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Part 5
After they transformed into Papipuri, people hiding in the shadows let out cries of surprise.
“What the…!? A super cute magical girl just appeared out of nowhere!”
“Could it be the legendary Papipuri!?”
“I saw them on social media, but the real one is even cuter, way too cute!”
“Go for it, Papipuri!”
“W-what’s that… enthusiastic cheering!?”
Kaori hesitated but pointed her finger at Debipachi.
“Stop it, Debipachi-san! Let Miu-san go!”
“Gyagyagya~!”
However, Debipachi swung his tentacles down angrily.
“Kyaaaah!?”
“Uwaah!?”
They jumped back to avoid it.
BAM!
A heavy blow shattered the ground.
“We can’t get close!”
“It’s okay, we can attack from a distance with magical tools…”
Noah rushes over to pick up the fallen camera.
But just before he can, a tentacle knocks the camera away.
“Ah!”
“Gyagyagya~”
BOOM! BAMI!
Debipachi charged with his long tentacles, not giving the two a chance to prepare.
Kaori and Noah dodged the whip-like tentacles and bit their lips.
“Kuh, it has no openings…!”
“Besides, if we attack carelessly, we’ll hit Miu-san…!”
“Hmm, ugh…”
Miu let out a painful groan as she was squeezed by the tentacles.
“Miu-san!”
“What are we going to do…!”
Worried voices rose from the surrounding crowd.
“Papipuri is in trouble!”
“I-is she okay…!”
Amidst the chaos, Sumimaru flew around Debipachi.
“This is bad-maru. We have to find this thing’s weakness somehow! …Still, Miu-chan wrapped in those tentacles is so sexy,-maru… Fufufu. Oh, this angle is even more revealing-maru… (Smack!) Bueeeeehh!”
With his eyes lowered, he was hit by the tentacles and blown away, flying all the way to the row of food stalls.
“What are you doing-maru? My pretty, no, my octopus-like face is all scratched up-maru!”
Sumimaru, still trembling, raised his injured face—and there, right in front of him, was a whole grilled squid.
“Biiiieee!?”
He jumped up and hid behind a pillar.
“Hah, hah, that was a surprise-maru! People in this world are terrible; they eat anything and everything-maru! Huh? That means…”
At that moment, Sumimaru has an idea.
Kaori and Noah are fighting Debipachi.
“Take this, Prism Wiring Code!”
Noah threw the magic tool that became a code between the tentacle attacks.
However, it was easily deflected by the tentacles.
“Gyagyagya!”
“Kuh, as expected, those cheap attacks won’t work on that giant body! We have to finish it off with a big move…”
“But there’s no opening…! Besides, if we use our big move now, we’ll end up hitting Miu-san!”
“Ugh, this is the biggest crisis the Magical Girls Papipuri have ever faced… Wait, where on earth is Sumimaru at a time like this!?”
As Noah stamped her feet in frustration, Sumimaru waved her arms wildly from the corner of the arena.
“Kaori, Noah~~~!”
“Ah, Sumimaru! What have you been doing all this time──?”
“Bringing Debipachi over here! I’ve come up with a great plan-maru!”
“T-that’s…!”
Kaori looked to where Sumimaru was waving her─in the corner of a food stall─and immediately realized what he meant.
“Noah-san, let’s follow Sumimaru-san’s instructions!”
“Eh, eh?”
“Anyway, we have to lure Debipachi to Sumimaru-san’s place!”
“What? I-I don’t understand, but I understand!”
Noah turned to Debipachi and jumped up and down.
“Yaii, yaii! Octopus boy, octopus boy, octopus boy! What color is your blood? If you’re so mad, come over here! I’ll spank you!”
Debipachi’s eyes widened at the childish provocation.
“Gugii, gugyagugyaa!”
“Yes, I can feel it! Come on, Kaori-san, say all the mean things you want!”
“Y-yes! Um… Hey, hey, you’re big, you have eight legs, you wiggle around, um, um, you have eight legs!”
“Why did you say that twice? And it’s not a mean thing; it’s just a fact!”
“Gugigigigiiiii!”
Debipachi let out a furious roar and charged forward with incredible speed.
“Oh no! It’s really angry! Could it be that having eight legs is an extremely bad insult?”
“I-if that’s the case, I’m so sorry…!”
“Wow, they’re chasing us~! Run away~!”
“Noah-san, not that way, this way!”
“You two, hurry up-Maru!”
Guided by Sumimaru’s voice, they dodged the writhing tentacles and fled.
Eventually, the two of them were cornered in one of the food stalls.
“Gugigigi, Gyagyagya”
With a satisfied smile, Kaori raised her voice to Debipachi.
“Ah, ahhhh! Oh no, we’re cornered! What shall we do?”
“Kaori-san, you’re reading so flat! I mean, what are we going to do now?”
“This is probably the key part of Sumimaru-san’s plan… When I give the signal, dodge!”
“G-got it!”
“Gugya, gugyagyagya!”
Confident of victory, Debipachi raised his tentacles with glee, ready to crush the two of them.
“Gyagyagya~~~!”
“Now!”
Kaori and Noah narrowly dodge the tentacles as they swing down with force.
BANG!
The tentacles destroyed the food stall, scattering ingredients everywhere.
