Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 16, Temporary Hearing

In the Yinfu Entertainment Conference Room, when the lights in the room are dimmed, twelve semi-transparent projections appear on the surrounding chairs.

The dim lighting obscured their faces, but their open and aboveboard discussion could be heard.

Why did she attack her own companion?

"I don't know, the person involved will give us an explanation later."

"No matter what, magical girls stand united against external threats. Attacking one's comrades during a battle against demons is absolutely unacceptable."

A spotlight shone on the top of the jay's head.

Beside her, Rose looked straight ahead, calm and composed.

She was the one who provoked first, yet she twisted the truth and turned the tables on him.

"The person in question is a marked object of the Kaleidoscope Prison, and their Heart of Wish is tainted to a certain extent."

"Ah, that's not surprising."

Huiya clenched her fist.

Rose comes from one of the three great magical kingdoms and is the judge of the Kaleidoscope Prison. However, she is just a problem magical girl with a criminal record, and the outcome of this "temporary hearing" is obvious.

From the moment they met, Rose targeted her at every turn.

A slight tremor ran through Huiya's heart.

Is it because of her sister? Does Rose know her sister?

Just as she began to drift off into thought, the conference room door opened, and Jiang Fei strode in with a confident stride.

"Mr. Jiang, it's been a long time."

"Former president."

The people projected on the screen greeted her, but Jiang Fei simply pulled up a chair and sat at the end of the conference table without making any response.

"This is the first time the company has sent a trainee to participate in an association mission since I left. I didn't expect this to happen. What a coincidence, Fei Fei." The figure sitting at the front right spoke familiarly to Jiang Fei.

Huiya knew her; she was once the chief producer of Yinfu Entertainment, Guwu.

Although Guwu has graduated from the Magical Girl Association, she retains the title of Honorary Committee Member of the Magical Girl Association due to her past achievements, and is qualified to participate in the association's affairs.

She's here probably just to see the CEO make a fool of himself.

Huiya thought to himself silently.

Jiang Fei remained silent.

"However, I heard that General Manager Jiang handled it very promptly."

"The fourth-tier 'Evil God' level calamity beast was suppressed after only twenty seconds of appearance. Yinfu Entertainment is indeed quite powerful."

Across from Guwu, a person shrouded in a long robe, whose gender was indistinguishable, stopped the small talk and spoke up: "Alright, now that both parties are present, let's begin."

He turned his head and his gaze fell on the two people in the center of the conference room.

"So, Magical Girl Eja, why did you attack your comrades?"

Huiya stared directly at the person, frowning. "Who are you?"

"Now it's my turn to ask you, not the other way around," the other party interrupted rudely. "If you maintain this attitude, I can, on behalf of the entire committee, announce the verdict against you."

Huiya said dismissively, "Do as you please."

"you……!"

"I ambushed the demon she had already suppressed during the battle. She thought I stole her prey, and that's how the argument started."

At the opportune moment, Rose spoke up and took the initiative to explain on behalf of Crow.

"Just because of this little thing? What do you take the battles against demons and calamity beasts for? A game?" The host immediately looked over.

Ejak's fist hardened completely.

By downplaying the important points and distorting the truth, if it weren't just a projection, Huiya would have wanted to rush up and punch Cimei.

"I don't see anything worth asking."

Gu Wu interjected at this moment, resting her chin on her hand and speaking leisurely.

"Eya was an 'unqualified' magical girl to begin with, otherwise the 'Heart of Wishes' wouldn't have been tainted. The Association initially sent her to Sound Palace Entertainment in the hope that your company could properly discipline her and prevent her from causing trouble—Sound Palace Entertainment did a good job in this regard and did not fail in its duty."

"It's just an obvious loss of control. This is quite common among magical girls whose 'Heart of Wish' has been corrupted. Therefore, we only need to follow procedure and punish them accordingly... President Jiang, she's your employee, what do you think?"

discipline.

Huiya felt a pang of pain in her heart, and in her rage, she could barely suppress her laughter.

This damn association is still so hypocritical and pretentious!

Where were you when the blue crocodile charged out?

Where were you when my sister was killed by a demon and I needed help?

Only at times like these do they act superior.

"I think if the Magical Girl Association is just going to be a mouthpiece for the Kaleidoscope Prison, it should just disband."

The respondent was not Jiang Fei, but a young male voice.

The crow suddenly turned its head.

When did he come in?

All the committee members present did the same thing, looking towards the back of the meeting room.

Cheng Chen leaned against the wall and slightly raised his head: "I, Cheng Chen, as the producer of 'Magical Girl: Raven,' have only one question."

His indifferent gaze fell on the rose.

"Do you believe you are a complete victim, entirely without fault?"

Huiya's heart skipped a beat.

