NOVEL NEXT chapter 6
Chapter 6: Annihilation
“Why now…! Just when I was in a good mood!”
I ran through the school with all my might.
As the student council president, I wondered if it was appropriate to run at full speed down the hallway, but at this point, I didn’t care.
If I didn’t get to the scene as quickly as possible, the damage would spread and the number of victims would increase. That must never happen.
I went outside and, after confirming that there was no sign of people, I chanted.
“[Magical Blizzard]”
At that moment, the surrounding air cooled, and the ground froze.
Gradually, the cold air converged on me, transforming into a white dress.
I transformed into Luna, the Ice Princess.
I will not allow any casualties!
I floated into the air and headed to the scene at high speed.
As expected… I can’t match his speed…
The speed at which I saw him fly before was clearly faster than the speed of sound.
But… even so… faster… faster…
I increased my speed further and rushed to the scene.
Thanks to my haste, I soon saw the burning building and the two demons who were likely the culprits.
“Hey, hey, hey! What’s this? Human buildings are so fragile…! They crumble like tofu!”
“Fiffi, don’t say that. This is probably the limit for humans.”
Those guys…!
I gathered magic power in my hands and generated cold air.
“I’ll blow them all away with this!”
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“Not on my watch!”
I counter the explosion aimed at the city by the demon with my icy blast.
The heat of the explosion and the cold of my ice cause the surrounding air to tremble.
After a few seconds of stalemate, both spells lose their power and dissipate.
“That’s enough, demon.”
“…Oh… Finally decided to show up, have you, magical girl?”
“Procyon, be careful. This magical girl is tough.”
This is bad… They outnumber us… And both of them might be at my level or even stronger…
At that moment, I saw four shadows approaching from the corner of my eye.
…Heh, that’s right… I’m not alone!
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Luna!”
“As expected of Luna, you’re fast.”
“Of course, we’ll fight together.”
“I’ll provide support…”
Five magical girls gather.
Yes, we are five as one.
With the five of us, we can win!
“They keep coming… This is getting unfavorable. Should we retreat for now?”
“Don’t be stupid, Yanija! You take two, I’ll take three.”
It seems they are underestimating us… It’s infuriating, but it also means they are confident in their skills…
“I’ll take on this demon with Fran and Fiona. You two handle the other one.”
“Leave it to us. We’ll finish quickly and come to help…”
“Be careful, all three of you…”
We split up and face the demon called Procyon.
This demon… is stronger than the tentacle demon we fought before… The one that almost wiped us out…
That fact makes my body tremble.
Don’t think about unnecessary things… Focus on the battle now…
“Come on, magical girls… Entertain me, will you?”
Right after saying that, the demon swings his right arm horizontally.
This is…!
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“Both of you, fly up!”
As soon as I spoke, the two of them reacted immediately and flew up. The place where we had been just moments ago exploded.
“That was close… If it weren’t for Luna, we would have been in danger…”
“A high-temperature explosion… What a troublesome ability…”
“Both of you, that guy can’t activate his explosive ability remotely. He always generates an explosion somewhere on his body, and the part that will explode glows red just before it happens!”
“Ho… Quite a good analysis. I’ll praise you for that. Well, whether you can make use of it is another matter!”
Procyon swung his arm again.
This time, it was both hands simultaneously, and the power and speed were greater than before.
This can’t be avoided…!
I released my full cold air towards the explosion in the same way as before.
The heat is rising more than before… I need more cold air…!
I continued to cool the ever-increasing heat of the explosion with even colder air.
I can’t hold on any longer…!
“…I’ll support you.”
Fran threw something created with her ability into the blast, and the heat dropped significantly.
As expected of Fran! She created and threw in a fire extinguisher…! This should work!
I infused more cold air and continued to cool it until the blast subsided and black smoke surrounded us.
“Haa… Haa… Are you both okay?”
“…Your freezing ability is really annoying… I’ll blow you up first!”
The next moment, Procyon generated an explosion on his leg and came towards us with tremendous propulsion.
No… I can’t do anything…
“Luna! Watch out!”
Just as Procyon’s hand was about to touch me, Fiona intervened.
The next moment, we were hit by scorching heat and a strong blast, and Fiona and I were blown away, crashing into a skyscraper.
“Fiona…! Hang in there!”
“Good… Luna is safe…”
“Why did you protect someone like me! You should have…”
“Lu…na… You’re the only one who can defeat him… Please… win…”
With those words, the strength left Fiona’s body.
Why… Why is it always… Why…!
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“How weak… Is this what a magical girl is?”
“…………”
Procyon said with ease as he tightened his grip on Fran’s severely burned neck.
“Procyon, it’s not over yet…”
Another demon, Yanija, looked at our comrades with boredom.
…Yes… those two as well…
“Sorry, it took a bit longer.”
“Well, fine. Finish it quickly.”
“Yeah, I’ll do that.”
Procyon’s palm was directed at me.
“Heh, with this, the magical girls are annihilated. By the hands of Procyon… I can give a good report to that person.”
This time… it’s the end…
After all, that previous event was a miracle… Miracles don’t happen twice.
Because reality is just too cruel.
I did my best, didn’t I…
“Die.”
Procyon’s palm glowed red.
This time, it’s the end.
Just as I resigned myself to that fate, a voice echoed from somewhere.
“You are not finished yet.”
Immediately after, a shockwave spread out in front of me as if a meteor had fallen.
“W-What!?”
Despite the tremendous impact, no debris flew towards me. It was as if an invisible wall was protecting me.
As I slowly opened my eyes from the shock, I saw the back of a man in a black robe standing in front of me.
Just seeing that black robe made large tears overflow from my eyes.
…He came… for me…
“My name is Omega.”
There he was, Omega, standing to protect me.
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