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Part 3
As the ball flew in the opposite direction…
“Aaahh? The opposite direction?!”
“What does that mean-maru? And it’s going at the speed of a bullet-maru?!”
Kaori is the perfect young lady, but the only thing she’s not good at is sports.
But just then…
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Gyagyagya!”
A ball approaching the speed of sound hit the octopus that was attacking the student, who had been slow to flee.
BANG!
“Gyaaa…!?”
“!? H-huh! I’m saved…?!”
The octopus is blown away, and the student opens her eyes wide.
“This is amazing, Kaori! You saved that girl!”
“I-I didn’t mean to blow it up over there, but it ended up being good!”
“Gigigi…”
After the students have fled.
A black mist escapes from the octopus that was knocked to the ground.
Then, its body instantly changed to a translucent rainbow color.
“Oh, the octopus has turned rainbow-colored!
“What? I-it purified Debipachi with a single blow-maru? What kind of power is this maru?”
Kaori tilts her head while Sumimaru stares in amazement at the incredible power.
“But it’s still strange. Why did the ball fly in the opposite direction… I’ll try again!”
Kaori creates the ball again.
She throws it into the air with a beautiful form.
“This time, I’ll aim well… Eeii!”
SWOSH!
“”””Gyagyagyagya!?””””
This time, it was a different physical law. The ball that flew straight ahead pierced through the gathered octopus swarm.
“W-wow… That’s a nasty ball-maru…”
“That’s strange; it’s not flying in the direction I thought it would… Eiii! Eiii! Eiii!”
Every time Kaori swung her bat, the ball, which took a mysterious flight path, blew the octopus away.
“GIgyaaa!?”
“Gyagyagya!?”
“Gyagya~~~!?”
“U-um, Kaori, can you please stop doing that…”
“Hmm, I guess I’m not concentrating enough. I’ll put my heart and soul into it!”
And then the most powerful hit was unleashed─somehow, towards an empty space.
“Aah, it went in a completely different direction than I was aiming…!”
“Gyagyaa!”
The octopuses sneered at the ball as it passed by.
However,
“Bang! BANG, BANG!
“Wha──what a ricochet-maru!”
The ball hit the wall and bounced back with great force, hitting the street trees and the ground. It became a huge ricochet that attacked the remaining octopuses one by one.
“Giii~~~!”
“Gyagyagya!?”
Gagagagiiiii!!!!?”
“Awawawa, t-this is terrible…!”
The octopuses are at the mercy of an unpredictable trajectory, unable to escape and become targets.
Unlike Kaori, who is trembling in front of the scene of agony and wailing, Sumimaru is very excited.
“Wow, this is amazing-maru! The prismatic power in the ball, the incredible firing speed, it’s an incredible jewel-maru!”
“I-is that so?”
“That’s right-maru! You’re the best; Kaori is our Goddess-maru! …Wait, what? Kaori, you’re sweating from all that movement-maru. Let me wipe you with my tentacles-maru~”.
“Oh no, it’s okay…”
“Don’t be shy-maru, ufufufu~~~! Bufooohh!?”
“Kyaaaa!? Su-Sumimaru-saaannn!?”
Sumimaru, who was about to get very close to Kaori, is blown away by the ricochet.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, are you okay?!”
“Ufufu, it’s okay-maru, it’s nothing more than a reward-maru”.
The ball that fell to the ground at the end of Sumimaru’s sacrifice turns into a fragment of light and disappears.
The square returns to its silence, and all that can be seen around it are translucent octopuses of rainbow colors.
“I have never seen an octopus like that before. What on earth was it? When the ball hit it, it turned from black to rainbow-colored…”
“Ah, that’s right-maru! We have to collect it quickly-maru!”
“Collect it?”
Sumimaru held his hand in the air.
“Come forth, ‘Shiny Octopus Jar’-maru~~~!”
A shiny octopus jar appeared from the empty space.
“Huh? Octopus jars from the air…?”
“Now, everyone, gather together-maru~~~! Uoooohhhh!”
A rainbow-colored wind swirled up from the octopus jar, and then it quickly sucked up the octopuses.
“T-The octopuses have been sucked into the octopus jar…?!”
While Kaori was still dazed, all the octopuses had been sucked into the jar.
“Phew. That’s it for now-maru!”
Kaori stood there in shock.
“T-there were so many strange things happening… who exactly are Sumimaru-san and Noah-san…?
“Kaori-saaaaan~!”
Noah returned.
She was crying halfheartedly, and her wet hands were hanging limply.
