Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

The blinding light gradually faded, and what appeared before everyone was Haga Mayumi, who was clearly ready to take flight.

Huge, jet-black wings, large enough to completely envelop Mayumi Haga, unfurled behind her. Mayumi Haga, who was originally wearing a Super Earth Black Dragon T-shirt, had now changed her attire and appeared before everyone in a jet-black hunting robe.

The wide sleeves of the hunting robe were designed with feather patterns, and her eyes were covered by white cloth strips. Her originally short black hair had grown a little longer, and the ends were tied into small braids at the back of her head with red hair ties. The wind blew away the bangs that covered her forehead, and the bright gold headdress was not only gorgeous, but also added a noble air to the girl's originally delicate and handsome face.

The posture used for flight combines the bird characteristics of raven feathers with the traditional style of Mayumi Haga's birthplace, and the wings on the back are clearly not just for show.

"That's..." Magical girl Sky Blue carefully sensed the flow of magic in the air, only to feel disbelief, "A gem beast without magic?!"

She initially thought it was a Jewel Beast that dressed Mayumi Haga in a magical outfit, but after observing, she realized that it was different from the magical girl and Jewel Beast combination.

Magical girls, including the magical costumes of monsters, are all formed from their own magical power; the gem beasts can only play a supporting role.

In other words, a magical costume is a skill rather than an equipment. When a magical girl first learns magic, she needs to rely on the power of a gem beast to keep the skill in a state of constant activation.

The Jewel Beast is both a partner and a magical girl's magic control device, and can also serve as a weapon to assist in attacks. It itself cannot generate magic for the magical girl to use.

And Haga Mayumi...

This is essentially a fusion.

By utilizing the plasticity of the Guardian Core and body structure, different powers can be incorporated into the body, allowing the user to acquire the opponent's skills.

Mayumi Haga had previously received blessings from senior Ukigumo and other guardians, even wizards. However, that was after the giver of the blessing had perished, and she only received the power of the blessing, without fulfilling the conditions for fusion.

It's like receiving a gift from the other party without actually fighting side-by-side on a spiritual level.

The previous Yuga Mayumi core had the spiritual protection of the world consciousness, making it impossible for her to temporarily merge with the soul of another.

If it were Mayumi Haga from that period, Karasuha, whether alive or not, would not have been able to achieve such a fusion and cooperation with her.

She wanted to fly with Mayumi Haga, but all she could do was try to create a breeze for her from behind, using the wind to push her forward.

However, the core form of the current Haga Mayumi has changed, and its plasticity is much stronger than before.

Raven Feather has transformed into a gem beast under the rules of this world. Despite possessing a complete soul, it is not considered a living being, but merely an object.

Therefore, it is possible to achieve this level of integration.

After merging, their gazes met.

The vision of the winged race is quite different from that of humans. Because their physical structure is more bird-like, the winged race has a wider field of vision than humans, with only the area directly behind their body being a blind spot.

Furthermore, the eyesight of the Feathered Tribe is superior to that of humans, even surpassing that of the physically enhanced Mayumi Haga.

After entering Raven Feather form, her eyesight was enhanced several times over, and she can now easily see things in the distance.

At the same time, the eyes' ability to receive and analyze information is further enhanced, enabling them to process a large amount of complex visual information at high speed, and also further improving reaction speed.

The blindfold was actually meant to help Mayumi Haga gradually adapt to the sudden change in her vision.

After all, with so many eccentric contestants here, receiving too much information from their field of vision at once would make even Mayumi Haga's mind feel uncomfortable.

It wasn't that her brain couldn't handle it, but rather that she had never experienced this perspective before and needed time to adapt. Yet, she chose to use it for the first time in what was considered an important competition.

This flight competition was also broadcast live.

Because Mayumi Haga registered as a human, her real name, Mayumi Haga, was displayed during the live stream, not the Guardian Girl alias she used in Miracle City.

The sudden "transformation" naturally surprised many people in front of the television who knew him but weren't very familiar with him.

The main character is naturally Mayumi Haga's classmate.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that they are the kind of people who, upon seeing a magical girl transform in class, would subconsciously overlook her true identity as a magical girl.

There were several instances where the transformation was done right in front of everyone, filling the entire classroom with transformation light effects, yet people seemed to ignore it.

The thoughts of these people, who have become so oblivious to the situation, are—

"—Role-playing? I never knew Yuhe had such a hobby. You never would have guessed from his cool face."

