Superman Termination Manual

August 17th, early morning.

As always, it's the long-abandoned elementary school on Yandai Commercial Street, the school building closest to the playground, on the fifth floor looked at from below, a narrow and desolate corridor.

At this moment, a girl dressed in a Gothic gown leaned against the wall, embracing her shoulders, her clear face tilted slightly as she gazed silently at the slowly revolving Ferris wheel in the distance.

The morning light dappled her pretty face. The amusement park built next to this school buzzed with lively noise, forming a stark contrast to the empty school.

After a while, the girl in the Gothic gown slowly withdrew her gaze from outside the window, her head lowered, as the gray ribbon on her head fluttered lightly in the cool morning breeze.

She thought to herself: "If only Xiaohongmao's attack by the witch was fake..."

Soon, hearing footsteps not far away, the girl in the Gothic gown tilted her head slightly, glancing from the corner of her eyes towards the two girls and a Contracted Beast approaching from the corridor entrance.

She glanced at Shi Neian and then turned her face to look at Xiaohongmao, saying, "So she really was brought here by you?"

"That's the power of our Xiaohongmao," Kobe said, his face oddly proud for some reason.

Shi Neian hung his head low, full of resentment, glancing at the insufferable owl in his arms.

"Whose side are you really on?"

Yawning, Shi Neian slowly raised his head, sounding deflated: "Senior, there's something I have to report: Xiaohongmao used the Fireball Technique to threaten me, said if I didn't come to the meeting, she'd burn my villa with Fireball Technique."

The girl in the Gothic gown was nonchalant: "Oh, that's very her style."

"Senior, don't you think she's being too excessive?" Shi Neian asked irritably.

She was starting to think that all these magical girls were crazy, that the world was a giant conspiracy, and that it wasn't too late to switch allegiances to the witches' camp, though how to get noticed by those witches was still a matter for discussion.

Considering Kobe's intelligence, his suggestions were utterly useless, so Shi Neian had no choice but to depend on himself, waiting for a good opportunity.

"What nonsense…" Xiaohongmao said expressionlessly, "Sometimes to achieve our goals, we have to adopt some extreme measures. Us little girls who've roamed and struggled for food alongside dogs naturally develop this kind of mindset. Little girls who grew up in seaside villas won't understand our thoughts."

Shi Neian sarcastically responded, "Oh... Those of us who grew up in seaside villas don't break into houses and threaten others with the Fireball Technique, really sorry about that."

Magical Girl Ash clasped her chest and sighed softly, her slender index finger tapping on her arm, "Alright, my three masters have arrived, if you want to argue, do it in front of them."

"Three masters...?"

Shi Neian curiously asked, she had heard from Xiaohongmao about Ash's three masters, who were the top figures in the Magical Girl Alliance representing England, Russia, and China: Lilai, Udina, and Xizi Yue.

Among these three towering figures, she had only met Xizi Yue. During this month, the other two had not yet shown up at the Chinese Alliance, perhaps due to the busy affairs of the Alliance branches they directly managed.

Shi Neian thought for a moment and asked, "Why would Senior Hui Jin's three masters come here, is the content of this meeting that important?"

"That's great!" the owl exclaimed, "Seeing the three master figures, my life is complete, Kobe!"

"Kobe, can you show a little backbone?"

Shi Neian muttered to herself, honestly, during this month she felt the urge a hundred times to slap her stupid Contracted Beast to death, but recalling that doing so would make her lose her magical powers, she had to endure.

Now, recalling the appearance of the three masters she saw online, her cheeks blushed slightly, thinking if she could bind such a formidable and pure existence with Ghost Light Tentacles and do some unspeakable things, being a double agent would be worth it.

With that thought, a line of nosebleed flowed from Shi Neian's nose, she quickly raised her hand to cover her nostrils, and while Xiaohongmao and Ash weren't noticing, she lifted Kobe's round head and quickly wiped off the nosebleed.

"Eh, why do I feel my head is wet?" the owl raised his head, asking in confusion.

"The weather is quite humid," Shi Neian sniffed and responded lightly.

"I see."

The owl nodded, looking out at the bright sky, thinking to itself where the humidity was.

The three of them and one beast walked along the desolate corridor, the morning breeze lightly brushing, the patch of feathers dyed red on the owl's head fluttering slightly.

After a moment, the girl in the Gothic gown leading the way said without turning her head: "Why my three masters have come, you should ask the one with the red hat next to you. She said she was chased by a witch last night... Do you realize how serious this is, and she just mentioned it so casually in a text message."

With that, she stopped, turning her pale cheek to the side, glancing at Xiaohongmao from the corner of her eyes, "Are you sure it wasn't your illusion, or lying like you usually do?"

"Of course not," Xiaohongmao shook her head calmly, "I like to lie, but I wouldn't joke about something this important. Senior, you've wronged me."