Candy Star was horrified by Lasty’s words and erased the circle she had created.
The pink mana that made up the circle naturally flowed back into her body.
“You’re really talented. Instead of that weird weapon, delve deeper into magic. It’ll be way more overwhelming than now.”
“What do you mean? My name is Candy Star.”
It’s the weapon she used ever since she became a magical girl, with her nickname changed to Candy Star.
A giant candy cane.
It might seem like a rather silly weapon, but she never once felt lacking in power.
Of course, being a ‘magical’ girl, she often heard suggestions to learn magic…
“I’m good. This is comfortable for me.”
“Really? Handling mana that well is a talent in itself.”
“Is mana the same as magic? It’s more beneficial to just smack things than complicate calculations.”
“Smack things, huh?”
Whoosh!
“…!”
In the blink of an eye, the lecture hall decorated to Lasty’s taste went dark.
Crimson light spread around her and Candy Star, who instinctively drew up her power.
Brilliant starlight illuminating the dark, blood-red hue.
Normally, she should have been swallowed by darkness and wouldn’t even recognize her own existence, but the current Lasty was in a significantly weakened state.
With just Candy Star’s light, she could partially dispel the Power of Blood.
“You sound like my sister.”
“…By the way, I have a question.”
“Go ahead.”
“What kind of person is Lily?”
Candy Star was curious. No, the reality’s lowest tier was curious.
What kind of person is Lily, really?
At first, she thought she was simply a newbie, then she considered her a pretty skilled super rookie.
After that, a formidable opponent, a rival, a popular person…
And finally, when she met the ‘real’ Lily, her questions peaked.
It seemed like everyone everywhere loved Lily, but that was just a representative public opinion.
Like all celebrities, there are, of course, people who dislike her, and many are puzzled by Lily’s nonsensical behavior.
“The reason Lily is special.”
What exactly makes Lily different, possessing unique abilities and knowledge?
“You’re Lily’s summon, right? You seem pretty close.”
“It’s true that I’m close with her.”
“So tell me—”
“Is it really necessary to know?”
“What?”
Lasty’s eyes sparkled.
It was different from the playful atmosphere she had seen until now, but Candy Star had a lot to say.
Things about the transformation, and this progenitor whose very existence was unclear.
“Is that important to you?”
“…Honestly, it doesn’t make sense. I’m also using the job of a magical… girl, but I don’t know how the starlight comes out. I just use it as my hands guide me.”
“I don’t really know how the starlight works. I just use it however my hands go.”
After obtaining her job and name as a Magical Girl, she thinks like one, but she hasn’t always been this way.
In reality, she still goes by the name Choi Hana.
She also holds the title of a professional player.
That means she can absolutely never think or act like an NPC.
“That’s right. You were born with that authority. It’s a really enviable ability.”
“But Lily is different. She knows all about magic and everything, even creating things like this.”
Candy Star flicked the Student ID she was given.
Just looking at the numerous functions incorporated into it raises questions—couldn’t this be more related to programming than magic?
It doesn’t seem like something any user could just do.
The Progenitor chuckled at her response.
It was more of a genuine laugh than a mocking one.
Still, feeling a bit irritated, she emitted even more starlight.
“…Why are you laughing?”
“Lily is just like you.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“What do you think I mean?”
She answers questions with questions.
Candy Star frowned at the poor conversation style.
Yet the Progenitor continued to laugh.
“Your situation isn’t that different from hers.”
“…?”
“Of course, it’s laughable to compare, no, it’s almost pathetic considering how different your experiences truly are.”
Huff.
The starlight that resisted the blood power dimmed again.
She startled and stepped back, but the pale hand imbued with the Progenitor’s power was already right in front of her face.
“If you want, you could become like that.”
“…Are you saying Lily isn’t a newbie?”
“Think whatever you want. The important thing is that you are a ‘Magical’ Girl.”
As the Power of Blood grew rough, the starlight within her fiercely rebelled.
The longer the battle against the Abstract Power dragged on, the more cold sweat dripped down, but at the same time, she felt an odd emotion.
The will to condemn the enemy.
An embarrassing desire to save everyone.
An emotion she once felt but now seemed to have forgotten.
“The final power used in the battle against the Monster Alliance.”
“You can feel it too, right? The power that resides within you reflects your will and emotions very much. If you want, you can draw out strength beyond your limits.”
“…Is that the price for not being able to undo the transformation?”
“The transformation isn’t a price.”
Thud.
“Change your mindset. Why does a Magical Girl transform? Why is it that to borrow the power of that magical kingdom, she must transform? The contract is already established.”
