Rebelling Against One's Allies: Miluno

(Miluno)

Although I wasn't particularly willing, Aldebaran's proposal didn't seem to have any major traps for now.

Let's start by taking down the most difficult opponent on the surface—Sirius.

She was fluttering her radiant wings in the air, but the production workshop was only two stories tall. All I had to do was jump lightly and grab her...

Unexpectedly, I failed to touch her. I leaped up and caught nothing but empty air.

Sirius dodged with ease, raising her brows and mocking me with a snort.

"Hmph, your movements are so slow? No good, Aldebaran~ As expected, you're still far inferior to Miluno herself!"

She thought Aldebaran was controlling me.

But I was truly sorry for being this slow myself!

This body was harder to control than I'd imagined. I also understood why Great Hand had looked so clumsy under Aldebaran's control. The delay in my movements made them unable to keep up with my thoughts, and even acceleration couldn't completely offset the sluggishness.

Since I couldn't change the situation, I had to adapt. I would account for this delay when I acted!

But when I tried again, a bubble swelling from Sirius's body blocked my path and used the momentum to send her flying backward.

"Miluno, snap out of it!"

Ceruno's shout was filled with anxiety, but I...

I decided to keep pretending that I was being controlled.

To keep her from worrying, I would first use Present Moment to freeze her time.

Thinking that, I reached a hand to my chest, only to touch an empty, flat surface.

That was when I remembered that Ceruno and the others had split up the pocket watch and were carrying its pieces separately, all to seal my magic.

"Tch."

Using Time Acceleration, I flashed behind Ceruno. I would approach her from