Sakura Emma, ​​I'm going to control you fiercely!

[Chapter 1 Main Quest: She and Her Song has been updated.]

Yang Wen silently read through the pop-up windows that followed, treating it as a quick preview of the plot:

"You discovered that the remains in the alley are exactly the same as those of the music hall's familiar: they were all the work of the same witch."

Emma: 'Huh? I found that?'

Emma listened quietly to his steady voice.

"And this witch's target seems to be this fledgling 'Magical Girl Opal' beside you."

'what? '

Emma glanced at Noah beside her out of the corner of her eye.

It turns out He had considered so much...

Emma realized that she had only been looking around the whole way without thinking deeply.

This also explains His previous behavior of manipulating "himself" to impatiently enter the realm of wreckage.

The gods seem to want to save Noah...

Yang Wen looked at the last pop-up window:

[Please try to kill or interact with the "Growing Doll Gourmet".]

Kill or contact...

Emma turned her gaze to the doll.

The small doll sitting upright in the chair seemed to sense her gaze.

It slowly turned its head, its eyes reflecting no light, only bottomless black holes.

"whee."

A sharp, childlike laugh suddenly rang in Emma's ears.

Book 1: Chapter 21 I Have a Paimon Too? (Next chapter around midnight)

Although Noah is a fledgling magical girl, her grades in theory classes have always been quite good:

Nikaido Hiro, who taught her theory classes, explained the duties of a magical girl to her in great detail.

Therefore, Noah understands that the mission to exterminate the remains of each magical girl is divided according to the city's zoning.

Other magical girls are not obligated to help other areas unless assigned or given a special mission.

thumping!

Emma felt a sudden burst of magic around her.

She looked over and saw that Noah had already drawn out a picture, letting it sway in the magical wind.

The magic bullets in the picture sway in the wind, suddenly leaping into reality: they transform into real magic bullets and head towards the doll.

This wreckage looked weak at first glance, and it was Noah's first mission. She absolutely couldn't trouble Emma!

Because this was Noah's job responsibility!

As he watched the magic bullets hurtle toward the wreckage, yet the wreckage remained motionless, Noah felt a surge of joy.

But the next second, a pink light suddenly flashed!

Noah glanced to the side and saw that Emma had already mobilized her magic and stood in front of the wreckage!

To Noah's surprise, Emma unfolded a pink membrane around her body as if protecting a doll.

bang bang bang-

The magic bullets poured onto it didn't even create the slightest ripple.

"Why?!"

Noah exclaimed in disbelief.

"Why would you, as a magical girl, protect the wreckage?"

Could it be that Noah really misunderstood her before...? Emma really is a witch?

Emma, ​​who was under Noah's gaze, immediately guessed what he was thinking.

'I'm not... I didn't... I'm really not a witch!'

Emma couldn't guess what He was thinking!

As Emma pondered, Yang Wen smirked.

He admitted it; Noah's infamous reputation was no joke. He claimed to be an ally, but his actions were those of a complete enemy.

This was the first time Yang Wen had ever seen an NPC with such a strong desire to steal monsters.

Rather than letting someone else benefit, it's better to take it yourself first!

And so, to Noah's bewilderment, Emma turned around and unleashed a burst of magical arrows!

puff!

The arrow struck its target, piercing through the puppet's body.

After this battle, Noah was even more unable to understand why Emma had blocked his attack.

Isn't this pointless?

"You are for—"

Before Noah could speak, she suddenly saw the puppet, which should have been shot through, undergo a strange change:

The doll's jawline is abnormally and exaggeratedly split open.

Immediately afterwards, a colossal creature of completely disproportionate size spewed out from it!

It was a "snake" with a pitch-black background and bright red polka dots, wings on both sides of its head, and wide, round eyes.

The "snake" happily darted in front of Emma.

Then, it opened its blood-red maw—

"Ow~"

He ate Emma in one bite.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, in a moment before anyone could react.

