Chapter 567
And what she received was a calm response from the other party:
"Um."
After that, it seemed that President Kazama reached out his hand to Kirishima Ai, who was sitting down.
At first, Kirishima Ai thought the student council president was going to help her up.
As soon as she looked over and reached out her hand, she saw that the president had opened his palm, and in his palm was a rather beautiful azure Crystal.
It was as if it were meant for her.
"Here."
"Huh?"
That Crystal, without a doubt, was the guild leader's "Gale" Crystal, and also the core Crystal for transforming into Phantom Wind.
After Kuroki Yuka gave her Magic Wand, why did the president give her a Crystal as well?
When she looked up again, she saw the president smiling, as if he had planned to end things this way all along.
Although Kirishima Ai still didn't quite understand, she seemed to be vaguely grasping the concept.
Kazama Kiriori calmly spoke, word by word:
"Teacher Haihara. Haibara, she often hides her true feelings, covers her ears, and pretends she didn't hear anything."
"So please, tell her your true voice."
Hearing those words, Kirishima Ai also reached out her hand.
She picked up the Crystal and then slowly clenched her fist.
Shao Yingling, the spirit master, covered her face and raised a finger to gently wipe her face, hesitating whether to say something embarrassing.
"I think it's about... everyone working together..."
She fell silent after only a few words.
Kazama Kiriori, of course, didn't understand Kirishima Ai's expression, and tilted her head:
"What?"
"Is Ai saying that we should all tell the teacher what's on our minds together?"
A rather melodious and beautiful girl's voice approached from the side, and in doing so, pulled Kirishima Ai up.
Kazama and Kirishima Ai looked over and saw that it was clearly Star Flower.
Behind the smiling Star Flower was Cangyue Yuri, Cangyue Yuri nodded in agreement.
"Ah... yes, yes."
That's what Kirishima Ai meant, and she nodded quickly, like a chick pecking at rice.
In any case, she felt that she couldn't do it on her own.
That's why she went to find her companions one by one.
Now, Takanashi, Kuroki Yuka, the president, and Cangyue Yuri are all fully aware of the current situation and have joined their team.
Huh?
So, it's just missing... just missing...
Kirishima Ai's face suddenly turned pale, and before she could say anything, she heard Star Flower say in a light and lively tone:
"Well then, Ai, it's my turn next."
"..."
I... I hit Star Flower?
Is it true or false?
Kirishima Ai felt she had completely burned out and couldn't produce any more energy.
If fighting the chairman in his base form is an evenly matched and extremely difficult challenge, then fighting Kuroki Yuka, who cannot maintain his Dark Kite Form for long, presents a chance for victory.
But, as for Star Flower...
Kirishima Ai looked at Star Flower with a look of despair, wondering what other heavyweight opponents she was going to fight. But instead, she saw that Star Flower had already deactivated her transformation and was handing her the rose-red, Roses- like Crystal.
"Um?"
She was stunned.
Before her, Sakaki Chika smiled and handed the Crystal to her.
So, we don't need to fight another match?
After the initial anxiety subsided, a sense of unease arose.
"Speaking of which... Chika, you don't seem to have remembered anything from before, and you've always had a good relationship with the teacher, so you just chose to come and help us like this?"
Kirishima Ai was somewhat taken aback.
After all, even though Kuroki and the chairman remembered everything, they still couldn't make a decision directly.
Sakaki Chika, however, did not hesitate. She naturally took Kirishima Ai's hand, placed her Crystal in it, and said gently:
"I've always believed that you and Shiori would do the right thing."
"Besides, this is also helping the teacher, isn't it?"
After she finished speaking, her smile became even brighter and more dazzling.
Kirishima Ai opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. She just stared at the Crystal of the president and Chika in her hand, feeling the somewhat unbelievable color and weight that belonged to others.
Just then, another person handed over their own Crystal.
Kirishima Ai looked over.
It was clearly Ms. Cangyue Yuri.
She seemed to want to join in as well.
"And one for me, could you please bring it along, Kirishima?"
Although we haven't known each other for very long or had much contact, I remember that Cangyue Yuri was always there for them during crucial moments.
During this time, the other party also took good care of me.
If there's a future, does Kirishima Ai think the other person will become a good friend?
This time, without waiting for the other party, Kirishima Ai reached out her hand and earnestly accepted Cangyue Yuri's Crystal:
"Yes, I will."
