Island Invader

(Bai Ziye)

"Is it the same one as the one in Skyreach City?"

Sirius shook his head at my question.

"It's not certain yet; it could be a mass-produced Monster. But its appearance doesn't seem accidental; it's most likely aimed at you and Ceruno."

It seems they're after Ceruno; I can't think of any reason why I'm being targeted.

"So it will come to Nabu Island too?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out. According to the Hawaii Branch's report, this guy is very agile and extremely fast, acting elusively and leaving almost no clues..."

Ceruno slapped the Golden's dog on the head and exclaimed, "Ah! I forgot because the Doggy was eating random things, but we just saw a figure swimming underwater!"

Sirius countered, "A human figure?"

"Anyway, it's just something that swims very fast and darted to the rocky area to the west. Could it be Werewolf? Could the Golden have eaten that Simulacrum Core?"

"Don't be too nervous. It could be a shark, dolphin, or some large jellyfish. I'll have someone keep an eye on the island's surveillance cameras, and we'll notify you if they spot Werewolf..."

Sirius paused, then added, "There's one more crucial matter: Spica has arranged a test to confirm whether Ceruno- chan's magic is effective at intercepting the Monster inside the wormhole."

Upon hearing this, Ceruno sat up straight abruptly, pressing her feet under her buttocks, and asked, "Oh! What do I need to do?"

"The Association has prepared a dummy with a strength close to that of the Monster. During its deployment, try to stop it inside the wormhole."

"I can't see inside the wormhole, so I can't generate bubbles directly inside."

"I know. First, wrap the camera in a bubble and send it in, then build an interception line. I'll then notify Spica deploy the dummies."

Ceruno nodded, Sirius, being the Star Crystal, took out her phone from her body, while Yin Wei took out the high-speed camera she had used when playing volleyball earlier... It seems there's nothing I can do but watch this experiment with Antarctic Star.

Sigh, I really want to touch the belly of Emperor Penguin.

"Hey~ Everything's ready over here, we can start the experiment anytime."

Sirius was on the phone when a white wormhole appeared in the sky. Although the halo was a different color, the inside of the halo was still an ominous and deep darkness.

Since it was broad daylight and the sun was blinding, staring at the wormhole was painful, so I simply closed my eyes, lay down, and used magic to fast-forward time... But not long after, I felt someone patting my arm.

"Miss Miluno, wake up!"

It's the Antarctic Star.

Has the experiment begun?

The penguin girl, with a beautiful poker face, replied, "No, Sirius said the island's surveillance cameras captured a blurry figure and sent the two of us to patrol."

A blurry figure... Is that lecherous Werewolf bastard?

"OK."

As soon as she got up, the Golden ran up to Ceruno.

"Woof~"

It seemed to know that I was Bai Ziye, so it was closer to me than Ceruno, but how did it confirm this?

"Let's go back to Ceruno's side; we're going to find the Monster."

Antarctic Star, however, said, "Its nose comes in handy when tracking."

"But we might get into a fight, and then we can't guarantee the child's safety."

"Awooo!"

I couldn't get rid of it at all; the dog rubbed against my legs like a cat, sometimes standing up and tugging at the straps of my swim trunks with its paws.

This tie isn't just for decoration; it'll cause problems if it falls off. There weren't any men on the island before (besides me), but now there might be perverts lurking around, and I don't want to be the one giving out freebies.

"Then let's go together. If we encounter that Werewolf Monster... Antarctic Star, please keep an eye on it."

"Um."

After changing into thick-soled boots, Antarctic Star and I walked along the mountain path towards the rocky mountain to the west. According to Ceruno's previous statement, the Werewolf who escaped to the island must have come in from the other side of the cliff.

I still don't understand how he got here from Skyreach City.

The lush green rainforest scenery is very pleasing to the eye, but it also has a wide variety of insects, and not only are there many, but they are also very large... Even I felt a chill from those millipedes as thick as my finger, but Antarctic Star was not afraid at all and would even pick them up to look at them and satisfy his curiosity.

"Woof!"

The Golden seemed to have made some discovery. It roared and ran towards the mountainside. I followed it and only then noticed the sounds of fighting coming from afar.

"Who else is there?"

I swung my sword, cleaving through the bushes blocking my path, and a vibrant red flashed before my eyes. I looked closely and saw it was Melissa, the head maid, wielding a cane. She was still dressed in her maid's outfit, and flowing flames were wrapped around the cane in her hands.

She is currently in a standoff with the mechanically armored Werewolf UI-31.

But she was still wearing a maid outfit.

"... Ugh?!"

As soon as I popped my head out, UI-31's gaze went straight for me. Perhaps because I was wearing a swimsuit, it looked me up and down several times before raising its hand to block Melissa's cane when it was pressed against my face.

"It's my turn to take over."

I frowned, then kicked it in the face.

It had experienced my kicks before and knew the destructive power of this iron horse, so it didn't choose to take the hit head-on, but instead created space for itself once again.

Antarctic Star, standing behind him, calmed the restless Golden and asked, "So Miss Melissa is also a magical girl?"

Melissa kept her eyes fixed on UI-31, but still answered, "Yes, I'm sorry to have kept it from you for so long."

Everyone has secrets... although I don't really have any.

"Subdue this guy first, we'll deal with my business later."

As Melissa spoke, she stepped forward and thrust out her cane with her left hand. A stream of fire spun in the air and rushed toward UI-31. Seeing this, I combined my short sword into a long sword and used a sweeping motion to block his space to move left and right.

"..."

UI-31 had no time to turn around. Heat surged from its body, and the blade claw on its right arm popped out as it charged towards Melissa in Burst Mode.

"Aww!"

He took Miss Melissa's attack head-on, and his armor was covered in Flowing Fire. The flames looked like burning grease and alcohol, and seemed difficult to extinguish. Once you got on it, you would have to endure continuous scorching. However, the UI-31's armor was designed to generate extremely high temperatures. Just as the Heat Haze could not effectively damage "Magma", Melissa's attack might not be so effective.

However, Melissa is not alone.

"Three against one and you're still planning a comeback? Don't you even respect the penguins?!"

That's some kind of Antarctic Circle lame joke.

Antarctic Star assumed a boxing stance and delivered a straight punch to UI-31's face. The latter emitted a blue light and was suddenly knocked to the ground by the weight.

The mass manipulation magic will soon be restored, but that's enough time for me to launch an attack. Three running steps, leaping into the air with ten times the acceleration, and then...

Mahou-ShoujoKick at 15x speed!!!!

The iron sole of the boot struck the Mechanical Werewolf's back, the immense force slamming his upper body into the ground, from which he could not be pried out.

Melissa reminded her, "Miss Miluno, SpiCa needs to be captured alive."

I kicked UI-31 when it was bent over.

"If you're still alive, make a sound."

"Squeak."