Give the child a little shock to the world view

There was no one else in the bright train carriage except him.

With a slight shake, the train started moving.

Or maybe it was just a coincidence that the return train from the opposite direction also happened to come back.

Long beard, huge golden vertical pupils, sharp teeth and beautiful silver-purple scales——

——It was a dragon that was almost the same size as the train.

He swam in the air, passed through a long tunnel and arrived at the present world. The tips of his claws landed in the puddles, splashing water as he moved forward.

Something so huge and beyond common sense just appeared here as if nothing had happened and swam quietly by.

In the spiritual train station deep underground, on one side is a metal train full of modern texture, but on the other side, a fantasy creature suddenly appears that is enough to give people goose bumps, weird but also gorgeous.

Gentleman of the Abyss admired all of this and couldn't take his eyes away.

The dragon only intersected with him for a moment, and the time and space of the two happened to intertwine here. When he looked again, the train on the opposite side was no different from the one he was riding.

Gentleman Abyss did not feel any regret, he just relaxed and leaned back in his seat.

What a beautiful strange dragon.

I don’t think I’ve seen it before.

Are there new guests in the spiritual vein?

He didn't think much about it. After all, with the unique [miracle] attribute of this city's spiritual vein, no matter what strange thing it was, it might appear on this platform.

Only a few moments passed, and before he had time to feel the fatigue from a hard day's work, the train had already stopped at the terminal.

Gentleman Abyss put on his hat and got out of the car.

When you step out of the train, the first thing your eyes catch is light.

Lights of different colors came from all directions, gathering in the spirit veins one by one. Due to their huge number, they intertwined into a channel shaped like a river. If you try to capture and analyze the things that intersect here with your eyes, you will definitely return empty-handed because of the countless amounts of information contained in them.

This is where miracles and destiny meet, and it is a river flowing with magic and love, with no end in sight.

Whether it is monsters or gem beasts, or the more basic concept of magic that supports this world, they are all born from it.

The god put all his power into it and fell into a deep sleep under this long river.

The Gentleman of the Abyss hasn't been back here for a long time. After all, for weirdos, they cannot use the magic here and can only treat this place as a large light-polluted corridor. At most, it will make them feel as warm as returning to their mother's womb... although they have not experienced that process.

The spiritual vein will make people with magical aptitude feel safe and pure. It is a good place to soothe emotions.

However, as soon as he arrived today, Gentleman Abyss discovered something strange.

He is not the only one here, there is another person.

The red-haired former magical girl was wearing a sports suit and holding a shovel in her hand, standing not far away and looking at him quietly.

The Abyss Gentleman stood at attention: "...What a coincidence, Ms. Shanshan."

Shanshan Lihua had met this guy ten years ago and knew the dark history of the Abyss Gentleman. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you here to blow up the spirit vein again?"

"Blow up... I won't do that kind of thing anymore!" The Abyss Gentleman was very embarrassed. He had extreme thoughts back then and wanted to blow up the spirit vein, but was physically stopped by the magical girl in front of him. Now he still felt pain in his ribs. "I am no longer the weirdo who can feed the whole family with one person!"

"Oh? You have a family now?" Shanshan Lihua was curious, "No wonder you seem a lot more reliable."

"There are so many mouths to feed at home..." Although the gentleman of the abyss complained, his stick-drawn face softened when he thought of his lovely brothers and sisters at home, "It's hard to be the eldest brother."

"So what are you doing here?" Shanshan Lihua asked, "Have you also noticed the movement of the spiritual vein?"

"Yes. I always feel that there is a different smell in the city." The Abyss Gentleman saw that the end of a vein began to burn black, and fell into thought, "Is this strong ominous smell related to the alien monsters some time ago?"

He got a positive answer, and then saw Shanshan Lihua took out a new shovel and handed it to him. He looked down at the label on the shovel and was stunned: "...What is this?"

"You know that thing is dangerous, why don't you help me quickly!" Shanshan Lihua ordered him without any hesitation, "The mirror barrier we had planned before is no longer enough. We must set it up in the spirit vein to ensure everyone's safety... Help me bury these things!"

"Oh, okay..." Before the Gentleman of the Abyss could react, his body started moving under the other party's overly natural command.

By the time he realized that he was not doing odd jobs in the store, but had met the magical girl who returned to the city and was helping her, the work was already done.

Gentleman of the Abyss: ...How could this happen?

Chapter 47: Magical Girl Crimson's Special Invitation

When Mayumi Haga returned home, there was no one else at home.

