Chapter 167

For example, Kurosaki- senpai mentioned that the current user of the Magical Girl Dark Feather is a girl named Kuroki Yuka.

After class, Takanashi, Kirishima -Kurosaki senpai walked down the school corridors, searching for Sakaki Chika or the Student Council president, but so far, they had found nothing.

Halfway there, the Takanashi towards the Kurosaki Asuka and asked:

"Senior Kurosaki, how much do you know about the Dark Feather Transformers?"

Magical Girl Dark Feather, while not comparable to Chameleon in terms of sheer power, is still a formidable opponent.

But the fact that she's using Color Feather's Magic Wand is enough to draw attention.

Now, having learned a great deal from Kurosaki Asuka, aside from the Chameleon's identity remaining unknown, they seem to have glimpsed some of the truth about Dark Feather.

Kurosaki Asuka, with a calm expression, began discussing the Magic girl who had fallen into evil after using her Magic Wand:

"Kuroki Yuka ... When I was imprisoned by the Chameleon, I would occasionally regain my senses and see what it was doing through Chameleon perspective."

"And Kuroki Yuka is a child who was bewitched and corrupted by it."

The same Magic Wand and Magic Crystal, in Kurosaki Asuka's hands, transformed into Color Feather, the Magic girl who protects the city.

However, when Kuroki Yuka transforms into her, she becomes Magical Girl Dark Feather is almost indistinguishable from Monster.

From this point of view alone, Dark Feather is an absolutely evil being.

"After becoming Dark Feather, she initially did some things similar to other Magic girls."

"However, due to her own personality flaws, she always recklessly uses her Magic girl powers, and in battles against Monster, she always uses her powers without regard for the consequences, causing a lot of destruction."

Although Kurosaki Asuka gives off a very energetic vibe, she is quite ruthless in her wording when commenting on Chameleon and things related to Dark Feather.

"In real life, her bad personality also affected her, and she was always disliked by those around her."

"In the end, even her friends couldn't stand her anymore."

"Finally, during a battle, her fight with the Monster caused a fire, even injuring students..."

And the final result was...

"But instead of reflecting on her actions after that, her personality became even more twisted, and eventually, without anyone knowing when, she completely degenerated into Black Magical Girl who craved power."

This is exactly the result the Chameleon desires.

An enemy of a Magic girl, an embodiment of evil and violence.

For Kirishima Ai and Takanashi, this seemed like a story that fit their imagination as Black Magical Girl, since anime often features characters who lose themselves because of their powers.

Before this, Dark Feather often said things like "pao wa" or "pao wa" to herself.

After Kurosaki Asuka finished speaking, compared to Kirishima Ai was deep in thought, Takanashi noticed something that caught her attention.

"Senior, there's something very strange about this that I've never been able to figure out..."

Takanashi pinched his chin.

"Um?"

Kurosaki Asuka smiled.

And Takanashi continued talking.

"The Transformation Magic Crystal that Dark Feather is using now should be the same Magic Crystal you used to transform into Color Feather, right?"

According to both Phantom Wind and Kurosaki- senpai, Color Feather and Dark Feather are essentially the same Magic Gear girl, transformed using the same Magic Wand and Magic Crystal.

It's just that Dark Feather is the form of Color Feather after it has turned evil.

Even their abilities and data are identical.

Upon hearing this, Kurosaki Asuka didn't sense anything amiss and simply smiled and nodded.

After seeing Kurosaki Asuka nod in affirmation, Takanashi asked:

"Kuroki Yuka, how can you use Sacred Domain- level Magic Crystal?"

After Takanashi finished speaking, Kurosaki Asuka was stunned for a moment.

This time, she didn't immediately offer an explanation as before, but paused there.

Meanwhile, Kirishima Ai, initially confused, still couldn't understand what it meant, so she asked Takanashi for help.

"Uh, Takanashi, what do you mean?"

Is something strange?

The Sacred Domain Magic Crystal refers to the Crystal called "Nightmare Dragon" that created this nightmare world?

Takanashi shook his head.

"I mean, Dark Feather's Transformation Magic Crystal, the one called Shadow Feather."

"The senior was Sacred Domain Magic girl, so her Transformation Magic Crystal should have been upgraded to the Sacred Domain as well. However, Kuroki Yuka only transform into an ordinary Magic girl using that Magic Crystal."

This is something that Takanashi still doesn't understand.

Before Kurosaki Asuka, the one being questioned, could respond, Kirishima Ai tilted her head first, leaned close to Takanashi's ear with a slightly confused expression, and whispered:

"When I transformed into the Fate Kite, didn't I use a different Crystal than the Silver Feather? Then, Senior, you must have used a different Crystal when you transformed into the Sacred Domain, right?"

After Kirishima Ai finished speaking, Takanashi, unusually, showed a helpless expression, as if he wanted to turn his face away.

She sighed.

Then, Takanashi glanced slightly at Kirishima Ai's bewildered eyes and explained coldly:

"Do you think everyone is like you, relying on changing Transformation Magic Crystal to gain Sacred Domain strength?"

"... ah?"

Kirishima Ai looked completely bewildered.

Isn't that right?

The so-called "getting stronger" means replacing your Transformation Magic Crystal with a stronger one... and then, uh?

"Listen carefully, generally speaking, the Transformation Magic Crystal isn't changed casually; instead, it sublimates into a Sacred Domain Crystal along with the Magic when she advances in rank."

