Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"I'm here to take your dog's life in exchange for my plane ticket home."

Despite the fierce threats from the Mermaid Witch, Ryuko remained unfazed.

"Is that so? This is the path you've chosen?"

He sighed, then pointed to his head and retorted, "Then why didn't you blow my dog's head off in one blow? I didn't even move, did I?"

"..."

"Hey, don't I look good like this?"

Afraid that she might step on shards of glass while barefoot, the Mermaid Witch summoned rain to wash the balcony, piled the broken glass door in a corner, and then asked, "So, you've investigated Kawanami Namie's interests?"

"Hmmmm~"

Ryuko deliberately made a feminine nasal sound, which made the latter hug his arms and shiver... Can scales also get goosebumps?

"Since you say so, it seems you have indeed been influenced by her and captivated by my beauty, miss~"

"Huh? Give me a break! I just can't bring myself to do it because you disgust me..."

The mermaid witch surveyed the interior of the villa and asked, "Whose house is this?"

"mine!"

Ryuko took out the villa key and showed it off in front of the Samehime witch.

"I do not believe."

"Okay, it's Miss Sirius's."

"Sirius...is she still active?"

"Miss Sirius isn't human either, why can't we learn from her? Don't you want to live in a house like that, living a life of luxury every day..."

In order to fully demonstrate his charm as a beautiful young man, Ryuko took the initiative to hold the hand of the Samehime witch.

Such direct contact was extremely daring, and Ryuko was not unaware of the consequences. The Samehime witch's magic caused his blood to flow backward into his heart, and he died on the spot.

"Miss Water Resources Commission, please follow me..."

The two went downstairs and entered the main living room.

Between the glass curtain walls that replace conventional walls, there is a vacuum interlayer, so although the villa is transparent, it has excellent sound insulation.

After all, the owner here is Sirius, the world's number one idol. It is only natural to create a good singing environment. This villa is not large and does not have a professional broadcasting studio, so this large living room has taken on this mission.

Ryuko, who was already prepared, handed the microphone to the Samehada witch.

"……What do you mean?"

"I'd like to ask you to sing, that's all."

"I'm here to kill you."

"If you've listened carefully to my proposal and are still not interested, then go ahead and do it. I won't resist."

The Mermaid Witch clapped the microphone in her hand.

"...I am not Kawanami Nami, her hobbies have nothing to do with me. If you think that making me sing can change anything, then you are being too naive."

Like fingernails scratching a blackboard, like a microphone resonating on its own.

The Mermaid Witch's voice is indeed unpleasant.

Ryuko ignored her and, talking to herself, selected an old song from the multimedia menu—an early single by Sirius.

"Hey, are you... tsk!"

The mermaid witch hesitated until the prelude ended, then took a deep breath.

…………

……

It resounded amidst the chords of the heavy rain...

It's heavenly music.

It is also the song of the Sirens.

6, Flow, Megurine Flowing Song

"..."

The Mermaid Witch is blushing.

"You sing so well, it's simply heavenly! Miss Shuiwei! You must show your beautiful voice to the world!"

Ryuko spoke in her sweet, cute voice, offering flattering words.

But it wasn't entirely flattery.

The Mermaid Witch possesses an astonishingly wide vocal range, an enviable talent for a singer. However, when she speaks, she always speaks at the highest pitch, which is why her voice is so shrill.

As for her adorable loli voice...

Ryuko didn't know how the Mermaid Witch felt, but he himself felt nauseous, even more so than when he watched Qiao 〇 Luo's unedited recording. But to survive, sometimes a man has to put aside his pride.

A true man can bend and stretch; the bend now is for the sake of the stretch later!

The Mermaid Witch, however, was not swayed by this.

"So what? Singing well doesn't put food on the table. If I don't deal with you, I'll still die."

She spoke nonchalantly, but her inner turmoil was far greater than she appeared.

"If you're afraid of dying, then hide yourself. These days there's something called the internet that lets you make money just with your voice..."

