A Girl Who Doesn’t Believe in Humans

Chapter 16: The White Manifesto

[Hello everyone, I am the magical girl White.

In order to better coordinate magical girl affairs, and more effectively organize the confrontation between magical girls and demons, as of today, the Army Staff Headquarters under the Federal Central Command will establish the “Demon and Magical Girl Affairs Coordination Bureau,” hereinafter referred to as the “Bureau.”

I will assume the position of Director of the Bureau.

The Bureau will be responsible for managing and guiding the work of magical girls, replacing the original ‘Contact Department,’ handling the coordination and organization of magical girls’ tasks against demons.

In order to bring a more stable and orderly social environment for our human compatriots and create a better professional ecosystem for magical girls, the Bureau will completely prohibit all underground magical girl activities.

The Bureau urges all magical girls to register their real names with the Bureau or major companies that have obtained relevant qualifications. Any actions carried out by magical girls without registration will be considered underground magical girl activities.

As of today, all underground magical girl activities will be deemed illegal by the Federation. Magical girls engaged in related activities will face severe crackdowns by the Bureau.

The Bureau welcomes the cooperation of all magical girls.

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On the television, the declaration of the magical girl White immediately caused a sensation.

Her words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that affected everyone—whether ordinary people or magical girls.

In the cafeteria, discussions among students didn’t stop after the declaration.

The usually quiet cafeteria became lively, and the noisy voices drowned out the summer insect sounds.

“Wow! This is really incredible!!”

Han Quan’s small mouth could almost fit an egg.

Qing Yue ignored her and took out her phone from her pocket, swiping her fingertips.

At this moment, major media outlets were reporting on this event.

Various interpretations of White’s declaration were being discussed on different forums. The magical girl sections of each forum were exploding, and everyone was arguing endlessly about this matter—

[RegularBystander736381: What’s going on? Who is this white one?

NZBZv: What kind of operation is this? Are they going to eradicate even this precious species of underground magical girls?

DemonKingSaiwen: Haha, is it finally the end for magical girls?

BlueSkyWhiteCloud: @DemonKingSaiwen: It’s not that exaggerated. Didn’t the news say it’s just cracking down on underground magical girls?

DogLeashedByLadySnow: That’s still quite something! How can we, the supporters of underground magical girls, survive now? <(￣ ﹌ ￣)@m

PurpleSilverWarrior: I seriously question the legitimacy of this federal move.

DogLeashedByLadySnow: !!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ

DogLeashedByLadySnow: The Silver Warrior has appeared! I’m out of here ε=ε=ε=┌(；´ﾟｪﾟ)┘

NZBZv: Hahaha, Silver Warrior, you scared the doggie.

PurpleSilverWarrior: That’s his own problem, okay?

PurpleSilverWarrior: The Federation’s attitude towards underground magical girls is fundamentally unreasonable. Even if they want to enhance control, they should first restrict the rights of the four major entertainment companies!

MagicalGirlTransformationRod: @PurpleSilverWarrior: How is that possible? The Federation is a big federation of the four major conglomerates. ( ・◇・)？

MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: This is a good thing. I’ve long been annoyed by those flying magical girls. It’s time to control them! There should have been an ID system for these lawless magical girls long ago. Otherwise, who should we claim damages from if they cause trouble one day?

RegularBystander736381: @MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: Middle-aged person…your temper is too hot, isn’t it? Did one of the fighting magical girls destroy your home?

MagicalGirlTransformationRod: @MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: This is not right, right?! The disappearance of underground magical girls will only increase the monopoly of companies on magical girls.

UtopiaNumber1001: @MagicalGirlTransformationRod: That’s not accurate, right? Didn’t the Federation intervene and establish a magical girl organization? I think this can break the monopoly of companies on magical girls.

MagicalGirlTransformationRod: @UtopiaNumber1001: Isn’t the Federation just a big company itself? Do you actually believe in the Federation? ❓

NZBZv: @MagicalGirlTransformationRod: Didn’t we already say not to discuss this topic here? Do you want to ruin the discussion of magical girls for everyone?

BlueSkyWhiteCloud: The Federation is still better than the companies, at least they will care more about us ordinary people. After all, they are also supported by our taxes. Incorporating magical girls into the system may be a better way to control them.

RegularBystander736381: @BlueSkyWhiteCloud: So the end of the universe is the system, right? It’s really laughable.

MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: @BlueSkyWhiteCloud: This joke is not funny at all. Clearly, magical girls have gained superhuman powers without any effort, and now we have to support them with our taxes? Isn’t this like paying protection money to them?

NZBZv: @MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: Don’t be so extreme. Magical girls have indeed protected us from demons. Shouldn’t we provide them with reasonable allowances?

PurpleSilverWarrior: Aren’t you guys going off-topic? The main issue now is the Federation’s attitude toward underground magical girls. They are also members of magical girls and shouldn’t be treated differently without reason. This is unfair!

UtopiaNumber1001: @PurpleSilverWarrior: I heard a piece of news recently that might be related to the Federation’s current attitude.

UtopiaNumber1001: A few days ago, there seemed to be an incident in the central city involving magical girls harming people, and it seems someone died…

MagicalMiddleAgedPerson: @UtopiaNumber1001: I told you, right? Magical girls have finally revealed their evil nature.

DemonKingSaiwen: @UtopiaNumber1001: So what? It’s common for magical girls and demons to accidentally harm a few bystanders during their fights, isn’t it?]

MagicalGirlTransformationRod: @UtopiaNumber1001: You better not spread false information! I’ve never heard of such a thing!

UtopiaNumber1001: @DemonKingSaiwen: It’s not accidental injury; that incident has nothing to do with demons. It’s purely the personal actions of a magical girl.

RegularBystander736381: @UtopiaNumber1001: What’s with the mysterious talk?

UtopiaNumber1001: @MagicalGirlTransformationRod: The Federation conducted information control at that time, so it didn’t appear in the news.

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The forum is also chaotic, filled with all kinds of rumors and even extreme conspiracy theories, such as ‘a magical girl attempting to assassinate federal officials’ or ‘the Federation capturing underground magical girls for human experiments.’

Qing Yue can’t distinguish between truth and falsehood in these rumors, but one thing is certain—something significant has happened beyond her awareness. The current discussions are just the aftermath of some unknown event.

“Oh! This is really, really incredible!”

Han Quan’s exclamation pulls Qing Yue out of the overwhelming comments on the forum.

“After school, I need to have a good chat with Cherry.”

Han Quan taps on her phone continuously, and by the looks of her excitement, she might be chatting with Cherry through text.

Qing Yue thinks she might just be genuinely excited, possibly about finding a reason to hang out with Cherry.

Everyone in the school is immersed in the discussion of White’s declaration. The afternoon classes pass by with students daydreaming, and soon it’s time to go home.

Alone, Snow Qing walks out of the school gate and transforms in a small alley. She hesitates for a moment—this is usually her enjoyable corpse-searching time. She should be wandering the streets to find remnants of demons as usual. However, due to the noon news, she starts to feel hesitant.

How will the newly established Affairs Bureau deal with underground magical girls? This is something Snow Qing cannot determine. If she encounters them, what should she do?

Feeling a bit troubled, Snow Qing pushes these thoughts aside. She decides to fill her stomach first.

By her estimate, the Affairs Bureau probably won’t start operating on its first day, right? It shouldn’t… right?

Putting her concerns aside, Snow Qing follows the magical energy signals and finds a demon’s corpse.

There, she encounters someone—an unfamiliar magical girl.