Magical Girl in the Superhero World

Chapter Eighteen: Bai Xiaoxiao's Obsession

Whale Sea Area.

After leaving the teahouse, Hell quickly found a blind spot in the surveillance cameras and deactivated his transformation in an alley.

He returned to his "crime scene," found the bicycle he had abandoned there, and suddenly heard a voice behind him.

Hey, good evening.

Mo Zhen turned around in confusion and saw Red Spider, dressed in a tight-fitting battle suit, hanging upside down on a dilapidated billboard.

"You are... Red Spider?"

Although she already had a guess in her mind, Mo Zhen was not very sure about the other party's true identity, so disguise was necessary.

"Ahem, yes, it's me, that's right." Red Spider coughed twice and landed lightly on the ground.

"I just happened to be passing by, so I came to say hello."

"By the way, I'd also like to ask why you were at the White Horse Nightclub."

This is a lie.

Red Spider wasn't just passing by; he went to the police station specifically to check the surveillance footage and find the last place Mo Zhen appeared.

Then the events were reconstructed here, and then we staked out the location.

Seeing this, Mo Zhen sighed, sounding somewhat aggrieved:

"So... Mr. Red Spider, are you going to take me to the police station? Or do you suspect that I also have ties to the gang?"

To avoid revealing his identity, he decided to strike first.

Speaking of which, ever since he got used to the role of Magical Girl Hell, he seems to have developed a natural talent for acting.

Sure enough, Red Spider shook his head repeatedly:

"No, no, no, don't think like that. I absolutely don't doubt you, really, I swear. I just want to know if you were kidnapped and taken there."

He certainly couldn't doubt Mo Zhen; it was purely out of concern, and he was puzzled as to why the other party would appear in a nightclub.

Mo Zhen remained silent for a while, as if recalling something, before slowly speaking:

"That day... I encountered the Crimson Flame Gang here. They originally intended to threaten me."

"But then, a gray-haired girl suddenly appeared in the alley. She killed the Red Flame Gang members and then asked me to do her a favor: to go undercover in a nightclub and investigate the superhero codenamed Edward."

Since things have come to this, let's just take the blame ourselves for now.

Red Spider covered his head: "You agreed to something so dangerous?"

Mo Zhen: "..."

"Because I was short of money, and I heard that the part-time temporary jobs there paid very well, I went there."

Red Spider felt a headache coming on and paced back and forth, wanting to take off her mask and confess to Mo Zhen, but she managed to hold back.

He suspected that Mo Zhen hadn't given up on becoming a superhero, which was why he wanted to save money to continue participating in the experiment.

Red Spider took a deep breath before looking back at the black-haired, blue-eyed boy: "Don't do this kind of thing again. It's dangerous, you hear me?"

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you're really short of money... you can come to me. I have a high salary and can lend you some."

As he spoke, Red Spider took out a notepad and a retractable pen from a hidden pocket in his suit, quickly wrote down a phone number, and handed it to Mo Zhen: "This is my number, remember it!"

He didn't want to say it directly, so he planned to find a way to keep the other party calm first, so that at least he could know Mo Zhen's whereabouts.

Mo Zhen took the number and fell silent again.

Red Spider then shot a web at the building in front of it: "Next time you encounter danger, remember to contact me immediately!"

Having said that, he flew away from the alley.

"No wonder this guy has so many fans."

After watching him leave, Mo Zhen folded the note in half and put it away, thinking to herself that there was a reason why Red Spider was so popular.

He has an overly strong sense of responsibility and a strong sense of justice.

After glancing at the time, he got on his bicycle and rode home.

Fortunately, my dad was away on a business trip today, and I had sent a message to Mo Xiaochuan beforehand while I was at the nightclub, so it wouldn't be a problem if I went back a little later.

Passing by the pedestrian street of the night market, he stopped his car and went into a chain dessert shop.

Meanwhile, at home.

Bai Xiaoxiao held her phone, lingering on her chat with Mo Zhen. She typed line after line, editing and deleting, deleting and editing again, but couldn't bring herself to press send.

She learned from Mo Xiaochuan that Mo Zhen had something to do today and would be back later.

But for some reason, Bai Xiaoxiao always felt uneasy and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

She really wanted to message Mo Zhen to ask if he was home yet, but she was a little embarrassed, so she ended up awkwardly staying in the chat window.

The girl hugged her pillow, burying her head in it. Her gray hair was messy, and her eyes were misty with tears. She was sleepy, but she just couldn't fall asleep.

She stared at her phone screen and muttered to herself:

"Fool...."

She couldn't help but scroll through her chat history with Saionji Kirika.

The chat logs were created during the afternoon break after Saionji Kirika chatted with Mozin under the tree that day.

Wu Hua: "Xiao Xiao, perhaps you should take the initiative to improve your relationship with your brother. He really cares about you."

Wuhua: "You care about him a lot, don't you?"

Bai Xiaoxiao: "But... it's not that easy..."

Kirika: "Do you remember why you wanted to become a magical girl?"

Bai Xiaoxiao: "Reason...?"

Of course she remembers.

*****

three days ago.

This is Bai Xiaoxiao's personal story that happened the night before Mo Zhen set off for the New European Union.

After school that day, Bai Xiaoxiao didn't go home, but wanted to find a place to relax.

It was in this abandoned park, overgrown with ivy and moss, where Mo Zhen used to often bring her to relax.

It holds the memories of the three siblings.

Playing hide-and-seek, camping, playing Three Kingdoms Kill, eating barbecue, stargazing, and finally squeezing into a tent and falling into a deep sleep.

After taking a year off from school, Bai Xiaoxiao returned to class but found herself unable to integrate into her class. She had no friends and no hobbies.

Her aloof and cold personality also made other classmates afraid to approach her.

Throughout the year, she always sat alone in her seat, doing her homework and preparing for the next day's lessons.

Before she knew it, Bai Xiaoxiao had arrived at the roof of the unfinished building. Looking down, she could see the moss-covered cement floor below.

The girl gathered her skirt and gently sat down on the edge of the rooftop.

As she listened to the wind and closed her eyes, she kept thinking how wonderful it would be if her mother were still alive, and her brother would never be angry with her.

Ever since she told Mo Zhen "I hate you" two years ago, Bai Xiaoxiao has been regretting it.

I was so immature back then.

Mingming's brother was already exhausted during those three months, but he still had to take care of her depression.

If I apologize now, my brother probably won't accept it, and he might even hate my belated apology.

"What's there to apologize for? I've already told you I don't care about you."

What should she do if, after apologizing, the other person doesn't forgive her?

Bai Xiaoxiao dared not think about that scene; just thinking about it made her heart ache terribly, as if a thorn was buried inside her.

She was unwilling to accept that outcome, and even more unwilling to accept the fact that her brother probably didn't love her as much as before.

"If only... everything could start over."

Bai Xiaoxiao thought to herself with a gloomy expression.

She no longer dared to hope that her mother could be brought back to life; all she wanted was to say sorry to her brother on that rainy night.

Suddenly, an irrepressible thought rapidly grew and spread in Bai Xiaoxiao's mind, even making her breathing become somewhat rapid.

She opened her eyes again and looked at the ground below.

If I die...

Will my brother be sad?

Perhaps if I die, my brother will forgive me for what I said to him, and then... he will love her and like her again like before.

The moment this pathetic and twisted thought appeared, it filled Bai Xiaoxiao's chest like a flood bursting its banks.

"Let me help you."