“Eh? Are Magical Girls really that incredible?”
After listening to Xiaoye’s explanation of how Magical Girls undergo Mana Replenishment, Mahiru couldn’t help but look enlightened.
“Yeah, otherwise why call them Magical Girls? Although this sense of fantasy is already brimming with a high-tech feel.”
As she said this, Xiaoye sighed softly, wanting to end the current topic, but then a thought crossed her mind.
‘Wait a second, if the electricity from a mobile phone can be converted into Mana for us Magical Girls, maybe the same rule applies to Witches too.’
Thinking this, Xiaoye naturally pulled a stun gun from her pocket and jabbed it toward Mahiru’s kidney.
Mahiru instinctively dodged the strike.
Once she regained her composure and saw the crackling blue sparks from the stun gun in Xiaoye’s hand, she backed away in terror.
“Wait, Xiaoye, what on earth did you just pull out of your pocket?”
“Oh, this is a Wonderful Tool we’ll be using next.”
“Who are you trying to fool?! Don’t think I don’t recognize that thing! What are you planning to do? And is that even something you should be pulling out of your pocket?”
“Older Brother, don’t be afraid — I won’t eat you.”
Xiaoye wore a nonchalant expression as she lunged at Mahiru again with the stun gun.
“You’re scarier than being eaten right now!”
Mahiru used her petite body to slip past Xiaoye’s ribs, beginning a game of cat and mouse.
“Don’t worry, Older Brother. If you just take one little hit, your Mana might come gushing out like a dam!”
“Are you sure what gushes out will be Mana and not something else?”
The two of them continued their tug-of-war around the sofa.
Although Mahiru was petite and agile, Xiaoye was no pushover.
After less than five laps, Mahiru was apprehended on the spot and pinned to the sofa.
“Hehehe, you can’t run now!”
Xiaoye, straddling Mahiru, wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Catching Mahiru had been a bit tricky, but fortunately, it was easier than catching a mother hen running around.
“Xiaoye, let’s talk this out! Don’t suddenly use that kind of thing to punish me!”
“Older Brother, why don’t you understand? I already told you! If phone electricity can be converted into Mana for us Magical Girls to fight, then that trait might be effective for Witches too!”
“There’s still no need to pull out something with such high voltage! Xiaoye, are you trying to electrocute me to death so you can enjoy my inheritance?”
“Higher power means faster Mana replenishment! Just bear with it, Older Brother. The process will be over quickly!”
With that, Xiaoye jammed the stun gun into the back of Mahiru’s neck.
Though Mahiru struggled with all her might, she was incredibly weak at the moment.
There was no way to escape Xiaoye’s suppression.
She could only watch as the stun gun descended like a judge’s gavel onto her neck.
Instantly, an unprecedentedly intense stimulation swept through her entire body from her neck.
All her senses were instantly shattered.
Her vision flickered like a water-soaked Qingming Grave Tending Painting.
At this moment, she no longer knew what heaven or earth were.
Whatever happened to her body had nothing to do with her anymore.
Her soul felt like minced meat that had been kneaded, tossed, and thrown into the scalding Yellow Spring Soup.
Mahiru’s eyes rolled back as she was electrocuted.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, and something leaked from the corner of her mouth — though it was unclear if it was saliva or gastric acid.
However, Xiaoye was not in a much better state.
When she brought the stun gun down, she seemed to have forgotten that she and Mahiru were currently in very close physical contact.
It was like they were linked by a chain; once Mahiru was electrified, she was bound to be affected as well.
As Mahiru was being shocked, Xiaoye felt what it was like to be struck by lightning.
But as a Magical Girl who frequently fought Witches, Xiaoye’s body had developed a certain resistance to electricity.
After the shock was transmitted for five seconds, she rolled off Mahiru, breaking the chain.
“Holy crap! I almost forgot that if I do it this way, I’ll get shocked too!”
Xiaoye panted heavily, having killed 1,000 enemies at the cost of 800 of her own.
Her hair was as messy as a frazzled brooding hen.
“Next time, I must remember to wear insulated gloves!”
After tidying her appearance a bit, Xiaoye’s gaze fell on Mahiru, who lay sprawled out with a vacant expression.
After being shocked so severely, she surely must have accumulated a lot of Mana from that discharge.
With such anticipation, Xiaoye looked at the Halo above Mahiru’s head.
However, to her surprise, the Halo was still as clean as a blank sheet of paper, without a single sign of contamination.
Even when Xiaoye inspected it back and forth with a magnifying glass, she couldn’t find a single flaw.
“No way? Not even a bit of Mana was produced? Did I get shocked for nothing?”
Xiaoye frowned in shock, looking at Mahiru, who was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, practically giving off a fragrant aroma.
If Mahiru were conscious right now, she would definitely retort, “I should be the one saying that,” but unfortunately, she was in no state to complain.
Realizing that the Magical Girl trait of converting electricity into Mana did not seem to apply to Witches, Xiaoye couldn’t help but look troubled.
‘Then how can I replenish fresh Mana for Older Brother? Is it really going to end up like the scenes in a Galgame?’
At this point, Xiaoye was undecided.
She gently pushed Mahiru’s body, trying to wake her up.
“Older Brother, Older Brother…”
But no matter how she called, she couldn’t bring Mahiru back from that state of being electrified to bliss.
Mahiru’s consciousness had drifted off to parts unknown.
It looked like her brother wouldn’t be waking up anytime soon; the aftereffects of that shock were truly powerful.
“Eek, what should I do now?”
Unable to wake Mahiru, Xiaoye didn’t know what to do.
But then she suddenly thought that if she couldn’t come up with a method, she might as well consult a senior Magical Girl.
Seniors had much more experience dealing with Witches than she did.
Surely, she would know how to squeeze Mana out of a Witch.
Action followed thought.
Xiaoye immediately pulled out her mobile phone and sent a message to her closest senior, Luoshuixi.
Luoshuixi was her senior’s Magical Girl name.
Xiaoye didn’t know her real name, nor did she need to.
After all, doxing someone was very impolite, especially when it came to a senior.
Scarlet Moon: Senior, are you there?
Of course, Xiaoye was prepared for a delayed response.
After all, it was already 3:00 AM.
She assumed her senior had fallen asleep long ago, so not getting a reply would be expected.
However, in less than two seconds, she received a reply.
Luoshuixi (Blackened): I’m here. What’s wrong?