: A Joyful Occasion Upon Opening the Door

The stray animals, who had been staring intently at Wu An, seemed to have lost their target and became bewildered.

Although half of their gaze lingered on Wu An, several stray dogs on the outskirts of the ruins shook their heads in confusion before barking as if calling for their companions.

After calling a few times and seeing that no dogs paid any attention, they wriggled their tails and ran away.

"Can it conceal your presence?"

Wu An enveloped the [Blessing] in another layer of magic, and sure enough, some of the surrounding cats and dogs ran away meowing.

Black magic began to weave a shell, eventually transforming into a magic core that Wu An used to monitor the calamity beast.

Layers of magic enveloped the creature, gradually suppressing the attraction of the blessing to the small animals.

Finally, the cats and dogs that had gathered around left dejectedly, except for the cat she had kicked, which was still hissing at her.

The crystal nucleus dissolved very quickly, as if it were fighting against something inside.

When I held it in my hand, it felt like an ordinary object; I couldn't tell at all that it was a magical creation.

At this rate, it feels like the crystal core will collapse in less than an hour.

"Normal magic won't work... then, let's try corrupted magic."

She has always stored the magic power of a C-rank disaster beast within her.

Wu An untied the crystal core, and a drop of purplish-black liquid dripped from his fingertip, eventually forming a thin film that covered the inside of the crystal core. He carefully controlled it, preventing the tainted magic from mixing with the magic power.

Finally, the crystal core is divided into three parts: the center is [Blessing], the inner layer is corrupt magic, and the outer layer is magic belonging to the Darkness.

The rate at which the crystal core collapsed has slowed down significantly, indicating that the contents of the [Blessing] are indeed closely related to the corrupt magic.

But why can't it devour it?

Even if the quantity is large and the rank is high, it shouldn't be something that can't be touched at all, right?

Thinking of this, Wu An slightly withdrew some of the tainted magic power from the crystal core.

[I have obtained "■■'s magic"]

[You can try piecing together the complete image to unlock the "???" module ahead of time.]

[To proceed/not to proceed?]

The surprise came so suddenly...

Without hesitation, Wu An began piecing things together.

[Piece assembly failed. Please get more information about "■■"]

Surprises come quickly, but disappointments come even faster.

Wu An wasn't too disappointed, except for one thing—he felt like he'd been made a fool of.

She looked at the crystal core in her hand, which had temporarily solved the problem of attracting small animals.

The problem is that after witnessing what appeared to be a fully-developed technique, Wu An's vigilance towards [Blessing] has reached a new level.

As an item that could help magical girls reach their full potential, Zhu Huan gave it to herself so carelessly, without even worrying about "failing the mission".

Or is it that this thing is actually worthless and is something that can be found everywhere?

No matter how you look at it, anyone who can be associated with Mankai must be at least at the fifth level, someone I can't handle in my current state.

Wu An originally thought that since Zhu Huan's psychological suggestion was useless to him anyway, he could just bury the things and leave it at that.

She'd figure out a solution when Zhu Huan came to her; who knows, she might be stronger than Zhu Huan by then and be able to slap her twice.

But we can't do that now.

Zhu Huan's skill level is much higher than I imagined; I can't win her over for now.

[Blessing] The pit above is quite big, so it definitely can't be given to Jin Yu. Otherwise, if it gets back to Wu An, he might lose his head.

But she couldn't pretend that Zhu Huan's mission had never happened.

"Speaking of which, Zhu Huan hasn't shown up for over a month. Has she forgotten about being offline? Or is this part of the mission not actually that important?"

Snapped!

Wu An patted his head. He knew too little information to make wild guesses.

You can't be an optimistic strategist at a time like this.

She needs to first ensure that something absolutely won't go wrong:

Firstly, Zhu Huan fled before Jin Yu arrived, so she probably couldn't do anything to Jin Yu. Since she couldn't do anything to Jin Yu, she naturally wouldn't dare to be active frequently in Changming City.

Secondly, Zhu Huan didn't say that the gift had to be delivered; this means that it would be good for Jin Yu to receive the gift, but it wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't delivered.

"How about... we just give him a perfunctory answer?"

With that in mind, Wu An went to the nearest "two-dollar supermarket" and bought several pieces of jewelry and hair clips. He used magic to reshape them and stripped them of other irrelevant decorations.

Since becoming a magical girl, Wu'an has been practicing [Natural Cultivation], resulting in solidified magical power and precise control over it.

In addition, the recent work on carving the [Life-Carving Needle] has further enhanced the precision of my control over magic.

It was easy to replicate the "Blessing". Of course, the replica of the basic version of "Blessing" looks beautiful, but it lacks the charm of the original.

To stay true to the original, Wu An added a touch of harmless, obscene magic to the beta version of "Blessing".

If he didn't complete Zhu Huan's task, he would be doomed if she blocked his door one day—she was no pushover.

Having completed Zhu Huan's task, if Jin Yuzhen runs into trouble and the investigation traces back to me, I'll be finished too.

Giving Jin Yu a handmade "blessing" should be enough to get by, right?

When Zhu Huan notices the problem and comes knocking, I can explain myself by saying I lost something.

In this way, the other party might spare my life because of my ability to "give gifts to Jin Yu," so that I can be used for tasks later.

"Sigh~"

After finishing everything, Wu An couldn't help but sigh. He was still too weak. If he had reached the fifth level or even the full level, would he have been coerced into this situation?

"The road ahead is so difficult... Even in the world of magical girls, there are shameless old men who mingle with the younger generation."

If everyone were as polite as Xiao Hei, even though he could send gifts through a screen, he said he "didn't want to show his face," and people actually respected his opinion.

Wu An looked at the stray cat he had kicked earlier. It had been following behind him and was probably annoyed by the kick, so it was looking for an opportunity to scratch him.

Now is the perfect time.

"Meow!!!"

She used her magic to grab the wildcat, which was startled and struggled wildly, but then all four of its paws were bound by magic.

Wu An attached the crystal core containing the [Blessing] to the wildcat, letting it carry it around.

Even if it gets caught, it can react and run away immediately.

Moreover, if Zhu Huan has some way of tracking magic, and if she senses that [Blessing] is running around in Changming City, she might be able to fool her and give herself a warning.

I hope the stray cat doesn't become a cat mat on the street, and lives well until the day I ascend to the throne. When that day comes, I'll reward it with a sausage as a way of repaying it for protecting me when I was weak.

After doing all this, Wu An breathed a sigh of relief, walked into a small alley to deactivate his transformation, and casually ordered a takeout meal that was twice as expensive as usual to treat himself.

He'll probably arrive by the time he wanders back.

"I'm so tired today, I'll just stay home and rest this afternoon."

Mu Ming completely overturned his previous decision to go to school and leisurely went home, brushing past the delivery guy who was rushing downstairs.

We can have dinner when we get back.

I took an elevator for the first time in a long time.

Ding-dong-

The doorbell rang, and she went out to find a blonde woman carrying takeout standing in front of her door, giving her a gentle look.