Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity Chapter 52

The honor guard and orchestra were, of course, all paid for by Iris herself.

Iris knew that the Disaster Control Bureau in BH City didn't have much funding. On the first day the new bureau chief took office—or rather, before even officially taking office—she had gone to the city government to discuss budget issues.

But it didn't matter. Iris had money, so she didn't need the Bureau's funds to afford hiring an honor guard and orchestra.

Even if it was wasteful, that small amount of money meant nothing to her.

Beautiful, powerful, wealthy—the perfect Magical Girl, that was her, Iris!

In the sixth Bureau Magical Girl assessment, she took first place, her total score only two points lower than Kingfisher's record.

She had slain an A-level Disaster Beast, successfully completed multiple dangerous missions, and was one of Kingfisher's four teammates.

Every achievement was something other Magical Girls could only look up to.

From beginning to end, she was perfect. Whatever she wanted would easily come true.

So much so that later, when she saw Disaster Beasts running rampant and wanted the power to protect others, she naturally became a Magical Girl.

There was nothing she couldn't achieve. If she wanted it, everything in this world would go according to her wishes.

If Magical Girls were beings who held miracles in their hands and could make their wishes come true, then she was the strongest Magical Girl.

Because every miracle she had ever wanted had already been realized.

So when inviting Jiang Si, Iris never even considered the possibility of rejection.

Even if he had no interest in saving the world, being invited by a super beautiful girl like herself—as a normal boy, it was completely impossible for him to refuse...

"Sorry, not interested."

Iris didn't process it immediately, so she continued, "Anyway, you don't need to worry about not being valued if you join the Disaster Control Bureau. Actually, the Bureau is seriously lacking powerful ordinary people like you."

"I still have school, no time."

The rest of her words were cut off. Iris blinked, then rubbed the back of her head, showing a somewhat embarrassed smile. "Did I... hear wrong just now? Hehe, there's no way he'd refuse."

Seeing that Jiang Si's patience had run out, Susan spoke up appropriately for her boss. "Jiang Si said he's not interested, Miss Iris. You didn't hear wrong. Please understand that not everyone wants a job at the Disaster Control Bureau."

"Eh? Huh?" Confusion appeared on Iris's face. "But I'm the one inviting him! It's me, the strongest, most perfect Magical Girl Iris inviting you! If you agree, you'll have the chance to get close to me, to work by my side..."

Without even looking, Susan knew Jiang Si probably had an expression of looking at an idiot right now.

What is this girl even saying...

Susan propped her cheek on one hand, somewhat speechless. "Jiang Si already has a girlfriend."

When these words came out, Iris showed no reaction, but the two girls opposite—Keke and Li Yi—reacted quite strongly.

Of course Iris didn't care about Susan's statement.

Just a girlfriend? What kind of relationship is that these days? It's not like they're actually married.

Although she had never been in a relationship herself, weren't boyfriend-girlfriend relationships in school something people changed casually?

Iris wasn't narcissistic enough to think all boys had to like her, but since childhood, even when dealing with unfamiliar males, when she took the initiative to show friendliness, even if they refused, they would be very polite and gentlemanly.

After all, she was an absolutely stunning beauty—a powerful, perfect, and wealthy beautiful girl. She had seen plenty of boys who pretended not to care or acted like they disliked her to get her attention.

But Jiang Si clearly didn't fall into any of these categories. He was genuinely impatient with her right now, genuinely thought she was an idiot.

How could this be...

She bit her lip, somewhat unconvinced, took a sip of tea, then patted her chest.

Be confident, Iris. No one can ignore your charm. He's just better at pretending.

Then she revealed a brilliant smile, confidence practically overflowing. "If you're willing to come work at the Disaster Control Bureau, I can give you a chance to pursue me. Coincidentally, I'm quite interested in romance these days."

Li Yi, who had been in a bad mood recently, couldn't help but lower her head and press her lips together upon hearing Iris's words.

Sorry, sister. It hasn't even been seven days since you passed, and I'm already wanting to laugh because of something like this...

Thinking this, she glanced sideways at the friendship letter in her schoolbag.

Her sister had always called it a love letter, making her overthink all the time. But now, after her sister left, looking at this letter no longer made her heart flutter.

She just felt genuine loss and sadness from the bottom of her heart.

After looking at the friendship letter for a while and adjusting her emotions, Li Yi glanced sideways at Keke again.

Keke's expression was complicated.

For her, perhaps it would be best if Iris could make Jiang Si transfer his affections. But Keke probably also knew that was basically impossible.

It wasn't that Iris was lacking in any way. As a girl, Iris was the dazzling type—a child star who had been the center of attention on stage since childhood. That confidence and cheerfulness even made Li Yi feel envious.

