Chapter 406

A shooting star flashed by in the dark sky.

What seemed like a deadly meteor, however, sparked a dazzling display of light upon impact just before its fall.

"----Bang!"

The sound of sparks flying.

Far behind Dark Kite, the magical explosions that were heading towards her were abruptly cut off in their trajectory.

Dark Kite looked up and saw Shadow Moon, a Magic girl with a dashing figure, holding a magic longbow.

Clearly, the Magic girl Shadow Moon had also caught up.

"Let's get over there while we can!"

"Shadow Moon called out."

Dark Kite immediately understood.

She quickly picked up Sakaki Chika and rushed in the direction that the Magic girl Shadow Moon had just pointed out.

Next, under this siege that felt like they'd stumbled upon a den of Monster, Shadow Moon managed to intercept all the attacks in a short time and then deployed a protective shield, finally creating a relatively safe space for them.

Dark Kite, whose Magic Power reserves were running low, quickly began the handover, handing Sakaki Chika over to Shadow Moon.

After finally landing on the ground with Sakaki Chika in her arms, and letting out a sigh of relief, Shadow Moon subconsciously raised her head.

In this "World Apart," everything corresponds almost exactly to a real city.

But the entire city was almost entirely occupied and covered by Monster plants.

The fruits produced by those plants are no different from the Monster crystals; once eaten, they will slowly give birth to Monster.

The giant tree possessed seemingly inexhaustible Magic Power, which continuously channeled its Magic Power into these Monsters.

Thick, tentacle-like vines lashed against the city ruins, cracking the still-standing high walls.

How long has it been since that Black Death Cult's Blue Dream Apostle created the World Apart?

Why did it... turn out like this?

There was no time left for them to think it over.

After catching its breath for a while, more tentacles burst forth from the ground, lashing the earth like the whips of a raging hunter.

On the other hand, as the woman launched her attacks from afar, the cracks in their Barrier were widening and widening, and they couldn't hold out much longer...

Neither of them was discouraged by this.

"Next, we need to find an exit. One of us will take her away, and the other will stay here..."

Dark Kite immediately sat up, ready to moisten again.

Just then, she noticed something.

Those Flower Monster suddenly froze, as if their computers had crashed.

It's as if their consciousness was suddenly disturbed by something else, thus distracting them.

Then, looking back, she discovered that her teammate, the Magic girl Shadow Moon, was in the same situation.

It wasn't until they tried to lift Sakaki Chika up but couldn't find her, Sakaki Chika was already standing to the side, that Dark Kite realized something was wrong.

Because...

"Star Flower, and... Miss Haihara?"

She heard Shadow Moon's bewildered voice.

Dark Kite herself looked back with a puzzled expression.

Then, she saw that in a burst of light, where there had only been Sakaki Chika, another person suddenly appeared, as if she had been suddenly teleported there.

That person was thin, frail, and aloof.

However, in every sense, it shouldn't be here, and it's completely out of place.

They all heard Haihara's slightly confused voice after she and Sakaki Chika woke up together in the light:

"... Isn't this a dream?"

It seems that Ms. Haihara herself isn't quite sure what's going on.

But, more importantly than that, Sakaki Chika woke up.

Compared to the bewilderment of others, her face showed more of the drowsiness and grogginess of someone who had just woken up, as if she were still immersed in a dream, reminiscing about the fleeting beauty.

However, this lingering attachment to her dream was quickly extinguished when she saw her two companions who appeared to be clearly injured in the battle.

Beside her, Shadow Moon glanced at Sakaki Chika, who had just woken up:

"While it's good that Ms. Sakaki has woken up from that strange state of sleep, but... why is Ms. Haihara also awake?"

Why did Haihara suddenly appear next to Sakaki Chika?

Dark Kite, who was unaware of Shadow Moon's "human form," looked at Shadow Moon with suspicion.

That said, she had wanted to ask that before.

Why does this Magic girl, Shadow Moon, who has only appeared a few times, seem to be quite familiar with Haihara- san?

Sakaki Chika has not yet answered.

Meanwhile, for some reason, Haihara was still awkwardly keeping her head down, until she coughed twice.

"You don't need to know so much about Magic girls."

Shadow Moon's expression changed from initial confusion to a slightly understanding, helpless smile.

