Chapter 70

“……”

“Mmm…”

On a sunny morning, for some reason, Gravity is sprawled on top of me, fast asleep. While sleeping, she tightly clutches the ear of the rabbit doll she always carries, showing an unexpectedly strong attachment to it. But that’s not the important part right now. Yura clearly said she’d take her to sleep, so why is she on my bed, and on top of me, no less?

“…Hey, wake up.”

“…Hmm?”

“Wake up.”

“Ugh…”

I need to get up and go train, so why is this happening… Well, since she’s awake now, I’ll just push her off and leave.

“…Where are you going…?”

“To train.”

“Together…”

“No. If you come to where I train, you won’t last a second.”

“…?”

“So, no.”

“…Okay.”

For some reason, she seems to accept that, so I get up and head to the Fairy Realm. As usual, I enter the training ground. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand what the Fairy Queen was thinking when she made this place. Sure, I can handle the hellish training, but… her mental state is really questionable.

Anyway, after finishing my usual two-hour training session in real-world time, I check my senses. Since I spend two months there alone, I need to adjust to the real world when I return.

“By the way, how does this watch even survive there…”

Speaking of which, I have no idea how this watch manages to work perfectly fine in that hellish environment. The technology in the Fairy Realm is just weird, so maybe I should just let it go. Thinking too much about it would just be a waste of time.

“Wow~…”

Anyway, when I get back home, Gravity is sitting at the dining table, holding her chopsticks and making strange noises. That’s probably some kind of exclamation. I’ll ignore it and just eat.

“…I wanna go out.”

“Where to?”

“…I don’t know.”

She wants to go out but doesn’t know where… Hmm… Yura would be better suited for this, but she’s at work… Ugh. …Why aren’t both of you getting ready?

“What are you guys doing?”

“…? What do you mean?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I mean… it’s Monday, right?”

“Today is Hangul Day, unnie.”

“…Oh.”

Ah, right… Hangul Day… Okay, let’s just leave it to Yura.

“Yura. You usually go around places, right?”

“Huh? Uh… yeah?”

“Take her around somewhere.”

“Huh?! Me?!”

“You get an allowance, don’t you?”

“Oh, okay.”

Mentioning the allowance makes her agree immediately. So, I’ll leave Gravity entirely to Yura today… and I’ll just laze around at home. Gravity is strong enough, so even if something happens, it should be fine.

“Is it really okay to just leave her?”

“She may look like that, but she can take down Duke-Class enemies.”

“Whoa.”

“Aren’t you going out?”

“I’m staying home today.”

Well, she doesn’t usually go out much anyway. Hmm… What should I do? Now that I think about it, there’s nothing to do.

…Alright, I’ll go kill some monsters. And maybe some superpowered criminals too.

“Where are you going?”

“To take out some monsters and superpowered criminals.”

“…Why?”

“I’m bored.”

“……”

“Wanna come?”

“…No.”

Let’s see… There’s no emergency signal, so I’ll go after the superpowered criminals. And I should also meet that hero guy while I’m at it. His name was… ah, Choi Minki. His name really sounds like an old man’s.

Anyway, the first target is… Wait, these guys always rob banks. But for humans, it’s better to confirm before taking action. Monsters and demons are easy to spot and can be killed on sight, but humans are different.

“Eek! M-Magic…”

Still, they usually show off their powers, so finding the target is easy. So, I just cut their throat. But I heard there are superpowered groups overseas that hunt superpowered criminals. Does Korea not have that yet? It’s probably still at the individual level.

But seeing how they still act like this, do people not know that magical girls also take down superpowered criminals? Usually, knowing that would scare them off, right? …No, these guys probably don’t care about that.

By the way, it’s annoying that I don’t set up a barrier for superpowered criminals. There’s always a journalist running up for an interview… That guy’s persistence is impressive.

Well, anyway, I left to find another target. After killing two more, I confirmed there were no more and returned home.

“Oh? You’re back already. It hasn’t even been an hour?”

“I finished everything.”

It ended quicker than I thought. Maybe because the country is small, or the crime rate is low… No, it’s just that blatant crimes are rare here. Fraud is probably rampant, though. In our country, the risk of fraud is oddly low, and the returns are high. Even if caught, they just pay a fine and it’s over. But that’s unrelated to superpowered crimes. Anyway, superpowered crimes are unusually rare here.

“By the way, where’s Chubby? Is she holed up in her room?”

“Yeah. She’s in a ‘who’s worse’ fight.”