But compared to that person... it was still too far away.

Remembering that purple figure, Li Yi couldn't help but clutch the friendship letter in her schoolbag, almost tearing it to shreds.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going upstairs first."

Jiang Si had no intention of continuing to waste time with this girl who seemed a bit mentally challenged.

He wanted to further research the fusion details of the magical version of Buddha's Fury Lotus—what ratio of contaminated magic could make Buddha's Fury Lotus even more powerful.

"Takeout will arrive soon. If you want to eat, eat. If not, put it in the fridge. I used your number, Keke, so pay attention to your phone."

After arranging things for the guests in his home, Jiang Si went upstairs without looking back.

Iris nodded. "Teenage boys probably feel uneasy sitting among so many pretty girls. Whatever, let's return to our topic—about the Azure Cloud Sect..."

For a moment, Susan had to admire Iris's thick-skinned attitude, how easily she shifted the topic.

Confidence really is something.

But she wasn't in the mood to banter with Iris either.

They started discussing how to dismantle the Azure Cloud Sect again, generally thinking that once they captured Shion, the Bureau could slowly recruit the Magical Girls below her—making it sound quite simple.

Susan just sneered inwardly, found an excuse to leave the room, and as usual passed the information to Lady Bingtang.

Standing at the doorway, she couldn't help but think of Yinluo again.

Since Yinluo's death, almost no one in the Disaster Control Bureau suspected her anymore, no one kept an eye on her. Passing messages had become incredibly easy, and she wasn't even afraid of being discovered.

Without an opponent, she instead felt somewhat lonely.

After standing at the door for a while, she noticed Jiang Si's neighbors had brought out small stools and were sitting at their doorways, each holding peanuts and melon seeds, littering the ground with garbage.

Several aunties chatted while eating.

"Did that Jiang kid bring girls home again?"

"I remember there was a little blue-haired girl who used to follow him around every day. She's disappeared now."

"Probably broke up."

"Changing girls every day, what an accomplishment. When his parents were still around, they always complained that this kid only knew how to exercise, wasn't growing tall, and no girls would like him in the future."

"Who would have thought? Do little girls these days like this type?"

"Not really. My son is a whole head taller than him, and last time he came back crying from a breakup, saying his crush thought he was too short. Tall guys are still more popular in their school."

"Then he must have some tricks, charming those little girls senseless. I can tell all those girls are interested in him. Didn't you see? That blonde girl earlier didn't dare look at Jiang Si at all—clearly shy."

"That short girl next to his sister keeps staring too. What a sin, such a young girl—probably elementary school?"

"Bringing so many girls home, hope he doesn't get them pregnant."

"How old is he? That wouldn't happen, right?"

"Young people these days play around so wildly..."

Susan coughed twice, touched her blonde hair, and wished she could go dye it right now.

These neighborhood aunties are too gossipy. I hope I don't become like that when I'm old.

It's not like everyone likes Jiang Si. They're only gathered at his house because of his sister...

She looked up—Jiang Si's bedroom happened to be on the second floor, and the curtains weren't drawn. She could vaguely see Jiang Si seemingly exercising.

On the positive side, she didn't need to worry about Lady Shion actually being seduced by some wild boy.

On the negative side, the Shion she admired was Jiang Si, making her unsure how to face Jiang Si or how to face Shion...

It's not like she could actually pursue Jiang Si, right?

But if she managed to catch Jiang Si, wouldn't that mean she caught Shion?... Wait, it's not that she wanted to catch Shion—she just wanted more contact with Lady Shion, to chat and become friends.

But if she interacted with Jiang Si too much, wouldn't he find it strange? What if he misunderstood?

Come to think of it, doesn't Jiang Si not have a girlfriend right now?

Overthinking, soon even she didn't know what she was thinking anymore. She could only pat her cheeks to calm herself down.

Although she didn't plan to pursue Jiang Si, chatting more and getting to know him better should be fine. No matter what, she could never give up her admiration and loyalty to Lady Shion.

She should view Jiang Si and Shion separately, then get to know Lady Shion by familiarizing herself with Jiang Si, and finally build a good relationship with Lady Shion when she appears...

Just thinking about it for a while made Susan feel like she was developing split personality disorder.

Normal humans simply can't separate things that clearly!

She decided to stop thinking and focus on work first.

When people are working, they don't have so many worries...

Damn it, I'd rather Jiang Si and Lady Shion were two separate people dating each other!

Just as she was thinking this and about to return inside, a tremendous roar came from the city's suburbs.

Looking up sharply, she spotted a towering giant Disaster Beast!

