Magical Girl? More Like a Magical Middle-Aged Woman! / Would You Be Willing to Make a Contract with Me and Become a Magical Girl?

As for Affection Points, was he really afraid he wouldn't be able to grind them up?

There was just one thing this system hadn't fully recorded yet: the System Network.

Fortunately, as its creator, Chu Chen had the right to update it later. It was like selling a game, then releasing unfinished or improvable content afterward as DLC updates.

So Chu Chen planned to deal with the rest later. First, he needed to lure this loli... take her home!

"Open the gift package... collect today's check-in reward..."

Beginner's Gift Package opened... All attributes increased by 1 level. Obtained Fate Testarossa Transformation Card (original series era, one-time use)!

Miyu has entered daily check-ins and obtained the one-time Skill Card "Photon Spear: Starry Flight."

Chu Chen: "!!! ∑(Дノ)ノ"

Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!

It wasn't that Chu Chen lacked vocabulary. These were simply the only two words that could express his shock.

Illya drawing a Nanoha Transformation Card had already been shocking enough. Who would've thought there was an actual child of destiny from another world here?

Getting a Transformation Card straight from the first Beginner's Gift Package was purely a matter of luck. The gift packages Ai, Yukino, and the others had received before were all quite ordinary. Illya, for instance, had gotten a box of Magical Girl Tapes. Of course, Illya had been overjoyed when she received them. Apparently, they were Magical Girl Tapes she had always wanted but hadn't been able to buy.

Miyu's reward was simple and brutal: Fate's Transformation Card, corresponding to Illya's.

Even daily check-ins could give out something like a Skill Card. This skill was considered Fate's most powerful move in the first series. Honestly, seeing this made even Chu Chen a little jealous.

What was a European Emperor? This was a real fucking European Emperor!

A Lesser Grail from a parallel world really was something else!

Forget it, forget it. I'm just jealous. She would be his eventually anyway. It wasn't as though he couldn't choose her later!

After quietly calming himself down, Chu Chen immediately issued Miyu a task.

Miyu has triggered an event check-in: Find a way to move into Hohomihara Academy teacher Chu Chen's home.

Check-in time limit: 1 hour

Check-in reward: Increase your own power by 1 level.

Miyu: "..."

Looking at the task, Miyu glanced in the direction Chu Chen had left.

Her face immediately darkened. Feeling speechless, Miyu fell into silence...

Chu Chen silently watched the little girl following him and found it rather amusing.

She really was cute... Miyu... Chu Chen quietly thought to himself.

He hadn't expected her to follow him all the way here. That truly was beyond his expectations.

Seeing the girl constantly trailing behind him, Chu Chen suddenly felt like teasing her.

Maybe messing with this little girl wouldn't be such a bad idea...

With that thought, Chu Chen silently quickened his pace, and Miyu quietly sped up as well.

Keeping up with Chu Chen wasn't much of a problem. Although he had invited her earlier, following behind him now still made her feel as though she were being shameless. But to complete the task, Miyu was going all out!

It was just being a little shameless. That wasn't a problem, okay?!

Thinking that, Miyu quietly accelerated again so she wouldn't lose him.

However, what left Miyu completely bewildered was that just as she caught up, he vanished.

Miyu froze. How had she lost him? Hadn't he been right in front of her?

Instinctively, Miyu hurried forward to check, only to find no one around. Had she really lost him?

Frowning slightly, Miyu's heart filled with gloom. How was she supposed to complete the task now? She couldn't find him!

The system had mentioned before that he was a teacher at Hohomihara Academy. Did that mean she had to go to that academy?

But there wasn't enough time... The Check-in System had only given her one hour. Besides, he might not even go to the academy. It was already so late; that teacher had probably gone home... It looked like the task couldn't be completed...

Miyu let out a deep sigh. She hated giving up any task, but helplessly, she could only abandon this one.

She should find somewhere to rest first. It was already so late...

"Yo! Didn't you say you didn't need my help? So why did you secretly follow me again... you cute little girl..."

Just as Miyu was about to leave, the sudden sound of a voice made her instinctively reach for her Transformation Card.

But after seeing that familiar figure, Miyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least he wasn't an enemy.

It couldn't be helped. Miyu was extremely wary of everyone now. Although this world didn't have anyone from Einsworth, who could say there were no dangers here? Hadn't she just encountered a creepy uncle—Chu Chen—earlier?

Of course, if Chu Chen knew that was how she saw him, he would probably be on the verge of tears.

Under his slightly teasing gaze, Miyu suddenly felt too embarrassed to face him.

She had clearly rejected him before, but now, because of the task, she had to throw herself at him.

She sighed deeply inside, then quietly emphasized one point—this was all for her brother...

"I was wrong earlier. I'm very sorry. I hope you can give me a place to stay..."

Miyu bowed deeply and spoke in an exceptionally sincere tone.

"I can do anything! Laundry, cooking, anything! I only hope you can give me somewhere to live!"

Seeing her so earnest, Chu Chen was briefly speechless. Kid, did she know that saying "I can do anything" made it really easy for people to misunderstand? Though she was so young that nobody would think in that direction.

But Chu Chen had already intended to take Miyu home. Wouldn't adopting a little loli be wonderful?

The corners of Chu Chen's lips curled up slightly. Then he quietly crouched down so that he could meet the girl's eyes.

Miyu remained bent over, completely unaware of Chu Chen's gaze. She was simply waiting for his answer.

After waiting a long time without receiving a reply, Miyu felt a little disappointed, mistakenly believing he had rejected her.

But—

"Sure! Actually, when I first saw you, I had this feeling that I couldn't just leave you alone. So from the very beginning, I was planning to help you..." Chu Chen chuckled, his face full of warmth. Compared to Illya, who had always lived happily in this world, Miyu undoubtedly fit the tragic image of Illya from the FATE series more closely.

