Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"coming."

As Miluno looked out, a convertible Mini drove straight into the park, crossed the cordon, and stopped in front of us.

"Miss Yin Wei."

"Serno, drink this potion."

Ms. Yin Wei tossed over a bag of jelly drinks and pointed to the back seat of the car.

"Get in the car, let's talk somewhere else."

Since it's a mini car, the back seat is a bit cramped for three people. The mysterious girl was sandwiched between me and Miluno. She was quite obedient and well-behaved, and didn't seem to want to run away, which gave me a chance to get a good look at her.

Wearing a white dress with gold trim, her blonde hair reflected the light under the streetlights, highlighting the shy blush on her face.

Who exactly is she?

“I don’t know either,” Miluno replied.

"Haven't you seen her before? Where did you see her?"

Miluno paused, seemingly unsure of what to say.

“I used to think she was Aldebaran, but now it seems she might also be some kind of ‘experimental product’.”

Aldebaran also called her daughter, even though she herself looked much younger.

"She has no dark energy in her body, which means she has no pseudo-factors, so you can't say she's a weirdo."

This is the result of my observation.

"So it's a magical girl?"

"We'll have to ask Miss Sirius... By the way, where are we headed?"

Yin Wei replied, "To the Imperial Hotel."

"...The one in the city center?"

I've never even been inside that standalone, top-tier luxury hotel.

"Yes, Sirius is waiting for you there."

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Stepping onto the luxurious wool carpet, you enter the magnificent hotel lobby. The entrance lounge is furnished with luxurious sofas and features an upscale bar.

This is the most luxurious five-star hotel in Changkong City.

Even in an environment that I found extravagant and uncomfortable, Miss Miluno appeared calm and composed, her expression unchanged. She went straight to the front desk to meet Sirius.

This made me even more curious about her family background.

They don't register with the association, treating a huge bounty that ordinary people could never earn in a lifetime as dirt...

Perhaps, Miluno is simply a rich young lady who doesn't lack money?

Take the elevator upstairs, walk through the corridor, and knock on the door of Sirius's suite.

Zara popped her head out from behind the door, her small golden-brown braids on either side of her head twitching and bouncing.

Although she was also one of the top 16 contestants in the Supernova Idol Festival, everyone treated her like a pushover, a nepotism figurehead who was forced into the competition through connections with Sirius.

"You've finally arrived?"

Sirius stroked his chin, observing the mysterious girl with great interest.

"She's not a magical girl; she doesn't have a star crystal inside her."

"She has neither a pseudo-factor nor crystal... Could she just be an ordinary person?"

"Don't ask me, hey, isn't it about time you revealed your identity?"

The mysterious young woman rubbed her fingers together and fidgeted.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Woof!"

Chapter 48 Artificial Magical Girl

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really.

Hearing that familiar "woof," I knew who she was.

"Are you from the Golden Ship?"

"Wang-"

Sirius didn't seem surprised; it was as if he had already guessed it.

Seruno had to manually lift her jaw, which had dropped in shock.

"Is this the Golden Ship? Or is it our dog?"

"Wang~"

"Oh! It really is Ah Huang!"

With a confident bark, Seruno, finally certain, pounced on the Golden Ship, cuddling it affectionately, just as she often did with her dog.

"Wang~"

"Hehehe, Ah Huang, you're being too polite! Just tell us if you become a magical girl~ Everyone will be happy for you!"

However, the golden retriever has been transformed into a beautiful girl, which makes their stickers look even better.

"...Um, I don't think I can really be considered a magical girl, woof."

Wow?! It started talking!

Seruno showed surprise again. I wasn't particularly surprised, because she had let it slip when she was still a dog. I hadn't noticed at the time, but now that I think about it, she really did say something.

I pressed further, "So what exactly happened? What are you now?"

He is neither a weirdo nor a freak.

It's not a magical girl;

But it turned from a dog into a person?

“Miluno, I know, you are actually…”

Before Golden could utter a single dangerous word, I grabbed her sweet little mouth and rushed into the bedroom, locking the door behind me.

With my hands on her shoulders, I warned in a deep voice, "Ah Huang, that secret can't be told to anyone, you should understand, right?"

The dog stared at me and blinked, a sly glint in its eyes.

"I understand! But you have to buy me pork chops, I don't want to eat dog food anymore!"

She even asked me for hush money?

“Ah Huang, I’m short on money. I can’t afford to feed you steak every day.”

"Hey, didn't I already give you gold?"

It turns out she was the one paying for the meal that time.

"That kind of gold is hard to sell, and it all went into paying for house renovations."

Metall made extensive changes to the apartment's structure; the cost of materials and furniture alone far exceeded the value of the two pieces of gold.

"I can transform it for you again, as much gold as you want."

Does owning the Gold Ship guarantee economic freedom?

"So, you were the one who turned that lady's phone into a gold brick before?"

"I was just helping you out of a tight spot~ If you want to thank me, just pat my head!"

Pat her head.

It also squinted its eyes and showed an expression of enjoyment, and even stuck out its tongue to lick my hand.

"Ah Huang, can you tell me? What exactly are you...?"

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woof!woof!

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"Artificial crystal?!"

I compiled the major news revealed by the Golden Ship and then told Seruno and Sirius.

"Hmm, using the technology from the other side to create Star Crystals seems to be a research topic for Aldebaran. She is also the second-generation infiltration weapon... The first generation was Flow, the masterpiece of the previous head of the Monster Development Department, but it was costly, ineffective, and even resulted in defections... So, the previous head was fired."

Liu, a defector, even dragged his own inventor out of work.

It's easy to see that the competition for positions on the "other side" is also fierce.

Sirius, sitting on the sofa, let Gold lie on his lap and then kept stroking the latter's soft belly.

"Sirius Master, please don't do this, it itches so much~"

"Tell me, you little rascal, when did you become like this?"

With her hands curled up, Golden lay sprawled on Sirius's lap like a dog in the body of a human girl, not even noticing that her skirt was flipped up...

Or perhaps she simply lacked awareness of this.

She replied, "When Seruno and Miluno were on the island, I ate a stone on the beach. It was an artificial crystal that came with the octopus monster."

Sirius nodded knowingly.

"From this, we can infer that the black crystal that turns people into monsters is also Aldebaran's masterpiece. It is cheap to produce, and although these monsters are weak in combat, they are better at hiding. They pose a much greater threat to ordinary people than the previous monsters. If Seruno hadn't discovered and stopped them in time, it would have been another serious casualty incident... With such a successful intrusion, she is probably a favorite of 'that will' now."

Seruno asked, "Then, is there a way for us to find that dark energy in advance?"

"Based on the data previously extracted from your body, a sample of the sensor has been produced, but its effective range is very small. It is almost impossible to install it as public infrastructure throughout the city, let alone the whole world."

"Does that mean it's still useless?"

"No, the 'void wormhole' phenomenon hasn't appeared elsewhere yet. Currently, as long as sensors are deployed in densely populated areas within Changkong City and other magical girls carry them while patrolling, the chances of detecting this special anomaly can be greatly increased. The first batch of sensors has already entered production and will be deployed in the next few days. More powerful iterative versions are also under development, but it will take some time."