Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"Losing the crystal just means she'll become an ordinary person again. If she wants to continue being a magical girl, we can help her find a new crystal first, understand? Our path is simply the inevitable trend. Humanity can control extraterrestrial power, making everyone a magical girl, completely eliminating the threat from 'the other side,' and even achieving an immortal civilization."

Miluno coldly replied, "But crystal also has its own will."

"That's just willful will. Why can't I have magic? Aren't I using it quite skillfully? 'Moonlight Gale', if I wanted to, I could have cut off your wrist just now. In terms of speed alone, my 'bloodline' is not inferior."

Miss Ange is very confident in her magic.

But Miluno isn't just fast; she maintains extremely high reaction speed and thinking ability even while accelerating, something Miss Ange can't do...

Although she was underestimated, Miluno didn't react much, probably because she didn't want to admit her identity.

"Miss Anjie, since you've put it that way, could you please take me to meet my father...?"

"Not now, I won't let you do anything bad."

“I know my dad hates me, but given the current situation, I still want to talk to him.”

Secretary-General Anjie adjusted her glasses.

"No means no. If you have nothing else to say, leave now. I'll let you off this time, or I'll call security."

"That's not up to you."

Having said all that, Miluno gave up on holding back.

Do you really think you can take me down alone?

Miss Anjie laughed and said, "Hmph, you don't actually think... I'm just sitting here to chat with you, do you? Let's see who's being too confident."

"Varied--"

Miluno was now entangled in numerous red threads, suspended like a marionette.

Miss Anjie's red thread wasn't blocked by my bubble wrap?

No, these tough red lines are actually made of Miluno's blood!

Miluno glanced at the arm that was in a sling.

"So that's how it is. Is this the kind of magic? No wonder it's called 'Bloodline'."

She was unusually calm.

Miluno forcibly broke free of the blood vessels, and blood seeped from her entire body. Even Miss Ange was shocked by this action.

"Hey, aren't you in pain or scared?"

"Don't compare me to a fake magical girl like you who has never been on the battlefield. Rather than being led by the nose by you, it's easier to grit my teeth and knock you out."

As Miluno spoke, she flashed by, and before I could even see what happened, Miss Ange, who was sitting on the sofa, crashed headfirst into the sturdy mahogany desk, leaving a dent in the surface. Her forehead, exposed by her long, center-parted hair, was bleeding, and it looked incredibly painful.

This time, Miss Anjie is truly unconscious.

"...You're not...you're not dead, are you?"

"Since she also possesses magical girl abilities, then it's fine. Seal her magic with bubbles. Your bubbles can filter out conceptual things like magic, right?"

"I'll give it a try."

I did manage to do that when I played beach volleyball before.

Miluno took out a handkerchief to wipe her wounds. Although she didn't know the specific principle, Miss Ange's magic was indeed difficult to guard against and very dangerous.

The window on the upper floor of the office was pushed open, and Falcon, carrying Aunt Rinki, climbed back in from outside the window.

The latter sighed, holding his forehead.

"Sigh, you actually took action right away. Didn't you think about the trouble of cleaning up the mess?"

"I didn't expect her to be the type who maintains a magical girl form for a long time. I went too lightly the first time and failed to knock her out."

"Unauthorized intrusion into the association president's office—if word gets out, even SPica won't be able to protect the two of you, will they?"

"The two of us? Are you trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility?"

Milno said, "Just arrest Seruno's father. You recorded what this woman just said, didn't you?"

“Recordings are hard to use as evidence, but we’ve come this far, we have to take down that research institute in one fell swoop… Move aside, let me see what secrets she has in her head!”

Auntie helped Miss Anjie to the sofa, ignoring the other's pitiful forehead, and grabbed the top of the other's head, her eyes glowing red.

Her "Record of Thoughts" magic was just as eerie as Miss Ange's "Bloodline." Red "thoughts" were constantly being drawn from Miss Ange's mind. Although both were red, they were different from the scarlet of the Bloodline; instead, they were a purplish-red, and paler than Miss Meilisha's wine-like, magnificent flames...

Looking at it this way, there are just too many magical girls with red themes, aren't there?

"...This woman is truly terrifying."

Auntie seems to have gained something.

"what happened?"

"She's pathologically infatuated with your father... Her mind is practically consumed by thoughts of your father, which has interfered with my investigation... What a bastard."

“That’s not what we want to hear.”

Falcon fiddled with his glowing braids and asked, "Where's Kagerou? Judging from what the woman is saying, we probably don't have much time left."