“……”
“Isn’t it strange that you’ve never thought about this? Is it simply a restriction? That can’t be. From the start, the magical kingdom must be composed of those who truly wish to see you thrive. They wouldn’t place restrictions on you.”
“The Magic Kingdom would be those who genuinely hope for your active participation. There’s no way they’d impose restrictions.”
“…Isn’t that just a cliché? Transformations are essential for a magical girl.”
After signing a contract with the mascot of the Magic Kingdom, she only becomes a magical girl during transformations to fight the threatening enemies of the world.
It’s the standard magical girl cliché, and the bottom line is that she has only become that magical girl.
It’s just a game borrowing from one of those cliché worlds, and if you ask ‘why is that?’, there’s nothing to say.
“Cliché? Oh, you mean the typical story?”
“…How do you know about that?”
Is she really an NPC?
The last time she recognized a ‘broadcast’, the more I look, the less I can understand.
“I know everything. I’m a genius.”
“……”
“Anyway, think about it. No matter how much you grow your abilities, you can’t defeat your sister with a ‘hammer’. If you can just keep up with her toes, that’s a success in itself.”
With ‘weapon skills’, no matter how hard she tries, she cannot defeat Lily.
Even if Candy Star works for years… no, even decades, she’ll never reach the realm that Lily has already attained.
“But what about magic?”
“Lily uses magic well, you know.”
“She uses it well, but it’s not at the transcendent level of weapon skills. That’s just who she is.”
If you compare powered-up Lily with powered-up Lasty, Lily is much stronger.
But that’s only in terms of the strength of ‘everything’.
If you look at pure ‘magic’ itself, Lily can never defeat Lasty.
“I’ve heard that you seem to have quite a few grudges against your sister, and this is the only way you can hit back at her. The truly ‘only’ way.”
“…I need to learn magic to win?”
“At least you can beat her in magic.”
The pale hand of the Progenitor caresses Candy Star’s lollipop.
Candy Star pondered for a moment but eventually nodded.
“Well, if I have to go down this path anyway…”
She will choose the path with even a little possibility.
The Power of Blood sweeps through the magical girl’s powers and unlocks some restrictions imposed by the System.
The knowledge that was originally meant to be allowed as a magical girl strikes her mind like a storm.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Countless spears not only cloud her mind but also her vision.
[Hidden Job – Magical Girl (Candy Star) is temporarily altered due to external interference.]
[Magical Girl (Candy Star) temporarily reaches 4th degree, ‘Path of Magic’ state.]
[(Temporary) Unique Mana is unlocked.]
[It will be activated.]
[The unique magic is now unlocked.]
[All strength-related stats will be converted to magical power.]
[The dedicated weapon is changing…]
…
[User, Candy Star is currently undergoing ‘Fusion!’]
[This is not a perfect awakening! A time limit has been imposed for the user’s protection. (02:59:59)]
In an instant, Candy Star staggered from dizziness, but she didn’t fall.
“Fly.”
Instinctively, she used magic to lift her body into the air.
Without the use of skills. Drawing her own magic circle.
For a moment, she was captivated by the magic she wielded, sweeping away the bloody darkness that enveloped the lecture hall with sparkling starlight.
Before she knew it, the stick of candy had thinned to the point that it could be called a staff, while several spells orbited around her, assisting her.
There was an overflow of magical power.
“All I need to do is land a hit, right?”
“…Alright!”
The magical girl makes her appearance!
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[What the hell is a magical girlㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Author: Day 1 of drawing magic circles
(Illustration of Candy Star shouting a transformation line)
After describing the lecture as extremely difficult, I was drawing magic circles when suddenly the city erupted in noise.
I thought maybe an event was happening, but it turned out there was this pink magical girl beamingly smiling and saying, “Magical Girl Candy Star has arrived!!”ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I thought it was some kind of concept thing, but it was actually Candy Star from the Lily lecture.
Then people started asking questions, and she was like, “It’s only natural for a magical girl!” acting all cockyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Last time she was embarrassed, but this time she didn’t show even a hint of that, what’s going onㅋㅋㅋ
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Comments (1229)
─ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
─Magical Girl!
─What the hellㅋㅋㅋㅋ
─Is she insane?
└Looks like she’s heavily influenced by penalties.
└Seriously, she used to have some humanity, but now she’s a real magical girl.
└This is why penalties are seriously frightening.
└Deoen really needs to be investigated for changing someone like that.
─Magical Punch! Magical Punch! Magical Punch! Magical Punch!
─I’m scared to think how Lily might change.
└For realㅋㅋ
└Sadistic Lily is a bit scary.
└But, oddly enough, I like it.
└?
─If Candy Star logs out and kicks her blanket, that’ll be hilariousㅋㅋ
└I’m fine with that.
└Totally fine.
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