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Chapter 2 — Expand, my world! • Episode 2-6 • Recapture ⑥

Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV

The Tortoise-shaped Duke-class Diest is bound with strings all over its body, but its body surface is exposed in some places because it cannot be attacked from our side without any gaps. As I can see when I get up close like this, it's a mountain-like huge Diest. Cutting this down is a painstaking task, even with three attacking Witches. I wonder where Extend-san has gone into.

I am very suspicious that Permafrost-san is there. I don't like to think about it, but maybe Permafrost-san and Extend-san were fighting, just like Simeracres-san and I were clashing?

「Quadra Tornado Mixer.」

「Maximum Drill Icicle!」

I am concerned, but right now we should focus on the battle at hand. If we lose here, I will not be able to care about the safety of Extend-san.

Four tornadoes roar out and scrape away at the Diest's surface. But the part that corresponds to the tortoise's shell is quite hard and has not been scraped off very well. I switch my aim to the base of the left front paw and let the tornado enter the body from there.

Simeracres-san is getting under the belly of the Tortoise-shaped Diest and has been hitting it with a barrage of strikes since a few minutes ago. It was so powerful that it's hard to believe that it was covered in blood after being hit by a tornado that was chipping away over. Each blow creates a large depression that gouges the flesh. It's like I trusted the Devil so much. I think that if the Diest were to relax its limbs and fall down, it would be crushed, but it seems convinced that the Devil's threads will prevent that from happening.

The large ice drill created by Permafrost-san began spinning at high speed in the air and pierced through the Diest's shell with a screeching sound of grinding hard objects. The drill seems to have continued its momentum through the Diest's body and stopped halfway through.

The Diest extends its wriggling, thin tentacles toward us under heavy attack, but they are all cut off and disappear, entangled in the threads along the way. It seems that it was not a big statement to say that all counterattacks would be handled.

I was using my Fly Wing so that I could also avoid it at one point, but that didn't seem necessary, so I decided to stay on the ground and concentrate on controlling the tornado. This would allow me to go a little further.

「Sextal Tornado Mixer.」

Two more tornadoes were released from the tip of the big stick to increase the pace of drilling inside the body. In addition, a large ice flower bloomed from the huge hole that Permafrost-san had made in the Diest's body. Observing further, I'll see ice-like spear with a sharp curved tip sticking out from all parts of the body, penetrating even the devil's thread. Does that mean it has taken root in the Diest and blossomed?

This time, each petal of the blossoming flower became a sharp blade and began to cut through the Diest's body. What can I say, the whole sequence of magic is like a beautiful work of art. I don't think she was a Witch of the same Natural Lineage. I guess the magic I can use is just too little for a Witch. Field Magic is also the magic that awakened after the frustration of not being able to catch Extend-san from Tornado Mixers. I think it's hard to learn a new magic unless you have to.

Several minutes passed without any danger, and although it took some time, in the end with the three of us, Simeracres-san and Permafrost-san, were able to cut it down and successfully defeat the Duke-class.

Nevertheless, this is not a victory for us to rejoice in unreservedly. To be clear, once the Devil was there, any other Witch would have been fine, or even a phase 2 Magical Girl could have managed. That's how stable the string restraints were, and not a single counterattack from the Diest reached us.

I heard someone said that the 1st and 2nd ranks in the pecking order are the ones who can defeat a Duke-class by themselves, but maybe the Devil just lacks the firepower and is practically good enough to take on the opponent by herself.

I was more than a little nervous as it was my first time to fight a Duke-class, but the result showed me that my fear of that Devil was not only her viciousness, but also her solid ability.

If it were an ally, it would be reliable, but if it were a potential enemy, it would be really tricky.

「Good work everyone. It was unintentionally a training course in the area where Sylph-san is active, wasn't it?」

「Well, what about the other Magical Girls? Aren't they caught up in your Field Magic or something?」

「…I rescued them and evacuated them to the Magical World.」

「So, that's why you were strangely slow. Hahaha, they're your allies, aren't they?」

「Tch, please don't talk to me in a familiar way. I haven't forgiven you yet.」

「Don't say that. I'm just working on this place.」

「Ahh, but she kind of poked at me, so I iced one of them, you know?」

The case was settled without any human casualties, and I was beginning to think about how to settle the territorial dispute, when I received an innocent comment from Permafrost-san, which made me stiffen for a moment. No, I wasn't the only one who was taken by surprise and screamed dumb. Even the Devil herself, and Simeracres-san, was surprised.

Following Permafrost's guidance, we arrived at a place where we found Extend-san with a fearless expression on her face, her whole body immersed in ice. She looks like a well-made object.

