Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

The more you interfere in other people's normal lives, the more unhappiness you will bring.

Extraordinary power can only protect everyone's ordinary life.

If it is intended to change people's ordinary lives, it will only lead to disaster.

The witch's association with the calamity beast was born from this mistake.

Moreover, who can say that these hardships are not part of a happy life?

If we persevere through the difficulties until the clouds part, happiness will surely be found.

I took another sip of coffee with most of it sugar in it.

In fact, Jin Cha doesn't like coffee.

Because coffee is bitter, she has never liked bitter things since she was a child, but since becoming a councilor at the General Bureau, Jin Cha has decided to become like an adult.

Magical girls are still children, and they don't handle many things very well, especially when it comes to adult matters. There aren't many people who would stand up for the interests of magical girls, and as their representative, she has to do just that.

She must not let others see her immaturity and naivety; she must always maintain elegance and composure. As a councilor, she must protect the other magical girls and fight for their interests and help.

You must act like a mature adult and not let others see through you.

Therefore, they dress in mature clothes, drink mature coffee, and constantly imitate adults in their words and actions.

With her ability to read minds, she always maintained a sense of ease and composure.

If you can always pretend to be an adult, then who can say you're a child?

Although deep down, Jin Cha always considered herself a child.

When buying train tickets, I subconsciously want to buy children's tickets; when ordering food, I always glance at the children's meals; when talking about children's activities, I always think that I can participate myself.

But she has always kept it well hidden.

The Qingyun Sect was very sincere, choosing a coffee shop in the city center as the location for the negotiations, which clearly showed that they had no intention of taking action.

Therefore, Jin Cha simply sent the rest of the Disaster Management Bureau members who had followed her back.

The members of the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau, on the contrary, somewhat disturbed her thoughts.

The coffee shop is very upscale and seems to be an asset of the Ice Age Group. As a behemoth group that gets involved in every industry, even the Disaster Management Bureau has related business cooperation with the Ice Age Group.

When I first came in, there was even a small welcome from below.

That was done very well.

Compared to the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau, they have much more self-respect and value this meeting much more.

After I took a sip of coffee, the waiter turned on some music.

The melodious classical music put me in a good mood, even though Jin Cha doesn't actually like classical music that much.

She prefers pop music, especially pop music related to love.

The chattering of the girls, including their innermost thoughts, drifted over again.

My sister ate an extra bite of cake earlier, so we have to get it back this time!

My sister ate one less piece of cake before, so she has to give it back this time, or she'll definitely throw a tantrum.

Ugh, if the hood covers it, the hair clip won't be visible, but it's so uncomfortable without a hood...

[Hehehe, three golds in ten pulls! Too bad nobody plays, so they don't know how valuable my pulls are. What can stop me now? But why is the next featured character Iris? I remember she wasn't popular, right?]

The heartfelt words of youth made Jin Cha feel younger herself.

And that girl in the light blue dress, Iris is quite popular.

After internally refuting this, Jin Cha began to miss Iris and Azure Phoenix again.

I hope their assessment goes well.

From a distance outside the cafe, she could not ignore the voice in her mind: "Huh? Didn't they say the cafe was booked for private use? Why are there so many people on the first floor?"

Wow, they really booked the whole place! Let's go!

Private room? Jin Cha frowned, but those few thoughts had already faded away, drowned out by the growing clamor of voices downstairs.

Jin Cha, who was just about to ponder the implications of "booking out the entire venue," suddenly noticed something in the whispers downstairs that she couldn't ignore—

[I've already hunted 20 calamity beasts and five members of the Witch Guild this month. I'm going to advance to the inner sect, sister. This is my victory!]

[She probably doesn't know that I've already passed the inner sect assessment. Foolish little sister, I've won again.]

【Why do I always fail the inner sect assessment? Is the Disaster Management Bureau setting me up? I've retaken it 30 times and paid 3000 yuan, but I still can't pass. Is this assessment really that hard? Harder than a driver's license test? Does it mean I'm not worthy of entering the inner sect if I don't have a bit of luck?】

[Ugh, I really want to go home and play games. I should have brought my Steam frame over if I knew it would be this boring. Let's review this morning's ranked matches... Review my ass! They were completely disorganized and played like individual players. Why are these guys only good at teamwork when they surrender? Are you guys really at the King rank? Sigh, when it comes to teamwork, you have to look to our Qingyun Sect...]

Inner sect? Qingyun Sect?

[However, this mission was quite profitable; you could eat and drink for free at a place like this, and also get rewards and bonuses.]

[This is so delicious! The sect mission rewards include a free monthly card. If we choose this, it can become our Magic Card Band's exclusive gathering place. I'm going to come here every day to make videos, hehe.]

[A lot of disciples from both the outer and inner sects have come. Actually, this is just the sect finding an excuse for team building.]

Suddenly I felt a chill.

Private room?

"Yes." Jin Cha finally realized.

This coffee shop has been booked by the Qingyun Sect, so who else could be in here besides her?

Qingyun Sect, do they have this many magical girls just in Beihai? Have I stumbled into a den of magical girls from Qingyun Sect? The noise downstairs is getting louder and louder, and it's almost impossible to tell how many magical girls there are.

