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However, such a threshold clearly also blocked the less professional Shadow Monster.

Because they lack magic power, they cannot use powerful magic to enhance themselves.

Because they can't use magic, they can't pull off any pranks.

Because they couldn't complete the pranks, they couldn't join the group for mutual support.

Because he always worked alone and had no power, he was unable to acquire magic.

This creates a vicious cycle from which it is difficult to break free.

In Mayumi Haga's opinion, simply jumping out from the corner of a wall to scare someone could grant a certain amount of magic power, but the Shadow Monster was obsessed with tripping people up.

The shadow, this peculiar attribute, actually has great potential for development. The shadow can effectively evoke fear in people's hearts, and it is omnipresent.

Once the correct way to use his abilities is found, the Shadow Monster will never lack magical power.

But the Shadow Monster is still very young, and there are no other monsters to guide her. She has no way of developing her abilities and can only wander the streets.

But what a prankster...

Mayumi Haga still remembered that doll-like strange person; after all, they had fought together. That person had helped her and the Abyss Gentleman buy time against the magicians in the Star Tower when they were in Miracle City.

Since the other party is a well-known weirdo in Strange City, he should know some things that ordinary people don't.

After dealing with things here, let's go find the prankster.

Mayumi Haga was new to the area and didn't know how to find the other person. Perhaps following the Shadow Monster would be better.

"I thought I could succeed today... The prankster group was hiring a lot of people because of the competition for the spiritual vein mining rights." The shadow monster muttered, frustrated that he couldn't even pull off a small prank.

Because of recent events, both of the eccentric organizations have relaxed their recruitment standards, but she still can't get in.

“Wait,” Mayumi Haga said, “what did you just say?”

Text: 265. The Evolved Version of the Future Monster

Mining rights for spiritual veins.

This is a very subtle statement, and it only exists among the strange people in Strange City.

The members of the weirdo organization in Weird City are mostly from other places, specifically Miracle City.

Several high-level monsters who followed the Abyss Gentleman, the Fear Monster, fled here after the Abyss Gentleman's defeat.

The high-level monsters originally planned to recuperate and make a comeback, but soon they realized something.

The magical power that the city's spiritual veins could provide for the freak was completely insufficient.

The Miracle City's ley lines are the only remaining ley lines in the world that possess complete attributes and an infinite total amount of magic power.

After all, that is the place where the gods sleep.

But the spiritual veins of other cities are not so wide.

Most of the high-level monsters are refugees from Miracle City. The influx of monsters from other places has strained the city's supply of spiritual energy.

Magic supply is very important for some eccentrics; they need to acquire more resources if they want to live a better life.

However, the total amount is clearly insufficient, and it is not realistic to divide it equally, so the concept of spiritual vein mining rights came into being.

The members of the freak organization that wins this right will receive a more abundant supply of magic, while the other organization will have to tighten its belt throughout the year.

Both sides are eager to win the rights to mine spiritual energy this year, determined to defeat their pesky rival in the upcoming competition.

Therefore, they began recruiting all sorts of eccentric individuals without any affiliation. Even if these eccentric individuals might not be of much help, they absolutely must not be snatched away by the other side.

Haga Mayumi:......

That's quite a unique mechanism.

In this world, every city has its own unique ecosystem of eccentric individuals.

Miracle City's geographical location and conditions are so good that it makes strange people from other places envious, but not everyone can survive in that place.

At least the first step is to pass the selection process of the Abyss Gentlemen.

Although the Abyss Gentleman was defeated ten years ago, he is not someone that a fledgling monster can provoke. Moreover, the potential of the monsters in the Negative Emotion series is a bit too strong.

Miracle City is like a main stage for children's world, with its own entry requirements.

The Strange City is slightly less impressive, but its ecology is quite unique.

Mayumi Haga was very interested in the mining rights for this spiritual vein: "What are the specific details of the competition?"

"Last year it was football, the year before it was badminton, and there were also Monopoly, sit-up competitions, street vending, origami crane folding, and so on..." Although the Shadow Monster was a monster born this year, he collected information about previous competitions because he really wanted to join the group.

Therefore, she was very familiar with the details of the competition.

Mayumi Haga thought it would be a magic arena or something, but the content turned out to be so peaceful.

But if that's the case, why hire more people...?

We already had enough manpower.

"A real fight would be dangerous, wouldn't it?" The Shadow Man thought Mayumi Haga's idea was a bit extreme. "It would hurt a lot if you got hurt."

Haga Mayumi: "...Same."

The world is sometimes ridiculously peaceful, but she doesn't dislike that atmosphere.

"Is it only local gangs that can participate in the competition?" Mayumi Haga asked casually.

The Shadow Man replied, "Actually, many organizations sign up every year, but those smaller organizations are usually eliminated before the finals, leaving only Ultimate Juice and the Prankster Group."

In other words, the competition doesn't actually have that many restrictions on participants. As long as there are enough participants and they register at the registration point within the specified time according to the procedure, they can successfully participate in the competition.

Mayumi Haga, who initially thought this competition was just a local gang fight: ...

Well, as long as the weirdos have fun.

She thought this would throw the bizarre city into chaos, but it turned out to be just a large-scale sporting event or something similar in the city.

That's fine too.

Now that she knew this wasn't a gang fight, Mayumi Haga felt she could get involved and gather information.

Lania didn't leave enough clues for her to directly track down the person, but since the other party chose to come to Strange City instead of staying in Miracle City to wait for their soul to dissipate, it means that the witch had her own plans.

