: My Life Is Likely to End

As night fell, the bright moon shone, but its light was swallowed up by the neon lights.

Mu Ming didn't go to the city center today, but went to the West District instead, because the ghost he encountered last night was on the outskirts of the city center.

He sat on a bench in the square, eyes closed, breathing as if asleep. Since the calamity beast had come to him on its own, there was no need for him to go looking for it again.

His body was filled with magical energy, and the surrounding noises gradually reached his ears:

"I heard that Xiao Zhang's daughter became a magical girl. I'm so envious. The young couple can rest in peace in heaven now. Sigh... it's a pity that both of my children are boys."

"That's right! Just the other day, some relatives were making a fuss about taking a share of their house. Now I don't even dare to breathe in front of them. It's only because I have a magical girl heart that I don't argue with them. My wife is a girl, but she's getting old, so I guess it's hopeless."

Although the children's generation has no chance, if these two aunties work hard, they can probably become magical aunties and talk all the monsters in the city to death.

"Dad, I got first place in my exam this time, can you buy me a Haruhi-san figure?"

"Son, Dad thinks the Magical Girl Shiki figure is better made and more in line with a man's aesthetic; I'll talk to your mom and we'll buy it for you no matter if you get first place or not."

"No! Four Seasons is too small, like a primary school student, I don't like it!"

"Son, if you don't like Miss Four Seasons, it means your taste still needs improvement. When you reach my age, you'll realize what true aesthetics are."

If Mu Ming were to choose, he would definitely pick the magical girl with the highest strength; aesthetics are subjective, but strength is objectively undeniable.

In the real world, there is no such thing as an outdated version of power; strength is strength.

"Changming City truly lives up to its reputation as the city with the most magical girls in the Jiangdong region. We've only been here for half a month and we've already caught several qualified girls."

"They're checking so strictly here, if they don't arrest a few more people, we won't even get our train tickets back."

Mu Ming shielded himself from the noise and listened intently to the conversation between the two deep voices. Then he slowly opened his eyes and glanced towards a corner of the park.

Two tall men in black vests strolled along a park path, talking quietly.

At first glance, you can't even make out their faces.

His eyesight is not as good as it used to be, and the two men used special methods to conceal their faces.

Seeing that the man in black was about to leave, Mu Ming got up and followed him.

Mu Ming wasn't particularly interested in their human trafficking, but from their words, it was clear that they seemed capable of dealing with magical girls and could even identify which girls had encountered calamity beasts.

He was very interested in these things.

The direction he was heading was a secluded part of the park, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road. Mu Ming walked in the darkness between the streetlights, enveloped by a layer of black fluid.

When she walked under the streetlight again, she was now a young girl with a hazy, indistinct face.

Wu An withdrew all his magical power and followed quietly.

Before long, we entered the old part of the park, where the infrastructure was not well maintained and we could only rely on moonlight for lighting.

rustling --

The sound of grass rustling came from ahead.

Mu Ming saw that the road was covered by lush weeds, and the two tall figures became even more blurred in the darkness, about to disappear.

Magic began to gather in the eyes, brightening the previously dark environment and making the fading figure more conspicuous, covered by an unpleasant purplish-black magic.

"Filthy magic?"

Wu An found it strange. For ordinary people, let alone using corrupted magic, even just coming into contact with it would result in physical weakness. If they did not separate in time, it would be normal for them to die.

Yet the two of them were using this deadly power.

The cat bent over, releasing magic as it walked to push aside the grass where it landed, so as to prevent it from making noise.

rustling --

The sound of parting the grass suddenly stopped. One of the men turned around and looked at the surrounding area where only lush grass grew. Wu An lowered his body and completely withdrew his magic power.

She wasn't afraid of being discovered, after all, she had even fooled Jin Yu, and although the two people in front of her had some unusual qualities, they certainly couldn't be more perceptive than Jin Yu.

After the man looked around to make sure everything was alright, he turned around and started fiddling with something in the air.

Within seconds, their figures disappeared, leaving only the marks left by the grass to prove their existence.

"A smokescreen?"

Wu An looked toward the place where the two had disappeared, but couldn't detect any unusual magical aura.

"Could it be an ability like creating an independent space?"

A faint warmth welled up in her heart, even though magical girls' abilities were all kinds of strange and varied, and each had a very obvious bias.

However, if there are spatial abilities that ordinary people can master, I might as well try to master them myself.

She stood up slightly, still close to the tips of the grass, and moved forward.

rustling sounds—

But as they walked, another strange sound began to rang out.

Someone is approaching this area!

Wu An lowered his body again, concentrating on identifying the source of the sound.

rustling sounds!

The sound was very clear, and Wu An easily discerned the direction.

The problem was, she dared not move—the voice was too close, only a dozen meters away.

It seems the person had used some method to conceal themselves before arriving, and I was focused on the man leading the way, which is why I didn't notice them.

Wu An simply held his breath, did nothing, and prayed that the voice would miss him.

Rustling sounds!

Still getting closer... behind.

Could they be enemies?

Magic gathered in his hands, and Wu An's body was tense, ready to turn around and counterattack instantly if threatened.

Rustling...

The sound suddenly quieted down and stopped; it was very close...

Pfft...

Someone poked my butt twice.

Whoosh!

"Ouch!!"

Wu An kicked out, and the force of the kick told her that she had hit her target.

The sound of something falling to the ground and landing on the grass rang out at the same time.

Wu An turned around and pounced on him, raising his fist to smash it into the other person's face.

"Ugh—"

The sound seems off.

She doesn't seem like a rugged man, but rather like a delicate girl.

Who cares, I'll beat up women too!

Another punch landed, followed by resistance from below. The opponent's strength was terrifying; they actually flipped Wu An over!

Wu An was startled, never expecting that he would be overpowered by an ordinary person in terms of strength.

slam-la-

The two rolled and fought, bending the grass beneath their weight.

As he rolled, Wu An felt a thud on his back, as if he had run over something.

She glanced at it instinctively and discovered it was a magic wand...

Clouds drifted across the sky, and moonlight shone down again, illuminating Wu An's embarrassed face, as well as an elegant and beautiful one.

However, her left cheek was swollen, her brown eyes were wide open, and a single beauty mark at the corner of her eye was particularly noticeable.

A beauty mark under the eye... an upturned corner of the eye...

Wu An's gaze inevitably drifted to the lips of the girl beneath him.

Even in the darkness, it reveals a luminous cherry blossom pink.

"......"

Today I fear I will die at the hands of a woman...