Chapter 41: A History Belonging to Magical Girls

Luo Zining felt that her old Deng must have an extremely high compatibility with Divine Particles!

Just a tiny bit of Divine Particles turned Bro into a seductive mother.

If all the Divine Particles were given to Luo You, wouldn’t she become the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden?

“Zhao Commander, is there an instrument or method that can measure compatibility?”

“There is, but it can’t measure specific values. It can only be judged visually.”

Zhao Xin pointed to the Pendant on her chest.

“The method is quite simple—take a drop of your bodily fluid, anything will do, put it into a container, and then observe the activity of the Divine Particles inside.”

“But it’s not very reliable. Bodily fluids vary—blood, saliva, serum, sweat, and many others. Different fluids from the same person give different feedback on Divine Particle activity. Some people test high activity with their blood, but in actual tests, their compatibility is only around 10%. So, basically, it’s full of uncertainty.”

After the long explanation, it turned out the method was practically useless, and Luo Zining felt like she’d wasted her time listening.

“Well, there is one thing certain: if Divine Particles react to the test subject’s bodily fluid, it proves the subject has at least some degree of compatibility.”

Alright! She’d go home and forcibly give Old Deng a nucleic acid test, then try testing the compatibility!

Luo Zining was eager to leave.

But before she went, she remembered something.

“By the way, Zhao Commander, have you ever heard of a magical girl named Akaha?”

“Akaha? Never heard of her.”

“Really…?”

That old Deng was definitely bluffing!

It was getting late, and Old Deng was probably already at home with dinner ready.

Luo Zining was annoyed and planned to settle accounts with her once she got back!

However—

“You said Akaha? Where did you hear that name?”

Xing Yue opened the door and stepped inside, as if she had been waiting outside for a while.

“L-Lord Xing Yue!?”

Zhao Xin jumped off her chair and stood at attention.

“Why are you here?!”

“The Magical Alliance assigned me to guard over more than ten surrounding Shi, and Huahai Shi is the central point here. So I’ll be settling here from now on. I came early today to pay my respects.”

Xing Yue’s gentle and elegant demeanor instantly eased the tension between Zhao Xin and Luo Zining.

This was the ultimate goal all magical girls dreamed of.

Standing above millions of people, yet without the aloofness of a powerful one, she preserved the original intention that “magical girls should be loved, not feared.”

“I think I overheard you discussing the name ‘Akaha’ just now?”

Luo Zining raised her hand, “I asked the Zhao Commander… Is there something strange about that?”

“Strange or not aside, how did you come to know this name?”

“I heard it from others…”

“Then this person most likely lived through the Dark Era more than twenty years ago.”

“Dark Era?”

Luo Zining was puzzled but then realized.

They were talking about the ‘Millennium Era’ recorded in history books!

Specifically, twenty-six years ago, the Dimensional Beasts appeared in human sight for the first time.

At that time, there were no magical girls, nor the Star Rings that could monitor Dimensional Beasts.

These beasts stealthily crossed the dimensional sea into human cities like ghosts in the night.

Some cities were occupied overnight by Dimensional Beasts, and within half a month, millions who hadn’t fled were devoured by monsters.

It was nothing short of a living hell.

Some cities suffered over a hundred thousand casualties simply by having a Dragon-level Dimensional Beast pass through.

Some nations fell into chaos and extinction after a Rift-level Dimensional Beast descended on their capital, wiping out the government’s leadership entirely.

The appearance of Dimensional Beasts was utterly random, making prevention impossible. Human weapons were largely ineffective against these visitors from the Dimensional Sea.

Countries suffered huge losses, governments toppled.

The Paranormal Organizations were formed amid this chaotic era.

After roughly three years, humanity shrank their defensive lines and barely managed to hold back the tide.

Then, the magical girls were born.

Led by the Magical Alliance, the magical girls wielded miraculous magic that was more effective against Dimensional Beasts.

They won battle after battle.

Xing Yue’s eyes flickered with memories and reverence.

“Back then, the situation for magical girls was extremely grim.”

“Huh? Why?”

Luo Zining’s eyes widened in confusion.

This wasn’t written in the history books!

“Little Red Riding Hood, do you know how the common people regarded the Dimensional Sea in those days?”

“No,” Luo Zining shook her head.

Xing Yue said, “It was seen as a place of disaster and misfortune—a sea formed from the convergence of death. The ‘Source of All Evil.’”

