Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

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It looks a bit round-headed and small, much like a puppy.

Akari Arisu looked around. There was no one else in the practice room, and she didn't know if this was just her imagination.

Could it be that you've been practicing for so long that you're hallucinating from exhaustion?

I rubbed my eyes.

The little wolf on the windowsill didn't give her time to think; instead, it leaped down from the windowsill and landed at her feet.

The little wolf raised his head, looking up at Arisu Akari with a smug expression, hoping to receive a look of longing from her.

"Persistence is indeed an indispensable element for success, and I acknowledge your perseverance."

how about it?

"Do you want to become a magical girl?" What magical girl? Arisu Akari thought she must have misheard.

After all, in this timeline, magical girls are wanted criminals.

Take, for example, the previous magical girl pansy.

The wolf cub's invitation was tantamount to inviting law-abiding citizens to make headlines with it; she certainly didn't want to become a wanted criminal herself.

Perhaps it was because Arisu Akari's resistance was too obvious that Syaoran suddenly became anxious.

Why don't kids these days want to be magical girls?

It's important to know that in the era when it was first created, people had a great fascination with magical girls.

It's also because the little wolf has been isolated from the world for too long.

It has always been aloof, unlike other Gemmon that frequently communicate with their partners.

When she partnered with Hoshino Yui before, she was basically left to her own devices.

So the little wolf also disciplined himself and slept for a long time, until Hoshino Yui was captured by Ein.

The little wolf woke up groggily from his sleep and found that he and his friends had been locked up.

His partner was nowhere to be found, and the contract he was bound to had been dissolved at some point.

She couldn't sense the presence of other magical girls either.

Fortunately, when Lena escaped, she left the other Gem Beasts with a way to escape, so after awakening, the Gem Beasts successively escaped Ein's prison.

Lily the Gem Beast left before Bernie the Wolf, leaving him a message.

Tell it that its former partners were kidnapped by a mysterious person in the spacetime turbulence, and that their contracts were forcibly dissolved due to interference from the timeline.

If we want to rescue these former partners, we must rely on the power of human children, that is, contract a new magical girl.

In this timeline, Syaoran has not yet met Arisu Juri.

But coincidentally, when Syaoran was wandering around the city, the first person he noticed was Arisu Akari, who was still practicing.

When the whole city was plunged into darkness and everyone began to rest, only one light remained steadfastly burning in the pitch black.

A bright light in complete darkness is very conspicuous.

So the little wolf became interested and decided to come and take a look.

Upon closer inspection, he spotted an outstanding reserve who met the standards of his partner contract.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that not only its temperament but also its magical attributes perfectly matched its preferences.

Considering his current lack of magic power, and the fact that he would fall into a deep sleep if he didn't sign a contract soon, the little wolf tried to invite the girl in front of him to become his partner.

With a hint of ambition, he extended the invitation, staring intently at Arisu Akari, whose face showed hesitation, with his watery eyes.

However, it overlooked one point: being a magical girl in this timeline isn't exactly a desirable job.

If she becomes a magical girl, and her identity is exposed, she won't be able to continue participating in the World's Number One Idol Contest.

This is unacceptable to Arisu Juri.

But the little wolf wasn't stupid either.

It could tell at a glance that Arisu Akari had actually been somewhat interested from the beginning.

After all, in this timeline, Arisu Akari's life is not exactly pleasant.

She loves the city where she was born, the Bizarre City.

However, due to the rule of the central city, Strange City was isolated from other areas for a long time.

After arriving here as an eccentric contestant, he was also subtly ostracized by contestants from other cities.

Akari Arisu doesn't like this kind of world.

She also disliked the rule of eccentrics, at least not the current one.

She prefers a life like that of Strange City, where humans and strange people coexist harmoniously.

If becoming a magical girl could change all of this, then she would be willing to put in the effort to deal with these things and make the world a more harmonious place. However, she is also a person with her own plans.

Since the goal was previously set to win first place in the World's Number One Idol Contest, then the objective cannot be changed halfway through.

Akari Arisu is unlikely to change her goals just because of some strange guy who suddenly appears and wants to form a contract with her.

In other words, even if they agree to the contract with Syaoran, they can only consider the magical girl aspect as equally important as winning the competition.

However, this promise was enough for the little wolf.

After talking with Yuki Akari, it also realized that being a magical girl is not a good job in the world today.

The other party was willing to listen to my needs and did not reject me immediately, but made a request after hesitating.

That's enough.

If it had been someone else instead of Arisu Akari, Syaoran might have already been captured and taken back to the city.

It was very fortunate that it had met Akari Arisu.

"Then let's make a contract now."

"The little wolf was a bit anxious, after all, in another 10 minutes, it might have to go into hibernation because it had run out of magic power."

Climbing up to this windowsill had already taken almost all of his magic; he was lucky not to have collapsed on the roadside.

However, problems arose when the contract was being prepared.

"How could this be?" The little wolf gathered magic power and levitated, trying to create a contract document in the air, but no matter how hard he compressed the magic power, it could not take shape.

It fell helplessly to the ground, which was quite strange.

This terrified him.

