Actually, being a beast isn’t all bad.
That’s what Fang Zheng thinks now.
After all, if he appeared in human form, could he take a bath and sleep together with a girl he’d only known for more than a day?
Of course not.
Although turning into a beast means he can’t do human things, Fang Zheng doesn’t lack women, and he’s not the kind who wants to flirt with everyone. He’s not like that old pervert Zeus, who wants to take action no matter what form he takes; he’s just fine with a bit of sneaky touching and looking. He’s not planning to get serious.
What? You say this is harassment?
You’re kidding, right? The God of Magical Girls doing things to magical girls—can that be called harassment? That’s called Divine Favor, you know!?
He’s not like Mystra or Zeus.
Besides, the crime of harassment only applies to humans, and right now, he’s just an innocent and pure Little Bai.
What Little Bai does has nothing to do with Fang Zheng.
On the journey ahead, Fang Zheng trained them in combat and taught them magic—since Cifilo is a world of willpower, as long as one has strong willpower and depicts it, connecting through it, they can possess their own magical powers.
Basically, even if a couch potato comes to Cifilo and points at his cat, saying "Turn for me," his cat might really turn into a cat-girl; it’s not impossible.
Of course, whether that cat-girl runs off with another man afterward is another story.
In the original book’s rhythm, the three girls encountered danger along the way and awakened power during the process. But Fang Zheng never does such things; he always agrees with Junko Konno’s theory that if idols’ abilities aren’t up to par, they shouldn’t go onstage. This applies elsewhere as well: why must there be danger during the journey before awakening happens? Isn’t the Sword God of Shilipo nice enough?
Even in martial arts novels, people usually train well before heading down the mountain, and the purpose of going down is mainly for trial and experience—not that anyone would be dumb enough to send a newbie disciple down the mountain.
Under Fang Zheng’s guidance, the three girls progressed with Divine Speed; as they emerged from the Forest of Silence, although they didn’t level straight up to max, they had at least reached Level 20 to Level 30, so handling novice instance monsters shouldn’t be a problem.
However, when they left the forest, the first thing they saw was a deserted village.
"The atmosphere here is really weird..."
Walking down the street, Fushimi Kazakiri looked around, seeing that there were people in those houses, but they were hiding near the windows, peeking at the three people and one wolf, their expressions filled with fear and unease.
"Because of the Chaos Invasion, there are often Demon Beasts showing up here; to this secluded village, we outsiders are no different from Demon Creatures."
Fang Zheng was used to it; back in the World of the Immortal Sword, they’d been to Lanruo Temple, and the village beneath was like this—because Demon Monsters ran amok, people stayed home, afraid to go out. It looked like that here too, but Fang Zheng wasn’t bothered.
However, the three girls felt somewhat down; they had been teleported here, first meeting Grand Archmage Gurev, then Forger Precia, followed by Fang Zheng and Princess Aimino and Priest Shagatu. This was their first real encounter with a village in this world, and they’d wanted to enjoy the local customs—but unexpectedly, the village was dead silent and tense; even when they wanted to greet the residents, seeing these people look over at them frightened the residents into quickly closing doors and windows, rendering the girls speechless.
"We should just leave here quickly and keep moving."
Seeing the girls a bit saddened, Fang Zheng glossed over the topic—there were many things he hadn’t told the girls. Princess Aimino had already seen through prayers that the fused Another World cities in this world had suffered terribly. After all, that was an ordinary world; at least Cifilo was a fantasy world where everyone had some weapons or self-defense skills. But most people in the modern world don’t have these abilities, and the mutated Demon Beasts are exceptionally bloodthirsty; you could say those places are no different from Hell now.
Princess Aimino originally wanted to tell the girls about this, but Fang Zheng stopped her with a look because the girls had just arrived, knowing nothing; if they knew, they would think about saving people all the time—and how could Level One try to raid an instance?
So Fang Zheng simply didn’t let them know anything and focused on training; otherwise, knowing those things would only make them more anxious, leading to distracted training, truly a hassle.
"Alright then..."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s reminder, the three girls nodded. Honestly, they didn’t expect an overly warm welcome, but being inexplicably disliked and feared in a strange place wasn’t fun, so they left the village quickly.
