Magical girl? She got tricked into this!

After listening to Lianhua, she really felt that this girl with a somewhat thin back was really great. At least this kind of greatness was not something that someone like herself could compare to.

Because what she calls ordinary life is for everyone's ordinary life, while the ordinary life in Anten Meiko's mouth is her own ordinary life.

The former fights because they don't want to see anyone else experiencing the same thing as themselves, while the latter fights for their own sake, forced to do so.

Because An Teng Meizi has no ambition, nor any great dream of saving the world or saving the people. Her heart is very small, as small as a small boat in the stormy waves that can only carry so many people.

After a long silence, An Teng Meizi suddenly said, "I've decided."

"Ok?"

"I don't have any big desires. I just want to protect my own little world. Since you've decided to save the world, Lianhua, let me save you. Don't worry, I'll leave your back to you. Let me cut off the thorns that stand in your way."

On the road to defeating the Demon King, there will always be a brave man moving forward, and in order to ensure that the brave man stands before the Demon King, trustworthy companions are indispensable.

Meiko Anten is very clear that she is not cut out to be a hero, so it is enough for her to just be a hero's companion.

"What's wrong, Master Wu? Why are you suddenly saying such sad words?" Lianhua didn't look back, but her body suddenly trembled. A tear flowed from her moist eyes and slowly slid down her cheek. Although it was a little itchy, it was also unusually warm.

Because she knew that at this moment, she had a true partner who could accompany her forward.

"No, I just let my thoughts run wild and I felt like writing this."

"If you say that, aren't you afraid that I will fall in love with you?"

"Haha, if that's the case, it would be my honor."

Lianhua didn't know why she suddenly said this, but her heart, which began to beat violently, had an indescribable strange feeling that made her chest feel stuffy and uncomfortable.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before, even when he was exhausted and lost consciousness during training with Asahina, or when he was fighting with the Voidmon until he was almost sacrificed with only his last breath left.

It makes people feel stuffy and uncomfortable, but also makes people feel fulfilled and warm, and makes people yearn for it with joy.

[The master is truly a sinful girl.]

"Isn't that right? Have other girls also been won over by your sweet talk?"

[Tsk, what nonsense are you two talking about? I'm just saying what I want to say.]

Ignoring the teasing of the two people in the consciousness space, An Teng Meizi took a deep breath and began to adjust her internal state.

"Have you ever thought about finding something else to do? During this time when the Void Beasts haven't appeared and there aren't any combat missions."

"Does sword training count?"

"Of course not. So-called interests are things that you really want to do."

"Well, sword practice doesn't really count then."

"At least you should listen to music, watch movies, play games..." At this point, An Teng Meizi suddenly had the urge to slap herself, "I'm sorry... I forgot about you..."

"It's okay, I know you didn't mean it, but I really don't have anything I want to do. Where's Meiko?"

"I used to love playing bishoujo games and collecting cute and sexy figures, but after becoming a magical girl, that desire has faded a lot. Now, I think I'm just interested in being an idol."

"Being an idol?" Lianhua seemed a little surprised. "Meizi, are you still an idol?"

"Not yet, but maybe you can listen to our songs after I debut."

"you?"

"Well, except for one named Sakura Fuko, who you probably don't know, Chiyuri, Nakajima Rei, and Katerina are all your acquaintances."

"If that's the case, then maybe Meiko you can be my first idol."

"Well, then we have a deal. You must come to my concert after I debut."

"I will definitely go."

During the half day when the two of them were having a pleasant conversation, the passage had reached the end.

Outside the exit of the passage, there is undoubtedly a square, but unlike other squares, this space is only the size of a sports field, which is quite small compared to the squares they have encountered before.

Moreover, this square seemed to be completely separated from this dark space, and every corner was covered by a light blue light.

After a quick glance around, Meiko Anten discovered that there was a shrine in the middle of the square, which was also the light source that illuminated this space.

It seemed as if this was the end of the road. There was no other passage except the exit that the two girls stepped into.

The shrine standing in the middle of the square is not big and very simple, with only a main hall and a torii gate in front of the main hall.

