Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

But she stopped running before I did.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Vanished Crystal

(Albinocotyledon)

After firing several shots into the keyhole, Falcon kicked open the door to the control room.

"Don't move, police—wait, what?"

However, there was nothing there, not even any lights on, only some dashboards flickering in the dim interior.

This is an unmanned hydroelectric power station.

I was completely confused, and Falcon asked, "Where are they? Are they in the turbine room down there?"

"No, I'm afraid it's not here..."

I can "smell" the familiar lingering magic floating in the air.

"...This was just a decoy; we've been fooled by her."

I was only thinking that the target of the teleportation spell was nearby, but I didn't realize that the teleportation spell could be used continuously. After the mechanical witch sent them away, she stayed here alone to slow us down... Anyway, that was just a clone, and the real one "on the other side" was unaffected.

However, how could he possibly collude with the witch from "the other side" in order to awaken his wife? Did Seruno's father become a traitor?

Even the nominal president is like this; the association really can't be trusted...

"They got away again! At this rate, we won't be able to catch them!"

Falcon stomped her feet in anger, and I was genuinely afraid she would pull out a gun and start shooting randomly inside to vent her frustration.

It's a civilian facility, after all. If it gets damaged without any monsters appearing, compensation is definitely required, and it's an exorbitant amount.

hum-

A pink teleportation halo unfolded before my eyes.

I became more cautious about this... but the ring was pink.

Emerging from within were my mother, Serino, and Miss Angel, who looked like a mummy.

Spica wasn't with them; she probably left through that white wormhole... I don't know what she's doing at a time like this.

Could this new wormhole be Seruno's masterpiece?

Although I knew she was skilled in using magic, I never expected she could also master magic that crystals don't possess... I can't even use "rewind" properly.

"Are you...are you Miluno? What happened here?"

I also have a lot of questions next year, but my mom asked them first.

"Yes, my Star Crystal has evolved, and my battle armor has been upgraded as well."

Why does she seem to not recognize me, just like Falcon? Could it be that my face changed after the second transformation?

Looking around but not seeing a mirror, he could only sigh, "Anyway, let's exchange some information first..."

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"...After seeing Ange use wormholes a few times, you've mastered it?"

real or fake.

Is that a skill that can be learned by watching it a few times?

"I was just trying it out... but it seems like the Vega Crystal responded to me... so it added this magic to my skill bar!"

Here it is, a game-style metaphor that Seruno loves to use.

I never expected her to be able to master such magic. I thought Ange used some kind of prop or instrument to use it, but it turns out that it was really learned later in life.

"Didn't the prosecutor master that magic?"

Although it sounds strange to call my mom this, it's the only way I can call her that.

She helplessly shrugged and shook her head.

"It's a pity. I might be able to learn something from it by studying some relevant materials afterward, but I won't understand it after just a few glances... I don't have the talent of little Serino."

If my mom can't do it, then I'm afraid I can't either.

"Cerunno is indeed outstanding."

This silly girl is growing up very quickly as a magical girl. She can play all sorts of tricks with bubble magic. Her skills are so good that it's no exaggeration to call her a genius.

"Auntie, now is not the time to talk about me~"

blushing at the praise, Seruno whispered a reminder: "We must bring Mother and Kagerou back."

Falcon then asked, "But we have no direction, how are we supposed to catch up?"

Even Mom's "record of longing" cannot see the mirror image on the other side of the portal.

My mother shook her head and asked in return with a smile.

How do you think we located this place?

I don't know, but in her haste, Seruno gave me the answer directly.

"The residual magic in the air contains information about the target location. I just need to complete the original magic based on the residual magic. The drawback of this magic is that I can't erase my 'footprints' after leaving."

The "footprints" of magic.

By following the traces of magic, one can pinpoint the direction from which the teleportation occurred.

"I'm afraid even your father didn't expect you to master this magic so easily."

"I didn't expect this myself!"

Seruno raised her wand and activated a new teleportation aura on the wall.

"We should remain vigilant..."

Falcon had already plunged headfirst into the water before his mother could finish her instructions.

I didn't say anything, and accelerated into the pink teleportation aura.

Once inside the wormhole, you're floating, and the feeling of having no foothold is unsettling. The scenery inside the passage isn't so distorted that it's completely incomprehensible; you can still barely make out the forest, the rocks, and the reinforced concrete of the city.

Whether it's wormhole technology or teleportation magic.

Essentially, it compresses a long distance into a short segment. However, the distance of teleportation magic is relatively short, so the human body hardly feels any pressure.

here it is……

Judging from the layout, it seems to be a small private clinic?

There was no inpatient department, and the smell of disinfectant and alcohol was nauseating.

"Here—"

Falcon was giving directions at the stairwell, but because I was in high speed, I rushed up to the second floor before she could finish speaking. In front of the operating room, the black-clad bodyguards who had gone with Anjie to the air-raid shelter to rescue people were on duty.

We've come to the right place!

The moment I charged at them, they started reaching for their guns, but they couldn't pull them out until I took them down.

"inside--"

Falcon had just finished speaking.

After that, I removed the operating room door panel by hand.

Falcon flew inside, and a series of sporadic noises and screams came from within, until a revolver shot rang out, and everything returned to silence.

As expected of Kagerou's childhood friend, her ability to destroy things is just as impressive.

Three researchers... or perhaps doctors, were lying in the operating room.

There were no gunshot wounds on his body; he was probably just knocked unconscious.

There were two beds on the hospital bed, and there was more than one patient. The patient was a young woman whose whole body was wrapped in bandages. Although she was a stranger, she should be Yang Yanbenyan.

She has a very plain appearance and is older than when she was a magical girl. After all, she is from the same generation as Falcon, so it's not surprising that she is older than me and Seruno.

I was worried that my friend would use his Falcon to check on my erectile dysfunction.

"She's unconscious, but her transformation has been deactivated... What happened to her Star Crystal?"

"mother……"

Seruno rushed in from outside the operating room, but didn't see her mother whom she had been longing for. With red eyes, she asked, "What's the situation now?"

"The Star Crystal of Kagerou has been taken... What does that crystal look like?"

“Like a transparent topaz, no, like the sun,” Falcon replied.

A star crystal like the sun?

"Miss Prosecutor, could you please use magic to look around here—"

Turning around, Mom was already investigating with her eyes gleaming red. The situation was urgent, and she hadn't even put on her sunglasses.

"Impossible..." she muttered to herself.

"……What's wrong?"

Mom frowned.

"Chairman Sun...why is he here?"

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Beiluoshimen

(Sun Yao)

"Dad?"

Auntie tapped her forehead and rubbed her temples, trying to sort out some thoughts.

“Your father said he was going to hold a high-level meeting, but he didn’t go back to the association. In doing so, he has tied down both Spica and Sirius.”

"Miss Spica will come after she realizes it, right?"

"She's probably already sitting in the conference room. How could she suddenly leave at this hour? Besides, it would be too late by the time she arrives. What do you think your father did with Yangyan's Star Crystal?"