Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

"Moonlight, are you ready yet?"

"Wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

In the dressing room of the Demonic Cult base, Moonlight and Sirius were choosing outfits for their upcoming meeting.

Considering that the disaster victim was a key figure personally selected by the chairman to be won over, the two spent far longer than expected agonizing over their outfits.

Being too sexy might make the other person think that demonic cultivators are some kind of shady organization. Being too serious and rigid, on the other hand, might seem too deliberate and create distance.

Sirius stood in front of the mirror holding a dark suit jacket, hesitated for a few seconds, shook his head, and tossed it back onto the hanger.

Ultimately, the two decided to dress simply.

Moonlight chose a light blue dress, which was refreshing and clean, and matched her long, deep blue hair perfectly. Sirius wore a white short skirt, and her short silver hair was tucked behind her ears, making her look neat and energetic.

The two stood in front of the mirror, looked at each other, and after confirming that there were no problems, they set off for the agreed hotel.

On the way, the two naturally started talking about the person who caused the disaster.

"What kind of person do you think the disaster master will be?" Moonlight asked Sirius, sitting in the passenger seat.

"He gives off the vibe of a mysterious and unpredictable elder from a novel," Sirius thought as he drove. "Especially those eyes hidden behind the fox mask. When his gaze swept over me, I felt an aura of vicissitude. He's definitely someone with a story to tell."

"They might even have defected from the ten-seat council," Moonlight speculated.

The two discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion, but regardless, they absolutely acknowledged each other's strength.

It has at least reached the level of a late-stage, fully-fledged, nine-turn, half-step diamond of the Gold grade.

The car was parked in the hotel's underground garage, and the two walked into the members-only restaurant they had booked with a mix of anticipation and trepidation.

The moment they stepped out of the elevator, their eyes simultaneously locked onto a slender figure by the window.

It was already night.

Outside the window was the bustling night view of Tianhai City, with countless neon lights flowing across the glass curtain walls of the high-rise buildings. The restaurant's lighting was deliberately dimmed to create a sophisticated and private atmosphere. The colorful lights outside shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, falling on the figure by the window and illuminating her soft face with delicate layers.

Jiang Ran rested her chin on her hand, gazing absently out the window. Beside her sat a steaming cup of coffee, its surface still shrouded in condensation.

Her legs, encased in white pantyhose, swung unconsciously under the table, the toes of her sneakers tapping the ground rhythmically.

A black baseball cap covered her long, straight black hair, and she had taken off her mask, revealing a face that was almost too delicate.

Anyone who didn't know her would think she was some leisurely, innocent female college student who had arranged to have dinner with a friend, but the friend was late, so she was just sitting by the window, lost in thought.

If this weren't a members-only restaurant with extremely high barriers to entry, I bet many people would have already approached and struck up a conversation.

The moment they saw Jiang Ran, Moonlight and Sirius were both stunned.

Such incredible strength, yet so incredibly cute—it's almost unfair! There are magical girls like this!

The two composed themselves, stepped forward, stood in front of Jiang Ran, and spoke cautiously.

"Excuse me... are you Senior Disaster Master?"

Jiang Ran turned her head, her ruby-like pupils shimmering slightly in the shadow of her hat brim. Her face showed no particular expression; she simply nodded calmly.

Upon hearing this, Moonlight's eyes lit up, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

After confirming their identities, the two sat down opposite Jiang Ran. The waiter handed them the menu, and Moonlight symbolically flipped through two pages before closing it, focusing all her attention on Jiang Ran.

Then they started chattering away endlessly.

"Your skin is amazing! What skincare products do you use?"

"This T-shirt is so nice, where did you buy it?"

"What kind of coffee do you usually like to drink, senior? I think the pour-over coffee at this shop is pretty good, but the latte is just so-so."

"I recognize the brand of your sneakers. I wanted to buy them before, but I couldn't get them."

Sirius, though more composed than Moonlight, couldn't resist joining the conversation. The two chatted back and forth, from skincare to fashion, and from fashion to the latest popular variety shows, switching topics faster than a Sichuan opera face-changing act.

