My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

As the group walked out of the campus, everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Ba, their expressions unfriendly.

Hoshino had little hope for the new talents she would see next; she figured they were probably just casually scouting them during breaks from the game and giving them a perfunctory response.

Li Shuang frowned deeply, feeling that this trip was a waste of time. She was already thinking about how to "clarify" Yui's crimes to Xiao Ba.

Yui sat on Hachi's head, clasped her hands together, and pleaded with the others not to tell Hachi.

"The person I found is really great, don't look at me like that..." Yui said sincerely, her eyes wide and her expression resolute.

"It's a good thing you didn't send an elementary school student to show us..." Kaoru commented indifferently.

Xiao Ba looked at the group of people, somewhat bewildered. She didn't understand why the three seniors were looking at her with displeasure.

"Yui... what's wrong? Is there something I don't know?" She raised her eyebrows and looked up.

"It's alright, it's alright! It's in the mall over there, let's go over and have lunch together!"

Yui stood up, pointing ahead with the nonchalant air of a captain. With the magic concealing them, it would be easy for an elf to disappear from the sight of ordinary people.

The four of them walked to the entrance of the arcade in the mall and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"The mark is very close, she's inside..." Yui pointed in one direction and nodded.

Lin Ruoyu thought for a moment: "Did you contact her beforehand?"

Yui shook her head and said, "Ah, no, I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I didn't reveal myself to her in advance. I just followed her around to observe."

Lin Ruoyu nodded. This was a good approach. Although it prevented them from making direct contact and communicating their wishes beforehand, it saved them some trouble.

At least, before becoming a magical girl, almost no girl would refuse the "spirit contract," and even some boys cried out online, hoping that the spirit wouldn't be so difficult to get.

The four of them walked into the arcade together, passing through a dazzling array of game tables. Some older adults and children with obvious childishness mingled in front of the ticket-issuing game machines, excitedly staring at the white tickets that kept being dispensed at their feet, while holding a large handful of neatly folded game lottery tickets in their hands.

Young people who have just come of age rarely play these kinds of games; they're all busy playing on their phones or board games. The four of them just glanced at it and weren't interested in it.

They walked deeper in, passing rows of claw machines. Lin Ruoyu thought the child would be there, but Yui instructed them to continue walking in.

Further inside, there are large gaming machines, usually racing, shooting, arcade games, and rhythm games that have been tucked away in the corner.

"Damn it! Can you take care of the enemies on the left?! I can't handle this bunch of spiders, ugh, I'm dead again! It's all your fault!"

A sharp, high-pitched grumbling came from the game console behind them. Several students in school uniforms were gathered in front of a shooting game machine. A rather tall girl threw down her rifle and angrily pointed at the boy next to her.

"Liao Jiayun... has reached the sixth level. The game is so difficult that they don't want us to keep grinding. It's normal that we can't beat it."

The boy retorted irritably, "You don't need to take out your previous frustrations on me. If you're unhappy, why don't you kill all those spiders on the screen?"

"Ugh! These spiders and Ye Jingjing are so annoying, always hovering around in front of me, it's so irritating!"

Liao Jiayun still couldn't swallow her anger, so she picked up the gun again, inserted three coins, and shouted, "Continue! I'm going to shoot Ye Jingjing dead before I go home!"

The boy next to him didn't say anything, waved to his companion to signal for someone else to take his place, then sat down in the back, took his drink, and went to chat with his other companions.

In fact, Liao Jiayun had already changed teammates twice, and everyone else was exhausted, but she still hadn't vented her anger. She was still thinking about Ye Jingjing bullying her, having her "brother" intimidate her, and even deliberately setting up a stall outside the school to put on airs!

They even cursed her to die like her parents! How could she possibly swallow that insult!

Liao Jiayun completely forgot that she was the one who initiated the conversation. Although Ye Jingjing was somewhat socially awkward, she had a lot of wit and could get straight to the heart with just a few words.

At school, Liao Jiayun could always gain an advantage by being fluent in speech, but as Ye Jingjing stopped stuttering, she could embarrass Liao Jiayun with just a few words.

Liao Jiayun couldn't stand it and kept repeating the same scene over and over again, but in the end, she was still full of anger.

Standing at a distance, Lin Ruoyu and the others recognized Liao Jiayun the moment they saw her. This was the person Yui had mentioned. Her ability to sense magic was indeed excellent, and most importantly, her [chakras], which are essential for magical girls, were outstanding... even though she was somewhat unbalanced.

Hoshino Kaoru's mind wandered to another topic, "Didn't the arcade sign say that children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult?"

Seeing Liao Jiayun's eloquent and furious outburst, the few who had been silent were taken aback. Xiao Ba chuckled and said, "Just turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. Who would kick someone out if they can make money?"

"But isn't wearing a school uniform a bit too blatant...?" Kaoru frowned, expressing her confusion.

Kaoru, who rarely frequents such public places, was unaware of these unspoken rules. Instead, she looked around curiously, "Judging from the sign at the entrance... I thought there was something shady going on inside."

"Um... Senpai's got the wrong idea." Xiaoba couldn't help but smile. Senpai's confused and adorable look was so cute that she wanted to hug her and squeeze her as much as she wanted...

But she dared not.

"Ruoyu, do you still want to interact?" Li Shuang leaned lazily against the claw machine with her arms crossed.

"I think it's alright. Kids can be a little temperamental... and they're all classmates they know well..." Xiao Ba tried to persuade them.

"Xiao Ba, I believe that the children chosen as magical girls are inherently kind, but people are complex, and the city doesn't have time to allow for these mistakes," Li Shuang said slowly.

Xiao Ba understood what the other party meant. She looked at Lin Ruoyu, and the others were also waiting for her reply.

"She has a bunch of friends around her, so it's not convenient to communicate privately... Isn't there another candidate?" Lin Ruoyu pondered for a moment and looked at Yui.

"If this isn't a junior high student, then it must be a high school student?" Lin Ruoyu thought about it. Fifteen or sixteen years old is roughly the age of being in the third year of junior high or the first year of high school, which is still reasonable.

"Uh, no... She didn't go to school anymore. According to you, she doesn't even have a junior high school education?" Yui lowered her head shyly, her fingers twirling in front of her chest.

"Hiss... He's a delinquent?" Li Shuang gasped.

"Let's go out first. We've already seen her, Liao Jiayun... she's been here the whole time anyway."

Lin Ruoyu noticed that someone was looking this way. Since the four of them were just standing in the arcade doing nothing, they were a bit conspicuous. So she pushed Li Shuang away from the mall first.

"What are you looking at?"

The boy threw down the gun and sat back in his seat. The screen displayed a large "Death." Another girl was forced to go on stage and "fight bloody battles" alongside Liao Jiayun. He saw his companion staring blankly at the claw machine on the left, but when he looked over, there was nothing there.

"I saw some really pretty girls, one of them was wearing a dress and cosplaying so cutely..." The companion snapped out of her daze and described the unintentional glimpse she had just caught.

"Oh, you're starting to get restless, aren't you... You think every girl you see is pretty?" The boy put his arm around his companion's neck and teased.

"No way! Although I couldn't see them clearly, those girls were definitely prettier than the ones online, and one of them was incredibly tall..."

"Tch...you have no experience. Here, I'll give you a few!" The two lowered their heads and began to whisper.

Meanwhile, Liao Jiayun was still venting her anger at "Ye Jingjing," who was crawling all over the screen.