Magical girls also have intensity anxiety

"Name."

"Muming".

Are you an adult?

"Minor".

"Stand back a little, align yourself with the camera, okay, that's it—"

What is the reason for leaving the city?

"travel."

"Okay, go over there and wait for our notification. It should take about half an hour."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome, handsome young man."

Half an hour later, Mu Ming received the result of his application.

[Not approved]

I originally thought that I needed to have at least one of the "approval" and the "ticket money" ready before I could wholeheartedly prepare for the other.

So Mu Ming plans to finish the simpler things first.

But it seems even the simplest things can't be done.

There are two reasons for not approving it:

1. Without the consent of the guardian.

2. Insufficient assets to cover round-trip train tickets.

buzz-

The phone rang, and unsurprisingly, it was Jin Yu calling.

"Do you want to go on a trip?" she asked bluntly.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Why did you suddenly want to travel?

"I just want to... I want to go somewhere else."

"If you study hard, I can take you to explore the surrounding area when I have some free time."

"She's touching me way too much..." Mu Ming thought to himself, but asked aloud:

"Can I wander around first, then go to school?"

"Why are you even negotiating with me?"

Even though they were on the phone, Mu Ming could still picture Jin Yu's mocking smile.

Perhaps it's because we've been eating together once a week lately, but Jin Yu is no longer as easy to fool as before. A few calls of "Mom" are enough to scare her away.

Although she doesn't respond to being called "Mom," sometimes when called, she stares intently at him without saying a word, which can be quite stressful.

It's really strange. Mu Ming felt that he had already raised enough favorability by sending "Good morning, good afternoon and good night" messages every day, and that they had entered the second stage of their relationship.

The relationship has become closer, so the interaction will be more intimate, and it will be easier to ask for permission.

But now, Jin Yu seems more troublesome to him than before.

Previously, she could persuade him with gentle persuasion, but now she would play along and deflect his arguments.

"I'll only be in school for four days. Can you let me leave?" Mu Ming asked somewhat unwillingly.

This was the maximum time he could give; any later, and he might really not make it in time. Unless he risked joining the General Staff.

"Four days??? That'll probably last until winter break... and you don't have the money to go out."

"Never mind then."

"Ugh... really... never mind, have you had lunch yet? If not, let's eat together?"

"I'd like to spend some time alone this weekend. I've been encountering some obstacles on my path to advancement lately."

"Experiencing more things makes it easier to accumulate emotional fluctuations, and going to school is the best way to do that."

Since they couldn't see eye to eye, Mu Ming quickly said "bye-bye" to her.

Even after hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but sigh. No matter what, I had to get past Jin Yu's hurdle.

Jin Yu is his guardian and the person in charge of this city. Without Jin Yu's approval, Mu Ming would never be able to leave the city.

Why do minors need guardian approval to leave the city? And why do people take it for granted?

These despicable adults are making things so difficult for minors. Let's see what they do when they become minors themselves!

"Isn't there any way to smuggle people in...?"

If the orthodox methods don't work, then let's use unorthodox methods.

Mu Ming had also been to the station during this period. The surrounding area was surrounded by high-level magical barriers, which were airtight. With his abilities, he had no way to bypass the surveillance.

He couldn't help but recall something that had happened a long time ago.

Although Mu Ming had forgotten the specifics of their conversation when he and Zhu Huan destroyed the Huanzi Society's stronghold.

But he could still remember the purpose of those two human traffickers—to kidnap girls with the potential to become magical girls from Changming City and then take them back to their base.

This involves manipulating the population; it can't be done through legitimate channels.

Either there are spies from the Phantom Society at the station, or they have some special methods.

The former is unlikely, because there are no staff at the station at all; it is all operated by magic, and even the customer service personnel are provided directly by the General Administration.

"Let's go to West City Park."

Mu Ming didn't have high hopes, after all, so much time had passed and the probability of finding any clues was too small.

But it is, after all, a direction.

Soon after, Mu Ming used the cover to arrive at the abandoned area in the park.

There weren't many people patrolling the area. Following his memory, Mu Ming arrived at the designated location and released his magic.

A buzzing vibration was felt in the air, then nothing changed.

It's blocked off.

