Chapter 50

The treatment room for magical girls.

There, many magical girls who have been subdued and brought from all over the world, now turned into monsters, are lying down.

Among them, Diamond Dust is sleeping in a capsule in front of me.

“……”

…Seeing her like this, she looks really unique, Diamond Dust.

Her blue hair color in her transformed state remains, and as I saw before, when she opens her eyes, they have a black background with green irises… and on one side, there’s a thick, devil-like horn sticking up?

Her skin color has fortunately returned to normal, but there’s a tattoo-like mark of tear stains on her face.

…Ah, her skin color has become a bit paler.

It was similar to before, so I didn’t notice.

“The biggest change is probably the horn. The rest doesn’t really bother me.”

“The problem is that even if she untransforms, she’ll stay like this…”

“Yeah… that’s the real issue.”

The sad part is, she’ll have to live like that for hundreds, maybe thousands of years.

Then, she won’t even be able to die and will be discriminated against for being a monsterized magical girl…

I remain a magical girl, but they’ll have the label of being monsterized, so it’ll be much harder for them than for me.

“Does the Fairy Realm have any plans for this?”

“Uh… for now, they plan to spread the public opinion that they’re victims worldwide! Ordinary people know nothing about this, so it’ll probably catch on quickly!”

“Really?”

Phew, that’s a relief.

No matter how much I want to punch those idiots who turned into monsters, I don’t want to see their lives ruined.

Besides, they’re not even adults; they’re all kids.

So, it’s better to give them some leeway and a chance.

Of course, if there was no way back, I would’ve killed them all, but since the mascots quickly developed a cure to bring them back to their senses… well, that’s how it turned out.

Anyway, since the outcome isn’t too bad, there’s still a chance.

“Ah~ but some middle schoolers with chuunibyou might actually like it, saying it’s cool and all.”

“That’s right!”

“Well, that kind of positive mindset is better than being depressed and self-blaming.”

“Exactly!”

Being negative about everything is a sure path to suicide later on.

At least a positive mindset that lets you live with a smile is the best.

I wonder if suicide is even possible, though.

…By the way, why did Typhoon, who doesn’t need to be here, come?

“Typhoon.”

“Hello, senior. Why are you here?”

“Came to see the face of a foolish junior.”

“Is that so? …Is this the senior who foolishly turned into a monster?”

“Did you come to mock her?”

“Well, not to mock… I was just genuinely curious about what it’s like to be monsterized.”

Hmm… she says that, but I can feel a bit of mockery in her tone…

She’s not inherently bad, so I’ll let it slide for now, but I’ll have to warn her if this leads to big trouble later.

“……It’s cool.”

“Cool?”

“It feels like a powerful high-ranking demon… super cool!”

“…This?”

“Huh? Don’t you know? Why don’t you seniors understand such romance?!”

“…What?”

“Plus, this transformed magical girl outfit, though more revealing, is incredibly beautiful and sexy, fitting her appearance…! It’s the best!”

“Uh, uh… sure…”

What’s with this kid suddenly getting so excited…?

Is she… chuunibyou?!

When did she even develop chuunibyou?!

“I’ve changed my mind! I want to monsterize right now!”

“Don’t.”

“It’s fine! If something goes wrong after monsterizing, you can just knock me out and give me the cure!”

“You crazy brat…”

Sigh~… why is there no normal person around me…

Can’t there be at least one normal person, please…

…First, I need to convince this kid.

Otherwise, she might go looking for a medal to monsterize herself, thinking it’s cool.

“…Isn’t that power from your friend?”

“Huh?”

“If you taint it with monsterization, do you think your friend would like that?”

“Ah… that’s true…”

“Then give up.”

“Okay…”

“…Well, isn’t it cool to fight with your own power without succumbing to evil forces?”

“…!!”

Really… why is it that everyone around me seems like they’ll self-destruct if I don’t do something…

On the other hand, suggesting another chuunibyou idea seems to work well.

I’m glad she’s easily swayed.

It feels like solving a problem with conspiracy theorists by presenting another conspiracy…

“…Ah! By the way, I created a new technique, want to hear about it?”

“What is it?”

“[Maelstrom]! It traps the opponent in a giant whirlwind of wind blades and grinds them like a blender… a high-powered finishing move!”

“Oh… that’s pretty well thought out.”

“Right?”

It’s nice to see her working hard.

But didn’t this kid not have chuunibyou at first?

Did she develop chuunibyou in just a few months…?

If so, she went from normal to abnormal…

It would be fun to record all these potential future embarrassments.

I’ll have decades of material to tease her with.

Plus, chuunibyou can be a great source of creativity, leading to various new techniques, so it’s better to leave her be.

It’s interesting how black history and new technique development happen simultaneously.

Though I’m not sure how efficient those techniques are.

“…Lavine.”

“Yeah?”

“…Keep doing your chuunibyou stuff, and send me photos or videos. I’ll tease you when you grow up.”

“…Got it…!”

