However, at the very moment the spell was completed—

The Star Key suddenly burst forth with a dazzling pink light!

Countless soft bands of light surged forth like living vines, wrapping around Xiao Ai's petite body and forming a magnificent cocoon of light that completely enveloped her.

Mingmei and Junhui covered their mouths in surprise.

Yuzuru quickly adjusted to the best viewing position, widened his eyes, and prepared to enjoy this historic moment of "Ai-chan's transformation".

In the light, Ai's everyday clothes were instantly disassembled and reassembled.

A gorgeous, magical girl-style battle outfit appeared—a white and light gold short skirt, adorned with pink and blue ribbons and decorations, a voluminous skirt, knee-high socks, and little leather shoes... she looked like a slightly unhappy little princess straight out of a fairy tale.

The Star Key in her hand also extended and transformed into a magnificent magic wand—the [Sealing Staff].

The wand is entirely decorated in elegant pink and gold, with a design at the top resembling a bird's head, featuring a pointed, golden beak symbolizing wisdom. White, angel-wing-like decorations extend from both sides, giving it an overall look that is both cute and slightly sacred.

Cardcaptor Sakura (Sorry)

The light gradually faded.

Ai Haibara hadn't fully recovered from this sudden transformation. She looked down blankly, curiously examining her unprecedented outfit and the heavy, mysteriously powerful magic wand in her hand.

This is... the power of magical girls?

This method of matter recombination and energy application...

Meanwhile—

Hanyu Nanami, Akemi, and Shimabukuro Kimie all moved in perfect unison, cupping their cheeks in their hands, their eyes wide open, sparkling with countless little stars of "being charmed," looking as if they were so cute that their hearts trembled, their health bars were instantly depleted, and they needed emergency care.

"Ahhh! Kawaii!!! So cute! The cutest in the world!!"

Mingmei was the first to cry out, wishing she could rush over and hug her younger sister tightly.

"Your Highness... is very suitable for you..."

Junhui also sincerely praised her, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Yuzuru even exaggeratedly clutched his heart, taking two steps back as if he had been hit head-on by the "Moe Ray":

"Oh no... my health bar is empty... This is so cute it's unfair! Where did this little magician come from! Tell me whose it is! Oh, it's mine, then it's alright."

The tone was full of boasting that "my child is the cutest in the world".

Ai then belatedly realized what was happening and looked down at her overly glamorous, overly dreamy, and overly... embarrassing outfit.

A tutu! Ribbons! Bows! Over-the-knee socks! And this sparkly magic wand that seems to have its own background music!

What... what is this?!

What happened to the combat suit that was supposed to be both practical and functional?

Is she dressed up for battle to blind the enemy with her cute aura?!

"Yu! Sheng! Nan!"

Her face instantly turned from red to black, then back to red. Enraged, she raised the sealing staff in her hand, wishing she could smash the culprit's head with its seemingly hard beak.

"This is completely different from the combat suit you described! What is this?"

Yuzuru suppressed a laugh and explained seriously, "Ahem...maybe it's automatically generated based on individual traits? It means our Ai has a cute little princess living inside her~ And I did say that the clothes might be different every time she transforms, isn't that surprising? Isn't that unexpected?"

Does she always get new clothes after each transformation? And it's always the same style?!

Ai imagined herself having to go through this incredibly embarrassing, unpredictable dress-up play every time she used magic in the future...

Her vision went black, and she was so angry that she almost snapped the seemingly expensive and powerful sealing staff in her hand on the spot.

Magical girl?!

This is so shameful! This is such a rip-off!

We don't need this power!

Scientists have lost all dignity!

"I want to turn back! Right now, immediately!"

She glared at Yuzuru Nanami, each word distinct and clenched between her teeth, practically forcing the words out.

However, what answered her was the incredibly practiced "click-click" sound of Yuzuru Hanyu quickly pulling out his phone and activating burst mode.

And Mingmei and Junhui's even brighter, more "loving" gazes...

The three of them instantly transformed into Daidouji Tomoyo, with only one thing on their minds: "taking pictures of cute Sakura (Ai)."

History always repeats itself.

The "social death" and "being frantically photographed" that Sakura Kinomoto experienced when she first transformed into a magical girl are now perfectly reenacted in Ai Haibara's life.

Who wouldn't enjoy filming a cute magical girl?

It seems that Princess Ai's magical girl career has begun in a grand and spectacular manner amidst this chaos, shame, and the constant clicking of camera shutters.