Chapter 39

What is commonly referred to as Common Magic is the magic used by fairies… that is, mascots.

No, to be precise, it’s only a part of it.

Because magical girls eventually retire, and to prevent any unforeseen issues, except for some permitted magic, restrictions are placed on them.

On the magical girls’ bodies themselves.

That’s why that part is called Common Magic, and the whole is called Fairy Magic.

And I… am practicing that Fairy Magic, learning from Chubby.

Especially Recovery Magic, which seems the most useful to learn first.

“Ugh~…”

“It’s recovering! Finally, I’ve taken a step forward!!”

“Ah~! Finally succeeded!”

By the way, this Recovery Magic is ridiculously hard…

Maybe it’s because of the influence of the concept of “Rampage” that I’m managing, or maybe it’s because I’m still inexperienced, but over-recovery or cell collapse happens, making it tough.

And since I’m doing it by tearing my body apart, the pain is considerable too.

Well, compared to Senior’s training, it’s not that intense, so it’s fine, but it’s still nerve-wracking.

“…But I never thought you’d train Recovery Magic like this…”

“I have a high pain tolerance.”

“That’s insane!”

“I’m not insane. I just have a high tolerance.”

“That’s exactly what insane means?!”

What’s insane about it…

If anything, what I do to my juniors is really, really light.

At least there’s no blood.

Kids these days are really spoiled.

“First of all, the training you did back then was crazy… No one trains while on the brink of death!”

“…Really?”

“Sure, that way you can build all sorts of resistances and grow tremendously… but it’s not a level humans can endure! Especially not a child!”

“Is that so…?”

“Rampage-san…”

…Well, back then, we had to do it that way.

We had to grit our teeth and grow to fight demons and monsters with our lives on the line.

Absolutely… absolutely, I’m not the weird one.

“Alright, next is [Gate].”

“This… it’s good to first check the space where you’ll open the [Gate]! Humans call this something like Thousand-Mile Eye, but it’s similar, so let’s just go with it!”

“How do you check it?”

“Actually, it’s a set magic that you practice to open the [Gate] and comes with it. It projects the coordinates of the space you want right in front of you!”

“Projecting… coordinates…? Doesn’t that sound a bit off?”

“I mean… it projects the image of the space at those coordinates!”

“Got it.”

Hmm… even if it’s a place I don’t know at all, if I can project the space of the coordinates I want, it’ll be easy to specify the coordinates to open the [Gate] and check if it opened correctly.

This is really good magic.

Plus, you can check the situation without having to go there yourself… this is seriously broken magic.

I can see why it’s restricted.

“…Huh? Wait, isn’t something off?”

“What is it?”

“[Gate] always has to go through the Fairy Realm, right? Why is that?”

“That’s because mascots are obligated to go through the Fairy Realm! It’s a rule!”

“Then what about me?”

“Fairy magical girls don’t have to be bound by such rules! As long as you don’t go too wild, it’s fine!”

“Really? That’s a relief.”

Then I should practice this next.

It seems like the most useful Fairy Magic alongside Recovery Magic.

“……”

“Go, go…!”

“……I can’t get the hang of it.”

“Uh… first, forget about the structure of dimensions, and just think of a place you know and try to draw it in front of you!”

“…………Like this?”

“Ah! Success! You did it right away!”

Oh, oh…! So that’s how you do it…!

Recovery Magic was ridiculously hard, but this is easy.

But did I always have such good spatial perception?

Honestly, I’m not sure…

“Rampage-san, you really have incredible talent!”

“Praise won’t get you anything.”

“But until you get proficient, it’s unstable, so opening the [Gate] will have to wait!”

“Got it. By the way, how long do I have to do this?”

“You keep practicing by specifying multiple places! Once you can do it almost without delay, you can move to the next step!”

Sigh… that means I still have a lot of practice to do.

By the way, I can check my parents’ house with this too.

…Yura is still the same.

The kid who’s supposed to be looking for a job is lying in bed, just looking at her phone.

Then let’s… no, let’s erase it and make a new one for practice.

“Hmm~ so that’s how you do it. I got it.”

“…Huh? W-wait! You’re already proficient?!”

“Huh? Ah~ I guess? It’s easier than I thought.”

“This is the hardest part!”

No, no matter how you look at it, this is the easiest…

Once I got the hang of it, it was quick.

Well, now that I’m used to it, should I try opening the [Gate] right away?

“Oh, it worked.”

“Ra, Rampage-san…? What are you…?”

“Just a magical girl, what else? And I’ve been watching you open the [Gate], so I kinda get the feel.”

“J-just by watching…?”

Then should I stick my head out through the [Gate]?

…Oh, Yura’s right there.

“Hi.”

“Kyaah?! O, oppa…?!”

“I was practicing magic and thought I’d surprise you. Go look for a job.”

“Ah, really~!!”

“Yura~! What’s going on~!”

“Ah, I’m going back.”

“……”

I’m not ready to meet yet, so I’ll run away and close the [Gate].

Besides, meeting like this is a bit…

…No, actually, giving her a shock like this might make things easier?

……No, Yura will explain, so I’ll leave it to her for now.

“Phew~.”

