Chapter 287
[Ahem... She hasn't gone far yet. If you don't chase after her now, all you'll find is a cold corpse.]
Just now, Silver Feather lost her composure due to anger, and has already wasted some time.
She needs to calm down... calm down.
Silver Feather released her grip on the Monster and covered her head.
She and Teacher Haihara just walked Teacher Suzuki home together. If I remember correctly, Teacher Haihara said she was going to a friend's house nearby.
In that case, we can just look around the neighborhood.
The Magic girl's pupils trembled, filled with fear and uncontrollable unease. If she weren't so tense, she might have burst into tears. Just thinking about that possibility terrified her.
She ignored the Monster and used her Magic Power to conjure wings, then took flight.
Monster, Monster, Monster... Quickly sense where that Monster is!
Silver Feather's pupils turned mad.
She flew into the night, looking down at the city, her eyes darting around in a panic. Her once clear, sky-like eyes now shone with a terrifying, eerie light. The wings on the girl's back flapped, and she transformed into a streak of light, streaking across the sky.
The light suddenly pierced the darkness, flying from one end of the street to the other. Then, finding nothing, it turned back in frustration and anxiety, like a headless fly that couldn't find its way.
"Teacher Haihara! Teacher Haihara! Teacher Haihara!!"
The Magic girl shouted loudly, disregarding her image. Her voice even became somewhat shaky and hoarse, emitting a hoarse and trembling sound. This loud shouting even caused the lights that had been turned off in the nearby buildings to be turned on.
It seems many people have noticed a strange girl shouting someone's name at night.
"Why... why couldn't I find it? Was that guy lying to me?"
Silver Feather's expression twisted for a moment. She was at a loss and even fell on the street, looking as disheveled as if she had crashed a plane, her fair arms covered in dust.
She got up without caring at all.
Oh right... right right! Doctor, if it were the Doctor, he would definitely have noticed the Monster nearby. Why haven't I been alerted yet?
She anxiously took out her phone, only to find that it was switched off.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."
Why at this particular time?
She had turned off her phone to avoid receiving calls from the other woman.
While frantically pressing his phone, Silver Feather got up from the ground again and flew up to search once more.
In this snowy night where the silence had been broken, the Snowy Owl Black Death Cult, who had provoked Silver Feather's madness with his words, finally stood up from the Snowfield, looking somewhat disheveled.
It patted the snowflakes off its body, then covered its neck, which still ached.
Even it was still somewhat shaken.
The Snowy Owl looked at the conspicuously flying Magic girl in the sky and figured that if things continued like this, the girl would soon witness the hellish scene that had plunged her into utter despair.
Thinking of this, the Snowy Owl's wicked nature, characteristic of Monster, made it endure the pain and laugh with joy, although it soon coughed up blood due to its recent injury.
[Hiss... They're both Black Death Cult level Monster. Although I didn't use my full strength, I was momentarily unable to retaliate against that attack, and even felt a sense of dread.]
As the pinnacle of the Black Death Cult — the Monster — Snowy Owl Black Death Cult's strength is definitely not weak.
Although there is still a gap in terms of raw power, it is ultimately on the same level as the former Rainbow Snake Black Death Cult.
[As expected of Silver Feather... no, the Black Death Cult who truly bears the name of the Magic Bird.]
That was exactly what it was told, the Magic girl's real name.
No wonder His Majesty the Demon King ordered all three of them to be deployed at the same time this time.
Including the Snowy Owl, the remaining two are the Hellhound Black Death Cult and the Mirage Dragon Black Death Cult.
The one sent to kill that woman this time should be the Hellhound.
Hopefully, it won't come to the point where we need to send the Mirage Dragon to use its abilities.
It's best to contact it now; after all, it probably can't handle the rampaging Silver Feather on its own.
[... Um?]
I tried to sense the other person's presence with Magic Power, and then tried to contact them with Magic, but no matter which method I used, the other person seemed to have lost signal and remained deathly silent.
That's strange.
I can't get in touch with this guy.
Silver Feather's inner turmoil and anxiety were beyond words.
She still hasn't found Teacher Haihara.
Where exactly is it?
Why hasn't she found it yet?
If she hasn't found her yet, does that mean... Teacher Haihara has already...?
Such a thought was extinguished before it even had a chance to arise in Silver Feather's mind.
Impossible.
Before that Monster can even hurt Teacher Haihara, she'll stab him, tear him apart, and kill him a hundred or a thousand times. Then she'll use the same methods to make his Monster suffer a fate worse than death, making them regret ever being born.
