Diversion

Magic Construct, or simply Magic Armament, are an important component of a magical girl's combat abilities.

As Larkspur had previously explained to the two newcomers, with the transition from the Blossoming to the Bud Rank, the total amount of magic power increases, the Magic Construct awakens, and the magical girl's combat ability will experience a leap forward.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the Magic Armament itself is suitable for combat. After all, there are exceptions like Larkspur, who have almost no combat ability at the beginning of the Magic Armament's awakening, and only experience an increase in total magical power.

The most important thing now is to see what Xia Liang's Magic Construct looks like and what abilities it has.

"So... what do we do again?"

Raising her arm and looking around, Xia Liang asked with some confusion, "It's supposed to be my True Form, but I don't feel like I've changed much? Although my magic power is much more abundant."

"Your True Form is a part of yourself, so how could you feel anything different because of constructing your True Form?"

Still with her arms crossed, Larkspur explained simply, "As for using Magic Construct, you'll need to take out your wand first."

Upon hearing this, Xia Liang obediently raised her wand and held it horizontally in front of her. "Like this?"

"No specific movements are needed. Just try to infuse your magic into your wand as usual," Larkspur continued to instruct.

"Ha... Is that so?" Xia Liang did as instructed, releasing a small amount of magic power.

Suddenly, her wand reacted in a completely different way than before.

When her magic came into contact with it, a pattern of light quickly lit up on the surface of the wand, and then, just like Xia Liang herself a few minutes earlier, an overlapping afterimage appeared.

The wand in the phantom flickered and pulsated like a distorted image, its shape beginning to change drastically from its original form.

Tiny magical particles spewed out along the patterns of light, enveloping the amorphous wand within them, causing it to float and spin in the air like a nebula.

Xia Liang couldn't help but widen her eyes, admiring the scene with a touch of amazement.

Lin Xiaolu, who had initially shown little interest, finally became somewhat interested and stared intently in Xia Liang's direction as well.

"A wand is actually the most basic form of Magic Construct; it's an outward manifestation of your own power. However, at the seed level, magical girls without True Form cannot discover its true appearance."

Looking at the nebula formed by magical particles in front of Xia Liang, Larkspur calmly said, "But now, its state is proving to you that you have the qualifications."

"... Then?"

While pondering, Xia Liang asked with great interest, "What should I do next?"

"Say your own code name."

Larkspur slightly raised her chin, gesturing to Xia Liang: "Then communicate with your Magic Armament, which is also a declaration to your soon-to-awaken Magic Armament, breaking it out of its current constraints and allowing it to reveal its true form."

Xia Liang composed herself and nodded seriously.

She gazed at the turbulent magical energy in her palm, controlling her mix of nervousness and excitement, and took a deep breath:

"Little Brocade, Magic Construct Extraction."

The previously flowing clusters of magical particles paused slightly, then began to move upwards, exploding outwards.

The dissipating magic stopped before it reached the roof, then fell in droplets of light. Within a small screen of light, Xia Liang stared blankly at her palm:

The objects that appeared were somewhat unexpected to her.

"This is... my Magic Construct?"

Because there was only one small dressing mirror there.

In the imagination of ordinary people, since so-called "Magic Construct" are weapons used in combat, they should also be more lethal tools. But in fact, the appearance of Magic Construct is not necessarily that of a "weapon" in the conventional sense.

For example, Larkspur's Magic Armament is made of sewing tools like Thread and Scissors, which are commonly understood. Some magical girls have even stranger Magic Armament, such as writing pens, watering cans, and handkerchiefs. These bizarre Magic Armament are also the most distinctive feature of magical girls.

The power of Magic Armament has little to do with its appearance; it depends only on the user's proficiency, the depth of its development, and the Magic Armament's inherent potential.

Therefore, Larkspur was not surprised that Xia Liang's Magic Armament was a mirror.

On the other side, after a brief moment of surprise, Xia Liang picked up the mirror and looked at her face from left to right, but she didn't find any changes.

Is that all?

She muttered to herself, and then a thought flashed through her mind: she wanted to try infusing magic. She immediately raised her hand, Hibiscus Purple magic emanated from her palm, attempting to make it contact the mirror.

"While I approve of your attempt to use magic, I advise you not to do it indoors."

Seeing her doing this, Larkspur first stopped her in time, then pointed out the window and said, "If you don't want to accidentally blow up your own house, you'd better find an open space."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

Coming to her senses, Xia Liang smiled apologetically, "I was a little too hasty."

After briefly apologizing to Larkspur, she took Lin Xiaolu and Larkspur away from home to an open space she knew.

Once outdoors and in a relatively open area, Xia Liang couldn't wait to take out her Magic Armament and start trying to fill her mirror with magic.

As expected, driven by magic, Xia Liang's Magic Armament began to reveal its true abilities. Soon, the group discovered several basic functions of the Magic Armament:

The most important changes are in shape and quantity. Xia Liang can control her mirror Magic Armament to increase its quantity or size. The maximum number is about 5, and the maximum area is only 1 square meter. She can freely move it within a radius of about 20 meters.

Besides this, mirrors also have two other uses:

The first method is to block and reflect magic to a certain extent, weakening the magic that comes into contact with its surface and reflecting it in another direction. After Xia Liang and Larkspur's attempts, it was found that whether it was Mana Beam, a scattered stream of magic or particles, or even Spell Formula with a fixed structure, it could all be reflected back by Xia Liang's Magic Armament.

Although its current maximum capacity is only the strength of Mana Beam casually fired by Bud Rank magical girl.

The second use is for transmitting magic. Xia Liang can transmit magic that is in contact with the surface of a mirror to another mirror. With this ability, within the controllable range of the mirror, she can change the direction of Mana Beam that was originally shot to any location.

The upper limit of this ability is significantly higher. Even if Larkspur increases the intensity of the Mana Beam to a level close to Leaf Rank, it can still be redirected by the mirror teleportation.

It can be said that although this Magic Armament mirror does not have any obvious destructive power, it has great potential for functional development.

"It feels like a Magic Armament with strong support capabilities?"

As if discovering a new toy, Xia Liang played with all the functions of the Magic Armament, and then concluded, "Although using it well in battle might require a lot of brainpower."

"As it stands, it hasn't demonstrated any significant lethality."

The Larkspur was also studying Xia Liang's Magic Armament and gave a rather objective assessment. "But based on my initial observation, if you want it to be lethal, after reaching the Leaf Rank, there will be many Spell Formulas that can be combined with your Magic Armament."

"So, should I start aiming for the Leaf Rank now?" Xia Liang stuck out her tongue.

"I've told you so many times, don't aim too high."

Raising her hand, she gently tapped her forehead, and said to Larkspur, "Don't think too much now, give your Magic Armament a name."

"Ouch! I'm against corporal punishment!" Xia Liang cried out, clutching her head.

"I didn't use any force at all," Larkspur said expressionlessly.

"But it is the delicate heart of the young girl that is hurt!" Xia Liang feigned anger.

"Did your delicate heart tell you the name of the Magic Armament?" Larkspur asked, completely ignoring her question, her eyelids drooping.

"Oh, well, if you're talking about names, I actually already knew them when I awakened."

Xia Liang slightly raised her head, holding her Magic Armament, and anyone could feel her excitement:

Its name is 'Diversion'.