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Several seconds passed before the audience snapped out of their reverie and erupted in thunderous applause, accompanied by a couple of excited shouts of "Bravo!"

You sang well!

"Tono Hitomi, who was standing next to him, covered her face and sobbed uncontrollably."

Kagura Yu: "." She had never felt so that the world was abnormal. Was she crazy or was something wrong with the world?

The mentors all smiled, nodded repeatedly, and whispered among themselves about what score they should give Mayumi Haga.

Ultimately, the grade was set at A, but the mentors still offered a few words of advice.

The latter humbly nodded in acceptance: "I understand, thank you for your guidance."

"

Mayumi, [——————? 】

The real Mayumi Haga sneezed: "Huh...?" She was a little confused, feeling a sudden sense of foreboding about herself.

In order to get closer to Ein, she obtained the qualification to participate in the World's Number One Idol Contest through Little Bear's connections.

In fact, she would accept any competition as long as it came to the central city and allowed her to gather information about Ain up close.

Leaving aside idol competitions, she could sign up for cooking contests, eating contests, and miner competitions without batting an eye.

She originally planned to go up for the ranking competition herself, but according to the information that Yuri Takajo gave her, the night of the ranking competition would be a time when the World Library's defenses would be relatively weak.

If you want to get in, you can't miss this opportunity.

Mayumi Haga hasn't fully figured out Ein's true nature yet, and she needs to conserve the power of the fire within her as much as possible, so she has adopted a more prudent approach.

However, because the action time and the match time overlapped, Mayumi Haga could only try to deal with the match on the other side.

This was easy for her, since she had countless copies of her own corpses in her backpack. She could simply choose a relatively intact one and find someone to manipulate it.

Megrana naturally volunteered, as she loved this kind of activity the most.

However, since Megarane is not a Guardian, she cannot freely drive her body through her core like a Guardian, so Senior Urza and Senior Fuyun must also go with her.

Therefore, the substitute body was adorned with jewelry made from the core of Senior Urzana, which was worn on the forehead, supplemented by witchcraft patterns that Senior Fuyun had learned from who-knows-where, which could temporarily control the corpse.

Meanwhile, Megarane resided in the earrings that she had given to Mayumi Haga before her death, and enthusiastically directed the other two guardians who knew nothing about idols: "I'll be in charge of the vocals, you guys are in charge of the dance, and with Mayumi's beautiful face, it'll be absolutely a killer!"

"Haga Mayumi was busy dealing with the stolen data crystal at the time. Although she felt that Megaran was not very reliable, she thought that there were two senior guardians helping to keep an eye on things, and it was just a rating match, so she thought that nothing would happen."

However, what exactly is causing this sudden chill...? Mayumi Haga feels that something might have gone against expectations.

Since things have come to this, let's focus on the task at hand for now.

Mayumi Haga took a deep breath, banishing the sudden sense of foreboding from her mind.

She must obtain the transformation data of other magical girls as soon as possible.

In this timeline, all the other magical girls she knew lost their memories and became ordinary people.

The originally shining and beautiful qualities seem to have become dim and lackluster under the oppressive environment.

When she first woke up, she actually went to find Hitomi Tono.

At that time, she crawled out of the cemetery, scaring the gravedigger half to death, and came to the window of the Tono family covered in mud.

Unfortunately, Tono Hitomi didn't recognize her and was even frightened into fainting. Therefore, Mayumi Haga did not seek cooperation with Tono Hitomi, who knew nothing, but instead quickly found Pansy, the only magical girl in Miracle City and the only one in this timeline.

Unaffected by the filters of this world, she recognized the other person as Kagura Yu at a glance.

Interestingly, Yuri Takajo, who isn't a magical girl in this timeline, has planted many spies around Yu Kagura.

Kagura Yu couldn't see it, but Haga Mayumi was able to keenly sense that gaze, which was not malicious.

Knowing that Kagura Yu is a magical girl, and outwardly still cooperating with Ein, she is actually secretly protecting her... This timeline of Takajo Yuri is somewhat unexpected for Haga Mayumi.

Mayumi Haga prefers to cooperate with intelligent people, who possess more information that she cannot quickly gather.

