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Chapter 200 Year of the Queen

——"Special assessment to commemorate twenty years after the disaster?"

When the atmosphere among the girls in the secret base was tense, Delphinium, who was driving on the return road, asked Maroka Aso with some confusion: "Why do we commemorate this kind of thing?"

After finishing the memorial ceremony for Anya, he left the cemetery in Fangting City. Considering that he had to return to the secret base, Lin Yun in the car once again transformed into a delphinium.

At this time, she was driving her car while talking to Aso Maroka about the certification assessment.

She was also very puzzled by Aso Maruka's previous proposal, that is, "the Fangting City team needs to beat the Bai'an City team before taking the assessment."

"Well...if there is any reason, it can only be because next year will be another twenty years, right?"

Leaning against the window of the passenger seat, Maruka Aso looked at the street scene flashing outside the car: "You know, once every twenty years, the gate to the Rose Palace opens."

Great disaster.

This is a word that is engraved in the life course of every magical girl, corresponding to such an extremely special year nineteen years ago.

"... Crazy." Delphinium could only give such an evaluation.

As the apex of power in the entire magical kingdom, the queen is not always in front of people. Rather, in the minds of most citizens, the queen is far more mysterious than anyone else, because almost no one has ever met the queen in person.

The great beast disaster and the great celebration were combined into one. What this year eventually left in the history of the country was the name "Great Disaster and Great Celebration".

Maruka Aso sighed: "Restore a certain proportion of the situation of the great beast disaster of the year, allowing candidates to experience the scene at that time, and at the same time hone their ability to survive and fight in crises... At least that's what they were doing when promoting this project. Said.”

There will always be exceptions to everything, and this exception is the "Year of the Queen".

"The news we received from the Investigation Institute is that His Majesty will personally observe this assessment next year."

Hearing this, Delphinium's heart was filled with an ominous premonition, but in order to confirm this premonition, she could only bite the bullet and continue to ask: "What idea did they come up with?"

And catastrophe is only the first half of the word. The second half of it is "Daqing". This Daqing is about another thing. It is generally called the "Year of the Queen" by the citizens of the magical country.

Now, nineteen years have passed since the Great Disaster, and next year will be the twentieth anniversary. This not only means the arrival of another "Year of the Queen", but also means that the victory of the great beast disaster has reached the twentieth anniversary.

"Rose Palace..." Delphinium muttered this word, pursed her lips, and took a deep breath, "I know, so who came up with this idea for nothing, and what are they planning to do? Is it just to flatter you? ?”

"New assessment..."

Therefore, the Queen of the Kingdom personally participated in the command of the battle. The victory of this disaster was also described as "a battle of honor under the wise command of the Queen", and finally a grand celebration that was rare in a century was held.

As a witness to the great beast disaster, no one knows the scene of that year better than she and Aso Maruka. The ruins are everywhere, the people are mourning, and the beasts that seem to be inexhaustible no matter how hard they fight, just take out any one is enough. It makes people feel cold all over. Even today, they can't forget the powerlessness and despair they felt at that time, let alone this new generation of magical girls?

Maruka Aso said: "In order to commemorate this special day that occurs once every 20 years, the Finance Institute, the Research Institute, and the Magic Institute will join forces to add a new assessment in addition to the traditional qualification certification assessment. And through the new Magical girls who take the exam can also receive various special benefits.”

"Simulating a great beast disaster."

During this year, the Queen will take the initiative to go to the country to inspect the public situation, inspect the work of the five courtyards, and even personally lead the magical girls to resist the enemy.

You must know that as the most important assessment system in the entire magical country, the annual qualification certification will still inevitably cause sporadic casualties under complete security. There will always be magical girls who fail due to non-compliant operations or whether their opponents are not careful or serious in the assessment. Encountered accidents, big or small.

Most of the time, the Queen will live deep in the Rose Palace, and at most she will only go out to the "garden" outside the Rose Palace. Only the senior officials of the Royal Court, the Queen's cronies, and magical girls above the flower card can enter the palace to have an audience. qualifications.

