Idle Talk During Battle (Mi)

(Miluno)

"Hey! Wake up, where did you hide my watch?"

I kicked Liu's helmet, which was lying on the ground, with my toe. It took him a while to come to his senses. He stared at me blankly.

"Miss Knight?"

He groggily opened his eyes, then stared intently at my feet and thighs, taking into account his perspective while lying on the ground...

"You are as rude as ever."

I held onto the hem of my skirt and took a few steps back, then asked:

"Where's my watch? Where did you put my watch?"

"Oh, it's here."

He opened the front cover of the armor and took out the "Present Moment" pocket watch, handing it to me.

It was still hot when I got it, and after we played, it lay on the ground to cool down until now.

"What's wrong?"

He asked this, Ceruno popped up from behind me and called out:

"Annihilation Bomb are coming!"

Upon hearing the dangerous term 'Annihilation Bomb,' Liu sprang to his feet. He looked at the missile storm slowly approaching in the western sky, his expression turning serious.

"This is not good."

"Do you need to tell me? But since you're inside Ceruno's bubble, I've accelerated the bubble's speed, so you're safe for now."

Although this "temporary" period won't last too long.

He nodded somewhat blankly, then asked:

What are you going to do?

"Unnecessary questions are unnecessary; of course, we should do everything in our power to survive... Ceruno, prepare for action."

When I said that, Ceruno looked worried.

"Miluno, I have Miss Terra's support, so opening the bubble for a while is fine... Can your magic hold up? You've been fighting since just now, haven't you?"

She's worried about me again.

It seems I've become unreliable in her eyes too?

He rubbed her blue-haired head and explained:

"Don't worry, it's not like you're the only one with the blessing. Mono is now considered a Demigod... well, a half-baked god, perhaps not even as powerful as 'Black Pool,' but having absorbed so many 'Guardian,' she should at least have the ability to rival 'The Great Hand.'"

My magic and darkness are constantly replenishing at an extremely rapid pace.

This must be the effect of Mono.

"Um."

Ceruno nodded obediently and raised her Trident again. I, too, used the same trick and held the "Present Moment" in my palm.

The effect of "Present Moment" is to pause the time of an object, thereby avoiding all "changes".

This time, I'm going to stop the bubbles that envelop the entire City School.

The entire City School were put on pause, frozen in mid-air.

And I am the only one here who can move... consciousness.

I floated outside my body like Ghost, holding the "Present Moment" pocket watch in my hand, watching from afar as the grand gift prepared by the "Supreme Council" approached.

A missile that doesn't slow down is very fast.

In an instant, countless sparks exploded on the surface of the huge bubble that enveloped the entire City School. But when the largest spark burst open, all the other missiles, whether they had exploded or not, "Disappeared."

Annihilation Bomb are strategic weapons capable of eliminating everything within their kill radius.

The bubbles, gleaming with a dark golden luster, remained completely still despite such destructive power...

"Ha, everything is going more smoothly than expected! The 'Supreme Council' has really made a huge loss this time!"

The only one with whom I share a common ideology can communicate with me Mono, who is of one mind with me.

She added playfully, "Thank you, thank you so much for the 100 rockets from the number one fan! Mwah~ Love you~ Chu~!"

"Be normal."

I rubbed the goosebumps that were caused by the cheesy image.

"Sigh, if things don't go smoothly, we wouldn't exist now."

The aftershocks of the Annihilation Bomb have not yet subsided, and the magic cannot be dispelled.

However, maintaining the time freeze across the entire City School proved to be more strenuous than anticipated...

"Hang in there a little longer! ❥~"

Because it was my consciousness that was supporting it, Mono spoke in a light and airy tone...

We have a dual-core processor, but while one core is working its hardest, the other is just slacking off?

"Miluno ~ Your combination with Ceruno is invincible! But don't forget, I'm the one who gave you this power, okay? If you understand, then work hard to make me a god, and maybe then you can travel through time!"

This is the question I've been pondering.

"Mono, if you become the god of this world, what will I do?"

"Worried about that? I won't abandon you, don't worry!"

That's not what I meant.

According to Aldebaran, once you become a god, you will reshape this world. So, will I still have to stay here with you then?

"Well, actually I don't want to be any kind of Creator. I just want to stay on Earth and live with Ceruno- chan."

"That won't do, Ceruno is mine."

On this point alone, I will absolutely not budge.

"Mi-Lun-no, our relationship is even closer than my relationship with Ceruno, can't we share it together?"

If I had to describe her, Mono is more like a quirky little sister, but Ceruno is her lover.

I think even the best of friends wouldn't share their boyfriend, right?

"Oh? If Ceruno were some kind of light novel protagonist, a sister harem wouldn't be out of the question, right?"

No, that won't work.

No means no!

The Annihilation Bomb's reaction was completely neutralized.

I pressed the pocket watch in my hand, and the paused time began to move. The City School continued to rise towards the wormhole, Annihilation Bomb failed to leave any trace on the surface... If I had to say, both Ceruno and I were a little exhausted.

"Phew, it worked!"

They sat down on the ground, leaning on each other, exhausted from the relief of surviving the ordeal.

The swift-moving creature stood guard beside us, then looked up at us.

"Miluno ~ Ceruno- chan!"

A moment later, Sirius's shout came from above, and behind her was a huge wormhole curtain... The rising City School was also approaching the super-giant wormhole in the center of the ring world.

However, in order to align with the location of the wormhole, the ascent speed was slowed down. After all, the size of the wormhole was only slightly larger than the outline of the City School. With the City School's central control AI offline, it was a great test of the Engine Department's technology. If they crashed into it, it would be troublesome.

But eventually, it was time to leave.

I feel I can understand what "homesickness" means now.

"Although it only happened in an instant for me, I can roughly guess what you did..."

Sirius has descended before us.

Due to the influence of the "Present Moment," the object whose time has been suspended is unaware of it.

Therefore, in the eyes of most magical girls, the missile salvo launched by the "Supreme Council" disappeared before it even reached the City School, but that didn't stop them from speculating about what happened during that time.

"Thank goodness you held on."

"It's nothing~ Since Miss Terra chose me, it's my duty as Guardian to take you back~"

Ceruno scratched her head and asked again:

"What about those Monsters and witches in the Central District?"

"The suppression is complete. Hand over those with brains and who can be captured alive to SpiCa; kill those who refuse to surrender... The battle is over, it's time for us to go home."

We only breathed a sigh of relief after the City School had flown completely into the wormhole...

But before I could exhale, I inhaled again.

A loud noise came from beneath my feet.

Something pierced through the bubbles and the City School like an armor-piercing bullet, bursting out before our eyes.