bookpower Chapter 610 Post-War Review
Chapter 610 Post-War Review
"And so, the astral behemoth Garuda was destroyed by the magical girls."
"With the help of the Hero Association, the city has been restored to its former state, and the displaced people will soon be able to return to their rebuilt homes and begin a new life that is both new and familiar."
Iris closed the notebook in her hand, which contained a record of the entire Garuda subjugation battle written in notebook magic.
The two rows of winged children in front of them, who had been sitting quietly listening, immediately burst into cheerful chatter upon hearing the closing words:
"Amazing—" "The hyacinth took down that huge bird in one go!" "The hellcat was the real hero in breaking its defenses." "But the iris was definitely the strongest!"
The little sparrows huddled together, chirping and chattering noisily, while the iris, still smiling, began to tell another story about the great gold heist.
Hyacinth sat calmly to one side, turning her head to look at the eagle owl girl sitting next to her—as well as her flamboyant sparrow father beside her, and her sparrow mother, whose figure was similar to Sasha's athletic build but much smaller.
"Chirp chirp... So, actually, after you were eaten by that monster, you didn't die, but were in that... um... what was it called again...?"
Sparrow Dad muttered to himself, then turned to look at Hyacinth, seemingly hoping to get a response from the magical girl.
Hyacinth smiled wryly and waved her hand to indicate that she didn't really know—leading the conversation to Nightingale, who was on the other side, holding a little white-feathered cockatoo and peeling nuts for her.
The white ferret, perched on the hyacinth's shoulder, was so angry at her clueless attitude that she grabbed the hyacinth by the scruff of her neck and whispered, "Didn't I just tell you that already?!"
"That's a concept from the magical level, called 'the unsteady state of magic,' which is said to be a rather advanced magical concept... I don't really understand it either," Nightingale answered honestly, but at least she managed to impress the sparrow couple who knew nothing about magic with a name that sounded very sophisticated.
"So that's how it is... Oh well, we don't understand any of this anyway, let's just take it as Little Sister Ye appearing!" Sparrow Mom thought about it carefully for a few seconds, then immediately gave up on this meaningless self-reflection and chuckled as she changed the subject to fool people.
The atmosphere in the ward shifted from academic to harmonious.
After being fed a small bag of sunflower seeds and peanuts by the nightingale, the little white feather felt a bit dizzy and fluttered its wings to jump onto Sasha, where it buried its head in Sasha's thick, warm owl feathers and fell into a drowsy sleep.
……
Today is the second day after the end of the Garuda campaign.
The reconstruction of the Hero Association is being arranged in full swing, with [Iron] Frank and [Meteor] being the most active, along with [Gravity Field] and [Civil Engineer] who have come from other places to provide support.
With the powerful addition of S-class heroes, rebuilding the entire city of Chengdu in about a month is no longer an impossible task.
[Steel] He can control metal at the atomic level. The ultra-high strength steel mesh he creates can be woven into a huge building frame in an instant. He can build the building frame of an entire area in a day.
【Meteor】 and 【Gravity Field】 are responsible for the scheduling of resources and heavy construction machinery. The former can instantly move building materials and various machines piled up in an entire football field to another location, and can also instantly clear away ruins. The latter has the powerful psychic ability of "gravity control", so its application in civil engineering is naturally beyond question.
However, the real focus of the operation is on the hero "Civil Engineer," whose very name suggests great strength. He can control almost any object considered a "building material" and is one of the few heroes who have reached the S-class rank solely based on his logistical abilities.
Meanwhile, in the conference room of the temporary hospital, the magical girls gathered again for their first formal debriefing meeting on the Garuda subjugation campaign.
Akashi served as the host, while Inari and Red Rose acted as commentators. Each person took turns speaking, sharing their experiences and insights, and using a brainstorming approach to piece together the entire process of the subjugation battle.
"Actually, I think we should just go directly to Xinyuehu. It seems she filmed quite a few scenes with a camera," Nightingale said.
"A camera? Wasn't she fighting Garuda one-on-one? How could she release a camera in this situation?" Mai Sui exclaimed in surprise.
"I've spoken with Miss Kokoro about this..." Inari continued, "Her camera is carried by familiars, and it seems they recently received very strong magical protection from Senior Mercury, which allows them to ignore most attacks."
"Even Garuda, that astral behemoth, can't be damaged? Isn't that a bit...?" Red Zircon looked astonished, clearly not expecting Heart Moon Fox's camera to be so powerful.
But then another problem arises—Xin Yuehu woke up this morning and is currently resting in her hospital room. Who will go to her to ask for that possible video recording?