Gollum~

After a swallowing sound, a powerful magical girl vanished right before Noah's eyes.

"……what?"

Noah's face drained of color instantly as he stared at the remains, chewing with a bewildered expression...

Her legs went weak and she stumbled back two steps, almost falling to the ground.

"Emma...is dead?"

Just a few minutes ago, I was genuinely disgusted with myself...

She also noticed that after the doll's remains changed shape, its magic power increased dramatically, even far exceeding that of Noah.

Noah instantly realized: if his attack had hit, the debris would have been devouring him as well.

All the "doubts" were connected at this moment and formed the "truth".

So, Emma was setting an example for Noah?

"It's all... Noah's fault."

If Noah hadn't attacked first, Emma wouldn't have gone up to demonstrate the danger of the wreckage, and in the end, an accident happened... she was swallowed by the wreckage!

If Noah hadn't unleashed that attack, Emma wouldn't have died...

"Waaaaah..."

despair!

Just then, the sound of crisp footsteps drifted from behind Noah.

She opened her tear-filled eyes wide and turned around. She saw Emma standing there, holding half a Mont Blanc, looking at her with disdain.

There wasn't a single wrinkle on her body, only a tiny bit of cream on the corner of her mouth.

A small dot of cream playfully landed on the delicate cleavage of the strapless top, almost disappearing into it.

Her light, fluffy dress remained completely unharmed.

Emma's mind was in complete turmoil.

'Hahaha... the wreckage's mouth... so big... so black... waah, so scary!'

Even Emma's usually cool and aloof expression turned slightly pale.

The pink light from the [Silent Withering] [Spatial Teleportation] hadn't completely dissipated. Emma glanced at Noah indifferently.

"Don't steal the monster's kill. Listen to me, okay?"

Noah burst into tears.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry! Noah, please be good! Noah promises to be good! It's all Noah's fault! Waaah... Please don't die again! Noah will do anything!!!"

"..."

Emma was silent for a moment.

Why did Noah's favorability rating suddenly spike so high?

He managed to steal a basic attack to initiate the second phase of the boss fight, and it actually made her cry...

Never mind.

"Watch carefully."

"Mmm... Noah will definitely be good."

Having received Noah's reply, Emma headed straight for the remains of the gourd.

The food remnants noticed that the food in their mouths had come out again and looked at Emma in great surprise.

The wreckage immediately rushed in front of Emma, ​​making Noah almost cry out and attack. Fortunately, Emma's earlier instructions made her hold back.

Then, to Noah's astonishment, the wreckage circled around Emma without attacking.

It looked left and right, then sniffed Emma, ​​and a drop of saliva drooled slightly.

"There was no attack?" Noah looked at the wreckage in surprise, then gazed at Emma's calm back.

Emma...she already knew?

As expected, I had thwarted her plan earlier...

Realizing his own incompetence, Noah's nose stung again, and he quietly shed tears, not daring to disturb Emma.

Emma then reached out a hand: in her palm was a cookie.

She tossed it into the air—

The remains suddenly let out a "whoosh" and devoured the cookie.

Yang Wen thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

These wreckages are not simply enemies, but rather like NPCs or teammates that are given to players in a game.

For example, the SR/SSR characters given away for free on the first gacha pull in the second game, Paimon in Genshin Impact, Vi in Granblue Fantasy, and Edm's drone in Gladius...

Therefore, Emma's goal is to "subdue" rather than "kill". Otherwise, given the game's highly open-ended nature, she would likely miss out on a lot of story content.

For this point, refer to Baldur's Gate 3: another 5 dollars less to play.

Emma retrieved her bow and arrows, and the Rose Longbow instantly transformed into wisps of drifting pink light.

The sight of her putting away her weapon only added to the confusion of the food remnants, who moved closer to Emma and stared at her with wide eyes.

Then a glittering golden [E] appeared.

Yang Wen understood: The plot has unfolded!

Click E without hesitation – interact!