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

"Big brother? What are you daydreaming about?" Little Sadness, sitting across the table, stretched out her hand and waved it blankly in front of him. "If you don't eat soon, it'll get cold."

Gentleman of the Abyss snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Little Sorrow.

In fact, Little Sadness doesn't have a trace of the Despairing Eccentric.

Because the Despair Monster was the last to fall asleep, and it took many years to repair its damaged core, Little Sadness not only woke up very late, but also developed very slowly compared to other monsters, only recently gaining adult-level consciousness.

Little Sadness suddenly grew a lot recently.

Adding to the recent strange turmoil in this city...

The Abyss Gentleman felt that something must have gone wrong.

Main text: Chapter 115 Where did this starving ghost cat come from?

"Big brother?" The little bear's voice woke the Abyss Gentleman from his thoughts.

The Abyss Gentleman looked up and saw his little Sadness dressed in the same Sadness teddy bear body as when she was working, carrying a small bag. She was tilting her head in confusion, probably wondering what had made the Abyss Gentleman so lost in thought.

"What are you spacing out about?" This was the first time the little bear had gone out on her own to attack a magical girl, instead of following her older brother around like a little shadow. As a result, the Abyss Gentleman seemed even more nervous than she was.

—I'm worried that the little bear won't be able to control its power output.

The Abyss Gentleman's expression turned into a QAQ look as he pressed a handkerchief to the corner of his eye, looking pitiful: "I was just worried about you... Don't be reckless, and come back immediately if you encounter any danger."

This was the first time he'd let Little Bear do the strange job on his own, and he didn't know if Little Bear could handle it...

Just in case, he still planned to ask Little Bear about his plans: "Little Sadness, do you have any related plans?"

"I don't know if it will work..." Little Bear murmured. She took out a small wooden board with a rope attached from her backpack. It read "Free Hugs" and she explained, "It seems like everyone is more prone to sadness lately. When I see someone unhappy, I go over and hug them to eat away their sadness."

“…But this wasn’t an attack by a monster.” The Abyss Gentleman scratched his head but didn’t object. Instead, he smiled and said, “Little Sadness is so clever.”

Indeed, this approach is efficient and safer, but it cannot be considered a bizarre attack in the traditional sense.

Abyss Gentleman has always been a conservative, but Little Sadness has already almost broken away from the traditional monster category, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't attack humans.

Let Little Sadness do what she likes.

but……

"You still need to be careful. Ah, I didn't mean to watch out for magical girls." The Abyss Gentleman was very worried. "You should be more sensitive to strange sadness than I am. If you're going to deal with the oddities on those people, please prioritize your own safety."

The little bear hurriedly nodded, then guiltily looked away.

After a hasty farewell to the Abyss Gentleman, Little Bear finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I really don't know how my older brother knew... She really wanted to get rid of those negative emotions that suddenly appeared right under her nose.

No, it should be said to be something deeper.

Compared to the bitter taste [sadness] that the little bear usually dislikes, which is an emotion that would lead a human to give up on life, it feels familiar to her.

Perhaps it was a faint instinct inherited from the previous sad one, and the little bear sensed the seriousness of the situation.

This is an extreme emotional attribute that could never appear in Miracle City… no, perhaps it should be said that it shouldn’t appear in this world—it’s not recognized by the spiritual veins. Ordinary humans might develop such emotions under certain circumstances, but in that case, there would be absolutely no trace of it being guided by magic.

Whether from his elder brother or from the depths of his own eccentric core, only one answer was given.

That magic comes from the "Desperate Monster".

But how is that possible?

Little Bear had never heard of the Despair Monster before. If such a person existed, they should be very close to these negative emotion monsters, and Little Bear would definitely not be unaware of their presence.

This shows that the Despairing Monster was not a naturally born monster, but an artificial creation.

The term "artificial" here does not refer to humans, but rather to the fact that the other party's birth does not conform to the natural laws of the spiritual veins of this world, and is therefore "abnormal".

Little Bear plans to investigate thoroughly.

If you want to investigate, you must first find traces of the "Despair Monster". In other words, it is best to start the investigation from the victims of the Despair Monster.

Unfortunately, most of the victims were being protected by the magical girls. The magical girls of Miracle City were all familiar faces, and Little Bear didn't intend to bother them, so he decided to start with the targets the magical girls hadn't protected.

Even if that salaryman surnamed Yoshida couldn't get close, she could follow the scent to find other people.

So, on her way home from get off work, Ms. Yoshida encountered a strange guy dressed in a teddy bear costume with a wooden sign around his neck that read "Free Hugs".

Although the other person was wearing a brown bear costume that smelled of sunshine and felt very soft to the touch, and judging from their height, they should be about the same as her, and from their gestures, there was a high probability that they were a young girl, so Ms. Yoshida found it hard to be wary.

