The pendants fell, and within moments, as if pulled by an invisible force, the two pendants flew straight toward Yi’s room.
“The pendants are running away! Hurry, chase them!”
Without getting caught up in the sentimental atmosphere, Monice, Luo Shuangyue, and Xia Mo sprang to their feet, rushing after the two pendants.
A few seconds later, they saw exactly where the pendants had flown to.
“This is…” Luo Shuangyue looked at the scene before her and shot a questioning glance at Monice.
There was something vaguely familiar about this image.
Monice rubbed her eyes hard, making sure she wasn’t seeing things. Then she exclaimed in surprise, “This only makes her research even more valuable!”
“Is now really the time to talk about that? Hurry, go inside!” Only Xia Mo spoke like a normal person.
“It’s useless to go in now. We should just stand here and watch the birth of a new Magical Girl,” Luo Shuangyue said, placing a hand on Xia Mo’s shoulder with a complicated tone.
Through the transparent glass door, Luo Shuangyue saw the two pendants spinning around Yi, wrapped within a transparent shell outside the Starry Whirlpool.
The shell slowly dissolved, and the two Starry Whirlpools detached from the pendants, merging into one on Yi’s chest.
A beautiful gem emitting dazzling starlight appeared before Yi.
As if realizing something, Yi slowly but determinedly reached out and grasped the gem in her hand.
The next moment, it was as if a beam of starlight descended from the heavens, showering down on Yi.
Her original clothes were replaced by a deep blue gown dotted with stars, and a strange power flowed through her body.
Now she felt as if she could do anything.
“What is this?” she said, staring at her hands in amazement, unable to understand what had just happened.
“Magical Girl! You’ve become a Magical Girl!” Luo Shuangxing answered in a surprised voice.
She reached out and pinched Yi’s cheek hard to confirm that the Magical Girl in front of her was not a fake.
Her soft cheeks were elastic, her body temperature still warm enough to make one feel a bit flushed, and those prominent pointed ears were out in the open.
Yes, this was the Yi she knew!
“Magical Girl?”
“Yes. Magical Girls possess power far greater than that of demons. Yi, now you can truly avenge Xi!”
“Is that so?” Yi clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and looked at her sister lying motionless on the ground. She nodded firmly.
“Xi, I won’t let you down!”
“From this, it seems humans aren’t the only ones who can become Magical Girls. So why didn’t a single Magical Girl appear when the elves were exterminated?”
“Could it be that only in our land, where exceptional people reside, can girls with strong emotions be blessed with magical power?”
Luo Shuangyue rested her chin in her hand, watching a group of white coats in the distance measuring all sorts of data on Yi, her mind filled with questions.
Her initial guess was correct: girls like Yi, stacked with buffs, who overcame the psychological shadow of demons, could instantly obtain a Magical Gemstone and become Magical Girls.
But this girl was an alien — she hadn’t even secured residency here, yet the Magical Gemstone was so indiscriminate.
It seemed to say: if you meet the conditions and have strong emotions, fine, the gem is yours.
But many human girls met such conditions too — like Jiu Ye, like Xiao Mimi’s friends — and they could all become Magical Girls, yet the gem seemed to disdain them.
It was truly curious.
“Who knows? Even you can become a Magical Girl, so doesn’t that mean these things might be connected to ancestry?” Xia Mo whispered.
How Magical Girls are born remains a mystery humanity cannot yet explain.
But some patterns are clear, such as Luo Shuangyue’s previous point about buff stacking: the more buffs, the higher the chance of obtaining a gem.
Or if you’re a descendant of a Magical Girl, your chance of becoming one might be higher.
But these were only Xia Mo’s speculations.
Most Magical Girls didn’t bother with such things. Only White Night, the legendary senior, had two children.
And both of those children became Magical Girls, and powerful ones at that, making it hard to deny the hereditary factor.
Even Luo Shuangyue, originally a boy, was forcibly turned into a girl at eighteen — a testament to how strong hereditary power could be.
“Maybe. Well, let the big shots worry about that. We just need to do our part,” Luo Shuangyue stretched lazily.
So much had happened today that she felt overwhelmed and mentally exhausted.
She wanted a good rest.
Luckily, nothing else was expected tonight, so she could leave with Xia Mo now.
“Wait, Shuangxing?”
“She’s probably going to stay with Yi all night. Don’t be fooled by how strong the girl seems now; when she goes to sleep, who knows how hard she might cry. Yi needs someone with her at that time,” Luo Shuangyue shrugged.
This wasn’t because she thought highly of Luo Shuangxing’s comforting skills, but because only Luo Shuangxing could stay.
She couldn’t very well go herself—that would be biting off more than she could chew with Xia Mo.
“Alright, let’s go. It’s late, and we need to rest. Tomorrow we have to come early again.”
“Found traces of some demons. They’ve been eliminated. Their characteristics match those that attacked Xinghai City before, so they’re confirmed to be the same type,” Long Wen reported through her earpiece as she stood atop the silver dragon’s head.
Her voice carried a slight magical fluctuation, allowing it to transmit through the vacuum.
Behind her were wisps of faint black smoke. The demons hadn’t resisted effectively and were quickly wiped out — the power of a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl.
“The conditions in space are extremely harsh and require additional Magic Power to maintain bodily functions. This will reduce the endurance of Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girls by about thirty percent.”
Long Wen had come specifically to prepare for future space combat.
The Magic Department had never considered fighting enemies in the sky before, but now that it was a reality, Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls had to work overtime, calculating various data.
Compared to the favorable environment on the surface, space was a harsh battlefield: vacuum, extreme cold, radiation.
All these factors combined caused numerous difficulties for the Magical Girls.
