Bunny Bunny's Haunted House

Magical girl enthusiasts are generally active across major forums and in real life.

Perhaps they are children still in school, or adults already working, or even elderly folks in their twilight years—the presence of the latter might come as a surprise, but judging by the developmental history of magical girls, this is actually the most normal thing of all.

After all, the first magical girls were born fifty years ago, and that child who once liked sitting in front of a big-backed TV excitedly shouting the iconic catchphrase, "Magical light, shine!" might now be a middle-aged uncle or aunt in their fifties or sixties.

It is precisely because of such a long-standing tradition, coupled with the continuous emergence of new-generation magical girls risking life and limb to protect the city, that the spontaneous preservation of this hobbyist circle has managed to endure.

...Xia Taotao is perhaps the crème de la crème among these groups.

She loves magical girls, expressing her affection by collecting merchandise and making decorative journals, and even after obtaining the Guardian Star to transform into a magical girl, she never forgets her original intention, unwaveringly loving what she once loved.

Yet when she truly confronted her inner self, witnessing magical girls whimpering and trembling out of fear of her, Xia Taotao suddenly understood everything:

What she truly liked was the cowardly expressions magical girls failed to reveal in front of people, those sweet maiden whimpers, and even the fearful wails had a distinct charm of their own...

Take right now, for instance.

In this pitch-black, unfinished building where all light has dissipated leaving only a faint illumination magic, she only needs to exert a tiny bit of effort to enjoy an unprecedentedly wonderful scene, practically a live broadcast more melodious than any symphony.

"Woof-a-a-a-woof-woof-woof-a-a-a-a-a!!"

Jack-in-the-Pulpit the Bernese