radicalducati Chapter 12 Tribunal
Chapter 12 Tribunal
The night was as dark as ink.
An invisible gray-black miasma filled the sky above the Sanyanqiao community in the Parrot District, slowly twisting and writhing in the eyes of the magical girl Hydrangea.
The entire area was eerily silent, the intense stench of blood almost solidified, mingling with miasma and making one want to vomit.
She hovered at the entrance of the residential area.
His brows were furrowed.
She was also holding a human life detector. On the pale green screen, she actually saw a blue dot. What did that mean?
This means that within a hundred meters,
There are still people alive!
How could someone survive a Class A calamity?
This probability is as absurd as when the Japanese autonomous region ate mushrooms, and there were still human survivors in the central area!
In an instant,
Hydrangea silently raised her guard, and an ice-blue frozen spear slowly appeared in her hand.
Her figure was slowly retreating, and she didn't know whether the other party was a normal person who had survived a great calamity or a monster with special fetishes.
She would absolutely not charge in alone.
Asters and the captain should have received the signal by now, and I believe they will be here soon.
She simply kept an eye on him; one second, two seconds... two minutes passed.
In the only light in the entire building,
The seemingly ordinary young man, wearing an apron around his waist, was skillfully chopping vegetables.
What's simmering in the pot?
It made gurgling sounds, and the rising steam carried a faint, ordinary aroma of food, creating an absurd and horrifying contrast with the hellish scene outside the door.
From a distance,
You could vaguely see the other person humming a tuneless, upbeat melody.
Everyone in the building is dead.
Why is he the only one alive?
She had also considered the possibility that humans possessed a built-in knowledge filter, but while a human's knowledge filter might be able to resist such low-level abyssal monsters in their pupa stage for a while, it would be absolutely impossible for an ordinary person to remain unharmed or even happily cook in such a concentration of miasma and blood.
Wait,
Is the other person the kind of shut-in who sleeps during the day and stays up all night?
.....
Regardless of what she was thinking,
in reality,
She stayed far away, motionless.
After all, the last careless and clumsy magical girl is now as old as her sister.
of course,
This doesn't mean she did nothing.
She has already set up an invisible ice crystal barrier around this residential area, which can prevent the calamity beast from escaping and also prevent any ordinary people from accidentally entering.
soon,
Three beautiful figures soared through the air. Captain Jianlanhua landed first, her emerald green magic suit spotless, and the sword at her waist exuding a dignified aura.
Following closely behind were Asters and Ginger Flowers, one holding a magic bow and the other a magic book.
"How's the situation here?"
The gladiolus flower's voice was crisp and indifferent.
The hydrangea gently shook its head:
"All life signs in the entire building have disappeared, except for that room. The aura inside is very strange; it doesn't seem to be possessed by a calamity beast, nor does it seem to be that of an ordinary human."
Gladiolus nodded gently.
"I understand. There are some things going on with Mandala, so it'll probably just be the four of us today. Let's be careful."
"clear!"
The magical girls around them all nodded.
A few minutes later,
Gladiolus flowers arrived in front of the house.
Get ready to ring the doorbell.
Meanwhile, the magical girls behind them were fully prepared and ready to launch an attack at any moment.
jingle--
After a while
The door opened.
A young man wearing an apron peeked out from behind the door, holding a spatula in his hand, and the aroma of food wafted in the air.
"May I ask who you are?"
Gladiolus frowned, about to say something...
The aster and ginger flowers behind her had their eyes wide open.
"Why is it you again?"
Bai Yuze was slightly taken aback. He looked at the dazzling magical girl in front of him with a puzzled expression.
"Do we...know each other?"
He wasn't pretending; he genuinely didn't recognize the magical girls in front of him.
After arriving in Dongqing City,
He has always been a model student, diligently going to school every day and never doing anything wrong, so he is no longer being chased by magical girls every day like before.
Gladiolus's eyes sharpened, she turned and glared fiercely at Asters, then turned to Bai Yuze and said in a serious tone:
"Hello, excuse me. We are investigators from the Adjudication Bureau. We have some questions to ask you. Please cooperate."
"Okay...okay."
"Who lives in your family? What time did you get home today?"
"I was alone. I came back at six o'clock. I had been buying groceries at the market before. The uncles and aunties in Hanjiang District can attest to that."
