February 10th, 9:00 a.m., sunny.
At the Fangting City magical girl base, Larkspur was in her room, giving her suitcase one final check.
"Change of clothes, toiletries, proof of permission to leave the city, driver's license, phone, keys, wallet..."
She inspected the items one by one, muttering under her breath. Only after confirming repeatedly that she had not missed anything important did she close her suitcase.
"Mm, no problem."
She was certain of it.
Going to the Kingdom for the qualification assessment had been decided long ago, and preparations had been underway for quite some time. All she needed to do now was follow the plan.
Dragging her suitcase out of her room and all the way to the stairwell, she looked at the rather narrow staircase, then at the suitcase beside her. After a moment, she raised a finger and traced a few lines through the air, using her Magic Armament to create a simple zip line that lowered the suitcase downstairs.
She waited alone in the living room for a while. About ten minutes later, the younger members of the Fangting City Squad gradually came downstairs. After waiting a little longer, Asō Madoka finally arrived on the first floor with a yawn. Once she and Larkspur had handed over their work, they officially departed from the base.
The younger members of the Bai'an City Squad had returned to their own city a week ago. Now, only Asō Madoka remained in Fangting. Barring any surprises, she would work with Hong Siyu to keep the city safe after Larkspur and the others left Fangting City.
She drove the younger girls out of the city and steadily toward the Landship port. Once they left behind the bustle of downtown, Larkspur felt as though her field of view had opened up as