Just a magical girl who picks up trash

"here……"

Walking into the mall, the first thing that caught his eye was the dilapidated shops and the central fountain in the middle that was half collapsed. Seeing this, he could naturally tell that a big battle had just taken place here. It was obvious that one of the two parties in the battle was the pretender Guixing that he had received before, and the other one... was probably the figure in the sky before?

Regardless of who it was, it was obvious that it would be impossible to catch up if he went after them now. Therefore, after thinking about it, Tong pressed the small communication device beside his ear without saying a word:

"Reporting, a fighting incident occurred at Tianhua Shopping Mall. It has been confirmed to be over. The damage level at the scene is: Level 3. Requesting a maintenance team to repair it!"

After a two-second pause, a female voice came from the other side of the communicator:

"Received, application approved. Captain Tong, please conduct a basic investigation of the scene and attempt to confirm the identity of the combatants!"

"understand!"

After ending the call, Tong walked to the center of the mall without saying a word, and then...

"Om~~~"

Invisible waves spread out in all directions with her as the center in the next second. In a flash, Tong raised her head slightly and looked in a certain direction on the third floor on the side of the mall.

"There……"

He jumped directly to the third floor. The moment he landed, the first thing Tong saw was a... corpse?

It should be a corpse, but it is not the corpse that was moving around before, but the corpse of a... monster!

The emerald green skin was constantly flowing with emerald green blood. Under the body that was like a bloated human, there was a huge head that looked like an opened pupa. The pupa's head was cracked from the facial position, revealing a hideous face that looked like both an insect and a human. It looked weird and full of inexplicable horror.

"This is... a bug?!"

Looking at the insect in front of him, which had no breath at all, Tong frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise in his tone. However, he was not surprised by the true form of the insect man in front of him, but...

"Someone is actually able to kill the pretender's substitute insect?!"

After muttering to himself, Tong decisively turned on the communicator beside his ear again without thinking, and immediately began to report:

"One of the combatants has been identified: the imposter, confirmed dead. A single body of a substitute insect remains at the scene. Please send professionals to recover it!"

"Understood. Please temporarily protect the scene to prevent the substitute insects from being damaged!"

The communication ended again, but when Tong looked at the corpse in front of him again, there was no longer any relaxation on his face, but instead a hint of solemnity.

"The treacherous substitute is dead, so who took what he stole?"

Suddenly, a blue figure flashed forward in his mind, and Tong's brows immediately furrowed even more.

"Blue armor... an outsider from Tianji City, or rather..."

"Someone from a certain academy...?"

　"Gurgle~Gurgle~Gurgle~Gurgle~~~"

This is a dark basement, with metal walls tightly wrapping it. The dark blue light, not bright at all, illuminates everything in the basement. All that can be seen are the extremely thick silver-white pipes extending to who knows where, and the huge culture tanks at the end of the pipes.

At this moment, in these cultivation exercises, emerald green liquid is poured into them. Under the faint light, bubbles will float out from them from time to time. As the bubbles float, vaguely visible are... fuzzy emerald green shadows.

"Gurgle~Gurgle~Gurgle gurgle gurgle~~"

"Om~~~"

At a certain moment, in one of the dozens of huge culture tanks, a burst of strong bubbles suddenly burst out from the green liquid in one of the culture tanks. Accompanied by a reaction like boiling water, one could vaguely see a emerald green figure struggling violently, flapping in it like drowning.

"Bang~~~"

A palm that looked like a frog's webbed feet and also like a human hand suddenly slapped the glass of the culture tank, and then continued to slap it hard.

"Bang bang bang~~~"

A dull sound continued to ring in the dark basement. After ringing for dozens of seconds, it finally alarmed a figure in the basement.

"Oh my~~ A cadre actually died? This is really rare!"

Laughter as if seeing something interesting came from the darkness, and then a black-clothed figure wearing a black mask with red stripes slowly walked out from the darkness. After silently taking a look at the figure in the culture tank in front of him, the next words that seemed to be full of more fun were decisively uttered from behind the mask. At the same time, a deep surprise clearly flashed in the other party's pair of deep purple eyes that were the only ones exposed.

"It's you, Guixing? Did you actually die? This is really..."

Having said this, the man in black immediately came to the side of the culture tank and lightly tapped somewhere.

"Gurgle~Gurgle~Gurgle~"

Under the boiling liquid again, the liquid in the culture tank began to decrease rapidly, gradually revealing the figure of the emerald green insect man. It seemed that it was finally freed from the liquid. The insect man also stopped struggling immediately, and stood there in a daze as if it had lost consciousness.

"Buzz~~Click~~"

As the sound rang out, the huge shell of the culture tank began to rise little by little, gradually exposing the insect people inside to the air.

"Click~~"

At the same time, seemingly due to contact with the air, cracks appeared on the insect man's body, and then more and more...

