"...So, you were originally sleeping at an inn, but when you opened your eyes, you were here?"
Looking at Elena before him, Fang Zheng was completely baffled, while several girls beside him glared at Elena angrily.
"That's right. Don't tell me you had something to do with this?"
"I didn't do anything."
Faced with Elena's question, Fang Zheng shrugged. Elena, meanwhile, helplessly raised a hand to her forehead.
"Uh... Anyway, I want to go back there now. Please send me back."
"I can send you back, but unfortunately, not right now."
"Why not?"
"First, the device used for transportation isn't here. Second, we're busy with something very important right now and can't go back. So sorry, but it looks like you'll have to travel with us for the time being."
Fang Zheng spread his hands. There was one thing he had not told Elena: he actually had some idea why she had been transported here. He knew that the girl before him was a witch, which meant she fell under the protection of the God of Magical Girls. This girl likely possessed some sort of destiny that resonated with him as the God of Magical Girls, which was why she had been brought here.
This was not particularly strange. Back in the world of SAO, Chiaki Nanami, who had been in another world entirely, had also been pulled into SAO because of her trait as the Ultimate Gamer. Like magnets attracting one another, Fang Zheng was the genuine God of Magical Girls, protecting all girls with special powers. Naturally, witches were included as well.
Fortunately, Akemi Homura and the others were not here. Otherwise, they would probably explode the moment they heard the word "witch." After all, to them, it was hardly a pleasant term.
Though the two things had