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by adminThe more unstable a magical girl’s heart is, the weaker her power becomes.
The power of emotion and the heart is an abstract concept, but.
These certainly function as power for magical girls.
That’s why the state created counselors like me, isn’t it.
However, there was one question.
‘She was mentally unstable, so how did she function?’
I also somewhat perceived that Prayfe was unstable.
But even before meeting me, she was this unstable, so how did she function?
The structure is such that the more unstable they are, the less power can possibly come out.
“So, Pray… what do you want to say?”
“When I first met you, you were too unstable. And the power of your heart was too weak.”
It meant she was a girl who couldn’t become a magical girl.
Generally, to become a magical girl, a strong will.
Literally, only when the heart and mind are strong can they use power as a magical girl, which is why they are chosen by spirits.
However, Prayfe was too weak, both regarding her family issues and judging solely by her prior state.
Even the emotions that were the source of power, like fighting spirit, hope, or longing…
‘Because she was weaker compared to others.’
“To make you a magical girl, more power was needed.”
The mascot wore a apologetic face and slowly approached in front of Prayfe.
With tiny cotton candy-like fingers, it poked between Prayfe’s chest.
“To draw out the weak and small emotions inside you, I had to use a lot of power.”
“So……”
“Not even enough power was left to maintain a physical body in reality.”
I felt like I understood clearly what it meant.
The mascot had to bear more burden to produce power equivalent to other magical girls, even with only faint emotions.
And today.
Perhaps it reappeared again as those emotions recently stabilized.
“That’s why I’m really grateful to that counselor over there. Thanks to you~ I don’t have to suffer anymore. And it seems Prayfe has gotten much stronger too.”
“Is that so.”
“What’s with that reaction? The achievement you made is tremendous, you know? You know how incredibly difficult it is to engrave pure emotions in a girl, right?”
“…Wow, really. Yes. That’s nice.”
“That’s not fun. But still, please take good care of things from now on, Mr. Counselor~.”
I nodded at the mascot’s words and responded casually.
‘Then, is this current appearance the ideal image that Prayfe truly wanted?’
A magical girl’s transformation is her ideal image.
It is said that they transform into the ideal appearance they desire.
That’s why Prayfe’s previous transformation, which looked strong like a wolf, might not have been the appearance she originally desired.
So this current appearance……
“Counselor?”
The appearance she most wanted to be.
In a way, perhaps she has only now truly become a magical girl.
“Okay then, let’s stop the conversation here and slowly go somewhere else? I’m hungry~ Prayfe~ Mr. Counselor~.”
“Is the mascot hungry too?”
“A mascot spirit has to eat something to live too~ I’ve just been working inside Prayfe’s heart and haven’t been able to eat anything~.”
‘Indeed, it’s not good to stay here any longer.’
Recalling having just encountered a corrupted magical girl, staying here for long felt wrong.
‘Because someone might come due to the sounds of fighting.’
It would be good to leave this place soon.
After briefly tidying up the surroundings, we decided to slowly move on.
-Grrr.
The sound of a stomach rumbling heard from beside me.
“Mascot?”
“Th- That’s not my sound?”
If that’s the case….
I turned my head the other way and looked at Prayfe.
-Tug.
Prayfe, who grabbed my collar, blushed.
“It’s me…. After going wild just now, my, my stomach is… too.”
Come to think of it, I’m starting to get hungry too.
It seemed like the timing would be perfect if we ate out on the way back.
“Th- Then… Mr. Counselor… To- Today.”
“Yes?”
Prayfe’s face, which was already red, began to flush even deeper and grow hot.
Trembling lips and sparkling eyes.
As if intensely desiring something, she began to voice a wish.
“Let’s go on a date too… today.”
“A date…?”
“Yes, yes! I worked hard today… and. I’m hungry too… and. I, I too, like Ai. H- Perhaps it’s not possible?”
A date….
Prayfe, who seemed to have been thinking about dates with Ai continuously, asked me for a date.
‘Well, I don’t have plans with Ai today, and there’s plenty of time.’
Since I was planning to eat and go back anyway, it seemed good to go as a side benefit.
Rather, if the date reduces Prayfe’s dependence even a little, it would be even better.
Slowly nodding, I firmly held Prayfe’s hand that was holding my collar.
“Let’s go. Date.”
“Hehe… Yes!”
***
“There are, uh, quite a few people today, aren’t there?”
“It seems there are quite a lot of people probably because it’s Saturday.”
It was when I entered the street with Prayfe.
Perhaps because it was the weekend, there were quite a lot of people on the street.
To the extent that if I lost concentration even a little, I could easily lose someone.
‘I feel like I should at least hold her hand.’
