Returning from the deserted southern outskirts to ordinary society, I once again felt how different the New World was-not only had the streets become clean and tidy, but even the pedestrians cared more about their appearance. Everyone dressed smartly, or at least kept themselves clean, and there was far less litter on the ground.
Becoming magical girls had this effect too?
No...
The broken windows effect hadn't kicked in yet. Nobody wanted to be the one to break that first window.
We went to the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner. Barbara also needed to stock up on potion ingredients. Come to think of it...
Now that there were no crystals, where did all those herbs go?
It wasn't just Barbara. The people in the supermarket all seemed to be traveling light too. Maybe everyone had a little bag of holding now? Wouldn't people use them to steal?
Dad suddenly offered an explanation. "Since recovering from the initial chaos, the New World's crime rate has been steadily falling, and it's a global improvement... You could put it this way: public safety in this world is becoming better than ever before."
"Why? Just because everyone became magical girls?"
Doggy leaned her head over from beside us, craning her neck to butt in. "With magical-girl society getting better and better, wouldn't going to jail for a crime be a huge loss?"
"Hmph. If magical girls really became better people that easily, Mi Xue wouldn't..."
Wouldn't need to melt down all the human souls and remake them, would she?
Maybe my way of thinking was inherently pessimistic. Although I was the one who would stop Mi Xue, I had absolutely no faith in human nature.
"Think about it first, Miluno."
Dad took a bottle of foreign liquor that looked expensive off the shelf