Hokuto Under Attack / A Garganta-It's a Garganta!
Even though she looks like she's only in her teens, Shibasaki Kumari is somewhat amazed by her own maturity... or rather, she laments that sweet love has nothing to do with her.
There aren't many people who can truly fall in love with and marry a magical girl.
On one hand, the magical girl profession is too dangerous; people die very quickly. On the other hand, magical girls' genetic structure differs from that of ordinary people.
The inability to have children is a fatal flaw.
Sweet, pure love... can only be found in these young, immature magical girls.
Unfortunately, Shibasaki Kumari lacked this beautiful love when she was still immature.
Shibasaki Kumari: crying
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"..." Lantian Zhu silently looked at Cong Yu, his eyes thoughtful.
For some reason, Lantian Zhu felt something was off... Cong Yu's transformation, Cong Yu's attitude, Cong Yu's maturity, and Cong Yu's busyness.
Even Cong Yu's wide social circle is somewhat strange.
Lantian Zhu sometimes felt that Cong Yu lived a life that was too easy... No, that's not entirely true.
To be more precise, it's that they were "too adept."
This ease and confidence seems a bit odd coming from a high school student... even if he's been an analyst for a long time.
Hmm, not sure, I'll look into it further.
Chapter 155 The Attack on North Capital
"Wow, such heavy snow... it's even heavier today."
Takemikazuchi his tiny golden paws on the windowsill, watching the snow falling outside. "Snow Woman, did you bring this snow to North Capital?"
Looking out the window, what comes into Takemikazuchi's view is a pure world covered in "white".
Whether it's distant buildings, the outlines of skyscrapers, or the pine and cypress trees thriving in the cold along the roadside, everything seems frozen in time under the blanket of snow.
This is a kind of tranquility that belongs to the North Capital.
There were no pedestrians on the street, only a few vehicles with specially designed tires struggling to move forward.
How should I put it? It doesn't quite feel like Japan, but more like a country in the northern hemisphere... like Russia.
Humans would need a long time to adapt to living in such extreme cold.
However, it seems that the people of North Capital are adapting quite well.
Takemikazuchi blinked, picked up the phone hanging around his neck, and prepared to take a picture... but after thinking about it, he realized there wasn't anything worth taking a picture of.
If his friends want to see snow, they can come to North Capital within half a day.
"It wasn't snowed by me... but I'm still partly responsible for it."
The Snow Woman replied simply, explaining, "I conquered North Capital, providing a home for the Snow Fairy and the Ice Spirits. Their gathering naturally leads to continuous snowfall and a world of ice and snow throughout North Capital."
"..."
"Oh... it's so beautiful."
Having understood, Takemikazuchi curled up on the windowsill, unable to resist the urge to compose a poem, and began to recite. "Awake on the pavilion, both light and shadow fade with the dream. White light shines through the west window, the cool moonlight falls in profusion, and the courtyard is filled with the fragrance of lilacs like snow."
The Snow Woman paused for a moment, then quickly made a judgment...
"That doesn't sound like a word you could make."
Upon hearing Snow Woman's words, Takemikazuchi pursed his lips, his tail swishing behind him. "I heard Cong Yu mention it... I thought it was beautiful, so I remembered it."
But what do you mean by "doesn't sound like it"? Does that mean I, Takemikazuchi, really have absolutely no literary talent?
With this in mind, Takemikazuchi raised his head, looked at the heavy snowfall, and thought about composing some elegant poems and haiku to change the impression he left on everyone.
Takemikazuchi: "..."
After a long silence, the only sound in the office was the soft scribbling of the pen in Snow Woman's hand as she wrote on paper.
It wasn't until Snow Woman stamped the draft of her comments that she realized Takemikazuchi had been silent for a long time.
Is she asleep?
But it seems that didn't happen...
"Takemikazuchi? What are you thinking?"
When asked this question by the Snow Woman, Takemikazuchi pulled his thoughts back from the various unrhymed and inelegant phrases.
Feeling somewhat ashamed, he didn't want to share with others the fact that he had just tried his best but couldn't come up with a single line of poetry.
"Um, I'm..."
But before Takemikazuchi could say anything, Snow Woman sensed something and looked out the window.
Although it wasn't very noticeable under the heavy snowfall, the Snow Woman could clearly feel... the barrier rising.
Therefore, Monster have begun attacking the North Capital.
"Hmm, here we go again..."
The Snow Woman pondered this, resting her chin on her hand and gazing out the window. "Monster attacks have become increasingly frequent in recent years."
Seeing that the Snow Woman showed no sign of moving, Takemikazuchi asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to kill the Monster?"
The Snow Woman, however, was not in a hurry about this.
"It's just Monster; my men will handle it."
With that in mind, Snow Woman decided to wait a while before dealing with official business. Taking a break, she fiddled with her phone for a bit, then casually chatted, "When are you going to recruit a group of subordinates?"
Takemikazuchi: "..."
As for his subordinates, he does have some... In the streets and alleys of Japan, as long as he gives the order, stray cats and dogs will gather to become his army.
But what I said was really embarrassing.
"I... I'll talk about it after I become king."
"So when do you plan to declare yourself king? And where do you plan to declare yourself king?"
