Proving one's status starting with magical girls

As dawn broke, a clear, melodious birdsong drifted in from outside the window.

The girl sat up in bed, still sleepy, her hair a mess. She stretched and felt refreshed.

"What a wonderful dream I had."

She sighed, until she turned her head and saw the mirror on the bedside table facing her.

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"...!!!"

As for how Li Jiangqun accepted these thunderous facts, and how she knew that only by holding the mirror could she communicate with the immortal in her dream, we will skip over that here due to the length of the text.

In short, after a morning of mental work, the girl finally accepted the abstract fact that she was a direct disciple of the Moonflower Yuanfu and possibly the only cultivator in modern times.

Although she hasn't taken the elixir of immortality yet because she wants to become a magical girl, and therefore doesn't currently have the qualifications to cultivate immortality, Yuan An believes that it's only a matter of time.

In his words:

"Magical girls and the like are nothing but wild and unorthodox paths; how can they compare to my Azure Profound Path?"

However, he clearly underestimated the girl's obsession with magical girls. Faced with her cheap master's disdain for what she loved most, Li Jiang remained silent, simply scrolling through her phone and clicking on countless tags containing "magical girl".

Or rather, given that magical girls have existed and been active for fifteen years, it's probably even rarer for the daily trending topics on the internet to be devoid of magical girl-related news.

The girl opened the trending topics section, and the top trending topic immediately caught her eye. She clicked on it almost without hesitation:

Those eyes, without a doubt! The Radiant Sun, hailed as the strongest magical girl of the modern era, has reappeared in Shanghai after several months. Where had she been all this time?

Top comment: "Ding Zhen with heterochromia, he's off preparing for his appraisal exam."

Reply: "Do magical girls need to prepare for exams? I heard they're directly admitted without examination?"

Replying to the comment above: "That's a magical girl who has registered her real identity. Riyao has always been unregistered, and the government can't even find anyone to recommend her for university."

"I just don't want to look anymore. Who knows which young master might want to go to school."

Replying to the comment above: "Idiot, don't you know magical girls' familiars have cognitive shielding? Unless Riyo deactivates her transformation in front of you, you wouldn't recognize her even if you were in the same class."

Popular comment: "Hi everyone, I'm so embarrassed to have you all see my picture."

Reply: "666, the beast is coming."

"The Demon Sky Combatant is joking."

Top comment: "Did you eat Yehe and Fuyao?"

Reply: "At least Fuyao is still active, while Yehe has been active for at least two years."

"Excuse me, but I think Dragon's Breath is the strongest magical girl of our time."

Replying to the comment above: "According to the classification given by the Countermeasures Department, Sunburst is Brilliant, while Ambergris is only Shiny. Comparing them is really ridiculous."

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[Notice: Due to the recent frequent occurrence of wild animal attacks, several cities have entered a Level 3 alert state. Please pay close attention to disaster notices and ensure your personal safety and property security. The cities under alert include: Baihai City, Linjiang City, Fenggang City…]

Popular comment: "Will the cutoff scores for the college entrance examination in these cities change this year? Is it too late for me to transfer schools?"

Reply: "Dream on. I remember that only cities at Level 2 alert level have their score requirements adjusted separately, and the adjustment isn't even that significant—less than a tenth of the difference between Yuzhou and Shanghai."

Top comment: "Damn it, how long are those demonic angels from Lao Feng going to keep messing with us? I just moved to Linjiang! Can't they just go back to the magical world and fight those elves?!"

Reply: "QB: Go on, I'm listening."

"The reputation of magical girls' familiars has been ruined! Gen Urobuchi, you are guilty of a heinous crime!"

"Stop talking, Madoka Magica's resources have been taken down from all the internet long ago. Sigh, Gen Urobuchi, sigh, QB, sigh, the big elbow of the magical world."

"Incubators, get out of here!"

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[Three magical girls from Linjiang City: Purple Peony, White Blaze, and Gardenia. Is one your favorite?]

Popular comment: "Purple Peony has an ethereal quality, while Incandescent has a heroic air... I forgot the rest, but anyway, an intellectual mother and a cute little mother."

Reply: "By the way, has Zi Mu been acting strangely lately? Last time I saw her being subdued by a defective beast outside the cordon. Is there anyone kind enough, or someone in the countermeasures department, who can answer this? I'm really worried."

"Top comment: 'So what exactly is the relationship between gardenias and peonies? Not only are their colors the same, but even their attack methods are identical.'"

Reply: "They should be sisters. Peony looks smaller, so she should be the younger sister."

"Magical girl sisters? Won't their familiars fight?"

Replying to the comment above: "Come to think of it, I don't recall ever seeing Gardenia's familiar..."

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[Full Costume Showcase! Includes 72 registered magical girls! See which magical girl's outfit you like best!]

Popular comment: "We still don't know why there are only magical girls and not magical boys."

Reply: "Lycoris radiata, right? We'll be at your doorstep soon."

Replying to the comment above: "Hey, you know what, what if there really is an old man who transforms into a magical girl..."

"If the world has fallen to the point where it needs high school and middle school students to save it, I think it's probably doomed."

Top comment: "I'm giving a shout-out to Fuyao! My God, I really see the shadow of Magic Aurora in her! I dare say that no one over twenty years old can hold back their tears when they see Fuyao!"

Reply: "This is supposed to be a case of trying to piggyback on Aurora's popularity? I think most of Fuyao's haters are thanks to people like you."

"Stop arguing! These kids are risking their lives to save the world, and you adults are still arguing about this? Don't you feel ashamed?"

"Magic Aurora, if I could, I really want to thank her in person."

Who is Magic Aurora?

"Reply to the comment above: ...Where did this brat come from? Get him out!"

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"Magic Aurora..."

Sitting on the sofa, looking at the trending comments on her phone, Li Jiangqun's expression clearly fell.

"I really want to see you one more time..."

Meanwhile, Yuan An, who had been watching the girl for a long time, was staring at the gorgeously dressed magical girl on his phone.

"So this is what they call a magical girl."

He thought to himself that he could understand the comments on his phone, and he had also summarized some important information based on them.

The magical girls in this world seem to be transformed from women who haven't reached marriageable age, and according to these comments, the purer one's heart, the greater the chance of becoming a magical girl.

"To acquire considerable magical power and supernatural abilities out of thin air while being a mortal... that's somewhat reminiscent of the immortal techniques of Emperor Wei's celestial kingdom."

Besides that, there's also the magical girl "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," who, according to the comments, seems to be able to manipulate the timeline and reverse cause and effect—a truly extraordinary ability.

"Such immense power is something even a Celestial Lord-level figure could not match..."

"Little Immortal Lord, you are terrifyingly powerful!"