Chapter 375

She lowered her eyes and said softly:

"In fact, the last Demon King is also in this city, and he had already found a suitable host and been resurrected once, long before the Bird System Demon King."

"Moreover, the existence of that Demon King has always been very close to those Magic girls."

Kougami Kage was stunned.

This is something that even the Magic girls have no idea about.

Moreover, this is generally not information that would be ignored.

Then, she fell into deep thought and tentatively asked—

"Could it be that child, Kazama Kiriori?"

Kougami Kage had long felt that Kazama Kiriori was very special.

As Lily's adopted daughter, despite coming from an ordinary family, she possesses exceptional talent as Magic girl, leading Lily to suspect that she might actually be Wind System Demon King in disguise.

"No."

Haihara Ryo flatly denied it.

"Although Kiriori is exceptionally talented, excelling in every aspect, she is indeed just a child born into an ordinary Earth family, and has nothing to do with the Demon King."

But if that's the case, then where exactly does that Demon King, who's always been so close to the Magic girls, exist?

Why hasn't she caused any trouble like other Demon King have so far?

Or perhaps... the Demon King has already done something, but they just haven't realized it.

Just then, Kougami Kage suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Could it be that...

No way?

Recently, news about the latest performance of the famous star Tachibana Aeruru has been very popular on various social networks, and even people who are not familiar with idol culture have inevitably heard about it.

In the classroom, many students were also discussing this.

However, for Kirishima Ai, the biggest impact was that the seat next to her became empty.

To be honest, she felt that the attention recently garnered by young idols was a bit too frenzied.

I heard that the city center is packed with people, and there are unprecedentedly long queues for idol-related merchandise.

Is the popularity of today's top idols really that astounding?

Moreover, there was something else that bothered her.

"Speaking of which, Kirishima, has Idol-kun replied to your messages lately?"

Behind her, Takanashi patted her on the shoulder.

Upon hearing this topic, Kirishima Ai quickly shook her head, then, as if remembering something, asked:

Is it the same on your end?

Not long ago, Kirishima Ai sent several text messages to Sakaki Chika, all of which were excerpts from her class notes that Sakaki Chika had asked her to send to her.

There were also inquiries about how they were doing.

However, on Sakaki Chika's end, all the messages were unread.

"Hmm, she hasn't replied to my messages, and they're all unread. Is she too busy with work lately?"

Takanashi looked down at the chat history on his phone.

Although she doesn't chat with Sakaki Chika, it's quite rare for her not to reply to her messages.

"She's probably really busy with work... After all, she must have a lot to do lately, and she's probably very tired. It's normal that she doesn't have time to reply."

Although Kirishima Ai said that, it was unavoidable that she was actually worried about other possibilities.

Recent developments suggest that unforeseen dangers await them.

Situations like Teacher Haihara's might happen to others as well.

"There's one more thing."

Suddenly, Takanashi became quiet, then quietly pointed to the students who were talking in the distance.

So, Kirishima Ai also listened attentively.

"---Hey, did you see that special news report this morning? Star Flower- chan has a new form!"

"Really? You mean that Magic girl, Star Flower?"

Magic girls are all the rage in this city.

It's not surprising at all that classmates are talking about it.

Since the true form of the Magic girl is here, you sometimes hear completely nonsensical, attention-grabbing fake news or conspiracy theories.

But this time, the content really caught their attention.

"This was filmed last night and reported urgently this morning. This is authoritative information from the Magical Girl Tribe, so it's rarely wrong."

Magical Girl Tribe... what is that?

"What will the new form of Star Flower look like? Will it be a superstar style like Pure White Bride or Color Feather?"

It's impossible not to be concerned when someone suddenly tells you that your companion has developed a new form that you're unaware of, without your knowledge.

They listened intently, wanting to hear what was going on.

"Heh heh, you never guessed it, did you?"

Finally, that person revealed the answer.

"It's a dark gothic style, look, it's completely turned into the same dark color scheme as Dark Feather and Thousand Sins. I heard this new form is called... Prison Flower?"

While Takanashi and Kirishima Ai were listening in, there was another person doing the same thing.

Just as the two were engrossed in their conversation, the person abruptly interrupted and said with utmost seriousness:

"Takanashi- san, Kirishima, did you hear that? Little Chika has a new form, and it's dark-colored! Won't this make my already narrow audience as Black Magical Girl even worse?"