This torii gate is in a very bad state of decay. The original red paint has almost completely peeled off, and the overall appearance is that it is quite old.

However, compared to the crumbling torii, this shrine is surprisingly clean.

But why is there a shrine here? You know, this is not just an underground space, it is also in the void world.

What's more, this shrine doesn't feel majestic at all. Instead, it looks like a place in a horror movie that is occupied by ghosts. It gives off an uncomfortable atmosphere that makes people not want to get close to it.

But since they have already come here, it is impossible for them to turn back immediately without even investigating just because they saw something like this.

"I have a feeling that if I go to sleep tonight, I will have a nightmare."

Lianhua reached out and gently patted her shoulder, saying, "Let's go. We'll have to go and see if it's a nightmare. We've come all the way here, we can't just give up here, right?"

"You're right, but since this is the end, maybe we can still find a way to get to the surface here."

Volume 4: Something Hidden Beneath the Earth: Chapter 88: The Space Gate

Standing in front of the torii, Anten Meiko pointed to the side with a guilty look and said, "How about we go around it?"

She always felt that this torii gate was very strange. If she walked in rashly, there might be some danger. Moreover, her instinct was also resisting her from entering.

[Huh?] Vita's puzzled voice came into her consciousness, and this voice made Anten Meiko tremble with fear as if she were in a horror movie.

[You, please stop talking in my head all of a sudden. It's frightening.]

Vita ignored Meiko Anten's complaints and pointed at the torii gate in front of her.

【Meizi, this is a door.】

[I know! This thing probably doesn't exist in your dimension. It's a shrine's annex called a Torii. It represents the entrance to the divine realm, so it can also be considered a door.]

【Tsk. 】

Vita's astonished voice made Anten Meiko a little unhappy. She felt that her explanation should be fine. Isn't the entrance to the divine realm just a door?

[Master, Vita means that there are spatial fluctuations above. This torii gate itself is very likely a spatial gate.]

Meiko Anten blinked in confusion, and once again looked at the tattered torii in front of her, but still could not see anything else.

Although she believed what Vita and Ruby said, she could not feel any magical fluctuations on this torii, let alone the spatial fluctuations that were still very illusory to her.

"Meizi? What's wrong? Why are you still standing here? Is it that scary?" While she was thinking, Renhua had already taken her words into consideration and walked around the torii gate to the vicinity of the shrine.

Helplessly, she could only give up thinking temporarily and follow Lianhua, walking around the torii gate and arriving in front of the shrine.

The furnishings of this shrine are not much different from those shrines that Anten Meiko has visited. It has everything it should have, and compared to the torii gate in front, it looks more like a newly built one.

I walked up the steps and pushed open the door of the shrine, but the hall inside was empty. Not to mention a place for worship, there was not even a single standing object.

After hesitating for a while, they walked in and looked around, but no matter how they looked or walked, they could not find any problems or strange places here.

It was as if this was just an ordinary shrine that had been looted and then cleaned up.

"The Torii represents the entrance to the divine realm. As expected, the real mystery lies in that Torii." After leaving the shrine, Renhua closed the door and returned to the Torii with Anten Meiko.

"I can feel very faint spatial fluctuations above the torii. I don't know if this is normal. If I rush in, it might be a trap."

"But even if it's a trap, we can only go in and take a look."

Seeing that Lianhua had made the decision, Anten Meiko did not try to dissuade her anymore, but quietly activated her magic power to prevent any unexpected situations that might happen at any time.

Feeling the magical fluctuations coming from Anten Meiko, Lianhua nodded slightly at her, then walked in.

In Anten Meiko's vision, Renhua just passed through the torii gate, but there was no special change, and nothing worth paying attention to happened.

Just when she was a little confused, she suddenly found that Lianhua seemed to be standing there in a daze, not taking a step forward nor turning around to say anything to her.

Seeing that something was not right with Lianhua, she could only grit her teeth and rush in.

A strong feeling of dizziness surged over her head, and the sudden biting cold made Anten Meiko shiver all over her body.

The dizziness lasted only a moment, but the feeling was indeed very familiar to her.

