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

But Emma's impatience at the next second shattered her fantasy.

Even Shirley's lips twitched, a rare occurrence for her.

"Okay, okay... Although I don't know most of the information about this photo, I have heard bits and pieces of information... After all—"

Shirley strode forward, then turned back, winked with one eye closed, and adjusted her detective hat.

"Shirley is a famous detective!"

"Oh."

Clap clap! Clap clap! Clap clap! Clap clap!

Emma clapped for her, which made Shirley feel cheerful.

This magical girl junior, although her words and actions are a bit strange, somehow always manages to strike a chord with Sherry in some odd way!

[Gained 2 Pink Filth]

Yang Wen glanced at the pop-up window and continued typing to urge them on.

"Main storyline, hurry up!"

"Mmm!"

Sherry pointed to the photo in Emma's hand, "This is undoubtedly the witch's kiss mark - a symbol of witches causing trouble!"

"Judging from the type of flower, it should be the [Phantom Witch]! Tsk tsk tsk... This is quite a dangerous witch. It's said that magical girls who try to track her down never end up well."

"Hmph... Shirley isn't useless now, is she?"

This reveals all the information Shirley had about the photo.

"Oh!"

Yang Wen immediately sent an "admiration" emoji, which made Shirley's lips curl into a wide smile.

Shirley, worried that Emma would sabotage her again, quickly added...

"The mission to track down the Phantom Witch is currently under a very high level of secrecy for some reason. Only a small number of magical girls in charge of the mission and high-ranking figures in the Magic Bureau know about it."

"Ok?"

Emma sent a "squinting" emoji and immediately sensed something that seemed to be part of the main storyline.

No... if it's all so riddle-like, then it must be the main plot!

At the same time, a pop-up window appears:

The main questline has been updated.

[The Phantom Witch - The true culprit behind the music hall incident has finally surfaced!]

Please continue to follow Sherry and find the Director of the Demon Administration Bureau to learn more about the situation.

It's definitely the main storyline!

Emma continued without stopping, "Let's go find the chief now."

“Unfortunately, that won’t work.” Shirley shrugged. “The director just happens to be not receiving foreign guests today.”

Unexpectedly, Emma suddenly raised her voice:

"Today is just right?"

"Huh? Huh? Yeah..." Sherry scratched her head, not understanding why the other person suddenly became agitated.

Emma felt a chill run down her spine:

'My Lord, are you going to pull another stunt?'

To Yang Wen, the word "just right" that Shirley used sounded like an unbelievable coincidence.

As a gamer, Yang Wen firmly believes that he is the center of the game.

When players arrive, the bureau chief refuses to meet with foreign guests... What does this signify?

This shows that the bureau chief has a problem and is hiding something!

Either they're planning something big behind the scenes, or they're plotting something!

High-ranking officials from friendly sides will inevitably betray you; there are many shady dealings involved in the novice mentorship program!

“Let me guess…” Emma suddenly looked up and glanced at the corner of the corridor ceiling, “Your chief probably doesn’t like installing surveillance cameras, right?”

"Hmm? How did you know?" Shirley tilted her head. "To be precise, it's because she doesn't like having surveillance cameras installed on the thirteenth floor where her office is located."

Emma just thought: That's it.

The trope of the allied organization's high-ranking members being the villains is old-fashioned, but it works!

Yang Wen couldn't help but exclaim: What a great bureau chief!

The information revealed practically slapped "I am the villain" right in Emma's face.

So, ignoring Shirley, Emma glanced at the mini-map and headed down the stairs without looking back.

Shirley watched Emma's retreating figure and quickly followed.

"Emma-san, what's wrong?"

"Looking for the bureau chief."

Emma mentally sighed: I knew it!

The gods are up to something again...

Shirley's gaze suddenly went blank, and then she waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no... Let alone whether you can find her, you won't be able to get past the security guards at the elevator and stairwell."

Emma said, "I have a way to get us to the director's floor."

“What do you mean by ‘we’? Do I have to go too?” Sherry’s voice softened.

"Correct."

“Ha…” Shirley wanted to try to dissuade her, “But… if we get caught, we’ll definitely be punished.”

“I told you, I have a way to get up to the floor,” Emma said confidently. “And I won’t be discovered.”

