What is Right (4)

What is Right (4)

“Th-this is absurd!”

“Shut up, you. Do you think shouting will solve anything?!”

The Fairy Council, which had been nothing but peaceful for hundreds of years. However, right now this place was, literally, a crucible of shock and terror.

The elder fairies of the council were all greatly bewildered by the shocking news from Earth and couldn’t get their bearings.

“Please quiet down, everyone. Panicking won’t give us answers.”

The chairman was barely keeping his composure, but in truth, even he was just forcibly managing the fairies without having any real solution at hand.

“Ch-chairman, this is absolutely not a minor matter. Among all the worlds where we carefully select and operate the magical girl system, none have ever figured out how to acquire magical power on their own in the middle. Because that must not happen!”

However, despite the chairman’s attempt to calm them, one of the elder council members cried out with a trembling voice. Indeed, it was that serious of a matter.

The fairies select worlds to operate magical girls through extremely strict and thorough investigation. Worlds where the secret of magical girls cannot be discovered, meaning their business can never be interfered with.

“Earth was such an attractive place. The population of billions ignorant of magical power, the advanced consciousness of humans, and all the numerous achievements that came with it! But things started going wrong from the beginning, and finally after 20 years, a major incident has occurred!”

There was only one reason they were having this fit. Unless magical girls remained beings beyond the beyond in that place, they couldn’t maintain their special status.

It’s obvious that efficiency would drop if messengers of justice who judge evil fell to the level of mere Awakened One 1. This situation was incomparable to the formation of private organizations like Casilena.

A decrease in efficiency meant a decrease in achievements.

A decrease in achievements meant that the fairies’ power would decrease by that much—from their perspective, it was a threat to their lifeline.

“How will you take responsibility for this, Chairman? I don’t think this variable is unrelated to the monsters of Nevaros!”

“Calm yourself, Councilor Winston.”

The elderly man the chairman called Winston approached and whispered while breathing heavily, but the chairman frowned and pushed Winston away.

“The monsters of Nevaros couldn’t possibly be that clever. This is the intervention of a different variable.”

“A-a different variable? What could that possibly be?”

Winston spoke while watching the reactions of other council members who were still in a state of mental breakdown.

Usually, he could have acted as boldly as he wanted as one of the most senior elders, but now he had to be careful.

After all, Winston himself was a member of the group—which included the chairman and several council members—that had deliberately opened a dimensional gate to Nevaros on Earth. Of course, since this was an act that trampled even the remaining will of Yggdrasil that argued for justice, it was the most confidential of secrets even among the fairies.

“Everyone, be quiet. We will now take time to devise a plan!”

The chairman, frowning, ignored Winston’s words and banged the gavel in his hand. The magical wave swept through the area so strongly that everyone who had suddenly fallen silent turned to look at him.

“This is an unprecedented event in history. I believe everyone will agree.”

“That’s right.”

“Do you have a plan…”

“We cannot give up on Earth. I believe you’ll agree with this as well.”

The chairman calmly continued his thoughts to the bewildered council members.

“We will move up the banquet that was scheduled for the near future. And we will summon all magical girls without a single exception.”

“Chairman, you don’t mean…”

“The details will be decided then, but personally, I think it’s right to nip it in the bud.”

The council members were taken aback by the statement to summon all magical girls, but the chairman’s eyes gleamed. The meaning of nipping it in the bud was essentially already clear.

“But Chairman! We must also consider the public sentiment of Earth’s people. If we do such a thing, it will turn all magical girls against us!”

Winston stopped him in shock. However, he shook his head as if he had a solution.

“There’s already one crazy girl who acts on her own and causes all sorts of chaos. If that madwoman steps up, the blame won’t fall on us!”

As the chairman opened his mouth with a faint smile, a chilling silence fell. It was because they knew who he was talking about.

“From now on, I ask all council members to come up with a way to control Tequilas, the SSS-class most dangerous magical girl, by the day of the banquet.”

Fighting fire with fire, using poison against poison. The chairman decided to draw the double-edged sword and blood-calling demon sword named Tequilas.