This is a state similar to altitude sickness that the body naturally responds to when entering from one space to another in order to adapt to the spatial transformation.

In other words, the moment she stepped into the Torii, she was forcibly transferred into another space.

The shrine in front of him was exactly the same as the one he had just seen, but the door that had been closed by Lianhua had been opened at some point.

Looking inside from the entrance, it was not empty as before. It seemed to be filled with all kinds of objects, and there was also a bronze statue with a ferocious face in the middle.

"Lianhua, be careful..."

Before she could finish her words, seeing Renhua had already walked in, Anten Meiko could only swallow her saliva and follow her into the shrine.

As soon as they entered the room, they saw a man sitting in the corner of the main hall, drinking tea by himself.

But what is weird is that what came out of this person's teapot was not tea, but a pool of black sticky liquid.

"He...what is he doing?"

It seemed that this person heard Meiko Anten's voice. He slowly turned his head and looked at the two girls who entered the door.

How could someone who stayed in this place alone be a normal person? So after this person noticed something, An Teng Meizi and the others also began to be on guard.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

He just tilted his head woodenly, as if he couldn't hear what Anten Meiko said. He didn't answer and ignored them.

But just when An Teng Meizi thought that this person didn't hear it and was about to continue asking, she was horrified to see that his mouth suddenly opened to his ears, revealing an extremely terrifying smile.

This strange scene made An Teng Meizi's body pause, and a chill suddenly surged into her heart.

Her gaze clearly did not move at all, but the person completely disappeared from her sight in the next blink of an eye.

An extremely terrifying and cold magical power spread in front of her, as if it was directed at her, blocking all her escape routes.

This

The sound of metal colliding brought the dazed Anten Meiko back to her senses. Only then did she see Renhua standing in front of her, with a diamond sword crossed with the strange man's arm in a stalemate.

What's going on? Is he really that fast? So fast that I can't even react?

"Master, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you dodge that attack just now?"

[Didn't dodge? How is that possible? He was already in front of me when I noticed him.]

[Impossible, with the master's reaction, how could he not dodge the attack just now?]

Ruby's words made Anten Meiko a little confused, but before she could figure out the reason, Renhua was shocked by this strange man and fell into her arms, and flew out of the shrine with her.

PS: Endless overtime hell has begun again_(:з」∠)_

Volume 4: Something Hidden Beneath the Earth: Chapter 89: Gray Mist

"Such a strong power... Meizi, be careful, he is not a human, but a real void beast."

"Void Beast?" An Teng Meizi, who was helping Lianhua stand up, changed her expression. She stared at the person in the shrine and felt it carefully.

One could indeed sense a very cold and evil magical power coming from it, but one could not detect any fluctuations of the magic ether.

Perhaps it was because of this reason that Anten Meiko did not immediately think that this person was a Void Beast.

Moreover, the Void Beast should be divided into levels according to size. Judging from the fact that it was able to knock Lianhua away with one blow, its strength is at least at the ghost level.

But a ghost-level Void Beast should be over 20 meters tall, so why is this humanoid Void Beast only about 1.6 meters tall? Could it be a new species of Void Beast?

While she was thinking, her mind became dazed again, and then she found that the humanoid void beast had come to her and Lianhua.

He was standing in the shrine one second, and the next he was in front of them. This speed was so fast that even they, the magical girls, could not catch up with him. It was no different from teleportation.

However, when the humanoid void beast swung its fist at Lianhua, the latter stood there in a daze, with no intention of fighting back or dodging.

"Lianhua?"

She was a little surprised by Lianhua's behavior, but she quickly grabbed her arm and stepped back, while stabbing the humanoid void beast with a sword.

There was only a crisp "clang" sound of a sword, and the jewel sword piercing its chest could not move forward any more. Moreover, as its steps moved forward, Ando Meiko, who was hugging Renhua's waist, was pushed back by the powerful force and her feet began to slide backwards.

"Strengthen!" In order to resist this force, Meiko Ando mobilized the magic power in her body and activated the strengthening magic.

However, with her surging strength, she could only hold out against the humanoid void beast for a few seconds before being pushed back by it again.