Chapter 263

So it wouldn't be wrong to say that they've realized their ideals now.

However, after the president arrived, Takanashi discovered something.

Apart from Kirishima Ai, she's currently at the stadium.

Now, gathered here are herself, along with Sakaki Chika, Kazama Kiriori, and Cangyue Yuri.

It seems like all the Magic girls have been gathered together.

However, she raised her head, while the other two clearly hadn't realized it yet.

"By the way, what are you doing here, President?"

"Hmm? Oh, our class is taking graduation photos in a bit, so we're clearing snow right now."

Graduation photo?

This word doesn't really resonate with Takanashi.

As a Magic girl from R'lyeh, she didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the school.

However, in this world, graduation must be a bittersweet experience.

The Takanashi doesn't know how many more years it will stay on Earth.

Considering her recent outstanding performance on Earth, it's probably time for her to be recalled after resolving the recent events.

After a while, the Takanashi raised its head.

My hair feels cool.

The other two people and the dog also raised their heads and looked up at the cold, gray sky. They didn't know when, but it had started snowing again.

The Takanashi looked around at its surroundings.

Now that everyone's here, it's time.

She said:

"President, speaking of which, do you have some free time to come and help out?"

Kazama Kiriori somewhat curious.

"Help?"

Helping out was no problem for her, as she was both a senior to these children and the Student Council; she was confident in handling everything effectively.

However, this was the first time she had heard from Takanashi that they needed her help.

Sakaki Chika seemed to have already finished talking with Takanashi.

At this moment, Takanashi did not speak immediately, but instead turned his gaze to Kirishima Ai on the distant playground, looking at this once familiar companion who now exuded a sense of incongruity.

"That's right."

Her gaze turned serious.

And Cangyue Yuri in her arms was barking in response.

"We need to... investigate Kirishima."

After the snowfall, many students started having snowball fights instead of playing basketball or engaging in other activities on the playground.

Among the students having a snowball fight, one stood out as particularly out of place.

That's Kirishima Ai.

It's already incredible that she's so active in having snowball fights with other girls.

You see, Kirishima Ai used to be the kind of person who would always have a cold face when talking to anyone and was hard to approach. But now, she's acting all friendly, which completely overturns everyone's perception of her.

"Oh... yes, just like you all said, Kirishima seems really off right now."

In a corner by the playground, the Student Council was using binoculars to spy on the students playing on the field.

The three women and their dog were now hiding behind the stairs, watching their companion who was acting strangely.

Takanashi nodded:

"Anyway, this girl has been acting strangely lately. Considering what happened some time ago, I'm a little concerned about her current situation."

Aside from the questions that Cangyue Yuri brought up not long ago regarding the Magical Girl Silver Feather.

And recently, I saw a news report on TV about Takanashi.

The recent opening of the Witch Museum revealed some incredible news: a Monster who looks remarkably similar to the Magical Girl Silver Feather.

The crucial point is that Takanashi himself was completely unaware of this.

However, there was indeed a gap in time between when Kirishima Ai obtained the Broken Wing Wand and when she transformed into Silver Feather, which she was unaware of.

Therefore, Takanashi now has a hypothesis that he wants to verify.

Therefore, she gathered all the Magic girls in Maple Plain City here.

Just as Takanashi raised his head, as if to say something more:

"Uh... President?"

She saw the president pull out a black top hat from somewhere, casually put it on his head, and then strike a pose of complete confidence.

Takanashi and Sakaki Chika blinked blankly.

What are they trying to do?

Then, Kazama Kiriori adjusted her small top hat, puffed out her incredibly impressive chest—a testament to her status as a senior Magic girl—and said with great confidence—

"Then, this is the moment when we need the beautiful young detective of Maple Plain City — Kazama Kiriori!"

"Ha?"

Both the two girls and the puppy looked completely bewildered.

What... what famous detective?

Who is this expert now?

Ignoring the bewildered looks on everyone's faces, President Kazama casually put his hands on his chest, humming proudly, displaying an air of superiority that he never usually exuded.

"You might not believe it, but on the famous TV show 'The Great Detective Magical Girl Phantom Wind,' which airs in Maple Plain City, I'm widely recognized for possessing a brilliant and quick mind and an animal-like keen intuition."

As she spoke, Kazama Kiriori tugged at her bow tie, looking quite reliable.

"In countless battles of wits and courage against Monster, I have solved numerous criminal cases Monster and brought the perpetrators to justice."