「I–Is she, is she still alive, right…?」

「It's alright, it's alright! It's not just ice! Here, release!」

「——My worl…… Nhn? If isn't Wind Witch-dono? Ohhh!? Why even Thread Witch-dono and Rigor Witch-dono is here? What on earth is the situation?」

When I asked in a trembling voice, Permafrost smiled happily and lifted the magic. Then the ice melted in a flash, and Extend-san started moving as if nothing had happened. To hear her say it, she was frozed when she tried to use the gate… And she didn't seem to realize that.

Since I have learned to use the application of Field and Defensive Magic, I no longer get hit unilaterally, but even so, Extend-san is a stronger Witch than I am in an interpersonal battle. I find it a little hard to believe that this Extend-san doesn't even realize that she has been hit, let alone have the time to use the Third Gate.

「Ah, Extend. Sorry, but it's mostly over. It looks like my client almost lost a lot of money, so let's just call it even here.」

The results of the battle, which we confirmed when we collected Blade-san and Press-san along the way, have been communicated to Simeracres-san. It seems that Simeracres-san confirmed that to the client, and she is no longer willing to fight me after being informed that the request is finished. That doesn't mean I won't allow it, though.

「Hey, I'm going home already! I'm tired!」

「Frost-san, I think you should at least offer an apology to Extend-san.」

「It's not my fault! That person attacked me, saying some crazy things!!」

「Ahh, no, Thread Witch-dono, I've got a vague idea of what's going on, but I don't think Ice Witch-dono has done anything for which she should apologize. This is the result of a fair fight. I apologise I was a little reckless, Ice Witch-dono.」

「Hmph— you! I don't know you! Beh—!」

Permafrost-san ran off to escape the Devil's reprimand. What can I say, she was a Witch who looked like a very old child. I don't think I can count on her age, since she uses more diverse and powerful magic than I do.

「I am glad to hear that Extend-san is safe for the time being. It must've been shocking to hear that you didn't encounter a Duke-class on the neighboring town.」

「Hold on for a moment!? Duke-class!? I see, so even Thread Witch-dono is here. It was also puzzling to me that Wind Witch-dono was quietly staying with Rigid Witch-dono, but I guess that's how it is.」

「…Please don't mention about people who's like a mad dog.」

「No, don't you remember yourself? You're quite pretty violent, don't you think?」

That can't be true. I am a 30-year-old adult, after all. I wouldn't say that I am the smartest person in the world, but I do have the degree of discretion that is required to lead a social life. I am a rational person.

「I have some idea of what is going on, but please keep the infighting to a minimum. It's outrageous that it would make the Witches unable to fight.」

「Yes, I'll keep that in mind.」

「It depends on the request, so I can't make any promises. We'll do our best.」

「I will thoroughly dispel any sparks of fire that may fall on you.」

「…Well then, see you at the Tea Party. And Simeracres-san, you are welcome to attend by chance.」

「I'll be there if I can.」

The Devil wanted to say something, but in the end she just said something bland and moved on.

「Well then, I should get going too.」

「Haah? Are you planning to come with us?」

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「We're going to the same place anyway, right? I have to get her to sign off on the deal, too.」

「Rigor Witch-dono, I wonder if you are no longer willing to hide your client?」

「I didn't tell you her name, so it's safe to say that it's obvious from the start.」

「Please leave me to my own devices.」

It's also a waste of time to go to the trouble of shaking her off and transitioning.

It took us a long time to defeat the Diest and maybe the Magical Girls who are trolling the territory are waking up. I think Dryad-san will be okay since Blade-san seemed to have succeeded in persuading her, but I am worried about the other two who might do something.

I'll head there as soon as possible.

「Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Elephant-sama! You're my angel~!」

Elephant and the others evacuated to an underground training center in the Magical World. I designated that place when I called for evacuation so that we could easily meet up later.

「Tornado M—— Muguh!」

「Hold it! Calm down, Wind Witch-dono!」

I had no idea what was going on, but I knew that I could not allow her, who had been the enemy until a moment ago, to touch Elephant-san so casually, so I decided to give her a shot. But the chanting was interrupted by Extend-san, who looked impatient and held my mouth. I don't want to be interrupted.

The Magical Girl in the black dress, I think she called her Shadow. Was she also known as the Pseudo-Witch? As soon as I points my cane at her, she cried out and hugged Elephant-san.

…I hate that thing. I'll make that disappear right away.

「Sylph-chan! Are you alright? Are you injured?」

「Yes, I am fine. Are you feeling better now, Elephant-san?」

While I was mumbling and wriggling under the hands of Extend-san, Elephant-san, who had handed over Shadow-san to Dryad-san, came over here. I was worried because she seemed to be out of breath when we parted, but she is back to the usual energetic Elephant-san.