"Bang~~~"

Hands, a pair of white human hands suddenly stretched out from the insect man's head, and then began to struggle to lift up the insect man's corpse that was wrapped around his whole body.

“Kacha~Kacha~”

As his hands moved, pieces of emerald green fragments continued to fall off, and then a human figure among the insect people gradually appeared.

"Bang~~~"

24. Resurrection in the Dark

Finally, after struggling for ten minutes, the huge insect-man's shell was suddenly pried open, and then a naked figure covered in mucus slowly walked out of it, panting. After silently walking out of the culture tank, he completely ignored his naked body and knelt on one knee in front of the man who had been standing there waiting from beginning to end.

"Greetings... Lord Blackface!"

A hoarse but respectful voice sounded from it. If Yu Huan was present at the scene, he would have recognized it in an instant. It was indeed Gui Xing's voice, and the person in front of him was none other than Gui Xing who had just been 'resurrected'!

"Well, you're dead!"

After listening to Gui Xing's respectful words, a casual voice came out from Hei Mian's mouth after a while. He looked at Gui Xing kneeling in front of him with interest, and then asked curiously:

"Could you please tell me how he died?"

The tone was as casual as chatting about family matters, but he did not dare to hide anything about this strange behavior, and immediately said:

"We were on a mission in Tianji City and encountered some unexpected situations. We were repelled by a man wearing strange armor who suddenly appeared midway!"

He immediately recounted the entire battle story without hesitation, and at the end, Gui Xing naturally did not forget to apologize:

"I'm very sorry, Lord Blackface. Due to the death of the substitute, the mission target is probably..."

"Ahh~~Don't tell me about this kind of thing, I don't care!"

However, Heimian, who had been quietly listening to Guixing's report on the battle process from beginning to end, suddenly interrupted him and waved his hand, saying:

"You're Smiley's subordinate. You don't need to report the mission to me. Go talk to him. I'm only interested in the process of your death... Well, perhaps I should add one more thing now, and that's the color-changing armor you mentioned!"

Following these words with a hint of smile, Guixing immediately shut his mouth obediently. After seeing Heimian waving his hand casually, Guixing, who didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, lowered his head quickly and stood up and walked towards the back.

Waving his hand meant that Heimian no longer wanted to talk to him. Naturally, Guixing couldn't say anything more at this time. After all, although Lord Heimian always looked smiling and easygoing, when he really started fighting... no one would know, because the people who knew how Lord Heimian fought were no longer around!

"Blue speed, purple strength, green nerve reactions, and... a strange armor that suddenly transformed into another person's half green, half purple and could control the wind... Wait, there's also the belt. These clues... Haha, this is interesting. I have to report it quickly!"

As if he suddenly thought of something interesting, he smiled slightly in the dark, and the next second his figure slowly disappeared into the darkness.

The dark basement once again returned to its peaceful state, with only the occasional bursts of dense bubbles rising from the culture tanks, signaling the passage of time within this dusty basement...

"Hey, done?"

When Yu Huan followed the system's instructions and found Xiao Hei, she was sitting leisurely on the roof of a building, reading a booklet in her hand with relish while eating skewers she had gotten from somewhere. After seeing Yu Huan return, Xiao Hei immediately put away the booklet in her hand and said with a smile:

"Come on, it's not easy to fight, let's eat something!"

He did not ask Yu Huan about the outcome of the battle, nor did he ask her what she got from the other party. He just waved his hand casually. Yu Huan did not refuse. She immediately walked over and sat next to Xiao Hei, picked up the skewers on the side and started eating.

"The man has been killed by Sister Xiaoya. The things are with me. She said she will take care of them when she returns... Where are you?"

He casually stuffed the skewer into his mouth, chewing while recounting the general situation. Xiao Hei and the others naturally knew about the W armor because of Xiao Ya's previous prank. Obviously, being able to merge with Xiao Huan (don't get the wrong idea) was undoubtedly something that the girls envied. However, Xiao Ya kept the belt extremely secret and refused to share it with them, saying that it was a unique gift from Xiao Huan or something...

Although he was beaten up by the girls, he still failed to get the belt. When Xiao Hei heard Yu Huan's words, he naturally guessed how Xiao Ya came to deal with the enemy. He immediately curled his lips in dissatisfaction:

"That was quite ruthless. I didn't kill him, I just crippled him and hung him at the gate of the patrol station!"

It was a light and airy remark, but it did not hide the displeasure in his tone at all. However, Yu Huan could only twitch his lips and not express any opinion.

As for the issue of the belts, Yu Huan actually didn't mind making a few more to give to Xiao Hei and the others. After all, she was the one who bound the belts, so she didn't have to worry about anyone else using them for anything else except her. Yu Huan was quite confident in Xiao Hei and the others, but unfortunately, both the design drawings and the technology to make the belts were in Xiao Ya's hands. Therefore, since she was unwilling to let go, Yu Huan obviously had no way out.