“Gyagyagya…”
Debipachi looked around for Kaori and the others…
“Gyagyagyagyaaaaaa!?”
Debipachi noticed something and opened his eyes wide.
──A large number of takoyaki and pieces of octopus were scattered at his feet.
“Gya, gya…!”
Kaori pointed at Debipachi, who was stunned by the sight of the octopus pieces.
“It seems you finally noticed… Yes, this is a takoyaki stand! We pretended to be cornered to lure you here, Debipachi-san!”
“T-That’s what was going on!”
“Gyah, gyah, gyah~!”
Debipachi shrinks back in fear.
Sumimaru gloats over Debipachi.
“You were too slow to notice, Debipachi! What you’re about to attack is a terrifying creature that does things like that! Fu, fufufu, I’m scared, too-Maru. I’m shaking uncontrollably… But cute and lovely me will be forgiven, while you who have gone wild are already too late-maru! You’ll end up like this piece of meat, chopped into small pieces, formed into balls with flour, heated until crispy, and eaten deliciously with sauce and mayonnaise-maru!”
“Gyagyagya~!”
Debipachi trembled with fear.
The force of the impact caused the tentacles to lose their grip, and Miu fell.
“Miu-san!”
Kaori caught Miu as she fell.
“Ah…”
Miu looked at Kaori with a blank expression for a moment, then lost consciousness.
“It looks like she’s not hurt…”
After confirming that she was breathing normally, Kaori gently laid her down in a safe place.
“Gya, gyagyagya…”
Looking at Debipachi, who was completely cowering in fear, Sumimaru roared.
“Now is your chance to defeat It-Maru! Finish it with a single blow – Maru!”
“Yes!”
“Everything is ready! Kaori, please use this!”
Noah threw a massive object at Kaori.
“W-what is this…!”
“I transformed Lily-san’s sword into a magical tool!”
Kaori grabbed Lily’s beloved sword, “Seraphim,” that she had received.
The massive blade, as tall as a person, glowed mystically with magical power.
“Thank you, Noah-san!
“Now, Kaori, it’s time to show the results of your special training-maru!”
“Yes! Haaaaaahhh~~~!”
Kaori put all her strength into the hilt.
A rainbow glow gathered around the sword and burst forth.
“Divine Sword, strike down evil! Lily Slash!”
SLASH!
“Gyagyagya~~~!”
As Kaori swung her sword, a ribbon of light shot out.
“Oh, is that Lily-chan’s special move!? And she even said the same lines!”
“A magical girl using Lily Slash!”
“I never thought I’d see the real thing…!”
Fans watching from the shadows shed tears of joy at seeing their favorite character’s final move.
The beam of light sliced Debipachi in half from the front—black mist escaped from Debipachi and turned into a rainbow.
Woosh!
“Gyagyagya──!”
“Yay, it’s purified!”
“Alright! Now for the Time-maru! Shiny Octopus Jar!”
“Gyagyagya~~~!”
The giant body was instantly sucked into the octopus jar.
Then, the destruction caused by Debipachi was instantly repaired, and peace returned to the area.
“W-we did it…!”
A moment later, thunderous applause erupted.
“That was awesome, Magical Girl Papipuri!”
“That was so cool and cute!”
“The reproduction of Lily Slash was incredible!”
“I’m a fan now! Let me know when the merchandise comes out!”
“T-Thank you very much!”
Kaori bowed politely to the cheers.
“We did it-maru! Everything is settled now-maru!”
“To purify such a huge thing with one blow, Kaori-san is truly amazing!”
“It’s all thanks to Sumimaru-san. It was a great move to find out that Debipachi-san’s weakness was takoyaki.”
“Ufufufu~ You’re too kind-maru. But as a reward, it’s okay to do this and that for me-maru~ Ufufufu~”
“Don’t get too cocky!”
At that moment, a small voice came from behind.
“Um…”
“Miu-san!”
There was Miu, who had regained consciousness.
Miu bowed deeply to Kaori and the others.
“Thank you for saving me, Papipuri-san. I don’t know how to express my gratitude…”
“It’s okay, I’m just glad you’re safe.”
Kaori smiled softly, feeling really relieved.
Seeing this smile, Miu suddenly widened her eyes.
“Oh? You… You look like Kaori-san. Is it just a coincidence?”
“What!? N-no, of course not! We’re not the same person, haha!”
“Y-yes, that’s right. Kaori-san would never wear such a revealing outfit.”
“Ugh…”
Kaori’s eyes filled with tears as she turned to Sumimaru and whispered.
“Sumimaru-san, what’s wrong? The recognition inhibition function──”
“Well, I really want to upgrade to the latest model as soon as possible-maru, but Noah is so incompetent that we can’t get the budget approved-maru. Sigh, life is so hard-maru.”
“Are you talking about yourself?”
At that moment, the stylist called Miu.
“Miu-chan, we want to continue the show, but do you know where Kaori-chan is?”
“Huh? Come to think of it, she suddenly disappeared…”
Sumimaru turned pale.
“This is bad! Without Lily-chan, the visitors will be disappointed!”
“Oh no! Hurry back!”
“Ah, well, excuse me!”
Kaori, Noah, and Sumimaru rushed away from the scene.
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