Magical Girl of Chaos: Magical Rampage

Time flows mercilessly in an instant.

Unless something special happens, the more mundane days repeat, the faster it feels.

Of course, even when life is busy, time flies, but in my case, when nothing special happens, it feels like time passes too quickly.

…Yeah, it’s been quite some time since Pretty Heart’s birthday.

“This winter break ends, and then it’s the college entrance exam season… Ugh…”

“Just study hard.”

“Okay~…”

Summer has already passed, autumn has passed, and now it’s winter.

In between, we celebrated Diamond Dust’s birthday party, and then… also…

…Come to think of it, it was all a continuous series of the same days.

In the morning, I go to the Exclusive Training Ground to train, then come out to eat, send off Diamond Dust and Yura, and spend the rest of the time sipping drinks and waiting.

Occasionally, if there’s an emergency request for monsters or demons, I go and exterminate them.

That was really all my days consisted of.

The reason it turned out this way is that superhumans are no longer being born, and also because we’ve been pushing too hard to solve things.

The Medal incident is now something I rarely have to deal with, and the problems caused by superhumans have also quieted down significantly.

The witches also seem to have no intention of intervening again until five years have passed.

However, there is something that has changed a bit.

Lately, the frequency of rifts appearing has increased quite a bit.

The Fairy Queen, Hatred, and I are handling that, so there’s no big problem yet.

And there’s something else that feels a bit strange.

The appearance of rifts started, Pandora set a five-year limit, and then shortly after, the frequency of rifts increased. That part feels suspicious.

I hope it’s just a coincidence, but I can’t help but think there’s some kind of connection.

But even so, it’s just a hunch based on timing, so at this stage, it’s not enough to be suspicious.

Jumping to conclusions based on this is too much of a stretch.

“…Trials, huh…”

Suddenly, the words of the witches started bothering me.

Trials… I don’t know what they mean by trials, but it’s clear they expect something from me.

It could be just a game, or maybe there’s some connection to those rifts.

Either way, it’s not a good thing.

“Older Sister, what are you thinking about?”

“Nari… I’m thinking about the future.”

“The future where you marry me? Hehe~.”

“No.”

“Huh?! Why not?!”

…By the way, as soon as winter break started, Nari came to our house and started clinging to me.

She’s still wearing the necklace I gave her, and that’s made her cling to me even more.

Of course, I expected that when I gave her the gift, but she’s clinging so much that it’s a bit hard to manage my expression.

“Just admit we’re dating, what’s the harm…”

“Meow.”

“You, shut up.”

“No, anyone can see you’re in a relationship.”

“Shut up.”

That guy always picks on Nari when she’s around.

We’re not dating yet.

No matter what, I can’t date a minor.

Of course, it’s absolutely not okay until she’s an adult.

So, I’m not making any moves.

If I do, I’d be a criminal in no time.

“…Meow.”

“Max, come here.”

“Meow.”

“Max doesn’t gain weight, huh?”

“Of course not. I make the chubby one exercise and play every day. After running around energetically, he just lies down on the cat wheel and sleeps.”

“Just imagining it is so cute!”

Lately, thanks to Max, I feel good when I’m at home.

Just sitting here and stroking him makes me feel at ease.

And when I’m deep in thought, he suddenly comes over and rubs his face against mine, which somehow makes me feel better.

Is this the natural effect of having a pet…

“……”

“…What’s wrong?”

“Ah, nothing! It’s nothing!”

“Really?”

Pretty Heart… sometimes, she just stares at me.

When I ask her about it, she dodges the question.

Hmm… I feel like she’s hiding something big.

Is there really something she wants to hide that much?

Come to think of it, Pretty Heart’s growth rate has been strangely fast lately.

I hope it’s not what I’m thinking.

…No way, right?

“By the way, I heard from the Fairy Queen…”

“What?”

“That… the thing you put in, is it okay?”

“…Ah~ that? Well… it’s fine for now. No changes yet.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

This kid, she even heard about that from the Fairy Queen?

…I guess Pretty Heart has been meeting with the Fairy Queen lately.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have heard about that.

“Nari. You’re not plotting something strange, are you?”

“I’m not! …Well, if I were, it would be to submit a marriage registration form with you…”

“Don’t.”

“Hmph…”

What kind of marriage registration form is that?

And same-sex marriage isn’t legally recognized in our country, so it’s meaningless.

What are you even trying to do…

“Max… you’re still nimble, huh?”

“Nimble. Even though he’s a bit chubby, he reacts so much to toys.”

While I was dealing with Pretty Heart’s strange behavior, Chubby started playing with Max in the living room.

Max desperately tries to catch the toy as it moves around.

Chubby’s erratic movements are making Max go a bit crazy.

…Oh, now he’s hitting his own face with his hind legs.

Sigh… really, what kind of animal does that…

“…Ah! I started raising a hamster recently!”

“Really? What kind?”

