Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"...Woof?"

“I’ve been busy with one thing after another lately, and I haven’t had a chance to take you out for a walk. You’ve been staying at home all day eating and sleeping, so it’s normal for you to gain weight.”

Besides, the food I feed it is really good; after all, it's a priceless dog, so I can't neglect it.

"Well……"

This dog only licked two mouthfuls of goat milk.

Then I stopped eating.

"That's it? You're not trying to lose weight, are you?"

"Wang!"

It called out loudly to express its affirmation.

"Then at least finish this meal, don't waste it... Starting next time, reduce your dog food and go for a morning run with Serino every day?"

"Wang~"

Given the intensity of its exercise when it was free-range on Naboo Island, it should have no problem running more than ten kilometers.

"By the way, Seruno, I have to go out today and may not be back until tonight."

"Oh, what's up?"

I knew she would ask me all the questions.

I replied, "I need to learn how to become a qualified agent."

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South suburbs of Changkong City, E6 area, Chrollo Idol Agency.

Talent scout Qiao Lina's outfit was similar to yesterday's, except that she had changed her suit pants into a pencil skirt.

I am having a one-on-one conversation with her in her office.

"you are……"

"Sikong Cai, you've already forgotten my name after just one day? I can't help but wonder how many women you approached yesterday and said the same lines as me?"

For some reason, my tone wasn't very polite.

"No, no, no, really not much. Your aura truly matches my definition of an idol. I guarantee that given time, you will become the world's most successful top idol!"

"Like Sirius?"

"Yes, just like Sirius~"

I wasn't very excited, and even let out a disdainful snort.

"Hmph, are you sure it's not that everyone else ran away because of the desolate scenery around here? And that I'm the only one who dared to set foot in this godforsaken place, so you're saying this because you have no other choice?"

"How could that be? We're a veteran agency that has discovered top idols!"

However, faced with reality, her explanations were so pale and powerless.

The Chrollo Idol Agency is located in an old two-story bungalow with the word "Demolition" painted on the exterior wall in black paint. Not only are the facilities outdated, but there are no other employees besides Jolina.

Damn it, even a shell company knows to put in two or three employees to make it look presentable.

"So, Ms. Qiao Lina, as the current owner of a long-established agency, why do you also serve as a talent scout, receptionist, agent, assistant, and trainer?"

"...Do you really have to break through this barrier?"

She asked with a pained expression, but I wasn't going to be merciful.

"As an unlucky soul who was tricked into coming here by your sweet talk, don't I have any right to know which agency I might be assigned to for military service?"

"Our company used to be..."

"I want to go back."

As soon as I stood up, Jolina, as if she had activated Trans-Am, moved with lightning speed, leaving afterimages as she bypassed the desk and grabbed my leg, pleading with me.

"I'm not kidding you! This firm used to be really famous..."

That's quite an ugly pose.

It seems this firm has indeed reached a critical juncture, facing a life-or-death situation and having no choice but to back down.

I squatted down in front of her and asked, "If I may ask, when did you become famous, around that time?"

"Ten years ago..."

Now I understand what happened.

"The old-generation ordinary idol agencies were completely crushed by the emerging magical girl idols, right?"

"That's right!"

"But unfortunately, ordinary idols are at a huge disadvantage compared to magical girl idols... So why don't you sign a magical girl?"

"...We didn't have that much money. When the generation changed, we were still pouring resources into our ordinary idols. By the time we realized it, we had already been abandoned by the times. Not to mention signing magical girls, even our idols couldn't stand the gap of being left behind by the tide of the times, and soon chose to retire."

As we were talking, Jolina knelt down in front of me and sighed sadly.

"In the end, only you were left?"

"As you can see."

I asked, "Then what makes you think I can be the one to revive this firm?"

She obviously didn't know I was a magical girl.

But when I said that, she suddenly perked up again.

"There will be an audition and preliminary round for an idol selection this weekend at the newly built Changkong City Greenland Gymnasium. That will be our opportunity."

I think I know what she's talking about.

"...You mean that Supernova Idol Festival?"

"That's right!"

I reminded her, "But that talent show is only open to magical girls."

"I know."

A fervent light shone in her eyes.

"All I need to do is figure out a way to disguise you as a magical girl!"

Chapter Thirteen Refusal

(Albinocotyledon)

Do you expect me, a magical girl pretending to be an ordinary girl, to disguise myself as a magical girl and participate in a magical girl audition?

I need to sort this out to make sense of it; what a tongue twister!

"Won't I go to jail for doing this?"

Qiao Lina shook her head, feigning profundity.

“Miss Sikong Cai, there is currently no law against ‘fake magical girl activities’ because such things simply cannot be carried out and will be exposed 100% of the time.”

"Since you know you'll be exposed 100%, why are you coming to me?"

"Because I am one thousand percent!"

"Isn't being exposed 1000% worse than being 100%?"

"Well, what I mean is... I have a way that will never be exposed."

"any solution?"

"I can tell you, but you have to promise me first..."

Still daring to keep us in suspense?

"I want to go back."

I turned around decisively, but she pounced on me again, grabbing my legs and pulling at my skirt.

"Wait! I was wrong, please don't go!"

"Sigh! Let go!"

What on earth possessed me to believe her nonsense and come to this suburban bungalow to waste my time and breath with her?

"We can create a magic that can't be detected!"

"for example?"

"Mind-reading magic".

"...Indeed, the absence of special effects leaves room for deception, but it's too easy to verify this."

"What about lie detectors? They use logic to analyze the flaws in the other person's words!"

"Actually, I had a McDonald's double cheeseburger this morning."

"This must be...the truth!!"

She blinked, trying to hide her guilt by speaking loudly.

"It's fake. McDonald's doesn't sell Double Cheese during breakfast hours. If you can't even see through this deliberate flaw, then don't even think about any lie detector magic."

I pressed my temples, trying to smooth out the bulging veins.

In my Miluno state, I am a rational person. For someone as calm as me to feel my blood rushing, Jolina is also a talent—I was deceived by her feigned maturity when we first met, and I thought she was such a reliable person.

Forget about learning about brokerage; this agency is practically a rickety little boat.

"You haven't really thought through your plan thoroughly at all, have you?"

"How was I supposed to know that even regular idols wouldn't be eligible to participate this time..."

"These are all audition programs for magical girls. Ordinary people would only humiliate themselves if they participated. Even if they barely passed the preliminary rounds, they would be eliminated later. You should know this very well, let alone try to impersonate a magical girl with clumsy tricks..."

The path she chose was destined to fail, but even so, I could feel her obsession.