Hearing those words, she let out a long breath in her heart.
The tension that had been clinging to her ever since she extended the invitation finally dissipated, and an unprecedented sense of relief swiftly swept through her entire body.
Since the other party had asked such a question, it meant she had successfully overcome the most difficult part of this operation.
At the same time, the school bell signaling the end of class rang.
The bell heralded the students' lunchtime, as well as the arrival of the two students from her memories.
Just as she put away the gem and was about to explain things to the drone before her, she suddenly caught sight of a golden figure from the corner of her eye.
Another Magical Girl
The girl, who had been in the middle of speaking, suddenly paused, but Xiu Er, on the other side of the "screen," did not pay attention to her at that moment.
That was because a familiar yet unfamiliar energy signature had appeared on his Detector.
Although the equipment on the drone could not compare to his own body at all, its monitoring range was still enough to cover the entire school.
This allowed him to discover the student who had sneaked onto the rooftop even before Akemi Homura paused.
Xiu Er turned the drone's camera toward the newcomer.
She was a girl with golden hair, with two lively golden spiral ponytails swaying in the wind beside her head. Her mature and gentle appearance gave her an air that did not belong to a middle school student.
She looked like the young lady of some wealthy family.
Her gentle appearance and temperament made it difficult for anyone to be wary of her, but the nature of the energy within her possessed traits