Attack!

At nightfall, the Branch activity room was brightly lit.

All seven Magical Girls were there, not a single one missing.

Old Wei's order had reached everyone by evening: stay ready for battle at all times, and the moment Headquarters' reply confirmed their theory, launch an assault on Hengyuan's factory.

So no one rested.

Still, the girls had no complaints.

After all, it looked like they were staying up late to work overtime, but which person here wasn't a night owl? This just gave everyone an excuse to stay up and hang out together.

"Could you stop showing off your Regalia already?"

Ranger stared at Masked Heroine, her face full of speechlessness.

"Huh? Why? Are you jealous of me? Can't your eyes stand the sight of someone as excellent as me?"

Masked Heroine gently stroked her mask and put on a wounded expression.

Ranger watched her smug look, grinding her teeth so hard they nearly shattered.

Why can't you be a little more humble, like Knight?

She had originally thought that since Masked Heroine's advancement process had not exactly been pleasant, she would refrain from needling her.

But Masked Heroine just kept provoking her!

Damn mutt!

"Heh..."

Ranger let out a cold laugh and decided to ignore Masked Heroine.

Masked Heroine poked Ranger a few times. When she realized Ranger truly had no intention of responding, she finally reined herself in a little and sat properly in her seat.

On another sofa, Love and Thousand Blades sat together, watching the usual bickering and unable to hold back their laughter.

They had only learned about Masked Heroine's advancement after she returned that day.

They had gone to Old Wei's office to talk with him during the day, and Love still had not recovered from her low spirits.

So when they