“My situation is more special than that of an ordinary Magic Girl, so it’s normal that you haven’t seen it before.”
As if expecting Xiaoxi to ask that question, the Astrologer smiled and began to explain.
“Magic Power and Magic Girls appeared decades ago after the Meteorite fell. Xiaoxi knows all that. But Magic Girls only began to appear in large numbers during the Great Chaos Era, when Magic Power concentration increased and Magic Creatures and Monsters proliferated. Xiaoxi herself awakened as a Magic Girl in the early days of the Great Chaos—but what about before the Great Chaos?”
“Now people generally believe that the Meteorite brought Magic Power and everything related to it. But you have to understand that Magic Power appeared gradually after the Meteorite fell decades ago. At that time, people’s understanding of Magic Power was even more scarce than during the Great Chaos. The occasional Magic Creatures and Monsters were initially regarded as monsters by the people.”
“Back then, people had no clear understanding of the Meteorite. It was only occasional that ordinary people, after accidentally coming into contact with the Meteorite, would undergo unknown changes in their bodies or gain some special abilities—of course, later people realized that these mutations were related to the Meteorite.”
Xiaoxi was taken aback, then remembered her personal experience of the erosion caused by the Meteorite.
Logically, ordinary people who come into contact with the Meteorite would also suffer from Star Eclipse erosion, right?
The Astrologer had also said before that the Meteorite could help ordinary people awaken as Magic Girls. Shandie was an example…
“So this is the origin of Magic Girls?”
“Not exactly. Perhaps because the Magic Power concentration was lower back then, direct contact with Meteorite Fragments only had two outcomes: either nothing happened, or you awakened a single ability. That was it.”
“Such people were called Magic Aptitude individuals—back then, even if an ordinary person touched the Meteorite, their body wouldn’t form complete Magic Circuits. It only opened a sensory connection to Magic Power. Unlike today’s Magic Girls, who have complete Magic Circuits and more comprehensive abilities after Transformation.”
The Astrologer chuckled.
“Thinking about it now, it’s probably a kind of Magic Power Contamination or Magical Power Syndrome caused by contact with the Meteorite, right? It’s just that the Magic Power concentration back then was far lower than now. If an ordinary person casually touches a Meteorite Fragment nowadays, it won’t end with ‘nothing happens’ so simply.”
As if feeling that just talking wasn’t direct enough, the Astrologer took a Crystal Ball, placed it squarely on the table, closed her eyes, and gently placed both hands on it.
A few seconds later, the Crystal Ball emitted a faint blue fluorescence. Xiaoxi’s eyes widened.
That was absolutely not a special effect or a magic trick—it was a real Magic Power reaction.
But her mom was definitely not a Magic Girl.
“Mm… There won’t be any major upheaval in your life recently. Just take care of your body and rest more—see? That’s easy to understand, right? My ability relates to Divination, so I have to use certain divination tools to achieve it.”
Xiaoxi blushed, pretending not to understand what her mom meant. She just nodded silently.
‘So this is how Mom’s Divination Ability works! She used to think her mom was just superstitious, which was why they had so many divination tools at home!’
“And you’ve dealt with other Aptitude individuals too. For example, the Third Divine Envoy of the Divine Summon Order, [Nixian]. She should also be an Aptitude individual who awakened in the same era as me. The Association speculates that her ability relates to healing and recovery.”
Xiaoxi suddenly understood. She had been puzzled before.
The Third Divine Envoy didn’t have any Monster traits and wasn’t a Magic Girl, but she could definitely use Magic.
Thinking more carefully, the Third Divine Envoy had rarely acted personally in battle.
Most of the time, she instructed Jingtong, only displaying terrifying recovery abilities like Regeneration of Severed Arm.
It seemed that, as her mom said, the Third Divine Envoy was also an Aptitude individual.
“Because the awakening probability for Aptitude individuals is very low, and the concept of Magic Power wasn’t widespread in that era, very few people know of the existence of Aptitude individuals. And most of the Six Seats are Aptitude individuals who awakened in that era… You should understand what I mean, Miss Xiaoxi?”
The Astrologer didn’t say more, but Xiaoxi could guess.
Since Aptitude individuals’ abilities aren’t as comprehensive as those of Magic Girls, but in that era when Magic Power had just appeared and the Great Chaos hadn’t yet arrived, Aptitude individuals were like early starters in a race.
That was how they quickly seized control of the situation in the early days of the Great Chaos, accumulated advantages like a snowball, and earned their seats among the Six.
“Ah, so… my mom is also an Aptitude individual?”
Xiaoxi was now even more certain. Since Su Yuening was an Aptitude individual, her own elusive mom probably wasn’t an ordinary person either, right?
“Lin’s abilities are more combat-oriented, so she’s been traveling on business all these years while I hold down the home front,” the Astrologer came over and patted Xiaoxi’s head. “What’s wrong? Missing Mom? I’ll try to get her to take a leave and come back to see you and Keke.”
This sentence instantly turned the mysterious Astrologer back into her mom.
Xiaoxi muttered a quiet “No, I don’t” before hurriedly greeting and leaving the Astrologer’s office.
Even though she was already an adult, her mom still sometimes patted her head like she was a child, especially while in the guise of the Astrologer… That was so embarrassing, right?
Xiaoxi found Ye Xinglan outside the Training Room. The Rich Girl was looking inside through the window. Following her gaze, Xiaoxi saw Xiaohongmao training inside.
‘Little sis is really diligent. In this regard, I feel inferior compared to her.’
But that was also why, when her little sister used to look up to Eternal Star as an idol to motivate herself, Xiaoxi felt a bit guilty.
“Ah, you finished talking?” Seeing Xiaoxi come out, Ye Xinglan’s expression immediately turned serious. “I’m not saying this lightly, Xiaoxi, but I think you’re going too far!”
“To flatter the Astrologer, you even called her ‘Mom’! You…”
Ye Xinglan spoke with righteous indignation, but she only got a couple of sentences out before she saw the Astrologer walking over from the end of the corridor, so she quickly shut up.
“You child, why are you running so fast?”
The Astrologer patted Xiaoxi’s head and greeted Ye Xinglan with a smile.
“Have Xiaoxi bring you home to visit when you have time. Since you’re staying in North Blossom City for a while, I’d like to chat more with Xinglan.”
The Astrologer had just said to use titles during work hours. Now that business was done, there was no need to interact with her daughter as the “Astrologer.”
Ye Xinglan: “???”
Looking at Su Yuening’s face after the Cognitive Obstruction Magic was briefly lifted, Ye Xinglan’s brain short-circuited for a second.
But she quickly recovered, changed her expression, and responded with a sweet smile.
“Sure, Mom! Xiaoxi and I will definitely come visit you more in the next couple of days!”
Xiaoxi couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.
‘Wasn’t that someone just scolding her fiercely? How come she’s the one calling ‘Mom’ now?
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