Magical Girl of Chaos: Magical Rampage

After entering the Demon Realm, I’m now flying at a moderate speed.

Since I don’t know when or where an attack might come from, I need to stay alert.

“…Guess they’re not planning to attack.”

But there’s no sign of any impending attack.

Even though the [Gate] has opened, the monsters are just scattered around, seemingly uninterested.

They’re just staring at me.

Are those the former fairies who’ve regained their senses…?

[Rampage-san. The sphere you see over there is the witches’ base. Please be careful when entering.]

[I know.]

[According to the intel from the awakened monsters, the witches will likely face you one by one. Pandora’s plan is still unclear, but it seems they’re eager to test you.]

[Got it.]

“…!”

Well, just when I thought there’d be no attacks, something useless shows up.

A demon… almost the size of a small country.

For something like this to suddenly appear here… it’s horrifying.

It’s like there are more of these things.

…But, it’s nothing.

“「Ether Blast」.”

This is the Demon Realm.

So I can unleash all the magical power I’ve been suppressing.

It means I only need to control it, not suppress it.

The 「Ether Blast」 unleashed here… has destructive power on a completely different level from what I used on Earth.

“…One shot.”

The shockwave splits the demon’s body in half, scattering it into pieces.

I don’t know how powerful this demon was.

But given its absurd size, it must have been a formidable one.

And yet, it was taken down like this…

“So that’s why there were no attacks.”

I get it now.

If even a demon like that can be obliterated in one shot, there’s no way the monsters would dare attack me.

Since I’m here in my true form, not a clone, they know it’s over if they mess with me.

Well, that makes the journey a bit easier.

Though the mindless demons will probably charge at me anyway.

“……”

After flying for a while, I finally arrived at the witches’ lair.

Honestly, aside from that demon, there was nothing else on the way, so I sped up and got here pretty quickly.

It feels a bit anticlimactic, but now’s the real start, so I need to stay focused.

“…Alright, let’s go.”

I steeled myself and entered.

I broke through a massive, unadorned gate and stepped into the witches’ base.

I expected it to be dark inside, but for some reason, it was quite bright, and I saw a witch standing before me.

“Welcome.”

“Who are you?”

“…I am the Witch of Destiny, Destiny. I prefer to be called Rosaura.”

“Got it. I’m 「Rampage」. The one who’s going to kill all of you.”

“Hehe, scary.”

So my first opponent is the Witch of Destiny…

And she’s confident enough to face me first. Impressive.

Alright, let’s treat this as a warm-up and finish it quickly.

“First, let me read your destiny…”

“……”

“Your destiny is… Huh? Wha…?! Why…?!”

“I don’t know what you saw, but die.”

“Eek…?!”

I don’t know what she saw, but judging by how flustered she is, something strange must have happened.

Should I finish her off while she’s distracted?

…「Ether Blast」.

“You…! What did you do?! Why… why are there three souls…?! This can’t be…”

“Three souls…? What are you talking about?”

“Your destiny… it’s… Chaos itself. Just who are you…?”

“I don’t know.”

“Guh…!”

I slashed her three times.

Her weapon… seems to be a staff.

Her attacks are likely magic she developed herself.

It’s not magic tied to a 「Concept」.

So her 「Concept」 probably doesn’t include offensive magic.

And she can’t even read my destiny? It’s impossible for her?

Then why…?

The mention of three souls is bothering me.

Not two, but three…

…Whatever.

Right now, I need to focus on killing the witch.

I deflected her magic, closed in, knocked her staff away, and slashed with both hands.

…Her defense is solid.

“Huff, huff…”

“You’re already out of breath from just this?”

“Heh, hehe… My role is to deliver information to Pandora-sama…! I knew I’d die…!”

I see… That’s why she was unusually weak.

She wanted to use her destiny-reading ability to see what I had prepared…

But too bad.

For some reason, it didn’t work on me.

“…But I don’t plan to die just yet. Pandora-sama is busy with preparations.”

“Preparations?”

“Yes, preparations. For the descent of an overwhelming being…!”

Descent…? I wonder what they’re trying to summon.

But why go through all this trouble to lure me here?

I don’t get it, but… I’ll just keep killing my way through.

I’ll figure it out when I reach Pandora.

“「Ether… Blast」.”

I got some decent information, and since she’s just in the way now, I quickly finished off the Witch of Destiny with 「Ether Blast」.

I’m not good at interrogating, and I wouldn’t get any more info anyway, so there’s no point in dragging this out.

“……”

By the way, there are a lot of doors here.

I hope they all lead to Pandora, but that’s unlikely.

