Magical Girl? I Was Tricked into It!

She was somewhat reluctant to go in, but she wanted even more to know what had guided her here. Besides, now that she had come, it did not feel right to simply turn around and leave.

After much inner resistance and struggle, she finally made up her mind and walked inside.

The instant she stepped into the Kendo Club, her consciousness shifted. In a daze, she felt as though she had been sent somewhere else. It felt exactly like when she had been forcibly transported into the Void World.

She knew very clearly that she had been transported into the gap between the Void and the Material World—in other words, Subspace.

She had not felt it this clearly the first time she came here.

Ando Meiko could only think of two possible reasons. The first was that, after going through several battles as a magical girl, she had become far more sensitive to shifts between worlds.

The other was that she had not brought Ruby out with her last time. Now that Ruby was hanging from her, her senses had become clearer as well.

But now was not the time to think about that, because the layout inside the Kendo Club was completely different from what she remembered.

All the identical rooms that had been used to confuse people were gone. The only thing left was a passage leading straight ahead.

"This place... changed?"

"Master, proceed carefully."

"I know."

Whatever was inside, she could not just leave it alone. She went to school here every day—if she did not figure this out, how was it any different from having a time bomb right beside her?

Ando Meiko cautiously moved forward, glancing around with every step.

But the whole way was safe. Even when she reached the door at the end of the passage, there were no traps and no accidents.

She pushed open the door, and a familiar sight finally appeared.

This was where she had first encountered the Kendo Club captain, Edogawa Marugang—the petite boy dressed in shrine maiden robes.

"Since you're here, come in and have some fun. Why are you just standing there?"

A familiar voice came from behind her. The next moment, Ando Meiko was shoved into the room, and the space changed once again.

[Master, this is bad! This has turned into the Void World! Transform, quickly!]

She tore the necklace from around her neck and clenched it in her hand, but before she could begin the incantation, a sudden pain in her hand made her loosen her grip on the necklace.

She remained crouched on the ground, but she did not dare pick it up. She feared that any careless movement might provoke an attack.

"Meizi... I'm sorry..."

"That voice... are you Edogawa Marugang?"

When Ando Meiko looked up, the person she saw was not the familiar Marugang, but the sword-wielding humanoid who had once saved her life from the Void King Serpent.

"So that means..." She slowly turned around. Sure enough, the one who had pushed her into the room was Xiphias, whom she had only met once.

Xiphias reached out, pulled the defenseless Ando Meiko to her feet, and shoved her toward Marugang.

Marugang dodged a step to the side, and Meiko's back slammed into the wall of the room.

Before she could move after being knocked senseless, something extended from the wall and restrained her body in a spread-eagle position.

Xiphias revealed a sly smile at having succeeded. As though she intended to drive the restrained girl into despair, she slowly walked toward Ando Meiko, one step at a time.

"Who are you? Why did you bring me here?" Although Ando Meiko had met Xiphias once before, the one who had actually seen her was magical girl Ruby.

"Of course, it was to obtain you."

The Matter of Being Tricked into Becoming a Magical Girl: Magic Mark

She placed her hand on Ando Meiko's thigh and slowly slid it upward, as if savoring the feel of her body.

"What... do you mean? Ah!"

When her fingers touched Ando Meiko's abdomen, a sensation like fire burning through her body surged up from her lower belly. The unbearable pain made her scream.

"I'm... burning... it burns... I-I... what's happening to me..."

The burning sensation continued, constantly shifting across Ando Meiko's body as though it were drawing something.

It hurts... it really hurts...

"Meizi, ah, Meizi, you look so cute like this. You're truly adorable. Don't worry, the pain will only last for a brief moment. After that, it'll start to feel good."

She pointed her magic wand forward, and a flat mirror made of magic appeared out of thin air before Ando Meiko.

Enduring the pain of being scorched, she barely managed to keep her eyes open. It was not until Xiphias tore apart the maid outfit on her body that she realized what was happening to her.

It was as though an invisible pen were moving across her lower abdomen. A pink line, accompanied by the burning sensation, traced out a symmetrical heart-shaped pattern.

"Why... is this here..."

"Why? Because girls' kisses are poisonous."

Xiphias brushed her hand over the pattern, then brought it to her lips and licked it as if tasting it. "Meizi, Meizi, Meizi... I never thought love at first sight really existed in this world. I want you so badly. I want you to belong only to me. I want you to stay by my side forever..."

"Xiphias..."

"After inheriting the name Xiphias from my dearest friend, I no longer want to lose anything I love."

She grabbed Ando Meiko's hair, forcibly pulling her head toward herself, then sealed her lips before she could speak.

"Mmph..."

The pain was still continuing, but under such forceful treatment, her body felt as though it had been electrocuted. A strange pleasure swept through the pain like a tidal wave.

If Ando Meiko had to describe how she felt right now, the words would be "painful yet pleasurable."

Even as the pain and pleasure grew stronger and stronger, Ando Meiko still retained her own sense of reason.

I can't accept this... This is wrong... If you like someone, you shouldn't use force like this... When we first met, I admired you so much...

[Master! I'm here!] To avoid being noticed by Xiphias, Ruby stayed completely still as she waited for the instant her teleportation was complete.

A metallic object suddenly appeared and forced open her tightly clenched fist. The necklace Marugang had knocked away returned to Ando Meiko's hand.

"Blessing of the Ruby, gather the Radiant Stone Power—magical girl, transform!"

"When?" The moment magic power surged from her body, Xiphias sensed it and leaped backward in an instant. "Marugang!"

Upon receiving her master's command, Marugang stepped forward and shielded Xiphias behind him.

