Larkspur's hand tightened slightly, but her expression did not change. "What is Black Ash Dawn?"
"That is the second thing I wanted to tell you. Of the two groups that attacked Fangting City this time, one was Claw Mark, made up of rogue Magical Girls. The other was this organization called Black Ash Dawn."
The blonde girl on the other side of the mirror spoke evenly. "Based on investigations over the past two years, we can more or less confirm that Black Ash Dawn was involved in the attack on Magical Girl Cherry Blossom."
"Who are they?"
"A group that believes it can overthrow the Magic Kingdom."
There was no emotion in Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye's words, yet Larkspur could sense the contempt behind them. "They are made up of Material Realm mages dissatisfied with the status quo and radical enemies from the Interrealm."
At that, Larkspur fell silent for a moment.
Two years had not cooled the flames of hatred in her heart. Hearing the name of her enemies, along with news of Tea Rose's death, only added more fuel to that fire.
She and Tea Rose had not actually been close. After all, Larkspur had retired far too early—so early that she had never fought alongside Tea Rose. She did not know what kind of Magical Girl Tea Rose had been, what sort of combat she excelled at, or what her fighting style had been like.
They had only known each other through Anya, sharing nothing more than the nominal relationship of senior and junior. Tea Rose had really only been Anya's teammate.
Yet Tea Rose had ultimately embarked on that dangerous path to investigate Anya's death, and now she had truly paid for it with her life. Larkspur found it difficult to calm her thoughts.
She suddenly recalled