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

Chapter 119 Breathing Aster (5000 words)

Hyacinth is the first magical girl in the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau.

When she entered the North Sea Disaster Management Bureau, there were no other magical girls there.

He fights alone, deals with citizens alone, and even attends press conferences alone to respond to reporters' and the public's questions.

She did almost all the work by herself.

In reality, she doesn't need to work that hard, because the Disaster Management Bureau itself is capable of handling some of the tasks.

It was the magical girl Hyacinth's own request; she wanted to take on all the work.

She loves everyone's smiles, their gratitude, their trust, and their admiration.

For Hyacinth, being a magical girl isn't a difficult thing. Fighting or responding to the support of the citizens is a happy and joyful thing in itself.

For a long time, she was the only magical girl in the Disaster Management Bureau.

Saving others, defeating monstrous beasts, enjoying cheers and respect—all the love and gratitude belong to her alone.

At that time, the entire Disaster Management Bureau revolved around her; wherever she went, people would ask her about her.

What does Miss Hyacinth want to do? What does Little Hyacinth want? Is Little Hyacinth free today?

She is not actually a vain person.

However, after enjoying too much adulation and love for a long time, she lost herself somewhat.

They mistakenly believed that all of these belonged to them.

Until the appearance of the second magical girl.

Susan, or rather, the magical girl Julu, is not someone who enjoys interacting with people.

He seemed very impatient with the citizens, reporters, and even staff from the Disaster Management Bureau who kept bothering him.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of this attitude and his solitary style that he has attracted a large number of fans.

She was quite popular within the Disaster Management Bureau—including Yinluo, who was later a fan of Susan.

I received less attention, and I received less adulation and love.

Of course, this shouldn't actually be a bad thing.

Susan's arrival greatly reduced her burden, especially after Peony joined the team and more magical girls came to the Disaster Management Bureau.

Magical girl has become a team, not just an individual's label.

Teamwork is the best.

Everyone told her that, and that's what they thought too.

But disappointment was still unavoidable.

Because she doesn't have any extra hobbies.

Hyacinth is a good student. Even though she is busy with magical girl activities and studying at the same time, her grades have never been bad.

At home, she always manages to meet her parents' needs perfectly. Although her parents are very busy and they rarely have the chance to meet even though they live together, Hyacinth has never caused any trouble for the family.

She is the most outstanding child in everyone's eyes, and she can do her best in everything she does.

Everyone in the Disaster Management Bureau says that she might be able to become like Senior Cuique.

To become a respected and outstanding magical girl.

But in reality, it's far from that, because hyacinths have nothing else besides that.

She doesn't like watching anime movies or playing games. Although she makes friends, she doesn't actually enjoy going out because she sees it as a waste of time.

Hyacinths feel no joy in this.

It's like waiting for your parents in an empty house every day—empty and meaningless.

She dislikes meaningless things, things that yield no results, and she has no interest in anything that doesn't affect her life.

Hyacinth, everything about magical girls.

So, she actually doesn't like unnecessary magical girls.

Ultimately, given the situation in Beihai at that time, all she needed was one magical girl.

She can handle both the calamity beasts and the witch's guild by herself.

Whether it's the adulation or the cheers of others, she can bear it all alone, unlike others.

She can only live as a magical girl.

Once, the magical girls from the Disaster Management Bureau went on a team-building trip and were playing at the beach.

Someone suddenly asked her:

"Hyacinth, what made you a magical girl?"

She still remembers that magnificent yet desolate sunset that day, which dyed the sea crimson, and the horizon, swallowing the setting sun, swayed sadly in the blood-red twilight.

Until it was pitch black.

What makes someone a magical girl?
This is a rather difficult question for hyacinths to answer.

Susan and Peony joined the Disaster Management Bureau around the same time; they both became magical girls to protect others.

But for the empty hyacinth, she didn't have such a strong desire.

Why did we get the seeds back then?
It's just that when the calamity beasts descended, I felt it was so boring that everyone was dying here.