It seems that although Miss Haihara still has many things she hasn't remembered, she has still accomplished quite a bit.

Things will be much easier from now on.

She and Dark Kite looked at Sakaki Chika again.

At that moment, the idol girl stood up.

"I'm sorry, I..."

Sakaki Chika lowered her head, inevitably feeling guilty.

"Miss Star Flower, it's good that you're awake. We can talk about it later. Now, let's..."

Shadow Moon was about to say that their escape from here would be much easier.

But she quickly realized that Sakaki Chika looking for something.

Her gaze seemed slightly different from before.

When she found her own Magic Armament, she squeezed the Pendulum in her chest that was now completely soaked in darkness.

To be honest, that thing doesn't seem like something you could use to transform.

"Um, Sakaki-kun?"

Beside her, Dark Kite also politely expressed her doubts.

However, when they saw Sakaki Chika's gaze again, their doubts subsided somewhat.

The girl was no longer the weak and timid girl she used to be.

Her light brown eyes gazed downwards for a moment, then looked at Dark Kite and Shadow Moon, before finally raising her head to look at the giant tree and the Flower Monster and Witch scattered throughout the world.

Now, she reveals her form as Magic girl:

"Gentlemen, why don't you take a rest?"

She seemed to be holding something else in her hand, and said firmly---

"I will handle this matter entirely."

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After that, the Magic girl Fate Kite unleashed all her Magic Power to hold back Tachibana's true form.

In terms of Magic Power perception, Fate Kite honestly felt that the gap between herself and the other party was not that big.

It was almost the same difference between him and the Bird-Type Devil King when he first transformed into the Fate Kite.

But the feeling of fighting was completely different.

"Speaking of which, it was your attitude that defeated my sister."

"Just like her, with a flamboyant demeanor."

Throughout this battle, the enemy of unknown origin fought in human form, and she merely manipulated the plants as extensions of her attacks.

Even so, Fate Kite did not see any signs of fatigue in the other party.

"Is it the Overlord again?"

As the Magic girl who has heard riddle tellers the most, Fate Kite can now understand riddles with ease.

"I don't know who you are, but you guys really like her."

She's already used to saying it the same way.

Clearly, she never really understood the Overlord; so far, she had only been using his power.

But I always felt that the Magic girl who should have died long ago was always there beside her, like a shadow.

For some reason, Tachibana seemed to have heard something very interesting.

During her battle with the Fate Kite, several translucent bubbles floated around her, seemingly displaying some kind of scene within them. She gazed intently at those bubbles that carried her Phantasmal Dream—

"Monster are born chasing their desires."

"Just like flowers and leaves naturally crave sunlight."

A faint smile played on her lips.

Meanwhile, the eerie vines woven from black and red were still wrapped around Fate Kite's arm, and the red, like blood surging in her heart, was pulsating with a red glow.

Fate Kite felt as if her arm was being coiled by a giant python, but probably worse.

With her remaining hand, she hurled the burning Magic Sword at Tachibana, instantly shattering the attacking vines like a soaring train.

Then, with his free hand ablaze, he grabbed the vines that were binding him.

The vines were immediately melted and evaporated by the high temperature, and then quickly died and broke.

She casually tossed away the broken vine branches and raised her hand again.

"---Whoosh."

The sword spun around and swiftly returned to Fate Kite's hand.

Then, flames rose from his palm upwards, instantly engulfing the blade and transforming it into a vast sea of fire that whipped the wind through the air.

Then, she casually waved her hand in Tachibana's direction.

The fiery sword energy, like the cry of a phoenix, overwhelmed Tachibana's vision.

After making that cut, she suddenly realized what had happened.

You mean sisters?

"So... are you also Demon King?"

Why did Fate Kite reach a conclusion so quickly this time?

---Because, since its debut, the only boss kill that the Fate Kite form has obtained is the Bird-Type Devil King.

Solving this problem using the process of elimination is incredibly fast.

"Um."

Under the sword energy just now, the forest protecting Tachibana burst into flames.

Tachibana stepped out of it unharmed.

She readily admitted it.

Behind her, a hellish sea of fire, a mixture of charred black and blazing red, stretched out, but she seemed completely unconcerned.

"However, I am the best among the four."