"I think it's the first time we've met, but you seem to have an impression on your face? Have we actually seen it? ”

Sunlight slanted into the room through the glass of the café, and dust in the air floated up and down in the pillars of light.

The red-haired, long-ponytailed woman picked up the teacup in front of her and gently stirred it with a spoon.

On the day that Chiyo City recovered from the summoning incident in another world, Li Wu met the magical girl of the countermeasures bureau in the mouth of Mai Shiratori.

In addition to Hikaru, who was temporarily in a coma, and Airisa, who was watching her in the hospital, Shiratori, who had been in contact before, and Aoi Hoshikawa, who might know each other, were also present, and at this moment the three of them were huddled on a bench and sat opposite the sister who wore a long trench coat and looked a bit like a movie agent.

"I've heard Hoshikawa mention you, and you're said to be a reliable senior."

In fact, it would be more accurate to say that in the incident of the first encounter with Aoi Hoshikawa, due to Yuichi Uehara's illusion attack, he once had a glimpse of the memories of the twelve-year-old when she became a magical girl.

At that time, it was the magic in front of him who fooled Xiao Xingchuan to embark on this path—what is magic?

"What do you call people over the age of 20 in your industry? Is it still called a magical girl? ”

Although there was a line of [Senior-type Magical Girl] on her head, Li Wu, who couldn't figure out whether she should be called that, whispered in Hoshikawa Aoi's ear.

After all, what does the predecessor type mean? Doesn't sound like it's good for your health.

Hoshikawa Aoi sat upright and stepped on him gently.

"Twenty years old...... It looks like I'm pretty young. ”

The other party sighed, "An aunt in her thirties still calls herself a magical girl, and it's still too brazen, right?" I think so too.,Shouldn't I report to the bureau to promote the grading system by age as soon as possible.,Add titles like magical big sister、Magic aunt、Magic grandmother? ”

"Isn't there a retirement age for the Countermeasures Bureau?"

Li Wu imagined the scene of a group of magical grandmothers tremblingly throwing away their crutches and fighting with the demons of the negative realm for three hundred rounds after transforming, and shivered a few more times at Aoi Xingchuan next to him.

"I don't want to be called that when I die!"

The girl, who is obviously still early in retirement, resolutely resists, "And our appearance will not age at a certain stage, even if we are more than a hundred years old and call ourselves magical girls." ”

"It's so convenient?"

It was the first time he had heard such knowledge.

"yes, yes, so don't worry about longevity."

The red-haired woman put down the teacup and looked at the two people talking with interest with one hand on her cheek, "Let's not say that this classmate Li has the confidence to live as long as Xiaokui?" ”

"I'll do my best."

He subconsciously replied, and Aoi Hoshikawa next to him straightened up like a cat with its tail stepped on.

"How do you know?!"

"The love of a high school student is as obvious as a small puddle five centimeters deep, and you complained to Miki last time that you saw a boy in the same class being bitten by a female vampire......"

Before she could finish speaking, her mouth was covered by a shy and angry junior across the table.

"Does that mean Airisa? Hoshikawa-san has ever done something like this? ”

Shiratori Mao, who had finally found an opportunity to interject, gave her a meaningful look.

It turned out to be ...... so early

"Don't get off the hook."

Li Wu helped her out of the siege, "Maybe sister, you heard Xingchuan mention us, but we don't know your name yet?" ”

Hearing his name, the magical girl's eyes lit up and she opened the hand that was blocking her mouth: "My name is Lu Liangxiang, and my younger brother can call me Liangxiang." ”

"Oh, it turns out that Li Wujun you still have a sister?"

Shiratori Mayi pretended to be surprised and covered her mouth.

"Xiao Zhenyi can also come to be my sister."

Lu Liangxiang smiled and dissolved her ridicule.

The two of them have known each other since they were dragged into the gap between another world and this world in Chiyo City, and it is with each other's help that she can reconnect with the few people who are caught in it.

"So, what the hell is going on?"

When Hoshikawa Aoi gradually began to cut the dim sum in front of him irritably, the upright face of the senior mentioned the serious matter, "We only know that there is a city that suddenly disappeared, and after that, the frequency of the appearance of the nearby negative realm monsters began to rise sharply, and it was not until I met Xiao Mao Yi to communicate that I pieced together the general situation, but the specific details still need to be added by you who have experienced it firsthand." ”

Li Wu glanced at the magical girl on her side, and she nodded.