"And even after advancing to the Sacred Domain, the transformation still results in the same Magic girl; for example, the Student Council is still called Phantom Wind after advancing to the Saintly Realm."

"The difference between the Magic Gear before and after promotion lies in the fact that the Sacred Domain Magic Girl has a suffix."

For example, the full Magic Phantom Wind of the Magic from the Sacred Domain is actually "Magic Girl Phantom Wind - Gale Ace".

"Wind King" is the suffix that Phantom Wind acquired after advancing to the Sacred Domain.

As a Magic girl of the same level, Color Feather naturally received the same treatment.

Like Kirishima Ai's form, which changed from Silver Feather to Fate Kite, she essentially became a different Magic girl, which is completely different from a normal advancement.

However, Dark Feather remains an ordinary Magic girl without a suffix in her name.

There is one possibility.

That is, the Magic Crystal that Color Feather once possessed was not Sacred Domain Magic Crystal.

Upon hearing Takanashi's question, Kurosaki Asuka's ever-present innocent and beautiful smile vanished for a moment, even revealing a hint of indescribable gloom.

However, this gloom was fleeting, and he quickly transformed into someone deep in thought.

"I've always had a hard time understanding this issue too."

"Perhaps... the Chameleon used an ability similar to that of a degenerate Monster to regress my Magic Crystal from the Sacred Domain back to its original state."

Chameleon have done this before.

According to Chameleon, the four Monsters who once fought alongside Fate Kite and Takanashi were remnants of monsters who had degenerated from their Perfect Form into mature Monster.

If that's really the case, then it's truly disheartening news.

After all, they had hoped that after taking the Magic Wand back from Dark Feather, they could return it to Senior Kurosaki and add another Sacred Domain- level combatant to their side.

The reason why Chameleon do this is not incomprehensible.

After all, no one can transform an ordinary high school girl into Sacred Domain from scratch.

However, even so, finding Dark Feather and retrieving Fallen Heaven and Dark Feather Magic Crystal are now their top priorities.

As they walked down the corridor with these thoughts in mind, they unknowingly reached the end, arriving at the open-air staircase at the end, where they saw a familiar figure.

To be precise, there were two figures.

On the platform of the open-air staircase, a girl wearing the uniform of Kaedehara High School, with smooth, shiny black hair, like the sky after a rain, was squatting by the railing. While others were playing and laughing with their classmates, this girl was alone in this desolate place.

This girl is Kurosaki Asuka from two years ago.

The scene that appeared before the Magic girls must have happened two years ago.

Before me, the girl gently hugged her legs with both hands, her cheeks resting against her knees. Although she was still beautiful and charming, her eyes seemed somewhat dim and tired.

Seeing this, Kurosaki Asuka Takanashi, who was standing next to Takanashi and the others, looked nostalgic.

"I remember this time. I had just finished a battle with the Black Death Cult, and I was really tired."

As Magic girls, they were all aware of this situation.

Although the injuries and fatigue from the battle will disappear once the transformation is deactivated after the battle, the mental exhaustion and loneliness linger for a long time.

The scenes from the battle will gradually be recalled.

The injuries I suffered are still vivid in my mind and unforgettable.

At times like these, you just want to find a secluded place to rest.

Kirishima Ai chose to go to the equipment room to find Miss Lily after school.

And what lies before us, this scene from the past, is...

Beside the open-air staircase, another person came up at some point, seemingly just passing by, but happened to notice the exhausted girl.

At this moment, Takanashi also recalled his own experience.

Whenever she sees the open-air staircase, she is reminded of the woman who always smokes there alone.

At that very moment, the person standing there was also a young female teacher with a cigarette in her mouth and a gloomy, aloof demeanor.

Upon seeing the girl, she took the cigarette between her fingers.

"Why are you squatting here? Are you uncomfortable?"

The girl initially looked up, somewhat dazed, at the older, cold woman in front of her. But perhaps remembering something, she reached out and grabbed the female teacher's trouser leg.

The girl said in a dejected tone:

"Teacher Haihara, could you take me to the infirmary?"

Chapter Ninety-Nine: People's Teachers

After the nightmare's Crystal devoured everything, Kuroki Yuka was also drawn into it.

This time, she didn't lose control and become Monster like before.

But just like before, she sank into the nightmares of the past.

Time and time again, everything she had done wrong in the past, everything she didn't want to face, reappeared before her.

If that were all, she might not have fallen into despair, because she endured this torment every night as she drifted off to sleep. Now, she thought she could just lower her head, cover her eyes, and pretend she hadn't seen or heard anything.

However, when Kuroki Yuka raised her head again, her mouth was slightly open, her eyes seemed to be frozen, and she stood there motionless.

It was a classroom charred black and covered with traces of fire.

She remembered that scene.

Rather, I would never forget it.

The classroom where they used to attend classes was completely destroyed in the fire. Desks and chairs were reduced to rubble, and the whiteboard with the students' names written on it collapsed in the ruins, covered in ash and dust.

The classroom walls were broken, and sunlight from outside shone into the charred ruins.

This is what happened after she and the Monster.

After defeating the Monster with all her might, she was unable to stop the fire, thus exhausting her Magic Power and ending her transformation.

Her only friend was trapped in the fire.

By the time the other Magic girls arrived and stopped the fire, it was all over.