The Disaster Beast, resembling a giant elephant, continuously stomped the ground, creating incredibly strong tremors throughout Beihai.

Even Susan felt somewhat dizzy and had to support herself against the wall.

The aunties next door who had been chatting immediately grabbed their small stools and ran back inside.

Running indoors during such strong tremors might actually be more dangerous...

Thinking this, Susan took a deep breath and looked at the Disaster Beast.

Appearing so suddenly at a time like this?

She immediately picked up her phone and called the monitoring division. "A Disaster Beast has appeared in the city suburbs. Why was there no alarm?"

"Report, no Disaster Beast emergence fluctuations were detected."

The early warning failed?

Technology sent down from the Bureau rarely failed, which truly surprised Susan.

Fortunately, the location was the suburbs, and there probably weren't many people there at this time.

"What about personnel in the vicinity?"

"All nearby personnel were evacuated in advance."

"Did you do it? Or was it the Azure Cloud Sect?"

"Neither. The nearby personnel voluntarily evacuated before the Disaster Beast appeared."

Susan frowned. They evacuated voluntarily before the Disaster Beast appeared? Did someone give an early warning?

If it wasn't the Azure Cloud Sect or the Disaster Control Bureau, then who could it be?

When she turned to call people from inside, she found the other four girls had already come out.

Iris, shielding her eyes from the sunlight with her hands, looked into the distance at the giant creature and exclaimed, "Wow, a class B Disaster Beast right off the bat?"

Just as Keke and Peony were about to transform, Iris immediately stopped them.

"Don't rush, don't rush. A class B Disaster Beast—Miss Peony's abilities aren't really for combat, so she'd probably have difficulty handling it. Keke, you're only at the Sprout stage—a class B Disaster Beast isn't something you should deal with. At the Bureau, Sprout-stage Magical Girls handling class B Disaster Beasts without authorization is a violation and will be punished."

The girl put on her hat, stylishly raised her sunglasses and hooked them on her hat brim, then took out her Miracle Seed.

The cyan seed had already undergone some morphological changes, looking like it had sprouted.

"All Things."

The surrounding space instantly distorted. Susan's pupils sharply contracted.

"Zero Gravity!"

Everyone present instantly began floating.

At the center of the zero gravity, Iris holding the cyan seed instantly distorted and contracted into a black hole.

Then the black hole suddenly expanded.

A shining cyan Magical Girl emerged from the black hole, floating gracefully in the air, while the gravity around the previously floating people quickly returned to normal. Both Keke and Peony fell on their bottoms.

Susan and Li Yi, both experienced trained Magical Girls, landed steadily.

"Anyway, I'll handle the class B Disaster Beast. Everyone else can head back first. Hmm, how about I give you Beihai Magical Girls some time off recently? Paid vacation—I'll cover the salaries."

Peony immediately beamed with joy. "That sounds wonderful! I'd be happy to oblige."

"Then it's settled."

Before anyone else could speak, Iris had already shot out!

Like a meteor, she instantly pierced through the giant Disaster Beast that was trying to move forward!

The enormous elephant-like creature was directly sent flying, tumbling sideways onto the ground!

Huge clouds of dust came rolling from the distance. Peony clapped wildly. "As expected of Lady Iris!"

Susan snorted. "Embarrassing, getting bought off with paid vacation."

"If you're not embarrassed, then don't take it."

"Would be a waste not to."

After all, as a Blooming Magical Girl, there was no need to worry about handling a class B Disaster Beast.

Susan and Peony habitually exchanged banter, and the group didn't even plan to watch Iris's spectacular performance.

However, Susan was the first to notice something, sharply looking up. Keke and Peony also turned to look toward the Disaster Beast.

The pierced Disaster Beast struggled to stand up, then froze in place, actually beginning to develop ice on its body.

Flakes of snow began falling from the sky.

Snow in this season?

Iris looked around and discovered that only this suburban area of Beihai was experiencing snowfall.

Then, she heard a pleasant voice.

"Primordial Dragon Descent."

A clear, distant dragon's roar came from the snowing clouds.

"Transformation."

All the snowflakes abruptly stopped. A massive ice dragon charged down from the clouds, swallowing an entire nearby high-rise building in one bite!

Then it exploded into fine ice fragments, stirring up a blizzard-like gust of wind.

The entire high-rise wasn't destroyed but transformed into a beautiful ice sculpture. On top of the building, a blue Magical Girl stood, her ribbons fluttering like ice flowers, holding an umbrella. Her six-petaled ice flower-shaped pupils looked smilingly at Iris.

"This is Azure Cloud Sect territory, newcomer."