"Waaaaah-"
Betelgeuse's scream grew fainter as she fell away.
There was no concept of direction inside a wormhole, so tossing her in didn't really count as falling, and she wouldn't get hurt. As for Ptolemy?
I would leave Betelgeuse to explain things herself. It would be a good chance to exercise her virtually nonexistent social skills.
She got to avoid the awkwardness of attending the ball and investigate that mysterious creep taking secret photos with Ptolemy. This was a win-win!
After tossing her away, I dusted off my hands, turned around, and said:
"All right, let's get back to the ball!"
"Miluno..."
Sirius pressed a hand to her forehead and complained:
"I wanted to get the old gang together to catch up, but SpiCa, A-Ji, and Aldebaran all turned me down. I finally managed to drag Betelgeuse here, and you threw her away! Doesn't that leave just me, Xiao Yi, and Fomalhaut? A reunion with less than half of us?"
The old gang...
Did she mean the original seven legendary magical girls?
No wonder Xiao Yi had shown up at the Witch Ball.
"It's fine. A-Liu can stand in for Aldebaran. She has Aldebaran's memories from before she became a magical girl. If I'm right, doesn't she look just like the Golden Consort did back then?"
At my words, Liuzi scratched her cheek and gave a bashful smile like a shy little girl.
Ever since coming to the New World, she had really become more and more of a meek little pushover.
Apparently sharing my opinion, Sirius simply slung an arm around Liuzi's shoulders with a suggestive look.
"That's true, but the Golden Consort we knew was the one after she became a magical girl. Without her memories from afterward, isn't she basically a stranger? Look, I'm only touching her,