Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"That was an accident... But how did you know I was here?"

"The reason you can speak is because there's a part of me inside you, but even a tiny piece, the size of a dander from the world's most beautiful girl, is enough for me to pinpoint your location... Why are you laughing so disgustingly?"

"……fine."

The fact that she was happy because a part of a beautiful girl was inside her was something she absolutely could not tell Sirius.

"I can roughly guess why you've come."

He scratched his head.

"...Could you let me handle Miss Yi's matter at the Water Resources Bureau?"

3. Flow, let things drift.

"You're not thinking of trying to seduce her, are you?"

Besides disbelief, Sirius's words also carried a hint of mockery.

"Then you might as well go and woo Spica. That mermaid witch isn't quite right in the head. Among all the witches we've captured so far, she's the most manic type. You simply can't communicate with her..."

Liu interrupted, "Yes, I can. I've already started talking to her."

Sirius stared wide-eyed.

"Huh? So Shark Girl can talk? I thought she was like you, with a vocal cord structure different from humans, which is why she couldn't speak."

"At first she called without saying a word, but after I chatted with her for a bit, she started talking... Maybe she saw me as one of her kind."

"You actually managed to get her to talk?"

"But she seemed to dislike me quite a bit; I always felt she looked at me with a lot of disgust."

"So you just couldn't help but curse at me."

Sirius also gave Liu a disdainful look.

"But she's different from you. Her mind isn't human. How do you convince her to behave and not cause trouble? We can give her a relatively free imprisonment environment instead of locking her up in a cell, satisfying most of her needs, but we absolutely cannot let her run around outside. She's a huge destabilizing factor for this society. Do you understand what I mean?"

Liu sighed softly, "My pseudo-factor is a wolf, not a human. I'm just a weirdo who has been implanted with the memories of a human."

He spoke sincerely, but Sirius was dismissive.

"Huh? That's it? You stupid dog! Don't forget, I'm not human either! I'm targeting her not because she's not human, but because she's an enemy of humanity! You can't be so stupid as to not understand what I mean, can you?"

“I know, but witches also have human… magical girl memories. Let me continue to work on her mindset; she’ll surely understand…”

"Let's establish some rules, then."

Sirius leaned against the bridge pier on the shore and said, "First of all, I'll only give you two days. You can do whatever you want during these two days. Resolve this matter before this time the day after tomorrow. I will send you the address for our meeting. It's a private property of mine in Changkong City. You can move in first, and no one else will know."

Sirius tossed over a key.

"Two days...that should be enough."

Liu agreed, but Sirius's conditions didn't stop there.

"Secondly, you are not allowed to cause a commotion like today, otherwise I will not be able to stop Spica for you, and what will happen then will not be up to me alone."

"Okay...that makes sense too."

Liu agreed again.

Sirius continued, "Third, and this is my last request, if you fail to make her behave within the time limit, you must bring her to me personally to eliminate any unstable factors. If I find out that you are helping her escape or hide, I will throw you into prison in Spica... You should know that you cannot escape my grasp."

I hesitated a bit this time when answering.

"……I see."

In the end, Ryu accepted Sirius's arrangement.

Perhaps it was just meddling, but he saw a reflection of himself in the Mermaid Witch, and even if it was just for his own sake, he wanted to try to help her.

"Now that I've explained the conditions, here are some strategy tips."

Sirius continued the conversation, "Since you say that witches inherit the memories of magical girls, you can start from that point."

"That's true, but I don't know anything about the magical girl who gave birth to her."

Sirius nodded and said, "I'm the acting chairman of the association now, so I can't accompany you directly. But I will arrange for you to meet someone. If anything unexpected happens, you must protect her safety... protect her with your life!"

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"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Despite having traveled a long way and having entered the gate with the key, Liu was stopped by the security guards of the villa complex.

"Security guard, what's the matter?"

"Where did you get this key?"

"I... my boss gave it to me."

The arrogant young security guard looked the man in front of him up and down, his face and body incongruous with each other... a cross-dresser.

Who is your boss?

His relationship with Sirius must not be exposed, otherwise when Spica traces the clues, it will implicate Sirius.

With that in mind, Liu replied, "This... I can't say."

"You didn't steal this key, did you?"

I've been suspected, without any reason.

"Hey, isn't judging people by their appearance a bit too much?"

