Sakura Emma, ​​I'm going to control you fiercely!

A virgin who hasn't even completed all of "Chihara no Shin" yet dares to show off her skills in front of a master in the galgame field?

Yang Wen calls himself a "2D Casanova". He has recommended a wide range of visual novels, from moe and story-driven games to "The Twelve Divine Weapons" and "The Twelve Demonic Weapons".

He was tricked by netizens into revealing his identity once in "Okinawa Slave Island".

It can be said that Yang Wenchi read more historical texts than Shirley read hiragana!

Seeing that Shirley was still searching for the "guide" and the vehicle seemed to be in autonomous driving mode, Yang Wen stopped worrying about it.

He opened and browsed the character panel.

[Black Filth: 920]

The current black filth was enough for him to level up several times, so Yang Wen simply clicked to upgrade everything.

As experience points rapidly increased, the numbers on the panel also continued to rise.

At the same time, Emma noticed a warm feeling in her body.

She seemed to be able to "see" the magical power flowing through her body, expanding little by little...

Is the divine being helping me become stronger?

The character panel that finally appeared in front of Yang Wen was:

【Sakura Emma (Untransformed): Lv6】

Only leveled up 1 time —

Kidding.

The level in the untransformed state is one-quarter of the level in the transformed state. Therefore, the level in the transformed state was calculated to have increased from level 20 to level 24.

Black filth cleared.

Then, Yang Wen opened the [Circular Record Book].

[Pink Filth: 154]

Upgrading Pink Filth from 0 to Lv1 requires 70-90 Pink Filth. He didn't plan to use it all at once, but rather save some to see if there were any better CGs worth upgrading later.

Currently, he owns the following CGs:

[Parting Ways (Magical Girl Transformation)] [Silent Withering (Soul-based Skill)] [Fluttering Evening (Compassion Mode)] [First Battle Victory (Open Equipment Slots)]

Yang Wen looked at the notes he had given to each CG, thought for a moment, and then added the pink filth to "First Battle Victory".

[Pink stain deducted 70, leaving 84 units.]

Emma currently only has two equipment slots available. Among them, "Parting Ways" is a mandatory item as a "Magical Girl Transformation Device" and cannot be changed.

Therefore, for the remaining equipment slot, you can only choose one between [Silent Withering] and [Fluttering Sunset].

But Yang Wen intends to have it all.

The original purpose of the "First Victory" skill was to unlock the second equipment slot even if the CG was not equipped.

After being enhanced by the pink filth...

[First victory: Open the second and third equipment slots. Note: No equipment is required for this cutscene; the passive skill is active.]

In this way, Yang Wen was able to equip both [Silent Withering] and [Fluttering Evening] at the same time.

"Ah, we're almost there."

Just then, Shirley's voice came through.

Emma glanced out the car window instinctively, only to find herself in the suburbs of the city.

This place is vast and desolate, an empty field. There's not a single building in sight, let alone a demonic government office.

Yang Wen recalled the other party's words and actions of deliberately sending his colleague away...

Oh? So we've entered an emergency mission?

The vehicle appeared to have passed over some invisible membrane.

Emma noticed a wisp of magic brushing against her body.

The view before me suddenly opened up—

The former open space is gone. In its place stands a cluster of buildings on the land.

Magical girls dressed in gorgeous battle outfits soared freely through the air like birds, leaving behind dazzling trails.

Shirley looked at Emma expectantly, hoping for a positive response. But she only found Emma's expressionless face, and said with some disappointment,

"The Demon Bureau is surrounded by a mirage barrier that can overlay other scenes onto the Demon Bureau."

Yang Wen understood.

It's about reusing modeling and textures!

Isn't it just that the "map loading technology" is inadequate, so they can only use textures to cover up the loading process? They even added a "mirage barrier" logic patch.

Upon arriving at the front gate of the Demon Administration Bureau, the two got out of the car. The vehicle then drove away on its own.

Emma looked up at the towering buildings, still silently marveling:

Does this mean we have to explore the entire area?

Just then, Shirley, who was standing next to her, handed her a cookie and smiled.

"Miss Emma, ​​welcome to the Bureau of Demonic Politics!"

Emma intended to take the cookie.

But the next second...

"Ow~"

A head popped out of the doll in her arms and ate the cookie with lightning speed.

Beibei happily chewed twice and then returned to the doll.

Emma and Shirley were left in silence.

