Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

But Miss Sirius wasn't immobile when she unleashed her trump card. She took a step to the left and swayed, then jumped to the right. Even though she made a feint, her father's gun seemed to have eyes and naturally followed, tearing a sweeping gash across her chest.

Because this lance is very long, the tip moves extremely fast, but it also requires a very high level of skill to control.

Even after so many years without fighting, Father can still display this level of strength, even managing to injure Miss Sirius, something Miss Milno and I couldn't achieve together, but...

There was no blood at the wound.

What would be a fatal wound to a human, Sirius showed no signs of pain.

After all, she's not human.

"Oh dear, you've ruined someone's clothes!"

"Then take off that dress that makes it difficult to fight, Sirius. You've been an idol for too long, and you've become weak and helpless."

"Ha, who's the one who's become weak? Aji, when did you start wagging your tail at 'the other side'?"

"..."

The old man did not answer.

Sirius's battle armor was replaced with lighter sportswear, and Old Man raised his lance and took out a heavy shield from the void.

Both sides readjusted their positions.

Preparing for the second round of competition...

But someone seemed to be getting impatient, and Betelgeuse stepped between the two.

"It'll get really troublesome if this drags on any longer, Vega. Let me lend a hand, shall we?"

"Don't get in my way."

The old man's tone was not friendly towards Betelgeuse.

"I didn't say I'd directly intervene. I was just asking... if you'd like to experience the power of the 'witch' you've been talking about beforehand?"

"...Can we do it now?"

"Although we agreed to go back first and then carry out the modifications, we just received news that the delivery preparations are complete."

"Let me give it a try."

Dad accepted this proposal, which sounded very dangerous.

"Aji!"

The enraged Miss Sirius fired a laser, but a huge stone tablet fell from the wormhole and blocked Old Man's view.

wrong.

It's less like a stone tablet and more like a coffin?

A long and narrow box.

"what is this?"

"Our strength is also a gift to our allies."

Betelgeuse lifted the "coffin lid" for her father and explained: "In order to operate in this world, we on the 'other side' must integrate local factors... In other words, you, who already belong to this world, will be more powerful than 'us' in this world after obtaining the power of the 'other side'."

Inside the coffin, a black, Rubik's Cube-like crystal was revealed, with ominous energy floating on its surface, seemingly out of place in this world.

This is the power of the forbidden, the apple of Eden.

Without hesitation, the old man pushed open the stone coffin, took out, crushed, and absorbed the power that he shouldn't have been exposed to, right in front of us.

She willingly became a witch.

Chapter Fifty-Five: Counterattack with the Smoke of War

(Sun Yao)

The black crystal seeped into his body, and his father's battle armor began to mutate.

The originally airtight heavy Western armor gradually crumbled and fell away, revealing the light knight's armor underneath, but...

The level of exposure is too high.

Calling it light armor is an understatement; it's more like... iron underwear?

Arms, thighs, waist, abdomen, and even neck were all exposed, like a pay-to-win costume in a third-rate online game. It was very attractive, but from a practical point of view, it offered no protection whatsoever. Yet, it was indeed worn by my dad...

This alone cannot be called "witchification".

As if to protect these exposed parts, the old man grew red and black scales all the way up to his neck. Unlike the smooth scales of the Mermaid Witch, these scales were uneven, just like those of a legendary dragon.

This inhuman alienation is just like that "freak"...

No, it should be said that...

"Witch," I murmured to myself.

"A witch? What exactly is a witch? What have you been talking about since just now?"

Although she was summoned by Spica and accepted that I am a man, Miss Tensaku is unaware of many things.

Not only the general public, but the existence of witches is a secret to the vast majority of magical girls. Only those magical girls who have directly fought against witches are told the truth by Miss Spica.

Dad, she...

No, according to convention, shouldn't she be called the Gun Witch Vega now?

