Chapter 1 : A Kind Monster

-Whoosh!!

-Clatter, clatter…

A monster with a clock for a head stands at the scene of a fire.

“…Crazy.”

It was me.

The magical girl novel I usually enjoyed ended with a bad ending, and after I left a dignified 5699-character comment and fell asleep, I became a monster, and my spawn point was a fire scene.

“…Things are urgent, so let’s quickly assess the situation.”

Well, first of all, I’ve become one of the most unbalanced monsters in the magical girl web novel ‘Rolling Magical Girl-nim,’ the time-stopping monster.

Was its name Clockian Taima Chronon Watch…?

Anyway, I became that guy.

So, if I play my cards right, I might be able to stop time too.

The problem is, I was scratching my belly after having chicken and beer in my studio apartment when I fell asleep, so there’s no way I’d know how to use something like time stop.

-Thump!

“!!”

Debris falling right next to me.

I immediately ran forward in a hurry.

‘If I’m a monster…’

It’s certainly a monster famous for breaking the balance, so its physical specs alone should be enough to devour most other monsters.

I quickly found a window and threw myself out.

“Gasp!”

-Smash!

My body collided with the glass, and shattered glass fragments flew through the air.

‘It’s so high!’

I just jumped out, but it seemed to be at least 20 stories high.

It wasn’t even a bungee jump; it was so terrifying that I couldn’t look straight down.

I just prayed I wouldn’t die and crossed my arms, bracing for impact.

-Thud!

I landed on a car below.

‘Did I survive?’

Only then did I get up and see a car flattened beneath me.

The car was crushed by almost 3 centimeters.

It was a sight that made me realize anew that I had become a monster.

Just as I inwardly sighed with relief, thinking I had barely survived.

-Bang!

“Like a comet in your heart! Magical Comet appears!”

“…!”

In front of me, Magical Comet, the protagonist of ‘Rolling Magical Girl-nim,’ appeared.

Just as described in the original work, she had blue pigtails, a cute and round face, a frilly, girlish dress, and a staff in her right hand with a comet-shaped jewel at the tip.

It was indeed the protagonist, Magical Comet.

‘What, what should I do first?! Right, since I’m a monster right now, I need to be as friendly as possible! I’ll talk to her in a friendly way.’

In the original, Clockian… whatever it was, with its grotesque and imposing appearance, and arrogant, heavy way of speaking, made it seem even more dangerous.

So, if I talk to her lightly, the opposite way, wouldn’t she see me in a good light?

I needed to make a good impression, so I dusted off the dirt from my cloak (it was part of my body) and politely greeted Comet.

“Greetings, Magical Girl Magical Comet! My name is Cloc…k! It’s Clock!”

A uselessly long name seemed unhelpful no matter how I looked at it, so I briefly introduced myself. This isn’t bad.

“I don’t know anything about this fire incident, but if you permit, I would like to help you save the citizens by your side. Will you permit me?”

I delivered my lines quite well and extended my hand towards Comet.

‘It’s a relief I can speak as I want.’

If I could only make monster noises or only speak in Clockian’s original manner, it would have caused a huge misunderstanding.

Thinking how fortunate I was, I waited for Comet to take my hand.

“You wicked monster! Do you think I’d believe you reaching out to me while denying everything?! I’ll defeat you quickly and save the people!”

“Oh?!”

“Light of the Comet, Comet Light!”

“…Well, this has become a bit troublesome.”

Why did it turn out like this?

Magical Comet, South Korea’s first and only magical girl, was currently extremely nervous.

‘A clock-headed monster at a fire scene…!’

Twilight Apartment, famous for being inhabited only by the highest of the elite.

It was an apartment built with the best security due to the ongoing monster invasions and the appearance of monsters for several years.

However, Twilight was burning far too easily.

Fire trucks kept arriving, but the fire showed no sign of dying down, so Comet, South Korea’s only magical girl, immediately deployed.

What greeted her was a clock-headed monster standing proudly, having crushed a car.

A golden shining clock head with a grotesque, shark-like mouth beneath it.

