More than twenty years ago, the Rongcheng Hero Association welcomed an outstanding Magical Girl.
Her designation was [Albatross], a bird that drifted over the sea for nearly its entire life, rarely ever setting foot on land and capable of flying continuously for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers.
After Albatross appeared, Scarlet Snow, the Magical Girl who had been protecting Rongcheng alone, gained her first companion. Fighting side by side, the two saw their combat strength surge, becoming unstoppable in Rongcheng's battles against monsters.
People witnessed Albatross's dazzling variety of firepower magic, her exceptional supporting fire, and her elegant, immaculate figure, and considered her an outstanding Magical Girl.
But in the Hero Association's eyes, the pressure Albatross brought was no less than that of a monster—sometimes, it was even greater.
Ever since she joined the front lines against monsters, the Association noticed certain clues in its post-battle damage bills:
In the battle against the Hotpot Monster, Albatross lifted a fully loaded semi-trailer and rammed the Hotpot Monster into the ground.
When fighting the Umbrella Monster, Albatross casually dismantled two Association armored vehicles that had not been evacuated in time, turned their armor plates into a pair of enormous improvised shears, and cut the Umbrella Monster's sturdy canopy to shreds.
She even used an entire armored vehicle as the head of a giant hammer, and with sheer force, pounded the Swivel Chair Monster's head into its body.
Then there were the Mug Monster and the Watch Monster. Without exception, whenever Albatross thought of an item that could swiftly counter them, she acted immediately, without the slightest concern for the consequences.
Although the resulting damage remained within acceptable limits—indeed, more than halved compared with when Scarlet Snow had fought alone—the loss of combat equipment often caused enormous trouble for the Hero Association's