My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

"......"

Those silver eyes drifted somewhat hazily over the girls before her, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin.

But no matter what, her appearance, her voice, could only be perceived at this moment by the cherry-haired girl who was the Goddess.

"Ah! Su Fang! You sneaky sneak!"

At that moment, Tang Keren seemed to finally notice Su Fang hugging Lin Guang. She tossed the silver gem in her hand straight to Zihan, then lunged at Lin Guang, wrapping her arms tightly around her from the front, bringing with her a soft, heart-stirring sensation against her chest.

Tang Keren's golden eyes stared directly into the girl's cherry-red pupils up close, her breath carrying the scent of alcohol and sweetness as she said seriously, "I want a hug too!"

"Whew......"

After catching the Soul Gem, Zihan also smiled. "Only two bottles in, and Tangtang is already so much more honest with herself."

Her voice was as soft and gentle as ever, yet gone was that feeling of not being able to string together a sentence without transforming.

Then, she too squeezed in without hesitation, joining the playful scuffle for the cherry-haired girl.

...............

Inside the first-floor lobby of the Association.

Su Jingyan and Mogong Ma stood shoulder to shoulder, with Amber perched beside them like a bird stand.

Through the clear glass doors, the four of them took in the bold and affectionate scene playing out beyond.

Little Phoenix stood on Amber's shoulder, clearly drunk out of her mind, rambling nonsense: "I'm telling you, cliché happy endings are the way to go... Wrapping dumplings, wrapping burgers, wrapping sushi, it's all right... I'm not making this up... *hic*."

"This child really takes after me."

Mogong Ma crossed her arms over her chest, watching her daughter make the first move outside the door, the corners of her mouth curving up as she nodded with pride.

At this moment, even among the three, Su Fang was the boldest one.

Some gestures even magical girls would perform with restraint, yet she alone did them so openly and naturally, as if she was certain the cherry-haired girl would accept her no matter what.

This really was just like her.

After all...

Back in the day, it was with this very direct, head-on energy that she had chased down and won over Su Jingyan, that workaholic shut-in who only cared about his job.

"......"

Su Jingyan opened his mouth, then closed it, then opened it again.

This scene was way too damn foreign for him.

And at that moment.

The cherry-haired girl seemed to remember something. She raised her right hand and, in the night breeze, snapped her fingers with a crisp crack.

*Pop.*

With that soft sound, everyone vanished from where they stood without a trace, leaving only the breeze sweeping across the now-empty steps.

Watching the empty doorway, Su Jingyan's taut nerves finally relaxed as he let out a long, relieved sigh.

"Let it be." He shook his head, a helpless yet warm smile spreading across his face as he took Mogong Ma's hand.

"Their happiness is not something I have the right to interfere with."

...............

A moment later.

The girls were sprawled haphazardly across the soft grass, gazing up at the beautiful starry sky.

Not far away stood the villa they had lived in countless times during intensive training across the cycles, serving as the magical girls' outpost for Outer Realm exploration.

This place was actually where they had spent the most time throughout the cycles. It was also the spot they knew best and felt most at ease.

"Haaah."

Tang Keren let out a long, languid sigh, then suddenly collapsed backward, her entire body sinking into the grass.

Her twin black tails sprawled messily around her, her expression unable to hide the heavy weariness written all over it.

"Finally...... it's over."

"Yeah......"

Beside her, Zihan sat on the grass, lifting her head to look at the sky. Her voice was so light it seemed a single breeze could blow it away.

"It feels like...... I don't even have the strength to lift a single finger."

Although Lin Guang had done her best to erase everyone's side effects from Full Bloom after taking over the Domain,

at this very moment,

everyone still felt a sensation of magic power and body, and even heart, being completely hollowed out.

It wasn't just from the battles and Full Bloom.

It was also because of the memories of over a hundred cycles. After learning the cruel truth of the outside world, no one had taken a single moment to grieve. They had rushed straight to the battlefield, prepared to burn themselves to ash, fighting until the very last second, their emotions swinging wildly countless times.

The final banquet was, of course, wonderful.

But after everything had settled and the dust had cleared, once the feelings caught up with them, how could they not be exhausted?

Magical girls were not deities. They were just slightly special girls.

Only the girl with sakura-red hair sat in the middle, surrounded by everyone. Her slender hands rested on her knees, gently kneaded by Su Fang, who had won the right to her lap pillow, yet she didn't seem to feel much fatigue at all.

At this moment.

Everyone fell into a tacit silence all at once.

Together, they quietly gazed up at the brilliant starry sky above. The clear starlight poured unreservedly onto their pale cheeks, coating them in a soft, radiant glow.

It looked real and beautiful, but everyone now knew the truth behind it.

This was a fake starry sky.

Staring at that sky, Tang Keren suddenly snorted. "Hmph. Lame."

Everyone turned to look at her.

"So this lady always wanted to become the world's most dazzling virtual idol, but it wasn't entirely because I wanted to win people's affection with my inner self after all."

There was a hint of resigned self-mockery in her voice.

"Thinking about it carefully, it was actually just because my entire body was badly burned in that fire, and I couldn't go out and show my face at all. So subconsciously, I chose to become a virtual idol who didn't have to appear in person."

No one responded, so Tang Keren continued. "The outside world really is trash. Even in school you'd randomly run into terrorist attacks, getting turned into that by some revenge-driven lunatic."

"Anyway...... even if that Witch King had personally promised back then to let me out, I absolutely would not want to go."

Tang Keren said softly, "Even if I could be healed, so what?"

Zihan fell silent for a moment, as if thinking of something, her purple left eye flickering faintly.

After a while, she too nodded. "Mm. We feel the same."

"There's no need to go back to that home."

Lin Guang's gaze shifted away from the two of them, looking down at Su Fang, who was resting her head on her lap.

"Senior......?"

Those emerald-green eyes blinked, and then a smile spread across her face as she looked back.

"Me too. From the very beginning, I entered this world because I wanted to find my father."

She lifted Lin Guang's hands slightly, pressing them against her own still-slightly-chubby cheeks.

"Now I've not only found my father, but I've even found my mother."

"So......" She gazed tenderly at the cherry-haired girl. "For me, this world really is already wonderful enough."

"......."

Lin Guang didn't speak.

She simply looked at the last person.

And so, everyone's eyes turned in that direction as well.