After much thought, the thing most likely to pique Lania's interest was something related to the spiritual veins.

If the ley lines in Miracle City can't do it, perhaps the ley lines here possess the special attributes that Lania needs.

Furthermore, when asked about recent major events, the most likely one is the upcoming competition for the right to mine spiritual veins.

Perhaps I can participate as an outsider...

While pondering her plan, Mayumi Haga reached out her hand towards the shadow sitting on the ground.

The latter grabbed Mayumi Haga's hand and was suddenly pulled up from the ground by Mayumi Haga.

Just as Mayumi Haga was about to say something, she heard hurried footsteps behind her.

"Um—Miss, could you please put the Shadow Man down?" The newcomer's tone was somewhat flustered, and he was slightly out of breath. He had rushed over after being notified. "This Shadow guy is just... Oh, it's you!"

When Mayumi Haga turned around, the man immediately recognized her face, a face that had left a deep impression on him.

It took Mayumi Haga a while to recognize that this strange young man with a goat's head and a human body was the previous futuristic monster, Kazuna.

Even the oddballs in this world can grow.

Take the little bear, for example. When it was first born, it was in a daze and chose a teddy bear as its physical form. The shadow monster was also newly born, so for a long time it would also move around in the form of a shadowy figure.

This is the monster's childhood. During this period, the monster cannot properly use his magic and is no different from a henchman.

The previous futuristic monster Kazuna lived alone for a long time, but because he lacked magic, his body never reached maturity.

Later, he went to Miracle City for that girl, and after returning, he unexpectedly found his own way of developing.

His magic for the future is a magic that can bring hope and dreams to others.

He could send items into time capsules to the future and bring back letters from the future. Although the magical consumption was terrifying, he stopped using it recklessly and began to figure out how to send letters from the future in a more subtle way, thus making a small profit.

Not long ago, he had sent back a gentleman's future girlfriend's photo album from the future, and received his gratitude.

Doing this kind of work gives him a great sense of accomplishment, and he also gets a sense of the magic of people's emotions from it.

So he never matured and evolved into a sheep-headed, human-bodied form, wearing half-rimmed glasses, carrying a briefcase, and no longer acting crazy; he became quite methodical in his actions.

Main text: 266. If you are interested

If you could know what your future girlfriend would look like, you should be able to find a suitable partner right away, right?

This is what the man, who has been suffering from blind dates lately, thought.

Kazuna, the futuristic oddball, smiled, his fluffy sheep-like face giving off a friendly vibe: "I see, you want to find a suitable marriage partner as soon as possible, right?"

"Hmm... that's how it is." The customer, still smelling of alcohol, said that he had gone to an izakaya for a couple of drinks after get off work because he was troubled.

The person sitting next to me recommended the business recently launched by the futuristic monster Kazuna.

In fact, he has recently been in contact with the daughter of his company president.

Because the other party was his boss's daughter, he couldn't refuse her abruptly, but he also wasn't very interested in this blind date.

The lady was a very nice person, but during their first meeting, the client always felt that she was overly nervous and not very interested in him.

If couples are forced into marriage in this way, their married life might be quite awkward.

However, the client is already of marriageable age and wants to find a suitable partner to settle down as soon as possible. Therefore, he thought of coming to the eccentric future man, Kazuna, to get a photo of his future crush.

Kazuna, the futuristic monster, says he can bring the photo album to the other party, and all that's needed is to wait 24 hours.

Twenty-four hours later, the customer received the photo album.

Surprisingly, the photo album was quite thick.

No way... I've actually had so many girlfriends.

The customer was still in a daze.

The futuristic Kazuna asked curiously, "What about the president's daughter?"

“Actually, I have a date later,” the client said. He had already made up his mind. “We are really not a good match, and I will politely decline.”

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last date with him.

He couldn't afford to waste the other person's time.

“Maybe you can recommend your business to her… Okay, let me see this album.” The customer said, standing by the roadside and eagerly starting to flip through the album he had received.

However, upon turning to the first page, he froze, his face showing astonishment: "Huh?"

The first photo is... a heavily made-up hot girl?

In the photo, a sexy woman with big, wavy blonde hair, exaggerated makeup, and thick lips is wearing a leopard-print bodycon dress, making a peace sign at the camera and smiling nervously.

What's going on, and the date is today?

Could this be a mistake? But today wasn't my date with the president's daughter...

"Mr. Murata!" A familiar voice rushed over.

The customer recognized the voice as that of the company president's daughter, and instinctively turned around, only to be startled.

It's the president's daughter!

The lady who was so shy and timid during their first meeting that she didn't leave much of an impression on him has now completely transformed herself, wearing exaggerated heavy makeup and coming over in a sexy style!

Wow, isn't this the one in the photo album...?

The customer was stunned for a long time. He compared his photos with his album for a long time before finally realizing what was happening and bursting into laughter.

So that's how it is!

The president's daughter was puzzled by the customer's reaction, but the next second, the customer took out his phone and asked with a smile, "Can I take a picture?"

Although the president's daughter didn't react immediately, she still subconsciously raised her hand in a V-sign.

Click! After the flash, the first photo was saved on the client's phone.

The customer now fully understood. He smiled and invited the president's daughter, "Let's go have dinner."

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Upon hearing this part of the story, the shadowy figure asked in confusion, "What? I don't understand..."

“It’s very difficult to decide who you’ll spend your life with on the first meeting,” said Kazuna, the futuristic genius. “That gentleman’s album is full of photos taken of him and that lady in the future.”