Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

Chapter Thirty-Five, Parts 1, 2, and 3: The Wooden Man

(Sun Yao)

Look up.

Through the sparse gaps between the leaves, one can vaguely glimpse the blue ring that formed before the wormhole, and the deep darkness in the center of the ring.

"...This is too frequent."

They were invaded four times in three days.

Based on past experience, this data is definitely abnormal.

Putting everything else aside, since Miluno "debuted" in Changkong City, the number of invasions to the entire city, especially the D3 area, has dropped sharply. In the past six months, they have only come once or twice a month. Miss Miluno has only fought sixteen battles since her debut, and even Miss Yangyan's income has decreased.

The association's drones flew over leisurely and handed walkie-talkies to Miluno and me. Since there would be no broadcast before the official start of the battle, Miluno and I summoned our battle gear, and I changed my hairstyle back to my original long, fluffy pink hair.

"Hey, Seruno, how come you've encountered a wormhole again?"

Yangyan's voice came through the earpiece very quickly.

"Well, maybe I was just unlucky..."

"You've encountered more strange people in two days than I have in two months, how come you're still with Miss Miluno?"

Kagerou also saw Miluno's figure in the drone's camera lens.

"Miss Miluno brought me out for a walk to relax. Isn't this area a tourist attraction?"

Miss Yangyan said with a hint of sourness, "Wow? I didn't realize she cared so much about you, her junior."

"Hmm, hehe."

Thinking of Miss Miluno made her laugh out loud, but Miss Yangyan scolded her, "Your laugh is really disgusting."

It turns out my laughter is disgusting...

“The E2 area has always been managed by a magical girl named ‘loud-roar.’ You’d better wait a moment; she’ll be here soon.”

When Yang Yan said that, Miss Miluno replied, "No need to trouble her, we can just take care of it ourselves."

As expected of Miss Miluno, she made dealing with monsters sound as easy as killing a cockroach.

but……

Miss Kagerou, however, began to lecture.

“No, Miss Miluno, I know you don’t care about the association’s bounty, but this is the territory of other magical girls, and weirdos are the source of income for magical girls. If you ruin their livelihood like this, people will resent you.”

Although Miss Miluno showed no expression, it was clear that she was not interested in these so-called unspoken rules.

Me too...

Because scheming and plotting over money is not the magical girl I envision.

Miss Milno replied, "...I will only wait until the monster falls."

"That means they're not planning to wait at all!?"

Ignoring Ms. Kagerou's complaints, I asked again, "Ms. Miluno, I have a request."

"what happened?"

"Um, could you give me this chance to shine?"

In other words, leave the strange guy to me to deal with.

Based on the equation "weirdo = bounty," I'm essentially asking Miss Milno for money, but I don't think she'd mind.

"Of course, I'll just watch from the side."

The expected positive response was received.

"Thank you!"

In addition to "allowing" things to pass through, my bubble wrap can also "block" or "reject" things from passing through. In that case, the bubble wrap becomes exceptionally strong relative to the object being "rejected," not only refusing to be squeezed or deformed, but also able to withstand attacks that would otherwise be unbearable.

The original soft bubbles lacked destructive power, but solid bubbles were different. In addition, since my magic has no ballistics, I can create solid wedges anywhere within my field of vision.

That's the idea, but how to apply it in actual combat is still a problem, since my magic can't directly target specific objects.

hum-

coming soon!

Miss Miluno flipped and leaped onto a nearby tree. She moved so quickly that I could no longer see her.

The towering blue beam of light was followed by the appearance of a strange figure resembling a tree stump. It was short and thick, with facial features but no branches or leaves, but it was well-suited to the battlefield of the forest.

Even Miss Yangyan complained, "Hey, what kind of tree spirit is this? It looks easy to deal with."

Indeed, this strange person seems to be completely countered by the fire-type Yangyan.

After it landed, it stared at me for a few seconds, then squatted down on the spot. The roots that looked like its feet began to take root in the mud, and in the blink of an eye, it really became a tree stump buried in the ground. This was troublesome because the part in my field of vision was incomplete, which meant that I couldn't wrap it in bubble wrap.

"Hey! Watch out!"

