Chapter 359

Ilya, who was about to capture and interrogate Ruby, was momentarily stunned by Ruby's sudden remark.

"Ruby, you really didn't seem to be in the room just now..."

"You're so indifferent to my whereabouts! I'm going to be really sad, you know. So sad that I'll secretly look at the comics Ilya hides under her bed, and who knows, I might even go to the school's broadcasting room during the day to broadcast my love confession~"

Upon hearing this, Ilya, who was staring at the Ruby, pursed her lips.

Although he secretly wished he could tear the talkative Ruby to pieces for daring to read his privately collected comics behind his back and say those weird things, he would have already taken action if he didn't want to know what had happened to this guy when he ran away or if he had been misunderstood.

So Ilya took a deep breath, trying her best to laugh, but she tensed up.

"So, what are the detailed details of Ruby Sauce's meeting with Ivia?"

"I'm giving you a gift."

Ruby replied in a malicious tone.

"Gift?"

"If I were to bring him a gift, it should be something that smells like Ilya. Hmm, speaking of Ilya's scent, something like her personal clothing would be perfect, wouldn't it? After all, it's a scent I can smell all the time at school. If Ilya herself gave it to him, I'm sure he'd be moved to tears."

"You're just lying to me, aren't you!"

Ilya, who had forced herself to listen to everything Ruby said, gritted her teeth in anger and charged at Ruby with a punch in her hand.

She shouldn't have expected Ruby, that bastard, to be serious at all; she just spouted nonsense. She couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to punch her to pieces.

"No, no, it's the truth. The gift really is yours, Ilya ~ The one I take every night~"

Ruby's words, like those of a malicious interrogator, made Ilya feel like the sky was falling. After all, given Ruby's personality and way of speaking, Ilya felt that she was really capable of doing such a thing.

Therefore, she stood frozen on the bed, motionless, the sheet covering her slowly slipping off her stiff, slender shoulders.

Could it be --

"Milk, what else could it be?"

As Ruby said this, she looked at Ilya with a nonchalant look of pleasure. "But Ilya, what do you think would be better? Ruby doesn't know."

"... Um."

But to Ruby's surprise, Ilya did not refute her, but simply placed her hand gently on her heart.

So that's how it is. The fact that I felt relieved after sending it out means that I was actually quite worried.

Once the girl had this awareness, she clearly felt all the tension in her body relax.

Thanks, Ruby.

"Huh!?"

Ruby couldn't help but exclaim, "Ilya, you look so much like Magical Girl right now! It's absolutely Perfection and amazing! What was that you just thought of? Can you tell me?"

"Ruby, I really can't understand your views on Magical Girl..."

At this point, Ilya suddenly remembered something, looked at the empty bedside table, and her tone became somewhat confused.

"By the way, where did my Class Card go?"

"..."

The moment the words were spoken, the room fell silent. The two people, one with True Magic, stared at each other intently.

"Could it be that Miyu picked it up yesterday?"

"I don't know..."

"That should be the case, after all, only Miyu could defeat that Saber."

"I don't know."

"Anyway, it definitely didn't fall... right?"

"Should..."

Ruby hesitated, "But I just asked Sapphire, and it seems Miyu didn't take the Archer Card yesterday, and Miyu also in poor condition like you, Ilya, currently asleep..."

"Where did they go?!"

"I think I just sensed it..."

Ruby swallowed her words halfway through.

She thought about it for a moment. Although the Small Park had a lot of Od, it seemed quite normal that the Class Card might have been attracted there by Ilya accidentally falling in. After all, it's mysterious, and anything is possible, so this possibility wasn't out of the question.

However, there's clearly another person inside the tent... right? At first, I thought it was my imagination, but the more I think about it, the more I feel there are two figures. Could it be that Ilya's strongest enemy, the Unknown Descendant, has already quietly appeared?

"Where is it? Where is it? I have to find it quickly, otherwise it won't be good if Rin finds out..."

"Well, before I tell you where it is, I need to give you a little heads-up, but I'm just saying it casually, and it might not be accurate."

Why are you suddenly so serious? Anyway, what is it?

"Maybe Ivia He already has a girlfriend."

That's impossible.

Ilya raised her eyes and said calmly, "Because Ivia He is misogynistic, isn't he? Apart from me and Teacher. Caren, it's not easy for others to get close to him."

Girlfriend.

Ilya had considered this possibility before, but she believed that dating at this age was not very scientific. However, Ruby's sudden mention of the topic made Ilya realize that the possibility was not entirely zero, which greatly shook her concept of "let's leave it at that for now".

However, upon closer reflection, it's still impossible, because Ivia has a disease.

Despite telling herself this, Ilya was quickly overcome by a sense of crisis, and alarm bells rang.

Because she felt that someone like Ivia might be the type who believed that once you start dating, you have to get married, the face of the new transfer student Miyu, popped into her mind.

"Sigh, I never thought I, a childhood friend supporter, would waver. I'm not even as swayed Ilya..."

Ruby sighed. "Anyway, the Class Card seems to be inside Ivia's tent. Let's go check it out now."

"... Huh? Why are you there?"

Even if you ask me, I don't know.

"Oh well..."