「I'm just a little tired, I've recovered perfectly fine already!」

「That's great then. But what happened?」

I knew that Elephant-san and Press-san won and that Blade-san convinced Dryad-san, but I have no idea what happened after that to bring us to the current situation.

「It's because Ele-chan's good-naturedness came out again.」

According to Press-san, who interrupted the conversation from the side, this is what she meant.

On behalf of Shadow-san and Marine-san, who were unconscious, Dryad-san apologized on behalf of Elephant-san and the others for this incident. Dryad-san isn't a member of any Naturalist groups, and she had a different goal than taking the territory, and she was going to tell me that too, but Blade-san stopped her. Elephant-san and the others did not pursue the matter further if Blade-san was satisfied, and they settled the matter with Dryad-san.

Frankly, I think not only Elephant-san but also Press-san is sweet and good-natured enough to be convinced and forgiven for that, but unlike the other two, Dryad-san was originally one of them, so there must be something about her that I don't understand.

The problem's what comes after. Shadow-san and Marine-san, these two Naturalist Magical Girls, seem to have attacked Elephant-san and her group to take their territory after all. After they woke up, they made a token apology for being beaten down, but if they're sorry for that, they wouldn't have done this in the first place. I bet they are planning their next move in the pit of their stomachs anyway. Are they going to attack another Hunting Ground, or are they going to attack Sakira Town again with their forces in place? Either way, they're not Magical Girls should be left on the loose. Both Blade-san and Press-san seemed to be scratching their heads as to what the best thing to do would be.

But in such a situation, only Elephant-san didn't blink. Even though it was a kind of idealism that could be called naive, Elephant-san was still the only person who embodied the existence of a Magical Girl.

To their surprise, Elephant-san reached out to them and asked if they would protect Sakira Town together from now on. The result was the truth about that black bug sticking to Elephant-san in a sticky and familiar way.

「B–Because the number of Diests are growing, and if we have more people to protect the town with us, that would be a good thing, right!? If you want to fight in Sakira Town, it's better for everyone to work together than for Magical Girls to fight each other!」

At the warm, raw glances from me and Extend-san, Elephant-san becomes embarrassed and intensifies her speech.

Originally, Elephant-san was in favor of this battle to take back the town because she wanted to protect the town of Sakira, where she was born and raised, with her own hands, but that doesn't mean that she wants to protect everything on her own.

I just didn't like the idea of having my territory taken over and not being able to operate in Sakira Town, and I don't mind at all that other Magical Girls are protecting the town with me.

「I think you have a point.」

As expected of Elephant-san! You're the definition of a Magical Girl!

I can't make too much fuss in front of other people, so I pretend to be calm and convinced, while secretly praising the product.

A Magical Girl's duty is to protect the town, and by extension, the world, by defeating the Diest. Indeed, there have been times recently when the number of Diests has been growing and growing and we have almost lost our ability to cope with them. Given that, more Magical Girls in Sakira Town is a nice idea! It's still great of Elephant-san to be able to prioritize protecting people instead of getting caught up in personal vendettas!

「You are certainly right, Elephant-kun. But it won't be so simple when factions are involved. If we accept the Magical Girls who attacked us to take our territory as it is, it would effectively become the territory of the Naturalists. Now other Magical Girls from the Naturalist Faction will come and try to drive all of you out with the cause that Sakira Town is the territory of the Naturalist Faction.」

I discreetly glare at Extend-san, who came to me to be stingy with Elephant-san's good idea.

I understand what she meant. I was actually scratching my head over the threats from the Devil until Elephant-san and the others were attacked like this.

But I finally understood after the incident happened while they were struggling with it, and after the efforts of Elephant-san and her team to win the case.

If they want to come and attack us, just come. I will kick those things to the curb, and Elephant-san and the others are not just Magical Girls to be protected by me. We have the strength to overcome unreason with our own hands.

「Don't stare at me like that, Wind Witch-dono. I'm just speaking in generalities, and I, too, think Elephant-kun's idea is a great one.」

「Ah, then I'm leaving the faction. I don't need any backing if I can stay here. If you want, I can spread rumors to the faction that they should not touch Sakira Town because I lost so badly.」

「Ahh, that's what I was thinking too. That a powerful Phase 2 Magical Girl tried to take the territory but was turned back. If you were willing to expand the story, it would be nice to have more credibility. I think it would make them all a much harder target.」

Knuckle-san added to Shadow-san's suggestion.

