Chapter 127

“Ouch…”

“……”

Gravity, floating and fluttering beside me, following along.

This kid said she wanted to take down the demons herself, so I’m bringing her along.

Honestly, it’s not necessary, but thinking about it, I’ve never really seen Gravity fight properly, so I allowed it because I wanted to see it once.

…But, what’s the deal with her half-asleep even while we’re on the way…?

Does she usually go around defeating demons and monsters like that?

“…Watch closely.”

“Got it.”

This time, a Marquis-Class appeared.

Since it’s a demon, it started causing chaos as soon as it appeared, but suddenly, its movements stopped.

No, not exactly stopped… It’s trying to move and cause chaos, but it’s completely stuck and can’t move.

She’s already started.

“G-Geeek…!!”

“…Disappear.”

She completely halted its movements and created a mini black hole right there.

The Marquis-Class demon, caught in the intense gravitational pull, was torn to shreds as it was sucked in.

Of course, the surroundings were devastated too, but as soon as she confirmed the demon was torn apart, she released the black hole, minimizing the damage.

“…I… did my best…”

“…Yeah.”

So, this was her doing her best…

Ah, come to think of it, Gravity is at a level where she can solo Duke-Class enemies.

Well… I guess this counts as her doing her best.

“Huh? A request just came in from overseas to take down a Duke-Class. Wanna give it a shot?”

“…Yeah.”

“Then, shall we take this? It’s from Argentina, and apparently, no Duke-Class or higher demons or monsters have appeared there before.”

Argentina… Come to think of it, wasn’t Argentina the winning team in the recent World Cup?

What a strange coincidence.

While we’re there, I should check out what kind of food they have.

Chubby will probably research and cook it up for us.

Anyway, after accepting the Duke-Class monster extermination request, we registered Gravity as the exterminator and headed to Argentina via the [Gate].

As soon as we arrived, Gravity moved immediately.

She uses her gravity to move quickly, while using gravity to restrict the enemy’s movements and crush them.

Using her abilities like that… It’s such a Gravity-like way of doing things.

She probably finds it bothersome to move directly, so she just uses her gravity to zip around.

“Ugh…”

Once she figured out the enemy’s movements, she created a highly compressed magic bullet purely for destruction.

Then, using her gravity, she accelerated it at an incredible speed, piercing straight through the Duke-Class’s head.

I never expected Gravity to take down a Duke-Class so easily…

She must have taken down quite a few demons and monsters before.

Otherwise, there’s no way she could solo a Duke-Class this easily.

“…Done~.”

“Good job. By the way, you’ve got some pretty high firepower despite it being simple, huh? The mini black hole was grand.”

“…That one… too much damage… people keep complaining… so… made a smaller one.”

“Yeah, that one was a bit too much. It’s not something you can use in the city every time.”

“Mm…”

So, Gravity actually thinks things through and uses her abilities wisely.

That’s why she’s become such a capable magical girl.

Anyway… Since we’re in Argentina, we can’t not explore the food!

I wasn’t planning to, but since Chubby is such a good cook… Even if I don’t eat, I’ll take pictures… No, actually, I probably won’t just take pictures.

Gravity’s already noticed and is staring at me with sparkling eyes, swallowing her drool.

And stop pointing at that pizza place over there.

“Sigh… Alright, alright. Let’s go in.”

“Yay~…”

This place… Oh? This isn’t Italian or American-style pizza.

I didn’t expect the entire edge to be loaded with cheese.

Come to think of it, Argentina is a huge producer of livestock and wheat, right?

That’s probably why they have something like this…

Plus, most of the population has Italian immigrant roots.

Anyway, should we order?

“Whoa…”

“Will you be dining in?”

“Ah, yes. We’ll eat here. Um… One of each kind, please.”

“…? Ah, understood.”

Great, my English studies paid off.

By the way, one of each kind means seven pizzas. Are they surprised that the two of us are going to eat seven pizzas?

“…Rampage, your English… got better…”

“I studied. Bit by bit.”

Ooh, getting praised for my English by a local American, my English skills must have improved quite a bit.

At this level, I should be able to handle more advanced conversations.

“Pizza…”

“Oh, it’s already here. They must prepare the dough and toppings and bake it right away.”

Wow… This pizza is simple but incredibly delicious.

I’ll definitely have to tell Chubby about this.

“Tasty…”

“Eat up. I’ll just try one slice of each.”

This one’s good, that one’s good… Argentina has some really delicious stuff.

I already feel full, but for the sake of future meals, I’ll keep eating and taking pictures.

Haa~… Is this self-inflicted food torture…?

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After several hours of eating and taking pictures in Argentina, it was finally time to head home.

In this state, I think I’ll have to skip dinner.

I feel like my stomach’s about to burst, how can I eat more…

“Dinner~…”

“……”

This kid, after eating so much, is still looking forward to dinner… She’s something else…

No matter how I think about it, how does that much food fit into such a small body…

“By the way, this turned into an unexpected Argentina tour.”

“I liked it…”

“…Good.”

…Well, as long as you’re happy.

Ah~ When I get home, I’ll sit in the living room and have some whiskey.

I’m too full to eat dinner, so I’ll have that instead.

“Welcome back!”

