The engine sound grew closer as a pure white sedan approached the three of them and came to a stop right before their eyes.

Su Fang's eyes sparkled with anticipation she could barely contain.

But the moment the door opened, she froze.

Because the girl who stepped out looked utterly unremarkable.

She wore a slightly oversized school tracksuit, thick black-framed glasses perched on her nose, and for some reason, a white cotton eyepatch covered her right eye. Her jet-black hair was braided into two plain, unfashionable pigtails hanging behind her head, giving her a complete bookworm vibe.

The girl kept her head down as she got out of the car, clutching a large school bag. When she looked up at the three people standing at the apartment entrance, her lone lavender left eye suddenly flickered with nervousness.

"Um... good morning..."

"I... I am..."

Watching Su Fang's slightly dazed expression, Lin Guang's silence, and Airwen's knowing look, the girl nearly buried her head into her uniform, her voice growing softer by the second.

Lin Guang: "?"

The smile on Su Fang's face stiffened.

Before the girl could finish her sentence, another voice interrupted: "Zihan. Her name is Zihan."

The voice was lazy and carried a hint of impatience, yet it was still extremely pleasant to the ear.

"Honestly, watching you greet strangers every time is torture. Before transformation or after, in every possible way."

As she spoke, the owner of the voice also stepped out of the car.

—She seemed to be the real owner of this luxury vehicle.

Another girl stood there, with perfectly styled jet-black twin-tails and bright, noble golden pupils.

She wore an elaborately crafted pink Lolita dress, her long, shapely legs clad in black stockings—a match for Airwen's own—and her feet were shod in shiny little round-toed leather shoes.

Her face was exquisitely refined, her features radiant, and she wore light makeup that made her look slightly more mature, creating a stark contrast with the plain-looking girl named Zihan beside her.

The eyepatch-wearing plain girl shrunk even more, pulling in her neck: "S-sorry..."

The high-class girl suddenly snapped, crossing her arms with an expression of utter frustration. "I've told you a thousand times—did you do anything wrong? If not, then don't apologize! You're making me look like a bully."

"Sorry..."

"Sigh..."

Seeing her utterly impervious friend, she seemed defeated, shook her head, and looked at the trio—Lin Guang and the others.

The high-class girl's gaze swept past Lin Guang and Airwen's faces, showing no signs of unfamiliarity, before finally landing on Su Fang. Then, in an instant, her expression shifted to a flawless, salesperson-like smile.

She tilted her head slightly and gave a playful wink:

"Hey hey~ You're the new junior, right? I'm Tang Ke'er."

Her voice was sickly sweet, a complete 180 from when she'd been scolding her companion.

Su Fang's eyes went wide: "Eh, could you be, Senior..."

Seeing Su Fang's shocked expression, the girl seemed pleased. She flipped her twin-tails and smiled even sweeter: "That's right. I'm exactly who you're thinking of."

Seeing that they seemed ready to chat forever, Airwen shook her head helplessly.

"Let's talk inside."

………………

Ten minutes later.

In the apartment's living room.

The five of them casually tossed their luggage aside and sat down around an old, dark red wooden dining table.

The idol-like girl lounged back in her chair, crossing her long, stocking-clad legs, her delicate little shoes dangling carelessly.

"Anyway, I'm Tang Ke'er, a second-year at Kanryu High School."

She tilted her head: "You've probably figured it out by now... that's right. My code name is 'Tangtang.' I'm an active Outer Realm explorer."

"It really is Senior Tangtang!!"

Su Fang nearly jumped up in excitement. "You're that super popular virtual streamer online right now! I've watched your streams—the 'Magical Girl Never Gives Up' series clips were so awesome!"

"Hehe, of course they were." Tang Ke'er raised her chin smugly, showing no intention of being modest. "Whether it's streaming or being a magical girl, I have to be number one."

Meanwhile, sitting next to Tang Ke'er, the dowdy, eyepatch-wearing girl seemed to have finally overcome her social anxiety. She pushed up her glasses, unable to look anyone in the eye, and just stared at the table corner as she whispered:

"N-nice to meet you... I'm Zihan, a first-year at Kanryu High School."

"M-my code name is... 'Hermit's Purple.' Also an active Outer Realm explorer."

Su Fang's eyes went wide with excitement, and even Lin Guang's expression shifted slightly—these two were exactly the magical girl duo who had teamed up yesterday to drive away another Nightmare Seed.

According to Airwen, even among all the magical girls currently active, their strength ranked among the better ones.

And just like them, they were both tenth-generation magical girls!

Su Fang felt nervous: "I-I'm Su Fang, a third-year at Yuyu Private Middle School! My code name... I haven't come up with one yet!"

...Although, this Senior Zihan had quite a contrast with her real-life appearance.

After the introductions, Tang Ke'er turned to Airwen: "Alright, why did you call us here today?"

"Judging by your expression, it can't just be to introduce us to the newbie."

"Indeed, there is an important mission."

Airwen's voice rang out.

She seemed very familiar with Tang Ke'er's personality, then looked at the slightly nervous Su Fang.

"The Sacred Tree has delivered an oracle. Su Fang is the Prophecy Maiden we've been waiting a hundred years for."

"!!!"

Tang Ke'er's eyes flew wide open.

The moment those words were spoken, Zihan shot up from her seat.

This plain-looking, unremarkable girl stared at Su Fang in shock, her left eye suddenly lighting up.

She took a deep breath, then suddenly bent over, clutching her right wrist tightly with her left hand. A deep purple gemstone chain dangled from beneath her tracksuit, and a pained yet ecstatic expression twisted her face:

"Ugh... I-I can't hold it back anymore..."

The next moment, Zihan snapped upright, straightened her back, and leaped backward into the center of the living room.

Under Airwen and Tang Ke'er's slightly helpless gazes, Su Fang's shock, and Lin Guang's "What the hell?" look, she tore off her plain black-framed glasses and hurled them into the air. Her entire body erupted with a purple-black magical aura.

She pressed one hand over the eyepatch on her right eye while spreading the fingers of her other hand, as if tearing at something invisible in the air.

"Oh, hollow guise called 'reality,' shatter before my demonic eye!"

Her incantation resonated with layered echoes as magical power dispersed outward.

Magic converged from all directions, tainted purple by the energy within her body, before forming into an inverted cross shape behind her, wrapped in chains.

As the three-meter-tall cross apparition materialized, Zihan's loose, oversized clothes vanished in an instant. Her slender, curvaceous figure was enveloped by a seductive, violet holy light.

"I hereby command—"

"Limit Release!"

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