Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity

Chapter 120: The Forbidden Zone of Life and Ten Things in a Magical Girl's Life

At the border between South China and East China, a seaside resort.

Twins looked up. The magnificent sight of the rising sun spreading across the sea surface restored a good deal of the mental fatigue she had accumulated these past days.

Walking barefoot on the sand, the sensation of sand squeezing out from between her toes was also immensely comfortable for Twins.

From time to time, sea waves splashed against her body, tickling her like an itch. She gazed at the salty, damp sea breeze, looking out towards the distance.

Out on the sea, the phantom image of the Heart Image Remnant was becoming increasingly clear, like a gorgeous, colorful curtain.

Fortunately, the Heart Image Remnant was located out at sea. Otherwise, just evacuating people would have been a huge headache.

After so many days of expansion, the Heart Image Remnant had transformed from a previously hazy mirage into an increasingly distinct landscape.

That outline threatening to erode the world had now become glaringly obvious.

In not much longer, it would materialize and settle down in reality.

By then, forget about the fishermen living by the sea, even towns a bit closer would probably suffer.So ever since the phantom appeared, Magical Girls from the Disaster Control Bureau had been stationed here.

Recently, as the Heart Image Remnant gradually became more substantial, the Bureau's personnel had also increased. She even saw a familiar face.

Even Iris, who was only slightly inferior to Lady Twins, had come. It seemed the Bureau was taking this very seriously indeed.

Unfortunately, what those country bumpkins at the Central Bureau didn't know was that this place had long since become the Azure Cloud Sect's hunting ground.

Qingying had come with Iris, but could this one really be considered an elite Blooming Magical Girl? Lady Twins harbored a small doubt about that...

Quite a few people from the Witch Association had indeed come. Although the Witch Association said challenging the Azure Cloud Sect could grant quota rewards, in reality, they only provided one quota. The entire activity somewhat had the feel of testing the Azure Cloud Sect.

After all, most of those who could truly obtain a quota had already come here. The remaining one quota was pretty much inconsequential, perfect for testing the Azure Cloud Sect.

Although in the end, the remaining Witch Association members who were killed couldn't go over, and that one quota ended up being taken by the so-called East China Regional Director, Simo Tu...

Currently, Simo Tu wasn't seen among the Witch Association's ranks. There were many powerful Complete Witches, but in Lady Twins' view, they were all just selling their heads on sticks.

Twins, as the only true Five-Star Challenge passer, had secured a spot to enter the Heart Image Remnant. Could other witches do that?

The problem was her job was somewhat special.

Twins looked towards the sea surface, where a faint, blurry figure in blue work clothes appeared.

The Prince of the Mirror Kingdom.

This was her job: to escort this Prince of the Mirror Kingdom to the Heart Image Remnant.

When the Vice President had asked her to entertain this so-called Prince of the Mirror Kingdom, she thought the Vice President was messing with her.

What Prince of the Mirror Kingdom? Wasn't this definitely something from a fairy tale trying to fool her?

Turns out it really existed. The figure existing on the water's surface, she probed it clearly; it wasn't an illusion.

Although Twins wasn't as good as the Azure Cloud Sect's true-transmission senior sisters in mana control.

But in terms of the Azure Cloud Sect's mana detection ability, she wasn't weak. Lady Bingtang had specifically praised her for it.

The Prince of the Mirror Kingdom before her eyes wasn't some mysterious illusion, but a creature truly existing behind a mirror.

He wouldn't suddenly ambush Twins in the middle of the night, would he? Things from mirrors are really hard to guard against...

"No need to worry, timid girl. I have no interest in mediocrity like you. An existence like yours is not worthy of stepping onto the soil of my Mirror Kingdom."

As if seeing through her thoughts, the Prince spoke thus.

"Hah?" Twins kicked out with one foot, her toes carrying sand, aiming at the water surface. "Do you know who Lady Twins is? I am the only Complete Witch to have completed the Five-Star Challenge, the strongest combat force in the East China Witch Association, the respected star of the Witch Association..."

"The mirror can't fit that many people." The Prince's voice drifted lightly to a glass window of a shop next to the beach, saying disdainfully, "Laboratory white mice."

Its lethality was no less than a monkey hearing the title "Bimawen".

Twins grabbed a plastic chair and was about to run over and smash the mirror surface. The Captain and Chilian on the beach hurriedly grabbed the about-to-explode Complete Witch. "Calm down! Calm down! This is the Witch Association's cooperative partner, an important task the Vice President entrusted to you!"