The so-called catastrophe refers to a "big beast disaster" that breaks out in the material world. Its impact is wide, the battle is fierce, and the damage is so heavy that it has not been seen in a hundred years. Therefore, after surviving such a catastrophe that can be called a natural disaster, all magical girls will keep this word in their hearts.

For the country, this is the year when the Queen leaves the Rose Palace and carries out activities in the country once every twenty years.

Therefore, the great beast disaster nineteen years ago was not only a catastrophe that could not be seen in a century, but more importantly, it hit the special year of the "Year of the Queen".

With such an exam that already has certain risks, coupled with a new assessment without any actual testing, the security risks will undoubtedly be further amplified.

"It's so messy."

Probably because the more I thought about it, the more unreasonable it became, so Delphinium added: "Is it a field simulation or a consciousness simulation? Who is specifically responsible for this? Can it be stopped now?"

"It's too late. The venue and techniques have been arranged. Although I don't know the details, it is said that a lot of manpower and financial resources have been invested in related construction work. If I want to stop this matter now, I'm afraid I can only go to the current incumbent. Purple Diamond or the nobles of the royal court.”

Aso Maruka shook her head: "To be honest, I can't guess what those guys are thinking at all. But that's why I proposed such a competition - two members of our team got white cards at the beginning of this year. The magical girls you taught can only guarantee a certain level of safety if they can defeat them. If they cannot win, they may be in danger even if they participate in the assessment. Are you willing to see that?"

"……How can it be."

Delphinium let out a long sigh of relief: "Are you willing to put your descendants in such dangerous situations?"

"I definitely don't want to, so I have to make this clear to you."

Aso Maruka said softly: "Our Bai'an team does not plan to participate in the qualification certification next year. White Thistle and Mimosa cannot meet the standard for the word cards for the time being. That kid Mu Lily... I really don't trust her at all. "

The two of them were silent for a while when they talked about this matter.

Delphinium is thinking.

If I wanted the girls to take the assessment before, it was just because I didn't know the specific situation. So now, after knowing that next year's assessment may be more dangerous than previous years, should she still encourage them to participate?

She herself also knew that as a "magical girl" her whole life was accompanied by fighting, and she could not always isolate her juniors from danger. However, is it really necessary to add a risk that does not exist in the first place just for the sake of an assessment?

This made her feel a little confused.

However, this confusion was quickly suppressed in her heart. As the SUV drove back to the secret base, she had to maintain her mental outlook, at least not let her worries affect those children.

After a brief welcome meeting, 8 magical girls and 1 goblin gathered at the dining table to have dinner.

At the dinner table, Delphinium and Aso Maruka disclosed the matter to their juniors. ——"I tell you very seriously that the danger level of the 'big beast disaster' is far beyond what you can handle now. Even if the assessment at that time will not be 100% restored, it will even be carried out because of your strength. It is also a very dangerous project if it is weakened to a certain extent.”

Looking at the juniors across the dining table, Delphinium said seriously: "I didn't know this news before, but now it seems that this assessment will not be as simple as expected. I hope you can think carefully before making a decision. ”

"And the person who made the decision - I have discussed it with this senior Margaret. You need to have a battle with the magical girl in Bai'an City. If you win, you can take the national assessment."

After these words were spoken, the magical girls across the dining table had different expressions.

On the Bai'an City side, several magical girls had relatively relaxed expressions because they had not originally planned to take the assessment next year. The taciturn girl code-named Mimosa sipped soup expressionlessly; the blond girl code-named Mu Lily She looked at the people in Fangting City proudly; as for Baiji, probably because she had known about it for a long time, she just nodded to the two seniors to express her knowledge.

The situation in Fangting City is quite different.

Xia Liang should be regarded as the calmest of the three, but even she was a little stunned after hearing that such an unreasonable item was added to the assessment, and the smile on her face couldn't help but have a hint of embarrassment.

