Baby, it's time to sleep.

Only after the girl closed the comic book did the demon wipe away its cold sweat, looking as if it had just escaped a disaster.

Anke's expression was indescribable, clearly indicating her incomprehension.

"Xiao An, you went through all this trouble just to buy this kind of comic?!"

"And why is it that long-eared rabbit again?!"

"I already said we're not incubators! We're angels! Angels! Of course, you can call us familiars too... Anyway, we're not some evil rabbits from outer space!"

Looking at his familiar with its resentful expression, An Lin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What's so funny!"

"Anke, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep it from you." The girl blinked, her tone full of sincerity.

"Hmph." Anke crossed her arms and turned her head away from her, clearly angry.

However, An Lin clearly had her own way of comforting her familiar. She hugged An Ke with both hands and said softly.

"Okay, okay, of course I know Anko isn't some kind of creature like Kyubey. After all, I'm able to become a magical girl and protect the city all thanks to Anko's help. I was just joking, don't be angry."

Hearing this, Anke calmed down a bit, but she was still somewhat confused.

"So, Xiao An, why did you buy this kind of comic? Isn't it your favorite... um!"

Even though she knew Anke wouldn't be seen by ordinary people, Anlin still instinctively covered its mouth, afraid it might say something.

Only when she was silently glared at by her familiar did she awkwardly loosen her grip and then quietly flip through other comics to show Anke.

Unlike the previous bizarre QB doujinshi, these few doujinshi feature several extraordinarily beautiful girls on their covers.

"Magical Girl Aonami? And this is... Peony? Oh, Anko, I get it, Anko, you came here to buy these doujinshi of Magical Girl Senpai."

After seeing these comics, the familiar Anko suddenly realized what was going on.

So it's not hard to guess that the QB doujinshi was just something the girl bought to tease it.

"There's nothing I can do. Ever since the law came out last year, we haven't been allowed to draw fan art of these magical girl seniors anymore. If we hadn't been unable to buy them last time due to an accident, I wouldn't have brought you here, Anko..."

After all, you can run into your own cosplayer just by walking a few steps here, and just looking at them makes you so embarrassed you want to dig your toes into the ground.

Anko sighed. As her inseparable familiar partner, it naturally knew about its magical girl's private hobbies. That's why it usually stayed in the Seed of Hope at home to avoid causing any trouble for its magical girl.

"Xiao An, now that you've bought the items, let's go back."

"Yes." An Lin nodded; that was what she thought too.

Before she could even take two steps outside, a strong tremor came from beneath her feet.

This change drew gasps from the surrounding crowd, and the gasps continued to grow stronger. Fortunately, the girl managed to brace herself against the table beside her, managing to stay upright and avoid falling.

The tremors did not continue to intensify; instead, they gradually weakened until everything returned to calm.

"Was that an earthquake?...No, that's not right..."

The girl murmured to herself, a serious expression on her face, her right hand already gripping the ornament on her chest.

After this sudden and shocking turn of events, there was an eerie silence in the crowd until a young man with a camera hanging around his neck cautiously spoke up.

"Was that an earthquake? It seems to have stopped..."

This sentence was like opening a floodgate, instantly causing the entire venue to erupt in excitement. The staff inside the venue blew loud whistles and immediately launched an emergency response.

The sounds of walkie-talkies, broadcasts, and people's still-shaken voices rose and fell in a cacophony of noise, mixed with a heavy sense of unease and confusion.

It was at this moment that a man bluntly uttered the sentence that had worried everyone until now.

"...Could it be a vile beast?"

As a result, unease, fear, and anxiety... all sorts of negative emotions began to quietly ferment in people's hearts.

"This is troublesome."

As the crowd grew increasingly restless, Anke's tone grew more serious.

Inferior beast.

—The enemies of magical girls, every appearance of a vile beast, regardless of its strength, signifies an unavoidable disaster.

