Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

Although it's unknown when or how Mayumi Haga would try to slay a dragon... giving it to her is never a bad idea.

That way, I can always be there for her.

That finger bone was lying quietly in Mayumi Haga's storage space.

In fact, until the destruction of the original world, Mayumi Haga never had the need to kill the Dragon of Wisdom.

When the Dragon of Wisdom was devoured by the calamity, Mayumi Haga was still far away on the other side of the world. By the time she learned of the news and rushed there, she found that the far north had already been shrouded in calamity, and the Dragon of Wisdom had already turned into withered bones. There was no need for her to enter the deserted far north.

Ten years after crafting the glider and weapons for Mayumi Haga, the giant craftsman died. Urzana cremated his body and took his ashes back to the tribe for burial.

Therefore, Mayumi Haga did not face the wisdom dragon corrupted by calamity at that time.

And now...

After her body was fully restored, Mayumi Haga reached into her backpack, her fingertips touching Lania's finger bones.

Many years ago, during those peaceful times when the two sat side by side under the eaves drinking tea, there may have been subtle moments when their fingertips touched.

Main text: Chapter 54 Feeling Insulted

This was the first time that magical girl Crimson had ever felt overwhelmed when facing an enemy.

Its defensive capabilities were outrageously strong, exceeding her expectations in both physical strength and pure magical resistance.

In reality, the calamity's magic resistance is not weak.

In the video of the hospital incident, although the insect was controlled by the magical girl Iris's magic, it was still able to break free quickly and was not greatly affected by the purification magic. It was only later that it was subdued by the physical attack inflicted by the Guardian.

If they are the insectoid familiars that Mayumi Haga recognizes as "death worms," ​​then their weakness is undoubtedly physical defense.

Although ordinary people would find it difficult to fight back against such insects, those with a little experience can subdue them using weapons.

If the calamity only takes the form of insects, then deploying unmanned modern weapons would be sufficient to eliminate it.

But it devoured Mayumi Haga's original world.

That world had underdeveloped technology, and supernatural powers like witchcraft were gradually disappearing, making it the perfect place for calamities to invade.

From that world, Calamity gained enough new followers, including this dragon of wisdom.

Perhaps it should now be called the "Dragon of Calamity".

The dragon's inherent physical defenses, combined with the black cloak bestowed upon it by the Calamity, and the Calamity's rapid regeneration ability absorbed from the previous world, make it the ultimate weapon capable of wreaking havoc on this city.

Putting everything else aside, Magical Girl Crimson has no way to deal with it.

"Damn it...!" The magical girl Crimson's all-out attack caused terrifying area damage, but the body that was hit by the attack only suffered superficial injuries.

No, it's not so much that it was injured; rather, to it, skin and flesh were nothing.

All that's left of the Calamity Dragon is its skeleton; the flesh on top is just a disguise for sneaking into this world. Even if it's blown away by the magical girl's attack, it won't feel a thing.

The enormous figure hovering in the air was not even shaken in the slightest. It felt no pain and no fatigue. Under the control of the calamity, it launched a series of attacks on the magical girl Crimson.

Realizing the dragon was approaching, Crimson instinctively raised her hand and unleashed a magic cannon at 50% power.

The crimson magic cannon streaked across the night sky like a meteor, but missed its target, the giant dragon.

Its body was slender and agile, dodging the straight-tracked magic cannons in the air, and it opened its mouth high above the ant-like magical girl.

Compressed, minute auras of calamity burst through the air, weaving into a dense net that blanketed the magical girl Crimson, leaving her with no opening.

Both the speed and the intensity of the calamity are far more terrifying than before the second phase of liberation.

The magical girl Crimson unfurled a crimson magic circle nearly three meters in diameter beneath her feet, bent her knees, and crouched slightly to gather her strength.

Then, the shells were launched into the air like projectiles.

The gauntlet on her left hand opened into a small shield on the back of her hand, withstanding the enormous impact and actually repelling the aura of calamity.

it works.

Her combat instincts were right.

Although the magical shield could be broken by the dragon's physical attacks, the dark substance spewed out by the dragon was made of pure, never-before-seen magic.

If a shield that can cover the whole body is condensed and compressed into a small sheet, its powerful magical density will be enough to defend against it.

