Magical girl? She got tricked into this!

She had clearly sucked her blood yesterday. Could it be that Ling Ye is the kind of person who would abandon the monk after having fasted for a while?

But just as Ando Meiko was about to go over and ask, a shaky figure fell on the table next to her with the sound of a bomb dropping.

When I turned around, I realized it was Katerina, whom I hadn't seen for a week.

For a magical girl to be in such a burning state of mind, it means that she hasn't slept for at least three days and three nights.

"Katerina, are you still alive?" Meiko Anten asked tentatively.

"Well, I feel like I can already see the Great Will as soon as I close my eyes."

"Isn't it almost finished?" An Teng Meizi asked after a teasing laugh, "How's your research going? Since you have time to come to school, it means you've made some progress, right?"

Katerina shook her head and said, "All we know now is that this dragon might not be a void beast, nor an ethereal creature."

When An Teng Meizi heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She then continued to ask, "Then what is it?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it's not a creature from our world. There aren't any genes left on its horns or scales. Otherwise, I could study it carefully."

The dragon horns and dragon scales have been burned by the high temperature of the air flame's breath for five days. If the genes can still be left, then these genes are a bit too strong.

"Anyway, keep going. These things have already been given to you, so you can study them however you like."

Nodding, Katerina lay down on the table and fell asleep the next moment.

"Really? If you're tired, why don't you come to school? Wouldn't it be more comfortable to sleep at home?"

Meiko Anten retracted her head helplessly and did not disturb Katharine who was sleeping soundly. She turned her gaze to Ayaya who was sitting in the front row.

The latter happened to look at her, but when their eyes met, Aya was startled and then looked away.

"Forget it, I'll ask after school."

Meiko Anten leaned back, trying hard to suppress the urge to yawn in front of others. Just as she was about to take out her textbook for the afternoon class, her slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened wide.

[Meizi, there seems to be a faint circulating magical power flowing in this school.]

The person who said this was Vita in the consciousness space. With her experience, she was able to notice details that Meiko Anten and the others could not perceive.

[We were at school yesterday, why didn't you feel it then?]

Vita, lying on the sofa, casually raised her hand and said, "Perhaps it was activated today, or it was just completed today, so the magic power here has started circulating."

[Master, do you want to go take a look?] Ruby also walked over and sat down next to Vita.

"Well, of course, letting this unknown magical power run wild in the school is not a good thing for me. Anyway, I'll go investigate first... Wait, what you mean by completed construction is...?"

"Oh? You finally noticed it?" Vita said with a playful laugh. "Have you forgotten what it takes to construct a magic circle?"

Meiko Anten thought about it for a moment, then nodded seriously.

Constructing a magic circle requires connecting magic seals with different functions together and forming a magic cycle.

Vita sensed that there was a magic cycle in this school. In other words, someone had set up a magic circle in this school.

【I have to check this out.】

Glancing at Teacher Ci who was teaching, An Teng Meizi's neck shrank, and finally she raised her hand helplessly and said loudly: "Teacher! I feel a little unwell and want to go to the infirmary!"

"Well, go ahead." Perhaps because someone had already made arrangements, the usually strict Teacher Ci did not stop Meiko Anten, and let her go directly.

[Vita, can you feel where that magic circle is? ]

[The magic cycle covers the entire school, which means that the magic seals may be spread across many different places. Anyway, let's search slowly.]

"That's all."

Because the range of the magic circle was too large, even Vita could only get a rough idea of ​​where it was without her physical body, and she had no idea where it was exactly.

When she reached the infirmary, Anten Meiko was about to look for a magic mark when Vita stopped her: "Wait a minute, the magic flow in this room is richer than other places. Maybe there is a magic mark here."

"Okay, I'll look for it." She responded and began to search for the magic mark in the infirmary.

Fortunately, the health teacher was not at work yet, so she had enough time to search the entire infirmary carefully.

But after a while, she even searched carefully through all the bottles and jars on the shelves, but still couldn't find where the so-called magic mark was.

"Did you find the wrong one?"

Volume 4: Something Hidden Under the Earth -〧月?*溢%/医. p』零妻脱siqiIV&h武溜*Chapter 10: Basic Marking

[Master, try using the Fishing Radar.]

[Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking.] Ando Meiko nodded and closed her eyes.

