Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

Chapter 57: I'll stake my reputation as the strongest in Beihai; I will never lose!

Li Yi was unable to attend her sister's funeral.

Her parents wouldn't allow her to attend her sister's funeral, and in the end, she only caught a glimpse of it from afar.

She then went to school.

I went to class in a daze, and when I got back, I saw a lot of messages from relatives and friends—or maybe they weren't friends, just acquaintances—on my phone.

They condemned her for not even attending her sister's funeral, saying she had no conscience, considering how much her sister had cared for and loved her since she was a child.

ungrateful.

Li Yi didn't want to explain anything, because she had already noticed when Iris's words made her want to laugh.

In just two or three days, she was no longer as sad and pained by her sister's death.

They really are heartless and cruel.

How long should one grieve when a loved one dies to be considered adequate? And to what extent should one grieve to be considered to have a conscience?
Li Yi didn't know, but she knew she must be heartless.

Because she did not grieve for her sister's death for more than three days.

Regardless of the reason, this is unacceptable.

So Li Yi left Jiang Si's house and ran to the riverbank where she and her sister used to play together.

It was far from Jiang Si's home, and she had to pay for a car, which took a full hour to get there.

She wanted to recall more about her sister, to make herself feel pain, to prove that she hadn't forgotten her sister.

But there was none at all.

Fish occasionally leap from the shimmering river, a gentle breeze carries a hint of moisture, and melodious birdsong mingles with the distant sounds of car horns. Sunlight filters through the leaves, shimmering and dancing on the skin like shards of mercury.

It was so pleasant that I felt drowsy, a wonderful peace and comfort. I couldn't feel any pain in my heart, and even the memories of playing here with my sister only brought me a feeling of emotional exhaustion.

She kept urging herself:

You need to cry, Li Yi.

You must feel sad, Li Yi.

You must always think of your sister, never forget her, never...

Thinking this, Li Yi stared blankly at the envelope in her hand.

So, when the girl running up in slippers asked her if she wanted to know about their creator...

Li Yi also subconsciously replied with a joke.

This left the other party completely bewildered.

The twins really didn't expect Li Yi to respond like that.

But she quickly burst out laughing; of course she'd laugh at something so funny!

"I thought you'd be more upset. Sure enough, Yinluo is completely unlikeable. Even if she dies, her sister doesn't care at all..."

Originally, they wanted to provoke the other party, but the twins saw that Li Yi was not refuting at all and was just staring blankly as she spoke, and she became more and more frustrated.

isn't it?
Aren't you the quintessential magical girl? Lively, enthusiastic, and outgoing—a super typical magical girl.

Why have you suddenly fallen silent? Was the intelligence incorrect?
Just as the twins were doubting themselves, Li Yi buried her head in her knees and said, "It's not that my sister isn't likable, it's my problem. I can't be sad anymore."

“Well, it’s been about three days since Yinlu passed away.” Shuangsheng sat down next to her, resting her hands on the grass behind her and looking up at the sky. “It’s normal, it’s normal, especially for people like you with strong emotions. It’s easy to feel emotionally drained. It’s already quite remarkable that you can be sad for your sister for three days. Seriously.”

"Thank you," Li Yi said softly. "But how did you know me, and who my sister is?"

"That's because I'm the one who brought your sister into the Witch's Guild."

As if pricked by a needle, Li Yi suddenly stood up and pulled back, instinctively grabbing her miracle seed.

Then I realized that I could no longer transform.

She even said that she didn't want to be a magical girl anymore.

However, when faced with danger, their first instinct is still to rely on the power of magical girls...

Her previously calmed emotions surged again. Clutching the Miracle Seed, Li Yi stared intently at her, "You're from the Witch's Guild...you're the one who lured my sister into joining the Witch's Guild!"

"I have absolutely no interest in increasing the number of members in the Witch Guild, since the Witch Guild doesn't give out commissions based on the number of members."

The twins chuckled and said, "Back then, your sister begged me desperately. I felt so sorry for her, so I helped her join the Witch's Guild and gave her a chance to realize her dream. You should be thanking me. If it weren't for me, you and your sister would have fallen out long ago."

Although Li Yi was on edge, she knew that at such close range, she couldn't escape and was no match for her opponent.

There are just too many ways a witch would use to kill an ordinary person.

But she still retained the courage she once had as a magical girl, shouting, "Do you think I'd listen to the nonsense of the Witch Guild?!"

