After get off work, I become a magical girl

Emerald sighed, "The so-called Claw Mark is an organization established by the former Gem Scepter Purple Diamond to escape capture after he stole the Source of the Beast and defected from the kingdom."

"Purple Diamond, who escaped from the kingdom, took with her a number of magical girls who were willing to follow her, including quite a few karuta. After fleeing to the material world, this group of magical girls established a certain cooperative relationship with the Black Dawn. After several years of silence, they began to operate in their current form."

"The magical girls who joined Claw Mark would have experienced a decline in magic power due to exceeding their term of office. In order to deal with this, the alternative they chose was the power of the remaining beasts."

"All the magical girls of Claw Scar have abandoned their past code names and seem to have adopted the names of birds and beasts as their new code names. Their leader, the rebellious Purple Diamond, has also abandoned her title of gem and adopted a new code name: White Wolf."

"This is the origin of the claw marks now."

The doll's paw gently pressed on the edge of the bed: "This is also why I started to pursue the origin of the beast and wanted to start studying it again."

"...To deal with the claw marks?" Delphinium looked at it.

"That's the case on the surface, but the deeper reason is that I don't allow magical girls to have techniques that I can't master."

Emerald's voice was still lazy, but when she said this, her tone seemed unshakable: "The magic power of the magic girl and the magic power of the remnant beast are mutually exclusive. To be more precise, they have a relationship of confrontation and corrosion."

"The magic of the magical girl will repel and hinder the magic of the remnant beast; the magic of the remnant beast will devour and assimilate the magic of the magical girl. The result of these two kinds of magic together is that they are incompatible and there is no possibility of coexistence at all."

"Why did White Wolf steal the Beast Source? And after stealing the Beast Source from the Kingdom, why did she develop the technology that allows magical girls to master the magic of beasts in just a few years? Obviously, she got something from the Beast Source."

"I don't want to brag, but my academic research ability is undoubtedly superior to that of a reckless person like her. If she can learn and master the technology, there is no reason why I can't master it."

"Then the gap between her and me is obviously the source of the beast."

"Her technique must be based on the source of beasts, and in those magical girls with claw marks, I saw an unprecedented phenomenon, that is, they became some kind of 'artificial deflectors'."

"They were all originally magical girls, but their magical base has shifted towards the residual beasts. It can be said that they have become beings with dual powers and identities."

The doll paused for a moment when he spoke this, then changed the subject:

"And, that's why I want to tell you about that child."

Delphinium was stunned at the turn of events in Emerald's words, and then began to ponder the meaning. After a moment, she realized something:

"...Thin snow?"

From Emerald's description of the claw marks, she did feel a hint of familiarity: because she had heard a similar theory not long ago.

Without having to recall, she immediately remembered that this was the description she had given to Bai Jingxuan on the way here.

Emerald said at the time that Bai Jingxuan's magic was naturally beast-oriented, and if she hadn't been chosen as a magical girl, she could be said to be a natural "beast". However, she took another path during the attack on the welfare home, and became a magical girl by coincidence.

So, does that end when she becomes a magical girl?

Obviously, the answer is no.

"She is a natural beastman, and after she became a magical girl, she was born with 'claw marks'."

Emerald said in a gentle but calm voice, as if delivering a verdict:

"Pureer than the White Wolf, more complete, closer to perfection, the real 'claw mark'."

Chapter 162: Secret Movement

2023-05-30

"That little girl's talent is unique, as she can use the beast's magic power without relying on the beast's organs. So, we have to find a way to bring her back."

Under the blazing sun at noon, Bing Fengqi lit a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and took a deep puff:

"We can no longer stay in Fangting City. We must act as soon as possible and break out while our remaining strength is still there."

On the twenty-fifth day of being trapped in Fangting City, Bing Fengqi had never felt as anxious as he did at this moment.

The remaining Black Dawn forces in the city were gradually shrinking, and the Strategy Bureau was constantly attacking them like hyenas. Today, only the last few core teams were left.

If the "moth" was still there, Black Cinder Dawn would not have been in the situation it is in now. But since the moth was defeated by the magical girl, the management rights of Fangting City's Strategy Bureau changed hands, and the whole situation was reversed in an instant.

