Why are the magical girls in your area male?

Only after the group's figures had completely disappeared did Shuiyuan and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

"Tsk, what a troublesome bunch." Red Sparrow muttered under his breath, flicking his wrist as the crimson spear turned into sparks and vanished.

Yuan Qing came to her side, looked in the direction the people had left, and asked, "Those guys with 'B' written all over their faces, are they from the countermeasures committee? Why are they dressed like gangsters collecting debts?"

“That’s how civil servants are,” Red Sparrow shrugged.

"Who's the guy leading the loading? He seems pretty powerful."

"Then you're right. His name is Kurome Ryuji, an A-rank Awakened, belonging to the Metropolitan Police Department, and is the captain of the Special Ability Response Team."

Just treat him like an official police officer placed within the Moon Etch; he usually handles the trivial matters among the Awakened.

Although this guy is as stubborn and inflexible as a rock in a latrine, he is undeniably capable of getting things done. As long as the agreement is reasonable and legal, he will spare no effort to do it.

Just like when I asked him to urge the cabinet, other people would just laugh it off, but this guy really knows how to write reports to urge them.

They say if you have trouble, call the police. If you're in any trouble, you can ask him for help.

"Wow, interesting. So, even though he's a bit pretentious, he's actually quite responsible?"

"Yeah, she's just a smart aleck. She knows I'm a man, but she keeps calling me 'Lady Red Sparrow' to deliberately disgust me. Baka!"

Yuan Qing glanced discreetly at the East African Rift Valley between the other person's white breasts.

To be honest, Senior Red Sparrow, I don't think you can blame the other party.

"In short, let's go back first. The patrol is almost over. Anyway, there are still those guys in this area, so we don't need to worry about them."

The others answered in unison, "Yes."

Yuan Qing naturally walked behind Shui Yuan, but unexpectedly, the girl suddenly became reserved, nimbly dodging to Hong Que's side and politely declining:

"I'm sorry, Gensei-kun, I need to go with Senior Red Sparrow. Please have Night Heron take you back."

"..."

Fine, fine, so you're going to discard me after I've served my purpose?

The situation was critical just now, so they let me hold them. Now that everything is alright, they won't let me hold them anymore.

"Alright then." Yuan Qing pouted and looked at Ye Lu. "How about it? Sister, would you be willing to give me a ride?"

The night heron readily agreed: "Why wouldn't I be happy? Let's all woo the mynahs, come on over."

"..."

Such a straight man's tone.

There's no mistake, this guy is definitely a man.

"It seems that traveling will be a hassle for Yuanqing in the future."

Red Sparrow chuckled and teased, "It's too late today. Tomorrow, go to the General Magic Classroom and learn some flying magic from Teacher 'Daiju'."

Upon hearing that magic was involved, Yuan Qing immediately gave an OK sign: "OK! I love getting things for free!"

The other magical girls quickly flew away, while Night Heron channeled her magic and reached out her hand to Yuan Qing:

"Come on, Brother Yuanqing, I'll give you a ride back."

"Holding hands is enough? No need to hug?"

"No, don't let my good looks fool you, I'm definitely not from Nantong!"

"..."

Okay, thank you for admitting it yourself.

Yuan Qing sighed helplessly in his heart and grasped the hand that the other person had reached out to him.

The feeling of getting it... um?!

Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment.

Night Heron's hands weren't as "manly" as her words suggested.

Her fingers were long and slender, with distinct knuckles, delicate skin, and a slightly cool touch, possessing a softness unique to girls.

Her hands were as soft as tender shoots, and her skin as smooth as cream.

Yuan Qing then took a good look at the other person, and just as she herself had said, this guy was unbelievably beautiful.

His neat black hair draped over his shoulders, with a few striking dark purple highlights on his forehead, adding a touch of mystery to his heroic spirit.

Her features were three-dimensional and delicate, with a high nose bridge and thin lips slightly pursed, forming a cold and aloof curve.

What's most striking are his silver-gray eyes, bright and sharp, exuding a heroic and spirited air.

"Doesn't it look good?"

The night heron suddenly grinned.

"Sparrow food."

Yuan Qing responded instinctively.

Realizing his rudeness, he quickly turned his face away and apologized awkwardly, "Uh, sorry."

"It's alright. I can tell we're both straightforward and honest people. Maybe we'll hit it off."

Honestly, I really have to thank you. If you hadn't come to my rescue, I would definitely have been injured. Getting grabbed by that kind of guy is no joke.

"Hey, is this even fair? You've already shown this attitude, so what's the point of saying anything? We're all buddies, what are we to each other!"

"Yeah, we're all buddies!"

As the night heron grinned, it gathered its magic power, and an invisible force lifted the two of them up into the sky.

As the magic was fully condensed, Night Heron shouted, "Hold on tight!"