"Sigh, that's why I said Yinluo is pitiful. She's always pretending to be a good older sister, a fan who longs for magical girls, and a good daughter in her family. But no one has ever tried to understand her, and no one is interested in her wishes and pain. Yinlian, do you really understand your sister?"

This question left Li Yi somewhat at a loss for words.

Does she understand her sister?
It wasn't until the very end that I learned my sister had actually joined the Witch's Guild, and that she had even gone so far as to kill her colleagues in order to steal the Miracle Seed from the Disaster Management Bureau for the Witch's Guild.

Only then did I realize that my sister was actually...

"Then let me ask you, Miss Silver Lotus, as the captain of the Magical Girl Combat Team of the Disaster Management Bureau, someone whom all witches cannot reach, how was the Miracle Seed contaminated?"

Li Yi remained silent, unable to speak.

In fact, she had already guessed it in her heart.

However, they are unwilling to admit it or believe it.

"Only your sister can do that."

When the truth was revealed to her, Li Yi felt neither anger nor sadness. She simply felt relieved, as if the dust had settled and she was powerless to do anything about it.

Leaning against the tree trunk, the twins shifted their bodies, adjusting to a comfortable position. "She's really troublesome. As your younger sister, becoming a magical girl fills her with a mix of longing, hatred, pride, and insane jealousy. It's incredibly frustrating. I even suspect she's going to have a mental breakdown. But you can rest assured about one thing: even in the end, your sister never intended to kill you. She just wanted you to be an ordinary person, someone who could only follow behind her."

"How...how do you know so much?"

“As I said, I am your sister’s mentor, but also her only friend.” The twins tilted their heads and thought for a moment. “I guess so. Although we often quarrel and have even considered killing each other, I can indeed be considered her only friend. I know almost everything about your sister. After all, apart from me, no one else listens to what she says.”

She instinctively wanted to say thank you, but remembering that the other person was a member of the Witch's Guild, Li Yi swallowed the words back.

The witch is not only an enemy, but also the murderer who killed her sister.

He is second only to Shion in terms of enemy status...

"Are you telling me all this so that I'll join the Witch's Guild?"

Li Yi calmly retorted, "I'm sorry, although I'm very grateful for your help to my sister in the end, I will not join the Witch's Guild."

"Don't flatter yourself, little sister. You can't become a magical girl right now. What would a witch want with you?"

The sharp words made Li Yi's expression turn somewhat unpleasant, but Shuang Sheng smiled, showing no malice whatsoever, "It's just that as a friend, I should help her out, otherwise Yin Luo would be too pitiful, wouldn't she? She's already dead, and if her sister still doesn't know what she was thinking, what she did..."

At this point, the twins suddenly paused again, "Oh, I almost forgot, I'm so careless, there's something I forgot to mention. Regarding Susan being unable to transform because of the witch's cult, guess who did it?"

Li Yi suddenly raised her head. "Impossible! My sister used to admire Zhu Lu so much. She only joined the Disaster Management Bureau because of Zhu Lu!" "The more you admire something, the more unattainable it is, and the more you want to destroy it. People who join the Witch's Guild easily amplify their negative emotions once they come into contact with the Seed of Lamentation and corrupt magic. But your sister enjoyed it, you know. After all, she's been suppressing herself for over ten years, and it's been so hard for her to pretend. She finally gained power and destroyed what she admired. She excitedly told me about it for ages, mocking Susan's shocked and resentful expression after losing her transformation..."

"Stop talking!"

Li Yi knelt on the ground, and the pain and sorrow she thought she had exhausted finally surged up again.

Overwhelmed by other emotions, she clutched her head, "Why, why do you have to tell me these things? I don't want to hear it, I don't want to know..."

"Because the performance was so typical, it even made me feel a bit bored."

The twins suddenly stood up and walked to Li Yi's side, staring at her at very close range. "You're supposed to be a magical girl, but look at how useless you are now. Who do you think you can fawn over? Your parents treat you like an enemy, and your sister doesn't really like you. The members of the magical girl combat team all treat you as a reliable captain and don't even consider you a junior."

"So, you're going to whine to Coco? And then what? Let Coco comfort you, hide behind Coco, watch Coco fight the calamity beast, and do nothing, right, Captain Silver Lotus?"

"The only children your sister is jealous of are kids like this. It's so pathetic."

Li Yi bit her lip, lowered her head, and looked at her pitch-black seed through teary eyes. "I'm no longer a magical girl."

