Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

The liquid in the transparent glass jar is a light amber color. If you look closely, you can actually see a lot of dark-colored sediment inside, but the color of the liquid is absolutely beautiful.

"What's this?" The Abyss Gentleman took the orange juice from the Orange Juice Monster and examined it curiously. "Is this the orange juice ingredient you chose? Orange juice made with this tastes exceptionally good?"

The Orange Juice Man's face lit up immediately: "It's like this! I found this liquid by chance, but unfortunately it was dumped in sewage and can't be used directly as a raw material. I wanted to ask if you could help me find this liquid? It should be unique to Miracle City, right?"

When he gets excited, he speaks very quickly, grabbing the Abyss Gentleman's hand and leaning closer.

The Abyss Gentleman scratched his head: "I'll try my best to find it for you... but I can't guarantee I'll definitely find it."

He had never seen such a liquid before. He opened the cap and took a sniff, finding the aroma to be pleasant.

However, it would vaporize if left open for too long, so the Gentleman of the Abyss quickly closed it again.

The agreement was thus reached: the Abyss Gentleman would use his connections to help the Orange Juice Monster find the ingredient, and the Orange Juice Monster would promise to give the Abyss Gentleman a generous reward later.

“Actually, this lighter is enough as payment. I couldn’t afford it even with three months’ salary…” said the Gentleman of the Abyss.

However, we should earn as much as we can, as this is a great opportunity to improve our family's living conditions.

"Speaking of which, Jack, you just said you have younger siblings?" the Orange Juice Monster asked curiously. "Are they like you, with the same 'emotional quirks'?"

Wouldn't that mean they're all super powerful?

The potential for growth of emotional freaks is incomparable to that of ordinary freaks. In this world's magic system that emphasizes the power of the mind, if an emotional freak can find their own path, they can almost be invincible.

That's why the Abyss Gentleman was able to cause such a big commotion in Miracle City... It's fair to say that almost all the monsters knew of the Abyss Gentleman's existence.

This is a celebrity among eccentrics.

Now, Orange Juice Monster is very curious about whether the Abyss Gentleman's younger siblings will be as powerful as him.

Of course, he didn't expect to be protected by the Abyss Gentleman, but making friends with other emotional oddballs would be a good option.

However, the remaining few eccentric individuals don't seem to be home.

“Sadness went to work, and Anger seems to have found a job she can handle, so she went out to apply for one too.” The Abyss Gentleman was quite pleased. “As for Jealousy, he took my place and attacked the magical girl.”

"So busy," the orange juice weirdo remarked.

The way magical girls and monsters in Miracle City interact is quite traditional, but there's nothing that can be done about it; even he has to cause trouble occasionally.

It's like the anxiety period that comes with every stage of life.

Eccentrics cannot survive without doing this.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Little Bear is working.

Because her older brother was too tired to support the whole family on his own, Little Bear secretly found a short-term job handing out flyers on the street while dressed in a teddy bear costume. If she did a good job, the boss said she would consider hiring her long-term.

The school doesn't allow students to have part-time jobs, but once she puts on this hood, nobody knows who she is.

The little bear most often chooses the style of a teddy bear for its costume, so even when wearing a heavy and thick teddy bear outfit, she can move freely. With some experience, the little bear can wear this cute outfit all day on the street without feeling tired.

It's just that it's quite hot today.

Summer was just around the corner, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Little Bear, wearing her mascot costume, felt like she was trapped in a steamer. She stood on the street for a long time under the blazing sun, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the sun was about to set.

Great, time to go home.

Work is really tiring. No wonder my brother doesn't want to move when he gets home after work every day.

Little Bear breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that he only had a few transfer orders left and there weren't as many people coming and going.

It's almost time to get off work.

Once I finish distributing these, I can go home.

She felt sweat pouring down her body, soaking the parts of the costume inside, making the clothes sticky against her skin, and she felt a little dizzy.

Is it a bit of heatstroke...?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard footsteps in front of him.

A bottle of ice water was handed over.

