Chapter 88 : Change #10

Hong Nayeon, an unbloomed born 2-star magical girl from Busan with a distinctive two-tone blue short haircut, thought the events of the past month were like a dream.

The revelation of Natalia, the magical girl of [Navigation], who came through the cold winter sea.

Russia’s nuclear attack, dominated by the magical girl of [Puppet].

The magical girl of [Sword] who struck Beijing.

The nuclear war crisis between the United States and Russia.

The founding of the magical girl city-state.

Events that would have turned the world upside down even if just one had been witnessed occurred in succession. People were constantly fixated on news channels on their phones, wondering what would happen next. But among all these, what surprised Hong Nayeon the most was her reunion with her parents who had gone missing at sea two years ago.

“Nayeon!! Dad’s here!!”

“Oh my, I’ve been so worried sick about our daughter!”

“D-Dad? Mom? Where on earth…?”

Her parents were found in the village below the lighthouse of Elysion, where the magical girls’ city is currently built. More precisely, Nayeon’s parents, who had an accident nearby during the island’s movement cycle two years ago, were miraculously rescued by the girls living on the island. Due to the Divine Maiden’s strict rule that the island must not be discovered until the successor was qualified, they had been living with the girls.

“Our daughter must have gone through a lot.”

“We’re just grateful you survived well without Mom and Dad.”

As soon as Nayeon confirmed her parents’ survival, she cried her heart out and wailed like a child, pouring out all the hardships she had endured. Seeing this, Nayeon’s parents also hugged their daughter and cried loudly.

After hours of just pouring out emotions, Nayeon suddenly noticed her father’s hair.

“Dad, your hair has… grown?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah. It seems so.”

Surprisingly, her father’s hair, which had been so bald from working in fishing under the hot sun and the curse of genetics that he was teased as ‘Mr. Lightbulb,’ maintained the lush appearance Nayeon had only seen in her kindergarten days.

“Mom, your skin has… improved too?”

“Is that so? Maybe it’s because I’ve been eating only good things the kids there provided.”

Her mother’s appearance, which had once carried the weight of life closer to a grandmother than a middle-aged woman, had also returned to the imposing figure Nayeon had seen when she was very young. Above all, as her bent back straightened, the image of Mrs. Kim from Nampo-dong, who once ruled Busan in her heyday, reappeared.

“…”

Feeling a sense of discomfort, Nayeon let go of her parents she was hugging, took a step back, and slowly observed them.

Her parents’ hair, wearing white clothes with ample room like visiting a traditional European folk village, was still jet black without a single gray hair. And the age spots and wrinkles that had spread on their faces had almost disappeared, making them look like the parents Nayeon had seen when she was very young.

“Are you really… not joking? Did you get hair dye or skin care there?”

“The kids living on the island… a girl called ‘small bird living next to the purple flower’ took care of us, and we spent time eating strange fruits and water she provided while walking around.”

“We didn’t know well because there were no mirrors, but has Mom really become that young? It’s hard to tell when we look at each other with our eyes.”

Nayeon took a picture of her parents with trembling hands and showed it to them.

An appearance as young as when they had just finished their belated honeymoon and Nayeon was born.

Nayeon’s parents screamed in surprise when they confirmed their appearance. Then they screamed a second time when they went to the hospital and confirmed their documents declaring them missing and presumed dead. Finally, they screamed a third time when they received a health check-up and confirmed their physical condition had become 20 years younger.

After a dazed day due to the shock, Nayeon’s family began to regain their daily life with vigorous laughter. Although they had lost all their assets to maintain fishing due to the looting of those they once trusted, they were hopeful because they had been compensated with youth 10 times more valuable than the lost 2 years.

“By the way, have you become one of those magical girls or whatever?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

“I’ve been watching the news lately, and it seems those White Wing kids are well-treated and help a lot of people.”

“I’m not like them.”

“Why? Some of the kids on that island where Dad was also became magical girls or something a few months ago, and they were running around using strange powers. Wouldn’t it be good to help people with that?”

“I just like staying at home.”

“I’m grateful you kept the house for us while Dad and Mom were gone, but Dad would like Nayeon to find what she wants to do now.”

Hearing her father’s words as he was browsing the internet to look for other jobs, Nayeon, sprawled out in the living room, suddenly recalled a certain silver-haired, narrow-eyed woman.

‘Come to think of it, she was [Beginning], wasn’t she.’

