Before one snow-capped mountain had been dealt with, another was already looming before us.
"Two Witch ladies~ If you don't mind, want to eat with me?"
The Magical Girl wearing a full-face gas mask, who had ordered an Emperor Parfait just for herself, was now sitting across from us.
I had been so engrossed in talking with Agatha that I hadn't noticed the Magical Girl approaching. She startled me enough to break out in a cold sweat.
She even pointed her spoon at us and said, "Don't look so surprised! Look, I can't finish such a huge parfait by myself. I need you two—it's chocolate flavor!"
She was brimming with energy and naturally friendly with strangers.
This was awful.
I hated dealing with people like this. She was probably the type I was least compatible with, but it felt like I had run into quite a few people like this lately...
Thankfully, she was rather thick-skinned and apparently hadn't heard what Agatha and I had been saying.
"We're Witches. Is it really okay for you to approach us like this?" I asked.
"Big sisters~ The war is over now. Witches can be friends too!"
"That may be true, but everyone has tacitly kept their distance. You so casually stepping into our territory only makes us uncomfortable and resentful."
"Is that so? Sorry."
The masked Magical Girl apologized readily.
She was so straightforward that I couldn't tell whether she was being candid or simply careless.
"Hey, shouldn't you at least take off that mask when you apologize? Is the air in Lunar City poisonous? How are you supposed to eat your parfait like that?"
"Oh~"
Only then did she take off her mask, revealing a head of short pink...
"Huh?"
I covered my mouth while she stared at me blankly.
"Could