Chapter 28 I Just Like Climbing Through Windows
“Snake Fang is notorious in Illusion Mushroom City, having engaged in several large-scale battles with the Magical Girls of Illusion Mushroom City. Although each time resulted in heavy losses, their core strength has remained largely intact.”
“Their leader is powerful and it is rumored that they have fought against Blooming Level Magical Girls without being defeated… Rosemary, are you even paying attention to what I’m saying?”
With a discontented expression, the girl in a black dress with white hair gently tapped her fingers on the table.
Startled from her daydreaming, Xia Mo looked awkwardly at the Dark Butterfly sitting across from her.
After shaking off the overly enthusiastic two junior friends, she contacted the Dark Butterfly and agreed on a meeting place.
Upon seeing the Dark Butterfly, Xia Mo noticed she was still wearing the same outfit from their meeting last night, though she had added a pair of black ankle boots.
This made her start to wonder if the Dark Butterfly could no longer afford new clothes.
“I’m listening.”
“Oh really? Then why don’t you repeat what I just said?”
Luo Shuangyue’s expression remained unchanging as she threw out a question that left Xia Mo’s face stiff.
Am I unable to tell when you’re dazed? You still want to play dumb and think you can fool me!
Not paying attention now, a Magical Girl like you should be taken apart by villains and enjoy the full service of defeat!
“…I’m sorry.”
“Saying sorry to me is useless; you can save that apology for your friends after you die in battle because you were dazed.” Luo Shuangyue smirked; after all, wrapped in the guise of the Dark Butterfly, she could chastise Xia Mo however she pleased.
She’s the villain, isn’t it quite normal for a villain to scold a Magical Girl?
Besides, her critique was entirely reasonable; didn’t Xia Mo have nothing to retort?
“In short, Snake Fang is strong. Although their leader won’t leave Illusion Mushroom City to come to Xinghai City, I expect at least one high-ranking officer from Snake Fang has already infiltrated here.” Luo Shuangyue said, pointing downwards.
“I learned from the Director that there are two high-ranking officers in Snake Fang, both possessing power that can rival Initial Bloom Level Magical Girls…”
As the Dark Butterfly shared the information, Xia Mo naturally reciprocated by telling her everything she had learned from the Director regarding the news about Snake Fang.
“‘Tyrant Python,’ specializes in close-quarters combat and possesses immense physical strength, able to rival Royal-class monsters; ‘Silver Snake,’ excels in using poison against enemies. Several Magical Girls in Illusion Mushroom City have fallen victim to her deadly poison.”
Compared to Luo Shuangyue, the information Xia Mo collected was undoubtedly more detailed. Magical Departments in various cities upload the information of encountered enemies into a public database for colleagues in other regions to consult.
As an evil organization that has had several conflicts with Magical Girls, the details about Snake Fang were meticulously recorded here.
“The abilities of Snake Fang members are all related to snakes; using flame and ice spells against them would be very effective…” As Xia Mo continued, she fell into silence.
Flame and ice? Their magic doesn’t seem to pertain to these attributes, does it?
“Don’t look at me; my magic attribute is ‘Withering.'” Luo Shuangyue immediately clarified that her magic did not belong to either fire or ice, but to a much rarer and terrifying death attribute.
As for Xia Mo’s magic attribute… it still hadn’t been determined.
New shoots and budding-level Magical Girls are called newcomers because they have not yet found their own paths.
While their weapons and magical powers may vary slightly due to individual reasons, they are generally quite similar. For example, all three Magical Girls in Xinghai City wield magic wands, and their magical attributes are almost identical.
However, as they reach the Initial Bloom stage, the personal styles of the Magical Girls begin to show. Their weapons and magical powers will evolve and change, becoming more attuned to them.
Just like Luo Shuangyue’s scythe and Bai Ye’s branch sword, which transformed from their magic wands during the Initial Bloom stage.
“Hurry up and evolve a fire or ice attribute.” Taking a sip of her coffee, Luo Shuangyue made an impudent request of Xia Mo.
Playing the Dark Butterfly really made her feel relaxed; she could say many things she normally couldn’t, and it felt amazing.
Especially when scolding Xia Mo, this identity was simply invincible.
“It’s not that easy to evolve! Plus, my magical attribute should be a more abstract one…” Xia Mo protested softly.
Now she could vaguely sense the new power within her, but it would take some time to fully grasp it.
“In any case, it’s not something that can just be evolved randomly!”
This statement wasn’t entirely unreasonable; unless exceptionally gifted, it truly takes a long time for a Magical Girl to find their own path and become a true Magical Girl.
They need to break through their limits in battle after battle, searching for the path most suited to them; only after enduring countless storms can they blossom into a beautiful Initial Bloom.
“What a pity… Can I please have a copy of the information you’ve collected? I’ll take it back to study.”
“No way, this information is a secret of the Magic Department—it can’t be casually shared. I can only transcribe the information related to Snake Fang for you.” Xia Mo decisively rejected Luo Shuangyue’s request.
What she had received didn’t just include the battle information of Snake Fang’s officers; it was several detailed records of entire battles, including information on the Magical Girls who fought against the Snake Fang officers—Xia Mo would never hand over this part to the Dark Butterfly.
Even though she and the Dark Butterfly were on the same side right now, she knew very well that there was still a wide chasm between them.
She couldn’t afford to trust the Dark Butterfly entirely.
“At least you have some sense of caution. Okay, just make sure to transcribe the information for me.” Luo Shuangyue nodded, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave now.”
“Wait!”
“What is it?”
“Um… next time you come to find me, could you not climb through the window in the middle of the night? It’s really scary…” Xia Mo murmured while pointing with her finger.
“So?”
“If you’re looking for me, just come a bit earlier and use the front door!” Xia Mo raised her head and looked at the white-haired villain girl with a pleading gaze.
Getting forcibly awakened in the middle of the night was truly unpleasant!
But this request was something Luo Shuangyue would never agree to. Go earlier and use the front door? What about her true identity?
She couldn’t just hide in her room as soon as the Dark Butterfly arrived and only come out when the Dark Butterfly left; that would be obvious to anyone!
So, “I refuse! I just like night raids and climbing through windows!”
