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

The lights shone through the coffee shop's floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the streets before daylight.

Dawn has broken.

In the dimly lit and cramped downtown area, natural sunlight is nonexistent; the so-called dawn refers to the time when the street lighting system is turned on.

This also means that the Blackwater Gang's pursuit of "The Color Loser" has come to an end.

According to the established rules in Xiacheng District, daytime hours are reserved for residents' normal activities.

The Blackwater Gang wouldn't break their rules for Xu Ting's sake.

At this moment, Xu Ting was surrounded by the other employees in the store. They chattered around her as if they had discovered a cute little animal.

"Are you a new junior? You're so cute! What's your name?"

"Hello little sister, if you are ever bullied by customers in the future, just come to me and I'll stand up for you."

"Sister Yuling, isn't this child's work uniform yours? Look how tightly it's wrapped around her neck."

This was the first time in Xu Ting's life that she had been surrounded by so many people.

This is the first time so many people have shown such clear goodwill.

As expected, this world still relies too much on modeling.

"Xu Ting, you won't be in charge of greeting customers today. You can be the shop's signboard girl at the entrance."

"The job is simple: stand at the door, greet each guest who comes in, and check if they have unloaded the bullets from their guns."

Yan Yuling interrupted the maids' playful banter.

Her command briefly restored silence to the store, but dissenting voices soon arose.

"Yu Ling, the ammunition removal inspection is not a job that anyone can do easily. Let me handle it as usual."

The one who raised the question was the maid who had just said she would stand up for Xu Ting. Judging from the name tag on her chest, her name was Luo Ruowei.

After becoming a magical girl, Xu Ting's height shrank to 1.6 meters, while Luo Ruowei was over 1.7 meters tall.

This also gave Xu Ting, who was surrounded by maids, a kind of illusion:

She wasn't surrounded by a group of pretty girls, but by a group of cyborgs with elongated bodies.

"Xu Ting is much more capable than you think; she's not the weak girl you imagine."

Yan Yuling forcefully "rescued" Xu Ting from the group of maids and explained to Luo Ruowei.

The maids looked at each other in confusion, but Yan Yuling did not offer any further explanation.

She leaned close to Xu Ting's ear and whispered:

"You claim to have escaped a hail of bullets, so you should be familiar with the unloading process of firearms, right?"

This is natural.

As a renowned mercenary known as "The Color Loser," Xu Ting is not only skilled at detonating bullets, but also particularly adept at quickly disarming enemies.

Of course, she wouldn't do that to a customer.

Seeing Xu Ting nod confidently, Yan Yuling said no more. After briefly explaining the specific requirements, she began to arrange for the other maids.

So another person, or rather another crow, took the opportunity to jump out.

"Contractor, this is a good opportunity to hone the precision of your magic."

"You should be able to sense the tiny magical particles in the air. Gather them with your mind and then manipulate them to scan the guests' firearms."

Xu Ting acted immediately. She had sensed the presence of magical energy when she first became a magical girl, but she didn't know if it was dangerous at the time, so she didn't try to control it.

With her will, the tiny particles gradually gathered into a ball in her palm.

"Very good, you should have gained control over these magical powers."

"As long as you don't sever your control over them, you can use them to perceive things in reality."

"Concentrate and maintain the existence of the magic ball."

"Then, after the guests arrive, use the magic ball to scan the structure of their guns."

Xu Ting nodded almost imperceptibly.

Maintaining the magic ball's existence is not an easy task; it requires her to concentrate.

When the guests arrive, she has to greet them, unload their bullets, and scan the guns with a magic ball at the same time.

This sounds like a difficult task.

But the thought of gaining immense power by doing so filled her with fighting spirit.

She turned her gaze to the guest who had entered through the door and said with a smile:

"Welcome to the Adorably Cute Maid Cafe! Please take out your guns and help me unload the ammunition..."

"Hey, Contractor, how come you couldn't maintain the magic orb so quickly?"

The crow asked in confusion.

Because Xu Ting was distracted.

She became distracted when she realized the guest was someone she knew.

There were two customers entering the coffee shop. The one who looked like a nobody was not worth mentioning, but the refined-looking, thin man was the one to be noticed.

Gold-rimmed glasses, a bespoke suit—a perfectly impeccably dressed facade.

He is one of the leaders of the Blackwater Gang, the cybernetic hacker known as "Viper".

During last night's chase, it was he who hacked into Xu Ting's prosthetic arm, leading her to her current predicament.

Just seeing him now makes Xu Ting want to pull out the small pistol strapped to his thigh and shoot him ten times.

"Huh? Your shop is meddling in so much?" Upon hearing Xu Ting's request, the small fry following the viper frowned and shouted rudely.

Xu Ting regained his magical power and spoke firmly:

"I'm sorry, sir, but this is our store's policy."

"If you don't want your gun to be unloaded, you can go to another restaurant."

Enraged, Brother Zayu reached out as if to strike:

"You're such an unreasonable woman! What's the difference between us unloading the bullets and killing us?"

Xu Ting remained unmoved: "The glass in the store is specially bulletproof, so bullets cannot penetrate it. And the customers in the store all follow the rule of unloading bullets, which is actually safer for you."

Brother Miscellaneous Fish wanted to argue, but Viper stopped him.

"Of course you have to follow their rules when you're in someone else's shop."

The viper adjusted his glasses and said politely.

"Furthermore, as a gentleman, one should not be so rude in response to a beautiful woman's request."

"Bonebreaker, since you've decided to follow me, you'd better remember these rules."

Brother Zayu broke out in a cold sweat, repeatedly agreeing, and completed the ejection in front of Xu Ting.

On the other side, Viper adopted a refined and courteous demeanor, proactively handing the gun to Xu Ting while saying:

"I'm sorry, ma'am, my subordinate is unfamiliar with the rules here. I'll discipline him properly when I get back..."

"This customer doesn't seem to know the store's rules very well either."

Xu Ting skillfully emptied the magazine and the bullets from the chamber, and said.

"The small pistol lining your trench coat should also be unloaded according to regulations."

Under the scan of the magic ball, the weapons that the viper had hidden were naturally exposed.

The viper's expression froze, and his humble smile was frozen on his face.

This loss of composure lasted only half a second.

Half a second later, he regained his composure, said he had forgotten about the incident, and voluntarily handed over the gun.

There was no dissatisfaction with the rules, nor was there any anger at being pointed out.

As the leader of the Blackwater Gang, his gentle and polite attitude was indeed refreshing.

However, Xu Ting had seen the intelligence provided by Tianyi Group and knew the true nature of Viper.

Viper is a patient, lecherous monster, and a hypocritical beast who enjoys torturing and killing young girls.

"I want the maid at the shop entrance to serve me," Viper said after taking his seat.

—And it seems they've already set their sights on Xu Ting.