The thorns tore through her skin and sank into her flesh, blood flowing from the wounds.
The pain cleared her mind a little.
She could not keep waiting. Teacher Haihara was still nearby; she had to deal with this rampaging Monster quickly.
She forcibly broke free from the thorns binding her.
Without hesitation, she removed another crystal from her hair ornament.
It was a grayish-white crystal, a colorless crystal from a Budding Form Monster.
This kind of crystal could be placed in the auxiliary slot on the Feather Wing wand, but it would place a tremendous burden on her body, so she normally did not use it.
But this was not the time to hesitate.
She inserted the crystal into the Feather Wing slot—
"Finishing move—"
The key to defeating a Monster was to shatter the mask that carried its life and soul. But with the mask covered now, she first had to strip away that outer shell.
Silver-white radiance continuously gathered around her wand. She raised it higher, and the glow of magic condensed into a blade that extended ever upward.
Then she leaped up, getting as close to the Monster as she could.
Several Thorn Snakes closed in on her, but they were swiftly severed by the magical radiance and retreated.
At last, she reached the Thorn Monster.
"—Silver Wing Finish!"
The wand's radiance transformed into the shape of wings, propelling her forward once more. The blade of light came down, cutting through layer after layer of thorns until it finally severed every thorn covering the Monster.
Even so, it did not harm the Monster itself. It merely rendered the shell inactive for the moment and exposed the body beneath.
When Magical Girl Silver Feather saw the Thorn Monster's true body, she froze for a moment.
The once-pale mask was more than half shattered. Like a broken, weeping soul, it seeped with nothing but ominous black mist and dense, twisted fangs.
Even for a Monster, this was far too bizarre.
Soon, the surrounding thorns began to regain their vitality, trying to cover the Monster's body once again.
"This is..."
At that moment, Silver Feather noticed an eerie dark-green crystal at the center of the thorns, where the mask should have been.
Acting on instinct, she thrust her hand into the Monster's chest. Black blood sprayed out as she touched the dark-green crystal that resembled a heart.
The instant she touched it, it felt as though her hand had plunged into flames. The searing pain nearly made her lose her mind.
But she endured the pain and tore the crystal out.
Black blood splattered over her body, staining her white battle outfit.
The surrounding Thorn Snakes suddenly went mad and lunged at her.
"Let me use this."
The grayish-white crystal had been completely depleted by that finishing move, leaving the Feather Wing slot empty again.
"Confirmed—"
She inserted the dark-green crystal into the slot.
The Feather Wing was dyed with a dark-green radiance.
"—Green Lock Dragon Forest Boa!"
Green Lock Dragon... Forest Boa?
What the hell was that...
It did not sound related to any of the elements in Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon. Was it a snake?
"No... this isn't the time to worry about that."
Magical Girl Silver Feather raised her head and realized that the magic power contained in this Magic Crystal was terrifyingly immense.
And despite being an unknown type of crystal, it unexpectedly matched her bird-type wand.
Silver-white and dark-green radiance intertwined as though resonating with each other. Her wand shone brighter than ever, its immense magic power turning into a torrent.
Standing before the Thorn Monster and facing Thorn Snakes attacking from every direction, Magical Girl Silver Feather pressed the Feather Wing, preparing to launch the final blow—
"Finishing move—"
It should have been the girlish voice of a bird-type spirit, but the voice was soon tinged with coldness and gloom, turning into the voice of a low, indifferent woman that somehow sounded familiar.
Before she could think about where she had heard that voice before, Magical Girl Silver Feather raised her wand. The massive sword of magic was already aimed at the exposed mask of the Thorn Monster.
This would end everything.
"Unlock the omnipotent power of God. Despair shall shroud the world."
"—Absolute Power Finish."
The cold voice calmly declared.
Even the sound effect this time felt terribly wrong.
But the finishing blow had already fully formed.
She swung down her wand. The magical strike touched the Thorn Monster's body and violently split both its mask and entire body in two.
Magical Girl Silver Feather slowly turned around.
"Riiip..."
Cracks spread across the mask, which then began to heat from within. The next instant, an enormous explosion swallowed the entire street.
With the blast, the street—whose surface had merely been damaged before—instantly became a horrifying ruin, as though it had been bombarded countless times.
Smoke filled the air, flames raged, and the Thorn Snakes were burned to ashes.
A dim, shattered crystal fell from the Monster's pulverized body. The moment it touched the ground, it broke directly into fragments.
That strike had even destroyed the crystal inside the Monster...
Though she had unleashed it herself, Magical Girl Silver Feather still felt her heart tremble with fear at the power.
Turning to look at the street she had ruined beyond recognition, she was covered in wounds and utterly exhausted after the battle. Even so, she reached out and used magic to cover and restore the area.