Cosplay enthusiast Mayumi Haga: "..."

At least she wasn't too worried about her identity being exposed; as long as she went back, she could just make up some excuse and her classmates would believe her.

Those are things to worry about after the competition is over. Right now, all she needs to do is focus on the competition.

Once she was ready, the competition was about to officially begin.

Because of the loud commotion caused by her pre-match transformation, Mayumi Haga noticed that some seemingly strong monsters were all looking at her.

Judging from their clothes, they are basically players from large teams.

Since it's a flying item race where everyone starts on the same footing, Mayumi Haga, as an individual competitor, also has to stand with other teams.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with it at first, but the commotion she made just now attracted other people's attention, and she might become a target once the competition started.

This is, after all, a competition where you are allowed to hinder your opponents. If you act so high-profile before the competition, you will most likely be targeted by them later.

The magical girl Sky Blue, who was in the judges' stand, also realized this. She noticed that the atmosphere among the contestants was not quite right.

"It looks like Haga is going to be surrounded..." Magical Girl Sky Blue looked very worried for Haga Mayumi.

The magical girl Crimson beside her, however, remained completely unfazed: "To Mayumi, this number of people is nothing."

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Mayumi Haga, who prioritizes efficiency above all else, might even feel that the scale of the siege isn't large enough.

With one minute to go before the start of the race, Mayumi Haga took her position on the launch pad.

Suddenly, she seemed to hear something and looked in the direction from which the strange noise came, both confused and wary.

But upon closer inspection, there was nothing unusual about it.

Text: 291. The police will definitely be dispatched.

Let's go back to before the start of the match.

After the staff came to inform her that it was almost time, Mayumi Haga and the magical girls who were serving as judges left first.

Urzana and Fuyun followed Yuga Mayumi away, also wanting to experience the perspective of flight. One was a half-giant, and the other was an ordinary human; neither had ever experienced taking flight in the way of the winged race in their previous lives.

Although these two could come up with a way to send themselves to high altitudes anytime, anywhere if they wanted to, it is still different from flying.

As long as Mayumi Haga wore Urzana's Guardian Core as an accessory, the two of them could experience winged flight from a first-person perspective, so they followed along with great interest.

As for Megranie, he was left alone in the lounge because of his inconvenient nature—neither wanting to be packed into a backpack nor being convenient to appear on the field.

"Abandonment" is Megaran's own term; he's trying to torture Mayumi Haga's conscience by using the analogy of abandoning a pet.

However, Mayumi Haga had already mastered the skills and rhetoric to deal with her, and saw through that Megarane, as a member of the aquatic race, didn't actually want to fly that much.

The reason he would pester Mayumi Haga as if he absolutely had to go was simply because he felt he could gain a sense of guilt by torturing Mayumi Haga and thus benefit from it.

As long as Mayumi Haga agrees to make it up to her, then this tantrum won't be a loss.

Mayumi Haga really can't say no: "...Okay."

As for what the compensation is, it seems there's nothing besides taking a couple of bites.

Megrane is now just a head, and all she thinks about is eating, drinking, having fun, and gnawing on Mayumi Haga. It's unclear whether Mayumi is genuinely delicious, or if she harbors feelings for her and is eyeing the girl's body covetously.

Only after receiving Mayumi Haga's assurance did Megarane happily and obediently stay in the lounge.

She wasn't very good at getting along with those winged bird-people. The aquatic creatures lived in remote areas and were relatively fierce and xenophobic, so few messengers were willing to take on their work.

The Water Tribe had also clashed with the Winged Tribe many years ago. That history happened more than ten generations ago, but the hatred for the Winged Tribe was still deeply etched in her heart.

And she's the only pet in this house!

Megragne's status as a pet is actually in jeopardy.

Pets, as the name suggests, are animals kept to provide emotional support.

Before the arrival of that little bird, Megrana never considered himself a pet.

—What? She's Mayumi's good friend, so what if she's taken care of by Mayumi for life? It's an honor for this dim-witted guardian to serve such a beautiful water spirit.

In terms of appearance, Megrana perfectly meets the standard of being "pleasing to the eye." Although only the head remains, which looks a bit gruesome, no one can say that Megrana's face is unattractive.

After all, they are water spirits, with an average appearance so outstanding that they are considered a race of water monsters in the folklore of other races, and the chieftain is even more beautiful.

