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

We've been outmaneuvered.

I was outsmarted by that damned crow.

Xu Ting immediately understood many things.

No wonder when I saved Gray Crow and Qi Li, this crow always tried to dissuade me, but today it was acting out of character, saying things like "What if an innocent girl comes?" and "Did you get the result you wanted?"

It's as if it's some kind of moral exemplar, and that Xu Ting, who has "gone astray," needs it to correct him.

"So that's how it is. You deliberately stirred up my sympathy so you could contract five magical girls at once, right?"

"To avoid the effect being too good and causing me to act rashly and destroy Tianyi Group, you even emphasized the enemy's invincibility, implying that only you, who can conceal your tracks, can take action."

Having explained the crow's intention, Xu Ting sighed and asked:

"What exactly is our contract?"

"Why do you need my permission to make a contract with someone else?"

"Logically speaking, I was already desperate when I signed the contract with you, so even if you came up with unfair terms, I wouldn't be able to resist."

"But now it seems that I am the one in control in our contract."

"I can indeed make a pact with someone else without your knowledge, but I'll be furious when you find out," the raven replied.

"You possess an unprecedented five-colored magic core with limitless potential. I have no reason to destroy the foundation of our cooperation for such a petty gain."

"So you resort to these petty tricks?" Xu Ting frowned, clearly quite dissatisfied.

"What did I do? I just said a few words and made a suggestion. Is that some huge mistake?" the crow retorted on the spot.

"If you think the lives of these five magical girls are not important, then you should reject my proposal."

"This will help you get rid of your bad habit of wanting to save every innocent girl you see."

"Otherwise, you should just agree to what I'm doing; it will be good for both of us."

The crow's tone was too frivolous, which made Xu Ting feel dissatisfied.

She almost instinctively wanted to refuse the crow's offer, but reason prevented her from doing so.

This crow is deliberately provoking itself.

Xu Ting keenly realized this.

When negotiating with employers, both Xu Ting and the employers use psychological techniques, one of which is "using a frivolous attitude to guide the other party in the opposite direction."

When a person who is obviously annoying tries to trick you into choosing A, your instinct will be to choose B.

The online trolls in Hezhicheng also like this tactic.

In internet slang, this behavior is called "reverse acting".

And the crow so firmly convinced Xu Ting to "accept its offer"—

Its real purpose was to make Xu Ting reject its proposal.

But why did it do that? If it hadn't aroused its own compassion, Xu Ting wouldn't have had the idea of ​​"helping those five magical girls" in the first place.

Unless... it is it that after Xu Ting has the idea of ​​saving people, it chooses to give up on them itself.

"Crow, do you want to change me?"

Just like Xu Ting wanted to change Jiang Chenglian.

"You want to make me 'stop being soft-hearted' once and for all, so that helping Gray Raven and Qi Li will never happen again."

Just like Xu Ting wanted Jiang Chenglian to stop getting involved in the magical girl's mess and give up her ideals.

"Because you've always felt that doing such a thing would harm our common interests and bring no benefit whatsoever."

Just like Xu Ting always felt that Jiang Cheng would surely die if he continued practicing like this.

"Crow," Xu Ting said, his mind filled with mixed emotions.

"So I was doing something really stupid."

"Huh?" The crow was bewildered by the twist in the last sentence.

However, Xu Ting did see right through Crow's thoughts.

Its purpose was indeed to get Xu Ting to change her bad habit of always trying to save other magical girls.

The magical girl behind Tianyi Group is very powerful, and the enemy that she and Xu Ting are facing is extremely difficult to defeat.

If Xu Ting doesn't discard these weak emotions, she won't be able to overcome this cruel world.

But once Xu Ting saw through its scheme, the crow's plan fell through.

"So, Xu Ting, which option do you want to choose?"

The crow didn't respond to Xu Ting's words, but instead forced Xu Ting to make a choice.

"I want to give them a way to live."

Xu Ting indeed chose the option that disappointed the crow.

"But I'll design the specifics of how to do it."

"I wholeheartedly support your decision to form a contract with them. It's a good thing for both of us, and I have no reason to refuse."

"But since we're going to make a contract with them, we have to protect them all."

The girl's eyes flashed red, making her expression look extremely evil.

"Crow, as the [Shaohua's] magical pet, it's time for you to make your appearance."

......

Mistletoe bit her lip in frustration.

She's incredibly unlucky.

Her life was completely ruined after she accidentally bought a roll of parchment from a blind box she bought online.

A gang came to their door, claiming that the roll of parchment belonged to their gang. The parents fought back, but were beaten to the ground.

In her rage, she accidentally absorbed the parchment and immediately transformed, defeating the despicable gangsters.

But her ordeal was not over yet.

The gang relentlessly pursued her, and although she used magic to repel them several times, her parents were still greatly disturbed.

If she hadn't been lucky enough to encounter the mimosa, she might have faced even more trouble.

The mimosa is also a magical girl.

However, unlike mistletoe, she seems to have a background as a mercenary, and therefore has experience dealing with the underworld.

Mimosa arranged cosmetic surgery for Mistletoe's parents and gave them money so they could travel to the safe city center.

To avoid implicating her parents, Mistletoe had no choice but to stay in the lower city and face the gangsters' pursuit alongside Mimosa.

but......

They were about to find other magical girl companions, so why did the Tianyi Group get involved?!

"Tianyi Group has directly intervened, so where is Senior Shaohua?!"

Mistletoe was so anxious that she stomped her feet.

The mimosa plant beside her, however, had an indifferent expression and lazily said:

"A few idiots got into a fight, and Shaohua left a long time ago."

"And maybe they never even planned to come?"

Seeing her companion's attitude, mistletoe was so anxious that tears almost welled up in her eyes:

"We're about to die, can't you give me some advice?"

The mimosa smoothed her hair and said:

"An idea? My idea is to wait for divine intervention."

Even if divine soldiers descend from the sky, isn't it still waiting for Shao Hua to make a move?

Mistletoe was in a panic.

She didn't want to die; she wanted to live a little longer. Although life in the lower city was like a pile of shit, no one could take away her right to dream.

"Please send reinforcements! Anyone will do, just please hurry up and help!"

"Alright, I'll make my move."

A jet-black raven appeared before her and spoke calmly.

Crows...?

A talking crow?

While the mistletoe was in a daze, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of the mimosa plant beside it.

She sat up abruptly and bowed deeply to the crow:

"Please, please save our lives!"

"I am the mimosa, she is the mistletoe; thank you for your great kindness!"

The companion, who always maintained a nonchalant expression, spoke so unreservedly.