Magical Girl? No, More Like a Magical Grudge-Hag

Ten Years Ago

A magical girl in dazzling attire staggered and collapsed in an abandoned field.

Flickering traces of magical light surrounded her, only to be extinguished as her costume disintegrated under external force—scattered like dust in the wind.

“Now do you understand the difference between us?”

A voice cold and teasing echoed from above.

It belonged to the incarnation of every magical girl’s worst nightmare—Herrera, the embodiment of wickedness, descending like a sacred lotus.

She was surrounded by white, shimmering coral tendrils.

Terror filled the girl’s wide eyes.

She never imagined she’d lose in under ten exchanges.

“Oh my? Looks like you’ve completely given up.”

Herrera snapped her fingers.

A swarm of white coral shot out like living tentacles.

“Time for some fun~!”

Swish! Swish!

The coral twisted through the air, wrapping around the girl’s limbs before she could react.

She was suspended mid-air, arms and legs bound.

Even in such a humiliating pose, she still glared at Herrera with fury, showing not an ounce of fear.

“Magical girl Feiyu, hmm… You have a certain mature flavor I’m rather fond of.”

Herrera gently stroked her cheek and whispered just before delivering the final movement:

“You’re so alluring, I might just forget all the other magical girls and devote myself to ‘training’ you forever~”

But of course—

A woman’s words are lies wrapped in silk.

In the three years that followed, more than twenty magical girls fell into her hands.

From that day on, Feiyu’s thirst for revenge against Herrera knew no bounds.

Present Day

Hearing that Ji Yue had once suffered defeat, Zhou Xi was shocked—

but also strangely relieved.

“So… even you…”

“That’s why I told you—it’s not shameful to lose to her,” Ji Yue said quietly.

“I’ll let you in on a secret.”

Lowering her voice, she continued,

“This is top secret… but even some of the Ten Seat members have been… captured by that b*tch.”

“Even the Ten Seat?!” Zhou Xi gasped.

“Two of them, actually. Taken at the same time.”

Ji Yue gave a bitter smile.

She had been present when it happened.

But haunted by the memory of her own violation at Herrera’s hands, she’d frozen in fear—unable even to scream.

“But that battle taught me something.”

“The gap between us and Herrera isn’t as insurmountable as we once thought.”

A fire lit in Ji Yue’s eyes.

She had seen it.

Even that unpredictable monster—Herrera—had struggled against two Ten Seat members.

It was only through trickery and underhanded tactics that she managed to defeat them.

That meant one thing:

Herrera was not invincible.

“Then why did we still lose in the end?”

Ji Yue posed the question—

And immediately followed with another:

“Zhou Xi, do you know why, in today’s world, the Paranormal Organization handles supernatural crimes, while the Magical Alliance focuses on dimensional beasts?”

“…I understand the general reason.”

The Paranormal Organization handled supernatural incidents,

The Magical Alliance dealt with otherworldly creatures.

A division of labor that, over time, gained public trust.

“I’m not asking what. I’m asking why it’s that way.”

“Because of our respective specializations,” Zhou Xi said.

Magical girls, the symbolic warriors of love and justice, had terrifying destructive power—especially effective against massive dimensional beasts.

The Paranormal Organization, on the other hand, was a loose coalition of psychics.

Their abilities fundamentally differed from magical girls’.

In terms of raw combat strength, most couldn’t go head-to-head with a magical girl.

And yet, they held the upper hand in real conflict.

Because they weren’t bound by ideals.

They played dirty.

While magical girls were constrained by their code of love and justice, those bastards had no such limits.

They’d use poison, traps, lies—anything to win.

That’s why letting them handle supernatural crimes was the right call.

It takes evil to fight evil.

“Exactly.

The reason we can’t defeat that woman—

Is because we refuse to adapt.”

Ji Yue’s face darkened.

“If we were more ruthless—if we’d just poisoned her body directly—we might’ve taken her down.”

Nearby, Luo You shuddered violently!

Her snowy body quivered as her legs bent involuntarily, bare feet rising from the water, toes curling tight.

“WHAT THE HELL?!”

Poisoning the body?!

To someone who tasted magical girls with her tongue—

That was blasphemy!

The sacred ideals of magical girls—

reduced to underhanded sneak tactics?!

“Dad?”

Zining paused her massage, alarmed by her father’s reaction.

“Wait… is the belly button a no-go zone or something?”

The twitch was way too extreme.

