Passing through the teleportation portal, I arrived at the surface after a long absence...
Wait, should I call this the "lunar" surface here?
On the bustling commercial street, witches with bizarre styles walked in twos and threes, looking more like some kind of holiday costume parade.
Among them, the figures of magical girls could also be seen. Aside from the guards originally stationed on the lunar surface, there were probably quite a few tourists who came down from the Zodiacal.
The decisive battle was imminent, but there was no sense of tension at all. I on the Zodiacal shouldn't be this carefree, right?
Unexpectedly, after a period of absence, the street of shops on the surface had become so lively, even having the atmosphere usually seen only during holidays in Skyreach City.
"Heh, there really are a lot of people."
Regarding my exclamation, A-Yao explained instead:
"The natives of the Other Side are gradually getting used to 'shopping' and 'consumption'. In order to be able to 'shop' and 'consume', they even go 'find jobs' to earn living points."
"They're becoming quite human, huh? Is this wave considered cultural invasion?"
Linking her arm in mine, A-Yao denied it.
"Not really. These witches just think it's interesting. Whether it's shopping, consuming, or working, none of it is a necessity to them. Even if they had nothing, they could still survive... Maybe in a little while, they'll lose interest in human playing-house."
Indeed, as long as Dark Witches still existed, things would never be over.
However, would creatures who could survive without doing anything lose interest in anything outside of merely surviving?
I didn't think so.
"Let's go."
I took A-Yao's hand and walked toward the entrance of the commercial street. She shrank her hand back, but ultimately did not resist.
However, A-Yao