Without a doubt, Kuroki Yuka's mind is still flawed.

Kirishima Ai and Takanashi both ignored Kuroki Yuka's interruption.

The two women exchanged a glance.

"... Is what they said true?" Kirishima Ai raised an eyebrow.

Suddenly, it was said that the Magic girl Star Flower had acquired a new form without their knowledge, and the design sounded rather strange and abnormal.

From their perspective, everything seemed strange.

Takanashi nodded, indicating that he agreed with what those people said.

The content of those students' discussions was most likely not made up.

Then, Takanashi continued—

"Last night, I actually did a divination myself, and the result wasn't good... If what they said is true, I have a feeling my bad premonition will come true."

There's a saying about R'lyeh.

Magic girls must trust their instincts.

In other words, Magic girls' intuition is rarely wrong.

Takanashi stroked his chin, while Kirishima Ai pondered for a moment before offering an idea:

"Hmm... since we can't get in touch with Chika, it's definitely necessary to confirm the truth."

If it's truly necessary, they could even go directly to where Sakaki Chika is currently working to find her.

So, what is the truth?

Meanwhile, on the other side...

In a dimly lit corner not far from the apartment building, a woman dressed in a military coat that looked like a cosplay outfit was staring at her phone screen, which seemed out of place with her attire, as if she were waiting for or searching for something.

Her most striking feature was the black whites of her eyes.

This notorious female cadre, looking at the previous chat history, fell into deep thought.

"Huh, Haihara, why did you ask me to meet you around here...?"

Another group is also working quietly to uncover the truth.

Chapter 144 I'm Super, Box!

While the other Magic girls were deciding to visit Sakaki Chika, Cangyue Yuri was still working at the café, wondering if she should buy some expensive chocolates for Haihara and Silver Feather after she got her wages.

The coffee shop has been busier than usual lately, and today was a rare day of free time. Cangyue Yuri served coffee to each customer's table in an orderly manner.

"Here's your coffee and mousse cake."

The coffees in the café all have very long and complicated names, Cangyue Yuri has almost memorized after working there for a while.

"Thank you."

At a table in the café, a girl who looked no older than a college student was saying thank you, but her gaze remained fixed on Cangyue Yuri was dressed in a butler's uniform.

The staff at this coffee shop wear separate uniforms for men and women.

However, Cangyue Yuri was wearing a butler's uniform, which belonged to a male employee.

At first, Cangyue Yuri thought it was because there were no male employees in the store.

But...

"Look, that shop assistant is really handsome, isn't she? Just like a prince."

The young woman who just ordered coffee came with a friend.

She was excitedly whispering to her friend.

"Seriously... he could be on the cover of a modeling magazine! I've heard that people like that usually like the same sex, and he looks like he has a lot of girlfriends..."

"You're right. After all, she's so beautiful. If she asked me to be her girlfriend, I would definitely say yes."

"However, she seems like the aloof type, but maybe she's surprisingly loyal?"

After delivering the coffee, Cangyue Yuri returned to the employee counter and sighed softly, whether it was because she had just finished work or something else, it was unclear.

She's heard this kind of discussion frequently since she started working here.

This didn't really surprise her.

After all, there would have been even more such voices around her when she R'lyeh.

I never imagined there would be so many on Earth.

At this moment, next to the counter, was another senior colleague of Cangyue Yuri from the coffee shop, whom Cangyue Yuri usually called Ms. Sakurai:

"You're still so popular with customers! Lately, we've been getting more and more female customers. Maybe it's all thanks to you."

Ms. Sakurai speaks very gently and is very approachable.

However, Cangyue Yuri simply shook her head seriously at such teasing.

"It's not as exaggerated as you say."

"That's hard to say."

Ms. Sakurai smiled and shrugged.

Then, she glanced around the shop. The café, with its soothing music that made you want to sleep, had only a few tables occupied by customers enjoying desserts or working. It was quite quiet.

The weather has been very cold lately, so very few people come to the coffee shop, and the staff don't have much to do.

So, Cangyue Yuri also made herself and her colleagues a cup of coffee that she had just learned to make:

"Ms. Sakurai, please have some."

On such a cold day, if you ignore the chill on the road, having a hot cup of coffee to warm your stomach is a very pleasant and comfortable thing.