What's even more unsettling is that the voices downstairs contain many unknown languages ​​that sound inhuman and feel even more terrifying than the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau!

Jin Cha told herself not to panic, but she didn't notice that the coffee in her cup, which was originally steaming, had formed a thin layer of ice.

Then, everything fell silent.

Not only the sound of voices, but also the unspoken thoughts, vanished from my ears in an instant.

All that remained was an endless chill.

When she came to her senses, the ice-blue magical girl was sitting opposite her, her posture elegant and composed, with a faint smile on her face, looking her over. "Hello, Miss Golden Tea."

The voice carried a strange chill, traveling from my ears all the way to my head and heart.

Jin Cha stared at her blankly, then steadied her breathing.

A new magical girl.

However, the sense of oppression is completely different.

The feeling of being covered in ice all over my body made me feel as if I were completely under her control.

Elegant and composed.

More importantly, there was that confidence that seemed to indicate that everything was under control.

A mature and elegant temperament, and the goals I pursue.

Jin Cha smiled. Now their personas were going to overlap, and what was even more terrifying was that she seemed to be inferior to the other person.

"Hello, Magical Girl Fuyu-kun?"

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It didn't take that long."

Jin Cha tilted her head, wanting to pick up her coffee and take a sip, but Dong Jun stopped her hand, saying, "If you don't like it, you don't have to drink it like this."

As he said this, he called over the waiter next to him, and soon a cup of hot milk was brought over.

"While half a cup of sugar can alleviate bitterness, it doesn't make the coffee taste better. Adding milk makes the texture smoother, and most importantly, it allows you to enjoy the aroma of the coffee without tasting the bitterness."

Dongjun personally added milk to her coffee, saying, "This might suit you better. Try it."

Jin Cha stirred the milk, took a sip, and found the mixture of cold coffee and hot milk to be lukewarm milk coffee. After taking another sip, she sighed and nodded, "It's really good."

But how did the other person figure out that you don't actually like coffee?

"Your actions and expressions will reveal your preferences. For example, when you pick up a coffee, your mouth twitches noticeably. If you don't like something, just don't drink it. If you really want to drink it, you can choose a way that suits you."

Jin Cha was stunned. She looked up at the ice-blue magical girl opposite her, who was still smiling. "You can hear my thoughts?"

“No, this is called Echo.” Dongjun didn’t hide anything and explained frankly, “Ice is like a mirror that can reflect light, so if it is developed properly, it can be used to create a spell that can reflect the abilities of others. I call it Echo. Your Echo is especially useful, especially during negotiations.”

"I'm sorry, I don't see any similarity between reflecting light and reflecting ability, or how they are related. I can't imagine how to develop reflecting ability using reflecting light..."

"Well, that's a secret of my Qingyun Sect," Dong Jun said with a faint smile. "If you're curious, you can join our Qingyun Sect and see for yourself."

Jin Cha shook her head with a wry smile and sighed, but still maintained a calm expression. "I really lose to you. Are all the magical girls of the Qingyun Sect as powerful as you?"

“No.” Dongjun stirred his coffee. “There are many people who are better than me.”

"That's really frightening." Jin Cha crossed her arms, leaned forward slightly, and carefully examined Dong Jun's face. "But that's precisely why the Qingyun Sect seems reliable. You have such great power, yet you are still willing to coexist peacefully with the Beihai Disaster Prevention Bureau and protect the citizens."

"You didn't come to see me just to talk about this, did you?" Dong Jun didn't accept her flattery. "Our time is precious, and I hope Miss Jin Cha won't waste our patience."

I can no longer hear any of my inner thoughts.

She couldn't even hear the thoughts of the girls below.

This was the first time Jin Cha had negotiated and engaged in discussions without knowing what the other party was thinking.

“Alright, let’s get straight to the point.” Jin Cha gracefully added another piece of sugar to her coffee. Seeing Dong Jun’s frown across from her, she couldn’t help but smile. “As you said, I’ll do it my way.”

"Please go ahead."

“You’ve probably heard about the Heart Remnants lately. The Heart Remnants are the personal spaces left behind by the magical girls of Mankai. For the Disaster Management Bureau, they are the highest priority to deal with.” Jin Cha emphasized again, “They are a much higher priority than dealing with witches. We have been busy looking for solutions all this time.”

"You want the Qingyun Sect's help?"

“I don’t have that kind of authority,” Jin Cha explained, then continued, “However, if the Qingyun Sect is willing to enter the Heart Remnant and help deal with such a dangerous thing, Jin Cha will naturally be very grateful to you. After all, the Heart Remnant of the Full Bloom Magical Girl is very large, and if you are not careful, it could even overturn the world. Even if it is just to protect themselves, the Qingyun Sect may have no choice but to take action.”

Dong Jun smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"The main reason I'm here is to share some information about the mental image remnants with you."

Jin Cha downed the overly sweet coffee in one gulp. "Do you know about the Mirror Kingdom that once existed in South China?"

Dongjun seemed to remember something, and her expression changed slightly. "I've heard about it."

Although she noticed the change in the other person's expression, Jin Cha knew there was no need to change the subject. "The culprit that once paralyzed the South China region, caused a large number of people to leave their homes, and led to a sharp decline in economic development that has not yet recovered, the influence of the Mirror Kingdom still exists today."