After get off work, I become a magical girl

Like this space in front of us, completely replicating the layout of an entire floor of the Strategy Bureau without any mistakes is definitely not something that the intelligence of a crippled beast can do.

With the intelligence of the pupa-stage remnant beasts, they simply cannot understand what these decorations in human buildings are and what their functions are. How is it possible that every detail is carved so exquisitely?

This can also explain why this remnant beast was able to set up its nest next to the Strategy Bureau, but no information has been revealed to the magical girl so far - because this is definitely not a simple case of a remnant beast building a nest.

With the answer in mind, Delphinium naturally knew what she should do now. Without a doubt, that was to find the owner of the nest and then kill the crippled beast.

As for how to find it, the method that Delphinium thought of was very simple - release her magical perception and move forward in the direction of the strongest reaction.

In the nest, the concepts of space and time were blurred, so even Delphinium didn't know how long it had taken since she started searching.

Emptying her mind and eliminating all distracting thoughts, Delphinium remained at her most alert state, ensuring that she could detect abnormal fluctuations in magic power in a timely manner.

However, just as she was about to expand the range of her perception once again, a very weak magical fluctuation appeared in the perception area.

This weak fluctuation was like a candle that could go out at any time. Although it was still burning, it flickered unsteadily. If Delphinium had not been highly focused, it would probably have subconsciously ignored it.

But when she stopped and checked carefully, she found that the wave was not far from where she was.

So without hesitation, Delphinium immediately moved towards the direction of the magical fluctuations it sensed.

After passing through multiple staircases and several "first floors" horizontally, she finally found the target she sensed: it was a girl sitting against the wall in an empty office.

To be precise, it was a magical girl, because Delphinium could see the gem in her hand, which was shaped like a flower bud.

That is a flower of the heart that has not yet bloomed, so she should be a bud-level magical girl.

The girl looked to be about 18 years old, at an age where her youthfulness was gradually fading and she was beginning to become somewhat mature. From this point, it could be seen that she should be a skilled magical girl who had been working for many years.

However, her current state was not perfect. She had completely transformed back into a human, with blood oozing down from her forehead. She couldn't even maintain her transformed state, and it was obvious that her magic power had been exhausted.

Delphinium squatted down and reached out to feel the girl's breath. After finding that she was still breathing, she immediately pressed the heart gem in her hand and began to inject her magic power into it.

As the azure magic power continued to flow into the girl's hands, the heart gem gradually began to flash a dark brown light, and finally, it became shiny again.

The revival of the Heart Gem and the return of its magic power allowed the girl leaning against the wall to slowly regain consciousness. She opened her eyes from the darkness, and then met the gaze of the squatting Delphinium.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then suddenly startled and subconsciously wanted to step back, but she obviously forgot that she was in the corner, so with a "bang", the back of her head hit the wall.

The intense dull pain instantly sobered the girl up. She covered the back of her head with her hands, grimacing. After a moment, she raised her head and gave Delphinium a somewhat awkward smile: "Um, excuse me... who are you?"

"After all, I was the one who saved you just now, so I should be the one asking you this question first."

Releasing the Heart Gem from the girl's hand, Kuei-Ching stood up again: "Who are you? What are you doing in this place?"

"I?"

The girl looked at Delphinium, her expression slightly stiffened, and then she raised her voice somewhat stiffly and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

But just as she finished saying this, she realized that Delphinium's eyes were fixed on her left hand. She turned her head slightly and saw the Heart Bud flashing in her hand, and she immediately realized that she had told a very clumsy lie.

After a subtle silence for a while, the girl smiled awkwardly again, and then answered honestly: "My code name is Dengzhan. I am a local magical girl in Baian City."

She did not insist on hiding her identity because she could see that the girl in the navy blue dress in front of her was also a magical girl, and since she chose to save her, she should not be a bad person.

After stating her identity, she looked at Delphinium again, hoping to get a corresponding answer.

What she didn't know was that Delphinium had already anticipated her answer.

:

"I am the inspector sent by the Investigation Bureau to Bai'an City."

Delphinium said succinctly: "I came here to find the investigation team that disappeared in Baian City. At the same time, I have contacted the local magical girl team. They told me that there is a missing team member named 'Dengzhan'. Is this you?"

Dengzhan was slightly stunned: "The local magical girl team, you mean..."

"Among them is a magical girl named White Thistle and a sower named Polly. Before I came here, they asked me to find you."

In order to gain the trust of the magical girl as quickly as possible, Kuei-Chi told her everything she knew and said, "It's just that I came here by accident. I didn't expect that you were here too."

"Ah! So that's it!"

After hearing the news about her companions, the girl was obviously excited: "Have you met Bai Ji and the others? How are they now... ahem!"

Perhaps it was because she was too excited and her movements were too violent, which affected the girl's unhealed injuries and caused her to cough violently.

Delphinium immediately pressed her shoulders and pushed her back to the wall helplessly.

"They are safe for now. Rather, the only problem is that everyone is worried about your safety."

She shook her head, and after talking about the situation of the Bai'an City team, she brought the topic back on track and asked Dengzhan: "So, can you tell me what you went through before coming here? Why did you faint here? Have you seen the whereabouts of the Cat Tail team?"

Chapter 119: The course of events

2023-04-30

"Well..."

Dengzhan hesitated for a moment when he heard this, then laughed awkwardly: "It's actually a bit embarrassing to say this, can you please stop laughing?"

"what happened?"

"That is to say, I actually found the person, but I didn't win the fight."

Pointing at his forehead, Dengzhan laughed and said, "Originally, I followed the enemy to this lair, thinking that I would have a chance to challenge the pupa-level remnant beast, but the result was..."

"What's the result?" Delphinium raised an eyebrow.