"No, she came back to retrieve Yang Yan's previous medical examination report."

Auntie took an unannotated folder from the bookshelf, patted it in her hand, and said, "They probably still need to do some final checks, right? After all, their goal isn't to kill Yang Yan, they just want the Star Crystal inside her."

Perhaps this reason convinced Falcon, and her clenched teeth relaxed as she asked, "Then do you know where their research institute is?"

"I understand, but it'll be a bit troublesome in the future... I might need to drag someone down with me."

"Who?"

“Spica, esteemed Chief of the Tactical Division…”

At this point, Auntie pressed the walkie-talkie in her ear again.

"Old Bai, could you please contact Spica?"

Chapter Thirty-One: Mental Covert

(Albinocotyledon)

Mom called Spica over.

To be precise, it was Mom who didn't dare to talk to Spica directly, so she asked Dad, who was helping out in the parking lot downstairs, to call Spica over.

"...Lü Linxi! How dare you play this game of acting first and reporting later again? The Supervisory Department is leading the way in breaking the rules, is there no law left?"

After going through such a long detour, Spica glanced at the female secretary lying on the sofa and still launched into a tirade against her mother.

Mom pouted, looking aggrieved.

"I only had Old Bai contact you because I was afraid of getting scolded! To be honest, you're asking too much of me to follow the rules when dealing with internal enemies, aren't you? You know that only I can see my magic, so it's hard to use as evidence, not to mention that this time it's the association chairman, how much pressure is there to pull out a search warrant..."

"Sigh, I'll settle this score with you later."

"If it could be resolved, would we still need to settle accounts?"

"One thing at a time... Why did you call me here?"

"I examined this girl's head. Spica, is there anything unusual about the airships in area A2?"

"You mean, that third-party research institution is hiding inside our airship?"

“That’s right, and it’s not really a third party, just a white glove used by Sun Ji to research the Star Crystal. That’s why he was able to secretly place it inside the airship, which is why it’s impossible to get in through conventional means… This thing is always flying in the sky.”

Falcon asked, "Can I go in?"

"We can't get in. That research institute... no, it should be called the research lab... is completely sealed off. There are no entrances or exits even inside the airship. Humans can't squeeze in through the ventilation fans."

"We can make a hole in the wall."

Spica immediately shook her head and rejected Falcon's terrible suggestion.

"No, the association is in the eye of the storm right now. If magical girls attack phase detection airships at this time... the public opinion will explode."

Falcon frowned and shut his mouth, remaining silent.

I rested my chin on my hand and thought, "A sealed room without doors or windows, relying only on an exhaust fan for ventilation, sounds like the environment inside must be terrible."

"No, quite the opposite, that research lab was actually Seruno's mother's life support pod, so the environment wasn't too bad."

"Huh? Mom's..."

Upon hearing her mother's words, Serino's eyes reddened; her mother's misfortune was her most tender and helpless vulnerability.

Feeling a little reluctant, I said, "Serno, you shouldn't participate in the following operations."

"Huh? Why?"

I countered, "Can you stop your father? He has indeed found a way to wake your mother up... it's just illegal and immoral."

Seruno nodded subconsciously, but her movements quickly stopped.

"No way! I want to go too!"

She kept a straight face, revealing a determined expression.

"Since Dad made a mistake, I have to correct him!"

He couldn't even speak fluently when he saw his own father, and he wanted to wake up his wife who had been in a coma for many years. Was that really a mistake?

Spica glanced at the time and asked, "So, the only way to enter that secret room in the sky is through her teleportation magic?"

“That’s right, that’s why I sent you here… Your ‘mental overlay’ can turn her into your temporary puppet, right?”

I know that, after all, Spica is one of the famous legends.

As the mastermind behind the scenes, she possesses brainwashing abilities that border on villainy. Once covered by that silk-like white cloth, one's body will be manipulated by Spica's magic, losing self-awareness and becoming her puppet. Even if ordered to commit suicide, one would probably comply...

Perhaps it was precisely because this magic was considered beneath public scrutiny that she chose to retire behind the scenes and become an advisor.

"I understand. I'll make an exception and cooperate with you this time."

Seeing that Spica agreed, Mom asked, "The airships in the A2 area are a bit far... can you arrange a helicopter?"

"That's not appropriate. Secretary-General Anjie came back to retrieve the documents but we lost contact with her. Are we sending a helicopter now just to make sure she doesn't know?"

"Well, I do have a way to get there..."

Seruno wiped her eyes and raised her hand.