CH 20

“Umm, good evening. Nice night, isn’t it?”

“Yes, good evening Blackrose. It seems like you always had a pleasant night. If you’re obedient, I think I’ll be able to spend a more pleasant night, what do you think? ”

After a light and I received a brilliant counterpunch. It seems that she still holds a grudge against me for ignoring her previous invitation to join the committee. I wish she would stop showing her seriousness in those areas as well.

But well, don’t you think it is somewhat too late in the day for kids to gather.

The start here, me.

The red girl who just became a magical girl.

The serious blue girl who belongs to the Magical Girl Committee.

And a girl with cream-colored hair, whom I remember seeing but have never actually met before.

Three magical girls and a hero gather on the roof of an apartment building late at night when good children should already be asleep.

What’s up with this gathering. If the police or the guardians saw us, they would probably faint.

Well, I am aware that, late at night where there is a “Wanderer”, there is Sapphire, so it is not surprising that I meet this blue girl. However, it is beyond unexpected and astonishing that the girl next to her is here.

Magical Girl Quartz. It was a name and figure I saw quite a bit when I was erasing the malice gathered on the tablet. According to the information gathered, it seemed that she had failed to defeat the “Wanderer” and had not been seen since then. At that time, there were few reports of the magical girl, and it seems that the defeat of a hero was a very strong shock to the world, for a while there was a constant stream of malice aimed toward Quartz.

After being exposed to such malice, the fact that she, who seems to have quit being a magical girl, is here now is surely a cause for joy.

Perhaps as a sign of anxiety, she is clutching her yellow skirt tightly, and her white gloves decorated with lace are also wrinkled. Her soft, cream-colored, quirky hair sways, exposing her eyes, which are hidden by her bangs, but her anxious, unsure, drooping eyes still look at us as if she tried to be brave. The pale yellow eyes peeking out of them had not yet lost their luster just like the earrings with the twinkling gems.

I was swallowed up in a whirlpool of joy, unbeknownst to others, when I saw the heroes rise up again, even if they had suffered a setback. It is not possible for just anyone to overcome themself when they have suffered a setback. Perhaps the girl in front of me has not completely taken a step forward and is still at a loss. However, the fact that she is now standing here, where the “Wanderer” was reported to have appeared, probably shows the strength of her heart.

I gazed at the quartz with respect, but perhaps misunderstanding that she was being glared at, Quarts hid behind Sapphire. I’m not a bad hero you know.

“The heck ya’ll doing, gathering all of a sudden! It ain’t the time for kids to be out and about, ain’t it?”

The red kid started to threaten. Is she going to pick a fight with anyone? Maybe it’s not her inention, but that just sounds like a provocation.

As expected, Sapphire, who was treated as a child, deepened her ever-present grim expression and turned to face the red child squarely. The air was filled with gunpowder, Quartz, who was stepping aside, was quivering, and I was wondering what I should do about the situation.

But well, if you think about it, this situation might be very convenient. Until a little while ago, I was worried about how to convince the red girl, but since the members of the Magical Girl Committee have come all the way here, I can just leave the troublesome things to them.

I also don’t like to use force to make people do what I say. I mean, violence against younger children is usually not a good idea. It stains my heroic spirit.

Since she hasn’t done anything bad, rather than me it’s more appropriate to say that it’s the committee’s turn. Yup, I’m sure that’s correct.

“Well then, I’ll excuse myself here. Please take care of the red girl Sapphire-chan.”

“Wait! I have something to tell you, too! And what do you mean take care of her?”

“Wait black! Don’t tell me ya going to leave me in this incomprehensible situation! ? And the heck ya call me red girl!?”

There are now two noisy ones. And please quit talking at the same time. Even if I am a hero, there is a limit to the number of talk I can hear at once.

When I said that, since it would be troublesome to explain, please discuss it yourself, both of them shake my bodies. You ladies sure are getting along.

The hero’s job doesn’t include being an information center, but well, like the old saying said if you had eaten poison, then lick the plate clean, it can’t be helped so I’ll mediate for them.

“I’ll explain the situation to you all, so please keep your mouth shut first. I’ll leave the moment I think it becomes troublesome, so please beware.”

Both of them looked at me in dissatisfaction, but when I showed them my steel will with my arms folded, they gave up and took a listening posture. I guess both of them are honest at heart. Quartz in the corner nodded, nodded, but there’s no problem with you, so just gather around.

“Let’s start with introductions, shall we? Err, Well, these two ladies are members of an organization called the Magical Girls Committee. The Magical Girls Committee is an organization directly under the control of the government, and the Magical Girls School is supposed to be within the framework of this organization. Basically, all magical girls belong to this organization. The girl with cream-colored hair is Quartz, and the one with blue hair is Sapphire.”

“Umm, I’m Quartz! Nice to meet you!”

“…I’m Sapphire. Nice to meet you. Blackrose, why don’t you join the committee if you understand that?”

For the moment, I ignore Sapphire’s words. I don’t intend to have a long conversation. I’m already sleepy.

“Ya picking a fight with me!? My name is Benihime! Remember it well! Also respect those older than ya!”

Even if you say so, there might have been a time to ask her name, but I wasn’t interested. Also, I am older than you, so please respect me.

