Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

She sighed, moved away from the leaf, which seemed unharmed. It dusted itself off, stood up, and then threw something away.

I looked closely and saw that it was a long hair... Did Ye Zi secretly take Miss Miluno's hair and get caught, which is why she got a beating?

"Seriously, what are you going to do with a girl's hair?"

He scratched his head but didn't answer. His throat still hadn't recovered? That Mexican hot sauce must have been incredibly potent.

Miss Miluno said, "Let's not talk about that. What brings you here?"

"I personally grilled some meat skewers, and I wanted you two to try them..."

Ye Zi took a skewer from the tray, patted my head, and bit off a piece of roasted meat sprinkled with cumin and sizzling with oil. He frowned slightly and swallowed it while enduring the pain in his throat.

"...How...how is it?"

He flashed a bright smile and gave me a thumbs up.

To be honest, this was the first time Ye Zi had patted my head. He rarely gives me such direct affirmation, so I was quite happy.

"Miss Miluno, please have a taste."

Under my expectant gaze, Miss Miluno also sampled the grilled meat skewers.

"It's alright, but it's a bit too raw inside, the fire is too strong."

It's alright, but not quite right. Compared to Ye Zi's unconditional affirmation, Miss Miluno pointed out the problems in a more realistic way.

She once said that frequent thanks and apologies lose their meaning.

The same goes for praise, so she doesn't easily utter words of praise.

"Is it not fully ripe?"

It looks perfectly cooked.

"Try it yourself."

Miss Miluno handed me the skewer she had bitten. I hesitated for a moment, then opened my mouth, tore off a piece of meat with my teeth, and restrained my wandering thoughts...

It was my first time grilling meat, and I hadn't quite mastered the heat yet. Plus, the meat pieces were thick and firm, and there was even some pink inside that was still raw.

"It failed?"

If it were beef, it would be fine, but this pinkish texture suggests it's pork. While it might taste better, undercooked pork is definitely not good...

The Golden Ship also came running after smelling the scent. It circled Miss Miluno a few times, then stood up and used its forelegs to paw at her long legs.

This is a prayer for food.

But salty food is not suitable for dogs, and Miss Miluno knew this, so she bit off a piece from her own skewer, licked the surface clean in her mouth, and then spat it out to feed the Golden.

She is such a gentle person.

Golden took a bite of the roasted meat that was covered in Miss Miluno's saliva, and then looked at the plate in my hand.

You shouldn't eat too much salty food!

"Awooo—"

It made a pitiful sound.

"Do you want me to lick it clean for you too?"

"Ugh!"

It really understands what I say, and its barks sound like it's talking. For a dog, the Golden is a bit too smart.

"Is it okay if my saliva gets on you?"

What a strange question I'm asking! It's all because it's too smart; I subconsciously treated it like a person.

With that in mind, I picked up a skewer of grilled ribs with the bone in and took a bite.

But before it could be expelled, a buzzing sound came from the air.

The experiment has ended.

Miss Spica has also arrived.

In other words...

Swallow.

look up.

A blue halo.

The daily routine is about to begin.

Chapter Thirty-Six: UI-31's Identity

(Albinocotyledon)

The boar monster, which looked like cannon fodder but wasn't even cannon fodder, fell down. Its massive body was mostly preserved intact, the only missing piece being half a piece of pig's head meat—well, I kicked it to pieces.

Then we just waited for the branch's drone to come and retrieve it.

That's it for today, not even a sword.

It was as if they were just throwing in a defective, weirdo to complete a task, giving off a perfunctory attitude.

Ultimately, with so many magical girls present, the fact that they still dared to send monsters to invade suggests that the other side probably couldn't grasp the situation here either. Yet, they were able to pinpoint Seruno's location, which inevitably makes one curious about the underlying principles.

"Miss Miluno, there's a reason why you have so few fans."

Sirius sighed, rubbing his forehead, "The drones weren't even ready for the live stream and you've already kicked this idiot's head to pieces. It's a miracle you've gained any fans."

fan?

I don't care about fans.

"I'm not fighting for fame."

That's exactly what I think. Even if I gain fans, it will only generate revenue for the association. So far, I haven't received a single penny in compensation.

