Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

Since we're on the topic of reincarnation, Homura Akemi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica is the largest component of that cycle, and she is also a child with low self-esteem.

The biggest change to the outline of this book was also due to the story of the author. In the early part, the author was too mysterious and many people didn't like him. In the end, because of the existence of the author, the outline was forcibly changed, and the author revealed his identity a whole volume earlier.

Yes, the original plan was for Li to be the BOSS of Volume 3, and he would rejoin the team after various friendly banter with Xiaoyuan. However, this might really make people dissatisfied. Wan was very afraid that Xiaoyuan's official pairing would be disliked by everyone, so the plot of the whole book was changed with Li's early appearance.

The character's appearance also references Final Fantasy XIV, Dragoon, Bahamut, and Nidhogg. She is probably the character with the strongest baboon-like influence in the book.

That's enough about the past. Next is the one that I found most comfortable to write about, but I also think it's the most controversial.

Yellow-haired dwarf, Helica the Thunder.

The surname Tenrai is very casual, without any extra cleverness. As for the given name, there is actually no cleverness either; it is simply the product of Horikawa: holikawa with the last syllable removed.

The character was originally intended to be a tsundere, but the effect of her appearance was extremely poor. Later, while trying to salvage her image, more details were added.

She loves music, is righteous, short-tempered, and stubborn. She is the most controversial character in the main group of the whole book, but also the character that I think is the most human.

Bowl really likes this character. Although Bowl likes all the children, besides her own daughter Bachi, Helica is probably her favorite.

The most classic summer love triangle in the Monogatari series, Mygo's scream that I personally really like, and so many other details. I gave everything I could to this child.

Next, let's quickly go over the remaining members of Nijisanji.

Mizuno Yu was kicked out of the official pairing because her character was too erotic. There's not much to say about her. She's a serious comedic character, but also very reliable despite being funny.

Sakura Hanako, although she looks a lot like Sakura Kyoko, is actually quite different. This character doesn't incorporate any elements of Sakura Kyoko. Her hair color is inspired by Mash from FGO, and the name Hanako simply has a plant-like feel to it.

Actually, Wan later thought of a better name: Ruoye Ruohua, but it was too late when Wan came up with it, which is a pity.

Sakura Hanako is a junior character modeled after Mashu—kind, a bit clumsy, but she wants everyone to get along well. Without her, Nijisanji would have really fallen apart in Volume 4.

Lin Jiezi's story is actually based on the element of mustard grass. It's also worth mentioning the original concept: Lin Jiezi is a true descendant of the primordial being, not a real human being. Rather, it is one of countless seeds sown by the primordial being to achieve a certain goal. Every empty shell of a dead Lin Jiezi is actually a real Lin Jiezi.

However, this was difficult to explain, so it was also changed. Moreover, most of the original Lin Jiezi's scenes were given to Xiao Li, so there wasn't much content left.

Oh right, by the way, in the final draft, and even before the final content was created, I was still debating whether the final boss before Starry Sea Eternity would be Lin Jiezi or Yuki Eternity.

If it were Lin, it would probably turn into Lin absorbing the original power and being defeated by everyone. Yuuki Yuki rescued Lin, and then Lin cried and said, "I want to be with you all!" In the end, they achieved a great reconciliation, but in the end, Hoshimi Yuki got the credit.

Having discussed the members of Nijisanji, let's now talk about the name of the Nijisanji organization.

Is there anything to say? Actually, there isn't. If you know anything about Kanjin (a Japanese social media group), you'll know what Nijisanji is. But for readers who don't know Kanjin, let me explain: Nijisanji is a certain Japanese Kanjin group. End of explanation.

Next, let's talk about the villainous faction.

The little vampire and the little ghost are completely and absolutely my own creations.

Bachariah, the Chinese branch of Nijisanji, and Mari and Chiyuu, the 11th generation members of VirtuaReal, are characters whose basic settings are known to anyone with a basic understanding of them.