Emma stared at Shirley's finger still dangling in mid-air, and a cold sweat broke out on her brow.

'Oh no! Beibei has been found out!'

She suddenly remembered that she had a remnant named "Beibei" inside her...

But the Sherry in front of us... is a magical girl!

Volume 1: Chapter 25 Magical Girl Cobalt Blue~

Inside the mirage barrier of the Demon Bureau, Emma and Sherry looked at each other in silence, neither of them speaking first.

Shirley's gaze swept from Emma's face to the motionless doll in her arms, finally settling on the crumb of a cookie near the doll's mouth.

For some reason, Shirley's smile deepened.

Meanwhile, Yang Wen controlled Emma to look around and observe the Demon Government complex. He muttered, "Is there any damage to the buildings?"

Emma watched the tense scene unfold, and her heart pounded in her chest!

Just now, Beibei couldn't contain her appetite and jumped out, taking a bite of the cookie Shirley offered...

'I just met such a talkative magical girl... are we about to become enemies?!'

She didn't want the deity to treat Sherry the way he treated Noah at the hotel...

Absolutely not!

"Oh my, I've seen something I never expected."

At this moment, Shirley laughed, instantly dispelling the tense atmosphere.

She looked thoughtfully at the doll in Emma's arms, a slight smile playing on her lips, and then leaned close to Emma's ear.

"I will keep your secret."

Yang Wen, controlling Emma, ​​said expressionlessly, "Miss Emma, ​​you don't want...your secret to be known by others, do you?"

Sherry: "..."

Emma: '...'

Yang Wen controlled Emma to look at the barrier, saying, "I thought you would say that."

"Haha~ Emma is really funny."

Even the talkative Shirley was momentarily at a loss for words. Let's get back to the main topic.

Don't worry, we are actually the same.

She emphasized the word "same" in her words, patted her slightly pert chest, and raised her head, saying,

"Please believe me: within the Bureau of Demonic Politics, Sherry and you are partners."

I know, because you're a green-named player.

Emma didn't say those words aloud.

But she could smell the scent of "character plot".

Either you choose a faction for the side quest, or... it's the "Sherry route" that Sherry mentioned in the car.

After that, the two walked along the main road leading to the main building of the Demon Administration Bureau.

Emma tried to subtly probe Sherry for clues about the plot.

"You wouldn't happen to be a hidden villain, would you? And because I'm carrying an important mission item—the wreckage—you've mistaken me for a villain like you?"

Such linguistic artistry was brushed aside with a laugh during Shirley's brief silence.

Then, he changed the subject and began to explain.

"Don't let the name 'Mirage Barrier' fool you; it's not as simple as it seems! The official explanation is that the barrier is maintained by the power of magical girls, but some experienced magical girls have detected the scent of witches within it..."

"Skip. That's enough with the plot foreshadowing."

Emma's eyelids drooped.

Yang Wen quite enjoyed exploring maps and researching materials to find plot clues; it gave him a satisfying sense of solving a mystery.

However, Yang Wen skips the idea of ​​stuffing someone like Shirley in like a duck.

She got straight to the point:

"I want to know about the jail time."

Emma hadn't forgotten that she hadn't come to the Demon Bureau in the proper way, but had been "captured".

She remained true to her original aspiration: to experience the prison system of "Judgment," a two-dimensional version of Baldur's Gate.

And inseparable from the prison system is [prison break].

"Go to jail? Emma's choice of words is really strange."

Sherry chuckled softly, then looked towards the approaching main building of the Demon Administration Bureau.

"Don't worry about that. Emma is, after all, an unregistered white-level magical girl. She shouldn't do anything to you the first time. At most, she'll just give you a verbal reprimand."

Huh? Just verbal criticism?

Yang Wen was discouraged...

Emma, ​​what a stroke of luck!

Yay! I don't have to go to jail!

Shirley: "Huh? Emma, ​​why do you look a little disappointed?"

"Your imagination."

"...Do you perhaps want to go to jail?"

Emma: 'No, I didn't...!'

During their casual conversation, Emma and Sherry walked into the Demon Bureau together.

As the automatic doors rumbled, a place resembling a bank lobby came into Emma's view.

But in contrast to the somber atmosphere of the "bank," you can see several pretty young women in casual clothes talking at the window.

"You guys really don't know anything about that magical girl? I was actually thinking of thanking her."