Chapter 565
In this desolate and barren countryside, under the cold winter night sky, as the Bird Spirit's Voice proclaimed, another Fairies's voice also resounded.
"--- Gale."
A howling wind blew up, creating ripples, and even the surrounding snow and wind swirled in reverse.
The Crystal that Kazama Kiriori recreated was none other than her most frequently used "Gale".
That way it can be paired with the other Crystal.
"--- Ace."
The other Crystal, like the knight's dark, cold blade, combined with the Gale, weaves together an endless Wind Waves.
The figures of two Magic girls emerged from within.
Among them, Fate Kite's figure is different from the past. The difference lies in the fact that a new Magic Sword has appeared in her other hand. Its shape is like a folded Scissor Blades, as dark as the night.
Magic Girl Phantom Wind appears to be no different from before.
But whenever Fate Kite sees this posture, she always associates it with power.
After all, this form was once known as the strongest Magic girl in Maple Plain City.
Even now, after many battles and growth, Fate Kite is still not considered by people to have surpassed this predecessor.
Now... theoretically speaking, Phantom Wind- senpai, who cannot transform into Serpent System form, is not much different from Fate Kite in her Burst Form; in fact, Fate Kite could be said to have a slight advantage in terms of effort.
But really?
"I apologize for any offense I may have caused."
Phantom Wind said with a calm smile.
Just as Fate Kite began to consider her next move, she discovered that Senior Phantom Wind had vanished before her eyes.
She didn't see how the other person disappeared at all, and didn't even realize why they had vanished.
After all, it seems that no one has ever been able to see through the speed of the old master Phantom Wind.
Until this moment, as an opponent, there was no wind-up, no afterimage, not even a breath; only the gusts of wind in the surrounding battlefield that disturbed the senses.
By the time she realized it—
"----Bang!"
Fate Kite felt as if she had been suddenly struck by something, and then she was sent flying.
Phantom Wind had just flashed to her location when he performed a silent Gut Punch.
Just as Fate Kite was enduring the pain and trying to regain her composure, Phantom Wind disappeared from her sight again.
She tried to keep up with the speed, conjuring wings with her Magic Power, but felt as if the back of her Magic Gear was suddenly being pulled, followed by an unusually strong force that yanked her entire body, forcibly dragging her off course...
Yi Qiliu Yi'e I'i Jiu "------Bang!
Another violent slam to the ground.
The Fate Kite's head made intimate contact with the ground once again.
Dust and snow swirled and rolled, and the ground was deeply cracked and sunken.
And so, Miss Fate Kite and her companions began another friendly civil war.
Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 79 Wind and Rain
Soon after, flames and fierce winds erupted in that area, two completely different forces dividing the field. The scorching heat and raging winds continued to expand and spread, with deafening roars echoing everywhere.
Even if he finds an opportunity to transform into Burst Form, it is still very difficult to react to the attacks of the Phantom Wind.
To cope with the numerous attacks that she couldn't react to, Fate Kite expended more stamina than she had imagined.
She took a slight breath; her skin could feel the air was unbearably hot.
Even though Sakaki Chika and Cangyue Yuri were quite far apart, they were still sweating a little from the heat.
Soon, the heatwave cooled rapidly, and a biting wind swept in, instantly extinguishing all the flames that had burned on the ground. A tall, graceful Magic girl slowly stepped out.
Self-intentioned filth <lacquer nine Lu Shan naturally is Phantom Wind.
The girl paused her offensive, seemingly lost in thought, finding something amusing, and casually remarked:
"Speaking of which... a long time ago, there were other Magic girls in this city, and I didn't get along very well with them."
As she spoke, the senior student raised her hand and casually patted the flames off her arm.
Fate Kite was somewhat surprised to hear this:
"Huh? Not on good terms? Is he the president?"
She had assumed that the student council president was the type who could handle both academics and social life exceptionally well.
Phantom Wind's tone carried a hint of regret.
"After all, I'm really not good at cooperating with people, and most of the time they're too weak, they just get in my way, and they always like to fight amongst themselves over all sorts of strange things, so later I suggested that if they don't like someone, they should just fight it out."
She spoke in a rather cold tone, which was uncharacteristic of hers.
Although the Problem Child didn't know much about Kazama Kiriori's past, they could still learn one thing from the stories about Magic girls in Maple Plain City: apart from the Magic girls Phantom Wind and Color Feather, the other "companions" weren't really that important.
"The first half was quite Magic girl-themed... but what happened later?"
Fate Kite was quite curious about all sorts of Magic girl stories.
Phantom Wind raised his head, pondered for a moment, and said---
"After I gave the advice, almost everyone wanted to challenge me to a fight, so I beat them all up one by one, until finally defeating Rainbow Snake Black Death Cult. The number of times I was challenged to a fight far exceeded the total number of all the others combined."
Incidentally, Phantom Wind had a perfect record at that time, never losing an internal battle.
After listening, Fate Kite remained silent for a while.
Was the president really that unpopular back then? Just how headstrong was he to attract so many invitations to civil war?
"You have this side to you too..."