Although the process may be quite dangerous, Magical Girl Crimson has sufficient combat experience and is quite talented, so even though it was her first time, she was able to complete it successfully.

The next instant, Crimson, the magical girl who broke through the barrage of bullets, appeared in front of the dragon's mouth and raised her fist high.

She gritted her teeth and poured in more magic than she could ever limit.

Take another punch from her!

At that moment, the world seemed to slow down. Everything around her seemed to be soaked in a viscous, transparent liquid, and she could even see the orbits of the countless compound eyes of the calamity dragon.

However, a sharp pain suddenly shot through my head.

Oops!?

It felt like the seal formed by the gem beasts had cracked open a second time.

Hitomi Tono's body cannot contain the sudden increase in magical power. Accustomed to limiting her output, when she adjusts her magical power output to exceed the limit, her body will honestly transmit negative effects.

Although Hitomi Tono's character is clearly a protagonist, and given time she will surely become a legend like Rika Sugiyama... she is not ready yet.

Enraged, she lost her mind, but no matter how angry she was, facing the Calamity Dragon, whose strength was far inferior, Tono Hitomi, who had not yet grown to a sufficient level, was still unable to inflict enough damage on the giant dragon.

She had no way to deal with the disaster.

Crimson, a magical girl who hasn't unlocked any dispel or purification skills, certainly has an advantage in pure magic and physical attacks, but she seems excessively powerless against Calamity, who has maxed out both magic and physical resistance.

For magical girls, anger, hatred, and despair may temporarily unleash extraordinary power, but they can never become the source of their power.

It's not good to let these intense emotions cloud your judgment.

Magical Girl Crimson actually knew this.

But... but...

Mayumi was... by this guy...

The surging magic grew even stronger, and the magical girl Crimson, her eyes tinged with crimson, clenched her fists, ready to charge out once more.

Just then, she heard a whooshing sound behind her.

"Ouch?!" Although she reflexively turned around and grabbed the arrow with the arrowhead replaced by an unknown sphere, the force was so great that it still hit her hard, directly causing her hand to strike her forehead.

Despite having a magical shield around him, the shield fluctuated more than usual due to his emotional state, which is why this thing was able to pierce through it directly.

Tono Hitomi almost saw stars, and with tears welling up in her eyes, she came to her senses, only to see the Guardian standing on the high-rise building in the direction from which the arrows came.

The white-haired, golden-eyed guardian crouched on the rooftop, put down his bow, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

His expression was so gloomy that Hitomi Tono couldn't help but shrug her shoulders.

...I felt like the other person was cursing me in their mind.

Main Text: Chapter Fifty-Five: The Magical Girl Crimson Ceases Thinking

The guardian lady coldly lowered her longbow, and the magical girl Crimson was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she suddenly felt the arrow in her hand explode with a "bang".

She was startled: "Huh?!"

However, the soft, unidentified arrow exploded without causing any damage.

Fluorescent blue powder floated out, landed on her, and then disappeared.

In her line of sight, she could see a fluorescent blue chain briefly flashing between her and the Guardian before disappearing into the wind.

What's this……?

[Powder from the Communicator's wings.] The Guardian's low, husky voice rang in my ears. Despite being hundreds of meters away, the sound was clearly transmitted, [facilitating communication.]

This stuff is actually quite hard to get. She spent several years collecting it in that rainforest before she could barely gather about a hundred bottles.

We used up over fifty bottles, and now we have seventy-five bottles left.

Only secretions from the same communication insect at different times can achieve this communication effect. Of course, it only transmits sound to another person's side, unlike the telepathic communication of magical girls, which can accurately transmit one's thoughts in an instant.

This is already barely enough.

Hitomi Tono heard the unfamiliar yet familiar voice and saw the guardian standing in the distance with all four limbs intact, and was deeply moved.

"Wait... no, Guardian! You're alright!" Tohno Hitomi snapped out of her daze, almost bursting into tears, the anger she had been holding in instantly dissipating. "Thank goodness..."

Unable to communicate telepathically, she spoke, dodging the attacks of the Calamity Dragon while waving in their direction.

Miss Guardian: "...Alright, get serious. Please find a way to restrain it."

