: Magical Girl's Weak Mental Control

Mu Ming felt that the identities she fabricated could be more imaginative, such as half-sisters, a mother who had already been reincarnated but looked a bit older than her age, or a daughter who traveled back from the future...

Mu Ming didn't even attend his junior high school graduation ceremony, and his social connections were practically zero, except for the magical girl. At most, the old lady selling jianbing (Chinese crepes) at the entrance of his neighborhood might remember him.

I can't imagine that I would date a girlfriend, especially such an annoying type like this.

However, Mu Ming was not in a hurry to deny Lin Yuhuan's nonsense. She spoke with such certainty that even if it was just conjecture, there must be some reason behind it.

Since we've already decided to follow her, we might as well take this opportunity to find out more about her.

Seeing that he was staring at her without saying a word for a long time, Lin Yuhuan couldn't help but ask, "Does that expression mean you don't believe me at all? Or are you planning to play dumb? I have evidence."

Mu Ming shook his head. "I don't doubt what you said."

This is a lie.

Then he held up one finger: "Can I ask you a question?"

"Ask," Lin Yuhuan replied, annoyed.

"Since you say you're my ex-girlfriend, and given our close relationship, what impression did you leave on me when we were together?"

Lin Yuhuan, who had initially looked unhappy, seemed to have heard a topic she liked and immediately began counting on her fingers, reciting the list as if it were a treasure:

"Cold-blooded, obsessive-compulsive, annoying, and with impure motives in associating with others..."

It seems this girl has some mental issues. If someone has so many flaws, then being in a relationship with someone like that is bound to bring some problems along with her.

Aside from being a bit tidy, Mu Ming felt that he had absolutely no connection with the person Lin Yuhuan was talking about.

"Ah...and the worst part is—"

A hint of nostalgia appeared in Lin Yuhuan's eyes:

"He's a boy, but all he thinks about is how to become a magical girl. He's so shameless in his pursuit of becoming a magical girl that he even said he'd become a girl if he couldn't become one in the end."

"Ha—have you finished everything on that list? Or did you give up halfway through? I think you're still a boy."

"..."

How did she know about the list...?

"Ah, actually this isn't the worst thing. After all, you're a coward, so I can barely understand why you want to become a magical girl."

Lin Yuhuan's gaze gradually sharpened, and the disgust within it had clearly intensified compared to before:

"But what I hate most about you is... that you never lie about things you take seriously."

"What do you mean?" Mu Ming asked, frowning.

"Hmph! Before that, I'll ask you one more time. You really don't remember me?"

Unbeknownst to anyone, Lin Yuhuan had once again quietly intruded into a dangerous distance, giving the impression that if this question wasn't answered properly, it would lead to serious problems.

"I wouldn't lie about something like this," Mu Ming simply repeated her previous statement.

He truly had no recollection of Lin Yuhuan, but now he couldn't help but begin to suspect that the problem lay with him.

Because Lin Yuhuan did reveal a lot of things that he believed only he knew, such as that list.

Mu Ming was an orphan and had no one to share his innermost thoughts with. At that time, his relationship with Jin Yu was limited to knowing each other's names.

If he really had a connection with Lin Yuhuan, then it seems that she holds a rather high place in his heart.

So why does he have no impression of the girl in front of him?

"That's why people hate you...you like this..." Her previously glaring brown eyes drooped as if all their strength had been drained, and her lips trembled as she uttered bitterly:

"You told me that you only contacted me in order to obtain my Heart Seed."

"Even if it's the truth, how can you say such hurtful things just because you 'don't lie'?"

It was as if her entire being, except for the seed of her heart, had been negated.

After saying that, as if she could no longer bear the atmosphere, she angrily shoved Mu Ming's shoulder and then turned and ran away in a panic.

"Meet me at the amusement park entrance at noon tomorrow." Seeing that she was about to escape, Mu Ming quickly called out.

The other party simply ran away without looking back, looking as pathetic as a defeated deserter.

Mu Ming's mind was in a mess at the moment, and he believed about 70-80% of what Lin Yuhuan said.

But he still didn't understand why he had no memories of Lin Yuhuan.

Amnesia is inevitable, but how exactly did it occur? Was the memory erased? Or was it simply a head injury?

If someone erased my memory, who would be so bored as to do that?

Or rather, who can do these things? It's true that magical girls can erase people's memories, but in my memory, the only things that can be erased are memories related to magical girls, monsters, or things like the "real world".

Why would she erase other people's romantic experiences? And the person who erased the memories wasn't even Lin Yuhuan—otherwise, her self-condemnation would be pure schizophrenia.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the amnesia occurred before she became a magical girl.

"Meow~ Meow~"

A soft touch brushed against my calf.

Mu Ming looked down and saw a beautiful black cat with violet eyes rubbing against his leg.

They are very affectionate, unlike other animals that run away or simply breathe on him when they see him.

However, Mu Ming didn't have time to play with the animals. He walked towards the hotel, but the black cat kept following him. Whenever he stopped, it would come to his feet to fawn over him.

On the slope, Mu Ming used his foot to kick the black cat into the bushes.

Despite displaying ample malice, this cat was incredibly clingy and didn't even hiss.

He picked up the black cat and examined it closely. It was a lady with beautiful, soft fur, clearly the kind that had been carefully cared for.

It also has a dog tag around its neck, and I don't know why it follows him.

He lifted the cat to eye level with him, and the two stared at each other, and he noticed that the cat's eyes were unusually lively.

Unlike those Hakimis whose brains are only the size of a walnut.

Mu Ming flicked her nose.

"Meow~" the lady meowed ingratiatingly.

As he passed by the trash can, Mu Ming threw it in.

Even a well-mannered lady lost her temper this time.

It rummaged around in the trash can, then jumped out and breathed hard at him.

At least they stopped following us.

Mu Ming didn't like small animals. The black cat gave him too much of a "human" feeling, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Back at the hotel, Mu Ming took out his diary.

The list is still tucked inside.

[Build a close relationship with a magical girl]

[Obtain the Heart Seed of the Magical Girl]

Looking at the contents of the list, Mu Ming also felt that something was wrong.

Logically speaking, for something as important as the Seed of the Heart to be obtained from a magical girl, the relationship must be incredibly close.

Yet he had no recollection of the magical girl who lent him the Seed of the Heart, and had been completely unaware of it for a long time.

He scanned his head several times with his magic, but still found nothing unusual.

Although he no longer has to worry about being mind-controlled, Mu Ming is still somewhat depressed about losing his memory.

Generally speaking, the script for magical girls is that their memories are erased and they become corrupted by the villain, and then they are awakened by the power of their bonds with their companions.

As a result, his memory was erased, and he was simply left unattended.

There wasn't even a magical girl to wake him up; he had to discover the problem himself.

Mu Ming continued looking at the list:

[Please, magical girl, infuse your body with magic power.]

[Drink the bodily fluids of the magical girl after she transforms]

The earlier actions were alright, but some of the later measures now seem excessive. It seems that my mental state definitely needed improvement during that period.

Strangely enough, all these items were marked with an "X", which means they should have been done before, but I have no recollection of them.

Mu Ming prepared to flip through his diary, hoping to find some records there.