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

Xu Ting put down the communication terminal with a puzzled look.

Just now, Jiang Chenglian inexplicably called her and asked if she was a cyborg.

This girl just says whatever she dreams about.

From this perspective, she does resemble her older sister very much.

My older sister is also the type to speak her mind without thinking. Although she is usually very serious, she always manages to say some outrageous things unintentionally.

I remember asking my older sister this question more than ten years ago, when she was just a little boy:

"Sister, where did I come from?"

Then, the older sister told Xu Ting in a very serious tone:

"I dug you out from under that big tree on the back hill."

Then, Xu Ting believed it.

Every day she would run to the base of the big tree and dig and dig, trying to find traces of her parents.

This continued until her older sister gave her a general biology lesson a few days later.

Whew... Xu Ting let out a long sigh, hiding the past memories in a corner of his mind.

She has important things to do now and no time to reminisce about the past.

Swah——

Xu Ting stopped his motorcycle in front of a scrap metal recycling station and said:

"Can you loosen my back now?"

"Hey—can't we hug a little longer?" the girl in the back seat said shamelessly.

Xu Ting yanked the hand off her waist and said unhappily:

"I don't have time to mess around with you, Mimosa."

That's right, the girl behind Xu Ting is the Mimosa, who possesses the innate magic of [Imagination Reconstruction].

It has now been two days since the first rally, which was abandoned halfway through.

All five magical girls returned safely to their base, including Mimosa and her companion Mistletoe.

Because they all signed contracts with crows, the crows could sense their location, which was how Xu Ting found the mimosa.

Xu Ting originally had no intention of contacting the group of magical girls, but an unexpected event changed her mind—

The mimosa plant has condensed a magical core.

Judging from the sudden increase in my magic power, this is an undeniable fact.

Jiang Chenglian's public lecture was a few days ago, and the mimosa completed its condensation after learning of the existence of the magic core.

"It seems she's one of those geniuses who successfully condenses a magic core on her first try," Raven said in a highly human-like tone.

"Completely different from someone like you who seems to be cheating with their innate magic."

Clearly, this crow was still basking in the praise of "Princess Black Phoenix," and seized every opportunity to speak well of the mimosa.

However, Xu Ting wasn't angry. The mimosa plant was indeed very talented, and this was a good thing for Xu Ting.

After condensing the magic core, the total amount of magic power and the innate magic will be greatly increased.

In other words, the Mimosa can use [Imagination Recombination] to create more and more advanced weapons for Xu Ting.

In order to make good use of the Mimosa plant's hard work—no, to improve the overall combat power of the alliance—Xu Ting went to the Mimosa plant's stronghold in person and revealed his identity.

"I am a magical girl who signed a contract with Lord Black Phoenix earlier. I cannot reveal my code name for now, so you can temporarily call me... Messenger."

"I'm here to deliver orders on behalf of Senior Shaohua."

"Miss Mimosa, Senior Shaohua needs you to forge a batch of weapons for our organization. The price is negotiable."

Originally, Xu Ting had prepared "proof" of her identity and "compensation" for hiring Mimosa in advance, and was prepared for a protracted battle.

But the mimosa...

"Your Highness, what kind of weapon do you require? I'll have it made for you immediately!"

She immediately stepped forward, took Xu Ting's hand, and responded with fervent enthusiasm.

This left both Xu Ting and Mistletoe, who was watching Xu Ting warily, dumbfounded.

The mimosa plant is being way too enthusiastic!

Previously, Xu Ting appeared before the Mimosa as a savior, so it was understandable that she seemed proactive and enthusiastic. But now, Xu Ting is the client who is here to give orders.

The fact that she behaves so humbly in front of the client... I wonder if Mimosa was once a sales manager at some company...

"Ahem." Xu Ting gently pushed away Mimosa's small hand and said, "Miss Mimosa, since you're willing to help, let's talk about the payment—"

"I don't need any compensation; it's my honor to serve you and the organization!"

"Asking about compensation seems too formal!"

The mimosa's reaction startled Xu Ting again.

Refusing to accept wages means you're no longer an excellent employee, but a traitor.

It's happy to come and help without asking for any reward, so what does the mimosa plant want from all of this?

She still hadn't figured out Mimosa's purpose until she arrived at the recycling station on her motorcycle.

After getting rid of the mimosa's hand, Xu Ting got off the bus smoothly.

She gestured for the mimosa to remain in the car, then went inside the recycling center, found the owner, and said:

"100,000 credits, I'll take care of everything in the recycling bin."

The boss, with a fierce look on his face, shook his head vigorously, like a rattle drum.

"Not enough, not enough. There are some discarded prosthetic bodies here. Maybe they can be repaired and still be used. They're worth at least 300,000 credits."

"Bullshit, who would throw a used prosthetic body into a junkyard? There are plenty of ways to sell it on the black market." Xu Ting understood that the boss in front of her was taking advantage of her as a clueless newbie.

"If I say it's there, then it's there." The boss snorted and sat up straight, carefully examining Xu Ting's cloak and mask.

Xu Ting wasn't short of money, but he didn't want to be ripped off for no reason.

She made a concession, saying:

"120,000, plus the right to use the waste recycling station for 24 hours. After 24 hours, if there is any waste left, it all belongs to you."

"No way." The boss's eyes gleamed with greed. "I want five hundred thousand."

Ok?

Xu Ting slammed his hand on the table in displeasure and angrily rebuked:

"You want to raise the price? This piece of junk is worth half a million?"

"You can even buy a perfectly good prosthetic body for 500,000!"

Upon hearing this, the boss stood up from his chair, his 2.4-meter height making him appear like a small mountain in front of Xu Ting.

"If I say it's worth it, then it's worth it."

"Even if the junk isn't worth much, the information those gangs are looking for about the magical girl is definitely worth that much."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ting immediately understood what the boss meant.

He is blackmailing himself.

Although Xu Ting concealed his figure with a cloak and his face with a mask, he kept speaking in a rough voice.

But her voice is so girlish that it's easy for people to recognize her as a woman.

The burly man in front of me probably recognized my gender based on this, and that's why he raised the price so arbitrarily.

"You don't see me as a magical girl; you just see me as an ordinary woman."

"You're just threatening me, because if the gang really comes, they won't let me go just because I'm not a magical girl. Instead, they'll kidnap me and force me into the sex industry."

Xu Ting removed her mask, revealing her red eyes to the boss.

"Unfortunately, I really am a magical girl."

She tiptoed, kicked away the pistol the boss had tucked into his waistband, then used magic to grab it and held it in her palm.

"Bang." She parted her lips slightly, giving a sound to the gun.

The bullet shot from the muzzle toward Xu Ting's palm, but was deflected by a magical shield near his palm, veering off course.

The ricocheting bullet, after being deflected, flew straight towards the bottle behind the boss, shattering it into pieces.

"Do you understand the situation?"

Xu Ting jumped onto the counter, looking down at the stunned boss.

"If you understand, transfer 500,000 credits to my account."