Ch.3333. Too Delicious
by fnovelpia
“Yes, it’s a bit rude to interrupt when food has arrived, don’t you think?”
Fortunately, people left us alone to eat our meal.
Well, I suspect they’ll come back once they see we’ve finished eating.
She said she’d continue using that signature for now.
I’ll probably get used to it after a while.
No, there’s no need to get used to something like this. Couldn’t I just make something up casually?
Putting those thoughts aside for now.
The food before me was truly magnificent.
The meat juice overflowing, oh my.
Really, that meat I used to eat to my heart’s content in the past.
It felt a bit strange that I now had to eat it with trembling hands.
But the food isn’t at fault; I am.
“Vine, what are you doing? Aren’t you eating?”
Blanc urged me to eat while serving some food onto my plate.
There’s no need to give me this much steak.
Since I’m not using magic power, I don’t eat as much anymore…
I remember the doctor saying something about needing calories to produce magic power.
I never thought I’d experience that firsthand.
“Ah, yes. You should eat too, Blanc.”
I pick up one piece of meat from my plate that’s somehow already full.
Right, they say the first bite is best taken plain.
I heard that somewhere before.
Yes, this steak with juices overflowing as soon as I pierce it with my fork.
I took a bite.
The savory taste and meat juices that come out with each chew were so delicious.
The meat in my mouth, colliding with my teeth, breaking down.
Until it fulfills its role and goes down my throat.
Even after its role is done, the meat continues to exert its influence until the moment it goes down—it’s truly delicious.
I devoured the meat before me without saying a word.
I dipped it in the whole grain mustard over there.
And ate it with steak sauce too.
The combination was so delicious that I didn’t even pay attention to how I was eating, just moving my fork around.
Blanc watched me with an endearing look and continued serving pasta onto my plate.
“Vine really eats well. It would have been disappointing if you hadn’t come.”
The Association President seemed to say something to me, but I didn’t hear it properly, so I just kept eating.
Why is this so delicious?
Delicious enough to numb my reason and completely consume me with appetite.
I only came to my senses after I had finished eating.
After realizing my stomach was full. Only then did I regain my senses.
“Vine, you must have been really hungry.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“Haha… I think it’s better not to go on social media today.”
“Why? Is it because there are people who don’t like someone like me dining at such a nice place?”
“No, it’s for a slightly different reason. Can you look here for a moment?”
“What? What is… mmph? Eugh?”
“I’m just wiping your mouth. You had a face that screamed ‘I ate pasta’ to anyone who looked.”
“What? Me?”
“I’ll show you later. Madam President, you took pictures, right?”
“Yes, of course. Should I use it as my wallpaper?”
“If you do that, you might really receive a bomb from Vine this time.”
“What is it, Blanc? What’s going on?”
“It’s nothing. Oh, hello there, child. What is it?”
Blanc turned her attention to a child who had come to our table after we finished eating, avoiding giving me a proper answer.
“Excuse me, are you really a magical girl?”
“Yes, would you like to see this?”
Blanc showed the child her first wand.
At least when such a staff suddenly appears out of nowhere, people usually believe it.
“Wow…”
“Well, do you believe me?”
“Yes! And I already know your name from watching lots of videos! You’re Blanc, right?”
“Yes, I’m Magical Girl Blanc.”
“Then, is that lady sitting over there the bad Vine?”
“Yes, but now I’ve made her good, so I bring her along with me.”
“Wow…”
Wait, wasn’t there something strange about what Blanc just said?
“Excuse me, Blanc. I’ve become good because of you?”
“Yes, that’s what you tell children. I’m a magical girl who delivers dreams and hope.”
“But how can you tell lies like that! I haven’t become good because of you, and I’m still ev— mmph!! Mmph!!”
“Come on, my friend. Would you like to take a picture with me?”
“Yes! But I don’t want to take one with bad Vine! I only want to take it with the magical girl!”
“Haha… is that so? Come here.”
“Yes!”
The child’s innocent remark drove a stake through my heart.
Well, I thought I was used to hearing such things, so it wouldn’t hurt that much.
I guess all the calluses on my heart have disappeared while living with these damn magical girls.
Haha…
I was just waiting with a bitter smile while Blanc took pictures with the child.
But the innocent child, either good at reading others’ feelings or because I failed to hide my expression…
“…Bad Vine can come too.”
