Proving one's status starting with magical girls

May 6th, light rain.

Linjiang City, Magic Disaster Tactics Countermeasures Department Building.

Looking at the piles of documents on the table, Si Baixiu felt her blood pressure was a little high.

She rubbed her forehead, somewhat helplessly.

"I've told them countless times, they should contact the Disaster Reconstruction Bureau themselves regarding disaster recovery matters!"

"Our policy department isn't in civil engineering; this kind of thing isn't within our jurisdiction!"

"But section chief, they said they went to the Disaster Relief Bureau, and they told them to come find us..."

The woman gave a cold laugh.

"If they say something is everything, then what's the point of having these departments?"

"Does having more departments make it easier to collect salaries without working?"

The subordinate standing in front of Si Baixiu's desk looked somewhat embarrassed.

"but…"

"Don't give me 'buts,' just say what you have to say!"

"The Disaster Relief Bureau said that because Director Bai Yu's music had too wide an impact and also caused magical pollution, they couldn't handle the matter..."

Si Baixiu frowned.

"Didn't the General Affairs Department equip them with a batch of equipment to remove magical contamination last year?"

"Can't manage it? Ha, I think they've been living in comfort for too long. They've even forgotten the rules and regulations on how to remove the residual magic of Type II Melody. They're even pushing this kind of thing onto us."

She spoke coldly, but her subordinates' expressions grew increasingly awkward.

"...Section Chief."

"The magical equipment that the Disaster Reconstruction Bureau received last year is no longer under their jurisdiction," he had to say tactfully.

"Not under their jurisdiction? They lent it to someone else?" Si Baixiu raised an eyebrow.

"almost."

"Why don't we just let them get it back? Why did this have to escalate to us? Are all the people at the Disaster Relief Bureau incompetent?"

"They went to ask for it back at the beginning of the year, but they didn't get it back..."

Si Baixiu was speechless.

Who is this person? Borrowing things and not returning them.

She had no choice but to say it.

"Since that's the case, then you go and handle this matter for them. They're even trying to pin the blame on our countermeasures department!"

Si Baixiu said with a sneer, "They dare to mess with us, they're really tired of living."

The subordinate had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.

"The section chief... hasn't returned it yet."

"What?"

The subordinate took a deep breath and explained.

"When you first took office last year, you said that our countermeasures unit had too low a level of magical equipment, so you requisitioned magical equipment from other departments."

"You said that Director Bai's music wouldn't cause magical pollution, so they lent it out."

"But those magical devices have long since been modified by the research team into standard magical weapons..."

So... we're not going back.

Si Baixiu: ...

The usually serious head of the countermeasures department fell silent for a moment.

Hmm, it seems there really is such a thing.

"Knock knock".

"Enter."

"Section Chief, the Disaster Relief Bureau has contacted us..."

"…not see."

"what?"

"Just leave it alone!"

"Okay, okay."

"Ahem, let's leave it at that. Next thing."

So Ms. Si Baixiu, who had been busy all morning, began her even busier afternoon.

meeting room.

A woman with slightly curled hair sat in the main seat, with a short-haired girl with an IV drip hanging on her left and a bored girl with long, straight black hair on her right.

"It seems like I'm sitting next to Fanfan-senpai..."

"That wretched old lady! How dare she treat me like this? Even in meetings with Shen Jin, she wasn't this serious!"

She thought resentfully, but the latter glanced at her indifferently, and the girl immediately became obedient.

Unlike previous online meetings, this time the conference room screen only had three windows: one large and two small.

The person with the largest window spoke first, their calm voice echoing in the conference room.

"Section Chief, regarding your report about the emergence of supernatural forces in Linjiang City, our main division has already held an internal meeting."

The window on the left zoomed in, and a female voice continued.

"According to reliable intelligence sources, the magical girl codenamed 'Yuerin' is not among the members of the Global Magical Girl Alliance."

"It cannot be confirmed at this time whether she is related to the Chinese Aberration Society, a magical girl organization within China."

A young voice rang out from the window on the right.

"The historical data related to 'cultivators' is still under investigation, but it can be confirmed that records of 'feathered warriors,' 'qi cultivators,' and 'immortals' were only more widespread before the Song Dynasty."

"But after the materialist movement in modern times, it has been proven that the so-called Qi practitioners do not exist."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu's lips twitched downwards, clearly indicating her displeasure.

What does it mean to not exist?

So, was she beaten for nothing the other day?

But before she could react, Si Baixiu spoke first.

"You should have already read Director Bai Yu's report on that mysterious magical girl. Doesn't the General Section have anything to say?" she said in a deep voice, arms crossed.

This time, the answer will be provided in the left-hand window.

"The reason given by the magic analysis department was insufficient evidence."

"According to Director Bai Yu's report, the abilities used by the magical girl in question are insufficient to support this speculation."

Upon hearing this, Si Baixiu really wanted to slap the top-secret information about a certain student right through the screen onto the faces of the group of people in the main classroom.

However, out of concern for the latter's personal safety, she held back.

"...So what was the result of the internal discussion within the headquarters?"

She whispered.

The left and right windows shrink simultaneously, leaving only the largest screen.

There were no faces on the screen, only the logo of the Countermeasures Division was slightly rotating.

"It was said in a calm and steady voice."

"The conclusion of the internal meeting of the General Division is more inclined to believe that the magical girl's ability is a new type of undiscovered magical melody."

"There is a precedent in the General Division's files for a single magical girl being able to use two magical melodies that are similar in nature but have completely different expressions."

"Therefore, taking into account the relevant circumstances, the internal conclusion is—"

"That magical girl named Tsukirin is an extremely rare magical girl who possesses at least two types of high-risk musical pieces simultaneously."

Si Baixiu remained silent for a moment.

Just as she expected.

Without sufficient evidence, the chief clerk would not believe that cultivators exist.

However, she hesitated to release the girl's information as evidence.

So she had to change the subject.

"General Section, regarding the previous issue of the Level 3 Lesser Beasts..."

The window on the right zoomed in almost simultaneously as she asked the question.

"Section Chief, the discussion on this topic concluded at the last meeting."

"The General Affairs Department's decision will not change."

Si Baixiu's face gradually darkened.

"However, there is one thing I need to remind you of."

"The General Affairs Department recently established communication with the Magic Kingdom, and the Council of Three Sages has agreed to send angels to support the material world in the near future."

"A new magical girl may appear in your city of Linjiang at that time, please be aware."