"That’s why we need to fight for it!"

"Uh, senior, let’s consider this from another angle. Suppose—I’m saying suppose, I know it’s unlikely—that there might be other guys who like me. If one of those guys caused trouble for Jiang Si because he liked me, what would you think?"

Mu Jin chuckled, "Of course, it would be thrilling. When we watch dramas, the best part is seeing two guys fight over a girl. It’s the same the other way around, isn’t it?"

"...I’d find it super annoying." An Shiyu leaned against the window, feeling a bit helpless with Mu Jin’s senior, "I’d only worry about making Jiang Si angry, about making him think I’m a troublesome girl. Wouldn’t it seem like I’m doing it on purpose, making Jiang Si dislike me? So I’d never accept such things."

"It’s the same the other way around. Jiang Si wouldn’t like me more just because I’m fighting for him. Instead, he’d only find me annoying, a bother, and wouldn’t want to interact with me. Live your life well, strive to be a competent Magical Girl at the Disaster Strategy Bureau, and appear in front of Jiang Si when he needs me. To be able to see him and stay by his side, that’s enough."

Mu Jin finally gave up, "Alright, it seems I can’t persuade you. Hmph, looks like you don’t like Jiang Si as much. If you truly liked him, you would throw caution to the wind..."

"That’s not the case, senior Mu Jin. Throwing caution to the wind actually means being able to accept the result of failure." An Shiyu gently countered, "Because even if you fail, it won’t get any worse. That makes it possible to take the risk to pursue success."

"But I can’t accept that."

"I’ve already lost too much, senior Mu Jin. I can’t afford to take even the slightest risk, so for me, the option of possibly failing and being disliked and distanced by Jiang Si never existed from the start."

An Shiyu earnestly said, "To me, Jiang Si is that important."

"...I apologize. It was wrong of me to doubt your sincerity. I’m sorry."

Mu Jin certainly knew An Shiyu’s past.

In a world on the brink of collapse, the girl was left with that single pillar; if it fell, it seemed like the entire world would crumble.

This was not An Shiyu’s weakness. On the contrary, in such a fragile world, merely the presence of a single lifeline made the girl grab it desperately, transforming it from a lifeline not specifically extended to her into a pillar supporting the entire world.

Mu Jin thought it was truly impressive...

"Beihai has arrived."

The driver reminded them, then stopped the car, and everyone got out.

An Shiyu said a word to the two seniors and then flew up, standing high in the sky, looking down over the entirety of Beihai.

Towering buildings neatly arranged streets, parks, squares, malls...

Once everything came into view, An Shiyu softly asked, "How is it, senior Mu Jin? How does today’s Beihai compare with your memories of it?"

Reoccupying An Shiyu’s body, Mu Jin deeply gazed at her hometown. There was some regret, some wistfulness, some nostalgia.

But more than anything, there was a satisfying happiness.

To resolve the crisis in Southern China, she left her homeland, and decades passed. Finally, she reunites with her hometown.

She thought she’d never return.

Perhaps she is indeed a lucky Full Bloom Magical Girl.

So, as if to embrace Beihai, Mu Jin spread her arms and murmured softly:

"More beautiful, Beihai."

...

A level should be added between Full Bloom and Full Bloom.

Jiang Si has been contemplating this matter recently.

The disparity between Full Bloom’s level and Full Bloom is somewhat excessive and clearly indicative of a realm breakdown.

It’s widely known that breakdowns are common in online literature.

For instance, Classic Nine Revolutions of Dou Saint, a single star stands between Nine Star Dou Saint and Dou God. However, it requires reaching Peak of Dou Saint nine stars before going through nine revolutions to become Half-Saint, then from novice Half-Saint to advanced Half-Saint to advanced Half-Saint Peak, just barely reaching Saint before undergoing one more breakthrough to attain the Single Star Dou God’s realm. Thanks to Flame Emperor Xiao Yan achieving Heaven and Earth fortune, it’s happened through Nine Revolutions Dou Saint to Half-Saint then one more step to Dou God.

Further examples include ordinary Title Douluo split into ordinary Title Douluo, Level 95 Super Douluo, Level 98 Peak Douluo, Level 98.5 Demigod Douluo, Level 99 Quasi-God Limit Douluo; also Qin Yu Ancestor’s Black Hole stuffed with five realms between Origin; and Luo Feng Ancestor’s Immortal with eleven realms between Universe Sovereign, True Lord five levels to Nascent Soul Daoist Master stuffed with eight realms between, etc...

Even my Great Concealing Heaven couldn’t avoid the same fate with only four realms considered too coarse, thus needing refinement with more realms to fill the battle power gap...

Thus, a realm breakdown isn’t a major issue. The Disaster Strategy Bureau’s realm design breaking down is completely understandable.

Back then, he knew nothing about Full Bloom, not foreseeing disparity this vast.

Otherwise, initially he would’ve long started adding realms between Full Bloom and Full Bloom.

In Concealing Heaven, after Great Saint before Great Emperor will have a transition phase known as Quasi-Emperor Nine Heavens.

Originally just a Half-Step Great Emperor realm but expanded to Quasi-Emperor Nine Heavens.

Each Heaven requires experiencing Heavenly Tribulation, reorganizing, and perfecting all previous secret realms, laying solid foundations for achieving Great Emperor.

Jiang Si also prepared to copy this move with a Half-Step Full Bloom Nine Heavens between Full Bloom and Full Bloom.

But the current issue is, does Full Bloom count as Half-Step Full Bloom?

Peak of Full Bloom Great Perfection, his transformation realm indeed is this level, but witnessing Dong Jun stepping into Peak after Full Bloom, Jiang Si noticed the problem.