Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Seventeen days have passed since I entered the forest. I found fresh paw prints next to a large tree. My initial assessment is that they were likely left by an adult cat.

I observed a bird's nest with several unhatched eggs. I carefully recorded the nest's location and characteristics. This is likely a species that hasn't been recorded yet, but I still haven't found my target.

On the 39th day, heavy rain destroyed my makeshift camp and took away my food.

On the 43rd day, the heavy rain finally stopped, and the forest was filled with thick fog. I was afraid I was lost.

The compass is broken. I tried to use the resources at hand and the surrounding environment to determine the direction, but it was ineffective. Perhaps the magnetic field here is affected in some way.

On the 51st day, as I walked up the slope, I heard the calls of monkeys, but I could not find any trace of them.

In the evening, near a cave, I found some peculiar traces that looked like they were made by humans. They might have been left by someone who had gotten lost here before.

I still haven't found my direction.

【On the fifty-ninth day, I fell ill.】

【Great! I'm not dead yet.】

【It’s foggy again.】

【I seem to have seen something.】

There is a huge tree in the fog. It is so tall that it seems to stretch all the way to the sky.

【On the third day, the fog dissipated and there were no trees.】

I can't remember the exact time anymore. My memories before that are a bit hazy and indistinct. I guess I just experienced a mirage.

【By the way, I found traces of wild boars in a river tributary.】

I still haven't found my direction.

【After going around in circles, I'm back here again. 】

[It's raining again, and the river has flooded my road. I have to find a way to cross the river, but the river is flowing too fast, so I have to wait for the right opportunity.]

[Successfully swam over.]

[There's something in the river, and it's definitely not a fish.]

[That thing is huge. I can clearly hear the movement underwater. It is definitely not a fish.]

【It’s foggy again.】

[Tree! What a huge tree!]

I found them!

Then, a pen-scribbled drawing of a humanoid creature appeared on the page.

The painter's painting skills are a bit poor, but it can be vaguely recognized that it is a creature similar to humans. The difference is that it has two antennae on its head and dragonfly-like wings on its back.

It could also be the wings of a cicada. Tang Zijun was a little unsure.

However, after seeing this, he already understood the meaning of Tan Zhixin giving this to him. The records in this diary were, in a sense, enough to prove something.

Just as Tang Zijun was about to turn the page to continue reading, he suddenly found that there was nothing at the back. The back half of the diary had been torn off.

"What about the rest?" Tang Zijun asked.

"I don't know." Tan Zhixin said calmly, then she took out two cups and poured a cup of tea for Tang Zijun. "When it came into my hands, it was already like this."

Tang Zijun came and sat down opposite Tan Zhixin, frowning slightly.

"Where did you get this?"

"This is a relic left by Qin Nan's parents."

Tang Zijun:

After a slight pause, Tang Zijun's eyes changed when he looked at Tan Zhixin.

Although she had guessed Qin Nan's past, Tang Zijun never thought that her family would be involved in these things.

"Why are Qin Nan's parents' belongings here with you?"

"She put it here on her own initiative."

Tan Zhixin answered while holding the teacup.

"Before Qin Nan became a magical girl, Xiao Hui had been staying with me temporarily. Later, he sensed the choice of the Rainbow Crystal Flower and traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an. That was when I met Qin Nan."

"After we got to know each other, I gave her some basic training to help her better master and release magic. It was also at that time that I learned about her past and some of her family's circumstances."

"Given the age of this thing, the diary shouldn't have been written by her parents, right?" Tang Zijun looked at Tan Zhixin and asked.

Hearing this, Tan Zhixin nodded gently. "This diary is just one of many relics. The fire destroyed a lot of things, and not much survives. We can't be sure of the diary's origins."

Tang Zijun could also tell from Tan Zhixin's words that Qin Nan was probably not very old when the fire broke out, and might not even remember the specific circumstances.

Without Qin Nan's parents, the last person who knew about this diary also disappeared.

"Have you never tried to investigate this matter? Since you were able to find this diary, it proves that you have already read what is recorded in it."

"I have indeed seen it, but..." Tan Zhixin frowned and sighed softly.

Just then, the little green snake spoke.

"It's not that we don't want to investigate, but the situation simply doesn't allow it."

"What do you mean?" Tang Zijun moved his gaze to Xiaoqing.

"These records and paintings, until there's proof of their authenticity, are nothing more than fantastical stories. Wolf Rider, do you know how many similar archives we've come across?"

"Not to mention the water monster and the wild man, during the time Qing Nang served as the communicator, we collected no less than a hundred sighting reports and special documents from magical girls across the country."

"At first, we tried to start the investigation with easy records. With the help of the magical girl's power, the investigation progressed quickly, but in the end, we found that most of them were fake."

"Even in very old documents, the things written on them are just ordinary beasts that could not be observed due to the limitations of the technology at the time."

Listening to Xiaoqing's words, Tang Zijun frowned slightly. "But even so, if there's something real here, then wouldn't you have missed it?"

"That can't be helped," Tan Zhixin sighed. "Unlike you, we don't have the Greedy One's ability to freely travel through the mirror."

"Wolf Rider, you have to know that every magical girl has her own jurisdiction. If you leave rashly, it is very likely that the Outer Path Demon will take advantage of the opportunity to enter."

"In this situation, we simply don't have the capacity to mobilize personnel to check these things."

"As for entering Huailing, that's even more impossible."

Chapter 118 Cooperation reached

Now Tang Zijun finally understands where the difficulties of the magical girls lie.