Oh, just one more thing, the surname Tano Shiba among the Sisters of the Holy Church is also from the eleventh class.

Of course, their personalities are different, but vampire and ghost are inherent traits of the original skins, so making beds for these two characters isn't actually that difficult.

The little vampire's weapon is inspired by the twin saws under the big moon in Honkai Impact 3, while the little ghost's weapon is inspired by Youmu Konpaku from Touhou Project.

Incidentally, after creating these two characters, Mari announced her graduation, which was quite a pity.

Miyashita Mia, the first enemy, whose name is derived from the abstract character Kagura Mia, is a very stereotypical villain.

Tsukimi Rie, whose surname is derived from evening primrose, is a nickname for a bowl. Thank you everyone, thank you.

As for Ms. Hui's wand, it is based on the image of Leviathan, the water god in the Final Fantasy series, after her divine liberation. The image is inspired by the image of Lin after merging with the Holy Dragon in the 8th floor of Eden in the 5.0 eight-player dungeon.

Speaking of Lin, in the final 1P of the Eden of the Absolute (crossed out) dungeon in the 7.1 update, the image of Lin and Gaia's fused black and white wings was the inspiration for the final blow that Saint Shion and Kuroba Reise delivered when fighting Starsea Edge.

Yes, that's right. Wanqiqi only started considering what moves everyone would use in the end.

Since we've come this far, the next one must be Kuroba Reisei.

In terms of surname, it is completely paired with Lucifer's wings. As for the next life, it is the famous ○-girl V-up, the next life of Shinoshima created by Ikesaki Misa. The kitten that Minato Nana raised also came from this.

This character was originally conceived as a king of demon slayers, who would become a real magical girl after being defeated. But how could someone like that become a real magical girl? (laughs) So it's better for her to be eliminated cleanly and efficiently.

Having discussed that, let's now talk about the long-standing influence of the Holy Church.

The nuns in the sanctuary named themselves very casually, and they couldn't even remember the names of the others. However, the captain, Kenmochi, was named after Kenmochi Touya.

Guess what? He's also a member of the Rainbow Society, a human rights organization.

There's not much to say about Xiao Qi and Xiao Shiyin. Even I've forgotten what Xiao Shiyin's wand is called. I only remember that her wand was inspired by Malthael, the Grim Reaper from Diablo III.

Well, as for the rest, Xiao Shiyin is such a pitiful character who wavers. She has done wrong things all her life, but she is not a bad person at heart. All she wants is for the church she cherishes to get better.

Xiao Qi is a rather independent character who wants to see the world with her own eyes, but she dares to doubt when what she sees is different from what she thinks. It's a real pity that the charm of this character wasn't fully explored.

Having said all that, now it's time for the main event: our Ms. Gonno Ken Mashiro.

The name "Mashiro" is taken from the "Mashiro Club" and is meant to contrast with her flashy abilities, while also pointing out that the character of Mashiro is actually very pure.

Ah, it's such a shame that this guy's charm bowl wasn't mentioned either.

In fact, most of Mashiro's stories are already quite clear in the book. Here, I'd like to mention some other little things.

Mashiro, Mashiro, is that mushroom king of the Moon Forest (crossed out).

Actually, it has the same pronunciation as VR's Shinhiru, and Shinhiru's business partner is Miki, so Asahi Miki's name is actually the name of the Shinhiru-Miki pairing.

Having said that, let's talk about what else I can think of.

Sumireko Yumehara, whose name is taken from Sumireko Usami in the Touhou Project, is also a character who can enter dreams.

The Rose Garden Band, which I've mentioned in a later chapter, features characters who bear a resemblance to Bondori, so I won't elaborate further here.

Lava Mountain Lantern, Beautiful Bamboo Orchid Type Takamatsu Lantern (crossed out)

The surname is taken from Zorah Magdaros in Monster Hunter World, and the given name is taken from Xeno'jiiva in Monster Hunter World. Isn't this also a kind of sneaky trick? (Stop playing the Bondori joke, okay?)

