Chapter 463
Under normal circumstances, at this speed, Shiori could probably break the prefectural sprint record in Eastern Capital!
But Shiori was still just an ordinary girl, and under this intense outburst, coupled with the 'weight' she was carrying, Shiori finally stopped.
However, the way she 'stopped' was a little unusual, because she didn't notice her footing Shiori tripped over a stone brick on the ground!
Then--
Ping ping bang bang!
The two girls fell to the ground instantly, and with the remaining momentum from running, they tilted forward and crashed into each other.
"It hurts..."
Reiko rolled a few times on the ground before her back hit a rock and she stopped.
Shiori fared much worse; after rolling a few times, she promptly passed out. Even as she fainted, her eyes seemed to be swirling with manga-like vortexes.
Upon seeing this, Shiori, who had been Sky Screen just moments before, instantly wilted and sat back down in her original seat as if nothing had happened.
Shiori:... No, hehe.
"Shiori... Shiori! It hurts..."
Seeing that her companion seemed to have fainted, Kazama Reiko rushed forward to check on Shiori's condition.
But as soon as she got up, she felt a pain in her foot and fell to the ground again.
Turning her head to look at her right leg, Kazama Reiko realized that she had sprained her right ankle from the fall.
Reiko struggled to sit up, pulling down the stockings covering her calves. Her ankles were red and swollen, and even the slightest touch caused Reiko excruciating pain.
Judging from the severity of the sprain, it's clear that Reiko won't be able to stand up for a while.
This was the worst news imaginable for Reiko, because the Ghost Demon was right behind them!
Whoosh--!
Accompanied by eerie blue flames, Ghost Demon, its body wrapped in bandages as if the bandages themselves had come to life, floated above the unconscious Shiori.
Perhaps because of the distance, the Ghost Demon ignored Reiko, who was further away, and instead attacked Shiori was powerless to resist.
The dark gray, slightly dirty bandages floating around her seemed to have a life of their own, controlled by the Ghost Demon, as they wrapped around Shiori's body.
In the blink of an eye, the unconscious Shiori was grabbed by the Ghost Demon and lifted into the air!
Absorbing life force? Absorbing yang energy? Absorbing vital essence?
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through Reiko's mind, but in the end, those countless thoughts turned into one.
Completely instinctively, she grabbed a stone from the ground and hurled it at the Ghost Demon.
"You wretched monster!! Don't you dare lay a hand on Shiori!!"
Bang!!
Surprisingly, the stone Reiko threw hit the Ghost Demon squarely on the head!
This surprised Reiko greatly.
She wasn't surprised by her accuracy—that she'd hit the other person's head so hard—but rather by the fact that the other person seemed to be a physical entity?
Isn't it said that ghosts are all intangible forms?
That's true; if it were truly a completely illusory form, she wouldn't be able to 'grab' Shiori with bandages.
Perhaps seeing her friend arrested turned her fear into anger, and at this moment, Reiko still had the mind to think about these things.
But Reiko's throw drew the attention of the Ghost Demon to her.
"--!"
A cold, eerie cry, the nature of which was indistinct, emanated from the Ghost Demon.
Reiko dragged her sprained right leg and dodged backward.
This is a completely instinctive behavior, but it serves absolutely no purpose.
Because she had no way to escape from the Ghost Demon, nor could she get the ghost's attention away from her.
Her heart was pounding, Reiko was covered in cold sweat.
She had a feeling she might die here today.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Shiori... I shouldn't have come out to take this risk... If... if it weren't for me, I wouldn't have... Waaah, I'll go now, and I'll personally apologize to you at the Sanzu River...!"
Thinking that she might die here and implicate her best friend, Reiko burst into tears.
When feeling fearful, crying is undoubtedly the best way to release emotions.
However, perhaps because Reiko's crying was too unpleasant, after Reiko cried a few times, a disdainful voice reached her ears:
"Stop crying! It sounds awful!"
"!"
Reiko froze, her eyes wide as she looked up at the Ghost Demon.
She thought it was the Ghost Demon speaking, but instead she discovered that the Ghost Demon seemed to have noticed something, casting its gaze into the depths of the dense forest beside it.
Reiko followed the Ghost Demon's gaze.
From the dark bushes came rustling sounds. Under the joint gaze of Reiko and the Ghost Demon, an adorable sheep doll struggled to emerge from the bushes.
The sheep doll fell to the ground, and after it regained its footing, it shook itself to shake off all the bits of grass.
Then the sheep doll looked at Reiko and said succinctly:
"If you want to live, take out your phone. If all goes well, there should be an app with a 'K' icon on your phone. Open it!"
"Huh?"
"'Huh?' What?! Do as I say!! Click on it!!"
The sheep doll seemed to have a bad temper, barking loudly towards Reiko.
Then she looked at the Ghost Demon who was about to attack, her crimson eyes glowing faintly, and a howling wind rose up, engulfing the Ghost Demon!
Seeing this, Reiko finally realized that this sheep...
They're friendly forces!
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Thank you '??'' Fu Hua?' for the spicy snack donation~
Thanks to 'Alternate Human Evil' and 'Silly Long Night Moon' for the spicy snacks and salted fish spikes!
Thanks!
Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 498 Card Drawing, Card Swap, and Close-up!
