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Asou Haruka nodded her head, "Let me reintroduce myself, I am the leader of the Magical Girl Squad from Bai'an City, an Inspector Candidate from the Investigation Agency, Magical Girl Margaret. Due to the recent suspicions that Fangting City has become a high-frequency activity area for Claw Marks and Black Ash Dawn, and the security condition is not good, after consultation with the head of the agency, we will be temporarily stationed in Fangting City to provide military support."

"At the same time, considering that there is less than half a year until the start of the new year's qualification certification exam, our Bai'an City Squad's new Magical Girls have also come to Fangting City to apply for an inter-city learning exchange."

"Learning...exchange?"

Lin Xiaolu slightly raised her head, sensing something from the other party's words, first looking towards Asou Haruka, then somewhat perplexedly at the Magical Girls from Bai'an City beside her.

Without a doubt, the Bai'an City Squad was also looking at her, or rather, at the girls from Fangting City.

——"Just as the instructor said, our purpose in coming to Fangting City is to learn and exchange."

The girl with the codename Bai Ji stepped forward, taking over from Asou Haruka's words, she continued, "In other words, we are here to help, as well as to challenge. According to the instructor's expectations, she wants to see what kind of strength the current Magical Girls of Fangting City possess, and she also hopes that we can verify our own learning achievements through this. We aim to confirm whether we can truly surpass and outshine the new Magical Girls from the land of her origin."

"Challenge..."

Lin Xiaolu blinked and gradually caught on, realizing what the others were implying, "What learning? Aren't you just here to pick a fight with us?"

"Heh heh, scared?" the blonde girl standing slightly behind laughed, "I saw earlier, you couldn't even beat an Inchworm-ranked Remnant Beast?"

"What do you mean 'couldn't even beat an Inchworm'? Clearly, you were the one who snatched my kill!" Lin Xiaolu immediately got upset.

"How did I snatch your kill? I didn't even take the Echo, did I?"

"Wasn't that because you were covered in Remnant Beast's slime and had to run away before you could collect it?"

"I told you not to bring that up again!"

As soon as Lin Xiaolu mentioned the incident with the Remnant Beast slime, the blonde girl's face turned a shade of iron blue as she half-covered her mouth, "You, are you deliberately provoking me?"

"Ha, who started provoking whom is still up for debate!" Lin Xiaolu retorted with her hands on her hips.

Seeing that these two were about to start arguing after just a few words, Xia Liang hurriedly stepped in as a peacemaker, pulling Lin Xiaolu back while turning to look at Bai Ji, "Anyway, you came to us for an exchange...or rather a sparring session, right?"

"That is the instructor's intention."

Bai Ji nodded, "Of course, it's just a sparring of abilities, we don't have any real hostility. Mu Baihe, she just has a bit of a sharp tongue when speaking, with no intention of making things difficult for everyone."

"Mu Baihe is?" Xia Liang looked towards the blonde girl and the quiet girl behind her.

"It's me, it's me."

After glaring at Lin Xiaolu, the blonde girl then crossed her arms somewhat arrogantly and said, "My codename is Mu Baihe, and although I don't know your strengths just yet, and that person over there, who couldn't beat an Inchworm, disappointed me somewhat, but since you are taught by the Inspector Candidate, don't let me feel... ahem!"

Her tone was quite boastful, but before she could finish, Asou Haruka suddenly gave her a hard slap on the back.

Almost choked by the slap, Mu Baihe, the codenamed girl, coughed several times, giving Asou Haruka a slightly aggrieved look and reluctantly continued, "I hope you can show me the strength of Fangting City... anyway, please take care of us."

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to the reticent girl beside her.

The girl, who had spoken less than five sentences since everyone met, tensed her shoulders as their eyes met, lowered her head, and let her bangs cover her eyes. In an incredibly soft voice, she said, "… I am Mimosa."

Then, unable to help herself, she took a few steps back, hiding half her body behind Bai Ji.

"...Aptly named," Xia Liang commented upon seeing this.

"Indeed, aptly named," Mu Baihe, who was standing beside them, nodded seriously.

After the Magical Girls from Bai'an City finished introducing their codenames, the girls from Fangting City also reported their own, as a way of getting to know each other. Then, Bai Ji turned her head towards Asou Haruka, indicating that it was their turn to speak.

"—Very good, Bai Ji. That was essentially what I intended to express," Asou Haruka said with a nod.

Asou Haruka glanced over the newcomers present and finally looked again at Emerald Sparrow, "What do you think of my suggestion?"

"A sparring match…"

Narrowing her eyes slightly, Emerald Sparrow did not immediately answer. It wasn't that she had any reservations, but rather she was still weighing and judging.

Upon hearing the term "learning exchange," she already knew what the other side was hinting at. So, first, she estimated the strength of the few Bai'an City Magical Girls she remembered, then glanced at Lin Xiaolu and the others, silently comparing the gap in strength between them.

After some comparison, based on her previous impression, she had to come to a somewhat pessimistic conclusion—they might not necessarily win.

The abilities of the girls on her team were clear to her. Lin Xiaolu, when not using her peculiar white magic power, was probably at a level where she could defeat Inchworm-class Remnant Beasts on her own; Xia Liang was making fast progress and had already been promoted to Leaf class, but had yet to start learning Spell Techniques, so she was basically just a bit stronger than Sprout class; Bai Jingxuan had improved rapidly and had even shown the ability to defeat Pupa-class on her own when she revealed her Remnant Beasts magic power... But honestly, that power could not be used in a sparring match.

In other words, whether it was Lin Xiaolu, Xia Liang, or Bai Jingxuan, under normal circumstances, they were all at Sprout class, or just slightly above that level.

And what about the three Magical Girls from Bai'an City?

First was Bai Ji, undoubtedly at Leaf class. This was something Emerald Sparrow had confirmed during her stay in Bai'an City, as Bai Ji had used Spell Techniques more than once with evident proficiency.

Next was Mu Baihe. Whether or not she had advanced to Leaf class, she certainly had a strong talent for Magical Power Perception, and even her range of perception could be compared to that of Emerald Sparrow herself when she was in Bai An City.

Finally, there was Mimosa, who had not shown any strength from the start and even seemed to be constantly under Bai Ji's protection. But both the occasional display of magic power and Asou Haruka's attitude suggested that things were not so simple.

Although it sounded pessimistic, if a match were to start right then and there, Fangting City's team would not have more than a twenty percent chance of winning—and that twenty percent was contingent on both Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan performing above their norm; otherwise, Xia Liang alone could not hold up.

Was there a need to agree to a sparring match that seemed certain to be lost at this stage? Would doing so ignite the girls' competitive spirit, or would it crush their enthusiasm?

That was what Emerald Sparrow needed to weigh.

However, before she could ponder a concrete conclusion, Asou Haruka from a distance spoke up again.

"Ah, right, Emerald Sparrow, actually, just sparring isn't very meaningful. I have another proposition," she said, as if she had just remembered something. She clapped her hands, then looked at Emerald Sparrow with a slight smile. Her demeanor had become much more serious for some reason:

—"If you lose the sparring match, I hope the Fangting City team will not participate in this year's qualification certification exam."