Party Time!

Night fell, and the villa blazed with light.

Ding-dong—

The doorbell rang.

"Coming, coming~"

Love floated over and opened the door.

Outside, Shen Yin gave her a lazy wave. Four more figures stood behind her.

Magical Girls were all very polite.

The villa had no air-defense barrier or anything of the sort... In fact, since it was inside Headquarters, there were no barriers at all.

Even so, they had politely rung the bell and waited outside.

"Welcome! Come on in!"

The party was being held on the terrace.

The Butler had already sent people to set everything up on the terrace.

The chef had moved his entire workstation upstairs. Fresh ingredients stood in neat rows, ready to be cooked on the spot, and their aroma drifted through the night breeze.

Behind the bar, the bartender flipped a cocktail shaker between his fingers.

The Maids waited beside the workstation and bar with trays in hand, ready to serve at any moment.

"You've thought of everything..."

The girls were used to this kind of treatment. After all, they had access to the same services as Love.

Everyone took their seats.

Knight and Thousand Blades both chose seats beside Love.

Apparently that still didn't feel safe enough, because Thousand Blades pulled Shen Yin over to sit on her other side.

Shen Yin knew how uncomfortable Thousand Blades was around people, so she didn't object.

Six Dawn Rank Magical Girls—rare sights in their own right—had gathered around one dinner table tonight...

Even Knight was rather nervous.

"Relax... We've all fought together. What's there to be nervous about?"

A tall Magical Girl with short red hair noticed Knight's nerves.

"Let's all have a drink first!"

They might have looked like girls, but everyone seated there was unquestionably an adult.

With a few exceptions.