Magical Girl of Chaos: Magical Rampage

Time flows mercilessly.

Five years may seem long, but in hindsight, it feels incredibly short.

Suddenly bringing this up, even someone oblivious would notice.

“……”

Yeah… already, five years have passed.

During that time, there were no issues with superhumans, nor any disturbances from the Demon Realm.

It was pure peace.

In that peace, I continued my training as usual, and everything else flowed peacefully.

So peacefully that it almost felt unsettling.

“Ugh…”

“Why are you like this again?”

“My graduation thesis is a dark abyss…”

Diamond Dust successfully graduated high school, scored well on her exams, and got into a prestigious university in the capital area.

She wasn’t dumb, and since I took care of the monster hunting so she could focus on studying, she managed to get into a highly regarded university.

Now, as a fourth-year, she’s been hit with the dreadful task of writing her graduation thesis.

Ah, and thanks to her rigorous training, she’s become a pretty strong magical girl now.

She can handle everything I used to do with ease, so she’s become a reliable ally in case of emergencies.

I think she’s now strong enough to solo Great King-Class and even Emperor-Class threats.

…I don’t know about Hatred or our senior, but our senior is more defense-oriented, so while she can handle Great King-Class alone, Emperor-Class might be too much.

Though she could probably tank Emperor-Class attacks without breaking a sweat.

It’s surprising how much better our senior handled my attacks compared to Hatred.

As for Hatred… as always, in terms of firepower, she’s unmatched among magical girls, second only to me.

She could probably kill or severely injure most witches, excluding Pandora.

If she breaks through the limits of her “Hatred”… hmm… it could get pretty intense.

Her power fluctuates based on how much she hates, but it always stays above a certain baseline, so it’s not a problem.

“Mmm…”

“That brat’s sleeping on the couch with her belly out again.”

“Leave her be…”

Yura has been lounging around the house since she got her severance pay.

Of course, she still exercises regularly.

She’s still obsessed with the food Chubby makes, so she’s been working out hard to eat more.

Though I allowed it, seeing her like this makes me want to punch her.

She’s the epitome of carefree.

We’re about to go into an all-out war, and everyone’s acting like it’s no big deal.

…Only a few magical girls know about the enemy’s strength, so I can’t really say anything.

“By the way, which university did Nari go to?”

“Hmm? I heard she went to Yonsei.”

“Wow… she’s smarter than I thought…”

“Yeah, tell me about it.”

Pretty Heart graduated high school this year and got into a top-tier university in our country.

I never thought she was that smart, always clinging to me, but turns out she’s quite brilliant…

I don’t recall seeing that side of her before.

Maybe her study methods are different?

I’ve heard everyone has their own way of studying… that must be it.

“Hello~!”

“…You’re here.”

“Hey, why the cold shoulder?!”

Typhoon just dropped by our house.

She’s now a proper college student, at the age where she should be out drinking and having fun.

So why does she keep coming over to our place…

…Oh, right, she’s mostly over her chuunibyou phase.

Well, not entirely—when she transforms into a magical girl, it’s full-on chuunibyou.

Honestly, I’m worried about her future.

She’s been pretty serious about getting a boyfriend since middle school, but I wonder if that’s even possible…

At this rate, I’d be happy if she’s not just labeled a lunatic…

“Hey… didn’t you say you were going to do something with Jieun?”

“That? We planned it for next year! Speaking of which, I think it’s a good thing Jieun was born a girl.”

“Why?”

“Well… she almost got reported for sexually harassing a junior before…”

“…Is she still like that even now?”

“Yeah…”

Crazy Heart has somehow become close with Typhoon, so Typhoon tells me a lot about her.

From what I’ve heard, her pervy tendencies are still there, but she’s working hard as a magical girl… honestly, her future looks bleak in a different way.

I wouldn’t be surprised if I get a call to visit her in jail or something…

“Ugh…”

“…Why are you here again?”

“I’m bored…”

“Ayun’s busy writing her graduation thesis, so she can’t play with you.”

“Mmm…”

“…Daeun, you play with her.”

“Ame unnie… Hmph, fine!”

Gravity… well, she’s the same as ever.

Floating around, mentally still a child.

But lately, since Diamond Dust is busy with her thesis and can’t play with her, she keeps coming over, bored.

After flopping down, she plays with Max and then leaves.

Thanks to that, Gravity and Max have become close, and now when Gravity rubs her face, Max does too.

