Superman's End Manual

The doll lowered its face, its empty eyes staring at her, and softly uttered a name.

"Bai Zini".

Upon hearing this, Ash froze on the spot, his eyes turning cold in the next instant. The muzzle of the gun at the tip of Cinderella's umbrella was already open, the dark hole poised to unleash a dangerous flash of light.

"I'll give you three seconds to explain," she said in a low voice, "or I'll shoot."

"three……"

As the countdown ended, the mascot remained silent, hands still raised high. Its frail, slender body swayed on top of the high-speed train, like a human-shaped roly-poly toy.

"two……"

Ash counted down, his right hand already gripping Cinderella's umbrella handle, the magic missiles in the gun barrel poised to fire.

"one……"

Just as Ash was about to pull the trigger, the doll suddenly smiled and spoke.

“I know who ‘Black Wukong’ is; he’s the one you’ve been chasing all along,” it said quietly.

Ash's expression grew even colder: "So what?"

“I also know about your family, friends, and everything around you. It’s not difficult; as long as I know your name, I can find out everything about you.” The doll said, tilting its head. “So I understand you. The reason you hid your identity was for your family, wasn’t it?”

"Shut up! You weirdo!"

“Uh, you know what? I originally wanted you to call me ‘Riddler,’ but ‘Strange Thing’ sounds pretty good too, so from now on, just call me Strange Thing.” The doll raised an imaginary eyebrow.

"You'll die by my hand now, not later."

"Didn't your master just lecture you, saying that magical girls can't kill people?"

"So what?" Ash sneered. "You don't actually think I wouldn't dare kill you, do you?"

"Impulsiveness is the devil. I advise you to calm down and think things through."

The doll spoke softly, slowly raising a finger with its right hand: "Every time I appear, I will tell you a secret. As long as you are willing to cooperate with me for a long time, I will tell you all the truths of this world."

"I don't need any of your secrets, but I'll tear off your mask and see who you really are."

“You’re so violent. Magical girls should be cuter.” The doll paused for a moment. “Well then, this is the gift for our first meeting: ‘Black Goku is right beside you.’”

Ash was stunned for a moment, then hissed, "Nonsense!"

"Believe it or not," the doll said with a smile. "Well then, I should go now. See you next time."

"Next time? I'll just drag you back to the branch, and we'll see each other every day."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ash held a knife in her right hand and an umbrella in her left, the tip of the umbrella pointing at the burst of air behind her, propelling her towards the trickster doll, the tip of her knife pressed against his jaw.

"Hey, I advise you to stay away from me, I'm about to explode." The doll suddenly said, "Exploding doesn't mean 'I'm going to fight you to the death,' it means... I'm really going to explode."

"You think you're funny, you weirdo."

Ash said coldly, pointing the gun at his forehead with the tip of his umbrella, and pressing his katana against his chin with his other hand. "Move again, and your head will be on the ground."

The doll said, "Even if you cut off my head, I'll still explode, so you'd better stay away from me." With that, it took over and started a countdown.

"three……"

In that instant, the temperature on the doll's body surface rose rapidly.

"two……."

In that instant, crimson cracks filled the entire body of the doll.

"one……"

Before the final countdown had even finished, Ash had already swiftly decapitated the doll with her katana. At the same time, she abruptly pointed Cinderella's gun at its chest, choosing not to fire the magic missile but instead unleashing a powerful gust of air that blew the doll's body off the top of the high-speed train into the night sky, preventing an explosion that could injure passengers in the carriages below.

At that moment, the doll's head flew horizontally through the night sky.

It opened its mouth, gazed at the profile of Ash, and said calmly, "We will meet again, Miss Ash. I am dead, but there will be thousands upon thousands of me who will return."

The puppet's voice faded in the cold wind, replaced by a sinister laugh.

The body, sent flying backward, exploded completely in mid-air, turning into a fleeting burst of light like fireworks, briefly illuminating the sky above the bustling city.

As Ash listened to the hysterical laughter echoing in the air, it felt as if a giant hand was gripping her chest. She stood frozen in place, unable to move.

Since becoming a magical girl, she hadn't felt fear for a very, very long time, so it took her a long time to recover.

"What the hell is this thing...?"

She gazed at the glimmer of light disappearing into the night sky, murmuring to herself.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand and widened her eyes: "Oh my god, oh my god, the magical girl actually swore!"

Ash muttered to himself as he crouched down on the roof of the car, hugging his shoulders and shivering in the cold wind blowing in his face.

"Amitabha... Master, please forgive me. I really didn't mean to use foul language. It's all this wretched monster's fault!"

She grew angrier and angrier, so she stood up and stomped her feet twice on the top of the train. Then she raised Cinderella and flew swiftly into the night sky.

The chapter I posted last night was reviewed, so I'm reposting it.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 33 The Crow's Letter

After the magical girl Ash left, the classroom was shrouded in a deathly silence for a long time, and the will-o'-the-wisps in the eye sockets of the three pumpkin lanterns floating in mid-air flickered.

