My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

"So as the world's core, the Sacred Tree was gravely wounded by the Abyss's power, its strength scattering along with its authority."

"So the three of us could only take what remained of the Sacred Tree authority that was rightfully ours, barely preserving our ability to transcend reincarnation and control the inner domain of the Sacred Tree."

"After that, we attempted many escapes, all ending in failure."

"And then it just kept going..."

The girl's voice was soft, yet her amber-colored eyes held countless flowing years within them.

"Counting this time, a total of three thousand three hundred and thirty-two reincarnations."

Three thousand three hundred and thirty-two.

Lin Guang chewed on that number.

The same number had come from Airwen's mouth.

But the black-haired girl before him spoke with such calm.

Yet that calm was not indifference—it was that the sorrow, joy, laughter, and tears had all been sealed within a gem named Amber. No matter how much time passed, not a single one would ever be forgotten.

Screech.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Association Building.

As soon as she got out, Amber walked ahead and stretched out her hand, swiping open the glass door of the Happiness Peace Committee.

There was almost no time delay at all.

Lin Guang hadn't even stepped inside when she saw a small, fiery shadow pouncing toward her.

The bird's figure was incredibly agile as it darted past the pair of perfectly shaped, water-drop-sized mounds on Amber's chest, lunging at Lin Guang's face like a facehugger, letting out a voice filled with bitter disappointment at zero distance.

"I seriously can't with you! This is entirely your own damn fault!!"

"You *flowery and birdy* stubborn piece of—why did you have to clash with Airwen so openly? Are you *Sacred Tree profanity* mentally deficient or what?!"

It was the Phoenix.

Her body was tiny, roughly the size of the average cockatiel Lin Guang remembered, but right now her voice was as loud as a trumpet. She flapped her big wings at Lin Guang's face. The force wasn't strong, but feathers and powder flew everywhere, tickling her nose.

"Both of you are stubborn as that G Company high-○mium alloy stuff, with those forever expressionless Simon ○ faces—are you two sure you're not secret long-lost sisters from different parents or something?"

"Couldn't you just soften a little and act pitiful in front of her?! If you'd changed your expression even a little, she would never have gone this far!"

"As long as you're inside the barrier, Amber and I could've helped you somehow, but you had to go and burn that bridge with Airwen—what were you thinking?!"

The Phoenix, as if not satisfied with just that, landed on top of Lin Guang's head and used her beak to tug at her cherry-blossom-colored hair, continuing to yell at the top of her lungs:

"She was so angry she used her authority to open a blacklist just to block your magic signature, hanging over three hundred layers of dynamic locks! It made it completely impossible for us to detect your location!"

"If she weren't too far away right now and her magic key had to update, we'd still have no idea where you are! I can't leave, and Amber's spells aren't combat-type either!"

She grew more agitated: "And your connection to the Sacred Tree was severed long ago! The door to your room was open, but even if we tried to find you through the contract and the Soul Gem, we couldn't—"

"..."

As if suddenly realizing what she'd said, the Phoenix's words stopped abruptly.

The black-haired girl beside her also lowered her amber-colored eyes, her lashes trembling slightly.

The bird stopped her pecking at the top of the girl's head, just staring at the girl's cherry-red eyes with her tiny golden ones.

She stared for a full ten seconds.

But the girl's gaze was perfectly calm, without a trace of resentment or concern.

The Phoenix fell silent for a moment, then started grumbling again: "Look at you! Suffering all that for nothing!"

She gave a hard flap of her wings.

The next instant, a beam of golden flame erupted from her body, spreading down to the cherry-red girl below.

The fire wasn't hot; it didn't burn anything. It only felt very warm.

After eating the meat porridge Amber had brought, Lin Guang had recovered a fair amount of her spirit and magic power, but a considerable portion of the earlier fatigue and depletion still lingered in the girl's slender body.

But Lin Guang had long since grown used to pain of this level, simply ignoring it.

That clearly hadn't escaped the Phoenix's notice.

Soon, both her mental and physical fatigue were fading at a visible rate, as if she'd enjoyed a minor blessing from the Sacred Tree.

She muttered: "What's going on? Eating that porridge with Sacred Tree leaves in it and you're still this weak... what the hell did you do before this? Did you go deep into the Outer Realm alone?"

The flames slowly dissipated.

The Phoenix's voice finally returned to calm.

"Alright."

"This is this lady's Sacred Tree Spirit technique, [Sacred Flame]—you better remember it well."

"Thank you."

Lin Guang said seriously.

…

First floor of headquarters.

In the lounge.

The aroma of tea spread alongside the rising wisps of hot steam, and the table was covered with small pastries made by Amber herself.

The two girls sat facing each other around the small white round table, while the bird stood on its surface.

Technically, Amber had already said a lot on the way, and the floodgates should have been open.

But at this moment...

Now that this quiet, cherry-haired girl had truly sat down before her, ready to say something, the Phoenix still didn't know where to start.

And Amber simply sat quietly beside Lin Guang, not speaking, just watching the two before her with a somewhat profound gaze.

"Mengmengxiang."

The Phoenix sighed, finally opening her mouth a bit cautiously, even her self-reference changing: "I'll keep calling you that... is that okay?"

Lin Guang was silent for a brief moment, then nodded.

"What you and Amber talked about in the car, I could hear it all."

"And what that tactless idiot Airwen said to you, I couldn't hear, but I can guess—probably some really harsh stuff, right?"

Lin Guang didn't speak, just lowered her eyes slightly.

The Phoenix's black-bean-sized golden eyes showed an incredibly complex expression:

"Maybe from your perspective, it seems like we were deliberately hiding all this from you, treating you as a tool to collect the Fragments of Hope."

"We're not going to make excuses. Fact is, we didn't try to stop you, so if you want to blame us, that's fine."

Her words paused for a moment, as if organizing her thoughts, or recalling something.

"But... honestly, our starting point wasn't to use you."

The little bird sighed: "We... just didn't dare to interfere."

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