“People blamed all their misfortunes, all their suffering, on the Dimensional Sea. They believed everything connected to the Dimensional Sea was evil and deserved destruction. Anyone caught meddling with it was to be skinned alive and sentenced to death.”

“That… sounds extreme.”

A bead of sweat rolled down Luo Zining’s cheek.

It was like the Dimensional Sea absorbed the hatred of billions worldwide.

Even if it merely choked on a sip of water, it would be blamed.

Such thinking was fundamentally uncivilized; humanity seemed to have regressed to a pre-civilization state, their thoughts stagnant.

“Not at all,” Zhao Xin said bitterly—she too had lived through that era—“the governments needed to redirect internal conflicts caused by war, so they fueled such ideas.”

“Within this context, many negative rumors spread that the Magical Alliance was actually a force from the Dimensional Sea, and the existence of magical girls was questioned like never before.”

Xing Yue’s once-bright eyes dimmed slightly.

“Do you know how desperate that scene was?”

“To put it bluntly, back then, one wrong step by a magical girl meant falling into an endless abyss.”

Now, most magical girls who lived through that era were gone—retired or sacrificed.

Luo Zining couldn’t imagine how suffocatingly hopeless that time must have been, just from the words.

“Fortunately, people love beauty and goodness. Magical girls embodied these ideals. Their magic was seen as a beacon of hope…”

“Through hard work, the negative impact brought by the Magical Alliance was gradually offset by the magical girls’ sacrifices. Their existence gained recognition, and things started to improve.”

So far, Luo Zining hadn’t heard any news about ‘Akaha.’

But she knew the finale was coming.

“Did you know, back then, there weren’t ten seats for magical girls?”

Xing Yue brought the ten-seat badge from her chest before Luo Zining’s astonished eyes, then placed it back on herself.

“At that time, there was no inheritance or legacy. Everyone started learning magic from zero. Unlike now, when experienced seniors lead the teams and ten seats lead the expeditions against powerful Dimensional Beasts. Back then, when King or Dragon-level Dimensional Beasts appeared, it was rookie magical girls like you who had to risk their lives.”

Luo Zining’s heart pounded wildly.

Risk their lives?

The enemy was a Dragon-level Dimensional Beast.

Could it be done?

Definitely not.

She barely knew any magic herself. How could she survive facing a Dragon-level Dimensional Beast?

For a moment, the ten-seat badge on her chest felt like a mountain crushing her.

Xing Yue smiled faintly, removed the badge, and clipped it back on herself.

“Don’t be afraid. That kind of situation won’t happen now.”

Luo Zining suddenly lowered her head, her body trembling slightly.

For a fleeting moment, she felt relieved she didn’t have to be cannon fodder like the magical girls of that era.

—Not having to be a magical girl in that time was really a blessing.

[That thought… is so disgusting…]

A wave of nausea surged from her stomach.

She bent over.

Zhao Xin beside her looked anxiously at Xing Yue, but Xing Yue just shook her head, signaling her to remain silent.

“This brings us to a magical girl named ‘Akaha.’”

Xing Yue’s tone carried a hint of admiration.

“I’ll be frank. Her strength was incredible—far surpassing all other magical girls of the time by several ranks. Without relying on the ‘Psychic Pillar,’ she possessed ten-seat-level combat power. Thanks to her, we were able to repeatedly repel powerful Dimensional Beasts and keep the spark of magical girl legacy alive.”

“Psychic Pillar?”

Luo Zining looked up.

“That’s something developed only in recent years, usable only by the ten seats.”

Xing Yue didn’t want to dwell on the topic.

Luo Zining returned to the previous question.

“If Akaha was so powerful, why has no one heard of her?”

“Because she inspired fear.”

“Fear?”

Luo Zining froze.

Fear?

How could fear be associated with a magical girl?

Xing Yue smiled meaningfully.

“Magical girls represent beauty and hope. That’s how they earn recognition and today’s status.”

“But Akaha’s fighting style was completely outside the scope of a magical girl. It was filled with the concept of ‘terror,’ even more than the Dimensional Beasts.”

“People didn’t feel inspired or moved by her battles. Instead, they feared her power, her coldness, and her cruelty.”

“Now you know why no one knows her, right?”

Luo Zining and Zhao Xin were both silent for a long while.

At that time, magical girls desperately needed acceptance, and through the efforts of many, the situation improved.

But Akaha’s appearance would have reduced all that to ashes.

She would drag the magical girls into an even darker abyss than before.