The next second, their bodies soared into the sky under the influence of magic, flying straight up into the clouds! They flew in an almost straight trajectory towards the Tarot Association!

Before long, the two landed safely at the association's main gate.

As soon as Yuan Qing landed on the ground, before he could even catch his breath, Shui Yuan, who had arrived earlier, approached him:

"Night Heron, you can go back and rest now. Gensei-kun, come with me. The president is holding an internal meeting. Senior Red Sparrow has already gone over, and we need you to attend as well."

"You want me to attend? Is it some kind of welcome party?" Yuan Qing was somewhat surprised.

"Uh......"

Shui Yuan paused for half a second, then replied with an elegant smile:

"Half and half, mainly about the randomly appearing portals."

"The guild leader said they seem to have made progress on that thing; they've even given a name to the small world inside the portal—"

"Underground city".

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Two extra chapters, four chapters still owed~

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Volume 1: Chapter 76 The Dungeon, Guild Master, Can I Trust You? (5K)

Dungeon?

stretch.

Who will fill the gap in my Warriors roster for me?

What I'm missing is the chance to meet someone...

Oh, some brothers, some had a chance encounter.

Magical girls are great, I need magical girls!

I just don't want a man, thank you.

"Named it 'Dungeon'? This name doesn't seem random; the guild leader must have some knowledge of its characteristics, right?"

Yuan Qing raised an eyebrow.

He was extremely familiar with this word.

Although he had already identified the portal with the system's verification, he didn't find any resources inside. The only items he had were a blueprint dropped by the Night Hound and some materials.

Shuiyuan nodded slightly: "I think so? It sounds a bit like an online game dungeon... Ah, Yuanqing-kun must play games, right?"

"Of course, it's a place to fight monsters, level up, and get equipment."

"Uh, ha, haha..."

She was somewhat amused and exasperated by Yuan Qing's blunt gaming terminology, but still tried her best to maintain an elegant smile:

"Hmm...you could say that. The president and the others initially deduced that those randomly appearing portals connect to some 'secondary spaces' that are independent of the main space of the Moon Etching, have relatively stable structures, but are full of unknown dangers."

These spaces have diverse internal environments and may contain unique resources, powerful shadow beasts, or even ancient ruins or lost knowledge.

Due to its enclosed and dangerous nature, the association has temporarily named it the 'Underground City'.

"Yes, that's right, it's a dungeon! A dungeon!"

Yuan Qing immediately became interested and asked, "I love raiding the most! What are the association's plans? Is there a first-kill reward? Can we team up? Is the guild leader going to start a gold raid and carry us?"

Please, please include me! I'll use my Iron-Cutting Strike skill to give you a 25% bonus to critical damage!

Water Kite: "......"

Her smile grew increasingly stiff as she tried to explain the danger and seriousness of the situation:

"Um... Gensei-kun, this, this isn't a game..."

"Don't worry, I understand the principle. High risk, high reward. I will follow the rules, follow orders during raids, not steal equipment, and not slack off! I will guarantee maximum DPS and powerful buffs!"

"You'd better come with me quickly!!"

Shui Yuan maintained a polite and elegant smile, but veins began to appear on her forehead.

Seeing that the other person looked like she wanted to slap him, Yuan Qing stopped arguing and quickly followed her.

The two walked through the Tarot Association’s magnificent and spacious central hall, along a long corridor paved with glowing stone slabs and with star maps flowing on the walls on both sides.

After climbing a long spiral staircase, the two finally stopped in front of a rather heavy, ancient door engraved with complex symbolic runes.

Shui Yuan raised her hand and gently pressed it on one of the special runes.

"Om."

Several runes lit up in sequence according to a particular pattern, and the door opened silently inward.

Behind the door is a spacious circular conference room.

The dome still features a flowing star map, but the light is much softer than in the hall.

The conference room was surrounded by many display stands, which contained some strange "artworks" that Yuan Qing had never seen before.

It's probably one of those magical items I've heard about before.

In the center of the hall was a huge round table, around which were arranged a dozen or so high-backed chairs, the backs of which were carved with different tarot card patterns.

At this moment, several people were already seated in the meeting room.

Besides Shiori Shiomi and Kurenai, there were two magical girls he had never seen before, sitting on Shiori Shiomi's left and right sides respectively, presumably the president's right and left hands.

These two... are quite eye-catching.

In a literal sense.

The girl on the left is wearing glasses and has the air of an office lady teacher. It's the first time Yuan Qing has ever seen a magical girl wearing glasses, and it's quite endearing to her.

As for the one on the right, he's quite unassuming—

Big!

It's ridiculously big!

You could say she's a mature, older sister version of Shiori Shiomi!

In the past, Yuan Qing would have immediately activated the auto-targeting function.