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

The suspended black crystal was unfortunately pierced through by the golden light and instantly shattered into fragments.

"This is... a needle?!"

Eileen looked down at the ground, still shaken, and saw the attack that had just shot out from the darkness. It was a thin, golden needle, its body shimmering with a molten gold-like luster. It was about the length of a human hand and was pinned to the ground, its tip trembling slightly and emitting a very faint buzzing sound.

Just then, a woman's soft laughter suddenly rang out in the darkness. The voice was clear and melodious, yet carried a hint of amusement and condescension.

"Oh dear, I was wondering who stole my prey. It seems you're a magical girl who's always been here?"

As she spoke, under the cover of night, on a rooftop not far away, a slender figure leaped directly down from the top floor. Her skirt fluttered, and her movements were as light as a feather. In mid-air, she waved her magic wand, and with a "poof," it unfolded into a flower umbrella.

Softly landed on the ground, cushioned by the parasol, her heels lightly tapping the earth as she emerged from the shadows. She was an exceptionally beautiful young woman, bathed in moonlight that seemed to gild her with a silvery glow. Her appearance seemed to brighten up the dilapidated alleyway.

She wore a gold pleated skirt and a white puff-sleeved shirt with gold thread embellishments on details such as the collar, cuffs, and buttons. Her brilliant blonde hair was neatly styled in an updo, with a few strands falling gently to frame her porcelain-like, flawless face. A delicate cross-shaped brooch was pinned askew to her chest, adding a touch of playfulness and cuteness to the girl's elegance.

Most importantly, she was wearing a pair of gold-threaded shoes!

The girl's legs were covered with a pair of silky gold stockings, as smooth as horse oil stockings, with a delicate luster that perfectly conformed to the curves of her legs. However, this color scheme, which would be a complete disaster for most people, did not seem out of place on her.

The gold color didn't make her look like a nouveau riche; instead, it gave the petite but elegant young woman an indescribable air of nobility, like a noble lady who had sneaked out of the house.

In short... she's the kind of woman who, if you marry her, will save you decades of hard work.

The only somewhat jarring detail was the six test tubes wrapped around her waist, secured to the side of her skirt with delicate gold chains. At this moment, about one and a half of those tubes were empty, the rest filled with golden liquid.

"You, you're a magical girl too?"

However, Eileen had no interest in admiring the other person's appearance. Sensing the powerful yet restrained magical energy fluctuations emanating from him, with a sharp edge, she couldn't help but ask.

The girl used a floral umbrella as a walking stick, gracefully tapping the tip of the umbrella on the ground, her eyes smiling and her voice warm and cheerful.

"Hmm~, yes, but I'm not a magical girl from this city. I'm just someone who was invited here to resolve some trouble. You can call me..."

The girl paused, tilted her head slightly, and opened her arched golden eyebrows a little, revealing her deep golden pupils that held a scrutinizing look.

"Gold Embroidery".

Chapter 43: War!! (Second Update!!)

"Oh, by the way,"

The magical girl named Jinxiu raised the tip of her umbrella and pointed to the shattered black crystal on the ground.

"I'll say it again, this is the prey I chased all night!"

Kara!

Eileen's shield slammed heavily onto the ground, and a frosty aura spread out.

Feeling the overwhelming aura emanating from her, Eileen instinctively distanced herself from the other party, while gently raising her giant shield.

...........

"It is indeed her."

In the infirmary, Lynn was very glad that she hadn't rushed out earlier.

No wonder that beast was so abnormal, missing some limbs, and its six tails were all oddly shaped, with only four long and two short. It turned out to be a deformed evolution caused by its hasty escape.

It seems he's just an unlucky guy who got chased and left in a sorry state.

The reason he didn't want to go out was because he didn't want to provoke this woman who carried an umbrella but no knife on a rainy night.

In other words, she is codenamed Jinxiu, but her true identity is Bai Lixia, a magical girl who has prematurely initiated the other party's conquest... the hypnotic route.

It was a huge mistake for Lin En that her true identity had inexplicably attracted her attention. Naturally, she should try her best to hide her identity as the Hypnotist and appear in front of her as little as possible.

As for the current situation, it's both difficult and easy to handle.