I'm also here, so Sakira Town should be less likely to be targeted, and since the attack this time was forced after pulling Simeracres-san in, if word of this spreads, there will be no one who will think of doing something stupid.

It's also a good countermeasure against that Devil. This should make it harder to target Elephant-san and shake her anymore.

「Hmm, well, that changes the story then. How about you, Marine-san?」

「…I am sorry, but I have work to do in my faction. I cannot leave the faction. But, Elephant-san. Your words woke me up. My way of doing things was wrong. This was not the way a Magical Girl should be, which I once strived for with her. I swear I will never do this again. And please forgive my rudeness in not being able to take your hand.」

「No, that's, please raise your head. But please don't do anything terrible again, okay?」

「Yes, thank you very much. Then, Press. From you I saw the potential of a Magical Girl. I thank you.」

「No, why did you call me that? Hey, hey, hey?」

Perhaps having done it once in return has cleared up her grudge, Press-san is poking and teasing Marine-san in her usual joking tone. On the day of that attack, Blade-san may have been damaged mentally, but the physical damage must have been the greatest for Press-san. No, she almost drowned, so it could be traumatic for some people. In that sense, I can consider Press-san to be the biggest victim, both physically and emotionally. And yet, to be able to take such an attitude toward the perpetrator of that crime, she was a person of large capacity, if not as large as Elephant-san. I may have misunderstood her a bit.

Anyway, this is how the girls were treated for the time being, and the result alone was a very lenient affair with no repercussions.

Originally, infightings were not forbidden as long as they did not go too far, so we could not ask an official body to judge them, and the only thing we could do was private punishment, but I knew that Elephant and her friends would never do such a thing because of their nature.

Although there are some aspects that are not clear to me, it's because of Elephant-san that I was saved, and I should be happy that the town of Sakira was restored by the hands of Elephant-san and her team.

CH 90

The third Sunday in September, as the remaining fire of summer wanes in intensity, I begin to feel a slight chill in the air. Today, exactly one week after the preliminary round of the Witch Cup, the time has finally arrived for the broadcast of a special program presented by the Magic Bureau to announce the regulations and team divisions for the main competition.

It was announced right after the end of the preliminary round that such a program would be broadcast, so I was standing in front of the Magiphone with snacks and juice ready.

At exactly 15:00, the distribution screen, which had been in standby, switched to a PV that seemed to be some kind of a combination of existing videos. The background music is set to a lively tune that cuts to scenes of the Witches competing in the Witch Cup and their past exploits, or rather, the scenes in which they are using their great skills. The film should’ve been made by simply splicing together different images, so it would’ve been natural that it would have looked clipped, but the good editing skill made the result feel comfortable. Finally, the PV ended with the Witch Cup logo in bold letters, and changed to a video of a single Magical Girl waiting on a set that looked like a cheesy news program with an earthly appearance.

『Okay, and so～ That was a cool PV! It was as powerful as you would expect from the Witches. Those of you who watch this program may already know this, but I will explain it again. This Witch Cup, which was planned and decided to be held by Director Earth, Director General of the Bureau of Magic and Chairperson of the Competition Steering Committee, will be held exclusively for witches.』

A blonde-haired Magical Girl in a red and yellow outfit that gives the impression of vivacity begins to explain about the Witch Cup with a sales smile on her face. I thought I remembered seeing something like this before, but if you look closely, you can see the name “Magical Girl Idol Sunny” in a ticker at the bottom of the screen. Was that the girl I saw on the internet news or something before I was a Magical Girl? If she’s offered to host such a show with the head of Magical Bureau, she must be a well-known Magical Girl in her own right.

After that, the conversation continued on to the background of the project, the preliminary rounds, and the introduction of the contestants, with Earth talking a little bit about what she knew and what she was not interested in, so she listened to them while eating sweets.

And so, about 30 minutes into the program, they finally began to discuss the rules of the main competition.

As Sunny-san said this, some kind of large board was brought in from off-screen. The ones you see on news shows and such, I think you called them flipboards? The one where you peel off the floppy paper as you tell the story. That’s exactly what it was.

『The main idea remains the same. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of holding the event under the name of a rivalry. It’s obvious that they’re fighting for position on a randomly determined field, whether it’s a forest, a wilderness, or an urban area. The first difference, and I’m sure you know this, is the number of teams.』

『Yes, you are right. In the normal Witch Cup, three people form one team, and four teams are intermingled in the battle, So this time, that number of teams will be three.』

Sunny-san flipped to the shortest piece of paper on the far left, and from underneath it, the number of teams was three! There, it appeared.

