Monkey Wine Appears!

Three days later.

In the tranquil night sky of Fuyuki City, a red and a blue meteor shattered the stillness. Zooming in, it turned out to be two grown-up Magical Girls blasting each other!

This was a proper bombardment—both wielded wands, firing volleys of magical light bullets. Countless projectiles collided midair, blooming into beautiful explosive fireworks.

The blue Magical Girl's wand could even speak.

"Auditory-visual barrier activated. Ladies, please restrain yourselves."

The red Magical Girl's wand chimed in too.

"Exactly! You two aren't exactly young anymore. Acting like this—there's not a shred of girlish charm."

"Shut up, Ruby!"

The red Magical Girl snapped at her wand, visibly agitated.

"If I don't knock that obnoxious golden drill flat today, I'll write my name backward!"

She fumed, while the blue Magical Girl across from her let out a strange "Ohohoho" laugh, mocking her.

"I only spoke some truths. Teaming up with me on missions just holds me back. Could you kindly bow out already?"

"What did you say?! You're infuriating! Bastard! Let's settle this!"

"You think I'm scared of you?! Musclebound Rin! Today, I'll show you what's what!"

The two Magical Girls flared their mana with fierce determination, massive magic circles forming around them as terrifying energy brewed, seemingly preparing a super-powered strike.

But just then.

"Yare yare, I really don't know why the Great Master chose you two as my masters. Too childish. I'm done. I've decided—I'm taking a vacation for a while."

The red wand in the red Magical Girl's hand suddenly flew away, hovering off to the side as it muttered to itself.

"Huh? Ruby, what are you doing?!"

Without her wand, the red Magical Girl's mana rapidly dwindled, until even the magic circle behind her collapsed.

"Ahahaha~"

The blue Magical Girl let out a gleeful laugh, still spewing taunts.

"See, see, Musclebound Rin! Even Ruby thinks you don't make the grade!"

But before she could finish, the sapphire wand in her hand also flew off.

"Eh?!"

The sapphire wand spoke.

"Lady Luvia is the same—self-centered, with no regard for the mission. I now deem Lady Luvia no longer my master. Sorry, former master. I'm off to find a new owner."

"Sapphire!!"

The blue Magical Girl roared in fury, her golden curls making her look like a humanoid lioness.

Then the red wand chimed in playfully.

"Oh, right, right~ You two, I've already undone your transformations. Now, what you need to think about is how not to die from the fall~"

As it spoke, the magical outfits on the two girls vanished instantly. Stripped of their magical gear, they lost their flight ability. They were thousands of meters up! After a brief pause, then—

"Aaaaaaah! Ruby! You just wait!!"

"Nyeh nyeh nyeh~"

Watching the two plummet, the wands weren't worried.

The falling girls were both elite mages. Even without their help, they had considerable skills. Falling from this height might be embarrassing, but it wouldn't be fatal.

"Sister, what do we do now?"

The sapphire wand asked the red wand. They were powerful magical outfits created together, and were sisters themselves.

"Hmm~ Let's split up. If you find a girl you like, remember to let me know~ Well then! Farewell! A wonderful tomorrow awaits me, yay!"

With that, the red wand wiggled its body and flew off. Watching her sister leave, the sapphire wand sighed softly, then twisted its "head" to glance toward Fuyuki Bridge. After a pause, it too departed.

And then, that night.

A girl named Illyasviel von Einzbern became a Magical Girl.

At the same time, a mysterious girl draped in a tattered coat, clutching a card she'd just picked up, stared in surprise at the sapphire wand floating before her.

"You are?"

"My name is Sapphire Star. I am a wand. Beautiful lady, would you like to become a Magical Girl?"

A beautiful encounter, quietly unfolding.

Then, another three days later.

"Warning. Guardian Rider destroyed by humans. Rider punished. Geomantic Power diverted to four other locations. Geomantic Power enhanced. Attracted monsters will grow stronger. Monster attack frequency increased."

The Voice of the World rang in his ears again. Mo Shuying punched the last Azure-Fanged Hyena to death, and as he heard the Voice's report, his teeth ached.

"This time it's Rider? What's going on?! Yesterday it was Archer! Today it's Rider! That's three already wiped out! How can they be this weak?!"

Yes, a day ago news had already come that an Archer had been eliminated. Now the daily number of beast attacks had risen to three—oh, now it should be four.

"ROAR!!"

Before the words faded, a vortex appeared, and a Purple-Scaled Serpent emerged from it, its dozen-meter-long body radiating a powerful aura!

"Tch!! One wave after another! Damn it! Can the few left actually pull their weight?!"

When the monster appeared, Mo Shuying didn't first conceal himself and then look for an opportunity to take it down by various means like before.

He was no longer the same person he was a week ago. Over these six days, Mo Shuying's growth could only be described as terrifying.

[Mo Shuying]

Class: Assassin

Level: 12

HP: 8711

ATK: 4046

Abilities: Strength D, Endurance D+, Agility B, Mana C, Luck C, Noble Phantasm: Madman's Pride (A).

Class Skill: Presence Concealment A+

Personal Skills: Gathering Storm A++

Grasp of the Undying A++

Spider Drain C

Blue Scale Carapace C

Siphoning Strike D-EX

Battlefield Valor C

Bedrock Armor D

Mystic Codes: Rock Turtle Spiked Shield D+, Swift Wolf Bracelet C.

His stats were visibly rising, and Mo Shuying's physique was also visibly growing stronger. The sportswear that had fit him perfectly before now needed two sizes up—you could never guess what kind of explosive body lay beneath that loose outfit.

"Hiss—!"

The Purple-Scaled Serpent locked onto Mo Shuying's presence, its writhing body closing in fast. But Mo Shuying, unhurried, bent down to pick up the last item dropped by the Azure-Fanged Hyena—a Canine Fang Dagger.

It was a D+-rank Mystic Code. Mo Shuying weighed it in his hand, then curled his lip.

"A bit small. Doesn't feel right."

With that, he stowed the dagger into his Storage Space, then picked up the Rock Turtle Spiked Shield beside him, facing the Purple-Scaled Serpent.

A grin curled at the corner of Mo Shuying's mouth!

Big snake! Life and death, no telling!