This kind of guy who makes a powerful entrance right from the start, and who arrives just as the protagonist finishes fighting monsters, is clearly a teammate but is more dangerous than the enemy, and seems ready to strike at any moment, we usually call him - Black Rhino!

Or rather, he is a god of war in civil war.

And Miss Bai happens to be a top-tier civil war god in the original work.

This is someone who fought so hard that even the main characters and players in the world without membranes called her "Mom." After becoming a magical girl, given her personality, how could she not have a few internal battles with Eileen and the others?

In the DLC demo, this scene depicts a senior magical girl arriving to provide support and defeating the evil beast. It serves to showcase the senior magical girl's strength and motivate players to train their own magical girl.

Since the senior magical girl from the original work is gone, it's natural to replace her with Bai Lixia, or rather, Jin Xiu, to fill the gap.

And if there are no monsters left, who can we fight?

Naturally, it was a classic case of civil war.

There's no better way to showcase a champion-level magical girl's strength than having a senior magical girl teach a rookie a lesson.

This is clearly something like a restraining force in the world exerting its power, correcting the plot.

However, in Lynn's opinion, it was destined to be disappointed today.

.............

"but,"

Jin Xiu, or rather Bai Lixia, lingered for a moment on Eileen's sturdy tower shield.

"You passed, you did a good job."

As she spoke, instead of continuing to unleash her magic, she reached out her hand to Eileen as if to show goodwill; her palm was fair and slender, and her posture was elegant.

"Consider this my greeting gift, Magical Girl Irene~"

Sure enough!

Lynn breathed a sigh of relief and smiled smugly.

This is what Lynn has gained in his first year in this world.

Don't underestimate my intelligence network!

Throughout the year, even without actively contacting them, Lynn would occasionally check on the status of the main characters through various channels.

Based on the intelligence she had gathered, Jinxiu would occasionally take action against some of the weaker magical girls she considered unqualified, but she would show kindness to some magical girls who could release their true names on their own or who had gained her approval.

If she had arrived a few minutes earlier, tonight would have been a fight that was inevitable. But unfortunately, Eileen has now completed her "True Name Release" and become a magical girl that the other party would acknowledge.

Tonight should be a sure thing.

Tomorrow, having completed her mission and lost interest in the local magical girls, Miss Bai will leave L City. Perfect!

However, just as the bewildered Eileen reached out and shook hands with the other person, the elegant, gilded girl's nose twitched slightly, her brows furrowed, and a crack appeared in her perfect smile.

This magical girl's scent doesn't seem to be the first time I've smelled it, except the last time was with another girl.

"Oh my, you even smell like my little flower! It seems you two know each other, 0er2sbasi and that guy?"

Jin Xiu smiled slightly, but her eyes instantly sharpened, and her fingers tightened slightly around the umbrella handle.

"What little flower?"

Eileen was completely baffled.

"Heh, you're lying again. Trying to hog all the food? The local magical girls are really too rude."

Jinxiu took a step back, slightly raising the tip of her umbrella, which was already condensed with powerful magical energy, with golden arcs of electricity leaping at the tip.

"Fuck her!!!"

Eileen's inner world seemed to have made a connection to something, and the real "Eileen" couldn't wait to cheer on her true self.

"So what's with all this talk about being a little... tsk, never mind!"

A hint of anger flashed across Eileen's face.

Judging from the other party's tone, the beast he had finally managed to defeat had actually stolen the other party's prey.

Therefore, for this reason, I have been tolerant in every way, but this guy has been pushing his luck. Does he really think I am easy to bully?

Lynn is one thing, and so is Senior Bird, who was kind enough to let it go.

But what gives you the right to judge whether I'm qualified to be a magical girl?!

Recently, Irene has been repeatedly criticized for not being qualified to be a magical girl, which has made the matter very sensitive for her.

Since you want it, then... let's fight!

Eileen stepped forward with her shield raised, and a great battle was about to break out between the two sides!

Only in the infirmary, Lynn, who had just thought the game was in the bag and was opening champagne halfway through, looked completely bewildered, holding her thermos.

Wait, why are you fighting again?

Did either of you fail to exchange a single sentence?

