What kind of magic? This is called cultivating immortality!

She had only asked this question on a whim, and since the other person was a severe case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and unable to communicate normally, she simply gave up.

That's right, the captain directly mistook Zhong Hui for someone with severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

The reason is simple: this disease has a high transmission rate among magical girls.

Just like a magical girl she knew who called herself the Princess of Judgment, that person often said that she came from another world and had the same verbal tic as Zhong Hui, except that one was "this emperor" and the other was "I".

In reality, the so-called Princess of Judgment was just a kid who hadn't even graduated from high school.

Besides, as long as the other party has no ill intentions and is willing to contribute to protecting the world, how she becomes a magical girl is actually irrelevant to her.

I was just asking out of curiosity.

The captain, with her long, shapely legs elegantly crossed, continued:

"Qiubi seems to dislike you a lot. He went back to the team to complain to us. But apart from Muyue, who came to our door in a huff after hearing that Cangxing had brought a pretty girl home, the rest of the team didn't seem to care at all."

"Kyubi didn't get what she wanted, so she chose to leave and go somewhere else, probably to find other magical girls. Be careful, Kyubey is a petty guy."

"It doesn't matter. Let it come." Zhong Hui said with utter disdain and arrogance, "Since I could kill it once, I can kill it a thousand times over!"

"Oh! You killed Cupid?" The captain's beautiful eyes sparkled, her face beaming with smiles. "Then you must get along well with that guy. She usually likes to chase after Cupid and kill him."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Hui was startled.

He became a cultivator on his own merit, so he was naturally not bound by the Kyubey Contract. But everyone in this world has signed a contract, yet someone still dares to attack the contract holder? And judging from the captain's attitude, this matter doesn't seem to be a big deal.

The captain, as if reading his mind, parted her red lips slightly, revealing pearly white teeth, and explained, "Although we became magical girls by signing a contract with Kyubey, it doesn't mean we have to obey its orders unconditionally. It can't control us, nor does it have any special abilities. If you had to say, it simply means we can't be truly killed."

She stretched lazily, revealing her stunning figure, and shifted to a more comfortable position. She continued, "Have you ever played online games? You can use Kyubey as a pre-programmed tutorial. And its function is very simple, with only two roles."

"One option is to sign contracts with women who meet the criteria, and the other is to stay by the side of newly recruited magical girls, teaching them basic knowledge and magic. However, with an official organization involved, contract-based work is all that's left for it to do now."

At this point, she added with a touch of melancholy, "However, the number of magical girls born has been declining sharply in recent years. If this continues, Kyubey will probably be out of a job in the future."

Kyubey can be considered a witness to an era, accompanying the first and second generation of magical girls as they grew from ignorance to adulthood.

However, there are not many first- and second-generation magical girls left in the world today.

She is a fourth-generation magical girl. By this time, the government had already established the Destiny organization. After signing a contract with Kyubey, she directly joined Destiny.

Most magical girls from the third generation onwards are like this; their relationship with Kyubey is neither particularly good nor bad.

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be Muyue coming to their door; the reason is that they're worried about Cangxing being taken over by someone else.

At this point, the team leader stood up and said, "That's all I have to say. Meeting adjourned."

Chapter 17 Don't Talk to Strangers

The captain seemed to have other matters to attend to and remained on the third floor.

Zhong Hui took the elevator down to the first floor alone.

As the elevator doors slowly opened, a pair of slender hands reached in.

It is Cangxing.

She pulled Zhong Hui out of the elevator and asked him with concern:

"Why are you talking for so long? What's going on? Did the captain give you a hard time?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had acted rather inappropriately, so she quickly let go of her hand and apologized.

Zhong Hui didn't pay much attention, and instead told Cang Xing everything the captain had just said.

The captain didn't tell him to keep it a secret, so why hide it?

Moreover, he had even deeper schemes up his sleeve.

Bringing this up might change Sousei's perception of Kyubey and increase her favorability towards him.

This is a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

As expected, after hearing this, Sousei pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction, "How could Kyubey do this? It's too much!"

"Don't worry." She patted her flat chest with one hand, afraid that Zhong would feel wronged, and gently comforted him, "If Kyubey really brings a magical girl to cause you trouble, I will definitely stand by your side."

Thank you.

Zhong Hui thought to himself: The plan has succeeded!

"With our relationship, saying thank you would be too formal," Cang Xing said with a smile, waving her hand affectionately.

Zhong Hui frowned subconsciously, but then he thought about it again and realized that what the other person said was indeed true.

He is currently staying at her house, and she takes good care of him. If their relationship isn't that of good friends, what else could it be?

So, he has only been in this world for three days, yet he has already made a new friend.

"That's personal charisma!" Zhong Hui was deeply moved.

"Oh, right, this is your phone."

As if by magic, Cangxing pulled a cell phone out of her dress and handed it over.