“Chubby. I took some food pictures in Argentina. I also roughly organized the ingredients I know about, so do some research on your own.”

“Got it! What about dinner?”

“I’ll pass. I ate a bit while feeding her, and I feel like my stomach’s about to burst. Just feed her.”

“Roger!”

Let’s see… Ah, I’ll go with this whiskey this time.

Hmm~ The smell is really good.

This one… Huh? This has a pretty heavy taste.

Then I should have this with the chocolate brownies Chubby made.

No, I’ll take out the dark chocolate and have both.

“Big sis? You’re not eating?”

“I’m full, so you guys eat.”

“Ah, did you give up while eating together?”

“…I managed to eat a bit here and there.”

“Meow.”

“No. Don’t stick your hand in.”

Ah~ Anyway, whiskey is really delicious.

Expensive alcohol is all good, but whiskey suits my taste the best.

Still, light beer is good too.

Especially with fried food, nothing beats beer.

Wine… It feels like it really shines when paired with Western food, but on its own, it’s a bit off for my taste.

Of course, depending on the type, some are better drunk alone…

“…Ah, suddenly I’m craving chicken.”

“Chicken?”

“You know how to fry chicken, right?”

“I do!”

“Then make some chicken tomorrow. Chicken prices these days are outrageous, so I don’t feel like buying it.”

“Got it!”

Come to think of it, I haven’t had chicken in a while.

With so many other things to eat, I naturally stopped eating it…

But still, chicken is delicious, so I’ll have Chubby make some this time.

And was it during the Christmas party? I think she made it once before, so it should be fine.

“Here~ Open wide~.”

“…Ah~.”

“Aww~ So cute~.”

“…You know she’s an adult, right?”

“I know?”

“Then why are you feeding her like a baby…”

“Because she’s cute!”

“Ah, right…”

By the way, Yura, that kid, even if she’s an adult, if she’s cute, it doesn’t matter, huh?

Well, Gravity seems to be fine with being treated like a baby, so no problem there…

Gravity’s personality is something else.

That aside, it’s been a while since I’ve relaxed and enjoyed the taste of alcohol.

Lately, I’ve just been gulping down drinks.

Usually, it’s just convenient beer.

Plus, the homemade beer turned out surprisingly well and tastes great.

“Cough…”

“Did you eat well?”

“Yeah… But, what’s that…?”

“Alcohol. It’s called whiskey.”

“…Curious…”

“…Here, try it.”

“…Heavy…”

“Yeah, it’s heavy, right? Have this with it.”

“Small~…”

“Meow.”

“No. You’ll die if you eat chocolate.”

Maybe it’s because she’s in her magical girl form… She’s not getting drunk and is drinking just fine.

No, more than that, it’s weird seeing her drink like this.

Not that I’m in a position to say that.

“Big sis. I want some too.”

“You too? …Here.”

“Hehe.”

“Do you like alcohol that much?”

“Yeah. Especially whiskey… It’s really delicious.”

Geez… At this rate, all the whiskey I bought in bulk is going to disappear.

It’s pretty expensive whiskey, but it’s disappearing like it’s just beer.

Well, I can always buy more, but seeing it vanish like this is a bit…

“…!”

“…What’s wrong?”

“I… have a new technique… couldn’t show it…”

“A new technique?”

“Using gravity… can make a huge explosion…”

“Whoa…”

A huge explosion… So, compressing anything at the center using gravity and then releasing it to cause an explosion?

That’s the only thing that comes to mind when you say gravity and huge explosion.

But that explosion radius sounds ridiculously large, right?

It’s probably better not to use it…

“How big is the explosion radius?”

“Ugh… Really big.”

“How big? Like wiping out a whole city?”

“Even bigger…”

“…Don’t use that normally. It could cause a disaster.”

“Mm…”

The fact that she agreed right away means she knows how big of a problem it could cause.

But saying she couldn’t show it, don’t say that.

Is showing it off more important than preventing a disaster?

“Wow~ I want some too!”

“…You can have a little. You have work tomorrow.”

“Got it~.”

“Ugh…?”

“Why are you sitting her on your lap?”

“Because she’s cute!”

“Ah… Whatever…”

…Well, Yura is older than Gravity, so it’s fine.

Gravity seems fine with it too, just sitting there drinking.

At this point, I’m curious what she actually dislikes.

“Ah~ I want to drink strong alcohol freely~.”

“No one can do that. Even if it’s possible, it’ll just wreck your liver and shorten your lifespan.”

“Well, it’s just a wish!”

“By the way, what are you doing?”

“Me? This? Mahjong.”

“…Mahjong? Is that a gambling game…”

“Ah, this one uses points, so it’s classified as a sports game!”

“Points? So they’re selling gambling games as sports games by turning them into point-based systems…”

“Mostly through skins and stuff. They can’t make the game itself pay-to-win!”

“Yeah, that makes sense. But does it even make a profit…? Well, it must, since they’re still running it.”

Mahjong… Come to think of it, it suddenly started gaining popularity last year.

Hmm… Well, if it’s not gambling, it’s fine to play casually.

I should set it up for when I’m bored.

Ah, but I heard you need to study a bit to play mahjong…

…Whatever, too lazy.

I’ll just skim through it and give it a try.

“Meow.”

“…Stop staring. I’m still not giving you chocolate.”