After hearing this shocking truth, Pandora’s mind immediately crashed, leaving her frozen in place like a stunned statue.
To onlookers, she might have looked like she was dead.
“There’s no need to be so shocked, right? I actually think my situation is pretty common,” Blazing Flame said as she picked up a stick from the ground and poked Pandora’s body, testing if she was still alive.
“Common where exactly?” Pandora swatted the stick out of Blazing Flame’s hand with one paw. “We’ve been all over so many cities, and it’s the first time I’ve seen a male turn into a Magic Girl.”
“Well, in all those movies and shows nowadays, there are quite a few Magic Girls like me…” Blazing Flame defended herself sheepishly.
“Stop fooling yourself. In those shows, even Foxes, Raccoon Dogs, and the Bull King can become Magic Girls. Do you really think that could happen in real life?” Pandora rolled on the ground holding the stick. “You really never consider the consequences, do you, Blazing Flame?”
“Ahem, actually I have thought about what to do if I can’t beat the monsters.”
“But that’s after you transform, isn’t it?” Pandora sounded utterly exasperated. “Listen, ordinary people who force themselves to transform without a Magic Fairy’s help can have accidents.”
“Accidents?”
Blazing Flame looked at her own pristine little hands, curious.
“Yeah, like how some humans are allergic to seafood. Forcing a normal person to use a Magical Outfit might trigger a strong rejection reaction.”
“So you’re really lucky, Blazing Flame. Not only did you find an unclaimed Magical Outfit, but you also have the ability to adapt to it.”
After explaining what she knew, Pandora slapped the stick down onto the wooden stump and watched it roll around on the ground.
“…Lucky?” Blazing Flame pursed her lips and quietly retorted, “If I were really lucky, that kind of thing wouldn’t have happened…”
“Huh? Were you saying something, Blazing Flame?” Pandora didn’t catch what she said because it was too quiet.
“No, I didn’t say anything.” Blazing Flame quickly came back to her senses, shook her head, and forcibly diverted Pandora’s attention. “By the way, I have a question. If an ordinary person really does have a rejection reaction, what would happen to them?”
“What would happen? Uh, well, I don’t know.” Pandora was stunned, clearly not expecting such a question. “I only know some theory, never actually seen it happen. Asking me won’t help.”
“Oh, so even you don’t know what would happen.”
Having successfully shifted Pandora’s focus, Blazing Flame breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much lighter.
But just in case, she planned to steer the conversation herself, keeping Pandora’s thoughts away from what she had just said.
“Right, Pandora, can you teach me how to quickly consume my own magic power?”
“Why do you ask that?” Pandora looked suspicious.
“Because I don’t have a Magic Fairy, I can only dispel the transformation when my magic naturally dissipates, which is quite inconvenient. So I wanted to see if you had any advice.” Blazing Flame replied.
“Oh, I see.” Pandora flipped over. “Then why don’t you find a place and unleash a big move? One big attack and your magic will be used up, so the transformation naturally ends.”
“That would scare the innocent onlookers, wouldn’t it? Is there a way that makes less noise?” Blazing Flame asked again.
“A quieter method, huh…” Pandora fell into thought, then suddenly her face flushed, and she looked away. “Well, there is one, but I don’t really recommend it. The consequences aren’t very good. Let’s, let’s change the subject.”
“No worries, just tell me. Maybe I’ll need it someday?” Blazing Flame smiled.
“…Someday?” Pandora’s face inexplicably grew even redder. “Aren’t you being a little too radical? Is it really necessary to go that far just to undo a transformation…”
“What are you talking about, Pandora?” Blazing Flame was puzzled. “I’m just asking what the quieter method is.”
“Uh, well, um… how about we talk about something else?” Pandora seemed to be imagining something strange.
“First tell me the method, then we can talk about other things.”
Blazing Flame frowned and poked Pandora’s head with her finger, not understanding why she was so shy.
“The method, hmm, the method…”
Even with Blazing Flame poking her head, Pandora stayed silent for a long time.
Only when Blazing Flame started stroking her fur and pinching her two pairs of rabbit ears did Pandora slowly speak in a tiny voice.
“Well… you should find a man, Blazing Flame.”
“Huh?” Blazing Flame was stunned, thinking she misheard.
“Find a man! And willingly do all sorts of things with him! Until you turn into a cream puff and all your magic is used up! But the price is that you become a woman forever! Got it?!”
At Blazing Flame’s insistence, Pandora shouted at her like she had given up, every word more explosive than the last.
“Wait… traditionally, wouldn’t doing that actually replenish magic? Why would it consume magic?” Blazing Flame pondered for a few seconds, forcing herself to stay calm as she asked Pandora another question to seem mature.
“Hey, that’s not the point! The point is you have to do all sorts of things with another man! How can you be so calm about this? Are you some kind of natural pervert?!” Pandora jumped up, smacked Blazing Flame’s knee, and scolded her weird ideas.
“Ahem, don’t overthink the details.” Blazing Flame cleared her throat twice, forcing her face to stay neutral. “I just want to know why.”
“…You’re seriously driving me crazy! Shut up, no more questions! I don’t want to tell you why!” Pandora glared fiercely at her. “No matter how curious you are, it’s a no! Let’s never talk about this again!”
“Alright, we won’t talk about it. Let’s find another reliable way to get rid of magic power.” Hearing Pandora’s threat, Blazing Flame quickly nodded in agreement.
That method was just too dangerous. For a college student like her, the risks were far too high.
Better to consider other normal ways.
Calming herself, Blazing Flame relaxed her body and turned her gaze to Pandora, waiting for her to explain other methods to consume magic power.