“Why me…?”
“I need to take a picture with the villain captured by the magical girl to show off. Come here!”
“Ah, I see.”
And so, forcibly grabbed by the child’s hand, I ended up in a position lying with my head on Blanc’s lap.
And that’s how the picture was taken.
Whether the child really meant to take the picture that way, or if it was because I was making a strange expression, I don’t know.
Still, it’s nice to see the child leaving with such a bright face.
That sight of taking a picture and then running off wildly is just like a child of that age should be.
Looking around after the child had stirred things up and left, I noticed everyone was holding cameras and taking pictures of something.
“Blanc, do you know what they’re photographing…?”
“Hmm, probably you?”
“Me? Why…?”
“Because you’re cute?”
“Me?”
“Yes, aren’t you cute?”
“Before being cute, isn’t my image supposed to be creepy, vicious, evil, and scary?”
“Hmm, I don’t really know. You’re a celebrity now, Vine.”
“What? What do you mean, Blanc?”
“Hmm, I think you shouldn’t look at the internet today. Seriously.”
“Why are you being like this? Please explain.”
“No. Shall we go back now?”
“How are we going to get through all these people?”
As I said, there were really a lot of people gathered by our window.
It made me realize once again that in this era, magical girls are celebrities.
Well, they do appear on many programs.
Usually when they leave home, it’s for filming or association business.
Or they go out for dispatch missions.
Among them, Blanc is an exceptional magical girl, which is why she’s so famous.
So, it will definitely be difficult to get through those people.
“Hmm? We just walk out.”
Surprisingly, the subject of all this attention was calmly saying we should just walk out.
“No, those people will obviously swarm around you.”
“It’s okay. They’ll understand.”
So I had no choice but to follow Blanc as she got up, and eventually found myself facing all those people.
I didn’t realize the difference having a glass window between us would be this big.
I didn’t expect there would be so many people gathered here.
“I’m sorry! I have business at the Association today, so I need to go! I’m sorry!”
Saying that, Blanc picked up me and the Association President and jumped over the crowd.
And just like that, we arrived on the opposite side of the crowd and were able to return to the Association without any interference.
“Is it okay to ignore people like this? Jumping over them and running away, I mean.”
“They’ll understand that it’s Association business, so we can’t help it. Besides, these are people who came after hearing about us on messenger.”
“What? Oh, so…”
“Yes, they’re all our fans. There was no one when we left the Association, right? They must have come after hearing the news.”
“I see. Hmm… alright then.”
“Yes, now let’s go up and get ready.”
“Is it starting now?”
“Yes, and we should warm up a bit.”
“When is Arin coming to the Association?”
“She should arrive around 3 o’clock. We need to be ready before then.”
“There’s plenty of time. Will you help me then?”
“Hmm? With what?”
“You’ll see. It might be familiar to you.”
* * *
A magical girl opens the door to the training ground.
What greets her is not a warm welcome.
But a powerful explosion filled with killing intent.
The magical girl instinctively transforms to protect herself.
With a bewildered face, she looks up at the shadowy sky above the ground.
What was in that sky was…
The tough and sturdy vines that once covered the world in darkness.
“Please come in, Magical Girl. You are truly welcome.”
“V-Vine sister? Is that you?”
Before the magical girl who calls the name of her close sister who cherishes her the most…
A girl wearing that uniform which has now collapsed but whose symbol still shines…
Introduces herself while aiming a weapon.
“Let me introduce myself. My name is Vine. Former Eden’s 2nd Captain and 1st Vice-Director. The Dark Vine. I am Vine.”
“Sister, that appearance…”
“These small, delicate, tough, and sturdy vines that bind you.”
“I hope you’ll come to like them.”
As the girl finishes speaking, merciless attacks burst out from behind her.
The tail revealing its majesty behind the girl was targeting the magical girl.
“Sister?! Eek!”
“The Vine here is a virtual enemy for Arin’s training. Eden’s Vine.”
“Sister? What?”
“Here, I am the ‘enemy.'”
The magical girl who barely avoided the attack asks while catching her breath.
“Sister? Didn’t you say you’d go easy on me…?”
“Have you ever seen a villain who goes easy on their enemy, Magical Girl?”
“Oh.”
The girl’s rifle spat fire at the magical girl.
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