She answered.
In this way, she now has four Crystal in her hand.
Her own Phoenix Crystal.
The Iris of Chika, the Gale of the president, the Crystal Shadow Moon the Cangyue.
And Kuroki Yuka's Fallen Heaven Wand.
"Oh, so that's what it means..."
I think I finally understand.
At this point, all the Magic girls finally stood on the same side once again, moving towards the final scene.
All that's left to do is...
Just then, even though the battle between Fate Kite and Phantom Wind had ended, the Magic girls gathered together suddenly felt the sky grow even darker.
Sensing something was amiss, everyone looked up.
Then they saw that all the stars in the sky suddenly went out, and even the moon disappeared, as if someone had suddenly covered the entire sky with a cloth.
The next moment, an incredible sight was reflected in the sky.
It was a dreamlike world, like a fairytale kingdom, with rainbow-colored bubbles floating in the sky and towering trees as high as the heavens. The people of that kingdom wore clothes different from those on Earth, and Magic girls riding Magic Wand soared through the sky.
However, at this very moment, the people of that country also looked up at the sky with incredulous expressions, as if they were witnessing a similar situation.
---It's R'lyeh!
The night sky now reflected the image of R'lyeh.
Although the image was indistinct and seemingly unstable, a sense of unease welled up inside, telling a story.
The gates from Earth to R'lyeh have been opened.
According to the information obtained by Takanashi, this scene is most likely not the work of R'lyeh.
In other words... it was done by that "Overlord".
There is no more time.
Meanwhile, all sorts of incredible phenomena related to Monster began to occur around the world, causing temporary chaos and panic.
A dark cloud has once again descended upon both worlds.
Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 81 Towards the End of the Story
The sun did not rise as usual the next day.
When everyone in Maple Plain City woke up, all they saw was a dark sky, shrouded in gloom and covered in dark clouds. A sense of oppression gradually began to spread throughout the city.
The morning news on television urgently reported on the unusual phenomena occurring around the world.
Last night, countless supernatural events occurred around the world.
Plants grew abnormally, with black flowers blooming in many places, resembling an ominous sign. Some even covered the original landscape and urban areas, while a large number of native plants withered away.
People's emotions have generally become abnormal, with many saying that their mood has suddenly become very low and gloomy.
Global signal strength seems to have deteriorated significantly.
It was like the end of the world.
And these aren't even the worst of it.
On the television screen, the presenter was calmly delivering a somber message—
[Currently, the number of Monster incidents is surging globally for unknown reasons. A large number of new Monster Disease were detected last night, and the number continues to rise.]
[Although the Magic girls in the city have already taken action, it is still unknown when the situation will be resolved. Citizens of the city are advised to stay home during this time if Monster appear, and not to...]
The world suddenly descended into chaos.
It seems that all over the world, people's desires have gone out of control, giving rise to a large number of Monster, so many that the Magic girls in some cities can't keep up.
However, even so, this is only the beginning.
If this continues, the number of Monster will become so large that Magic girls will be unable to handle them, and the resulting disasters will be unimaginable.
No Monster have appeared in Maple Plain City yet.
Therefore, the city's order may still be functioning relatively normally, and no dangerous riots have occurred.
Their Problem Child reaction, naturally, was to find Teacher Haihara.
However, according to Kuroki Yuka, Teacher Haihara disappeared after the women's party ended last night.
So they decided to go to the school to check, since they hadn't received any notice of school closures yet. Maybe when they got there, Teacher Haihara would act as if nothing had happened and just wait there for everyone to come to class, just like always.
Walking on the streets today, the atmosphere was extremely somber. Outside, the sky was overcast and gloomy, with no light shining through the thick clouds. Some parts of the street were crowded and congested, while others were eerily quiet.
As the sky remained dark, the streetlights illuminated the streets, and the headlights of cars and the windows of buildings accentuated the city's unusual and unsettling cityscape.
The biting wind still made people shiver, and the sound of car horns rang incessantly. They could also hear the anxious whispers of passersby. Every so often, they would see people queuing up to shop at stores or supermarkets.
Similarly, they could see those black flowers blooming in every corner of the city.
"..."
Cangyue Yuri from R'lyeh had some recollection of this scene before her.
Black flowers, unlike anything seen before, are growing in large numbers all over the world, and people's moods have become gloomy and extreme.
This phenomenon occurred once before, thousands of years ago.