There are still more hidden parts, so the explanation of the rules seems to go on like this for a long time. Why did you refer to a news program to make an event special…? I’m not following the groove.

『If so, that would mean a total of three large crystals, one for each team’s base, but what about the small crystals scattered around the competition field?』

『That’s 20. That’s 1 point for a small crystal, 5 points for a large crystal, and 35 points for the entire field. The team with the most points at the end of the 30-minute time limit wins. In addition, the team with a nice bout will also be awarded MVP!』

『So it’s business as usual for point calculations and MVP. Participants are usually divided into teams by color (red team, blue team, etc.), and the large crystals placed at each team’s base are tinted with the team’s color from the start, but the small crystals are initially colorless. In order to take a position, you need to contact this crystal and inject magic power into it. In this colorless state, it takes about 10 seconds to acquire it as your own, but if it is already tinted with the other team’s color, it takes twice as long, 20 seconds. Am I correct in assuming that there will be no change in this area?』

『I was going to explain this later, but, well, you’re right. It takes 60 seconds to repaint the big crystal, and you can’t use magic when you’re infusing it with magic, as usual.』

『I see then～. Regarding the differences, will there be any changes in the vast field that we are familiar with when it comes to rivalry games as the number of teams has decreased?』

『It’s a little smaller, but that’s within the margin of error. Even in everyday life, the size of the field can vary depending on the field chosen. The more significant change is the elimination of warping to bases.』

『It’s a feature that allows you to warp to your own base from anywhere in the field. I think it was a function for movement rather than emergency evacuation, since it is not possible to warp in an instant and requires some pooling, but why was it discontinued this time?』

『I have a lot of theories, but I didn’t think much of it to begin with. Then, there is a correction to the movement speed, which is usually reduced in your own camp and vice versa in the enemy camp. So you will be faster in your own camp and slower in the enemy camp.』

『The elimination of warps, plus the addition of in-campus compensation, this is certainly going to be a different move than the traditional rivalry!』

『You throw in your lame opinions about how there is little merit in having a position in spite of the name “battle of the camps.” I’m sure you’ll be happy with this.』

『I feel like there is some personal animosity in the mix, but I would like to add that taking a position refers to the act of dyeing crystals, but a corrected position is not strictly around crystals. The inner side of the crystal is the area within 50 meters in diameter centered on the large crystal, and the inner side is the area where the outer edges of the small crystals are joined to form a correction area. The large crystal also counts as an outer edge, so that means you need to secure at least two small crystals to get the correction effect!』

『That’s what it means. But, as they are competing for a finite number of positions, they are bound to run into the enemy team at some point. This stiff battle between Magical Girls is what I call the best part of the rivalry. Of course, as usual, we use the same avatars we use at the training facility, so there is no need to worry about casualties. Even if you get hit, you can revive and return to the match after a lapse of time. You’ll need half of the magic you have at that point to get back on the road, so the more you get hit, the faster you’ll run out of gas. Then the basic time to return is fixed, and then there is a plastic correction depending on how many crystals are available. Simply put, the more positions you have, the slower your resurrection.』

『As long as they can defeat the other team’s Magical Girls, even if they are holding their position, they have a chance to turn things around.』

『Yes. Especially during the rivalry match, there is no way to recover magic power. Teams that are pushing at the beginning of the game often run out of gas at the end of the game. Then, there are matches where the entire team was wiped out by the firepower just before the end of the match and could not revive until the end of the match.』

『I guess it depends on each team’s strategy. By the way, the place to be resurrected is their own base, but if the big crystal is taken, it will be random. Don’t worry, it’s not instantly game over just because your base is taken.』

『It seems to me that not being able to revive in a position where you can get a positive correction is pretty tough.』

After that, there was some talk about the interface used by the participants, but that’s about it, the explanation of the basic rules of the rivalry and examples of tactics that were the attitude of Earth and Sunny-san’s discussion continued for a while, the team assignments were finally announced five minutes before the end of the program. That’s too much of a stretch…

『Now that the time for the end of the program is approaching, I would like to announce the final highlight of this program.』

With Earth’s call, the screen changes to show an image with the names of the teams and the Witches who belong to whom.

So my two teammates would be Doppelganger-san and Ex–Magna-san. I’ve studied a lot about fighting styles and magic in videos, so I have it all in my head. Besides, the last time we had conversation, Doppelganger-san seemed to be a talker. I don’t want to deal with Ex–Magna-san, but since Doppelganger-san has the highest rank and even assists the Devil, I should leave her in charge of the team and do my best to fight the battle.

