Backstage at the concert, in the dressing room.

A young female makeup artist is working diligently with foundation and makeup brushes in hand. A stunning beauty is sitting on a chair in front of her. After finishing her makeup, she is about to go on stage for her final performance.

"I feel like Sister Yuan doesn't need any makeup at all, she's still as beautiful as a fairy." After comparing herself in front of the mirror, the makeup artist exclaimed with praise.

She had never dreamed that one day she would be able to have such close contact with the legendary figure. At this moment, her heart was pounding with nervousness.

"If you don't put on makeup, won't you be out of work?" The beauty on the chair smiled slightly.

This smile melted the makeup artist's heart. She had heard that this diva had a cold and serious personality, and that she didn't appear sweet and cute on stage, but rather an iceberg beauty. She didn't expect that in real life she was so easy to talk to and would even joke with her!

From today on, she is Yuan's unwavering supporter! The makeup artist clenched her fist.

"I will definitely let Sister Yuan stand on the stage in her most beautiful form!"

The young makeup artist started working again. She held the makeup brush and applied the makeup more carefully.

As the brush slid across the other person's face, the makeup artist secretly sighed in her heart. She has done makeup for countless people, including some popular idols and actresses, but no one has such fair and delicate skin as the one in front of her. She is obviously in her twenties, but still looks like a baby.

The makeup artist suddenly thought of her other identity - a magical girl! Yuan had always appeared in public as a magical girl, which meant that now, in front of her was a magical girl's body that would never age!

No wonder her skin is so good! No wonder she is still as young and beautiful as she was back then after so many years! It is not often that she can make up a magical girl. While doing her makeup, the makeup artist secretly studies the secrets of the magical girl's skin.

It’s so perfect... The makeup artist couldn’t help but swallow her saliva quietly. She also wanted to have such perfect looks and skin. She also wanted to be a magical girl!

"You can't become a magical girl with such thoughts in mind." Yuan glanced at her and said lightly.

The makeup artist was shocked. Could it be that the other party could see through her thoughts? ! Is this the power of a magical girl? "There is no magic in the world that can see through people's hearts," Yuan looked at their reflections in the mirror, "Whatever you think in your heart is written on your face."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you!" The makeup artist quickly apologized.

Yuan shook his head, indicating that he didn't care about the incident.

The makeup artist didn't dare to think any more and worked even harder.

She couldn't help but feel a pity at the thought of such a shining diva retiring soon, as she had just become her idol today.

"Can I not retire?" she said for some unknown reason.

She regretted the words as soon as they came out of her mouth. The other party had his reasons for making such a decision. As an outsider and an insignificant little character, what right did she have to interfere? "Get out." Yuan suddenly spoke.

It looked like she was really angry! The makeup artist didn't dare to say anything. She put down her makeup brush tremblingly, apologized, and left the dressing room timidly under Yuan's gaze.

In this way, Yuan was the only one left in the dressing room.

"Aren't you going to come out to see me?" Yuan stroked the hair beside her ears, her voice so soft that it seemed as if she was talking to herself.

"It seems that you have improved a lot since then. You can actually detect my existence."

A dark shadow emerged from the corner and gradually solidified. The shadow slowly walked under the light, and the outline of his face was illuminated. It was Tang Feng! "I heard that you came back a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to come to see me now." Yuan's calm tone did not reveal any emotion.

"I didn't expect to hear the news of your retirement as soon as I came back." Tang Feng sat down on the chair next to Yuan carelessly and turned his head to look at the beautiful queen.

Judging from her appearance, the beauty is like an iceberg, emitting a cold and cold radiance that is difficult to touch. Her face is like the purest first snow in winter, with a hint of coldness in the frost white, which makes people feel awe, but also want to get closer to explore the warm secrets hidden under the cold appearance.

Tang Feng had explored it countless times, so he naturally knew the other side of the other party beneath his cold appearance. He did not worry about anything, but asked the same question as the makeup artist girl just now.

