Superman Termination Manual

Watching the Sloth Witch slowly walking into the alley, You Minglu's brain momentarily crashed. In the thick of dusk, she tilted her head slightly, staring expressionlessly at the other person. Bathing in the faint neon firelight from the street, You Minglu lifted her eyes to scrutinize the other person's face, somewhat doubtful whether what she was seeing was an illusion. But soon, she confirmed that she was not mistaken. This girl in a beret had a pallid complexion, dark under-eye circles, and looked like she could collapse at any moment. Like splashed ink, a black line resembling eyeshadow hooked upwards at the corners of her eyes. All the characteristics matched, no doubt this was Shi Neian transformed into a witch. Inside the Deception Puppet now hosting the Red Hat persona, she thought, "Ah... internal sabotage? Could it be that weird thing that logged into Kobe's account and summoned this girl? Sounds like something it would do." Over this past month, she and Shi Neian got along fairly harmoniously in the Magical Girl Alliance. Being magical girls, they naturally understood some unwritten rules: if they wanted to enhance their relationships beyond transformations, naturally they would have to participate in social activities outside of transformations, for instance going to karaoke in their true forms after work or having dessert and watching a movie. Therefore, the two naturally came to know what each other looked like in their true forms. Thus, in this scenario, Shi Neian was able to recognize this plain jumpsuit-wearing girl in the alley as the Magical Girl Xiaohongmao. However, Shi Neian's ability to transform into a witch was not publicly known to Xiaohongmao at this point. So in this situation, when she met the witchified Shi Neian as You Minglu, she could only pretend not to recognize her, otherwise her cover would be blown. Before figuring out what to do, Xiaohongmao first asked the other two personas in her mind, "If unsure, just ask, what do you all think?" When in doubt, hold a meeting in my mind first, that's the advantage of having multiple personas. Once she finished speaking, the other two personas quickly responded. Lan Ou, currently pretending to be Ke Mingye taking a dump at home in the bathroom, shifted his perspective upon hearing Xiaohongmao's query, glanced at Xiaohongmao's situation, and then bemusedly said: "Uh... what's happening, is that person Shi Neian?" "Who else could it be but Shi Neian?" Xiaohongmao responded expressionlessly, "I was just about to ask what's going on, are you sure neither of you had a hand in this?" "Of course not." Lan Ou stated, as if he were about to raise his arms in innocence while still seated on the toilet, "I'm just browsing forums while using the bathroom." "That's true, with those bushy eyebrows of yours, you wouldn't do such sneaky things," muttered Xiaohongmao. "Weird thing?" After a pause, Lan Ou mentioned the name. "I also think it's the weird thing," Xiaohongmao nodded. "I must say, you accuse me unfairly, Miss Xiaohongmao, and you too, that damned owl, all the limelight on you and all the blame on me." Weird Thing had just finished work and was forced to defend itself, sounding aggrieved. "Even stepping back ten thousand steps, although I, Weird Thing, don't have thick eyebrows and even have faint brows, I'm definitely not someone who would betray a comrade, right?" "How have I wronged you, Miss Weird Thing?" Xiaohongmao asked flatly, "Who else would do such a thing?" Lan Ou shrugged his shoulders and sighed, "Actually, I also don't think it was Weird Thing. Anyway, the situation is critical. Think about how to escape from Shi Neian first, or if she catches you, it will be easy to expose the fact that 'Xiaohongmao is actually a Doll,' and then things will get really complicated." "Oh… I have to say, things are starting to get interesting." Weird Thing spoke with interest, "If I remember correctly, the witch form of Shi Neian has the ability to detect movements of magic power, so she must have sensed the magic power on you." "So it seems, there's a chance of that. I just used the Magical Girl Transformation Card when I landed, but transformed back quickly," Xiaohongmao explained, "So... did she just happen to stumble upon this?" As the Sloth Witch approached closer to her, she spoke to the two in her mind, "Come up with something quick, otherwise I'm going to explode." Hearing this, Weird Thing jokingly said, "Do you need me to log in, I have some free time. If you ask Weird Thing nicely, I might just lend a hand." "Just log into Kobe's account," Lan Ou rubbed his Tianming Acupoint, sounding resigned, "If you don't log in now, things will get out of hand." "Why aren't you the one logging in, Comrade Lan Ou?" Xiaohongmao asked in exasperation, her head throbbing. Listening to Ke Yongzhu knocking at the door, Lan Ou let out a soft sigh. He spoke, "I can't spare a moment here, someone is rushing to use the bathroom. I have to eat dinner at home soon after I leave the bathroom, quite busy." After that, he flushed the toilet, got up from the toilet seat, turned the doorknob, and walked towards the kitchen in Bai Ke's home. At this very moment, in the alley on Old Jingmai Street. You Minglu, knowing the situation wasn't right, quickly used the Magical Girl Transformation Card from her bag, and her body was soon enveloped in a layer of cocoon light. With a "click" sound, accompanied by the shattering of the cocoon light, she transformed into a blonde, blue-eyed girl in a Christmas party dress, her skirt mildly lifted by the fluttering snow.