"The test results are out."
In Emerald's private research facility on the outskirts of Fangting City.
The plump Fairy doll hopped down from beside the medical bed, a small mirror clutched in its paw, its surface covered in rows of runes. It strolled lazily over to Larkspur and said:
"Well, how should I put this? The situation seems even more complicated than I previously estimated."
"More complicated than you said before? Then what exactly is her condition now?" Larkspur asked gravely, frowning at the treatment bed some distance away. Lying on it was Bai Jingxuan, who had only just been brought in.
Several hours had passed since the sudden incident at Lakeside Spring. After the battle, Lin Yun, acting in her capacity as director, notified the other combat personnel of the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau. Once she had settled the wounded and the dead from the battlefield, she brought Bai Jingxuan to Emerald's research facility.
The purpose of the examination was naturally to determine what that strange black-dress form was.
Larkspur had never seen Bai Jingxuan look like that before. It was not merely a change in clothing and appearance—even her personality and magical power differed from her usual state.
If she had seen a similar form anywhere before, it would have been during the battle several months ago against Sparrow, the rebellious Magical Girl from Claw Mark.
At the time, Sparrow had used a combat state she called Half-Beast Form, causing half her body to become covered in yellow-and-black markings. The clothing and appearance she displayed then had indeed resembled Bai Jingxuan's earlier form.
That reminded Larkspur of what Emerald had told her before: Bai Jingxuan might be considered an innate Claw Mark.
"You did the right thing by remembering what I told you and bringing this child to me