Although she felt that Hitomi Tono wasn't suited for the dark, berserk type of battle, and the anger on her face did seem very out of place, she couldn't be too extreme either. It was really worrying that she would act silly instead of being serious.

"Leave it to me!" Tono Hitomi obeyed her unconditionally, almost to the point of saluting her.

The red light dimmed slightly, but the oppressive feeling that seemed ready to explode at any moment gradually dissipated, and the bright red cloak reappeared in the Guardian's sight.

“The dragon’s weakness is most likely in its eyes.” With that, the Guardian nocked an arrow, but this time she used a regular explosive arrow.

Perhaps it's not so unusual... after all, the basic material for this explosive arrow is not the material needed for ordinary bombs, but is taken from herself.

After being made into a prop, it is no longer subject to the harmony of orange juice in this world.

After all, at first glance, no one could tell that the guardian's flesh or bones were attached to it.

Pull the lever all the way up, then release it.

The ominous aura emanating from the dragon's mouth had already reached half its full power. Almost simultaneously with the guardian lady's explanation, flames erupted from the dragon's eye sockets.

Although it was of no use to it, and it couldn't even make it freeze, it did point out the key points of the attack to Hitomi Tono.

"After being corrupted by the calamity, its eyes were sealed shut." The firelight drove away some of the insects under the dragon's decaying eyelids, and the stench of the insects being roasted wafted over, but more insects rushed forward frantically, filling the gaps created by the explosion. "Try bombarding this place."

Upon hearing this, Tono Hitomi gathered her magic power, and a bright red magic circle appeared behind her.

The dragon let out a sharp howl, trying to dodge, but was met with a barrage of explosive arrows the next second.

Miss Guardian switched to a multi-shot bow, her hands moving so fast that only afterimages could be seen. When she fell from a height and concentrated, she could maximize her firing rate.

She ran around the edge of the battlefield, weaving through skyscrapers, scattering wave after wave of arrows at the dragon.

However, this can only serve as a form of harassment.

To a dragon, these small explosions are no different from flies buzzing in its ear.

But it's enough for now.

Hitomi Tono's magical output was terrifyingly high; the magic cannon she unleashed after charging up in an instant was powerful enough to pierce the eye socket of the Calamity Dragon.

Yuga Mayumi took out an elemental arrow from her backpack and timed it precisely.

The arrows landed precisely where she intended to deploy the lightning trap, surrounding the Calamity Dragon from all sides.

Then, through a small activation device he set up, he released the power of lightning within!

"Now!" Mayumi Haga said urgently.

The lightning field released in that instant only briefly paralyzed the Calamity Dragon, for less than 0.1 seconds.

But Hitomi Tono seized the opportunity precisely and didn't let it slip away.

Behind her, the magic circle, which was normally about three meters in diameter, was now expanding outwards, almost obscuring the sky, and the boundaries of the circular lines were gradually blurring and merging into the night sky.

The gauntlets in her hands snapped shut precisely as she clasped her hands together, transforming and deploying as recoil-absorbing thrusters. At the tips of her fingertips, the crimson magic had condensed into a dark, murky red, crackling with arcs of electricity.

She closed one eye and took aim at that moment.

then--

--emission!

A magical cannonball, powerful enough to completely tear apart this reflection space, roared out and accurately struck the Calamity Dragon's left eye socket!

A crimson bolt of lightning pierced the dragon's skull. The terrifying heat not only vaporized its entire brain, but even caused its skull to glow for a fleeting moment. The dragon howled in agony, losing its balance in the air for the first time, and plummeted towards the ground—

Mayumi Haga, who was using a paraglider, happened to be within the range of its fall. Realizing that she couldn't possibly dodge it with her own speed, she took out a spare bomb from her backpack.

The moment the explosion was triggered, the Guardian was also blown away.

After being thrown into the air in a disheveled state, she immediately deployed her paraglider, forcefully adjusting her direction in mid-air and propelling herself towards a safe location.

When a paraglider takes off under these special conditions, it can glide at speeds several times higher than usual.

"Guardian!"

Hitomi Tono, who was still lively and energetic after unleashing the bombardment, wanted to fly over to pick her up, but was stopped by the Guardian.