Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 95 Aster's "Reasons"

Claw Claw stared blankly at the crimson figure rushing towards her, frozen in place.

Just like last time, she sensed a very familiar aura from the other person. Both their appearance and magical fluctuations were extremely friendly, as if they were very close partners or sisters in a past life.

The blue figure that had just severed her tentacles gave off the same feeling.

An indescribable feeling welled up inside her. It felt strange and unfamiliar, as if something was about to overflow.

But nothing could flow out; her body wasn't designed to do that.

Claw looked at the crimson figure that had rushed in front of her, her mouth slightly parted as if she wanted to force a smile.

"Chirp chirp..."

She was met with an iron fist carrying immense magical power, which slammed into her body.

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After Shui Lan dispersed the crowd, she looked back and found that Chi Yan was still fighting the tentacle monster, and it was a one-sided crushing victory.

What's going on? Judging from the shape of this calamity beast and the faint magical fluctuations, it should be a C-rank beast. Why has it been fighting for so long?

A faint doubt arose in Shui Lan's mind; she thought that Chi Yan had already dealt with the other party by now.

She leaped into the air and landed beside Chi Yan. "What are you doing? A C-rank calamity beast and you're already sweating buckets?"

Chi Yan retorted mercilessly to her best friend, whom she often bickered with, "You try it if you dare. This guy's regenerative ability is ridiculously strong; he can't possibly be a C-rank."

Upon hearing this, Shui Lan looked at the calamity beast ahead.

After fighting Chi Yan for so long, her opponent didn't seem to have suffered any injuries at all, even though she clearly saw Chi Yan constantly dominating her.

Shui Lan's expression hardened slightly. She gently twirled the magic wand in her hand, and it transformed into a delicate, slender flower sword.

The slender blade slid, and in the next instant, a blue light flashed as several sharp blades intertwined to form a dense net, slashing towards the calamity beast ahead.

"Shuashuashua——"

The monster's movements seemed somewhat sluggish; its tentacles, which it was about to raise, were cleaved into countless pieces by magical blades.

As the blade swept across, the other tentacles on the calamity beast were also severed.

But the next instant, new tentacles grew back from the cut of the severed limb, looking completely intact.

This scene caused Shui Lan's pupils to shrink sharply.

This terrifying regenerative ability is simply unheard of.

Aside from that freakish monster that even nuclear bombs couldn't destroy, the strongest opponent she ever faced was a calamity beast with an S-rank magic power that once appeared in Binhai City.

It is also the only one that has ever appeared so far.

At that time, she and Chi Yan were B-rank, while Qing Ning had only recently awakened and was still C-rank.

The main force in that battle was their squad leader, Liu Huang, who has been missing ever since.

At the time, she was the only A-rank and the only magical girl who could withstand several attacks from the Calamity Beast.

The power of that monstrous beast remains unforgettable to them to this day.

I have never encountered such a powerful opponent before. Whether it is the level of magic power or the strength of the body, it is terrifyingly strong, like a hexagonal warrior without any weaknesses.

Fortunately, the monsters had no intelligence, only the instinct to destroy. In that battle, they relied on strategy and teamwork to achieve a narrow victory.

After enduring several attacks from the calamity beasts, Liuhuang even needed half a month to recover before he could move normally again.

The regenerative ability of that other calamity beast was far inferior to that of the one before them.

Shui Lan had heard that monsters of S-class or higher possess strong regenerative abilities, and the tentacle monster in front of her seemed to be a combination of a calamity beast and a monster.

It possesses a physique that is difficult to damage by ordinary means, and can only be harmed by magic. It also has extremely strong regenerative abilities, which is simply terrifying.

Fortunately, this calamity beast wasn't very aggressive, otherwise she and Chi Yan might have been defeated here today.

Thinking of the powerful calamity beasts they encountered back then, Shui Lan thought of Liu Huang, the main force in that battle.

In her memory, although Liu Huang has always been the strongest member of their team, she does not play the role of a reliable older sister.

On the contrary, Ryuki is very childish, often makes unreliable decisions, and frequently sets traps for the magical girls.

For example, he tricked Chiyan into going head-to-head with a calamity beast covered in hard armor, and he deliberately didn't warn Qingning during her first battle, causing her to be sprayed with slime by the exploding insect eggs.

She was quite cautious and rarely fell into the traps set by Liu Huang. At most, her hair would get grazed by some magical attack from who-knows-where, turning it into an afro.

