NOVEL NEXT Chapter 170
“Ugh…”
“What’s wrong, Ira? We need to hurry!”
“Ah, got it…!”
Two magical girls, each holding their own wands, are flying somewhere.
One is Magical Striker, and the other is Magical Ira.
While Magical Striker is flying confidently, Magical Ira seems a bit self-conscious, holding her skirt down as she flies.
“Seriously~! Flying like that won’t get us anywhere fast!”
“W-well, but…”
“Ugh, you’re so shy! Anyway, we’re almost there!”
“U-uh…”
Before they knew it, the two magical girls arrived at their destination, where a demon was leisurely squirming around.
It was a rare, formless demon, resembling a slime.
This demon attacked by creating tentacles.
“Eek! T-tentacles~!”
“…Gross.”
Magical Striker, despite being startled, tried to fend off the tentacles with her hands and feet, but they were too slippery to handle properly.
Magical Ira, standing beside her, transformed her wand into a sword and started cutting through the tentacles to support her.
It wasn’t exactly efficient, but hey, they’re kids—what can you do?
“Ouch…! My hands hurt!”
“This is weird! Even if we’ve leveled up, this is way too strong!”
These girls usually only take on Baron-Class demons.
They weren’t overwhelmingly victorious even then, so trying to take on a Viscount-Class was bound to end like this.
“Ugh…! W-we can win…!!”
“Stop lying! You’re already pushing yourself too hard!”
“Shut up, Ira! If I can do it, I can do it!”
“……”
But Magical Striker, with her unnecessarily strong pride, stubbornly held on, though she was nearing her limit.
Magical Ira, unable to abandon her companion, had no choice but to fight alongside her.
Still, she wasn’t just standing around.
“I sent a support request! Ningning just confirmed it!”
“Who told you to do that? We don’t need it!”
“Stop being so stubborn…! We could really die like this!”
“We don’t…need it!!”
“But…”
“We don’t need…ugh?!”
“Y-Yuna!! Ugh…?!”
But the moment she sent the support request, Magical Striker was hit by a tentacle and sent flying.
Magical Ira, trying to chase after her, was also hit, leaving them both in a dire situation.
“S-see, I told you not to do it…”
“……”
Both of them were immobilized, and their Responsible Mascots were panicking.
Even though the world has become more peaceful compared to the past, there are still many magical girls who don’t properly assess their own strength and end up in danger.
No matter how peaceful it gets, no matter how much support there is, if you overestimate your abilities, you’ll only get closer to death.
That’s an unchanging truth.
It would be great if they realized that, but unfortunately, by the time they do, they’re already at death’s door.
“P-please…save me…”
Magical Ira was at least conscious, but her body still wouldn’t move.
“…Help…”
“Hmm… No matter how much money you offer, does it even matter if you die pointlessly in this peaceful era?”
“…?”
“Consider yourself lucky I happened to be passing by.”
In Magical Ira’s fading vision, a purple magical girl appeared.
With a wave of her hand, the demon vanished without a trace.
“Ah…”
“Don’t force yourself to stay awake. Just rest for a bit, okay?”
“……Okay…”
With that scene as the last thing she saw, Magical Ira lost consciousness.
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This is the Fairy Realm.
Magical Ira and Magical Striker are being scolded by the Fairy Queen for what happened.
Lately, incidents like this have been happening frequently, so the Fairy Queen herself has rolled up her sleeves to give them a proper scolding.
“Is your life important, or is your pride important? It’s not like the old days anymore—there’s no desperate need to become stronger! You didn’t become magical girls just to grit your teeth and fight to save this world, did you?”
“……”
“……”
“Sigh… We still need magical girls, but if you’re going to die so pointlessly, it’s better to quit being one.”
“…!”
“U-um…”
“The conversation isn’t over yet.”
“No, the conversation is over, isn’t it? If you scold them any more, they’ll just get too discouraged.”
At that moment, someone appeared behind the Fairy Queen.
It was the purple magical girl that Magical Ira had seen in her final moments.
Magical Ira’s eyes widened in surprise.
“If you’ve scolded them this much, they should’ve gotten the message. They’ve already experienced it, so they won’t make the same mistake again. They’re not stupid just because they’re kids.”
“…Alright. Since you’re here, I’ll stop for today. Now, don’t ever do this again, okay?”
“Yes…”
“Yes, yes…!”
Thanks to her mediation, the Fairy Queen’s scolding ended there, and Magical Ira and Magical Striker were dismissed.
And then…
“…Rampage.”
“What?”
“You shouldn’t interfere like this. They need to be properly scolded.”
“From what I saw, you were scolding them too much. You don’t need to go that far. At least for the humans in this world. Well, there are plenty of stubborn idiots who won’t listen even if they die, though.”
“……”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“…No, it’s just that you’d make a great Fairy Queen.”
“Tch. That’s never happening, so stop talking nonsense.”
“But you’ve completed all the training to be the next Fairy Queen, haven’t you?”
“I said no. Ah~ I can’t hear you~.”
“Pfft…”
…Magical Rampage had no idea that she would eventually become the Fairy Queen in the future.
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