What a joke! Magical girls, just obediently get hypnotized!

"I am waiting for you."

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Chapter 15: Only Killing

"too slow!"

Soon, the two arrived at their destination. The damp night wind whipped up gravel from the ground, which crackled and popped against the exposed steel bars. But what greeted them was a stern rebuke.

Having completed her transformation, the magical girl Irene immediately looked around alertly. Her icy blue pupils contracted rapidly beneath her mask, and her fingertips unconsciously tightened around her wand.

At this moment, the magical girl Daisy exclaimed in delight:

"Little Oriole, is that you?"

"You rude little girl, I'm here!"

A loud chirping came from the treetops.

As the voice finished speaking, Eileen looked up and saw a round, emerald-green bird, no bigger than the palm of her hand, fluttering its wings and trailing tiny golden rays in its tail feathers. With astonishing agility, it flew down from the tree above the two of them and landed on Daisy's shoulder.

Then, as punishment, she gently pecked a strand of hair at the daisy's temple with her short beak. The daisy cried out softly, shrinking her neck, and said:

"I've told you so many times, you have to call me Big Sister!"

"Okay, big sister, hehehe~"

Eileen watched the man and the beast with a hint of curiosity.

Her transformation form is based on ice blue and silver-white, somewhat like a combination of knight and nun attire, both ascetic and seductive, while Daisy's transformation form is based on pink, resembling a mix of gardener and nurse.

At that moment, the girl was subconsciously rubbing her toes against the wild grass sprouting from the cracks in the ground.

A fluffy, light red mini-skirt adorned with pure white leaf and floral embroidery. White silk laces on her arms and legs are entwined with vine-like patterns, and a pair of tiny, translucent fairy wings made of leaves and petals draped over her back, opening and closing slowly with her breathing—a classic, cute, and sweet style reminiscent of a magical girl.

As for the little bird, it's like Daisy's ferret, Xiaoxue, a "mascot"... no, it should be called a spirit beast.

If Eileen remembers correctly, the little bird perched on the daisy's shoulder is a bird called a "Golden Warbler," which seems to be the smallest bird in Europe, weighing less than 9 grams. Its crest on its head is like a flower petal, reflecting an emerald luster in the moonlight. Its emerald green feathers are smooth and translucent, with the tips of the feathers seemingly coated with a faint golden light.

However, this tiny creature, smaller than a sparrow, possesses an unexpected air of competence and maturity.

Sometimes she even wondered if the choice of magical girl by spirit beasts also took into account complementary personalities. For example, Daisy's spirit beast was the kind with an unexpectedly capable personality.

If I'm not mistaken, the tactic of one person and one beast—one focusing on the source of negative energy, and the other seeking help—was also devised by this spirit beast.

As for myself and Xiaoxue... well, I should be an exception, I don't count.

She observed her surroundings; it was an unfinished building located on the outskirts of the city.

The concrete frame, like the skeleton of a giant beast, pierced the purplish-gray night sky, and the unsealed windows resembled empty eye sockets.

There are many buildings like this throughout the city. Most of them are products of speculation by some developers due to the real estate boom of a few years ago. However, as people became more aware, they found that they could not be sold at all and were ruthlessly abandoned. The developers ran away with the money, and countless people's dreams were shattered on the spot. This place has gradually become a forgotten corner of the city.

In the end, only the night wind howled through the holes in the steel bars, and the scattered cement bags rotted into grayish-white moss in the corner.

Are there any strange people around here?

That's quite in line with that guy's style.

She couldn't help but recall the Hypnotic Lord's transformation, with his mysterious bird-beak mask and wolf cloak, and couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

"Big sister, how's the situation here? Why don't you tell Eileen about it?"

Daisy quickly replied.

"Ah."

The little bird cleared its throat and pointed its wings toward the depths of darkness.

When it comes to serious work, the petite Asuka is quite reliable. She looked at Eileen:

"Daisy should have already told you about the basic situation here. It's like this: when we first discovered this negative energy field, we didn't pay much attention to it. After all, this is an unfinished building, which is prone to accumulating negative energy. As long as it doesn't continue to grow, it's fine."

"However, here's the problem,"

She suddenly lowered her voice, and her crest of feathers stood up alertly.

"The negative energy here has been slowly increasing, especially in the last few days, the rate of increase has expanded rapidly, which is very abnormal, it's almost like... something is slowly being conceived."

"Slow gestation?"

At this point, Eileen also realized something was wrong; her knuckles turned white from gripping the gloves so tightly.

"Is he a newly minted weirdo?"

"Not really,"

The little bird shook its head vigorously, its crest scattering golden glints of light, and its wings flapped restlessly in the air.

"If it were those weirdo organizations, they would probably make things as big as possible. Besides, we've been watching this place for days and haven't seen a single weirdo fighter. It shouldn't be a weirdo. In fact, I suspect that a 'monster beast' is being bred here."

She emphasized the last two words with extra force.

"A monstrous beast?"

The magical girls looked at each other in bewilderment.

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Meanwhile, at another entrance to the unfinished building complex, Lynn, leisurely riding her small women's bicycle, gently stopped her wheels and stared at the fierce-looking monster blocking her way.

