Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Full Throttle

(Albinocotyledon)

"Everyone, I'm going to deactivate the wormhole!"

Somewhat abruptly, Spica's surrender declaration came through the earphones.

"Huh? Now? Why?!"

That means all previous efforts have been in vain.

"We cannot afford to lose Sirius as a magical girl at this stage. She is losing her human side, and if she completely fades away..."

Lost its color.

Sirius, who is fighting a fierce battle with the Gun Witch, is literally losing its color and returning to its pure crystal state.

But apart from her, no one else could fight a witch for so long at temperatures of hundreds or thousands of degrees.

Will she die too?

"They won't die, but Sirius will disappear."

What does that mean?

The question that Feng Hua has is also the question that everyone has.

Spica explained, “The Star Crystals are not human. They do possess intelligence, but their thought processes are completely different from ours, and humans can hardly understand them. The current Sirius is just a personality created by the Sirius Crystal itself. You can think of it as... a terminal interface created to communicate with humans.”

Tian Suo exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? If this personality disappears, doesn't that mean I'm going to die?!"

“Yes, I don’t want to lose Sirius again. I will deactivate the wormhole. You still have Ange and Yuehan in your hands. Stabilize Aji first and get her to let Sirius go.”

"No problem, I'll go negotiate."

I took on the task and said to Feng Hua and Hai Te, "Please prepare to carry out the operation I just mentioned. Once Sirius is withdrawn, I will take over."

“Miss Miluno, please be careful.”

Ayao spoke very softly. Wasn't it the magical girl persona that made her feel inferior?

This idiot, when will he ever become confident?

Stepping out of the elevator and out of the cooling zone of Haite, the sudden surge of high temperature almost took my consciousness away.

"...Stop fighting for now, Spica agrees to deactivate the wormhole."

"Huh? Don't act on your own!"

Before the Gun Witch could react, Sirius turned around in astonishment.

She only had half her body left with color, and her walkie-talkie was long broken, so she didn't hear Spica's message.

"She doesn't want you to die here."

"I'm not that easy to die!"

"She doesn't want you to lose your current personality either. Once you fall, none of us will be able to fight the witch, and your persistence will be meaningless."

The white wormhole disappeared.

Sirius rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I clearly still had a trump card... Tsk, it seems Spica wasn't planning to tell you. Since she's so insistent... Asahi! No matter the reason, I will never forgive you. Next time, I'll make you pay the price!"

Ignoring these harsh words, the Gun Witch put away her lance.

"...Give Yuehan and Anjie to me as well."

However, she was met with a burst of extremely cold air.

Heid overloaded his magic to cool the surrounding air to the maximum extent. Combined with the storm of wind and flowers, the cold air overwhelmed the high-temperature barrier of the Gun Witch, and my back even felt a little cold.

Twenty seconds, very short.

But for me, it's a very long time!

call out--

It's like the starting gun in a sprint race.

The magical chains of the Heavenly Lock shot out from behind me, spiraling upwards.

——time-freeze——

Before the heatwave subsided and before the Gun Witch picked up her lance, I sped off, running along the chains toward the top of the Gun Witch's head.

Even with her second stage of release, the Gun Witch's reaction speed is still not as outstanding as her power.

She didn't even have time to look up.

This is an opportunity.

I jumped from the top of the chains.

——Full-throttle!——

Based on previous tests, I know that 30x speed poses no threat to the Gun Witch, and the reaction force of 40x speed will not break my bones.

But in order to take her down in one fell swoop, I must use speed beyond that.

accelerate.

Speed ​​up again.

I don't even know how many times faster it is now.

But I won't stop accelerating until I hit the witch of the gun... Seruno's father.

Even with difficulty breathing;

It felt like walking through solidified cement;

The friction with the air generated unbearable heat, as if it were about to burst into flames at any moment;

But I can become even faster!

In the near-stopping moment, I kicked at the dragon horns of the Gun Witch as she flipped backward. The excruciating pain from the contact of my foot made me unable to think. The nerves in my brain burned from the pain, and the recoil caused a comminuted fracture of my right shin, and it seemed that the meniscus in my knee was also shattered.

I wanted to yell but couldn't make a sound.

Click—

The witch's right horn broke off upon impact with the horse's iron.

The dragon horns, which had been glowing from the heat, fell to the ground and turned back to pure black.

I fell to the ground, my right leg twisted unnaturally to one side, sweat beaded on my forehead, and I reached for the hourglass at my waist with trembling hands.

Rotate.

My time has started to rewind.

The broken bones in his leg began to reset.

Of course, the acceleration has been deactivated in order to rewind.

The Gun Witch was struck hard on the head, staggered back and forth twice, and finally fell backward with her eyes rolled back.

thump—

My eyes turned into mosquito coils.

She fell into a coma.

Thankfully, it didn't turn into two X's. If it had kicked my best friend's father to death...

But it could also leave behind long-term effects such as a concussion.

Although I feel bad for Seruno, I have no room for mercy. She is too strong. If this attack fails to defeat her, then I and the other magical girls will be in danger.

"Miss Miluno! Seize her!"

Sky Lock threw a chain at me and dragged me away from the unconscious Gun Witch.

Although the shinbone and knee have recovered, the body is still in pain due to the excessive acceleration, making it difficult to move.

The air conditioning team then stopped their magic, especially Haite, who plopped down on the ground to rest. Warren, who provided her with the magic, wasn't much better off either, looking very weak... Everyone had risked their lives to fight the witch.

The unbearable heat barrier had also disappeared, and Ayao was now at the elevator entrance, but he didn't approach.

"Serno, what are you standing there for? Come and help me up!"

“…No.” He shook his head and refused softly.

Why not?

"I'm no longer a magical girl."

"What does this have to do with it? I don't mind, so why are you looking down on me?"

"How could this be..."

He grumbled as he walked over, and only when I reached out and took his hand did he forcefully pull me up from the ground... Phew, at least I can still walk.

But I'm afraid my body will be in pain for two days.

"Wait! High-energy reaction! Something else has been thrown from 'the other side'!"

The voice coming through my headphones was actually my mom's.

"This identifying feature... is it another witch?!"

Sirius couldn't help but curse, "Again? You said we could only release one per day!"

"Sirius, the 'other side' didn't send any monsters today, only a stone coffin... Most importantly, 'once a day' refers to the interval between opening the door, and this door has been holding up for a long time and hasn't closed yet! Who knows what kind of behemoth will come!"

Shining points of light fell from above the wormhole.

The weather began to change abruptly, clouds gathered, and it started snowing in August.

A witch with antlers and wearing ice armor stood before Father Seruno, holding an ice sword, exuding an imposing aura... no, it should be described as freezing.

"Warren".

"Yes, yes, it's my turn, right!"

The weakened red-clad loli cast a spell, and the air around her began to warm up, barely resisting the opponent's cold aura.

"And who are you?" Feng Hua asked.