Thus, she got in touch with Yuri Takajo.

However, despite having reached an agreement with the other party, she still lacks proof of identity to travel in this world.

In the central city of Ein's rule, one must possess a magical mark that allows passage to enter, which is why Mayumi Haga accompanied Yu Kagura and Hitomi Tono to Strange City.

In the only city not under Ain's jurisdiction, she always managed to find a legitimate way to enter the city center.

So, with the help of Little Bear, she signed up for the World's Number One Idol Contest. Naturally, she could pass the preliminary rounds without having to appear in person, and she successfully arrived here on the magical airship of Strange City.

The two had always communicated through items that Haga Mayumi delivered to the Takajo family, so that they wouldn't be eavesdropped on or have magical fluctuations that would attract the enemy's attention.

After arriving here, she finally found a chance to meet Yuri Takajo.

Yuriko Takajo doesn't have the ability to transform into a magical girl; she possesses magical power but doesn't know how to use it.

All the people around her are ordinary humans, so she lacks direct combat power.

The existence of Mayumi Haga can make up for this point well. Moreover, the two have no interaction on the surface. No one else knows about their communication, and no evidence has been left behind.

Hiding in the shadows is advantageous for Mayumi Haga, and the same goes for Yuri Takajo.

Before obtaining the data crystal and gaining more assistance, Mayumi Haga will not directly confront the strange man Ein, who is suspected of being able to manipulate time.

She steadily advanced her plan, trying her best to avoid getting injured and wasting the fire's energy. Although the fire would not run out for a thousand years, Rania's previous worries were correct. The more energy Mayumi Haga wasted, the further away she would be from rebuilding her homeland.

The entrance to the World Library is not actually visible to the general public.

It is located in the very center of the city, and is a special point on the spiritual vein.

The entrance can only be opened through magical resonance at a specific frequency.

However, Mayumi Haga had previously entered the Miracle City's spiritual vein, so she had half of the necessary permission to enter. Next, she just needed to bypass the guards, open the gate, and go inside.

The information provided by Yuri Takajo was very accurate; Mayumi Haga only saw two strange guards dozing off in front of the abandoned subway station.

The spiritual veins of Miracle City seem to have a particular fondness for subway stations as a form of expression.

Mayumi Haga successfully used the powder to confuse the two strange men and enter the room.

She arrived at the platform at the entrance of the spiritual vein with almost no obstacles.

It was exactly the same as the train I remembered, immersed in a clear, iridescent magical liquid, but the wise dragon with silver-purple scales was gone.

Mayumi Haga chose her route, and the black metal train stopped right in front of her.

Just as she was about to board the train, she discovered that the only carriage was already occupied.

She was a woman whose face was obscured, yet she evoked a feeling of extraordinary familiarity and warmth, enveloped in a radiant glow.

With legs crossed, yawning, and rubbing his eyes, he looked like he had just woken up.

He was holding a newspaper in his hand, looking like an ordinary office worker.

Mayumi Haga was on edge and did not get into the car immediately.

The other person nodded to her, seemingly sensing Mayumi Haga's nervousness, and her face immediately transformed into the familiar face of Rika Sugiyama.

"Mayumi, [One?

"The language was clearly discernible, but when it reached my ears, it inexplicably became indistinct syllables, making it incomprehensible."

The train was about to depart, and Mayumi Haga took a step forward, instinctively wanting to speak.

The other person's figure vanished the instant Yuga Mayumi's toes touched the inside of the carriage, and at the same time, all the scenery outside the window began to flow backward.

Mayumi Haga stood there, still unsure what the question was, or what answer she had almost blurted out.

"……Mother?"

That was... The train to the World Library has already started moving, shuttling through the light and shadow. Mayumi Haga came back to her senses, feeling somewhat lost for some reason.

That person gave her a familiar and trustworthy feeling.

This was almost impossible for Mayumi Haga in the past.

Her experience of spending most of her time alone makes it difficult for her to let her guard down around strangers.

Even after coming to this world, it took her a long time to confirm that these kind-hearted friends were true to their word.