To be honest, the amount of information he had just heard from Lilith was too much, especially the part about himself, and he wasn't sure if he should leak it to anyone other than to tell a few of his friends who had been through the incident together.

But when it comes to secrets such as world consciousness, they may not be able to deal with it themselves more efficiently than communicating with a long-established non-governmental transcendent organization, and with the relationship between Hoshikawa Aoi, it also has an extra guarantee.

So Li Wu picked up important parts, including Lilith's existence; The collision of two worlds; Known as the principles of the world, the fundamental laws that regulate supernatural forces and the balance of the everyday world are collapsing; He was called by the other party as a clean-up tool for the world consciousness to recover its extraordinary power and survive this crisis; The purpose of the Unity Society......

The heat rising above the coffee cup dissipates over time.

Lu Liangxiang's expression also changed from calm to colorful, and finally returned to numbness.

She rubbed her temples: "In this case, it corresponds to some of the information we have in the past." ”

"Do we have any information about this incident?"

Hoshikawa Aoi's eyes were clear and foolish...... Pure.

"You've only become a magical girl in the last few years, so it's normal to not know."

Lu Liangxiang began to put his qualifications, "Nearly ten years ago, someone in the bureau proposed that the Negative Realm monster came from another dimension that was completely different from our world, so it could not be contained by any supernatural system, and was named something outside the world. In events like this one, we thought we had finally discovered their native world. ”

"But if what you just said is true, there's another guess."

She was as excited as a mathematician solving the puzzle of the century, "It's not an otherworldly creature, it's a new species born from the collision of two worlds." ”

This would explain why the Unification Society could use its power to reconcile different cultural systems to achieve unprecedented results, because in the symbolic sense of the occult it is itself the product of a hybridization of our worldview and the otherworld! It's like the existence of the world's wounds after they become sperm. ”

"Your brain is so big, Sister Liangxiang, but does this conjecture help the current situation?"

Li Wu recalled that Guiyihui had used them to create youkai and the deeds of making Arisa's father turn into a dragon, and he had to admit that the other party's guess had some truth.

"Not at the moment, but it might make sense in the future."

Lu Liangxiang waved her hand absently.

"I want to ask a question."

Shiratori Maoi, who had been observing from the sidelines, raised his hand, "Miss Ryoka, you don't seem to be very interested in the identity of the president of the Guiyi Society?" ”

Generally speaking, you have to be a little surprised to find out that "the real body of the leader of the evil organization is actually a young girl", right?

"No, I'm interested, and rather shocked."

Her tone didn't look like shock at all, "That guy you're describing sounds like the same person as the creator of the magical girl. ”

"Huh?!"

"Why are you surprised?"

Hoshikawa Aoi's exclamation directly dispelled the unexpected feelings that flooded Li Wu's heart.

However, during the battle, Lilith did show the ability of magical girls to transform, and it doesn't seem incomprehensible to say that she has something to do with them.

"The Magical Girl is a fairly young supernatural race created by a powerful witch to deal with the monsters of the negative realm - according to you, it would not be surprising if the other party is a witness to the collision of the worlds."

The older magical girl frowned, "What's more, the creator itself is full of rumors that I don't know whether it's true or not, and the countermeasures bureau was not created by her, but an organization that was originally founded by several magical girls united." Therefore, instead of caring about the identity of the other person, it is better to focus on other issues. ”

"For example, if she thinks that you play an important role in the script written by the world consciousness, and that you will eventually kill all supernatural individuals, including herself, wouldn't the easiest way to do that be to eliminate you in the first place?"

Li Wu recalls a previous conversation with Lilith: "She seemed convinced that this kind of thing could not be done, and that it was part of her plan, including the creation of an earlier series of events. ”

Hoshikawa Aoi sighed: "It's like going to act as a villain who harasses every day, and I'm in trouble." ”

"Act as a ...... Villain? ”

After repeating her unintentional words, Lu Liangxiang stood up against the table, "I'm going to discuss this matter with everyone." ”

"Slow down, Liangxiang senior."

