Is it only magical girls?

“Yes,” the little girl said proudly, “I heard Mommy say a while ago that there was a girl who looked a lot like her ex-daughter, which means I have an older sister. So I wanted to meet that older sister and tried to investigate. I prepared a magic listening device for this purpose, and then I thought that the girl was Mommy’s ex-wife, so I put the magic listening device inside her.”

"And then what did you hear?"

"They didn't hear anything. They were very careful and deliberately cast a shielding spell. Isn't that strange? Unless there's some really big secret, would an ordinary person cast a shielding spell?"

Ordinary people wouldn't release a bugging device.

However, the subject of the investigation is Otori's mother, which sounds like Aone's mother's remarried partner rather than her mother. In that case, it shouldn't be a problem to include Aone in the investigation as well.

"The day before yesterday, my mom said she was going to leave for about a week. My mom casually asked her what she was going to do, but my mom brushed it off. But my mom is usually the type who explains everything in great detail before she goes on a trip, and it's rare for her to brush off her purpose. So I crawled into my suitcase, but unfortunately I'm too old to be young anymore, and my mom found out easily."

what?

If you're already considered young at nine, then what am I at sixteen? And what is Sister Hong Shi at twenty-seven?

"Then Mom didn't think much of it and left with the baby who had my locator. But after hearing what I said, you'll find my mom very suspicious, right? The woman she met was especially suspicious; she was wearing one of those veiled hats, completely hiding her appearance. By the way, Sister Farstar, have you heard the rumors circulating among the magical girls lately?"

"Which rumor?"

"A hidden force has instigated a fierce battle between Dawn and Paradise."

Qianchan subconsciously looked at Yuanxing, and Miyou did the same. They both remembered that at the very beginning of the fierce battle between Chaoxia and Paradise, it seemed that their company's leader went to seek Yuying's help, right? Because they helped Momomo, Momomo had to repay this favor, so her stance naturally changed from leaning towards Paradise to absolute neutrality, giving the cult the determination to fight against Paradise.

In other words, this mysterious hidden force is none other than their Starlight.

"There are rumors inside the park that Miss Anlian disappeared because of that mysterious force that could make her disappear without a trace. Just thinking about it makes you think that mysterious force is terrifying, right?"

After Otori finished speaking, she shuddered, as if she herself was terrified by what she had said. But there was no evidence for such claims; at best, it was just a topic like urban legend. Moreover, unlike others, who saw Anren as merely a powerful magical girl senior, Farstar knew very well that Anren was the first generation to transcend the apocalyptic era. Even the Crimson World Sister couldn't make her, who could be resurrected by spirits, disappear.

And the Red World Sister...

I haven't replied to her messages for three hours.

The distant star is crying.

Chapter 209 It has been nine hours, fifty-seven minutes, and twelve seconds since Miss Red last replied to her message.

"It cannot be said that such a force does not exist."

Qianchan recalled the situation when she and Yuying returned to the city to face Lingxing. At the time, she didn't think much of it and assumed that Yuying was facing Anlian. But now that she thought about it, it didn't seem to be Anlian either? Because Yuying's original words were "You're getting impatient waiting," while Anlian seemed to be the person least related to waiting. In other words, there really is a third force!

Moreover, judging from the conversation, she is definitely Sister Hongshi's colleague.

That's amazing! Although this is nothing new, and I've seen it three times already, our first magical girl is just so amazing.

Yuanxing and Miyou looked at Qianchan together, not quite understanding why she said such a thing. It was clear that neither of them had any recollection of what happened back then.

Qianchan winked at Yuanxing. She didn't want to talk about these topics here, since there was a high chance that Yinli would reveal them. It was best to avoid these pieces of information from getting out.

Yuanxing understood Qianchan's implication and stopped pressing her for answers.

Yuanxing said, "I fully understand what you want to investigate. Let's exchange contact information. Once we have the results of our investigation, we will inform you as soon as possible. If you find anything on your end, you can also notify us."

"Ok!"

After seeing the client off, Qian Chan said, "I think this so-called mysterious force is not mysterious in Sister Hong Shi's eyes. It's definitely one of her colleagues. Let's go ask her for some information now."

Yuanxing said, "Weren't we on a date? When you're out having fun, you should enjoy yourself and not think about work. Even if you want to ask something, you can ask it after the date. But I'll send a text message to Sister Hongshi first so she can be mentally prepared."

Yuanxing quickly left a message on social media: A magical girl has asked us to investigate a mysterious force in the city. Senior said that this mysterious force seems to have had a conflict with Yuying. Yuying said at that time, "Are you getting impatient?" She guessed that it should be Hongshi's former colleague. Does Hongshi have any clues?