“Aaahh, I forgot my handkerchief, and my hands are soaking wet〜〜. Please lend me a handkerchief〜〜.
“Oh yes, here you go.”
“Thank you! Wipe wipe… Hmm? Speaking of which, where are the Debipachi?”
Noah looked around the now quiet square and widened her eyes.
“What? You mean you defeated that many Debipachi in such a short time?”
“Well, um…”
Sumimaru puffed out his chest instead of the bewildered Kaori.
“That’s right-maru! She was overwhelmingly strong-maru!”
“Amazing, how did you…?”
“Well, I didn’t mean to, but I was so into it that I ended up…”
“Thinking about it, it’s the kind of thing geniuses tend to do, where they end up eliminating everyone without realizing it! I-it’s too amazing! You’re so strong!”
“There’s no one else like you-maru!”
“Oh, it’s not that. I’m a little, you know, not good at sports, so the ball didn’t go the way I wanted it to…”
Kaori’s correction never came.
Sumimaru and Noah looked at each other and nodded firmly.
Noah took Kaori’s hand.
“Kaori-san, please!”
“Y-yes!?”
“I want you to become the ‘Perfect Pure Princess’ and help Noah and the others!”
“Eh?!”
Kaori’s eyes widened as she looked up at Noah, who was staring into her eyes.
“I think I just heard that word… What is a ‘Perfect Pure Princess’?”
“I’m sorry for not mentioning it earlier, but Noah is actually a first-class royal magical mobile guard from the magical kingdom of Prism Wonderland!”
“A first-class royal magical…?”
Sumimaru interrupts from behind Noah, who is making a confident face.
“The official title is too long-maru. In short, she’s a magical girl-maru.”
“Ma-magical girl-san, you say…?”
“That’s right! And I’m Sumimaru, a versatile squid-type high-mobility support Guardian Fairy No. 1 Lacquer-style, also from Prism Wonderland-maru!”
“That’s too long. Just call it the Squid-shaped Fairy for simplicity’s sake.”
Noah now gives the smug Sumimaru a reproachful look.
“Well… I knew he wasn’t just an ordinary squid, but I didn’t know he was a fairy.”
Sumimaru does a somersault in response to Kaori’s astonished look.
“Ufufu, that’s right-maru. I’m Noah’s guardian fairy and also his superior- maru!”
“Sumimaru can select people with magical girl aptitude like us and can also detect the presence of Debipachis!”
“And I also have the ability to ‘transform’! I can change the magical girls I’m in charge of into different costumes-maru! If you want to look cool, leave it to me-maru!”
“The magical girl’s costume is also originally Sumimaru’s ability! The magical girl can transform by borrowing that power and summoning the costume with the staff!”
“That’s amazing, Sumimaru-san, you’re so versatile!”
“Ufufufu~ I want more praise-maru~”
“Well, the only problem is that he’s a pervert.”
Noah breathed a sigh of relief.
Kaori tilted her head.
“So, what is the purpose of your visit from the magical kingdom?”
“Well, that is…”
Noah let her eyes wander for a moment, then confided with a serious expression.
“Actually, the barrier of the magical kingdom has been broken, and a large number of Debipachi have escaped from the other world and crossed over to this one!”
“Oh my! By ‘Debipachi,’ you mean the octopus from earlier, right?”
“Yes. Devipachi are troublesome creatures that like to play tricks on people, and they grow and multiply by absorbing the negative auras of people─anger, fear, desire, etc.”
“As they absorb the negative aura, they become darker and darker, and as they grow, their shape changes-maru. There are all kinds of types, such as those that can fly, those that can burrow underground, and those that grow huge-maru!”
“Well, as expected from the octopus of the Magic Kingdom… It seems that the Magic Kingdom is in trouble, with such terrifying octopuses living there.”
Sumimaru winks at the frightened Kaori.
“Don’t worry-maru, if it’s the Magic Kingdom, we can easily deal with it with magic-maru!”
“That’s right! And Debipachi is a delicacy that people who like it can’t get enough of in the Magic Kingdom!”
“Eh? D-delicacy?”
“Yes! Debipachi, which has absorbed the negative aura of humans, turns into a special rainbow-colored state when the poison is removed, and it is very popular and sells for an extremely high price!”
“Thanks to Kaori, we caught a big haul-maru! This is a good starting-maru~!”
“We did it; we’re going to make a fortune! Hihihi-! …Hah! Ahem”
Noah and Sumimaru jumped up and down around the octopus jar, but when they came to, they coughed.
They tightened their expressions and continued their explanation.