“It seems that she’s called Benihime. Well, this girl is what I want to entrust to Sapphire-chan. I just thought about it, but is it okay for a magical girl to use her real name. I don’t think it’s a good idea to do that.”

“There are many magical girls who tell each other their real names, so it’s fine. Also, it’s useless even if we prohibited it.”

So there are many magical girls telling each other their real names. Well, that’s normal for elementary and middle school students who go to school. I mean, they work together and they are also friends.

“I understand that you are going to ignore my words, so I will give up on that. More importantly, what do you mean by entrusting me with Benihime-san? I think it’s the first time I saw her.”

“Actually, it seems that Benihime has just become a magical girl, and she doesn’t know anything.”

“I see?”

I don’t know the detail, but for the time being, I just tell her what I learned earlier.

Thanks to Sapphire’s surprisingly attentive listening, the explanation went smoothly. She seems stubborn, but I guess she is serious. When I explained that Benihime had just become a magical girl and was in trouble, but whined that she didn’t want to go to Magical Girl School, Sapphire immediately understand the situation.

“I understand. I will take care of Benihime-san. Among those who have just become magical girls, there are many who, like Benihime, do not like the change of environment and are picky. However, now that they have become magical girls, it is necessary for them to understand the convenience and danger of magic and also its role. I will be responsible for taking you to the committee, Benihime-san.”

“Who the hell is whining!? I’m telling ya that I ain’t going to play pretend something like a magical girl!”

“Once you have the power of magic, the responsibility falls on those who possess that power, whether they want it or not. That is, of course, even if they do not want to continue to be a magical girl. You are a high school student right, don’t you understand that much?”

“This bastard… Speaking as ya please…!!”

Quite a busy pair, the two of them, sometimes in synch, sometimes acting as if water and oil.

Well, I’ve explained what happened, so I guess my role ends here. I think the futon is calling me, so let’s just go home now.

As a matter of courtesy, I call out to Quartz, who is wondering what to do about the dispute between the two of us.

“Well then I’ll be going home now. Please take care of the rest. I haven’t collected the magic stones, so please explain that to Benihime later.”

“Oh, erm. Thank you for your hard work…! That, Blackrose-san…!”

“Hm? what is it?”

“Umm, why do you not want to join the Magical Girl Committee? When I asked my senpai, she helplessly told me, ‘I have no intention of belonging to anyone, and I won’t take orders from anyone’. The Magical Girl Committee isn’t a bad place, you know? Everyone is kind and there is even a school. And, if you don’t belong anywhere, people will say that you’re bad. You told Benihime-san to join, but why won’t Blackrose-san come in?”

Even if you ask me why, originally it was because Mokyu told me so, and now I, myself think that’s better. But how should I say it? The reason why I won’t join the Magical Girl Committee.

“If I were to say it, it’s because, for me to be a hero that’s more convenient.”

Being in a position where I am not bound by the framework of an organization and do not have to worry about discipline and rules is very convenient for my hero activities, that’s all.

“Isn’t that being too selfish…? Since you have already become a magical girl, shouldn’t you join the committee and save someone?”

“You don’t have to belong to any organization to save someone. And even if I’m being selfish, what would you do? Would you take me by force?”

Quartz retreats frightened when I make a bit of a mean threat. I don’t plan on doing anything else, but please don’t hold me back any longer. I get cranky when I get sleepy.

With the other two are still arguing, I activate accel and leap from the rooftop.

If you want to talk about mission, justice, and so on, please do it somewhere else. It’s not that I won’t listen to you, but I’m not a legitimate hero anyway. It’s fine if only I know what is my justice.

“Roze, do you want to sleep while transformed kyu~? Your clothes won’t get wrinkled, but that’s improper kyu~.”

“Sle-e-py-“

I’m mentally exhausted because I got involved in something strange after using my mind to search for a small “Wanderer”. Because I’m physically too fit, before I noticed it my fatigue build-up. Well, it is very comfortable to be wrapped in a futon like this, and I can sleep soundly, so it is not a bad thing.

“Mokyu, what are you doing?”

In a dark room, a white steamed bun is tapping a tablet.

What is Mokyu doing at this hour? Or rather, staring only at the LCD in the dark is going to be bad for your eyes.

“Kyu~. Do you remember when Benihime became a magical girl and said the Sakuramochi gone somewhere right away kyu~?”

“Ahh, she said something like that. That was one of your friends, wasn’t it?”

“That’s right kyu~. It’s too cruel to leave it without any explanation kyu~. That’s why I thought I’d complain about it kyu~. But…”

“But-?”

“It’s strange kyu~. Neither Sapphire nor Quartz had any fairies with them kyu~. Fairies are basically by your side to support magical girls kyu~. Even if a fairy gave a magical girl power out of curiosity, she would want to observe the situation up close, so it should be the same kyu~. But I didn’t see any fairies kyu~. That’s why I’m checking it out a bit kyu~.”

“Hmm… is that so-…”

My image of fairies is that they are basically free, have a penchant for fun, and can’t be stopped when they get too excited. Though I think it would be the most interesting thing ever to observe the heroes I produced myself.

With the sound of Mochu tapping his tablet as an ambient noise, I sink into a sleepy slumber.