Home Invasion

(Ceruno)

If we had to put it into words, magical girls and tentacles are undoubtedly sworn enemies.

Although she had become a witch, she was still half a magical girl. Even the powerful Miss Fomalhaut was helpless against those eerie green tentacles in the confined environment.

Miss Extinction's magic ignores all obstacles, yet it can touch the flesh and absorb physical energy, making it a highly unscientific form of magic.

Tentacles that you can't touch, can't cut, and can even stick to your body through your clothes—just imagining it gives me goosebumps.

Miss Fomalhaut finally managed to peek out from there, but Yezi used time- Rewind magic to send her back to the green tentacles.

"Miluno, how could you—"

Ah! Twice!

I couldn't help but advise:

"Mi- Miluno, this isn't right... I'd like to sit down and talk with Miss Fomalhaut."

Miluno, however, put away her villainous, mocking expression and said seriously:

"To talk to someone like her, you first need to deflate her arrogance. However, she's unlikely to talk to you. Since she's already used the Witch Domain, this sudden battle will most likely be watched by the higher-ups on 'the Other Side,' so she will absolutely not show any intention of negotiating with you."

I...

I really hadn't thought of that.

Miluno looked down at Fomalhaut, who was struggling in the Tentacle Hell, and said:

"Not only that, she can't afford to lose. If she does, she'll be targeted by higher-ups, and her already hopeless political future will become even bleaker. The infighting on the 'The Other Side' is quite severe. Only your father, that old fox in the bureaucracy, can get by. Sword Fiend's personality isn't suited to that kind of thing."

Miluno spoke with great conviction, while she herself had learned many inside details on the Other Side...

But how do they know these things?

Miss Fomalhaut did not "surface" again, but instead "swam" under the ice.

She knew that Miluno's Rewind Magic had a time limit, so she used this method to stall for time.

But she didn't let us rest. The ice beneath my and Ceruno's feet began to become unstable, tilted, and cracked. She was preparing to throw us, along with the white giant deer, from a height of 100 meters to the ground.

"Wow! That's her beloved doll! How could she do this!"

As Miluno spoke, she swept me up in her arms. Her increased speed made it easier for her to maintain her balance, so although there was a scare, I was safe. However, being carried like that felt a little awkward, especially since I'm not as short as I used to be...

"Yezi, I have an idea that might get Miss Fomalhaut Men to sit down and talk with us."

"What method?" she countered.

"Dad is still in SpiCa's hands. According to you, Dad's status on the 'The Other Side' should be higher than hers, right? Can we use that to blackmail her? Since she came with Dad, if she doesn't protect him, she'll definitely be harassed and given a hard time, right?"

Simply put, it means being taken hostage.

Miss Fomalhaut couldn't stop Miluno's speed, and Miluno couldn't do anything about her either. Perhaps the continuously dropping temperature will kill us, but before that, we can leave the Witch Domain at any time...

If you can't win, run away.

Since the Witch Domain can't hold us back, let's head home now and get Dad back first.

"I see."

Miluno glanced at the white deer girl who was still traversing beneath the ice.

"Let's go back first and leave her here!"

"Yes, she'll come along!"

Having been repeatedly mocked by Miluno, Miss Fomalhaut's pride would not allow her to let it go.

Not to mention she also needs to rescue her father.

The ruby at the tip of the gun gleamed slightly, and the bubble enveloping Miluno and me suddenly contracted, taking us away from the spot.

⚠️Accident warning⚠️

We returned to the Wormhole Laboratory via bubble teleportation.

"What... what's going on?"

A pungent odor.

"That's too much!"

But the situation here is far worse than I ever expected.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, all kinds of instruments and equipment were severely damaged, and there were dangerous electrical sparks emanating from them.

The chaotic scene inevitably brings to mind the previous attack on the branch.

Miss Metal was shot in the abdomen and was bleeding profusely;

Aunt Hefi also fell into a coma and collapsed to the side;

Sister Luer is leading the medical team in an emergency rescue;

Miss Fenghua and another magical girl I'd never seen before were on guard duty.

But SpiCa and his father, who should have been here, were nowhere to be found.

What happened here?

Metal clutched his wounded abdomen and answered painfully:

"Ahem, Betelgeuse burst in through the Wormhole Device with two unfamiliar witches, taking away Director SpiCa and Sun Ji... But, this is impossible..."

Two still-present clones of Betelgeuse lay beside her, suggesting they had also endured a fierce battle.

"Miss Metal, please speak slowly."

I reached out and brushed aside the messy tea-colored hair that had fallen in front of her eyes.

"It's alright, I understand my situation... But something's not right. When Fomalhaut and Sun Ji rushed in, I turned off the Wormhole Device's positioning module. Even if I input the coordinates of 'the Other Side,' the wormhole shouldn't open... Why... Why were they still able to come in through the wormhole?"

"Don't get agitated, treat your wound first, and we'll find out what happened."

Although I wanted to comfort Miss Metal, I couldn't calm myself down.

Miss SpiCa was taken away, and no one knows how to release Miss Sirius.

For a time, the entire Association was like headless flies.

However, I remained quite calm.

"Ceruno? This is the power of the Sirius Crystal..."

Miss Fenghua opened her eyes, looked me over with my new look, then closed them again and asked:

"How is the situation in the southwest? The five magical girls Past provide support were all blocked outside the barrier. How did you manage to return?"

I replied:

"We didn't win. We hoped to use Father as a hostage to force her to negotiate, but since Father has already been rescued by Betelgeuse, Miss Fomalhaut probably won't chase after us..."

As a result, we were held back by Fomalhaut.

"Is that so?"

Miss Fenghua simply nodded calmly; she remained silent.

"I'll go find my mom."

Looking at the mess before her, Miluno whispered, "Her 'magic' can see exactly what happened here."

Lin Xi's magic, Memory Tracking.

That's a very convenient reconnaissance magic, capable of recalling recent events.

I asked, "Does Sister Luer know how to operate the wormhole control panel? I want to know, where did Betelgeuse come from?"

If the wormhole opened on the Other Side, it would definitely be in the sky and couldn't be directly connected to the Wormhole Device.

"Huh? Viewing wormholes... I... I haven't done that before... but if it's just checking the source..."

She was flustered and lacked the ability to think calmly in the face of unexpected events.

"Let me do it."

Miss Yin Wei hurriedly entered the Wormhole Laboratory.

And so on:

"As the Association's secretary-general, I will temporarily take charge and coordinate until the Sirius chairman or SpiCa director returns."