episode_0026

“Analyzing the magical girl’s power?”

“Yes, if I’m going to help, wouldn’t it be better to fight the way I used to? I always analyze the power meticulously to know the opponent’s weaknesses and engage in combat in that state. Well, is there a problem?”

“Hmm… I have to disclose all my power…”

Yes, from the perspective of the chairman, it must be a burdensome decision.

To openly analyze the power of a former villain, it would be quite difficult if the information leaked to another villain.

Well, in the end, it’s about whether you can trust me or not.

The chairman will have a lot to think about.

“Okay, it’s fine. When are you coming?”

The chairman answered immediately without even hesitating, contrary to my expectations.

Huh?

Wait, why.

“Wait a minute. Did you just give permission? Are you saying this without any doubt?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Well, I’m a villain, you know? And yet you’re giving permission?”

“You were a villain, not anymore, right?”

“How can you trust me, believe in me. Sigh.”

“So, when will you start the analysis?”

“For now, I plan to observe Arin’s training entirely.”

“Yes, Yoonseul will pass on the training video of Arin for you to use later for analysis.”

“Oh, there’s a video? Then can you also provide the videos of Wulbo, I mean Citrus, and Blanc?”

“Huh? I can provide them… Why?”

“I want to loosen up a bit on the day I observe Arin’s training. It’s tomorrow. Training day.”

“You’re going to spar with Yoonseul…?”

“Yes, just a simple practice partner, right?”

“…Vine, you’re determined to destroy our training ground.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t go that far with my attacks.”

“Ugh, please refrain from destroying it. The money that went into that training ground…”

“Yes, I’ll try my best. So please provide Blanc’s video as well.”

“Do you really need it…? You probably already know everything.”

“It hasn’t been that long, right? If there are combat videos, please provide them together.”

“Combat videos…? Oh, I see. That should be enough, right?”

At that moment, Blanc, who was sitting next to the chairman and eating his cookie, asked the chairman.

“Oh, we have something important left. You need to make an access card for Vine.”

“Oh, I’ve already prepared that.”

Saying that, the chairman handed over a necklace.

Inside it was an access card with a photo like a student ID.

Hmm, I haven’t sent any photos to the association.

“Chairman, how did you make this so quickly without me sending a photo…”

“Oh, were you surprised because it was prepared in advance? I made it with your mugshot photo.”

“You expected me to come?”

“Yes. I believed you would come.”

“How can you say that. Sigh, I’m not that easy to read, you know.”

“Because I trust you?”

“… It feels like going around in circles. So, how do you trust me? There’s no corner of me that’s trustworthy.”

“No, you’re trustworthy enough. Come on, take it.”

“Sigh… Okay.”

I received the access card from the chairman and examined it closely.

It’s a photo from when I was caught a long time ago.

In the photo, I have a slightly confused expression, but what was I thinking,

I can’t read any thoughts from that expression.

An expression of anger at the collapse of emptiness.

But, a somewhat empty expression.

A face that has lost the meaning of life.

No, more precisely, a face that has lost itself.

Or should I say, a face like that.

I don’t know what expression I have now.

But for now, I’ll hang the access card around my neck.

“Oh, when are you going to return my box? Don’t you have to keep your promise?”

The candy box filled with memories with Ellie must be returned.

“Oh, here it is. I filled it with candies inside too. Be careful not to drop it while taking it.”

“I’m not a child. Would I drop something precious?”

“Haha… You still look like a little kid. Isn’t that right, Yoon Seul?”

“Chairman, if you say that, Vina will get mad. Vina is very sensitive about her height.”

“Oh, really? I’m sorry then.”

“I’m not mad. And when have I ever been sensitive about my height?”

“You always have been. In the past and now.”

“Blanc, I have never been like that.”

“Oh, I see.”

Blanc’s bewildered expression and lackluster response returned.

I’m not sensitive about my height at all.

“Anyway, Chairman, is this the end?”

“Yeah, is there anything else you’re curious about or need?”

“I need to receive my weapon, don’t I?”

“Oh, right. I need to go to the confiscated goods warehouse. Or, let’s just go together and you can choose the weapon you want to use. Let’s go.”