The aggrieved Twins took two deep, panting breaths, and ultimately, for the greater good, put down the chair.

Even the Sect Master never scolded me like this!

But after all, the Azure Cloud Sect had almost no intelligence on the Mirror Kingdom. For Lady Bingtang's sake, Twins had to endure this humiliation and get all the Mirror Kingdom's intelligence.

If afterwards, she couldn't lie on Lady Bingtang's lap, have Lady Bingtang coax her to sleep, feed her, pat her head and praise her, Twins would definitely sit on the ground and wail loudly!

She would absolutely wail and cry for Lady Bingtang to see!

"Clueless monkey." That Prince looked at the gu insects and the vine Captain, his tone sharp and caustic. "No wonder you can mix with beasts. However, for trash without Mirror Kingdom bloodline, you're considered not bad."

The Captain and Chilian, who had been holding Twins back, both darkened their expressions and simultaneously, tacitly, let go.

But then Twins didn't make a fuss anymore. She directly sat on the chair, reassumed her giggly expression, and put on sunglasses. "Oh oh, then I really must thank Prince-sama for the praise. Twins is so touched."

"Really don't know what Jialan is thinking, having you trash guide the noble Prince of the Mirror Kingdom. Her head probably has problems, her mind unclear. Fine, after all, she left the Mirror Kingdom too long ago. Presumably, she's been polluted by you lowly creatures. I forgive her fault. What are you still standing there for, garbage? Hurry and take me to the location of the Heart Image Remnant. This is your honor."

Twins was absolutely going to kill him. Absolutely!

Swearing on the lives of the Vice President and Xilan!

In her heart, she didn't know how many times she had stomped on that disgusting face. Twins snorted. "For the Witch Association..."

Unexpectedly, the usually steady Captain patted Twins' shoulder and said seriously, "Even I, with the highest loyalty to the Witch Association, have my own principles. Twins, before making the Witch Association win, we must first ensure the victory of our personal dignity."

"Captain, Twins doesn't understand."

"Find a way to kill him, Twins!"

Now she understood.

"Let him know who the real big villain is! This little brat has truly never seen the real underworld!"

Huh? So you admit you're the villain now? You wouldn't admit it no matter what before.

Looking at the angry duo, Twins' anger also dissipated quite a bit.

Indeed, seeing others unhappy can make oneself happy...

Over there, the Prince frowned and was about to urge them not to dawdle when the recorder on his right wrist made a sound.

He opened it and looked.

[Combat Report on Contact with Azure Cloud Sect's Shion.]

[Compilation of Combat Intelligence Regarding Splash and Comparison Results of All Magical Girl Abilities...]

No similar abilities.

He went through Splash's combat process and intelligence speculation in detail, then took a deep breath.

Then he looked at Twins, who was still fooling around with those riffraff. "Rejoice, trash. The king of the Mirror World who has inherited the power of all Mirror Kings, transcends time and space, knows the past and future, at this moment permits you to provide a bit of intelligence for the great Mirror Kingdom. This is your once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. I hope you can grasp it well."

Twins: "What intelligence?"

Captain: "Ignore him."

Chilian: "Let him die of anxiety!"

Red Crane, who just woke up: "What happened?"

The Prince slightly lifted his chin. "One of our combat personnel, Splash, made contact with the Azure Cloud Sect's Sect Master."

The previously chattering gang instantly fell silent.

Although he felt this noisy group's reaction was a bit strange, the Prince didn't pay it much mind.

He just continued asking, "The Magical Girl codenamed Shion killed our combat personnel Splash. Although we have already obtained sufficient intelligence on her, to let you earn merit, I am willing to give you some opportunities to provide us with more intelligence on Shion... What are you doing?"

They saw Twins quickly bring a table and place it in front of the chair. The Captain and the others dragged over a pile of snacks and put them on the table. Then the girls plopped down on the white plastic chairs.

Three little ones and one child, four faces serious: "Nothing. Matters involving the Azure Cloud Sect Sect Master Shion, we, the [Shion Victims Association], will take them with utmost seriousness!"

"Then why are you laughing?"

Twins coughed. "I'm born to laugh. Girls who love to laugh have good luck, good luck."

Over there, Mouse Mouse bit open a bag of potato chips and started munching. Chilian lay on top of Red Crane Mouse Mouse, chewing on her hair, making crunching sounds.

