Two-Pronged Operation

(Miluno)

"The task of Extinction is now in your hands."

I gave Ceruno the photo of the Extinction entity and instructed her:

"If all this time we've spent together has been an act by her, then she's been deceiving our feelings. Give her a good beating."

Ceruno exclaimed, "Huh? Are we going to beat her up? Her magic can penetrate the protective barrier, and Xiaoling will definitely help her too..."

"So you were afraid you couldn't win?"

I think she deserves a beating to vent her anger.

Ceruno lowered her brows, her expression strange, and retorted, "But... but you've already taken advantage of her, haven't you? Forcing her to kiss you and stuff..."

Why bring this up now?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi, her parents, and others all looked at her with surprise.

My reputation seems to have gotten worse.

I coughed and retorted:

"Ahem, I already said it was to replenish mana, and besides, he's a man, right? I didn't gain anything either."

Ceruno, however, held up a photo of Extinction and said sourly:

"But isn't he cute? Isn't that what you call a pretty boy?"

This idiot, how can she be jealous of men?

While he is indeed overly handsome for a man...

But now that I think about it, Extinction must have been genuinely panicked back then. Even the skilled hackers who were good at disguising themselves revealed their true genders, although it didn't arouse my suspicion at the time.

Metal and Minister Hefi have delivered the Magic Supply System, and it's time for the official operation. After all, the mole can't leave the City School, but SpiCa can't wait.

The Magic Supply System, about the size of a motorcycle, was stuffed into the Crystal and connected to the belt via a conduit. Finally, Aunt Yuehan and Ceruno sealed it with invisibility magic and a protective film.

I also put on the full "Ghost" combat suit.

"Oh, and bring this with you."

Metal threw four packaged batteries at me and explained:

"My magic can create holes in metal walls, and it can be used when you can't find your way or are locked up."

Since the buildings on "the Other Side" are all made of metal, Metal's magic is quite convenient, but I still want the Heat Haze...

Pure destruction is more efficient in most situations.

"How can I find out where SpiCa is being held?"

Xiao Yi shook her head and sighed, "You'll have to find that yourself. But the 'The Other Side' has probably already guessed that you can travel freely back and forth, so SpiCa's detention location is most likely not at Fomalhaut's base."

Really...

But the "The Other Side" is still quite large; finding SpiCa without any direction is no less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

"I do have an idea."

My mom held my helmet from behind...

His head was fixed in place, preventing him from turning around; he could only hear her say:

"My magic allows you to see images from the Past; why not just encapsulate this as well?"

"Huh? You can even do something like that?"

"Why not give it a try? Since your system can maintain any kind of magic, mine should be able to too, right?"

Her magic flowed from her palms into the helmet. The helmet, which already contained two spells, was now to be fitted with a third, which inevitably raised concerns about potential damage. Fortunately, Minister Hefi didn't say anything, so it should be fine.

Next.

Holographic images composed of various red dots appeared on the helmet's visor, densely packed; these were activity records of others Control Tower.

My mom's magic book could work on cameras or video cameras, so attaching it to a helmet seems reasonable.

However, these images are all superimposed, like long exposure shots or time-lapse photography, resulting in a somewhat chaotic picture. After all, I can't set the rewind time, so I can only show them all at once, which is understandable.

Even so, it is still identifiable.

"It seems like it's possible."

The constant red dots on the screen are a bit of an eyesore, but replacing the switch on the protective film will solve the problem; there's no need to turn it off anyway.

"Sister Miluno, how are you going to get to 'the Other Side'?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Just teleport Past; my teleportation spell has a large range."

"Huh? Can we go directly to 'the Other Side'?!"

It shocked Xiao Yi for a whole year.

Neither she nor her parents knew about this secret of mine, and there's still no reasonable explanation for something so outrageous, but it must be related to the Morning Star Crystal.

And that magical girl who gave me this Crystal —now that I think about it, she seems to be the current me, fused with the Sirius Crystal...

In addition, there's Barbara's diagnosis of the Crystal.

The Morning Star Crystal intentionally suppressed its own power and controlled its synchronization rate to match my rhythm... I'm still too inexperienced with Crystal.

"Then I'll set off now."

Ceruno took my hand and instructed me:

"Miluno, be careful this time too."

I joked:

"Relax~ I was fine the first two times, and this time I also have the power of the Sirius Crystal to protect me. I have no idea how I could lose, and F2A won."

"Don't try to heal yourself! You don't have any milk!"

... Um?

Should I be angry?

I activated the Teleportation Halo leading to "the Other Side" and stood before the red passage, giving my final instructions.

"The matter of Extinction is entrusted to you. She works for your father as a hacker, and perhaps we can get some information about his ideals from her... However, her collusion with 'the Other Side' is still unforgivable, and she must pay the price!"

"... Well, but I don't want to fight. I don't think she means us any harm."

That idiot is too kind.

Ceruno was being coy, so her mother said:

"Don't worry, I'll go with Ceruno."

Even though Aunt Yuehan clearly didn't understand the cause and effect of the matter, she also chimed in.

"I... I also want to know what A-Ji is thinking..."

But it's useless for you two, both lacking combat power and relying on support magic, to go together, right?

However, with so many magical girls at the City School, they would definitely come to the rescue in no time if a fight broke out in the Dormitory District. Since Extinction is a smart person, she would not provoke trouble on her own initiative.

"I understand, then I'll go rescue SpiCa."

Activate invisibility magic.

I stepped into the teleportation portal.

One-click scene switching

It's still near the factory in Fomalhaut.

The worst-case scenario is that the transformation of SpiCa has already begun.

Although she is indeed a hardworking person, I don't really like her, to be honest. But she is very important to the Association, and the magical girls need support and coordination, so we must rescue her.

But this time was different from the previous two; a patrol team arrived quickly.

However, they didn't see me; they just brushed past me...

They had discovered the teleportation portal that had just been closed.

But the teleportation channel wasn't detected by this world's surveillance system before, so why were people sent over so quickly this time?

Not only the patrol team, but also a witch sitting atop a giant book, wearing glasses, arrived from some direction, cautiously looking around...

But how did they discover the teleportation portal?

I saw the security camera under the streetlights.