Guess Who I Am?

(Ceruno)

Monster suddenly flew in through the window... I mean, a weird person.

Every strand of hair radiates the Radiance, but it doesn't feel hot; in fact, it smells wonderful.

But her attire resembled that of an improper witch; her red skirt was so short it barely covered her hips, and her legs were adorned with gold-red patterns that looked like flames burning... Upon closer inspection, these were patterns on her skin-colored stockings.

She was very tall, but her breasts were larger than Miluno's.

"I don't know him/her, who is he/she?"

When I answered her that, she suddenly pounced on me and hugged me, along with Xiaojie and Xiaoling... Hugging three people at once! I really don't know such a greedy person!

"Hey, I asked you to guess~ I can fly in the sky!"

If we're talking about people who can fly, then among the people I know, only...

"Ah! Could it be Sister Falcon?"

Xiaoling gave me the answer.

But...

"Whoosh--, Xiaoling answered incorrectly, she's out!"

"Oh!"

It wasn't Falcon's magical girl whistling, but she also ripped off Xiaoling's head and threw it at me.

Is this some kind of Death Game where you die if you answer a question wrong?

However, Xiaoling's head could have been removed anyway, and she complained even after the head and body were separated:

"They deliberately led me to answer like that..."

"Then take a look at this one!"

A blazing fire erupted on Xiaoling's head.

"Waaaaaaah!!"

Everything looked bad, but after screaming for more than ten seconds and almost losing consciousness, Xiaoling realized that she was not injured.

"I controlled the temperature of the flames; it's about the temperature of hot spring water, so it shouldn't burn your hair."

"Don't do anything so scary!"

If you look closely, you can see some unburnt phosphorus powder on the Xiaoling's head.

I thought for a moment and replied, "You are Miss Heat Haze, but you took Falcon's Crystal and used it?"

This is the most reasonable answer I can think of, but it doesn't explain why she can fly.

Even after I fused with the Sirius Crystal, I still couldn't transform into a laser pointer like Sirius himself.

"Ceruno is wrong too!"

She started pulling my head too.

"Wait! My head can't be pulled off!!"

"The answer is right in front of you, yet you still can't guess it."

She grabbed my head and shook it, preparing to reveal the official answer.

Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared on her body, and she split into two, just like Miss Fahrenheit's transformation...

"Ta-da! This is the answer!"

She split into Falcon and Heat Haze.

However, the two of them still had no intention of letting me go, and they fought over hugging me like I was a large plush toy.

"Why don't you explain what's going on? How did you two end up merging?"

Humans aren't Crystal; how can they merge together like Crystal?

Heat Haze's hands were still wrapped around my stomach as she said, "Ever since you and Miluno merged with Sirius, Falcon and I have been thinking about how to obtain a second Crystal, or how to upgrade using each other's Crystal, but all these attempts have failed."

"Failure is normal; success is news, especially since there's only been one success in such a long time."

"You're right, and then we started talking about Sirius."

Sirius?

I don't quite understand.

Falcon explained, "She was able to merge with you successfully because her will as Crystal can synchronize with your pace. In other words, anyone can merge with Sirius; the only thing to consider is whether their capacity is sufficient... Sigh, she's not Ceruno."

Heat Haze, clinging to me and refusing to give way to Falcon, had no choice but to target Xiaoling's headless body, much to the dissatisfaction of the head I held in my hands:

"Don't hug me if you're not feeling well!"

"Don't change the subject. I've known about Sirius's nature for a long time, but what does that have to do with your fusion? You're not the will of the Crystal."

Heat Haze hugged me and asked:

"Ceruno, do you know what adaptation is?"

"It's about the synchronization rate with the Crystal, right? The higher the synchronization rate, the more the Crystal's power can be unleashed, and it can even stimulate the Crystal's potential, allowing Crystal to evolve."

"That's right! My Crystal is an evolved form, and its synchronization rate is among the best in magical girls. Although it can't compare to that freak Miluno... cough cough, but that's not what I wanted to ask."

Heat Haze leaned close to my ear and whispered:

"What do you think will happen when the compatibility with Crystal reaches its limit?"

I roughly understood what Heat Haze meant and replied, "By then, won't people and Crystal be indistinguishable? Miluno's two identities have already begun to assimilate; sooner or later, it won't matter whether she transforms or not."

Heat Haze nodded.

"The process of increasing adaptability is the process of becoming one with the Crystal. When the magical girl's thoughts can influence the Crystal's will, the Crystal is no longer the magical girl's 'tool,' but a part of the magical girl's body—an 'organ,' a 'limb,' or even another 'heart.'"

"The heart?"

I feel like I've heard this phrase somewhere before.

"Hmm, this is Miluno's summary of her experience using teleportation magic. Although I still haven't mastered teleportation magic, this explanation has definitely enlightened me a lot... cough, I'm getting off-topic again."

Was it Miluno who inspired her?

"In short, the improvement in adaptability will bring us closer to Sirius. Compared to wild Crystal without a suitable candidate, Crystal that have already merged with magical girls are more susceptible to the influence of will and more likely to fuse with another magical girl... Once this conclusion is made public, the number of dual- Crystal magical girls will definitely increase significantly, and Falcon and I will be able to make a name for ourselves!"

Miss Heat Haze really loves money.

Although she herself wasn't particularly lucky with money.

Xiaoling exclaimed, "Eh, so as long as you have high adaptability, you can fuse? I didn't expect that two people could even fuse their bodies... Can I fuse with Ceruno- nee?"

Heat Haze shook his head.

"I don't think that will work. You've only been a magical girl for a short time, Ceruno's adaptability is probably not enough either. You two haven't been magical girls for long enough, and the Crystal is still just a 'tool' for you two."

Improving adaptability requires constant battles and long-term adjustments... Based on previous physical examination results, my adaptability was fairly average, but after the Crystal was corrupted by darkness, my adaptability has not changed since.

Even Fake Magical Girl who transform using Contaminated Crystal probably wouldn't be able to fuse into dual -Crystal magical girls...

"As expected, we still need to solve the problem of darkness pollution."

Falcon, however, asked:

"Jaeger is covering for me today, hasn't Miluno returned yet?"

"Hmm, this time Past an unusually long time, which is quite worrying... um."

The bell rang.

It was a call from SpiCa.

"Any news about Miluno?" I asked as soon as I answered the phone.

"No, Witch Domain has appeared. Miluno isn't here, so you and Sirius Past."

Does it start with Witch Domain once a day?

The offensive from "the Other Side" has also become more frequent.

I glanced at Heat Haze beside me.

"Miss SpiCa, actually, I have someone else here who can help."