Only the Captain looked deeply serious. "Can you say how much intelligence you've obtained? Our [Shion Victims Association] needs to cross-check intelligence."

"No problem."

The Prince continued, "First is her first magic, the magic that breaks others' abilities. When Splash faced her, she used the Mirror Kingdom's core technique, Reflection. Although it was still effective, she not only reflected the reflection but also finally broke through the reflection barrier. Clearly, this magic specifically targets various abilities..."

"Haha..." Chilian beside her just laughed out loud when Twins casually slapped her away. Twins, covering her mouth, frowned tightly, showing a serious, profound expression:

"Right, that's absolutely right. Thinking carefully, she does have magic that breaks others' abilities. Back then, Chilian's rewind, the Captain's regeneration, were almost all broken this way. We didn't even react at the time, thinking some accident happened. Turns out it was that Shion using despicable magic!"

After saying this, Twins looked at the Captain and asked, "Isn't that right, Captain?"

The Captain over there coughed a few times, nodded, and couldn't manage to say a word.

The Prince snorted coldly and continued, "Another issue: after Splash rebounded a fatal injury during combat, she couldn't inflict a fatal injury on Shion, only leaving a shallow mark. Through combat footage and intelligence speculation, we suspect she might have some magic that weakens the effects of others' abilities..."

"Pfft..."

Everyone looked towards the Captain. The Captain suppressed the corner of his mouth and said calmly, "Sorry, passed gas."

Before the Prince could ask how vines pass gas.

Twins assumed a thoughtful expression and spoke up, "That does make sense. No wonder our abilities were ineffective when hitting her."

"About Magical Girl Shion's powerful mana tracking ability and her magic that can pierce through folded space and Mirror World defenses..."

Chilian immediately jumped out. "You asked the right person! Jiangming City's Disaster Control Bureau uses mirror space technology! She can not only forcefully break through, but once her mana catches you, forget folded space, even if you fold time, it's useless! It's definitely her killer magic!"

The Captain and Twins nodded together.

"Any more detailed intelligence?"

The three shook their heads together.

The Prince raised his head arrogantly. "Trash. All intelligence we already know."

"Ah yes yes yes, Twins is so trash." Twins yawned, leaned back in the plastic chair, and picked at her toes, cleaning out the sand from between them. "However, we do know some of Shion's weaknesses."

"Weaknesses?" The Prince smiled contemptuously. "Have you ever won? And you talk about weaknesses?"

Twins heard this and was stunned.

Oh right, never won. How credible are weaknesses spoken by us?

"How have we not won?"

Just as Twins was feeling dejected, a firm, decisive voice fell, startling Twins. She turned to look.

It was him, the Captain!

He was still winning!

"Our [Shion Victims Association] has not just won once, Twins!"

"Twins is here!" Twins immediately put her feet down and sat up straight.

"How many times have we fought Shion?"

"Hard to say." The girl shrugged. "Ever since I came to support the Beihai witches, in my memory, we've been fighting constantly."

The Captain smiled with a crooked mouth:

"It's five years."

"From when we settled in East China, to when we were finally defeated by Shion, five years, even three years, we were winning. We only lost the last time."

The Prince indeed became interested. "Oh? Tell me, how did you monkeys manage to win against someone who stole my Mirror Kingdom's technology?"

The Captain took a deep breath and said solemnly, "From when we arrived in Beihai, until right before we died in battle with Shion, we never suffered a complete defeat. And in these numerous battles where both sides had victories and defeats, I naturally gradually discovered some of her weaknesses."

"What weaknesses?"

"She's ticklish."

For a moment, only the sound of waves rolling on the beach could be heard. The silence was terrifying.

Twins cautiously squatted by the table, leaned close to the Captain, lowered her voice, and whispered, "Really, Captain?"

"When I used vines to burrow into his body back then, he couldn't help but grab at the vines there. Absolutely true."

The Prince snorted coldly. "What kind of weakness is being ticklish?"

"Ah, here's what you don't know. In combat, just a tiny difference can tilt the balance of victory. Think about it: when both sides are deadlocked, you suddenly tickle her, make her movements distorted, expose a flaw, can't you then win with one move?"

The Captain waved a hand. "So, fighting Shion, as long as you can get close, the advantage is mine!"

"I see." The Prince looked thoughtful. "There's some logic to that."

Twins looked at the Captain, who showed not a trace of guilt, with reverence. He even planned to continue outputting!

"Besides that, regardless of whether it's us or your so-called Splash, there's only one reason for losing to Shion." The Captain said with a serious expression. "That is, courage!"