"Speaking of which, Princess Aimino has already been rescued, right? Why doesn’t she quickly return to gather everyone to resist these Demon Beasts?"
Looking at the village behind them, Fushimi Kazakiri, the smartest and most clever of the group, raised this question with a puzzled expression.
"Because Princess Aimino is powerless; in fact, Cifilo hasn’t developed the concept of states like your world."
Fang Zheng, having investigated this world thoroughly, gave the answer.
"Cifilo is a world of willpower, and as long as Princess Aimino is present, everything in Cifilo remains peaceful and harmonious. In such a situation, ordinary people don’t need to worry about disasters or Demon Beast invasions. People like Priest Shagatu and the Imperial Guard mostly just put on a show on a normal day, because with Princess Aimino in place, everything inside Cifilo is peaceful, and externally, no attacks occur."
At this, Fang Zheng shook his head.
"So, Cifilo doesn’t have any formidable army, strictly speaking, the Princess Aimino, Priest Shagatu, and Magitech Mentor Gurev are essentially the highest-ranking members of this world. Because of this, the world’s civilization has developed very slowly."
In plain terms, the whole of Cifilo is like a peach blossom land—peaceful, beautiful, but because of this, it lacks the ability to defend against external threats, especially when the world depends on one person to support it. If that person fails, the entire world follows suit.
Actually, Fang Zheng looks down a bit on the people of this world, but he also understands that it’s not their fault; any world that remains overly peaceful and without threats will lose its ability to resist dangers; if something goes wrong, it will collapse completely—this is exactly what’s happening to Cifilo now.
"So that’s how it is..."
Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s explanation, Shidou Hikaru and Ryuuzaki Kai felt a little curious, while Fushimi Kazakiri fixated her gaze on him.
"Mr. Little Bai, from what you’re saying, you don’t seem to be a Demon Beast of this world, do you?"
"Of course."
Fang Zheng understood Fushimi Kazakiri’s thoughts and quickly nodded.
"I am the Divine Envoy of a Deity, and having heard Princess Aimino’s Summon, I came here to assist you in saving the world."
"Really? Little Bai, are you the Divine Envoy?"
Upon hearing this, the other two immediately came over, curiously examining Fang Zheng closely.
"If that’s the case, then why don’t you have your Deity intervene? Wouldn’t it be simple to save the world this way?"
At this point, Ryuuzaki Kai couldn’t help but grumble.
"Because this world is too fragile, so only I can step in."
Fang Zheng shook his head.
"My master’s power is too strong, and this world is too fragile. As I mentioned to you before, Cifilo is a world of congealed will, akin to an illusion, fragile and brittle. If my master were to descend, just a glance from him would be enough to completely destroy the world."
"What? Is it really that terrifying?"
Upon hearing this, Shidou Hikaru exclaimed in surprise, while Ryuuzaki Kai wiped a cold sweat from his forehead.
"Hearing you say this, it feels like the Deity is the most terrifying behind-the-scenes boss."
"It’s probably because of the disparity in power."
Fushimi Kazakiri quickly grasped Fang Zheng’s point.
"It’s like us and ants; inadvertently, we could end up harming the ants."
"That’s basically it."
Fang Zheng looked at Fushimi Kazakiri appreciatively. Different from those later characters with distinct "attributes," these girls, while each unique, didn’t necessarily carry the "Cute Attribute" vibe; rather they appeared like real girls in the world. For instance, Shidou Hikaru was lively and active, her behavior more reminiscent of a boy.
Although Ryuuzaki Kai came from a prestigious family, she didn’t possess the "tsundere" attribute that many young ladies in later animations seem to have. On the contrary, she was straightforward, occasionally sarcastic. Though she could be quite delicate at times, she was rather endearing, not the type to say "No, it’s not like that, don’t misunderstand!"
As for Fushimi Kazakiri, she was very smart, yet unlike the generally quiet and introverted characters of later eras, she had plenty of initiative. Often she would actively step up and take action, not merely react after the fact.
From a certain perspective, the characters created back then seemed more "human."
"So... Mr. Little Bai, you said you were sent here by a deity, which deity is that?"
"Mr. Little Bai?"
Girl, if you don’t ask this question, we could still enjoy our time together.
Facing the curious gaze of Fushimi Kazakiri, Fang Zheng silently sighed inside.
"God of Magical Girls."

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