She thought that it might be interesting if she could become a magical girl and save everyone.

And just like that, he casually obtained the Miracle Seed.

It turns out to be quite interesting, whether it's saving others, being thanked by them, or constantly changing the city and the fate and lives of others through your own efforts.

But to say that she became a magical girl out of interest is too un-magical.

This does not align with the Disaster Management Agency's propaganda.

So she said, "Because I wanted to protect others at the time."

The most official, standard, and foolproof answer.

Everyone says the same thing: they want to protect their families, their friends, their teachers, and their classmates...

Seeing everyone's sincerity, Hyacinth always felt a little uneasy.

But actually, he wasn't lying. It would be boring for everyone to die together, so he got the Miracle Seed when he wanted to protect everyone.

Magical girls are miracles born from the despair brought by calamity beasts; they are the purest form of hope.

However, the hyacinth never felt that its birth was pure, nor did it consider it a miracle.

"What would you like to do if you became a magical girl?"

What do you want to do?

There doesn't seem to be anything I want to do; being a magical girl is interesting enough on its own.

If there's anything I want to do...

That probably means they hope all the other magical girls in the Disaster Management Bureau will disappear.

All the magical girls disappeared, and then I became the one and only golden star that shone like a shooting star.

Magical girl, one of me is enough.

Such a dark wish was naturally impossible to utter aloud, so she said:
"I want to protect all magical girls, I want all magical girls to be able to smile, and I hope that you can no longer fight as magical girls and can live happily as ordinary people."

Dark and despicable desires, when packaged properly, can become noble and even garner praise and gratitude.

Until the day Susan died.

Magical girls are not invincible, nor can they create miracles every moment.

There will always be magical girls who lose and encounter misfortune.

As she watched Susan grow increasingly silent, depressed, and irritable, her darkest desire began to shift slightly.

Hyacinth wishes that all magical girls would disappear, and that she would be the only one left.

However, she hopes that all magical girls will choose to give up this identity themselves.

Rather than encountering some misfortune that forces them to give up this identity.

Such an event would only make Hyacinth appear incompetent, further convincing the world that the North Sea needs more magical girls to fight.

Therefore, she needs to become stronger and work harder.

They always try to get ahead of others in clearing out the monsters.

No matter what the battle, she will always step in. Whether it's the Witch Guild or a Calamity Beast, she will always stand by the magical girls' side and protect them.

Let the other magical girls know that they don't need to fight, and they don't need to be magical girls.

Because she already has hyacinths.

She will become an even stronger magical girl, the strongest magical girl!

In order for everyone to be able to happily relinquish their magical girl status, she has to be the strongest...

And so, she met Shion.

In order to eliminate the calamity beasts, conflict with the Qingyun Sect is inevitable.

Hyacinth, who had already entered her prime, didn't take the magical girl from the Qingyun Sect seriously at all.

Because at that time, even the aster had not yet reached full bloom; it was just a budding plant.

But with just one strike, she and the calamity beast knelt on the ground.

I couldn't see the movements clearly, and I don't know what happened.

Perhaps he threw a punch, or perhaps he kicked.

But the result is the same.

The wrecked monster and himself, kneeling on the ground, having exited his transformed state, were now a threat that would kill him with a single blow.

The defeat came suddenly and abruptly; she wasn't even prepared to accept it.

It's not just about losing.

She lost in a despairing way, with no possibility of victory and no hope of catching up. Shion shattered her dreams in an extremely cruel and decisive manner.

It even completely exposed the ugliness she had been hiding.

The hyacinth, kneeling on the ground, raised its head and looked into those calm, jewel-like purple pupils.

It reflects my hysterical self, my crazy and ugly self.

There are no beautiful dreams there, nor is there any gentle consideration for others.

He only had a selfish desire to possess everything about the magical girl.

It was extremely bright and dazzling.

"Very good eyesight."