"You could say I'm an expert in investigations, a rising star in the detective world!"

After saying this, Kazama Kiriori was in high spirits, and even her pretty face turned red.

In an instant, it seemed as if the senior was radiating light and stars.

No sooner had Kazama Kiriori finished speaking than the little idol's eyes lit up, and she looked at Kazama Kiriori with adoration:

"The student council president is amazing..."

"Woof woof!"

The Magic girl from R'lyeh didn't seem to find anything wrong and excitedly joined in the shouting.

Takanashi Shiori, on the other hand, was lost in thought.

Something's not right these past few days. Is it not just Kirishima?

On one side, Kazama Kiriori was enthusiastically introducing herself and talking to everyone about her detective talents, which she was very proud of. On the other side, Takanashi was trying to figure out what the chairman had said with her not-so-good little brain.

However, she is, after all, the Student Council.

The Takanashi around and then began to think seriously.

She consistently ranks first in her grade, and I heard that she dominated almost every event in last year's and the year before's sports meets. Not only that, she is also the strongest Magic girl in Maple Plain City, Genpuku -Phantom Wind senpai.

Moreover, she possesses a fatal advantage that no Magic girl has.

---She has friends.

In this respect alone, she has already far surpassed those socially inept people, and is far more exaggerated and excellent than Kirishima Ai.

It's fair to say that President Kazama is almost too perfect.

If it's this person, they should be quite reliable, right?

With this in mind, Takanashi, like Sakaki Chika and Cangyue Yuri, began to have expectations of the student council president that were perhaps not normal.

Next, under the guidance of Senpai Kazama, the investigation into Kirishima Ai, the person who transforms into the Magical Girl Silver Feather, begins.

While the Magic girls were chattering away, in a corner of the stands, a silent woman holding a snow shovel watched the group of girls, who seemed to be up to something again, with a complicated expression.

This woman was none other than Haihara.

She's been working since noon and is almost exhausted.

"What are these brats up to now? Investigating Kirishima?"

--And why was her dog stolen by Takanashi?

Chapter Sixty-Five: Today's Dinner at the Haihara House

Haihara had a rare afternoon off without classes or work, but as a homeroom teacher, she was now doing something even more troublesome and tiring.

That's snow shoveling.

A job that is both cold and tiring.

It's already afternoon, so Haihara let the students go to PE class, and now she's the only one here shoveling snow.

Ms. Suzuki is in class right now...

Considering that she was the youngest among the teachers she knew, Haihara was too embarrassed to ask other teachers for help.

Should she just hire a Monster to do all the work for her?

Haihara began to seriously consider this.

However, shoveling snow here wasn't entirely fruitless.

Just now, Haihara inadvertently witnessed the Magic girls seemingly plotting some strange scheme.

They said they wanted to investigate Kirishima.

This wasn't the first time she'd witnessed Magic girls whispering among themselves. After all, these Problem Child 'd never considered having to guard against her; she always kept a low profile, openly eavesdropping from some corner.

This time was no different.

If it were just Takanashi and Sakaki Chika, that would be one thing, but what puzzled Haihara even more was why her dutiful daughter and her own dog were both getting involved in this mess.

Is this lineup going to wipe out the Black Death Cult?

Haihara gripped the snow shovel, pondering for a moment, but then she glanced around and saw that there was still a lot of snow on the ground that she hadn't finished sweeping, which instantly brought her thoughts back to reality from the Magic girl thing.

Never mind, it has nothing to do with her.

Simplicity is the true essence of life.

Haihara quickly stopped looking at the group of girls and turned back to continue shoveling her snow.

Since things have come to this, let's start by shoveling the snow.

Next, Haihara, as a silent, hardworking office worker, was here alone, clearing the snow from the campus while other students enjoyed their youth on the playground.

However, after working like this for a while, Haihara simply put down the shovel and rubbed her frozen hands.

She wasn't wearing gloves.

After all, she originally thought that having the students do this kind of thing would allow her to slack off a bit, but she didn't expect to be careless in the end.

Perhaps she should borrow a glove or something from a student.

She exhaled a soft breath of cool air.

Then, she glanced at the area where her class was responsible for shoveling snow. It was quite a large area, and she didn't know how long it would take her to do it all by herself.

Just as she was about to take a break and continue working, she suddenly heard a familiar yet strangely unfamiliar female voice. The voice was so sudden and energetic that it startled Haihara.

"Teacher, why are you the only one here? And you're not wearing gloves, your hands must be cold."