Proving one's status starting with magical girls

The magical girl in front of me had blue hair and wore a blue and green magical dress with a blue shawl tied around her shoulders. Under the table, you could vaguely see that her legs were covered with light-colored pantyhose and light blue leather boots.

Her slightly round and cute face still had a touch of childishness, and her clear blue eyes held a look of surprise.

"Ah Qing, is she a magical girl too?"

As she spoke, she stood up somewhat hastily, but her skirt had somehow gotten caught on the leg of the small table, almost causing her to overturn the table as soon as she stood up, and the macarons fell to the ground.

"Oops, it's all dirty..."

The magical girl named Motosu looked at the snacks rolling on the ground and made a somewhat regretful sound.

"If only there were magic that could clean food."

"It's a pity that won't work, since a magical girl's magic is fixed the moment she transforms."

After making a couple of joking remarks, Jiang Qing continued her introduction.

"But Susu, this senior isn't a magical girl."

"what?"

"She's now our off-field supporter in the Extraordinary Society. She's a senior in high school, and you're in junior high. Come here, SuSu, call her 'elder sister'."

The blue magical girl paused for a moment, seemingly not understanding at all what Jiang Qing meant by "off-field assistance," but under Jiang Qing's tyranny, she finally whispered it out.

"Hello, sister..."

"! 』

Li Jiangqun's brain had completely shut down at this point.

Do you know how impactful it is for a die-hard fan of magical girls to see an adorable magical girl standing in front of them and saying "Hello, big sister" in a sweet, soft voice?

It's like Homura Akemi pushed Madoka Kaname down, O5-3 turned into a white-haired sailor-uniformed little girl, and Asuka stood in front of Shinji Ikari's bed.

Li Jiang's body went limp, and if Jiang Qing hadn't caught her in time, she would have collapsed.

"Senior, are you alright?"

The girl's strange behavior made Jiang Qing raise an eyebrow, seemingly not expecting that a single sentence from her magical girl could have such a powerful impact.

"I'm...I'm fine!"

Li Jiangqun straightened up instantly, but her face was still flushed with an abnormal blush. She took several deep breaths and silently recited a calming mantra before she could suppress her excitement.

"A magical girl! A magical girl is calling me 'older sister'!"

Looking at the innocent and adorable magical girl in front of her, Li Jiangqun tried her best to appear normal.

"Ahem." She cleared her throat to regain her composure.

"Su, SuSu, may I call you that?"

The blue-haired magical girl hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded gently.

"Susu... Hello, my name is Li Jiangqun, and I am a high school student at the Third Middle School. Although I am not a magical girl, I have some special abilities, so Xiaoqing wanted me to come and meet you."

"If you don't mind, you can just call me Sister Skirt."

Ning Shaoxiao tilted his head and said softly.

"...Sister Skirt"

Upon hearing those two words, Li Jiangqun felt her heart pound with excitement!

Unlike the stunning first impression of Zi Mu, the unpredictable nature of Bai Chi, and the deceptive emotions of Dao Ya, the magical girl Su Su in front of her was simply the most perfect image in her mind.

"This is what a true magical girl is like!"

Jiang Qing, who had been watching the whole thing, had a strange expression on her face. Although she had already learned from the information her family had found out that her senior had an extraordinary passion for magical girls.

But now that she has witnessed it firsthand, she seems to think that using the word "passionate" to describe it might not be entirely accurate.

And she's clearly the most proactive magical girl! Why doesn't she even look at her, but is so enthusiastic towards Su Su instead?

We're all magical girls, this is discrimination!

In order to prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward, Jiang Qing had no choice but to resume her responsibility for the tea party.

The butler placed the refreshed pastries on the table, then slowly poured the fragrant black tea into a very girly teacup. After sweeping up the macarons on the floor, he gracefully stepped back and left.

"Ladies, please enjoy your meal."

The three sat down again. Magical girl Yuan Su remained in the chair on the left, Li Jiangqun sat down opposite her, and Jiang Qing sat between the two without making a sound.

She rested her fair elbows on the table, cupped her face in her hands, and let her blue pigtails sway behind her as she spoke, shaking her head.

"Senior, you should know what our Chinese Heretical Society does, right?"

Although Li Jiangqun didn't know why she asked that, she still answered.

"I've seen some information online... 'The Chinese Supernatural Society is a grassroots magical girl organization that explores supernatural powers,' is that right?"

"Well, as you should know, senior, the supernatural power we're exploring doesn't actually include magical girls."

"Magical girls are supposed to be supernatural too, so why aren't they included?" Li Jiangqun asked curiously.

Yuan Su did not respond to her question, continuing to eat the snacks on the table in small bites. Only Jiang Qing replied quietly.

"Because magical girls' powers are limited."

The fifteen-year-old magical girl sighed.

"A magical girl's magic is fixed when she transforms. My magic is something like cloth, Su-Su's magic is related to water, and Xiao-Mai's magic can create weapons... Uh, Xiao-Mai is the magical girl who left earlier."

"Although magic is a miraculous power, this kind of miracle is not what we want at all. We wanted to become fire magical girls, but ended up becoming water magical girls. We wanted to fight like Pretty Cure, but we are only good at ranged magic. We wanted to obtain healing magic, but in the end we could only inherit someone else's..."

"At least QB could make a wish when she became a magical girl, but magical girls in reality are completely random. The amount of magic they use also depends on their mindset... What's more, magic has an expiration date; most people can no longer transform after they turn eighteen!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangqun vaguely understood.

"...So the goal of the Supernatural Society is to find a supernatural power that can solve everything once and for all?"

Jiang Qing did not answer directly, but said softly.

"Senior, do you know? There was once an incredibly powerful magical girl whose Seed of Hope shone brightly during her transformation, and her strength was only below that of the original magical girl, Magic Aurora."

"But such a time only lasted for three years. That magical girl became a magical girl at the age of fifteen, so three years later, she came of age and naturally lost her magical girl powers."

"Radiant-level magical girls are incredibly powerful, beyond imagination. Legend has it that only the two leaders of the Archangels can rival them. Each Radiant-level magical girl is practically a treasure of humanity, and her every word and action influences the entire human world."

"But this power quietly dissipated on the day she came of age, and she could no longer see her familiar, becoming an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl."

"The inferior beasts that could once be easily eliminated have become an irresistible natural disaster. The demon angels who were once so afraid to approach her now mock her. Even the lowest-ranking combatants have become enemies that she cannot defeat no matter how hard she tries."

"My sister once told me that people can look down on the earth from a high mountain, but they dare not look up from a deep abyss."

"Although the Archangel was ultimately defeated by the magical girl who arrived, she was overwhelmed by an endless sense of defeat. Senior, do you know? She was unwilling to accept it."

Jiang Qing spoke softly, lost in thought.

"And so the 'Chinese Heretical Society' came into being."