Miri Dreamwell gently stroked Eve Nightburn’s head and finally carried her on her back.
Thinking back, when they first met, it was their mentor who had carried her.
Miri gazed at the rainbow in the sky, realizing that rain wasn’t necessary for a rainbow to appear.
No, the rain had always been there, falling for so long that a girl had long been lost in its torrential downpour.
But in this moment, that girl emerged from the cocoon of the heavy rain, transformed like a butterfly.
This was Eve Nightburn’s rainbow, and it was also the rainbow of the world she loved.
Just like these flowers and plants, they were allowed by Eve, the divine, to witness the appearance of the rainbow together.
Miri stroked Eve’s head, wondering how many wishes it took to paint such a scene. Probably many, many.
May your world be filled with starlight.
May the faint light warm your heart.
May happiness be hidden in your daily life.
May all good fortune come your way.
May someone embrace you with tenderness.
May the end of wind, rain, thunder, and snow be your clear sky.
May the world be in full bloom when you awaken again.
At this thought, Miri’s eyes welled up with tears once more.
A hundred years ago, when the term “Magical Girl” first appeared in this world, it was associated with light and hope.
But when Magical Girls first appeared in reality, they became like national warriors, with killing and death accompanying each one.
Perhaps what this world needed was never love and justice, but rather the collective interests of the group.
The safety of the country, the glory of the race, the future of humanity.
In this world, Magical Girls used their special powers to protect human safety, where there was no love or hope, only reason and death.
People gave up much for survival.
Love, individuality, family, freedom, and more.
People used noble reason to conquer the world time and time again.
But just when the world truly opened its eyes, the reason that had elevated humanity to the throne of all things instantly crumbled.
Only then did people realize that powerless thoughts could not contend with the entire world.
Just like the dinosaurs millions of years ago, when the giant meteor struck the earth, the strongest weapon in biological history—the fangs—instantly became a joke.
Now, humanity challenges the world with wisdom, yet still cannot truly defeat it.
But just as reason crumbled, the weakest Magical Girl used the most irrational method to stop this farce.
Miri took a deep breath, the spring air seemingly carrying the determination of the girl in her arms.
In this moment, Miri felt like a true Magical Girl, not with dazzling performances or cool magic.
But with the genuine, original love and hope that belonged only to Magical Girls.
No wonder, when this term was born, it stood with love and hope.
Miri stood there, dazedly carrying Eve on her back, for a long time.
The passersby on the road had returned to normal, and no one truly cared about the two girls standing by the lake.
Until a large number of military vehicles stopped there.
Rowan Chu opened the car door and immediately stepped out, while the other soldiers quickly cordoned off the area.
Victor Bane also got out of the car and followed.
A series of retired veteran Magical Girls, including Feng Jueyan, had also arrived here.
Seeing the approaching crowd, Miri instinctively took a few steps back.
“What… are you going to do?”
Miri stared at these fully armed soldiers of the Divine Continent, realizing that the world was about to do evil again.
No one answered her.
In the next moment, all the soldiers formed two lines, allowing Rowan Chu in the middle to pass through.
Rowan walked up to Miri, examining the girl and the one on her back.
Rowan organized his words and then spoke: “Little girl, can you hand over the girl on your back to us?”
“What do you want to do!?”
Miri repeated her earlier words, instinctively taking a few more steps back.
Miri knew that Eve’s current state was extremely fragile, and if disturbed after finally being calmed down, who knew what might happen.
Seeing that the little girl still didn’t understand what was going on, Rowan had to reorganize his words to communicate with her.
“It’s like this, the girl behind you is actually a Calamity. To ensure your safety, it’s best to hand her over to us for custody, which would be beneficial for all humanity.”
“Indeed…”
Miri guessed correctly, these guys were just here to stir up trouble.
“Beneficial for all humanity? Hahaha, uncle, are you joking?”
“Do you think I look like a bad guy?”
Rowan quickly took out his business card and handed it to Miri to prove his innocence.
“I’m the newly appointed governor sent here by the country to help solve the Calamity problem. I hope you can cooperate with us to resolve this.”
Miri found it laughable.
“Solve the problem? Didn’t you create all the problems in the first place?”
“I’ve finally solved the problem, and now you’re adding more!”
“Tell me, where exactly is she a problem!”
Seeing the girl’s fierce expression, Rowan realized he had encountered a tough nut, but this girl was still a citizen of The Republic, and he couldn’t directly arrest her.
Rowan crouched down, trying to communicate with the girl on equal footing.
“Little girl, she is the strongest Calamity in human history. If left unchecked, who knows what she might do next?”
Miri gritted her teeth, trying to suppress the anger in her heart.
“Yes, she is the strongest Calamity, but the ones who made her the strongest Calamity are you high and mighty people!”
“I dare to ask the governor, have you seen her kill anyone?”
“This…”
Rowan was momentarily left speechless, apart from the pile of data, he really hadn’t seen this person kill anyone.
Miri continued to press: “Let me ask you one more thing, even if you take her away, what can you do? Can you really kill her, or control her?”
“If you really had the ability, you would have solved all this long ago, right? Why wait until now to find me?”
At this moment, Rowan was completely convinced by this girl, who had laid out all the things he didn’t want to think about.
Rowan patted her head.
“Alright, little girl, you win.”
“But how can you guarantee that this person is safe now?”
“I’m her sister, is that enough?”
Miri was too tired to argue with him, if he really wanted to make trouble, she couldn’t stop him.
Come to think of it, why should a child like her manage an adult?
“Sister? Are you and this Calamity blood sisters?”
Rowan was immediately confused by this strange relationship.
“Not exactly,” Miri admitted, “but before she became a Calamity, she always considered herself part of humanity, even now, she still believes it.”
“But only you, from the beginning to the end, refused to let her be part of humanity, forcing her to become a Calamity.”
“When you didn’t consider her a Calamity, she was always safe, but you always insisted she was a Calamity, so she could only become one, isn’t that right?”
“I see…” Rowan pondered for a moment, then stood up, “It seems we created a monster with our own hands. Alright, I admit it was human arrogance that destroyed humanity, but you saved it.”
Why did this guy change so quickly?
Miri was momentarily stunned.
Rowan continued: “How about this, can you come with us to take her somewhere?”
“Where?”
Miri looked at the man warily, this disaster couldn’t have a sequel.
“Well… since you’re her sister, you should know a place where her emotions can be stabilized, right?”
Miri remained silent for a long time, but finally nodded in agreement: “Alright, I agree, but if you do anything to harm her, you’ll bear the consequences.”
Rowan turned and left, waving to Miri: “Deal.”
Feng Jueyan, seeing the governor’s decision, gritted her teeth in anger, but ultimately chose to compromise.
Miri took Eve and got into the car specially arranged for Rowan, leaving Cloudsea Lake.
On the road, Miri opened the car window, everything had returned to normal, no one really cared about what had happened, everyone was just busy with their own lives.
Looking at the sun slowly but steadily moving westward in the sky.
Miri felt a bit dazed, the eternal sun and the endless white moon had finally compromised with time.
The eternal dream had finally ended.
When you dare not expect tomorrow, you must try to hold onto today, but now, this girl is willing to believe that tomorrow will bring light.
Miri looked at the waves lapping against the shore of Cloudsea Lake in the distance, occasionally a fish leaped out of the water, breathing the long-lost air.
Originally, the ice on Cloudsea Lake wouldn’t completely melt until the end of March.
But now, the sparkling lake outside the window declared an undeniable fact.
At the request of that girl, spring had arrived.
—End of Volume One.
