Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"Long, long ago, when the world had just been formed, the True Origin had not yet been born, life had not yet appeared, and Magic Power had not divided. The concept of 'world' had not even been observed, and the endless chaos nurtured everything like a swaddling cloth..."

Minutes later, inside the Research Institute that had resumed operation, the voice of Molu rang out leisurely from the Fairy Doll. The slightly distorted electronic sound seemed to be processed, adding a certain gravitas to Molu's originally somewhat languid voice.

Sitting by the side of the treatment bed, Emerald Sparrow first remained silent, arms crossed and glancing askance at it, but after waiting several minutes and realizing that the other party had no intention of getting to the point, she couldn't help but droop her eyes and speak:

—"Can I go now?"

"Wait a moment, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why do none of you young ones have the patience to listen to an elder tell a story?"

The solemn atmosphere that the Research Institute had forcibly created suddenly deflated, and Molu said with some dissatisfaction, "What follows is the kingdom's secret that is completely unknown to the outside world. Even for someone of my status, it's risky to personally reveal this. Don't you think you should face this gift with sufficient knowledge and preparation?"

"...I only know that I'm the one in control here," replied Emerald Sparrow, leaning on the edge of the bed: "And I was brought here from my workstation under some nonsensical pretext by you, and I really don't want to wait any longer."

"Hm... that's true, well, I'll make it short then."

Molu reluctantly stopped the original topic and started anew: "You should have some memory of the great beast calamity nineteen years ago. The 'Source of Beasts' in your possession had suddenly increased in number during that catastrophe."

"'Increased'?" Emerald Sparrow keenly picked up on the keyword in the sentence.

"Yes, increased, not just appeared. In fact, these Crystal Stones existed a long time ago, but back then there was only one, which was excavated from the inter-world and had been kept in the royal treasury of the kingdom ever since."

The Doll nodded and emphasized the word that Emerald Sparrow had latched onto: "And after the great beast calamity, five more Sources of Beasts were excavated from the material realm, bringing their total number to six."

"Regrettably, because the kingdom did not initially know that such materials would emerge during the great beast calamity, and since the main forces of the Magical Girls were basically sent to the front lines, three of the newly born Sources of Beasts were seized by inter-world rebels."

It extended its hand, once again bringing up the operation screen of the treatment bed: "As you know, relying on the existence of these three Sources of Beasts, they established an organization called 'Black Ash Dawn' and started activities in the material realm."

This was consistent with what Emerald Sparrow had learned from Mosi.

Although according to Mosi, the predecessor of Black Ash Dawn were Magicians from the material realm, without the people from the "inter-world" as Molu had mentioned. But tracing back to the root, it truly began to grow with the aid of the "Source of Beasts." Enjoy new adventures from empire

"A total of five, with three taken by Black Ash Dawn, which means your kingdom has gained two?" asked Emerald Sparrow, after confirming the consistency of the information: "Plus the original one you mentioned, the kingdom should be in possession of three Sources of Beasts."

"What do you mean 'your kingdom'? Young one, let's not make me emphasize the importance of a sense of unity, you should say 'our kingdom'!"

The Doll said with its arms akimbo: "But you're right, our kingdom indeed controlled three Sources of Beasts after the great beast calamity and kept them together in the royal treasury, guarded mainly by the Finance Department."

"So?"

Emerald Sparrow chose not to argue over trivialities and continued with the topic: "Given that the kingdom possesses Sources of Beasts, why are you so insistent on acquiring mine? Why not directly apply to the royal court? The Research Institute's desire to study it should not be refused by the royal court."

"I initially thought the same as you, young one. But alas, things are unpredictable," Molu sighed deeply.

"The royal court didn't approve your request?" Emerald Sparrow wondered.

"My attempts to bribe the Finance Department and remove all three Sources of Beasts were exposed," the Doll spread its claws.

"We commonly refer to such actions as 'just desserts,'" said Emerald Sparrow coldly.

"Academic research is always a lonely path, young one. People who abide strictly by rules and are shackled by them find it hard to freely exercise their talent."

The Doll shook its head: "Anyway, because of this incident, His Majesty prohibited me from researching the Source of Beasts."

"Of course, as everyone knows, His Majesty's mood is fickle, and time changes everything. Even if she chose to ban my research at that time, such a ban would become nominal within a few years.+"

"Additionally, at that time I had other research projects, and naturally I put aside this matter, planning to secretly resume my work in about ten years. However, just two years later, my plans fell through."

"Your research into the Source of Beasts was entirely banned?" Emerald Sparrow inquired, propping her chin up.

"I seriously protest and criticize your repeated disparagement of my actions, young one," Molu expressed dissatisfaction: "During those two years, I didn't consider the Source of Beasts at all. I just had some people try to infiltrate the periphery of the Finance Department, to see if they could get into the guard details of the royal treasury. But before my people could get in, two of the Sources of Beasts from the treasury were stolen."