Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 1354 - 15: Punishment Game (Part 2)

"Come on, come on, accept your second punishment game~"

Shiyu Ling raised her hand and lightly tapped on the table, causing Dreamland to unfold according to her wishes, transforming the world into a fantasy realm of blossoming flowers and pink-white fairy-tale castles. She casually conjured up a bouquet of lilies, and with a twist in her hand, it became a pure white cane with a floral head.

"This is...?"

"This is a wondrous tool that you’ll need later~" Shiyu Ling stuffed the short cane into Dawn Knight’s hand, grinning wickedly like a villainous female character from a children’s animation, "My esteemed lady knight, I would like to introduce you to a special profession from Zero Island... Have you heard of magical girls?"

"What?!" Qin Qianbai was shocked, "It’s actually... that sinister!"

Those well-versed in Zero Island’s lore must have already seen through Illusion Moon Venerate’s wicked plan! The so-called magical girls are a special profession found in secondary-dimensional works from Zero Island. Positioned similarly to "heroes" in tokusatsu dramas, they wield powerful magic and strength to defeat monsters that threaten peace and serenity, earning cheers from young girls and some older youths.

However, beneath the glamorous exterior, the magical girl industry harbors unknown hardships. The demands on age are extremely strict, with most magical girls forced to retire by age 17. They must wear specially designed outfits, typically girlishly colored dresses, boots, and gloves. The most rigorous test happens during battles, that being the audience-praised but excruciatingly difficult—

Transformation performances!

"Raise the wand, strike a pose, shout the slogan I prepared for you, and during the musical and bubble effects, change into a lightweight battle outfit, transforming into the justice-upholding magical girl, Shining Dawn. This is the punishment game I have prepared for you!" Shiyu Ling shouted excitedly.

Gongsun Ce cooperatively pulled out a lightweight white dress, putting on a sycophantic grin. Looking at that cursed magical girl transformation attire, Alandia finally showed a troubled expression: "Miss Shiyu... these are usually clothes children wear..."

"Hahaha, it’s all about the embarrassment from the contrast!" Shiyu Ling laughed maniacally, "I thought those animators I saw on TV back then were nuts, but who knew you could actually do this in real life!"

Qiluo egged on: "Come on, come on Alandia, if you really can’t do it, we can reluctantly change the requirements~~~"

She completely understood Shiyu Ling’s mindset; Qin Qianbai’s failure had proven that punishments involving indecency were ineffective against the current Dawn Knight... But shame is not just about indecency!

Even adult women removed from their teenage years would feel embarrassed wearing their old school uniforms. Magical girl transformation takes this sense of identity mismatch to the extreme; a naive 7-year-old girl might delight in mimicking TV transformation heroes, but a 27-year-old female knight could never enjoy a child’s dress-up game! If they truly did it, it would surely be an indelible black mark on their history!

Qin Qianbai couldn’t bear it: "That’s too cruel, let’s pick another..."

"Magical girl transformation... I got it."

However, at this moment, Alandia, gripping the transformation magic wand, responded with determination. She raised the wand above her head with her right hand, and radiant purity shone in her eyes! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Shiyu Ling’s expression stiffened: "Hey wait, you won’t really—"

"Magic of light, connect with justice! Pure starlight, descend upon me!"

Light dots adhered to the white-haired woman, transforming into a cute pure white dress. Her graceful figure, waving the wand and spinning in place, was like the animated arrival of a justice-bound magical beauty on earth. Gongsun Ce and Qin Qianbai clenched their hands eagerly, stars practically sparkling in their eyes. The transformed magical girl pointed the wand at them, issuing a final strike:

"Vile enemies of justice, I, Magical Girl Alandia, will surely deliver the punishment you deserve!"

"Oh, so cool!" Qin Qianbai stared starry-eyed.

"Please punish me, Lady Alandia!" Gongsun Ce excitedly rushed forward, only to be yanked by Shiyu Ling and slammed face-first into the ground.

Miss Hunter, seeming like an antagonist purified by stellar light, sneered: "Why! Why can you transform into a magical girl and still remain so calm!"

Alandia lowered the transformation magic wand, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Actually, I think this attire doesn’t suit me." She said, "I wanted to refuse at first, but I thought of Miss Shiyu..."

"What’s it got to do with me?!"

She smiled shyly at Shiyu Ling: "Miss Shiyu is 24 this year and often wears children’s dresses, reading children’s picture books. I think in Miss Shiyu’s mind, this isn’t something embarrassing, so I had no reason to refuse."

The other three in the room slowly shifted their gaze, seeing hallucinated steam rising from around Shiyu Ling’s head.

"Let go of me, Qiluo! I’m going to destroy that woman!!"

Qiluo desperately held back the furious Shiyu Ling: "Stop, Shiyu Ling! You can’t beat her!"

"Look, the infuriated 24-year-old wearing an Alice outfit~" (deadpan)

"I’ll eat you first!"

"What’s it got to do with Mr. Rabbit? Someone help poor Mr. Rabbit, please? Ah!!"

The enraged Shiyu Ling stomped Gongsun Ce to her heart’s content, as he rolled on the ground, yelping and shouting. Qin Qianbai took one look at the still composed Dawn Knight, suddenly feeling the urge to wave a white flag.