As a Magic Girl, Xiaoxi was well aware of how severe the consequences were of stripping a portion of one’s emotions from the body.
Even negative emotions are a component of a person; if Magic Power is compared to the manifestation of emotions, then erasing negative emotions is equivalent to erasing a part of oneself.
However, those who joined the Seeking Truth Society probably didn’t care, nor did they understand the consequences.
No wonder the Seeking Truth Society recruited those who were depressed or whose lives had undergone drastic changes.
These people likely wished for others to take away their negative emotions and certainly wouldn’t report it to The Association.
Taking away fear… Xiaoxi had only ever seen one or two Magic Creatures capable of absorbing the emotions of others.
She hadn’t expected Jingtong to be able to do something similar.
Although it appeared on the surface to be a way of gathering Magic Power, Xiaoxi’s intuition told her it wasn’t that simple.
“How about it? If you’re willing, the Seeking Truth Society can help remove the fear in your heart, including any that arises in the future.”
The Third Divine Envoy’s tone was full of temptation. She was certain these sisters would agree.
Jingtong hadn’t done anything extra these past few days, but she had already observed them through the Mirror.
Deep within their hearts, both sisters truly harbored genuine fear.
The Divine Summon Order also used this method to judge whether new recruits were spies from The Association.
Although The Association would fabricate tragic identities for their moles, the heart reflected in the Mirror would not lie.
Just like today, the weight of the fear deep within this young girl’s heart was very heavy; she definitely wasn’t one of The Association’s people.
If they actually discovered someone from The Association, they wouldn’t do anything extra to alert them.
After all, no one could uncover any issues on the surface of the Seeking Truth Society anyway.
“This way, your life and your sister’s life will surely improve, right?”
Xiaoxi sneered in her heart. Simply taking away fear without finding a way to change the predicament—what was the difference between that and escaping reality?
But she also knew very well that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to infiltrate the Seeking Truth Society.
It seemed the Third Divine Envoy hadn’t realized her Identity at all.
This way, she could not only infiltrate the Seeking Truth Society but also gather more internal information about the Divine Summon Order!
“C-can something like that really be done?” Xiaoxi spoke with feigned doubt. “What should I do?”
“You don’t need to do anything. Just relax. When you open your eyes again, you’ll find that the fear deep within your heart has vanished without a trace…”
At the Third Divine Envoy’s signal, Jingtong slowly approached Xiaoxi. From the depths of those empty eyes, Xiaoxi saw a blood-red figure.
Sigh… As expected, was the fear deep in her heart still Xinglan? Her habit of being afraid of her wife was really hard to change.
But just as Xiaoxi intended to go along with the plan and join the Seeking Truth Society, the ground of the Mirror Space suddenly trembled slightly, and a loud noise echoed from far away.
Jingtong’s movements paused for a moment. In the next second, she suddenly launched an attack, a sharp-edged Mirror slicing toward Xiaoxi!
Xiaoxi’s reaction speed was fast. After dodging the attack, she underwent her Transformation, forcing Jingtong back with a punch to create distance.
Why so sudden? How was her Identity exposed?
“What’s wrong, Jing?” “The other one is a Magic Girl. This one is also a problem.”
Jingtong’s tone was cold and brief, but Xiaoxi instantly understood how she had been exposed.
Since the Third Divine Envoy had targeted them to join the Seeking Truth Society, Xiao Keke must be in the same situation, and someone would have gone to recruit her too!
She had realized this was just a recruitment tactic and not that her Identity had been exposed, but what if Xiao Keke hadn’t realized and had started a fight?
If the “Sister” Xiao Keke was a Magic Girl who had infiltrated, then her Identity as the “Sister” was definitely problematic too!
Xiaoxi grit her teeth. The Divine Summon Order would never be kind enough to let prey that walked into their trap go.
She knew how terrifying Jingtong’s strength was; Xiao Keke was in danger now!
“So it’s you,” the Third Divine Envoy realized. “The Saintess’s Girlfriend. I’m curious why someone like the Saintess would fall for a Magic Girl like you.”
Answering her was Xiaoxi’s wind-breaking punch. Anxious and frantic, Xiaoxi couldn’t care about anything else at this moment, wanting only to confirm Xiao Keke’s safety!
To Xiaoxi’s surprise, when the punch landed, the figures of the Third Divine Envoy and Jingtong both developed spiderweb-like cracks.
It seemed that what had appeared here were just two clones, not their actual selves.
Xiaoxi rushed toward the direction of the loud noise.
This pitch-black Mirror Space seemed to extend infinitely with no end in sight. Xiaoxi could only pray that Xiao Keke could hold out a little longer!
……
At this moment, Xiao Keke, who had already transformed into Xiaohongmao, was hiding behind a large rock, gasping for breath.
Xiaohongmao didn’t understand how she had been exposed.
She had appeared in this place in the blink of an eye, and then Jingtong of the Divine Summon Order, whom she had seen in the materials distributed by The Association, appeared before her.
Xiao Keke hadn’t thought much of it; thinking she was already exposed, she had subconsciously assumed a combat stance.
Even if what appeared before her was also a clone of Jingtong, she was currently only a C-rank Magical Girl.
She couldn’t destroy a clone that Xiaoxi could shatter with a single punch.
The only good news was that Jingtong didn’t seem to intend to finish her off directly.
Xiaohongmao only remembered Jingtong summoning a Mirror, which reflected an unexpected enemy… and then things became like this.
She quietly poked her head out, observing the hideous, hunched red figure wandering through the woods.
Honestly, this was the first time she had felt such intense, fearful emotions during a battle. Falling into the enemy’s home ground, facing a powerful foe alone, without Star Song Senior or Sirius by her side to fight together—this was the first time she had faced such an unfavorable situation alone.
Although she was also worried about Sirius’s situation, she could barely protect herself now.
A Mirror appeared directly above the woods.
The Third Divine Envoy stepped out from the Mirror and hovered beside Jingtong, observing the situation below with great interest.
“This is a perfect chance to test the results of the fear absorbed during this time. Is this what this little girl is most afraid of in her heart? It certainly looks quite terrifying.”
“Jing, don’t kill her too quickly. Test how far your abilities can go now.”
The Third Divine Envoy’s tone was casual, as if Xiaohongmao below wasn’t an enemy at all, but just an ant that could be crushed at any time.
“Yes, milady.”
“Oh?” The Third Divine Envoy suddenly raised an eyebrow.
“It seems the clone on the other side has already been dealt with. It looks like the Saintess’s Girlfriend has hidden quite a bit of strength; no wonder she was able to discover you last time.”