Zhong Hui took the phone; its body was square and smooth to the touch.

"So this is the legendary cell phone." He curiously fiddled with it, pressed a button, and the screen suddenly lit up; pressed it again, and it dimmed again.

Cangxing looked at him with curiosity and hesitated before asking, "You...you've never used a cell phone before, have you?"

Zhong Hui nodded.

From a young age, he was sent by his parents on Earth to the forbidden "Qingshan Mental Hospital" and imprisoned there, living a life isolated from the world.

Aside from having access to some ancient books, he had only seen most modern technological products on television and had never touched them in person.

He's never even used a cell phone, that's so tragic... Cangxing's imagination ran wild again, adding more details and plot to the already bleak story.

"It's okay, I'll teach you from now on." She wiped away her tears and gently patted Zhong Hui's shoulder. "You can come to me if you don't understand anything."

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you crying? Why are you looking at me with pity?" Zhong Hui was completely puzzled and didn't press the matter, simply offering a silent thank you.

After the meeting, the other team members had already left.

Cangxing had already waited for Zhong Hui, so she didn't linger and led him home together.

……

On a bustling street, surrounded by high-rise buildings, pedestrians come and go in an endless stream, and restaurants and shops line the street one after another, all doing extremely good business.

A disheveled man with a large belly was walking aimlessly down the street, leading a little girl dressed in a dinosaur onesie.

This father-daughter duo, with their strikingly different styles, attracted frequent glances from passersby.

The man looked like a beggar, with a panicked expression on his face, and his unusually large belly made him look particularly strange.

"Could this person be a human trafficker?"

"It doesn't look like it. That little girl is quite close to him; look, she's even smiling."

"It's hard to say, maybe they were drugged."

"..."

Passersby whispered among themselves, but no one dared to approach and ask.

At this moment, two young girls mustered up their courage and stepped forward to block the two men's path.

One of the girls, dressed in a sailor uniform, bent down and softly asked the little girl, "Little sister, are you in trouble? You can tell me without worry."

"No, sister." The girl smiled innocently, revealing two pointed little tiger teeth.

"And...who is this person?"

"He's my dad, his name is Liu Bufan." The little girl affectionately shook the man's hand, her voice soft and sweet.

This small gesture caused the man's face to turn deathly pale instantly, and his forehead to be covered in a thick layer of cold sweat.

To outsiders, it might look like a father taking his daughter shopping.

But only the man himself knew that the girl he was holding was not an ordinary little girl, but a witch, Gluttony, one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

The man's fear of her was almost ingrained in his bones.

Just last night, he was a down-on-his-luck man who was almost beaten to death by the chef of "Delicious Restaurant" because of a misunderstanding.

At the crucial moment, the little girl appeared.

The tyrannical chef was frozen in place, unable to move, and then ate the sausage given to him by the little girl.

He didn't remember clearly what happened next, only that when he came to his senses, the chef was already mangled and completely lifeless.

After hearing what the little girl said, the girl in the sailor uniform looked at the two of them with a strange expression.

The man's hair was tangled, his clothes were tattered, and his entire body was covered in a thick layer of grime; he was utterly slovenly.

In contrast, the little girl in the dinosaur costume was exquisitely beautiful, innocent and romantic, and looked like a little angel, making her all the more endearing.

The girl asked in confusion, "Is he really your father?"

"Don't be afraid, there are many of us here. Just speak up bravely. If he's a bad guy, I'll call the police and have him arrested." She clenched her fist to encourage the little girl, afraid she wouldn't dare to speak.

“She really is my dad.” Seeing that the other person didn’t believe her, the little girl looked aggrieved. “Dad is just sick. He used to be very handsome. Dad lost his money, so Mom abandoned him and Nini. Dad took Nini on the streets, but he was very good to Nini. Nini doesn’t want to leave Dad. Please, sister, don’t call the police.”

As she spoke, the little girl grabbed the sailor girl's leg and burst into tears.

"No, no, my sister won't call the police."

The girl in the sailor uniform frantically tried to calm her down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the girl had completely calmed down.

She and the girl with her took out a few red bills and handed them to Liu Bufan. They smiled sheepishly, "We're sorry, we judged you by your appearance. We just graduated not long ago. We don't have much money on us, so we can't help you much."

"No need, no need," the man quickly waved his hand.

"Take it. Even if not for yourself, you should think about your daughter." The girl forcefully stuffed the money into Liu Bufan's hand, then bent down and gently patted the little girl's head. "Nini is such a good girl. Your father's illness will definitely get better."

"Thank you, sister~" the little girl smiled radiantly.

What a wonderful child... The two girls didn't say anything more, held back their tears, waved goodbye to the little girl, and left.

They are just ordinary working-class families. Although we feel pity for them, we are simply unable to help them.

After this little incident, the two continued walking down the street.

During this time, Liu Bufan bought a candied hawthorn for the little girl.