"Hello, do you need this?" The voice of the person who handed the teddy bear an iced mineral water was very familiar.

The little bear looked up and saw the face of Kagura Yu, the classmate who had recently transferred schools with him.

The other person seemed to have noticed that the bear looked a little unsteady while standing, so they went to the vending machine and bought a bottle of water.

The little bear nodded quickly to express its gratitude.

She couldn't speak while wearing the mascot costume, and she didn't want to be seen by acquaintances, so she silently pretended to be mute.

Fortunately, Kagura Yu wasn't the type to demand a response. After doing the good deed, she turned and left.

The wind carried her voice as she spoke to someone: "Are we going to the market now? They should have some good meat there... wait, what about pork?"

"Idiot! Who uses pork for human alchemy?!" a woman's voice scolded irritably.

"...Then I can't find any human evidence."

"Don't teach that kind of evil magic to Xiaoyou!" A hissing voice rang out.

One person carries the voices of three.

The little bear looked closely, but only saw a faint image of a shrike on Kagura Yu's shoulder.

……strangeness.

Main text: Chapter 104 You Smell Like Someone Else (4000-word chapter)

Lania has been busy preparing the materials she needs for her resurrection.

Now that she has come to this world and met Mayumi Haga again, she must seize the opportunity she missed before.

Lania didn't want to experience that kind of resentment again, that kind of frustration of not daring to confide in the other person even when they were right in front of her.

Therefore, she decided to use her knowledge of witchcraft to resurrect herself in this world.

And her best assistant was still the child named Kagura Yu whom she had chosen back then.

This child has a talent for witchcraft.

Perhaps, in the language of this world, it should be called "magic"?

Although there are differences in many areas, witchcraft and magic are, to some extent, aligned in their general direction.

A skill that is beyond the reach of ordinary people and transcends common sense.

Moreover, the city's geomantic features are also easy to utilize.

Magical elements with the attribute of "miracle" can, to a limited extent, serve as a medium for witchcraft.

Since she currently lacks a physical form and can only choose to possess either a Jewel Beast or Yu Kagura, Lania has no choice but to rely on these two seemingly unreliable individuals... or rather, the two beasts to assist her.

From the beginning, Rania was fully prepared to be rejected.

According to her analysis, in this world with ridiculously high moral standards, research into magic or witchcraft using the human body as an object should be prohibited.

The high school student named Kagura Yu probably doesn't know the implications; if I hadn't explained in detail, she would likely have been successfully fooled. But I don't know what the other Jewel Beast's attitude is.

Lania is unfamiliar with the power system of this world and doesn't know what else Jewel Beasts can do besides making a contract with a magical girl.

But without a doubt, Jewel Beast should know more about the taboos of magic than the average high school girl, and it's impossible for her to just dabble in forbidden human alchemy...

"Human alchemy?" The purple gem beast flicked its tongue, but didn't immediately refuse. Instead, it stared intently at the eyes of Lania's phantom. "Can you get clean materials?"

Huh?

Didn't they object immediately?

“Little snake, what do you mean by clean material…” Lania suddenly felt that this gem beast was quite interesting.

“Yours own, or provided by someone willing to donate to you. Actually, we can do without these; we can explore other materials.” The little snake said seriously, “Also, my name is Lena.”

“My own has disappeared, but the people I know have some… Unfortunately, they’re completely corrupted once they’re taken.” Lania’s phantom soul appeared beside her, arms crossed, with interest. “But I really didn’t expect you to support me.”

Beside her feet, where she floated in mid-air, lay a damp woven bag. Before Kagura Yu could see anything clearly when she opened it, something inside instantly turned into an orange liquid. After examining it, Lania discovered that apart from the dragon bones and bloodheart wood, everything else was unusable.

Everything was ruined by the water.

“…I possess magical knowledge beyond your imagination,” Lena said. “When I was born, there was no such thing as ‘forbidden’ in magic. Of course, I can only assist you within the bounds of morality; once I exceed those boundaries, both of us will be in danger.”