Teacher Haihara should be walking quietly and beautifully in a corner of the street right now, undisturbed by anyone. If any bad people do try to do so, she'll be the one to clean them up.
Perhaps Teacher Haihara is already sitting at a friend's house, and that Monster has no way of finding her.
Yes, that must be it.
Her eyes, filled with countless emotions, were still looking around, not missing a single corner, while she shouted Teacher Haihara's name with all her might, but no one responded to her. Instead, some citizens responded enthusiastically.
What should I do... what should I do... what should I do...
Silver Feather covered her face with both hands, her eyes looking like she was about to cry.
Why haven't they found it yet?
Where is Teacher Haihara?
She had already planned to disappear, and Teacher Haihara even treated her to a meal today. She met Teacher Haihara again in her Magic girl form. Why did this happen?
She flew aimlessly through the air, searching almost every corner.
Suddenly, she finally sensed Teacher Haihara's presence.
This caused her to freeze in mid-air.
A look of joy appeared on his face.
Finally found her! Teacher Haihara is alright, and that Monster isn't here either. Thank goodness, she made it in time! So, did that Monster actually lie to her?
No matter what, as long as Teacher Haihara is alright, that's all that matters.
She needs to confirm it quickly.
The Magic girl first descended from the sky to the ground.
Thinking of this, Silver Feather tried her best to suppress the terrifying expression and look in her eyes, and showed the same sunny smile as before, and walked towards that quiet corner.
However, after she stepped inside, something happened that puzzled her.
There was no one standing there.
There was someone lying on the ground, motionless, looking quite pitiful.
She stood there blankly for a while.
In her vision, the world was somewhat gray and gloomy, with no particular color standing out, but there was only one color that she saw very clearly.
The color of blood.
The bright red liquid... was actually somewhat dark. Flowing on the ground, it might be mistaken for water spilled everywhere. Who could have accidentally knocked over the bucket? That's incredibly careless.
The Magic girl's gaze gradually lost focus and became empty.
She walked step by step toward the person who had fallen.
Looking at the familiar clothes.
I sensed a familiar presence.
The woman in the teacher's black suit was no longer standing there, breathing as vibrantly and beautifully as before; instead, she lay there lifeless and stiff, her bag lying in the pool of blood.
"... Huh?"
She made a very confused sound.
It no longer looked terrifying and ferocious; it appeared very quiet.
The girl slowly squatted down, then knelt beside the fallen woman. She instinctively reached out her hand, wanting to touch the woman, but for a long time she didn't react and just stood there frozen.
What's going on?
"Teacher Haihara?"
She called out as usual.
Next, the girl called out several more times, in the same tone. She even placed her hand on the woman's body, trying to wake her up, but because she didn't want to see the woman's no longer pretty face, she stopped there in fear.
What on earth is going on...?
How could this be?
Generally speaking, the other Magic girls should have arrived long ago. After all, this is Teacher Haihara. How could they bear to see Teacher Haihara get hurt? They would definitely be furious, just like Takanashi did.
So... was this a dream?
Maybe she's already dead, that's all.
"Wake up, Teacher Haihara. I'm so sorry... I'm late. Please forgive me. I've been calling you, but you didn't respond. If you had just called my name, I would have come to you immediately..."
Her gaze gradually sank to the bottom, becoming utterly gray.
And her voice grew softer and softer.
The Magical Girl Silver Feather, knelt blankly beside the woman's corpse, thinking she was dreaming.
She muttered to herself, one sentence after another.
Finally, all fell silent.
Gradually, she fell silent, feeling an icy chill run through her.
As she knelt there like a statue, something seemed to begin to shatter within the Magic girl's heart.
The Magic Power is irresistible.
Her silver-white feathered robe began to turn a burnt gray, and her pupils seemed to shift to an even more terrifying color.
This is not a simple change.
Instead, as if she were removing a disguise, the beautiful silvery-white feathers on her body began to crumble, revealing her true color.
Just then, a figure appeared beside her.
It was a strange, dragon-like Monster.
Although it is a dragon, it is more mysterious than majestic. Its exaggerated eyes, like those in an ink painting, and the jewel it holds on its belly, are like ukiyo-e prints, carrying a mysterious and unclear color.
[This woman is already dead.]
The dragon-shaped Monster said.
[I killed him.]
The Monster's voice was very calm, without the deliberate and sarcastic tone of the Snowy Owl's voice.
It's like stating a cold, hard fact.
It's like tearing apart a cheap rag doll.
Silver Feather didn't say anything either.
She simply stiffly twisted her neck, raised her head, and looked at the dragon-shaped Monster.
Silver Feather opened her mouth slightly.
However, he didn't say anything.