Chapter 185 – Magical Girls in the Sky (5)
“As soon as you showed up, the person who acted like you has been quiet lately. Do you think I’ve only seen people like you a couple of times? What you’re doing isn’t justice. It’s stubbornness and dictatorship. And the people in this world really hate that kind of dictatorship.”
[You might think that. But you don’t know. I am the Archangel of Insight. And with the power of becoming a Magical Girl, I’ve borrowed evil from Yggdrasil to find it. If I combine those two, even a Demon King like you will be visible to me.]
“…What?”
[Compared to the demon race, you’re nothing, but in this vast world, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of evil. But is that all? There are many suffering under that evil.]
Michael laughed at me with a face that seemed to say, “What do you know?” but I frowned at the oddly familiar feeling emanating from him.
[Do you really think someone as hypocritical and fake as you can genuinely embrace them? I’m going to change this world from the roots, not just to defeat you, but for those poor souls.]
“You’re really mad. Do you still think you’re an Archangel? Do you think the high and mighty people of this world would overturn everything and follow a mere Magical Girl like you?”
I laughed hollowly, finally realizing the source of this familiarity.
Michael’s current behavior was a mixture of all the wrong ideologies I had encountered so far: the immature judgments and stubbornness of Magical Girls like Aria, Rene, and Shia; the erroneous sense of entitlement and arrogance of the established powers; and the self-righteousness and dictatorship of creatures like Smalillian and Razak.
The problem was that this crazy angel had the power to make all of that possible—just like I had when I was reckless.
“But no matter how much power you have, do you really think you guys, who know nothing, can do that? There aren’t any gods here who live and die by your commands. You’re a bunch who can do nothing alone.”
[Demon King, it will be a lot easier than dealing with you. An ignorant one who tries to resolve everything with force.]
In the end, it turned into a battle of pride. Michael and I glared at each other, seething. Ren mumbled above, asking what we were doing, but we ignored her.
[For now, I’ll give you three days. Our duel starts three days from now. But from now on, pay close attention. How I, we, change this world!]
Michael took Uriel with him and left first. I simply raised my middle finger in response. Luckily, Michael seemed to understand and returned the gesture.
“What are you guys really doing?”
“It might have looked childish. Understand that. But I’d rather that than a serious fight.”
And as they completely vanished, Ren opened her mouth in disbelief. However, I sighed and shook my head.
“Do you want to see us fight properly? It’s obvious the land will be turned upside down. This childish mind game is better.”
“Th-that’s…”
“Let’s see how that foolish angel follows through with the words he spat out.”
I clicked my tongue and turned away. The three-day timeframe held little significance. I had no intention of losing this battle.
It wasn’t that I hadn’t respected or cared about it; it was just that I was a being rooted in modern Earth and was still living there. I understood the concepts and common sense of this world way better than the angels who had just arrived.
On the other hand, the angels would find it impossible to truly gain the people’s loyalty unless they first humbled themselves, no matter how high they soar or crawl.
“Are you really that sure? If you rampage with overwhelming strength right away, wouldn’t nobody resist?”
“What the angels want is to create and expand their own power. They aren’t like me, who just wants to cause chaos. In fact, if things don’t go their way, they’ll have to pay attention to the people’s feelings.”
While I was an exception, the angels and I had completely different objectives and methods. They would never follow my lead.
Because they were angels, after all.
*
[Uriel. What do you think? This vast land, the countless people.]
[It’s magnificent.]
[Honestly, I laughed when you said it was another world. But now it’s different. I want to take the beautiful, vast empty sky of this land and make it part of our proud Heaven.]
After parting with Takilas, Michael, and Uriel, who had flown from the opposite side, stood over the clouds, slowly gazing down at the city tinted by the setting sun.
Michael’s expression, which had been filled with childish rivalry with Takilas, had calmed significantly as they looked down.
[I want it…]
However, even she did not realize that a faint desire was stirring in those scarlet eyes.
[Michael, what are your plans for the future?]
[You might not know, but Uriel, I can see too much even now. Those who are sad, those who are happy, and those who are angry. Listening to their stories would be a compassionate act of Heaven.]
