"Knight?"
Locust looked Chris up and down.
"Your outfit does look like a knight's... but you're a Magical Girl, aren't you?"
Chris nodded.
"That's not wrong. Just think of me as Miluno's attendant. She's lost her magical power and isn't much stronger than an ordinary person right now. Even after becoming this weak, she still insisted on getting involved in your troubles. I wasn't comfortable letting her come see you alone, so I forced my way along..."
Having overcome the language barrier, she was unexpectedly eloquent. In just a few sentences, she built up my selfless and noble image, making the Special Monsters look at me in a new light.
But... fragile?
I never thought I'd be described that way one day.
"Miss Miluno, as expected..."
Locust Man's gaze toward me carried a touch of sickening enthusiasm. Chris continued, "Therefore, as long as you don't do anything harmful to her, you can treat me as though I don't exist."
There was an unmistakable hint of threat in her tone, and Locust quickly waved his hands.
"No need! We already understand the power of Magical Girls perfectly well!"
It seemed Thunderous Resonance's outburst had indeed left them with a certain psychological shadow...
The same went for me. I absolutely never wanted to experience that shocking—physically shocking—experience again.
"As for this child..."
After Chris finished introducing herself, I pushed Azura forward.
"Her name is Azura, though she isn't a Magical Girl."
"She appears to be... a robot?"
Spider adjusted his sunglasses and leaned closer to inspect Azura's prosthetic body. But when his gaze fell upon her chest...
"Hello, Mr. Spider!"
"W-Wha?! The chest, the chest talked! It moved too!"
Spider Man staggered back several steps, only stopping when he hit the pharmacy counter. The mouth of the mechanical prosthetic opened wider than