"Mmm..."
Seeing the conflicted Takemikazuchi's face, Snow Woman was about to imitate Cong Yu and continue teasing him.
"Knock knock knock--"
There was a knock on the door.
"Snow Woman -onna, are you there?"
To the seemingly serious voice of the girl outside the door, the Snow Woman calmly replied, "Frost Fairy? Please come in."
The door opened, and a girl dressed in a blue and black uniform, wearing a fluffy hat, with a straight back and meticulous manner, stepped into the room.
"Snow Woman -onna, I apologize for disturbing you."
The Frost Fairy, serving as the Snow Woman maiden's adjutant, nodded earnestly, then immediately got to the point. "About ten minutes ago, the North Capital was attacked by Monster."
Yes, the Snow Woman guessed that.
"Within two minutes of the barrier rising, the Frost Patrol reached the Monster and began fighting... but they were unable to stop the Monster's attack."
The Frost Fairy said this with a hint of shame on her face, "After the news was reported to me, I went to the scene, but I still couldn't solve the problem."
Takemikazuchi was somewhat surprised by this. He jumped down from the windowsill. "What kind of Monster is this? It's so strong!"
Faced with her superior's question, the Frost Fairy felt even more ashamed. "We can't discern its true form. From its appearance, it looks somewhat like a ghost, and its energy level is only in the seven digits, but... all our attacks were ineffective."
Negative Magic energy level in the seven figures.
If I had to describe him, he'd be something like... a brainless deputy Boss Level.
A six-digit number can be considered a brainless, eccentric executive, an eight-digit number can be considered a brainless, Boss Level... At this moment, the Frost Fairy is actually a little stronger than an eight-digit Monster.
It's around 8.2 or 8.3, which is stronger than the average leader.
It's really unacceptable to lose to your opponent.
"It's not that we can't win, it's that we're ineffective."
The Frost Fairy felt this wasn't specific enough, so she added, "Instead, the opponent completely ignored our attacks... the spell had no effect whatsoever after it hit them."
"..." Ghost-like Monster have indeed appeared, ignoring the army's bullets and artillery fire. However, they are actually more vulnerable when hit by spells.
This is what is meant by "ignoring physical damage".
But conversely, if we completely ignore spell damage, could it be a ghost in the opposite direction? Are there really such Monster?
Neither Takemikazuchi nor Snow Woman understood it very well.
"I understand, I'll go there myself."
As Snow Woman Nu spoke, she stood up from her seat and sighed softly, "When will I be able to entrust the management of North Capital to you with peace of mind?"
As the Snow Woman spoke these words and walked slowly downstairs, the Frost Fairy lowered her head apologetically.
The Frost Fairy felt that she had somewhat let down the Snow Woman maiden's expectations.
Then she felt a tap on her knee...
The other person was following behind Snow Woman. As Takemikazuchi passed by, he sighed with a human-like expression, "Sigh, when will Snow Woman be able to entrust North Capital to you for management?"
Frost Fairy: "???"
Chapter 156 The Black Hollow, It's Black Hollow!
"Boom--"
Boom!!!
"..." A pitch-black and enormous "silhouette," seemingly out of place in this world, was relentlessly attacking the barrier that North Capital had deployed.
Yes, it was an attack, not a collision.
It was clearly visible to the naked eye that the Monster had hands.
Its basic structure resembles a fleeting ghost, but it has two small, detached arms that are attacking the barrier with punches.
And floating around it, it seems to be...
Ice crystals?
Around this Monster were countless strange people belonging to the North Capital, staring at it with wide eyes.
It's not that they don't want to fight, it's that even if they did, it would be useless.
Their combined attack, when it hit this strange man, was like a water gun hitting the surface of water—virtually ineffective.
Well, it's not that there were absolutely no useful attacks.
While the Frost Fairy was reporting to the Snow Woman, they discovered... that this Monster seemed to be simply immune to ice and snow.
Attacks with water or ice seem to actually heal the Monster.
However, if some strange people use fire magic to attack, the Monster will actually be attacked and react accordingly.
But here's the problem...
In the entire North Capital, you might not be able to catch ten strange people who can use other spells to attack... Since they've all come to live in the North Capital, they must all be strange people like Ice Princess or Snow Elf.
Just when everyone was at a loss, their savior finally arrived.
"I'm here. Have you found anything?"
When the Frost Fairy asked this question, the strange people first greeted the Snow Woman Maiden who had come with them, and then they all talked at once about their findings.
"..." Listening to these people's descriptions, Takemikazuchi flicked his tail in confusion. "Ineffective attacks like cold and freezing... including ice spikes."
"This sounds a bit like ice element... element or something, I think I've seen it in a game show before."
Takemikazuchi's description was vague because he himself didn't play games, so he could only give a general overview... After all, he didn't even have a cell phone before.
Their understanding in this area is even less Snow Woman.
If that Monster is indeed an elemental life form, then things could get quite tricky.
Ice-attribute spells are ineffective; damage can only be inflicted by attacks of other attributes, and its regenerative abilities are as strong as those of a normal Monster.
From this perspective, it's understandable that the Frost Fairy couldn't handle it.