episode_0016

Hoo.

The demon is dead.

Nue Momokami Yormungand died in the unique world (Another World) he created.

A world without a master.

Although he declared the city Neodongtan as his domain, the owner no longer exists.

So what happens now?

“Find the next master or the world will collapse.”

Another World always needs a master.

Even if the master leaves temporarily, without a master, it’s not a home but a ruin.

Gooo.

The energy of Another World gathers around me.

Ghost-like beings circle around me, hoping to become the master of this place.

“I don’t like it. And I’m a magical girl.”

The will of the domain is confused.

The will approaching me may have seen my curse, but I am not the demon of Clifort.

I only received their curse.

“The world is crumbling. You will perish with your master.”

As my words finish, the ghostly wills that were circling around me start to disintegrate one by one.

With the death of their master Nue Momokami, they split apart, their bodies falling to the ground.

“…Hoo.”

It’s been a while since I transformed.

I transform often, but revealing my ‘true form’ like this is a first in almost a year.

Tap, tap.

I put the greatsword on my shoulder and poke Nue with my foot.

Some evil demons might turn into vengeful spirits after death or convert their remaining curse into physical aggression.

Nue Momokami –

“If this is also a curse, is it still a curse?”

He left, leaving behind a curse that reveals my true identity.

Perhaps due to the strong desire contained in that curse, the collapse of Another World is faster than expected.

Pssst.

“They probably want to expose my true identity or reveal that Sandalphon is here.”

Some demons who fought me would claim, “Fighting Sandalphon was glorious,” subtly trying to provoke me.

“Sorry, that won’t work.”

After pulling out a strand of hair, I raise it above Nue Momokami.

“There are 72 ways to deal with this situation.”

Crackle.

The hair instantly transforms into a clone, soon taking on a form.

A polar bear.

An woman in a pursuit outfit, appearing as if she just arrived in this world.

“…Certainly showing a lot of cleavage.”

Not exactly TKB level, but there’s a hint of danger.

‘I need to think about this.’

The polar bear magical girl should understand changing costumes to some extent.

Phew.

I widen the distance.

Then head towards the broken car I emerged from.

No people, but objects remain.

In this decaying world, I left another ‘dummy’ before coming out.

The same posture as when I came out.

Breathing in the same position as the dummy I left behind, I adjust my body.

“Thankfully time didn’t flow 1:1, if it did…”

Well, I wouldn’t have come out like this in the first place.

When Nue Momokami built this world, he didn’t realize I interfered with the ‘time’ of this world.

It took about 3 minutes to kill the demon and return.

Though not fast, it wasn’t slow either.

If I had just wanted to kill him, I could have done it in a second.

‘Indeed, in a second.’

Even though time passed in this world.

Outside, the original timeline would have only passed a second.

‘The world crumbles, and time flows again.’

The world of accelerated time collapses to the extreme, and I return to reality.

Crash.

A moment shorter than the blink of an eye.

As the gray world is dyed in darkness with closed eyelids, a bright light gradually appears on the horizon of that darkness.

“Miss Mumei!!”

Thud.

Manager Misaki tackled me.

It was a move to save me, but she ended up in the same position, embracing me.

“……”

“…Huh?”

And she becomes flustered.

Few can feel a sense of unease that something seems off.

“What’s… happening?!”

“I’m also-”

I too, with a confused face, scan the surroundings, and Manager Misaki looks shocked as if realizing something.

“No way, is it Another World…?! No, but in this short moment…!”

Whooshhh!!

“?!?!!??!?”

A roar from afar.

More powerful than a roar, Manager Misaki looks in the direction of the sound with a terrified expression.

“T-That’s….”

“A polar bear….”

Thump. Roar, growl, snarl.

Sounds of something bursting, tearing, shredding.

The grotesque and brutal sounds reverberate in the Neo-Dongtan reality where color returns.

“Well done, my doppelganger.”

Current situation?