Diamond Dust still can’t handle that face-rubbing thing, so I don’t know how Gravity’s affinity works…

Well, even among cats, there are individual differences, so maybe Gravity just happened to click with Max.

“Meow.”

“Kitty…”

Max, who was napping in the sun next to me, woke up and climbed onto my shoulder before landing on Gravity’s back.

Max is getting pretty old now, but still lively…

Is he 7 or 6 now? No, that’s still a pretty lively age, right?

…Looking at his movements, he’s still full of energy.

But could you not tease Gravity with those flexible moves?

“…Unnie. By the way, um… you’re not going to tell Nari, right?”

“It’s better not to tell her.”

What are you talking about? Oh, that…

I trained under the assumption that I’d be going alone, so there’s no need to bring her.

And… Pretty Heart still isn’t ready.

Plus, since I focused on combat, her support abilities are underdeveloped.

Bringing her along now would just get her killed.

It’s better not to bring her.

“…It’s almost time.”

“…Yeah.”

Chatting with the kids like this, time’s almost up.

The time for Pandora to open the Gate of the Demon Realm is near.

“Fairy Queen… your timing is spot on.”

“Yeah…”

The Fairy Queen, along with the mascots, investigated the residual magic left by witches and discovered something.

Pandora plans to use that residual magic to open a massive [Gate] to the Demon Realm.

They couldn’t figure out the crucial details about the rift, but they nailed this part.

Their technical skills are impressive.

Though, they still haven’t uncovered anything about the legends.

But they did mention that the fusion with the monsters’ power might have similar properties.

I’ll keep that in mind.

“…Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Anyway, looking at the massive [Gate] visible even from here, I quietly transformed into a magical girl.

Seeing it open like a sliding door in mid-air gives me chills.

I can’t believe they prepared something like this…

“You guys join up with the others and hold off the Demon Realm’s invasion. I’ll go as planned. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Mmm…”

“Finally feels like the real deal…!”

“Oh, everyone’s going? Be careful out there~.”

“…You’re so carefree.”

By now… Pretty Heart should be training in her own training ground.

To invade the Demon Realm with me.

But… sorry, Pretty Heart.

I planned to go alone from the start.

I don’t need help. I’ll crush them by myself.

“Chubby. You don’t need to come. Support the others.”

“Got it!”

First, the [Gate] is spewing out a horrifying number of monsters and demons.

I should clean them up in one go.

At least the Great King-Class and above, I’ll handle.

I don’t want any casualties on the magical girls’ side.

“「Ether Blast」.”

As soon as I arrived at the [Gate], I fired a horizontal 「Ether Blast」.

Then, I targeted and killed only the Great King-Class and above.

I left the rest to the magical girls gathering here and immediately passed through the [Gate] into the Demon Realm.

While advancing, I kept firing 「Ether Blast」 to lighten the load on the magical girls.

[Rampage-san. Is the communication device on your magic wand working?]

[…It’s working fine.]

[Understood. We trust you to analyze and fight on your own, but just in case, we’ll also analyze the situation and brief you.]

[Do as you please.]

Really… the Demon Realm has nothing.

Just a completely barren land without a single tree.

Yet, the sky is filled with massive, unknown entities creating lightning beyond imagination…

It’s like Jupiter.

Even though it’s just a small fragment of a dimension that broke away from the Fairy Realm, it’s this vast and chaotic…

Truly deserving of being called the Demon Realm.

“…That must be it.”

That structure in the distance, with a strange sense of scale…

Is that where Pandora created?

Or was it always there?

…Well, either way, that must be the base of Pandora and the witches.

“……”

Whoever stands in my way, I’ll kill them all… and Pandora too.

That’s all.

At this point, my former comrades can’t shake my resolve.

For all the beautiful things in the world, and for my family… I will definitely win.

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“…Fairy Queen.”

“Yes, come in, Pretty Heart.”

“I finished my training. Now… can I go to the Demon Realm with Rampage unnie?”

“…I see. But you’re a bit late. Just now… Rampage-san charged into the Demon Realm.”

“What?!”

“I expected her to act independently. So… I have a different request for you, Pretty Heart-san.”

“W-what… request? I need to go help Rampage unnie right away…”

“Don’t be too hasty. Even Rampage-san will be at least somewhat restrained against the witches.”

“……”

“Pretty Heart. What I ask of you is… to chase after Rampage-san with Magical Hatred and Magical Paladin. With your current strength, there should be no issues.”

“…!! Yes! Understood!”

“Then, let’s go meet the two of them right now.”

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