But the other party was just too suspicious.

Why not go to a busy square instead of blocking your own doorstep?

Ms. Yoshida was a little speechless. Instead of actually hugging him, she moved to the left, ducked, and tried to walk past, saying, "Excuse me, could you please move aside..."

The person dressed as a mascot took a step forward, blocking her path completely.

Ms. Yoshida felt as if a somewhat thin wall was standing in front of her.

She paused, then moved to the right: "Excuse me, let me through, I'm in a hurry..."

The other person moved over as well, and this time, the wooden sign for free hugs was placed right in front of Ms. Yoshida.

Ms. Yoshida took a deep breath, suppressing her displeasure.

She calmly negotiated with the man blocking her way: "I don't know what you mean, but please let me through quickly. My cat is starving to death if it doesn't eat soon."

Little Bear: ?

Where did this starving ghost come from?

Ms. Yoshida was actually referring to the Maine Coon that would come to report on time every day and devour half a bag of her cat food—that is, Mayumi Haga.

After Mayumi Haga turned into a cat, her appetite became enormous, and she would always eat it all without hesitation. As a result, Ms. Yoshida mistakenly believed that she was a cat with a large appetite who loved to eat.

To repay the cat for saving her when she was emotionally distressed, Ms. Yoshida offered the cat the best cat food she could get her hands on.

Moreover, watching that greedy cat eat does indeed improve one's mood.

Ms. Yoshida was about to feed the cats after get off work when she was stopped by a teddy bear.

While the two were locked in a stalemate, the cat herself, Mayumi Haga, who was saying, "I'll starve to death if I don't eat soon," stood not far away, holding another kitten she had just picked up from the magic clinic.

She looked over there with a cold expression, while Sunflower, the kitten in her arms who had fully recovered from feline intestinal infection, tilted its head and meowed twice.

Chapter 116 Wouldn't it be better to wear a mascot costume?

After Mayumi Haga became a cat, she would regularly visit Ms. Yoshida's house, where she would eat the cat food prepared for her while attentively listening to her ramblings.

Aside from herself, there were no other living beings in Ms. Yoshida's house, so naturally, no one would listen to her rambling on about the unpleasant things that happened during the day. Before Mayumi Haga arrived, she always talked to the furniture; now, she had a ready-made, obedient little cat.

The obedient kitten chewed its cat food, thinking to itself: Why hasn't she explained how she got caught up in this calamity yet?

Actually, at first, Mayumi Haga wanted to directly ask the other party how she had encountered something evil.

However, Ms. Yoshida's emotions were too unstable, and she couldn't rashly reveal her identity. After learning that Ms. Yoshida originally wanted to take another cat home, but that cat had contracted a disease, Mayumi Haga knew what to do next.

She used her pocket money to buy the kitten Himawari and took it to Dr. Terasaki Ayasa for treatment. Although Dr. Terasaki complained that she wasn't a veterinarian, her healing magic worked on the animal, and the kitten, which had been on the verge of death, became lively and energetic again.

When Mayumi Haga carried it out, it was still kneading on Mayumi Haga's arm.

The little bear was the first to sense Mayumi Haga's presence. She stopped moving and turned her head behind her. Ms. Yoshida followed her gaze and immediately noticed the familiar kitten nestled in Mayumi Haga's arms.

Ms. Yoshida exclaimed with delight: "Sunflower!"

She slipped past the teddy bear, who didn't stop her, but stood there a little guilty for a while before slowly walking over.

The little bear heard Ms. Yoshida's incredulous voice as she leaned closer to Mayumi Haga: "Is this a sunflower? You bought this child?... Did you heal her?"

This adult, who should have appeared more composed than Mayumi Haga, circled around the kitten in Mayumi Haga's arms with a mixture of surprise and delight, wanting to reach out and touch it, but hesitant to do so because he did not have the current owner's permission.

Ms. Yoshida raised her head slightly and looked at the black-haired girl, who was much taller than her, with pleading eyes: "May I touch her?"

She was still a little uneasy, thinking that Mayumi Haga seemed a bit aloof and might not allow others to touch her pet.

It's okay, as long as the sunflower recovers.

Just as she was expecting a refusal, Mayumi Haga almost without hesitation shoved the kitten into her arms.

One second Himawari was peeking out from Mayumi Haga's arms, and the next second she was handed to someone she knew better.

Because she has a good personality and isn't shy, she curiously looked up at Ms. Yoshida, and when she realized it was someone she knew, she simply called out twice.

"This cat is yours." Mayumi Haga's tone was as cold as Ms. Yoshida had imagined, a stark contrast to her words. "Take good care of it."

