Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

But this time, Sirius shook his head.

"It wasn't her. The monster's computational units, joints, and even pseudo-factors have all turned into gold... This is undoubtedly the work of the Golden Queen... It's Aldebaran's doing. Her magic is extremely deadly to this type of structural monster."

Has the person been changed?

Did the hunter get fired for failing the witch quest too many times?

So, in that case...

"what!"

My realization puzzled Sirius.

"What's wrong? Why are you so easily startled?"

"Actually, I met a magical girl with long, pure gold hair last night. I was a bit dazed at the time, so I forgot about it afterwards... Although she didn't say anything, she left me a few pieces of gold."

"How could you forget something so important? Aldebaran does indeed have real 'golden' hair, so were you given it to you by the enemy? Where are the fragments of gold?"

"I exchanged money for Metal..."

How poor are you?

Sirius sighed helplessly.

Don't you even think about who made me so poor? It's all because of the association's damn registration system.

"The empty wormhole only occurred twice, but three strange people appeared... Miluno-chan, do you know what this means?"

I replied, "The dark energy brought by a single empty wormhole can create multiple unpredictable monsters, and there are probably other monsters lurking in the city."

“These hosts were already extremely antisocial before they were chosen, with severe violent tendencies. Once they become monsters, they either seek revenge on their ex-girlfriends or carry out terrorist attacks in the subway... Although their strength is not as good as the regular army of monsters, they have indeed caused serious casualties... Milno, if you really want to take care of that guy outside, you must take responsibility.”

"I know I will never let her hurt anyone."

The reason the dark energy chose Halley was undoubtedly because of her inner resentment and despair. However, after the black crystal formed, her mood underwent a complete reversal, becoming full of hope and positivity... even though these positive emotions were based on a flawed understanding.

I have a feeling.

If she reverts to her previous state, she will become a real, threatening monster.

"Miss Sirius, there's something else I need your help with."

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Once the deal was struck with Sirius, she was naturally willing to cooperate with my script.

As they went outside, Zara had already poured hot tea for Halley.

"Your name is... Halley-chan, right? Milno-chan told me everything. Please forgive my excitement just now, because your appearance was outside my plan... She didn't tell me that she brought a new magical girl with her."

"Ah? Uh, it's alright. It's true that I need your help. Miluno probably resorted to this because she was afraid you'd refuse over the phone..."

Her response was appropriate, but she couldn't hide her excitement.

"Ha, wouldn't it be more awkward to refuse to your face?"

"Ah, this..."

Sirius's words of cold water froze the expression on Halley's face.

"Don't look at me like a pitiful abandoned kitten. Even if you were introduced by Miluno, I know how capable you are. You want me to invest? Wouldn't that make me a sucker?"

I chimed in, "Does this mean there are preconditions for the investment?"

Sirius pointed to the Supernova Idol Festival commercial that was playing on TV.

"Halley-chan... no, Halley-senpai, please go participate in the Supernova Idol Festival! If you can win the crown, I'll fund the purchase of Chrollo Idol Agency!"

The disappointment vanished, and Halley looked up in surprise.

Sirius's implication was that he knew Halley's true identity.

Halley's expression was a mixture of emotions for a moment, but it eventually turned into determination.

"I'll show you my true power!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: Ye Zi Isn't Home Tonight

(Sun Yao)

More than a dozen innocent people have died.

He died from the high-voltage electricity used by the Magnet Monster to power the train traction machine...

Well, this wasn't even the weirdo's intentional act; he wanted to speed up the subway train to create a bigger attack. As for the casualties that occurred along the way to achieve this goal, they weren't even "incidental" to him.

Why is a monster, who is clearly a human, so cold-hearted?

With heavy hearts, I returned home with my mother.

The Golden Ship is fast asleep on the balcony.

"It's so good to be carefree."

Looking at it made me feel a little more relaxed.

Since coming to our home, this lazy dog's daily activities have consisted of eating and sleeping, completely lacking the liveliness and energy it had at the Big Cane Kennel.

She's even gained weight.

With the leaves providing careful nourishment, the species is almost transitioning to the order Artiodactyla.

I was just about to call Ye Zi when Miss Sirius called.

"Huh? Ye Zi went to study in another city?!"

"Yes, I arranged a 'trainee agent experience course' for him, which allowed him to follow other celebrity agents to other cities to observe the performance process."

Miss Sirius went to great lengths to cultivate the leaves.

but……

"I'm participating in a talent show the day after tomorrow! Even if you want to train him, you shouldn't choose this crucial time, right?"

I still couldn't help but complain.

"Serno-chan, why don't you understand? He's leaving now so he can get back before the main competition starts. Don't you even have the confidence to pass the auditions and preliminary rounds on your own?"

"No, it's not that bad..."

After all, I've been practicing under Sirius's "teacher" for so long. Even if I'm not a professional yet, I'm no longer that clueless otaku who only knows how to sing anime songs in karaoke.

Passing the preliminary selection shouldn't be a problem... probably.

"Oh, right."

I thought I would hang up after informing Ye Zi of the situation, but Miss Sirius had more to say.

She said, "There's one more important thing, Seruno-chan. You need to come to the branch at 10 a.m. tomorrow. We can't do without you."

Do they want me to go to the branch again?

This was quite sudden.

"What's going on? Is it related to dark energy? Or to today's attack?"

"The other side has given us such a great gift, shouldn't we return the favor?"

"A return gift? What are you planning to do?"

"They sent in unmanned reconnaissance drones, and then... war machines manufactured by Future Magic Corporation!"

"Wait! What? The second half of what you said is full of flaws..."

What is Future Magic Company?

What is a war machine?

This sounds completely out of place with the style of magical girls, doesn't it?!

"It's a war robot in the literal sense. Before being deployed into the wormhole, it's infused with the magic of witches, thus enabling it to effectively kill monsters. It's equipped with a small nuclear bomb, which will detonate if it can no longer fight!"

"That sounds dangerous; there might be civilians on 'the other side'..."

“Serno-chan, drop that merciful idea. The ‘other side’ hasn’t considered us at all. Don’t forget how many innocent civilians died today. This operation was unanimously approved by the association and the government. No one will object.”

"I know."

Although we can only fight through wormholes, we are at war with "the other side" in a total war that has been going on for twelve years and is still ongoing. Now that the other side is trying to escalate the situation, we must respond.

Even though I know all this, I still find it hard to let go of it deep down...

His father knew all this, but he still chose to join the other side. Why was that?

"Well, thinking about it from a different perspective might make you feel better."

Sirius paused for a while on the other end of the phone before continuing.

“Ceruno-chan, do you think the world on the ‘other side’ is the same as ours? All our enemies so far have been created by a certain will, even the witches. They are just weapons that will obey. Under such a completely dictatorial system, there will be no people like you imagine. Everything on the other side is our enemy.”

"Before 10 o'clock tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, don't be late. The other preparation staff are all working overtime all night tonight."

After hanging up the phone, I turned my gaze to the living room.

My mother is standing with her hands on her hips, scolding our dog.

"You can't eat any more now! These were all brought back for you, you can eat them tomorrow during the day, okay?"

"Wang!"

Golden Horse snuggled against its mother's legs, acting like a spoiled child.

"Eating too much isn't healthy either. You've already had dinner, haven't you?"

My mother was talking to the dog, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Maybe everyone's gone a little crazy.

However, Golden Number does indeed rummage through things to eat, and even turns on the TV and air conditioning. I even suspect that it can open the door and go downstairs for a stroll, because there are often things in its toy box that could never belong to Ye Zi's family.

My mother handed me the steak.