Magical Girls Exposed!

This was the implication behind Tsukinomiya Ayaka's words.

"Alright, if Ayaka is watching him..."

Although Aurora was also highly wary of Ayaka, Ayaka was Tsukinomiya Yuki's sister now, after all. Her feelings for Tsukinomiya Yuki were the same as Aurora's.

No one wanted to see the person they cared about most get hurt.

Wooo—Wooo—

The alarm blared without pause, its urgent sound interrupting Aurora's thoughts.

She turned to look at the sky. From where she stood, a violet beam shot into the heavens first, followed closely by three meteors of different colors.

Finally, far away, an azure meteor disappeared into the rift in the sky.

The Magical Girls of the Central Continent District and Luna from the Americas District had already set out. Other than Aurora, every Magical Girl capable of defeating a Pillar-Tier Demon had flown into the rift.

The final battle against the Pillar-Tier Demons had officially begun. Aurora should have set off immediately as well.

Turning back to Tsukinomiya Ayaka, Aurora asked:

"You really can keep an eye on Xiao Xue, right?"

"Mm."

"Good." Aurora chose to trust Ayaka. She turned and walked out, then looked back at the Tsukinomiya siblings one last time before transforming, grinning as she said:

"Then I'm off. If I find out Xiao Xue went to the battlefield while I'm gone... don't blame me for using some forceful measures afterward!"

The silver-haired boy shuddered. "...By forceful measures, you mean—?"

"Hehe, you'll find out then, if you really do run off to the battlefield."

Leaving behind that baffling remark, the red-haired girl raised her right hand, transformed, and flew away.

Only after the red-haired girl had left did Tsukinomiya Ayaka speculate:

"...Could she be planning to tie you up and lock you away?"

"Huh?! That's so scary! Aurora wouldn't do something like that,