But Sirius rolled his eyes at me.

"Fine, you're so high and mighty, but couldn't you have controlled your strength a little? Look at this pig's blood, it's made this whole beach dirty. When the tide comes in, the seawater will be polluted too, and then we'll have to turn over the sand to cover it up. It's exhausting!"

Although that's what they say, the maids of the mansion are definitely in charge of cleaning up the mess.

Nanjixing jogged over and said, "Sirius, the pseudo-factor inside the monster seems to be something that UI-31 really wants."

The werewolf sitting next to the sand sculpture asked the innocent penguin girl to ask for the mimicry factor. I don't know how they communicated, since I couldn't explain it to him clearly.

Patting Antarctic Star's forehead, Sirius replied, "Tell him that I'm saving this pseudo-factor for him. Once his human identity is confirmed, I'll give it to him as a gift."

"understood."

It's very easy for the association to investigate someone's identity. Even if they only have a name, they can dig up their entire life story from childhood to adulthood, knowing more about them than the person themselves does.

Melissa is handling this matter, which is why she's staying at the mansion.

Moreover, the pseudo-factor is not like the star crystal. This thing can't be eaten or used. It can be found on every monster. The one thing that is most abundant in this world is monsters. Sirius using this as a gift is simply a business with no cost...

I asked again, "So you plan to hide him on the island like this for the next few days?"

"Isn't that good? He can also cover for you. As long as you can figure out how to make it talk, he'll be your best shadow warrior."

"Is one afternoon not enough? Do I have to have him impersonate me for the next three days?"

I couldn't accept it and pointed out, "This could very well give us away."

"Do you see any suspicion from Seruno? Don't worry too much. Since this guy's job is to be a spy on the other side, there's no need to worry about his acting skills."

The acting was indeed quite good; he even pretended to have a sore throat while eating barbecue, but it's always psychologically unsettling to have someone else take his place.

And, is this guy going to sleep with Seruno tonight?

That's terrible.

The barbecue party ended early due to the invasion of the wild boar monsters, and the afternoon party was also canceled. However, it was time to go swimming in the sea. Although Seruno was a terrible swimmer, she didn't have to worry about sinking at all with the magic bubbles.

As for me...

My back injury has finally healed, so now is not the time to go swimming.

"Leaves~"

It was Serino calling me. I was about to turn around and answer, but I saw her running towards ui-31 with some seashells she had picked up.

"Look! Let's decorate your castle with these!"

"Ow!"

ui-31 patted its chest to indicate that there was no problem, and then decorated the sandcastle with Antarctic Star.

However, he had forgotten to keep his distance from Seruno.

Sirius asked, "What were you doing taking him to the grove just now?"

"I told him about your arrangements and asked him some questions, but this guy can't talk, so I couldn't get anything out of him."

"I do have a way to get him to talk about this."

"What do I do?" I asked.

Sirius shrugged and replied, "Star Crystals can modify the bodies of chosen ones, granting them power and turning them into warriors against invaders, that is, magical girls... And I am the Star Crystal, so adjusting the structure of his throat is not a problem for me."

So that's how it is. It's like Sirius temporarily became the suitable candidate for UI-31, and his voice was modified to be able to speak.

"Speaking of which, was Miss Melissa a magical girl too?"

"Hmph, I might as well tell you. Actually, all the maids in the mansion are magical girls."

"Oh! Miss Zara too?"

"That child too? Not only as my maid, but also as my personal guard."

There are fourteen maids in total, including Melissa. There are only 14,000 known magical girls in the world. Many small cities do not have that many magical girls. Changkong City is located in a region with a high incidence of wormholes and is also a megacity, so the number of magical girls is relatively large.

But the fact that there are fourteen magical girls on this small coral reef island is hard not to be surprised, not to mention that Melissa's strength is quite good. Her fire magic, which is impossible to shake off or extinguish, is enough to kill many strange people... At least I will have some trouble.

I sighed, “No wonder you’re not worried about intrusion or anything happening with UI-31.”

Eighteen magical girls—even if it had a pair of wings, it might not be able to fly away.