These abominable monsters are messengers of death; they feed on negative energy and hatefully destroy everything.

At this moment, An Lin sincerely hoped that what had just happened was just a rare earthquake.

Otherwise, the fear and anxiety of the crowd—these enormous negative emotions—will become a breeding ground for the rapid hatching of monstrous beasts.

Just like right now—

"Boom!!!"

The familiar tremor returned, but this time it came faster and more violently, almost leaving no time to react.

In an instant, the earth cracked and the buildings fell apart.

"Hiss!!!"

A terrifying howl rang in everyone's ears, and people could no longer suppress their fear, panicking and running in all directions.

The solid foundation was haphazardly arched up like a child's toy, the lights went out, and the wires flickered.

The enormous monster burst from the ground in an instant, its sharp head tearing through the top of the stadium and revealing the thick, dark clouds in the sky.

"Run! A monstrous beast has appeared!!!"

"Help! I don't want to die!"

Debris flew everywhere, cries and screams filled the air, and a monster the size of a building roared. The solid walls were as fragile as tofu in front of it, easily torn apart by its sharp claws.

The monster's head protruded like a knife, its body was covered in brown scales, its claws were raised like sharp blades, and its giant tail swept down the stadium's pillars. In the very center of the monster's chest was a jet-black gem.

Just one month later, the beast reappeared in Linjiang City.

The giant beast was wantonly destroying everything in its path, completely oblivious to the tiny shadow beneath its massive body.

"Xiao An! Transform quickly, Xiao An!"

Anke watched anxiously as the beast crashed through the arena wall and headed out, wanting to stop it but powerless to do so.

Because the person it contracted with, the magical girl who should have stopped the disaster before it happened, was now lying helplessly on the ground.

An Lin tried hard to take the Seed of Hope from his chest, but he couldn't muster any strength in his hands.

The moment the beast appeared, a strange feeling of fatigue instantly swept over her, causing her to collapse to the ground.

Waves of drowsiness washed over her from the Seed of Hope, preventing her from transforming. She could only watch helplessly as the inferior beast appeared and destroyed the arena.

"Seeds...why?" An Lin murmured helplessly.

This is something that has never happened since she became a magical girl!

It wasn't that Seed of Hope was rejecting her; on the contrary, she could sense that Seed of Hope was actively accepting her, or rather, Seed of Hope wanted her to fall into a deep sleep.

The time for slumber has come; accept it, accept it, accept it...

His familiar was still trying to call out to him, but everything seemed to have lost its sound. The world had lost its color, and An Lin felt that everything was going away and everything was moving away from him.

Let us embrace the seeds of hope.

She vaguely heard her own heart speak so softly.

In a daze, she seemed to see a petite figure rushing into the dangerous ruins in the distance, protecting a young girl under the terrifying beast.

The girl's body was so thin, yet she still trembled as she comforted the girl in her arms.

She saw tears welling up in the girl's eyes, but she seemed to be calling out something incessantly.

"What is she calling out?" An Lin wondered to himself.

Calling, calling...

The overwhelming weariness within the Seed of Hope almost made her close her eyes, but at the last moment, she finally heard the girl's call.

"...Magical girl!"

The world seemed to gain color in an instant. An Lin suddenly opened his eyes and used the last of his strength to tear off the necklace from his chest.

"It's...calling to me!"

She gritted her teeth, and despite her weakness, she forced herself to stand up and called out loudly.

"A flower dancing in the wind! Let the rain of light fall upon my heart! Blooming in purple splendor!"

At this moment, under her will, the magic crystal called Seed of Hope began to shimmer brightly in the girl's hand.

"Transform!"

At that moment, the towering beast stopped in its tracks.

As the words were spoken, a purple aura filled the sky from the east, converging into countless crimson petals. Amidst the shimmering purple light, a figure holding a magic wand and dressed in a magnificent pale purple gown slowly appeared, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"Magical girl, Shio!"