Magical Girl of Chaos: Magical Rampage

December 25th, Christmas.

A day to enjoy the holiday called Christmas, except in some countries.

For nations bearing the title of “developed countries,” it is a grand festival day without exception.

As evidence, many Magical Girls are flying around in Christmas outfits alongside their Mascots.

The U.S. is no exception, and right now, Gravity is turning on the lights of the Christmas tree with her younger brother, Kevin.

“…Twinkle, twinkle.”

“Yeah. Twinkle, twinkle.”

Gravity sits blankly in front of the Christmas tree, holding a gift box in her arms.

This is a gift delivered directly to Magical Girls by Magical Rampage every year at the request of the Fairy Queen. Gravity received it just an hour ago.

Though Gravity isn’t a child by age, her mental age seems to earn her the child treatment.

“So, what’s the gift?”

“…A fairy cutlery set.”

“…?”

This year, Gravity’s gift is a fairy cutlery set.

It contains every type of cutlery from around the world, and Gravity absolutely loves it.

Knowing the immense effort it takes to collect such a set, Gravity understands the value of this gift better than anyone.

Plus, it’s practically custom-made by the Fairy Realm, so the quality is exceptional.

That’s why Gravity is unusually beaming while hugging the gift.

“But aren’t you going to the festival? All the other Magical Girls are having fun.”

“Too lazy…”

“Too lazy, huh… Come on, let’s go. While we’re out, let’s get a Christmas cake too.”

“…Cake.”

“Yeah, cake. You like Bûche de Noël, right? Glazed ham for lunch, roast beef for dinner, and Bûche de Noël for dessert. It’s snowing, and the mood is perfect.”

“…Stollen.”

“Got it, I’ll get you Stollen too. The marzipan Stollen soaked in rum, like last time?”

“…Yeah.”

“By the way, I’m not buying candy canes. You just lick them a few times and leave them out, and they attract flies.”

“……Yeah.”

“Let’s have gingerbread instead. And… maybe apple pie for dessert after lunch?”

“…! Yeah.”

Gravity’s younger brother, Kevin, is talking her into various things while helping her put on her outdoor clothes.

Gravity, quietly letting him dress her, is already beaming at the thought of buying her favorite cake.

The sibling dynamic feels oddly reversed.

“Here, Santa hat too.”

With the Santa hat on, Gravity takes Kevin’s hand and heads outside.

Immediately, they’re greeted by the sight of New York streets extravagantly decorated for the Christmas festival.

But Gravity isn’t particularly interested in that; her mind is filled with thoughts of buying Bûche de Noël and the feast she’ll have today.

“It’s striking how many Magical Girls there are these days.”

“…Yeah.”

“Well, most of them contracted just to have fun.”

“…But, dangerous things… exist.”

“…True. While powerful demons don’t appear as often anymore, it’s still dangerous for new Magical Girls. And the Villains… they keep coming.”

Walking through the streets before the festival fully begins, Gravity and Kevin chat.

Since Gravity rarely speaks, Kevin usually starts the conversations.

“…Kevin, don’t die…”

“I know. Well, after that accident, your traits seeped into me, so I’ve become immortal. It’s a bit much, though.”

“……”

“Really… you can’t live without me. I wonder when I’ll see you become independent… No hope, huh.”

“Kevin…”

“Don’t worry. I awakened my superhuman abilities back then, so I won’t die easily. Plus, you trained me yourself, right? So worrying unnecessarily is just a waste.”

“…Yeah.”

“…It was scary almost turning into a girl, though.”

“…Younger sister… would be nice too.”

“I wouldn’t like that!”

“Tch…”

“Big sis…”

As they walk, talking about past accidents and such, Gravity tightens her grip on Kevin’s hand.

It’s a rare, intense reaction from Gravity, showing how much she cares for her younger brother.

“…But, the healing… I didn’t do it…”

“Huh? Then who did? I thought it was you all this time.”

“…Rampage…”

“Rampage?”

“…Yeah. Probably, the influence of 「Chaos」… took us to that space…”

Surprisingly, it wasn’t the Fairy Realm or Gravity herself who healed Kevin, but Rampage.

This happened because Gravity, panicking, took Kevin to the space where Rampage had isolated herself, filled with the 「Chaos」 emanating from her.

For an ordinary person with no powers, entering such a space would be dangerous, but Gravity instinctively created a barrier to protect them.

However, they couldn’t avoid being affected, and like Max, the cat Rampage raises, Kevin’s lifespan disappeared.

…Gravity half-intended it because she couldn’t bear the thought of Kevin disappearing someday, but Kevin will never know.

“Haha… She’s quite famous, but even scarier than that.”

“…Not scary. Kind…”

“Not scary when she’s in her avatar form.”

“…Yeah.”

“Anyway, we’re here.”

The place Gravity and Kevin arrive at after walking is a small private cafe.

They’ve been regulars here for a long time, and the owner is quite the artisan when it comes to bread.