Black Cinder Dawn, who had been carrying out his actions in a high-profile manner without caring about revealing his tracks, now had to carefully conceal his whereabouts to prevent being discovered by the magical girl.

The reason is simple. Since the magical girl can kill the "moth", it will not be difficult for her to kill them.

Moth is the King's former Ash Servant of Black Ash Dawn. He is the one closest to the core power and the one who holds the most powerful power. Even though he is not known for his combat ability among Ash Servant, it is not difficult for him to defeat Ash soldiers like them.

But now, Moth is dead. The beastmen of the Jin army under her command were also wiped out by the silk threads that fell from the sky that strange night, leaving only a few remnants hiding in Fangting City.

There weren't many beastmen among these remnants, and even if there were, they weren't very strong. In addition, they were leaderless and could not reach a consensus, so they were eventually wiped out by the Strategy Bureau.

Of course, Bingfengqi and his team are an exception.

Because they were not members of the Moth from the beginning, they did not participate in the action that night.

Relying on the concealment and protection of the moths, at the peak of the Black Embers Dawn's power, there were at most three emerald armies of different origins in Fangting City at the same time: the "soldier moths" and "worker moths" belonging to the "moths"; the "soldier tentacles" and "worker tentacles" belonging to the "longhorn beetles"; and the "soldier bees" and "worker bees" belonging to the "bees".

Among them, there is no need to say much about the "Moth" Ash Army. They are all her direct subordinates, entrenched in Fangting City, and are at her disposal. The origin of the "Longniu" Ash Army is slightly different. These people are roaming around the entire Donghua Province, looking for high-quality supplies and possible "sacrifices"; as for the "Bee" Ash Army, it originated from a transaction between the bee and the moth.

The bee paid some money to get the moth to allow its people to enter her territory and take away some things he wanted. Among these "things", a girl named Bai Jingxuan was mentioned.

Bing Fengqi became the executor of this mission.

As one of the few Jinjun who reached the Pupa level under Feng, he came to Fangting City a month ago. However, after arriving in this city, they found that the plan had been ruined by the "Longniu" Jinjun who showed up halfway; they stopped the action helplessly, and when they were still thinking about the next plan, Moth was killed by the magic girl again.

This made Bing Fengqi reflect for a moment whether he should have his fortune told before going out.

Unfortunately, it is too late to think of this now. The situation changed so suddenly that they had no time to react and were trapped here.

"It's easy for you to say it, and you even want to take her away, but that little girl is now a magical girl. The mad dog Bingchu San has alerted the enemy and brought things to this point. It will be difficult for us to continue our actions."

Beside Soldier Bee 7, Soldier Bee 25 was squatting in the corner, staring into space. "If I can really get out of this damn place, I will definitely file a complaint against 'Tian Niu' and ask him how he led his subordinates."

"Don't think about these useless things now, think about how to break through."

Exhaling a puff of white smoke from his nose, Bingfeng Qi glanced at him and said, "I don't know what new equipment the Strategy Bureau has recently installed. Some beastmen have already been captured by them. If this continues, we won't be able to hide for long until all of Moth's troops are brought to justice."

These days, under several rounds of encirclement and pursuit by the Yi Ce Bureau, they fought and retreated, constantly shrinking the scope of their actions. In the end, they could only hide in a small private house.

Although they had controlled the original owner of the house and asked him to provide them with supplies to survive, this was not a long-term solution. Such a large group of people would not leave any traces even if they were completely still.

"Let's go to another place. Fangting City is so big that we can fight a guerrilla war with them."

Bingfeng 25 was obviously quite pessimistic about the "breakout": "Putting all the manpower into the breakout, and even wanting to take a magical girl with you, we might end up attracting a flower-level monster... Are you sure you're not talking in your sleep?"

"I am sure."

Bing Fengqi's face was calm. "It's meaningless to just break out. If we can't bring back that little girl, we'll die anyway. And this may be our last chance. If we delay any further, it will probably become increasingly difficult to escape."

"Why?" Soldier Bee 25 looked surprised.

"Because the moth is no longer here, this is the magical girl's territory."