The guardian lady had her own things to do, and she could guess that the other party was probably busy dealing with disasters and spiritual veins. As a considerate ward, Mayumi Hanega did not ask any further questions.

After all, Rikka Sugiyama is always like this. Although she looks like an unemployed vagrant, she seems to be a big shot in the magic world, so she is very busy.

After all, he is the only magician in this city who can enter the spiritual vein, so it is normal for him to be busy.

Until the magical girls have developed their magic to a certain degree and learned to elementalize their own magic, they cannot pass the test and obtain the [Ticket] to enter the spirit vein.

Mayumi Haga got the information about entering the spiritual vein from the conversation between Rikka Sugiyama and the doctor two days ago.

After all, her guardian was really loud in telepathy, and liked to call people all day long. Not to mention that she would be awakened sometimes, even during class, she could hear her guardian discussing things with the doctor.

Thanks to Rika Sugiyama's service, Mayumi Haga can receive important information from the magical girl 24 hours a day. She has inadvertently become Mayumi Haga's biggest channel for obtaining information... She now even knows fragmentary information such as the blue-haired girl idol in the neighboring city is also a magical girl cultivated by Rika Sugiyama and is good at freezing magic.

I will definitely thank my guardian when I have the chance in the future.

Mayumi Haga was thinking so and was about to close the windows and lights to pretend that she had gone to bed early, but when she turned around, she heard someone knocking on the window behind her.

She turned around and because the curtains had just been washed today and had not been replaced with new ones, she could see the view outside the window clearly.

A crimson figure put its face close to the window, lip-syncing in an exaggerated manner and gesturing with its hands.

Even without that weird sign language that didn't look like anything at all, the magical girl Crimson's lip movements could clearly convey what she wanted to say.

She said: Open the window - Mayumi -

Mayumi Haga:?

What's wrong with Xiaotong? Hasn't she been very careful to hide her identity in front of me?

The black-haired girl was stunned for a moment, staring at the magical girl Crimson floating outside her window in confusion.

The magical girl Crimson also looked at her and smiled foolishly, with the invisible tail behind her shaking desperately.

In the end, seeing the howling cold wind outside, Mayumi Haga had no choice but to open the window, as Tono Hitomi looked like she would not leave unless Mayumi opened the window for her.

"So, Miss Crimson, what can I do for your late-night visit?" Mayumi Haga opened the window, her bangs blown by the cold wind, and she asked.

She stared at the magic girl's deep red face, watching her smile a little embarrassedly under her gaze, and then she grabbed the back of her hair and whispered, "I came to see if you slept."

In fact, after returning home without any incident, I really wanted to meet Mayumi, so I flew over to find Mayumi.

It's okay to be exposed. It's better to say that Touno Hitomi just wants Mayumi Haga to know her identity as well. In this way, it will feel like exchanging secrets.

When Mayumi Haga heard this, a huge question mark popped up on her forehead: "......?"

Aren’t I just about to pretend to sleep?

Even if I really need to rest, I will definitely wake up after you knock on the window twice, right?

Being glared at by Mayumi Hanega as if she were an idiot, the magical girl Crimson knew that it was a bit inappropriate for her to come to Mayumi in the middle of the night, but she just laughed awkwardly twice and cleared her throat: "Ahem... um, today is the sixth anniversary of my becoming a magical girl."

Although this was just a temporary excuse to explain why she came to find Mayumi Haga at this time, Tono Hitomi herself also felt that this was a very memorable day.

That day she became a magical girl and met Mayumi Haga.

Today, six years later, Tono Hitomi wants to invite Haga Mayumi to spend the night with her, and then at an appropriate time, tell Haga Mayumi in person that "Tono Hitomi is the magical girl Crimson".

If she wanted to know more about Mayumi, she had to open her heart first.

Give me your secrets.

After all, he is a trustworthy friend.

Thinking of this, Tono Hitomi decided to invite Haga Mayumi to join her on night patrol tonight.

She will take Mayumi and fly over the top of the Ferris wheel, set off magic fireworks for Mayumi, and let Mayumi appreciate the city at night with her. After everything is over, she will undo her transformation on the lawn of the park where they first met, and tell Mayumi that she is Crimson.

She wanted to share all the happy things with Mayumi.

"Would you like to go out and play with me?" Magical Girl Crimson stretched out her right hand wearing white fingerless gloves towards Mayumi Yuga. When she spoke the words of invitation, her eyes were so bright that it was hard to refuse. "This is a special invitation from Magical Girl Crimson!"

Mayumi Haga has never refused other people's requests. Now, even though she didn't know what was wrong with Tohno Hitomi, she still nodded.