As she transformed into magical girl Ruby, the magic power bursting from her body shattered every restraint binding Ando Meiko.

"You transformed, Meizi... Or should I call you Ruby instead?"

She already knew my identity?

"The reason you were drawn to this old dojo that no one else could see, and the reason you lost your head and did that to Edogawa Marugang the first time you came here... that was all your doing, wasn't it, Xiphias?"

"Yes. To test you, I placed a small charm spell on Marugang. To lure you here, I stirred up the magic power I injected into your body... I just didn't expect you to fall for it so easily."

"At the amusement park..."

"What a pity. If the Void King Serpent had not suddenly appeared, I could have taken you that day while I was following you."

Xiphias answered all of Ando Meiko's questions directly, with no intention of hiding anything she had done.

She had actually been toyed with so thoroughly by someone else... The moment she realized that, anger flared up within Ando Meiko's heart.

"Xiphias... what you're doing is wrong. Wanting to forcibly possess someone just because you like them is not love at all. You're trampling on another person's feelings!"

"Trampling on them..." Xiphias raised her hand toward her, then clenched it tightly. "Then I'll trample on them!"

The look in her eyes told Ando Meiko that anything she said now would be pointless... But there was a more important problem at hand.

That was Xiphias! A magical girl who could easily defeat even a Void King Serpent-level enemy!

How could she possibly defeat an opponent like that?

Even though she thought that, after transforming, she still began gathering enough magic power in her wand to cast a spell.

"Oh? After seeing my strength, you chose to face me instead of running away?"

As she spoke, Xiphias's gaze toward Ando Meiko softened. "Meizi, why not just listen to me and accept me obediently? Why fight? There's no reason for us to fight, is there?"

"No... I have principles of my own. If you insist on taking me by force, then a battle between us is unavoidable."

She knew her strength was nothing in front of Xiphias, but even so, she would still resist.

Xiphias was the Azure Magical Girl. When she fought the Void King Serpent, Ando Meiko had already witnessed her fighting style.

Her primary ability was support, while combat was handled by her sword-wielding familiar, Marugang.

If this were a game, support-type mages like her would normally be dealt with first. Directly attacking Xiphias herself was indeed the best method Ando Meiko could think of.

But could Ando Meiko really get past the wall that was Edogawa Marugang? Especially when there was so little room to dodge in this room...

Room to dodge... Right, everyone is in the same room. That means my attacks will be just as hard for them to avoid.

"What a shame. It seems we can only continue what comes next after you lose the ability to resist."

Xiphias snapped her fingers, and a streak of light shot from her magic wand into Marugang's body.

"Ruby Splash!" She swept her wand in front of herself, and countless red points of light gathered around Ando Meiko.

[W-What's happening?]

But just as she was about to release the gathered magic bullets, something strange suddenly came from her lower abdomen. The waves of burning heat nearly sent her magic power into a rampage.

[Master, focus. I'll help you adjust the flow of magic power.]

With Ruby's help, Ando Meiko quickly settled the restless magic power and redirected it into the wand gathering her attack.

After what had just been done to her, there were even lingering effects. Ando Meiko could not help worrying whether this problem would appear again when she fought Void Beasts in the future.

But what she had to deal with right now was not a Void Beast, but something even stronger.

"Go!"

The red bullets turned into beams and shot toward Xiphias and Marugang, but...

The blade became a blur. Marugang swung his sword so quickly that afterimages of six arms could be seen. Blade-light repeatedly swept through the confined space, effortlessly deflecting every red bullet before it could even get close to him.

The sight was simply shocking.

One man and one sword, blocking an attack of light bullets with the firing rate of a submachine gun—what kind of strength was that? What kind of speed was that?

She had known her attacks could not harm Xiphias, but Ando Meiko had never imagined the difference would be so absurd.

Her original plan had been to use Ruby Splash to slow Xiphias and Marugang down, then charge up a Silver Impact and fire it.

But clearly, with her current strength, she could not even buy time, much less manage something as troublesome as charging an attack.

After slicing all the bullets into fragments of magic power, Marugang slammed Ando Meiko against the wall in the next instant, his sword piercing deeply into the wall beside her.

The blade was less than ten centimeters from her face. Ando Meiko could even see her despairing expression reflected in it.

"Meizi, give up. You're a good person. I don't want to fight you."

A good person? How ridiculous. Did being a good person mean having a sword held against you? Did it mean being threatened like this?

The Matter of Being Tricked into Becoming a Magical Girl: Witch

"I... haven't lost yet!"

The magic wand, continuously fed with magic power, extended outward. As it knocked Marugang away at its tip, it transformed into a frying pan.

Holding the frying pan, Ando Meiko leaped into the air, kicked off the wall behind her, and shot toward Marugang like an arrow while swinging the frying pan in her hand.

Perhaps because he did not want to hurt Ando Meiko, Marugang merely held his sword in front of himself in a guarding stance and did not attack.

But that gave her an opening.

The instant before the frying pan hit the sword, she twisted it. The bottom of the pan scraped sideways along the blade, while she continued past Marugang without losing speed and flew straight toward Xiphias.

"You..." Xiphias instinctively took a step back, clearly startled by such a reckless attack.

But just as Ando Meiko was about to succeed, Marugang grabbed her ankle.

All her forward momentum was stripped away in that instant, and without inertia, she fell from the air to the floor.

As Marugang released Ando Meiko's ankle, he stepped forward and pinned her hand behind her back, using his body weight to restrict all her movements.

The pain from having her arm twisted forced her to release the object in her hand.

After losing the continuous flow of magic power, the frying pan lying on the ground reverted to its original form as a magic wand.

"What a pity, Meizi. You were so close to touching me."