Chapter 378

Although I've done makeup for many idols, even with the complicated makeup and heavy retouching during photoshoots, they still can't compare to the child in front of me.

"The one wearing the bow is going to be really popular; it's a style that's quite rare among idols."

"And what about the other one with dark hair? He looks like he'd be perfect for movies."

Just as the staff were sighing, several Magic girls disguised as ordinary idols passing by also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it seemed that no one had specifically called them over, nor had anyone thought they were strange.

Kirishima Ai went first and took off the silly-looking sunglasses that Kuroki Yuka had put on her.

She glanced around but still couldn't find Sakaki Chika.

"It seems we should indeed split up and search first. This place is much bigger than we imagined, and we haven't seen any of Sakaki's other idol colleagues yet."

The Takanashi stopped and whispered to its companions.

Moreover, if they split up and are discovered, they won't all be kicked out together.

In fact, she was also considering whether to find a place to transform into a Magic girl, which would be more efficient.

"That's true..."

Kirishima Ai raised her head and glanced at Kuroki Yuka and Takanashi Shiori.

After a brief discussion, they decided how to split up and take action next.

Takanashi went to check out the situation here by himself first.

She and Kuroki Yuka continued to use this method to find out where Sakaki Chika was.

We did it right away.

Soon, Takanashi left the corridor alone and went to the other side of the building.

As she passed by an area, she saw a recording playing, which appeared to be of today's idol activities. In the video, Sakaki Chika, dressed in a glamorous outfit, was singing a pop song with a captivating presence.

Out of curiosity, she paused for a moment.

The girl above, Sakaki Chika... no, she should be called Tachibana Aeruru, revealed a bright smile as beautiful as a flower. This girl with beautiful makeup raised a finger and touched her cheek.

Then, the girl pulled at the corner of her mouth with her finger:

Thank you everyone. I hope my performance brought a smile to your faces.

Although it looks very lively, there's something slightly off about its Takanashi.

Although that idol was indeed quite exaggerated before.

But this time something seems different.

However, after looking her up and down, the most noteworthy thing she noticed seemed to be the pendulum on Sakaki Chika's neck, which was the most important Pendulum to Sakaki Chika, and its light appeared very dim.

Is it a lighting issue?

Just as she was thinking this, she almost bumped into an idol who came out of the next room. The idol, dressed in a bright and girlish style, looked up and glanced at Takanashi.

Perhaps because of Takanashi's appearance, the idol was quite surprised. She paused for a moment before remembering her business and called out to the other end:

"Ailulu, I'm going to train now. You get some rest."

Ailulu?

Upon hearing the name, the Takanashi turned its head and then glanced to the side, spotting another figure in the room where its idol had just come out.

Ailulu is Sakaki Chika name as an idol.

It's highly unlikely that any other idols from the same agency would have this name.

So, she's found Sakaki-kun now, and he seems to be safe and sound?

Soon, the sounds coming from the room confirmed her guess.

"Thank you for your hard work, Subaru."

That was the familiar, light, and gentle sound of a Takanashi.

Without a doubt, it's Sakaki Chika.

After the idol who had come out had gone into the distance, Takanashi slowly approached the door, intending to go in and see what was going on. Just then, she heard footsteps coming from inside.

It seems the people inside are going to come out and take a look.

At this moment, instead of greeting her long-lost friends, Takanashi took a step back and hid behind the wall at the corner.

Instinctively, she wanted to observe further.

As footsteps sounded, the person inside came out. It was a girl in a dark red idol outfit, giving off a petite and delicate impression. She didn't notice Takanashi hiding in the shadows, but walked straight in the direction the person who had just left had gone.

Takanashi lowered her head and sent text messages to the other Magic girls:

[We've found Sakaki-kun. We haven't noticed anything wrong with her yet. You can come to the path I just walked down.]

After typing, she quietly continued to follow.

Even after discovering Sakaki Chika, Takanashi's doubts remained.

If there's nothing wrong, why hasn't Sakaki Chika replied to their messages yet? Is her phone broken? Or is she very busy?

If it's just that they're being overly suspicious, it's quite embarrassing, but it's best if Sakaki Chika herself is alright.

After following Sakaki Chika for a while, Takanashi still didn't know where she was going.

However, she felt that the uncomfortable atmosphere around her was getting stronger and stronger.

It wasn't until Sakaki Chika, whom she was following, slowed down that Takanashi saw what appeared to be an ecological park, filled with lush, verdant plants—a place that Flower Magic girls would love.

She sent another text message to her companions beforehand:

Something's not right.

Subconsciously, she pinched the gold cross she was wearing around her neck.

Just as she was texting, when she looked up, she suddenly saw Sakaki Chika disappear in a flash, and she was stunned for a moment.

Sensing something was wrong, without reacting immediately, she put away her phone and then followed them into the ecological park.

Unfortunately, Sakaki Chika has disappeared without a trace.

The Takanashi turned its head and looked around at various places in the ecological park, a sense of unease growing in its heart.

Just moments before entering the ecological park, Takanashi hadn't noticed anything, but once she stepped inside, she felt as if everything around her had suddenly changed.

