Starting with "The Demonic Cultivation," I had no choice but to pretend to be a magical gi

"Let's go, hurry up."

Once the manager had finished scolding her, he grabbed Keigo and prepared to run away as quickly as possible.

"Let's leave quickly before the reporters arrive. We should still have enough time to go back and continue filming."

So, amidst the chaos, the two abruptly left without attracting much attention.

Soon, the magical girls patrolling nearby arrived and completely quelled the sudden attack.

"Zzz—"

Dear friends, due to an unforeseen event, classes this morning are suspended. Please maintain order and await further notice…

The static from the radio started up again.

The students, who had been feeling rather dull, instantly came to life. The unpleasant atmosphere was completely washed away by the half-day holiday.

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"That's it?"

Gu Yun frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping past the classmates who were still excitedly discussing the magical girl who had just appeared, and drifting towards the messy playground.

"Otherwise what?"

Nightingale's voice was somewhat listless; repairing her golden core occupied a great deal of her mind, and she couldn't spare much attention for it at the moment.

"Those few weaklings were blasted to smithereens by the magical girls, so they're definitely fine now."

She put what she had learned to good use, directly applying the vocabulary of derogatory terms she had heard from Gu Yun yesterday to her fellow practitioners.

"not necessarily."

While the people nearby were chattering and taking pictures to post on their WeChat Moments, Gu Yun suddenly ducked down and slipped into the alley like an eel.

This is a path leading to the back of the school. On weekdays, apart from groups of delinquent teenagers and couples hiding to date, almost no one comes here.

"Do you even know what strategic depth is? Do you even know what firepower reconnaissance is?"

He kept muttering to himself.

"Sending a few weaklings up at the start is called testing the waters. It tests the magical girls' patience and also makes them lower their guard."

Once everyone feels safe, the main force will launch a decisive attack, secretly plotting and scheming – that's what the demonic path should be doing.

The nightingale was silent for a moment, clearly trying to understand this logic.

"...Although I don't understand your strange talk, are you implying that there are actually powerful experts behind those weaklings who haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"You got it right, but there's no reward."

Gu Yun snapped his fingers and confidently began to give his opinions.

"This wave, this wave is called a feint attack combining reality and illusion. The real boss is definitely lurking somewhere, just waiting to lower your guard before jumping out to launch a big attack."

The nightingale silently complained.

"Then why? Why didn't the mastermind behind this strike with lightning speed before the magical girl even realized she was on guard?"

Gu Yun pretended not to hear.

You ask me how I know? That's what the documents say!

As he spoke, he had already disappeared into the grove of trees.

The dense vegetation here allows only a few dappled rays of sunlight to filter through, making it a perfect spot for secretly carrying out important tasks.

Gu Yun cautiously looked around to make sure no one would notice him.

"Since they're trying to play dirty tricks, let's turn the tables on them and use this as a perfect opportunity for Magical Girl Wind Chime's debut!"

Magical girls need popularity.

Even wild species that don't belong to the association are the same; otherwise, how would anyone know you're a magical girl? Nobody would care if you died on the roadside.

It can only be said that there are advantages and disadvantages. For the time being, Gu Yun needs to use this name to infiltrate the association and solidify her identity as a magical girl.

Therefore, a debut performance with enough topics and points of discussion, and a public appearance as a magical girl, is of paramount importance.

Thinking this, he took a deep breath.

"Transform!"

A surge of purplish-black demonic energy suddenly rose from the soles of his feet, rapidly enveloping his entire body as if it were a living force.

The light dissipated.

A magical girl named Wind Chime, dressed in a black Gothic Lolita dress and dragging iron shackles, appeared under the shade of a tree.

"The transformation effect is still not very good."

Fengling looked down at her dress and tugged at it unhappily.

"I'll have to figure out how to adjust things after I get back."

"Have you had enough?!"

Nightingale, who was originally repairing her golden core, was suddenly rendered helpless and furious by this forced activation.

"Didn't you say you'd let me know before you needed to use it?"

"Quiet down, it's coming."

Fengling completely ignored her protests, casually lifted her skirt, and found a relatively clean large rock to sit cross-legged on.

Then, his violet eyes were fixed on the direction of the school, awaiting the arrival of the demonic attack he had predicted.

"The moment that hidden boss shows its face, I'll charge out and wipe it out completely!"

Time passed second by second.

An hour has passed.

The wind rustled through the leaves, and the noise from the playground in the distance remained unchanged.

A passing insect buzzed near the wind chime. She remained focused, when suddenly a tiny, sharp thorn shot out from the shadow behind her and pinned her to the tree trunk.

Two hours have passed.

Music played over the loudspeaker, indicating that many students had already left the school and the construction site was currently being cleaned up.

The sun, which had been directly facing this direction, had slowly moved to its zenith overhead. The wind chime, which had been standing straight, gradually relaxed, becoming increasingly impatient.

"..."

The grove was eerily quiet; you couldn't see a soul in sight.

Forget about the big boss, we didn't even see a single one of the classic monsters that narrowly escaped with their lives and fled in panic.

"that……"

The nightingale's voice carried a hint of hesitation, and a touch of barely suppressed schadenfreude.

"Is this what you mean by combining reality and illusion? Is the big boss lost? Should we go out and look for him?"

Feng Ling stood up expressionlessly.

"This doesn't make sense. According to the plot, there should be a major plot twist at this point, creating an opportunity for an important character to appear!"

She had seen many examples of popular magical girl stories, and this scene was featured in them all.

As if to confirm her words, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside the woods.

Feng Ling's eyes lit up.

Here it is, just as I expected!

Her eyes sharpened like knives, ready to strike at any moment.

then……

An elderly woman wearing an orange sanitation worker's vest and carrying a large broom walked over.

The two locked eyes.

The air seemed to freeze.

The older woman stared at the magical girl in front of her, dressed in a gothic Lolita dress and exuding an eerie aura. Her gaze lingered on the iron shackles on Fengling's right calf for a moment before she silently turned and walked away.

"These magical girls these days are really getting harder and harder to understand..."