Vita sat up curiously, wanting to see what Meiko Ando wanted to do.

As soon as this thought came to her mind, she felt a strange magical fluctuation spreading out like a stream of water with Ando Meiko as the center.

In her opinion, this magical fluctuation was different from ordinary magic. It was a kind of magic that carried the consciousness of its owner. Although it was not aggressive, it could spread the consciousness and be used to explore some obscure things.

[I didn't expect you could use detection magic.]

"My magic is performed through imagination, and this slacking radar was just another lucky coincidence." After explaining this, Ando Meiko immersed herself in it.

The consciousness space began to change, and a three-dimensional image of the entire infirmary wrapped in the magic of detection appeared in it.

The magic power that was originally undetectable with her ability began to become clearer. The magic power that was invisible to the naked eye appeared as red light mist in this three-dimensional image.

The school was enveloped in constantly swirling magic power, and the magic power in the infirmary was continuously gushing out, adding to the swirling magic power, making the amount of circulating magic power become more and more.

What was strange was that there was so much magic power hidden in this infirmary, but she didn't feel any magical fluctuations at all.

"This should be a magic mark that converts magic power." Feeling the magic power being created, Ando Meiko murmured.

The conversion of magic power also follows the law of conservation of energy. It cannot be artificially created before breaking this rule. Therefore, there are only two types of magic imprints that can produce magic power in the magic circle. One is to absorb magic power, and the other is to convert magic power.

The three magic imprints of absorption, conversion, and retention are the foundation of the magic circle.

If the magic circle is compared to a series circuit, and the functional imprints in this circuit are electronic components, in order to drive these components, it is necessary to absorb external power and convert it into internal electricity, which is then circulated throughout the entire circuit.

"It's in... the infirmary?" Ando Meiko slowly raised her head and stared at the ceiling.

Although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, in the space of consciousness, there should be a magical engraving with the entire ceiling as the outline of the painting.

"Is this drawn with colorless ink? No wonder it can't be seen with the naked eye." Based on the knowledge Vita gave her, she also knew something about magical engravings.

Although magic circles can be created out of thin air through magic power, some complex and large magic circles that cannot be completed by one person can be broken down and drawn using a medium that can receive magic power.

This magical medium does not exist in a single form. It could be the blood of a living creature, some kind of mineral, or the colorless ink used to draw this magical mark.

[This magic circle must have several magical seals that conceal its magic power. Otherwise, such a large amount of magic power wouldn't be able to simply shield the fluctuations emanating from it.]

[Is there any way to remove this magic mark? ]

The magic seal that converts magic power is one of the three basic seals that make up the magic circle. Without this magic seal, the magic circle is like a toy without a battery. Even if it exists, it cannot continue to work.

[It's a bit difficult. Have you forgotten that your attack had no effect after hitting my magic circle?]

Ando Meiko nodded, and fired a five-fold charged star-piercing spiral arrow and a full-strength silver attack. This was already Ando Meiko's strongest magic, but it was still blocked by the subspace barrier formation.

[Once a magic circle is successfully constructed, it already has a protective mechanism. If a defensive magic seal is added, its strength will be even higher. Now that the magic power circulation has begun, it means that the magic circle is complete. To break it, you must find the connection point of the magic circle and cut it off.]

【learn. 】

But this did create a new problem.

This magic circle is in the real world, and even though Ando Meiko can control magic power without transforming, her precise search range is limited. However, if she transforms here, what if others see her...

"Forget it, I can't care about so much anymore." Ando Meiko gritted her teeth and grabbed the ruby ​​necklace directly. "Blessing from the ruby, Magical Girl Ruby, transform!"

In just one breath, she completed the transformation.

"Holy Suit - Starry Glory!" In order to end the battle quickly, after transforming, she directly started the second transformation into the Starry Glory form.

The magic control ability increased several times in an instant, allowing Ando Meizi's slacking radar to spread at an alarming speed, and soon completely enveloped the entire school.

[A second transformation... Looks like a specialized form for some ability.]

Although she heard Vita's mumbling, she ignored her and focused all her attention on the three-dimensional image, eliminating all irrelevant elements.

A total of seventeen different magic circles, each connected by arcs, were directly exposed in Ando Meiko's mind.