Dealing with these conditions consumed Magic Power — manageable for Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls, but a significant burden for Initial Bloom-Class ones.
Their opponents, meanwhile, were demons adapted to the space environment.
It was essentially a battle on the enemy’s home turf!
But there was no alternative; Magical Girls couldn’t let unknown Universe Monsters land on their planet.
Who knew if these creatures possessed superweapons capable of destroying entire worlds?
Even the elf civilization had been crushed by demons. Defending their planet from afar was the safest choice.
Now that the possibility of powerful enemies striking at any time was clear, Luo Shuangyue’s life had settled into a new routine.
The Soul Summoner Princess had used her connections to bring in senior Magical Girls Luo Shuangyue didn’t know, and these seniors trained her mercilessly.
For days, Luo Shuangyue felt like all she did was eat, sleep, and get beaten—beaten badly.
None of the Magical Girls called in by the Soul Summoner Princess for her training were pushovers.
They were either Full Bloom-Class or had specialized deeply in certain fields as Initial Bloom-Class.
Even with her talent, Luo Shuangyue had only been a Magical Girl for three years, so compared to these veterans with decades of experience, she was still very young.
Whoosh!
A whipblade made of Magic Power effortlessly wrapped around Luo Shuangyue’s scythe and flung it away.
The wielder then changed her grip, striking Luo Shuangyue heavily in the stomach with the whipblade, sending her flying several meters.
“Rapid progress. The Soul Summoner Princess was right about you,” the Magical Girl said with genuine admiration, applauding despite having just dominated Luo Shuangyue.
From being knocked away at their first meeting to now fighting for over twenty rounds before being thrown back, Luo Shuangyue’s growth was like a rocket.
She had no doubt that given enough time, this girl could become the next White Night.
She saw unparalleled potential in Luo Shuangyue — a rare treasure in the world… though she couldn’t say that without acknowledging that little Lily of the Valley also had considerable talent.
Indeed, the Magical Girls called by the Soul Summoner Princess to train Luo Shuangyue had noticed Luo Shuangxing’s potential as well.
Since they were already there, they dragged Luo Shuangxing into the training sessions too.
In short, the two sisters from the Luo family were being pushed hard by these senior Magical Girls.
“That’s enough for today. Rest tomorrow, then resume training the day after,” the heroic-looking Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl said, sheathing her weapon with style.
“Huh? I can still train tomorrow?” Luo Shuangyue asked.
“You can, but the Magic Department has a conference, and all Full Bloom-Class must attend. So you get one day off to rest.”
The senior knew Luo Shuangyue could keep training; with Dark Moth and Lily of the Valley pushing her hard, her progress was rapid.
Though exhausted when leaving the first night, after a good sleep, they’d bounce back even more energetic.
If possible, the senior would seize every chance to train these two Magical Girls, but tomorrow’s conference was unavoidable.
The Magic Department had issued a summons; even Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls not affiliated with them had to show face to the largest Magical Girl organization today.
Plus, the non-Magic Department Magical Girls had caught wind of the threats ahead and certainly wouldn’t antagonize the department.
They might clash on some matters, but when it came to protecting humanity and their planet, they stood united.
“Tomorrow off? Want to go out and play together?” Hearing Luo Shuangyue finally had a day off, Xia Mo grabbed her shoulder, breathing heavily.
She’d been suffocating these days.
They had agreed to hang out a few days a week, but ever since training started, Xia Mo hadn’t even seen Luo Shuangyue’s normal self.
Luo Shuangyue trained at the Mysterious Dawn location; Xia Mo couldn’t be expected to run there every day.
And when Luo Shuangyue returned home, she’d eat then immediately collapse into bed. Xia Mo couldn’t force her into nightlife either.
The two sisters had lost all desire to act or cause trouble.
Every day they’d exchange tired looks after dinner, sigh, wash up, and disappear into their rooms, only to wake up the next morning and wonder why they were so exhausted.
Sigh, fellow sufferers. Better not make things harder for each other.
But now—finally! Luo Shuangyue had a day off!
Xia Mo was determined to make up for all the lost time!
“Go out? I don’t really want to,” Luo Shuangyue replied, looking completely burned out.
“Then come to my place!” Xia Mo squinted.
That was acceptable; Luo Shuangyue nodded.
As long as she didn’t have to go out, she just wanted a quiet day at home.
Though she had just said she could train, learning she’d finally rest tomorrow unleashed ten days’ worth of exhaustion, making her want to lie down quietly at home all day.
As for whatever Xia Mo planned, well, whatever.
Just lying down and enjoying it wasn’t bad, right?
A few minutes later, Luo Shuangxing opened the door and came in.
As soon as she entered, she threw her small bag on the ground and raised her arms, cheering, “Finally, a day off!”
It seemed this girl had been looking forward to rest for a very long time.
“Xia Mo, I’m off tomorrow! Let’s go play together!”
Compared to the completely drained Luo Shuangyue, Luo Shuangxing was still quite energetic, even dragging Xia Mo out to play.
“Nope, I’m staying home with Shuangyue tomorrow.”
Xia Mo patted Luo Shuangyue’s head with a maternal expression.
Luo Shuangxing glared viciously at Luo Shuangyue, “You’re such a bad sister, pulling a sneak attack! So mean, so shameless! Want a two-person world at home, huh? I won’t let that happen!”
“Well then, spend some time with me too!” Luo Shuangxing rushed into Xia Mo’s arms and began acting spoiled.
In this, Luo Shuangxing had far more skill than her half-reluctant sister. Her shameless tactics quickly won Xia Mo’s consent.
“Alright, alright, Shuangxing, you can come over to my place tomorrow too,” Xia Mo sighed, still patting Luo Shuangyue’s head.
Sigh, with that, no wild mischief tomorrow then.