Twins lightly flicked her forehead. "Magical girls aren't girls who beg for miracles; magical girls are girls who create miracles. You just threw away something that so many people envy and yearn for. It's truly hateful."

"Fine, it's actually a good thing for me that you're not a magical girl."

The twins scoffed and then walked behind her. "Next, I'm going to take care of your magical girl combat team. I'll start with Iris, then Peony, and then Coco. I'll kill all the magical girls around you, kill them all! You can just sit here and watch me take them all down, and then keep crying!"

"Me and Dongjun, we can be considered acquaintances."

Li Yi choked up, but still managed to say, "Ziyuan is someone I know, and Dandelion has also been getting in my way. Are you going to look for them too?"

"..."

The twins pretended not to hear and strode away.

Watching the other person leave, Li Yi sent a message to Susan at the Disaster Management Bureau while glancing at the seeds in her hand.

The pitch-black seed no longer responds to her wishes.

All happiness and beauty have been buried by hatred and pain.

She can hardly remember why she became a magical girl in the first place.

Can I really continue being a magical girl?

Do I really still deserve to be a magical girl?

After I become a magical girl, who will be happy...?

When she thought of her sister, her heart ached.

"Roar!"

Startled, Li Yi nearly dropped her phone and looked up.

In the direction where the twins had left, another calamity beast appeared, letting out a deafening roar.

The enormous monstrous beast exuded a terrifying aura, very close at hand, its magical power clearly emanating from it!

It's none of my business anymore.

She realized that she was no longer able to fight the monsters, and that going there would only be a hindrance.

So hurry back...

Li Yi staggered to her feet and started running.

……

"A massive calamity beast that's about to advance to Rank A?"

Having just received a message from Susan, Iris, who had arrived near the Disaster Beast, looked around.

The evacuation of people was also swift this time.

Aside from the fact that there are too few magical girls and their combat abilities are rather weak, the other abilities of the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau are quite outstanding, and even Iris can't find many problems with them.

"But it's really strange, why is it in the suburbs again?"

Although the location is quite different from before—last time it was in the eastern suburbs, this time it's in the south, near the Disaster Management Bureau.

Although they were born in different places, the places where they were born were really strange.

Generally speaking, naturally occurring monsters tend to appear in places with the strongest resentment and are most likely to appear in places overflowing with negative emotions, so they are usually found in crowded places.

The monsters created by witches are meant to cause destruction, and they will definitely be found in crowded places, at the very least in cities.

However, after arriving in the North Sea, two more calamity beasts appeared one after another, which must have been orchestrated by the Witch Society.

But why are they all in the suburbs?
There were very few casualties, let alone property damage.

The appearance of a Class B monster is always a significant disaster for a city, but the two monsters in the North Sea appeared one after the other with almost no damage...

Could it be that the Qingyun Sect possesses some ability that the Disaster Prevention Bureau is unaware of, allowing the Disaster Beasts to be permanently born in the suburbs outside the city?

But thinking about it, it's probably unlikely.

If such technology were available, the Witch Society's reaction would be far faster than the Disaster Management Bureau's.

Could it be that the Qingyun Sect has some kind of deterrent power that prevents the Witch Society from summoning the calamity beasts within the city?

Wait a minute, if you really don't dare, why not just not summon it at all?

He then gave up on thinking about it and looked up at the motionless monster. Although he felt a little strange, he still took out the seed.

We can't delay, or it will be troublesome if this calamity beast continues to grow and advance to A-rank!

"Vientiane..."

He only got halfway through his transformation lines when a long blue whip suddenly lashed out from behind him!

Even though Iris reacted quickly enough, she still couldn't dodge it. After being slapped on the back of her hand, the seed in her hand still flew out!

The remaining light blue whip was about to bind her, but Iris had already grasped the magic wand in her right hand.

With just a gentle flick, all the whips fell heavily to the ground with a "crack," turning into a pool of pitch-black water.

Looking up, she saw a girl with a single ponytail, wearing sandals, her blue dress fluttering, casually catching her seed.

when……

I didn't detect any magical aura at all.

"Oh no, a major crisis for magical girls!"

The girl squinted her eyes, and when she smiled, she revealed her canine teeth. She was very cute, but Iris also sensed a dangerous aura.

"What should we do if our seeds are stolen?"

Raising an eyebrow, Iris, wand in hand and tugging at her sun hat, said confidently and calmly, "It's fine as long as we get it back."

After saying that, he charged forward like a cannonball!

(End of this chapter)