"...What method?" Seeing Emma's confident expression, Sherry became curious instead.

But then, Emma suddenly stopped and slowly uttered those two words:

"sneak."

She raised her head and gave a cold smile.

"Isn't it enough to just get around the guards?"

Looking around, Yang Wen felt a little regretful: this map didn't have anything like cardboard boxes or bushes, otherwise stealth would be even more stable.

Sigh... If only I were the Emerald God. Creating bushes out of thin air.

Emma's thoughts flowed along with "her own" words.

The gods' plans are still so outrageous...

Let alone whether they can fool the security personnel. They definitely won't get past Shirley alone.

After all, Sherry is considered an official member of the Demon Bureau.

Just as Emma had predicted, Shirley immediately lowered her head after hearing Emma's words.

"Stealth... what an outrageous plan."

Her tone was no longer playful as before; instead, she deliberately lowered her voice, adopting a serious demeanor as if a storm was brewing.

Shirley looked up at Emma with an expressionless gaze.

"Breaking into the bureau chief's office... Do you know how serious that is? It means writing a tens of thousands of words of self-criticism. In the worst-case scenario, you could be sent to court..."

Emma felt a little scared...

Friends who have only recently met won't break off their friendship so easily.

"but……"

Shirley suddenly looked up.

There was no fear in those eyes, only a fanatical starlight that seemed to thrive on chaos!

"But I love it so much!!!"

She grabbed Emma's hand and jumped up and down excitedly.

"Breaking into the chief's office! This sounds like something out of a phantom thief novel! How could we do something this fun without Sherry-chan!"

Emma almost forgot.

The compatibility between God and Sherry cannot be described as birds of a feather, but rather as birds of a feather.

Volume 1: Chapter 30 An Illusion...?

"The director's office is on the thirteenth floor of this building, while the magical girl's movement only extends to the sixth floor. The elevators beyond that floor will be staffed, so they're definitely unusable. Therefore, we'll have to take the stairs."

"However, security personnel are stationed at every stairwell after the sixth floor. It's definitely not feasible to sneak up as Emma suggested."

"So, what does Emma plan to do?"

Ten minutes later, on the sixth floor.

Sherry and Emma crouched down, leaning against the corner of the corridor.

The two of them peeked out from behind the corner, one above the other, furtively watching the security guard standing guard at the stairwell not far away.

[Security Personnel Lv3]

[Request Reinforcements: Immediately call for reinforcements upon spotting a suspicious person. Reinforcements range in level from Lv3 to Lv40, depending on the level of the suspicious person.]

[Echo - A Dream in a Glass Bottle (Mass Production): Upon being attacked, it encloses itself in a glass bottle, forming a defense that lasts for three seconds. Defense Strength: White Level.]

They pulled their heads back and whispered among themselves in the corner.

Shirley raised her fingertip,

"Although the security personnel aren't very skilled, if they're discovered..."

"Would that mean they'd call in magical girl-level reinforcements?" Emma asked without hesitation.

Shirley was slightly surprised. "How did you know? Did I just say that?"

Emma: "Moreover, they also have defensive-type echoes."

"Huh?! Even Sherry didn't know that!" Sherry looked Emma up and down.

She initially thought Emma's stealth was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. Little did she know, Emma had actually done her homework.

Sherry felt more and more confident about this stealth operation! She also became slightly excited.

Emma: 'Um...do we really have to do this? Wouldn't that be bad...?'

The two people present obviously couldn't hear Emma's inner grumbling.

Emma: 'I feel like I've gotten used to being put through this kind of play every day... It's so sad.'

Yang Wen leaned back in his chair, pondering his next strategy.

Assassination and stunning are not advisable.

Emma's strength is strange; she's much stronger than a typical magical girl.

If Emma were to transform into a magical girl and go all out, she was confident she could break through the shield, but she might accidentally kill the security personnel as well. It would be pointless.

He didn't want to waste an NPC who might have a quest.

If you attempt to stun them, you're highly unlikely to be able to penetrate the defensive Echo. Instead, it might give the enemy time to send a warning and attract reinforcements…

So that's why.

"Do you have anything hard on you?" Emma asked Shirley.

Shirley looked at her with a puzzled expression, then touched her pocket and took out a candy.

"Is this okay? I was thinking of giving this to you on the way..."

—"Awoo~"