The Obscure Form and the Unexpected Interruption

“Hmph, hmph~ Yimeier and Aimelusen should really enjoy these snacks. Eh? That… that gigantic thing… is it a monster?”

Holding a bag of freshly bought snacks, Ishila was about to share them with Aimelusen when a colossal, gelatinous blue monster abruptly materialized in her line of sight. Throngs of citizens fled in the opposite direction of the Obscure Form, terrified of being swallowed whole and becoming the next addition to the roster of the utterly humiliated. Of course, a few bolder, more lecherous individuals chose to snap some photos with their phones before running, intending to use them as a thrilling bedtime accompaniment later.

Meanwhile, inside a public restroom…

‘An Obscure Form… did they… did they unleash an Obscure Form?’

Yimeier sat on the toilet lid, gazing at the scene displayed on the transformation gem in her hand, a hint of surprise touching her features. The magical girls’ transformation gems were capable of projecting a map of the entire area, allowing them to choose their descent point before transforming; in a sense, the gem functioned as a real-time electronic map.

Originally, Yimeier had intended to select a relatively secluded spot for her arrival, thereby avoiding detection by the wicked executive who had been tracking them. But now… an Obscure Form had been summoned.

‘Ugh… never mind, I should go save people first!’

After a moment of deliberation, Yimeier ultimately decided to set aside thoughts of the tracking executive and prioritize protecting the citizens whose safety was threatened by the Obscure Form.

Yimeier clutched the emerald transformation gem tightly in both hands, then brought it to her chest with the tender devotion of a mother embracing her child. In an instant, a light bursting forth from the gem enveloped Yimeier, pulling her into another dimension. Upon entering this space, Yimeier’s clothes immediately dissolved into shimmering light particles, leaving her full, smooth body completely bare. Then… the transformation gem affixed itself to her chest, forming an entire magical girl outfit with the gem as its core, and an emerald magic wand simultaneously appeared in Yimeier’s hand.

“Magical Girl Biyu… I… I have arrived!”

After completing her transformation, Magical Girl Biyu struck a rather embarrassing pose. This was not a voluntary act on her part; Minita had configured it that way for her, and if she failed to strike the pose after transforming… she simply couldn’t exit that space.

At this moment, to the outside world, Magical Girl Biyu had suddenly appeared near the giant slime after a flash of green light vanished.

“Biyu has already gone? Then I must go too… those villains, to summon an Obscure Form directly in such a densely populated area!”

“Don’t be so hasty. That Obscure Form’s destructive power isn’t strong, and it hasn’t shown any lethality yet; it won’t cause much harm. The most pressing issue right now… is still that tracker…” As she spoke, Minita paused, as if catching a strange scent, then sniffed the surrounding air carefully.

“What’s wrong, Minita?”

“The aura of two executives… they’ve actually sent out two executives this time? It seems I’ll have to inform Taratas again…”

“Two more wicked executives? Ugh… even if there are a hundred wicked executives, I must fight! Minita, I’m entrusting Sister Ishila to you!”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Aimelusen rushed into the adjacent public restroom to undergo her own magical girl transformation. Seconds later, in a blind spot for Yue Ling and Avila Dolly, a crimson light flashed, and then Magical Girl Akahoshi was seen striking a pose as she descended onto the scene.

Facing the surging sea of people and the sudden arrival of the two magical girls, Ishila herself froze for a moment before a crucial realization dawned on her.

“Yimeier… my sister Yimeier is still in the restroom!”

Ishila shielded her front with one arm, pushing her way step by step towards the public restroom. She intended to move against the crowd and forcibly bring her sister Yimeier out. However, before Ishila had taken more than a few steps, Minita suddenly appeared before her.

Witnessing a creature that seemed to belong only in cartoons, Ishila instinctively believed she was hallucinating. She closed her eyes, shook her head, and hoped that upon reopening them, she would be able to ignore the interference of this “illusion.”

Yet, when she opened her eyes again, a strange pink light burst forth from Minita’s rhomboid pupils. In that instant, the entire world seemed to slow down. The frantically evacuating crowd moved with extreme sluggishness, so slow that one could observe the changing expressions on each person’s face. The colossal slime, at this moment, was like a statue, completely motionless.

