Late at night, the bright moonlight spilled over the silver-clad city like spring rain.
A petite, silver-haired Witch stood on the rooftop of a building, gazing at the round moon above her head.
A wicked smile couldn’t help but spread across her lips.
Even though it was already 2:00 AM, the streets beneath her feet were still brightly lit and bustling.
Countless diners sat outside barbecue stalls by the roadside, drinking beer, eating skewers, and drunkenly boasting about their great achievements to anyone nearby.
‘It really is quite a lively scene!’
‘If a Witch suddenly appeared and attacked them right now, what kind of expressions would they make?’
Just thinking about that scene made the silver-haired Witch break into a fit of arrogant laughter.
However, at that moment, a complaining, reproachful voice suddenly echoed in her ear.
“Brother, why are you laughing to yourself so triumphantly again?”
Hearing this familiar scolding, the silver-haired Witch immediately restrained herself and responded awkwardly to her sister on the other end of the earpiece.
“No, didn’t you ask me to play the part of a Witch destroying the city? I have to get into character first! What if my performance doesn’t look like a Witch at all later?”
“Oh, who cares about acting at a time like this? As soon as you show up, everyone who sees you will be so scared they’ll run for their lives. Who’s going to notice if you’re real or just acting? Alright, alright, stop being so self-absorbed, Brother. Hurry up and make your entrance to cause a scene!”
With that, the sister cut off the communication, leaving the silver-haired Witch standing alone and bewildered in the biting night wind.
But soon, a confident smile appeared on the silver-haired Witch’s face.
“Hmph, I’ll show you how well your brother can play a Chaotic Evil Witch!”
Leaving those words behind, the silver-haired Witch jumped off the rooftop without hesitation.
Without a doubt, this silver-haired Witch was Hiiragi Mahiru.
Because he had promised to help Xiaoye level up, they had immediately come to this area near the noisy night market, about 2 kilometers away, after Xiaoye finished giving him a massage.
They were ready to perform a stage play where a Witch would be subjugated.
Xiaoye had also transformed into the Magical Girl Scarlet Moon ahead of time, lying in wait in a hidden corner of the building across the street.
Once Mahiru caused panic in his Witch form, she would appear as a hero of justice and execute the troublemaking Witch on the spot.
Of course, it wasn’t a real execution.
Mahiru had a blood pack ready on his chest.
When the time came, he just had to take one hit, pretend to die, and collapse in a pool of blood.
The script was that simple.
There was no difficulty in performing it at all. Even a pig could play the part vividly.
Scarlet Moon had already begun to think about what she should say in her acceptance speech after becoming an S-rank Magical Girl.
“Foolish humans, today you shall taste the might of the Witch of Pain! Let the world feel pain!”
After leaping from the rooftop, Mahiru began to immerse himself in the role of the Witch, shouting down at the crowd below with a frantic expression.
However, in the next second, he felt like something was not quite right, and the expression on his face underwent a subtle change.
“Huh?”
Hiding on the rooftop across the street, Scarlet Moon watched as her brother, making his entrance as a Witch, dived headfirst into the solid asphalt road below like an elite diver, without splashing a single drop.
‘Eh? Was this scene in the script?’
Such a smooth crash reminded Scarlet Moon of someone from the past, and the sight left her completely dazed.
Of course, the diners sitting at the nearby tables gorging themselves were also dazed.
Someone had suddenly fallen from a great height onto the street.
They were all stunned for a long moment before putting down their beer and skewers and gathering around to check the situation.
Half of the body was stuck beneath the asphalt, leaving only two white legs twitching like a slaughtered bullfrog’s reflex.
Seeing such a gruesome sight, everyone looked away with pained expressions, unable to stop themselves from sighing.
“Whose child is this? This is too pitiful!”
“Falling like that… they’re probably beyond saving.”
“Hurry up and call 911 to clean this up.”
But just as everyone was about to leave, a hand suddenly reached out from the mangled figure and pressed firmly against the asphalt, as if trying to pull the buried body out.
“Hey! Don’t just assume I’m dead so easily! I am…”
Having finally pulled his head out from underground, the Witch stared at the surrounding crowd with a distorted face, “… the Witch who will strike terror into your hearts—”
Seeing the glittering halo above the Witch’s head, some members of the crowd recognized the identity and immediately looked panicked.
“A Witch! It’s a Witch! Everyone, run!”
“What?!”
However, before they could even escape, a pink-haired Magical Girl suddenly descended from the sky and stepped hard on the Witch’s head, forcing it back under the asphalt once again.
“Everyone, do not be afraid! We Magical Girls will protect you!”
Seeing the Magical Girl’s sudden heroic entrance, the crowd’s hearts finally settled.
“Thank goodness, it’s a Magical Girl! We’re saved!”
“As long as a Magical Girl attacks, everything will be fine!”
“But speaking of which, do the Magical Girls always respond this quickly?”
Sensing that someone in the crowd was getting suspicious, Scarlet Moon hurriedly offered an explanation.
“Sorry, I think I used a bit too much force during our intense battle just now and disturbed your meal. I am deeply sorry for this. Please forgive me!”
“Not at all, not at all! Magical Girls are the heroes who protect our city. We can’t support your work enough, so how could we blame you?”
“Yes, exactly! Whatever the Magical Girls need, we will support you with all our might!”
“By the way, Miss Magical Girl, can I have an autograph?”
Under the enthusiastic support of the crowd, Scarlet Moon was entangled with them for a full 10 minutes before she could escape, carrying Mahiru—who had been reduced to a puddle of mush—away from the scene.
“Seriously, Brother, what is wrong with you?”
After bringing Mahiru to a quiet rooftop, Scarlet Moon transformed back into Xiaoye and crossed her arms as she questioned him.
“How did you just fall straight off the roof? Aren’t you a Witch? Aren’t you supposed to be able to fly? Why are you acting like a grounded chicken? You crashed so pathetically. You went down without dealing any damage at all. What’s the point of me killing someone as lame as you? I won’t even gain any experience this way!”
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