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I am a magical girl.

Hmm, first, let me start with my story.

It’s just your typical cliché story of an ordinary magical girl, but if you want to hear it, I’ll tell you.

It was probably back when I was still a student.

Innocent and clueless, a sudden tragedy struck without warning.

Out of nowhere, a monster attacked our school.

Isn’t it absurd? A monster attacking the school out of the blue.

Hmm, at that time, there was a system in place that detected specific magical energy waves to alert the appearance of monsters, so a sudden attack was unlikely.

But still, a monster appearing without any warning from the system, it’s really unbelievable.

The first target of such an unexpected disaster was our school.

And it was the library, to be precise.

Coincidentally, I was there as part of a book volunteering activity, which was a bit of a flaw.

Oh, do you know how heavy the books in the library are?

Probably heavy enough to kill a weak student.

The experience of being buried under a pile of falling books is something I never want to go through again. Haha…

As I lay dying buried under the books, a white cat appeared before me.

And then, it spoke to me.

It said I had the talent of a magical girl and asked me to defeat the monster that had suddenly attacked the school.

Naturally, I was taken aback. Me becoming a magical girl.

At that time, magical girls were perhaps more reliable and friendly than the military to people.

Our wonderful friends who dedicated everything to protect the peace and stability of the citizens.

Always standing on the side of justice, bringing joy to everyone.

To think that I could be a part of them. It truly felt like a dream.

Even in the midst of being hit on the head with a thick book and bleeding profusely. Haha…

And then, well, it was nothing short of a typical cliché.

I awakened the power of a magical girl, defeated the monster through transformation, and my first weapon, the wand, was obtained then.

I fought with all my might using that wand. The biggest concern was who would protect our school friends if not me.

Looking back, with my current power, that monster was the weakest grade that could be easily defeated with a regular attack.

At that time, I was quite weak, so I barely managed to win the fight.

Yes. That’s the story of my birth as the magical girl Blanc. Quite ordinary, isn’t it?

Well, for a magical girl, this kind of story falls under the very ordinary category.

Even without going far, there are stories of magical girls who awakened while playing baseball with friends in the park and attacked a monster with the baseball bat they were holding, defeating the monster without even awakening, and even dealing with the mascot.

And even my closest friend, she inherited her sister’s abilities and started as a magical girl.

Yes, as you can tell, quite ordinary, right?

In works inspired by magical girls, there are many stories of such ordinary girls awakening as magical girls, right?

Hmm, the reason I started telling this story now is probably because of the aftermath.

After struggling to defeat the monster, a young girl who had been watching everything from behind was looking at me.

With her long, dark hair enveloped by the night sky, contrasting with her face illuminated by the bright white starlight, her sparkling amethyst eyes were glaring at me.

At first, I thought the little girl was just another victim caught up in the monster’s attack.

I guess she was looking at me, who had defeated the monster, because she had lost something to the monster I had dealt with.

Until the mascot urgently stopped me.

Upon careful consideration, if I were an ordinary child, I would have shown a frightened expression or a grateful one when saved by a magical girl.

However, with a calm expression and pure anger, she glared at me.

Yes, upon closer inspection, she was not ordinary at all.

An ordinary child wouldn’t be floating in the sky, right?

And an ordinary child wouldn’t be wielding a weapon, right?

And on top of that, she was giving me a very angry look.

She suddenly got mad at me.

“Seriously!!! How could you defeat a monster that easily! If you kill it like that! Ugh… I couldn’t even gather any misfortune energy!!” she said…

Yes, I almost died at the hands of the monster. She got mad at me for just disrupting her energy gathering.

So, what did I do to her? I just asked for her name.

Yes, I was quite out of it too. Asking for her name in that situation. Haha…

Maybe, as the me at that time, I thought I should at least ask for her name since she was a stranger, right?

In response to my question about her name, she seemed momentarily flustered and then introduced herself.

You know, that kind of introduction that villains always seem to do when they appear.

“I am Vinnie, the second executive of the great secret society ‘Eden,’ the dark vine that covers the world!”

She seemed to have stumbled over her words.

Her expression didn’t change, but her face turned quite red. Even redder than her pale face.

I had a chance to ask a senior about it later.

Vinnie said it was her first appearance at that school. There were many other evil organizations, but it was the first time a member of an evil organization brought a monster, so the senior remembered it as something special.

Hmm… Somehow, we ended up becoming acquaintances.

I became a magical girl, and Vinnie became a villain.

We ended up becoming rivals despite walking opposite paths.