"Can you not retire?"

Yuan didn't say anything, just shook his head gently.

"Why?"

"Retirement, do I need a reason?" Yuan chuckled in a self-deprecating manner, "I have reached the retirement age. How can I still call myself a girl at my age?"

"Ying is the same age as you, and she's doing fine too." Tang Feng refuted by giving an example.

"Not everyone is as evil as Ying." Yuan said nonchalantly, "When you get older, your magic power will naturally fade away. Otherwise, why aren't there magic aunties and magic grandmas in the world?"

"But you are still very young."

"Twenty-something is very young for ordinary people, but for magical girls, it's almost spoiled." Yuan turned her head and looked at Tang Feng, "You have no shortage of fresh and delicious magical girls around you, right? Why do you care about me who is about to reach the expiration date?"

"No one of you can be left behind." Tang Feng spoke in a tone that could not be refused.

"You are still as domineering and arbitrary as before." Yuan chuckled, "But this time I'm afraid even you can't do anything, because the Heart Gem has told me the answer."

Yuan threw it lightly, a streak of light flashed, Tang Feng reached out and grasped it, the familiar shape was exactly Yuan's Heart Gem, but tiny cracks had begun to appear on it, Tang Feng could feel the magic power constantly dissipating from it.

Tang Feng frowned slightly, and rich magic power overflowed from his palm. Not long after, the heart gem became as smooth as a mirror and radiant.

"It's useless. This is just a temporary solution." Yuan took the Heart Gem and put it away. His voice was calm. "Before long, I will no longer be a magical girl. You don't have to come to me anymore."

"Are you angry?" Tang Feng suddenly asked.

"Angry? Angry about what?" Yuan asked in surprise.

"I didn't mean to not come to see you. I just heard that you were very busy recently, so I didn't come to disturb you." Tang Feng lied without blushing.

"How dare I get angry? Everyone knows that Master Feng's favorite form of punishment is spanking." Yuan sighed, "It's a pity that I won't be able to enjoy it after I retire."

Hearing this, Tang Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the girl's attractive body with protruding curves, and suddenly spoke out of the blue.

"Take it off."

"Now? Right here?"

"This is the punishment for you retiring without permission." Tang Feng approached with a grim smile.

…

The redness on her snow-white skin gradually faded.

Tang Feng wiped the sweat off the girl's forehead and kissed her gently, "Are you really going to retire?"

"I don't want to either." Yuan left Tang Feng and arranged her clothes in an orderly manner. "The name Yuan will become a thing of the past. Call me Saori from now on."

Tang Feng naturally knew the girl's real name. He nodded and said, "If you really want to retire, I won't stop you. But what I want to say is that even if you throw away your identity as a magical girl, you can't escape from my grasp."

Yuan paused for a moment and glanced sideways, "Aren't you only interested in magical girls?"

"People change." Tang Feng said in a somewhat stiff tone, "So, tell me the real reason why you decided to retire, otherwise the next punishment will not be as mild as before."

Tang Feng knew that with Yuan's personality, if he really wanted to retire, he would never hold such a high-profile retirement performance, but would quietly integrate into the ranks of ordinary people.

The idol Yuan and the magical girl Yuan are both presented as magical girls. Except for Tang Feng and a few others, no one knows what the girl named Saori looks like under the mask of Yuan.

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Therefore, Yuan must have another purpose in holding such a performance.

Including the reason why Yuan retired, it was definitely not as simple as she said, that she had reached her age.

Yuan had already put on her clothes. She stood in front of the mirror and talked about a topic she didn't want to talk about. "Feng, guess how many new magical girls awakened in Kyoto this year?"

Tang Feng didn't know why the other party suddenly brought this up. He hadn't been in Kyoto in the past few years and didn't know the specific situation. However, based on the information he had previously obtained, Tang Feng tentatively asked, "Three? Four?"