The sheep doll is, of course, the Miemie that guided Ayaka become Magical Girls.
Her presence here is no accident.
There have been rumors of ghosts and monsters circulating here recently. Although Miemie and Ayaka didn't sense any Demons presence, they were still wary of the place.
Miemie occasionally comes here to patrol, and after seeing Reiko and Shiori today, she had a bad feeling.
She sensed the potential of Magical Girls in Shiori and Reiko!
If these two people really have the potential to become Magical Girls, then they will inevitably be drawn into the Demons's Nightmare Barrier!
So Miemie didn't have time to go back and inform Ayaka, so she could only follow along to see if she could save the two of them, or sign a contract with them to make them Magical Girls.
As for Miemie doesn't use magic to Telepathy...
Miemie hasn't regained her memories yet. She can use magic mostly by instinct; she uses it whenever she feels she can.
Therefore, many spells are in an unlocked state for Miemie; she can only use them when she senses Miemie they are ready to be used.
The same applies to simple magic spells such as Telepathy, Suggestion, and soundproofing.
On the contrary, Miemie is quite adept at using some offensive abilities, such as the body- Enhancement Magic that sent the Surgery Demon flying last time, and the magic that commands the gale now.
But in the end, Miemie is just an ordinary Magical Creatures. The magical power within her is not as great as that of Magical Girls. The magical whirlwind she creates can trap Demons for a while, but it cannot trap them indefinitely.
To free Shiori and Reiko, one of them needs to become Magical Girls!
Shiori is currently in a coma, and it's unknown when she will wake up. The only person she can rely on right now is Reiko.
Miemie hopes that Reiko can become Magical Girls with combat abilities as soon as possible, like Ayaka.
But then again...
"Tsk, can't we sign this one either... Seriously, who's so irresponsible! Throwing their Emotional Force around like that! Now I can't even sign a contract!"
Miemie looked at Shiori lying on the ground and Reiko next to her, who was searching for the K App, and couldn't help but complain.
She had never seen such an irresponsible Magical Creatures!
(Yes, who could it be?)
(Kelly: I'm not taking the blame for this, it's all the Aurora Society's fault!)
(Ah, speaking of Aurora Society, I suddenly realized that real-life Aurora Society no longer exist, right? But the ones in the Sky Screen seem to still be there?)
(Didn't the last major outburst from the Demons completely wipe out the Aurora Society in the Sky Screen?)
(After all, the Aurora Society has bases all over the world, so they might not all be dead...)
(... Did a strange character appear in the opening sequence?)
(Alright, no need to guess anymore, Aurora Society is definitely the main villain in the spin-offs, they won't die so easily.)
(Stop talking about that! Look! Reiko has transformed!!)
When the real-time chat started in the Sky Screen, Kazama Reiko in the Sky Screen finally found the K App that Miemie had mentioned and opened it.
Then, a dazzling orange-red light enveloped her body!
Reiko's transformation time has begun!
Similar to the space where Ayaka transformed, Reiko's body was also covered in light in a space that shimmered with dazzling light.
Starting with her feet, Reiko's arms and body began to change.
Soon, Kazama Reiko in her Magical Girl Form appeared before the audience.
The most eye-catching feature is undoubtedly the Magical Armament on Reiko's left arm.
That Magical Armament, resembling a card-dealing machine, doesn't look like it's very effective in combat.
(What kind of Magical Armament is this?)
(It looks... like... a card dealer? Look, there's a ejection port at the bottom and a card slot at the top...)
(Is Reiko's magic card magic?)
(It seems to be remote.)
(That's hard to say, maybe Reiko will use her Magical Armament to smash people www)
"Reiko's Magical Armament is rather peculiar."
Upon seeing Kazama Reiko's Magical Armament, Xiao Qiu expressed her curiosity.
She had only met Kazama Reiko and the others twice in real life, and both times they met in their normal forms. Therefore, she had never seen Kazama Reiko's magic, nor did she know what Kazama Reiko's Magical Armament was.
Compared to the wands, greatswords, bows and arrows, and pistols of other Magical Girls, Kazama Reiko's card machine is indeed quite unique.
Even Dongdong's Book of Friends looks more normal than Reiko's card dealing machine!
"Reiko's Magical Armament is indeed amazing." Fang Ming nodded and said to Xiao Qiu and the others who seemed very curious, "After this episode ends, I'll take you to meet them. They've passed the test now, and it's time for them to train with you 'seniors'."
Fang Ming didn't let Reiko and the others fight against Xiao Qiu and the others before because he didn't want to Reiko their confidence.
Fang Ming now felt that Reiko and the others had plenty of confidence. In order to prevent them from getting carried away, Fang Ming felt it was time for them to experience the 'care' from their seniors!
The aura emanating from Reiko's side was palpable to both Miemie and the Demons.
That is, after Reiko transformed into Magical Girls, the Demons enveloped in the whirlwind immediately dispelled the whirlwind, and the flames in its eye sockets, which were surging with blue flames, seemed to become even more intense.
"Magic... girl..."
The mouth formed by bandages slowly opened and closed, and surprisingly, it made a sound. Compared to the Surgery Demon that Miemie had seen last time, this Ghost Demon had already developed some basic intelligence!
But regardless of whether Demons are intelligent or not, their fundamental Demons remains unchanged.