My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

You must hold hope in your heart.

This was indeed a blessing, but the heavy meaning it carried made it truly difficult to understand how to interpret it.

Just how grim was the future they were facing, that someone needed to be specifically reminded not to lose hope?

Under Su Fang's puzzled gaze, Airwen took a yellow leaf from her hair.

She said softly, "As I thought, a bit of the power inside has been consumed."

"Huh?"

Su Fang blinked in confusion, then recognized what it was.

This was a leaf from the projection of the Sacred Tree at the entrance.

The next moment, Airwen calmly uttered words that Su Fang could hardly accept.

"!!!"

The girl's emerald-green eyes suddenly constricted.

Because of... me?

Airwen's voice was flat: "If Phoenix hadn't used the Sacred Tree's power to conceal your existence the moment you left the Association, that demon beast would have attacked you immediately, regardless of any cost."

"Mm-hmm, aren't you going to say 'thank you very much, Miss Phoenix'?"

Phoenix fluttered its magnificent wings.

"I was wondering earlier why the Abyss would spend so much effort hiding its aura, letting a decently strong Nightmare Seed invade the city center."

"You need to know that the power consumed for this could have spawned several Nightmare Seeds, and the demon beast itself would be severely weakened, practically no different from walking into a death trap."

It proudly lifted its little head: "Now I see-it was entirely because you happened to be at the Association headquarters today, so it went straight to the city center!"

"Good thing I slapped a leaf on you when you decided to go out on your own, or that monster would have locked onto you directly!"

This guy seemed to be waiting for praise while saying this, only to realize that no one was paying attention. The reception room was deathly silent.

Airwen was the first to break the silence.

"I admit I miscalculated."

The silver-haired girl in the suit took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled: "I should have brought you to headquarters immediately yesterday. That no invasion happened in the middle of the night... we were just lucky."

Su Fang's expression froze completely.

Lin Guang's eyes flickered.

Amber covered her mouth.

In an instant, everyone present realized a fact.

-If the invading monster hadn't chosen today, and Su Fang hadn't been near the Association headquarters with its tight defenses and magical girl presence.

At Su Fang's home, at her school-in those densely populated but poorly defended areas, what would have happened?

The answer was obvious.

If there had been even the slightest mistake, if there had been just a few dozen seconds without anyone managing the situation after the monster appeared, or even if just a bit of shockwave had spread, the casualties would have been catastrophic.

Lin Guang watched Su Fang, who seemed completely lost, as she took another half minute to gather her thoughts before speaking dryly:

"Why?"

Airwen said softly, "Because you are the Prophecy Maiden."

"..."

"As early as a hundred years ago, the Sacred Tree foresaw the future. In the days to come, there would be a supremely talented magical girl who would awaken and become the Prophecy Maiden."

"To ordinary magical girls like us, searching for Fragments of Hope is simply like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"But the Prophecy Maiden is different. She has a radar-like ability that can sense the presence of Fragments of Hope."

Su Fang looked up blankly, staring into the silver-haired girl's deep black eyes.

"Yesterday, the reason you walked uncontrollably toward the Outer Realm was partly because, after awakening your magical girl power, you vaguely sensed the Fragments of Hope scattered outside."

"But more than that, it was because the Abyss sensed your existence and exploited your instinct to search for fragments, thus confusing you."

She gazed at Su Fang and spoke the truth: "That's right. The connection is mutual."

Phoenix finally turned serious as well.

It began to explain: "While you gaze at the Fragments of Hope in the Abyss, the Abyss is also gazing at you."

"If all the Fragments of Hope are gathered, the Sacred Tree will recover, and the Abyss will be driven back. Even if it can't be completely eliminated, the situation will greatly improve. So what do you think the Abyss will do?"

"Even though it doesn't have individual will in the traditional sense, just like the Sacred Tree is instinctual, its instinct for seeking advantage and avoiding harm, and for eliminating those who are different, still exists."

"So it will tempt you when you are at your weakest."

"But now that you have become a magical girl and are protected by the Sacred Tree, it can no longer tempt you. What will it do?"

Everyone was speechless.

Because what happened today was the best illustration.

Su Fang slowly lowered her head, clenching her fists.

Airwen said nothing more, simply gazing at the silent girl with her black eyes.

"..."

Lin Guang lowered his gaze slightly.

Everything seemed to be clear now.

Su Fang's very existence would attract demon beasts to attack this city. If she chose to hole up in the city, it would attract an endless stream of demon beasts attacking.

One or two times of luck might hold out, but who knew how much the Abyss would invest? By then, countless people would inevitably die because of her.

And if Su Fang didn't want to drag this city down, didn't want to watch innocent people take the hit for her, she only had one path-to become an Outer Realm Investigator like Lin Guang and Airwen, and to actively walk into that hell, to end all of this with her own hands as quickly as possible.

And unlike ordinary Outer Realm Investigators,

she had no room to stop, to rest, to retire and enjoy a normal life.

Although no one was forcing her to go to her death, and no one was holding a gun to Su Fang's head demanding she sacrifice herself.

Just... presenting reality to this fourteen-year-old girl was cruel enough.

Either step into the Abyss herself, or let countless people die in her place.

This was the fate that the "Prophecy Maiden" had to face.

She finally understood why the three senior magical girls had reacted the way they did-as retired personnel who could no longer leave the Sacred Tree's barrier, as adults, they had no ground to say anything to Su Fang.

They couldn't help her decide, but they couldn't give her their encouragement either.

Thus, they could only use silence to conceal their helplessness.

But what choice would Su Fang ultimately make?

Lin Guang didn't know.

But it would definitely be a choice that could change the entire Kazenari Town, and even the entire route and direction of the trial mission.

Watching Su Fang with her head down, Airwen suddenly stood up.

"I won't ask you to make a decision immediately. For now, Phoenix can still find some ways to deal with the demon beast invasion, so it's not that urgent."

"But there are still some things I want you to come and see."

"I want to tell you all a few things."

"Follow me."

Airwen turned her head, suddenly looking at Lin Guang, who had remained silent, and added: "Mengmengxiang, you too."

Amber, who had been listening quietly on the side, paused in her movements, as if she understood something. She pressed her lips together: "Senior Airwen? You're going to take Su Fang up there now? Isn't that... a bit too soon?"

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