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——"A special assessment to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the great disaster?"

As the atmosphere among the girls at the secret base grew tense, Emerald Sparrow, now driving back on the return highway, asked Asou Haruka with a hint of confusion, "Why commemorate such a thing?"

Having finished the memorial for An Ya and left the cemetery in Fangting City, and considering the return to the secret base, Lin Yun had once again transformed into the appearance of Emerald Sparrow.

At that moment, she was driving while discussing the matter of the certification examination with Asou Haruka.

She also found Asou Haruka's earlier suggestion perplexing, which was "the Fangting City team needs to outperform Bai'an City's team before participating in the examination." Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"Hmm... if there really has to be a reason, it could only be that next year marks another twenty years, right?"

Leaning against the window of the passenger seat, Asou Haruka looked at the streets flashing by outside and said, "You know, once every twenty years, the doors of the Rose Palace will open."

A great disaster followed by a grand celebration.

This phrase was engraved in the life journey of every Magical Girl, corresponding to a particularly special year nineteen years ago.

The so-called great disaster refers to the "Catastrophe of the Remnant Beasts" that erupted in the material realm, with such broad impact, fierce combat, and heavy casualties that had not been seen in a century. Therefore, having survived such a catastrophic disaster, Magical Girls could not help but etch this term in their hearts.

Great disaster is only the first half of this phrase. Its second half is "grand celebration." This grand celebration refers to another event, commonly known in the Magic Kingdom as the "Queen Year."

For the kingdom, this is a once-in-twenty-years occasion, when the Queen leaves the Rose Palace and is active throughout the kingdom.

As the pinnacle of power in the entire Magic Kingdom, the Queen is not always present before people; rather, the Queen is more mysterious in the eyes of most citizens because almost no one has ever seen her in person.

Most of the time, the Queen resides deep within the Rose Palace, at most going out to the "Gardens" on the outskirts of the palace, and only the high-level officials of the Royal Court, the Queen's confidants, and Magical Girls with the rank of Flower Card and above are qualified to enter the palace for an audience.

But there is always an exception, and this exception is the "Queen Year."

In this year, the Queen actively travels around the kingdom to inspect the sentiments of the people, examine the work of the Five Major Institutes, and even personally leads Magical Girls in repelling enemies.

Therefore, the great disaster of the Remnant Beasts nineteen years ago was not only a rare catastrophe but also coincided with the special year of the "Queen Year."

As a result, the Queen personally took part in directing the battle, and the victory over the disaster was described as "a glorious battle under the wise command of the Queen," followed by a rare grand celebration.

Remnant Beasts catastrophe and grand celebration, the combination of the two left, in the history of the kingdom, the name "great disaster followed by a grand celebration."

Now, nineteen years after the great disaster followed by a grand celebration, next year, which is the twentieth anniversary. This signifies not only the arrival of another "Queen Year" but also that the victory over the Remnant Beasts catastrophe has reached its twentieth anniversary.

"Rose Palace..." Emerald Sparrow muttered the term, pursed her lips, took a deep breath, "I see. So this is another idea someone came up with for no reason, planning to do what? Just to flatter?"

"According to information our Research Institute received, Her Majesty will personally observe this year's examination," said Asou Haruka. "And in commemoration of this special once-in-twenty-years day, the Treasury Institute, Research Institute, and Magical Affairs Institute have jointly decided to add a new assessment on top of the traditional qualification exam. Magical Girls who pass the new assessment can also receive various special benefits."

"A new assessment..."

Hearing this, Emerald Sparrow felt an ominous premonition flooding her mind, but to confirm this feeling, she still had to persevere in asking, "What kind of idea have they come up with now?"

"A simulation of the Remnant Beasts catastrophe."

Asou Haruka sighed, "They're planning to recreate the conditions of the Remnant Beasts catastrophe to a certain degree, allowing candidates to experience that situation firsthand, while also honing their ability to survive and fight in times of crisis... at least, that's what they said when pushing this project through."

"...Insane," was the only assessment Emerald Sparrow could offer.

As survivors of the Remnant Beasts catastrophe, no one knew the scenes from back then better than she and Asou Haruka: the ubiquitous ruins, the widespread lamentation, and the Remnant Beasts that seemed unending no matter how they fought. Just the thought of any of these was enough to send chills down one's spine. Even now, they had not forgotten the powerlessness and despair of that time, let alone the new generation of Magical Girls today?

As the Magic Kingdom's most important examination system, the annual qualification certification still inevitably saw sporadic casualties despite the most thorough security measures, as there would always be Magical Girls who faced accidents due to improper operations or excessively rough behavior from opponents.

Adding a new assessment with no practical testing to an exam that already posed certain risks was undoubtedly going to magnify the safety hazards.

"They're really being reckless."

Perhaps because she thought more and more that this was unreasonable, Emerald Sparrow added, "Is it a physical simulation or a mental simulation? Who is in charge of this? Can it be stopped now?"