What fairies think doesn't matter—it's none of my business. It's not yet ti to consider issues related to the World Tree realm.
Hibiscus temporarily skipped those discussions about fairies.
She had to admit that despite extrely compressing the entire Hermit Island battle and having rather rough editing techniques typical of a beginner, it had indeed gone viral. Trending searches, over a million views, continuously increasing comnts... After all, in their view, every part of the film was real footage with only a budget atmosphere.
No wonder—people are always afraid yet curious about unfamiliar environnts. Perhaps she was similar in nature to those "sharing local life experiences" content creators.
As long as you're happy.
Hibiscus even rembered to ask several editing-related questions, not only confirming the special effects but also needing improvent suggestions.
However, everyone was actually gradually focusing on the video itself, even spawning a series of "highlight montages," and they politely greeted her beforehand. Hibiscus agreed to all of this, even issuing a statent:
Content created under the Hyacinth account may be freely re-created without seeking permission.
Anyway, she had no revenue concerns. Even if another world could truly earn money across ti and space, it wouldn't compare to her wealth—after all, Five-Color Narcissus Company had abundant funds and confidence.
Sure enough, once the statent was released, there was a chorus of thanks—comnts like "Great Ti Priestess embraces all," "Internet spirit," "Those who achieve great things don't worry about details," "I want to be Boss Mu's dog" all erged, truly unbearable.
Hibiscus was actually equally curious about how everyone viewed these works, since they counted as material she'd risked her life to obtain.
The highest-viewed piece was the "Sands of Ti Compilation" segnt.
Only three minutes long, it compiled every famous scene of ti magic activation so far, from the Vanguard Disaster Beast battle to subduing the Evil Eye Spider.
"To the most charismatic major villain in Magical Girl of Light series history——"
The screen showed a silver-haired girl in black-red military uniform raising her hand—in an instant the world lost color, all things frozen, everything still. But the background quickly flashed back through Ningfeng Harbor, Edo, Island 24 to Hermit Island, finally freezing on the ti acceleration magic scene—the Edo debut battle in many people's hearts. Everything tended toward sluggishness, moving slowly, while only the silver-haired girl transford into flickering lightning.
One move determines heaven and earth.
Actually, she felt ti magic currently lacked sufficient adaptability and high-intensity output, explosive skills, but this didn't prevent audiences from finding it cool.
Strength is temporary—who claims invincibility, who dares say undefeated?
Coolness is lifelong, moreover with outstanding looks even among magical girls.
The Ti Priestess was a villain, but the type with idealism, tragic elents, ability and brains—complete character arc with countless fans.
Hibiscus hadn't expected such enthusiasm from everyone, like a celebrity chase scene—too exaggerated. But she had to admit derivative re-creations brought her massive attention, with even past corporate managent and information technology thed posts getting high-quality follow-up answers.
Very good.
No such thing as too much information—might be useful later.
Besides ti magic related edits, there were highlight reels of others, like the equally visually impressive World Serpent magic. Currently Jin Yulu's only two transformations on Island 24 and Hermit Island were repeatedly re-created.
Everyone loved it, and it even included original storyline content, like "Ti Priestess vs Golden Dragon Emperor" footage.
Hibiscus beca interested—after all, she was curious about the process of one of the highest-level battles according to netizens. Though basically using hand-drawn, fan-created footage lacking original scenes, it was enough to glimpse the peak combat power death match in everyone's eyes. For a considerable portion of fans, this counted as the most valuable death match:
The background was actually the Himalayas, with heavy snow and bitter wind.
Rumble!
Opening thunder strike—a light sphere suspended in the sky, filling the entire ice field extending endlessly. Hibiscus knew this was Jin Yulu's transformation, but she could at most count as a fuel-air bomb now. In the footage, it was already more exaggerated than nuclear bombs—what yield mushroom cloud spread to the horizon without weakening?
The World Serpent drilled out of the clouds. Just the heat energy from transformation lted Mount Everest, million-year glaciers collapsed with rocks, downstream would face dam-breaking floods.
Compared to such a massive creature, how small was the black-red uniford girl standing on another peak.
The cara aid at her back, but everyone recognized Hyacinth.
Ti stop!
Actually, from the audience's perspective, Hibiscus couldn't tell what "she" had done. Only subtitles provided hints. The next mont, snow-covered mountains actually rose from the ground and flew into the air. Crustal plates rumbled as billions of tons of geological layers beca projectiles flying toward the World Serpent—like tearing off a piece of the planet's skin, surpassing Jin Yulu's transformation. Their re first probing attack was like natural disaster passing through—this was Withering Stage magical girls, strongest level magic permanent effects.
Both sides were unyielding, then collided... unfortunately the short hand-drawn piece ended there.