"If there are three of you, let's go play games. There's an arcade nearby."

The arcade had many cooperative games, such as those where you play as magical girls fighting monsters, where multiple magical girls wield magic wands to attack giant monsters. Although it felt similar to my usual job, there was nothing to pay attention to in the game, and you could even attack your teammates, which made it completely different from reality.

Yes, the most fun part of fighting monsters in the game is attacking your own teammates.

Miss Yuanxing showed no mercy, immediately firing at Qianchan upon entering the game. However, Qianchan was prepared, her shield rising incredibly fast, blocking Yuanxing's magic cannon attack. The next instant, Yuanxing was hit in the back by a magic missile; clearly, Miyou had attacked her while she was attacking Qianchan, and this revenge was inevitable. The three sides fought fiercely, and no one cared about the super-large monsters. After all, attacking super-large monsters was considered overtime, while attacking allies was just playing the game, so playing the game was definitely better.

I spent quite a bit of time in the arcade, and before I knew it, it was noon, and my stomach was rumbling.

Yuanxing took out her phone to check the chat history. Hongshijie hadn't replied to any messages, which meant that Hongshijie hadn't replied to her for seven hours, thirty-six minutes, and fifty-seven seconds.

Most importantly, the message she sent shows as read!

They read my message but didn't reply!

Mi You glanced at Yuan Xing and asked, "If you care so much, why don't you make a call?"

"What? What phone call? Who are you calling?!"

Yuanxing hurriedly hid her phone and looked at Miyou with a puzzled expression: "I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't even looked at my phone."

Mi You spread her hands: "Whatever you want, it's your own business anyway, I don't care."

Qianchan said, "How about we go to the Demon Demon now? After all, there are still some things I need to ask Sister Hongshi."

"Let's go after we eat. I want to have all-you-can-eat barbecue."

Eating barbecue is a blissful experience, especially when you don't have to grill it yourself. And if two people are grilling it for you, life is pure bliss. When they arrived at the barbecue restaurant, Yuanxing discovered that Miyou was truly an expert at grilling meat. She knew exactly how long to grill each type of meat, precisely which piece of meat should be flipped at the right temperature, and which piece was at its most tender and juicy. She then carefully placed the grilled meat into Yuanxing and Qianchan's bowls.

Yuanxing exclaimed, "Sister Miyou, you're amazing!"

Qian Chan couldn't help but admire, "Sister Mi You is indeed very amazing."

"You flatter me, you flatter me. My little sister especially loves barbecue, so I did some research on it. Actually, I can also cut meat. If you have the chance to have a barbecue outdoors, I can show you my knife skills."

"Honey is amazing!"

Yuanxing gave Miyou a thumbs-up, offering her the highest level of respect. She felt that it was fine, since she was going on a hot spring trip soon anyway, and would just enjoy an outdoor barbecue there.

The enjoyable mealtime was over, and Yuanxing took out her phone again to check. Sister Hongshi hadn't replied to her messages for nine hours, fifty-seven minutes, and twelve seconds. But this time, she decided to immediately get to work and head straight to Momomo, whom she hadn't seen for days, to investigate why she wasn't replying, especially not after reading her messages!

Upon opening the door to the Demon Demon Demon, one sees Sister Hongshi hanging herself on a rotating planet used as decoration in the hall, but the floating planet remains suspended in the air and does not move.

"Ah ah!!!"

Qianchan and Miyou screamed at the same time, completely suppressing Yuanxing, who was about to scream as well, so that Yuanxing opened his mouth but ultimately failed to make a scream.

Qianchan and Miyou were both very satisfied and gave each other a high five to show their approval.

Yuanxing now understands why she doesn't reply to read messages: it's because Sister Hongshi has dragged herself into this mess.

Qianchan commented, "This scene is exactly the same as when I came back last time, except that last time he hanged himself at the door, but this time he hanged himself in the hall."

“From this perspective,” Mi You made a certain guess: “Sister Hong Shi’s suicide was not because of the return of the Morning Glow Cult, but because of this mysterious third-party force. She committed suicide to avoid our questioning about why Yu Ying disappeared.”

Hongshi's attitude is now very clear: she knows nothing, don't ask her any questions, she can't control anything, and if you ask again, she will commit suicide. Even if she can't commit suicide, she will still commit suicide. In short, she is refusing to help with this matter by adopting a suicidal attitude.

Yuanxing shouted, "Sister Hongshi, running away won't solve anything! When facing difficulties, we must fight bravely!"

