(Miluno)
"Good afternoon, Senior Miluno! Please allow me to take you to lunch!"
The magical girl with short pink hair covered in hairpins saluted me as soon as we left the visiting room.
"Good, very spirited... but why are you calling me Senior?"
When I asked why, the magical girl nicknamed Xiao Xi became even more excited.
"Because you can be considered a hero among magical girls! You used the Star Crystal as the price to seal away the darkness with your own body... I really regret not being able to take part in the final battle! So at the very least, let me show my respect to you, who played such a crucial role!"
So that was how those third-rate media outlets had reported it?
Xiao Xi's eyes sparkled as she leaned closer and closer.
Aldebaran had set me up. I had only survived thanks to the Earth Crystal. For someone as pathetic as me, the title of "hero" was far too heavy. I couldn't bear it.
"Sky Lock is here too, right? How about letting her take me..."
Before I could finish, I swallowed the rest of my words.
Xiao Xi put on an expression as though she were about to cry, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Does Senior Miluno dislike Xiao Xi?"
Oh no. She was the type I wasn't good at dealing with... the type who made full use of her position to win sympathy.
"No, of course not... Could you rein in your emotions a little? Let's both calm down, all right?"
"Okay!"
Though she agreed, she did not rein herself in at all.
The expression she had worn moments ago, as if she were about to cry, seemed completely fake. She happily linked arms with me again and giggled, rubbing her pink-haired head against