Comnts flashed with "What's next?" "Too short!" "Update please!" The Hibiscus watching the screen was stunned—the effect subtitles weren't wrong?
You call this ti stop? Are we using the sa skill?
Replaying once, she found Jin Yulu shouldn't have been stopped—understandable. Even ti magic should be careful, not ruling out adaptation possibilities, so preserve killing moves first. So what exactly was stopped in that instant?
Using planetary motion as a coordinate system to stop Himalayan mountain movent—after release, the "sitting on earth traveling 80,000 li daily" inertial projectiles beca shells.
As a Sands of Ti user, thinking it through revealed the principle, then more shock.
I'm shocking myself.
Tearing part of the planet's surface and throwing it out with its own inertia—this power could probably fight interstellar warships!
So ti magic could be used this way?
Looking at related videos, there was also Nan Zhiyi's personal short: the screen showed a brilliant starry sky like a hanging canvas. The Dandelion girl lightly pulled, and Venus, the Big Dipper all fell into her palm, while the "revealed truth" universe was blank white.
She raised her index finger to her lips with a sinister smile: "The real starry sky has been devoured by my domain. You will forever live in the Small Universe's cage." Then the screen shattered layer by layer.
No, you all play this big?
Hibiscus couldn't figure out if the short series counted as "magic effects in netizens' understanding" or "original work grand enough to spawn imagination." The worst answer was both—proving the Magical Girl of Light series' background combat power was quite terrifying.
The silver-haired girl sighed, gazing at the starry sky then glancing at peacefully sleeping companions. Now everyone counts as good girls—truly wonderful.
If they grew to a late stage and fought each other again, Planet Gaia probably couldn't withstand it.
Worrying about things that hadn't happened wasn't Hibiscus's action style. Simply ignore those overly distant spoilers—who cares? The harder she worked now, the less reference value so-called "spoilers" had.
The key was the present.
Rather than worrying about overly advanced intelligence, better to focus on netizens' evaluation of the Hermit Island video itself, since Hibiscus needed tily intelligence:
【No matter how many tis, I must praise Hyacinth's eye for choosing cosplayers—each one looks exactly like the character, and she keeps adding new people. More importantly, that elusive charm—Nan Zhiyi's literary atmosphere, Jin Yulu's vigilant wariness... simply perfect】
【Most similar is Jin Ruochu—naive essence】
【Magic indeed corresponds to personality traits. Perhaps Hyacinth's companionship with Manjusaka, interaction with Nan Zhiyi, care for Jin Yulu counts as redemption】
【First-generation magical girls appeared in an era when Catastrophic Disaster Beasts caused major human losses—everyone carried hatred. How to put it, ntally abnormal. Being satisfied just seeing them not bitter and vengeful is enough】
【Before fairy descent counted as apocalyptic style, after that hot-blooded manga style, later derivative works had fairy tale beauty】
Hibiscus had indeed heard similar statents several tis. It seed Jade Court's overall stance was lawful good.
Having just received fairy favor and having good impressions of them, perhaps both sides could develop relations. Setting herself aside, Manjusaka with affinity talent would definitely work.
The organization has decided—you'll serve as ambassador in the future.
At least current intelligence from all sides was relatively trusting of fairies. Even god's-eye-view netizens gave high praise, so trying to deepen relations should work. In the original storyline full of Disaster Beast apocalypse, human infighting, mutual magical girl suspicion, Jade Court barely supported a positive situation—really hard on them.
【Derivative work fairy tale style? You an occasionally catching you off-guard with a stab? Magical Girl of Light series changed magical girl genre's tone】
【Please return to children's content, I like it】
【Too childish for young people to watch, just right for office workers like after work】
【Rest assured everyone, the great Salvation Church is saving everything. As long as the upcoming Aricas laboratory incident resolves satisfactorily, it can reduce much hatred—at least first-generation magical girls won't all bla officials. When will grudges end? Perhaps no correct answer exists... but in new worldlines we can try avoiding so sharp contradictions from the source】
【Maintain current pace. For magical girls, no need to deliberately seize power. When Disaster Beasts frequent and fairies descend, see who has more power】
【Hide first, let them hang, only losing makes one understand importance—ruthlessly PUA the whole world】
【Original storyline humans' long-term exploitation even enslavent of magical girls was built on their early scattered state—lacking systematic cultivation, no organization, no high-end combat power, unable to resist systematic forces with Holy Relics】
【True, at least mid-early stage they were too weak】
【Back then, among strongest magic holders who could form imdiate deterrence, Nan and Mu always hid, Jin stayed neutral, Jin belonged to officials. Others either didn't appear in main story or couldn't participate... thinking carefully, strongest magic counts as major deterrent for one's own faction】
【Agree 1】
【Protea has World Serpent magic plus official force support—such montum, so the other three maintained low profiles during mid-early stage for underground developnt】
【But this ti first-mover advantage belongs to magical girls. As long as they stay steady, what's yours will eventually be yours】
【@Hyacinth: Just build the Salvation Church well】
After reading for a long ti, Hibiscus understood roughly everything. In short, this opening was good. Why did the original storyline reach major human-magical girl conflicts? Actually related to themselves—like magic awakening causing disasters comparable to Disaster Beasts for a period, practically rats crossing streets with everyone shouting to kill.
