Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

This isn't exactly shifting the blame. There are actually quite a few magical girls in BH City, but they were all absorbed by the Qingyun Sect. The Disaster Management Bureau's inability to recruit people is indeed because the Qingyun Sect acted too quickly.

Rounding down, the reduction in the Disaster Management Bureau's funding is quite reasonable, according to Lai Qingyunzong.

Jiang Si listened as he continued walking forward, searching for something. He moved slowly, and Yin Luo followed behind him, saying leisurely, "We've also put in a lot of effort, but there's nothing we can do if we can't produce results. However, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's magical girl idol project has become a global phenomenon in recent years, so we're not exactly short of money. The magical girls' salaries are quite high, it's just that there's no overtime pay..."

"You'll know when you get your salary next month. This salary will greatly alleviate your financial pressure, as long as you don't spend it recklessly."

Since Jiang Si is Coco's brother, Yin Luo didn't hide anything from him. These things weren't exactly secrets anyway, and she knew about the two children's family situation, so she naturally offered some words of comfort.

"The main problem is that there aren't many magical girls," Jiang Si pointed out incisively. "If there were too many, we wouldn't be able to afford them."

Yinlu rolled her eyes at him, "Don't put it so harshly. If there are more magical girls, there will be more funding. It's the same thing. It's not like the Disaster Management Bureau doesn't want to improve the treatment."

"Really?" Jiang Si squatted down and turned over the soil where Du Juan had shot him down yesterday. "I've been hearing people say that the Disaster Management Bureau is bloated and many decisions are not so easy to implement."

"This is a common problem for most departments."

At this point, Yinluo also had a sentimental expression, "Actually, a long time ago, the predecessor of the Disaster Management Bureau was just a high school club for magical girls, consisting of a four-person magical girl team. However, it grew bigger and bigger, and more magical girls joined. Many companies and non-governmental organizations also took the initiative to contribute funds and help, which is how the prototype of the Disaster Management Bureau was formed."

Jiang Si was taken aback. "So it wasn't built by the government?"

"I heard that the government had planned to build it themselves, but it fell through for various reasons. Later, the Disaster Management Bureau grew bigger and became the popular choice, so the government officially recognized it and made it the only official magical girl organization."

Adjusting her glasses, Yinlu sighed again, "Later, government officials came in to provide guidance and formalize the system, and that's how it became this bloated mess with all sorts of complicated relationships, which has made many things even more difficult to handle."

Seeing Jiang Si stop and clap his hands, Yin Luo also stopped and stared at him with a flicker in her eyes.

Yesterday, Yinlian came back and said that Jiang Si had the ability to conceal the detection effect of the Peony Heavenly Eye, so Yinlu naturally knew that he was very suspicious.

Everyone thought that Jiang Si was likely having an affair with the witch.

After all, the Qingyun Sect doesn't recruit men, only magical girls.

Only Yinluo knew that Jiang Si was innocent and definitely had nothing to do with the Witch Society. As for the Qingyun Sect, they never recruited men, so it was impossible for Jiang Si to join.

He glanced back at Susan, but the girl was far away and didn't seem to care about them.

The Disaster Management Bureau has been conducting strict internal investigations lately, and she has been relentlessly pursuing Susan, actually to force Susan to prove her innocence.

With her around, knowing her every move can prove that she has no connection with any external organization.

They wouldn't come over to eavesdrop right now.

As for Yinluo, she didn't dislike Susan at all; the entire Disaster Management Bureau couldn't find a better helper than her.

"Are you searching for corrupting magic? Or the Seed of Lamentation?"

After confirming that Susan wasn't paying attention, Yinlu asked her question while staring at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si hesitated noticeably after hearing her words.

Yinlu smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I know. You and I are alike. It's inevitable to feel anxious when your sister becomes a magical girl. You don't want to be left behind by your sister. And just because of a miracle seed, you went from being in a superior position to being in a subordinate position. Your strength, salary, and even your status in the eyes of others are not as good as your sister's. It's really hard to bear. We feel the same way, Jiang Si."

Jiang Si nodded without saying anything.

"You must have known all along that your sister possessed the Seed of Miracles, which is why you've been training so hard these past few years. You failed the cloud test at the Disaster Management Bureau before. Although I thought you were innocent at the time, I'm wondering if it's possible that you went astray because you wanted to catch up with your sister, and used corrupted magic to strengthen your body?"

This perfectly explains how he could jump six meters and defeat a cripple.

Yinluo was so engrossed in her own truth that she was oblivious to the world around her and completely ignored Jiang Si's reaction. "Of course, you don't have to admit it. I won't pursue it. Let's just consider it a secret between us."

Then, Yinlu thought for a moment, "But you have to be careful. Too much contaminated magic can damage your body and easily turn you into a monster. You may have already undergone some kind of mutation."

Therefore, it cannot be observed.

Everything made sense now. Looking at the silent Jiang Si, Yin Luo gently patted his head. "But don't worry. If one day you really can't withstand the harm brought by the corrupted magic, come find me, and I will help you."

Jiang Si looked at the other person, seemingly lost in thought, and after a long while, finally said, "Okay."

Yinlu waved her hand, "That's settled then. If I say a few more words, Yinlian will probably get jealous. She's been talking to me a lot about you lately, and it's obvious she cares about you. Sigh, she's a high school student now, I hope it doesn't affect her studies..."

After giving her instructions, Yinluo left.

Susan stood up and clapped her hands. "Finished talking?"

"We're done talking. Thank you for waiting for me here for so long, Miss Susan."

"It's not hard work," Susan said with a faint smile. "It's not hard work as long as you can ensure that you have no connection with the Witch Society and Qingyun Sect. You're the one who's been working hard, chatting with a suspect for so long. Don't alert him."

