Chapter 501
After a long silence, Takanashi patted Cangyue Yuri's slightly hunched back.
If this happened in R'lyeh, Cangyue Yuri would definitely call it school bullying.
But it seems absurd that Takanashi, the bottom student in the academy, bullies the Moon Academy Chief.
Cangyue Yuri stood rooted to the spot, staring at her petite and morally questionable colleague with a look of indignation and protest.
Takanashi her face away, her conscience deeply troubled, and finally lowered her head in shame, her very long, unkempt, soft blond hair swaying down as she tried to cover her face.
"... Treat me to a few meals, and I'll agree to go with you."
In the end, Cangyue Yuri agreed to Takanashi.
After all, they were both Magic girls who came to Earth from R'lyeh, and welcoming the princess was indeed within her responsibility. If Takanashi were to go alone, she would feel somewhat uneasy.
The station from R'lyeh to Earth is currently under repair due to previous events.
Moreover, the princess certainly couldn't be allowed to travel by train.
Princess Dailuoluo, as Crown Rank Magic Girl, can descend to Earth through the correct ritual, just like Dean Roland.
So, all the two Magic girls had to do was tidy up the room used for the summoning ritual and welcome the princess.
So, in the evening, the two of them ordered pizza delivery and chatted about random things while tidying up the room next to R'lyeh's apartment.
"So, how did the search for the Lost Paradise Twilight go? Any new findings?"
Cangyue Yuri used her cleaning technique to dust every corner of the room after it had been emptied.
That's right. [=Yi Ling 3 Yingqi Private Weapon]
With the School Festival fast approaching, the Magic girls have been busy with other important matters besides preparing for the School Festival.
That is to find the Overlord's lost Magic Armament — the Lost Paradise Twilight.
This Magic Armament, surpassing even the Crown Rank, disappeared again after being used by the Flower Demon King to wreak havoc in this city. However, this did not mean that the Magic Armament had settled down. Its antics could be found in this city, and even... not just this city, but all over the world.
The Magic girl was no longer clueless, and officially began the process of retrieving the Magic Armament.
However, it's easy to see that the recycling situation isn't looking too promising.
Even... the Magic girls felt that the things this uncontrolled Magic Armament was doing were a bit outrageous.
"That time, we finally caught up with it. The fastest one was Dark Kite. She was only lightly tapped by that Magic Wand... and the next second she was on the moon."
Takanashi Shiori's feelings were somewhat complicated. As she spoke, she used Magic Spell to make all the clutter in the living room float up so that Cangyue Yuri could dust it off.
The reason why Cangyue Yuri didn't participate in the previous Magic Armament retrieval operation is quite simple.
Having just begun their attempt to retrieve it, they were unsure what this Magic Armament might do, so they sent their strongest Magic girls to test it out first.
As the top student of the Moon Academy, Cangyue Yuri's stats are too basic and require too much skill to play.
"... Ahaha."
Cangyue Yuri chuckled dryly twice.
She herself was a victim of the Lost Paradise Twilight, and that Magic Wand was the culprit that turned her into a puppy.
In addition, the Magic girls successfully made contact with Lost Paradise Twilight on several occasions, but ultimately failed due to the various incredible miracles created by Lost Paradise Twilight.
Recently, Takanashi Shiori and Kirishima Ai compiled a list of things that Lost Paradise Twilight has done around the world.
For example... a massive rainstorm hit a long-parched desert.
For example, it created an unprecedentedly spectacular meteor shower that could be observed even in Maple Plain City.
Even the naturally occurring Monster symptoms of some citizens were cured by the Magic Wand absorbing the Monster Crystal.
Of course, there were also quite a few bizarre pranks.
Its operating logic is to fulfill people's wishes; the purer and simpler the wish, the easier it is to achieve.
"So, things you do can be good or bad, it's really complicated."
Recalling these events, Takanashi sighed.
Although we are all born on Earth, people's desires are different. Some are simple and pure, while others bring disaster and trouble to others.
Should we condemn the Magic Wand for granting wishes indiscriminately, or should we condemn the inherent greed and malice that people possess?
Or perhaps, should we blame the Witch Lilith for leaving all this trouble behind?
Thinking about these things now only adds to the trouble. Fortunately, at least that Magic Wand didn't harbor any strong malice and didn't cause any irreparable damage to the Magic girl.
Moreover, based on Takanashi's own estimation, with their current abilities, it's not impossible for them to retrieve this Magic Armament; they just lack a good enough opportunity.
Perfect timing! This time, they've gained the help of Princess R'lyeh, who might be even more useful than all of them combined.
"Now, is everything cleaned up?"
Takanashi sat down on the sofa, picked up a pizza from the box, and started eating it, looking completely lazy.
The ceiling lights, with their familiar colors and halos of Earth's cities, were not very bright or even, and sometimes looking at them for too long could make one's eyes tired.
But she actually quite liked the lighting.
Well, actually, she's quite confident about retrieving that Magic Armament now.
She's no longer the bottom-of-the-class student she was when she first came to Earth.
Both intuition and divination told her that after a while, the opportunity to reclaim the Lost Paradise Twilight would arrive. But... would it work?
It seems to be the School Festival that's just around the corner.
It was much faster than she had imagined.
The two events happening together make it sound like something quite exciting, even if Takanashi Shiori isn't someone who's interested in parties and celebrations.
"Princess R'lyeh..."
Takanashi muttered to himself.
