"Mi"

(Miluno)

Sun Ji is a formidable opponent.

The White-Iron Lance means she's still Fake Magical Girl. Although I was caught off guard, the fact that she could injure me even before she turned into Witchification —is this the experience of a battle-hardened magical girl?

But the Fake Magical Girl and "me" are like Iron Ball and Bull Gundam; the gap in machine performance is beyond what the pilot can bridge. Even if the one currently piloting my body is a mad dog, Sun Ji, as the ace pilot, is powerless to change the situation.

The most obvious manifestation is...

A pierced abdomen is generally considered a serious injury, but "I" casually tossed the gun aside and then kicked Sun Ji in the abdomen. Although it was a straightforward, frontal kick, it far exceeded Sun Ji's reaction speed. She didn't even have a chance to raise her right shield before being thrown backward a long way, crashing through a metal wall and landing in a typical Natives house before finally stopping.

This foot feels a bit heavy...

Wearing such heavy armor, won't someone get killed?

Although he was utterly wicked, he was still a father-in-law, and even considering Ceruno's feelings, I didn't want her to die like that...

At the very least, they can't die by my hand.

But I don't think so.

Sun Ji's fate is unknown, and "I" still intend to pursue him.

Before she could move, our vision was covered by a chilling white mist. This mist was made of tiny ice crystals that stung our eyes if rubbed in, making it impossible to open them for a moment. When the mist dissipated, both Sun Ji and Fomalhaut, who should have been frozen in time, had vanished.

Did he remove the Present Moment from Fomalhaut's body before being kicked away?

Losing its food, "I" vented its anger on the spot. The huge fists formed by black flames dragged deep furrows in the ground. It was a childish act of venting its anger, but the destructive power was astonishing. However, it quickly lost its energy, and even the black flames covering its body gradually faded, revealing its original appearance.

Having my body taken away, I was able to observe myself after becoming Witchification from a third-person perspective.

Although it sounds a bit narcissistic to say this, I look good no matter what I look like; I'm the kind of person who would amaze anyone who sees me.

Apart from that, the abdominal wound has completely healed.

My self-healing ability was already stronger than other magical girls, but now it can be described as high-speed regeneration.

In this way, as long as I'm not hit in a vital spot, I can recover quickly thanks to the Time Acceleration... but I still don't have control over my body.

I don't know what I can do right now...

The being that took away my body cannot hear my voice, or perhaps it hears it but does not understand, or understands but does not care.

Sigh, I should have never touched that medicine.

However, without this force City School would not have been able to escape danger...

Consider it the price for borrowing dangerous power. As long as she doesn't attack the magical girl, let's wait and see.

That's what I was thinking.

I raised my head, gazing intently at the ray flashing with Black Light. It was the remote-controlled ray of Aldebaran manipulating the "Great Hand." The Black Light was extremely similar to Professor Stratos's potion, clearly both related to the "Great Will."

If we could get to Aldebaran and destroy the control device, it would be a huge help to Ceruno and the others.

But I cannot command "myself".

But then, I followed the Black Light beam of light all the way towards the City School...

Broken.

She doesn't still want to eat the "Great Hand," does she?

Sucking hands

I had a goal, and I began to take action.

While slaughtering the Monster they encountered along the way and devouring the Dark Energy in the Simulacrum Factor, they accelerated their return to the Betelgeuse's Great Crater along the Black Light in the sky.

Reaching the edge of the pit, I could see the situation at the City School.

Judging from the position of the Black Light, the "Great Hand" seems to be still on the edge of the City School and hasn't made a move yet. I'm not quite sure about Aldebaran's position, but she said that her ultimate goals and Sun Ji's are not the same, and that they are only temporarily cooperating. So, her current observation may be due to some consideration of interests.

Over the City School...

That is, the opposite side of the Ring World.

The enemy there launched several airdrop pods in an attempt to take over the stubbornly resisting Central District, but before they could land, they collided with each other in mid-air and ultimately crashed outside the Central District.

It is Phoenix's Flight Control.

The Control Tower was located at the highest point of the City School. Although it was destroyed by the enemy's heavy artillery fire, even in its ruins it was still the tallest building. Phoenix sat there as an anti-aircraft facility.

Falcon's magic controls the trajectory of flying objects. After merging with Heat Haze, her magic power increases, thus strengthening her magic. As a result, she can protect the skies of this Central District, and the flight paths of all objects can be manipulated by her.

With her in command, not a single cannonball will land on the magical girls' positions.

Besides the low-ranking soldiers in standard uniforms, a large number of strange Monster also appeared among the enemies attacking the City School. After wearing down the magical girls' stamina and magic, the enemy finally sent out their main force.

However, I had no appetite for these Monsters or lesser Monster, and as soon as I climbed up to the City School, I headed straight for the "Great Hand".

I really want to figure out its behavior patterns.

Faced with delicacies from land and sea, these coarse grains and brown rice are naturally beneath contempt. But if we compare the "Great Hand" to a bear's paw, then it's a fresh bear's paw growing on a bear's body. If it were to come knocking on our door like this, who would eat whom is anyone's guess...

The mutual devouring of darkness is a game of big fish eating small fish. Regardless of who is controlling my body right now, she should avoid the "Great Hand" and develop stealthily first. She should only challenge me when her own strength is sufficient. How can she possibly win against an opponent whose total darkness far exceeds her own?

But I don't seem to have that kind of brain.

Not far from Skyreach Dormitory, "The Great Hand" stood there like a robot, showing no reaction to my undisguised killing intent.

Ultimately, there is no seed like Mono within the "Great Hand"; she is merely a puppet manipulated by Aldebaran.

Bang--

As before, "I" who insisted on rushing forward was bounced away by that cheat-like property, Aldebaran manipulate the "Great Hand" to turn around.

"Oh? Rice sauce?"

Her voice came from within the "Great Hand" again.

The sound didn't come from the mouth, but from inside the body. It was clearly a technology I didn't know, but there was no need to delve into the principles behind it.

She also asked, "Has Fomalhaut been killed?"

Of course, I wouldn't answer any of her questions. I got up and launched another attack, but the "Great Hand" casually grabbed my head.

"Don't rush, Mi-chan, it'll be yours sooner or later, just be patient for now?"