Bing Feng Qi pointed out the window and said, "Just like flowers blooming in the wild, once there is one, there will be another. The communication between magical girls will lead to more and more magical girls here."

"...Tsk, what a hassle."

"Yeah, it's really troublesome."

Bing Feng Qi seemed to be mumbling to himself, "So the only time we have to leave is now."

"Do you have any idea?"

"Just thought of it."

"any solution?"

"hostage."

Bingfeng Qi lowered his head again: "After investigation by the secret agents of the Strategy Bureau, their new director seems to have a close relationship with the magical girl. The information left by the moth shows that he has some connection with the blue flower level. Our mission target also seems to have a close relationship with him."

"…So you plan to kidnap the Director of the Strategy Bureau?"

Soldier Bee 25 looked at him as if he were a madman: "At this critical moment? Aren't you afraid that the blue monster will tear you apart alive?"

"So I plan to 'kidnap' our mission target."

Bingfeng 7 looked at Bingfeng 25 as if he was looking at a fool. "We are using her life to threaten the director of the Strategy Bureau, pretending to ask for something, and using him to make that blue flower-level player hesitate. But in fact, we are just pretending to threaten, what we really need is the 'hostage'. After misleading their actions, we can find a chance to escape."

"I don't think kidnapping a magical girl is a better idea. Isn't there a safer way?"

"She's just a Bud-level magical girl. If you don't want to kidnap her, your only remaining option is to kill the blue Flower-level one first."

Bing Fengqi threw the remaining half of his cigarette onto the ground and stamped out the butt with his foot: "Which one do you think is more feasible?"

"…Then let's kidnap that little girl."

Bingfeng 25 watched him stamp out the cigarette butt and said, "What next? How do you kidnap someone? How do you escape after you've kidnapped someone?"

"There are still two hidden players in the Strategy Bureau. Because they have not taken action before, they have not been caught yet."

Bing Fengqi paced around the room with his hands behind his back: "All the other hidden pieces have been pulled out, so these two hidden pieces will definitely be pulled out after they are used. We only have one chance left."

"First, we need a feint to the east and attack in the west. As you said, we need to split our forces into two groups. The main force will wait for our mission target, that little girl; the remaining personnel will pretend to attack the director of the Strategy Bureau. It would be best if there is a beastman above the Snake level among them, so as to force the other magical girls to support the Strategy Bureau first."

"After that, we caught the little girl and went to negotiate with the director of the Strategy Bureau. If she wants to save her life, she must return the Beast Source that Moth left behind, and stop tracking and encircling us until the exchange conditions are met."

"Finally, have the hidden man perform some simple operations on the shift schedule of the Strategy Bureau, leaving us a gap of about 5 minutes, so that we can directly climb over the protection net outside the city and escape through the wasteland."

"Huh? Walking through the wilderness?"

Soldier Bee 25's voice suddenly rose several octaves: "Are you kidding me? What's the difference between this and going to die?"

"If I'm still alive by then, we'll have enough to survive in the wilderness."

Bingfengqi's voice was calm, yet hoarse with a hint of frightening madness: "They won't let us board the landship. Our only way to survive is to cross the wasteland in the flesh."

"What if we die in the wilderness?"

Soldier Bee 25 swallowed his saliva and said, "We have to take the target with us. If we die, she will also die in the wilderness. By then, the boss will probably retrieve our souls and refine them into feed."

"So I will inform the boss before fleeing into the wilderness and ask him to send someone to the wilderness to pick us up."

Bing Fengqi stood at the window of the house and said, "If we die, we just need to leave a little living space for the little girl before we die. The boss's people will take her away."

His words silenced Soldier Bee 25.

The two of them are both under Feng's command, and they can be considered a pair of comrades-in-arms with a long history of cooperation. He is very clear about Bing Fengqi's character and abilities, and this seems to be their last choice at the moment.

There seemed to be no need to choose whether to huddle in Fangting City in this cowardly way, waiting to die like a frog in warm water; or to fight madly with the last of his strength for the only way to survive.

Everyone who joins Black Dawn has some kind of desire and pursuit. For this pursuit, life is often just a bargaining chip.

Gambling is what each of them has been doing since they embarked on this path.

"I don't know whether to praise you as a smart madman or a crazy smart man."