"In the end, I was almost caught, and I almost used up all my magic power before I managed to escape."

Speaking of this topic, Dengzhan scratched the back of his head subconsciously: "I didn't expect that man to be so strong."

"That man? Are you saying that the culprit has been found?"

Delphinium pressed, "Can you explain it more clearly? What's going on?"

"It's a long story. Actually, it all started a week ago when the team from the Investigation Institute disappeared."

Dengzhan moved back to make himself more comfortable, and said after thinking: "But where should I start? Sir Inspector, have you heard about what happened before from Bai Ji and the others?"

"If you're talking about the process after the investigation team arrived in Bai'an City, then I have a general understanding of it."

Delphinium nodded: "According to White Thistle's description, you seem to have provided the investigation team with a lot of information."

"Yes, but it's more than that."

Dengzhan added: "In fact, Senior Maowei from the investigation team warned me not to take it lightly when we first met. The matter they are investigating now is actually more involved than I imagined. It seems that Black Cinder Dawn is preparing something very dangerous."

"Dawn of Darkness?"

Delphinium couldn't help but feel puzzled: "The records in the investigation institute show that they are investigating the movement trajectory of Claw Mark."

"According to Senior Maowei, that was their goal when they first came to Donghua Province."

Dengzhan corrected him, "But the priority of this goal has changed after a large-scale investigation of the Donghua Province. Because they found quite a lot of clues, all pointing to the same thing - Black Cinder Dawn is planning something in the southern part of Donghua Province."

"So, what they were investigating later was actually something related to Black Dawn?"

Delphinium frowned, "What are those guys planning?"

Whether it was Claw Scar or Black Ember Dawn, Jade Bird actually knew very little about these organizations, because the emergence and rise of these people happened entirely after she retired.

If it weren't for the previous attack on Fangting City, she probably wouldn't have figured out the differences between these organizations.

"we do not know."

In response to Delphinium's question, Dengzhan just shook his head: "But, Maowei Senior once told me one thing before he disappeared."

"what?"

"Regarding the disappearance of magical girls in the past two years."

Dengzhan folded his hands on his knees and stared into Cuique's eyes: "My Lord, Inspector, do you know that the Black Cinder Dawn has actually done a lot of bad things in Donghua Province? They even have people who are responsible for attacking those new magical girls who have just taken office."

"No need to address me so formally, just call me Delphinium." Delphinium nodded gently, "As for what you said, I have heard about it."

She had already learned from Lin Xiaolu that some members of Black Dawn could master the power of residual beasts and would even hunt down magical girls.

Rather, the fact that I am standing here as a magical girl now is actually closely related to Black Cinder Dawn.

If it wasn't for that day, that night in Fangting City Wetland Park, when someone among them wanted to attack Lin Xiaolu, she wouldn't have been so determined to transform into a magical girl again.

In a way, Delphinium herself is deeply affected by this incident.

"Delphinium? Is this your code name, Inspector?" Dengzhan asked subconsciously.

"That's right." Delphinium continued to nod.

Seeing that Kuizi was sure, Dengzhan continued, "So, Xun... Senior Kuizi, do you know how many magical girls have disappeared in Donghua Province in the past two years?"

"...How many people?" Hearing her ask this, Cuiqiao had a bad feeling in her heart.

"There are 11 magical girls who have certification cards and are on record."

Dengzhan looked at Kuznetsuo seriously and said word by word, "This number does not include those magical girls who disappeared silently. In fact, quite a few children are in the novice stage and have not yet obtained the certification card. Some of them even disappeared without contacting the Strategy Bureau. Although it is not recorded in the archives, according to the feedback from the sowers in various places, if these children are included, the number may be doubled. The final result is that more than 20 magical girls have disappeared in the past two years."

"Two years? 22 people?" Delphinium was a little surprised. "So many? There are only a few magical girls in the entire southern part of Donghua Province. 22 people disappeared in two years, and they were not discovered until recently?"

"This is also a considerable suspicious point in the incident, but unfortunately we have no clues."

Hugging his knees, Dengzhan lowered his eyes: "I heard that in some cities even the sowers disappeared. I don't know where they are so unlucky."

Upon hearing this, Delphinium also looked away and did not express any opinion on this topic.

"In short, we have a lot of doubts about this. Black Dawn seems to be very enthusiastic and persistent in killing magical girls, and has repeatedly emphasized words like 'ritual'. It seems that they are carrying out some strange activities."

Seeing that Cuiqiao was silent, Dengzhan spoke up, "When Senior Maowei came here, he asked me if I had encountered any unusual things in Baian City. Those things could very well be signs of Black Cinder Dawn's activities in secret."

"In fact, I did feel something strange during my daily actions..."

Dengzhan began to describe and listed several places that he found strange and the reasons why.

Why is it strange? Because Dengzhan herself couldn't explain what she felt. The places she listed were all places where she had patrolled or fought before, but after that, she always felt that there was something hidden.

The list she gave was finally handed over to Maowei, and the next day, the investigation team began to investigate the places listed on Dengzhan's list.

In the first few days, Maowei occasionally contacted Dengzhan to discuss the progress of the investigation. But then, one day, Maowei suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Dengzhan contacted the Strange Strategies Bureau and deployed a large number of manpower to search the city of Bai'an, but ultimately failed to find any trace of Maowei and the others. In desperation, he chose to report the matter to the Investigation Institute.

While waiting for the investigation to come, Dengzhan, who was restless, felt that this matter had a lot to do with him and wanted to search for more clues. So he joined forces with the Yi Ce Bureau to conduct a detailed investigation around the locations that Dengzhan had provided, trying to find all kinds of clues.

No matter whether it was suspicious things or suspicious people, they were all summarized one by one and finally placed on the desk of the Strategy Bureau.