“I see…”

Come to think of it, mascots are surprisingly bad at games. Is it because their hands are different from humans’? No, they can control human-like hands precisely, right? I’ve seen Chubby cook a lot, so I know she can do it. They’re just really bad at games.

“…Maybe I’ll just play some games.”

“Then play with me.”

“What game?”

“This one. It’s a bit hard to play alone…”

“…You want me to give you tips?”

“…Yes.”

“Sigh… Fine, I’ll help.”

I didn’t expect to spend my time like this. Well, watching someone play games is fun too. Plus, giving tips makes it twice as fun.

So, I spent the evening watching Diamond Dust play an adventure game. It has a long playtime and lots of hidden elements, which seems fun, but… watching it first makes me not want to play it myself. These things are most fun when you don’t know anything about them.

“Phew~…”

“I’m back~.”

“Welcome back.”

“Yeah. I definitely took her around.”

“Did you feed her?”

“…She ate a lot.”

When evening came, Yura returned with Gravity. I don’t know how much she ate this time, but she must have eaten a ton. She ate a lot yesterday too.

“Did you have dinner?”

“Yeah. We ate early.”

Then only Diamond Dust and I need to eat dinner… Wait, seeing the dinner table, Gravity will probably want to eat again.

“Dinner’s ready!”

“Delicious…”

“…Alright, you can eat too.”

As soon as Chubby finished setting the table, Gravity quietly approached and swallowed her saliva. And Chubby, as if she expected this, brought another bowl of rice.

“…Didn’t you say you had dinner earlier?”

“She eats a lot…”

Well, it’s nice to see her enjoying Korean food. The most annoying thing abroad is when the food doesn’t suit your taste, but that’s not a problem here. She’ll probably eat anything you give her.

“Meow.”

By the way, Max, this guy slept all day and just woke up. And don’t climb onto my lap while I’m eating.

“…! Kitty…”

“After you finish eating.”

“…Okay.”

Come to think of it, Gravity didn’t see Max at all yesterday. It’s amazing how she always misses him when he’s sleeping…

“Kitty…”

“…Meow.”

After finishing dinner, Gravity claimed Max, who Diamond Dust was about to take. For some reason, Max is surprisingly calm in Gravity’s arms. Though she only allows petting. She rejects belly rubs with a cat punch, so it seems she trusts me quite a bit. …Why?

“Ah…”

“You come with me. We need to train.”

“Okay…”

After dinner, it’s the usual one-hour training. Lately, Diamond Dust’s martial arts skills have improved noticeably. Typhoon, who also trains with us, has improved a lot, but Diamond Dust is more precise and clean. She has quite a bit of potential. She was a mess at first.

Anyway, after finishing training, I returned home. What I saw immediately was Gravity and Max sprawled out in the living room, fast asleep. These guys can sleep in any position.

“Welcome back.”

“Yeah.”

Now that I’m done, I’ll have some ice cream. I’ll have a popsicle since I’ll have some beer later. Diamond Dust will definitely choose a big one, so I’ll throw her one… Okay, done.

“Where… huh?”

“…Me too…”

“…Open your eyes and talk.”

Gravity, who somehow smelled the ice cream, suddenly woke up and demanded some. Ice cream doesn’t have a strong smell, so how does she know and wake up asking for it?

“Mmm… My favorite flavor…”

“That’s it. Brush your teeth after eating.”

“…Okay.”

She seems to agree, so that’s probably it… Right? I’ll believe it. She’s in high school; she should be able to keep a simple promise.

“Meow.”

“What’s up, Max?”

“Meow.”

The guy who was sleeping just a while ago came right next to me when I sat on the sofa. He’s not sleeping immediately, so he must have slept enough. I hope he sleeps at night.

“…By the way, when does that mascot wake up?”

“…Kkui?”

“Yeah, that one.”

“…If you wake her, she’ll get up.”

“How long does she stay awake?”

“…10 minutes?”

“That’s short…”

Is she really okay… Both of them are like this… I should ask Chubby.

“Chubby.”

“Yes!”

“Is that mascot okay?”

“Kkui? She may look like that, but she’s an elite mascot who’s never made a mistake!”

“…Really?”

“No lies!”

I’ll believe Chubby, but… it’s hard to believe. That thing is an elite who’s never made a mistake? Mascots are really weird…

“……”

“It’s fine! They get along well, so there’s no problem!”

…Well, it’s not my concern. They’ve been doing fine as magical girls for a long time, so there shouldn’t be any issues, as Chubby said. But it’s still hard to believe. How do they manage to be okay?

“Delicious…”

“……”

No, it’s pointless to think too deeply. Just give up thinking when it comes to Gravity. That’s it… That’s all.