Hmm… Oh, I should go that way.

That’s the only place glowing.

It wasn’t there during the fight, so it must be… guiding me.

But it could be a trap, so I’ll stay alert as I enter.

“First… let’s break through.”

It’s too bothersome to open each door, so I’ll just smash through them.

It’s annoyingly spacious, so the path is long.

But it won’t take long.

After smashing through, I soon arrived at the next area.

“…?”

This is… nature?

Why is there dense grass, and how is the sun up there?

…I see, an artificial sun.

But is this related to the witches’ powers?

“…Welcome, Rampage.”

“You…”

“This is just a personal space.”

“…Right, you always liked natural environments.”

Pitch-black, long hair, half-closed eyes, nun-like attire, a long staff… Magical Sis… She’s approaching so quietly.

Meeting her right now is really annoying.

Well, I was planning to kill her and Clock Hands anyway, so this works out.

“…Rampage, you want to kill me and Clock Hands, right? I understand.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Even though we’re already dead, betraying humanity and siding with the Demon Realm, acting as witches… You must feel a great sense of betrayal.”

“…You know me well. So?”

“Clock Hands and I have already prepared to die by your hand. From the moment we became witches, we were ready. We became witches for you… to dedicate our lives to awakening you.”

“……”

Honestly, I have no idea what she’s talking about.

I don’t know why she’s suddenly saying this or why she’s rambling.

But… even if they died and came back, they wouldn’t do this for fun.

So… stop beating around the bush and just say it.

“Stop talking in circles.”

“Ah, right, Rampage was never good with this sort of thing. Hehe… But still, can’t we have a little chat before we die?”

“…Do as you please.”

Ugh… Sis is still so laid-back even at a time like this.

Sigh, this is draining.

Might as well listen to her for a bit.

“…You’re curious about Pandora-sama’s plan, right?”

“Of course I am.”

“I can’t tell you everything, but I’ll share a little.”

“I wish you’d tell me everything.”

“……Pandora-sama wants to kill something. She didn’t explain what it is, but she devised this plan to ensure its death.”

“Something…”

What could Pandora, who’s so powerful, want to kill that she’d go to such lengths?

No, what even is this plan?

Why go through all this trouble to lure me here?

“But Pandora-sama can’t kill it herself. So she’s been waiting for a magical girl like you, who can become the blade to slay it.”

“What? If she can’t do it, who can? Even if I gain the power to kill it, do you think I can do what she couldn’t?”

“I don’t know that much. But she seems to have something in mind. That’s why… Clock Hands and I, and Pandora-sama… we’re all testing you, one by one.”

“……”

“To do that, we’ll give it our all. Even if it means taking hostages, Rampage… to draw out all your power.”

Taking hostages, huh… So that’s why they opened that massive [Gate] to flood the world with monsters.

They’re using Earth as a hostage… But it’s pointless.

The juniors I trained, along with countless seasoned magical girls, are holding the line.

How do they plan to break through?

“…Ah, I think there’s been a misunderstanding… I didn’t mean taking humans as hostages.”

“…What?”

“Someone else is coming here… About three, I think… I don’t know who they are, though.”

Coming here…?

…Could it be Pretty Heart…?

No, she said three, so it could be others.

Who could it be…?

“Well, I’m not sure if they need to take hostages. Depending on who it is, they might not talk.”

“……”

“Rampage. Shall we end our chat here? I’d like to talk more, but we can’t drag this out forever.”

“You don’t really want to fight, do you?”

“…That’s right. I’d rather let you go, but… I can’t. Pandora-sama said you’re the only magical girl who can invade the Demon Realm alone. I don’t want to miss this chance… So I’ll give it my all.”

“…Fine. Sis, you… prepare to die by my hand.”

“Hehe, alright. But… I won’t just roll over.”

“Doesn’t matter.”

Sigh… Finally, it’s time to kill them.

It’s a relief that we could talk, but… ugh, this is so annoying.

“By the way, what does the descent have to do with this?”

“…That’s still a secret. When you reach Pandora-sama… you’ll find out.”

“Is that so?”

So she’s keeping that hidden till the end…

Whatever.

Now I just need to kill Sis and Clock Hands, then Pandora, and the Demon Realm issue will be over.

The end of the war is right in front of me.

Even so, monsters and demons will probably keep invading for a while, but since I’m cutting off the source… I need to stay sharp and fight.

“Are you… ready?”

“Yeah.”

“Then… let’s begin.”

Magical Sis, Magical Clock Hands… I don’t know how much stronger you’ve become as witches, but I’ll give it my all to kill you.

I’ll grant you eternal rest.

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