Haven't I already ruled out all the factors that might interest Bai Lixia?

Why? !

These crazy magicians!!!

Chapter 44: Rabbit Head's Wrath (Third Update!!)

Gazing at the figures battling in the water mirror, Lynn expressionlessly took a sip of goji berry tea from her thermos.

To be honest, even after reviewing the events for a while, he still didn't understand why Jinxiu had attacked Eileen so violently.

Holy crap, how could Jin Xiu be so wicked!

It's even rarer that the good-natured Eileen would get angry and fight back.

Haji Aiha got angry.

This golden-embroidered magical girl is so clumsy and reckless.

All I can say is that it was a low-probability event; the blame lies not with me, but with everyone else.

Fortunately, as a seasoned Dark Souls 5 player, Lynn possesses a strong heart that can smoothly withstand any adversity.

Moreover, from another perspective, isn't this a good opportunity to gather additional intelligence?

Magical Girl Kim Soo is a magical girl who has single-handedly killed a high-ranking officer. Moreover, as the heroine who was originally only supposed to appear in the later stages of the game, her information is invaluable to Lynn, who will inevitably hypnotize her in the future.

The more you know in advance, the better.

This is precisely an excellent opportunity to gather intelligence without even having to show up.

As for Eileen, her information after her real name was revealed also urgently needs to be updated so that Lynn can formulate a suitable next course of action.

Lynn decided to take advantage of this unplanned civil war to observe the fighting styles of these two magical girls.

At this moment, the battle between the two magical girls in the water mirror had quickly reached a fever pitch, and Eileen even summoned the gag that Lynn had given her.

After her true name was released, Eileen was indeed a completely different person. Compared to before, when she only had great strength and almost no other special skills, and even struggled to make a mask with ice elemental magic, Eileen gained two extremely powerful new abilities after her true name was released, in addition to an increase in defense.

This made Lynn both agree and slightly disappointed.

He thought that even without new mechanics, it would be good to keep increasing Eileen's stats, since there was a similar character next door called "Vishdel," and Lynn only knew how to play that.

Well, let's get back to Eileen's new ability.

One of them was the super-powerful shield counter that could amplify the power of the monster's attacks and then return them all. However, the design of it always reminded Lynn of Madara Uchiha's "Uchiha Counterattack" from his previous life, so Lynn decided to name this move "Magical Girl's Great Counterattack".

The other one is more flexible. As long as it is parried at the right time, it can nullify the opponent's attack and turn it into three automatically tracking ice spikes. It seems to be activated very quickly, and it has almost become Eileen's main counterattack method. It is somewhat similar to the classic move "Kalia-style Counterattack" from a game called "Old Man Ring" that Lynn played in his previous life. Therefore, Lynn decided to call this move "Magical Girl-style Counterattack".

Hmm, I really am a naming genius!

As for Jinxiu, Lynn's expression became somewhat subtle.

It's not that she wasn't as powerful as people imagined.

On the contrary, from the very beginning of the battle, she demonstrated absolute dominance over Eileen, and the parasol was unsurprisingly her weapon.

By accumulating energy at the tip of her parasol, she can launch an attack similar to the golden needle that shattered the black crystal. This attack is highly penetrating and offensive, and its power is considerable. What's even more astonishing is that this attack also has variations!

Sometimes the golden needles attack directly, while at other times they carry an extremely difficult-to-detect golden thread at the end, which is then driven into the wall to form a trap.

These threads are extremely tough and sharp; if touched carelessly, they can cause tears.

If you get distracted by cleaning, then you'll have to figure out how to deal with Jinxiu's golden needle attacks.

Without a doubt, the magical girl Jin Xiu, like her original form Bai Lixia, is a powerful character who embodies both elegance and wickedness.

Relying on these two abilities, she can always remain calm in battle, accurately control distance and situation, like the best tailor, weaving an exquisite web of death for her opponent without them even realizing it.

It was more like a cruel game than a battle.

When Jinxiu's enemies are firmly bound by the silk threads, unable to move, and can only watch helplessly as they are pierced by the golden needles, they will be horrified to discover that the magical girl opposite them has not been touched by a single leaf from beginning to end, and not even the hem of her clothes has been dirty.