Wow~ Lavine is so cooperative, this is getting more fun~.

And Typhoon is in her first year of middle school, so she’ll probably keep this up for at least 4-5 more years?

Then I’ll gather 4-5 years of black history and drop a black history bomb…

…She might actually commit suicide.

Let’s not go too far.

No matter what, I don’t want to ruin her life over this.

“Shall we head to the training ground then?”

“Watch me closely!”

Anyway, I took Typhoon, who was eager to show off her new technique, to the training ground.

She’s so full of pride, and I don’t even want to imagine how annoying she’d be if I rejected her.

Well, I have time to spare, so there’s no reason not to.

Plus, feedback is important.

If I don’t judge whether it’s practical, it could be dangerous.

“……”

So, we came to the training ground… but for some reason, Pretty Heart was there.

Pretty Heart, with her cheeks puffed up, is glaring at me with a strangely piercing gaze.

She’s probably jealous…

“…Big sis.”

“…What.”

“Why do you always train with that magical girl?”

“…I’ll train you more too.”

“I’ll do more!”

“Sure, sure…”

This kid is such a handful…

By the way, Typhoon, why are you sneaking back? Didn’t you want to show off?

…Is Pretty Heart really that scary?

“……”

“……”

Ah, now she’s glaring at Typhoon.

She’s not planning to fight, is she…?

“…Rampage big sis is mine!”

“Wh, whatever…”

“…! Hehe~.”

“You guys… I’m not anyone’s property.”

I really don’t know when this kid’s obsession will end.

Stop spreading jealousy everywhere and just stay still…

You’re really embarrassing no matter where you go.

“First of all, no one falls in love with me, Pretty Heart. Stop deluding yourself.”

“Huh?! B, but… no one can resist your lovable appearance!”

“Only you think that…”

“Liar!”

“……Hey, I get that you love the senior, but for others, it’s impossible because of her height.”

“…Huh? Impossible?”

Ah, I’m really done…

I thought it was good support, but Pretty Heart got serious when Typhoon said it’s impossible because of her height…

“…It seems like I have no choice but to fight you, Typhoon.”

“Huh? What?”

“…[Quartus…”

“Wha?!”

“…Ray]…!!”

“Ahhh?!”

This… seems like good training for Typhoon.

Pretty Heart probably isn’t trying to kill her… so I’ll just let them be.

…And even though I don’t have a complex, hearing that it’s impossible because of height makes me not want to stop them.

Alright, fight hard.

“How can you say that to big sis!”

“Well, it’s true, isn’t it?!”

“Apologize to big sis! [Shining Rain]!”

“Eek?! S, [Sonic Move]!!”

Then I’ll just sit on a chair and snack.

Mmm~ new products are always tasty.

It would go really well with beer.

Should I have brought a can of beer?

“Haap~!”

“Tch… [Storm Strike]!”

As expected, Pretty Heart is much stronger.

Well, Pretty Heart compresses the power of purification itself to attack.

Plus, with [Barrier of Annihilation] and [Regeneration], she can defend and heal against all sorts of attacks.

She’s also decent at martial arts, so her close combat reflexes are good.

So, Typhoon has no way to beat Pretty Heart right now.

“[Maelstrom]!”

“…[Angel Wing].”

…Huh? [Angel Wing]?

Did she develop another new technique?

It’s a pair of huge, pure white angel wings infused with the power of 「Annihilation Purification」.

Typhoon’s new technique, [Maelstrom], is blocked by the wings shielding her body, and when they spread again, each feather fires a purification laser, chasing Typhoon and hitting her, leading to Typhoon’s defeat…

She’s fighting really well.

“I surrender~…”

“Big sis~! I won~!”

“Good. By the way, [Angel Wing]? You developed another new technique?”

“Yes! I wanted to use multiple attack techniques at once, so I worked hard with Tinihu to develop it!”

“Good job. I didn’t expect you to develop such a technique.”

Pretty Heart… you’re really growing fast.

Plus, she’ll be training with me regularly from now on, so I’m looking forward to seeing how much stronger she’ll get.

…By the way, Typhoon is all tattered and on the verge of fainting, so I should heal her first.

Since I’m healing her, I might as well do it myself.

Let’s see… is this how you heal?

I’ve gotten pretty good at healing magic now.

It was worth trying it out while injuring myself.

Otherwise, I might have caused problems.

“Typhoon. Are you okay?”

“Yeaah…”

“Tsk tsk… Well, that [Maelstrom] was impressive. In a 1v1, it’s definitely a finishing move. You thought it out well.”

“Thank you…”

Typhoon’s [Maelstrom]… for a chuunibyou, it’s well thought out.

But it’s too reliant on wind blades.

Plus, using techniques one by one makes it too easy to interrupt.

I should point that out and teach her how to use multiple techniques simultaneously to pressure the opponent.

Hmm… by the way, I feel like this always happens, is it just me?

Well, it’s good for both of them to build combat sense, so it’s fine…