Hopefully, this Princess won't spoil her happy mood and school life on the day of the School Festival.
Okay, let's pray.
R'lyeh is above, hands clasped together.
With gratitude and reverence, the girl and Cangyue Yuri finished the two pizzas together.
Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 24 A Bright Future Awaits
This was Dailuoluo's first time visiting Earth.
Looking out the window, it seemed to be a quiet and cold winter night; in R'lyeh, such weather only occurred on the Kingdom's borders.
In fact, she didn't feel cold; since birth, temperature had been insignificant to her.
Before her now lay a cramped, simple room. Seated at the table with her were two Magic girls who had been on missions on Earth and were the ones who had come to greet her.
She didn't mind the improper summoning location, after all, her request to come to Earth was sudden, and it was understandable that she was unprepared.
After thinking all this through, she took a closer look at the two people in front of her.
"Magic Girl Shadow Moon, top student of the Moon Academy, the esteemed Lord Roland seems to have a high opinion of you."
Dailuoluo rested her arms on the table, raised her hands, clasped them together to support her delicate chin, and gazed at the silver-haired girl with her bright red eyes.
---Just recently, she was summoned from R'lyeh and has finally arrived on Earth.
Before her stood two Magic girls, whom she had heard of before: Magic Girl Shadow Moon and Magic Girl Thousand Sins.
Our perspective and thoughts return to the present.
She remembered this cold and proud girl, like White Wolf. It was at the Moon Academy's ribbon ceremony that this young Witch stood on the Star Platform, cheered by the students, and received the blessings of moonlight and stars under the grand witness, becoming the chief of the Moon Academy.
With Dailuoluo's permission, Cangyue Yuri sat in the opposite seat. Although facing the princess, she remained calm, composed, and polite.
"You flatter me, Your Princess."
Dailuoluo nodded, then looked at the other one.
When she looked closely at the girl with long, gray-gold hair, Dailuoluo was slightly surprised.
The girl's skin was as smooth as moonlight, her elegance as delicate as Asuka singing softly, and she possessed a melancholic, damp air like a rainy twilight. Although her clothes were not particularly glamorous, she had an undeniable charm and beauty.
Even for her, a Witch's princess, the girl's appearance was quite remarkable.
She was completely different from the thin, weak, and unremarkable orphan I remembered.
"And, the person who transforms into the Magic girl Thousand Sins, I remember her name is... Takanashi Shiori, right?"
When her name was called, the girl who was pouring tea for Dailuoluo and Cangyue Yuri seemed a little surprised, but she quickly nodded in response.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Although the other party was somewhat nervous, they did not appear flustered; on the contrary, their tone remained calm.
"I remember Shadow Moon was originally born on Earth, but you've been living in R'lyeh since birth. Why do you only have an Earth name?"
She continued watching Takanashi Shiori and casually asked a question.
This was indeed a question that had piqued her curiosity since she had heard the name again not long ago.
In reality, Magic girls don't care much about their names.
Because many Magic girls are born without mothers, no one gives them names.
Many Magic girls simply use their Magic names as their real names.
However, Takanashi Shiori's past reputation as a bottom-of-the-class student was just as infamous as her later reputation as Thousand Sins, and she didn't have Magic name for a long time.
Therefore, Takanashi should rightfully have the name R'lyeh.
Instead of... such a strange name?
In response, Takanashi simply replied:
"When I was in the Royal Palace, no one named me, so I named myself."
As for why it was this style, it's simply because there were many cartoons with this kind of name at the time.
There's no particular reason.
Dailuoluo then didn't show any particular reaction, simply replying:
"I see."
Let's leave this topic here for now.
She raised her neck, trying to gather her thoughts.
Having just arrived on Earth, Dailuoluo did indeed have many unfamiliar things she wanted to learn, but for a Magic girl of her caliber, understanding them was not difficult. With just a few simple Magic Spell, she could learn most of the common knowledge about this place.
However, we do not know for sure yet.
So she raised her gaze again and surveyed the room, which by her standards wasn't particularly high. The light flowing from her bright red pupils undoubtedly made the two girls present very nervous.
The petite yet dignified princess withdrew her gaze and instead asked:
"The two of you have already defeated two Demon King since you began your mission on Earth. In the history of R'lyeh, your achievements are worthy of praise and honor. However, besides that, I have a question."
As expected, after the casual conversation, the princess wanted to get down to business, and Takanashi and Cangyue immediately felt quite pressured and were on high alert.
They only heard the princess ask---
"Why were you unable to retrieve the Devil King Crystal in both of these operations?"
Devil King Crystal?
Takanashi and the others hadn't expected this kind of problem to be the first thing they encountered.
Indeed, although the academy has never mentioned the need to retrieve the Devil King Crystal, since it's generally impossible for any student who is away to do so... if it could be retrieved, at least in her understanding, it would be a good thing.
But each time, all sorts of unexpected things happen.
The first time, the Bird System Devil King Crystal was taken back by a mysterious Witch who possessed the Moon-Type Devil King Crystal. At that time, their strength was still weak, and they had no power to resist.
The second time, when the battle ended, "World Apart" was rapidly collapsing, the Flower Demon King was nowhere to be found, and the Crystal of the Wind Devil King had also left on its own. Rather than searching for the Crystal which might not be found, escaping and saving people were more important.
So, Takanashi reported the truth.
After listening, Dailuoluo briefly fell into thought---