Chapter 48
Aside from the strange sense of naming it <Magical Girl HAZARD>, this game was full of contradictions.
Girls who realize their dreams bloom their supernatural abilities with the first shine.
Girls who receive the gravity of fate at the second light create a flow that will determine destiny.
The four strong ones with the third light build domains to protect such girls.
If everyone’s power defeats the demons sent by the evil gods like that, a future full of happiness and dreams remains.
Excluding traps like the curse of struggle or the red broadcast with unknown cycles, the rules of this game are full of kindness.
What was the intention of the evil gods who revealed such malicious rules that could create such a virtuous cycle if you just helped avoid a few traps?
Among the four magical girls with the third light, three are completely indifferent to most living humans, and the only one interested in humans is [War], who leads humanity in a cruel direction – what does this mean?
Is the flow of all these things the author’s intention to consume girls’ tears as entertainment?
Why did they give the empty throne of a world with only a few magical girls left to the protagonist Shikishima Yuki without revealing the whole story of all this until the end?
Why did the evil gods silently disappear after the final trial?
I couldn’t understand in the end.
* * *
November 2nd
“Cheer up, Hikari-chan~ Ah~”
“Ah…”
Hana poked some spicy rice cake with a fork and gave it to me, and I ate it nom nom.
I brought Korean food bought from Myeong-dong and sent messages to Ichika and Hana to eat together, and I had a meal with the two who came to the Garden immediately.
‘Kyoko said she was busy with cafe work.’
Bang!
Whoosh!
While the faint sound of air being cut could be heard from the distant forest, we sat on a mat together, blankly eating spicy rice cake.
“Ichika always eats quickly and leaves…”
“Even on the day Mom invited Kyoko and Ichika, saying she’d make dinner, Ichika finished eating in 5 minutes.”
“That’s a habit perfect for getting stomach problems when you get older…”
“Hehe, Hikari-chan sometimes really sounds like an old man.”
“…”
Ichika was practicing all kinds of kicks in the forest, saying she was digesting after eating hurriedly.
‘Wouldn’t it come back up if you do that when you’re full…’
Our secret space, the so-called ‘Odaiba Magic Show’ Garden, was like a private room that I only told really close people about, and we often gathered here to spend time when we were free like this.
“Hikari-chan~ It’s good to see you after a long time.”
“…Yeah, I’m happy to see Hana-chan after a long time too.”
After confirming the complete silence of the Scavengers, we gradually entered into actions for follow-up and accident prevention.
I, as [Beginning], and the Chinese and European ambassadors, with the guarantee of [Cyberbrain], another domain owner, and the Supernatural Ability Countermeasures Headquarters, reached an agreement on domain issues, and then decided to have further discussions directly at embassies or on-site.
And during the free time that came, I boldly approached [Dream] and [Sea].
The result was a complete failure.
‘Jo Yeonseo went abroad, and I couldn’t even see Hong Nayeon’s face…’
Born 2-star magical girl of [Dream], Jo Yeonseo.
The kind magical girl of [Dream] who connected and communicated through dreams, the unconscious space of all living beings, and protected people with powerful sleep magic.
To meet her, I investigated and visited a hospital in Gyeonggi-do that appeared as a place protecting people in the original work, and asked around the patients there, but…
-I came looking for a friend, is there a patient named Jo Yeonseo among the long-term patients here?
-Yeonseo? Ah~ You’re Yeonseo’s friend!
-Student Yeonseo? I heard she was discharged in July this year and went to Russia with her grandfather.
-Eh.
Born 2-star magical girl of [Sea], Hong Nayeon.
The magical girl of [Sea] who drove away demons and plunderers from Busan’s seaside and uses powerful elemental magic.
To meet her, who was said to have quit school and wandered around the seaside from long before the original work, I went to Busan, but…
-Is Hong Nayeon student here? From the Supernatural Ability Countermeasures Headquarters…
-Get out.
-Eh.
She didn’t even open the door.
I stubbornly waited in front of the door for 6 hours, but in the meantime when I went to the bathroom due to nature’s call that finally came.
She completely disappeared from home.
“I heard she didn’t like foreigners from long ago, so I even asked Dorim to issue a real Korean ID for me and went…”
“Hikari-chan… cheer up.”
