Chapter 135: Chapter Seven: Senior Nini

Green magic.

Lin Yun of course knew who that referred to.

In the attack on Fuli Academy, only one magical girl participated in the battle and was suspected of being discovered by Tian Sheng, a former caregiver—her name was Bai Jingxuan.

Could Tian Sheng's transformation be related to Bai Jingxuan? This was a possibility Lin Yun had never considered before.

Bai Jingxuan is a highly unusual outlier even among magical girls, possessing an extremely rare healing magic—Lin Yun knew all this well—but how does that connect to Tian Sheng's fortune after being stitched into a Remnant Beast?

This lies beyond Lin Yun's knowledge.

He knew very little about the secrets of outliers, and had no idea what other secrets Bai Jingxuan might harbor. So even if Tian Sheng raised this possibility, he could offer no useful reply.

—Ask Emerald Grandmother in two days?

Walking back toward the secret base, Cuique—now in her magical girl form—pondered this.

She could think of no better solution for now.

As the chief of the research institute, Emerald Grandmother should possess some knowledge about outliers; asking her might yield clues. Before parting today, Emerald Grandmother had even said she could be consulted—visiting her directly shouldn't be impolite.

But wasn't this too much of a coincidence?

She had just mentioned this morning that she could answer questions, and now tonight he encountered something he didn't understand—Cuique couldn't shake the feeling that something unpleasant was being orchestrated.

Entering the gated community, she greeted the security guard—who had long grown accustomed to her—and walked thoughtfully to the secret base's door, pulling a key from her pocket.

Click.

Before she could insert the key into the lock, the door suddenly swung open before her.

"Cuique! You're back!" Lin Xiaolu burst out from inside, as excited as a dog waiting for its master, arms wide open, even attempting to tackle her.

"Mm, I'm back."

Cuique gently blocked Lin Xiaolu's hands: "Any anomalies around today?"

"Nope—not a single Remnant Beast attack, not even a traffic accident."

Lin Xiaolu still hadn't given up on hugging her, pushing her arms forward again, but finding them firmly blocked, she reluctantly stopped: "Just relax—we're not the rookies we were anymore!"

The two were discussing the safety situation in Luoming District today.

After the Moon Festival incident ended, and since she needed to recover, and since the three girls had shown remarkable growth during the event, Cuique began encouraging them to manage the city in zones like true magical girls.

Lin Xiaolu was assigned Luoming District, Xia Liang was assigned Xizhao District, and Bai Jingxuan was assigned Lixing District—each magical girl handled Remnant Beasts and accidents within their own zone, seeking help from others only when facing enemies they couldn't handle alone.

This arrangement had lasted over a week, and so far, the results were good.

During this period, Fang Ting City experienced two Remnant Beast attacks—one in Lin Xiaolu's Luoming District, one in Bai Jingxuan's Lixing District—both girls handled their respective attacks alone, and suffered little to no injury.

Today, according to Lin Xiaolu, nothing special had occurred.

Slightly reassured, Cuique stepped through the front door, chatting casually with Lin Xiaolu about mundane household matters as they walked slowly into the living room.

In fact, Lin Xiaolu's current warmth and initiative were a recent development—only in the past two weeks. Previously, though she had admired and idolized Cuique, she had never been this exaggerated.

This left Cuique puzzled yet secretly pleased—who wouldn't enjoy having her daughter grow closer to her?

Entering the living room, they saw Xia Liang seated on the sofa watching TV; she raised a hand and smiled in greeting as Cuique and Lin Xiaolu entered from the foyer. From the dining area came movement—a pink dog with fluttering wings floated slowly toward them, followed by a dejected pink cat.

"Good evening, Senior Cuique."

The pink dog spirit spoke to Cuique: "Dinner is ready—would you like to eat now?"

This pink dog spirit was Nini—the former designated Sower of Fang Ting City.

As the entity who had secretly aided Cuique via phone, she was rescued from the Special Strategy Bureau only after Mo Si's arrest. At the time, Nini was nearly dead, barely clinging to life.

Fortunately, spirits possess robust vitality; after breaking free from Black Ash Dawn's control, Nini regained mobility quickly—faster even than Cuique's own recovery.

As the senior Mo Ke originally intended to join, Nini was a mature and competent Sower. She possessed comprehensive knowledge, impeccable manners, and even mastered exquisite culinary skills. To express gratitude for her rescue, Nini had been residing at the secret base, preparing all meals.

Unlike Mo Ke, who only knew how to eat, Nini alone managed the entire magical girls' daily meals—her flavor and nutritional balance were flawless.

Beyond that, she could precisely provide data on magical fluctuations during training, predict likely Remnant Beast attack locations beforehand, and handle relations with all parties with maturity and care. Only after meeting Nini did the Fang Ting magical girls finally understand why other cities' magical girl teams centered around Sowers.

Even Lin Xiaolu, after spending a few days with Nini, strongly demanded replacing Mo Ke and reinstating Nini.

Unfortunately, Nini herself declined.

"No matter how perfect my performance seems now, I was still an unqualified Sower in Fang Ting City. I failed to protect the magical girl I signed—I have no face left to serve as Sower here."

She said: "Moreover, Wang Ting's reassignment is absolute. Since Mo Ke has been appointed Sower here, my position is effectively revoked—I must return to the realm and await orders."

As for why she remained here now, the reason was simple—she was disciplining Mo Ke.

This was also why Mo Ke looked so listless.

Nini treated the magical girls with deep respect and warmth, but her attitude toward Mo Ke was that of a devilish drill instructor—she scolded Mo Ke mercilessly every day. Mo Ke, who never backed down to anyone, dared not utter a word of protest before Nini, leaving the three girls astounded.

Facing Nini's strict discipline, Mo Ke acted like a guilty child—only able to accept punishment silently, never daring to argue. Today, for some reason, it seemed she had been scolded again.

Cuique's gaze swept over the dejected Mo Ke, paused slightly, but said nothing. Standing in the hallway, she glanced around, then suddenly asked:

"Where's Bo Xue?"

"Bai Jingxuan went back to Fuli Academy today—she said she was looking for something, and won't be staying at the base tonight."

Xia Liang replied: "Do you want to ask her something? Should I send a message in the group?"

"She's not here?"

Cuique blinked, then shook her head after Xia Liang's suggestion: "Never mind—it's not urgent."

Bai Jingxuan rarely returned to Fuli Academy; she likely had things to say to familiar caregivers and friends—no need to further encroach on her time.

That was Cuique's thought.

The changes in Tian Sheng didn't seem harmful; neither Tian Sheng nor Cuique were in a hurry to resolve this mystery—delaying it a day wouldn't matter.

She could find Bai Jingxuan tomorrow night.

With this plan in mind, Cuique sat with the spirit and her juniors at the dining table, preparing to enjoy dinner.

In truth, her current thinking was not wrong—Tian Sheng's changes were indeed insignificant. But she had not anticipated that her next meeting with Bai Jingxuan would occur in a completely unexpected way.

The next day, Bai Jingxuan returned from Fuli Academy and went alone to the Special Strategy Bureau, then deliberately stormed into the Director's office.

(Chapter End)