"At 3:59 this afternoon, a Monster appeared in a shopping mall in District Eleven and was eliminated by a Magical Girl. Reports indicate that she transformed for the first time using a Transformation Device."
Zhou Mo lay on the sofa, idly scrolling through her phone.
After seeing the flood of posts about Magical Girls who had transformed using Transformation Devices, she sighed softly.
After a moment's thought, she pulled a star-shaped Transformation Device from inside her clothes.
She had preordered it some time ago and had been lucky enough to get one from the first batch.
Zhou Mo stared at the device in her palm. After a moment of silence, she touched it with one finger.
A synthesized unlocking sound rang out. She took a deep breath and called:
"Transform."
[Connection failed]
"..."
Zhou Mo scratched her head helplessly as the device remained inert.
"Just as I thought. It didn't work."
Just then, Rabi appeared in front of her.
At the sight of the device in her hand, the corner of Rabi's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
"You really bought one."
"Hm?" Zhou Mo looked over and blinked. "Is there a problem?"
"Only ordinary people can use those. Isn't buying one a complete waste for you?" Rabi shook his head, displeased by her extravagance.
"Because there's something strange about it."
Zhou Mo's expression turned serious, and she gave the device a shake.
Rabi narrowed his eyes and hopped onto her shoulder, craning his neck to inspect it.
"What did you find?"
Zhou Mo didn't answer right away. She studied the star-shaped device in her palm, a faint blue glimmer rising in her eyes.
"How should I put it? When I first got this device, I could faintly sense magic inside it."
"The transformation failed, but I still noticed something