The current Mayumi Haga does indeed possess some softer qualities, but it's impossible for her to feel affection for someone who acts mysteriously upon first meeting.

Is it Anfa? No, she has some magic resistance now.

That means you've met them before.

Where exactly did we meet...? Even though I used Sugiyama Rika's face, the other person is definitely not the Sugiyama Rika who is currently nowhere to be found.

However, given Mayumi Haga's memory, it's impossible for someone as special as her to forget so completely.

Combined with the other party's ability to instantly erase words from her mind and modify her perception, as well as the special nature of this occasion... -..r8MIA Mayumi Haga is currently in the spiritual vein of Miracle City.

The spiritual veins of Miracle City have many special features. For example, many important figures of this world are sleeping here, including the god who created the law.

So, who was it that spoke to her just now? Mayumi Haga couldn't make a judgment immediately, and she frowned.

It seems that the other person deleted the question from their mind because they didn't get the answer they wanted.

These layers of constraints actually make it easier for Mayumi Haga to eliminate options.

That must be the god of this world.

Mayumi Haga recalled that she had once had a brief exchange with such a warm and kind person.

When her existence dissipated into the depths of the high-purity magic veins, she once saw the god who had briefly awakened.

It was only a very brief moment; she even thought it was a dying hallucination caused by the shattering of her Guardian Core, but now it seems that was not the case.

Going back further, there was actually another one like that.

That happened when she had just wandered into this world. Her world was destroyed, she lost all her senses, and her consciousness fell into darkness.

She didn't know how much time had passed when a faint light appeared in the distance. She stared at the distant point of light, and in a daze, she opened her eyes and found herself transformed into a child, appearing on the streets of Miracle City.

Then she was picked up by Sugiyama Rika, and step by step she has come to where she is today.

This is roughly how she perceived the gods of the magical world; it's quite different from the world consciousness that entrusted her with the power of the fire seed.

Looking back now, the world consciousness that created this world must have been that willful, gentle, yet undeniably powerful.

Otherwise, they wouldn't readily accept visitors from another world like her, nor would they open the boundaries of the world and welcome crossovers with other worlds.

Mayumi Haga let out a long breath and finally cast her gaze toward the place where the god had disappeared.

At that moment, the train arrived at the station.

Mayumi Haga wasted no time; she immediately stepped out of the carriage.

The voice of that deity seemed to echo in her ears again, but this time, it was a different question: "Why did you come into this world, Mayumi?"

This is my responsibility.

Haga Mayumi thought to herself, almost subconsciously.

The wind, coming from who knows where, carried away a helpless sigh.

Mayumi Haga did not turn back in the face of the god's disappointment, nor did she pause in her steps.

Despite being grateful for the second chance, she ultimately did not completely change her stubbornness after coming into this world.

If the self-destruction and self-abandonment of the guardian Mayumi Haga can be changed in this world, then further back, when she was still an ordinary person, she learned self-control and responsibility.

Even if she hadn't become a Guardian, she would have ended up where she is today because of the teachings of her mother who raised her.

She does her best to help others; though small, she has the strength to keep moving forward.

This is the education Mayumi Haga received when she was still a "human," and it is the most stubborn stone in her seemingly dull and arid inner world, which is difficult to be moved by any storm.

That was the solid foundation that her mother, Junko Haga, laid for her with her earnest teachings and actions since her birth, upon which Mayumi Haga grew a steady and resilient soul.

Although the time spent with her mother is negligible compared to the length of Mayumi Haga's life so far.

But this is indeed the majority of her existence as [Haga Mayumi].

She was a carefully pruned sapling with a growth plan, and even now, as a towering tree, she remains as straight as ever, never overstepping the bounds.

There may have been times when I was vulnerable and wanted to give up, but I managed to pull through.

It's as if she was born to become who she is today, to shoulder the responsibilities she has today. Her destiny was arranged in this way long ago. She was sculpted and polished even before she was born, and her spirit was branded.

Then, she arrived in this free and easy world.

Everything here is something Mayumi Haga has never seen before.

It's like a bird imprisoned in a cage meeting a free fellow human being, who is willing to unlock the cage for her, share her joy, and invite her into the vast and free world.