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

She's actually quite anxious right now.

"But doesn't this person look familiar?"

An Ruosu slowed her pace slightly and glanced back.

The boy with the shoulder bag, who had just passed by, was now mingling in the crowd, strolling leisurely towards the subway entrance.

No matter how you look at it, he's just a high school student who has no other distinguishing features besides being somewhat handsome.

"Yes, I just saw him yesterday."

An Ruosu frowned, but didn't think much of it; the impression in her mind quickly matched up.

After all, it's hard not to leave an impression with this level of modeling.

People can go wherever they want, there's nothing suspicious about that.

The pink-haired girl drew her attention back to the commotion nearby.

Now is not the time to dwell on unfounded intuitions; there are more important things to deal with over there. So without any further hesitation, he strode quickly toward the scene that was completely surrounded.

"Please make way, don't push, it's dangerous!"

Despite saying that, An Ruosu squeezed past the group of people who were taking pictures with their phones and rushed into the center of the encirclement.

Just as Nagisa Shiraha was pulling Lilia away, he saw the person who suddenly barged in. He instinctively held his sword horizontally, and a warning hum came from the scabbard.

"Who are you?"

Zhu Baiyu spoke coldly.

An Ruosu didn't waste any words. She stopped a few steps away from Zhu Baiyu, raised her hand and ripped off her mask, revealing her almost flawless bare face.

Although he hasn't transformed yet, his aura is already overwhelming.

"I am Anna, the magical girl."

She pulled out an ID card with Diana's seal from her pocket and flashed it in front of Nagisa Shiraha.

"Captain of the Third Patrol Team, Flower City Magical Girl Association".

Zhu Baiyu was taken aback for a moment, then relaxed his guarded posture slightly, but the vigilance in his eyes did not completely disappear.

She recognized the document; it was indeed genuine.

"Even on vacation, as a magical girl, I can't just stand by and do nothing when something like this happens."

An Ruosu put away her documents, her gaze sweeping over the large crater in the ground, her expression turning serious.

She walked to the edge of the pit, squatted down, pinched a bit of dust from the ground with her fingers, and looked thoughtful.

"Under these circumstances, the demonic path wouldn't appear out of thin air in the downtown area."

An Ruosu stood up and looked at Zhu Baiyu.

"Thank you for your help earlier. If this kind of sudden attack hadn't been controlled, it could have affected most of the street."

If this were to happen, the number of deaths and injuries would certainly be considerable.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Baiyu slowly spoke.

"What are you trying to say?"

"I would say this was a premeditated and targeted attack."

An Ruosu lowered her voice so much that only the two of them could hear it.

Even if you don't know a magical girl, she's still a magical girl, and naturally you should belong to the same camp.

"Moreover, I suspect this is just the beginning. The frequency of Huacheng Demonic Cult's activities has been very abnormal lately, with several attacks in succession. It's hard to believe that someone isn't deliberately stirring up trouble."

She raised her head, looking at the magical girl in front of her who, despite not being registered, possessed considerable strength, and spoke with utmost sincerity.

"As a magical girl, I have no reason to consider you an enemy. However, for your safety, I would like to ask you to cooperate with me by giving a statement, as this may be related to a major case that is currently under investigation."

Zhu Baiyu really wanted to say "What's it to me?", but after glancing at Lilia, who was eager to try, he swallowed the words back.

Cooperate with the investigation?

Okay, then it depends on how you want to check.

"OK."

Zhu Baiyu sheathed his longsword, his tone quite indifferent.

"But let me make this clear first, I will only answer the questions I want to answer."

An Ruosu looked at her, and the tense lines at the corners of her mouth finally softened a little.

"That's enough."

Soon, other magical girls patrolling nearby arrived and temporarily set up a cordon to establish an isolation zone.

An Ruosu, holding the recorder she had borrowed from her teammates, spoke to Zhu Baiyu.

"Name."

"Nagisa Hakuha."

"Magic attribute?"

"Light."

Nagisa Shiraha casually tucked the golden hair that had fallen across Lilia's forehead and was slightly obstructing her vision behind her ear, responding to her in a relaxed manner.

An Ruosu paused for a moment, then looked up and said.

"Could you be more specific? We need to file a record here."

"No comment."

Zhu Baiyu answered decisively, and his free hand naturally blocked Lilia's view, preventing An Ruosu from seeing him.

Very good, very unique.

An Ruosu wasn't surprised; wild magical girls are generally quite individualistic. Anyway, this was just a formality; whether the other party answered or not wasn't important. What was truly important were the questions related to magic.

"And about the young lady you're protecting..."

"No comment."

"Why are you here?"

"shop."

This pointless conversation continued to repeat itself, and even An Ruosu was starting to get tired of it.

It was incredibly difficult to proceed. Normally, she wouldn't have bothered with all that and would have just taken him back to the association for tea.

Under the Magical Girl Management Law, refusing to cooperate with the association's investigation can result in being accused of protecting magic.

But the person in front of us is not a suspect.

Moreover, this is a magical girl who just stepped in to protect the citizens; it is neither reasonable nor ethical for her to directly arrest people.

"Miss Nagisa, I hope you can understand. Huacheng is very sensitive right now. If you can cooperate a little, it will greatly help your popularity in the future."

Ultimately, the only path for a magical girl is to join the Magical Girl Association, and she was only offering this friendly reminder.

Zhu Baiyu was slightly surprised. She turned her head away, a hint of confusion flashing in her cool eyes, probably because she didn't quite understand.

But she was too lazy to explain and gave a nonchalant reply.

"Think whatever you want."

Just as An Ruosu was about to say something, she suddenly felt the communicator in her pocket vibrate wildly, emitting a series of rapid buzzing sounds.

This indicates an emergency response from within the association.

An Ruosu's expression changed slightly, and she immediately took out her communicator to connect.

"This is Magical Girl Anna, please give me your instructions."

After hearing what was said over there, her expression immediately turned serious, clearly indicating that she had entered a tense, battle-ready state.

"Understood... Tomorrow? But there are still some here... Okay, got it, I'll lead the team back to base immediately."

After only half a minute of conversation, An Ruosu hung up the call and took a deep breath.

He then looked at the strange pair in front of him with some apology, bowed slightly and spoke.

"Excuse me, Miss Nagisa Shiraha, you may leave now."