Chapter 44

“Oh~! We meet here!”

“…A hero, huh?”

“Ah, please don’t call me that… Maybe in that world, but here, it’s a bit…”

Lately, Marquis-Class or higher enemies haven’t been showing up at all, so I’ve been bored and just driving around here and there.

I could have done this before, but back then, I wasn’t mentally at ease, and I felt overly protective of my juniors, so I couldn’t even think of going anywhere else.

Now that those feelings have somewhat subsided, I parked for a bit to get some fresh air… and then I ran into the Returning Hero.

“Anyway, how have you been lately?”

“Me? Hmm~… I’ve been doing police-like work targeting superhumans who commit crimes.”

“Police?”

“…I heard it. The reason superhumans were created in this world is because I caused a dimensional collision to create a big hole to return here.”

“……”

…I’m hearing this for the first time too.

It’s true that the dimensional collision was a decisive factor, but I never heard it was artificial.

“Who told you that?”

“That girl who arrogantly talks next to me, have you seen her?”

“Her?”

“Yeah. She’s a Divine Dragon. Higher than the Dragon King… standing at the pinnacle of all living beings. I was able to return here largely thanks to her.”

A Divine Dragon, huh… Another grandiose title.

But even if it was just once, from what I saw… she didn’t seem that strong.

You could tell just from the magic she was using to keep me at bay.

If you consider her mana manipulation and the amount of mana she has.

Doing some calculations, she’s definitely above Grand Duke-Class.

Great King-Class or Emperor-Class… should I say?

And if she’s particularly skilled in spacetime interference…

…Even so, there’s no way she could be at that level.

Maybe there’s someone on par with the Fairy Queen or something over there, and she might have asked that being for help.

“…But you’re really an adult now.”

“What, did you think I’d be a kid forever? You can tell I’m not a kid just by looking at my face.”

“Ah, no~… That’s not what I meant…”

Is it because of my car that you’re saying that…

Well, you need to be an adult to get a driver’s license.

But did you not believe it until now?

A guy who’s been a magical girl for 15 years can’t possibly not be an adult.

“So, what’s the main point?”

“Ah, right. Anyway, I thought we might be the ones who caused this superhuman situation, so I wanted to tell you. So… me working hard is my atonement.”

“……Well, if it’s you and your group, you can probably take down or subdue all the superhumans without any issues. I’ll leave that to you.”

Among the superhumans, the strongest identified so far is at a level where a Marquis-Class can be soloed.

So, the Returning Hero and his group, who seem even stronger… I don’t know about the other one, but if that Divine Dragon and the Returning Hero handle it, there should be no problem.

“…By the way, what’s your name?”

“Me? Ah, right. My name is Choi Minki.”

“Age?”

“…If we’re talking about this side, 20.”

“That’s the age to get drafted.”

“Ugh…”

Hmm… Even so, Minki is the Returning Hero, so with his power, he’ll be treated as a superhuman, and thus won’t be drafted.

Naturally, since superhumans didn’t appear naturally, the Fairy Realm is controlling them.

Besides, if the Demon Realm’s invasion is being held back, it would be a headache if superhumans messed things up.

Surprisingly, this way of avoiding the draft is quite lucky for this guy.

“Still, don’t worry. The Fairy Realm is handling the superhumans, so you’re exempt from the draft like other superhumans.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah. The Fairy Realm won’t let humans use them for military purposes. Well, at least until the issues with the Demon Realm are resolved.”

“You’re not lying, are you?!”

“I’m not lying.”

“Sweet…”

Come to think of it, some hegemonic countries recently got caught and warned for trying to take superhumans behind the Fairy Realm’s back.

They have their ways, so if they try it again, they’ll have to deal with me… No, don’t use me as a weapon.

But still, the effect is immediate…

“By the way, are you teaching your group common sense?”

“Common sense? Ah~ yeah, sort of. But what about food?”

“Waffles. Why? Want me to buy you one?”

“Ah, then just one.”

By the way, what was I going to do?

I didn’t plan to meet him, but talking made me forget.

…Well, since we’re here, I might as well ask a few more things.

“By the way, you seem to be living only with them, is that okay? Your house doesn’t look like a rental.”

“Ah~… I had a lot of gold coins, so I melted them down into gold bars. I made them exactly as I saw online, and it turned out to be surprisingly easy to cash them in…”

“Surprisingly thoughtful. So, you bought a house with that?”

“Yeah. My parents passed away a long time ago, so I didn’t have a house. I used to live with my brother, but after returning, I’m living with my girlfriend…”

“I see… Is the remaining money okay?”

“Don’t worry. I still have a lot of gold coins left.”

If you run out of money, you’ll just melt more gold coins into bars and sell them, huh…

But how do you turn them into bars?

Since that world is probably like a typical fantasy world… there must be some magic to manipulate metals directly.

Melting gold and making it exactly as seen online without tools would be impossible without considerable skill.

More importantly…

“…Here, take this.”

“What’s this?”

“It’s an emergency signal to me.”

“Emergency signal…?”

“If you run into any monsters, it could be dangerous.”

I didn’t plan to do this, but since we met, it’s fate…

Besides, he must have had a tough time in that world, so it’d be pitiful if he got killed by a monster here.

If he’s back, he probably wants to live comfortably.

“Well… I probably won’t need it, but I’ll take it!”

I hope I won’t need to use it either.

If it comes to that, it means at least a Grand Duke-Class enemy.

“Ah, just taking it isn’t enough… I’ll give you this too.”

“…What’s this?”

“It’s a Substitute Necklace. Only once… it literally substitutes for you and gets destroyed. I took it for a reversal against the Demon King, but unexpectedly, I just won…”

“Substitute? …Well, I’ll gratefully accept it.”