His body, seemingly clad in black armor, and the cloak draped over him seemed to dominate the atmosphere around him.

The monster dusted off the dirt from his cloak and opened his grotesque mouth.

“Greetings, Magical Girl Magical Comet! My name is Cloc…k! It’s Clock!”

Clock, a perfect name that fits his appearance.

“I don’t really know anything about this fire incident, but if you allow it, I’d like to help you save the citizens by your side. Will you permit me?”

The monster, presumed, no, confirmed to be the culprit, spoke in a light tone as if to deceive her, suggesting they save people together.

Comet swallowed hard in tension.

‘Is he different from before…?’

She had been a magical girl since middle school, so she’d met countless monsters.

But most monsters were often consumed by instinct rather than reason, making conversation impossible, and even if it was, most of them just rampaged.

However, the one in front of her felt dangerous.

He stood calmly alone at the fire scene, even extending a hand to suggest a handshake, showing such composure.

He was clearly a dangerous type.

He even just stood there, seemingly genuinely waiting for her to take his hand.

“You evil monster! Did you think I’d believe you reaching out to me while denying everything?! I’ll defeat you quickly and save the people!”

Comet, a magical girl who protects justice, love, and peace, didn’t fall for the monster’s trick.

“Oh?”

So meticulous, he even made a sound as if genuinely flustered.

“Light of the Comet, Comet Light!”

Comet immediately shot a beam of light from the staff in her hand.

“…Well, this has become a bit troublesome.”

Clock spoke with an incredibly relaxed tone, even though he said things had become troublesome.

The light Comet shot hit Clock directly.

-Thud!

Clock crashed into a motorcycle parked behind him due to the impact.

“…That stung a bit.”

Contrary to the shattered motorcycle, he got up unharmed and uttered something nonsensical.

“…!”

‘As expected, he’s incredibly strong…!’

“If that’s the case…!”

Realizing her opponent was an incredibly strong foe, Comet immediately prepared her finishing move.

“Rainyyyyy…!”

The moment she was about to shout the skill name.

-Whoosh!

“Kyaaah!”

A powerful flame flew towards her, making her fall backward.

“Ow, ow, ow…”

Comet quickly reacted, raising her left arm to block.

However, the impact was unusual, and her left arm, directly hit by the flames, was severely scorched.

“…Ugh.”

Comet’s eyes welled up with tears from the intense pain.

Clock expressed concern towards her.

“That must hurt quite a bit. I almost want to buy you some medicine.”

“Ugh…!”

Seeing him tease her like that, he must have pulled some trick.

Comet was convinced and prepared her finishing move once more.

“Rainy-“

And again.

-Whoosh!

“!! You won’t get me twice-“

-Whoosh!

“Kyaaah!”

Flames flew, and Comet braced herself, but the flames flying towards her suddenly grew in size and took on a human form.

“Hahahaha! Magical girl! Become my sacrifice!”

Its true identity was a monster.

“!! No way!”

Seeing that it was a monster made of flames, it seemed the culprit of this incident was this flame monster.

Distracted by Clock, she was late in blocking the flame monster flying towards her.

She desperately raised her arms and crossed them into an X shape.

“Hahahahaha!”

-Sizzle…

The flame monster clung to her arms, laughing loudly.

“Ugh…! Ugh…!”

Smoke rose as her arms slowly burned.

Its power was so strong that she couldn’t even shake it off easily.

‘…I have to get it off.’

Comet gripped her staff in a reverse grip.

She put all her strength into the hand holding the staff.

Thwack!

“Ugh!”

She directly plunged the sharp part behind the jewel into the monster’s body.

“You, you little…!”

Thanks to that, the flame monster let go of her arm and recoiled, but the problem was that the monster was now in a very bad mood.

“I’ll melt you whole!”

He ran on all fours like a beast, leaping towards Comet.

“Magical-“

Comet swung her staff, trying to shout her skill name, but.

“Ugh…!”

Suddenly, the pain made her stop.

‘N-No…!’

Comet raised her arms, bracing for the coming impact.

“Too easy.”

In front of her, in the blink of an eye, stood Clock, holding the flame monster’s head with one hand.