Shui Lan, who was often annoyed by Liu Huang, often thought that once she reached A-rank, she would definitely teach this unreliable squad leader a lesson for always messing with them.

She wants to stage a coup and seize Liu Huang's position as squad leader!

But once she actually became an A-level, her wish became very simple.

She no longer thinks about a coup, nor does she think about getting revenge. She can even pretend not to know and let Liu Huang trick her a few more times.

All she wants is for her old friend to come back.

The figure of the calamity beast swept past her eyes, and she severed several tentacles, but they quickly grew back.

Shui Lan rubbed her eyes.

What happened? She actually got distracted during the battle.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of her missing companion and felt a strange sadness.

So much time has passed, Liuhuang is probably doomed.

However, while the past can be cherished, they must ultimately move forward.

She will take over from Liu Huang and lead the magical girl squad of Binhai City to maintain the peace and tranquility of the city.

She gazed at the calamity beasts that were constantly regenerating under her and Crimson Flame's attacks, and in her heart asked the captain who had once led them to victory over one powerful enemy after another.

"Ryuki, if you were in this situation, what would you do?"

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Aster had been observing from the roadside for some time.

At first, she wasn't worried at all because she knew about Claw's strength from Tang Feng.

If I'm serious, dealing with an ordinary S-rank magical girl would be a piece of cake.

In her mind, Claw's personality would definitely not allow it to harm Blue and Crimson Flame. It would find a chance to escape after blocking their attacks and then secretly reunite with her.

But as she looked around, Ziwan noticed something was wrong.

Claw showed no intention of running away, nor did it seem to put up a serious fight; it simply relied on its powerful regenerative abilities to keep regenerating.

It was as if it were just a punching bag to be beaten.

Are you spacing out?

Ziwan began gesturing to Claw, signaling her to leave quickly.

But Claw didn't even look at her; she was staring blankly at the two figures in front of her who were attacking her.

Why?

Claw felt very wronged.

She hadn't eaten the child or done anything wrong, yet she was subjected to a brutal beating for no reason.

Moreover, she felt a strong sense of familiarity with these two people, as if they had once been very close friends.

This made her even more upset.

Claw knows she has lost something from her past. Her father said she used to be a magical girl, as beautiful as a butterfly.

But at the time she said she preferred caterpillars, that caterpillars were cute, and that she didn't want to become a butterfly. It seemed she had some bad memories that made her resist becoming a beautiful butterfly from the bottom of her heart.

"Chirp chirp..."

She wanted to greet the two girls, but as soon as they saw her make a sound, their attack became even more ferocious, as if they were worried that she was doing something bad.

But all she wanted to do was say hello to them.

Ziwan finally couldn't stand it anymore.

She didn't know if the two magical girls' attack could actually hurt Claw, but she would never stand by and watch her sister be bullied like this, even if the other party was a magical girl.

The severed tentacles seemed to strike her heart heavily. Although new ones quickly grew back, the mournful cry and gushing black blood from the claws at the moment of being cut off were real.

Claw is her sister, her family, and she will protect her family from being bullied by anyone.

After this firm thought emerged, Ziwan felt as if she had figured something out, and some things that were once vague and ethereal gradually became concrete.

My heart, which was originally not prone to any turmoil, now seemed to begin to stir.

family……

Claws are family.

She will protect them.

Ziwan seemed to have a sudden realization: was this her "reason"?

No matter who the other party is—a monster, a freak, an ordinary citizen, or even… a magical girl.

A gust of air suddenly appeared and rose around the girl, causing her long, shiny black hair to dance wildly in the air, like a swarm of butterflies fluttering their wings in the wind.

But it was ultimately just a hair's breadth away from becoming a butterfly.

Aster's figure disappeared from the spot.

A gust of wind swept by, and a girl's figure appeared in front of the monster, causing the two magical girls who were preparing to continue their attack to take two steps back.

The girl who suddenly appeared was stunningly beautiful, with long, jet-black hair that swayed in the wind, and her dark eyes revealing a firm and sharp brightness.

"stop."

She didn't say the word, but Shui Lan and Chi Yan sensed it from the resolute intent emanating from her.

"Aster? What are you doing?" Chi Yan couldn't help but ask.

The two magical girls were somewhat surprised by Aster's sudden appearance, and even more surprised that she actually stood in front of the calamity beast, preventing them from continuing their attack.

They recognized Ziwan, a promising young girl with exceptional magical talent at the Magical Girl Academy. They had previously mentored several prospective members during a practical training session, and Ziwan was one of them.

