Who Doesn't Have a Cheat?

(Miluno)

Super Ceruno's bubble was incredibly sturdy; even after the restrictions were lifted and it accelerated at full speed, there was no sign of it bursting.

Wasn't that the one that blocked that forty-meter-high sword aura just now also this radiant super bubble?

Although we don't know what kind of hormones she used, it's great that she made Fomalhaut suffer a defeat—this white deer's novice protection period has been too long, it's time for it to lose once!

The world accelerated a hundredfold is a world where time is almost stopped.

The Seaheart Sword, who could originally react even at speeds of twenty or thirty times, has finally become a motionless background figure.

Although the High-Temperature Bomb Squad did not cause her fatal injuries, the sudden blows scorched part of her beautiful white deer fur, and about a third of her ice armor melted and crumbled away, revealing her fair, frost-like skin underneath.

She's too slow. To me now, she's just a fish on the chopping block; one flying kick and she'll be sent flying far away...

Or should we just kick it to pieces?

However, she was indeed very tall in this form, so much so that I didn't know which part of her to kick.

Was her heart inside a deer's body or a human's body?

Bang--

He raised his foot and kicked her belly armor, the area where the human and deer were joined.

Although a solid kick was delivered, there was no reaction due to the difference in the flow of time; it was as if I had kicked a pile of sandbags, and I couldn't feel any feedback of force...

It's not that it's unshakeable, but rather that "time" can't keep up.

To me, this is Delayed Kick.

Only after I decelerated did Fomalhaut Shimen fall backward, tumbling over. Her abdominal armor, already weakened by the high-temperature bomb, was completely shattered, revealing bruised and purple abdominal muscles—I bet the situation was more serious than it appeared; her stomach was definitely a mess.

"Tsk--"

However, she was quite patient. My kick was quite powerful, but she didn't make a sound. She even dared to glare at me.

"Miluno... it's you again, pulling these little tricks..."

What does "again" mean?

Why do I sound like I've been doing all this underhanded stuff?

Only then did I formally greet her:

"Long time no see, though it may not be that long for you."

Putting aside my stance, I actually quite like her, but she doesn't seem to treat me well.

"I haven't settled the score with you from last time!"

"Hey? That time I just scratched your back, why did you have to charge me? How about I scratch it for you next time?"

Fomalhaut remained silent.

She was clearly not good at talking; she simply treated her abdominal injury with a cold expression, then put on full-body ice armor, as if she had never been kicked.

A warrior with stacked armor and healing abilities is indeed quite difficult to fight.

Meanwhile, the surrounding temperature began to drop even more dramatically. Heavy snow fell from the September sky, and a fierce wind howled. The Association's surveillance drone wobbled and crashed, and it seemed the supporting magical girls couldn't get there in time. Even the surface of the bubbles began to frost over...

Fortunately, Ceruno's Super Bubble maintained the temperature, so I didn't feel cold.

"Wait a minute, Miss Fomalhaut!"

Super Ceruno stood in front of me, looked up and shouted at Fomalhaut.

"Isn't our combined strength with Miluno enough to make you sit down and talk to us?"

"You can talk after you defeat me. Even if you possess power equivalent to a witch, there's still a gap between us!"

Equivalent to the power of a witch?

Is it the current Ceruno?

I'm a bit confused. What exactly happened in the Wormhole Laboratory while I was on the "The Other Side"?

Buzz--

A blue wormhole halo unfolded beneath the rolling clouds, then formed a bell-shaped protective barrier.

That is the Witch Domain of Fomalhaut.

She starts acting like a scoundrel as soon as she gets the short end of the stick. Is this what she calls being upright and honorable?

A legitimate way to cheat?

Ceruno, however, was puzzled:

"A domain... can it even extend to the most desolate and remote areas?"

Fomalhaut honestly explained:

"Skyreach City already possessed the conditions to form a domain and was expanding into the surrounding areas. Its global encroachment had already begun long ago; you realized it too late, and it's all irreversible..."

I seized the opportunity to retort, "But didn't you also win using the underhanded methods you're talking about?"

Fomalhaut seemed to choke for a moment.

"... I am just a mere soldier."

"They clearly have the ability to do more, but they use this excuse to shirk their responsibilities."

She seemed a little impatient with what I was saying, and her voice rose a few decibels.

"Enough! I don't want to hear your grand pronouncements. You'll understand A-Ji ideals sooner or later!"

The scenery within the barrier has changed.

The frozen forest has transformed into a snow-covered frozen wasteland, with icebergs floating in the distance on the blue sea...

This is Fomalhaut's mental image.

It really is quite desolate.

The scene inside the barrier was magnified, and the distance between her and us was also magnified, but with my speed and Ceruno's defense, even with the barrier's support, she wouldn't be a match for us... That's what I originally thought.

But a huge shadow loomed over Ceruno and me, and we could only see the overwhelming entity by looking up.

"Hey! You're cheating, aren't you?!"

Within the barrier, Fomalhaut completely transformed into a gigantic white deer over a hundred meters long. I had to crane my neck to the side to barely see its antlers. When it ran, the entire ice field trembled. If I didn't accelerate, I couldn't even stand steadily. If I were to be stepped on, it would be like trying to lift the weight of a Ferris wheel with my head.

"This trampling..."

Ceruno couldn't help but wonder, and I asked, "Can it really stop it?"

"... It might not be able to withstand it; this is far more exaggerated than her previous attacks!"

It's over.

Ceruno's magic is tied to her confidence, and the gigantification of Fomalhaut has shaken her resolve, affecting the defensive capabilities of her bubbles.

He quickly picked up Ceruno and dodged Fomalhaut's charge and trampling through the blizzard with extremely poor visibility.

"Look closely! This thing isn't the real Fomalhaut; it's just a giant puppet made of ice and snow, a plaything of Fomalhaut! No matter how much I damage it, it can repair itself in an instant, so fighting this thing is a waste of time and energy!"

Ceruno, lying in my arms, tilted her little face up again, looked at the huge white deer above her head, and asked:

"So how can we defeat her?"

"Find her location, and beat her half to death while in accelerated mode. If she gets up to heal herself, I'll reverse her!"

"Then how do we find out where she is?"

I countered, "Didn't you used to be able to sense the location of Dark Energy?"

"It's too far! I can't feel it!"

The deer's legs were tens of meters long, and its body was ridiculously tall, not to mention its head and antlers.

"Isn't this a bit too much?!"

Every time I look up, I feel a sense of despair, let alone Ceruno.

But we haven't given up on this option.

"Grab my shoulders, I'll carry you up!"