The speaker wasn't Liu. Not far away, a little girl with a bob haircut stepped out of a high-end black sedan and pulled out some kind of identification...

"The association's specially appointed tactical officer... is that young?"

"You're really rude, security guard. If you don't want to work here, I can fire you right now!"

A look of displeasure flashed across the girl's face, and she said again, "There are association assets here, and this lady is my guest. I've already said that, are you still planning to stop her?"

"...No, I'm very sorry."

The security guard lowered his head in fear, but his eyes were still lingering on Liu's body out of the corner of his eye.

How come he didn't realize that she was a girl?

The girl led Liu into the villa community built against the mountain. Although the detached buildings here were luxurious, few people lived there, and there were almost no people in the entire community. However, each building seemed to be well maintained.

It's as if those rich people buy things just for the sake of buying, and then ignore them afterward, even hiring people to take care of them...

Considering the situation on Sirius, Liu felt that this was the case.

"Sorry, the security guards here are used to seeing so-called upper-class elites, so they are all a bit snobbish. That's why they were so arrogant and rude to you. But stopping someone like you is part of their job. After all, you do look out of place. If something goes wrong after letting you in, they will be responsible."

"They're just bullying their master."

Miss Sirius's dog scoffed at this and asked again, "Are you the savior sent by Sirius?"

"Hmm~ Let me introduce myself. My name is Shi Yi. I am fifteen years old. I used to be a magical girl, but I have retired after losing my Star Crystal. Now I work as a special tactical officer in the association. However, I also have to attend classes and tutoring sessions on weekdays... cough cough, I accidentally said too much. I hope Sister Liu won't mind too much."

Xiao Yi just smiled, and Liu thought she was strangely playful and cute.

but……

"I am male."

“Your face and voice are not convincing.”

"This is all a setup!"

Xiao Yi blinked, took the key, and opened the gate of a villa.

He added, "By the way, this area is a gray zone that no magical girls are in charge of. You see, there are no reconnaissance airships in the sky, right? So there won't be any evacuation alarms when a wormhole occurs. Only after the reconnaissance satellite detects the wormhole signal will magical girls be dispatched to deal with it, so the response will be much slower."

Liu looked up at the empty blue sky.

"Um, why?"

4. 流 (liú), female; of the lowest rank.

"Because this is an affluent area, there are too many unsavory things they don't want others to know, but regardless of the purpose of the reconnaissance airship, it is ultimately a form of surveillance..."

Xiao Yi shrugged and didn't continue, but Liu understood what she meant.

The association's airships were driven out of the area by this group of dignitaries, and as a result, without the wormhole alarm, they began to feel unsafe again, ultimately creating this magnificent yet absurd no-man's-land.

"How ironic."

"What's so ironic? People who buy houses here don't care about a deserted property, even if it's money that many families can't earn in a lifetime."

For example, Sirius.

Compared to an island in Hawaii, a villa in Changkong City is nothing.

This villa isn't large, but it has a very modern style, with almost the entire house made of various types of glass, resembling a crystal palace.

The four walls are transparent glass curtain walls, offering views of the surrounding forest. There is a small bridge and a stream behind the house. Each villa along the stream is designed with a boardwalk. The water under the boardwalk is crystal clear, and you can also take a kayak for a smooth rafting trip.

"..."

Liu was somewhat dumbfounded.

Even if his memories were fabricated, he was just a child from an ordinary working-class family. Where would he have ever seen such a luxurious spectacle?

Just how rich is Miss Sirius?

Hearing this murmur, Xiao Yi replied, "Oh, you mean Sirius? She might not be the world's richest person, but she should be in the top 10 without a problem. She has no concept of money anymore."

"The top ten richest people in the world?"

"She's the world's number one idol and magical girl, you know? She also owns all sorts of businesses. She was already very rich six years ago. Over the years... if most of her income hadn't gone to the association for financial support, she would definitely be the richest person in the world."

It was Xiao Yi's first time visiting this small villa, and she was running around up and down the stairs with a visitor's mentality.

To create a sense of openness, the entire first floor is open-plan, with no walls between the living room, dining room, kitchen, and balcony. Even the bathroom walls are made of frosted glass, so you can see your reflection even though you can't see through them.

However, as Xiao Yi went upstairs for a tour, Liu discovered that the design of this crystal palace-like glass villa was not reasonable.