From what I have seen in the videos of previous competitions and this special program, there is no doubt that the more mobile Magical Girls have the advantage. I guess the reason me, Rabbitfoot-san, and Dragon Call-san are on separate teams is to balance that out. I don’t have to tell anyone that I and Dragon Call-san have the ability to fly, and some say that Rabbitfoot is one of the fastest when it comes to straight trajectories.

But what to do? Normally I would keep my interactions with other Magical Girls to a minimum, but this time I have my own reasons for not losing. I know I should talk to Doppelganger-san and others in person once to set up a meeting for the show, but I don’t have their contact information. Can I ask Rabbitfoot-san or Extend-san to tell them about it?

As I was pondering how to contact my teammates in the competition, a pop notification sounded as if a message had been delivered to the Magiphone. I didn’t notice it because I was so focused on my thoughts that I wasn’t looking at the screen at all. The recipient was an address I didn’t recognize, but when I looked at the contents, I couldn’t help but think that the other party must be thinking the same thing.

Magical girl tyrant sylph

She wears a black jumper skirt with gold embroidery, a white shirt with a large black ribbon around the neck, and six gold crosses on her chest, arranged like buttons. The black over-knee socks are decorated with white lace and ribbons at the cuffs, and at the end of them are so-called Lolita shoes with thick black soles.

The girl, her long platinum blonde hair curled at the ends, walked with her eyes fixed on the spines of the hardcover books laid out on the bookshelf.

「I knew it, I only had the general history book.」

The girl who muttered that quietly was named Press.

She was Press, the Magical Girl Of Pressure.

Press flipped through the ancient and modern history books, occasionally picking up a title that caught her attention, flipping through them easily and returning them to the bookshelf.

Suddenly, a light appears at the edge of the Press' vision, indicating the appearance of a transfer magic circle.

Shifting her gaze from the bookshelf to the magic circle, Press hesitated for a moment whether to leave or not, and then chose to stay.

The place where Press is now is the library of the Magical World, but usually there are so few visitors that it is deserted.

The library does not have any special books, nor does it have a particularly large collection, so there is little point in going out of your way to use this facility as a Magical Girl.

A few Magical Girls who prefer quietness may use the library, but Press remembers most of its users, and none of them are so tactless as to come to the library in transition.

After considering the fact that a magic circle had appeared all the way near her, Press thought that perhaps someone she knew had metastasized to her.

Press briefly looked around and saw that some Magical Girls were looking slightly annoyed by the light of the magic circle. When Press put her palms together and bowed her head to these Magical Girls, probably meaning that she knew them, she narrowed her eyes as if to say that she had no choice, and then returned her gaze to her book.

Gradually the light subsided, and what appeared was the silhouette of a pumpkin.

「Yo, Press! What are you doing here–ran?」

「This is the place to be silent, so could you please be quiet?」

While whispering a warning to Jack, who raised his voice as usual, Press moves in the direction of fewer people.

Jack, who understood Press's intention, followed silently and opened his mouth when there were fewer people around.

「It's unusual for you to be here–ran. What kind of wind brought you here–ran?」

「No, no, no, but first, what are you doing here, Jack? What do you want from me?」

「Nothing sort of important–ran. Tyrant Sylph kicked me out, so I'll be accompanying Press for a while–ran. Press is the second newest in Sakira Town–ran.」

「Haha, you've got a funny sense of humor.」

Press pulls a face with a dry laugh.

Despite her words, she understands that Jack's statement is no joke.

「I'm not joking–ran. So, why are you at the library–ran?」

「Haah～ Well, I guess I'll just have to live with the fact that I'm here. Also, I don't think it's good to judge people by their appearances. I may look like this, but I'm a good student and a regular reader.」

Press herself knows that her appearance gives the impression that she was unserious, or perhaps she deliberately babbles in protest.

「Sorry about that–ran. But when I used to support you, I didn't see you studying or reading much–ran.」

「I just couldn't afford it back then.」

「Appearances can be deceiving–ran. So, what were you looking into–ran?」

「…, since you're going to all the trouble of looking it up here, there's only one answer, right?」

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After a moment of silence, Press answers with a chuckle.

「I was wondering if there are any books on magic. If I know something about the history, theory, etc., it will help me to know how to use magic, right? My skills have been at a standstill lately, and I'm looking for an opportunity. I'm looking for something like that.」

「Magic is best used sensibly–ran. Thinking theoretically is counterproductive–ran.」

「Jack-chin doesn't understand. Even in sports, if you just do things by feel, you will get stuck at some point. That no matter what kind of genius you are, if you don't learn to reason, you'll never get to the top.」

「As I said before, modern science and magic are completely different–ran. You don't need to worry about theory–ran.」

「If I try it and it doesn't work, I can be convinced, but I can't give up until I try it myself.」

「Either way, there are no books on magic–ran. Grimoires and magical tools are basically in each Magical Girl's treasury–ran. Even I couldn't see them even if I wanted to–ran.」

「That's the point.」

Jack is relentless in recommending the use of her senses, but Press has no intention of giving up on it. But even so, she can't find the key documents.