Pat pat
Hana patted me with spicy rice cake sauce on her mouth, and I wiped Hana’s mouth with the edge of the cape on my magical girl outfit.
“Hehe.”
“…Hana-chan, is everything okay in Japan? Is Master doing well?”
“Yeah! Kyoko recently got a barista certificate and bragged, so I praised her, saying she’s 3 times better than Hikari-chan.”
“No, I wasn’t that bad, was I?”
“Oh, and it was on the news telling magical girls not to fight!”
“…What?”
My heart sank.
Did someone who admires the Scavengers appear while I was out of the country?
If so, I had to hurry back even if I had to get a small plane from Dorim.
“Ha-Hana-chan why… exactly…? Did everyone fight over stars or something?”
“Hm?”
“Haah, Sato kiddo, you’ll confuse people if you talk like that.”
Ichika, who had approached without notice, shook her head and explained.
“It’s just that recently there’s been a rapid increase in magical girls acting up because they want to stand out, so Fujimoto’s daughter sent a message asking them to stop showing off.”
“Is wanting to stand out such a problem?”
“Hundreds of thousands of people gather when magical girls say they’re holding surprise concerts in Shibuya and Shinjuku, all kinds of illegal racing is held nationwide, strange buildings are built and cause riots, it’s really crazy.”
“Why on earth would they do such things…”
“When you suddenly get great power that can turn the world upside down, how boring is it to just boast quietly! Competition! You have to compete!”
Hah
Ichika struck a cool pose, pointing to herself.
“…Among them, I’m continuing my midnight heroic deeds!”
“In the end, you’re the same troublemaker.”
“No! No! How rewarding is it to help the weak and clean up troublemakers with magical girl powers!”
“Uuu, Ichika is the same too!”
Hana booed at Ichika with her hands cupped around her mouth.
By the way, to say that magical girls who bloomed early are just causing trouble because they need a place to use their powers…
Hmm…
‘Should I make a sparring ground and track in the Garden for them to play?’
It would also help build strength to protect themselves in dangerous situations like the recent Scavenger rampage.
Since there’s the almighty healing magic Heal, I could just give them an empty lot to play, but…
‘As the owner of the Garden who can use large-scale illusion magic indistinguishable from reality, there’s no need to do that.’
If they need a place to run wild like that, I can create an illusory space completely identical to reality.
I thought it could be a great help for future events if even 1 out of 100 magical girls experiences and becomes familiar with a fight that feels exactly like reality.
It’s a method I hadn’t thought of because the competitive situation of magical girls fighting itself approached me like a big nightmare, but…
“Why don’t we talk to Fujimoto-san later about holding various competitions and such?”
“Wow! Magical girl competition! It’ll be super super fun!”
“Ooh, my fists are starting to tingle.”
“You should have a conscience… born 2-stars play among themselves.”
“Eeh… there are probably just under 20 properly confirmed ones in Japan as far as I know…”
“I’m thinking of formally establishing domain policies in China and Europe soon too, so I’ll tell them as well.”
“Ooh, a world magical girl fighting tournament? I’m getting fired up!”
I smiled bitterly looking at Ichika’s eyes that started to sparkle.
“I’m not sure how many will participate even if we put up good prizes… but it could at least be an interesting neighborhood sports day or fighting ground, right?”
Even if they’re magical girls, most are ordinary girls.
Probably only weirdos like Ichika would participate even if we open sweaty training grounds and fighting tournaments like this.
“Hmm… it might be more intense than expected…”
“Haha, Hana-chan too… there aren’t that many people in the world who want to fight like that, the kids in Japan were just throwing tantrums because they felt stifled.”
Thinking of floating this idea to the magical girl domain self-governing bodies soon, I got up from my seat.
“Then I’ll be going now.”
“Ah… you said the Chinese magical girls called you to talk about the domain, right?”
“Yeah, specifically the embassy.”
“Hikari-chan! Good luck!”
Clap
Hana and I high-fived.
I wonder what impression the Chinese magical girls will give?
I was excited to go see the kids that Dorim and I worked hard to save.
* * *
“The Chinese magical girls will never bow their heads.”
“Hahahahaha…!”
“…Dorim, hold back, no punching!”