Besides, even if she had a belt, she didn't have any extra memory to give to Xiao Hei and the others, so they couldn't use it even if they took it, right?

You can't just use Xiao Ya's, otherwise the other party will really try his best to talk!

"Shall we go back?"

After finishing the skewers, Yu Huan made this suggestion when he had nothing else to do. Although Xiao Hei did not object, he suddenly spoke up when Yu Huan just stood up:

"Well, you go back first!"

"Ugh?"

Hearing this, Yu Huan turned around and looked at Xiao Hei in confusion:

"Aren't you going back with me?"

One sentence, in return, was Xiao Hei's smiling face and...

"I'll stay out of the spotlight for now. See you in the dorm!"

Yu Huan understood instantly... It seems he was worried about getting into trouble with Xiao Ya and the others when he returned. After all, as the team leader, he stayed up all night, disrupting discipline, and even kidnapped students...

"Well, not too late, you know!"

Although he knew that the other party was a teacher, looking at Xiao Hei's childish appearance, Yu Huan couldn't help but give him some advice. Xiao Hei naturally nodded without thinking.

"Do not worry!"

Yu Huan nodded at the light words, and just as he was about to leave, he walked over to Xiao Hei and extended his hand.

"Then I'll go back first, and give me the things!"

"Uh...what is it?"

Puzzled by Yu Huan's sudden words, Xiao Hei tilted her head and asked, but the next second Yu Huan decisively ignored her and directly pulled out the booklet that Xiao Hei had just hidden from behind her. Then Xiao Hei's expression changed drastically and he rolled his eyes and said:

"Next time you read the book, remember not to drool, and... your smile is too obscene!"

"..."

25. Comfort and Overtime

(Don't stop me, I'm going to start digging a hole!)

After decisively confiscating Xiao Hei's treasured notebook, Yu Huan returned to the dormitory alone. This naturally caused another commotion. However, perhaps because of what Xiao Ya had said before, the girls did not blame Yu Huan too much for going out at night. After all, she was not the culprit.

Of course, despite this, there would obviously be a lot of preaching. Therefore, by the time Yu Huan returned to the room, it was already an hour after she came back, and it was almost dawn. Yu Huan, who had been preaching to the point of despair, obviously did not go to Xiao Ya to deal with the storage terminal issue. Instead, she went straight back to her room and fell directly on the bed.

"elder sister?"

As if she heard some noise, Xia Miao, who had been sleeping soundly, immediately poked her sleepy head out from under the quilt. When she saw Yu Huan lying on the bed, she woke up immediately and quickly lifted the quilt to look over, only to discover that Yu Huan had fallen asleep without her knowing when.

"Sister, don't sleep like this, you'll catch a cold!"

He shook Yu Huan gently, but there was no response. It was obvious that Yu Huan had really fallen asleep. Seeing this, Xia Miao thought for a moment and immediately got down from the bed. He first carefully took off Yu Huan's shoes, and then gently took off her clothes.

"Breeze!"

A small whirlwind appeared in his hand, and then as Xia Miao gently placed his palm on Yu Huan's skin, it turned into a thin film-like existence, directly removing the dirt accumulated on Yu Huan's body due to the battle. After doing all this, Xia Miao changed pajamas for Yu Huan, and finally moved him to the bed with great effort and covered him with a quilt.

It can be said that she is worthy of being a trained professional maid. With a series of actions, she finished the job in just ten minutes without disturbing Yu Huan at all. Then, Xia Miao hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to get into the quilt. Then, as if she felt something, just after Xia Miao covered herself with the quilt, she was hugged in his arms the next second.

"Meow~sister?"

He looked at Yu Huan with a slight start, only to find that the other party was still sleeping soundly. However, as if he felt the soft touch in his arms, Yu Huan immediately tightened his hands, and then his breathing became more even and comfortable.

"...Good night, sister!"

Seeing this, Xia Miao immediately gave up struggling and instead nestled comfortably in Yu Huan's arms. Then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"Hu~~"

Just as the two of them fell asleep, after an unknown amount of time had passed, a breeze suddenly blew through, and the window of the room was silently opened. Immediately, a small figure also tiptoed to the bedside. After seeing the two little girls sleeping in each other's arms, the figure in the darkness immediately curled his lips in a slightly unhappy manner:

"Tsk~ I'm working so hard outside to clean up after you, and you, your heartless little self, are sleeping so soundly!"

He said this in a complaining tone, and then his light golden pupils moved slightly in the darkness. The next second, under the faint moonlight outside, a slightly mischievous smile suddenly appeared on his cute face. Xiao Hei quickly took off all his clothes, and then without thinking, he also got into the bed, hugged Yu Huan's waist tightly from behind, and then closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and fell asleep.