“Hana-chan! Look, it’s a shooting star!”
“……”
“If we make a wish, it’ll come true! Right? Let’s wish together with mom!”
“…I want to walk.”
“……”
_Creak_
On a cold winter night,
The Sato couple brought their daughter, who couldn’t go outside, to a campsite to comfort her. It was quiet.
Hana’s words just slipped out.
“Shooting stars fall because the stars die, you know? They shine for a bit and then disappear.”
“W-well, that’s…”
“…just like me, who fell down the stairs like an idiot.”
“N-no!”
Hana’s mother couldn’t respond any further and simply held her daughter’s hand.
Such a cruel reality.
Was it too much to hope that the twinkling of the stars would lift their daughter’s spirits?
“…Hana-chan.”
“……”
Seeing their daughter wrapped in blankets on a wheelchair twisted the expressions of the Sato couple with sadness.
Silence.
Unable to withstand the silence, Hana’s mother began to weep.
In the quiet mountains,
Shining clusters of stars,
Soft sounds of weeping.
But the memory of that day wasn’t one that ruined their camping trip.
For Hana, that memory was a day of hope that would be remembered forever.
_Swoosh_
Leaving behind the blazing campfire, Hana’s father walked silently into the night.
Hundreds of shooting stars streaked across the vast multitude of stars.
The waves of stars sewn across the black sky.
Trails of stars,
Trajectories of stars,
Traces of stars.
“……”
Some realization brushed through the man’s heart.
Like a shooting star.
Standing beneath the stars, the man spoke with the love that rose from the depths of his heart.
“Hana-chan.”
“……”
“Shooting stars… aren’t just a brief spark.”
“Eh?”
“The countless stars we see now have been running for a long… long time.”
“A long time?”
“Since before you were born, even before mom and dad were born, before mom’s mom and dad’s dad were born… they’ve always been running from that distant universe.”
“……”
The whispering words, which once seemed like a murmur, became clearer and were filled with conviction.
“What we see now is a greeting left by the passing stars.”
“A greeting?”
“Yes, Hana-chan! Shooting stars don’t die! They’re still running far away!”
From the far universe,
They greet the Earth by chance.
It’s not the end of the stars, but a fateful encounter.
Returning to the campfire, the father took both of Hana’s hands and said loudly.
“Shooting stars are greetings shared with us on their journey!”
“Is their journey… not over yet?”
“Right! Hana, they’ve come from beyond the sun to meet Dad and Mom, and now they’re greeting us!”
“…greeting.”
“Exactly, you can be a person like a shooting star, Hana-chan! You can bring smiles to many people like the greetings left by shooting stars!”
“…like a shooting star.”
“Let’s encourage each other, Hana-chan. Dad and Mom will support you too.”
“Like a shooting star.”
Hana’s mother, who had been crying, suddenly smiled brightly upon hearing those words.
“That’s right! So that our family can give hope to others together. Mom will do her best too!”
With the reflection of the campfire in her tears, it felt like shooting stars were passing by.
With the reflection of the campfire in her dad’s eyes, it felt like it was burning.
“Like a shooting star…!”
In that moment, Hana, who couldn’t move her legs, cried tears of joy for the first time.
The shooting star that began in the quiet mountains now blazed brightly at this moment.
Before Hana’s opened eyes appeared countless monsters and giants.
_Thud_
_Thud_
_Thud_
They marched in unison, coming to destroy our world.
They were invading the world we loved.
“■■■■■!!!”
“■■!!■■■■!!”
Fallen friends,
Ominous sounds,
A red sky,
A burning city,
Faint screams wafting through the air.
It was a frightening scene, one that felt like the world might end at this very moment.
Now, it was a hopeless situation where there seemed to be no way to run.
“……”
Sato Hana,
An ordinary girl who could be found anywhere.
She saw a shooting star in the abyss of despair years ago.
“Hikari-chan.”
In a cafe, where the sunset was dimly visible, she had replied with a kind smile to Hana.
From that smile, she gained true confidence in dealing with others.
