Chapter 2: Sister, can you carry me on your back?

To everyone’s surprise, Su Tang was not treated as a missed small fry and casually finished off.

She heard an exclamation:

“Wow, what a beautiful girl!”

The pink-haired girl squatted down, her pretty face quickly drawing close, her eyes sparkling as if she had seen a cherished treasure.

Su Tang was stunned for a moment.

Nothing happened?

Then, from the corner of her eye, Su Tang caught sight of the scattered glass fragments nearby, and upon seeing the person reflected in them, her eyes widened.

It was a petite girl with smooth, silky silver hair cascading down to her waist, layered with a faint pink gradient, her delicate face like a porcelain doll, featuring flawless features.

Her bright red eyes looked bewildered and innocent, her slender nose exuding elegance, and her cherry-like cute little mouth opened and closed, making one feel as if a single glance could stir up malicious intent and the urge to destroy.

A loose men’s short-sleeve shirt draped over this petite and frail body, but fortunately, it was clear it was just “malnutrition,” not “lack of potential,” as the slight bulge on her chest like small steamed buns proved there was still room for development.

This… is me?!

The female monster who had kidnapped Su Tang earlier had clearly said that after drinking the evil doctor’s potion, she would turn into a powerful female monster.

Shouldn’t it be like that female monster, a two-meter-tall giant?

How did she become… so cute?

Su Tang’s mind raced at light speed.

[Although this is just a prototype, don’t worry, you’ll become a beautiful female monster~]

Recalling the female monster’s words, Su Tang roughly understood why.

It must be because of the “prototype.”

Although Su Tang wasn’t sure yet if she had truly become a monster, judging from this pink-haired girl’s reaction, blending in seemed to pose no problem.

“Xiao Tao, don’t let your guard down. Be careful, she might be a monster in disguise.” The tachi girl reminded in a low voice at this moment.

Tch, nosy.

“But she looks like just an ordinary girl?”

The pink-haired girl didn’t believe it and turned to the blonde girl, saying, “Xiao Li, you check her!”

Su Tang immediately tensed up.

She had almost forgotten about this one.

The blonde girl who had punched through the building’s wall and stormed inside hadn’t said a word from the beginning.

She thought she was only responsible for breaking in. Could she also have the ability to see through monster disguises?

The blonde girl slowly approached Su Tang, half-squatting down, her amber eyes fixed on Su Tang.

Though she said nothing, Su Tang’s pressure surged, her slender neck subtly rising and falling as she swallowed, her gaze involuntarily shifting elsewhere.

The next second, the blonde girl raised her hand.

Su Tang’s delicate body trembled.

Was she exposed? Did she see through me?

It’s over, over, over, she’s going to slap me to death—

“Pat pat, pat pat.”

Eh?

A gentle touch came from the top of her head.

The blonde girl’s soft, fair little hand had punched through reinforced concrete one second ago, yet the next, it was gently patting Su Tang’s head.

“Although her outfit is a bit strange, she’s just an ordinary girl.” The blonde girl said.

A standard loli voice, filled with maternal warmth.

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“She must have been quite frightened, besides what the monsters caused, there was also you, Xiao Mei?”

“…I was just ensuring everything was safe.”

The tachi girl stubbornly replied flatly, withdrawing her hand from the tsuba.

Phew.

Su Tang also breathed a sigh of relief at this point.

It seemed the evil doctor’s “prototype” potion had only half worked, turning Su Tang into a girl but not a monster.

She should be safe now.

“This child was probably kidnapped by those monsters just now, right? How pitiful.”

The pink-haired girl also joined in patting Su Tang’s head, “Such smooth hair, pat pat pat pat…”

Hey hey, damn magical girls, don’t treat me like a small animal!

“You’re safe now, okay? Can you tell us your name and where you live? We’ll take you home.” The pink-haired girl asked while patting.

Take me home?

No way, absolutely not right now.

Her family still had her mom and little sister; if they saw her turned into a girl, it would explode.

“My name is… Su Tang.”

Su Tang stammered in response, conveniently changing it to a homophonic new name for herself.

The moment the voice came out, she could barely handle it.

Holy crap, this is way too soft and sweet, is this really my voice??

“Little Su Tang, what a sweet name~”

The pink-haired girl smiled knowingly, placing her hand on her chest, “I’m Tao Lian, Magical Girl Tao Lian.”

Then she introduced her other two companions to Su Tang: “This is Mei, and this is Xiao Li.”

“I’m Xia Qingli.”

“…”

The blonde girl added her full name, while the tachi girl facepalmed and sighed, seemingly troubled by her teammates inexplicably revealing their real names.

“So, where does little Su Tang live?” Tao Lian continued asking Su Tang.

“I… I can’t remember.” Su Tang stammered in reply.

“Can’t remember?”

Mei frowned slightly upon hearing this, “Logically, when kidnapped, the thing you miss most is home, right? How could you not remember? It feels a bit suspicious.”

“Xiao Mei, don’t be like that. She must be so frightened that she has intermittent amnesia.”

Tao Lian spoke up for Su Tang, “And no matter what, we can’t just leave her here, right?”

“Then what do you plan to do?” Mei asked, arms crossed.

“It’s getting late now. How about taking her back to our dorm first?” Tao Lian suggested, “Tomorrow we can help her find her family.”

“Back to the dorm?” Mei’s expression changed, “Are you serious?”

“What else? She has nowhere to go.”

“We can hand her over to the police.”

“No, I don’t feel safe.” Tao Lian insisted, “Little Su Tang is so cute; what if monsters target her again later?”

“There will be other magical girls to handle it then.”

“That’s exactly the problem.”

“Huh?”

Mei was a bit confused about what Tao Lian was saying.

Other magical girls are the problem? What does that mean?

“I have no objection.” Xia Qingli stated her position at this time.

“2 votes to 1, Xiao Mei, give up~” Tao Lian held up two fingers and waved them at Mei, both indicating two votes and a victory sign.

“…Fine, I get it.” Mei rubbed her brow and chose to compromise.

It seemed that when there were disagreements within their group, they often used this “minority obeys majority” method.

So that means…

I don’t have voting rights?

In fact, Su Tang had wanted to interject earlier, to say there was no need to trouble the magical girls, they could go do whatever they wanted.

But now it seemed she had no choice at all.

And if she forcefully rejected the magical girls’ kindness, it might arouse their suspicion.

Especially that tachi girl named Mei, who was terrifyingly cautious! If she caught her fox tail, it would be bad.

“Can you walk on your own?”

Mei came in front of Su Tang at this point and asked, her deep blue eyes staring straight at her.

This way, Su Tang had now made eye contact with all three magical girls—and this Mei gave her the most pressure.

Hiss, don’t look at me with those eyes; it’s not like I want to go to your dorm.

Su Tang grumbled in her heart.

Acting fierce, huh? I’ll take advantage of you right away!

“I don’t have any strength… I probably can’t walk.”

Su Tang replied softly and sweetly, “Big sister, can you carry me on your back?”