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She thought for a moment and remembered that after she transformed into her cat form, her magical girl agent certificate contained healing magic items that she had never had the chance to use.
So she coughed twice and said, "The interrogation will be handled by me and... [I], you all wait here for a moment."
Calamity True Bow understood her meaning, and reached out to grab the black wizard's collar. The latter seemed to sense something was wrong and struggled in terror.
But his struggle was mercilessly suppressed by the Calamity Bow.
Despite his arrogance, a dark wizard's physical abilities are roughly the same as an ordinary person once he loses his magic.
In the hands of the two guardians, this struggle was like a tiny insect wriggling wildly in their palms—it looked intense, but it was actually completely useless.
Then he was simply dragged away.
Hitomi Tono and Koko exchanged glances, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes, but only a little. They still reached an agreement not to chase after them.
After all, neither of them had forgotten the sudden dark look in Mayumi Haga's eyes when the black wizard mentioned wanting to research a power called "Calamity".
Having spent so much time together and gone through so many things, the two of them had more or less figured out what made Mayumi Haga her sore spot.
Mayumi Haga appears aloof, but she actually has a very good temper and doesn't get angry easily. Generally speaking, the only things that can easily anger Mayumi Haga are things related to calamities.
Mayumi Haga truly harbors hatred for the power that destroyed her homeland, a deep emotion that Hitomi Tono and Kuma can understand.
Because the dark wizards have actively dabbled in this power that is forbidden to Mayumi Haga, and it is very likely that the entire dark magic society has already made contact with it, Mayumi Haga will definitely not let these brainless traitors of the world off easily.
Tono Hitomi was initially a little worried that Haga Mayumi might go too far with the black wizard in a fit of anger.
However, considering that the other party had just rejected Mayumi's proposal, and knowing that although Mayumi was angry, she still retained basic rationality and would not actually do anything out of line.
She felt much more at ease.
However, what Hitomi Tono didn't know was that Mayumi Haga was thinking, "Anyway, even if someone is half-dead, they can be saved by magic."
Or perhaps the basic moral standards of this world are too high. The naive magical girl, Crimson, never expected there to be such repeated torture methods, and was still moved by Mayumi Haga's willingness to change.
Hitomi Tohno feels guilty about hurting others. If Mayumi were forced to hurt someone out of hatred, it would definitely cause her psychological burden, so she doesn't want Mayumi's hands to be stained with blood again.
Mayumi Haga: Huh? Guilt? What guilt?
People in this world are kinder. Even someone like Mayumi Haga, who would be considered a highly moral person in the original world, would not punish herself for the suffering of others, even at her kindest.
Kill him, that's it! This guy deserved it!
Spare his life? That's not impossible, but while he might escape the death penalty, he can't escape punishment. This is all his own fault.
So what if they scream? Would I soften my heart or even torture myself because of the enemy's pain?
Having lived in a world like this for so long, Mayumi Haga's exceptionally upright heart has undergone some changes, but she will not become a saint overnight.
She possessed a remarkably simple and pure sense of justice:
Forget grand principles, just take action! Only real pain breeds fear; all persuasion and empty words have limited effect!
At most, it's just that when it comes to taking action, you should avoid being a good kid who can't stand seeing these things happen.
She has absolutely no doubts about what she did; she did it, and Mayumi Haga is fully capable of taking responsibility for it.
They dragged the dark wizard to a corner, and Yuga Mayumi gagged him even more tightly to ensure he couldn't make a sound. Not satisfied with that, she used the Silent Pollen from her backpack to silence the area.
Calamity Mayumi glanced at him sideways: "No, that's not like me."
She wanted to criticize Mayumi Haga for being hypocritical, but clearly, she had her own explanation.
Mayumi Haga didn't take this disdain to heart.
This has nothing to do with her own image; she just felt it would make Hitomi and the others start to struggle again.
Main text: 326. Interlocking links
No one knows what kind of torture the dark wizard suffered in that absolutely silent space, but when the two real archers threw him out like trash, he was already foaming at the mouth and in a deep coma.
Tono Hitomi trusted Haga Mayumi completely: "Mayumi Mayumi, you must have used something like a truth serum!"
"Hmm." It's all physical methods.
Mayumi Haga nodded without blushing or skipping a beat.