From that smile, she found the courage to save others.
Hana’s best friend said,
“The twinkling of stars comes from… dreams.”
What are dreams?
At least for Hana.
“Let’s run like shooting stars.”
Leaving a greeting that twinkles in everyone’s heart.
Leaving a trace of sparkle and hope in everyone’s heart.
The burning heart of Sato Hana would become a shooting star, cutting through the sky.
“■■■■!!”
The countless spears seemed to stretch out, trying to trap Hana.
Black lions swarmed in unison, plunging her into darkness.
“Like a shooting star!!”
Hana rushed into the endless darkness with all her might.
With a giant yellow explosion, a shooting star was born.
_BOOM――!!_
The outstretched arms were as refreshing and cool as the winter sky’s wind.
The stepping legs were light and free like clouds in the summer sky.
In the girl’s heart, there was always the sky.
As countless shooting stars passed by, an incredible shine gathered around Hana’s body.
The Milky Way.
Sato Hana became a shining golden Milky Way, soaring forth.
_SWISH――!!_
With each step, she closed the distance of dozens of meters in an instant, conveying her intent to move forward.
The yellow star cluster surrounding her sparkled, trying to sweep away the darkness before her with brilliant flashes.
Sato Hana was a shooting star that had run from her birth until this moment.
_SWISH!!_
Each time the yellow trail zipped past, the black lions and giant soldiers were sent flying up into the sky.
“■■■■■!!”
“■■■■!!”
Hana became a shooting star.
Charging ahead, she drove away hundreds of monsters and giant soldiers.
She became a shining shooting star, driving away everything that threatened Hana and her friends.
Bouncing back,
Bouncing back,
Bouncing back,
Bouncing back,
The yellow shooting star never stopped.
Even if everything around her turned pitch black.
Running,
Running,
Running,
She kept running.
_SWISH――_
A shooting star darting around the arena, pure and dazzling like a painting drawn with yellow crayon, while the soldiers and monsters bounced away like paint splatters darkening the night sky.
Hana wanted to title the painting she was creating “Hope.”
“Let’s run like a shooting star!!”
“■■■■■!!!”
A reddish flash came down from the sky, chasing after the yellow shooting star that was driving away their soldiers.
A rush of destruction.
The approach of death.
But Hana was no longer afraid.
For the shining light more precious than death.
Hana ran bravely toward the reddish flash that she couldn’t chase away.
_SWOOOSH――!!_
With both hands full of yellow starlight,
She charged forth, pushing the reddish giant’s chest away.
“■■!!”
_BLAM!!_
The reddish giant turned its head with difficulty and swung its fist down hard onto Hana’s head.
A fist full of reddish light swooped down like an iron hammer onto the small head of a girl.
_THUD!_
It hurt.
So much that she couldn’t even scream.
_BAM!!_
With one punch, her vision went black,
With one punch, her vision flashed.
_BLAM!_
_POW!_
But Hana didn’t stop.
Even if blood flowed from her nose, soaking her lips,
Even if blood from her head clouded her eyes,
At that moment, she felt like the yellow shooting star would end if she stopped running.
Hana shouted, her mouth full of the taste of blood.
“I’m… running like… a shooting star!!!”
“■■…■■■■■!!!”
_SWOOOSH――!_
The yellow star cluster gathered behind the girl to become a giant tail.
For her friends, for the people, she sparkled as a huge tail of a shooting star that wouldn’t stop.
_SWOOOSH――!!_
The yellow shooting star swallowed the reddish flash, shooting up into the sky.
The shooting star rose into the sky.
The yellow shooting star pushed against the reddish giant, soaring across the red sky.
Even though she was definitely flying in the sky, Hana felt like she was running with all her might.
Amidst the giant’s punches and flashes, Hana was running with all her strength.
– Ah! She’s breaking through!! In an instant, she’s taking her opponent down!!
What could that mean?
Where was that sound coming from?
Hana suddenly turned her head to the side.
Golden clouds.