After that, um… I think we might run out of time to continue the story here.

In short, wherever I was, Vinnie appeared, and wherever Vinnie was, I intervened, and we clashed.

For about 10 years.

Truly, an incredible fate, or rather a cursed fate, isn’t it?

Over those 10 years, I fought Vinnie countless times.

Our overall record was 855 wins for me, 854 wins for her.

As I ascended to the ranks of top-tier magical girls, she also grew stronger.

As I reached the pinnacle of magical girl power, she had grown to a level far beyond other magical girls.

After fighting her for a long time, I suddenly wanted to know why such a young girl was threatening the citizens.

She seemed even younger than me when we first met.

And because she was my only true rival.

I investigated, and investigated again.

Using all the powers available to me as a magical girl, including government secret networks.

Through continuous investigation, I found out that she was a victim of the ‘rift in dimensions.’

A person swept into the rare dimensional rift globally, and the only person to return alive from that rift. That person was her.

Torn apart and disintegrated in the void of the rift, she had nothing left when she reappeared.

Left with nothing but pain.

What turned her into the worst villain imaginable was the harsh world itself.

She, a young girl wandering around seeking help.

However, what returned was a gaze of disdain and cold indifference.

In a situation where no one offered help, the one who reached out a hand to the despairing and desperate her was the boss of Eden.

I was angry.

To the people who didn’t help her?

No, they are not at fault.

They simply made unavoidable choices to live their own lives.

I was angry at this country, at this system.

Having the ability to detect the magical energy coming from the dimensional crack, yet not thoroughly investigating it.

And, not taking any action at all.

But, there was nothing I could do.

This country still continues to function.

Yes, like water flowing from the mountains to the sea. It simply flows according to fate.

I, regretfully, did not have the power or ability to change that flow.

Even if I reached the pinnacle of a magical girl, I did not have the power to completely change this country.

Still, I had the power to change the fate of at least one person.

Oh, turning back time to save her? No, that’s not possible even with the power of a magical girl.

Time only flows in one direction.

So, I thought of the best solution, over and over again.

Eventually, I found one answer.

However, to save her like this, she had to suffer.

And, I had to defeat her.

So, I continued to fight her.

I fought, and fought. Until I arrested her.

No, until Eden crumbled.

And, on the day of the final battle. The beginning of Operation “Ragnarok”.

The person who came up with the operation name must have been seriously misinformed, but let’s overlook that for now.

The situation during Ragnarok was urgent.

All magical girls who could be dispatched from Seoul were sent to Eden’s headquarters.

A total of 25 magical girls were dispatched, along with 3 special forces battalions participating in the massive operation.

The battle that started while cleaning up the remnants continued with the battle against Vinea.

A total of 20 magical girls against Vinea in a fierce battle.

As expected, there was no mercy in the face of quantity. 17 magical girls were injured, but they succeeded in capturing Vinea.

Upon hearing the news of her capture, I engaged in battle with the boss of Eden, and successfully brought down Eden.

Now, I thought I could save her.

I thought I could save her.

Because I knew her truth. I knew she was also a victim.

But, the world saw it differently.

She was just an axis of evil. A presence that needed to disappear.

In the end, because she was also a top executive of Eden, she was sentenced to death.

As someone who knew her circumstances, I thought it was absurd.

However, she committed many atrocities, and many people were harmed.

I made efforts on all fronts to avoid her execution.

Still, being a magical girl who single-handedly dismantled a large secret conspiracy organization seemed to have a significant impact.

Her death sentence was disguised as a mere 10 years of imprisonment.

Moreover, she was released after only 3 years due to exemplary behavior and parole.

I continued to visit the prison where she was held, wanting to have a conversation with her.

But, she refused all visits, including from her lawyer.

And now, about 5 years have passed.

I have become the strongest magical girl, loved and respected by people.

I have performed countless good deeds and saved numerous lives.

To the point where I have earned a nickname.

The Savior Magical Girl.

Even though there are still people I have not saved.

The main reason for me to perform these acts on behalf of others.

And as her whereabouts became mysterious after her release, I searched for her.

And finally, I found her whereabouts.

In the outskirts of Seoul, in the middle of the mountains, there was a village made of wooden planks.

“Happiness Village.” A truly contradictory name for a neighborhood.

Even there, the smallest and most dilapidated, a shack that seemed like it would crumble if the wind blew.

She was here.

The magical girl of salvation who couldn’t save anyone else.

Ah, my long-time adversary.