Along with the heavy armor, the solemn heavy shield also disappeared, replaced by six black lances that bloomed like a screen behind his father. They didn't need to be held; they floated behind him as if they were alive.

The surface of the lance was not smooth; it was covered with irregular barbs, including the grip, making it impossible to hold even if you wanted to.

"Is this the power of a witch?"

All six spears were aimed at Miss Sirius.

"Sirius, the second round is about to begin! If you continue to cling to your magical girl persona, you will never be able to beat me now."

"Huh? You think you can take care of me just by shedding that turtle shell? Don't underestimate your idol!"

What does this kind of battle have to do with idols?

When I turned back into a normal person, I couldn't even keep up with their fighting pace, but I could still see some things.

Shedding her heavy armor, Vega's movements became more agile, but she would still choose to take some attacks head-on. Fortunately, the scales on her body were hard and heat-resistant, and she didn't show any obvious changes even when burned by lasers.

The situation was unfavorable for Sirius; she dared not take the fast-paced spear thrusts head-on, thus falling into a clear disadvantage.

This is the power of a witch...

"Gurgle—!"

"This farce should end!"

When they came to their senses, Sirius had already been pinned to the ground by Vega's lance.

Her abdomen was pierced, but the wound was still not bleeding, and it was unknown whether the Star Crystal itself had been damaged.

The Gun Witch raised her head, looking at the wormhole above.

"I've already told you, Sirius, you can't beat me now because you're stuck with boring concepts like 'magical girl' and 'idol'."

Sirius, gripping the spear embedded in his abdomen, asked, "Priest, what is your reason for betraying us?"

The armor was removed;

The shield has been removed.

The knights who protected humanity willingly became their enemies.

There must be a reason behind this.

"The reason? They gave me the technology to cure Yuehan, and in return, I will fight for them. It's that simple."

"But weren't those invaders the ones who turned Yuehan into that person!"

“Sirius, this war has lasted so long that many people… have forgotten that the war is not over yet.”

"What does this have to do with you being a traitor?"

Vega put away her lance, picked up her mother from the ground, and slowly walked to the bottom of the wormhole.

"There are some things you would never expect."

Instead of leaving immediately, she began to answer Sirius's questions.

"Seven years ago, the thirty magical girls we sent there changed 'the other side.' The 'witches' created from them were indeed warriors of 'the other side,' but they also contained elements of this world. They brought not only star crystals, but also became a way for 'the other side' to understand us..."

Do you really know what you're saying?

“I am very clear-headed, Sirius. I do not believe in those original monsters. I believe that the ‘witch’ is different from the invaders of the past. After all, they had not even been born when Yuehan was in trouble.”

Sirius, lying on the ground, was stunned for a while before asking, "...Aji, are you out of your mind? These new generation invaders are no different from those in the past. They are also enemies of this world, even stronger and more difficult to deal with."

"I'm perfectly normal. I just want to end this war as soon as possible, which is something humans can't do."

Her response was very...unacceptable.

"End the war? That sounds nice, but what will the defeated humans be treated like? Now you're telling me they're some kind of 'good neighbors from another world who helped human civilization develop'? Don't be ridiculous! We should be the guardians!"

"I should go now, Sirius... We'll be enemies when we meet again."

"No need for next time, it's already happening now!"

Sirius gritted his teeth, trying to pull out the lance with barbs on its belly.

Vega picked up her mother and turned around, and Miss Ange quickly followed...

They prepared to pass through the wormhole.

thump—

With a muffled thud, Betelgeuse's clone collapsed without warning.

He also cursed, "Morning Star, you ****!"

Vega looked at the stone coffin that had fallen earlier. Milno, who had been silent for a long time, was standing there, with one foot inside the fallen coffin...

Staggering to his feet, Betelgeuse charged toward Milno while firing his gun, and a new batch of robots materialized around her.

Faced with such a fierce onslaught, Miluno simply put down another kick with a sullen face.