She turned around and saw Luo You’s glistening bare feet had curled like a startled kitten’s paw.

It was, in a word, erotic.

“…Huh?”

Luo You finally realized something felt weird on her belly.

She flushed crimson and turned to glare.

“I said massage my back—why are you straying into there?!”

“Uh, your body twitched. I slipped.”

It was a slip.

From shoulder to belly—

Not too bad.

“Just stick to shoulders and legs, alright?”

Luo You shifted her position with discomfort, ears glowing red.

Behind her, Zining said nothing—

But her eyes glimmered like she’d discovered a new continent.

Back to the spy mission.

Zhou Xi’s lips parted.

“You want us to… poison ourselves? Just in case?”

“I know. The Ten Seat would never agree to something like that.”

Such a tactic almost assumed they’d lose—

Unacceptable for top-tier elites.

“Even I couldn’t bring myself to do that,” Zhou Xi admitted.

“Then change your mindset.”

Ji Yue crossed her arms.

“I admit it—we are weak before Herrera.

So why not prepare our weak selves accordingly?

What’s wrong with giving our bodies an extra line of defense?”

“I…” Zhou Xi opened her mouth, but found herself unable to refute the logic.

It was reasonable—

but somehow it felt too humiliating.

Imagining Herrera licking her once, only to recoil and vomit in disgust—

Zhou Xi’s soul shriveled.

I’m the victim—why am I the one getting defiled again?!

“I… I just can’t.”

She shook her head, then added:

“Besides… I think Herrera isn’t quite the same anymore.”

Ji Yue narrowed her eyes.

“Oh? Seems like you’ve gotten to know her better.”

“From what I’ve heard, you’re the only magical girl she’s… you know… twice.”

“It’s not like that!”

“Don’t worry—I’m not judging you.

Actually, I’d love it if you could share the details.”

A fire of vengeance surged in Ji Yue’s gaze.

“If we want to beat that damn woman, we have to know her.”

Zhou Xi shivered despite the hot spring.

Wow. Women with grudges are scary.

But still…

Given what Herrera had done to so many magical girls, maybe it was justified.

And besides—

Even if she spilled the truth, she wasn’t going to lose again, right?

With that final reassurance, Zhou Xi shared what she knew.

“Her most obvious change?

She feels… more human now.”

“Human?” Ji Yue frowned.

“That sounds vague. Can you elaborate?”

“Let me put it more simply,” Zhou Xi sighed.

“Herrera… she has a daughter now.”

Ji Yue flinched like she’d been struck.

Her clenched fists creaked.

“Are you sure?”

“She told me directly.”

“With who?! Why didn’t I hear about this?!”

“How would I know?!”

If this news got out, the entire Magical Alliance would probably implode.

Everyone would want to know the same thing:

Who the hell fathered Herrera’s child?

“Heh… hehehe…”

Ji Yue suddenly laughed coldly.

“What are you laughing at?”

“I just can’t believe… that b*tch managed to settle down and start a family.”

“…What’s so strange about that? Life is unpredictable.”

“Oh, no. It’s great.”

“Families… are also weaknesses.”

Ji Yue covered half her face, smiling viciously.

“That carefree predator—now weighed down by a daughter?

I wonder how much of her old strength still remains.”

“…That’s dangerous thinking,” Zhou Xi warned.

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying we should threaten her kid.

But families can be burdens.

Now that she’s no longer untethered… who knows?”

Zhou Xi had no counterargument.

She couldn’t tell if Herrera had weakened or not.

All she knew was—

Before, and now, she’d still been easily defeated.

“Zhou Xi, I want to invite you into our anti-Herrera coalition.

Are you in?”

“Coalition?”

“Yes. A group formed by magical girls who’ve suffered at her hands.

If we want to beat her, we’ll have to work together.”

In the nearby pool, Luo You nearly screamed underwater.

What the hell?! These girls formed a trauma survivor group!?

And now they’re plotting my downfall together?!

“Are you magical girls or magical grudge-hags?!”

“Zining,” she muttered. “Your aunt is terrifying.”

“Eh? Why do you say that?”

“She just… seems super petty.”

Luo You flipped over, now floating on her back, letting her snowy white chest rise proudly above the water.

She lost that badly ten years ago… and still thinks she stands a chance now?

Ji Yue wasn’t wrong.

Family could be a burden.

She hadn’t transformed properly in years—

Her last full transformation was incomplete.

But to say she’d grown weak?

Luo You could only respond with a faint, bemused smile:

“Heh.”