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Across the dinner table, Bai Jingxuan too perked up her ears, probably because she heard the codename "Sakura," which caused her to focus intently.

"...It doesn't resemble it."

As the two girls looked on expectantly, Emerald Sparrow slowly closed her eyes, "But indeed, there are many elements that could spark associations."

"It doesn't resemble it, but why would it evoke associations?" Bai Jingxuan immediately followed with a question.

"Associations are not only sparked by resemblance."

Emerald Sparrow's expression was complex, "If you're truly familiar enough, just a piece of dialogue, an idea, a preference, could remind you of a certain specific person."

"I still don't understand..." Bai Jingxuan shook her head, but she didn't inquire any further.

Both she and Xia Liang could tell that, after the game character named "Dawn Grass," who was actually a reflection of "Sakura," was brought up, both Emerald Sparrow and Lin Xiaolu's spirits seemed dampened.
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"Let's not talk about this for now! I've just thought of something—if there are so many characters in this game modeled after real-life Magical Girls..."

Xia Liang raised her voice, as though trying to lighten the mood by changing the subject, "Then, could there be a character based on the junior as well?"

Her words instantly captured the attention of everyone present.

Whether it was Bai Jingxuan, who had been curious before, or Lin Xiaolu, who was feeling a bit down, they both instinctively looked up at her, and then towards the cellphone loaded with the game.

"How did I not think of that!"

Lin Xiaolu suddenly grew excited, "There really might be an Emerald Sparrow in here!"

"...Having me as a model would be rather meaningless, right?"

Emerald Sparrow rebutted from the side, "After all, I'm already here, why would anyone need to find another 'me' in the game?"

"It's not the same!"

As Lin Xiaolu spoke, she tapped open the character compendium, "I really want to see what the game's Emerald Sparrow looks like!"

"Me too!" Bai Jingxuan quickly hopped off her chair and hurried over to Lin Xiaolu's side, along with Xia Liang who had already walked over, the three of them crowded together in no time.

Emerald Sparrow could only watch the actions of the three girls, momentarily at a loss for words.

The three little ones scrolled through the compendium, but the initial excitement faded with time, and when they had completely scanned the compendium, they fell into an inexplicable silence.

"What's wrong?" Now it was Emerald Sparrow who became curious.

"Nothing..." Lin Xiaolu spoke up, a bit disappointed, "We didn't find any Magical Girl resembling Emerald Sparrow."

"There is one whose style and color kind of match the junior," Xia Liang mused, "But that Magical Girl isn't short, and the codename is 'Silver Flower Grass,' probably referring to a different Magical Girl, maybe the senior from Tiandu City, Blue Star?"

"Why isn't mom there?" Bai Jingxuan also sounded disheartened, and so preoccupied that she didn't notice how her slip of the tongue drew astonished glances around her, "She's supposed to be a big deal in the Magic Kingdom, right?"

"No... that, you..."

It was clear Lin Xiaolu was the most concerned about this label. She started to ask something but then suddenly remembered the misunderstanding from a few days ago and swallowed the rest of her sentence:

"Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything."

The girls continued to search near the phone screen for a while, and finding indeed no Magical Girl modeled after Emerald Sparrow, they eventually gave up the thought and dispersed.

Lin Xiaolu initially did the same, but realizing Emerald Sparrow had agreed to let her charge money, and suddenly remembering she still had those 12 summon chances up until the guaranteed pull left unclaimed, she pursed her lips, retreated to the game's main menu, and decided to continue drawing cards.

However, as she returned to the main interface, the game suddenly popped up a notification.

It was a preview for a future in-game event.

[Dear adorable Fairies, hello, "Magical Girl Squad" will launch a new story event on November 28, titled "Assault! Talons." Read the event story, challenge the event dungeons and bosses, and earn rich rewards!]

[Event Synopsis: After defeating a colossal Remnant Beast attacking the city, the Magical Girl Squad has obtained a strange Crystal Stone. However, they are unaware that this Crystal Stone has drawn the attention of a special organization, and a battle over the Crystal Stone is about to unfold. New enemies will also appear before them...]

[Event Participation Scope: Players who have completed all story stages of Chapter 22.]

[Event Maintenance: November 28, 9:00~13:00]

[Event Boosted Characters: [Memory Resurgence] Gacha Characters: [Super Rare] Cowherd]

"...What's this?"

Lin Xiaolu looked at the announcement, feeling there was something odd about it, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

After a brief moment of contemplation and seeing everyone else started cleaning up the table, she decided not to dwell on it and put it out of her mind along with her unfinished card drawing business.

Thus, she turned off her phone screen.