The Virtues of a Magical Girl (5)

The Virtues of a Magical Girl (5)

“Ma-Magical girl?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

That night, Seria couldn’t help but be greatly surprised by Lana’s words. The mysterious alien who had intruded into her bedroom in the Demon Realm was uttering something completely unexpected.

“What on earth is that? A girl who uses magic? I’m not a girl. I’m a woman who can even bear children.”

“…Well, it’s just a name, it doesn’t really matter. What do you think? Would you like to become a being that brings justice and hope to people?”

Lana, flinching at Seria’s furrowed brow, tried to continue her explanation calmly.

She couldn’t help but be nervous. It had been a long time since she had done direct sales, and with Takilas watching, she couldn’t treat her like an ordinary magical girl.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go out to a different world, with a different appearance and identity, rather than being confined in a place like this?”

“A different world…”

Moreover, the keywords of escape and liberation that Lana had prepared succeeded in strongly shaking Seria’s heart.

Even if Takilas pitied her and guaranteed her freedom, it was actually impossible for her to do anything proactively in this Demon Realm. With her strong sense of independence, it was indeed hard to endure.

In such a situation, the opportunity to move by her own will, not as a bird in a cage or a trophy in a display case, sounded too sweet just to hear.

“If you gain new experiences like that, it will surely help in your current life as well.”

“I-I’ll do it.”

In the end, Seria couldn’t resist the temptation. It was too hard to refuse given her personality. Lana smiled faintly at her appearance, which still showed signs of immaturity despite trying to act grown-up.

“Perhaps you might become a magical girl in the truest sense.”

Lana muttered bitterly and gave her the Connector.

Just as Takilas had used the Connector to contact Yggdrasil and obtain a human body to become a magical girl, Seria also headed towards where Yggdrasil was, using the Connector like other magical girls.

“It’s a kind of spell stone, engraved with spells using specific circuits.”

“…How did you know that?”

Meanwhile, she showed interest in seeing through the secret of the Connector. As Seria disappeared, Lana was left alone in the empty room with Yuria, who was still writhing on the floor, unable to recover from the electric shock.

“This… can’t be…”

“As expected, since the recommended being exists, a special child has come.”

The space of Yggdrasil, existing in the center of the universe.

Unlike Takilas, Seria couldn’t hide her surprise. She had no knowledge of this immense cosmic tree or the universe, but above all, she could sense the ‘caliber’ of Yggdrasil she was now facing.

It was a being with a caliber far surpassing that of an insignificant creature like herself.

“Don’t be so frozen. Didn’t you face and talk with the Demon King?”

“You, you know about the Demon King?”

“…Of course. It seems the Demon King has been quite considerate of you.”

Yggdrasil smiled faintly, making its eyes shine with various colors. As said, Takilas had hidden his power as much as possible when facing her.

It was also a skill he had learned as naturally as breathing while living as a Magical Girl on Earth.

“Anyway, come here. Regardless of what the Demon King did, you’ve come this far entirely by your own choice, so the final choice remains.”

Yggdrasil gestured for her to come forward. Just as it had shown Takilas, Yggdrasil showed her what a Magical Girl is.

“Although its meaning has faded much due to the overheated competition among my children… originally, it was about becoming a guardian who leads the world, and one’s wounded self, to the right path.”

“I understand what you mean.”

Seria couldn’t take her eyes off the images Yggdrasil was showing.

The sight of Magical Girls fighting was actually very familiar to her, but she could clearly sense the spirit emanating from there.

That heat, vitality, and intensity.

At least that was the life she had longed for when she, despite being a princess, had escaped from the stifling palace to train, not wanting to be used as a mere expendable.

“Then this is the last. Will you make your choice?”

Sensing that Seria was wavering, Yggdrasil urged her to make a decision.

“I will do it, Magical Girl.”

Of course, she accepted the offer. There was no reason to refuse it. Yggdrasil infused its power into the Connector, just as it did for other Magical Girls.

