Before Lin Yun could take further action, he saw the blonde girl suddenly pull herself out from the garbage bin, covered in dirt and unidentified stains, pressing her lips together as she lifted her head.
She didn't speak, but the look she gave Lin Yun seemed to say everything.
Watching her, Lin Yun couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Why are you stepping back?"
The girl's face was pale, but she still approached Lin Yun step by step, "Are you feeling guilty?"
"I have no reasons to feel guilty."
Lin Yun gestured with his hand for her to stop, "Anyway, let's just stop this, shall we?"
"You want me to stop just because you said so?"
The girl subconsciously lifted the corners of her mouth, intending to scoff, but then she realized the implication in Lin Yun's words and couldn't finish what she was about to say.
She furrowed her brows, lifted her hand, and sniffed in front of her nose. Then, as if she had smelled something, she stuck out her tongue like a cat overcome by a foul odor, closed her eyes as if greatly irritated, and shook her head desperately.
However, this did not rid her of the influence of the smell; she couldn't help but crouch down again, opened her mouth, and dry-heaved for a while before standing up once more, with a look of palpitations on her face, and also somewhat at a loss.
Seeing her , Lin Yun couldn't help but ask, "How about we stop now and find a place to clean up?"
The blonde girl lifted her hand, trying to dry her face, but the stains trickling down her forehead made her face turn green, and then she puffed out her cheeks, looking like she was about to vomit, "I am a Magical Girl, just some dirty garbage water, it can't possibly affect me! As long as I de-transform, even if I were injured, it would heal, let alone dirt..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Yun corrected her seriously, "You should really get cleaned up quickly, otherwise the smell might linger, and that's not good."
He wasn't changing the subject or trying to provoke her; in fact, he was stating the truth.
Although a Magical Girl in a transformed state can avoid damage, no matter how severe the injury, as long as it does not affect the true form, it won't harm the body itself. However, the dirt accumulated on the body's surface is different.
Since the stains are not part of the Magical Girl's body, even if the transformation ends and the true form is restored, these stains will remain intact.
And this is common knowledge for most Magical Girls.
Lin Yun's words made the blonde girl freeze on the spot, as she too realized the issue. After standing dazed for a moment, her face gradually took on a strange smile, which seemed to be tinged with a hint of hysteria.
If Lin Yun wasn't mistaken, there was also a shimmer of moisture at the corner of her eyes.
"Guh—hahahahaha! So what!"
Forcing her laughter to sound careless, the girl said loudly, "Do you think this will crush my spirit, shake my resolve? I tell you, that's impossible, don't even think about it!"
"Withdraw now? Go back and take a bath? I refuse!"
Without waiting for Lin Yun to explain further, she began to gather her magic power, her right hand forming an empty grip, as a Magic Wand suddenly appeared in her hand, "I will definitely catch you here!"
"I have no idea what you're talking about!" Lin Yun maintained his constructed identity, likewise responding righteously, "I warn you for the last time, don't come any closer! Otherwise, I'll definitely complain to the Abnormal Strategy Bureau about a negligent Magical Girl like you!"
"I've told you, the Abnormal Strategy Bureau has no authority over me!"
The girl shouted, and with a raise of her hand, a Magic Power Beam shot towards Lin Yun.
The beam was very abrupt, but luckily, Lin Yun was prepared. He dodged to the side, avoiding this attack.
But after he did so, he realized that he had done something unnecessary.
Perhaps considering that he might not be an enemy on the level of the Remnant Beasts, the girl's Magic Power Beam wasn't fired with much force; even though it missed Lin Yun, it only scuffed a black mark on the ground nearby.
If Lin Yun had taken the hit, he might have been able to affirm his identity as an ordinary person; but now it was too late, as his subconscious, instinctive reaction was to dodge.
Thus, even if the girl across from him was slow to catch on, she was bound to notice something amiss.
"Hmph, an ordinary person? Able to dodge a Magical Girl's attack?"
The blonde girl grinned, "I knew it, that burst of magic power was so clear, how could it be my imagination? You, a guy who looks like a bad guy, you're definitely deceiving me!"
"I look like a bad guy?" Her other deductions were not problematic, but it was the last statement that took Lin Yun by surprise.
"You, with that clean and sharp, stern and cold appearance, are most likely a pervert in private! The gentle beast is you!"
Pointing at Lin Yun, the girl spoke loudly as if she had solved some puzzle, "You've exposed yourself, now surrender to me!"
As she finished speaking, she raised her hand and discharged several more Magic Power Beams.
The two of them chased each other through the alley, with Lin Yun using various covers to evade the girl's pursuit, while once again extending his hand to his chest, considering whether to reveal his identity to her.
This contemplation ultimately delayed his actions, allowing a Magic Power Beam to brush past his sleeve, carrying away a piece of torn fabric.