After Sparkle gave her answer...
On the surface, Yan Xi was as calm as water, but in reality, she had already breathed a secret sigh of relief. Then, Yan Xi asked the question everyone was most concerned about.
"What exactly did you do to Qing Yutong?"
As soon as those words were spoken, the members of Chen Yuxuan's squad all cast scrutinizing gazes toward the girl. Sparkle, however, burst into loud laughter.
"No way? Sis, don't tell me you also think I did it?"
The mockery in Sparkle's tone was completely undisguised. However, although Chen Yuxuan felt dissatisfied in his heart, he did not show it. Putting aside his initial panic due to concern, he had already guessed that this matter might have nothing to do with Sparkle. The problem clearly lay with those two corpses, or rather, that unknown killer.
Regrettably, after they sent Qing Yutong to the hospital, the corpses had already vanished. Yan Xi, who was constantly watching Chen Yuxuan's expression, also reached a conclusion in her heart. So, she decided to change the question.
"Then do you know..."
"Don't be in such a hurry, dear sister. Lord Sparkle just answered your question. If you want to continue, it'll cost extra!"
Yan Xi was interrupted by Sparkle before she could finish. The latter was currently tilting her chair back slightly, her two fair and cute little feet propped up on the table without any regard for her image. That casual posture left the several of them speechless.
Yan Xi's expression stiffened; she immediately understood Sparkle's implication—next would be an exchange of information for information. This feeling of being made things difficult for in her own home, yet being helpless about it, made her feel faintly uneasy. But for Qing Yutong's sake, she had no other choice.
Sparkle said with a playful expression: "Looking at your cute expression, sister, I'll take it as you've agreed! I'm very curious—what kind of existences are the so-called Ability Users of your world?"
Sparkle finally asked the purpose of her visit. This was her reason for approaching them—to have some fun while also gauging their strength. She thought it would take some time, but she didn't expect this so-called Ability Bureau to be so weak, so she chose to lay her cards on the table directly.
And Sparkle's question was clearly beyond their expectations.
"Ara ara? Are you really that surprised?"
Sparkle's small mouth opened slightly, revealing a timely expression of wonder. But Chen Yuxuan and the others were more concerned about the Suppression Handcuffs Sparkle was playing with in her hands. Sparkle had somehow broken free from her restraints right under their noses.
This time, Chen Yuxuan and Yan Xi finally confirmed that the other party's reliance wasn't that mask, but her own terrifying abilities.
"You really aren't an Ability User... You aren't from this world!"
Chen Yuxuan finally voiced the suspicion he was initially unwilling to believe; his tone wasn't one of questioning, but of certainty. Sparkle didn't care about this either.
She nodded very calmly. "Indeed. But please don't answer a question with another question."
Although Yan Xi was very surprised, she didn't let it show on her face. 'That explains it. No wonder I couldn't find any valid information on Sparkle all night, as if "Sparkle" simply didn't exist.'
She scrutinized Sparkle deeply, not rushing to answer. She constantly weighed the pros and cons in her heart. Sparkle wasn't in a hurry; she just quietly examined her red manicure, waiting for the other's reply. A devilishly charming smile once again played at the corners of her mouth.
After all... 'You never had any room to refuse from the very beginning, big sister~'
For some reason, Yan Xi's heart tightened at this moment. Looking at the confident smile on Sparkle's face, she sighed deeply in her heart.
"I presume you already have a rough understanding of what Ability Users are. As for the Ability Bureau, its existence wasn't actually established just to lead Ability Users..."
Yan Xi answered truthfully. Sparkle also gradually came to understand the layout of this world.
"At the same time that Supernatural Abilities appeared, a strange phenomenon known as 'mystic realms' also appeared in this world. A mystic realm is similar to a spatial wormhole, with no specific form and unknown outcomes. The most common mystic realms currently bring some strange creatures. Since these creatures do not belong to this world, they are called 'Extraterritorial Creatures.'
The temperaments of Extraterritorial Creatures are unpredictable and extremely powerful, which is why the Dragon Country Ability Bureau was established..."
"Pfft... Hahaha!!!"