She'd actually witnessed this.
Like Jin Ruochu and Jin Yulu both experienced magic rampage, fortunately she stopped it in ti.
Moreover, without ti magic, anyone else lacking ability would cause major incidents, since early magical girls without systematic guidance equaled disasters.
Furthermore, what were the leadership figures of this new race like?
Openly, leader Protea suffered PTSD, preferring self-bla and harsh demands on herself and others, even having self-destructive tendencies.
Secretly developing Salvation Church leader Ti Priestess initially swindled and cheated, tasting human bitterness and nearly breaking, finally attributing suffering to magic rampage, then practicing creating a magical girl world.
If everyone was superhuman, wouldn't disasters cease to exist?
Ideologically everyone was fine, but details revealed each more outrageous than the last, fundantally lacking execution ability, ultimately returning to fighting and killing—destined mutual destruction at this step.
No wonder.
According to netizens, indeed couldn't expect girls with incomplete families, unfinished education, accepting various negative information to compare with first-rate politicians in major asures. They were geniuses, but most talent points went to magic fields. Those truly understanding managent and business were rare, insufficient to influence the big picture. Various factors piled up made things spiral out of control.
Magical girls ultimately fell into self-destructive collapse direction, internal gaming spillover equally wounding the world.
Hibiscus wouldn't let this happen—must walk another completely new path.
She looked at Nan Zhiyi, Jin Ruochu and Jin Yulu beside her with dreaming expressions—naive and lovely, quite youthful. Everyone counted as children with talent too. No "can't beco strong without experiencing setbacks" theory existed. Magical girls should have healthy psychology welcoming the future.
Hard to imagine if they killed each other. Thinking this, Hibiscus sighed deeply. Fortunately tragic everything hadn't happened yet—we could seize opportunities.
The Salvation Church must first save itself.
【@Hyacinth: Don't overthink—you already count as new worldline's frontier pioneer】
【Just follow steps—believe in talented magical girls. With slight positive guidance they're pillar material】
【Decided—focusing on following updates. This post will definitely go viral】
Hibiscus replied: "Thank you all again for brainstorming. I'm clearer on upcoming plans and benefited greatly. Dawn is coming, still need to clean the Hermit Island battlefield, won't chat now—see you later."
She casually took a photo of herself in Regalia form smiling and waving, with a line below: Goodbye.
Ending this Q&A session with an emoji brought countless good reviews from appearance fans, but she'd already closed the system—finally so quiet. Now ti to collect thoughts.
The silver-haired girl stood up stretching, gazing far—mist scattered on the horizon as the sun rose.
Dawn broke.
Not exactly peaceful sleep either, even dread of Hibiscus and Nan Zhiyi passionately kissing...
After so unknown ti, Jin Yulu's head gradually cleared. Half-asleep, she ntally comnted "weird dream," but the next mont woke suddenly. The girl did a carp-flip, going from lying to standing, tensely guarding surroundings—fortunately false alarm.
She shrugged, moving muscles and bones, once again lanting years of military life's influence—too sensitive, easily stressed.
Looking up, the sun was high.
Normally the first ray of dawn would force her body awake, but sleeping beside companions who could be trusted with life felt too secure—she'd actually dread so long. Thinking this, Jin Yulu looked at still soundly sleeping Nan Zhiyi and Jin Ruochu, smiling with satisfaction.
People finding shelter inevitably "slacked off"—proof of returning ho. Though Special Attack Force experience was good, that place wasn't ho after all.
Crack!
Distant sounds of breaking tree trunk pushing ca. Looking toward the sound, she saw the silver-haired girl waving hello from downslope.
Previously unruly Disaster Beasts were now obedient in her hands, clearing the island's scattered ancient trees. After continuous fierce battles, Hermit Island was a ss—just cleaning needed ti. Disaster Beasts counted as excellent labor. Though each looked clumsy and dumb, they had great strength. Precision insufficient but coordination adequate, plus spider silk puppetization could complete simple cleaning work.
"Good morning, Instructor." Jin Yulu instinctively responded but quickly fell silent.
Afraid of disturbing companions, fortunately they slept deeply.
Hibiscus downslope also made a silence gesture—team tacit understanding: rest when it's ti to rest. However, Disaster Beasts didn't give them face.