Because she had been harassed for 2 years by groups trying to loot the family’s assets in the absence of her parents, she had coldly driven them away. But that woman’s words were upright, unlike others.

“…”

Wouldn’t they think it’s shameless if I ask to join now?

“Who cares. I just need to live well myself.”

Bang!

“Oh, you startled me!”

Mrs. Kim, who had slapped Nayeon’s bottom as she was lying upside down on the sofa pondering, shouted in the boisterous voice she had prided herself on as the righteous person of Nampo-dong in her youth.

“You little brat! Dropping out of school while Mom and Dad were gone! Doing that weird hair dye! Wearing such short skirts! Huh? Kids your age are saying they’ll go to that strange island to help others when they become magical girls!”

“Wh-why suddenly bring that up! I’ll dress how I want, so leave me alone…”

“If you want to do it, go help people right now! Don’t worry, Mom and Dad have become younger, so we can make a living no matter what we do now!”

“That’s right, it seems Nayeon has received some kind of opportunity, so go learn various things.”

Her parents, who had received help from the golden magical girls living on the island, expressed their wish for their daughter to do something as a magical girl. Nayeon, unable to resist their persuasion, surrendered herself to the bus heading to the Supernatural Ability Countermeasures Headquarters.

“Oh, a new recruit?”

“…”

“New recruit? Did you say new recruit?”

“She’s an enlistment hopeful! Still a trainee!”

Trainee.

New recruit.

Magical girl.

Enlistment hopeful.

The White Wing Unit members gathered at the Supernatural Ability Countermeasures Headquarters dormitory to plan training schedules were all wearing short-sleeved T-shirts and casual pants distributed by the military. Among them, Hong Nayeon with her short skirt and blue two-tone short haircut stood out conspicuously.

“It’s a new recruit…!”

The 60 White Wing Unit members in the dormitory licked their lips with gleaming eyes.

The sweet smell of a new recruit.

“It’s an enlistment hopeful! Our workforce is increasing!”

The sincere spirit of these victors of ground warfare through practical training was enough to make Hong Nayeon, an unbloomed born 2-star magical girl, tremble.

“Um… I want to go to the Supernatural Ability Countermeasures Team, not White Wing…”

Click

The sound of the door locking.

When Hong Nayeon turned around, Lee Min-seul, the magical girl of [Shooting] and leader of White Wing 1st Platoon, was grinning, her body covered in tactical equipment and wearing a school uniform-style skirt reminiscent of military uniform patterns.

Nayeon got goosebumps because her short bob haircut looked so much like a soldier’s.

“Welcome to White Wing 1st Platoon, new recruit.”

“…Can’t I leave?”

That day, the third born 2-star magical girl in South Korea joined a state-recognized autonomous organization.

Her alias that bloomed during her new recruit training period was the magical girl of [Sea].

* * *

If someone were to open a Japanese magical girl-related community site, they should not go too deep.

-Magical girl topic related search terms-

[Shirogane Hikari]

[Magical girl of Beginning Hikari]

[Magical girl queen Hikari]

[Magical girl of Beginning Zainichi Korean]

[Shirogane Hikari sexy]

[Shirogane Hikari breasts]

[Hikari-chan breasts]

[Hikari in dress]

[Hikari cafe part-time job photos]

There, only those who cried out about breasts in what was no longer human language existed.

There, they were praising one person’s appearance in words that could no longer be expressed in human vocabulary.

A world full of only chaos.

In that world, the only one speaking human words appeared.

[Planning to produce 1/1 size silicone doll of magical girl of Beginning Shirogane Hikari]

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Greetings.

This is Horse Mask.

We have successfully obtained consent for portrait rights from Shirogane Hikari, the magical girl of [Beginning], through the Council.

We plan to custom-produce a silicone doll of the same size as the real person within the first half of this year, so please carefully check the reservation schedule.

As this is a product modeled after a real person, we will strictly review documents and proceed with orders, so please understand.

Also, this product is merely a figurine of a fictional character modeled after a real person.

It has no causal relationship with the personality or thoughts of the real person.

We will firmly respond legally at the company level to indiscriminate criticism and mockery towards Shirogane Hikari, who graciously allowed the production.

Once again, we express our gratitude to Shirogane Hikari for granting permission for portrait rights.

Horse Mask.

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Let there be light here.

The savior wearing a horse mask descended, and those who had been crying out about breasts while lost ran towards the hill of salvation.

That day, the server of the silicone doll manufacturing company’s website went down.