Just as Yan Xi finished speaking, a burst of undisguised giggling immediately rang out. Sparkle looked at the members of Chen Yuxuan's squad with an expression of disbelief.
"No way? No way? Uncle, don't tell me you guys are actually from this Ability Bureau? Letting these little cuties save the world? I... Hahaha!!!"
The meaning behind Sparkle's words was self-evident; after all, the squad's performance yesterday was simply an eyesore. Faced with this blunt mockery, Lu Hao and Mu Yao's faces instantly turned red, their embarrassed gazes shifting around. As the captain, Chen Yuxuan was displeased, but he couldn't refute it.
Facing Sparkle's expression of someone who just wanted to see the world burn, Yan Xi had lost count of how many times she'd had a headache.
"Although the number of Ability Users is gradually increasing, the probability is still less than one in ten thousand. A typical city has as few as a handful or as many as a dozen or so Ability Users. The several young people in our squad haven't awakened their Supernatural Abilities for long, so they have no experience at all. Additionally, the frequency of Extraterritorial Creatures appearing has been decreasing over the past ten years or so. In our Muyun City, they basically haven't appeared at all, so our usual tasks aren't heavy, and sometimes nothing happens for an entire month."
After hearing Yan Xi's explanation, Sparkle came to a sudden realization.
"So you guys just live on a basic allowance and naturally slack off!"
Yan Xi's group of four: (´•ω•`)
Lu Hao and Mu Yao, for once, did not refute it. The two couldn't help but think: Don't say it, really don't say it! That's exactly how it is for us. Back then, besides being hot-headed, we were just after a stable salary. After all, a good job that's usually idle and pays well is hard to find.
"Ahem..."
How could Yan Xi and Chen Yuxuan not see through their little thoughts? They couldn't help but cough lightly, feeling a bit embarrassed in their hearts. 'There's no way around it, it really can't be refuted. They're young people; a little coaxing back then and they got all fired up.'
Sparkle: ( ⓛ ω ⓛ *)
"No way? You guys really are? Now I've become the joke? What an unexpected harvest~"
Having gotten her answer, Sparkle immediately started skipping away, preparing to leave. Seeing this, Yan Xi and the others immediately became anxious.
"Wait! You haven't answered our question yet!"
Hearing this, Sparkle didn't stop her pace, looking back playfully. "You didn't expect a 'Fool' to keep her promise, did you?"
Before the others could get close, Sparkle waved her hand happily. "Little ones, bye-bye!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sparkle's figure vanished like a bubble. Chen Yuxuan and Lu Hao, who had rushed forward, lunged at thin air.
Chen Yuxuan (╬▔dish▔)╯: "Damn it!!!"
Lu Hao and Mu Yao also instantly became dejected. Yan Xi watched this scene with mixed emotions, but she had no way out, because even if they went all out, they wouldn't be able to keep Sparkle there. Ultimately, it was because they were too weak.
Seeing this, Yan Xi sighed with a hint of frustration. However, after a moment of silence, Yan Xi noticed a red object on the interrogation chair out of the corner of her eye, and a red button on the table. When she picked it up to look, it was surprisingly a mini Sparkle doll.
She looked it over repeatedly but couldn't see anything unusual. Just as she thought Sparkle had left it intentionally to mock her... the mini Sparkle doll actually started speaking.
"Hello, I'm Sparkle. Lord Sparkle is feeling merciful today, so I'll give you some good news. That big sister is fine; she'll probably wake up on her own soon."
Hope suddenly flooded into the hearts of the several people who had been as dejected as stagnant water. Lu Hao even laughed, "It seems little Sparkle isn't that untrustworthy after all."
Meanwhile, Mu Yao stared curiously at the cute little device. "By the way, what's this button for?"
As one of the team's "curious babies," Mu Yao felt her little hands itching to try it, and before she could finish speaking, her body instinctively acted first.
Beep.
The button was pressed. The mini Sparkle doll began to shake violently, and then it emitted a new sound.
"Self-destruct system activated. Next, counting down 1 second... 9... 8..."
The four: w(ﾟДﾟ)w