Chapter 5: Magical Girl Alice.

Being carried in flight by an unfamiliar magical girl, Xia Xiaocheng suddenly blushed. Especially since she had just barged into the girl’s house shouting and yelling, only to realize she had the wrong person.

Thinking back, the cold gaze the girl had used to size her up must have been confusion toward a fellow magical girl’s ridiculous behavior!

Xia Xiaocheng understood part of the truth and felt the awkwardness between her and the girl increase even more.

“Phone.”

“Ah?”

“Dial headquarters and let me answer.”

The silver-haired girl calmly instructed, her blue eyes glancing at Xia Xiaocheng.

“Oh! I’ll call right away!”

Xia Xiaocheng hurriedly pulled out her phone from her pocket. Hiding in the arms of a girl smaller than herself, she endured the embarrassment and quickly dialed headquarters.

Buzz buzz—— Ding.

A rather emotional and cute voice came from the other end of the line, sounding like a fairy.

“Not bad, Yang Bao! You’ve grown up. You actually solved the disaster beast so quickly.”

“Sunny Wings was unable to handle two disaster beasts appearing at the same time. Her mission is now taken over by me. Listen carefully, Fairy. I am Magical Girl Alice, codename 【Emerald】01. Sunny Wings’ subsequent personal schedule will be fully managed by me.”

“Eh… wait, what did you say? Lady Alice?!”

“Hang up.” Alice said to Xia Xiaocheng.

“Uh… yes!” Xia Xiaocheng quickly ended the call, not daring to delay even half a second.

Then, she looked up and saw Alice’s cool yet adorable face. Her heart couldn’t help pounding wildly.

【Emerald】, the highest rank of magical girl combat power.

And the Alice before her eyes was actually one of the magical girls standing at the very peak!

Xia Xiaocheng felt like she was dreaming. This was her first time coming into contact with such an important figure, and she had even been saved by her. Suddenly, the embarrassment didn’t seem so bad anymore?

“I ask you, why did you fight two disaster beasts alone? Were you trying to get yourself killed, Xia Xiaocheng!”

Alice’s tone was exceptionally serious, instantly pulling Xia Xiaocheng out of her flustered state. The latter hurriedly waved her hands and explained.

“No! Senior Alice! I thought I could handle it.”

“But you couldn’t, and you almost fell into a disaster beast’s mouth. If I had arrived even a little later, you would have…”

Alice suddenly clenched her silver teeth and stopped speaking. Her expression became complicated, her face showing signs of palpitations.

“Senior Alice, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. I’ll take you to a safe place, then leave the rest here to me.”

Alice held Xia Xiaocheng a little tighter. The trajectory of her flight left only faint blue light particles behind, blending into the night sky without easily exposing her position.

Senior is holding me so tightly. She really cares about me.

Xia Xiaocheng inexplicably felt at ease. This familiar feeling was something she had only ever experienced with her brother.

Alice flew very quickly. She brought Xia Xiaocheng to land on the Ferris wheel in the park. It was close to the lakeside of Weaving Clear Source Park, and the height of the Ferris wheel was enough to overlook the entire park.

“Go inside and watch carefully how I deal with two disaster beasts at the same time.”

“But Senior Alice, I also want to…”

“If you want to help, then watch my battle closely! Don’t make any more low-level and fatal mistakes!”

Alice waved her hand to cast a spell, opening the door of a gondola, and stuffed Xia Xiaocheng inside without giving her a chance to refuse.

“Senior Alice! Tha… thank you for saving me!”

Sitting on the chair inside the gondola, Xia Xiaocheng finally remembered to thank her. Ignoring the dirty stains on her clothes, she kept bowing her head and thanking Alice repeatedly.

“No need. Watching how I fight is more useful than thanking me.”

Alice turned and flew back toward the original battlefield, her back resolute and determined.

Xia Xiaocheng opened the window, leaned against the edge, and watched. Her eyes were filled with the figure of the senior who had saved her.

The two disaster beasts, seeing the duck they had almost caught fly away, were naturally furious. They stirred up the forest and lake surface violently. Swarms of black moths flew around chaotically, almost turning Weaving Clear Source Park upside down.

All of this was reflected in Alice’s eyes, and she felt overwhelming anger.

What were the people at headquarters who judged the number of disaster beasts doing! Sending a rookie alone to die?

And that stupid little sister, secretly becoming a magical girl without telling me. What if something happened! Luckily I followed her!

Alice actually wanted to scold someone. She had almost given her sister a harsh scolding earlier. Why didn’t she run away when she couldn’t win? She had nearly lost her life!

But in the end, she held it all back.

Because she was afraid her sister would notice something, and even more afraid that the fact that her brother Xia Hui was the magical girl Alice… would be discovered by her sister.

Not to mention her side job of live-streaming sharp critiques of her peers. Although what she said was true, it would be really embarrassing if it was found out.

“Sigh! First deal with the trouble in front of me, then I’ll talk to her properly.”

Alice hovered in the air above the lake, using herself as bait. She removed the item attached to her dress — a grimoire with a four-leaf clover cover.

Rustle rustle rustle.

The grimoire floated in her hands and flipped pages rapidly. At the same time, the faint blue light on her dress became even more prominent, becoming the only light source in the dim night sky.

Noticing the light source, the disaster beasts charged without hesitation. A dense swarm of black dots instantly surrounded Alice. Sonic waves from the forest and water columns from the lake attacked continuously.

“Senior Alice!”

Xia Xiaocheng subconsciously shouted, her hands gripping the window sill tightly. She didn’t know why, but she felt inexplicably worried for the senior she had only just met.

“Character, Sharp as a Blade.”

A crisp sound of writing rang out in the park, like the final smooth stroke of a signature.

Whoosh!

Several swift and powerful pale blue light blades broke through the disaster beasts’ encirclement. Alice’s figure appeared, holding the grimoire in her left hand. A pale blue quill had somehow appeared in her right hand. It seemed she had just finished writing.

“Watch out for sneak attacks! Senior Alice!”

Xia Xiaocheng pointed toward the lake and the forest. She had suffered greatly from the two disaster beasts’ combination attack earlier.

However, Alice had already noticed. She lifted the quill and quickly wrote inside the grimoire.

“Character, Steady as a Square.”

A layer of pale blue shield formed, easily blocking the triple assault of black powder, sonic waves, and water columns.

Alice remained unmoved, her eyes shining with deep blue light. Her magic perception simultaneously locked onto the positions of both disaster beasts.

Screech—— Squeak!

The two disaster beasts sensed danger. Instinctive fear told them they should never have provoked the girl before them who had finally revealed her true strength!

But it was already too late to escape.

“Sharp as a Blade.”

The crisp sound of the quill writing accompanied the falling of the disaster beasts’ heads. A large section of the forest collapsed with a crash, sending dust flying. The clean lake water was stained with a smear of red. A massive strange fish corpse floated silently to the surface, pale under the moonlight, with no life left in it.

“Mission complete.”

Alice quietly watched the two disaster beast corpses. The quill in her hand scattered into blue particles with the wind, while the grimoire flashed and returned to her waist, closing shut.

“The battle… is over? Just like that, in an instant?”

Inside the Ferris wheel gondola, Xia Xiaocheng was stunned, her mouth hanging open as she failed to react.

This was the combat power of a magical girl in the 【Emerald】 rank — swift, efficient, elegant, and powerful.

Being saved by such a powerful figure… was it luck, or misfortune?

Xia Xiaocheng couldn’t help asking herself.