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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

The Material Realm, once a vibrant world covered by oceans and greenery, teemed with life.


However, due to a catastrophe in the ancient past, the landscape of the Material Realm underwent tremendous changes. The oceans shriveled, the land drifted, and now, all that covers the surface of the Material Realm are vast, lifeless expanses of wilderness.


There are no ordinary plants here, only those that have adapted to the extremely arid environment struggle to survive; there is no respectable animal community, only burrowing insects seeking food and the small creatures that prey on these insects—you rarely see the original large animals.


And the worst part is, even though the environment here is already so dire, there are still a large number, you could even say countless Remnant Beasts living on this land as if cursed. They devour any living thing they see and even the dead. Like harvesters, they reap and lick this barren land over and over again.


Interlude: Claw Mark's Lunch