A magical girl helps another magical girl.
Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I rise.
By transforming, I skip changing clothes.
When I was a man, I could be more thorough, but now even staying up late is tough.
Today, I have to work for the magical girl I defeated yesterday, so I need to get ready quickly.
While I’m at it, I’ll make breakfast for Ren and myself.
Once the bread is baked in the oven and the sausage and eggs are fried and placed on top, it’s done.
As I carry it to the living room, Ren… I’ve been taught her name, but to avoid mistakes, I’ll just call her Ren-san.
“Good morning. Would you like something to drink?”
“Morning. I’ll have green tea or brown rice tea.”
Though her choice of drink is a bit bland, since I have both, I’ll make the brown rice tea.
It’s easy since it comes in a carton.
“This is much better than last night’s dinner.”
“The seasoning differs by country, so there’s nothing I can do about that.”
The bread is simply buttered and baked, and the eggs and sausage are just salt and pepper fried.
Rinde’s cooking isn’t inedible, but it’s oddly bland.
It’s less about bringing out the flavor of the ingredients and more about leaving them as they are.
“What would you like for lunch?”
“I’ll come back later. Something light would be good.”
“Understood. I’ll aim to return around noon.”
Something light… udon and inari sushi should be fine.
Fortunately, I have rice and a rice cooker, so I can make it.
“Thank you for the meal. I’ll be going now.”
“Yes. Please be careful not to recklessly use magic.”
“I’ll handle it appropriately.”
It’s fine as long as it doesn’t affect me, but handling it appropriately means there’s still a possibility she’ll act.
Hang in there, people of England.
“Inie, don’t overdo it either.”
“I’ll handle it appropriately.”
After finishing her meal, Ren transforms and immediately teleports away.
I wash the dishes, take a shower, and get ready.
(Now, let’s go… I want to say, but are there any reactions around the house? And within England?)
“There are two nearby. Also, there are still wandering monsters out there.”
Yesterday, we took down quite a few, but places like mountains and forests where people rarely go were left for later.
If I push myself a little, I could exterminate them all like in Australia, but since I’ve been told not to overdo it, I’ll hold back.
(Are their purposes clear with those two nearby?)
“They’re just observing for now. I checked their magical energy, but they seem to be errand runners. It’s fine to ignore them.”
(I see. Basically, both Ren and I move by teleportation, so watching us is meaningless.)
This house has excellent soundproofing, so unless someone uses magic, eavesdropping is impossible.
Since I dealt with everything inside the house yesterday, they’re essentially just watching.
(Alright, thanks for checking.)
“Understood. I’ll send them to you starting with the strongest.”
Even though they’re strong, they’re probably B-rank or lower.
I’m not stupid enough to leave A-rank unchecked.
My vision changes, and I dive into a dense forest covered in snow.
(Couldn’t it have been handled better?)
“Yeah… sorry about that.”
It seems it wasn’t intentional, so I’ll forgive it.
“Wave of Flames”
I melt the surrounding snow with a wave of flames.
Incidentally, I also managed to defeat some monsters.
(Next.)
“Before I forget, England has pretty harsh nature, so be careful with your teleport destinations.”
I wish you’d mentioned that earlier, but since there were no issues yesterday, I let my guard down.
The next teleport destination was the shore of a lake.
Ice covers the surface, but the snow accumulation isn’t too heavy.
Are the monsters in the lake… Since regular creatures are present, it’s best not to use overly powerful magic, but what should I do…?
Ideally, I’d evaporate everything or drop an ice block, but environmental destruction isn’t an option.
There’s no other choice but to keep firing icicles until they hit.
“Garden of Ice Spears”
I create a large number of ice spears on the surface of the lake and put them on standby.
(Marker, please.)
“Understood.”
Enemy positions appear marked in red in my vision, and I drop one ice spear.
However, I miss the monster completely.
Hitting something invisible is somewhat difficult….
Hitting a regular fish would be easy, but this is a monster.
Also, due to water resistance, there’s a time lag before reaching the target compared to land.
Well, if I shoot enough times, I’ll hit eventually… Though preparing this many ice spears wasn’t necessary.
After firing about 14 times, I finally manage to defeat it.
Only one fish was harmed, so I’d say it’s a successful result.
The first and second ones were a bit challenging, but after that, I methodically took them down.
When I had dealt with most of the remaining monsters…
“Oh? Rinde seems to be battling a monster. Looks like she has companions, but what will you do?”
(What should I do?)
She’s a magical girl, so fighting is normal, right?
“Probably, but it might be a bit dangerous.”
Dangerous…
Should I help, or leave it be?
It feels too convenient, but life is like that sometimes.
(Troublesome, but I’ll check it out… Send me somewhere high up.)
“Understood.”
I grow wings using “Wings of Evil” and then teleport near demons.
Apparently, England often has cloudy days, but today is luckily sunny.
Though there are some clouds, it’s perfect for hiding while keeping watch.
Below, two magical girls are battling four monsters.
Since it’s hard to see clearly, I create an ice lens to magnify the view.
Of course, the magical energy consumption is immense.
(Indeed, they’re losing at this rate.)
“Right?”
All four monsters are wolf types.
They’re agile and excel at persistent, annoying attacks.
And once their prey weakens, they attack all at once.
These are the kinds of monsters that tend to claim the lives of rookie magical girls.
Even with a simple teleport device, escaping by running from wolf-type monsters is tough.
Flying like me would solve the problem, but judging by their appearance, they don’t seem capable of that either.
So, helping them would be easy, but I’m here in England for a mission… for work.
Even if I defeat the monsters without revealing myself, it’ll be obvious that I did it.
Still, I can’t just let them die, so I’ll help.
“Fireball”
There’s no risk of misfiring, but just in case, I’ll use fire magic that’s easy to identify visually.
Countless fiery projectiles accurately pierce the monsters, turning them to dust.
The two magical girls who were fighting look around in surprise, but since I’m above them, they don’t find me right away.
Alright, let’s descend.
“Are you alright?”
“Who are y-”
“Inie-chan!”
The unknown magical girl looks suspiciously at me as I descend, but Rinde greets me normally.
“Did Inie-chan do that?”
“Yes. It looked dangerous, so I provided support. This was my own decision, so no reward is needed.”
“But…”
“Rinde, do you know this magical girl… …Inie… Inny Flowering!”
“Ahh, yes. She’s a magical girl from Japan, accompanying the second-ranked Japanese magical girl as her aide.”
The unknown magical girl, who didn’t know my name, first looks surprised, then pale, takes a small step back, and bows her head.
I try to glance at Rinde, wondering what’s wrong, when it happens.
“Thank you so much for your help!”
“What’s wrong, senior?”
“Rinde, bow your head too! Do you know who this person is?”
The unnamed magical girl grabs Rinde’s head and forces her to bow along with her.
When she said “this person,” I’m not sure which person she meant.
“There! You know her, senior?”
“A magical girl who keeps breaking records and is already counted among the strongest! Moreover, her healing magic is said to be on par with that holy lady! To put it simply, she’s in the same league as the top-ranked magical girls! You idiot!”
“Fumya!”
Ah, I got hit.
I usually avoid rumors, so I’m at a loss when reacting like this.
Anyway, I’ve conveyed that I helped, so I’ll leave now.
“No need for thanks. I’ll take my leave now.”
(Next, please. And let me know if there are any dangerous ones.)
“Understood.”
There seemed to be more to say, but I ignored it and teleported away.
I made sure to heal before teleporting, but I hope I don’t get worshipped later.
It’s about two hours until noon… Let’s do our best until then.