After locking the door from the inside and sending a letter through a crack in the floor saying, "I'm going to sleep for a day, don't bother me," Ilya transformed into her Magical Girl form and flew towards the Small Park.

The earth's surface flowed backward in an instant.

Whether it's pedestrians on the road, vehicles crowded on the street, or billboards hanging on buildings, everything is mixed in the palette of vision, and then forgotten.

Above Fuyuki, Ilya flew freely, just like a real Magical Girl.

Flying is extremely difficult for modern Magecraft. While small-scale levitation is manageable, long-distance solo flight is virtually impossible with very few exceptions, and even those exceptions are far from true free flight.

After all, it's normal for Ruby, being products of the Second Magic, to be able to fly to every corner of the world.

So, Ilya was being violently swayed by the enormous acceleration but felt nothing at all, landed smoothly in the park from high altitude.

Then, Ilya went straight into the tent and scanned everything in her line of sight, but she did not see any trace of the Class Card that Ruby had mentioned.

"Huh, that's strange, it was here when I arrived..."

"They were probably taken away by Ivia."

"That seems possible. Let's go to school now--"

"No."

Ilya waved her hand. "Sella has already asked for leave for me, so I won't be going to school."

"Huh? Why?"

"Hmm, it's boring, but I don't want to study."

"Shall we go back now?"

"Um..."

Ilya crouched down, touched the sheet where the empty milk bottle had been, and felt the lingering warmth. "Let's wait here for Ivia to come back."

"I have a feeling that you're saying these things on purpose, Ilya."

"After all, if we go home now, we'll have to find a way to transform again later. It wouldn't be good if someone saw us, would it?"

As Ilya spoke, she lay down. For some reason, the bed sheet gave Ilya a strange sense of déjà vu, stirring a restless feeling within her.

An inexplicable longing is almost suffocating.

"Tsk..."

She clicked her tongue, imagining a certain scenario, and hugged her pillow tightly.

I guess Ivia and I are pretty good friends, right? Although there are some things I feel don't need to say outright so I haven't said them, and I've also kept some things from her that might make her dislike me if I told her, he also has some trivial things like these that aren't exactly secrets, but he hasn't said them either.

Interpersonal communication is perhaps like this: small things accumulate, and eventually, the unknown aspects become more and more numerous.

However, after confirming that Ruby's comment about 'possibly having a girlfriend' was just a prank, Ilya did feel relieved, even though it still made her feel incredibly lonely.

Not long after, Ilya fell asleep inside, probably because her body was actually more exhausted than she thought.

Then, Chloe, who came home from school, saw her sleeping inside.

How did this guy end up in my bed?

"... Because I'm charging..."

Ilya was talking to herself in her sleep.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then this is the only way."

Chloe's calm voice carried a steely coldness as she stretched out her hands. Her school uniform had changed back to the one she wore when they first met, and the Twin Blades in her hands clashed fiercely, producing a clear sound.

In this simple way, the waves generated by sound become an Od impact capable of taking lives.

If Ruby hadn't reacted quickly, Ilya's body would probably have been pierced through by the wind.

"What's going on? Ilya, wake up! Wake up! There's another you here!"

"Ruby, you're so noisy..."

Awakened, Ilya rubbed her eyes, looked at the girl in front of her who looked exactly like her, and rubbed her eyes again.

"What's going on?! How can there be two of me?!"

"Never mind that for now, the Class Card is with her, transform quickly!"

Immediately afterward, Ilya hurriedly transformed, while Chloe just watched, seemingly waiting for her to transform.

"Um, why are you, oh no, why am I so dark-skinned...?"

"No, that's not true! I look the same no matter where I am. Because I am Ilya. As for saying my skin is a bit dark, that's just your own wishful thinking."

Chloe answered calmly.

"Indeed, if Ilya hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed how dark it was..."

"Well, since that's the case, and you look so much like me, there must be some connection between us, right? Shouldn't we try to communicate amicably first, without resorting to violence...?"

Under Chloe's indifferent gaze, Ilya asked cautiously.

She didn't know who the person in front of her was.

However, there was a strange sense of nostalgia and an impossible déjà vu, as if it were me.

"I've already decided to kill you."

"... Um?"

Ilya muttered to herself, to which Chloe merely glanced at her before Ruby quickly offered an explanation.

"Regardless of its power, that Magecraft Formula was generated directly within the opponent's body. It's like a resonance, although it requires matching the opponent's wavelength to function... In other words, she's very familiar with your body, Ilya. And once successful, it's like detonating a bomb inside the human body. Ignoring almost all of the target's spiritual defenses, it directly blasted bones and internal organs to smithereens. Luckily, I managed to protect them."

"Is it... that scary...?"

"Yes."

Ruby nodded. "Let's fight first, and talk about everything else later."

Therefore, Ilya unleashed her Magic Bullet, but Chloe, wielding Twin Blades, was even faster. Instead of dodging, she used her Twin Blades to shatter Magic Bullet Magical Girl Magic Bullet, cruelly cutting it in two before it even touched the ground, scattering like a dream.

"Come, Ilya von Einzbern."

Chloe, rushing towards them, revealed a fierce look in her eyes like a cheetah, and spoke words that were extremely sincere.