Wait, is the Chairman really trying to take me to the confiscated goods warehouse?

“Wait, are you really trying to take me to the confiscated goods warehouse? And are you really going to hand me a weapon?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Why not? Aren’t you worried about me seriously holding a weapon and what I might do with it?”

“So, if you’re asking if I’m worried that you might steal weapons from the confiscated goods warehouse and cause chaos in the association, then I can assure you that’s not the case.”

“… Let’s just give you one sincere advice, Chairman. If you keep this up, you’ll definitely get into trouble.”

“Got it. Thanks for the advice. We have to go underground to get to the confiscated goods warehouse. Let’s go quickly.”

“… Sigh.”

So I followed the Chairman into the elevator heading underground.

In the elevator with the Chairman and Blanc, I asked the Chairman.

“How far can this access card take me?”

“All the spaces that an ordinary magical girl can use. Places like rest areas or training rooms.”

“… Most magical girls can access those spaces, right?”

“Yeah, you can even enter the villain detention cell.”

“Why did you give me that?”

“How long do I have to keep telling you? Because I trust you.”

“What will you do if I betray you?”

“You’re telling me that yourself, aren’t you?”

“But what if I’m lying?”

At that moment, the elevator door opened.

And as we stepped out of the open door, the Chairman said.

“I’ve been doing this job for so long. How many people have I met in this position? Even politicians.”

“Being in this position, one of my eyes for seeing people has improved.”

“If I didn’t have these two eyes, I wouldn’t have been able to come this far in this position.”

“Well, I doubted you last time because I didn’t see you with my own eyes.”

“I was convinced. You’ve changed.”

The place we arrived at was in front of a heavy iron door.

When the strict security and multiple closed doors were opened, many boxes were visible.

“Okay, now we need to find the box labeled Vina here.”

“… Are all of these confiscated items? All taken from villains?”

“Yeah, well, if it’s Vina… Eden… Oh, over there.”

The Chairman found a corner among the many shelves and went in.

There was a shelf with a paper with Eden’s emblem drawn on it.

“All of these are Eden’s confiscated items. From personal firearms taken from combatants to items held by officers, everything is here.”

The Chairman began to examine the boxes.

Then, he stopped somewhere and called us over.

“Vina, come here. Look at this.”

Where he was, there were many wooden boxes with my name written on them.

“From here… to here, all of these are Vina’s.”

“Are you telling me to take all of this?”

“Yeah, if it’s too heavy, you can leave it here at the association, and we’ll set up a room for you to use.”

“…Do magical girls get individual rooms provided by the association?”

“Yeah. Well, from a welfare standpoint.”

“Even if I’m not a magical girl?”

“If you want.”

“No, more importantly, will you return these weapons?”

“I will. Trust me. Now, let’s go. It’s dusty and stuffy in here, right? If it’s heavy, I’ll help too.”

“Oh, no… It’s not that heavy, but…”

“If you’re going to stay at the dormitory, I’ll pay for the car, so you can ride in it.”

“…I’ll consider that you’re not in your right mind. Sigh.”

With the help of the association president, we left the warehouse.

On the way, the president suggested stopping by the training ground, so we went there for a while.

Well, with this much space, it should be enough to move around.

So, I rode the car provided by the president back home.

I can’t take all this luggage on the subway.

It’s nice to at least have a comfortable ride back home.

On the way back, I checked the videos given by the president.

He looked at my phone in my pocket and saved his number.

And he said to make sure to contact him when I come back. He also mentioned that he would deactivate the warning function on my collar so that today’s commotion wouldn’t happen again.

I’ll have to carefully review the videos when I get home, but I should at least check them roughly now.

I watched Arin’s video more than Blanc’s.

Well, of course, there are many gaps that need to be fixed, so I have to start checking them one by one now.

In this scene, if I reduce the rotation this way, I can move more efficiently,

And if I swing the scythe like this here, it’s natural that the enemy won’t be able to move.

These small gaps add up and eventually become big holes.

Before it becomes a sinkhole that hurts Arin, I need to drill holes and do maintenance.

Like treating a cavity, it might hurt a bit.