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Lin Yun, 36 years old, a widower, a mid-level manager in a private enterprise, is a single father, who has recently felt that he is encountering a mid-life crisis.
Professionally, he faced adversity; domestically, he was in a cold war with his 14-year-old daughter; physically, he suffered from periarthritis and spoke daily of his agony.
In the past few days, he had also uncovered a secret — his daughter was being a "Magic" girl.
With the body of a young maiden, she battled extraordinary monsters and protected the city from attacks — this is the common perception of a "Magic" girl.
But he was very aware that being a "Magic" girl came with life-threatening dangers.
Should he stop her, or respect his daughter’s choice and find other ways to protect her?
Gazing at the Heart Flower in his wardrobe, now covered in dust, Lin Yun, the former "Magic" girl who retired 19 years ago, was facing the third major decision of his life.

Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Mr. Lin Yun, employees of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, although they are more remarkable than common civilians and many have even mastered magic power as ordinary people, such level of power is, to the nation, no different from an ant trying to shake a tree."


"The Remnant Beasts that require several, or even a dozen, of our personnel with equipment to barely handle are but the most common prey for the Magical Girls."


"After giving so much, we end up being just a tool between the nation and the material world. Removing the trivial obstructions the Magical Girls might encounter in their actions, swaying between multiple forces, striving to soothe the public's emotions—this is the true situation of the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, and its real function."


"We are merely gloves for the nation, and the protection a glove provides is so fragile."


Chapter 35: The Trolley Incident