“Lana, you’re pardoned.”

“Yes.”

The council’s decision would inevitably affect Lana, the president of Hoina, to which Tequilas belonged.

Lana, who had been confined to her home all this time, let out a hollow laugh at the absurd decision of the council that seemed to treat her as some kind of tool.

“This is a crisis situation for our entire fairy race. I hope you won’t jeopardize the greater cause with individual emotions in such circumstances. Remember what should take priority.”

“Of course. You would say that.”

She glared at the council fairies who had come to her house. It was a disgusting act of intimidating her, and when things didn’t go their way, wielding authority and power to inflict all kinds of attacks and disadvantages, and then shamelessly demanding sacrifice and endurance when needed without a single apology.

‘You’re not even hypocrites. You make me want to vomit, you trash.’

Lana’s heart had long since left this rotten fairy council.

“The deadline is not far off. We will analyze the contract word by word to establish grounds for controlling Takilas, so cooperate with everything.”

The council began to freely enter and exit her company, Lana Land, taking information and messing things up as they pleased.

Lana could only sit blankly in her chaotic office and watch them.

“President…”

“I’m fine, Director Yuria.”

Lana smiled faintly at Yuria, the sales director who had come to her.

“Over the years, I’ve seen in countless worlds how the right charisma and leadership of those in power have brought about progress, and I admired them. They change and develop the world. But of course, there are two sides to everything.”

Lana muttered bitterly, lowering her head.

“This is clearly a crisis for our group. However, in this situation where we should unite and work together, the old fairy council members are only looking out for their own interests using their number of seats. Do they have the will to overcome this situation? What about the justice that Yggdrasil entrusted us with?”

“P-President.”

“Those shameless old relics without will, justice, or conscience. Yuria, I’ve realized what we need to do to survive. We must drive out and crush those worthless trash in the council!”

Lana gritted her teeth.

It wasn’t just because of personal resentment. As a ‘true fairy’ who believed in maintaining the conscience of fairies who worship Yggdrasil, she had made a decision to save the entire race.

“Those old trash who call themselves politicians don’t think about us fairies. Far from reform and innovation, they just keep feeding off each other and only think about fattening their own bellies. To them, new-age fairies like us are just tools to be used. That’s why I’ve decided to do whatever it takes to break them down and pull them down. That’s the reason I had you teach the formula for handling magic to The One Road on Earth.”

Her lips twisted. In fact, the situation had already unfolded due to her actions. It was a decision made to cut out the rotten flesh from within.

The Fairy Council won’t be able to find a solution to this unprecedented situation. As a result, their position will be weakened, and they won’t be able to avoid responsibility.

‘Control Takilas? Stupid vermin!’

She finally burst out laughing.

Lana, who had personally met with Demon Lord Takilas, knew he was an excellent ruler and a powerful grand monarch. She was confident that if the Demon Realm intervened, the Fairy Council would be crushed effortlessly.

There was no way the current corrupt and incompetent Fairy Council could handle Takilas.

***

“The, the date of the banquet has been moved up. It seems they’re trying to come up with countermeasures.”

“I’m looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of solution they’ve come up with.”

Right after the first period exam ended, Ren, who had been groaning, suddenly spoke as if he had received an answer. To be honest, I didn’t care. My daily life wouldn’t be affected regardless of what happened to the Magical Girls.

“I don’t know that far. And don’t be too relieved. If the Fairy Council abandons Earth, all the power will be reclaimed. That means you won’t be able to maintain your appearance!”

“…What?”

“Of, of course, if that happens, we’ll also face an unprecedented period of decline.”

Now it had become an issue I couldn’t ignore. However, thinking about it again, there was no reason for me to be anxious first.

No matter what happens, the fact that I’m the boss won’t change.

“So in the end, crisis situations are all similar? It wouldn’t be bad to watch how smart and clean these esteemed fairy leaders are.”

Chaos, these days it’s chaos everywhere you look.

It was quite a sight, but unless you’re in the position of the Demon Lord who would devour this chaos, the outcome is something to look forward to.

Which side will overcome this chaos and ultimately survive and grow?