Bai Jingxuan looked half-understood. She probably understood the fact that "the assessment has become more difficult," but she didn't seem to find anything wrong with it.

As for Lin Xiaolu, she didn't move her chopsticks much at first, and the food in her bowl was almost untouched. After listening to Delphinium's words, she was silent for a while and put down the bowl in her hand. He just whispered "I'm full" and left the table in front of everyone.

She didn't even give an explanation.

This stunned Delphinium, who was still thinking about other issues.

"...In short, you don't need to give me an answer right now. You can digest this matter first, think about it for a few more days, and then we can discuss and make a decision together."

After a while, she slowly spoke: "And, who knows what happened to Bai Mei?"

No one answered.

Not only were the three people in Bai'an City silent, but even the two companions in Fangting City seemed confused about this matter.

Only Maruka Aso, after scanning everyone, glanced at Baiji with some meaning, but didn't say much.

The questioning was fruitless, and Delphinium was inconvenient to continue the topic. Even though she was a little confused and worried about Lin Xiaolu's behavior, she didn't say anything more and just continued to host the dinner until the end of the meal.

Also because it was the first day for everyone from Bai'an City to arrive and they were guests, so Delphinium had to spend more time entertaining them. After such a delay, it was not until nearly nine o'clock in the evening that she had time to go to Lin Xiaolu's room to ask what happened.

In the quiet corridor at night, she stood outside the door and knocked gently, and the sound of "dong dong" echoed in the corridor.

"White rose?" Delphinium called.

After the call ended, there was first the sound of cloth being scraped inside the door, and then the sound of hurried footsteps. Delphinium seemed to vaguely hear the sound of a human body hitting wood, and the sound of the door handle being turned. However, the sound of the handle turning did not continue. It only made the sound of the lock scraping and then stopped abruptly.

The door was not opened.

Soon, Lin Xiaolu's muffled voice sounded from behind the door.

"Feel sorry."

She said: "Delphinium, can I think about it alone for a while? I will adjust it."

"I just want to ask if you have encountered any difficulties." Delphinium said calmly, "We can solve it together."

"……Feel sorry."

However, Lin Xiaolu only left such a sentence, and there was no other movement.

Through the moonlight outside the corridor, Delphinium could see that the door handle was actually slightly pushed downwards, but for some unknown reason, Lin Xiaolu still did not open the door.

There wasn't even the sound of footsteps moving around. Is the child still standing behind the door?
Delphinium thought a little worriedly, realizing that she seemed to be able to enter the room just a little further. But she didn't do that. Considering her daughter's somewhat awkward personality, rushing in like this might not solve the problem.

In the end, she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he left silently.

She left the corridor where Lin Xiaolu's room was located and walked all the way to the stairwell connecting the floors. Just when she went downstairs, she suddenly found a figure standing in the stairwell.

It's white thistle.

This girl, who had always maintained a calm and steady attitude before, now had subtly red eyes. She was holding the forearm of the other hand with one hand, looking like she was hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?" Delphinium asked with some confusion.

"...I'm very sorry, Sir Inspector, this matter is all my fault."

But Bai Ji only left such a lackluster apology, covered her mouth, and trotted to the fourth floor.

Such a strange behavior made Delphinium even more confused. She could only watch the other party's figure disappear at the corner of the corridor, and was too embarrassed to catch up and ask.

With her mind full of doubts, it wasn't until she returned to the living room on the first floor that she got some valuable information from Aso Maruka.

"I'm sorry, the little guy in our team started trouble with you."

Aso Maruka was leaning on the sofa and watching TV, and said with a smile, "I have already taught her a lesson and asked her to apologize to you. Has she gone to find you?"

It turned out to be the case.

After listening to the other party's explanation, Delphinium finally knew what was happening:

——Lin Xiaolu and Bai Ji had a fight.

(End of this chapter)