Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

Below are small items such as artistic photos, concert photos, fan letters, and CDs.

Sirius once said that before the industry was hit by the magical girl's dimensional reduction attack, she, Jolina, was a well-known idol.

Her stage name is Halley.

That is, Halley's Comet.

The idol who once operated under the name of a comet ultimately vanished like a comet, his brilliance overshadowed by the stars.

Flipping through these poorly preserved old photos, I asked, "So, are you still going to use this name for your activities?"

"Of course! From today onwards, I am Magical Girl Halley! Colleague!"

I hesitated for a moment.

"Then, please take care of me, Miss Halley."

She then abruptly asked, "Miluno, how old were you before you transformed?"

"……secret."

"You seem to care about that? Although I'm already twenty-eight, my life as a magical girl has only just begun. If you don't mind, please allow me to call you senpai!"

Does this title have any meaning?

"It feels more like being an idol."

"Actually, you really are..."

...Not a magical girl.

I can't bring myself to say it.

I'm not an indecisive person, but I really don't know how to make her understand... that she's actually a weirdo...

While I was worrying about this, she had already rolled up her sleeves with great enthusiasm.

"Come with me to register with the association tomorrow! Before the auditions this weekend, it would be best if some weirdo came and I could fight a debut battle to build momentum."

ha?

Registering with the association as an oddball?

Want to fight other weirdos?

"No, I don't really recommend you register, because the association is not trustworthy... In fact, I have never registered with the association."

I couldn't leave this silly girl with Spica, so I tried to persuade her with my own experiences.

"Really?"

"Yes, you can check my status on the association's website."

"Will I get paid after registering? I'm really short of money. I'm already heavily in debt to keep this firm going."

A very realistic reason.

She truly is someone who persevered in pursuing her dreams despite the harsh realities of life...

"You should know that there are many ways to make money; you don't necessarily have to rely on the association."

"for example?"

"Get sponsorships! In fact, I know a super-rich tycoon who would most likely be willing to invest in your idol's career."

Those alluring eyes blinked, and he asked, "Who?"

Sirius.

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This luxury hotel, situated in the heart of the city's financial district, is located on the south bank of the Chonghui River estuary. Only distinguished socialites frequent this place…

"The Imperial Hotel? No wonder it belongs to Sirius."

Compared to my awkwardness, Joe... Halley seemed quite at ease. Even though she was down on her luck, she had seen the view from a high vantage point, so her perspective was naturally different from mine.

"Hello, we're here to find Tian—"

Before I could finish speaking at the front desk, a well-dressed waiter gestured for me to be quiet and handed me a black, gold-plated room key.

"There's no need to mention the guest's name, Miss Miluno. We already knew about your upcoming visit."

"Really?"

I was quite surprised to be recognized. Could it be that this handsome waiter at the front desk is a fan of mine...? No, what am I thinking?

After taking the room key and entering the elevator, Halley said, "Those people in the hotel lobby just now, although they all looked respectable, at least half of them were paparazzi. They couldn't come up, so they waited in the lobby for Sirius to come down."

"Secretly filming, stalking, and monitoring magical girls...aren't they afraid of going to jail?"

"When the benefits are high enough, going to jail is a trivial matter. That world's number one idol is a walking gold mine... I never thought that you, a little magical girl with no fame, would know such an important person. Whether this matchmaking is successful or not, I will never forget your great kindness."

She was very excited, but she hid it well.

Is this the emotional management ability of a professional idol?

"We're here... This elevator is so fast..."

It's not only fast, but also very stable.

I thought I had accidentally cast a spell.

I found the presidential suite where Sirius was, and as soon as I placed the scanner on the doorknob, my vision was suddenly obscured by a blue filter...

Oh no, I can't breathe!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Halley, Joining the War

(Albinocotyledon)

"Ugh! Waaah!"

Halley, who was holding me, was also struggling to breathe.

The suite door opened inwards, and a maid with golden-brown braids, cheeks puffed out and holding her breath, pulled us tightly into the room and quickly closed the door behind her.

Then, the blue that had enveloped the entire field of vision finally faded...

"Hoo, ha! Ha!"

"Huh? What... what just happened?!"

Halley and I were both panting heavily, but the latter didn't understand what was happening and was sweating profusely with tension.

After recovering, I explained, "That was Miss Zara's magic. In that state just now, she was actually in the subspace. People in normal environments can't see us... The only problem is that there's no oxygen in that subspace, so she can't stay there for too long."

Zara nodded, seemingly still unable to speak.

Can this person even participate in the Idol Festival?

Previously, you had to make direct contact to drag someone into the Warp, but now you can pull me in through a door. Magic has made great progress. Maybe if I bring an oxygen tank during a battle, I can suffocate the enemy in the Warp.

"There's such magic? Speaking of which, what is my magic?"

She started worrying about magic again, but she didn't have any magic at all.

However, the succubus monster's ability will probably be to suck out ** breath, or squeeze out... cough cough...

"Ahem, let's not talk about that. Let's meet Sirius first."

Halley followed me into the living room.

"Miluno, come here right now!"

Sirius, who was sitting in the living room, only glanced at Halley before dragging me to the master bedroom of the apartment and locking the door behind us.

"My little darling, why did you take time out of your busy schedule to carve out a weirdo for me? Is it a souvenir?"

"She is special."

With her arms crossed over her chest, Sirius said, "A female monster other than a witch is indeed quite special."

"She also confirmed our previous guesses. I personally witnessed her transform from a human into a monster, using the same black crystal that Chairman Sun used back then."

The only difference is that she doesn't have the Star Crystal inside her.

Magical girls who fuse with black crystals become witches, while ordinary people only become weaker monsters.

Sirius is not surprising.

"This has been confirmed by the research department. The dark energy will lie dormant and grow in the human body. When it is enough to form black crystal, it will turn the host into a monster... or turn a magical girl into a witch."

It seems the association didn't come away empty-handed.

But if that's the case, aren't Aunt Yuehan and Anjie in a dangerous situation as well?

"However, she firmly believes that the black crystal is the Star Crystal, and even considers herself a magical girl. She not only wants to register with the association, but also plans to participate in the Supernova Idol Festival auditions the day after tomorrow..."

"Wow? That's interesting."

Sirius smiled knowingly and asked again.

"And what about you? What are your thoughts?"

I leaned against the door, closed my eyes, and twirled the bangs on my forehead.

"Will her condition worsen? Will she even become a monster inside? How did she come into contact with dark energy? What are the conditions for the black crystal to choose a host? I want to find the answers to these questions through her. If possible, I also want to turn her back to normal..."

There was a resistance at the time that prevented me from using the hourglass immediately.

Moreover, even if the flow were reversed, it wouldn't return to the time before she came into contact with the dark energy; it would only postpone the appearance of the black crystal by three minutes.

Sirius said, "You may not know this, but not handing her over to the association... was actually the right decision."

"What do you mean?"

"The electromagnetic man arrested in the subway a few hours ago died before he could be taken back to the branch for interrogation."

"Dead? And it was Betelgeuse again?"

As far as I know, that hunter witch specializes in this kind of thing.