Kevin had pre-ordered a Bûche de Noël here.

With chocolate cream and sugar powder on the outside, and rich chocolate cream inside, it’s one of Gravity’s favorite cakes.

“…Cake…”

“Ooh, you’re here? Here’s the Bûche de Noël you ordered. And these cocoa nibs are a regulars’ service. They’re great when you add them to hot chocolate later.”

“Thank you.”

“…!”

With the Bûche de Noël in hand, Kevin carries the box in his other hand and heads back outside with Gravity.

But in the short time they were inside, word must have spread on SNS, as shutter sounds start coming from all directions, unlike before.

However, both Gravity and Kevin are used to this, so they walk on without much reaction.

Once they get back home, Gravity rushes to prepare for the glazed ham.

Sitting eagerly at the dining table, Gravity waits while Kevin quickly prepares lunch.

“Let’s eat.”

“…Yeah.”

Gravity happily takes out some utensils from her newly gifted fairy cutlery set and starts eating.

After the meal, she sips on hot chocolate with the cocoa nibs the owner gave as a service, waiting for the apple pie to finish baking, swinging her legs back and forth.

By the way, she devoured almost all of the glazed ham, except for the portion Kevin cut for himself.

“Alright, the apple pie’s done too.”

“Yay~…”

Gravity devours the freshly baked apple pie, getting sauce all around her mouth as usual.

Kevin wipes it off with a wet wipe.

He’s still very much the caretaker-like younger brother.

After finishing the apple pie, they spend the evening cozily on the couch playing a two-player game.

On the big TV screen, Gravity’s character shines brightly as she carries Kevin, who’s not very good at the game.

Meanwhile, she munches on potato chips one by one.

Any oil or crumbs on her hands are magically cleaned, so the controller never gets dirty.

As it gets dark, Kevin starts preparing dinner.

The game is over, and Gravity is staring blankly at the early darkening outside.

Below, the twinkling Christmas decorations shine, with Magical Girls and Mascots in Christmas outfits still flying around.

It seems the festival has been going strong since noon.

“……”

Gravity keeps watching the scene.

She reaches out her hand unconsciously but then puts it back down, seemingly drawn to it.

Kevin, not one to miss such a thing, approaches her while the roast beef is resting.

“Big sis, do you want to join them?”

“……”

“We’ve got time, so how about we go out after dinner?”

“……”

“It’s okay. What happened back then won’t happen again.”

“……Yeah.”

Gravity hesitates, unable to forget the accident that almost cost Kevin’s life.

But Kevin is no ordinary person now; he’s one of the capable superhumans.

So, it’s unlikely things will go like that again.

Still, Gravity hesitates to go enjoy the festival with Kevin.

“Alright, the roast beef is almost done resting, so let’s have dinner first.”

“…!”

Kevin changes the subject to dinner, and Gravity’s thoughts immediately shift to the roast beef as she jumps up and runs to the table.

After enjoying the roast beef for dinner, the dessert is the long-awaited Bûche de Noël.

Gravity eagerly eats the slices Kevin cuts for her, sipping on hot chocolate again.

Her mood is now at its peak.

“Alright, we’ve eaten, so let’s go enjoy the festival, shall we?”

“……”

“Come on, don’t worry. You trained me so I wouldn’t have to worry, right?”

“…Yeah.”

“Then let’s enjoy the festival. If it gets tough, we’ll stick together this time, okay?”

“……Yeah.”

But Gravity hesitates again when Kevin suggests going to enjoy the festival.

However, Kevin eventually convinces her, and she tightly holds his hand as they head out to the Christmas festival.

“……”

“Wow… There are even more Magical Girls than during the day.”

“…Yeah.”

The festival is in full swing everywhere.

Amidst it, Gravity fidgets her fingers and looks around.

Magical Girls who recognize her fly over, adoring her and asking for handshakes.

“Gravity~! Nice to meet you!”

“You’re so cute every time I see you~!”

As Magical Girls gather, the crowd’s attention naturally turns to Gravity, and countless shutter sounds fill the air.

In this situation, Gravity starts scanning her surroundings, but Kevin pats her head to calm her down.

“You don’t have to be so on guard. The Fairy Realm provides support during festivals now, remember?”

“But…”

“It’s fine. So, let’s check out the food stalls over there, okay?”

“…!”

When Kevin shifts the topic to food, Gravity immediately drags him toward the stalls.

The Magical Girls who came to see Gravity, knowing her situation, subtly start flying around her as if escorting her, ensuring she doesn’t worry.

“…?”

“Wow, the fireworks have started.”

“Whoa…”

Suddenly, the fireworks begin.

As grand as the festival, an incredible number of fireworks beautifully light up the sky.

“……”

“Pretty.”

“…Yeah.”

In the middle of New York’s Christmas festival, with snow falling and fireworks lighting up the sky, Gravity still tightly holds Kevin’s hand, but a faint smile appears on her face.