"I would like to ask you to investigate the current situation of the 'disfigured'."

The other person's voice was very young, further confirming the recursion's judgment of their identity.

But what she said made Recursion extremely uneasy.

"It's common knowledge in the underworld that the person who lost his color is being hunted down by the Tianyi Group."

"Nobody knows where he is right now. You should go find 'Mysterious Words,' she's even better at intelligence analysis."

However, the woman opposite her simply chuckled.

"Mr. Recursion, aren't you the middleman between the Color Loss and the Heavenly Will Group?"

"Didn't you notice anything amiss with him?"

This woman has already come to this level of understanding.

Recursion never revealed this matter; only three forces knew that he was the one who connected the Colorless Ones and the Heavenly Will Group.

He himself, Tianyi Group... and the one who lost his color.

"The 'Disgraced One' betrayed Tianyi Group, ruining not only his future but also my reputation."

"Of course he won't come looking for me, because he knows I'll definitely tell Tianyi Group about his whereabouts to salvage my reputation as the middleman."

—"If the person who lost their color wanted to settle things peacefully and return what they took from Tianyi Group, what would you do?"

The woman removed her cloak, revealing a face covered by a mask.

Blood-red eyes pierced through the mask, casting an eerie gaze that made Recursion even more uneasy.

"What do you mean?"

He suppressed his emotions and tried to put pressure on the other person.

"Are you an accomplice of the thief? At this point, Tianyi Group will not forgive him for stealing the goods, but you still have room to maneuver."

"Mr. Recursion, you've completely misunderstood my relationship with the Colorless One."

The woman spoke, her body trembling slightly, as if she were suppressing some emotion.

"What's your relationship with the Loser?" Recursion asked, gripping the gun hidden under the table.

"I--"

The woman pulled a red military knife from under her cloak.

"—She is the daughter of the one who lost her color."

This person was Xu Ting. She concealed her face with a mask and cloak and contacted Recursion through channels in her memory, hoping to obtain information about the Tianyi Group from him.

The daughter of the disfigured?

When did he get a daughter?

Why did she pull out her military knife? Was she trying to cut through the bulletproof glass?

A series of questions arose in Recursive's mind. Without time to think about them, he immediately slammed the button on the table.

Two more layers of bulletproof glass fell, separating Recursion and Xu Ting.

Recursion breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his gun, and got up to search for the secret communication terminal with Tianyi Group.

Tianyi Group offered him extremely generous terms, enough to make him forget the neutrality principle of intermediaries and betray the disgraced person to this giant corporation.

After all, it was the loser who betrayed first, so his recursion was just a reasonable response.

But where does this "daughter of the faded one" come from?

Never mind her, this woman trying to use a knife against bulletproof glass is probably a complete idiot.

Once Tianyi Group has her captured, there will be plenty of time to pry her out of her mouth.

Click.

An ominous voice sounded from behind.

Recursion looked back in astonishment and saw a red blade protruding from the bulletproof glass, seemingly having pierced it.

That's impossible.

Even if the daughter of the disfigured man had a prosthetic body that provided her with sufficient strength, and used extremely powerful new synthetic materials...

She couldn't possibly cut through bulletproof glass; it's simply not possible in principle.

Bulletproof glass contains polycarbonate, which should envelop the blade and absorb the force of the attack.

Looking at the absurd scene before him, he couldn't help but feel fear.

"Stop what you're doing and open the door for me."

Unable to control its own behavior, Recursion succumbed to the power of the Eye of Fear.

Seeing that the plan had succeeded, Xu Ting couldn't help but hum to himself.

Although Xu Ting also had the means to break through bulletproof glass head-on, it would be better to be able to skip class by strategy.

She didn't actually cut through the bulletproof glass; she just infused more magic into the saber, creating a red glow around it.

As it turns out, recursion really isn't easily frightened and was immediately captured by the Eye of Fear.

Is he inherently timid and afraid of trouble, or is he feeling guilty for doing something wrong?

The fear of recursion was not immense; after executing the command, he broke free from the control of the Eye of Fear.

But at this moment, Xu Ting had already arrived in front of him, so it didn't matter whether he could move or not.

"Do you know what the 'disfigured' man stole?"

The recursion provided no answer, but the Eye of Fear showed that his fear had once again increased to a manageable level.

Answer me.

"I know, it was Tianyi Group that told me. The Color Loser stole the magical girl's contract."

"How much do you know about magical girls? Who told you that?"

"Magical Girls are a secret force developed by the Tianyi Group. They can grant girls of marriageable age immense power simply by using a contract, making them unmatched even with prosthetic bodies."

No wonder he was so panicked; it turns out he realized she was a magical girl and thought of the "unrivaled" evaluation.

"A small portion of this intelligence came from the Tianyi Group, but most of it came from superstition."

"Mystery? That information broker? Tell me more."

"Mystery sold me a piece of information about the Airport No. 1 bombing half a month ago. She said the bomber did it because he wanted to steal the contract documents in the airport."

"She revealed some information about magical girls, and said she had a contract document, asking if I was interested."

"I thought she was bluffing me, so I refused. It wasn't until Tianyi Group contacted me that I realized she was telling the truth."

Xu Ting, puzzled, twisted Recursion's collar and asked:

"You didn't sell the myth to the Heavenly Will Group?"

"No, I wanted to say it, but as soon as the thought crossed my mind, I felt an extremely strong resistance. So when I learned that she already had magical girls under her command, I didn't dare to say it."

Xu Ting raised an eyebrow:

"You're not resisting now?"

"I resist, but... your magic is more powerful."

Recursively answer truthfully.