Interlude) Dawn Before Infiltration, The Phantom Thief and Magical Girl’s Encounter (2)

It’s a real relief that the one who came wasn’t an 『Unaffiliated』… Then, it’s definitely a relief.

“….”

“….”

It was so awkward that only the clinking of spoons and chopsticks could be heard!!

Mera sat across from me at the table, and in the meantime, the child was deliciously eating fried rice in their seat.

Every time I met Mera, the situations weren’t that good, so she probably doesn’t have a very good image of me.

And it’s true because, due to Miweol’s choice to save me, the Magical Girl Act was changed, and they reached a point where they were scorned by Magical Girl teams from other countries.

If it had been someone from Black Rose, they would have grabbed the child and used them as a hostage. Would I have been unable to properly resist and just been taken then?

To be caught before infiltrating and live a life as a semen receptacle for nobles… wouldn’t be so bad-

“Phantom Thief unnie? Why are you suddenly shaking your head?”

“…There are circumstances for that.”

『Corruption Desire』… without even saying it’s slowly activating, it’s trying to corrupt my mind, and it’s driving me crazy.

Yesterday too, after seeing Miweol’s maid outfit, I masturbated in the shower… I just can’t calm down.

At least the Semen Demand Period is still remaining, thank goodness; otherwise, I might have gone into estrus again…

“Hmm… Ah! If you’re uneasy, try this, Mera unnie is a super good cook.”

The child scooped a spoonful of fried rice and tried to feed it to me.

Unlike the image I had of Mera, it also looked incredibly delicious… and I couldn’t say no to eating it, so should I try it?

─Nyam…

“I-it’s delicious…!”

“Right? Mera unnie protects us, and sometimes she plays well with kids.”

“Talking about useless things…”

Mera showed a slightly dissatisfied expression.

Her words were sharp, but it felt like she was trying to take care of me… in fact, she probably doesn’t only have bad sides. Hyun-ah also always talks about “eating me up,” but she’s still a Magical Girl, isn’t she?

“…Hey.”

With her chin propped up, Mera glared sharply at me. At the intense gaze from her sparkling red eyes, cold sweat trickled down my back.

Yeah… even if I want to think positively, that overwhelming atmosphere… I can’t really describe it.

If Hyun-ah felt like she wanted to devour me, Mera’s atmosphere was like she was pressing down from above… suffocating me.

Even if she seemed kind to the child, her aggressive image was stronger, so she might have held negative feelings towards me, who had criticized Miweol during the Prison rescue.

Even during the meeting, she tried to curse out other teams to their faces, and Ciel barely stopped her. It would be good if she just beat me with words, if possible… but since there’s a child in front of us, she wouldn’t hit me… right?

Gulp-

I roughly chewed the fried rice the child put in my mouth and swallowed it, then straightened my back as much as possible so as not to appear intimidated.

“U-uh, yeah… Mera. Why did you call me?”

“…Don’t be scared. I won’t do anything.”

“I-I-I-I’m not scared, okay?!”

“….Haa… What’s wrong with me, anyway?”

At my stiff attitude, Mera sighed as if she was losing energy.

As if she was quite frustrated, Mera drank from the cup on the table to wet her throat, and then opened the convenience store bag I had brought and looked inside.

“The beer… are you going to drink it at home? Oh, this kid can’t eat shrimp. They have an allergy.”

“I-is that so? You know a lot…”

“Can’t I know?”

“Ah, no… that’s not it. It’s fine if you know a lot.”

“…..I was sorry back then.”

Taking out the shrimp cup noodles and rice balls from the bag, Mera suddenly apologized to me.

After the child finished eating and went to sleep, the two of us were left at the table, but unlike when we first sat down, the atmosphere was quite calm.

Hmm… being alone with a woman, it felt strangely comfortable… though the fear hadn’t changed.

“Back then, it was right after fighting the Seven Stars, and blood rushed to my head, and I was trying to tell Luna to cheer up… but perhaps because of the skill 『Battle Instinct』, the words didn’t come out as I thought them in my head.”

Ah, that was then. The day I lost my virginity… The day I lost my virginity, you say… fuck.

It’s still vivid, Guld, that son of a bitch… Even though I can’t remember anything because of Hyun-ah, it’s outrageous that he’s active in the Lapin Dan fan club.

“It’s partly due to the skill, but it’s also because I’m uneducated. Since I grew up in the outskirts, my way of speaking is like this shit… *ahem*… I speak casually, so if you felt bad, then… I’m sorry.”

Should I say it’s unexpected? She seems to have a more refined side than I thought, and I was a little surprised.

“It’s in the past, so what’s the big deal? It was my fault. Miweol… Luna has also cheered up, you know?”

“Y-yeah, that’s right… You don’t have to hide it since I also know Luna’s real name. We met in elementary school.”

It seems they knew each other before I met Miweol. Did childhood friends form a Magical Girl team?

“I used to like… Luna back then.”

Shit… is she also into Hyun-ah’s type?

Just as the icy table was warming up, when I made a disgusted face, Mera, realizing her mistake, tried to fix it, waving her hand dismissively.

“D-don’t misunderstand! Unlike you or that ‘milk boy,’ I was originally a man!”

…..?

What… did I just hear?

