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It should be seen as the recently unlocked changing to match the costume.

Cookie couldn’t stop sighing.

A fantasy that invades reality.

A cheat.

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Unfair.

A clear imbalance.

A threat to the world, a threat to humanity.

Such magic… Cookie had never seen it even in the Magic Kingdom. Or rather, it seemed like there were such things in the old records left in books. It was something only top-tier magic, recorded as legends, could do.

Why on earth did such power end up in the hands of an Earthling?

…I don’t know. I can’t figure it out.

Cookie pondered for a moment, then finally let out a deep sigh and shook her head, shaking off her thoughts and worries.

That’s because Cookie is just a balancer.

“I don’t need to know about bizarre monsters or crazy people, meow. I just need to focus on making sure neither Mekrak nor Earth is tilted to one side, meow.”

The problem is that Kay alone is tilting this balance greatly… but Kay is easy to handle, so there’s no problem.

“Still, I can’t help but admire it, meow. To think that a talent that doesn’t exist even in the Magic Kingdom would appear on Earth…”

Cookie felt complicated and regretful, but also relieved in a way.

If such power existed in the Magic Kingdom, which was rotten to the core, such a fragile galaxy would have become a pile of trash overnight.

So, under no circumstances should Kay’s identity be revealed to the Magic Kingdom.

“The problem is that such power is in the hands of that subtly stupid person, meow.”

Cookie would have to handle that part well, one way or another.

All of this is to protect the three worlds—the Magic Kingdom, Mekrak, and Earth—and, furthermore, the galaxy.

“I guess I need to push Kay harder for a bit, meow.”

Cookie leisurely began to plan her next move.

“Hmm… I wish there was something to steal.”

After confirming once again that the monsters were all dead, I began to wander around the hideout.

I had eaten as much food as I could in the deserted banquet hall, so my stomach was full. Taking a walk like this to digest wasn’t bad.

“…Even if I were to take something, nothing really comes to mind.”

There were expensive-looking machines, but they were from Mekrak, so I honestly didn’t know where or how to use them, and I didn’t feel like taking them.

Is it because I’m not used to thievery?

Let’s not do anything unnecessary, yeah.

I took out a can of cold beer from the boss Bibi’s room and drank it as I walked out of the tunnel. I had deactivated my costume.

“Huum~ The outside air after so long…”

It’s been so long, really…

The night air felt so good.

“You… you’re safe.”

“Huh? Oh?”

As I was enjoying the night air and gulping down beer, I ran into a familiar face.

Purple bobbed hair. Horn ornaments on her head and a black costume that looked provocative. Most noticeable of all were her large breasts.

She was that Blue Sapphire’s teammate… I think.

“Hi~ What’s up here?”

“…I heard you were captured.”

“Huh? Oh, were you trying to rescue me?”

“It seems it wasn’t necessary, though.”

Ah, right, I remembered her name. It was Yura.

“Norman helped me, so I somehow managed to break through to the entrance… but the Bibis were stronger than I thought. Thanks to that, I couldn’t even get inside and barely managed to escape… I thought you were strong, so you’d be okay, but… I was worried since you hadn’t come out for days…”

“Thanks. I was stuck without being able to move.”

“But you came out on your own like this.”

Still, it was nice to think that someone was worried about me.

“So, is it just you, Yura?”

“Norman was here until yesterday. Blue Sapphire and Rina told me not to come. They were both full of enthusiasm, but… Ah, and Norman earned quite a few points when he was captured last time. He had enough points… that…”

“‘Wish’?”

Yura nodded.

The reason these people become magical girls is probably mostly because of that wish.

The also mostly contracted for girlish wishes.

If they had enough points to buy a from the point shop, there would be no reason to fight anymore. That must be why Norman retired.

“B-But Norman did his best to help in various ways! He said he couldn’t just do nothing after receiving help… He did everything he could, like monster radar, traps, and mapping the hideout structure.”

“Huh? Ah. You don’t have to worry about it… Yeah. I have to thank him too.”

As I chuckled, Yura bowed deeply.

“Thank you for helping us last time. And… I’m really sorry for saying rude things when we first met.”

Yura’s exposed shoulders were trembling slightly.

She didn’t have to worry so much, but this girl had a very principled personality…

“It seems like you were captured because you were helping us… so I wanted to at least help you escape, but you came out on your own like this… I don’t have any points to give you, but if there’s anything else I can do… I want to do it.”

“I see. I see.”

It wouldn’t be good to refuse when someone offered to do something for me, right?

I pondered for a moment and then made a suggestion to Yura.

“Boobs.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Let me touch your boobs.”

I wiggled my fingers and smiled brightly at Yura.

“………………………………Heeh?”

Yura opened her mouth in a daze.

“Uuu… Heh… That’s, that’s too much…”

Yura collapsed to the ground with her back against the floor, covering her chest with both hands and trembling.

“Huu, satisfied, satisfied.”

Really, Yura’s were bigger than I imagined.

A size that didn’t fit in one hand, with softness and elasticity… This sensation was so amazing that even a woman would be impressed. Wonderful. A sense of awe, as if I had seen a Shangri-La or Utopia, overflowed within me.

Putting aside the fact that I was a man, I was simply impressed as a person.

Was this the ultimate chest?

“Ugh… I-Is this okay…?”

“…”

“What are you thinking so hard about while wiggling your fingers!”

“No… I’m trying to thoroughly engrave this sensation and emotion in my head so I don’t forget it…”

“Don’t!”

