Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 32, Obedient Toys

Songlan did not immediately look away from the girl who was staring at her.

She had seen many fans who were either stunned or extremely excited upon meeting her, and she had also seen a lot of disgust and malice, but she rarely saw the look in her eyes like the one she was seeing now.

dodge.

Yes, it was dodging; Songlan instantly grasped that precise adjective.

It wasn't that I felt inferior in her brilliance, but simply that I refused.

"...Do we know each other?" Songlan couldn't help but ask.

Yan Xi's body stiffened instantly.

Shen Caihua suddenly stopped her excited movements, slowly turned her eyes, and curiously scanned back and forth between the two of them.

Yan Xi felt her throat tighten. She didn't understand. Shouldn't a big idol be a little aloof and reserved when meeting someone who's not even a celebrity? Why did she have to take the initiative to talk to her?

Having so many fans can cause trouble for others.

Before she could process any more emotions, Yan Xi could only bite the bullet and answer, "No, it's the first time we've met..."

"Hey, Lulu is also from Yinfu Entertainment, she's an idol trainee! Maybe you guys, Song Lanlan, have bumped into her at the company."

Shen Caihua couldn't wait to explain to Yan Xi.

"Really? I'm sorry."

Song Lan slapped her forehead. This girl was dressed like an ordinary person; she might be a colleague who hadn't transformed.

She's used to seeing everyone in their magical girl forms, so she's a bit face-blind when it comes to people without makeup.

But which colleague would avoid her gaze?

We are all beautiful girls, and we are radiant enough without makeup. Is there any saying that you can't show your face without makeup?

"draw."

Yan Xi took her friend's hand.

He then turned to Songlan humbly and said, "Miss Songlan, I am indeed a trainee of the Yin Academy, but we probably don't know each other."

Songlan's gaze became even stranger.

Her curiosity was burning within her, and she was eager to find out who Yan Xi really was.

However, this was at an event venue, and after seeing her fly and land without any concealment, many fans gathered around, and the number of people kept increasing. This was not an appropriate occasion.

Assistant Gao Xiao strode in through the staff entrance of the event, and her expression immediately turned cold when she saw Yan Xi.

Gao Xiao had once been Yan Xi's producer, so she naturally recognized this trainee, whose career was tainted, at a glance. The two had just had a fight yesterday, so neither of them had a friendly expression on their faces.

Seeing her assistant's expression, Song Lan immediately understood what was going on.

She raised her hand to stop Gao Xiao from speaking, and smiled at Yan Xi: "How could we not know each other? We just had a training course together a couple of days ago."

"Huh! Really!?"

Shen Caihua's eyes widened suddenly.

Yan Xi frowned slightly, staring at her with some anger, as if questioning what she wanted to do.

"Song Lanlan, I really like you! Can I take a picture with you? And I'd also like your autograph..."

A large crowd had gathered around her. Shen Caihua didn't have time to question her friends. Seizing this precious opportunity, she hurriedly turned on the front camera of her phone and rummaged through her bag for her notebook.

"sure."

Song Lan returned to work mode, wrapping her left arm around Shen Caihua's waist and holding her right hand so that their fingers were intertwined. She then held the phone up next to their faces, magically controlling it to float up and take a very intimate selfie of the two of them.

"Thanks……"

Shen Caihua felt dizzy.

Songlan suddenly had an idea.

She smiled at Shen Caihua and said, "You guys came here to win concert tickets, right?"

"Song Lanlan, how did you know!" Shen Caihua nodded vigorously. "Concert tickets are so hard to get! They were gone in a second after they went on sale. I didn't even have time to refresh the webpage; I had to try my luck here. Ah! Of course, I'm also very happy to see you..."

"In that case, I'll personally give you two tickets. Thank you for your continued support."

Song Lan snapped her fingers, and two dazzling laser tickets appeared out of thin air, landing in Shen Caihua's hand.

"I remember coming to see it with my friends that day."

Shen Caihua's breathing became rapid, and she couldn't speak for a moment.

Yan Xi frowned even more, and was about to refuse when a finger sealed her lips.

"Don't rush to refuse." Song Lan whispered in Yan Xi's ear, "Aren't you going to debut soon? Why don't you come to the stage in advance to see it and feel the atmosphere? This is a suggestion from your seniors."

"My work will be arranged by the producer."

Yan Xi coldly refused.

"Hmm~~"

Songlan drawled out a long, nasal sound, a slight smile playing on her lips, "You've trusted him so much in just a few days?"

Yan Xi suddenly clenched her fist.

But the magical girl who had been standing next to her had quietly moved away, leaving only a proud, gradient pink ponytail silhouette, while the remaining words drifted into her ears.

"Anyway, the tickets are for my fans, so it's her own business who she comes to see the show with."

That figure waved, walked across the carpet, and stepped onto the stage amidst the attention of the crowd.

……

"Concentrate!"

Huiya was startled awake from her daze. Cheng Chen stood in front of her, clapping his hands together.

She shook her head gently and whispered, "I'm sorry, producer."

"Didn't you get enough rest over the weekend?" Cheng Chen asked her.

Huiya was silent for a moment, then remembered her grandmother's words of advice, took a small step back, and began practicing again.

Cheng Chen frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.