At first, Jiang Ran could barely manage to keep up, nodding and humming in response, occasionally replying with "It's alright" or "I just bought it randomly."

But later on, as the topic shifted more and more towards the popular culture among the new generation of young girls, Jiang Ran couldn't keep up at all.

She couldn't even understand the meaning of some of the words that Moonlight was saying.

Jiang Ran's lips began to twitch involuntarily.

She suddenly realized that there was an insurmountable generation gap between herself, a magical girl from more than 20 years ago, and the new generation of magical girls.

Only after the waiter brought out the dishes one by one did Jiang Ran finally find an opportunity to interrupt the conversation.

"Let's eat first, we can talk about business later."

Moonlight and Sirius then came to their senses and realized that they had been so engrossed in chatting with their senior that they had forgotten about the important matter. They quickly apologized to Jiang Ran.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. It's just that you're so kind, senior, we accidentally..."

"It's nothing." Jiang Ran picked up her coffee and took a sip.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Ran's appearance was too cute and completely non-threatening that the two of them did not treat her as a highly skilled senior from the moment they sat down, but rather as a peer they wanted to get close to.

Halfway through the meal, Jiang Ran took the initiative to steer the conversation back to the main topic.

"Tell me, what are your plans in inviting me here?"

Moonlight wiped her mouth with a napkin, sat up straight, and her expression became serious.

On behalf of the Demonic Cultivation Association, she formally extended an olive branch to Jiang Ran.

"We would like to invite the Disaster Master to become an observer of the Demonic Cult."

"Observer?" Jiang Ran put down her water glass.

"That's right," Moonlight explained. "Observers are not official members of the Demonic Cult, but they have access to some of the cult's internal information and resources. They are not required to obey the cult's orders, have no obligations or constraints, and can leave at any time or become official members at any time."

"Simply put, it's a trial period; if you're not satisfied, you can leave anytime," Sirius added from the side.

This condition can be described as quite sincere. Jiang Ran was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

"Can."

Moonlight and Sirius exchanged a glance and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

They had received a strict order from the chairman: they must secure a preliminary promise from the disaster master at this meeting. Failure to complete the mission would result in punishment from the chairman.

"That's great!" A bright smile spread across Moonlight's face. She quickly took out a device that looked like a cell phone from her handbag, held it with both hands, and solemnly handed it to Jiang Ran.

"This is the Demonic Cult's dedicated communication terminal, with a built-in independent encrypted communication system. Seniors can use it to contact us at any time, and the Security Bureau will never be able to trace the source of the signal."

Jiang Ran put away the terminal and asked her first question.

What exactly is the relationship between the Demonic Cultivation Guild and the Demonic Alliance?

Moonlight and Sirius exchanged a glance, clearly not expecting her first question to be this.

After a moment's thought, Moonlight put down her knife and fork and answered seriously, "The Magic Cultivation Association was founded by the president, and the organization itself has no direct lineage with the Magical Girl Alliance of that time. But the president's goal is very clear: to rebuild the Magical Alliance."

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

The label I hastily put on that day has actually come true?

Twenty years have passed since the Demon Alliance disbanded, yet there are still such loyalists?

"Who is your president?" Jiang Ran put down her coffee cup, her tone now filled with genuine curiosity.

If the president of the Demonic Cultivation Guild was truly such a loyal and righteous person, then she should remember him. Although there were many people in the core circle of the Demonic Alliance back then, she remembered each and every one of them clearly.

Moonlight shook her head, an apologetic look on her face.

"I'm sorry, senior, the president's true identity is a top-secret information within the Demonic Cultivation Association. Even I don't know her true identity."

"However..." Sirius added from the side, "The president said that after you officially join, she will come to Tianhai City in person to meet you."

"Since you're going to rebuild the Demon Alliance, what path do you plan to take?" Jiang Ran continued to press.

Moonlight hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Sirius.

Ultimately, it was Sirius who answered this question.

