Proving one's status starting with magical girls

"So, it was that retired magical girl who founded the Extraordinary Academy, right? But if that's the case, why is there such a big conflict between the Extraordinary Academy and the Countermeasures Division?"

"Didn't that magical girl join the Countermeasures Division?"

Faced with the girl's question, Jiang Qing gently shook her head and continued.

"No, quite the opposite, that magical girl was the first Brilliant-class magical girl to join the Countermeasures Division."

First place, Brilliant level. These two words instantly formed a name in Li Jiangqun's mind.

"...Magical Girl Yuri."

Jiang Qing smiled.

"Senior, you guessed right."

"That's right! Magical Noodles is the founder of our Extraordinary Society."

"As you probably know, magical girls currently hold official positions while in service, and even after retirement, they continue to enjoy corresponding benefits."

She rocked back and forth in her chair, wrapping her two fair arms around the waist of the blue-haired magical girl. The latter gasped in surprise at her sudden action, then irritably pried her hands off.

But Jiang Qing wouldn't let it go, and then put her arm around the girl's shoulder before saying with a grin.

"Although Su-Su is still in junior high school, if she joins the countermeasures class, she'll be considered a section-level cadre until she turns eighteen!"

Magical girl Motosu was a little annoyed by her harassment, but her chubby cheeks only made her look cuter.

Li Jiangqun was somewhat surprised after hearing her words.

Although she had seen online that magical girls seemed to receive special treatment after joining the official organization, she never imagined it would be this kind of treatment.

It truly broadened her horizons.

"However... even if they are magical girls, they are still students after all. Is it really a good thing to give them such great political power when their minds are not yet mature?"

The idea unconsciously surfaced in her mind.

Jiang Qing, who was holding the magical girl opposite, seemed to have thought of this as well. She twirled her soft, blue hair with her fingertips and said with a complicated expression.

"Susu is a 'Faint Light' level magical girl, yet she receives this kind of treatment. But back then, Magical Ribs was a 'Brilliant Light' level magical girl."

"Ten years ago, the conditions for a magical girl to retire were not clear, so no one knew why a magical girl lost her miracle."

"The adults were worried that the miracles of magic would befall the magical girl again, so even though she lost her magic, the magical girl's status was still beyond that of an ordinary person."

"Senior, you did better in history than me, so you should be able to roughly guess what happened next, right?"

She rested her chin on Yuan Su's head, while the latter channeled his grief and anger into his appetite, continuing to devour the snacks on the table.

Based on her description, Li Jiangqun had a general idea in mind.

"The former magical girl, having lost her immense power, began to go to extremes for these reasons, and then used her position and identity to pave the way for the Extraordinary Society..."

In layman's terms, it means being unworthy of one's position, abusing power for personal gain, and potentially causing even bigger problems because of these actions.

After all, you can't expect a girl who has just come of age to have any proper political literacy or sense of responsibility for her rights.

"No wonder... the relationship between the Extraordinary Affiliations Society and the Countermeasures Division is so strained..."

She had initially thought that the magical girls from the Otherworld Society were simply disobeying the orders of the Countermeasures Department, which was why their relationship was so bad. She never expected the deeper reason to be here.

Thinking about this, she couldn't help but start asking questions.

"Have you found anything about other supernatural forces?"

"Hmph, of course I found it."

Jiang Qing hummed with a hint of pride.

"Really? What is that?"

"It's you, senior."

She looked at Li Jiangqun with a grin and said.

Li Jiangqun: "......"

So after all this time, your Society of the Supernatural has found nothing?

For some reason, she suddenly began to feel a sense of pity for the organization.

"However, although no other supernatural forces have been discovered, our Society of the Supernatural has made some discoveries."

Jiang Qing straightened up and then took out a gemstone that looked like obsidian from her pocket.

"Clang clang clang!"

"This is the research result unique to our Otherworldly Society—a Soul Gem that can enhance the compatibility between magical girls and Seeds of Hope!"

...Could you change the name? I feel like this name is unlucky.

However, she is more concerned about something else now.

"Compatibility? Aren't magical girls and seeds of hope a perfect match?"

Li Jiangqun asked curiously, more interested in magical girls than the origins of the Otherworld Society or the abstract politics of the adults.

After all, she herself is going to become a magical girl someday.

Although her time as a magical girl may not be long, she is willing to devote all her energy to it.

"...Now I believe you really aren't a magical girl, senpai."

Jiang Qing muttered something, but still patiently explained.

"The Seed of Hope, the source of power for every magical girl's transformation, is something many people know."

"However, few people know that it actually comes from a seed that grew on the Tree of Hope at the top of the Magic Kingdom."

Upon hearing about knowledge that ordinary people would never have access to, Li Jiangqun perked up and even took out a notebook to take notes, becoming even more focused than when she was cultivating.

Jiang Qing picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and continued speaking.

"When the seeds on the Tree of Hope mature, the Council of Three Sages of the Magic Kingdom will assign its familiars to pick the seeds and bring them to our world."

"And you probably already know what happened next, senior."

"Yes, familiars will bring seeds of hope to qualified individuals and form contracts with them, allowing the latter to become magical girls."

"That's right, but—signing a contract doesn't mean a magical girl can fully utilize the power within the Seed of Hope."

"On the contrary, the vast majority of magical girls are able to exert extremely limited power when they first become magical girls."

"This is what familiars often refer to as insufficient 'compatibility.' The higher the compatibility between the magical girl and the Seed of Hope, the stronger she will be after transformation, and vice versa."

At this point, Li Jiangqun, like a student in class, raised her hand on the table and asked a question.

"Inagi-sensei, how can I increase the compatibility level?"

However, when faced with this question, Jiang Qing simply shrugged and waved her hand.

"have no idea."

"...?" Li Jiangqun was a little confused.

"Does that mean magical girls can't improve their power???"

"That's not quite right," Jiang Qing said, shaking her head as the latter looked on with a puzzled expression.

"Each magical girl can increase her compatibility, but there is no definitive answer on how to do so."

"If I had to give a method..."

"That is to believe in your own heart and become part of the magic and miracles."