As I open my eyes, the demon disappears, and a giant polar bear appears on the outskirts about 2 km away.

Not a doll, but a polar bear staggering through the Arctic wilderness, as if from a documentary.

A polar bear almost 17 meters tall pummels, smashes, and tears flesh towards a pale mass beneath it.

Yes.

The polar bear is tearing apart the demon.

The already dead demon’s body.

—

Hardship and trials always find magical girls.

They must always be prepared to fight strong demons anywhere, anytime.

And they must accept defeat.

Understanding that there are enemies they cannot defeat, who can destroy cities, and sometimes someone else—the stronger one—will defeat that enemy.

“Ah….”

In that sense, the RGB team gathered in one place seemed a bit disheartened.

“They’re strong….”

Kwoooom.

The polar bear roars towards the sky.

Using both beastification and gigantification magic, the gigantic polar bear, unseen in Earth’s sizes, triumphantly cheers towards the sky after defeating the demon.

“How could it be so….”

Even after giving their all, the monster remained unscathed.

Like the bursting of overripe fruit, it was destroyed by the polar bear’s hands.

“…What is that, exactly?”

Karen’s blue eyes tremble.

“How can it be so strong? Surely….”

“…Perhaps, that polar bear may be beyond what we thought.”

Shiori calmly, yet fearfully, looks at the polar bear.

“Even considering its size, if we think of the last moments of the demon we faced….”

“The ultimate.”

The murmurs of Seiya make the two magical girls gulp.

“A monster that unfolded Another World itself, and even at the brink of the ultimate monster, exploded like that in a matter of seconds…?”

Unfathomable.

Did it go somewhere other than the plaza?

With the possibility of fighting for an hour inside, even if it took hours or days, the winner is the polar bear.

And that polar bear seemed completely unworn out.

“There, polar bearㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Standing on two feet, the closest Special Investigations Division officer shouts with a megaphone.

“Halt your actions and follow our instructions!”

“That person…”

“The team leader who ran away first…!”

“Without any shame…!”

The RGB team members bite their lower lips and glare at the team leader.

“Polar bear! Come join our team! You will be the center of our team!!”

Because he ran away first, even though the location suddenly changed, it was paradoxically possible to approach the polar bear closest first.

“You, our team’s-”

Paaahㅡㅡㅡ!!

The middle of the polar bear’s body sparkles with rainbow colors.

At the same time, the polar bear’s body begins to gradually turn transparent.

“Disappearing…!?”

“No, it’s a trans-teleportation…!”

“He’s teleporting with that size…?”

Paaah.

In a flash of light, the polar bear disappeared.

Neuemo Momokami, disguised as a gargoyle statue that attacked Neo Dongtan.

Torn apart by the polar bear.

* * *

30 minutes after the incident.

The situation has been resolved.

The suspected complete monster, Neuemo Momokami, is dead.

“…It’s common to be saved by an unidentified magical girl. But a polar bear.”

A space filled with darkness.

“I don’t know why it had to be a polar bear, but I’m curious about its identity.”

A black-haired woman in a white gown and glasses chewed on a pen while watching the video on the monitor, tilting her head.

“A new ultimate… Is it an S-rank emergence or is the former near-S-rank hiding its identity and cosplaying as a polar bear in Tokyo? I’m not sure yet….”

Tap.

“Either way, it’s definitely at a ‘near ultimate’ level.”

The woman put down the mug she had in front of her.

“I have to keep an eye on this. Whether it’s a ‘guardian’ of the Metatron class or a ‘warrior’ like Zadkiel.”

Next to the mug, a shield and a single coin are placed.

“Whatever it may be.”

Rustle.

“As long as it’s not in the Sandalphon category, it should be fine.”

Among the messy pile of documents, numerous scissors are scattered.

Several scissors are spread out to the sides, sticking closely together towards the largest and most gigantic pair of scissors.

That pair of scissors, with its blade tightly shut as if it had never been used before, still had its transparent plastic cover intact.