Magic Constructs, or Magic Armaments for short, were an important part of a magical girl's combat ability.
Larkspur had previously explained to the two newcomers that as they blossomed into Bud Rank, their total mana increased and their Magic Constructs awakened, bringing a tremendous leap in their combat power.
Of course, all of that had a prerequisite: the Magic Armament itself had to be suited for battle. After all, there were cases like Larkspur's, where the awakening of her Magic Armament initially offered almost no combat ability and only increased her total mana.
And now, the most important thing was to see what Xia Liang's Magic Construct looked like and what abilities it possessed.
"So... what was I supposed to do again?"
Raising her arms and looking herself over, Xia Liang asked in confusion, "You called it my True Form, but I don't feel like I've changed much? Though my mana does feel a lot fuller."
"Your True Form is a part of yourself. How could constructing it make you feel strange?"
Still standing with her arms folded, Larkspur explained simply, "As for using your Magic Construct, you first need to take out your wand."
Hearing that, Xia Liang obediently raised her wand and held it out before her. "Like this?"
"You don't need any particular movement. Just try channeling your mana into the wand like you normally would." Larkspur continued instructing her.
"Ah... like this?" Xia Liang did as she was told, releasing a small stream of mana.
At once, her wand reacted completely differently from before.
When her mana touched it, a luminous pattern rapidly lit up across the wand's surface. Then, just like Xia Liang herself had a few minutes earlier, overlapping afterimages emerged from it.
The wand within those phantoms flickered and pulsed like a distorted