Upon hearing Uriel’s words, Michael looked around before deciding on a direction, diving down swiftly.
Even though the duel with Takilas had not yet begun, Michael disregarded that and headed straight down.
‘The order and rules of this world are so intricate and tangled that I don’t know where to start. So, if I solve the closest issues first, the light will spread naturally.’
It was just as new and fascinating for Michael as well. Thanks to this, she decided to move rather than worry about the complications and began making her way back to the ground.
“What, what is it!?”
“Are those… Magical Girls??”
A ray of light descended before the two Magical Girls, startling a group of people who had been raising their voices in confusion.
‘What on earth is this?!’
Jeon Gyeong-du, a man in a wheelchair, was astonished at the sudden appearance of the two Magical Girls. Michael and Uriel looked significantly different from ordinary Magical Girls.
‘Angels.’
It was not just Jeon Gyeong-du; everyone present could not help but think the same upon seeing the three pairs of white wings fluttering.
[O poor and lowly humans thrown into chaos and confusion. The eye of insight that pierces all truths and the light of compassionate Heaven shines for you, here to purify and judge that chaos and confusion, I have come.]
“Ah, aaaah…”
“The voice echoes in my head!”
As Michael’s voice rang out in the heads of everyone present, those hearing it for the first time staggered, horrified by the strange sensation that swept over their brains.
[You are in the midst of that chaos and confusion. Can you explain what is happening?]
“Haha!”
In the midst of all this, Michael pointed her finger at Jeon Gyeong-du. Michael appeared like a girl in a school uniform, wearing a white shirt, a beige vest, and a gray skirt, but the mysterious light enveloping her and her beautiful wings emanated an undeniable holiness.
“I saw it very well, Magical Girl! No, Angel!”
In an instant, Jeon Gyeong-du’s demeanor changed dramatically as he pointed at those surrounding him with a beaming smile.
“My colleagues and I have been fighting for a long time. For the true rights of people with disabilities! But society doesn’t easily listen to the voices of us who are the weaker ones… so we came out to the streets.”
[All the uncomfortable feelings of the many here are directed at you, who block the way and bring chaos. Is that supposed to be a noble resistance?]
Michael confidently looked down at Jeon Gyeong-du, who was gazing up at her in admiration and pointed around. This was right in the middle of an outdoor subway station. And the subway couldn’t depart from here.
Naturally, many people were stuck here.
“That’s right. We are overcoming our disabilities…”
[How arrogant.]
“…Huh?]
[Is the defect of your flesh something to be proud of?]
However, Michael’s reaction was completely different from Jeon Gyeong-du’s. From the start, the Heaven to which Michael belonged viewed disabilities as “wrong things that must be eliminated.”
[The chaos occurring here is because of you. And you merely blame that reason on your pitiful body.]
Therefore, Michael reached out her hand and unleashed divine power toward him. The holy power instantly seeped into his body, regenerating the body that had been broken for over ten years.
This was why the Heaven viewed disabilities with disdain. It was all resolved just like that.
“My, my, my legs…”
But Jeon Gyeong-du and the Earthlings were different. The ‘miracle’ that they could never have imagined was unrealistically realized with such ease.
Unknowingly, Jeon Gyeong-du sprang up from his wheelchair, taking a step forward, his face a mask of disbelief.
“Thank you! Angel! This is!!”
He forgot what he was supposed to do and couldn’t help but burst into cheers of joy.
[Do you dare to try and deceive me? I see it all. Who is the villain, and who is lying?]
“Wh-what, Angel?”
[Your innermost self is nothing but greed. You are a wicked person who uses the shame of your bodily defect for your own selfish desires. That is your true essence.]
Michael’s eyes burned brightly as she conjured raging flames of karma around him. Jeon Gyeong-du recoiled in fear, but the flames, which did not burn others, quickly engulfed him.
“Aaah… Gahh!!”
The screams of the person being burned alive mixed horrifyingly with the sound of the wind. All of this happened in less than five minutes.
[The righteous rejoice, and the wicked fear. The dark times you had been fighting through will be cast away, and a true order will come under the right guidance of Heaven.]
From the ashes of what was once a human, Michael flapped her wings and confidently declared to those who looked at her with awe.
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