Since I don’t need it anymore, you’re giving it to me…

I don’t know if it works here, but it’s good to have.

It’s like a save from the Fairy Queen’s blessing.

…I’m not sure if it’ll really protect me.

It’d be good to test if it can block my attacks, but if it gets destroyed… sigh.

Maybe it’s better to pretend it doesn’t exist.

“Then, I should head back before I get interrogated…”

“Alright, take care.”

That guy, is he living under the control of his group…

And if he’s living with those lacking common sense, it must be tough.

“…Let’s head back too, Chubby.”

“Are you going to meet the Fairy Queen when we get back?”

“Huh? Ah, right, I was going to ask about magic related to physiological phenomena.”

“Right! You said it’s annoying to go to the bathroom except when washing!”

“It’s not that it’s annoying, it’s just that it would be convenient if it were there.”

“Kyaaa?! My head…?! My head is breaking~?!”

…Actually, since becoming a girl, peeing is annoying.

No… you have to sit to do it, and after that, you have to wipe, and after wiping, you have to wash your hands.

Of course, it’s good for guys to wipe after too, but it’s not a big deal.

Anyway, I can just throw my panties into the washing machine and they’ll be clean in no time.

So, I should hurry to the Fairy Queen.

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After parking the car, I immediately opened a [Gate] to the Fairy Realm.

And then rushed to where the Fairy Queen is.

Being a Fairy Magical Girl gives me a free pass, so I don’t have to go through annoying procedures, which is great.

“What brings you here today~?”

“Teach me some magic to stop physiological phenomena.”

“…Physiological phenomena?”

“Yeah.”

“Hmm~… I think I know why you came to me~. It’s not about stopping, but periodically removing it~.”

“Yeah, that.”

I asked directly, and that answer means it really exists.

Just as I expected.

“Teach me. It’s annoying to keep going down, sitting, wiping, and washing.”

“……Well, if that’s the case… I can teach you.”

“Please.”

“This involves engraving a magic circle inside your body. Is it okay if it activates every hour?”

“Yeah. But how much mana does it consume?”

“Not much~. About one-tenth of levitating your body for 1 second? And since it’s a fairy body, there’s no muscle atrophy or side effects to worry about~.”

“That’s surprisingly little…”

Then I don’t need to worry about it.

Even a new magical girl wouldn’t need to worry about that amount.

If it’s once every hour… for me, it’s like 0.0000001% or less.

No, maybe even much lower.

Anyway, to put it simply, it’s like a drop of water in a huge water tank.

But now, new water is pouring in like crazy.

“…Rampage~? Your body… seems a bit strange~?”

“Huh? What?”

“Your whole body… is filled with poison~…?”

“…Ah~ that? It’s probably from training with my senior.”

“Really…?”

I was always being injected with [Madness Extreme Poison] by my senior, so it’s been lingering.

I had forgotten about it, but now it’s coming back to me.

“It’s fine. I have resistance anyway. It’s almost like immunity.”

“Is, is that so~…? …Well, if it’s resistance, then her poison will only leave the benefits, so it shouldn’t be a problem~.”

“Right. I can devour all sorts of debuff attacks that break through barriers. Except for a slight headache, there’s no problem.”

“A headache isn’t a big problem~?”

“Compared to the pain when I didn’t have resistance to my senior’s poison, it’s just a tickle, so it doesn’t affect my concentration.”

“……Rampage, you’re crazier than I thought~.”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Who knows~…?”

No… isn’t it good to build resistance like this for fighting…?

Kids these days take it too lightly.

That’s why sometimes I see them getting seriously injured and crying…

By the way, is the magic circle inside my body done?

It feels like something I was holding back suddenly disappeared.

“All done~.”

“Thanks.”

“You’re welcome~.”

“Ah, one more thing… is there a way to quickly digest and remove consumed food?”

“…There isn’t. You should stop thinking about using magic that way.”

“None, huh… Well, can’t be helped.”

It can’t be helped, but just installing magic to remove all sorts of waste is already a gain.

If I had to name it, it’s a time gain, hassle reduction, and not having to hold it in during battles.

The former is very minor, but the latter is a surprisingly big gain.

Since I now transform like other magical girls, I often have to deal with the urge to go to the bathroom.

I had completely forgotten, but thinking about it, this is also a gain.

“But did I come here for something too trivial?”

“It’s too trivial, but since you visit often, it reduces my boredom~.”

“Really? …Still, if there’s nothing I need, I don’t feel like coming.”

“Then, could you bring me some manga or something~?”

“The paper book market is dead these days.”

“Really~…”

Hmm… What if I give her some games?

At least games from the 21st century… Ah, since I’m giving them, what if I give her a pile of trash games?

…No, if I do that, I’ll be scared to visit later.

I should arm her with only the best god-tier games.

“If that’s the case… I’ll give you some console games.”

“Really~?”

“Yeah. I always bought two of each, one for collection and one for playing.”

“Then I’ll gratefully accept~.”

“Alright. I’ll bring them next time I come.”

“Okay~.”

I’ve never seen her smile so happily before.

She must have been really bored.

I should visit more often…

…Ah, right.

There was something I wanted to ask for Pretty Heart.

“By the way, is there a way to remove the powers of superhumans?”

“Huh? Remove the powers of superhumans?”

“Yeah. Pretty Heart seems to have a reluctance to kill people.”

“Hmm~… There isn’t one at the moment, but I’ll try to develop it.”

“Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

So, there’s no such method yet…

But if it comes out, it’ll be good news for Pretty Heart.

I hope it gets developed soon.