“Halo, you know her, right? That bitch who’s said to be the strongest among the Seven Stars… Because of her, I ended up like this.”

“….Overnight, everyone started perceiving you as a woman. Even those closest to you.”

“Yeah… the day after I fell for that damned Demon of Lust’s words, everyone treated me like a woman?! Even the bastards who used to pick fights with me subtly avoided me.”

“Asking what my wish was… she trapped me in a black liquid. When I opened my eyes, it was my house, just like any other day.”

“That’s right…! In conclusion, it’s true that we became closer, but this body is useless… But you know a lot, don’t you?”

Her wish… seems to have been similar to mine? Miweol is just so pretty…

Yeah… even though she’s scary, I felt strangely comfortable. Mera probably only told me this secret.

“I also got hit. By that bitch.”

A victim of that crazy bitch with horns and an angel’s halo, of the same sex.

A sparkling red ponytail, sharp eyes, but wearing tight tights that emphasize her slender figure and lower body, clearly a woman to anyone.

White highlights, a black bob, with breasts that produce breast milk that couldn’t be hidden even in a black suit… clearly… a woman to anyone.

Her breasts are smaller than mine, so they look comfortable… Mine are hard to move with. My shoulders also get stiff… Let’s not say useless things.

“…Really?”

“When I infiltrated the Prison last time, my Human Rights Fee was changed to female, and they told me to pay 2■ years’ worth all at once… Damned bastards.”

If my gender hadn’t changed, I wouldn’t have known Miweol was a Magical Girl, and we wouldn’t have been able to live under the same roof.

Just as I told Halo, our relationship became closer than before… not in the way I wanted, but as friends and colleagues.

…..

“My original name was ■■■. Now I’m called Lee Seri, but my old identity has completely disappeared.”

“Ugh… if I had been there when she approached you, I would have gone straight to her! Damn it…”

The house, which was a place of accidental encounter, had somehow become a Halo Victim’s Alliance, and I opened a can of beer I was planning to drink secretly from Miweol and gulped it down.

It’s the first time drinking with guys (who used to be guys), but it’s not bad at all. I can drink without worrying about others.

“You said it hasn’t even been a month since you changed? Then you haven’t had your period yet, have you?”

“Uh… does that really happen?”

“You’ll be really surprised at first. But when I transform into a Magical Girl, I don’t get it, so I’ve been staying in my transformed state. Has it been about 6 years?”

Even if my hair and eye color change, I can still change clothes… I just learned that.

6 years…

If it’s just about changing clothes, does transformation make you a completely different being? To stop that magical day that comes once a month…

Well… I also have the 『Blessing of Contraception』, so I don’t have to worry about fertilization, but since I was forced to acquire the skill 『Forced Ovulation』 last time, the day I get my period will come soon…

“So, what wish did you make?”

“…I’m the same as you. Miw… Luna is just so pretty.”

“Yeah… I figured as much. Every time we meet, she calls me sunbae, sunbae… I’ve given up.”

Click-

What was so bitter, Mera emptied one can in an instant. She then opened a second can and started chugging it.

“Hey… drink slowly.”

“Phew… Is alcohol also treated as poison? I have detox magic, so I’m fine. I can nullify most things… You’re not giving up? On Luna…”

“I used to like her,” she said.

As childhood friends who met when they were young, just as I went to high school with Miweol, her affection for her must be special.

Even I, who haven’t even been like this for a month, decided to be content with just being by her side, so what must the feelings of someone who’s been like this for over ten years be?

“I didn’t want to give up… but I did.”

“…If you were a man, you’d probably be quite handsome.”

“Hey… isn’t that the same for you? Alright, let’s just clink glasses…”

Kkang─

The Phantom Thief and the Magical Girl… because they were both women.

Even though they knew they couldn’t be together, it didn’t feel refreshing.

Was it because of a sense of camaraderie? To think there was another victim of that crazy Demon of Lust besides me… I must have thought the same thing.

“I’ll just drink this and then I’ll go. I need to sleep now to move at night.”

“Is it already tomorrow…? It’s a bit awkward to say after knowing, but are you okay wearing clothes like that?”

“Clothes? What clothes… Ah~ Bunny Girl? It doesn’t really matter?”

It’s embarrassing, but after already wearing a maid outfit and a micro bikini, what can’t I show in front of others?

Since it’s a No-Touch Booth, I probably won’t be subjected to anything severe… I just need to provide some entertainment.

“Wow… that’s amazing. I’m terrible at that kind of thing.”

“But you too kept watching the internal videos Ciel played. I also peeked and saw everything.”

“That’s… you know? I have to watch and get aroused to still realize I’m a man.”

“Haha, ha…”

“….Let’s definitely succeed. So we can screw everything up.”

Yeah… so you haven’t given up inside either?

Not a can, but a fist.

Mera, with her chin propped up, extended her gloved fist towards me as if telling me to bump it.

Lightly. After lightly bumping the lightly clenched fist, we chuckled and drank from our cans.

“Ahh─Of course.”

“What’s with that idiotic way of speaking?”

“….I learned it at a place called Klaus Gallery?”

“…..”

“…..”

Without realizing it was the first and last drink they shared before the Scarlet Magical Girl fell…