The magical girls looked at each other in silence, trying to find a brave one who would dare to go to Kokoro's house to borrow the familiar video despite Hellcat's terrifying aura. Finally, their eyes all fell on Hyacinth.
The hyacinths sway their heads like electric drills.
"Aren't you the first shining star among us? I think you're the most suitable person to go," Bai Lili said.
"...Actually, I think it would be good for you to go, Bai Lili. Aren't you quite familiar with Hellcats?" Chi Xue retorted expressionlessly.
Bai Lili immediately fell silent, whistling as if nothing had happened.
The meeting continued, and soon the topic of Sparrow Mother and the villagers of Sparrow Village "coming back to life" came up.
"Speaking of Miss Sasha's mother suddenly coming back to life and appearing in front of everyone, Hyacinth and Hellcat are actually the two people who have the most to say about it," Akashi added.
"Hyacinth, please explain the situation back then."
Taking over the conversation from Akayuki, Hyacinth stood up, grasped the microphone amplified by magic, and spoke of everything she knew. The details would be a bit lengthy, but can be summarized as follows:
"First of all, just as Inari-senpai and Akashi-senpai said, with the help of Sasha and everyone else, Hellcat and I broke through Garuda's shadow defense. Hellcat used her full power to shatter Garuda's weakened defense with a single punch, greatly reducing Garuda's erosion of the surrounding environment."
"Then I... cough um, I prayed to the stars for even greater power, and the stars answered my prayer. With a 'snap,' I got that super cool, shiny, super-sized lightsaber!"
Hyacinth mimics the famous action of raising a lightsaber, making a "slashing" gesture.
"Then I swung my sword at Garuda and cleaved it in two from head to toe. It exploded with a bang."
The vivid description, interspersed with numerous onomatopoeic words, left everyone with a slightly peculiar feeling, but at least they finally understood what had actually happened.
In summary, Hellcat's all-out attack, combined with Hyacinth's all-out attack, completely destroyed Garuda, and from the shadows that exploded, the villagers of Sparrow Village who had been eaten emerged.
"But our core problem is still unsolved. Why did the villagers appear unharmed?" Clover pressed.
"Yes, they were swallowed by Garuda's shadow for so long, they should all be dead by now. Why did they jump out of Garuda's shadow again... I really can't figure it out."
Even the veteran magical girl Bai Lili couldn't figure out what had happened. Hyacinth was completely blinded by anger and fighting spirit, paying no attention to her surroundings and only thinking about killing Garuda, so she couldn't say any more details.
"Let's put this matter aside for now and investigate it again once we have more detailed clues," Chi Xue said.
"We have conducted a thorough magical examination on the villagers of Sparrow Village. There are no traces of Garuda's shadow on them, and they can accurately recall what happened in the past."
"Let's just consider it a miracle that no one has ever seen before... After all, the existence of the Guardian Star is a shining miracle in itself."
After a brief silence, the meeting continued.
Even Yue Tianxin, who was listening in, didn't quite understand why the villagers had reappeared from the shadows. She tried searching for relevant information in the secret manual, but the manual, which had spoken before, suddenly fell silent again. No matter how she searched or muttered to it, it didn't provide any relevant information.
If even the secret manual doesn't know what happened, then it seems this can only be a coincidental "miracle."
"Next topic: What do you all think would be a suitable identification name for the new magical girl, Sasha?"
"Hmm? Didn't she express any willingness?" Nightingale asked curiously.
"It's not that I wasn't willing. I actually talked to Sasha about it, but she said that her own naming skills were a bit too old-fashioned, so she planned to ask everyone for their opinions."
The person who answered was Red Rose, and it was rare to see the old man with a "helpless" expression on his face.
This piqued everyone's curiosity, and they all asked what kind of name could make even Red Rose think it was corny.
"...Do you really want to know?"
""""Um!""""
Everyone nodded in unison.
Red Rose hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"【Invincible Dark Flame Dragon-Slaying War God】".
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Hold it in, you absolutely must hold it in. Laughing out loud at the naming of the new magical girl during such a serious meeting is extremely impolite.
The magical girls recalled the saddest things in their lives, finally managing to suppress the laughter that almost escaped their lips.
"As you all heard, Sasha's name does indeed deviate from our usual practices."
Red Rose said with a wry smile.
"Miss Iris, you've spent the most time with Sasha, what kind of nickname do you think would be best for her?"
When the red rose called out her name, the iris was slightly taken aback, but quickly straightened her posture and pondered for a moment.
"...What do you all think of the name 'Shuoye'?"