The purple-clad magical girl said to her, "The domineering desire to possess everything is an indispensable will in the struggle for the Heavenly Dao. What is your name?"

"My name is Hyacinth..."

"I'll remember you. Would you like to join our Qingyun Sect?"

The girl extended her hand to her, saying, "You are very suitable for our Qingyun Sect. In the struggle for the Great Dao, you should have this ambition."

That posture seemed to say:
Come be my daughter.

It was like mockery, mocking her ugliness, her pitiful strength, and her overestimating desires.

The hyacinth ran away without looking back.

The magical girl named Hyacinth, whose desire to fill her void has been shattered, has once again become an empty doll.

After that, he lost to Dongjun.

Then, they lost to the captain.

They lost every single game until the very end, and couldn't even find a glimmer of hope for victory.

Under the captain's influence, she wavered for a time, wanting to join the Witch's Guild to gain more power.

If we could gain more power.

With more power, standing before her, I'll surely be able to express my wishes more openly and confidently.

However, in the end, she gave up and left the Witch's Guild's laboratory.

Because she could not tolerate the witches' behavior and could not stand idly by while those who were being harmed were hurt.

Even after successfully obtaining the identity of a member of the Witch's Guild, her body still moved naturally, leading those who had been captured to escape.

However, as a result, the Miracle Seed became contaminated, leaving it with only three chances to transform.

The Disaster Management Bureau determined that she was no longer suitable to continue as the captain of the Magical Girl Squad and ultimately took the initiative to arrange her retirement ceremony.

Hyacinth did not go, nor did it hand over its seeds.

She was supposed to become the only magical girl in the North Sea and protect the other magical girls.

In the end, she became an ordinary person who needed to be protected by other magical girls.

I just can't accept that kind of thing...

She left the magical girl combat team and no longer took the initiative to perform the duties of a magical girl.

In reality, most magical girls, if they don't want to join the Disaster Management Bureau, can live like ordinary people after registering with the Bureau and as long as they don't misuse their powers.

However, most magical girls would not want to be ordinary people. It is precisely because they have a strong desire that they become magical girls. How could they possibly give up their desire and continue to be ordinary people?
So, what is your wish?
She wanted to find her reason and desire to become a magical girl in her last three transformations.

Her first transformation was due to a train malfunction at Beihai Station, an accident that could have killed countless people. She sacrificed one opportunity to transform to save many lives, so it wasn't a loss for her.

The second transformation occurred during an evening run when she encountered an attack by a monster. Since it was done in self-defense, it wasn't a complete loss.

Later, she met Jiang Si and told her that she wanted to protect everyone and that she wanted the magical girls to be happy as well.

She says this to everyone; she always has it on her lips.

It seems that this way they can hide their original, ugly desires.

The third transformation occurred when Coco and Li Yi came to find her, saying they wanted to become stronger.

Thinking about it carefully, there was actually no need for that, but at the time I felt that it was better to do it this way, so it would make them stronger, and it didn't matter if we gave up the last transformation.

There's only one last time left. It seems pointless to keep this power for anyone or do anything with it. So, it wouldn't be bad to teach the next generation one last time, would it?

What she found regrettable was that even after using up all three of her transformations, the magical girl Hyacinth, who had been searching, still couldn't find a reason or justification for her existence.

What exactly is the important thing?

What is it that we would protect even if it meant giving up everything?

And for the dead magical girl Hyacinth—

What is my wish?

Her parents, as always, were never home. From the time she became a magical girl to the time she lost her magical girl powers, her parents knew nothing.

Every day when I leave and come back, I just casually say, "Study hard."

Whether at school or in her large villa, she was always gazing at the sky alone.

There was no melancholy, only confusion and emptiness.

The one who died was the magical girl Hyacinth; she could no longer transform.

However, it seems that it wasn't just magical girl Hyacinth who died.

She saw the vast magical network of Asparagus spread throughout the entire city of Beihai.

I also saw the whole city of Jiangming City filled with skewers of monstrous creatures.

