“Lightning’s judgment, annihilating armies and cities!”
“Struggle within the abyss of blood and darkness!”
“Suffer, beg, struggle, and then… die!”
Countless lightning bolts fell from the sky, triggering a series of explosions in the bustling downtown area of Silver City.
Stricken people crowded the streets in a panic, fleeing in every direction.
In the airspace above the devastated streets, a white-haired witch let out erratic, crazed shrieks.
Under her summons, numerous lightning bolts struck buildings and streets in rapid succession, like a barrage of cannonballs.
A van was flipped directly into the air, landing on a distant road before exploding violently.
To stop the witch from continuing to destroy the city, several magical girls dressed in multicolored outfits rushed to join the battle.
Unfortunately, the witch’s lightning not only dealt massive damage but also had an incredibly long range.
The magical girls couldn’t find a single opportunity to attack; instead, they were sent scurrying for cover by a massive wave of lightning.
“We can’t fight like this at all!”
One of the magical girls, who had light brown hair and a sunflower hair ornament, couldn’t help but complain.
In the end, they were just a group of magical girls who had recently been promoted to B-rank.
They were powerless to resist the purgatory-level boss before them.
No matter how much effort they poured in, they couldn’t achieve victory.
“Even if three of you come at once, you’re no match for me, the Thunder Witch!”
Just as they were fleeing in all directions, unsure of what to do, a scarlet figure suddenly lunged out from the shadow of a building.
In the blink of an eye, she closed the distance and reached the witch.
“Limited Release: Spear!”
Following a short chant, a red spear appeared in the girl’s hand.
The girl’s sudden assault caught the witch off guard.
She hurriedly tried to summon lightning to attack, but it was already too late.
The red spear pierced the witch’s heart before the lightning could strike.
A bright red magic circle manifested from the tip of the spear where it had penetrated the witch’s body.
Under the influence of the crimson magic circle, the witch’s body began to evaporate rapidly, like boiling water.
However, the witch showed no surprise.
Instead, she continued to drop ruthless words with a crazed expression.
“I’ll be waiting for you in Shura Purgatory!”
As the silver halo above the witch’s head shattered completely, the heinous witch who had caused so much destruction in Silver City was finally successfully exterminated by the girl who had suddenly appeared.
Seeing this spectacular scene, the other magical girls all showed expressions of relief and joyful smiles.
This pink-haired girl was a senior from their Magical Girl Association, the A-rank Magical Girl, Scarlet Moon.
This senior was incredibly powerful.
In the three short months since she became a magical girl, she had grown rapidly from an unknown bottom-tier girl to a world-renowned A-rank Magical Girl.
Everyone believed it wouldn’t be long before she joined the ranks of the S-rank.
“Senior Scarlet Moon!”
The brown-haired magical girl ran toward Scarlet Moon as if she had found her mother.
“Thank you so much! Without your help, there’s no way the few of us could have taken down such a powerful witch. How can we ever become as strong as you?”
After turning the red spear back into its magic wand form, Scarlet Moon gave her junior a gentle smile.
“Sunflower, as long as you keep working hard, you’ll become as strong as me sooner or later. Until then, you mustn’t belittle yourselves. Just like me, you are the most sacred magical girls protecting this world!”
Comforted by Scarlet Moon, Sunflower nodded excitedly with tears in her eyes.
“I understand, Senior Scarlet Moon!”
“Alright, I have other things to attend to. I’ll leave the city’s restoration work to you girls!”
“Yes, leave it to us!”
After waving goodbye to Sunflower, Scarlet Moon flew off into the distance without looking back.
Once Sunflower and the others were out of sight, Scarlet Moon lowered her altitude and stealthily slipped into a small alley.
Shortly after, a student with long black hair tied into two pigtails walked out of the alley, looking perfectly nonchalant.
Carrying her schoolbag, the student walked forward while pulling out her phone to check the screen.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
‘My experience points increased by 80 again. At this rate, with just two more witch subjugations, I’ll be able to promote to an S-rank Magical Girl. Just thinking about everyone admiring me makes me a little excited!’
Of course, the reward for this subjugation was also very generous.
It was enough for her to enjoy Crazy Thursday for a whole week, but she didn’t care much about that.
After all, once she became an S-rank Magical Girl, the commission for each subjugation would increase tenfold.
When that time came, forget about one week of Crazy Thursday—she could afford to eat it for the rest of her life.
The black-haired student trotted happily all the way into a nearby neighborhood.
She entered one of the residential buildings, her feet hitting the stairs with a rhythmic tap.
She arrived at the door of an apartment on the fifth floor, took out her keys, and pushed the door open.
And then…
“Yo, Xiaoye. You’re finally back?”
In the living room, a silver-haired loli wearing only a pure white dress was lying barefoot on the carpet.
She was playing a game with a controller while absentmindedly greeting the black-haired student with a French fry in her mouth.
Strangely, there was a silver halo above her head, flickering as if it were charging.
“Wow, this boss is really hard to beat. Where are my health potions?”
At first glance, this silver-haired loli was strikingly similar to the silver-haired witch who had been destroying the city earlier.
However, the resemblance was only in their facial features.
The previous witch had been a “large cup” with a visible, bouncy vitality, whereas the little cutie lying in the living room was a completely flat “steel plate.”
Her frame was also several sizes smaller than the witch’s, making her small enough to be used as a mini-body pillow.
No one would associate this cute silver-haired loli with the crazed witch from before.
However, Xiaoye knew very well that this silver-haired loli was the same silver-haired witch she had easily subjugated earlier.
Magical girls and witches were supposed to be enemies, but Xiaoye acted as if she were unaware of this common knowledge.
She wasn’t nervous at all about the witch’s presence; on the contrary, she and this little cutie got along exceptionally well.
As for why…
“Ah! Brother, I just ordered Crazy Thursday! You ate it all? You didn’t leave any for me?”
Xiaoye questioned the silver-haired loli with an expression of disbelief.
“It’s your fault for being so slow! Besides, I worked hard to undergo Witchification just to give you experience points. Isn’t it only right that I eat this much? Also, Xiaoye, can’t you switch up your moves? You use the same one every single time. My poor heart can’t take it!”
At that, the little loli rubbed her flat chest.
The reason Xiaoye had been able to rapidly become an outstanding A-rank Magical Girl—Scarlet Moon—who was only half a step away from S-rank in just three months, was entirely due to the full support of the little loli before her.
This was her brother, Hiiragi Mahiru. Or more accurately, she was now the witch, Seiso.
After her brother accidentally turned into a witch, Xiaoye had entered into a secret, cheating cooperative relationship with her.
Her brother was responsible for offering up her body, while Xiaoye was responsible for subjugating her troublemaking brother to gain massive experience and rewards.
By putting on a show, she could quickly accumulate experience points and advance toward becoming an S-rank Magical Girl.
The country was at peace and the people were happy—wasn’t this a beautiful arrangement?
Xiaoye sighed helplessly, then dropped her bag and sat down on the sofa.
“I really can’t do anything about you, Brother. I guess you just can’t live without me now. I’ll order another portion. Do you want anything else?”
“Oh, then get me a Conqueror’s Fried Chicken Leg!”
“A chicken leg? I see a pair right here!”
At that, Xiaoye grabbed Seiso’s upturned little feet with a mischievous grin and began tickling her soles.
This sent Seiso, who was in the middle of a boss fight, into a panic.
“Wait, Xiaoye! Don’t mess with me now! I only have half a health bar left! Stop! It really tickles down there!”