But Crimson World refused, and the floating planet began to move, traveling in the opposite direction from the distant star.

Chapter 210 If 210 can't handle the Far Star, can't it handle you?

Farstar cried out, "There is no future in running away!"

Qianchan and Miyou both felt that Yuanxing's words were too insincere. After all, Yuanxing always prioritized running away when faced with problems, and now he was suddenly telling people that running away was not good. No matter how you look at it, it was not an acceptable piece of advice.

In response to the distant stars, the Crimson World also made its choice, and the floating Earth gradually drifted further and further away.

"Hey, Sister Hongshi, don't go!"

Farstar quickly gave chase. The faster she ran, the faster the floating Earth drifted; the slower she walked, the slower it drifted. Farstar stopped, and the floating Earth also ceased moving, maintaining a slightly greater distance from Farstar than before. Farstar's magic surged, instantly erupting, and she charged towards the floating Earth at full speed. Then, the floating Earth also retreated at full speed, and the distance between them remained unchanged no matter what methods Farstar used.

Yuanxing realized it was impossible to get Hongshi down through physical means, so she decided to start her verbal attack again: "Hmm..."

Yuanxing tried her best, but she couldn't think of anything to say. After all, Hongshi had shown so much resistance, and as her girlfriend, she should accept Hongshi's resistance, understand her, and support her.

"Master, come down. I won't ask you any more strange questions."

Upon hearing this, Hong Shi suddenly opened his eyes and jumped off the floating Earth: "Okay, it's a deal."

Qianchan didn't think there was anything exaggerated about it, but Yuanxing had just said not to ask, and she hadn't said anything, so Qianchan asked, "Sister Hongshi, what exactly is that mysterious force?" As soon as she finished speaking, Qianchan saw the floating Earth drifting towards her, the rope swaying as it was about to wrap around her neck.

"No more questions, no more questions. Can we investigate ourselves?" (ErO/ 贰衤o三玲玐尔)

The ropes no longer wrapped around Qianchan and disappeared completely. The floating earth returned to its original position and continued to serve as decorations within the Demon Demon. However, the girls who had seen its appearance just now were still apprehensive about it.

Although Hongshi didn't say a word, her meaning was quite clear: she didn't forbid Yuanxing from investigating on her own. It probably contained some of Hongshi's dark history that she felt extremely ashamed of and didn't want to explain herself, but that was about it.

Mi You covered her mouth and chuckled. She thought Hong Shi was quite cute. Because she was her girlfriend, she would compromise and hang herself to avoid being questioned. But when facing others, she was a complete threat. If she couldn't deal with Yuan Xing, she could at least deal with you.

Yuanxing took out the map she got from Yinli: "This is the location of the case we received today. The client suspects that her mother has been in contact with a mysterious force, and her mother is currently in the vicinity. This place is our hot spring resort destination. Does Sister Hongshi have any clues?"

Hongshi tilted his head: "There's nothing here except hot springs, let alone any ancient relics—"

Hongshi's words came to an abrupt end.

But Yuanxing had already grasped the key point: "So this mysterious force is Shengjing? I remember Sister Hongshi said that Shengjing is keeping many ancient relics, right?"

Hong Shi turned his gaze away from the map, clapped his hands, and the next instant, a noisy commotion erupted within the Demon Realm. Yuan Xing had heard this sound many times before; it was probably the sound of elven maids fighting each other to be the first to arrive. At times like this, nothing needed to be done; just wait quietly, and the result would be clear soon.

Soon, a powerful elven maid arrived. Her maid's clothes were torn, revealing glimpses of her fair skin through the ripped pieces. Although she quickly restored her maid outfit, the image of her master in the tattered maid outfit involuntarily flashed through her mind, causing her to blush instantly. What made her even more embarrassed was that she noticed Miyu staring at her. Upon noticing her gaze, Miyu didn't flinch, but instead gave a mysterious smile.

"Do you know what's in this? Something like ancient relics?"

The maid said, "There are no ancient relics there, but there is a king-level monster sealed there. It's a fire-attribute king-level monster, and it's because of its existence that the mountain spring there turned into a hot spring."

"Is that so?"

"As expected of my idol!" The maid exclaimed with admiration. "Even though my idol sealed it himself, he has no recollection of it at all. This is undoubtedly because a mere king-level monster is not worthy of my idol's attention! He truly deserves to be the king of the world!"

If anyone else had said that, Yuanxing would have thought she was being sarcastic. But while the elves were bloodthirsty, they were all incredibly naive. If she said it was admiration, then it truly was admiration, not sarcasm or mockery of Hongshi's poor memory.

