My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

She patted her own magnificent chest, her expression still terrified: "Those were two disaster-level Nightmare Seeds! According to records, the last time such an invasion happened was fifteen years ago!"

"If it weren't for Miss Mengmengxiang and Miss Airwen holding them off for that crucial minute or two, the casualties could have reached a ten-year high!"

"No, the most crucial factor was Mengmengxiang."

But Airwen shook her head, turning her gaze toward the cherry-haired girl. "Without you, I really would have struggled to restrain that thing. The casualties would have been incalculably higher."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present focused their eyes on Lin Guang, each gaze carrying a different emotion.

The Phoenix finished preening its feathers, looked at Mengmengxiang, took a sip of tea, and shook its head. "Tch. Really reckless."

"…"

The Forest Pixie stared at the expressionless Lin Guang, her eyes flickering with a trace of reluctance to see this.

"Airwen, this child is the same as you, isn't she…?"

"Mhm." Airwen nodded. "She's one of the only four 'Outer Realm Investigators' currently in the Association."

Huh?

Four?

Su Fang and Lin Guang were both stunned.

But none of those present seemed inclined to explain.

"No wonder."

The Shadow Blade, who had been silently sipping her black tea, suddenly spoke, her voice hoarse. "That reckless, life-or-death fighting style—only an Investigator who's constantly risking their life could pull that off."

"Investigators, huh…"

The Blast Maul pulled out her phone, opened a gacha game with an anime art style, and sighed. "Those days… I kind of miss them."

Su Fang was utterly confused and couldn't help but raise her hand. "Um… you seniors are clearly very strong, right? You're the Association's elites? So why did you stop?"

Hearing this question, the atmosphere in the reception room grew a bit heavier.

"Because we've 'grown up.'"

The Forest Pixie didn't give a complicated explanation. She simply pointed at herself with a bitter smile. "Although our magic power has grown to its limit, and almost no dangerous species is a match for us, and we can even confront Nightmare Seeds one-on-one head-on…"

"But as we age, most magical girls' resistance to the pervasive black fog of the Abyss in the Outer Realm gradually degrades, until it's about the same as an ordinary person's."

She glanced at the Shadow Blade beside her. "Back then, she was also an outstanding Outer Realm Investigator. You could even call her the ace of that generation."

"…Yeah."

The Shadow Blade stared down at the teacup in her hand, her voice as calm as if she were talking about someone else. "A year ago, I didn't believe it. I thought I could still handle it. I stubbornly went out once."

"What happened?" Su Fang asked instinctively.

"In less than ten minutes, I lost my mind."

"I forced myself to walk back. The moment I returned inside the barrier, I collapsed. When I woke up, I was in the hospital for three days and three nights."

The Shadow Blade tugged at the corner of her mouth in self-mockery. "Some doors… once they close, they're closed."

"…"

The Blast Maul spread her hands helplessly.

"It's just like that."

"We have all this power far greater than yours, but we can only stay here and be guards."

"The ones who can truly go outside and carve out a future for humanity are children like you, who haven't grown up yet."

Su Fang was stunned.

She looked at the three powerful seniors before her and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

It was that suffocating frustration and helplessness of possessing strength, yet being forced to watch the younger generation fight on the front lines while you could only wait in the safe zone.

"Then…"

The Forest Pixie seemed to not want the atmosphere to get too heavy. She smiled and turned her gaze to Su Fang. "Airwen, who is this adorable child? Is she a new junior you're mentoring?"

"Mhm. She's Su Fang."

Airwen put down her cup, her expression becoming exceptionally serious as she spoke slowly, word by word.

"She is also the one the Sacred Tree prophesied over a hundred years ago. The maiden who will save the world."

Su Fang quickly waved her hands. "Hey, I-I'm not that amazing!"

She said this from the bottom of her heart, truly believing she was just an ordinary girl.

But the moment she spoke, the atmosphere that had just slightly eased instantly froze solid.

The smiles of the three seniors vanished, and their gazes all focused on Su Fang simultaneously, carrying an indescribable complexity.

The silence stretched on for a long time.

Su Fang felt a bit uneasy. "Um… d-did I do something wrong?"

Just then, the Shadow Blade finally finished blowing on her scalding black tea to cool it. As if completing a task, she tilted her head back and downed it in one gulp.

Slap.

The empty cup was placed heavily on the table.

She broke the silence:

"The tea is just as good as before. Thanks for the hospitality. I'm done."

With that, she hurried out of the reception room like she was escaping, not for the sake of that perfect attendance bonus, but more like she wanted to leave this building as quickly as possible.

"Ah, I'm heading back too."

The Blast Maul also stretched and stood up. "It's getting late. I'm out."

She waved her hand and shuffled out in her slippers, her back radiating a sense of urgency.

"Geez…"

The Forest Pixie puffed out her cheeks like an angry pufferfish and complained discontentedly, "We rarely get to gather, and they couldn't even stay to spend more time with the newbie!"

She pulled out her phone, checked the time, and suddenly her expression changed dramatically:

"Oh no! Oh no! It's already this late!"

The elegant, composed housewife from a moment ago instantly panicked, standing up while muttering under her breath: "It's time to cook dinner! If I'm late, my dear will definitely starve! I haven't even processed the discounted beef I bought last night!"

"I'm sorry, Mengmengxiang! And adorable Su Fang! Next time! Next time, Auntie will definitely bring delicious snacks to make it up to you!"

With that, the Forest Pixie rushed to the door like a gust of wind. Just as she was about to step out, she paused, turned back, clenched her little fist at everyone in the room, and gave a smile that was profoundly complex yet filled with genuine blessing:

"Mengmengxiang."

"Su Fang."

"Always hold on to hope."

Then, her figure also disappeared beyond the door.

In the span of a single minute, the once lively reception room instantly became empty, falling back into silence.

Only a few cups of half-finished tea remained on the coffee table, still emitting wisps of steam.

Lin Guang and Su Fang were frozen in shock.

They… ran away?

Why, when the Prophecy Maiden was mentioned, did they…

Watching the Forest Pixie's back disappear through the entrance of the [Happiness Peace Committee], the cherry-haired girl couldn't help but blink her eyes.

To be honest.

Even someone like Lin Guang could feel the haste and reluctance in their departure.

And that kind of… almost fleeing emotion.

Su Fang, especially, took a full ten seconds to snap out of it. She looked at Airwen with some unease.

"…Did I… do something wrong that disappointed them?"

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