A gust of wind swept across my arm, and even with the bubble wrap protecting it, it still stung. I was only saved by Ms. Yangyan's reminder, which gave me an instinctive blocking stance, preventing me from being hit on the head and knocked down.

"How come you're always so careless? Can't you be more focused when you're fighting?"

"Feel sorry……"

"Looks like this guy's ability is manipulating trees? Judging from his appearance, it's quite predictable."

"But I'm a bit helpless about it!"

The surrounding trees began to sway again, swinging their thick branches like sumo wrestlers, these branches were soft and flexible, without any of the original stiffness of the trees.

Damn it, this mountain forest is practically its main battlefield. Sure enough, the "other side" will target and send out monsters.

"What, you made such a boast to Miss Miluno, but you can't even come up with an effective counterattack against her?"

While struggling to deal with the tree branch attacks, he also had to endure Ms. Kagerou's sarcastic remarks through his earpiece.

"Let's go!"

I started running towards the mountaintop. The strange tree stump paused for a moment, then, as expected, it uprooted itself and began to chase after me. It wasn't running very fast, since its legs, formed from intertwined roots, weren't good at running. But at the same time, the surrounding trees also quieted down...

Its influence is extremely limited, and it is only effective after it has taken root, possibly because the roots are doing something underground.

"This guy seems weak."

Even Miss Yangyan said so.

Like magical girls, this weirdo has a huge range of strength, and both Kagerou and Milno could easily defeat him.

But I can't do that; without a direct means of attack, I must find another way...

The ridge is covered with bare rocks, unsuitable for trees to take root. The closer to the summit, the sparser the trees become, creating an open area without trees. At least there, the tree stump monster's attack methods can be blocked.

"Wait, Seruno, it has stopped."

I stood on the ridge where there were no trees to provide shelter, while the strange man with the tree stump stopped on the hilltop where there were still trees and did not chase after me.

"It sensed my intention."

Although he has a wooden head, he's not really made of wood.

Miss Yangyan suggested, "Why don't we wait for the 'Exhilarating Sound' to solve this? This guy doesn't seem like he'll suffocate. Until you develop a direct offensive method for your magic, you won't be able to deal with it."

"No rush, I still have one trump card to use."

"……what?"

I pointed to the clear sky, where there were no clouds.

"sun!"

"what?"

Chapter Thirty-Six: Sunlight and Blazing Flames

(Albinocotyledon)

I observed the battle from a high tree, and for parts I couldn't see, I watched the live stream on my tablet. It was quite convenient, since there was a drone filming the whole thing.

The powerful Seruno created a giant bubble hundreds of meters in diameter high in the sky, comparable to a large radio telescope. Although it didn't quite block out the sky, it was still quite awe-inspiring.

Is this the result of her giving it her all?

That's really outrageous, especially considering what she said on the walkie-talkie.

"The trump card is the sun."

If I'm not mistaken, is this a giant convex lens?

Sure enough, the shape of the bubble floating in mid-air began to change. Through refraction on the surface of the bubble, it began to focus the sunlight shining on the bubble toward a point, which was naturally the short tree stump on the hilltop—I had never seen such an ugly weirdo before.

The high temperature at the focal point is probably unbearable even for me, and that strange tree stump creature, with a missing leg, has retreated into the forest...

Uh, wait, it's 40 degrees Celsius today. Are we going to play with convex lenses in the mountains?

"Wait! Seruno!"

Realizing something was wrong, I turned on the walkie-talkie and shouted for them to stop.

"You'll start a wildfire, stop now."

"what?"

However, it was too late. The focused sunlight formed a beam of light, which, under Seruno's adjustment, swept along the ridge toward the strange tree stump. Even with eyes closed, one could feel the heat and the blinding brightness.

How could one block the invisible sunlight? The tree stump could only dodge sideways like a rolling log, but since it was standing on the steps, it ended up stumbling and falling down the mountain path it had come up from.

That's not the main point. The intense heat of the beam of light also swept across the forest, instantly causing flames to leap up from the already dry trees, and the smell of burning firewood filled the air.

"Oh no! Oh no!"

Serino realized she had made a mistake; if the small wildfire was allowed to spread, the entire Long Moon Lake Park would be destroyed.

"I'll deal with that weirdo. You try to put out the fire first."

"What do I need to do... I understand, I'll try..."

Her voice sounded guilty.