Starting with "The Demonic Cultivation," I had no choice but to pretend to be a magical gi

Good looks are good looks, and bad looks are bad looks.

The Magical Girl Association respects the market very much. Although there is a possibility of underhanded dealings, they will not allow those who purely disrupt the market to enter.

While aesthetics can be diverse, they ultimately cannot be.

"As for the second round, it's purely a popularity contest."

Gu Yun opened the live stream replay and silently complained as he watched the pretty girl bouncing around.

"This round is no joke. The association provides a channel for a three-day popularity vote. Only the top fifteen will be able to advance to the third round, while the rest will have to stop here with regret."

Ultimately, it all comes down to generating buzz and creating entertaining content. Audiences these days are very discerning; just being able to sing, dance, and rap isn't enough. You at least need to add a basketball element to create a buzz.

Magical girls also occupy a part-time idol niche, so basic professional skills are definitely required. The Magical Girl Association is a large and powerful organization, and with such a large operation, there are many places where money is needed.

If all the magical girls we recruited were just wooden stakes, how could we have survived until now? We would have been heavily in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy long ago.

After all, protecting the world requires passion, so at the very least, the treatment should be adequate. Otherwise, what if someone dies while fighting against the demonic forces?

If you don't make money and I don't make money, do you expect all the staff in the association to live purely out of passion?

Gu Yun selected some popular contestants' information and packaged it up, then shifted his attention to the subsequent procedures.

The third stage is where your true qualifications will be tested.

"The association will distribute Glass Seeds during this period, giving a total of one week to communicate and guide the magic. Only the first four to successfully transform will be able to debut as this year's regional rookie magical girls, and the rest will have their seeds recycled and eliminated."

Gu Yun touched his chin, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This level is a freebie for him, it's not important at all, he can just skip the plot and complete the transformation.

The orthodox transformation and research on the seeds can be figured out later; the key is to first obtain the qualification of a magical girl.

In short, the bag is unlikely to have any problems!

As for the remaining fourth round, Gu Yun didn't even plan to watch it. It was a revival round for losers, where all the viewers voted for a few popular contestants to participate. The only one who successfully passed would be added to this year's magical girl team as an additional member.

That being said, just in case, he still packed and organized the relevant information, preparing to put it all into a compressed file.

Just as Gu Yun was pointing at the screen and occasionally flipping through some rare paper documents to rehearse, a wave of emotion mixed with resentment and curiosity surged from his mind.

"Hey, Xiao Gu."

The nightingale's voice sounded somewhat hesitant, as if she wanted to join in the fun but was too embarrassed to do so.

"You've been muttering to yourself for ages, why don't you ask me about something like this?"

Gu Yun almost choked on his own words.

"Ahem... What did you say?"

"Ask you? Aren't you a magician? How do you know the audition process for magical girls?"

It wasn't that Gu Yun doubted it; it was simply because the path of demonic cultivation had absolutely no connection with magical girls. If exposed, they would fight to the death, and there was no possibility of them coexisting.

"Superficial! Ignorant!"

The nightingale immediately bristled, feeling that it had been looked down upon.

"Back in the day, I actually formally applied for the magical girl auditions, you know!"

The room fell silent immediately, with only the hum of the computer fan spinning.

Gu Yun was genuinely surprised. He imagined the scene of this powerful demonic cultivator's appearance, his mind filled with dark mist and cackling laughter.

How can something like this even participate in the preliminary rounds?

"May I ask which year you participated, and how many rounds did you reach?"

Gu Yun couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. He hadn't expected that this Golden Core stage cultivator of the demonic path would actually have some skill.

The nightingale was silent for a moment.

Then he exuded a mysterious, confident pride, clearly feeling that although he lost, he was still honorable in defeat.

"Hmph, of course!"

Her voice rose slightly.

"Nine years ago, I easily passed the first test thanks to my impeccable natural talent. I only made it to the second test before making a slight mistake!"

Three years west of the river, three years east of the river, three years of youth poverty.

"Pfft."

Gu Yun couldn't help but let out a short, mocking laugh.

Then, looking at the computer screen again, I closed the preliminary selection page and couldn't help but complain.

"I thought you'd have some profound insights, but it turns out you didn't even make it past the second round."

It's really a waste of emotion.

"What kind of reaction is that?! Explain yourself!"

The nightingale was so anxious it jumped up and down.

Then came a string of nonsensical ramblings, but Gu Yun had no interest in listening, and the air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Gu Yun shook his head, sent the compressed file to Lin Zhixia, and only spoke quietly after seeing the reply that it had been received.

"Alright, alright, stop complaining now that you've lost. You were eliminated in the second round, not even getting close to the Seed of Glass. If I were you, I'd want to keep this embarrassing history buried deep inside, I wouldn't dare bring it up."

"You? You don't know anything!"

The nightingale's furious voice exploded in my mind.

The main point is that he didn't pass the second round? This guy is a complete jerk.

Gu Yun ignored her powerless rage, his gaze gradually sharpening.

"Unlike you, this time you're only allowed to succeed and not fail."

Forget all the fancy stuff, it all boils down to one word—win!

The setting sun outside the window had completely sunk below the horizon, leaving only the faint blue light from the monitor in the room, illuminating Gu Yun's expressionless yet maddening profile.

Meanwhile, in a luxury apartment on the other side of the city.

Having already finished get off work and temporarily shedding her identity as the magical girl Anna, An Ruosu was lying on her soft bed, holding a tablet computer and casually checking the list of applicants.

The pink-haired girl looked at the names waiting for approval, her brows furrowing into a deep frown.

"Gu Yun? Who's that? Let me see... He's 18 and a student..."

She muttered something as she turned over and sat up, scratching her messy hair.

"This resume is so fancy... it looks like someone who..."

An Ruosu ultimately restrained herself, and the words she was about to say were left unsaid.

"Forget it, it's just a quick thing to do anyway, so I'll just pass it. I doubt anyone will choose it anyway."

Although the manager does not restrict gender, most magical girls still prefer to choose older female sisters during the audition.

So she checked the "approved" box in the review comments.