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

When the mimosa received the signal and entered the recycling station, the first thing she saw was the recycling station owner kneeling on the ground.

Then, she immediately understood the situation.

"As expected of His Highness the Messenger, he punished those malicious scoundrels in one swift action!"

"That's incredibly wise and brilliant!"

Xu Ting bypassed the boss who was controlled by the Eye of Fear, walked up to the Mimosa, and asked curiously:

How do you know he has ill intentions?

The mimosa plant naturally said:

"Anyone can tell which side is better: the ugly fellow with a face full of fat and the beautiful and charming messenger princess."

"What if it's just a difference in stance, and I'm trying to double-cross someone?"

"The fact that he doesn't take the initiative to change his stance to your side shows that he's not a good person either."

The mimosa plant was filled with righteous indignation.

"...Let's get to work." Xu Ting didn't know how to respond.

The two arrived deep inside the scrap metal recycling station and looked at the mountains of metal scrap.

"The materials at the recycling center may not be enough, but do your best."

Xu Ting did not make any particularly demanding requests.

But the mimosa plant took the initiative to do the work:

"My magic has the ability to turn the unreal into the real. It's better if there are materials, but if there aren't, I can use some magic to make up for it."

"Isn't that exactly what we did that day inside the encirclement?"

Seeing how enthusiastic the mimosa was, Xu Ting didn't say anything more.

Finally, she upheld her duty and offered a word of advice:

"Have you thought this through? You really don't want any compensation?"

"Even if it's just to get credits to improve my life, that's good."

Mimosa looked at Xu Ting, her face slightly flushed, and said shyly:

"If I had to say, I also want some compensation."

"Your Highness, could you please tell me 'You did a great job'?"

Having said that, she clenched her fists and spoke as if she had made a great decision:

"It would be even better if you could say that while patting my head!"

......

What does this mean?

Xu Ting felt a chill run down her spine.

I didn't do anything to the mimosa, so why does she act like her favorability rating is maxed out and she's about to unlock a special CG?

Xu Ting had seen the desire to be praised before.

Qi Li had always wanted to perform her special magic in front of her, and obviously wanted to get Xu Ting's praise.

But that was based on the premise that Xu Ting gave Qi Li a new life.

But Mimosa, who was saved by "Prince Black Phoenix," should not have acted this way since she only met Xu Ting today.

Seeing Xu Ting's rapidly changing expression, Mimosa quickly spoke up:

"Your Highness, I have loved magical girls since I was a child, and I dream of gaining the approval of a powerful magical girl."

"So, I want to hear praise from a magical girl senior like yourself."

"If you don't want to, I don't mind, really."

Oh, that's not surprising, that's not surprising.

Xu Ting had witnessed the fervor of celebrity fans. She once received a commission from a certain star to fight off mercenaries who attempted to kidnap him, and even tracked down the mercenaries' employer.

And the employer of that group turned out to be a rich young lady who was a fan of celebrities.

She stole the money from the account without her parents' knowledge and hired the mercenaries.

Her purpose in doing this was simply to get a celebrity to spend a day with her.

Because of the employer's high status and the fact that he was located in the Upper City, Xu Ting couldn't take action himself and could only hand over the information he had gathered to the celebrity's agent.

Xu Ting didn't get involved in what happened after that.

But later, she learned from information channels that the celebrity and the young lady had reconciled. The young lady paid ten times more than she had hired a mercenary to get the celebrity to genuinely date her for a day.

Later, that star's acting career took off, but Xu Ting didn't ask any further questions about what happened.

In short, fans are a group that is prone to making fanatical moves. If Mimosa is also a magical girl fan who admires magical girls, then her behavior is not surprising.

Among fans, her behavior falls into the category of rational fans.

With that thought in mind, Xu Ting no longer harbored any resentment.

She took out the kettle, washed her hands, and then dried them with paper.

Then, as the mimosa requested, she placed her hand on its head and said as gently as possible:

"Thank you, Miss Mimosa, you did a wonderful job."

"Ugh—" Mimosa made an inexplicable sound and covered her blushing face with her hands.

At this moment, she finally behaved in accordance with her code name, like a mimosa plant.

"Your Highness, Messenger!" she exclaimed, almost crying with excitement. "Just tell me what you need, and I'll make it for you with magic right away."

......

When Mimosa returned to her base, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

She stood by the window, reluctant to leave, watching Xu Ting ride away on his bicycle, a look of longing on her face.

"What's wrong with you?"

Her companion, mistletoe, couldn't help but say.

"It's nothing." Mimosa's expression immediately returned to calm.

She lay lazily on the recliner in the bedroom, resuming her usual posture.

"Little Oak, if you have any questions about condensing your magic core, feel free to ask me anything."

As she spoke, she demonstrated the magic of blue with her fingertips.

Mistletoe hardened her fist.

"Don't think you're so great just because you're a little faster. I'll catch up to you soon!"

After making those bold statements, doubt crept onto her face, and she said uneasily:

"Mimosa, do you really think that 'messenger' is reliable?"

"And that magical pet, it might indeed be Senior Shao Hua's magical pet, and it truly saved our lives..."

"But Senior Shaohua's goals... are probably not the same as ours!"

Mistletoe mustered her courage and spoke her mind.

In her view, the mimosa held the magical creature and the messenger in extremely high regard and was likely to be angered by these words, so she was prepared for an argument.

But the mimosa plant did not get angry.

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty. Shaohua's goals are definitely different from ours."

Mimosa took a bottle of carbonated drink from the box on the ground and said while drinking it.

"If she really only wanted to take a group of magical girls away from Hell to fight against the evil beasts, then she wouldn't have needed to let so many contract documents circulate in the lower city."

"Wouldn't it be better for her to choose suitable targets one by one?"

"But the fact is, someone, and very likely a collaborator of Shaohua, is selling contracts in large quantities, and many of them have ended up in the hands of gangsters."

"Would a gang be willing to hand over its magical girls to expand its territory and contribute to the common good of all mankind? Don't make me laugh."

The mimosa plant showed a hint of disdain, and then said:

"There's only one possibility for Shaohua to do this."

"She stole a large number of contracts and documents, and was being chased by the Tianyi Group so much that she was in a hurry to sell them."

"Selling them to the mafia is the fastest way to get a magical girl's combat power up—just look at the difference between your growth rate and that of those mafia magical girls."

"Shaohua has no intention of expanding its territory or considering the life or death of us magical girls from the lower city."

"She just wanted to create a large number of magical girls as quickly as possible to divert the attention of the Tianyi Group and even cause some damage to the Tianyi Group, that's all."

After saying that, she took another big gulp of soda, drinking the carbonated beverage with the boldness of alcohol.

Mistletoe was taken aback by Mimosa's words.

There are many things I don't understand about mistletoe, but one very common question has arisen:

"Mimosa, since you don't trust Shaohua, why are you so...enthusiastic towards that magical pet and that messenger?"

"Is he putting on an act to protect himself?"

"If Senior Shaohua has ill intentions, then her subordinates probably aren't good people either, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mimosa put down her soda.

She looked solemnly at the mistletoe and said firmly:

"She's different."