It seems this guy won't let me pass so easily.

Lynn silently came to a conclusion.

How to do it?

"Hi! Hello, monster!"

Lynn looked up again, smiled slightly, and greeted the wary monster with a raised eyebrow. Then he took out a belt-like driver and fastened it to his waist.

"Transform!"

[The sleeping beak pierces the shell of reality!]

A deep, magnetic voice suddenly rang out in the void, with a hypnotic rhythm. Light condensed, and a bird-beak mask appeared.

A thousand layers of illusion weave a web of submission!

The wolf-haired cloak spread out like a shadow, moving even without wind.

Devouring the light, sowing the seeds of eternal night!

The light subsided, the transformation was complete, and his eyes emitted a faint glow through the mask.

I am—the Hypnotist who holds the reins of dreams…!

When the name was finally announced, the voice from the void carried an undeniable majesty and a hint of fanaticism, while Lynn's calm voice rang out at the opportune moment:

Goodbye, monster!

The only solution is to kill.

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Chapter 16: Scaring Yourself?

"A monstrous beast?"

The new term made Eileen's eyes widen slightly.

"Excuse me, what is that?"

"Hasn't your little one told you yet?"

The little bird tilted its head to look at her, its beady black eyes flashing with surprise, its crest feathers trembling in confusion.

"That's true. The probability of encountering a monster is much lower than encountering a monster. You haven't been magical girls for very long, so this is normal."

"Are monstrous beasts similar to monsters?"

Daisy interjected.

No,

The little bird suddenly flew off their shoulders and hovered in front of them, explaining earnestly:

"The so-called monstrous beasts are fundamentally different from monsters."

"Weird people, to put it bluntly, are like magical girls; they are manifestations of negative energy from existing beings, humans, or some other species. But monstrous beasts are different. These things are creatures purely conceived from negative energy, making them far more dangerous than ordinary weird people!"

"Much more dangerous than ordinary weirdos?"

Eileen's face turned pale.

Things seemed to be more complicated than she had thought.

"Yes,"

The little bird nodded heavily and landed back in the daisy's palm.

"The strange man's destruction was purposeful,"

The tiny paws paced anxiously in the girl's palm.

"Or perhaps it's to steal something, seek revenge, or rule the world. As for the evil beasts, they are purely generated negative energy, monsters that destroy for the sake of destruction. In fact, logically speaking, it should be a senior magical girl leading the team to deal with these kinds of guys. However, the situation here is rather special."

Upon hearing this, Eileen's expression darkened, and her eyelashes drooped, casting a bluish-gray shadow.

Undoubtedly, this should have been handled by the senior magical girl, Shika-senpai, who led the team to resolve the incident. However, she disappeared, leaving the two newcomers, Hinagiku and herself, to deal with this trouble.

Can we handle this kind of thing?

The girl's knuckles tightened as she gripped the wand, turning bluish-white.

"Don't worry too much, I certainly wouldn't cheat you,"

At that moment, seemingly sensing the tense atmosphere between the two, the little bird on Daisy's shoulder suddenly flew up and gently tapped their foreheads with its wingtip, offering a comforting gesture.

"Although the monstrous beast is troublesome after it emerges from its cocoon, during its gestation period, it's just a slightly more terrifying egg."

She used her wings to draw an oval shape.

"As long as we can destroy it before it hatches, there shouldn't be any problems. Besides, Daisy and I have been observing this place for several days. Judging from the energy fluctuations, it's most likely just an egg."

"That's it."

Hearing this, Eileen felt a little relieved.

Sure enough, the little bird in front of me, though small, was actually very reliable.

"It's not over yet. Don't think everything's fine just because it hasn't hatched."

The little bird quickly replied, its tone turning serious again.

"Even if the evil beast hasn't hatched, it will still use negative energy to create evil beast accomplices in order to protect itself. The more powerful the evil beast, the more evil beast accomplices it can create. These guys shouldn't be underestimated, understand?"

According to legend, after a tiger finishes eating a person, it will turn the dead into vengeful spirits to lure and deceive innocent people into feeding the tiger.

The so-called evil beasts and treacherous ghosts are similar things.

These things are formed when the monstrous eggs are not fully developed. They can be used to collect negative energy in the surrounding area, and they will not hesitate to attack anyone who accidentally enters their activity range.

Although their strength is not as great as that of ordinary monsters, their numbers are another story.

The magical girls nodded quickly.

The other party's reminders were incredibly detailed.

"Thank you, Bird-senpai!"

Eileen said sincerely.

"Don't call me Little Bird Senior, I already told you to call me Big Sister!"

The little bird flapped its wings in protest, its ruffled feathers resembling a jade pom-pom:

"Also, when I said you could handle it, I meant if it only involved eggs and monstrous beasts,"

Her wingtips pointed warningly at their noses.

"If you find that the eggs are showing signs of hatching, escape immediately without hesitation. Understand?"

"But wouldn't that put other people in danger...?"

Daisy, her vines twisting and turning, seemed to hesitate softly as she clung to the white threads of her skirt, the veins of her tendrils distorted by the pulling.