At this moment, the three members of Project Nirvana were undergoing training in the application of magic at the company's spacious flight training ground, personally supervised by Cheng Chen.

Company policy dictates that all trainees receive the same training courses as those provided by Yinfu Entertainment.

But rules are rules, people are flexible.

As the company's three notorious problem magical girls, many teachers would unconsciously show disgust and perfunctory attitude towards them, which was even more obvious in magic-related courses.

The teachers of the magic courses are mostly retired magical girls who have deeply studied magic theory and are practitioners.

The more they lose their magic, the more they regret their past as magical girls, and the more they yearn for powerful magical girls. Fairy Maidens and the Fairy Dream Group are like beacons in their eyes, the group most eager to invest in Yin Fu Entertainment.

Cheng Chen came to the company to stop this, and she is not on their side.

Rather than letting his trio suffer, he might as well cancel all magic classes and teach them himself.

The recent training has focused on two aspects: high-speed flight and amplification magic.

Flying is a privilege of magical girls. Ordinary demons like Secretary Ding are unlikely to have the ability to fly before the third stage, "Destruction," unless the contracted monster happens to be a bird or beast.

Even a newly born magical girl can easily wave her wand and soar through the sky.

But just like a beginner who has just learned to balance on a bicycle, relying on instinct to fly is not stable.

Unable to maintain speed, unable to unleash a burst of speed, leaves behind a huge magical trail cloud during flight, and suffers severe magical energy waste during flight...

Disaster beasts are often large and agile, requiring magical girls to have extremely high flight control skills to accelerate, turn, or even attack in an instant; otherwise, they will not even have the ability to restrain the disaster beasts and will be crushed in a single encounter.

Of all the magical girls Cheng Chen had met after returning to Yincheng, only Cang Qing could barely meet this standard.

Unfortunately, the handsome swordswoman magical girl declined Cheng Chen's invitation to debut.

Song Lan might be able to do it too, but Cheng Chen had never seen her make a move.

The trio hasn't officially started flying yet; instead, they're practicing another skill: amplification.

Amplification is a universal technique for manipulating magic, which both magical girls and demons can learn. Simply put, it involves using magic to construct and maintain a magic circle, amplifying the total amount of magic released instantaneously, thus enhancing the power of spells.

The amplification array can be stacked multiple times. The more stacks there are, the greater the magnitude of a single enhancement. However, maintaining the array also becomes more difficult.

Against opponents of the same level, it can even break through their defenses in one go, causing them to overload.

The term "overload" refers to the phenomenon where demons and magical girls instinctively draw upon their magical energy for defense when they suffer immense damage in an instant. However, the amount drawn in that instant is so large that the human body cannot withstand the burden.

In mild cases, one may suddenly feel disoriented and weak all over; in severe cases, one may faint on the spot and be at the mercy of others.

High-level spellcasters overpower low-level spellcasters more by overloading their magic rather than exhausting the latter's magic.

Amplification can also be applied to defense. It can be said that "disassembly" and "amplification" constitute the two most basic dimensions of magical combat. Even in the current stage performances of magical girl idols, amplification is used to create more gorgeous and dazzling stage effects.

However, the first attempt to construct the amplification array did not go smoothly.

The three members of the Nirvana Project are currently clueless and are just staring at each other in confusion.

"Take a break. Next is individual instruction. Candlelight will come first in ten minutes."

Timing the announcement with his watch, Cheng Chen spoke loudly, and the three of them immediately relaxed.

Huiya deactivated her transformation, stole a glance at Cheng Chen, and quickly walked towards the bathroom.

"She's avoiding you, producer."

Lingxia also deactivated her transformation.

At this moment, she was in the form of Gui Lingtan, smiling as she nestled close to Cheng Chen.

"What magic did you cast on Huiya? She's not making a fuss or throwing a tantrum today. I'm a little unaccustomed to her being so well-behaved."

Cheng Chen glanced at her; Gui Lingtan had a mischievous grin on her face, as if she were deep in thought.

"Don't rush, it'll be your turn next."

"Really? Then I'll start looking forward to it now!" She pouted again, "But doesn't that mean the producer will choose to train Eiya first? I'm just an unimportant backup, but I also want to be trained by the producer."

"Alright then."

Cheng Chen remained calm, smiling as he looked at her. "Magical Girl Lingxia, you now have three possible outcomes: a well-behaved magical girl trainee who studies diligently, a corrupted female demon executive, or a toy that obeys the demon maker's every word. Which do you choose?"

Gui Lingtan blushed: "A toy that obeys everything."

"Very well, then I order you to construct the magic circle within ten minutes!"

Cheng Chen raised her hand, and several black magical arms emerged from her shadow, throwing her back into the training field.

Yan Xi happened to return, holding a bottle of mineral water, and witnessed this scene.

"Producer, you and Lingxia seem to be having a great chat," she said.

As soon as Cheng Chen turned around, Yan Xi tossed him the mineral water bottle in her hand, then snorted and walked inside.

Cheng Chen scratched his head, completely baffled.

Why are you angry? Do you hate me now? My dependence on you hasn't decreased!

Not only did it not decrease, it actually increased by several points in the last two days!

【Magical Girl・Painted Crow】

Current dependency level: 8%

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