Magical girl Shion.

She can do anything, the pinnacle of all magical girls in the North Sea, her own false dream reflected in reality, her most genuine appearance.

This is not a baseless claim.

The existence of Shion told her that it was a real dream that could be reached and realized.

"Please give me the power to get closer to her."

At midnight, Hyacinth stood in front of the mirror and made this wish to herself.

And so, the miracle of the magical girl answered her once again.

……

"Not bad, you are the best among this batch of new recruits."

A cold voice interrupted Hyacinth's thoughts, and she looked up at the aloof purple magical girl.

The blinding sphere of light prevented her from seeing the other person's face, but she could already picture their indifferent and arrogant expression in her mind.

"Where is this?" the hyacinth asked.

"Think about it carefully, it should have already implanted all of this into your mind."

Hyacinth thought about it carefully, but she still couldn't figure out where she was; her mind was completely blank.

Then the large ball of light flashed, and something entered their eyes.

"Sanctuary, Main God Space, Survival and Life, Main Quest, Game, Exchange Table..."

Although it's not implanted in the brain, implanting it in the eyes feels almost the same.

"Rookies, you're really lucky." Magical girl Shion shifted her weight from one leg to the other as if her leg had gone numb. "Choose: join the Sanctuary and pledge allegiance to me, or hand over the Seed of Miracle and become an ordinary person."

Coral, standing next to her, timidly raised her hand, saying, "I, I'm fine with anything."

Anyway, the reason I wanted to join the Qingyun Sect was so that I could see Miss Ziyuan more often. Here, I could see her directly, and I was exempt from the assessment.

That's a huge profit!

Miss Shion isn't quite what she imagined, so she's unsure if she can strike up a conversation. Also, she seems to have been a boy before transforming, and Sango isn't good at communicating with boys...

"But, I haven't been home for a long time, and my parents might be worried. Can I go home and visit them?"

"Wait until registration is complete."

"Thank you, thank you, Miss Shion!"

The way she was addressed as "Miss Shion" seemed to make the other person a little uncomfortable. After shifting her position slightly, Shion looked at Hyacinth and continued to ask, "And you? Will you hand over the Miracle Seed, or join the Sanctuary and complete the mission?"

“My miracle seed comes from the Land of Mirrors.” Hyacinth did not hide anything, but took out the seed and openly showed everything about herself to the other party. “In order to realize my dream, I made a deal with the Land of Mirrors to retrieve the power of magical girls and fight for them in the Heart Remnants.”

"dream?"

“Didn’t you hear it before?” Hyacinth said softly. “I told you about it at the academy.”

At that time, it was fake, just a lie disguised as a pretense.

"forget."

"I want to protect this world, I want to protect all magical girls, and protect them so that they don't have to fight as magical girls anymore, and can live a happy and joyful life like ordinary people."

Born from ugly desires, it serves as an excuse for selfishness.

But who can say that false desires cannot become reality?
Her empty eyes stared at the purple-clad girl. In her vision, in this colorless world, only Shion retained its color.

A vibrant and beautiful purple.

She kept painting and filling the empty doll, giving color to her pale and hypocritical wishes.

It has transformed into a reality that will never waver.

"I want to protect all magical girls, and I want to make all the magical girls in the world smile, including you, magical girl Shion."

"I also want to be your support, I want to see your smiling face, even if I get hurt and lose countless times."

"I want you to no longer have to bear the responsibilities of a magical girl, no longer have to suffer the torment of fear on the line between life and death, but to live a happy life as an ordinary girl... as an ordinary boy."

After a long silence, the seated purple-clad girl finally nodded. "I see."

Under the blinding sunlight, a petite figure slowly descended from the seat; as the purple flames lit up, Hyacinth was finally able to see the girl's face clearly.

Like a cub guarding its prey, it descended from the sky, its eyes brimming with terrifying fighting spirit:

"Are you going to be my enemy?"

(End of this chapter)