"Courage?"

"We lacked courage." The Captain looked up at the sky, extending a vine towards the sun, as if regretting something. "We lacked the courage to choose to clash head-on with her!"

The Prince frowned. "How so?"

"She's just a Blooming Magical Girl. No matter how powerful her mana is, how powerful can it be? Precisely because we felt fear, were intimidated by her, didn't want to fight head-on, we were finally crushed and defeated by her powerful fighting will."

"If we could have been braver, gathered everyone's strength and clashed head-on together, she might not have been able to kill all of us before her mana was exhausted. The outcome might have been different."

They would have died faster.

Chilian and Twins nodded repeatedly. Mouse Mouse Red Crane, to fit in, also nodded dumbly.

"When paths cross, the brave win!" The Captain said forcefully. "Don't cower, don't be afraid, don't bother with all those flashy, fancy things. They're useless! We must dare to draw our swords! Use powerful strength, powerful will, and clash head-on with her! Close the distance, seize her weakness, kill her from the front!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Twins immediately took the lead in applauding.

The Prince looked at the Captain and Twins, thought deeply for a moment, then nodded. "That aligns with my thinking."

Having said that, he contacted the Mirror Kingdom's technical personnel. "Immediately design a set of Alice specifically for use against Shion. Characteristics: excels in close-quarters combat and melee. Shion's abilities are special. Must force her into close-range combat! Remember, her weakness is being ticklish. As long as you can harass her using her weakness during close-quarters melee, victory will definitely belong to the Mirror Kingdom!"

Twins and the Captain patted hands in tacit understanding, passing by each other.

You bastard, if the purple great fortune doesn't wreck you, Twins will take your surname tomorrow!

As for the monkeys celebrating over there, the Prince didn't pay them any mind.

He raised his head and looked at the Heart Image Remnant above the sea.

The sound of the sea's waves made the Prince's heart surge along with them.

Right before his eyes, everything of the Mirror Kingdom!

As long as they could retrieve the key, the Mirror Kingdom could break free from the blockade and return to this world!

He sneered.

Just special magic. Their Mirror Kingdom had plenty of ways to deal with it.

Whether it was clashing head-on or targeting and countering her magic, the result was the same.

Such a powerful existence must have stolen their Mirror Kingdom's technology.

Since it's my Mirror Kingdom's technology, how could it possibly win against my Mirror Kingdom!

Moreover, they had already grasped all her weaknesses!

On the other side, after popping the champagne, when Twins went to the shop to pay, she was dumbfounded upon hearing the price.

"Eight thousand for one bottle? Are you treating customers like aliens?"

"Customer, scenic area prices are like this."

"To think it could be more evil than our Witch Association... When did scenic areas become lawless lands? Why wasn't I notified?" Twins looked pitifully at the dozen-plus bottles of champagne she had opened, then smiled and looked at the mirror. "Great Prince-sama, your humble guide, Little Shuang, has encountered a funding problem..."

"Truly trash. Hmph, use my card."

You know what, originally this Prince's title was kind of plain and a bit tacky, but once he showed his generous spending, it seemed so handsome, dashing, and fitting.

If Twins' heart didn't already belong to Bingtang and the Sect Master, with no room for a third, she might have actually been moved.

When you get wrecked later, Twins will definitely collect your body and hold the seventh-day memorial for you!

"Senior Peony, is it really okay for us to be vacationing here?"

By the beach, in the resort.

Under a large sun umbrella, Peony, having changed into vacation wear, was lying comfortably on a chair. Beside her was an orange-yellow cold drink with a lemon slice attached. Sunglasses hung on her forehead. Squinting her eyes slightly, Peony could be described as being as comfortable and content as could be.

Under a large sun umbrella, Peony, having changed into vacation wear, was lying comfortably on a chair. Beside her was an orange-yellow cold drink with a lemon slice attached. Sunglasses hung on her forehead. Squinting her eyes slightly, Peony could be described as being as relaxed and content as could be.

"Relax, relax."

Peony waved her hand, then picked up her drink and took a sip, letting out a satisfied sigh. "You're still too young, An Shiyu. Working at the Disaster Control Bureau, you need to know two things."

"First, Magical Girls are free. Even if you don't do the Bureau's work, no one can dock your pay. Especially since our Beihai is short on Magical Girls, you don't need to worry even more."

