"Ugh, I hate you, Dad!!!"
Yueyue's eyes filled with tears as she sobbed and closed the comic book.
She used to look up to magical girls, dreaming of transforming into one and defeating monsters in her dreams.
In the past, magical girls represented light and hope in her heart.
However, the magical girls in her dad's comic brought her fear and despair.
Lately, instead of having pleasant dreams about magical girls, she dreamt of countless twisted dad monsters attacking her from all directions, causing her to sleep poorly at night!
Even though she had said after the third chapter that she wouldn't read her dad's magical girl comic anymore.
She found herself even more curious about what would happen next. She wanted to know if her favorite character, Madoka, would really become a magical girl.
People are naturally curious; it's both a great gift and a significant weakness.
Some people are scared of horror movies but still force themselves to watch them.
Some people, despite being warned of danger, are driven by curiosity to explore those very places.
Yueyue was the same. Her fear and curiosity about "Magical Girl Madoka" grew stronger.
Deep down, children who admire magical girls are dreamers who yearn for beauty and goodness.
So, she still held onto a bit of hope for "Magical Girl Madoka," thinking there were many more stories to be told and that maybe the senior could be revived.
However, upon reaching the seventh chapter!
Although some things were too complex for her to understand, she realized that death was necessary to become a magical girl and that the gem-like object was the true essence of a magical girl!
How scary!!
And...
She angrily glared at the cute, rabbit-like creature on the cover.
It was this thing that caused Sayaka's death!!!
Ugh! I hate rabbits the most now!
Yueyue completely forgot how much she used to love bunnies!
So, she stomped out of her room in her little slippers and shouted, "Dad, I want to eat rabbit tomorrow!"
Yes, she wanted to eat rabbits!
Eat all these nasty rabbits!
Ren, lounging downstairs with his legs crossed, was bewildered by Yueyue's outburst.
Didn't she used to love rabbits? And she cried so much the last time they had rabbit meat that he hadn't cooked it since.
Now, she was demanding rabbit meat?
Hmm...
Well, liking to eat rabbit is a form of liking, right?
...
Following trends is common.
Whenever a work becomes popular, many people quickly imitate its style.
Although Ren's abstract portrayal of the witch's barrier was hard to replicate, anyone could copy the decapitation scene.
So, a bunch of authors started following Ren's "Magical Girl Madoka."
The style suddenly shifted, with scenes of decapitations, dismemberments, tentacles, and human pigs, turning the genre into a bloodbath.
Accidentally, Ren led a trend, causing many children who enjoyed magical girl stories to suffer. Their dreams of magical girls were shattered, giving them heavy psychological burdens.
This led to a surge in parental complaints.
A wave of reforms swept through the industry.
Many works were banned.
But when the storm passed, people realized that the source of it all—"Magical Girl Madoka"—remained unaffected.
"Of course, I didn't draw any bloody scenes."
Ren shrugged in his studio.
Although his comic scared many children, there was no blood in the panels. The only hint of blood was when the ribbons binding Homura fell into her palm, resembling blood flowing through her fingers. But that was just a hint.
Even when the witch ate the senior's body, the scene was minimized so it couldn't be seen clearly.
So, his work had nothing to do with gore or violence.
There were two reasons for this.
First, it was the first time people saw a magical girl story with deaths, leaving a strong impression.
Second, his art style—the abstract portrayal—gave a unique visual impact, creating a creepy visual experience. Ren drew these scenes himself, using his system-given abilities. He didn't let Claire touch them, knowing only he could create this style.
Those who copied only the decapitations and violence learned nothing substantial.
"By the way, how's 'Cooking Master Boy' doing?" Ren suddenly asked.
He had been busy lately, not just with drawing "Madoka," but also checking on Gu Yuan Company. He hadn't kept up with other works.
"Oh, Leon has appeared," Jaz immediately replied.
While "Madoka" reached this point, "Cooking Master Boy" was also at a climax.
The famous Seven Star Knife Leon had made a stunning entrance!
Just as Cooking Master Boy was carefully dissecting a cow, Leon appeared and finished the job with incredible speed.
With just a few cuts, the entire cow was neatly disassembled without spilling a drop of blood!
Moreover, readers initially thought Leon would join the protagonist's team since he was a special guest of Master Shiquan.
But who knew, Leon had changed. He came not to visit but to seize the legendary cooking utensils!
Cooking Master Boy naturally refused, so Leon proposed a knife skills duel at Daxian Temple, with a giant sea bream as the theme.
Using the Seven Star Knife, Leon displayed exquisite skills and completed two dishes in succession, while Cooking Master Boy did nothing after using wire to descale the fish.
Soon, Master Xie appeared with a knife as soft as an iron sheet, known as the "Hundred Hole Knife," a rare tool from the Dark Culinary World.
Seeing these strange cooking utensils and impressive knife skills, all "Cooking Master Boy" readers were thrilled.
In stark contrast to the "Magical Girl Madoka" readers.