My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

Lin Guang expressionlessly ejected the tape and inserted the second one.

The date was a week later.

In the footage, Mengmengxiang had a band-aid on her face, her hair was a bit messy, but her eyes were bright:

"I didn't find any fragments last time, but I took down quite a few Claw-types! Hehe, even though my hands were still shaking when I ran into those monsters, I made it out in one piece!"

She winked.

"Mengmengxiang's total victory!"

(＜ゝω·）~☆

"This time, I'm gonna give it my all too!"

Third tape.

In the footage, Mengmengxiang sat at a table, wearing casual, simple clothes. Her face was still pale, like someone recovering from a serious illness.

In the background by the head of the bed, a pair of medical crutches could be seen.

"Last time, I accidentally ran into a dangerous species... I barely managed to escape, but I broke my leg. A healing senior patched me up, but it hurt so bad back then. I really don't ever want to experience that feeling a second time in my life."

She shrank her neck in lingering fear, then seemed to remember something and scratched her head at the camera with an embarrassed smile:

"But don't worry, everyone!"

With that, the girl stood up and nimbly hopped twice in front of the camera, her skirt fluttering with the movement.

"Hmph hmph, I'm completely fine now! My body has gotten used to the flow of magic power too."

"Even though I rested for a long time this time, my fighting spirit hasn't gone out!"

She sat back down on the chair, clenched both fists, took a deep breath, and flashed a brilliant, determined smile at the camera:

"Whether I find fragments or not, I'm going to keep pushing forward and find that 'possibility'!"

The scene ended with her waving enthusiastically.

...

Su Fang, watching from the side, clenched her fists tightly and couldn't say a single word.

But Lin Guang continued without pause, expressionlessly going through tape after tape.

The girl in the footage got hurt again and again, recovered again and again.

She came up empty every time.

Facing the camera, the light in the girl's eyes would sometimes dim, revealing discouragement and fear. Sometimes she'd hug her knees and whisper, "It's so scary."

But every time, she'd muster her courage and set out once more.

Until Lin Guang picked up the tenth videotape.

In the footage, Mengmengxiang sat cross-legged on the carpet, her expression somewhat serious.

"Today, Miss Amber asked me why I work so hard."

The girl spoke to the camera, almost as if talking to herself: "Senior Phoenix also said that someone with average talent like me probably won't ever reach a very high level of magic power in this lifetime. Even meeting the weakest Nightmare Seed would be a death sentence. I'd be better off just going to school properly and then becoming an administrative magical girl at the Association, like Miss Amber."

"They also said that the seniors saved me from that disaster ten years ago not so I could go off and throw my life away again."

"At the time, I didn't say a single word. I just smiled and brushed the topic aside... but honestly, I do have my own thoughts about it."

Mengmengxiang pursed her lips: "For all these years, none of the seniors have found any more Fragments of Hope. Everyone thinks the fragments must be held by the most powerful Abyss monsters, the ones farthest from the barrier."

"But... what if there's another possibility?"

"What if our luck is just really bad, and we're missing what's right under our noses?"

"After all, the Abyss is always spawning new demon beasts. Maybe... maybe among the remaining Fragments of Hope, there are one or two that are actually in the hands of those unremarkable dangerous species, or even Claw-types? Just because they're too weak, they've been hiding in the monster hordes all along and no one found them."

"Someone like me—when it comes to defending the town, I'm definitely no match for those experienced retired seniors who can't leave. And I can't help with high-level demon beast hunting in the Outer Realm either."

"So I thought about it for a long time. The only thing I can do... is to search for that slim possibility on behalf of the Association."

"I'll clean up those weak monsters everyone overlooks. I'll explore those corners everyone thinks are worthless."

"And what if—just what if!"

"What if someone as weak as me could find a fragment... then wouldn't that be a huge morale boost for everyone? Everyone would surely regain hope, right?"

"Hehe... does that kind of thinking sound a bit arrogant? That's why I didn't dare tell anyone. I only recorded it here."

"Heh heh..."

The girl in the video smiled goofily, filled with bright expectations for the future. Suddenly, she foolishly whispered her transformation incantation: "Smile, full marks~"

"Courage, one hundred percent~"

The footage cut off abruptly.

Lin Guang instinctively reached for the next videotape, but that slender hand found nothing.

The box was completely empty.

"..."

Su Fang's eyes widened as she realized something.

After this one... was that the time they met the memory-loss senior in the Outer Realm yesterday?

She cautiously watched the Cherry-Haired Girl's back from the side.

Su Fang could clearly see that the moment her hand grasped empty air, the senior's entire demeanor seemed to freeze, stiffening in place.

But that paralysis was like an illusion, fading in less than a second.

The Cherry-Haired Girl stood up, turned to look at Su Fang. Her face wore the usual cold calm, but those cherry-red eyes were now so deep they were almost frightening.

"Let's go."

Su Fang cautiously spoke: "Senior... have you regained your memory?"

"No."

"..."

Watching Lin Guang turn and walk out of the room without a backward glance, as if leaving it all behind, Su Fang pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly.

But the next moment, as if something had occurred to her, the Cherry-Haired Girl stopped at the doorway and spoke without turning around.

"But at least there's one thing I remember."

Su Fang looked up: "Huh?"

She spoke softly: "Whether there's a Prophecy Maiden or not, whether I can find them or not, no matter how many times I come back empty-handed, I will keep searching for the Fragments of Hope."

Su Fang's emerald-green eyes trembled violently.

The Cherry-Haired Girl's voice was as calm as ever, yet carried an indescribable seriousness and resolve: "Because I am Mengmengxiang."

"Magical girl Mengmengxiang."

"No matter how many times I have to repeat it, I will remember that name."

"!!"

Su Fang was rooted to the spot.

At that moment, Airwen watched her, silently listening to this declaration that seemed inexplicable to an outsider.

Those black eyes were somehow lost in thought.

....

Kazenari Town outskirts.

Kannabi Bridge.

This grand bridge once connected the town to the highway leading to the outside world, a landmark structure.

But with the Cataclysm and the isolation of the inside from the outside, the bridge's glory had become history.

Although repairs had continued for a hundred years, aside from a very few people, almost no one used this bridge to travel anymore. You could go half a day without seeing a single car drive by.

A black sedan sat quietly on one side of the bridge's center.

After returning from the seventh floor of the Association to the first floor, and sitting silently in the meeting room with everyone for a while, Su Fang—who hadn't said a word—finally made her request.

She said she wanted to come back here to take a look.

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