The little bear whispered a reminder: "Mayumi, there's still blood on your face... oh, it's turned into orange juice."
Mayumi Haga and Mayumi Calamity smell so strongly of orange juice. Although it smells fresh and so strong that it's like I just took a shower with orange juice cut into my major artery a minute ago, it must be my imagination.
The little bear silently swallowed what it had noticed and didn't say anything.
Hitomi Tono was completely unaware.
After all, no matter what happened, the dark wizard is still alive, and that's enough.
Even if some psychological problems arise, it's not a big deal; they can always be cured in the future.
However, Mayumi Haga noticed something unusual in the feel of her hands just now.
Calamity True Bow had only been there a short time and wasn't as perceptive as her, so she didn't notice.
But Mayumi Haga noticed that the world's consciousness seemed to have briefly weakened the principle of no harm from the black wizard... no, it had canceled it.
The world consciousness began to reject those who actively provoked disaster.
While it's not quite time to kill these ungrateful traitors—a benevolent world consciousness wouldn't actually do that—it does weaken the protection for these guys.
In this world, the protection of "good people" can be described as indulgence.
Not only are they rarely afflicted with bad luck, but even if they are caught up in an accident, they can miraculously survive. These miracles happen so frequently that people are unaware that they are miracles, and they will try their best to avoid bloody and violent information from affecting their mental state.
The world consciousness of children often resembles that of an overprotective mother who cherishes her child dearly.
Mayumi Haga doesn't dislike this, even though she herself isn't very comfortable with it, but that doesn't mean she thinks this kind of world is terrible.
In reality, a world where everyone can be happy is both beautiful and cruel to her.
She found it hard to adapt, but she also really liked it.
Just now, she noticed the disappointment in the eyes that were hanging above everyone's heads.
A strong yet gentle mother is also willing to teach her ignorant child a lesson.
The severity of the lesson is limited to the point where the student is not killed.
This actually relieved Mayumi Haga.
This was the first time she had seen a local resident commit such a serious offense on the children's platform, and in her opinion, he absolutely deserved to be punished.
But what if she's not there?
This world doesn't have the fertile ground for a cold-blooded guardian like her to grow up. If all sins could be picked up high and put down lightly, then many things would lose their meaning.
Simple oddballs are one thing, but if scoundrels like black magic societies can be forgiven, then even with magical girls, the people of this world will be plunged into painful chaos.
After all, the previous incidents were minor skirmishes, but this one is different.
A stable world cannot simply be one where there are "no bad people" or "few bad people." Evil must be punished, distinguishing it from the pranks of those eccentric magical girls who engage in silly antics.
Realizing that the world's consciousness did not treat this incident as the previous strange events, Mayumi Haga breathed a sigh of relief.
Given that, she is now able to take the initiative and do some things.
Now, let's tell Hitomi Tono and Koma what we've found out during the interrogation.
The dark magic society has long harbored the idea of seizing control of the ley lines.
Several months ago, during the incident where Mayumi Haga transformed into a black dragon and fought against the Mother of Calamity, the Black Magic Society also noticed the new power that had appeared in Miracle City.
They managed to obtain the remnants of calamity within the spiritual veins and discovered that this power from beyond the void was actually a very special conceptual race.
The reason they were able to uncover the true nature of the calamity in such a short time is said to be because the core members of the black magic society share similar attributes.
The monster with the [Void] attribute has deciphered the source of the calamity and intends to use it as the focus of its next research.
The black wizard who studied the instrumentalization of freaks was promoted during this period.
That strange man with the Void attribute had also studied for a while how to extract magic from other strange men, so it was natural for him to bring the Black Wizard under his wing and hand over his technological achievements to the Black Wizard.
That's how the black wizard was able to develop the technology to turn monsters into tools in such a short time.
Next, the Black Magic Society will use the spiritual veins of Strange City as an experimental site to try to cultivate calamities there.
The spiritual veins of Miracle City next door are really hard to enter, and there are some tough old guys guarding it. This Strange City here doesn't have much of a foundation, and we've even run into a festival, so it's a perfect opportunity to harvest a bunch of weirdos here.
There are a lot of weirdos here, and the festival just happens to bring all of them together. In this chaotic situation, it would be incredibly easy to do something underhanded.
The first phase involves taking control of the organizers, such as the Prankster and the Orange Juice Man, who are constantly controlling the progress of the festival, and then quickly corrupting the event organizers' staff.
