Miluno Returns

(Miluno)

I learned from the dog-headed guard in the Confinement Zone that Fomalhaut hadn't even been given prison food during his confinement. Although witches don't need to eat, they still have the habit of eating, after all, they are part of being human.

Depriving them of food is utterly inhumane.

Considering that she was suffering like this for my sake, I left all the food and drink I had in my pocket, and unexpectedly found the handheld console that Ceruno used to play Monster Man together.

I haven't had time to play games with her lately, I've been so busy every day that I can't stop. I don't need this handheld console for the time being, so I might as well leave it for Fomalhaut to pass the time.

"Look, the solitary confinement room must be boring, right? I haven't had time to play lately, so I'll lend it to you for now."

Fomalhaut took the handheld console, frowned slightly, but didn't refuse. He even turned it on and fiddled with it for a bit before putting it together with the pile of snacks.

Clang--

Just then, a sound came from outside the confinement room as something fell over.

It was quite loud.

Fomalhaut then asked:

"Did someone else come with you?"

I was just thinking about how to answer when the little one popped out and yelled:

"Oh no! Miluno!"

What's wrong?

"Betelgeuse seems to have lost connection! She fell with a loud thud, I... I couldn't catch her, I'm afraid..."

I understand what she means.

"The noise was too loud; someone might come to investigate. I should go."

The aloof, white-haired girl nodded, which was her farewell.

After being teleported out of the solitary confinement cell, I picked up the fallen Betelgeuse clone and opened the teleportation portal back to the prison.

The iron gate to the Confinement Zone was opening, and the dog-headed guard, hearing the noise, was about to come in to check the situation.

But before that, Mono had already followed me into the wormhole leading back.

She always held that brick-sized Ancient Computer in her hands.

She really values this thing.

This might contain records of her "birth"...

The teleportation portal returned to the prison courtyard.

"Yay! You're back!"

The little thing was still cheering, but I sensed something was wrong. The prison was a mess; there had been a fierce fight, or perhaps not. The usually carefree witches had vanished...

The muddy ground in the courtyard had turned into a golden floor.

The attacker's identity is therefore self-evident.

At this moment, Sirius was the only person standing in the courtyard, surrounded by a circle of broken vines.

"Miluno- chan, why are you only getting back now? And you've Witchification?"

"It took a little time to evade the 'Supreme Council's' pursuit."

Actually, he went to Fomalhaut.

Sirius then asked:

"So, is Aldebaran saying they're coming to attack us today?"

"She said she was coming on the 3rd, but it turned out she came earlier?"

Sirius replied, "No, today is the third."

I didn't expect that although I spent two days on "the Other Side," it didn't feel like that long...

Has the time difference between the two worlds widened again?

"What about the Aldebaran?"

"She's upstairs, Ceruno is dragging her along all by herself."

"Ha?"

Sending a support-type magical girl to single-handedly drag down a witch?

This arrangement is flawed no matter how you look at it!

I patted the robot clone I was carrying on my shoulder and asked:

"Even Betelgeuse has lost connection with its clone, are you sure you can get Aldebaran to hand over the technology before letting her take the people away?"

Sirius, however, remained calm and unhurried.

"Don't make a fuss. It's just to Aldebaran. She knows we're putting on an act, so she wouldn't dare to do anything reckless... But you, it seems you didn't handle the Annihilation Bomb properly?"

Were you found out?

Not entirely unexpected.

I replied, "That thing was imbued with properties that made it impossible to touch or detonate by normal means, but Sun Ji noticed my existence and sent people to search for me throughout the entire World Center, so I didn't have time to find a way to activate the bomb... However, we retrieved it."

Mono raised the blue Crystal brick in his hand high.

Although it does not emit light itself, it reflects a clear blue hue under the sun, making it quite beautiful as a work of art.

Sirius squinted.

"Whoa, what's this?"

Glancing at the second floor, where a battle might break out, I gave a brief introduction:

"This is an Ancient Computer. If we can crack the data inside, we might be able to understand why 'the Other Side' is on the verge of destruction."

That was a secret that even the "Supreme Council" chose to keep sealed away and avoid touching.

"... Ancient technology from 'the Other Side'? That's even more incomprehensible than our current technology. It would be difficult to decipher it with Earth's current level of technology."

"Let Professor Stratos come along too."

Sirius shook his head.

"She can't help. Everyone has their own expertise. Her specialty is bioengineering, but in terms of computers... we actually need that autistic girl Betelgeuse, to help."

"... Do we need Betelgeuse?"

Sirius immediately raised an eyebrow.

To crack this Ancient Computer, we need to get Aldebaran to hand over the technology of the Witch Domain, but we also need to prevent her from taking Betelgeuse.

"Oh no!"

The little thing was chattering in my ear.

"Ceruno- chan is having a tough time! Go help her!"

Sirius scratched her head, preparing to return to prison, but I gave her Mono's blue brick instead.

"This computer is just Crystal for writing data. See if you can decipher it. Ceruno to me and Mono."

Sirius raised an eyebrow and accepted the brick.

Although they had promised Aldebaran not to participate in the war, the plans have now changed.

I changed into the Ghost Combat Suit, put the Betelgeuse clone back into the Star Crystal, and concealed myself as I went to the second floor of the prison to check the situation.

They had barely reached the halfway point when they saw Aldebaran embracing Ceruno head-on, burying his face in her chest, sucking and nuzzling her. Glistening Magic Suppressant floated in the air Ceruno. Ceruno, a magical girl, was powerless to resist; surrounded by thorny tentacles, she could neither retreat nor break free, forced to endure Aldebaran's defilement...

I think I'm getting a little angry.

"That's outrageous! I've never done anything like that!"

The little thing also looked indignant.

"Mono, get ready to smoke, wait for my signal."

"Yes, Captain!"

I picked up a handy throwing weapon from within my reach.

Although I'm not very accurate at throwing things, Mono can adjust the trajectory to some extent, so as long as the general direction is correct, it won't hurt Ceruno.

"Wait, you throwing object..."

I intervened before the little one could finish complaining.

Call out--

With an extremely short whooshing sound, the "softball" grazed Aldebaran's blond hair and crashed into the wall behind Ceruno. Both of them were startled, but Ceruno confirmed my identity by looking at the softball embedded in the wall.

She knew I was back.

So he held Aldebaran tightly to prevent her from escaping, but in doing so, he let that witch taste the face wash.

"I can't believe they're getting this kind of treatment!?"

Then...

The little creature, consumed by envy, jealousy, and hatred, dragged everything around it into darkness.