Moreover, the level of the blockade is very high; it cannot be broken by brute force.

Although I didn't have much hope when I came, I was still disappointed when I actually failed.

After going around in circles, we've come full circle: "approval" and "ticket money".

Even if you were to directly request it, and even if you were to cling to my leg and cry for your mother, Jin Yu probably wouldn't grant you "approval."

But Jin Yu is ultimately a reasonable person, so she just gave her some reasons that she considered "acceptable".

Although lying displeased Mu Ming, the matter was urgent and his life was at stake, so he decided to lie.

Even if he lied to get "approval," Mu Ming had no reason to ask Jin Yu for money... After all, Jin Yu didn't owe him anything; on the contrary, Mu Ming was the one who received his upbringing.

"As expected, the most troublesome issue is still money."

A magical girl is struggling with money? This world is so dark!

"The physical channels for making money in the short term have basically run out, so let's look for ways online."

Thinking of this, the essence in the seed of the heart gushed out, revealing Wu An's face. Wu An then used Xiao Hei's phone to log onto the forum.

I vaguely remember that many city command bureaus needed fourth-tier magical girls as reinforcements. Although Wu'an was not a fourth-tier, she was able to barely defeat B-rank disaster beasts, so she could be considered half a fourth-tier.

Just like academic certificates, the rank itself is not very meaningful; what matters is what it represents.

If you can kill a B-level disaster beast, who cares if it's a fourth-tier or in its flowering stage?

Wu An was preparing to take some orders from the local bureau. Since they were orders from the bureau, even if no deposit was paid in advance, shouldn't the travel expenses be reimbursed at least?

What if I get stuck there?

That's easy to say. As long as I demonstrate my strength and help them clear out the monsters for a few days, I can both improve my strength and earn money.

Smaller cities are different from Changming City; they don't have a large number of free magical girls, and even the Bureau of Control usually doesn't have enough manpower.

Whether the free-spirited magical girls actively hunt down the monsters is of no concern to the Chōmei City General Affairs Bureau, and it's even less likely that they will offer rewards.

When the monsters attacked the city, although the people were called upon to help, they were only given a banner afterward and no other material reward was given.

Wu An directly tossed her banner, which read "Outstanding Third-Order Magical Girl of This Generation," to Li Huanhuan.

However, once you become a magical girl, you can't care about money when facing a major event like a monster attacking the city.

Magical girls who are short of money will definitely join the Bureau of Control, so why would those who are not short of money bother with its meager rewards?

Therefore, it would be inconvenient for Wu An to join the General Affairs Bureau.

On the Xiaohei Forum, Wu An didn't search randomly, but instead directly searched for "Qishan City".

There are many reasons to choose it.

Firstly, Qishan City is one of Changming City's satellite cities, so it is relatively easier to get approval to leave the city.

If the travel area extends beyond the satellite city, obtaining approval to leave the city will undoubtedly become more difficult.

More importantly, Jin Yu might not allow him to travel far.

Secondly, when I browsed the forums before, I always saw that the situation in Qishan City was not good, and the disaster beasts were causing a lot of trouble.

Jin Yu pretended to be dead in the face of the satellite city's dire situation. He could kill an A-level disaster beast in one move, but he just ignored it.

This only fuels people's curiosity about her "difficult situation"...

However, going to Qishan wasn't all good. Wu'an's family still had Zhu Huan's "contact information," and the phone number belonged to Qishan City.

But things are different now. Zhu Huan's most powerful mental attacks are useless against Wu An, and it's impossible for a magical girl or a monster of the fourth rank or higher to exist in such a small place.

Once Wu An gets there, even if he's not invincible, he can guarantee he can escape in most situations.

Moreover, Qishan City claims the situation is urgent, but it's been urgent for almost three months and nothing major has happened yet.

It's probably just that there are more monsters causing disasters.

With this in mind, Wu An contacted the official account of the Qishan City General Affairs Bureau and anonymously sent a private message to them:

Are they recruiting magical girls in Qishan City lately?

[Yes! We're very happy to have you join us.]

The other party replied quickly and immediately sent a document, which turned out to be an employment application form from the Qishan City General Affairs Bureau.

I'm talking about the magical girl who's there as a help.

"This is not needed."

"???"