Caught Up in It

(Miluno)

[Earlier]

I sped up, jumped out of the car, and took out the Monster chasing me. Then I climbed back into the passenger seat for a short rest.

Looking up at the Starry Night through the car window.

The night, shrouded in a reddish hue by the barrier, was filled with an ominous Witch Domain. It was destined to be a dangerous night; pessimistically, perhaps some magical girls had already been killed.

"Um?"

A brilliant red shooting star streaked across the night sky.

It is Magical Girl Phoneix, Dual-Core Magical Girl born from the fusion of Heat Haze and Falcon. Theoretically, she has the strength to fight witches single-handedly and represents the direction in which magical girls continue to improve their strength.

As she swooped down, she unleashed fire, explosions, and death... Perhaps the Monster would die as a result, but the street would be finished too.

"She's still the same as ever, even more destructive to the city than Monster."

What does all this protect?

But the next second...

The phoenix, soaring through the sky with its trailing tail feathers, was shot down by something unknown.

It looks like she's in trouble.

I turned to look at the silver-haired veteran driver.

"Miss Gong Ling, could you please take a different route... no, never mind... please take them to school first, I need to get off here."

After all, I'm much faster than this Wuling Hongguang.

5. Gong Ling nodded. She knew what I was going to do and even gave me some instructions:

"Then you should be careful too."

"Etc!"

Just as I was about to get off the bus, the little one suddenly started chattering in my ear.

"Can I borrow that thing in the trunk?"

"Ha! Finally, I can move around! Oh! My hand has been successfully reattached!"

The gray-haired Wolf Woman tossed her hair, looked at her reattached hands, and excitedly stomped her feet in place.

The Wolf Woman's Simulacrum Factor has been shattered.

At this moment, the consciousness residing in that body is that of Mono.

"Is it possible to transfer without a personality implantation device?"

"It's different from simply pouring my darkness into this body to act as a puppet; it's not the same as a true transfer! For example, I can't use her Crystal to use magic right now!"

Although she said that, her movements were quite agile; her hands were still exploring her bikini-clad body, as if she were feeling something...

"Hey, stop burning it! Heat Haze needs our help."

"Oh!"

As a witch, the Wolf Woman has exceptional physical abilities; when Mono runs, he can even keep up with my speed... even though I'm only running at ten times the speed.

To avoid getting lost while navigating the old residential areas, we climbed onto rooftops with good views. The buildings in the Old District were all about the same height, which created a new running track.

"Over there!"

Although we were still some distance away, we finally saw our destination clearly: Phoenix's crash site was a burning highway, and the towering flames served as our guiding light.

"This is bad! I can smell Ceruno too!!"

Just as we were about to reach the battlefield, the little thing gave me a warning in my head.

"Ceruno?"

"Phoenix might have gone to rescue her; there's also a witch over there."

We're quite close to the outer edge of the barrier now.

They sent her to escort the Dantai Society members for her safety, but they didn't expect that witches and Monster had already infiltrated their rear. Are there still too few magical girls fighting on the front lines?

"Let me check the situation... Heat Haze is injured, Ceruno is using magic to restrain that flashy witch, but it's not working. That girl is too strong... Ah, reinforcements."

Mono is using his Demon Eye to peer into Ceruno's perspective.

"Someone actually got here before us?"

"It's that... Tiger Cub."

The image of that Fake Magical Girl in a tiger-striped tube top and short skirt flashed through my mind. She was shouting that she was going to kill the enemy and avenge her comrades. She actually dared to attack a witch. I don't know if it was courage or recklessness.

But it bought them some time...

"Ah, the witch's sword has broken."

"Um?!"

Is that Fake Magical Girl really that strong?

It's available to watch now.

The two sides confronted each other in front of a burning house. Ceruno was supporting the injured Phoenix, while Tiger Cub was with a witch dressed in strange clothes. It was hard to tell what kind of clothes they were, as they were all different colors and looked like a dye shop.

The witch dropped the broken sword in her hand and took out her own...

After the knife broke, what came out was a magic wand?

I changed into the Ghost Combat Suit and activated the invisibility spell.

"Hmm? Aren't we just going straight Past?" Mono asked.

"They don't seem dangerous for the time being, so let's sneak Past and give that witch a good whack."

I started looking for handy bricks in the ruins.

"Miluno, you're already so strong, why do you always try to ambush others in every battle?"

Of course, it's because the reward for a sneak attack is higher!

Besides, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.

Never overestimate your abilities, or reality will teach you a lesson.

I crept closer to the witch, searching the surroundings for a suitable brick—finding one amidst the burning ruins wouldn't be difficult...

"Miluno!"

Mono seemed to want to say something, but when he turned around, he saw an overwhelming black smoke that blocked his view... and it was very choking.

"Cough cough cough cough!!"

If I cough, I choke on even more air, making it unbearable for a while.

It's like incompletely burned coal, or the exhaust fumes of a broken diesel engine.

Mono's location was no longer visible; only the little creature's voice asked in my head, "They're trying to escape, what should we do?"

So that's how it is. Is this a smokescreen Phoenix came up with?

Do you know where the witch is?

Mono's surveillance doesn't rely on eyesight; it uses Dark Energy, allowing her to see her surroundings even with the lights off.

"I know... wait?!"

What's wrong?

Suddenly startled.

"... Well, you'll see when the smoke clears."

The little thing spoke very vaguely, and I had no idea what had happened.

Moreover, the density of the black smoke probably wouldn't dissipate anytime soon, so Fan-dong headed in one direction to leave the smoke screen.

I bumped my head against a wall.

"Um?"

"Hahahaha!!!" The little thing laughed arrogantly.

The rough stone walls resembled building materials used in medieval Europe. The surroundings were dark, even darker than night, definitely not the outdoor area we had been in before.

Where is this?

"A castle! To be precise, the Witch's Domain!"

"A domain within a domain?"

"That's one way to put it. In order to trap Ceruno and the others who were trying to escape, the witch summoned this castle... By the way, when the scenery within the domain changed, we were also separated, so we can only act alone now."

Mono, who borrowed the Base Body, was nowhere to be found at this point.

"Tsk, so you're going to act alone now?"

"I can see you and Ceruno over there—oh?!"

Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream erupted from Mono's side... Hey, what's going on?

"Miluno, help! That chubby catgirl is chasing me!"

Tiger Cub?

Oh, she probably sees Mono as an enemy, after all, the Wolf Woman's Base Body also has horns.

Even if I were to save him...

I don't know where you are either.