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

There are only two days left until the preliminary selection officially begins.

At this time, it's not much different from the last weekend before the college entrance examination. Almost everyone is in a state of tension and inexplicable excitement. Even Huacheng International High School is no exception.

After all, who wouldn't love magical girls?

As Gu Yun walked into the school, all sorts of chattering discussions kept getting into his ears.

"Hey, did you watch Magical Girl Kokoro's live stream last night? That spinning transformation was absolutely amazing! She's so beautiful, I love her so much."

"Tch, she's just a pretty face. I think the practical ones are more interesting. Look at that magical girl wind chime, those GIFs that circulated yesterday were absolutely amazing."

"You saw the wind chimes too? OMG, that leg ring is so...cough cough, I mean so cool!"

Gu Yun kept his eyes straight ahead, suppressing the urge to smile, and walked past the girls.

"Looks like my disguise was quite successful."

The gentle morning sunlight streamed down, and a faint aroma of fragrance filled the air, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere that couldn't suppress the restless energy of youth.

Magical girls are the inevitable trend in this world.

Becoming a magical girl not only means power, but also money and honor.

As long as you can make it to the second round by showing your face in the preliminary selection, even if you don't get selected in the end, you can become a minor internet celebrity just by relying on that wave of traffic. It would be so easy for you to sell things like slimming tea in the future.

"Ha, they're just a bunch of ignorant mortals."

The nightingale was quite dismissive of this.

That's true; not everyone likes magical girls, at least most people in the world of magic don't.

For example, the nightingale.

Of course, if she had passed the audition back then, that would be a different story.

As Gu Yun walked and pondered, his previously relaxed gaze suddenly froze.

"etc?"

"Traffic, popularity?"

He suddenly became restless.

I suddenly realized that there was a blind spot in my plans that was difficult to overcome.

To become a manager, one must cultivate magical girls, but before that, in order to pass the second stage, one must have the ability to create entertaining content and attract fans as an idol.

And Lin Zhixia...

Gu Yun immediately pictured the broken, autistic girl sitting on the bench, radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like someone who would do something funny.

A pretty face alone won't get you anywhere!

"It's over."

Gu Yun slapped his forehead; the anxiety of the game collapsing before it even started grew wildly.

"What if this silly kid is just a bookworm who only knows how to study? If he goes up and there's an awkward silence that lasts until the end, his popularity will definitely be at the bottom."

After all, he doesn't look very smart and seems easy to fool.

He was going to apply to be an agent, but if the contestant he was paired with didn't even make it past the second round, it would probably be over before it even started, and his secret plan to pretend to be a magical girl would be completely ruined.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

"No, I can't let this kind of accident ruin my important plans!"

Gu Yun couldn't sit still any longer. He raised his hand and sent a leave slip to the homeroom teacher, then went straight to a secluded corner.

The spot I scouted yesterday came in handy right now. I went straight to a place where I was absolutely unlikely to be disturbed at this hour. I locked the door with a click, and even moved an old chair to block the doorknob for added security.

"Nightingale, it's time to get to work."

"It's going to change again? Oh well, take it and use it."

Although Nightingale complained, she ultimately knew that the other party was being kind by asking, otherwise they would have just forced the change in front of her.

If you don't appreciate the courtesy, things might get complicated next time.

Then, the purplish-black mist surged in the narrow space, and that familiar tingling sensation instantly spread throughout the body.

A moment later, the boy in the school uniform disappeared and was replaced by a delicate girl in a black Gothic Lolita dress.

The extraterrestrial demons have retreated.

Magical girl wind chimes, here you go!

Fengling flicked her bangs, which were partially obscuring her vision. Her violet eyes were expressionless. She then took out her phone from beside her and opened the secondary account.

"The rooftop of the laboratory building, now."

Being concise and maintaining a cool, aloof style is essential.

……

The wind was strong on the rooftop, making a howling sound.

Lin Zhixia walked up and saw that the iron gate, which was usually tightly closed, was open for some reason, but she was not surprised. She just tensed up.

She skipped class.

This is something the former Lin Zhixia would never have imagined.

Even after running away from home, she maintained her status as an excellent student.

But since that mysterious magical girl, Wind Chime, specifically asked me to go see her, I'd better just obey.

I reacted immediately upon seeing the message.

To my surprise, the rooftop was completely empty, with no one in sight.

"...Wind chimes?"

She called out tentatively, her voice barely audible in the wind.

However, no one responded.

Lin Zhixia gripped her phone tightly, a sense of indescribable fear beginning to rise within her. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she only felt her heart pounding.

Could it be that……

The girl with long flaxen hair stood there in the unshaded sunlight, letting the wind tousle her hair, her eyes constantly searching for shadows around her.

However, the rooftop was completely exposed, leaving no space for anyone to hide.

Lin Zhixia felt inexplicably lost.

What's wrong with her? Did I do something wrong... or was I too late...?

Time just passed by minute by minute.

The wind chimes had actually arrived a long time ago.

She simply didn't stand on the rooftop; instead, she appeared silently in the stairwell, standing in the shadow cast by the light.

He took in Lin Zhixia's every move.

"He didn't call for help, didn't send his location to anyone, and wasn't even carrying a weapon... Well, not bad, at least he kept his mouth shut."

The wind chimes murmured to themselves in their hearts.

Of course, she wouldn't feel comfortable revealing her whereabouts directly in front of others.

What if this girl seems naive but is actually very cunning, and that she was just putting on an act to lower my guard, only to betray me later?

After receiving the news, he might already be contacting outside help, preparing to do something drastic to himself.

You can't see into someone's heart, so you have to be careful.

That's why I waited a while to make sure Lin Zhixia was indeed alone at the banquet before I stopped using the secret technique to conceal myself.

So she spoke.

"Where are you looking?"