It was the moment I reached out my arm to hold Prayfe’s hand with that thought.
-Grab.
“Ack?!”
“L- Let… Let’s stay close so we don’t get separated. Let’s walk close.”
A soft sensation coming up from the end of my arm.
Surprised by the sudden sensation, I startled and turned around.
‘She’s hugging my arm?’
It wasn’t a normal arm link.
It was closer to literally hugging the arm.
From my arm squeezed between violent breasts to Prayfe’s expression tightly holding on as if she wouldn’t let go.
“Le- Let’s go quickly.”
“Uh… Yes.”
It was hard to concentrate with the feeling on my arm, but if I didn’t want to attract more attention from people, it seemed I should walk for now.
Prayfe hugging my arm.
And me, whose steps were awkward as if nervous.
These two elements could easily attract people’s interest.
Furthermore, unlike Ai, Prayfe was in a state where she hadn’t used perception inhibition magic either.
Naturally, the gazes of passing men focused on Prayfe and me, and we received envious looks.
And women covered their mouths and smiled subtly, perhaps finding Prayfe’s actions amusing.
It literally felt like being a celebrity, if only for a moment.
‘First, somewhere without people.’
“Hmm~ Where should we go? Counselor. I like ramen and Gukbap too.”
Prayfe, who wasn’t bothered by people’s gazes, just smiled brightly.
Just looking at her appearance, she seems like she’d be the most concerned about people’s gazes.
It was when we were gradually heading towards a street with fewer people.
As the gazes decreased, my tension gradually decreased, and I was able to continue the conversation with Prayfe even more naturally.
“Shall we eat sushi? I’ll treat you.”
“Sushi…? I, I eat more than you’d think, so it might cost a bit?”
Prayfe, as if worried about my wallet.
How much could possibly fit in this small stomach.
I snorted and stroked her head as if telling her not to worry.
“It’s okay. Even if I have a low salary, I receive a lot of support, so I get a lot of discounts.”
“Hmm… It’s fine. I’ll just treat you. Besides, I’m in a position of being dependent, so I should buy it.”
“Then… I’ll enjoy the meal, Prayfe.”
“Hmm, Yes~.”
-Tight squeeze.
Prayfe rubbing her head against my arm as if she just liked being together.
That appearance was so much like a puppy that it seemed cute.
She’s really cute too, if she doesn’t go crazy.
When her dependence properly bursts, she goes crazy, truly….
Still, since her smiling appearance like this was good to see right now, I decided to just let her be.
‘I hope only such peaceful days continue from now on….’
It was the moment I wished that I wouldn’t suffer the bad ending called “graduation,” along with that small wish.
-Tingle.
Cold sweat started flowing along with goosebumps climbing up my spine.
‘Why is it like this suddenly…?’
Something felt strange.
It felt like the air suddenly grew heavy.
Since I hadn’t felt this kind of feeling just once or twice, I was used to it.
Generally, these kinds of things happen when… Ai or Prayfe….
“Prayfe…?”
Prayfe’s face was stiff, perhaps having felt the same thing as me.
Rather, she raised the corners of her lips and clung to my arm even more.
And then she was looking somewhere else again.
‘What on earth is she looking at?’
I also shifted my gaze towards where Prayfe was looking.
And what was there was a woman.
White hair and short cut. And a beautiful girl with one side braided.
Even a white dress and a mascot floating beside her.
I could tell who she was right away.
“A, A…Ai?”
-Squeeze.
Prayfe hugging my arm even more roughly.
-Step. Step.
Ai approaching us from beyond the crosswalk.
As the distance gradually closed, her face seemed to grow even darker.
An uneasy situation that looked like something was about to happen just by looking at it.
My head began to ache wondering how to explain this situation.
“A, Ai… Th- Right now, I.”
“….”
Having come right up to my nose, she said nothing.
And then she reached out her hand towards Prayfe.
It seemed what Ai was aiming for was to make Prayfe, who was clinging to my arm, let go.
However.
-Thud.
Her hand stopped before it could reach her body.
“Huh?”
Even I couldn’t say anything at the surprising result.
Prayfe, who grabbed Ai’s wrist.
She was pushing Ai away with force.
To be precise, she grabbed her wrist and stopped her on the spot.
A strange sight where both were applying force but stopped like a stalemate.
‘Her power is similar to Ai’s?’
It was quite surprising to hear that her power was similar to Ai, who is one of the top A-class magical girls.
Like that, the two glared at each other for a moment, then their gazes gradually began to turn towards me.
-Thud.
As Ai released her force, Prayfe also released her arm in response.
However, as if she had won, she hugged my arm even tighter and smiled as if showing off.
“Oppa… You told me you had something today… and now you were messing around with another girl?”
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