Cheng Chen slowly walked forward, came to her side, and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

"Magical Girl Rose. As an elite member dispatched by the Kaleidoscope Prison, you should be with the leader to delve into the park and search for the calamity beast Blue Crocodile. Why have you appeared next to my trainees time and time again?"

"Rashly interfering in someone else's battle could easily distract the person involved, causing hesitation and accidental injury. It is advisable to release magic in advance as a notification. I believe you are aware of this."

Cheng Chen looked down at the prickly rose.

"But you didn't. Did you expect to scare Eja and cause her to make a mistake in battle?"

A slight crack appeared on the otherwise serene expression of the rose.

Looking at the man, she felt a sudden chill and couldn't even utter the words of denial that were on the tip of her tongue.

Rose turned her head away, refusing to answer.

"Even so, producer! It's a certainty that you attacked your comrade first, right? In any case, it was Eya who made the first move, and the battle wasn't over yet. New demons could appear at any time."

Another committee member was eager to speak out.

"A new demon?"

Cheng Chen looked at her and questioned her mercilessly: "Two weeks ago, Blue Crocodile was just a Tier 1 'Shadow' level juvenile disaster beast. How did it overcome so many bottlenecks in two weeks to reach the 'Evil God' level?"

"this……"

"Because it has been gathering strength since it was injured and went into hiding."

One of the other committee members chimed in, "Disaster Beasts don't need to draw magic power from the outside. Like magical girls, their magic power increases automatically over time. When they sense danger, they can instinctively extract unreleased magic power from their bodies, quickly overdrawing their potential to advance their rank."

"This process takes time. The calamity beast that drains your magic power will enter a weakened state, completely defenseless. The purpose of this bounty mission is to kill it during its weakened state," another committee member said.

"So."

Cheng Chen looked around. "The association's elite decapitation team failed to complete the mission as expected, and instead allowed the 'Disaster Beast - Blue Crocodile' to complete its transformation. Shouldn't this be the fault of the mission coordinator?"

He looked at the rose without any attempt to hide it.

It was because some elite members neglected their duties that 'Blue Crocodile' survived its weakened period.

This is what Cheng Chen wanted to express.

"I'm sorry, it's my responsibility."

Suddenly, Rose lowered her head, clutching the silver snowflake emblem on her chest. "I carried the seal that sealed the calamity beast, but I couldn't get there in time."

"ha!?"

Huiya suddenly remembered that when Blue Crocodile appeared, the other party threw out a magic circle that was clearly stronger than her level.

I originally thought it was a protective item from the [Kaleidoscope Prison], but it turns out it's a safeguard used to seal away the calamity beast?

She gave a cold laugh and was about to start criticizing when Cheng Chen stopped her.

Because at this point, the committee member who had initially chaired the meeting had already stood up.

"Are you saying it's entirely my disciple's fault?"

Cheng Chen gently shook his head: "No, I suggest you go back and check if you've offended anyone recently, so you don't get used as a pawn without even realizing it. The Magical Girl Association isn't as simple as you think, Judge."

"Now that you know I am the adjudicator of the Kaleidoscope Prison, how dare a demon spout such nonsense in front of me? You're courting death!"

A magical storm suddenly surged, whipping up Eira's hair.

But then it suddenly stopped after a short while.

Cheng Chen's expression remained unchanged until the end: "Have you calmed down yet?"

The adjudicator staggered backward, barely managing to keep from falling, his eyes filled with disbelief beneath his cloak: "Who are you?!"

"King of Demons, Lord of Evil."

After stirring things up, Gu Wu, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly spoke up, nodding slightly to Cheng Chen, "Long time no see."

"I'm just an ordinary idol producer at Yinfu Entertainment."

Cheng Chen ignored her, looked around at all the committee members present, and asked, "Has a conclusion been reached? Shouldn't this farce end? I'm very busy with work and don't have time to waste with you all."

"this……"

The crowd was so intimidated by the title of "Evil Lord" that no one spoke for a moment.

Seeing this, Cheng Chen shook his head, gently patted Huiya's shoulder, and whispered to her, "Let's go."

He then turned and walked out of the meeting room.

Huiya hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed in his footsteps, and the two of them pushed open the door and disappeared.

"Yinfu Entertainment actually appointed a demon lord as a producer, what are they trying to do!?"

"This is an internal company matter. Thank you for your concern."

Jiang Fei answered with a smile.

"Sorry to have taken up everyone's time, I still have official business to attend to. I'll treat everyone to my idol's concert when I have time in the future~ Bye-bye~"

After she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and the dark background that had enveloped the conference room lit up, causing the projectors of the committee members to disappear instantly.

Looking at the empty conference room, Jiang Fei's smile vanished.

His gaze lingered on the chair where Guwu was sitting for two seconds before he looked away.

She got up and walked out of the conference room, gently closing the door behind her.

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