My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

"Senior, your skin is so nice, it's just like a TV idol's! So smooth!"

Behind her, the cherry-haired girl walked out somewhat awkwardly.

If not for the perpetually expressionless, mask-like look on Lin Guang's face, this outfit alone would have been enough for any idol company to want to sign her.

But at this moment, that face finally bore a hint of human subtlety and a blush.

She felt like some kind of special CG scene had been unlocked, but looking at the innocent and cheerful Su Fang, she couldn't find any evidence.

Right now, Lin Guang was wearing the white pajamas she had chosen herself.

It was a one-piece, plush fleece nightgown with a hem that just covered her knees. The collar and cuffs were trimmed with a ring of soft white fluff, and two fluffy little balls hung from the chest area. The murky gem pendant on her chest faintly pushed up the fabric of the nightgown.

After shedding the seemingly deliberately mature outfit of the black hot pants and white shirt, this body looked much more delicate, even appearing around the same age as Su Fang... Indeed, they seemed to be only two years apart.

"..."

Holding Lin Guang's hand, they returned to the pink-themed room. Su Fang, as if finally relieved of all her burdens, went limp and flopped onto the bed. Without any grace, she let out a huge yawn, even squeezing a few tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Ah, I'm so sleepy... Let's turn in early today. Senior Airwen said we need to get up early tomorrow to go to the Association."

As she spoke, she skillfully pulled open the air-conditioned blanket adorned with cute strawberry patterns and burrowed under it like a caterpillar.

Su Fang turned on her side and patted the large empty space beside her, motioning for Lin Guang. "Come on~ come on, the bed's really soft."

—Didn't you say the guest room was right next door?

But Lin Guang couldn't be bothered to argue and simply lay down. Su Fang reached over and clicked the room's main light off from the bedside table.

The room was instantly plunged into darkness.

A sliver of cold moonlight filtered through the semi-transparent lace curtains, casting dappled shadows on the carpet.

The surroundings were very quiet, broken only by the faint chirping of some unknown insect outside the window and the slight whisper of the wind.

"Senior Mengmengxiang..."

In the darkness, Su Fang suddenly spoke.

This time, her tone lacked its earlier excitement and energy; it was very, very soft.

"Actually, today was my first time transforming and fighting."

"Before, I was just an ordinary middle schooler. I only ever saw magical girls on TV and in the news... Then, without realizing it, I ran out there today, and suddenly this thing appeared on me."

"And then, somehow, I suddenly learned how to transform."

The girl's slender fingers took the blue gem brooch from her body, held it up, and watched it glow in the darkness.

"Senior Airwen says I'm the Prophecy Maiden, that I can lead everyone to take back the fragments of hope from the Abyss and purify the contaminated Sacred Tree."

"But I don't understand any of it... What is all this? What is the Abyss? What are the fragments of hope? I have no idea at all."

"And besides, I only took down six monsters today. I'm not even close to being a fraction as good as you, Senior Mengmengxiang... You took down at least over forty in one go."

The girl didn't respond.

Perhaps, in her amnesia, she didn't know how to respond. Or maybe she was too exhausted to answer.

Thinking this, Su Fang pinned the brooch back to her chest.

The silence lasted for several minutes.

She felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier when suddenly she heard the girl beside her speak, her voice soft but serious, asking a very strange question.

"What is a magical girl?"

"...Huh?"

Su Fang, who was on the verge of sleep, suddenly jolted back to alertness.

—What is a magical girl...?

Hearing this from a senior who was a magical girl herself, Su Fang almost took it as a test, a kind of challenge or question for a junior.

But the very next moment, a sudden realization hit her.

Since the girl had completely lost her memory, in other words, her question was genuinely just a question born from confusion.

Being a magical girl herself, she had already forgotten what a magical girl was and what she represented.

Was this senior, who only remembered how to transform and fight, probing for her lost memories this way? Trying to recall her original intention for becoming a magical girl?

"..."

"A magical girl is... love and hope?"

Su Fang blurted out this answer almost without thinking.

But she quickly realized that this answer was far too vague for someone with such complete amnesia, so she tried to rephrase it.

"Ah, well, basically, it's about protecting others, cherishing love and hope... a beautiful girl warrior?"

"You have to help your companions, stand up when someone is in trouble, never give up on anyone, and always hold onto love and hope..."

As she spoke, Su Fang's confidence began to wane.

Although magical girls appeared on TV, the reality was kept secret from ordinary people. She wasn't a magical girl before; she was just a middle schooler who admired them.

So, all of this was just her own understanding of what a magical girl should be.

But, that's probably right, isn't it?

Isn't that what a magical girl is?

Would her senior be satisfied with that answer?

"I see."

The girl's tone was unreadable, offering only a plain, matter-of-fact response.

"..."

After that, the room fell silent again. It was impossible to tell if the girl was thinking or had already fallen asleep.

After a long wait, drowsiness once again overtook Su Fang's mind.

Half-asleep, she murmured, "Hey, Senior, what do you like to eat? What do you want for breakfast tomorrow? I'll have my mom make it."

"..."

"I don't know... Well then, a sandwich? Or fried eggs with toast? Mom often makes me tamagoyaki. It's sweet and really good."

Su Fang felt her eyelids grow heavy once more. Her voice became fainter and fainter, carrying the mumble of someone about to fall asleep.

"Next time... I'll have Mom make some for you..."

Gradually, the voice beside her faded, replaced by the steady, even sound of breathing.

Lin Guang turned her head and, by the moonlight, glanced at the sleeping girl.

That slightly childish face looked serene and peaceful. Her wine-red hair refracted the silver light of the moon.

Feeling Su Fang's body warmth, the tension that had gripped her all day finally eased.

—This day, which had repeated itself nineteen times, was finally over.

This meant this S-rank trial had finally entered a new phase.

She was no longer trapped in an infinite loop where her life was as fleeting as a mayfly's minute or two. Now, she could eat, sleep, and live the life of a magical girl as Mengmengxiang, gradually moving towards a higher mission evaluation.

The world-building of this universe was far grander than Lin Guang had ever imagined. It was like being transported to a new world all over again.

What was Mengmengxiang's past? What would the future of this world hold? What was the Sacred Tree? What was the Abyss? What was the Prophecy Maiden?

How long would she be spending here?

Tomorrow's visit to the Magical Girl Association might hold the answers.

Exhaustion surged in like a tide, and Lin Guang's consciousness slowly sank into darkness.

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