Hoshikawa Aoi, who called her that for the first time today, grabbed the other party's wrist, "I wonder what the countermeasures bureau will do if they find out what Lilith thinks of Li Jun?" ”

She stared at Lu Liangxiang's face: "Will you contact other people...... The easiest way to do what you just said? ”

The red-haired magical girl pulled out her hand and shook her head, "Have you heard of the self-fulfillment of the prophecy, Aoi-chan?" ”

“…… Say something I can understand. ”

Li Wu patted the shoulder of the depressed girl to show comfort, and Lu Liangxiang helplessly pressed her forehead: "To put it simply, it is the action you took to avoid a certain future situation, but it led to the occurrence of that situation. In this case, it is a hostile or annihilating act that can lead to a situation that the world consciousness is happy to see. ”

"So don't worry, I'm here to find Lilith's whereabouts and find out what she's planning for."

She patted her chest and promised, "As for you, take a break for a while like high school students." I have a hunch that things will still involve you in the future. ”

*

"It's been almost half a month since she last said that."

At the beginning of November, the season gradually enters the prelude to winter, and the maple leaves turn red, as if to seize the last time of autumn, swaying slightly in the chilly wind.

However, contrary to the outdoor temperature, the doors and windows of the club activities are closed and the temperature is pleasant.

Li Wu threw the pumpkin ghost-like mask in his hand into the glove box in the corner of the wall, and let out the exclamation mentioned above.

Until now, I finally haven't seen Lu Liangxiang - she is probably dead.

"Don't worry, Li Jun, I've seen the seniors' blogs updated before, and they should still be alive."

Hoshikawa Aoi is lazily lying on the table in the activity room like a sleeping Maine, with a pink blanket over her pantyhose-clad legs.

Is she really afraid of the cold?

"I'll take the candy for the Halloween event."

Light reached for the snack plate in front of him, only to be removed by the other hand.

"No, Xiaoguang has already eaten a third of it alone, and the rest is everyone's."

Arisa protested weakly, yawning as she pushed the plate farther away, and after a few attempts, she stopped in place like a salted fish that had failed to jump.

"Forget it, don't. A third of the world's saboteurs also sound handsome. ”

"You're only destroying sugar......"

Their interaction also exudes a candy-like soft atmosphere, which is indeed very warm.

But, no.

There was a desire to say something out loud in my chest.

"——After the last sports festival, haven't we already made a decisive declaration of unity and unity?"

How do you look at the atmosphere at that time, you have to fight with enthusiasm! Let's take down the final enemy and finish the first season!

"Why did you spend Halloween casually after the end, and then go back to normal, no, more lazy than usual?!"

"That's no way, after all, it's this season, Li Wujun."

Mai Shiratori took a sip of the hot green tea comfortably, "When I bring the electric heater at home here in winter, the situation may be even worse." ”

"Ah, let's put it under the table and make it into a kotatsu."

"Good idea."

She and Aoi Hoshikawa on the opposite side asked and answered questions, and finalized the policy of wintering.

"That, as everyone said before, will definitely cure me, and will face a cruel future with me?"

The second half of the sentence doesn't seem to say...... But we'll face it together, love you. ”

"I don't know why I don't feel love at all......"

Aoi Hoshikawa grabbed her boyfriend's hand and rubbed it lazily against her cheek.

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, if you follow what I said in the other world, it wouldn't be a loss to be able to have only me and Xiao Wu together after establishing a new world through Lilith's plan...... As long as I find a way to reconcile with her on my own. ”

"Don't reconcile easily!"

What's going on with his childhood sweetheart?

"This is just a joke, Xiaoguang is doing this to make you less nervous...... Right? ”

"Why do you end with a question? And you just yawned again. ”

"No way, because I'm cold-blooded."

Really.

"It's all the climate's fault, and everyone is lazy."

Shiratori Mao cheered up, "I'm going to practice my abilities more, maybe the battle will come at any time-"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the activity room was slammed open, and cold air poured in.

"Finally found Lilith's whereabouts - what are you doing?"

The red-haired magical girl she hadn't seen for half a month looked at a room full of waste people dumbfounded.

Her lovely junior raised her right fist while lying on the table: "The decisive battle with Guiyihui - yes!" ”

"Yay—"

It was completely untidy, and the refueling horns that were dragged out because of the lack of gas came and went.

Li Wu: "......"

"Is it really okay to fight in such an atmosphere?"

(End of chapter)