"Meritorious contributor?"
Clearly, this was the first time the girl had heard Larkspur explain things from such an angle. "What I'm doing is obviously nothing like what Dusk Angel from the original work would do. It's more like I borrowed her image to win over some people..."
"Would that 'Dusk Angel' from the anime jump out of the television and help the citizens defeat Aberrant Beasts?" Larkspur asked, raising a brow.
The girl fell silent.
"See? Obviously, you know she wouldn't."
Larkspur continued, "She can't truly help people in danger. You're the only one who can do that."
"There are so many anime series in this world, with so many magical girl characters. Yet only Dusk Angel is so fortunate. Because she has a real-life representative like you, someone willing to use her image to do what a magical girl ought to do—letting people see, letting people feel that a magical girl with that very image is truly active in this world."
"Some people who had never watched Rainbow Sky Angel before might watch it because of your efforts. And some people who watched it before but didn't like Dusk Angel might come to like her because of what you've done."
"So, for this anime and this character, aren't you the greatest contributor?"
The more Larkspur sorted through her logic, the smoother it became. She had nearly convinced herself as well. "In summary, I think this is a good thing. Precisely because you like her, you should cherish this opportunity even more. It wasn't easy to become active as a magical girl using the image of a character you love, so you should show that image to everyone even more. You should let everyone see the good, glamorous, active side of her. Only then can you let more people know