Even if a gem monster does something, it will always retain the magic power of its contract with its partner, which is an instinct for self-preservation.

He was certain that he had enough magic power for the contract, but for some reason, his magic power just wouldn't function properly during the contract.

Even if you make a contract with all your might, you will fall into a deep sleep due to the exhaustion of your magic power.

In that case, wouldn't it be no different from not having a contract at all?

Temporary worker?

In fact, it's not just Bernie the wolf; other gem beasts are also suffering from this problem.

Because their contracts with magical girls are restricted and they don't have enough magic power to use, even if they successfully form a contract, they can only fall into a deep sleep.

For example, the gem beast Lily.

All they could do was tell Hanaya Aya, who knew nothing, about the most important task at hand, and then let the child come to the city center to find a way out on her own.

Jewel Beast Lily originally intended to find other contract partners.

Unlike Sugiyama Rika and the others' gem beasts, she wasn't immediately swept up in the spacetime turbulence, but was only drawn in later.

Unlike Bernie the wolf, who is detached from worldly affairs and therefore knows more information.

However, helping Hanaya Aya transform into human form had already consumed most of her magic power, and in the end, she could only go into hibernation.

The Jewel Beasts, who thought they could escape their predicament after finding a partner with whom they could form a contract, were unaware that the concept of magical girls had been restricted by Ein, so even a contract was not enough.

They are also unable to unleash their full potential.

There was originally a 70-80% chance, but now it can only be said that the hope is slim.

After all, the magical girls need the assistance of Jewel Beasts to unleash their magic.

In the previous timeline, the magical girls had not yet fully learned to use their own magic independently.

It can't be said that she's dull-witted, but pure magical learning is much more difficult than becoming a magical girl and using magic with the help of gem beasts.

The difference between the two is like the difference between the real world and a simulation game.

All calculations and coordination are performed by the Gem Beast, which is equivalent to the highest-level intelligent magical device.

The restriction Ein imposed was to lock down the functions of the Gem Beasts, which would greatly weaken the magical girls' abilities.

Furthermore, the Mystic Code is something that Gemmons possess by default, so if they cannot use the Mystic Code in battle, they will be at a natural disadvantage.

Magic that could be used naturally before now requires some mental effort to execute.

They must find it very difficult to adapt during battle.

In conclusion, the restrictions imposed on the Jewel Beasts are undoubtedly bad news for Mayumi Haga.

"To be honest, I have a question."

"Tono Hitomi obediently raised her hand."

All eyes turned to her.

At this time, Arisu Akari had not yet returned from the training room, so everyone was still in Haga Mayumi's room having a meeting.

Hitomi Tohno held up the ring in her hand, then pointed to the cherry blossom hair clip on her head, looking puzzled: "I've already found Ryan, so what is the gem beast on this ring...?"

"Oh, right."

Originally, the Jewel Beast Ryan in this timeline should have fallen into a deep sleep, just like the other Jewel Beasts.

Although he found Hitomi Tono in this timeline, he also fell into hibernation.

So, does the transformation device that Mayumi Haga obtained from the god, which was used by Rika Sugiyama, also contain Ryan's soul? The group stared at each other in disbelief.

"Give it a try...?" Kagura Yu suggested.

Hitomi Tono tried to transform using the ring, but there was no response from Ryan.

But when she raised the ring to near the top of her head, the cherry blossom hair clip on her head shone with a resonant glow.

A faint crimson light appeared, and the originally dull cherry blossom hair clip transformed into tiny sparks of light that rose from the air and merged into the ring.

"Aunt?

They've merged together?

"Tono Hitomi was somewhat surprised. At this moment, the ring, which had lost its luster, regained its light, and the magic power within her gradually awakened."

Although it's still not quite smooth, I can already feel the magic gathering at my fingertips again, and transforming is just a matter of a thought.

It's activated.

Ryan's voice finally rang out.

The little red lion jumped onto Hitomi Tono's shoulder, looking bewildered. "I think I can sense Rika's presence..." But soon, it realized that it had successfully formed a contract with its new partner and couldn't help but feel happy: "I had already run out of magic power before I was talking to you. I thought there was no hope."

"Each gem beast has a different magic consumption rate. For example, the red type, which is the most powerful, will have problems with its endurance once the magic supply is cut off."

Even the most shrewd purple creatures, after breaking free from their contractual partners, can still operate independently for a long time thanks to their self-stored magic power.

This is why Lena was able to figure out a way to escape and stay while the other gem beasts were still asleep, since it was the only one awake while everyone else was dormant to conserve magic power.

However, now that he has successfully formed a new contract with Hitomi Tono through Rika Sugiyama's transformation device, Ryan no longer needs to enter a dormant state.

Hitomi Tono has now recovered most of her fighting strength.

"It seems they exploited a loophole in the old contract."

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from Kagura Yuyu's body, and a small snake crawled out from her collar and onto her shoulder.

The scales are a beautiful light purple. The whole snake is about the length of an index finger, very thin, and the scales have a very smooth texture.

It's a beautiful little snake.

"Lena?" Kagura Yu was a little surprised.