"Stop! The internet has been widespread for seven years, and there are even more advanced network technologies on 'the other side.' What kind of old-fashioned person do you take me for?"

"...I'm sorry, the memories implanted in me are from twelve years ago."

Ryuko scratched his head, but the Samehime witch couldn't get angry at him.

"So, you want me to busk on the human network?"

"Singing for money? That's an outdated term. In today's parlance... she should be called a songstress!"

The Mermaid Witch covered the microphone and asked, "...Then am I the Mermaid Diva?"

Her title during her magical girl period was "Mermaid Princess".

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Liu Zi became very attentive.

"Singer is just a general term. You can call yourself 'Samehime' directly, or you can choose a stage name, such as... Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, or something like that!"

Liu rummaged through his memories from twelve years ago and found a group of names of outdated idols.

"And then get assassinated by the execution squad? No matter where we hide, they can always pinpoint our location. How do you think I could find you?"

The Mermaid Witch knew very well that she was just a pawn.

Ultimately, she wasn't afraid of death, but she didn't want to die at the hands of her own people. However, she couldn't bring herself to fight the magical girls and couldn't demonstrate her value. Sooner or later, she would become the target of the execution squad.

Ryuko shook his head, revealing a boyish, cheerful smile.

"You're only half right. The other side might know where we are, but they don't know our specific situation. Otherwise, you should have been warned after that conversation... Besides, they don't have that many spare wormholes to deal with us. Opening a wormhole only once a day over a large area isn't enough to deal with magical girls, let alone spare one for the execution squad."

hum-

A blue halo appeared in the sky.

"..."

Ryuko touched his mouth, pondering whether he was a wolf or a crow.

The mermaid witch asked, "Alright, our executioner has arrived. What do you plan to do now?"

"I'll handle her, you don't need to do anything."

The women's clothing on her body was ignited by the steaming heat, and before it was completely burned away, leaving her naked, she was draped in wolf-shaped armor.

Ryuko has also turned back into Ryu.

Are you a match for the executioner?

"It wasn't always like that. She had special weapons that were designed to counter my armor. The armor that was so tough that even your magic couldn't break it was like a hot knife through butter in her hands... I'm not saying you're bad, don't get so worked up."

With a sour face, the Mermaid Witch removed the high-pressure water gun and retorted, "You couldn't beat me before, but do you think you can now?"

"Hmph, my ability is to borrow the power of other pseudo-factors. Because of the constant invasion of monsters, there are so many pseudo-factors in this world that they're practically free... But I don't have a single penny, so I can't afford to buy them even if they're cheap!"

"..."

The Mermaid Witch simply watched Ryu quietly, ignoring his antics as if he were a corpse.

"However, Miss Sirius gave me a very interesting mimicry factor, which should be very effective against the Hunter Witch's robot clones."

"I hope so. Let me make this clear first: I will never interfere in your fight."

"If I die, you're doomed too... Fine! I'll make an exception and let you be a princess for once!"

Liu Guang jumped from the second-floor balcony and cleared the villa's exterior wall using only his feet.

It was very quiet, with only the sound of rain and the unique buzzing of wormholes.

This villa complex, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, is outside the range of the detection airships, so the wormhole alarm will never sound.

Nevertheless, satellites in geostationary orbit will still detect wormholes, and magical girls will always come.

For Dui Liu, it wasn't just about eliminating the executioner; the operation also needed to be swift and covert...

His right hand transformed into an iron structure resembling a large flashlight.

He was going to gamble on the senses of his robot clone.

------

The torrential rain had not yet stopped when the hunter witch, who had been working overtime, descended alone onto the spacious central fountain square of the villa complex.

Of course, it's still a robot clone.

As long as the true location is not revealed, there is no way to be defeated. As long as there is no defeat, there are hundreds or thousands of attacks that can be launched. Sooner or later, there will be a time when you succeed.

This is her fighting philosophy.