The Evil Eye Spider was lifting two legs to clear rubble from mountain to down when it suddenly slipped and rolled down.
The elephant-sized massive creature carried rolling logs and stones falling. The flat-topped mountain imdiately rumbled like an earthquake, instantly waking Jin Ruochu and Nan Zhiyi. The two girls' vigilance couldn't compare to retired military personnel, still looking around bewildered, not knowing what happened.
"I made breakfast——"
Seeing everyone awake, Hibiscus simply called the three to eat. Need to sleep full and eat full for a qualified team. One morning was enough to prepare stead large crabs, grilled tuna, shark fin soup and such.
Jin Ruochu hadn't expected a feast waiting after waking, imdiately overjoyed.
Tasting fragrant, crispy crab at almost brought tears, sighing: "Stranded on a deserted island yet caring what I eat—you're simply everyone's mother..."
The girl spoke confusedly while devouring food.
Nan Zhiyi said seriously: "Staying longer will inevitably affect morale. Though it sounds pretentious, modern people suddenly living island life probably can't last long. Since the mission's complete, ti to return."
Hibiscus nodded: "That's my plan—leave after eating. Set up a directional teleportation array in Ningfeng Harbor for future convenience."
"Equipnt all damaged, flying back from Philippines archipelago unrealistic. What transportation?"
"Naturally by boat, fly into the city when close enough."
"Where's the boat coming from?"
The two looked at each other then tacitly at Jin Yulu, who imdiately understood, putting down crab legs and nodding. From Ningfeng Harbor to the Java Island area counted as the sa defense zone. As a forr Anti-Disaster Beast Special Attack Force mber, she often rotated stations—quite familiar, no problem being guide.
She said easily: "Everyone relax. I know many local bosses—the type who absolutely wouldn't dare pursue even if sothing went missing. Getting a boat is simple."
Jin Yulu's gangster-style statent made the childhood friend pair look at each other.
We ant rent, you directly understood as rob. Such thinking was unheard of for two people living relatively peacefully in big cities, but on second thought, when in Ro do as Romans do. Renting would easily leave traces—might as well use shady boats, changing hands multiple tis creating confusion, plus destroying evidence. Frequent killers know: killing is easy but handling traces is hard.
After eating and drinking well.
Jin Yulu roughly judged sun distance then combined with shadows to estimate approximate distance, pointing far: "Luzon Island is that direction."
"Isn't that too hasty?" Jin Ruochu looked worried: "If we're trapped at sea it'll be troubleso, like in shipwreck movies where you can't drink a drop of water."
No sooner spoken than Hibiscus was already distributing coconuts—five trees' worth tied firmly with vines in net shape. For the upcoming journey it counted as freshwater resources. Though magical girls could fly, currently couldn't do long distances, so another plan was more practical.
Nearby Nan Zhiyi was binding bamboo sections making rafts—temporary boat nearly finished processing.
Jin Ruochu's doubts deepened witnessing this.
"Everyone be careful—island survival and sea survival aren't the sa thing." She couldn't say morale-dampening words, only reminding: "I still have so fortune left, I'll use it all here..."
"Relax, I've tested magical girl physique—even five days without water is fine. Remaining sharks and such are all just drizzle."
Jin Yulu, fully entering wilderness survival mode, grew more excited.
Afternoon.
The mont everyone sat on the raft, silence fell. Completely different from the big ship coming—besides bumping only bumping, feeling like one wave would sink them.
If not for everyone being triple-awakened magical girls, they definitely wouldn't dare set off so rashly.
Hibiscus coughed to attract attention then solemnly said: "After returning, our work is maintaining company operations, then starting private island purchase procedures. Need cover to establish basic facilities for Hermit Island. Now it's late August—the latest we solve Arica's laboratory business by mid-September."
"Everyone understand?"
Everyone tacitly nodded with unexpectedly spirited reactions: "I thought you'd find it tiring—don't hold back if so."
Jin Ruochu directly stomped excitedly on the raft: "So cool, so happy! I'll never forget Hermit Island's adventure. What job could be this exciting? The more missions the better—I'm not tired at all."
"The achievent of personally founding an organization is the greatest reward," Nan Zhiyi smiled.
Jin Yulu said frankly: "There are people like here."
Seeing this scene, what could Hibiscus say? After consecutive brutal battles, Salvation Church elders had no intention of stopping—perhaps magical girls' bones truly craved battle.
She laughed heartily then pointed far ahead: "Skip the nonsense—quick trip, quick return. Set sail, launch!"
The raft slowly sailed out of Hermit Island territorial waters on ocean currents. Looking back, only perennial clouds concealed the island before disappearing. Temporary farewell—this long journey finally concluded.
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