pertwk Chapter 319 Magical Girl: Dust Brush
Chapter 319 Magical Girl: Dust Brush
Chapter 319 Magical Girl: Dust Brush
Tonight was indeed a sleepless night—at least for Tang Cao, Qin Nan, and the agents of the Demon Surveillance Bureau in Yandu.
After everything calmed down, the agents from the Bureau of Demon Surveillance immediately arrived to clean up the mess.
The catastrophic scene just now was indeed quite terrifying, with both blue flames and a sweeping sandstorm. The former was alright, as its attack range was not particularly large, but the latter's attack range directly broke through the subway station and even spread to the ground.
Almost every one of the arriving agents had a mouthful of sand, but surprisingly, their expressions showed no surprise.
It was as if this wasn't the first time this had happened.
Just as Tang Cao and Qin Nan were curiously observing the actions of the agents, a middle-aged man rushed towards them, his gaze fixed on the girl in the brown dress.
"Fuchen, Fuchen, are you alright?"
The middle-aged man strode up to the girl in the brown dress, his face full of anxiety as he looked her up and down. The girl in the brown dress looked helpless but did not resist. She simply stood there with her hands raised, as if she were going through security.
After watching for a long time and seeing that the girl in the brown dress was not injured, the middle-aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention to Qin Nan and Tang Cao beside him.
"Thank you for your help, thank you."
"You're welcome. Fighting evil monsters is what we magical girls should do," Tangcao waved her hand and replied with a smile.
Qin Nan blinked and looked at the girl in the brown dress. "A whisk?"
"That's my code name!" the girl in the brown dress said with a smile, hands on her hips, then extended her hand. "Hello, older sister."
"Hello, we are Qing and Bai from the Fantasy Society." Qin Nan reached out and shook hands with her. Looking at the smiling girl, she was still very curious about her.
She was just a fourteen-year-old girl, yet she was able to unleash the power of a green-level magical girl, and the magic she used was so bizarre. This was truly the first time Qin Nan had ever seen anything like it.
I'm afraid even the well-informed Sister Tan has never seen anything like this before.
"The Imagination Society, what a lovely name!" Fuchen's eyes sparkled. "Is that your team's name? That's amazing!"
At this point, her expression turned dejected again. "Unfortunately, the higher-ups at the bureau won't let me join the magical girl squad..."
"Why?" Qin Nan frowned. "The formation of magical girl teams should be free from interference from the Magical Supervision Bureau, so why won't you join?"
"This..." Fuchen stuck out his tongue, his gaze subtly shifting to the middle-aged man beside him.
The middle-aged man stepped forward. "It's like this, Fuchen's situation is rather special. Strictly speaking, she's not a true magical girl like you. The specifics are a departmental secret, so..."
"Oh, I see. If it's inconvenient to talk about it, then never mind." Upon hearing that it involved classified information, Qin Nan immediately shrugged.
Tang Cao lingered her gaze on Fu Chen's face for a moment, then moved it to the middle-aged man. Although they were somewhat different, there were still some faint similarities between them.
Although he didn't ask aloud, the middle-aged man already knew what Tang Cao wanted to say. After a moment of silence, he didn't dwell on the topic of the whisk, but instead spoke seriously.
"The station's surveillance cameras detected fluctuations in shadow energy here. What exactly happened?"
"I'm not entirely sure myself. I just sensed the presence of a heretical demon here, and since we were close by, I took action," Fuchen exclaimed. "The enemy was a serpentine beast. When I arrived, it was trying to attack a subway car. Then another heretical demon appeared, and then a very beautiful woman showed up..."
"Let me explain," Qin Nan said softly. "When we arrived here, Fuchen had already killed the strange beast. Then, a heretical demon who had been lying in ambush launched a sneak attack on me. After that, the Shadow Woman appeared and attacked that heretical demon as well."
"The Shadow Woman attacked the heretical demon?" The middle-aged man frowned, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
"I know this is hard to believe, but it's the truth." Qin Nan didn't want to discuss the Shadow Woman too much. The Shadow Disaster had just happened, and the Demon Surveillance Bureau was still quite sensitive about the Shadow Clan. If they were not careful, it could implicate Tan Zhixin, so she changed the subject.
"Our Fantasy Society has fought against the Shadow Woman before. She probably wanted to take revenge on us personally, which is why she stopped that heretic demon's attack. Moreover, she disappeared quickly after she appeared, and we still can't determine her purpose."
"That's right, that's right! That shadow woman just said that Sister Qing is her prey!" Fuchen added from the side.