Fate Kite the same expression as an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
"My flaws are far more numerous and worse than you can imagine," Phantom Wind said with a smile.
It seems we've talked enough; it's time for the battle to continue.
How should I put it?
Before this, Kirishima Ai had been pondering a question from time to time.
Or rather, it wasn't just her; other Magic girls thought the same thing.
Isn't Phantom Wind, this Magic girl, a little too powerful?
No, it's not that complicated.
It's just the purest feeling.
Why did Magic Girl Phantom Wind progress so quickly?
Why does it hurt so much when I hit someone? Why is there so much Magic Power?
Even after fighting alongside Phantom Wind for so long, they still felt that Phantom Wind's stats were incredibly exaggerated.
At the very beginning of the battle, before even activating its normal Fate Kite or Burst Form, Mingyuan was sent flying through the air by the senior's high-speed combo. It felt as if it had been hit by countless punches, each one landing with a visceral impact, leaving it dizzy and disoriented.
Is that correct?
Soon, Fate Kite and the others felt that the sky had suddenly darkened.
The dark snow clouds suddenly covered the entire sky, and the temperature in the vicinity dropped sharply in that instant, followed by the howling sound of wind and snow.
Correspondingly, Phantom Wind has transformed the Magic Armament into a spear.
As the girl swung her spear, the surrounding wind and snow shifted and changed direction, as if that were the course of the journey itself. Everything else—the distant railings, the streetlights, or the road itself—was easily lifted up like grass and trees, then submerged in the pure white of the endless blizzard.
The violent howling wind pounded and surged against everything like a raging torrent, even extinguishing the light within its turbulence, and putting out all the flames before they could even burn.
In the dim light, a figure twisted the wind, like the calamity itself, wielding Gale Spear as it charged towards the Fate Kite.
This time it was heading straight for the Fate Kite, its trajectory and direction so clear.
Qi Erlin Shijiu 73! Died, Fate Kite also raised two swords to meet the storm itself.
When the two meet, the wind howls incessantly, overwhelming everything else. That figure, surpassing even the Gale, surges towards the Fate Kite, reaching ever farther and farther away.
The spear clashed with the Magic Sword, sparking intensely hot flames that illuminated the girl's face.
"So."
Even though the howling wind was deafening, Fate Kite could still hear Phantom Wind's calm words.
Before him were Phantom Wind, cold, and elusive Crimson Eyes, like the wind itself.
"Why did you come here to ask everyone to join, Kirishima?"
That's a strange question.
Fate Kite remembered that she had already mentioned this when she came to see President Kazama.
In a flash, Fate Kite blinked, as if time had suddenly slowed down, and she thought of a reason:
"Because... to stop Teacher Haihara? My own strength is certainly not enough."
She responded in a very soft voice.
The Gale Spear was finally stopped. As the two spoke, the city had long since disappeared into the dark horizon. Fate Kite gripped the sword tightly in her hand, sparks flying from it.
Despite the immense pressure of the battle, Phantom Wind casually continued chatting, saying calmly:
"This has nothing to do with you, does it?"
"At least for now, you haven't seen Maple Plain City fall into crisis, and R'lyeh's Magic girls are willing to handle it."
That wasn't exactly a denial, just pure curiosity.
That seems to be true. This crisis has nothing to do with Maple Plain City. Even if the Overlord young lady is truly evil, she probably has no interest in bringing disaster to this city.
Fate Kite seemed to lose focus for a moment, but still said:
"But if that happens, it will eventually turn into a war with R'lyeh on Earth, right? We have to stop it before that happens."
For some reason, her expression was somewhat blank, and her gaze was unfocused.
Seeing this, Phantom Wind smiled.
"Hmm, that seems to be the most legitimate reason."
"But Kirishima, isn't what you're thinking actually not that complicated?"
The senior student seemed to find it somewhat amusing, and Fate Kite paused for a moment. Then, in the struggle, the Gale Spear finally extinguished all the flames, knocking the exhausted Magic girl Fate Kite down.
Fate Kite's figure plummeted like a shooting star.
Seeing that Phantom Wind was about to attack again, Fate Kite released one of her swords and raised her hand.
A blazing flame appeared, coalesced into a ball, and was then thrown. The fireball was flung into the sky and exploded, initially resembling a small sun, but quickly transforming into a mottled Purgatory of black and purplish-red.
Too dazzling and deafening, yet still cleaved in two by the howling storm that split the sky.
"..."
The flames were split apart, silently swallowed up by countless waves.
Phantom Wind's words briefly flashed through Fate Kite's mind.
Because, for what reason?
Suddenly, memories from a very, very long time ago came back? I dreamt of being someone else in a past life?
Because I discovered that I actually had a special connection with that person, I felt I had to do it.
Is that so?
To be honest, it doesn't feel real.
The responsibility of Magic girl, or the mission to protect the Earth—while there are reasons for these, saying them doesn't feel like what I really want to say.
I was distracted.
Fate Kite quickly felt the temperature plummet again, a bone-chilling cold coming from below. Before she could react, the ground was instantly covered by frigid ice crystals, and the solid ice, radiating suffocating cold, burst upwards with the blizzard.