The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 598 The Truth Revealed

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"……Um."

"Here, have this. Remember not to swallow it all at once; peel off the shell first..."

Somewhere in the Hero Association, Sasha's sparrow father was peeling peanuts and nuts for the little white-winged human next to him, who was happily eating them one by one.

Moreover, he quickly learned how to peel peanuts, even faster than his father, Sparrow.

"Can you feed them nuts at such a young age?" Xin Yuehu muttered to herself, watching this winged human child-rearing scene that shouldn't be in the Hero Association.

"I heard the Hero Association considers her to be a winged human of the Black Phoenix type, someone who was born knowing how to peel nuts," Hellcat replied.

"White feathers, golden crown, black phoenix... What a beautiful child..." Nightingale smiled like a loving mother.

The eagle-owl-winged man stood blankly to the side, watching his father take care of a strange, adorable winged child.

White-feathered Black Phoenix? Where did Dad hatch such an adorable little sister?

Wait, Dad, aren't you a sparrow?! Could it be that you're actually a natural egg-collecting genius, able to find lost eggs every time you go out?

Although she felt that something was not quite right, Sasha did not feel any resistance to this white-winged person. On the contrary, she felt a sense of familiarity with him for some reason.

"I've made up my mind, I'll raise this child!"

Before anyone around could react, Sparrow's father jumped up excitedly from his chair, eager to sign the adoption agreement immediately.

"...Dad, are you serious?" Sasha asked with a doubtful look.

"Of course I'm serious, Sasha! Look how adorable this child is!"

At this point, Sparrow Dad scooped up the little white feather that was peeling sunflower seeds next to him and held it in front of Sasha, so that the two sisters could look at each other at eye level.

The eagle owl's amber eyes flickered slightly. The white-feathered black phoenix curiously observed the large, strange yet familiar older sister before it, spread its wings, and softly called out to her:

"Sister, hug me."

Sasha felt a string snap in her heart, and with trembling hands, she stretched out her strong, thick wings and took the tiny white-feathered child from her father's arms.

It's tiny, soft, and fragrant, with a fresh aroma emanating from its pure white feathers.

Sasha's thick, feathery wings seemed to give the little guy a great sense of security. Plus, he was a little dizzy from eating a lot of nuts, so he quickly fell asleep in the warm embrace of the eagle owl's wings.

"She seems to like you quite a bit," Iris said with a smile.

"No, no... I think she was just tired from eating nuts..." Sasha said helplessly, trying to make amends.

But facts speak louder than words. The sight of the white-winged man sleeping peacefully in her arms rendered all attempts to justify the situation unconvincing, and Sasha had no choice but to reluctantly admit the truth.

This winged father and daughter were just brought to the Hero Association by Inari and Meteor.

Sparrow Dad was very determined to adopt this white-feathered child whose cuteness level had already exceeded all others in the winged people's circle. Just then, the Hero Association and the magical girls were still struggling with a certain matter, so they went along with it and had Meteor take him through the fast track to complete the adoption procedures.

Just now, the magical girls unanimously agreed that the fox spirit and the hellcat who hatched her should adopt her, since "whoever hatches her should raise her" is a fairly reasonable moral standard in both the human world and the winged human culture.

But Maisui raised an objection from a different, more cunning angle:

"Don't you find this strange? Xin Yuehu's group has foxes, cats, and wolves. Are you planning to let this combination raise a newly hatched black phoenix child?"

After a long silence, everyone agreed with Wheat's suggestion when they saw Hellcat's heterochromatic eyes, which appeared as thin as needles under the bright light above the conference table.

Fenrir, however, chuckled and gave the wheat a thumbs-up, seemingly having gained a strong sense of racial identity from her.

In conclusion, the proposal for Xin Yuehu and her group to adopt Bai Yu's child was rejected due to Mai Sui's tricky objections, and the pressure returned to the Hero Association.

Then the scene I just witnessed happened.

"I never expected Dad would actually adopt him, this is really..." Sasha sighed helplessly, wrapping her wings around herself.

"But Sasha, your dad seems to really like that kid, so don't worry!"

Hyacinth chuckled, comforting Sasha who was caught in a dilemma, while Iris stood by, also advising her not to take it too seriously.

This is a private meeting room arranged by the association.

Sasha didn't know why she was suddenly called to a meeting, but she finally understood after listening to Hyacinth and Iris recount recent events in a roundabout way.

After Inari and Akashi entered the meeting room, the private meeting between the Hyacinth Team officially began after the general meeting.