The current situation is just like using magic only with the senses, it is almost impossible to find a logic from this situation by oneself.

Press believes that it is impossible for the creator or inventor of this magical power to have left no documentation of any kind, but it is the same as not being able to find an object.

「This library, it's really just a library.」

Press has already visited the library several times and looked around every corner of the building. Sometimes she had talked to a fairy who is a librarian, but no information about magic has come up.

Not only libraries, but most of the facilities available to the average Magical Girl are no different from those available in reality.

Press felt that this was because information about magic was kept secret except on a superficial level.

「Oh, right! Jack-chin, don't you have some kind of a connection to the Department of Magical Arts? They'd know something.」

「I can't–ran. I'm at the end of the line, too–ran. I don't have any contacts in the Department of Magic–ran.」

「Tch～ It didn't work～」

Press had no choice but to discontinue information gathering on magic for once.

She don't know if there really are no materials in this library or if Jack has no connection to the Bureau of Magic, but either way, she decided that it would be difficult to make progress with Jack by her side.

Jack asked what the research was before Press said anything.

It is possible that what she does at the library is not necessarily research, and that she may have simply come to look for a novel to pass the time. Nevertheless, the fact that he asked that means that he already had some idea of how Press was going to work.

Press inwardly clucked her tongue, wondering if she had been premature in confirming to the fairies, even if only in a roundabout way.

（There's no way those people would leave something as interesting as magical girls alone. But the fact that they don't mess with us means that the perception blockage is leaking to them… There is no doubt that sublime is involved, but there is no information at all. It's obviously regulated, isn't it? It could be bad if they find out in earnest that I'm snooping around. I guess that means they don't want to tell the magical girls what's going on behind the scenes.）

「I guess I'll just drop by the arcade and go home today.」

「Don't you have to study–ran?」

「I'm tired of making money off the backs of my bones. I can't do it without stress relief.」

「Play games in moderation–ran. Your parents will worry if you're too late–ran.」

「Ah, shut up, shut up. This is why I hate it when Jack-chin is around.」

Press left the library, mumbling and complaining.

Press notices the presence of the librarian elf silently watching her back, but she maintained a nonchalant attitude as if she has nothing to be ashamed of.

Even if somewhat suspicious, at this point, Press is acting without going beyond the scope of a Magical Girl with an interest in how magic works. Perhaps fortunately, the probing glances did not follow her out of the library.

CH 149

Tyrant Sylph had two spells applied to him that intervened in his mind, guiding and forcing him to think in a way that suited his needs. Although such mental pollution is ineffective for Magical Girls, it is the Magical World that makes the protections in the first place, and with the highest ranking fairies, such obstacles were as good as non-existent.

The magic that was applied to Sylph was constantly monitored by Earth in the Magical World. To manage the increasing amount of precious fuel so that it is not irretrievably lost in a sudden accident.

It was of course understood that the increase in fuel was becoming stagnant due to the presence of the Magical Girl Elephant. That is why Earth went to the trouble of meeting Tyrant Sylph in person and performing the second magic spell on him. So that he would never be satisfied with the status quo, never be content with a life of contentment. The plan worked, and fuel was again produced successfully.

The negligence of the new fairy dispatched to Sakira Town caused some unexpected disruption, but it was to Earth’s advantage. After all, the influence of Magical Girl Elephant had reached a level that was very difficult to ignore and was overturning the magical thought compulsion placed on Tyrant Sylph.

Just as Earth was thinking that he couldn’t leave Elephant unattended for good, Tyrant Sylph, fascinated by Succubus, began to suffer greatly. Elephant’s influence over Tyrant Sylph remains the same, but because of this, the guilt of liking two people at the same time weighs heavily on Sylph, and fuel productivity has greatly improved.

Then, fed on plentiful and fresh fuel, Tyrant Sylph’s, or rather Mizukami Ryōichi’s Gift, the Negative Emotion Drive, went out of control.

The Negative Emotion Drive is a valuable technique that produces vast amounts of energy from the host’s negative emotions. Only a few people in the world possess this unique technique that transforms emotions into power. Hence the Emotive Drive.

Magic, sorcery, and all other techniques that are inherently unaffected by emotion can be easily powered up with this Negative Emotion Drive. It produces substandard results that completely ignore the original performance of the product. Hate, anger, sadness, anguish, such a single commonplace movement of the heart can push even a thirty-year-old man, who is not at all suited to the Magical Girl system, into becoming a Witch.