The next second, she was entangled by the other party's small cloak that suddenly grew larger. When she opened her eyes again, she was already above the clouds.

Mayumi Haga heard the magical girl Iris talking to the magical girl Crimson in surprise: [Eh!? Hitomi, are you okay with bringing Mayumi out like this?]

[It's okay!] Tono Hitomi is not worried about her identity being exposed at all. She came out today just for this. [I think I should confess to Mayumi!]

[I'm not talking about the identity being exposed... Have you forgotten that Mayumi's heart isn't in good condition? Will this scare her?]

[…Huh?] The magical girl Crimson’s brain froze for a moment, and then she shouted almost in panic: “Mayumi?! Are you okay? Are you scared?! I’m sorry, sorry, sorry—”

The red idiot fumbled to lift the small cloak wrapped around Mayumi Haga and observe her face, only to see that the black-haired girl looked terribly pale.

But it wasn't a heart attack caused by shock, it was...

Following Mayumi Haga's line of sight, the magical girl Crimson saw a figure vaguely appearing in the clouds in the distance.

"…Is this true…" After estimating the size of the creature, the magical girl Crimson murmured, "What is that…"

The moonlight tonight is very bright.

So they could see the dull scales on the body of the gigantic fantasy creature - or should we call it a dragon - and the large patches of black and red mucus covering it, with countless insects crawling around on it.

Its huge figure split the sky in two, and its shadow falling on the ground swallowed up all the light.

Just like a wooden ship sailing on the sea with a fire that could not be extinguished, the dragon let out a wail that was unbearable to the eardrums and rushed towards this side.

Chapter 48 No Need to Worry

A strong vibration came from under the spiritual vein.

The probability of an earthquake in this city is far less than that of a battle between people with magical abilities. Generally speaking, if it were on the ground, everyone's first reaction would be "Are monsters and magical girls fighting again?" rather than "An earthquake."

But this is within the spirit vein, the peaceful cradle where the gods sleep.

The fact that changes of this magnitude have occurred is enough to prove the seriousness of the situation.

Shanshan Lihua happened to have prepared the barrier. She put down the shovel with a serious expression. In her field of vision, the end of the spirit vein that was fine just now began to appear charred, as if it was burned by fire, or like crops eaten by insects.

The ominous signs of insect infestation that appeared on the spiritual vein indicated that something had stolen the power of the spiritual vein...even if it was only superficial, it was enough to give the magical girls a headache.

I must return to the real world as soon as possible... Just as I was thinking this, I heard the solemn voice of the Gentleman of the Abyss: "The train has stopped running."

Rika Shanshan turned around and saw that the return train that should have been waiting at the platform was nowhere to be seen. When she checked the station sign, she discovered that a big cross was painted on the route above.

This means that this route is temporarily closed, and neither Rikka Shanshan nor the Abyss Gentleman can take the train back to the real world for the time being.

It said "temporary", but there was no repair time written. Theoretically, even if they were kept here forever, it was possible for them to be assimilated by the spirit vein.

strangeness……?

When Rika Shanshan came, she had already checked everything. Such an accident should not have happened, right?

And the only one who came after him was Gentleman of the Abyss.

"Did you see a return train on your way here?" Rika Shanshan asked the Abyss Gentleman who was beginning to panic.

The latter answered blankly: "I saw it...ah, but."

He thought of the dragon.

Could it be that dragon...?

The Gentleman of the Abyss only had time to take a quick look at the dragon, so he was unable to observe it carefully and discover the problem with the dragon.

From his perspective, he could only see the dragon head and half of the body; the other half of the body and the tail were not visible.

If he had time to look carefully, he would have noticed that the dragon's tail was stained with a little bit of black filth.

That dragon did not belong to any page in the magic atlas of this world, but this world had always been warm and hospitable, just like the crossover stories or theatrical versions that sometimes appear in the magical girl worldview, characters or creatures from other worlds could always come to this world easily.

The silver-white dragon that represents wisdom is also on the tourist whitelist.

If Mayumi Haga was here, she would definitely be able to recognize that this giant dragon accepted by the spiritual vein was actually eroded by disasters long before the destruction of the world, and turned into a huge skeleton lingering in the far north.

Disaster simply covered it with a shiny coat and drove it rampaging through this world.

By piecing together the condition of the spirit vein and the appearance of the strange dragon, the two people present were able to almost reconstruct what had just happened in the spirit vein.

The Abyss Gentleman was anxious: "If we can't get out, won't we have to leave the outside world to those two brats, Crimson and Iris?"