I dodged the stone she threw by tilting my head. With a terrifying crash! half of the stone was embedded in the wall, and then it shattered and fell.

…She’s throwing something like that at someone’s head? Is this woman crazy?

“This is enough. I don’t need anything else. More than that, I was helped by you… or rather, your team. You know, on the bus from the Normals.”

“…That’s why I told Blue Sapphire and Rina not to come. Because Norman and I were the ones who said things that upset you.”

Ah. I see.

I thought it a little while ago, but she really had a principled personality.

If I were a man, she would have been my type.

“Yura.”

“Yes.”

“If I become a man, would you go out with me?”

“Huh?!”

I could see Yura panicking.

Well… she couldn’t help but panic if she suddenly heard something like that.

“Wait a minute. That was too sudden. My bad. Forget it.”

“Ah, yes…”

“If I become a man… yeah, give birth to my child.”

“Huh?!”

“I’ll take responsibility! Let’s get married!”

“…Ah. Being captured by the monsters… has made you this crazy… I’m sorry… I can’t believe this…”

I’m very normal…

I was treated like a weirdo…

“By the way, what wish did Norman make?”

“Her dream was to start her own company. She said she paid off all her debts while working as a magical girl, and she wanted to do a business that would never fail.”

“I see… No wonder she was so thorough with her money calculations.”

“Well, I’m still a student… Norman, in particular, felt like a ‘capable adult,’ so I admired her a little… She worked hard even on small things.”

“…My conscience is pricked.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. But I hope she does well. People who work hard should do well.”

“That’s right. I think so too.”

“What wish are you going to make, Yura?”

“I don’t know yet… I started this to earn money for college tuition.”

“I see.”

“But I earned a lot of points when I was violated by the monsters last time… so I should start thinking about it.”

“It seems like it’s easier to earn points by being violated than by defeating them…”

“It really does seem that way…”

“Sis~ I’m here.”

Magical girl name Norman, real name Kim Hyeyeon.

She was a capable woman, but unfortunately, her surrounding environment was not good.

Her father left her with only debts when she was young, and her mother’s health deteriorated a lot from enduring the weight of the debts and raising two daughters.

But she was loved.

Knowing that, Hyeyeon decided to do her best to protect her family.

She learned how to earn, spend, and manage money, and she tried to earn even a penny more from her student days, and she tried to give her younger sister even a penny more in allowance while wearing the same plain clothes every day herself…

What rolled into her like that was the job of a magical girl.

She had always been struggling with poverty, but the job of a magical girl was good because it paid well. If she used the points well, she could earn much more money than she originally could.

She was able to pay off her debts quickly. It was a debt that she had been diligently reducing with her mother from the beginning. She remembers that the day the debt disappeared, her body and mind felt so light that she felt like she was flying in the sky.

And, whether it was luck or misfortune, she earned more points than she thought by being captured and violated by the monsters.

Being violated was like… thinking of it as being bitten by a dog. In the first place, before signing the magical girl contract, she heard that such a thing could happen, and she was prepared for it.

After all, monsters can pop out anytime, anywhere, and even if you’re not a magical girl, you can be attacked at any time in today’s world.

More than that, the wish.

Norman, who had finally collected the points, happily made a wish.

“【I want to have my own company that will never falter.】”

She made a wish that contained all her desired ideals, such as how much annual sales she wanted, what kind of industry she wanted to be in, and what kind of subordinates she wanted to have.

The wish was fulfilled.

Now Norman, Kim Hyeyeon, is the president of a global company and is making a name for herself as a capable woman.

“…Sis, you’re still not awake.”

Kim Hyeyeon’s younger sister, Kim Juhee, put down the bag she had brought, looking disappointed.

She brought a patient meal just in case, but it wouldn’t be necessary.

“When are you going to wake up…? Huh…? Sis…”

Norman became the president and is making a name for herself as a capable woman.

However, ‘in the world of dreams.’

In reality, she is just sleeping as if she were dead.

The cause is unknown, the illness is unknown, she is not dying, she does not get hungry, her hair does not grow longer, she is only breathing in and out… like a princess whose time has completely stopped, she is just sleeping without anything changing except for her breathing and heartbeat.

“Sis, sis…!”

Kim Juhee held Kim Hyeyeon’s sleeping hand and shed tears.

Her heart ached at the sight of her sister, whom she loved and admired.

What on earth caused this?

Why did she suddenly fall asleep like this?

The reason is unknown.

It cannot be known.

But.

“Please… God… God… If I can save my sister… I’ll do anything…”

To her question,

“You said you’d do anything if you could save your sister, ppyo?”

A fairy with a cute doll-like appearance, neither God nor human, who had appeared in the room at some point, answered.

“What…?! Wh-Where are you from?!”

“I’m a fairy from the Magic Kingdom, ppyo. Hey, what if I said I could grant any wish, ppyo?”

The fairy’s words, loaded with hypnotic sound waves, shook Juhee’s heart in an instant.

“Th-That… can it save my sister?”

“Of course, ppyo.”

The fairy smiled kindly as if to reassure her.

“However, you have to become a magical girl and defeat Mekrak… would that be okay, ppyo? Fighting?”

Juhee pondered for a moment, then nodded.

“Good choice, ppyo.”

The fairy smiled and waved her hand at Juhee. Now the power of a magical girl would be bestowed upon her.

However, Juhee did not realize that Hyeyeon’s hand, which Juhee was holding… Norman’s hand, had slightly tightened as if to say no.

Author’s Note

Merry Christmas