The Negative Emotion Drive’s rampage was unexpected, but still, it wasn’t a major problem on its own. The fuel stored in the body of Tyrant Sylph is so vast that it cannot be consumed to that extent. Rather, if this outburst hurts or takes the life of a fellow Magical Girls, we can expect to recover more fuel than she had consumed. Although it was necessary to be careful only to prevent Sylph’s spirit from completely collapsing, no matter how powerful the Negative Emotion Drive is, it is not as powerful compared to a Demigod. Earth was watching the battle between the Tyrant Sylph and the Magical Girls to make sure he did not misjudge the timing, as he could seize them at any time.

Sylph’s sudden return to sanity is not in itself surprising, considering that he successfully controlled the Negative Emotion Drive. It’s doubtful that Tyrant Sylph, who has wielded this power without awareness and without knowledge as a sorcerer, could control the Negative Emotion Drive so perfectly that it could stop a runaway so quickly, but it’s still not impossible.

The problem was that Sylph’s fuel reserves had decayed to the point where it was hard to believe that the runaway had consumed it.

Although not enough to interfere with the plan, Earth wanted to have some margin for fuel to ensure a safety margin. For this reason, he suppressed distortions and deliberately postponed the opening of the war, and originally it would have been possible to start the final battle when Tyrant Sylph opened the last gate.

As for Mizukami Ryōichi, everything was going according to Earth’s plan until he was made into Magical Girl Tyrant Sylph. But from there on, things never go according to plan, only the unexpected happens, and at the center of it all is always the Magical Girl Elephant. So I wondered what that ordinary Magical Girl had done this time as well, but if Earth used her magic and flew her gaze to Okinawa, I could see her sleeping peacefully.

It is an impossible feat not only for Magical Girls but also for fairies of the same rank not to be detected by Earth, the highest ranking fairy under the direct control of the Demigod of the Stars. If anyone could do it, it would be a sorcerer specializing in hidden forms, or a demigod. However, most sorcerers are under the influence of cognitive inhibition and cannot mess with Magical Girls. The other demigods shouldn’t know much about Tyrant Sylph in the first place, and it is hard to imagine that they would intervene.

「Lazy Lady, huh? …But, if that’s the case, why have she chosen to ignore it until now? What’s the reason to move now?」

There have been plenty of times in the past when she could have taken pity on Tyrant Sylph and tried to help him. Whether it was preventing Mizukami Ryōichi from changing his sex and rejuvenating himself, or preventing him from becoming a Magical Girl, or playing the magic of mental pollution, there were many ways to do it. If she didn’t do so and are now sidetracking us, there must be a reason why it is now or never, and if so, the only thing I can think of is.

Lazy Lady affected all demigods, but as a matter of fact, it was expedient for Earth that the Demigod of Reason went to sleep. He is a philanthropist in contrast to the Demigod of the Stars. If the Demigod of Reason and his direct successor, the Supreme Fairy, Law, were still alive and well, the plan to use Tyrant Sylph would have been exposed and thwarted at some stage.

The biggest irregularity for Earth and for the Negative Emotion Drive Project is not Lazy. It’s a Magical Girl who was disregarded as an ordinary existence with no great talent that could be found anywhere. It is now inconceivable that her being in Okinawa is irrelevant. Although there was no evidence of any kind, Earth understood intuitively that the phenomenon that had happened to Sylph had to do with Lazy Lady and Elephant.

We could cast another spell of mental pollution on Tyrant Sylph and wait for the fuel to build up again. But there is no guarantee that something similar will not happen again in the meantime. Magical Girl Elephant was a mass of the unexpected and unforeseen for Earth, who never know what she will do. However, that doesn’t mean that she can be simply eliminated. Doing so would probably break Tyrant Sylph. That’s not good enough.

Time may not be on Earth’s side any more. If we took it easy, we had a feeling that all of our plans would be fundamentally overturned.

Besides, it was hard to believe that Elephant would stay quiet in the final battle. She’s not strong enough, and since she hasn’t opened the Third Gate, let alone the Last Gate, there is no way she can interfere, but she still looks like she could do something if she was near Tyrant Sylph.

What means she used to quell the outbreak of the Negative Emotion Drive from the distant land of Okinawa was beyond anyone’s comprehension. But even so, the damage is minimal compared to the total amount of fuel Sylph has accumulated over a long period of time. That is the limit.

That is why Earth decided that we should start now, when Elephant couldn’t directly interfere with Sylph.

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