Beyond them, a girl was running out.
The girl, tall and slender compared to Hana’s humble self, ran with all her strength, her side tail fluttering behind her.
– Ahhh! 3rd place!! 2nd place!! She’s breaking through!! Finally, in the lead!!!
The girl shone brightly in golden light.
The future that vanished because of a butterfly flying over the stairs.
– Gold medal!!! The youngest national representative!! Sato Hana-chan!! She has finally won the gold medal!!
– The miraculous girl who has given a gold medal bearing the wishes of the entire nation!! Sato Hana!!
– The miracle girl who revealed her talent since elementary school!! Now!! She’s writing her legend!!
Hana’s mom and dad shouted at the top of their lungs from the stands, beyond the golden clouds.
Tears streamed from their eyes as they cheered.
– Hana-chan!!! You’re the best!!! Proud of you!!!
– I love you!!! Hana-chan!!!
“Ah…”
Seeing that brought tears to Hana’s eyes.
For a moment, she even forgot about the fight with the giant.
– Sato Hana-chan has announced that she will donate all her advertising fees and profits to children with disabilities, receiving cheers from many citizens.
– The Sato Hana Foundation’s establishment ceremony has become a hot topic with attendance from famous athletes from various countries.
– Sato Hana is a pride of Japan!
– According to polls, Sato Hana-chan was chosen as this year’s athlete…
She felt too humble compared to the current her.
The girl running beyond the golden clouds shone so brightly.
Was she wrong about herself?
No.
That sparkle had always been within her.
The night sky in Hana’s heart was already sparkling with countless stars.
– “Hana can be a person like a shooting star!”
– “I love you, Hana-chan.”
– “Thank you, Sato-chan!”
– “Thank you! Little Sato!”
– “Thank you, Sato-chan.”
– “Thanks for bringing me here.”
– “Thanks to you, I’m not late!”
– “Thank you, Hana-chan!”
– “So fast! Really cool!”
– “Thanks for the help.”
In the night sky filled with countless shining stars.
Preparing to jump out, she took her stance beneath the night sky.
Let’s enter between those stars and twinkle together to greet each other.
“Aaaahhhh!!!”
Pouring out the dreams sparkling in her heart, Hana dashed forward.
– Sato Hana! She charges forward again!!
– In first place! She pushes past the leader!!
The yellow shooting star was surpassing the golden girl, racing forth.
With a brightness surpassing gold.
“I will be like a shooting star!! I will make everyone happy!!!”
Filled with shining starlight.
“I am the magical girl, Sato Hana!!!”
Becoming a single shooting star.
“I am proud of who I am right now!!!”
_Thousand Bloom 3-Star [Swiftness] Magical Girl_
_Sato Hana_
As Hana passed by the golden girl.
“Keep up the good work!”
The golden girl smiled at Hana.
Receiving that encouragement, Hana soared upward into the sky like a star.
The yellow starlight enveloped Hana, who was full of wounds.
The yellow Milky Way grasped the reddish giant’s fist, starting to consume it.
The yellow shooting star broke away from Hana’s body and dotted the sky.
_Unique Skill of the [Swiftness] Magical Girl_
_Shooting Star Girl 流星少女_
Becoming a star brighter than a flash,
The magical girl transformed into a dress filled with starlight, shooting beams toward the reddish giant.
_SWOOOSH!_
The starlight of the night sky,
The yellow sparkle,
Became thousands of shooting stars, passing through and crushing the giant.
_Ka-ka-ka-kak!!_
“■…■■!!”
_Ka-dak!_
_Ka-dak!_
The reddish giant, slowly disappearing, was disintegrating at the point of the universe’s origin.
Towards the earth, covered in crimson atmosphere.
Hana, holding the reddish giant by his collar,
Threw Achilles straight into the ground.
_KWA-GA-GA-GA-GA!_
The yellow shooting star dug in,
The yellow Milky Way grasped,
The tattered guardian Achilles crumbled into dust in the girl’s hand, falling to the ground.
Like a shooting star.
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