"Then why are you still helping me?" Lania asked.

“It would be wrong of me to use my magic to harm others. But helping you won't harm anyone and will allow me to research materials from another world, which is the ‘right’ thing. I will make a bond with you to resurrect you in a way that won't harm anyone else.” Lena said awkwardly, “Of course, you have to do me a favor too!”

Lena kept thinking about the suitable partner she had seen in her dream.

It hopes that Lania can help it find the other person.

Rania's expression was strange: "...Are you sure? Don't you prefer a contractor who is smart enough?"

"But...but she's a good person..."

“…Alright.” Lania hoped that Lena wouldn’t be too disappointed after learning that Mayumi Haga was a fool who would use all her magical power to self-destruct.

Mayumi Haga is a complete idiot; she doesn't even know how to use the magic points. She doesn't think he'll suddenly become a magic user.

However, it would be nice to see Mayumi Haga transform while spinning around and chanting incantations with a sweet smile.

The two individuals, one skilled in witchcraft and the other in magic, thus formed a partnership, while Kagura Yu, who had been passively observing and becoming their assistant, murmured: "...What's my opinion?"

However, she wouldn't refuse.

Kagura Yu found it quite interesting to participate.

Before arriving in this city, she had been closely monitoring the movements of the magical girls here. Now that she lives in a city where magical girls and strange people are more active than ever before, she is even more curious.

According to Lena, those with magical aptitude will be chosen by a Jewel Beast, and after signing a contract, they will become magical girls.

The contract will protect the magical girl's privacy and identity.

Therefore, before they transform, even among fellow magical girls, it's difficult to tell who is actually a magical girl.

Needless to say, the Jewel Beasts, despite being siblings born in the same way, are not actually that close. When a Jewel Beast meets a new partner, it transforms into a different form, making it difficult to distinguish them based on appearance alone.

Although they can identify magic users by observing their magical energy, the Jewel Beasts are bound by the rules of secrecy and cannot reveal the identities of other magic users.

In other words, it's difficult to discern the magical girl's true identity.

This is also a protection afforded by the rules of magic to these young girls who maintain social order.

Generally speaking, unless magical girls actively reveal their identities, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to discover their true forms.

Kagura Yu wants to use her own methods to investigate the true identities of the magical girls.

"I feel like Magical Girl Crimson and Iris look familiar," Kagura Yu said, troubled. "I'm pretty sure I don't recognize those two faces, but I always get this strange sense of familiarity when I watch the news."

Driven by a frustration that the answer was on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't quite put it into words, Kagura Yu decided to use her own methods to investigate the identities of the magical girls.

It wasn't because of profit or anything else; it was simply because I refused to admit defeat.

This feeling of being so close to the answer left her with a lingering sense of unease.

Even the world of monsters is transparent to her. Kagura Yu, who controls the largest monster forum, knows nothing about magical girls.

The disparity was so great that it ignited her competitive spirit.

To satisfy one's curiosity and competitiveness, reliable partners are also essential.

Lena needs to find a new partner, while Miss Lania needs to rebuild her body and be resurrected.

She helped the two of them, and in return, she would receive a lot of information that she had never been able to access before.

Kagura Yu was full of confidence, feeling that she would be able to achieve her wish immediately with the help of her two reliable partners.

And two reliable partners...

Lena: Never mind, I can't tell her myself. It's better to let her find out for herself.

Lania: ...The real identity of a magical girl? Isn't it obvious at a glance?

Oh well, let her do whatever she wants if she wants to.

The two men, who knew the identities of the other magical girls but had chosen to keep it a secret, looked at each other, unwilling to dampen the girls' enthusiasm.

After all, what Kagura Yu enjoys is not the final result, but the process.

"Speaking of which, Kagura, you should be going to school tomorrow, right?" Rania suddenly remembered something and asked, "I remember you should be in the same class as that guy."

Although Ms. Rania is an acquaintance of Haga and they have a good relationship, for some reason, she always refers to Haga as "that guy".

Kagura Yu has gotten somewhat used to it.