Chapter 49: The Principle of Tides
The next day was still a fine and sunny day. The street traffic had begun to recover, but there were still few pedestrians.
Who wouldn’t be afraid of encountering a monster?
Coincidentally, there truly was a monster on the prowl today.
Unfortunately, there was also a Magical Girl out and about.
In the shadows beneath the overpass, a tall figure was vaguely towering, with a body shape far exceeding that of an ordinary person. One glance was enough to tell that he was not human.
“Huff huff, instead of running away at the sight of me, Master Steel Jaw, you’re actually coming closer?”
His deep voice echoed under the bridge. As he slowly stepped out of the shadows, sunlight reflected off his terrifying steel jaw, shimmering and sharp.
It turned out to be a large, muscular brute, clad in very little clothing!
However, judging from the speechless or mocking gazes of the several girls he intercepted, it was clear he was probably underestimated.
Luo Jialan revealed a playful smile and quickly stepped forward, moving towards the front of the group.
Sumu immediately pulled out her handheld game console to scan; such practical combat opportunities to use her abilities were rare.
“Scanning in progress—
Individual: Steel Jaw, standard magic power index E-Rank.
Shall I conduct a deep information analysis on the target?”
Looking at the scan results, Sumu couldn’t help but smile with her eyes crinkling, unable to resist teasing:
“Heh, I thought such a big guy would be something, turns out he’s just a little loser~”
Steel Jaw frowned, looking at Sumu’s snarky tone, a voice came from his steel jaw:
“Unaware of your own insignificance, you Female Demon, dare to speak so rudely? I’ll have to teach you a lesson about that mouth of yours later.”
Upon hearing this, Sumu maintained her mocking smile, but her fingertips started to dart rapidly across the handheld game console.
Daring to talk to you like that, do you have a wholesale supply of Horses?
Box!
“Deep analysis successful, intercepted the following information:
Liu Hao: Unemployed drifter, male, in a good mood.
Steel Jaw: Magic power strength E-Rank, possesses bite force comparable to an elevator’s steel door closure, no public image.
—Shall I execute modification?”
A pure minor fish.
Just as Sumu was planning to modify, Luo Jialan stepped forward directly, already gripping a shiny military knife.
“Whoa, two of them? Not a problem, I can handle both just the same!”
Hearing Steel Jaw’s call, Sumu could no longer hold back and executed the modification.
Change this minor fish’s jaw into a toilet!
In the next moment, Steel Jaw felt his chin suddenly drop, and before he could think much, Luo Jialan’s figure swept past him with a gust of wind.
With a flash of the knife, the military sword touched not a single drop of blood, but in the next instant, the monster with the toilet jaw was engulfed in a burst of blood as he turned back, eyes wide in shock, only to find his body uncontrollably crashing toward the ground.
The arc of the sharp blade had cut through all the nerves in his limbs along the gaps of muscle and bone, causing him to be pulled down hard onto the ground by the toilet at his jaw.
What an exceedingly unlucky minor fish.
Luo Jialan didn’t completely kill him; monsters of this level only needed their ability to move taken away to be handed over to the Combat Department.
As Sumu looked at the state of Steel Jaw, she couldn’t help but recall the scene when she had been cornered at the door.
Also a powerless E-Rank monster.
Though the Combat Department claimed they would give low-level monsters some tasks similar to prison management to allow them a chance to continue living, Sumu didn’t believe such obvious nonsense.
This world was excessively cruel to monsters, most of whom were forced to commit evil due to hunger without even the right to choose their own fate.
But since they had already decided to walk the path of harming others to survive, they should also understand the consequences of failure.
To this, Sumu could only sigh.
It was an irreconcilable contradiction; those who turned into monsters had already lost the right to live peacefully unless—
Like herself.
Perhaps there was an opportunity to teach Mi Xian some similar techniques, allowing her to spread them to other monsters.
After all, they were operating online; we would wait until they matured before using management privileges to reap the benefits, hehe😋.
“What a rotten idea, little Sumu, I like it.”
Irina’s voice rang out from deep within, startling Sumu.
“But actually, monsters also have opportunities to choose their fate; even becoming a Magical Girl like you and me is possible.”
Irina spoke mysteriously, her words filled with information that immediately took Sumu by surprise.
So I really did transform from a monster into a Magical Girl?
“Though it’s not easy, the result is right in front of you—be sure to cherish this hard-won life.”
Of course.
After notifying the Combat Department, personnel soon arrived to clean up the scene. After expressing their respect to a few of them, they quickly took Steel Jaw away.
Before leaving, someone even complained about why this monster had a toilet jaw, but Sumu pretended not to hear, brushing it off.
Not far after crossing the overpass, Sumu could feel the salty, fresh sea breeze blowing past, ruffling her silky pink hair. She found this experience quite novel.
She had never seen the sea in her life.
Thinking this, with her bag on her back, Sumu’s steps involuntarily became light and cheerful. Seeing her so excited, Ye Wanjing immediately felt an urge to sneak up from behind and surprise the Wooden Mouse.
But there were too many people around, making it difficult to act. After they got into the water, just wait until I give the Wooden Mouse a surprise!
The moment she set her eyes on the boundless sea surface, Sumu’s bright blue gaze widened, reflecting only the colors of the sky and sea.
Instinctively, she started to walk toward the beach, but her hand was quickly grabbed by Luo Jialan.
“Hey, hey, don’t get too excited; you haven’t changed into your swimsuit yet.”
Upon hearing this, Sumu giggled, taking off her T-shirt and shorts, revealing a snug peach-colored swimsuit underneath.
How could she not come prepared?
The others around quickly began to remove their clothes as well. Tang Nai merely snapped her fingers lightly, and her clothes vanished automatically.
Only Luo Jialan remained confused.
So you have to change into your swimsuit before coming to the beach?
Speaking of which, she had never been to the beach.
A moment later, sunshades and lounge chairs were set up. Tang Nai lounged contentedly in the shade, wearing sunglasses and stretching out.
She was in a black swimsuit; though her figure wasn’t completely without curves and her skin had a nice sheen, in comparison, she still lacked appeal—
After all, it was a theory proposed by a renowned physicist: the larger the mass, the greater the attraction.
As Sumu looked at Ye Wanjing proudly puffing out her chest, her heart became a mess.
This red-haired girl was wearing a red swimsuit adorned with large duck prints, completely mismatched with her more mature appearance, almost like the playful swimsuits younger children would wear.
But why was the duck so big…
“Are you mesmerized? Hmph, come on down.”
However, before Ye Wanjing could continue to gloat, she noticed Sumu’s gaze being forcibly pulled away by a stronger gravitational force.
Moti Si approached, one hand covering her eyes, squinting slightly.
And the gravity that snatched Sumu’s attention from Ye Wanjing was naturally on a larger scale.
Sumu finally understood the principle of tides.
When large, white, and round celestial bodies like the moon come close, the sea surface rises due to their gravitational force.
Don’t believe it? Just look; the tide is rising right now.
