Chapter 1

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“Haha, hahahaha!! I did it, I did it!”

When I opened my eyes, there was a crazy person.

I don’t know what they succeeded in, but judging by the sheer joy in their laughter, it must’ve been something big.

‘But they look kinda familiar…’

Do I know anyone that crazy among my acquaintances?

Not that I have many acquaintances to begin with, so if I knew them, I wouldn’t be this confused.

“Masterpiece born from the despair of magical girls—yes, Monster Girl! Monster Girl sounds good!”

“Ah.”

I think I get it.

The dissonance of 2D becoming 3D—no, reality—was overwhelming, but if I’m right, then surely…

“Now, my masterpiece, Monster Girl! Sweep away all the magical girls! Ahahahaha!!!”

“…”

“…Why aren’t you moving? Did the control fail?”

I thought they were crazy, but they really are crazy.

At first, I thought it was just a regular magical girl story, but then the tone shifted completely with reports of magical girls dying—

—The infamous villainous doctor from *Magical Girl Apocalypse*, the one who created the deadly threat.

That’s who was standing in front of me.

“I thought she’d have some level of cognitive ability since she was made from the souls of magical girls… Guess I’ll have to use commands to control her.”

“…”

Using every means possible, he kidnapped magical girls, imprisoned them, and even tortured them to extract despair energy.

That refined despair energy was concentrated to create Apocalypse, the end of magical girls.

…And that end was me.

“Move, Monster Girl. Head to the control room!”

I sighed internally as the doctor shouted in frustration.

In the story, Apocalypse was a monster group—mainly following the doctor’s orders to slaughter magical girls and harvest their despair energy.

A normal human might’ve resisted or refused, but Apocalypse obeyed the doctor’s commands like a machine.

By command. And by order.

The phrase had a sense of compulsion, so some predicted that one day, she’d regain her senses and join the good side.

“No thanks.”

“Wha…?”

One final truth revealed.

The magical girls thought that if they killed the doctor, the commands would stop, and Apocalypse would cease to function. But she didn’t stop.

The reason? Well…

‘The doctor’s forced commands never worked on me in the first place.’

Apocalypse listened to the doctor because following his orders made it easier to harvest despair energy from magical girls.

She needed energy to function, and Apocalypse’s energy source was the despair of magical girls.

“Obey my orders! This is a command!”

“I’ll obey any command except killing magical girls.”

“…Tch.”

I watched the doctor bite his lip in frustration before turning away.

What kind of experiments can you even do in such a dark place?

I vaguely remember something about human experiments, but with lighting this bad, I doubt they were successful.

Even villains need some light to live by.

*Click.*

“Gaaah…!! The light… it’s too bright…!!”

“Ah.”

Come to think of it, was she sensitive to light?

It’s just a fluorescent light, but she’s reacting like this.

I watched curiously as the doctor rolled around on the floor, smoke rising from his body.

Is that smoke coming from him?

It’s the first time I’ve seen smoke coming from a human body, so I stared for a moment before the smell of burning flesh made me grimace and turn off the switch.

“Kuh, haah… huff…”

“…If you’re that sensitive to light, why did you even install a light switch?”

“…”

Is this guy an idiot?

Anyone who knows how hard the magical girls in the original story tried to kill him would find this reaction utterly disappointing.

All you had to do was break into the lab and flip a switch, and he’d be incapacitated.

‘By the way, if the doctor’s like this, isn’t there no one left to stop me?’

The doctor lay quietly on the floor, still smelling of burnt flesh.

I glanced at him, confirmed he wasn’t moving, and quietly took a step forward.

Not that he could stop me even if he tried, but it’s better to leave quietly than to force my way out.

“I’ll be back, Doctor.”

Not that I’m sure I’ll return.

***

It was a bit far, but I managed to reach the bustling city.

There were a few hiccups along the way, like breaking through walls or getting lost, but I made it.

“Mom, mom! That sister is wearing weird clothes!”

“Shh, don’t look at that! Jiji, Jiji!”

“…”

…Maybe I should’ve taken the doctor’s lab coat.

It’s true, walking around in this strange outfit in a crowded place is a bit awkward.

A white patient-like outfit with holes here and there.

If I had money, I’d change clothes, but I left in such a hurry that I didn’t grab any.

‘…Maybe I’ll just look around for now and go back later to get some money.’

Even though I was created by the doctor, the point of my creation wasn’t during Apocalypse’s appearance.

Apocalypse appears much later—or not that much later?

Anyway.

*Growl~*

“…”

Even as a Monster Girl, I still get hungry.

I sighed deeply at the sound of my stomach growling.

You could’ve at least fed me before waking me up, Doctor.

Then again, if he were capable of such sensible thoughts, he wouldn’t have installed a light switch in his own lab.

*Weeeeeeng~!!!!*

[Attention, citizens. A monster has appeared in the city. Repeat. A monster has appeared in the city. Please stay indoors if possible. If you spot the monster, please report it to the support team—]

“…Monster?”

Just as I was about to get lost in thought, the siren blared.

With the monster alert, I looked around and noticed that almost everyone who had been filling the streets was gone.

I was lost in thought, but where did everyone go?

Well, in a world where monsters appear daily, it’s probably normal.

“You there, student! Head to the shelter! Hurry!”

“Ah, okay.”

I slowly moved toward the police officer-like figure shouting at me, standing dazed in the street.

I’d need to know where the shelter is to go there or not.

‘There’s a way to find out—’

My body, Apocalypse’s main source of energy, is human despair.

The efficiency isn’t great, so magical girl despair is the best way to fill up, but as a monster, I can at least sense the smell of despair.

“Alright, so the shelter is…”

Ah, over there.

Following the faint waves of despair, I saw a sturdy-looking building.

A guard post-like structure and a large bunker-like building behind it.

The barricades and barbed wire around it seemed to scream, ‘This is the shelter!’

By the way, can I even get in here?

…I mean, my title is Monster Girl.

“Don’t just stand there, come in, hurry!”

“Whoa…”

The soldier inside must’ve seen me standing outside through the CCTV, as he opened the door, grabbed my arm, and pulled me inside.

‘It’s cleaner inside than I thought.’

“What were you doing standing outside the shelter? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!”

“…Not really.”

As soon as I stepped inside, the person started yelling at me.

Not that the monster would attack me, but I guess I look like a regular person.

“Then what? Didn’t you train at school? The drills for heading to the nearest shelter when a monster alert goes off!”

“I’ve never done drills.”

“…You’ve never done drills?”

Ah, was that too honest?

I averted my gaze as the person started looking at me suspiciously.

This is definitely going to raise suspicions, especially with this weird outfit.

“I don’t go to school.”

“Does… your mother know?”

“My parents, um…”

Should I say the doctor is my parent?

He did create Apocalypse, so in a way, he’s like a parent, but also not…

“They’re unconscious. In a coma.”

“…”

This time, I just stated the facts.

Saying my parents are unconscious and in a coma doesn’t sound great.

I only realized how bad it sounded after I said it, but you can’t take back words once they’re out.

Well, maybe they’ll pity me and go easier on me.

“Just stay inside for now. I’m sorry for yelling at you.”

“It’s okay. It’s my fault for not heading to the shelter right away.”

I smiled softly at the person, who now looked somewhat apologetic.

Luckily, they didn’t comment on my outfit.

I’m dressed in a way that’s perfect for getting caught, after all.

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