RBCT Chapter 2.1 Proof of Perpetual Reliability
Chapter 2.1 Proof of Perpetual Reliability
"Noah...Captain?!"
The girl's voice was choked with uncontrollable sobs as she reached out her small hands and hugged Noah tightly.
"Is it really you, Captain...? I...I thought...I would never see you again..."
The girl sobbed as she spoke in broken sentences.
Lingbo was completely stunned.
What on earth is going on? A little girl who has just awakened into a magical girl, instead of being panicked or afraid of her sudden change, showed such sincere and sad feelings to Noah as if she had seen a long-lost relative.
Captain? That's what she called Noah...
"My memory... ends with that battle..." Floating Duckweed's tears still flowed uncontrollably as she spoke to Noah, "Yes... that time... I really did die... I never imagined I'd see you again..."
"Yes, it's alright now. We've met again, haven't we?" Noah gently stroked the girl in her arms. "That incident... I will never let it happen again..."
"...Thank you for your hard work, Duckweed."
She reached out and gently stroked the girl's head, then pulled her into her arms.
That incident?
What exactly happened?
Lingbo noted this down and planned to ask Noah about it later.
"Why... Captain, are you here?" Fu Ping looked down at her hands. "This is... the world of my childhood, right? According to my memories, I'm only 8 years old now. But you look... like an adult."
"Well, Floating Duckweed, let me tell you about what happened after you died."
Noah released Fu Ping from her arms and began to explain to her.
"The disaster you encountered... we call it the 'Empty Box Incident' in later generations. I'll talk to you about that in more detail later. Now, I'll mainly tell you why I'm here—"
Then, Noah recounted her experiences during the final period, including how the evil magical girl ruled the world, the complete annihilation of the Human Defense Bureau, and how she was still being hunted by the "future" despite her time travel incident.
Moreover, when it was said that "the evil magical girl who rules the world is Iroko," Fu Ping's eyes widened in surprise—
"This... such a big thing happened after I died? And Yi Luoxin, isn't she the captain's closest..."
"This is complicated to explain," Noah interrupted her. "Anyway, here's the thing... I need your help now. Can you lend me a hand?"
"Of course!" Fu Ping wiped away her tears and smiled. "No matter the era, I will always stand by the captain's side. For the captain... I will continue to be your sword!"
Although her voice was still young, it contained an unwavering conviction.
"Oh, right, Captain." Fu Ping seemed to remember something, and her gaze turned to Ling Bo standing to the side. "And this is...?"
"Her," Noah smiled, "is 'me' in this era. Her code name is 'Lingbo'."
"Huh?!"
This time, a look of surprise appeared on Fu Ping's face, and she stared intently at Ling Bo—
"I see, you really do resemble you, Captain. And... the old Captain... was so... so cute..."
She muttered to herself, a suspicious blush even appearing on her face.
Lingbo felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze and subconsciously took a half step back.
—What's going on? Noah's future teammate seems a little off.
In this strange atmosphere, a somewhat anxious call suddenly came from outside the alley entrance.
"Little girl—! Where are you—? It's time to go home!"
"Ah! My mom's here to pick me up!" Fu Ping's expression returned to that of an ordinary elementary school student. She turned to Noah, "Captain, I... I have to go back!"
"Okay, go ahead." Noah nodded. "We'll keep in touch later."
After saying that, a light emanated from Fu Ping's body, deactivating her magical girl transformation and returning her to the appearance of an ordinary elementary school student.
"Let's meet again in this alley at the same time after school tomorrow afternoon."
After saying that, she turned around and jogged towards the alley entrance.
Silence returned to the alleyway. Then, Lingbo slowly spoke—
"...Noah. That child just now...Floating Duckweed, what's wrong with her? Why is it that after you helped her awaken as a magical girl, it's as if she and her memories and personality traveled from the future together?"
"Because that's her telepathic ability," Noah explained calmly.
"Heart image? You mean... she made future memories appear on her present self, and that's her heart image?" Lingbo was even more confused.
"What kind of ability is this? And didn't you say that the awakening of a mental image only happens after the 'Budding' level? She's a newly awakened magical girl, she's at the 'First Bud' level, right? How could she possibly have a mental image?"
"That's generally true, but she's not at the 'First Bud' level," Noah corrected Lingbo with a smile.
"She's now a genuine 'Eternal Radiance' level magical girl."
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Information that can be made public now:
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Karmic results continue; one certificate serves as eternal proof.
Category: Mindset
Level: S
Holder: Duckweed
description:
A high-dimensional ability that transcends conventional causality. Its core effect is: as long as the holder of the Mind Image successfully awakens to the "Eternal Radiance" level through their own efforts and growth on any timeline, then this "achieved result" will be traced back and act on the "past causes" on all parallel timelines.
Specifically, regardless of the timeline, once "Floating Duckweed" awakens as a magical girl, she will instantly inherit all the combat experience, spell knowledge, magic control, and even the awakened "Primal Mystic Code" (excluding artificial Mystic Codes, as these are external items) of her future self who has "attained Eternal Radiance." Her cultivation level will be directly elevated to the "Eternal Radiance" level, skipping all intermediate growth stages.
Furthermore, this mental image also possesses the characteristic of "transcending causality to acquire memories and personality." However, this is not a precognitive ability that can be activated proactively; rather, it requires a specific being from the "future" as a "beacon" to trigger it.
When the holder encounters a "person from the future," they can instantly access the relevant memories and personality up to that point in the future, thus understanding their own situation. Because "time travel" is an extremely rare phenomenon, this effect is difficult to trigger in most cases.
It can be said that "Eternal Proof" is the "strongest" aura in terms of the concept of "growth". However, it does not provide any direct combat boost. In theory, all magical girls can reach "Eternal Glory", so this aura has no other use except to allow the holder to "graduate early". In a sense, it can also be called the "weakest" blank aura.