“A golden hamster!”

“You picked an easy one to raise.”

“Yeah!”

A hamster… I never thought Pretty Heart would raise a hamster.

I thought she’d go for a bird.

Maybe the fact that birds don’t have sphincters and can poop anytime bothered her?

Definitely, hearing that would make anyone not want to raise them.

“Do you feed it yourself?”

“Yeah! I feed it myself! When I can’t, the housekeeper does it for me!”

“I see.”

Seeing how excited she is, the golden hamster must be really cute.

She wouldn’t be this excited if she didn’t like it.

When I was young, I also thought about raising one.

But there was no way I’d get one, and I was too busy with magical girl stuff, so I gave up quickly.

“Do you want to see a picture?”

“Sure.”

“Here, this is him, isn’t he super cute?”

“Oh… he looks dumb but cute.”

“Sometimes he just zones out like this!”

“Really?”

Oh, watching the video, he zones out like that, but when you put your finger near him, he immediately sniffs and clings.

He seems to follow Pretty Heart pretty well.

“…Looking at the hamster, I wonder what it would be like to raise a squirrel.”

“A squirrel?”

“Yeah. But they run around everywhere, and if you give them nuts, they’ll stash them somewhere and forget about them, piling up.”

“Ah… that might be a bit much for our house…”

I don’t know much about squirrels, but I’ve heard they run around a lot and stash some of their food in weird corners and forget about it.

So people who raise squirrels have a hard time finding and cleaning that up.

Well, there are individual differences, so it’s not always like that.

…Still, I’d like to raise a squirrel someday.

“I brought donuts~! Oh, Nari’s here! Hi~!”

“Ah, hello, Yura unnie.”

“You’re here?”

“Meow.”

“Max~! Let’s kiss~!”

“…Meow.”

“Ugh.”

Why does everyone want to kiss Max when they see him…

Even when he stretches out his front paws to refuse, they still want to do it?

Hmm… I should try it too.

“Max.”

“Meow?”

“……”

This guy, when I bring my face close, he doesn’t refuse.

Instead, he closes his eyes and rubs his face against mine.

Why is he so affectionate with me…

Well, he’s cute, so it’s fine, right?

“Wow… cream-filled donuts…”

“Do you like cream, Nari?”

“Yeah! I really like things with cream!”

“Really? I find it too rich to eat.”

Do girls like things filled with cream like this?

By the way, why did Yura buy these?

…Well, she went through the trouble, so I should eat them without complaining.

At least they’re not bad.

“…Four and a half years…”

“Huh? What?”

“Ah, nothing! Just… in case… I want to win you over in four and a half years!”

“…Win me over?”

“Ah, ah! Ugh…”

“You… can you still call yourself Pretty Heart after saying that…?”

“But, you’re so lovable, unnie!”

“Ugh.”

Pretty Heart is getting excited again.

I should calm her down with a bit of magic.

Mental attack magic usually doesn’t work well, but if you skillfully thread the line, it can be surprisingly effective.

Thanks to figuring that out, I can subtly calm her down without her noticing, which is really nice.

“Unnie, you’re really loved.”

“Right? She says we’re not dating, but…”

“That’s crazy.”

“Right?”

“Do you want to die?”

“No?”

“Nope?”

These guys… they’re saying that right in front of me…

Lately, they’ve been getting way too bold.

“…Unnie.”

“What?”

“…I, actually… decided to do it.”

“…Do what?”

“Yeah. I decided to forcibly merge with the Crystal Stone and train in space-time magic like you.”

“…What?”

Wait, what? What did I just hear?

What? Forcibly merge with the Crystal Stone? What’s that about?

And, train in space-time magic like me?

No, seriously… is this kid crazy?

“…Nari. You didn’t do this on a whim, did you?”

“No. I thought about it over and over. But… I don’t want to live in a world without you. So, when you go to the Demon Realm… I want to be strong enough to help.”

“……”

…So, that’s why Pretty Heart’s condition has been strange lately…

But this is a decision that changes your entire life, and you’re doing it for me…

“I, I love you, unnie. I love you the most in the world. So… whether we win or lose… I want to be by your side. Is that not okay…?”

“…Did you get your parents’ permission?”

“Yeah. At first, they opposed it, but I showed them my resolve.”

“I see…”

Lately, I thought my days were uneventful, but suddenly, this is too much stimulation…

Sigh… Anyway, I can’t just send away a kid who’s made such a resolve…

…Alright, since Pretty Heart has already made up her mind, I’ll have to set some limits.

“…Okay. But, if you don’t reach a certain level, I won’t take you with me. Got it?”

“…!! Yes!”

Really… she’s such a handful.

Sigh, what can I do?

To make sure Pretty Heart doesn’t have to worry… I’ll double my training time.

Lately, I’ve been holding up fine, so increasing it shouldn’t be a problem.

Alright, starting tomorrow, wake-up time is 5 AM.

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