“Rampage-san, you always surprise me…”

“Well, I’ve been using magic for over 15 years. Once I get the hang of something similar, it’s quick.”

“That’s very different though…?”

“Shut up. Next!”

Hmm… by the way, this could be really useful in battle too, right?

You could accelerate in a straight line and beat them up from all directions.

But you’d have to create and erase dozens, hundreds of them in an instant… that would require a lot of training.

So I’ll have to keep practicing this regularly.

“By the way… how did you understand it? You can’t just do it by feel, right?”

“That? These days, there are science channels on video community sites run by experts with high credibility. Especially ones dealing with complex stuff like spacetime and the universe. It’s fun to watch. They explain it simply, so I can roughly understand the structure. Of course, they might add some lies to simplify it.”

“Just from that…”

“More importantly, is there anything else?”

“N-next is… it’s not magic, but it’s important! Magical girl selection!”

“…Is it necessary?”

“You can’t just increase the number at will, but one person every now and then is fine!”

“No, the problem isn’t whether it’s fine, but do I really need to do it?”

“Um… no?”

Then why are you trying to teach me, you brat…

“But still… as a Fairy Magical Girl, it’s good to know, right?”

“Sigh~… fine, fine… so, how do you practice that?”

“Just follow the procedure!”

“Procedure…?”

“I gave you a Crystal Stone at the beginning, right?”

“Huh? Ah, right.”

I also received a shiny crystal-like stone at the beginning.

Even though it’s a stone, it was quite beautifully carved.

“The Crystal Stone contains functions to become a magical girl! To put it simply, it awakens the latent talent of the person who absorbs it and allows them to transform into a magical girl by becoming a fairy!”

“I know that.”

“But Rampage-san, you’ve completely merged with the Crystal Stone and are in a state almost identical to a fairy!”

“…Huh? So does that mean I can’t get the Crystal Stone out even if I die?”

“Probably? Transforming, using powers, even the wand… it’s all become your own power!”

Oh~… but something feels off.

I didn’t hear anything about this from the Fairy Queen.

“…So this uncontrollable state is because of this, right? It’s not because of a lack of technology, but because you’ve merged and can’t extract it separately?”

“……”

“Look me in the eye and say it.”

“Ah, ahbabbaba…”

“It’s no use hiding it now. You know I’m quick to catch on, right? Huh?”

“I’m sorryyy!! Rampage-san is righttt!!”

So, being completely merged with the Crystal Stone and unable to return to being a pure human is what makes it uncontrollable…

But then I wonder why they lied about it.

Is it because telling them to retire before fully merging is more palatable than saying to retire before the technology catches up?

“So, why did you lie about it?”

“Well… the idea that you can eventually return with better technology is different from the idea that you can be a magical girl forever.”

“Ah~ I get it. Since you’ll eventually return, there’s no need to boast… and the desire to be a magical girl fades, making retirement less objectionable, right?”

“That’s it!”

Honestly, I don’t know much about psychology, so I can’t really argue with this part.

Even if it theoretically makes sense, psychology can go in the opposite or very strange directions.

That’s best left to people with experience and knowledge.

…Still, I don’t like that they’ve been hiding this until now.

Should I turn Chubby into a bloody mess and think about it?

……No, let’s not do something meaningless.

“By the way, how do you do this?”

“First, you check the presence of talent by the size of the light! If it’s above a certain level, it’s a pass! Then you just push it into their chest!”

“Can you do it from a distance?”

“Of course! Within a 1km radius, you can check!”

“Oh… it’s more high-performance than I thought.”

So that’s how they can fly over and make a contract as soon as they find someone…

I thought it was just the fairies’ detection ability.

“Alright, I get it. What’s next?”

“Next is… the Magic Pouch!”

“…Pouch?”

“You know, like in novels or comics, where they open a special space!”

“Ah~ I get it.”

“Of course, it’s not like time stops or it’s an infinite space, but since spacetime is twisted, time flows slower!”

“Really? Whatever it is, being able to carry things around without using your hands is good. But why is this restricted?”

“Because if you put something in there and retire from being a magical girl, you’ll never get it back.”

“Ah, that’s no good.”

“Ultimately, that one thing could have a butterfly effect and cause who knows what. So recently, we’ve been using a magic that creates a list alongside it. It’s essentially two magics combined!”

Ah~ so it’s linked like that?

By the way, this is really convenient.

“…Huh? Rampage-san…? When did you open that?”

“Huh? No… it just worked.”

“……Rampage-san. Are you actually a genius with an IQ of 200?”

“Nope.”

“Then how is that possible?!”

Even if you say that… it worked, so what can I do?

Anyway… I learned a lot of convenient things today.

I’ll make good use of them from now on.

“Are you listening?!”

“Yeah, I’m listening. By the way, this is really convenient. Were only mascots using this? That’s really unfair. If the list creation is linked, there shouldn’t be a problem when retiring, so they should at least allow this.”

“Well… the list creation magic itself was only developed recently…”

“If that’s the case, then there’s no choice. We’ll have to gradually lift the restrictions.”

“…By the way, how did you do it right away?!”

This is going to make life even more comfortable…

That aside, Chubby is being really noisy today.

I’ll tape his mouth shut and take a nap~.