Miss Yoshida didn't quite catch on. She exclaimed "Eh!" and was about to say something when she saw the strange girl turn her gaze behind her, raise her voice slightly, and call out to the person in the strange mascot costume: "Let's go."

Little Bear was surprised that Mayumi Haga would call her. She looked up, feeling flattered, and followed him eagerly.

Miss Yoshida, cradling the kitten in her arms, watched blankly as the two figures quickly walked away and disappeared from sight. Wearing high heels, she couldn't catch up immediately. Realizing what was happening, she frantically tried to call out to them, "Wait! This child..."

The sound clearly did not reach the ears of the two people, and Ms. Yoshida completely lost track of them.

……it's wired.

Miss Yoshida stood there, stunned.

As soon as she got off work, she was stopped here by a strange guy dressed in a mascot costume. Then, the girl holding the sunflower happened to appear here and gave the sunflower to her.

These two must have planned this together, right?

Miss Yoshida didn't recognize either of them. It was understandable that she didn't recognize the strange person in the mascot costume, who neither showed his face nor spoke. But she had never actually seen the aloof, black-haired girl before.

Despite being completely baffled, Ms. Yoshida sensed the kindness beneath Mayumi Haga's aloof exterior. She realized the other person was simply a kind soul who had healed Himawari and then given her the gift, though she didn't know how they had learned about Himawari.

I think I only talked about sunflowers with the Maine dog who often came to my house for meals.

Is he the owner of the Maine Coon? He looks a lot like that big cat.

It couldn't possibly be some cat monster from somewhere, right? Hahahaha.

...wait, it doesn't seem impossible.

Ms. Yoshida had a long brainstorming session, and these thoughts eventually culminated in gratitude for the unknown girl.

Whether the other person is a cat monster or just happened to know about her situation and chose to help her... she should be grateful for their help.

Next time you see them, be sure to express your gratitude properly.

As Ms. Yoshida thought this, the kitten in her arms began to meow because it was hungry. She quickly carried the sunflower home and hurried away, afraid that the kitten would disappear if she walked too slowly.

"Oh, right, you should also let the big cat get to know you." Realizing that there would soon be a cat and a half in the house, Ms. Yoshida's face lit up with the brightest smile she had seen in days.

The reason it's described as "one and a half" is because the "half" big cat is actually an unofficial member and doesn't live in the house all the time.

The big cat itself sneezed.

The little bear cautiously tugged at Mayumi Haga's sleeve again: "Mayumi, do you have a cold?"

"No." Catching a cold was something that Mayumi Haga never experienced, so she answered immediately.

Seeing that Mayumi Haga's mood didn't seem to have worsened, Little Bear quickly seized the opportunity to explain, "I didn't go to attack that person, you have to believe me QAQ..."

Mayumi Haga's reply was brief and quick: "I know."

The familiar tone reassured the little bear; Mayumi's personality had always been straightforward, and saying she believed in him meant she had never doubted him from the beginning.

“But that would cause trouble for Ms. Yoshida, so please don’t do that next time.” Mayumi Haga turned around, found the eyes on the bear’s body, and asked curiously, “Isn’t it a mascot costume?”

This bear isn't a mascot costume at all; it's a life-sized body, looking almost identical to the ones Mayumi Haga had seen before. The only difference from the mascot costume, besides the exquisite craftsmanship, is that it has blinking eyes.

The obsidian-like round eyes reflected Mayumi Haga's face. When the little bear realized that he was actually looking directly at Mayumi Haga, he suddenly blinked twice quickly and looked away somewhat awkwardly.

"Hmm, hmm... it's a shell." The little bear's mouth could open, and she whispered.

To avoid being recognized as a weirdo, Little Bear pretended to be an ordinary person wearing a mascot costume and kept his face still.

"So you didn't blink or say anything the whole time," Mayumi Haga said, puzzled. "Wouldn't it have been better to wear a mascot costume?"

Main Text: Chapter 117 A New "Desperate Monster" is Born

It's not that Little Bear doesn't want to wear the mascot costume, but the problem is that the weather is no longer suitable for wearing a heavy mascot costume out for a stroll. If she really did that, she would definitely get heatstroke like last time.

Although Little Bear was transformed from a monster into a human, she still gets sick and injured when she is human.

This seems to be the rule of this world.

No matter how powerful one's abilities are, one cannot completely escape the normal order of life, and one will still have ordinary weaknesses.

To be precise, the theme of this world is not powerful forces, but rather the part that should be categorized as "everyday" or "life".

Aside from their roles as heroes or villains, magical girls go to school, and monsters also have their own lives.

Like Little Bear, before absorbing Mayumi Haga's sorrow, she was the eldest brother's little shadow and the youngest sister in the family who wasn't very bright. Now, after her brain returned to normal, she has finally become the only high school student in the family who can generate income for the family.

Although the results were not very good.