NOVEL NEXT Chapter 154
Chapter 154 The Conditions for Becoming a Magical Girl
Twenty-five years ago, on a planet called Aquamarine, strange creatures known as [Beasts] appeared.
However, these Beasts were different from Magic Beasts; they were mostly native organisms that had mutated due to some unknown influence. They did not possess Magic Power within their bodies, so even though the Beasts were massive and had formidable physical strength, they still fell within the realm of what humans on this world could handle.
The seven countries joined forces to counter the surge of Beasts, forming a vast entity called the Blue Star Federation. The Blue Star Federation encompassed twenty-one fortress cities, including Starry Sky City and Star Moon City. The Blue Star Knights, as the strongest force of the Blue Star Federation, successfully repelled the Beast tide back then!
At that time, the Blue Star Knights were undoubtedly formidable, able to easily eliminate even fifty-meter-tall mutated Beasts! However, when faced with Magic Beasts and Beings possessing Magic Power, the Blue Star Knights found themselves at a significant disadvantage…
After the appearance of the Magical Girls, the Blue Star Knights gradually faded from public view. However, Pābǐ had some understanding of this organization. To be honest, the Beasts the Blue Star Knights dealt with initially had a significant connection to it…
“Do you want power? Why?”
Hearing Lante’s words, Pābǐ asked with a playful tone, “Isn’t the situation quite favorable for you now? You don’t need to get involved; Beasts and Magic Beasts can be easily dealt with. All you have to do is clean up the city after the battle. Why not take advantage of it?”
“That may be true…”
To this, Lante responded, “But, my Lady Elf, I feel relying solely on them to protect humans isn’t secure. To be frank, in my eyes, they are just mysterious young girls, and giving them such dangerous power… Don’t you think it’s an unstable factor?”
“You certainly have an interesting point.”
Hearing Lante’s words, Pābǐ couldn’t help but ask with a smile, “So, you think giving power to you would stabilize things?”
“I truly believe so.”
Lante nodded without hesitation. “I’m sure the people of the Blue Star Federation would prefer the Blue Star Knights to ensure their safety. Although the public seems enthusiastic about Magical Girls, in my opinion, the current situation… is unstable!”
“Are you questioning my judgment in selecting people?”
Upon hearing this, Pābǐ said discontentedly, “From your words, it sounds like the Magical Girls I chose might become a隐患in the future!”
“If you cannot reclaim the power of the Magical Girls, I would think so.”
“Hahaha—”
Lante’s words made Pābǐ laugh disdainfully, but Lante remained silent, listening quietly until Pābǐ stopped laughing coldly and said, “There is no such possibility. Do you think I haven’t considered your concerns? I have invested unimaginable effort in selecting people.”
“But… I find your proposal quite intriguing.”
Before Lante could say anything else, Pābǐ raised its stuffed hand and said, “If you want power… come and take it yourself!”
With that, a pure white spherical object appeared in Pābǐ’s hand and slowly floated into the air. The Magic Power contained within it caused the members of the Knight团 on the rooftop to be moved!
Their intuition told them that accepting this sphere would grant them power equivalent to that of a Magical Girl! The strong allure of gaining such power instantly made everyone envious!
“This is… the source of a Magical Girl’s power?”
Gritting his teeth, Lante looked enviously at the Magic Core floating in the air. Just as he was about to step forward… Pābǐ suddenly spoke, “But let me remind you, the Magic Core only grants power to those who meet certain conditions. If the conditions are not met, I have no idea what might happen.”
“Then may I ask, what are the conditions?”
This question snapped Lante out of his daze, and he immediately asked. But before Pābǐ could answer—a Black Armored figure rushed forward as if possessed, grabbing the core in mid-air and shoving it into his chest!
“Power! Power! Now I can—”
Feeling the Magic Core transmitting Magic Power throughout his body, the Black Armored figure’s face showed a crazed expression! However, his smile didn’t last five seconds; his body, along with the Magic Core inside, exploded, turning him into a mass of shattered flesh!
Blood splattered all over Pābǐ, staining the pure white stuffed body with vivid red blood, adding a terrifying touch to the originally harmless-looking doll.
“The conditions are: girls between fifteen and twenty years old with suitable constitutions.”
At this moment, Pābǐ slowly finished stating the conditions and added without any apology, “Sorry, I also learned for the first time that inhaling a Magic Core without meeting the conditions results in such a terrible outcome… It’s really regrettable.”
“You—”
Hearing Pābǐ’s obviously sarcastic tone, the Black Armored Knights became restless! One clearly a friend of the recently deceased man couldn’t resist aiming his gun at Pābǐ—
“Put down the gun.”
Lante calmly ordered from behind, stopping his team members’ actions. Then he turned to Pābǐ and asked, “So, my Lady Elf, what does it mean by ‘suitable constitution’?”
“In simple terms… it means having a high affinity with the Magic Core.”
To this, Pābǐ replied without reservation, “But you cannot identify this constitution; only I can see it through my eyes—the ones with high affinity to the Magic Core—”
“If we had more time to research, we might not be unable to develop a method to use the power of the Magic Core!”
However, at this moment, Lante said, “My Lady Elf! I earnestly request your assistance in helping the Blue Star Knights develop a way to lower the threshold for using the Magic Core!”
“Lowering the threshold…”
Hearing this, Pābǐ showed a somewhat interested expression. Since it always had plenty of Magic Cores, if the Blue Star Knights could indeed make some breakthroughs… it wouldn’t be a bad thing for it either.
“Protecting humans is your own responsibility. Since you wish to take on this duty, I won’t stop you.”
With that, Pābǐ waved its hand, and ten pure white Magic Cores immediately floated into the air, drifting toward Lante.