"Second, truly urgent, important work won't fall to us half-baked or newcomers. The work assigned to us is inevitably insignificant. So, drag it out as much as possible, give them the feeling that we're not easy to use. Later, when there's important work, they'll naturally exclude you. This way, we can collect our pay without much effort, they can find capable Magical Girls, and nothing gets delayed. Each gets what they need, a win-win!"

"Second, truly urgent, important work won't fall to us half-baked or newcomers. The work assigned to us is inevitably insignificant. So, drag it out as much as possible, give them the feeling that we're not easy to use. Later, when there's important work, they'll naturally exclude you. This way, we can coast along for our pay, they can find capable Magical Girls, without delaying matters. Each gets what they need, a win-win!"

Heh, she, Peony, wasn't a Magical Girl skilled at combat. An Shiyu had also just entered the Bureau, a Sprout Magical Girl.

Could only help maintain order. Isn't this purely a vacation?

The resort they were at was quite far from the Heart Image Remnant's location. Although they could see it, it was basically in the safe zone. So this resort was still open. Even some residents and tourists hadn't been forcibly evacuated.

It's just that the Central Bureau had already publicized the danger of the Heart Image Remnant, so for the most part, there were already very few people.

There wouldn't even be anyone disturbing them. Simply even more enjoyable than the last paid leave!

The only trouble was the little girl An Shiyu beside her, who was restless and kept chattering on and on...

Thinking of this, Peony felt she should properly educate this newcomer beside her, let her know what's called Beihai Disaster Control Bureau bullying.

The girl tilted her head. "Um... losing the transformation ability?"

"Wrong. It's when the transformation ability is still there, but you're no longer a 'girl'!"

An Shiyu blinked, seeming not to understand. Peony, however, let out a long sigh. "A 21-year-old Magical Girl can no longer be called a 'girl'. Do you know what those little brats from the Azure Cloud Sect call me?"

"Magic Auntie! Magic Granny!" Peony gritted her teeth fiercely.

An Shiyu immediately comforted her. "21 is still very young. Senior Peony should have confidence."

"A senior at the Bureau said, 21 is already middle age for a Magical Girl's life. That senior said, before middle age, a Magical Girl's life must accomplish ten things—"

Looking up at a helicopter, the girl said softly, "Must we say it now?"

Peony raised a finger, counting them one by one. "First, have one unforgettable, heart-wrenching romance."

"Third, be gifted a deposit of thirty million."

"Fourth, become top ten in the Disaster Beast subjugation leaderboard."

"Sixth, beat up an Incubator."

"Seventh, have a complete family."

"Eighth, participate in the South China series Magical Girl Grand Prix [Eternal Demon Battlefield]."

"Ninth, defeat cosmic-level strong enemies together with various seniors."

"Tenth, be a Disaster Control Bureau salary thief."

"If a Magical Girl doesn't properly enjoy her time while young, to complete these 'Magical Girl Life' achievements, by the time she reaches middle age, her life as a Magical Girl will be a failure. Don't look at me like this now. I'm making up for these experiences! The day and night at the Bureau ruined me. One regret from a Magical Girl's childhood requires a lifetime to make up for!"

"But, Miss Peony, won't doing this make you the first Magical Girl to be optimized?"

This sentence made Peony feel a bit cold. She glanced at An Shiyu sitting in a seiza-like pose. "Don't talk about optimization!"

Her teacher job was already resigned from. Her current income source was only the Bureau.

If she really got optimized, wouldn't she, Peony, have to drink the northwest wind?

A place like the Azure Cloud Sect would never want her. Looking at those Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girls, each one is formidable and capable.

Peony knew that place was absolutely not suitable for her.

The Bureau allowed for comfortably slacking off. That Azure Cloud Sect place probably didn't.

"We should still be a bit cautious, Senior Peony. I heard many Witch Association members have also come here. Carelessness might be dangerous."

"Relax, relax."

Just as she said this, they saw a helicopter flying from the distance, pulling a huge banner with exceptionally domineering text:

Peony pointed over there and laughed. "See? If the sky falls, the Central Bureau's strongest Magical Girl is holding it up. No need for a little shrimp like you to worry. Have a good rest on your vacation..."

Before she finished speaking, they saw a black shadow sweep past the helicopter.

The previously flying helicopter, along with the huge banner, was simultaneously split in two, quickly smoking as it plummeted towards the sea!

"Ah, the sky fell..."

An Shiyu said dazedly, "The strongest Magical Girl, seems she didn't hold it up, Senior."