"The Demonic Cultivation Society is currently in a period of dormancy, accumulating strength. Its main task is to recruit insightful individuals like yourself, senior. As for the specific course of action..." Sirius paused, "The president only said that she would personally discuss it with you after you officially join."

After all that talk, the ultimate goal is still to recruit Jiang Ran into the Demonic Cultivation Society.

It's like some websites that only show you two paragraphs and then pop up a message asking you to download an app to read the full article, just to whet your appetite.

Jiang Ran shook her head inwardly. She changed direction and spoke more casually.

"Then why did you two join the Demonic Cult?"

"As for me..." Moonlight tilted her head and thought for a moment, her fingers unconsciously twirling her long, deep blue hair, "I just simply don't want to find a class for myself."

"Um?"

"The ten-seat council is too strict. After awakening, you have to register, then be assigned a position, and then obey orders. Today you have to go on a mission, tomorrow you have to write a report, and the day after tomorrow you have to undergo training and assessment. It's no different from clocking in and out at work." Moonlight shrugged. "Although there are also missions to complete in the Demon Cultivation Association, most of the time is free. Nobody cares what time you get up, and nobody urges you to submit weekly reports."

Jiang Ran nodded slightly, then turned her gaze to Sirius.

The latter's answer was straightforward.

"I find the existence of the Demon Alliance more appealing." Sirius's short silver hair shimmered slightly under the restaurant lights, his eyes sparkling with a pure light. "A group of idealists born in chaotic times, burning themselves to bring light to humanity, and then falling like shooting stars... Don't you think that's romantic and cool?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her forehead.

She indeed developed an insurmountable generation gap with the new generation of magical girls.

In the days leading up to the disintegration of the Demon Alliance, the struggle between different factions was extremely fierce. People with different ideologies argued, opposed, and broke apart, and some even paid with their lives for it.

For those who experienced it firsthand, that period of history is by no means a romanticized memory.

However, in Moonlight and Sirius's eyes, they only felt that the long-forgotten past was niche, unique, and stylish, and they pursued it as a kind of fashionable trend.

Just like young people who have never experienced war, they use old war photos as their profile pictures on social media, thinking it's cool and shows attitude, but they will never understand what the people in the photos are thinking.

Jiang Ran sighed and decided not to delve any further into this topic with the two kids.

She got straight to the point.

"You were openly robbing monster corpses on the street a while ago, was it to extract magic essence?"

Moonlight did not deny it, and nodded frankly.

"Magic essence is a strategic resource, and we need a large amount of magic essence to maintain the operation of the organization."

Sirius couldn't help but complain, "Besides, when we killed the invading monsters, we were protecting ordinary citizens, and they didn't even say thank you. That's just too much."

Jiang Ran ignored Sirius's complaints.

She reached for the backpack beside her and showed the two her work, saying that she could offer discounts for large orders if the Demonic Cult needed it.

Moonlight instinctively took it and glanced down at it.

Then she froze.

Sirius also came over for a look, and his pupils instantly contracted.

"This..." Moonlight's hands trembled slightly as she held the glass bottle. She looked up at Jiang Ran with an incredulous expression. "Senior, did you really make this yourself?"

Jiang Ran picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and said, "It was made from the corpses of those monsters from yesterday."

The two women became somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, as they had initially intended to forcibly take it from each other.

But after the initial embarrassment came a surge of joy. They had only intended to complete the task, but unexpectedly gained something unexpected.

Moonlight said, "Senior, how many more of these do you have? We'll take them all."

Jiang Ran placed the backpack on the table without opening it. At such a close distance, the two of them didn't need to confirm it with their own eyes; they could sense it simply by the strong magical energy fluctuations emanating from inside.

"Twenty bottles in total, name your price."

Jiang Ran didn't sell them all. She planned to keep the remaining two bottles for herself, and use her share of the profits to make up for the shortfall with Leng Qiaoqiao.

Moonlight and Sirius exchanged a glance, then slowly announced a price.