In this seemingly frozen temporal space, Ishila could distinctly hear the words spoken by the peculiar creature, Minita:

“Your sister, Yimeier, and Aimelusen have long since returned to their respective homes. Your objective now is to also return to your home and go to bed.”

With that, the strange light in Minita’s eyes slowly faded, and the surrounding flow of time returned to normal. After Minita uttered those words, Ishila, as if a robot receiving a command, turned around with vacant eyes and headed in the direction of her home as instructed.

“Phew… her matter is resolved. Now it’s up to them. Oh, right… I also need to inform Taratas.” Before departing, Minita turned her head to look at Yimeier and Aimelusen, who were about to face their enemies. A flicker of worry crossed her rhomboid eyes, but it quickly dissipated. The reason was simple: she believed that these two magical girls, chosen by her, would not be easily defeated.

“Wait for me, I’ll be back soon.”

“I say, little sister Avila, if you can’t even pretend, why don’t you hurry back to kindergarten for a refresher course? Otherwise, I’m afraid you’ll just make more of a fool of yourself~”

Yue Ling deliberately placed a hand over her mouth and curved her eyes into crescent moons, just like a bratty little devil from an anime, her tone filled with palpable disdain as she mocked Avila.

Avila Dolly, being a high-offense, low-defense bratty little devil, was, of course, easily provoked by Yue Ling’s performance. However… since she was inside her roly-poly doll, Yue Ling couldn’t see her expression, and Avila herself had ample time to compose her emotions.

“Hmph, it was just a tiny mistake; yours truly doesn’t care one bit! But Big Sister Yue Ling~ when you came down from the base, didn’t you notice you forgot something?”

“Forgot what, little sister Avila? You’re not trying to bluff me, are you?”

Yue Ling responded, arms crossed, her tone nonchalant. But she quickly recalled that she had indeed forgotten to ask the Commander for a crucial item when she came down: the “Deep Disk,” a saucer-shaped device capable of detecting nearby humans and collecting Thought Crystals.

“Oh my? To think Big Sister Yue Ling, of all people, would be like this! Then yours truly shall be magnanimous and help this clumsy Big Sister Yue Ling recall what she forgot to bring~❤️”

Avila chuckled softly, then opened a window on the surface of her roly-poly doll. Behind the window lay a void-like darkness, and from that nothingness, a saucer-shaped device was pushed forth by an invisible hand, revealing itself. Indeed, it was the Deep Disk, the critical item Yue Ling had forgotten to bring on this mission.

“Oh dear~ Big Sister Yue Ling, without the Deep Disk, you’ll have to stay on the ground for quite a while~ Just thinking about Big Sister Yue Ling’s pitiful sight, sleeping bare-chested in an alley… yours truly just… yours truly just can’t help but laugh, hehehehe.”

Yue Ling: 💢

Hearing Avila Dolly’s provoking laughter, the smile on Yue Ling’s face instantly froze.

‘This bratty little devil… she’s truly insufferable. If only I hadn’t forgotten the Deep Disk this time… I would have already—’

“『Energy Release! ★Crimson Chains!』”

Just as Avila Dolly continued to taunt Yue Ling, Magical Girl Akahoshi suddenly summoned two chains wreathed in scorching flames, attempting to bind both of them. Yue Ling had previously suffered a setback from this particular magic, so she had no intention of using her own abilities to block it. Instead, she used her agility to swiftly maneuver behind Avila, allowing Avila to intercept the two chains on her behalf.

However, a bizarre phenomenon occurred the moment the flame-wreathed chains made contact with Avila’s roly-poly doll casing. The flames on the chains instantly transformed into red ribbons, scattering in all directions, while the chains themselves became two thin, yellow balloon-like strips, slowly floating upwards.

Witnessing this sight firsthand, both Yue Ling and Magical Girl Akahoshi felt a sense of disbelief.

‘This girl… she has this ability too?’

After enduring Magical Girl Akahoshi’s attack, Avila Dolly’s roly-poly doll slowly rotated, turning the side painted with a clown towards Magical Girl Akahoshi.

“It seems… yours truly is quite popular, wouldn’t you say~”