Bai Yuzhe didn't try to hide anything and answered honestly.
"After you got home, did you feel like anything was wrong?"
When Gladiolus asked the question, her emerald green eyes were fixed on Bai Yuze.
Something's not right...
After thinking for a moment, Bai Yuze slowly said, "When I got on the elevator, I felt a tightness in my chest and a bit dizzy, so I plan to finish my homework and go to bed tonight."
"Anything else?"
Gladiolus continued to inquire.
Bai Yuze scratched his head, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "Well, there's also... there's also tonight. It seems a bit too quiet. If it were before, there should have been at least a few shootings and looting incidents on the nearby streets."
Gladiolus was about to press for more information,
The aster flower beside her quietly stepped forward and whispered a few words in her ear.
Visible to the naked eye,
Gladiolus's brows relaxed slightly, but her expression remained stern. "Sir, you must leave this place immediately today. This area has been contaminated by the miasma of the abyss. Continuing to live here will endanger your life, and you might even... be corrupted into a monster."
"What?! Miasma pollution!"
Bai Yuze's smile froze, and his face suddenly turned into one of fear and bewilderment, but these emotions quickly transformed into a look of sorrow.
"But... I've paid a year's rent for this place, and now I really don't have the money to find another place to live."
The Gladiolus Mage's expression was unusually calm and indifferent. "This is not our concern. If you insist on staying, you will bear the consequences."
"this......"
Bai Yuzhe raised his head, looked at the gladiolus in front of him, and said somewhat embarrassedly:
"Could you lend me some money? I can write you an IOU, and I promise I'll pay you back after I graduate from university! I swear, if I don't pay you back, may a monster swallow me whole when I go out!"
Upon hearing Bai Yuze's words,
The aster and ginger flower looked at each other, their gazes passing over Bai Yuze's figure and looking into the house.
The house is not big.
One living room and one kitchen.
Against the wall was a narrow single bed with faded white sheets and worn edges.
Next to it was an old desk with peeling paint, its legs supported by cardboard to keep it stable. On it were neatly stacked books and notebooks, a laptop, and an old-fashioned desk lamp with white plastic marks on its edge.
A simple cloth wardrobe stood in the corner, its zipper half broken and held together with a clip. A few clothes could be seen hanging inside, plain in style and dull in color.
The kitchen was just a corner partitioned off from the balcony, containing only a rusty single-burner gas stove and an old sink. The walls were yellowed from cooking fumes. Several empty, cheap fast food packages were neatly stacked in a cardboard box in the corner.
Throughout the house,
The most valuable thing is probably that laptop.
Other than that,
The room was almost completely empty, with cold cement flooring and not even a decent chair.
this time,
Bai Yuze's character immediately became more complex.
No wonder she was either studying or working part-time in the cafeteria at school, and even needed to rely on Chika Shiracha for breakfast.
They were about to speak,
But she was stopped by a sharp look from the gladiolus.
"If you don't have money, then go to the Dongqing City Bank or school to apply for a student loan."
Gladiolus's voice was as cold as iron.
"A magical girl's duty is to eliminate calamity beasts, and she cannot have any economic dealings with ordinary people. Please understand. However, considering that it is not safe for you to move at night, I will set up a magical barrier for you nearby later. This barrier will only protect you for one night at most. If you don't move by tomorrow, then you'd better pray for good luck."
finished,
Gladiolus left without looking back, and the magical girls behind her had no choice but to follow immediately.
A few minutes later in the stairwell,
Gladiolus slowly stopped in the corridor, her sharp gaze sweeping over the three team members before finally settling on Asters' face:
"I don't care if he's your college classmate or not, but please remember the rules of the Judgment Bureau. During your term of office, you are strictly prohibited from having personal relationships with humans, and dating is strictly forbidden. The first offense will result in a warning; the second offense will result in immediate disqualification as a magical girl."
"Why?"
"There's no reason why. You shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against them. How do you know he's not trying to establish contact with you by borrowing money?"
Gladiolus spoke with a deep tone.
"Now, focus on the mission: search for traces of abyssal demons in this area to prevent further escalation of the situation."
Received the order
The several dazzling magical girl figures instantly dispersed.