The entire Hyacinth Squad, along with the two stargazers Bai Lingyue and Tianxin, and even Dandelion, who rarely appears at the conference table, stood next to Sasha, providing comfort to the only non-magical girl at the conference table so that she wouldn't shrink into a bird's stick.

With Chi Xue's firsthand account, the truth about the attack on Sparrow Village that night was quickly revealed.

Chi Xue was initially very opposed to telling Sasha the whole story.

After all, Sasha was an owl child hatched from Garuda's egg. No matter how stable she was, she was quite different from ordinary winged people. Whether it was her magical talent or her ability to "see" Garuda's molten gold eyes in the sky, she didn't seem like an ordinary person.

Furthermore, the fact that she is currently a nominal magical girl trainee with a guardian star adds another layer of instability.

However, Red Rose and Inari were of one mind, and Heart Moon Fox and Dandelion, who arrived later, also agreed to tell Sasha the truth.

After hearing everything, as expected, Sasha stood there with her mouth slightly open, lost in thought for a long time.

No one knows what she was thinking at that moment—her background, which she had been searching for for more than ten years, was suddenly revealed in its entirety, and the tragedy that happened that night was brought up again in front of her, which undoubtedly brought her tremendous psychological pressure.

No one spoke, and Iris nervously gripped the hem of her dress, afraid that Sasha might do something outrageous in a moment of excitement.

Dandelion sat silently beside Sasha, saying nothing, but gently stroking her feathers to offer basic comfort.

"I...I'm the child that my parents hatched from those eggs...just like that white-feathered child from before?" Sasha finally spoke, her voice trembling as she asked.

"Based on our current deductions, this is the most likely possibility." Inari nodded.

"Your parents poured their deepest emotions and hopes into incubating that egg, and that's how you came to be born from it in your current form, instead of as a shadow monster manipulated by Garuda."

"In other words... it was because of their efforts back then, their choice to incubate that egg instead of abandoning it, that you were able to be born successfully."

Sasha remained silent for a long time again.

She looked down at the giant black-striped egg in the photo, then remembered the white-feathered child she had been holding earlier. Seemingly realizing something, she quickly looked up and pressed for more information:

"Then that child from earlier, was she also...?"

Inari didn't speak, but nodded slightly to acknowledge.

"We feel sorry for your background, and we've discussed for a long time whether or not to tell you, as it might be too heavy a burden for you right now," Chi Xue said, expressing her true feelings.

"But we don't think hiding the truth is a good thing. You'll eventually have to know everything."

"In addition to the series of battle plans we have formulated... Sasha, you are an important figure in our fight against Garuda, the most crucial link."

The eagle-owl girl snapped out of her shock.

"Me? Me?"

"That's right. You were born from Garuda's giant egg, and it has been watching you from the astral plane for so many years. Its real goal may be to use your existence in the mortal world to anchor and shape its true form, so as to truly invade the mortal world," Inari said.

Sasha didn't ask any more questions, and Inari and Akashi didn't say anything more either.

The meeting room remained silent for several minutes, until Sasha's body began to tremble slightly—Dandelion could feel it through her wings—before her voice rang out again:

"...Garuda, why is it invading the mortal world?"

"I'm sorry, it is currently the most mysterious astral behemoth. No one knows its true purpose, but if it were to truly descend upon the mortal world... people would die, many, many people would die." Chi Xue put it bluntly and concisely.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Sasha's body trembled violently twice, as if she were enduring some immense fear, yet she also murmured softly as if she had made up her mind:

"If we don't stop it, Rongcheng will be in great danger. Rongcheng will... will be destroyed by fire and explosions, just like Sparrow Village..."

Shock.

fear.

hesitate.

Complex emotions flickered across the winged girl's face, gradually calming down after a few deep breaths... Whether it was feigned calm or genuine calm, at least she didn't show any further changes in expression.

"...Garuda is the culprit who ate my mother."

"What can I do to stop Garuda?" The girl finally made up her mind and said softly.

"You don't need to do anything else today. Garuda's dream invasion tonight is over. We need some time to organize and arrange a detailed battle plan."

Inari took over the conversation.

"What you need to do now is go back and get some rest. It's best not to tell your dad about this. The Hero Association will handle things properly on his end."

"……Um."

Sasha nodded vigorously, and the trembling in her body gradually subsided.

She looked up at the ceiling, her gaze seemingly piercing through the entire Hero Association building, staring straight at a point in the sky, as if meeting those molten gold eyes that had been gazing at her for over a decade.

But Dandelion saw a deeper emotion in her amber eyes:

anger.