Fantasy Becomes Reality

Under the blood-red moonlit sky, Rikka Takanashi stared blankly at the "Dark Queen" in her hands, her large eyes filled with disbelief. Was she actually dreaming right now? Though she had chuunibyou, she could still tell reality and fantasy apart.

But the power flooding through her body, the cold, hard feel of the "Dark Queen" in her hands, and the utterly different perspective in her eyes—all of it was real. Sanae Kochiya, Yasaka Kanako, and Suwako Moriya, who had seemed like ordinary people in front of her, had completely changed in appearance.

Halos of Divinity shrouded their entire bodies. Divine Kingdoms hung high above their heads. A white snake coiled around the world and a frog that connected heaven and earth looked down at her body.

"So, so amazing!"

Across from her, Sanae Kochiya stared in a daze at Rikka Takanashi in her current Wicked Eye state, her eyes full of excitement and exhilaration. In truth, deep in her heart, she had a hobby no one but herself knew about.

That was that she liked Mecha—the more advanced, the better.

And though the "Dark Queen" in Rikka Takanashi's hands was not a Mecha, its cold yet mechanical structure and its nearly three-meter size struck perfectly at what Sanae Kochiya loved most deep down.

"Sanae, am I dreaming?"

At that moment, Rikka Takanashi turned to look at Sanae Dekomori beside her, who was gazing at her in worship. This feeling of fantasy becoming reality filled Rikka Takanashi's heart with uncertainty.

"So cool! So cool! Master is so cool!"

In the next second, Sanae Dekomori threw herself straight into Rikka Takanashi's arms, rubbing her little head hard against Rikka Takanashi's cheek, staring in infatuation at Rikka's Wicked Eye, which gave off a faint golden light. Ah! It was just too cool!

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