yournovel Chapter 89 I haven't made enough yet!
Chapter 89 I haven't made enough yet!
In an office of the Finance Department of the Magic Kingdom, Zijing slumped dejectedly in a chair, her two beast ears drooping listlessly.
The magical girls who were originally planning to riot at the award ceremony actually had their demands met!
This was something she hadn't anticipated at all.
Amethyst's original plan was very beautiful—
With the nation's finances depleted and unable to provide funds, the magical girl's anger was ignited. As the mastermind behind this "righteous act," she could then take advantage of the chaos to oust the "Snow White Scepter" and, ultimately, rightfully assume power in the Finance Ministry, becoming the new supreme scepter.
However, she never expected that the Supreme Scepter could come up with such a shameless trick!
Is it even possible to send injured magical girls to the material world and then print material world currency to give them as compensation?!
All I can say is that although I aspire to be the Supreme Scepter, I still need to learn from the Supreme Scepter when it comes to being "inhuman".
Zijing felt devastated when she recalled the time she went to negotiate with the Wangting leadership as a representative of the veterans and was presented with this solution.
The magical girls received generous compensation and were no longer threatened with forced retirement. They were overjoyed and even regarded her, their "leader," as a great hero who spoke up for the people.
But what's the point?!
In the eyes of the country's top leadership, he, the instigator who nearly caused the situation to spiral out of control, would definitely not be let off easily.
"Zijing, why are you looking so downcast?"
Changlan, who had been sitting on the sofa, was now beaming with excitement. She stood up, walked over, and patted her shoulder happily: "Look, didn't we do a great thing? Everyone says you're the hero who saved them!"
Zijing suppressed the urge to strangle the idiot in front of her and forced a smile: "Yes...it's a great thing. But Changlan, we were originally magical girls working at the Finance Institute! Now that we've done something like this...do you think the Supreme Scepter and the others will treat us well?"
"Hehe, I don't care!"
Changlan stood with her hands on her hips, a grin on her face, showing no sign of impending doom. "Actually, I was already on the verge of forced retirement, so this has actually saved me!"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Zijing was stunned.
"Well... as you know, I've been studying and practicing 'martial arts'..."
Changlan scratched her head and chuckled somewhat sheepishly.
"Well... I miscalculated the timing... I haven't completed any missions for the nation in a long time. So the nation has already given me an ultimatum and is about to force me into retirement..."
"But now... don't we have more options? I also participated in the 'Two-World War,' and although I wasn't injured, I'm eligible to apply to work in the material world!"
"However, after going to the material world... I'll definitely lose my job at the Finance Institute, but for people like me who are exiled to the material world, the nation has drastically reduced the monthly contribution requirement! This way, I won't be forced into retirement, I can retain my magical girl powers, and I'll have plenty of time to practice martial arts... I couldn't be happier!"
Seeing Changlan's excited expression, Zijing was seething with anger and almost couldn't help but curse.
You're having a blast, but I'm totally screwed!
After years of hard work and struggle, I finally managed to become an arbitrator at the Financial Yuan... but even that position is now in jeopardy...
Just as the two were chatting, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
A girl wearing a pure white princess dress and with long light pink hair walked in with an unhappy expression.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Zijing and Changlan quickly stood up from their chairs.
"Greetings, Lady Snow White Scepter!"
With a cold snort, Bai Xuequan walked up to the two of them.
"You two really know how to cause trouble for the country." Clearly, the higher-ups already knew the cause of the riot, so they sent their superiors to interrogate them.
Zijing gritted her teeth.
Now that things have come to this, we can't back down. Since we've taken on the role of a "hero speaking up for the people," we must play this charade to the very end.
Not to be outdone, Zijing raised her head and put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance:
"Lady Snow White Scepter, the treatment of those magical girls is indeed problematic. Our stance is simply to establish a channel of communication between the higher-ups and them. At least this can be considered a preemptive measure to defuse potential problems for the nation, isn't it?"
"Hmph, that's just sophistry."
Snow White's Scepter was clearly still angry and wasn't fooled by this explanation.
"If it weren't for you two traitors from the Finance Ministry stirring things up behind the scenes, would things have escalated to that point?!"
It's obvious that White Scepter is well aware of the inflammatory statements made by Changlan and Zijing. There's no point in trying to argue now.
Then, the Snow White Scepter glared at them fiercely: "Now that things have come to this, you don't think you can get away with this farce, do you?"
"Of course not!"
Changlan, still all smiles, preemptively declared before Zijing could even speak, "I've made up my mind. I'm willing to go to the material world with the veterans to guard it. Consider this the nation's punishment for me!"
"snort."
White Snow Scepter glanced at Changlan, seemingly agreeing with this assessment. Leaving the core of power within the nation and being exiled to the material world—while not exactly hardship, for someone within the system, it was indeed tantamount to self-exile. As a punishment, it was barely acceptable.
Then, the Snow White Scepter looked at the Amethyst.
"She went, what about you?"
"..."
Zijing swallowed.
Looking at Bai Xuequan's aggressive gaze, she knew that if she dared to say something like "I want to stay at the Finance Institute," the other party would definitely take the opportunity to make things difficult for her.
Her plan to use magical girls to force her way out has failed. Now, she has no choice but to maintain her image as a virtuous woman who is "willing to stand with the veterans through thick and thin."
"For the sake of those heroes, my conscience is clear... In that case, I can resign from my post and go to the material world with them! Is that alright?!"
As Zijing said those words, her heart was bleeding.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
The Ministry of Finance... is such a lucrative department! I haven't even had my fill yet!
It's too painful to give up such a lucrative position just because of one's momentary greed and desire to usurp the throne!
Seeing Zijing's frustrated yet determined expression, Bai Xuequan smiled smugly.
She knew Zijing better than anyone what kind of person she was. Getting rid of this guy was already a relief; let's see how long he can keep up this righteous act!
So, without saying anything more, Snow White Scepter turned and left the office.