Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Her dramatic style was actually a bit annoying, but Emerald Sparrow inexplicably saw a somewhat familiar figure in her, so she didn't show any signs of dislike.

"What? Saved you? A senior inspector?" On the other side, hearing the words of the blonde girl, Bai Ji looked at the two with some surprise.

"Yes! Let me tell you! I told you I felt some suspicious magic power, and then I ran into a super weird, obviously bad guy. He didn't even move his hand, just mysteriously attacked me and knocked me down! Lantern sister might have been ambushed by him too!"

The blonde girl hopped over next to Emerald Sparrow, grabbing the golden magic robe behind her and exclaimed, "But before he could do anything to me, he was scared off because after a while, this senior appeared! And then I passed out!"

She was full of emotion, yet the story was chaotically told, making it completely incomprehensible.

Even Emerald Sparrow, who knew the truth, didn't feel like entertaining her, ignoring the blonde girl's words, she asked Bai Ji in front of her, "Let's get the story straight first, who is Lantern?"

Hearing Emerald Sparrow's question, Bai Ji gave the blonde girl a glare, then began to explain under her puzzled gaze:

"Actually, that's the reason we are on alert now. Our Bai An City magical girl squad is a team of 5, with 4 regular members. Among our regulars, the most experienced is one of our seniors, her codename is Lantern."

After saying this, she paused, then added hesitantly, "But, just yesterday, Lantern... she disappeared."

This news made Emerald Sparrow's expression turn serious, "Disappeared?"

No wonder she reacted strongly; the term had taken on a particularly special meaning at this stage.

From the Seeder who disappeared from Fangting City two years ago, to the Cat Tail investigation team that recently vanished, and now the Bai An City team, this was the third time she had heard of "disappearances".

Kidnapping a magical girl without a trace, given their combat power and the influence of the Magic Empire, was enormously challenging, yet now, such incidents were happening one after another?

"Yes, it's just like what happened to Senior Cat Tail, vanishing without a sound."

Seeing Emerald Sparrow taking things seriously, Bai Ji also responded earnestly, "And before she vanished, she left us a message."

"What message?"

"She said she had spotted 'a somewhat suspicious man' and decided to follow and investigate him."

These words took Emerald Sparrow by surprise.

——"That's definitely the uncle I ran into!"

The blonde girl at her side yelled excitedly, "Sneaking around using magic at a Remnant Beasts scene and somehow knocking me unconscious! It's really dangerous! So scary! You almost didn't get to see me again!"

As she seemed to recall her emotions from that time, she clearly became scared, growing more agitated as she spoke, and eventually she just lay on Emerald Sparrow's shoulder, holding onto her magic robe, sobbing: "I thought I was going to disappear like Sister Lantern! If it wasn't for being saved by this senior, who knows if the creepy uncle would have taken me away or something!"

Bang!

Unable to bear it any longer, Emerald Sparrow fiercely thumped her on the forehead.

The blonde girl was clearly dazed by the hit, holding her head, looking at Emerald Sparrow, "Eh? Why did you hit me?"

"Miss, please do not wipe your snot on my cloak," Emerald Sparrow said in distaste, pushing her to the side, and spoke coldly, "Also, stop carelessly cursing your teammate."

"Snot! Did I have snot?"

The blonde girl hastily touched her nose in a bit of a panic, but she didn't find any snot, leaving her quite puzzled.

"The senior inspector is right," Bai Ji nodded in agreement at her side, "Even though Lantern senior has disappeared, we should believe she is still alive; that's why we are investigating for her whereabouts everywhere today."

"So that is why she..." Emerald Sparrow gestured towards the blonde girl nearby.

"Yes, that's why she's so agitated," Bai Ji said helplessly, "Wood Lily has a good relationship with Senior Lantern, and is somewhat desperate now. Senior Inspector, if it really was you who saved her, may I ask if you really saw the 'suspicious man' she was talking about?"

"I've asked already, that was just a passing mage." Emerald Sparrow, with a calm face, told the lie, "He said he was just passing by, wanting to contact the Abnormal Strategy Bureau to control the situation, and it had nothing to do with the Remnant Beasts attack."

"He's lying to you, senior Inspector!"

The blonde girl interrupted their conversation again, assertively claiming, "He started by deceiving me, saying he was just an ordinary person and knew nothing about magic power when in fact, he could easily dodge my attacks and even ambush me!"

"You attacked an ordinary person?" Bai Ji noticed the oversight in her words and frowned, "I must have told you many times, magical girls should not harm ordinary people, no matter the reason."

"But what if he is from 'Black Ash Dawn' as Sister Lantern mentioned?"

The blonde girl said with some grievance, "You know, those people could very well be the culprits behind Sister Lantern's disappearance, and they can even command Remnant Beasts!"

"This..." Bai Ji hesitated.

"After all, doesn't this whole situation seem exactly like the work of Black Ash Dawn?"

Feeling her argument had some merit, the blonde girl pressed on, "You've seen the wanted posters for some of them, right? Regardless of gender, they all look educated and refined, just like the uncle I saw!"

"Senior Inspector, who knows what kind of evil plan he was thinking about while lying to you! If you weren't so strong, he surely would have ambushed you too, and then taken you away to do this and that..."

Bang!

Emerald Sparrow gave her another punch on the forehead.

"Why did you hit me again!" the blonde girl complained, holding her forehead.

"Too noisy," Emerald Sparrow withdrew her hand, still with an indifferent expression, "And you shouldn't question my judgment. If he was from Black Ash Dawn like you claim, I wouldn't have been mistaken."

"Eh..." The blonde girl still wanted to argue, but Bai Ji at her side kept signaling her with his eyes, finally making her reluctantly nod her head, "Alright."

"So, you have a team member who is also missing now."

After ending the tedious topic, Emerald Sparrow crossed her arms and reconfirmed with Bai Ji, "Just like the Cat-tail Squad that came to Bai'an City, you suddenly lost track of them, and before disappearing, they left a message saying they had discovered a 'suspicious man'?"

"Yes, that's correct."

Bai Ji nodded, his expression somewhat worried, "We're also investigating further information on our own. I'm very sorry that I can't provide you with any valuable information."

"What about the Cat-tail Squad?"

Emerald Sparrow probed further, "Did they mention anything to you when they arrived here?"

"Regarding that, the main person who spoke with them was Senior Lantern," Bai Ji replied, looking around somewhat awkwardly, "Because they came during the day... and we three still had to attend school."

"So, if you can't find this Lantern you're talking about, you also don't know the original purpose of the Cat-tail Squad?" Emerald Sparrow asked thoughtfully.

"Well, um, actually, there is someone who might know..." Just then, the previously silent girl in the light pink dress cautiously spoke up.

"Who?" Emerald Sparrow swiftly turned her gaze towards her.

The magical girl in the light pink dress, when questioned so directly by Emerald Sparrow, immediately became hesitant and struggled to speak.

She seemed quite timid, having stayed quiet by the side all this time. Now facing Emerald Sparrow's stern questioning, she didn't dare to respond right away.

"She's probably talking about Polly," Bai Ji took over the conversation from his teammate, knowing her personality, and quickly tried to clarify. Realizing he had been somewhat vague and still hadn't made things clear, he added:

"It's our Seeder, a fairy."