"Wrong, the number is zero." Yuan said calmly, "And this year, there were six magical girls who went to the Magical Girls Association to register for retirement, which is far more than in the past."

Tang Feng was shocked. If this trend continued, wouldn't there be fewer and fewer magical girls? He would never allow this to happen! "What's going on?" Tang Feng was already rubbing his hands in anticipation. If someone was behind all this, he would definitely tear the other person to pieces! This was an irreconcilable feud! "Because... the world is at peace."

Yuan gave an answer that Tang Feng did not expect.

While Tang Feng was stunned, Yuan's cold voice continued.

"After that battle, the number of monster activities decreased significantly, and since the emergence of the aliens, the number of enemies of magical girls has approached zero."

"The number of aliens far exceeds that of magical girls. Although they are not as strong as magical girls, many tasks do not require strong strength. They are clearly divided into different levels. The strong ones deal with the obvious weirdos, while the weaker ones are responsible for maintaining social order and hunting down magic criminals. They can even eliminate the occasional disaster beasts before the magical girls arrive."

Yuan spread his hands, "Many magical girls have nothing to do all day, and eventually choose to retire. As for the magical girls in reserve who are of appropriate age, they lack the crisis and completely lose the reason to transform."

"As for the remote cities, the Alien Association will officially take over soon, and the local magical girls will soon face the same situation."

"The world no longer needs magical girls."

Yuan's calm voice sounded like thunder in Tang Feng's ears.

The dressing room was quiet for a long time, and Tang Feng broke the silence.

"So, the culprits are those aliens?" Tang Feng sneered, "They are just a bunch of weirdos. Do they think they can become heroes protecting the world just by changing their skin? I'm going to kill them all right now!"

"Why are you so naive?" Yuan stroked his forehead. "Killing aliens won't solve any problems. Besides, they have been recognized by society. They are on the side of justice."

"Haha, so what about justice?" Tang Feng sneered, "I am an evil weirdo. It is reasonable for me to destroy justice. Things that the magical girl is unable to do are just what I will do!"

"You are standing against the world and being an enemy of everyone." Yuan paused and added, "Including magical girls."

"So what?"

Faced with Tang Feng's unreasonableness, Yuan could only raise her hands in surrender, "Anyway, I won't be a magical girl by then, so let Ying and the others worry about it."

Although Tang Feng said this, he would not really act rashly like this. He firmly believed that these strange people were weird in nature, but they did not reveal their evil side for unknown reasons. As long as they found the "Emperor" behind them, all problems would be solved.

But is there really another King of Monsters in this world besides him? At this moment, there was a knock on the door. "Master Yuan, I'm about to go on stage. Are you ready?"

"Wait a moment." Yuan responded with her voice raised a few notches. Then, she looked at Tang Feng with a hint of expectation in her eyes. "Will you watch my performance from the audience?"

Tang Feng nodded, "But you haven't answered what the purpose of such a performance is."

Yuan smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when the time comes."

Tang Feng was unmoved. He pulled Yuan over and, as the girl moaned, lifted up the skirt she had just put on.

Seeing the well-protected leggings underneath, Tang Feng smiled slightly.

Yuan was so scared that he quickly stretched out his hand to stop her, "Are you crazy?! I still have to go on stage later..."

If there was still a hint of provocation in her previous words, she was really a little scared now. Jumping in front of tens of thousands of people, such a scene was simply unimaginable! "It's okay." Tang Feng added.

Yuan was almost laughing out of anger, is this a question? !

"This is the punishment for hiding it from me." Tang Feng spoke in a tone that could not be refused.

No one could see anything unusual.

"Go ahead, my queen." Tang Feng patted the girl's perky buttocks through her skirt, "Shine under the spotlight and have your last dance."

Yuan organized her words for a long time, but finally could only utter two words, which she uttered slowly through gritted teeth.

"abnormal."

(End of this chapter)