Magical Girl in the Superhero World

"It's just a slight effect of compound nine, hardly a side effect." Mo Zhen slowly took a sip of noodle soup with a spoon.

"On the contrary, thanks to this thing, I can take off my glasses, so there's no need to worry about me."

"I...I wasn't worried about you!" Bai Xiaoxiao's ears turned red, and she denied it outright.

She immediately lowered her head and ate the noodles in small bites. She quickly finished the noodles and then began to drink the beef soup.

She has a little habit when eating: she likes to save the best parts for last, like this bowl of tender tomato and beef soup.

Mo Zhen took advantage of this brief time together to look at Bai Xiaoxiao's personal panel.

[Name: Bai Xiaoxiao]

[Second Identity: Magical Girl Morning Star.]

[Affection: "??"]

[Danger Level: E+]

[Strength: E+ level.]

Speed: E+ level.

[Defense: E+ level.]

[Magic Power: E+]

[Charm: A+]

[Ability: Magic Formula (Unknown - To be awakened)]

In most cases, each magical girl has only one magic formula, either a magic mark passed down in a magical family or something she is born with.

But compared to these things...

Mo Zhen was more concerned about Bai Xiaoxiao's feelings for him. Why was it marked with a question mark "?"? Was there some other hidden reason?

After finishing their meal, Mo Zhen was clearing away the dishes when Bai Xiaoxiao suddenly walked over from the side without saying a word.

She picked up the bowl and chopsticks: "It's my turn to wash the dishes today."

As she spoke, she turned around, picked up the bowl, carried it to the sink, put on gloves, tied on an apron, stepped onto a small stool, and began to seriously scrub the bowl with soap.

Seeing this, Mo Zhen didn't say anything, turned around and went back upstairs to wash up and rest.

A lot happened today, and he's tired.

Mo Zhen lay in bed, finding it hard to believe that just a day ago she was an ordinary person, and now she had become a... magical girl.

But there's nothing we can do; this is a game we created ourselves, after all.

He gently closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into the realm of his heart.

To make practice easier, Mo Zhen would transform into her witch form immediately upon entering the Heart Realm, essentially switching to the identity of "Magical Girl Hell".

The diligent witch began watering and fertilizing the Tree of Calamity in her domain.

The fertilizer, naturally, comes from the seeds of lamentation obtained from the Mad Witch incident.

After burying it under the tree, her calamity tree grew several centimeters taller at a visible speed.

[The most, most, most adorable witch in the entire universe, and her Tree of Calamity.]

Growth Index: 50 points.

When the growth index of the Tree of Calamity reaches 100 points, the Tree of Calamity will enter the next stage, and your soul strength will be sufficient to accommodate a second villainous ability.

In plain language: Unlock the second skill slot.

Mo Zhen stroked her chin. Out of habit as a developer, she really wanted to type on the keyboard to bring up the backend, but she couldn't.

This feeling is very uncomfortable.

"...Never mind, it's already pretty good." She gently tucked a strand of her long gray hair behind her ear and stroked the branches of the sapling.

After all, the game code before his rebirth was not finished and was a half-finished product. Now that the system has completed it, it is normal for changes to occur.

There's a saying among experienced programmers: "Code is fine as long as it runs; don't be tempted to modify it recklessly."

So, I shouldn't mess around now. If I crash the system, that would be a real loss.

This was his only remaining asset.

Three o'clock in the morning.

After brushing her teeth, Bai Xiaoxiao went to bed and set an alarm on her phone so she wouldn't be unable to get up for school the next morning.

Mo Xiaochuan, on the other hand, was already fast asleep in his room.

3:30 a.m.

A man dressed in silver-gray armor descended from the sky and landed gently in the backyard of the house, his cloak swaying slowly behind him.

With a gentle press of his wristwatch, his nanotech suit automatically retracted into the watch.

The man touched the watch face, his eyes revealing a hint of nostalgia and cherishment, because this vintage watch was chosen for him by his wife.

Back inside, as Mochou passed through the living room, she noticed that the dining room chandelier was still on, and a note was quietly placed on top of the lunchbox.

Mo Chou picked up the note; it was written in Mo Zhen's neat handwriting, which resembled that of his mother, Bai Qiushi.

"There is beef soup and noodles in the lunchbox."

Seeing this, Mo Chou's eyebrows relaxed slightly. She sat down silently, opened the insulated box, and ate the bowl of noodles and beef clean.

The noodles were a little soggy, but for Mochou, they tasted better than any other delicacy.

He actually knew why Mo Zhen had secretly injected Compound No. 9, so his feelings were more guilt than blame.

Mo Chou knew that Mo Zhen had always been a very strong-willed person since childhood, but if possible, he also hoped that the other person could communicate with him more, or act like other children on Earth and be affectionate with him.

After all, Mo Zhen was still just a child, while he was the father.

However, Mo Chou still can't get over the hurdle in his heart, which concerns his biggest secret.

That secret that caused him the most pain

Despite being a superhero in the public eye, codenamed "The Beyonder," Mo Chou is not an Earthling.

He comes from a planet that honors conquest and war: the Hotchium Empire.

One hundred and twenty years ago, before Mochou arrived on Earth, she was entrusted with an important mission by the Grand Marshal of the Huo Xing Empire.

His mission was to reproduce on Earth, infiltrate and observe Earth's defense system, and finally, when the Hotchium Empire's fleet arrived...

With coordinated efforts from within and without, they completely conquered this race, who, like them, were born with the potential of super factors!

After that, the Hotchium Empire will rise again, making the entire universe burn and boil because of them!

Fear because of them!

The Empire's orders had long been imprinted in Mo Chou's mind, and he indeed did so after arriving on Earth.

To facilitate testing the differences in the upper and lower limits of Earthlings, he also adopted two human children, Mo Jin'an and Bai Zhixia.

But by some strange twist of fate, it was Mo Chou himself who had an accident.

He truly fell in love with his human wife, Bai Qiushi.

In the very end, Bai Qiushi died because of him.

Yes, Mo Chou was certain that Bai Qiushi died because of her.

Because he felt that the Empire might have sent more than just him, a Hoxingian, to infiltrate Earth.

Therefore, when the Empire noticed his abnormality, they chose to eliminate Bai Qiushi as a warning to themselves to always be loyal to the Empire.

It was because of this incident that Mo Chou dared not truly face his child, because he felt that he had caused Bai Qiushi's death and failed to protect her.

He felt guilty towards his children.

While pondering, Mo Chou unknowingly arrived at Mo Zhen's room, took a deep breath, and gently pushed open the door.

Inside the room, the boy lay on his side in bed, fast asleep.

Mo Chou raised her hand and gently touched the other person's head, feeling the warmth of her palm. Her emotions were complex and heartacheful.

After a while, he covered Mo Zhen with the blanket and turned to leave.

"..."

The next morning:

When Mo Zhen got up, Bai Xiaoxiao and Mo Xiaochuan were still fast asleep in bed.

With his hair all messy, he yawned as he finished washing up and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for his family.

To his surprise, Mochou had already gotten up early and was in the kitchen with a copy of "Family Breakfast" in hand, staring at her watch and seriously calculating the time to boil the eggs.

"Um... Dad, actually our stove has a timer function. You can set it to boil eggs for ten minutes, there's no need to keep watching it."

Mo Zhen reminded him from the side.

Upon hearing this, Mo Chou put down the manual somewhat awkwardly: "Really? I never knew that."

"It looks about right, we can take it out now."

Mo Zhen reminded him.