Hong Shidao said, "Now that you mention it, it's true. I really have absolutely no recollection of it. Although I remember sealing a few king-level demons, I can't recall where I sealed them. After all, sealing king-level demons was in the early stages, and later even king-level demons could be dealt with. I have absolutely no recollection of those few I sealed."

If there's a sealed monster near the target location, is the reason for breaking the seal to create chaos? That's unlikely. Even a king-level monster isn't anything special; at most, it can only create chaos. What else can it do?

"Sister Hongshi, the King-level monsters are the highest confirmed level of monsters. Are there any monsters that are even more powerful than the King-level?"

"No, although monsters are troublesome spiritual weapons, magical girls, once they master the power of love, can unleash almost limitless energy. No matter how powerful the monster, it's no match for a magical girl. However..."

Hong Shi shrugged and didn't continue speaking; clearly, she didn't want to talk about this "just".

But Yuanxing, ever the opportunist, said, "It's just that obsessive love is still love, and distorted love is still love. The power it wields is undiminished."

Hong Shi ignored her and remained silent.

Qianchan asked, "We want to go to the hot springs as soon as possible to conduct our investigation. When can we set off?"

"I'm available anytime. There's a resort over there, but there's no food, so you'll need to bring your own. It'll take you a few days to do your research, so you'll need to bring a change of clothes. Also, you should probably invite Aon and Yoru along, right? I only agreed to hang out with my classmates, but things can change."

"At this time" refers to Teacher Ci'an, while "at that time" refers to Sister Hongshi.

The former was a school teacher, and the only people she could play with were her students. Now it's different; it's Sister Hong Shi from Mo Mo Mo, and of course all the members of Starlight Entertainment can come together.

Chapter 211 My Girlfriend's Girlfriend is Also My Girlfriend

While searching for the target in the deep mountains and forests is supposed to be a matter of the more people the better, in practice, not all of Starlight's members were mobilized as Farstar had anticipated. Peach Blossom and Flower Dress didn't come; they had signed contracts. Flower Dress is the type who puts more effort into her singing career, and her characteristic is that she likes to sign contracts first, no matter what she's doing. Therefore, having signed contracts, the two of them are currently unable to leave the park.

Although Momo and Hanae are missing, there is one more member, Nami, who was invited by Aone. So, there are a total of eight members on this hot spring trip.

Thanks to Sister Hongshi's power, going to the hot spring resort was just a matter of casting a spatial magic spell in an instant, which reduced the fatigue of the journey and increased the novelty and excitement of travel. After all, who wouldn't want to travel by teleportation?

Yuanxing raised his arms and shouted, "The first thing I'll do after arriving at the hot spring resort—"

Ye Liushun replied instantly, "Work."

Ye Liu's words resonated with everyone, and everyone except Yuan Xing nodded in agreement.

Yuanxing denied it: "Wait a minute, that's not what I meant! I meant let's play first, first of all—"

Ye Liu interrupted again: "If you play first and then play again, you'll end up spending all your time playing. You won't do your work until the last minute. Does Yuanxing like that kind of life?"

"Of course I don't like it, but—"

"Then let's get to work."

After Ye Liu finished speaking, he started taking things out of his luggage bag. All of those things were magical items used to search for enemies, showing that Ye Liu was really taking this very seriously.

"Nami and I also came to help."

After speaking, Aon summoned one orange-red kitten after another. After all, lions and the like were far too frightening; the target would flee in terror at the sight of them, making any investigation pointless. Nami, on the other hand, summoned a hawk. Hawks weren't scary, so there was no need to change them. The other magical girls, not blessed by the Witch of Lovers, weren't as skilled with summoned creatures as Aon and Nami, but they could still control quite a few to aid in the search for the target.

The summoned beast's vision will be shared with the magical items prepared by Ye Liu, allowing them to observe the surrounding situation while staying in the inn. Although finding the target will still take a lot of time, it is much more time-saving and labor-saving than searching on their own.

This is Starlight Magic Co., Ltd.'s work, and has nothing to do with the Crimson World. She has no intention of staying here at all: "Then I'm going to soak in the hot springs. I'll remind you again at lunchtime."

Qianchan asked, "Is Sister Hongshi preparing lunch for us?"

"No, I was just reminding you that it's time to eat and we can start cooking."

Yuanxing stared wide-eyed at Hongshi's retreating figure, but she clenched her teeth, refusing to utter a single word. She felt that if she opened her mouth, she would definitely say, "I want to go too," and then run off with Hongshi. Abandoning all other desires, she threw herself wholeheartedly into her work; she loved her job!