She stopped in her tracks.

"What's going on...?"

The Takanashi muttered to herself, then looked around and noticed that the plants she hadn't paid much attention to before had started swaying in the ecological park.

This isn't outdoors; there's not even a breath of wind.

At first, there was only a slight shaking, but later it became clear that it was not caused by external force.

Instead... these plants are moving on their own.

Upon closer inspection, they began to bare their teeth and claws.

Among the dense, broad leaves of those plants, many enormous flower buds were faintly visible; those strange flower buds did not seem to belong to any species that should exist on Earth.

Before we could even react, the flower buds had already started moving on their own.

"--Bang."

As they began to swell and grow heavier, they crashed to the ground with a thud. As the immature petals inside were barely pulled open, sticky, eerie humanoid figures emerged from them.

The Takanashi took a step back to avoid getting anything on it.

When she looked closely at the human figures that had emerged from the flower buds, she noticed that these figures were wrapped in bandages, and had tender buds waiting to sprout on their heads.

Without a doubt, these guys are nascent Monster we haven't seen in a long time.

After they emerged from the flower buds, they wriggled on the ground like insects until they struggled to their feet. Then, ignoring the sap still clinging to their bodies, they wobbled towards the Takanashi.

Looking at this group of grotesque and disgusting walking corpses, Takanashi sighed:

"Looks like we've fallen into some kind of trap."

Seeing a Monster rushing towards her, Takanashi casually took a step back and easily dodged it.

Incidentally, she kicked the Monster forward, sending him flying.

Watching more and more nascent soldiers emerge from this ecological park, the Takanashi picked up its Transformation Crystal, ready to stretch its muscles after a long time.

She deftly and neatly embedded the Crystal into the cross, saying in a flat voice:

"Transformation."

In their nascent stage, these Monster lacked any intelligence. When Takanashi transformed, they didn't hesitate at all, but continued to pounce on the girl together.

However, the next moment—a wave of Magic Power surged forth.

All those weak and Monster were blown away by this deliberately restrained burst of Magic Power.

"Thousand Sins — your Reverse Scale."

The crimson demonic flames subsided and returned to the armor of the Demon King -like Magic girl.

When she opened her eyes again, the girl's pale face had snake-like pupils that gleamed with a faint, eerie light.

After glancing once more at the rabble, the Magic girl Thousand Sins, now fully transformed, raised her leg.

"---boom!"

With a stomp of her foot, the ground of the ecological park shattered instantly. From the cracks, blazing red lightning erupted, tearing the Monster and the surrounding flower buds apart like shredded paper.

And just like that, the group of scumbags was easily wiped out.

Then, Thousand Sins raised his head and looked into the depths of this ecological park.

These grunts are clearly not the main focus.

At that moment, a bizarre and deformed figure appeared in her field of vision, floating in the air, making its presence all the more apparent.

[Magic Girl Thousand Sins... Just as I expected, you've arrived.]

The thing emitted a "kukuku" laugh, accompanied by a chilling bleating like a goat.

What Thousand Sins saw was a pitch-black, gloomy, deformed life form floating in the air, like an invisible chaos, but with countless tentacles made of mist extending from its body, and in that uncertain darkness, there were also several twisted goat heads.

This is a Monster of Black Death Cult level.

Moreover, almost immediately, Thousand Sins recognized the Monster.

"This appearance is... Black Goat Black Death Cult. I remember you were once a servant of the Flower Demon King."

Historically, the Black Goat Black Death Cult is widely known among Magic girls of R'lyeh as one of the most troublesome Monster under the Flower Demon King.

I remember him as a Monster with Magic abilities that rivaled any top-tier Sacred Domain Magic girl.

[Hmm? This is truly an honor. I never imagined that a Magic girl as formidable as a former Overlord would know about my affairs.]

The Monster, goat-mouthed figures spoke in unison.

Thousand Sins had no interest in listening to its nonsense. She glanced back and saw that her two companions hadn't arrived yet. Her intuition told her that the commotion here probably wouldn't be noticed by Kirishima others.

A group of Monster appeared here, and Sakaki Chika, whom she had just seen, was nowhere to be found.

The one she just saw didn't seem to be the Black Goat in disguise.

What exactly happened?

"So, what did you do to Tachibana Aeruru? Where is she now?"

She clenched her fists, her gaze icy as she stared at the strangely-looking Black Goat.

The Black Goat seemed completely unafraid of the threat of death. It simply raised a few tentacles made of mist and lightly touched them in the air. Then, the mist spread out, forming a gate within the ecological park.

On the other side of the door was a completely different scene, as if it connected to another world.

In that world, the most striking thing was a giant tree that was so large that it defied description.

[If you want to know, then... come with me. You can search there to find your companions.]

Unfortunately, perhaps your companion will become one of us first?

It speaks in a way that is both easy to understand and not so easy to understand.

Next, the Black Goat will enter through the door first, seemingly to continue the next round of battle with Thousand Sins there.

However, after hearing all this, Thousand Sins's expression did not change much.