Su Fang’s eyes sparkled.

All of us magical girls...

In other words, she had been acknowledged as one of them.

Airwen pointed toward her car parked by the entrance. “Actually, we could get more supplies, but no one really needs them.”

“Eighty years ago, to regulate and guide the power of magical girls, the third generation of magical girls founded the ‘Magical Girl Association,’ which has continued to this day.”

She turned her gaze toward the magnificent bird. “It’s the only remaining ‘Guide’ in the Association, and it claims to be a phoenix.”

“What do you mean, ‘claims’? I am a phoenix! And an undying one at that!”

“No matter what bacteria or virus I get infected with, no matter what incurable disease I catch, no matter how severe the injury or how tragically I die, I can be reborn through nirvana and rise from the flames—that’s me, the undying phoenix!”

The bird proudly chirped, pecking at the pale blue macaron in front of it.

After a few bites, it lazily glanced at Su Fang, who was curiously observing it, and took the initiative to introduce itself. “It was me who notified Airwen to rescue you yesterday, you know.”

“Ah!!”

Su Fang’s eyes flew wide open, and she sat up straight.

Airwen added, “The reason I could get to the Outer Realm in time yesterday and bring you and Mengmengxiang back was because she received a divine oracle from the Sacred Tree and relayed the coordinates to me.”

“This thing may have a terrible personality, but it does possess the ability to communicate with the Sacred Tree. It’s the only ‘Spirit’ that can currently talk to the Divine Tree.”

“Hmph, you understand my importance now, don’t you?”

The phoenix proudly lifted its head, its golden eyes flickering. “And I’m not just responsible for delivering orders—I’m also the standing councilor and atmosphere team leader of this shabby place! Without me, Amber might just slack off on her own, but Airwen, this taciturn lump, would have fallen into depression long ago!”

Airwen said flatly, “I’d be depressed? You’re the one who can’t stand being alone, aren’t you?”

“You can’t even leave a fifty-meter radius around the headquarters.”

The phoenix flinched. “What did you say?!”

“Do you understand what the safest place means?”

It pointed a wing at the potted “Lucky Tree” in the hall outside. “With the avatar of the Sacred Tree stationed here, this place is the safest spot in all of Kazenari Town, even within the entire Sacred Tree’s interior! It receives extra protection from the Sacred Tree at the conceptual level—even those ‘Nightmare Seeds’ can’t get half a step in here!”

Airwen’s expression remained unchanged, and a hint of pity even flickered in her black pupils. “Just a sturdy birdcage, that’s all.”

“You!”

The phoenix bristled in an instant, its gorgeous tail feathers bursting into flame, flooding the room with blazing light.

“Alright, stop bothering with that homebody bird.”

The silver-haired girl, having finished her hit-and-run jab at her colleague, gently clapped her hands.

“Amber.”

At that moment, the receptionist was savoring a slice of cream cake with utter delight. Hearing her name, she suddenly snapped out of it. “Huh?”

“Oh! Right!”

Suddenly remembering something, she exclaimed, “The newcomer tradition!”

Amber then sat up straight, and those two magnificently gravitational mounds bounced with elastic vigor, almost popping the buttons off her shirt. She put on a serious expression.

“Since Su Fang, you’ve just awakened and know nothing about the truth, and Miss Mengmengxiang has lost her memory, I’ll take this opportunity to briefly introduce you to magical girls and the ‘truth’ of our world.”

Amber’s expression turned gentle and solemn as she pointed toward the window.

Outside, the sky was bright and clear, vast and boundless.

But everyone present knew that, though invisible, there was indeed a colossal barrier spanning the sky at a certain boundary, blocking everything from the outside and preventing the endless black fog from invading.

“First, let’s talk about the Sacred Tree.”

“Over a hundred years ago, the terrifying ‘Abyss’ suddenly expanded, swallowing the earth, the oceans, and the sky.”

“The world was destroyed in an extremely short time, and civilization was on the brink of collapse.”

“Fortunately, at the last moment, the Sacred Tree descended and opened a barrier, protecting this last city—Kazenari Town—while also bringing the final group of survivors from all over the world here.”

“For the past hundred years, the Sacred Tree hasn’t just protected us from the Abyss’s erosion; through the power of ‘Miracles,’ it has continuously generated food, water, mineral resources, and other survival necessities within the barrier. It has even taken over repetitive tasks like factory production, allowing humanity to survive to this day.”

“You should know that when you return from the Outer Realm, the massive barrier of light protecting the city you see is essentially the domain formed by the Sacred Tree’s true body.”

“In essence, we all live inside the Sacred Tree!”

“Everything I’ve said is common knowledge that most people in the city understand!”

Su Fang’s eyes were wide, like a student listening intently to a lecture.

Lin Guang also absorbed the information seriously.

“As for the Sacred Tree we usually talk about at the Magical Girl Association... or rather, that potted plant in the hall, it’s more like an extension of the Sacred Tree’s will, a terminal for communicating with us.”

The phoenix rested its head on one wing, lying on the plate that had held the macarons. “Communicating with me.”

“Geographically speaking, the Association is the very center of Kazenari Town, so here, whether it’s the response speed to unexpected incidents or the sensitivity of perception, everything is at its peak.”

Amber’s eyes, the same color as her name, flickered briefly as she spoke softly.

“At the same time, it’s also more suitable for the Sacred Tree to perform Miracles.”

Lin Guang, who had been silently listening, suddenly spoke up, firing off three consecutive questions. “What is the Abyss? Is Kazenari Town truly the last city in this world?”

“And also, what are Miracles?”

Amber was taken aback, seemingly surprised that this familiar face had forgotten even this common knowledge, that her memory loss was so complete.

But she patiently answered nonetheless.

“The Abyss is essentially a collective of negative concepts like negative energy, malice, and death. Its purpose is to destroy all life forms, tangible or intangible, that can generate positive energy.”

“As for whether it’s the last... While there’s theoretically no evidence to prove that there are absolutely no other survivors outside, in reality, over the hundred-plus years since the city was founded, we’ve never seen a single human enter from the outside, and the signals we’ve sent have never received a response.”

“Also, you asked what Miracles are...”

At this point, Amber paused and said matter-of-factly, “A Miracle is a miracle—it can’t be explained by existing theories.”

“It’s a power that humanity currently cannot comprehend, a feat that only a being as great as the Sacred Tree can perform.”

Amber said seriously, “Just like... the existence of us magical girls.”

“So, next up is the content about magical girls.”

“In short, magical girls are the ones who protect Kazenari Town and resist the invasion from the Outer Realm!”

Lin Guang and Su Fang’s expressions immediately turned serious.

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