Chapter 102 : Magical Girl HAZARD

“Hikari!”

“Yeah, I saw it too.”

“Th-that… what on earth.”

“…”

An extraordinary situation unfolded that surprised even Yuki, who had experienced numerous battles including trials.

The 4 stars extending from behind Animus, the magical girl of [War], were a new power beyond our understanding.

Born 3-star.

Fully bloomed 3-star.

The limit of power allowed to magical girls.

The strongest stage where one is connected to the world and has their own domain.

The final realm mentioned in <Magical Girl HAZARD>.

That was supposed to be 3-star.

But the 4 stars emitting huge light like a cross-shaped halo behind the magical girl of [War] floating in the skies above Shinjuku pressed down on us as if mocking such notions.

“…Appear. Idols of humanity. Glory born in war.”

Animus, floating majestically with her reddish-brown hair fluttering, pointed at us with a giant sword larger than a person.

Rough

Crude

Sharp

Flames slowly rose from the giant sword that seemed to represent her temperament.

Whoosh

The fire that started from the tip of the sword burned more and more fiercely until it looked like a huge beacon.

A beacon signaling the start of war.

“Everyone be careful!!”

“What should we do, leader! At this rate the city will be completely flattened!”

“Yuki! Ichika! Endless armies will come out of those obelisks! Take care of one obelisk each!”

“Got it.”

“Leave it to me.”

“Let’s go! Lihua! Asya!”

“Okay!”

“Let’s go together!”

Yuki, who had already fully prepared for battle, flew towards the obelisk with a giant reddish-brown airship floating above it, surrounded by flames along with Chen Lihua and Cho Yeonseo.

“Sirius! Natalia! Please cover the magical girl of [Flame] Yuki’s group!”

-Yes, understood!

Wooong―

The silver giant ship that had been stopped far up in the sky followed Yuki’s group’s flames and kept the giant reddish-brown ship in check.

The two massive bodies, so huge that their incredible speed didn’t feel real, faced each other with the red sky between them.

A barrage of bombardment followed.

Bang

Bang

Bang

The reddish-brown giant ship also responded by firing huge flames in response to the covering attacks pouring from the Sirius. The heat emitted by the two giant ships in the sky was enough to make one’s eyes sting.

“Ichika, go towards the one wearing the golden mask over there!”

“Oh! Somehow those minions over there seem lively!”

“I trained specially for today!”

“Kyoko! Let’s go quickly!”

As Ichika said, the army of the guardian Agamemnon wearing the golden mask was already advancing with all of them wearing golden masks.

The golden masked army, which felt overwhelmingly stronger than the armies from other obelisks, was charging out with resounding roars.

“■■― ■■■■―!!”

“■■■■!!”

Unlike soldiers from other obelisks, this army discarded spears and shields and grasped swords.

They were moving swiftly, searching for shelters where civilians had evacuated.

Ichika and Kyoko quickly approached the golden masked army, leaping across rooftops.

-Walpurgis team reporting to the magical girl of [Beginning]!

-Currently one of the giant obelisks is gradually blocking roads and isolating magical girls!

“…”

Guardian with the shining helmet

Hector

Unlike other guardians, he didn’t show noticeable flashiness, but he was thoroughly disrupting the coordination of magical girls and slowly guiding the flow of the battlefield.

The hundreds of magical girls who were supposed to rush into the Hall of War while I fought the magical girl of [War] were gradually being dispersed and isolated.

“Captain Himari.”

-Yes, I’m listening.

“Please join up with the Walpurgis team and attack the obelisk guarded by the guardian with the shining helmet as much as possible.”

-Then the Walpurgis team’s joining will be greatly delayed, is that okay?

“It’s fine.”

-Understood.

As soon as the radio transmission ended saying that the Relief Corps led by Himari, the magical girl of [Nursing], had begun clashing with Hector’s army, a request for help was heard.

-This is… argh?!

Bang―

The sound of a building collapsing

The sound cut off for a moment, but soon the magical girl sent another transmission.

-…evacuated! This is the magical girl in charge of the sports center where civilians have evacuated!! A giant surrounded by huge flashes is attacking too quickly!! Please help!! We’re not enough!!

Guardian of swift feet.

Achilles.

As soon as I heard those words, I called out to Hana and the golden girls.

“Hana-chan! Daphne! Echo! Sylph! Go to the sports center and draw the guardian’s attention!”

“Okay Hikari-chan!”

“Understood, Successor!”

“Be careful!”

“Yeah! Of course!”

The girls who answered with determined expressions shot out towards the scene where the sounds of building destruction could be heard in the distance, surrounded by yellow flashes.

Swoosh―

“Your Majesty.”

“Fujimoto-san?”

“I will take care of the remaining obelisk.”

“Yes, I’ll leave it to you.”

“…Your Majesty.”

Dizzying flashes and explosions, and noise.

A scene where it felt like one might lose their mind at any moment.

Bang!

Rumble―

“■■■■■!!”

-Announcement from Elysion Observatory! Combat with black lion demons has begun at all sites including Korea and China!

Red sky

Silver giant ships

Green giants

Yellow flashes

Golden blades

In the battlefield where everything began dancing and fighting, the girl who had followed me for the past year spoke.

For today 

For numerous magical girls.

Sumire, who had not spared her own body.

“…Thank you. For allowing us to protect everyone.”

“…It’s not over yet.”

“Yes, I will take care of the remaining obelisk.”

The final obelisk where a guardian had not yet appeared.

Sumire walked towards it holding a single sword, along with Kaede and the salon members.

Their first actions as magical girls were not to help others, but. Somehow they had now become a team going around helping numerous people.

“Fujimoto-san.”

“Yes?”

“You must stay safe.”

“…”

Sumire was about to answer something to those words but closed her mouth. Then as she moved forward again, she quietly smiled.

“From now on, I would like you to call me Sumire.”

“Yes, Sumire.”

I deployed magical girls towards all the obelisks.

Now only one thing remained.

I rose into the sky surrounded by colorful starlight and faced the magical girl of [War].