At first, although Megrana said that he was not a pet, he secretly believed that as long as he was good-looking, he would meet the standards of a pet.

Beautiful waste—that's how Megragne currently positions himself in this home.

I had originally planned to research the internet with Sugiyama Rika and become a blogger, but the more I looked at it, the less interesting it became, so I gave up.

She had originally thought the internet would be a darker, more complex field, which she thought would be more interesting.

This child-friendly internet is basically all too wholesome, which doesn't quite suit Miss Water Sprite's taste.

In short, Megraine now perfectly fits the role of a pet; she has nothing to do and spends her days idly, living a life of leisure.

But when Mayumi Haga brought back Karasuha, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in her heart.

Unlike Megraine, who only has the function of a music player so far, the new guy seems too useful, which puts a lot of pressure on her!

A creature that can merge and fight alongside you, and also be a pet—isn't that too unfair?

Although Megaran was very confident in her face, Mayumi Haga didn't seem like someone who was attracted to good looks at all. She had never seen Mayumi Haga show any signs of being attracted to physical appearance.

Moreover, Raven's appearance should be considered quite good among the Feathered Clan... Even Megaran thought this raven was cuter than the birds he usually saw and the bird-people he had seen before.

To be fair, its feathers are shinier, and its body is small and round, making it more approachable as a pet, which does seem to be a significant advantage.

Megrana was slightly agitated.

If she were still alive and in her original world, she wouldn't have taken the Winged Clan, a race with such short lifespans, seriously.

As an ancient race, water demons have a much longer lifespan than winged races. To put it bluntly, even if the winged race's chieftain lived for a hundred years, it wouldn't mean much to her.

This race, as insignificant as morning dew, doesn't deserve a second glance. The competition won't even begin before the rivals disappear.

But things are different now... They are no longer "alive." If they exist in this state, they might continue to live by the power of the fire beside Mayumi Haga for a long time.

I have to work with people I hate...

Megrana had a bit of a headache.

Just as she was nestled on the sofa in the lounge, struggling with her decision, the door was suddenly pushed open.

It was Sugiyama Sataka and Terasaki Ayasa who had just gone out to buy snacks.

The two noticed that Megrana's eyes were still closed, which aroused their curiosity.

Sugiyama Rika: "Huh? Miss Megaran is still here... Is she asleep? Her eyes are closed."

Megrana, pretending to be asleep: "..."

She didn't really want to pretend to be asleep, but seeing the two of them walking in hand in hand, so affectionately, she didn't really want to open her eyes and be tormented by the young couple.

These two are probably just watching the game from the locker room.

With her eyes closed, Megrana's mind seemed to shut down completely. She remained motionless.

"Speaking of which, when are you leaving?" Terasaki Ayasa sat down on the other sofa and continued the previous conversation with Sugiyama Rika, who was opening a bag of snacks.

Going? Where to? Another trip?

Megrana was a little curious.

Sugiyama Rika thought for a moment: "It should be in the next day or two. Lanxing said he would come to find me."

Ayasa Terasaki paused: "...She came to see you?"

It wasn't because of any investigation into Sugiyama Rika's interpersonal relationships, but rather because she suddenly remembered what would happen if that Blue Star were present...

"That guy will definitely send out random police calls," Terasaki Ayasa thought with a headache.

Main text: 292. Why is your Gem Beast ID fake?

—Responding to police operations? What does that mean?

Megrana was curious about the conversation between the two, but initially pretended to be asleep. Asking questions now would have directly revealed that he didn't want to talk to them in the first place!

However, since everyone knew more or less about Megaranie's personality, they wouldn't get angry over such a trivial matter.

The two former magical girls, now adults, understand the rules of this world much better than the younger ones.

For example, the [Gem Beast] is not a magical creature that can be created casually.

Each Gem Beast is a treasure of the magical world; even if they are not contract partners of magical girls, they are still top-tier when classified as magical devices.

It comes with its own magic database and can guide the user's magic power with maximum precision. Even a child who doesn't know magic at first can quickly become a powerful magical girl after making a contract with a gem beast.

The fact that a novice can be trained into a top-notch magic user in a short period of time speaks volumes about the value of a Gem Beast as a magical artifact.

Each gem beast is a creation of the gods, bearing the name inscribed on its body by the deities, and in order of their birth: