The Secret Base was completed even faster than expected.
After summer vacation ended and the new magical girls had all returned to school, Lin Yun received a call from Hong Siyu: the site was ready.
At that point, only ten days had passed since the Secret Base had first been proposed.
Marvelling at the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau's efficiency in matters like this, Lin Yun, who had nothing better to do, drove to the designated location—a villa complex on the outskirts of the city—to coordinate with Hong Siyu.
To avoid being seen by other Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau employees, Lin Yun deliberately transformed into Larkspur after parking before heading toward the location Hong Siyu had provided.
The Secret Base prepared by the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau was a four-story detached villa. Aside from the aboveground living quarters, it also had a basement specially lined with magic-resistant materials, intended as the magical girls' usual training ground.
Larkspur entered the villa expressionlessly. After thoroughly touring the entire building at Hong Siyu's invitation—even the interior decoration had been freshly completed—she asked Hong Siyu for some photos and sent them to the magical girls' group chat.
Though they were still in class and would most likely not see them, that did not stop Larkspur from sending the photos for them to look over later.
Then she saw a message suddenly pop up in the group chat:
[Little Brocade: It's so luxurious! When can we move in?]
[Larkspur: Pay attention in class. Stop playing on your phone.]
[Little Brocade: Got it [sticker].]
And that brief exchange came to an end.
Larkspur looked at the screen somewhat displeased. After a while, she set it aside, shifted backward, and sat down on the living room sofa.
"What's wrong?"
Hong Siyu, walking beside her, looked curious, but quickly put the matter