The faces of the people below shifted between light and shadow, their expressions becoming indistinct.

In this unsettling atmosphere, the two new magical girls rested their hands on their knees, scratching the backs of their hands from time to time, looking at each other as if searching for a way to escape.

Finally, Lily, one of the three leaders of the Alliance, broke the silence, looked up at the two newcomers, and said in a cool tone:

"As you can see, an unexpected incident has occurred, so this meeting will have to end here for now. You two should head back now and take care on your journey."

"Alright, then we'll be off, seniors!"

The two magical girls finally found a way out, as if grasping at a straw. They quickly finished speaking in unison, immediately stood up, bowed, and fled the classroom in a flash. Only the three presidents of the Alliance remained, sitting under the pumpkin lantern.

“Xiao Ni is still the same as ever—impulsive, reckless, and stubborn.” Lily glanced at the shards of glass on the ground and said slowly, “To be honest, shouldn’t we have a proper discussion about who spoiled her into this kind of person?”

“Whether during training or at other times, I have never let my guard down for a single moment,” Utina calmly reassured herself.

At this moment, both of them turned their gazes to Xi Ziyue, who was sitting silently on the right.

“You guys are quite humorous, you wouldn’t be thinking it was me…” Xi Ziyue only got halfway through her sentence before she saw the increasingly aggressive looks in their eyes, so she sighed and changed her words, “Fine, then let’s just say I spoiled her like this. You’ve both done this, what else can I say? Do as you please.”

She finished eating the zongzi, clapped her hands, and continued:

"But on the bright side, at least it's quite energetic, isn't it? Otherwise, if there's only 'magic' but no 'girl,' then the title of 'magical girl' would be meaningless."

Lily looked away from her and said in a cold tone, "That's easy for you to say. Who knows what trouble she'll cause this year?"

"Instead of discussing things that haven't happened yet, let's talk about the person who's been following her. Don't any of you care?"

As she spoke, Xi Ziyue skillfully and naturally changed the subject: "Although the person who was eavesdropping was weak, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to hide so poorly, we still can't let our guard down. Maybe he deliberately got discovered, his purpose being to lure Xiao Ni into pursuing her."

As she finished speaking, a heavy book with intricate patterns engraved on its cover appeared in her hand and slowly rose into the sky without any wind, as if it were being supported from below by an invisible hand.

Immediately afterwards, a card flew out of the book and shot out the window, disappearing into the night without a trace.

Xi Ziyue reached out and grabbed the magic book, closed it, and placed it on the table while explaining, "If anything happens to her, this card will teleport you there immediately."

Lily noticed something amiss in her words and glared at her: "Us? And what about you?"

"Eat, sleep, and recharge. I have a bunch of commercials to shoot tomorrow," Xi Ziyue replied naturally.

“I really hope your fans in China can see what you’re like in your everyday life,” Lily said.

"I was just paying tribute to our national treasure, the panda."

"Don't insult pandas, they're not as lazy as you."

Utina interrupted their idle chatter: "In short, putting aside her personality, Bertini is indeed the most promising magical girl we've ever seen. At her rate of progress, she might catch up with us in less than a year. It's precisely because of this visible potential that you're focusing on nurturing her, isn't it?"

"In terms of sheer magical power growth rate, she might indeed catch up with us within a year," Lily said slowly. "But in terms of actual combat, this child is a complete one-sided case. A magical girl who doesn't know any magic cards is simply unbelievable..."

"If I had to say something, isn't there another student here who excels in only one subject but not all of them?"

While making a light teasing remark, Xi Ziyue glanced sideways at Utina, who was sitting with an elegant posture.

Utina remained noncommittal: "Berzi Ni's potential is far greater than mine. Mutant wands are already one in a million, and the appearance of a magic umbrella-shaped mutation is a first, unique in thousands of years."

Just then, the magic book that Xi Ziyue had placed on the table suddenly began to vibrate slightly. Utina and Lily, who were standing nearby, both turned their gazes and asked, "Is Xiao Ni in danger?"

"No, I put my phone inside the magic book."

As Xi Ziyue spoke, she reached out and opened the magic book on the table, taking out the Huawei Nova 13 phone that was vibrating inside.

The two people next to her gave her a disdainful look at the same time, thinking to themselves, what magical girl would put her phone in her magic book? Ash's terrible behavior management must have been learned from you. Why are all the magical girls in China the same?

Xi Ziyue looked down at the message she received and paused for half a second.

Then, she looked up from her phone screen and said, "The 'Blue Raven' from the Superhero Association wants us to come to their headquarters, saying they have something important to discuss with us."

"Wait a minute, you actually have that weirdo's contact information?" Lily noticed that Xi Ziyue was checking WeChat, not some work-related software.

A hint of disbelief flickered in Utina's eyes. She shifted her gaze to look directly at Xi Ziyue's profile.

Who is Blue Raven? He's a superhero infamous throughout the world.