The three fundamental imprints are interconnected, with absorption and conversion forming the beginning and retention the end. Based on the conversion imprint we're currently on, we can search in reverse to find the other two fundamental imprints... Found them! Here they are!

Following the direction pointed by Vita, Ando Meiko discovered a magic mark that was constantly absorbing colorless magic power, and connected to this mark was a magic mark that looked calm and without any changes.

Is this the seal that retains magic power? It looks ordinary. If I didn't have a slacking radar, I wouldn't be able to easily find it among so many seals... Hiss, this position...

She retrieved the information she had just deleted, and as the building in the three-dimensional image was restored, she discovered that the connection between the absorption imprint and the retention imprint was right on the rooftop of this teaching building.

After exiting the transformed state, Meiko Ando left the infirmary and walked up the stairs directly to the top floor of the teaching building.

As soon as she opened the door to the rooftop, Meiko Ando realized that something was wrong.

Because there is no guardrail on the rooftop, the school has always kept it blocked for safety reasons. Logically, it should be closed, but why can the door handle be turned?

As she thought about this, a sense of uneasiness suddenly surged in her heart.

Volume 4: Something Hidden Beneath the Earth: Chapter 11: Big Cadre Celian

[Vita, did you sense anything in there?]

[No, but be careful. I always feel that things are not that simple.]

The surroundings are indeed too quiet. Since this is the place where the magic circle was broken, the person who set up this magic circle can't just run away, right?

Or maybe it's not that there is no one here, but that this person is so strong that even Vita can't sense him.

[Yes, I will.] But now that I'm here, I can't just sit there and do nothing.

She took a few determined breaths, then turned the doorknob as quietly as possible and pushed open the door to the rooftop.

Walking cautiously inside, at the end of the road, a huge black sickle with golden patterns that was completely inconsistent with his height suddenly came into view.

The terrifying magical pressure came from her, making Anten Meiko's heart feel like it was being grasped by a big hand, and her pupils suddenly constricted.

"Ah, big sister, it's you." The blonde loli turned her body slightly, raised her head at a forty-five-degree angle and looked at An Teng Meizi who was behind her, with the corners of her mouth curved into a dangerous arc that made people's hearts flutter.

Just by being looked at by her, An Teng Meizi's heart was filled with fear, which made her subconsciously take a step back.

"What's wrong, big sister? Didn't you come to find me? Why are you backing away?"

[Meizi...she's very strong. I'm afraid I can only deal with her when I have a physical body.]

"Celian..." An Teng Meizi couldn't help swallowing and said the name in an almost trembling voice.

"Eh? Big sister, you know my name, then why don't you dare come over?" Celian turned around, the smile on her face never fading.

But in Anten Meiko's eyes, this smile looked like the smile of a devil from hell seeing its prey, which made people feel a chill in their hearts.

"You, why... do you want to set up a magic circle here." An Teng Meizi resisted the urge to retreat and said this sentence intermittently.

"Big sister, if you want to know, just come closer. How can I tell you if you don't even have the courage?"

"If I come over, will you really tell me?"

[Master! Don't trust her. This might be a trap.]

[Given her strength, if she wants to harm me, she probably won't need traps.]

"If Big Sister doesn't come over, how will you know if what I said is true?"

Suppressing her somewhat rapid breathing, An Teng Meizi hammered her legs, then took a step and slowly walked towards where Celian was.

Every step taken by Anten Meiko requires great courage. If she had not grown a lot in the past two months, she probably would not even have the courage to face this big cadre witch.

After reaching the center of the rooftop, An Teng Meizi finally stopped and did not move forward: "Can you tell me now?"

"Of course, big sister, our goal is something very important, and this thing is in this school."

Although Celian's words were equivalent to not saying anything, it can be confirmed that at least they are not targeting the students or magical girls here.

Assuming they didn't lie.

"Now that you've heard our purpose, can you please just leave now, big sister?"

Meiko Anten felt as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, and she felt like retreating... but she knew she couldn't, because the purpose of her trip was to destroy whoever built this magic circle before it was activated.

Needless to say, this magic circle was built by the witch organization.

Meiko Anten slowly shook her head, grabbed the ruby ​​necklace on her chest, gritted her teeth and recited the transformation spell, and at the moment of transformation, she entered the starry form.

"Hey? Big sis, are you trying to fight me?"