Chapter 263: Humanity Has Developed Less Than One Percent of Girl Bands

Want to unleash a concert-like pile-driving divine art—

Symphogear's representative, Tachibana Hibiki!

Appearance!

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【Symphogear: Huh? Huh? Huh!? Are you really going to post that photo?】

The new member who just joined seems not very smart, and seems easily trusting, yet after reading the newly posted group announcement, showed not the slightest doubt.

Or perhaps they simply didn't understand at all, yet accepted the reality as perfectly natural.

【Aihara Enju: Just ignore him; just introduce yourself】

【Forever Seventeen: Everything people say in this group can be trusted, except the group owner—believe only half of what he says (＊｀д) He's reliable in emergencies, but otherwise he's the most unreliable one】

【Symphogear: Huh—? Is… is that true?】

【Yinyang Eye Jianzi: Obviously】

【Xia Na: Of course!】

【Symphogear: My name is Tachibana Hibiki, I'm thirteen years old, blood type O, birthday September 13, zodiac Virgo, favorite group is Zwei-wing, please take care of me!】

Even through the screen, everyone could tell this was a vibrant, well-mannered good kid.

Although this group has never added any member truly rotten to the core—even Esdeath, even Yagami Shizuka—were at most killing enemies; under someone's influence, this was already considered pure-hearted by everyone.

……

"Jia Ji, what's going on…?"

The Dragon Fist elder had seen Jia Ji bouncing around excitedly at first, but soon after, his face turned ashen, leaning against the wall muttering to himself—no one knew what had triggered him.

But his demeanor didn't seem like an urgent crisis.

"I should've known…"

Counting primes—2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17…—Jia Ji gradually calmed down.

First, who is Tachibana Hibiki?

Master Hibiki / Hibiki God / Hibiki Ghost (struck out)

The idiotic, overly kind girl named Tachibana Hibiki, who fights while singing her own BGM.

A cute girl with unmatched courage but a quick temper, her body acts instinctively for others.

Though a magical girl, her strongest martial art is Baji Quan and Liuhe Qiang—she can beat the world while singing (literally).

And since people usually cannot understand each other, situations like this often arise—

Master Hibiki: Everyone, don't fight! (≧Д≦)ノ

Master Hibiki: Won't listen to me? Then here comes the God-Slaying Fist (Spear)!

Even as a martial type, she's still a magical girl whose power is driven by belief; depending on circumstances, her combat strength can surge from leveling buildings all the way to continental-to-surface level.

Second, why Tachibana Hibiki?

Before answering this, Jia Ji cast a spy-like glance around, confirmed no outsiders were present, exhaled in relief, then quietly asked his master a bizarre question.

"Master Dragon Fist… have you ever heard of a girl band?"

Perhaps he'd lost his mind, or simply wanted to unburden his thoughts—he was like Zi Lu, who suddenly stood up and asked Confucius if he understood girl music.

Dragon Fist fell silent, wondering if his ears had deceived him—but no, they hadn't.

"Those little girls who sing and dance on stage?"

It was truly hard for this old man; he racked his brain but couldn't fathom why the topic had jumped here.

"Yes!" Jia Ji nodded vigorously, then after a pause, suddenly blurted: "It's said humanity has developed less than one percent of girl bands… to save this world, we must rely on the power of girl bands."

Dragon Fist finally wore a worried expression, wondering if his punches yesterday had been too hard—had he damaged Jia Ji's brain?

His words were nonsense, yet his tone was utterly serious, his eyes devoid of any falsehood.

Like Zi Lu rolling up his sleeves, head high, ready to fight—then suddenly unleashing two Divine Sand Storms that blasted Confucius to smithereens.

—Why could his disciple say such things with a straight face?

Think about it: in the girl band world, those who want to listen to songs can listen; those who want daily life can watch daily life; those who ship yuri can ship yuri; those who adore cute girls can admire cute girls; some even trade stocks—it's simply the greatest invention in the world…

Well said. Reward: Symphogear's Final Chorus.

By the way, Symphogear's Final Chorus is a world utterly unlike ordinary girl band worlds—extreme, radical.

Thousands dying daily is routine; casualties of millions in a single city are commonplace; if ordinary people and buildings didn't respawn as fast as a healing mirror, the world's population would plummet faster than a live concert could end.

There are magical girls who can defeat the entire world single-handedly, including the "World Destructor"—"Tifurijia"—a weapon created by "Heterodox Technology" capable of wiping out seventy billion people at once; thus, Jia Ji's grim expression is entirely understandable.

"Wait!"

A flash of insight struck—amidst the strange silence—Jia Ji suddenly slapped his palm, his face lighting up with realization—

"I got it!"

"Heterodox Technology"—this is the key to salvation.

Even though it was frustrating, Jia Ji realized: if this thing could destroy the world, there was no reason it couldn't save it.

"Heterodox Technology," written as "blackart," literally means "sorcery, magic"—a mysterious concept running through the Symphogear series, defined as: "Mystical techniques beyond modern science's reach or understanding."

Alchemy, naturally, is also a form of Heterodox Technology; specifically, alchemy is "a type of Heterodox Technology, termed magic, evolved to a dimension distinct from modern science."

Alchemy is "a type of Heterodox Technology, termed magic, evolved to a dimension distinct from modern science. The goal of alchemy is to comprehend all phenomena and harmonize the world. Originating in Europe, hidden in darkness across the globe, it still exists today."

"Comprehending all phenomena" and "harmonizing the world" are alchemy's goals; if alchemy from that world were applied to the Beidou world, everything could be harmonized, neutralizing nuclear bomb power.

The pitiful black tech of the end of the century couldn't possibly match Symphogear's transcendent magic!

"Hey, so you've been waiting for me here?"

Wale wale wa. Wale wale wa.

I will inevitably become the dominant force!

Jia Ji narrowed his eyes, having set his clear goal, and reopened the group chat.

The urgent task: determine exactly which point in time Hibiki's world exists, to decide his next move.

……

【Symphogear: Hehe, today my friend invited me to see Zwei-wing's live concert, talk to you all later, bye!】

(End of Chapter)