Post-battle review

"And so, the Star Realm Behemoth Garuda was destroyed by the Magical Girls."

"With help from the Hero Association, the city has also returned to the way it used to be. Soon, the displaced residents will be able to return to their rebuilt homes and begin new lives that are fresh yet very familiar."

Iris closed the notebook in her hands, which held an account of the entire Garuda Extermination Battle recorded through note-taking magic.

The two rows of Winged Folk children before her had been sitting quietly and listening. As soon as they heard those closing words, they erupted into cheerful chatter:

"That was amazing—" "Hyacinth took down that huge bird in one hit!" "Hellcat was the one who broke through its defenses!" "Obviously Iris was the best!"

The little sparrows huddled together, chirping and squabbling, while Iris kept smiling and began another story about the Golden Heist.

Hyacinth sat quietly to one side and glanced at the Eagle-Owl Girl beside her—as well as the flamboyantly dressed Sparrow Dad next to her, and Sparrow Mom, whose athletic build resembled Shasha's, though she was considerably smaller.

"Chirp, chirp... So, Hua, after that monster ate you, you never actually died. You were in that... um... what was that state called again...?"

Sparrow Dad murmured, turning toward Hyacinth as though hoping for an answer from this Magical Girl.

Hyacinth waved her hands with a wry smile to indicate that she did not really know either, steering the question toward Nightingale on the other side, who was holding the little white-feathered cockatiel and shelling nuts for her.

The White Sable Spirit sat on Hyacinth's shoulder. Seeing her act as though she knew absolutely nothing, the spirit angrily grabbed the back of her neck and whispered something along the lines of, "Didn't I just