Although Luvia had taken Miyu in in the original story...

Why couldn't he be the one to adopt her? Looking at the house where he lived all alone, having a little loli walking around in front of him every day would make even the air smell sweet, wouldn't it?

Miyu has completed the event check-in. Her own power has increased by 1 level.

Seeing the task completed, a trace of joy rose in Miyu's heart. At the same time—

She glanced at Chu Chen, and even Miyu's usually calm heart couldn't help rippling slightly.

He had planned to help her from the very beginning?

Although she didn't know why he was doing this, a warm current still flowed through Miyu's heart.

Miyu silently followed behind Chu Chen and couldn't help asking.

"Why would you say that? I have no connection to you at all, so why were you prepared to help me as soon as you saw me?"

With a soft laugh, Chu Chen looked back at Miyu and asked in return.

"If there's no connection, then people shouldn't help each other? There are indeed many people in this world who choose to stand by coldly because they're afraid of trouble. There are even some who only help others for some ulterior motive. But even so, I believe there are still many, many people in this world who help others without asking for anything in return."

As he spoke, Chu Chen took Miyu's small hand, which was covered in dust. Although Miyu, who seemed easily startled, tried to pull her right hand away at that instant, Chu Chen held it firmly.

"See? Haven't you met one now? Besides, I'm the type who won't let go once I've taken hold..."

Miyu silently lowered her head without saying a word, and her right hand stopped struggling as well.

Seeing Miyu lower her head, Chu Chen didn't say anything more. He merely turned his gaze elsewhere.

He wondered whether Sapphire would still come looking for Miyu after he had picked her up...

This counted as interfering with the plot. He had no idea just how drastic the effects would be.

But—

His gaze lingered for a moment on a spot in the distance where light flickered, and Chu Chen quietly thought to himself.

It probably wouldn't affect things too much... Those two idiots were still fighting over there...

That was right. In Chu Chen's view, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia, who had just arrived in Fuyuki City, were still engaged in a magical girl showdown.

Though compared with Illya and Miyu, those two girls should probably be called magical old ladies...

After returning home, Chu Chen began arranging all sorts of miscellaneous matters for Miyu.

Like bathing, clothes, and her room...

It only took half an hour. Miyu entered the bathroom while Chu Chen silently began creating an entirely new system.

That was right, an entirely new system. Not the previous Check-in System, but a brand-new series...

The Check-in System was the beginner-level series Chu Chen had first learned about. After creating a certain number of Check-in Systems, he could unlock the creation of a new system series. That was the information Chu Chen knew, though he had no idea where this ability had come from.

Or perhaps it wasn't an ability at all, but his own system? A system that created systems?

But if it was a system, why didn't he even have a Beginner's Gift Package...? The systems he created basically all had Beginner's Gift Packages... How depressing...

Chu Chen didn't intend to think too deeply about it. At the very least, it could make him stronger now, so he would continue down this path.

Would you like to activate the next-level system and randomly draw a type of system from that level to create?

After silently pressing yes, Chu Chen unlocked a brand-new type of system, and then—

"I'll send this system to the Nanoha World... Let's see what benefits this new system has..."

"Right, I should update the System Network first so Miyu can join it as quickly as possible..."

At the same time, Miyu, who was bathing while familiarizing herself with her power, suddenly received a prompt.

System update in progress... Once the update is complete, the host will be able to chat with system holders from other worlds. The systems possessed by these system holders were all created by the same manufacturer as this system. Please look forward to it...

Chu Chen: "...The same manufacturer? So I'm the factory, then? (￣ー￣)..."

Miyu paused slightly but said nothing... Other-world system holders?

Parallel worlds? Miyu thought to herself, her opinion of the person who created the system rising another notch.

Being able to freely give systems to people from other worlds said a great deal about their capability!

But Miyu didn't think much more about it. To her, saving her brother was what mattered most now.

After finishing her bath, Miyu told Chu Chen and returned to her room.

There was just one thing Miyu didn't understand: why was Chu Chen sitting there motionlessly, as though he were spacing out?

Was he thinking about something? But why did he look so strange?

Miyu didn't ask too much. She simply returned to her room, spread out her bedding, and slowly walked to the window to close it.

Just as Miyu was about to shut the window and draw the curtains, change into her pajamas, and go to sleep, she seemed to spot something. Her gaze immediately shifted outside, where something appeared to be flying through the night sky, making Miyu pause in surprise.

"What is that?" Miyu muttered to herself as she slowly walked closer to the window.

The next moment, Miyu focused her gaze on the flying object, then quickly realized with some surprise that it seemed to be heading in her direction.

But the mature-for-her-age Miyu wasn't afraid. She had experienced being hunted by Einsworth, after all. Nothing could frighten her now unless she encountered someone connected to Einsworth again.

The thing was moving quite fast, and before long, it entered the residential area.

As it drew closer and closer, Miyu gradually saw what it was.

It was a flying staff, roughly as long as her arm. Its shaft was blue, while the head was shaped like a golden ring set with two blue gemstones resembling eyes. There were bow-shaped decorations on either side, and a golden hexagram was embedded in the hollow center. It was unmistakably a Magical Girl's staff.

"Hm? A staff?" Miyu tilted her head, her face full of confusion.

"Hello, I am Kaleidoscope Staff Sapphire. Would you be willing to form a contract with me and become a Magical Girl?"

Unlike her sister, Sapphire was not frivolous like Ruby. Sapphire was very similar to Miyu.

It had to be said that Sapphire had found a master whose compatibility with her was perfect. That truly wasn't bad.

Miyu couldn't help tilting her head again. She froze slightly, but the confusion in her eyes never faded.