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

urn--

Xu Ting stopped his motorcycle and gazed at the layered buildings before him.

The houses expanded haphazardly like tumors, creating such a filthy place where the residents' houses were almost completely separated from each other, and thousands of people lived in this tiny space.

This is one of the many slums in Heath City.

Only the most unsuccessful people in the value system of Her City would gather here.

According to Miyan's information, Qi Li is here.

The slum in front of him was small in scale, which was good news for Xu Ting.

If Qi Li were hiding in a giant slum like "Nest," Xu Ting would have had to go through a lot of trouble to even get in, let alone find her.

She was dressed in a black robe and wore a mask, walking in with a hunched back.

This makeup would be too obvious elsewhere, but it's perfectly appropriate in the slums.

There are many guys here with pus-filled faces covered in burlap, and quite a few who wear masks because they are completely disfigured.

Xu Ting's disguise fooled everyone. The people lying on the concrete floor waiting to die didn't even bother to look at her and continued to wait for her to rot.

Xu Ting summoned a magic ball and scanned his surroundings.

so many people.

The images reflected back by the magic ball made Xu Ting feel dizzy for a moment.

The crowd is like ants or maggots.

Compared to these poor people, even drug-addicted gangsters seem much more normal.

No matter how many holes those gangsters punched in their bodies or how much they abused their bodies, they were still like living beings.

Why would Qi Li come to a place like this?

Filled with questions, Xu Ting searched this land inch by inch.

It took her more than an hour to find Qi Li's trail.

Xu Ting stepped onto the stairs and entered the rooftop. The murky, foul-smelling air suddenly became fresh, as if he had finally climbed out of hell and was approaching the human world.

Qi Li is crying here.

Her cries were not loud; the patter of the rain was enough to drown them out.

Her tears were inconspicuous; Xu Ting couldn't tell whether they were raindrops or tear stains on her face.

As soon as Xu Ting stepped onto the rooftop, Qi Li stopped crying and immediately turned around.

"Who are you?"

She said warily.

Xu Ting did not answer, but silently took a step forward.

Qi Li immediately revealed her hand and threatened:

"Don't come any closer, do you want to die?"

"I mean you no harm," Xu Ting said in a low voice.

She didn't want to reveal her identity before figuring out Qi Li's current stance.

If Qi Li is just throwing a tantrum and running away from home, and will return to the coffee shop later, then exposing my identity to Qi Li or exposing my identity to Tianyi Group will make no difference.

"Don't come near me."

The girl swung her iron fist, making the air hum heavily.

"I don't want to get close to you, I just want to talk to you," Xu Ting replied.

"...Shall we chat?"

Qi Li's eyes reddened again, her emotions collapsed once more, and she cried out loudly again:

"I know, you're with them too!"

"Liar, liar, big liar! The worst villain!"

"I never want to see you again, all of you get out!"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, and in the end, she jumped three meters high and leaped off the rooftop.

Xu Ting rushed to the edge of the rooftop in astonishment and looked down, only to see that Qi Li had not fallen to the ground, but had jumped to another, lower rooftop.

Then, she leaped up again, like a protagonist in an arcade game, and jumped onto another high platform, far away from Xu Ting.

"Her legs were also prosthetic..."

Xu Ting muttered to himself.

Watching Qi Li jump further and further away, Xu Ting was not in a hurry.

Admittedly, I couldn't get close to the other person, and I didn't even have the chance to use location magic.

But she just happened to get her hands on a treasure called the "Nano Positioning Bug".

The moment she entered the rooftop, she secretly released the nano-locator worm, which burrowed into Qi Li's shoulder skin.

No matter how far Qi Li ran, she could always find her.

"You said you wouldn't get close, but you secretly even used a locator bug."

"Alas, wicked sir."

The crow said in a sarcastic tone.

Xu Ting responded with dissatisfaction:

"You talk as if you're not an evil contract beast."

"Finding Qi Li would be beneficial for both of us."

"I have a feeling that the contract we just got our hands on might have found a new place."

The crow was puzzled by this:

"Hmm? Why do you think that?"

"Why would someone give up a perfectly good big company to come here and do odd jobs?"

"So you don't understand why I made this trip..." Xu Ting said, somewhat speechless.

She patiently explained to the crow:

"Think about it, Qi Li said Yan Yuling and the others were liars, and even I was insulted along with them."

"If it's just a normal tantrum, Qi Li doesn't need to keep harping on the 'liar'."

"She must have a strong sense of being deceived, and there is likely a specific point where she can clearly identify the loss of her interests due to being cheated."

The biggest interest between Qi Li and Yan Yuling is the power of magical girls.

Qi Li suffers greatly from complications of prosthetics, and her physical functions decline due to the side effects of the replacement prosthetics.

Normal medical methods cannot save her; they can only do their best to prevent her condition from worsening.

But the power of a magical girl can save her.

After transforming into a magical girl, Xu Ting's prosthetic body completely dissipated, and she no longer needed to take prosthetic body suppressants.

If Qi Li were to become a magical girl and undergo similar changes... she would definitely see the power of magical girls as her lifeline.

But what if Yan Yuling suddenly told her—we're not going to let you be a magical girl anymore.

Then all her current actions can be explained.

"That's just your guess."

"Yes, so let's prove it with facts."

Seeing that the location provided by the nano-locator was no longer changing, Xu Ting began to set off.

After some time, she returned to the rooftop where Qi Li was hiding.

Upon seeing Xu Ting, Qi Li was about to erupt in anger again, but Xu Ting quickly stopped her.

"Would you like to be a magical girl?"

Qi Li was stunned.

She stared blankly at Xu Ting, her beautiful golden curly hair disheveled by the rain, which only accentuated her cuteness.

"Who exactly are you?"

She spoke blankly, then her eyes turned fierce.

She glared at Xu Ting like an angry little lion and said:

"They say magical girls are a power unique to the forces behind them."

"You're still with them!"

"Hmph, don't try to fool me. You weren't going to let me be a magical girl anyway, so you're definitely here to do something bad."

"I won't be fooled."

This girl's version is stuck in the past.

She had no idea that the magical girl contract document had been leaked.

Qi Li probably doesn't go online at all and doesn't interact much with the other maids, otherwise she would definitely know.

Xu Ting quickly explained the relevant matters, stating that the power of magical girls was no longer exclusive to Tianyi Group.

Qi Li was skeptical, but still raised his two large iron fists to his chest and said fiercely:

"I don't believe you."

"Anyone who won't even show their face must be a bad guy."

"Okay, then I'll take off my mask."

Qi Li looked at the other person with suspicion. A gust of wind swept by, and the other person's true face was immediately revealed in the rain.

"......senior?"

Qi Li said blankly.

The rain dampened her eyelashes, blurring the view before her.

She stood frozen in place, as if she had lost all sensation.