Superman Termination Manual

"Dark circles so heavy yet still insisting on running early in the morning, that's determination, this child is bound for greatness." The owl thought, the pupils of its eyes shining a deep forest blue as it activated its qualification assessment ability on her. [Number of qualification assessments remaining today: 0 times] [This human's potential after becoming a Magic Girl is: S-rank (highest is SSS-rank, lowest is F-rank)] "Holy moly," the owl's eyes bulged, its wings and tail feathers shot up, "Did I just draw an SSR?" It took a deep breath and quietly perched on a branch to observe the girl. The girl, after running a few laps, popped down to do some push-ups. When she couldn't go on, she sprawled on the sand in a starfish pose, one hand fishing her phone out of her pocket, and she played a mobile game with an expressionless face. "Good opportunity." Seeing its chance, the owl flapped its wings from the palm tree, took flight, then landed slowly on the beach, waddling towards the girl like a penguin. "Hello, Comrade," the owl said solemnly. "What the...?" The girl in the hoodie paused, lifting her eyes from the phone screen to the owl, her nearly fully ringed-by-dark-circles dead fish eyes staring straight at it, momentarily at a loss for words. "Would you like to become a Magic Girl?" the owl continued, still with a stern face. "Magic Girl?" the girl in the hoodie responded lethargically, slowly got up from the sand, patted off the sand on her, "So you're this pitch-black thing that's actually a Contracted Beast?" "Human, you're somewhat lacking in respect for me, Lord Kobe. Do you want to miss the chance to become a Magic Girl?" The owl kept questioning, lifting its wings into an elbow strike pose, giving the girl in the hoodie's arm a flap. "Not interested..." the girl in the hoodie yawned, speaking listlessly, "You'd better find someone else." Speaking, she plunged her hands into her hoodie pocket, stood up from the beach, and slowly walked away with her back to the owl. "This is bad, my way of tempting her was too direct, I can't let her go or I'll miss out on an SSR," the owl stood upright, chest puffed out, small head dripping with cold sweat. As it pondered how to turn the situation around and make her willing to sign a contract with it, the girl in the hoodie suddenly stopped walking. She turned her head, her face expressionless, and asked, "Wait, what did you say your name was?" The owl looked puzzled: "Kobe." In its mind, people from parallel worlds shouldn't know the meaning of the name because sports had become less significant in this world, given the presence of all kinds of Superhumans. No matter what they did, they couldn't outperform those Superhumans. Given the variety of Superhuman types, competing in sports wasn't exactly fair, so the game of basketball wasn't well-developed in this world. Even if there was someone named Kobe, he wouldn't likely become a legendary basketball player. Upon hearing this, the girl in the hoodie fell silent for a moment. She said, "I'll make a contract with you." "What?" The owl stood frozen, thinking the grandeur of a name could wield such charm; or perhaps this little girl had someone in her past who also happened to be named Kobe. Without worrying about that now, it directly initiated the contract function, stretched out its two wings, and an image of a Comet Fragment appeared above its head. Then a colorful ripple gently emanated from its chest, and from the heart of the ripples, a Comet Fragment the size of a fingertip emerged. "Take this fragment, human," the owl said with seriousness. "Um..." the girl in the hoodie hesitated, "Why does this feel kind of gross?" [You must know the other party's real name to send them a contract request.] "What's your name, human?" the owl questioned with integrity, trying to make its expression look less like a trafficker's. Under the gleaming Comet Fragment above its head, its wise eyes fixed on the girl in the hoodie. The girl in the hoodie yawned, "Do you really need my name?" "You don't plan to keep your Contracted Beast in the dark about your name forever, do you?" With tears of sleepiness in her eyes, the girl in the hoodie rubbed her dark circles, smacking her lips, and after a long moment, she said lethargically: "Shi Neian." "Shinai An?" the owl, taken aback, was bamboozled, its previously gleaming face full of astonishment. "Shi Neian, as in 'Shi' from 'Shinai,' and 'An' from 'safe,'" she clarified. "Oh, got it," the owl realized, "Then, Comrade Shi Neian, accept my Comet Fragment," saying so, it held out the gleaming Comet Fragment towards Shi Neian with its wings. Shi Neian, with her hands still in her pockets, asked listlessly, "How do I do this?" "You take it, then place it over your heart." "Damn... that sounds even more disgusting..." Shi Neian said as much, but she still took out her hand, accepted the Comet Fragment the owl was holding, and cautiously moved it towards her chest. No sooner had she done so than a fictitious ripple of colors arose at her chest, the Comet Fragment ingested into it. "Okay now?" she asked languidly. The owl nodded and checked the panel before it. The Comet Fragment above its head had now dimmed. [You have contracted your first Magic Girl. As her magic power increases, your Contracted Beast level will also improve. As your level increases, you can contract more Magic Girls.] [Note: You may reclaim the use of your partner's magic power or fragments at any time.] "So I'm a Magic Girl now?" Shi Neian pulled up her hood and stuffed her hands into her pockets.