"Is that so...?" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded solemnly. "I understand. I will report it truthfully. Thank you again for your assistance."
He paused for a moment, then added, "By the way, regarding the matter of the whisk, I hope you two can keep it a secret and try not to reveal it to anyone."
"May I get the contact information for both of you sisters?" Fuchen suddenly turned to the middle-aged man and asked.
"This..." The middle-aged man was a little confused upon hearing this. He seemed not to have expected the whisk to say such a thing. Looking at the hopeful eyes, he didn't know how to refuse for a moment.
Just then, the young detective from before walked over from a distance.
"Team Leader Sha, we got a call from above. Headquarters detected fluctuations in shadow energy and is asking us about the situation." He then turned to look at the whisk. "Team Leader Sha, the sandbox is ready. Go quickly."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded quickly. "I understand, I'll go report right away." He then nodded to Qin Nan and Tang Cao, grabbed his whisk, and hurriedly left.
"Goodbye, sister!" Fuchen was being pulled by the middle-aged man, but he didn't forget to turn around and wave to Qin Nan and Tang Cao.
Bye-bye~
Tang Cao bid farewell warmly, and only after watching the father and daughter walk away did she lower her hands and turn to look at Qin Nan.
"Sister Nan, what kind of approach is she taking?"
"I don't know." Qin Nan shook his head slightly. "But it's definitely not that simple. Every magical girl has a spirit beast, but I didn't see her with one. There must be something going on."
"Yes, that uncle must have been her father. He seemed to not want his daughter to have any contact with us." Tang Cao nodded repeatedly.
Qin Nan had already figured out the father-daughter relationship between the middle-aged man and the whisk, but she hadn't shown it.
Hearing Tangcao say this, she merely snorted. "Even his fellow magical girl sisters don't believe it, and he's supposed to be a member of the Magical Supervision Bureau. I really don't know how he became a captain."
As if it were intentional, Qin Nan did not control the volume of his words, and they were directly heard by the young detective not far away.
"You can't say that. Captain Sha has her reasons." He looked around to make sure no one was paying attention before whispering, "Captain Sha... Fuchen's situation is rather special. Not only Captain Sha, but the entire department doesn't want her to appear in the public eye too much."
"Why is that?" Tangcao asked, puzzled.
"Well... I can't really go into details." The young detective scratched his head.
"Is that what the bureau wants too?" Qin Nan asked.
"More or less," the young detective chuckled. "So please understand, both of you. I can assure you that Captain Sha has absolutely no other intentions towards you. Don't misunderstand."
Upon hearing this, Qin Nan tilted her head slightly. The two of them wouldn't think too much about this matter, but they were genuinely curious about Fuchen's situation.
"Speaking of which, I was also at headquarters during the Shadow Disaster. At that time, all the magical girls nearby were mobilized at headquarters, but it seems that Dust-wielding Maidens were not among them," Qin Nan pondered.
"Ah, that's a special order from headquarters." The young agent nodded. "Without orders from headquarters, Fuchen can't act on his own. This was actually an accident. Captain Sha will probably be staying up all night writing a self-criticism again..."
"Why didn't headquarters let Fuchen take action? She clearly possesses the combat power of a Green-level magical girl, and her total magic power is more than Bai and I combined." Qin Nan was a little puzzled, but she quickly realized what was going on. "Of course, you don't have to answer if it involves classified information."
"Well, this isn't exactly a secret. Our agents assigned to Yandu all know about it to some extent..."
When the young detective mentioned this, his expression became very strange. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly began to explain.
"You two are considered veteran magical girls, and you've even participated in the Flower Fairy Alliance meeting. You should know that the Bureau's attitude towards magical girls is balanced. Generally speaking, we won't interfere too much with your actions."
"Yes, I know that." Qin Nan nodded. "Except for special circumstances, we usually act freely."
The young detective continued, "So you know the department has set up a magical girl app, right? They often give you missions to exterminate heretical demons or those from the outer world."
"Yes, we came to provide support because of the app's notification. Completing the task will reward you with points and money, which is quite a good perk. But what does that have to do with the fact that the whisk can't be used?"
"Well...you two just fought alongside Captain Sha...so...you should be able to tell...Captain Sha's...her magic is a bit...a bit..."
The young detective's expression showed some hesitation, as if he didn't know what words to use to describe it.
After pausing for a while, he changed his approach.
"Let me put it this way: under normal circumstances, the Bureau will reward you for punishing evil and promoting good and maintaining peace."
"Yes, so..."
"So," the young agent countered, "have you ever heard of a magical girl who saved the world by taking out loans?"
"???"