However, there was something slightly different from others. For one, Seria was allowed to use her own magic power without any additional cost.

“But because of that, your potential remains intact. A Magical Girl who can grow even further… certainly precious.”

Yggdrasil watched with interest as Seria pressed the Connector and transformed for the first time.

The transformed appearance followed the existing standards that reflect one’s inclination and inner nature.

Her color was bright gold. Her long, flowing blonde hair shortened to a bob, and her silk pajamas shrank and became a form-fitting pure white dress.

However, even with this transformation, her inherent beauty did not disappear.

“Kyaaah! Ah…”

But Seria, after completing her transformation, felt something was missing and looked down at herself. She was startled by the plunging neckline and the high slit of the dress revealing her thigh, then tripped on the hem and fell to the floor.

*

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have changed the clothes somehow.’

Seria, recalling her meeting with Yggdrasil, squeezed her eyes shut. As a royal who always wore petticoats, she still felt awkward with the wind touching her bare skin. Let alone showing that bare skin to others.

“Amazing. It seems to be at least an A-rank monster!”

“C-Can we go back now? People keep gathering!”

Mascot Fluffy, a veteran on a special mission from Manager Lana, looked like a fluffy ball of fur.

However, unlike Seria who was fidgeting and holding onto her skirt worried that her underwear might show, Fluffy was simply in awe of her power.

No, to begin with, Fluffy couldn’t even understand why she was embarrassed.

“I don’t get it. Why are you embarrassed? Right now, you’re Magical Girl Renee. You’re not your original self. No one knows your true identity.”

“T-That’s…”

“And are you really embarrassed? Why do you think each Magical Girl’s outfit has a different form and composition? The level of exposure in your outfit symbolizes your suppression. Are you truly ashamed?”

Fluffy’s words pierced her heart.

Suppressed, that wasn’t wrong. The fact that she was a completely different being was also true. She wasn’t Princess Seria now. No one would recognize her.

This was a different world, and she was now a completely different being.

“Your words… are not wrong.”

Finally biting her lip, she let go of the hem of her skirt she had been clutching, accompanied by the clicking sound of her high heels. As the wind blew, her clothes fluttered, revealing her snow-white legs through the side slit.

She forcibly suppressed the instinctive sense of shame that was rising. That shame wasn’t her true instinct. It was merely a learned convention.

‘Find your true self.’

Her pounding heart gradually calmed down. As she decided to shed all the restrictions and constraints she had engraved while living as Princess Seria Rene Laosero, what came was not shame but a sense of liberation.

“You look more elegant and noble than any magical girl I’ve seen. So don’t lose yourself.”

Fluffy, who had been sternly cautioned, also gave sincere advice. Thanks to this, she completely regained her composure.

“I want to see other places too.”

“I’ll guide you about this place called Earth. Achievements will naturally accumulate anyway.”

Once she regained her composure, what she saw was curiosity and interest in this other world she didn’t yet fully know. For her, who had the spirit of inquiry befitting a magician, there couldn’t be a better opportunity.

“Wait. What’s that?”

But just before they moved.

There was something that came looking for them. Fluffy frowned as he discovered it above her head, which was adorned with a shimmering silver tiara.

“Aaaaargh! Puuuuk…”

That thing, which flew across the sky like a shell, approached them screaming and then crashed onto the rooftop floor where they were standing with a thud.

It looked like a dog doll similar to Fluffy.

“Ren…!”

Fluffy recognized his junior and gasped.

“Ren! What’s going on?!”

“That cr-crazy woman t-told me to de-deliver a message…”

“What?”

Fluffy was confused, unable to understand Ren’s incoherent words as he collapsed on the ground.

To begin with, the idea of a magical girl ‘throwing’ her mascot to deliver a message about a meeting place was unimaginable.

“Tequilas, a magical girl from our company, wants to see the newcomer and asked me to tell her to meet up.”

“Tequi…las.”

Ren, who had finally regained his senses, said while looking at Seira. She obviously recognized the name, and her eyes widened in surprise.