Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

In recent times, Moke felt that its status as the Seeder in the Magical Girl squad of Fangting City had been gradually diminishing.

According to what it had heard, the Seeder in every city was supposed to be a communication hub between the kingdom and the local government and a guide for the Magical Girls, undoubtedly deserving of love and respect. However, the treatment it received in Fangting City was entirely different.

Emerald Sparrow was an inspector for the Investigation Bureau, and her status was undoubtedly higher than Moke's, so her lack of courtesy was tolerable; Lin Xiaolu was a Magical Girl it had contracted with, yet because of a small lie it initially told her, they were at odds every day; only Xia Liang treated it with tenderness, but it seemed that her gentleness was not for the Seeder, but rather because she regarded it more as a pet.

Although Moke knew that it was somewhat incompetent as a Seeder, and even previously had no idea what its role entailed, its progress should have been obvious to all; there was no reason for discrimination!

Even the high-ranking inspector of the Investigation Bureau, having seen its performance, looked at it with new eyes and offered heaps of praise. Wasn't that proof enough of its worth?

Moke thought it certainly couldn't be its own fault.

Since it wasn't wrong, the issue of its status within the team must simply be bad luck. Hence, it needed to come up with a plan to change everything.

Since old relationships were hard to alter quickly, the best strategy now was obviously to cultivate more Magical Girls who were on the same side as it, forming a group with itself at the forefront.

Would it be difficult to break the mold of being just a mascot, once it had an ally standing with it, and gradually make Xiaolu and Xiaoliang recognize its qualities?

Of course not!

This was Moke's entire plan.

So, when it stumbled upon a new potential Magical Girl in Lixing District days earlier, its first reaction wasn't to immediately go back and notify the other team members. Instead, it wanted to take it slow, gradually building rapport with the girl.

So far, the process was going quite smoothly.

The girl Moke found in the welfare institution of Lixing District was named Bai Jingxuan. She seemed sensible and well-behaved at a glance, and though younger than the other team members, there was no problem with her becoming a Magical Girl.

Taking advantage of its greater worldliness compared to such a young girl, Moke quickly gained her favor and friendship.

At first, it simply chatted with her about interesting things in life, listened to her minor daily troubles, and scrounged up its not-so-extensive experiences in the Magic Kingdom to share with Bai Jingxuan.

As conversations progressed, Moke began to harbor a few ulterior motives and intermittently mentioned Magical Girl matters, candidly revealing itself as Fangting City's Seeder. However, it embellished the truth significantly, painting itself as highly respected and revered, critical to the team's success, while completely ignoring the fact that it was nearly reduced to a mascot.

Moke boasted thus, and Bai Jingxuan listened as such. She never questioned the veracity of the information in Moke's words, though she did occasionally voice her own doubts:

"Miss Fairy, if you get along so well with the other Magical Girls, won't they be jealous if you come to talk to me alone?"

"Jealous? Perhaps, but they can only wait, enviously longing for my return! After all, as the Seeder, it's my task to seek out new Magical Girls!"

At this, Moke just laughed proudly, forgetting itself.

This peculiar relationship continued for several days; as the girl and the Fairy grew more familiar with each other, their "friendship" genuinely deepened.

Moke had not forgotten its somewhat impure motives, but the child's pure nature also affected it. Its fondness for the girl, initially born entirely out of self-interest, had genuinely grown.

For Bai Jingxuan, her thoughts were much simpler. After all, she was unaware of Moke's scheming, entirely blind to the multitude of calculations behind its actions.

She simply began to lower her guard around Moke.

Initially, she had been quite curious about this sudden appearance of a Fairy, yet maintained basic wariness. However, as the days went by, she admitted that Moke, as a friend, was quite interesting. Plus, a subconscious sense told her that Moke's nature probably wasn't bad.

So when Moke told her, "You too can become a Magical Girl," she was surprised and even felt a little joy, but it wasn't to the extent of being shocked.

"But, I'm frail and I have an illness that's hard to cure and affects my movements; can I still become a Magical Girl?" she asked.

"No worries, as long as you become a Magical Girl, no matter how poor your original health is, you can be just as healthy as anyone else!"

Mo Ke promised confidently, "After all, that's the power of a Magical Girl, the power to bring hope!"

"Really? Even my eyes won't be a problem?" Bai Jingxuan couldn't help but touch her eye socket that held a prosthetic eye.

"No problem, no problem! You have to believe in magic!" Mo Ke patted his chest assertively.

"So, how do I become a Magical Girl?"

Bai Jingxuan imagined it dreamily, then frowned with worry, "Is it like applying for a subsidy, where I need to write an application letter? What if my handwriting is too ugly."

"It's not that complicated, I just need to find you, and the other team members have to be willing to accept you, that's all."

Mo Ke sat in the shade, proudly flicking his ears, "In a few days, I'll introduce you to them, and give them a big surprise!"

Two days passed after that conversation, and so we come to today.

Mo Ke kept his promise to find Bai Jingxuan to bond, and they happily chatted away the afternoon. Here, he regained his lost confidence, then, with a pat on his rear, planned to head home.

He was already pondering when would be the best time to introduce Bai Jingxuan to the rest—when he could most impress upon the others his key role.

Would it be better when Emerald Sparrow was stressed about not having enough people and he casually remarked, "Mission accomplished, I've already found a new prospective Magical Girl"?

Or would it be when he and Lin Xiaolu were bickering and she said he was useless as a Seeder, and he could stare her down with a smirk and reveal the truth?

The thought of being able to turn his reputation around in the squad made Mo Ke so excited that his whiskers and tail nearly sprang up to the sky.

After bidding farewell to Bai Jingxuan, he climbed over the wall of the orphanage and floated down the path he had come. Closing his eyes, he indulged in his own fantasies, nodding and humming a tune, feeling light and joyful.

However, after flying about hundreds of meters, nearing the next block, he abruptly felt a pain in his head, as if he had run into some obstacle, and reflexively tilted his head up due to the reaction force.

"What the, who leaves their car in the middle of the road..."

His mood spoiled, Mo Ke opened his cat eyes wide, ready to complain loudly, but he could not continue what he started.

Because there was nothing in front of him.

There was no car, wall, or telephone pole like he'd imagined—no obstacles at all, not even pedestrians. The street before him appeared entirely unobstructed.

It was as though the hard object his head seemed to have hit was just an illusion.

A possibility suddenly occurred to Mo Ke.

To him, this possibility was actually quite familiar, because ever since he arrived in Fangting City, this wasn't the first time it had happened.

He extended his paw, gently pushed forward, pressed down, and felt as if there was an invisible wall in the air in front of him, blocking his way forward.

"...It's over, meow."

After a moment, he muttered to himself, somewhat dazedly.