Luoshuixi (Blackened): “I’m here, what is it?”
After receiving the reply from Senior Luoshuixi, Xiaoye couldn’t help but widen her eyes slightly in surprise, but her fingers remained very nimble as she expressed her shock.
Scarlet Moon: “Eh? Senior, you’re still awake? It’s already 3:00 AM!”
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “Wuwuwu, I want to sleep too, but I’m still not off work yet!”
Scarlet Moon: [Chihaya Anon: Huh?!.jpg]
Seeing the message Senior replied with, Xiaoye stared at her mobile phone with a look of disbelief.
As far as she knew, Senior Luoshuixi specialized in auditing work for the Magical Girl Association.
Normally, she would just sit at her desk, staring at a computer screen and typing continuously, only occasionally finding an unlucky Witch to beat up to relieve work stress.
But what Xiaoye didn’t expect was that Senior Scarlet Moon—who was usually a nine-to-five auditor—would actually be forced to work desperately late until 3:00 AM.
‘Is this black-hearted company for real? Does the boss have no humanity?’
Xiaoye was just about to vent her frustrations, but Senior Luoshuixi immediately explained the reason why she was working so late.
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “Lately, there are just too many girls who want to join our Magical Girl Association. All the resumes are piled up here for me to review alone. Right now, I still have one thousand resumes on my hands that I haven’t even looked at.”
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “Seriously, how could I possibly finish reading so many resumes in such a short time! Can’t the President arrange for a free assistant to help me? Is everyone so busy going out on field missions to fight Witches? Do the Witches popping up lately really need that many people to fight them?”
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “And those girls who submit their resumes, do they really know what a Magical Girl is supposed to do? Every single one of them just wants to become a Magical Girl to show off. Being a Magical Girl isn’t the superficial job they think it is! We are working very seriously here!”
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “This world is full of Witches and Magical Girls everywhere. It’s totally rotten. Just destroy it all already!”
Senior Luoshuixi’s messages appeared one after another on Xiaoye’s phone, leaving Xiaoye, who had intended to type, with a slightly awkward and dazed expression.
‘I didn’t expect Senior Luoshuixi’s resentment to be so heavy. It’s almost heavier than Tomori, who only picks up stones all day. No wonder “Blackened” was added after Senior’s nickname. Who wouldn’t go crazy under such repression?’
Moreover, her own reason for becoming a Magical Girl on the spot was so she could show off to her Older Brother in the future.
Having been a Magical Girl for one month without accomplishing anything, she was clearly one of the parasites contributing to Senior’s skyrocketing stress.
Xiaoye really couldn’t find anything to say.
Just as she was about to send a meaningless emoji, she suddenly noticed that the messages Senior Luoshuixi had sent were being retracted one by one.
Luoshuixi: “By the way, Little Moon, did you come to find me for something urgent at this hour?”
‘Is she pretending nothing happened? Even the “Blackened” tag behind her nickname is gone! Did she recover that fast?’
Although there was much to complain about regarding Senior’s response, the priority now was to handle the serious business.
Scarlet Moon: “Oh, it’s like this. I just wanted to ask where a Witch’s Mana comes from.”
Luoshuixi: “A Witch’s Mana? Why are you asking about that?”
Scarlet Moon: “Uh… if there’s something I don’t understand, I have to find a way to figure it out! If we Magical Girls corner a Witch into a desperate situation, and we don’t know how the Witch can quickly accumulate Mana, wouldn’t there be a high chance of us failing the mission?!”
Luoshuixi: “Oh! It turns out Little Moon has an ambitious heart for diligent study! As long as you maintain this ambition, I believe it won’t be long before you successfully promote to S-rank. Recruiting you back then was definitely the right choice!”
Scarlet Moon: “Senior, don’t tease me. I’m still just a small C-rank!”
Luoshuixi: “So what if you’re just a small C-rank? Everyone moves up slowly from C-rank. As long as you keep working hard like this, Little Moon, becoming an S-rank Magical Girl will definitely not be a dream!”
Scarlet Moon: “Then I’ll thank Senior for the blessing in advance!”
Scarlet Moon: “Wait a minute, Senior hasn’t answered my question yet!”
Luoshuixi: “Eh? What did you just ask? A Witch’s Mana, right?”
Scarlet Moon: “Yes! The source of Mana for us Magical Girls is our mobile phone’s battery, but Witches don’t have phones. Where do they draw their Mana from?”
Luoshuixi: “Little Moon, do you remember the few Witches you’ve subjugated before? Their abilities are all different, so to distinguish them, our Magical Girl Association adds various prefixes, like Flame Witch or Freezing Witch. But in reality, the names we give them aren’t without logic. Their prefixes are their Root of Mana.”
Scarlet Moon: “Root of Mana?”
Luoshuixi: “As long as there are flames burning nearby, a Flame Witch’s Mana will be inexhaustible. As long as there is cold air descending nearby, a Freezing Witch’s Mana will flow endlessly. Once a situation that matches their Root occurs, a Witch’s combat capability will explode exponentially. It’s not impossible for it to rise from 300 points to 100 million in a matter of minutes.”
Scarlet Moon: “Is it really that terrifying?”
Luoshuixi: “Yes, so when we Magical Girls fight Witches, we pay extra attention to the surrounding conditions to avoid situations favorable to the Witch. Little Moon, you should have noticed when you joined us that we don’t keep any girls who can’t control their emotions. We ruthlessly eliminate all of them. The reason for this is that the Root for most Witches is the various negative emotions of us humans. A Magical Girl who cannot suppress negative emotions like fear, despair, and cowardice will only fuel the Witch’s arrogance and put other Magical Girls in an even more dangerous position.”
Luoshuixi: “If I put it this way, you should be able to understand, Little Moon!”
Scarlet Moon: “I get it! In other words, to avoid failing in battle, you have to figure out the Witch’s Root first, right?”
Luoshuixi: “That’s right. However, figuring it out isn’t that difficult. After all, most Witches can’t help but give a self-introduction when they appear. We’ll know what kind of Witch they are as soon as we hear it.”
Scarlet Moon: “Understood, understood! Thank you for the explanation, Senior! I’ll treat you to our hometown’s best spicy pepper chicken another day!”
Luoshuixi (Blackened): “Since Little Moon understands, I’m going back to work!”
“Eek! Don’t blacken so fast!”
Although there were some small interludes, fortunately, thanks to Senior Luoshuixi’s explanation, she had figured out what she needed to do to increase the Mana of her incompetent brother.
Xiaoye put away her phone and lightly patted Mahiru’s cheek.
“Alright, Brother. You’ve slept for so long, it’s time to wake up! Quickly tell me, exactly what kind of Witch are you?”