Nothing in this world comes without a price.
To become a true Magical Girl, one must first have the resolve to become a Magical Girl.
You must abandon family bonds, friendships, even romantic love, and many, many other things to have the time and energy to be a hero who protects others.
No one knows who suggested the idea first, but in the end, both of them agreed to it.
This plan could be considered perfect.
Shiratori Shiori could use her identity as the young lady of a wealthy family to openly “bully” Ziteng Sayaka.
From the teachers down to the students, no one could do anything about it.
The classmates, fearing they might become the next target of the young lady’s bullying, all kept their distance.
This allowed the two of them to legitimately gather together to discuss battle plans without being disturbed by anyone.
“Each person sweeps the snow from their own doorstep and doesn’t worry about the frost on another’s roof tiles.”
It was the most normal thing in the world.
However, today they encountered a freak who didn’t play by the usual rules.
He actually stepped forward directly to defend Ziteng Sayaka, whom he had just met for the first time, and even wanted to uphold justice for her.
“Why bother with this guy? Let him see whatever he wants and think whatever he wants. It has nothing to do with us.”
Shiratori Shiori placed her hand on her cheek, using magic to ice the swollen area.
Ziteng Sayaka glared at her fiercely.
“Have you forgotten all the rules about being a Magical Girl? How many times have I said it? Protect your identity information as much as possible.”
“So what if he knows? What can they really do to me?”
Shiratori Shiori still wore an expression of disbelief.
Ziteng Sayaka said, “Haven’t you already been slapped by someone just now?”
Shiratori Shiori: “……”
For some reason, ever since being saved by that mysterious Yeyan last time and being stimulated by the experience, Ziteng Sayaka, who deeply felt her verbal skills were lacking, quickly learned to mimic all sorts of sarcastic remarks.
Shiratori Shiori also sensed a tiny bit of something different.
Before, the captain would only drone on like a robot, tirelessly repeating rules and regulations.
She had never said things that could leave Shiratori speechless like this.
After thinking for a long time, Shiratori Shiori could only stubbornly insist, “It’s all your fault. You had to call me to the classroom. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have run into this freak.”
Bringing this up only made Ziteng Sayaka even angrier.
“If you hadn’t left your post without authorization and failed to assemble at the designated time, would I have called you to the classroom today specifically to talk about this?”
“Do you have any idea that if that rookie hadn’t suddenly leveled up during the battle, and her attributes just happened to counter the enemy, she and I would have already died under the attack of that King-level Beast?!”
Shiratori Shiori seemed to realize she might have made a huge mistake.
“I… I just suddenly had something urgent to do, that’s why I couldn’t come…”
Ziteng Sayaka sighed, her gaze lingering on Hoshino Gen, who was lying unconscious in her arms.
No matter how spoiled and unreasonable she was, it was still within a tolerable and guidable range.
But using magic and resorting to violence against an ordinary person over a minor conflict was something Ziteng Sayaka absolutely could not accept.
Magic power was meant to protect people, not harm them.
“Miss Shiratori, I have no more patience left for you.”
“If you haven’t made the resolve to become a Magical Girl, then voluntarily withdraw. After signing the confidentiality agreement, hand your gem over to someone more capable, and go back to being your young lady.”
“As your captain, I find your performance during the probationary period to be quite poor. I am very disappointed in you.”
After saying this, Ziteng Sayaka hoisted Hoshino Gen onto her back and walked out of the classroom.
Only Shiratori Shiori was left standing there in a daze.
Why was it all her fault?
Clearly, the other party had struck first!
Besides, even if she had injured him, she had the ability to heal him back up.
Did becoming a Magical Girl not only restrict personal freedom but also deprive one of the right to self-defense?
The more Shiratori Shiori thought about it, the angrier she became.
She chased out of the classroom, determined to argue this out with Ziteng Sayaka.
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In the nurse’s office, Hoshino Gen’s body was placed on a bed surrounded by curtains.
Ziteng Sayaka looked at him on the bed, her expression unusually conflicted.
If she wanted to protect her and Shiratori Shiori’s information, the only solution now was to take out her Heart Gem, activate the Consciousness Alteration function, and make Hoshino Gen forget what had just happened.
However, Ziteng Sayaka was different from normal Magical Girls.
Her Heart Gem had already highly fused with her body and wasn’t so easy to take out.
But actually, even if the gem couldn’t be taken out of the body, it could still be displayed directly.
It’s just that the body part her gem had fused into was really…
Even though Hoshino Gen would forget everything afterward, she still felt doing this would be too embarrassing.
Shiratori Shiori walked into the nurse’s office, locked the door to the innermost room, pulled back the curtain, and stood together with Ziteng Sayaka before Hoshino Gen’s bed.
“I don’t accept it. If you can’t even protect yourself after becoming a Magical Girl, how can you protect others?”
Ziteng Sayaka was mentally exhausted.
Just as she had said earlier, her patience with this young lady was completely spent.
“Young lady, you still don’t understand. People who are too willful aren’t suited to be Magical Girls.”
Shiratori Shiori explained with a pitiful look.
“I’m not that willful either. That day, I really had something urgent come up suddenly…”
“Cough! Cough! Cough!”
Hoshino Gen on the bed suddenly started coughing.
It seemed he would wake up very soon.
If Hoshino Gen woke up now and saw the two of them, and remembered what had just happened, then it would all be too late.
“Stop talking. The situation is urgent now. Hurry up and use your Heart Gem to control Mr. Hoshino!”
Shiratori Shiori’s gaze rested on the young man on the bed, and she suddenly felt he wasn’t as annoying as he had been just moments ago.
“So his name is Hoshino.”
“Hurry, he’s about to wake up!”
Ziteng Sayaka urged anxiously.
Shiratori Shiori blinked, realizing the situation was extremely urgent for the captain.
“Then promise me you won’t say bad things about me to the Alliance first, okay?”
What do you mean ‘bad things’?
I’m just reporting your performance truthfully!
Given her personality, if it weren’t for the fact that she really couldn’t conveniently take out her Heart Gem right now, how could she possibly endure such blackmail?
“Fine, I promise you,” Ziteng Sayaka agreed through gritted teeth.
“Hehe, then thank you, Captain, for giving me another chance.”
Shiratori Shiori smiled slyly.
After saying that, Shiratori Shiori closed her eyes.
A diamond-like luster bloomed in her palm, and the temperature in the nurse’s office began to drop rapidly with the appearance of the Heart Gem.
Half-conscious, Hoshino Gen’s body felt a sudden chill, which instead accelerated the process of his consciousness clearing.
After his body shivered, Hoshino Gen slowly opened his eyes.
Everything was going according to his plan.
This could be considered getting to know the two S-class Magical Girls through a fight.
Unfortunately, the moment he opened his eyes, his vision was once again enveloped by the familiar glow of a gem.
‘You’ve got to be kidding me, again?!’
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