You found me an opportunity to pass on the intelligence, of course it wasn't hard work, you idiot.

You never expected Jiang Si to be one of our people, did you? She deliberately showed up here to attract your attention.

This is the passionate teamwork of our Qingyun Sect!

Yin Luo smiled and said, "Of course not. I have completely confirmed that Jiang Si is definitely not a member of any illegal organization."

You idiot, you never would have guessed, Jiang Si is actually just deeply immersed in the corrupting magic, and sooner or later she will become a member of the Witch Guild.

Not only did you help me find an opportunity to investigate Jiang Si alone and develop a relationship with her, but you also proved my innocence. Of course it wasn't hard work, you idiot.

I really want to see your face when you find out the truth, you cocky little brat!

The two girls, basking in their victory, looked at each other with mysterious smiles.

"Let's help each other out in the future, Captain Susan."

"You are the one. Remember to cooperate more in the future, Miss Yinluo."

Chapter 31: I Don't Understand (Sanjiang PK - Please Read and Vote)

Jiang Si regretted that she couldn't find the tape recorder.

Yesterday, when Jiang Si was fighting with Du Juan, the tape recorder fell. Although the bell rang at just the right time during her transformation, the effect was very satisfactory to Jiang Si.

It perfectly matches the background music he imagined for the appearance of immortals.

Unfortunately, she couldn't appear as a celestial being and could only take on the form of a magical girl, which was somewhat of a waste.

I forgot about it when I left.

The tape recorder itself wasn't expensive; I bought it from a two-dollar store. In reality, losing it wouldn't be a big deal. What I was really upset about was the recording of the bells.

That bell sound was so perfect. It was the first time Jiang Si had ever encountered a bell sound that so perfectly suited his taste. It's just gone now, and he might never be able to record it again. It's such a pity.

After searching for a while longer and confirming that it was impossible to find it, Jiang Si gave up and looked up in the direction of the Disaster Management Bureau.

I don't know what Susan is here for, but Yinluo is clearly not friendly.

From the moment I jumped six meters high at the Disaster Management Bureau, they should have become wary of me.

Jiang Si did it on purpose, of course.

As Coco's brother and a member of the magical girl's family, he will inevitably face monsters and various enemies in the future.

I have never hidden my training sessions, and as long as the other party pays attention, they will always be able to discover my problems.

But that was just the strength I developed through training.

Therefore, there is no need to hide anything; all the growth of power is traceable, and no investigation will uncover anything.

A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear; Jiang Si has no reason to hide his innocence.

But judging from Yinluo's attitude today, it seems that the Disaster Management Bureau has begun to doubt itself.

This suspicion is probably not due to my own power, but for other reasons.

Was it because of last night's battle?

Their third eye shouldn't be able to see themselves, nor should it see Shion...

Wait, they can't see themselves?

Jiang Si suddenly realized that he would only remove the barrier in places like school and home where there were no suspicious points.

Normally, she would open her barrier leaves to hide herself before fighting or transforming into Shion.

The ability of the six leaves is quite convenient; those protected by the leaves can also actively turn them on and off.

Although no one had ever investigated him before, Jiang Si had always maintained this good habit in order to avoid being exposed by someone who might be looking into him out of boredom.

The problem is that if you keep an eye on yourself, it's easy to spot something amiss.

Last night, the people from the Disaster Management Bureau kept looking for me. That peony was probably also using her Heavenly Eye to check, and it's normal that she would become suspicious since she couldn't see me.

Alas, as expected, the Leaf Barrier is merely a minor, unorthodox method, far inferior to the Immortal Sect's methods of perception and understanding.

Simply blocking without interfering or misleading is ultimately too limiting.

We need to properly develop Liuye's abilities so that she can reach the realm of the perception barrier, which will make it easier for the Qingyun Sect to take action in the future.

The most convenient aspect of magical girls' power lies precisely in this.

As long as the branch abilities are related to one's original abilities, with a belief and persistent training, one can develop various different branches of one's abilities.

For example, if a magical girl who uses water can truly believe that water can burn, then she can turn her water into a sea flame.

If you believe that ice can burn, you can create Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

Of course, the power also depends on the magical girl's own level and magic power; it's probably not enough to compare with a real magical fire.

Moreover, most magical girls have basic common sense and find it hard to believe in something that violates the laws of physics.

He and Bing Tang had conducted numerous experiments on this point; belief is the most powerful weapon of a magical girl.

So, the remaining task is to convince Rokuyo that her abilities can advance to the level of the perception barrier.

Children are highly malleable; if given a sufficiently compelling reason, they can easily take it seriously.

Magical girls really do make children think deeply.

Jiang Si never hesitates to develop his disciples' abilities, and the development of some abilities also brings him new ideas, which in turn makes it possible to replicate them.

However, abilities like Yotsuba's divination are mostly flawed. They either have extremely high barriers to entry, require specific environments, and cannot be calculated in real time, or they have severe backlashes, taking a long time to recover from after using them once. Some even have a limit on the number of uses, and the ability disappears permanently after the number of uses ends.

Four-Leaf has a severe backlash, requiring a long recovery period after each use, so Jiang Si wasn't very interested in it. It's troublesome to use and also hinders combat power.

As for Liu Ye's abilities, he previously only had the level of a minor Foundation Establishment cultivator, which he looked down upon. If he could develop them to the level of the Knowledge Barrier, then Jiang Si would have to steal the Dao Fruit and copy it.

Then he thought of Yinluo, who had struck up a conversation.

They're probably just low-ranking members of the Witch's Guild.

There's nothing to worry about; just let the rock sugar handle it.

He had no interest in getting entangled with ordinary people who didn't even have the ability to transform.