Here's another amusing anecdote: Wan played Honkai Impact 3rd to gather material, and even livestreamed a little bit of the story progression in the group chat, then cried buckets.

The three characters, Mashiro, Hijiri, and Shion, are named Otto, Kallen, and Theresa respectively in the outline of the game.

The reason it's called that is because the outline is input by voice. Before starting to write each chapter, an outline is given by voice, and then the writer starts writing with the outline. Sometimes the writer starts writing directly, which causes some content to be forgotten.

Of course, most characters have names in the outline that are easy to input via voice, since it's easy to mispronounce a character if you just call them by their name.

Nishio Reki is called Homura or Little Black Hair, Inuyama Tomoe is called Little Dog, Helica is really called Yellow-haired Shorty, and Origami is directly called the protagonist.

Mizuno Yu is called Blue Hair because masochists can be mistaken for other things. Sakura Hanako is called Junior, Little Vampire, Little Bat, Birdman, Shopkeeper, Older Sister. These names can all be used to identify who she is.

It's worth noting that Sumireko's name in the outline of the bowl is Cyber ​​Ghost.

Some of the more peripheral roles are referred to as class monitor, disciplinary committee member, big hoodlum, small hoodlum, etc.

Then let's talk about some changes during the creative period.

First of all, the current version of Xiao Yuan does not swear. Some readers who watched it at the beginning may remember that Xiao Yuan's first words when she went to the wrong place were "Fuck you".

However, after being told that swearing was bad and affected the impression, Wan learned his lesson.

Then, it's important not to stray too far from the main character.

Although the story now takes multiple perspectives, the core still revolves around Xiaoyuan, and the author tries not to write too off-topic.

Speaking of multiple perspectives, this is just a personal writing habit of mine. I didn't write it well enough, and people said that the perspective switching was confusing, so I added ellipses as separators. I also want to correct this.

What happened next? It's already 3 a.m., and my brain is a little slow to process anything.

By the way, regarding the action scenes, the first volume was indeed not a good watch. Part of the reason was the plot design, and another part was the action scenes.

The current approach is to keep the action scenes concise, and ensure that each action scene has its purpose. I try not to write action scenes that are too exciting.

I don't know if I've become more skilled, but I've definitely developed my own style now, which is a good thing, right?

In short, I'll stop sharing the strange things here, because I can't think of anything else for the time being.

In short, besides expressing his gratitude, Wan didn't know what else to say.

This miracle of three million words was created by everyone and me together. It is unrepeatable and may be the only bold attempt I have ever made in my life.

During the creative process, the results were actually far from ideal. I thought about giving up countless times, but I also thought, let's persevere a little longer, at least someone will read it, so let's keep writing.

Now, there's no need to think about these things anymore, because my book is completely finished.

I dare not say whether I will continue writing, or whether I will have the same perseverance in my next book, but I am very satisfied with how far I have come in creating this book.

Wan thought she would cry her heart out and have a lot of emotions after writing it, but she didn't.

What is the bowl thinking right now?

I'll go to bed later and write some fanfiction about my beloved girl band that I'll never publish as a reward for myself, and I'll also check out some fanfiction about my beloved girl band as a reward for myself.

Why are they all girl bands? I just love girl bands.

Of course, there's also the matter of the next new book.

I enjoy writing and want to continue writing, but I don't know if I can maintain the same level of perseverance, or whether I will fade into obscurity or create another miracle that I dare not imagine.

I dare not say that everyone should continue to support me, but if my work can satisfy you, accompany you through a period of time, and continue to resonate with you, that would be the best thing.

Let's end with the last question Xiaoyuan asked.

What is a magical girl?

Bowl believes that magical girls are the embodiment of all the beauty and miracles in the world.

My encounter with you, dear readers, is a beautiful and miraculous experience for me.