They are so tightly bound to each other that it is difficult for each magical girl to handle the affairs of her own area, not to mention taking care of other things at the same time.

Even with the development of the times, the popularization and advancement of information technology, including the emergence of people like Mr. Qingnang who are willing to act as liaisons, it is still unrealistic to expect magical girls to communicate effectively.

Even magical girls who possess special abilities must consider some real-life issues. Since they are scattered all over the world, they simply cannot maintain stable contact.

Under such circumstances, problems gradually emerged.

Those heretic demons don't need to worry about eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, or sleeping. They just need to find the right opportunity to take as many lives as possible in reality.

As one side gains, the other loses, and it is understandable that the magical girls gradually lose the upper hand. If no one is willing to stand up, the situation will become even worse.

"To be honest, Wolf Rider, the word 'trust' is a bit too luxurious for me personally, so I can't give you a clear answer, but I am willing to keep in touch with you."

"Communication?" Tang Zijun was stunned.

"Yes, just like you have given Qin Nan a job now, I will not stop her from making her choice, nor will I destroy the relationship between you. On the contrary, I think this is an unprecedented attempt."

Tan Zhixin crossed her fingers, supported her chin with her hand, tilted her head and smiled slowly.

"You found Qin Nan and are willing to contact her, and she is also willing to open her heart. I believe this is definitely not a coincidence. When it comes to the issue of the Outer Dao Demon, we are on the same side and have the same goal."

"You want to cooperate with me." Tang Zijun knew what the other party meant.

"I do have that thought," Tan Zhixin nodded. "Under the current circumstances, I can't think of anyone else besides you who could investigate the origins of that creature."

That's quite true.

Even if Mr. Qingnang now knows that the records in the diary are true, it is impossible for her to temporarily form a team of magical girls to go on an adventure in Huailing.

Putting aside what excuses those girls would use to deal with their families, no one knew what kind of reaction this kind of cross-provincial cooperation would cause from the outside demons.

After a moment of silence, Tang Zijun raised his head again.

"I agree to cooperate, but how are you going to deal with 'me'? I'm certainly not a Greedy Person, but the Greedy Person energy within me is genuine. If the other magical girls knew of my existence, even you wouldn't be able to explain it."

In the eyes of the magical girls who have come into contact with Mr. Qingnang, her status is still relatively high.

But even so, if one rashly cooperates with a being that possesses the energy of the Greedy, the first reaction of others would probably be that Qingnang has betrayed them.

“I’ve actually been thinking about this before.”

Tan Zhixin let out a long breath of fragrance and continued.

"After careful consideration, I have decided to keep our relationship secret for now. I will not make this public, nor will I let other magical girls disrupt your actions. We will just communicate through a single line."

Tang Zijun looked across at Mr. Qing Nang. "Do you want us to form teams like the other magical girls?"

"You are already a team, aren't you?" Tan Zhixin blinked.

Hearing this, Tang Zijun was a little surprised.

Even if we put aside the boss-employee relationship between herself and Qin Nan, and include that little girl Tang Cao, the two of them have already formed the embryonic form of a team in the magical girl circle.

However, the difference is that other magical girl teams are from cities that are relatively close to each other, while the two of them need to build a bridge across the distance by themselves.

Tang Zijun nodded slowly, and thought of something else.

"The matter of the greedy person"

"The Greedy One is dead." Tan Zhixin curled her lips. "You're talking about Wolf Rider."

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When the conversation reached this point, Tang Zijun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Indeed, the only guy who can be called a greedy person now is Chang Lei, but he has already given up the original power of his senior cadre.

Strictly speaking, the greedy are already dead in name only.

His thoughts cleared up, Tang Zijun slowly stood up and extended his hand towards Tan Zhixin.

"The cooperation has been reached. Then, please take good care of Mr. Qingnang in the future."

"Same here, Mr. Wolf Rider."

Hold your hands lightly and separate at the touch.

The next day.

After watching Tang Cao and Su Siyao go to school, Tang Zijun immediately took his diary and went to Licheng to look for Chang Lei.

The communication with Mr. Qingnang has begun to show results. Originally, Tang Zijun thought that he had to find a way to advance the cooperation himself, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually bring it up on his own initiative.

It seems that Qin Nan has contributed a lot of assists in this matter, and she will be able to recover by the end of this month.

In fact, after Tang Zijun knew that Tang Cao had become a magical girl, he had already wanted to establish connections with other magical girls.

The power of Kamen Rider is indeed very strong, so strong that even the Mirror God of Greed was killed on the spot by his reckless attack.

But at the same time, Tang Zijun also understood that he could not give Tang Cao the best protection as he did in the past.

He has been walking alone for too long, and it would be a bit awkward for him to do things that talk about dreams and bonds.

As a lone wolf, all Tang Zijun can do is to build a strong alliance for Tang Cao.

Not to mention that my sister will be able to command the support of hundreds of people in the future, at least when facing the outer demons, there will be countless magical girls willing to stand by Tangcao and fight alongside her, and that is enough.

As for other things besides the heretic demons

Thinking back to the existence that occupied the heaven and earth in the dream world, and the red-robed figure that could not be killed no matter what, Tang Zijun couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

It would be better for these guys to stay out of the way until the magical girls grow up.

Taking a step forward, Tang Zijun's figure appeared on the balcony of Chang Lei's house.

Just as he turned around, turned the handle and walked into the living room.

Tang Zijun suddenly felt a strange gaze. He paused and looked up to see a little girl in a wheelchair staring at him.

She just sat quietly in the wheelchair.