This magic would cover the entire damaged area, erase the memories of ordinary people within its range, and put them temporarily to sleep.
That would prevent anyone from discovering a Magical Girl's true identity.
It would also prevent ordinary people from being left with too much psychological trauma.
That way, Teacher Haihara probably would not remember anything about this street.
After restoring everything, Magical Girl Silver Feather's body swayed unsteadily. She was nearly unable to hold herself up...
Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier. Finally, unable to endure any longer, she collapsed to the ground.
Not long after Magical Girl Silver Feather lost consciousness, the other Magical Girls arrived and took Silver Feather away.
Haihara pushed up her glasses and sighed.
"Looks like it failed. Your Black Death Cult Monsters really are useless."
And it seemed she had just been spotted by her own student. That had directly changed the Magical Girl's original plan of dragging out the fight, leading to the Thorn Monster being dealt with quickly in the end.
That was an unexpected miscalculation on her part.
The Villainous Female Executive blinked, then said unhappily,
"You were the one who stuffed some inexplicable crystal into our Monster. And what was that power Magical Girl Silver Feather used just now?"
In her view, Magical Girl Silver Feather's final strike had possessed enough power to threaten even a Perfect Form Monster.
That was not strength a Magical Girl at this stage should have had.
Faced with the Villainous Female Executive's questioning, Haihara merely turned around slowly and looked down at her.
Even with boots on, the Female Executive was not as tall as Haihara.
"Hm. I can tell you have many questions."
Haihara looked over the female Apostle like that, then reached out and lightly tugged at the Female Executive's collar, pulling her closer.
Then she moved closer bit by bit, lowering her head slightly. Through her lenses, she stared at the Female Executive with hollow, icy-black eyes.
The Female Executive seemed not to have realized what was happening yet, but her throat felt a little dry.
Haihara released her collar, her hand slowly moving upward until her fingertip pressed against the Female Executive's dark-lipsticked lips.
"...You?"
The moment she opened her mouth, Haihara slipped her finger inside. Before the other woman even realized what had happened, Haihara was already stroking her tongue with it.
By the time she reacted, the Female Executive's mind had gone blank. She did not understand why this woman was being so bold—or why she had not resisted even now.
The woman's finger was slightly cold and had no particular taste, but the sensation of a foreign object in her mouth was not pleasant.
But...
She seemed to kind of... like the feeling of being treated so roughly.
Seeing the Female Executive obediently let her toy with her tongue, Haihara nodded in satisfaction.
"Considering you look rather appetizing..."
Haihara heard a strange little "mm" sound as the Female Executive's face slowly turned red.
Blushing, the Female Executive looked at the woman standing so close to her. For some reason, although she looked like an utterly ordinary passerby, the Female Executive felt a strange sense of anticipation.
Then she saw the cold woman with glasses smile.
"Perhaps we can have a proper talk?"
The Strongest Magical Girl
"Sha Qina, 168 centimeters, 52 kilograms, twenty-five years old, D-cup, works as a Villainous Female Executive and in IT, current monthly salary of 520,000 yen, likes cream pudding, favorite hero is Destruction Phoenix Man, hometown is..."
Villainous General Sha Qina sat upright at the table, while Haihara sat expressionlessly across from her.
"...This isn't a matchmaking interview."
Haihara glanced at the strange Villain Organization executive, picked up the instant hot coffee on the table, and took a small sip.
The two of them had now arrived at the headquarters of the Black Death Cult.
How should she put it? It really did have the atmosphere of a Villain Organization headquarters. The place was spacious, the lighting was dim, and it felt as if some terrifying conspiracy was brewing.
Gathered around the round conference table were a group of Black Death Cult foot soldiers. Some were ordinary people, some were Budding Form Monsters, while the elite members were Mature Form Monsters.
Sha Qina was the executive known as the Ash Apostle.
Because their boss, Sha Qina, had suddenly brought an unidentified woman to headquarters, the foot soldiers began whispering among themselves.
"Who is that woman? She feels so dangerous..."
"Is she a new executive? Her villainous aura is terrifying."
"I heard Silver Feather took out Thorn. Even its crystal got shattered into pieces. Doesn't that mean Silver Feather is the strongest Magical Girl?"
"Among this generation of Magical Girls, our Blue-White Faction is obviously the leader!"
"You bastard, are you trying to start a war again!?"
"That's enough Silver Feather fanboying. Magical Girl Star Flower is obviously the strongest. How can the Blue-White Faction compare to the Pink Faction?"
"But even Silver Feather can't challenge an executive-level opponent, right? She doesn't even have an enhanced form..."
With their physical abilities, both women could easily hear the murmurs of the underlings nearby.
Sha Qina's expression gradually darkened.
Haihara drank her coffee without showing any reaction, but...
They really do seem like a rabble.
A trace of pity appeared in her cold expression:
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