Using the control techniques of that core member of the dark magic society, they controlled most of the passersby by distributing festival ornaments on the street.
The contestants' competition T-shirts also contain plant root ingredients that can bewitch minds. While not enough to control all the monsters with powerful magic, it is more than enough to control the less powerful ones.
The only unexpected incident in this plan was that it was only at the last minute that they discovered the prankster had also invited the Abyss Gentleman.
As a strange man who had clashed with him, the Abyss Gentleman, although he hadn't discovered the power of this plant's roots back then, might realize something was wrong before the plan was even completed upon seeing it again.
Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth completion of the plan and to turn the bizarre city into a test ground for calamity, the Void Monster, also known as the False Thug, decided to send the Black Wizard to teleport the Gentleman of the Abyss away first.
Although the black wizard's magic isn't very strong, and he probably wouldn't be a match for the monster in its tool form, it's more than enough when combined with the Jealousy Monster's abilities.
The jealous weirdo has already been controlled by that stem; we'll just have to make her willingly give up her core when the time comes.
The overall plan was indeed very comprehensive, with each part linked to the next, and it sent chills down one's spine after hearing it.
Megragne's action plan
The plan was well-thought-out, and they had been monitoring the flow of people in Miracle City. But the more meticulous the plan, the easier it is to be defeated by simple coincidences.
The bluffing thug, his body wrapped in bandages, was unaware that a group of men were menacingly approaching him. If he had known, he certainly wouldn't have been sitting so calmly at the finish line of the Rainbow Raceway.
Looking down at the town below, and then raising my gaze, I can vaguely see that strange yet familiar town in the far distance.
Miracle City, his former territory.
The single eye beneath the bandage emitted a venomous light, and even the midday sun could not dispel the dark aura emanating from the vain thug.
That should have been his territory; all the weirdos should have relied on him for their livelihood.
But twelve years ago, a hotheaded eccentric defeated him in a daze and took over that precious leadership position.
Let's see what changes have taken place in Miracle City over the years under the management of the Abyss Gentlemen—even weirdos are now working to make a living!
Moreover, the Abyss Gentleman himself couldn't even afford a comfortable life; his whole family was huddled in that tiny, matchbox-like house!
That's incredible!
As the leader of the freaks, the head of the city's freaks, even if he was defeated by the magical girl, he should still hold onto power.
People of their caliber could live comfortably on the tributes from their subordinates, so how could they possibly have to work three jobs a day?
The Abyss Gentleman's former subordinates were all wealthier than the Abyss Gentleman himself... How is that possible? For a domineering and vain thug, the fact that the Abyss Gentleman would rather suffer than exploit his subordinates is simply the most incomprehensible thing in his life.
Eccentrics all have their own personalities, and the False Thug is a born tyrant.
He's practically like Gian among freaks, bullying others and snatching all the good things for himself.
And because of their genuine strength, they rarely suffer from the opposition of others.
Day by day, he developed an arrogant and self-centered personality, and his ego swelled into a monster.
After coming into contact with the Black Magic Society, he obtained plant roots that could bewitch minds, which brought his domineering nature to its peak.
She thought that with her own strength and the support of the Black Magic Society, she could maintain a stable rule, but the treacherous thugs didn't take the magical girls seriously at all.
But somehow, he was defeated by the Gentleman of the Abyss.
This incident has become an inescapable demon in the mind of the delusional thug. Whenever he recalls the scene of being carelessly trampled underfoot by a mere brat, he feels a pang of heartache.
How could this be...!
Why would God favor that clueless boy so much, granting him such talent?
How many years have I lived? How could I possibly defeat myself, who has studied and practiced diligently for decades?
!
The arrogance of the vain thug had swelled to the point where it could not be inflated any further. Being defeated by the Gentleman of the Abyss was tantamount to letting this overinflated balloon burst.
It took him a long time to rebuild his self-esteem and to harbor resentment towards the Gentleman of the Abyss who had defeated him.
Even with the secret technique of absorbing the magic of other monsters for his own use, he was still unable to defeat the alliance of the Deep Gentleman and the other magical girls.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to lie low for twelve years, just to wait for the opportunity to take revenge!
The reason I was defeated by the Abyss Gentlemen was because my research into black magic was not sufficient.