Hope Lies Beyond the Wormhole

(Ceruno)

With White Silk wrapped around her head, Miss Anjie's face was ashen, and her eyes were devoid of any light. Considering her miserable experiences over the past few days, it was not surprising that she had become half-dead.

Her expression was completely different from that of the childlike witch from before.

"SpiCa gave me a hint, and I gathered some intelligence without my knowledge, but it was quickly exposed. Therefore, Chairman Sun Ji handed me over to Aldebaran as material for creating witches..."

"Um?"

I looked at SpiCa to verify the truth of the matter, but she dismissed it.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It's only natural to hold back, isn't it? A-Ji has also planted a mole in the Association,"

Brainwashing magic is truly terrifying.

"So, the next question is this: there's a witch living inside your head right now. She's just been born and hasn't committed any sins, so we don't want to just get rid of her like this. If possible, would you be willing to coexist with her?"

"Coexistence? What do I need to do?"

"Of course, you should give her half of your time and your future."

"Then what should we do...?"

Anjie wanted to refuse, but Miluno interrupted her.

"Think carefully about your identity. You are a traitor to humanity. If we don't help you, you will be completely absorbed by her, and nothing will be left. And for us, there will be no loss at all. At least that little witch is much cuter than you."

"I still know some intelligence; I still have value."

"How foolish, Secretary-General Anjie. Everything in your head will be passed on to that child. It doesn't matter if you don't say it; we'll find out eventually."

With just two sentences, Anjie was plunged into despair; Miluno was always cold-blooded in these situations.

"Ms. Anjie, please calm down."

I tried to calm her down, at least to keep her rational and continue the conversation.

"Although Miss SpiCa believes you and the witch are mutually exclusive, I still think you should try to coexist. Since it's something no one has ever tried before, we can't say for sure that it's impossible, right?"

My words gave Miss Anjie a glimmer of hope.

But SpiCa leaned against the door, poking her head with her finger, and retorted, "Anyone can talk big, but what do you plan to do? Even if you remove her Black Crystal, you can't stop the changes in her mind. Two personalities can't coexist stably. It has nothing to do with their will, and nothing to do with their bodies..."

I really don't know what to do, I'm just thinking of extracting the Black Crystal first and turning her back into a magical girl.

Actually, there are still solutions.

Achernar, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

"As long as we go back to 'the Other Side,' we can extract that Witch Persona."

SpiCa helplessly shrugged.

"That's like saying nothing at all. Everyone knows the technology on the 'The Other Side' can solve it, but how are we supposed to Past?"

I sighed in agreement, "Exactly! Going to 'the Other Side' at this time would be like walking into a trap, wouldn't it?"

"No, it doesn't necessarily mean they've walked right into a trap."

Miluno shook her head, then looked at SpiCa and asked, "So, can the prop I mentioned before be made?"

It can encapsulate my and my mother's magic and continuously supply it with Magic Crystal to maintain our permanent invisibility and protection.

That prop is too outrageous, it's just...

"It's theoretically feasible, Hephaestus even praised your bold idea, but it's not small enough to be carried around. She's considering how to make it lighter."

SpiCa, however, gave this answer.

Huh? Is that even possible?

Miluno then asked, "How big is 'too big'? Making it into a backpack wouldn't be unacceptable."

"Backpack? You're oversimplifying things. You saw the Crystal inside the City School's Control Tower, didn't you?"

It was a massive Crystal prism that would take two people to encircle, clearly not the size one would carry around.

Miluno asked, "I don't think it needs to be that big, does it?"

"Theoretically, it should be much smaller, but with our current technology, we can't condense Crystal of the purity of Star Crystal."

"Can't it be cut into pieces?"

"Crystal is extremely sturdy and difficult to break. Even the slightest damage will shatter it into irreparable fragments, ultimately dissipating into its magical energy."

"Can't we control the amount of magic to control the size of the Crystal?"

"No, like Dark Energy, there's a threshold for the formation of Magic Crystal; a small amount of magic is insufficient to form Crystal."

The Q&A session between Miluno and SpiCa has ended, and it seems that it won't be possible to make what Miluno wants anytime soon...

"Then let's just use that one for now."

What did Miluno say?

"As I mentioned before, my Crystal Space is quite large; it can barely fit that Crystal inside, although I haven't tried taking out only part of it..."

She pulled a rope from behind her back; the other end of the rope seemed to still be inside the Star Crystal.

"... Hmm, it doesn't seem like it's impossible."

SpiCa understood Miluno's meaning and looked surprised.

"Generally speaking, it's impossible to let go, but your Crystal have always been more outrageous than those of other magical girls..."

White Silk extends from her wrist, swirling in the air to form a loop.

"Then I'll go find Hephaestus now and ask her to rush out a prototype. You two take Jaeger back to school first and wait for my notification!"

A teleportation portal opened in the center of the White Silk ring, and SpiCa abandoned us and ran away.

"Miss SpiCa has learned this trick too?!"

Are you ready?

Henshin!

The physical examination came back normal; there were no problems except for a slight obstruction in the flow of magic.

"Then, Miss Jaeger, this will be your room from today onwards."

She nodded blankly.

Miluno arranged for her to stay in the empty dormitory room next to ours.

"If you feel lonely sleeping alone, you can sleep with this child!"

I picked up the Golden and handed it Past.

"Woof? Wait, no! I still want to live with you!"

When Miss Jaeger lost weight, she first removed her breasts, so the Doggy was very unwilling.

"Goldie, listen to me, there are only two beds in this room. You can't always share a bed with Miluno, can you?"

There's a Doggy in the room, so Miluno and I can't really relax...

"I've been abandoned!"

The Doggy in his hand transformed into human form and pounced on Miss Jaeger, who staggered backward and collapsed onto the sofa.

"Goldie, she's still a bit weak. Could you replenish her magic power whenever you have time?"

The Doggy is sulking.

"Hmph! I know!"

Magic is the oxygen of a magical girl, so replenishing magic is like breathing oxygen.

For Miss Jaeger, who hasn't yet adapted to "breathing," some "oxygen inhalation" is necessary.

"Then you can familiarize yourself with the place first. We'll be right next door if you need anything."

Miss Jaeger simply nodded, then naturally hugged Goldie.

I started to think.

Since witches are the point of intersection between two worlds, can they become a bridge between them?

Someone asked in the comments section, so here's the book group number again: 954245459

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