However, due to the significantly reduced frequency of the appearance of the calamity beasts and the increasingly inaccurate warnings, the course that was decided on a whim by the higher-ups has been cancelled.

In a way, they were practically Ziwan's teachers.

"Ziwan, what you're doing is dangerous. Get away from it quickly." Shui Lan was worried that the monster would attack Ziwan, so she kept a close watch on its every move and advised it.

Ziwan gently patted the round head of the baby, a soft smile appearing on her usually cool face. "It's alright, your sister will protect you."

"Chirp chirp..."

Claw made a very aggrieved sound. She spread out her tentacles and tightly wrapped them around Aster's body, like a crying child hugging a loved one.

"Aster!"

Shui Lan thought the monster had attacked the girl. At the moment, Zi Wan was tightly wrapped by tentacles and stuck to the spherical body, as if she would be eaten by the monster at any moment.

She raised her flower sword, ready to save the person, but Ziwan suddenly turned around and said in a very serious tone, "Sisters, could you please let her go?"

Chi Yan couldn't help but rush forward, "Are you serious?"

Shui Lan reached out and stopped Chi Yan, looking at Zi Wan's long, dark hair fluttering in the wind.

"reason?"

"She is my family, and I want to protect her."

"Are you crazy?! Do you even know what it is? A calamity beast! You actually said you're related to a calamity beast?!" Chi Yan was almost at her breaking point. She had once thought highly of Zi Wan and had even explained a lot about magic techniques and principles to her. She felt that Zi Wan was very likely to become their partner in the future, which was why she spared no effort to help her.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly blocked her and the Disaster Beast, spouting nonsense about being family with the Disaster Beast.

"Don't stop me, I'm going to teach her another lesson!"

"Can you stop acting so impulsively like a fool every time?" Shui Lan was so angry that she really wanted to punch this idiot teammate. After scolding Chi Yan, she continued to look at Zi Wan.

"It is a calamity beast."

"She is my sister."

Ziwan spoke calmly. She knew Claw's origins, but she wasn't prepared to tell him.

The reason is simple: regardless of whether the other party would believe it, Tang Feng had previously told her not to tell anyone, so she wouldn't.

She would only comply with Tang Feng's new instructions if he told her that she could speak out.

Shui Lan frowned slightly. She had met Zi Wan before and knew that the other was a very peculiar girl.

She still remembers how, during the practical training, the other person charged towards the monster that was far more powerful than her with an indifferent expression, as if the word "fear" did not exist in their dictionary.

Even after defeating the monster, the opponent continued to smash its corpse without expression, continuing until it was turned into mincemeat without letting go.

That time in the square, even against the calamity beast that she couldn't defeat, Ziwan dared to rush up and calmly deliver the final blow to the dying beast.

Why would a girl like that protect a monster?

Shui Lan said, "That reason is not enough. If, as you say, you consider yourself to be one of the calamity beasts, then you will also be judged after the calamity beasts are executed."

"She hasn't done anything wrong," Ziwan said firmly, undeterred.

"Aster!" Shui Lan's tone became more forceful. "Watch closely."

A severed tentacle rose from the ground and appeared in front of Shui Lan.

The tentacle hovered in the air. Aquamarine picked up her Heart Gem and slowly brought it closer.

A brilliant blue light shone, and the tentacle quickly transformed into specks of starlight, converging towards the Heart Gem.

After the tentacle completely disappeared, Shui Lan looked at Zi Wan with a cold expression.

"See that? It's undoubtedly a true calamity beast, an abnormal life form that shouldn't exist in this world."

Shui Lan didn't give up trying to comfort the other person; she patiently explained.

"The purpose of magical girls is to eliminate unexpected entities such as monsters and monsters."

"There were no magical girls in this world before. When the first monster appeared, people despairingly discovered that their modern weapons were completely ineffective against it."

"With the increasing appearance of monstrous beasts, magical girls were born amidst endless despair."

"It can be said that magical girls were born because of the appearance of the calamity beasts."

"Our purpose in life is to destroy them."

"Our Heart Gem was created specifically to collect their remains. It can't even collect the corpses of monsters, but it can make the remains of even the largest calamity beasts disappear into it."

"If monsters are the enemies of magical girls, then monsters are their prey; the two are inherently opposed."

"So, for the sake of our past acquaintance, I'll say it one last time."

"Get out of the way."

(End of this chapter)