“As you can see, Debipachis are almost harmless in the Magic Kingdom, but in this world, where there are no people who can use magic, they can become a terrible threat. That’s why it’s Noah’s job and that of the others to collect the Debipachi that have flooded this world!”
“I see.”
Kaori was satisfied for a while, then thoughtfully pondered.
“But why did such an important barrier break down? If we don’t find out the cause, won’t the same thing happen again?”
“Huh? Well, that is…”
Noah’s eyes darted around.
“Well, you see, the duty of checking the barrier is done on a rotating basis, and last week it was Noah’s turn, but… well, you see, it’s like this… well… I made a lot of mistakes at my part-time job, working the night shift at the bakery the day before, and I ended up oversleeping because I had to work all night while the part-timers got mad at me for stopping the production line dozens of times… I was a little late for my patrol, and in the meantime, a huge swarm of Debipachis broke through the barrier!”
“Eeehhh?!”
“Actually, Noah is quite clumsy… and every time I make a mistake, the compensation money just keeps going up… Ugh, mistake after mistake! More and more debt! Aaahhh!”
Sumimaru shrugs as Noah cries.
“The barrier is being repaired by Noah’s senior first-class royal magical mobile guards, who are working as hard as they can-maru. Meanwhile, we’ve been kicked out with the words, ‘Do something about the escaped Debipachis, and don’t come back until you’ve collected them all-maru.'”
“But Noah is a total failure and completely useless… Ugh. Please, Kaori-san, become a magical girl with me, the Perfect Pure Princess─or Papipuri for short─and help Noah!”
“B-but…”
Sumimaru puts the pressure on the confused Kaori.
“I realized in the fight just now that Kaori has incredible magical girl potential-maru!”
“I-is that so?”
“The fact that you were able to transform into that costume in just one try is the best proof! Besides, the qualities needed to be a top-notch Papipuri are dazzling elegance and kindness! Kaori-san can definitely become a wonderful Papipuri!”
“You have all the qualities that Noah doesn’t have-maru. How did you become a Magical Girl-maru?”
“Shut up! Or rather, you’re the one who chose me, right?”
Kaori raised her voice in confusion.
“Um, I’d like to help, but I don’t know if I can handle such a big role…”
Of course, she wanted to help, but after all, she had just learned about the existence of Debipachi and Magical Girls.
From Kaori’s point of view, the fact that she was able to transform and the attack she just made seemed to be nothing more than a coincidence, and when she thought about the possibility that she might end up holding everyone back, she couldn’t accept the offer so easily.
Then Noah’s eyes began to fill with tears.
“U-uughh, uuu…!”
“Eh, No-Noah-san!?”
“Uwahhh! If you don’t help me, Kaori-san, Noah will never be able to pay back the debt I incurred, and I will be magically transformed into a giant, stupid, spiral-shaped, thousand-bladed monster, and my body will be cut into tiny pieces, and scattered all over the world to be fed to pigs in pig farms all over the world! Uwahhh!”
“Awawawa…! I-is this really going to happen…?”
Kaori loses her color, and Noah, while crying, gives her a look with a hint of meaning.
“Ugh, guh, but don’t worry, even if I turn into minced meat, I won’t hold a grudge against you, Kaori-san (looking at her).”
“A, no, awawawa…!”
Sumimaru also turns to the panicking Kaori with a tearful look.
“Uu, that’s right-maru! I’m also fated to be roasted on the oven train with a cup of sake in my hand and become a winter delicacy for grandpa and grandma as a snack, but I accept it-maru!” (Looking at Kaori)
“What? No, awawa…!”
“Even if Noah and the others were tortured or chopped up into tiny pieces and fed to crayfish, they would never say that it wouldn’t have happened if Kaori-san had helped them! (Glances at her)”
“Awa, awawawa…?!”
“Please be reassured-maru. Even if my precious octopus tentacles end up as sashimi, my cute little legs as tempura, and my lovely innards as salted fish guts, I will never hold a grudge against Kaori-maru~! (Looking at her)”
“Hieeee~!”
Overwhelmed by the enormous pressure from one person and one animal, Kaori declared, carried away by the momentum of the moment.
“I-I understand. If I can be of any help…!”
Immediately, Noah’s face lit up, and she hugged Kaori.
“Wow, thank you so much! It’s a pleasure to work with you, too!”
“Kyaa, Noah-san!”
“Ah, that’s not fair-maru! I want to hug Kaori, too-maru~! Ufufufu”
“Sumimaru, you can’t do that! You have to stay away from Kaori-san!”
“I-I accepted on impulse, but was it really a good idea…?”
Kaori thought.
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