Real and Fake Special Ability Users

While the residual warmth of the holy flame was still leaping in her palm, Flona waved at Suzuki Megumi.

“I have a bit of a special ability. Please squat down a little.”

That black rain had indeed granted some lucky people special abilities.

However, truly powerful ability users were rare.

Most of them were generally quite weak.

For example, someone who could release flames would already be amazing if they could light a cigarette.

They were completely incomparable to magical girls.

Driven by curiosity, Suzuki Megumi squatted down.

Flona directly placed her hand on Suzuki Megumi’s forehead and gently stroked it repeatedly.

The sacred power made Suzuki Megumi squint her eyes in comfort.

In the next instant, Suzuki Megumi finally realized what was happening.

She, a public school teacher, had just been publicly head-patted?

How could that be acceptable!

Just as Suzuki Megumi grabbed Flona’s small hand to pull it away, a bloodshot eyeball seized the chance to struggle its way out from within the gray haze.

A pupil-control curse!

Flona recognized the type of curse immediately.

The effect of this curse was extremely insidious.

It usually stayed hidden and was difficult to notice.

Once activated, the cursed person would not only become the caster’s puppet, with all actions completely controlled.

Moreover, the eyeball that emerged on the forehead would drain the host’s life force and convert it into scorching laser beams as a means of attack.

Watching the eyeball rapidly fly into the distance, Suzuki Megumi froze.

“So there really is a curse?”

Maintaining a curse required a steady supply of magical power.

Only magical girls and monsters possessed enough magic to cast such a curse.

Therefore, the probability that a monster had cast it was very high.

Flona’s heart filled with barely restrained excitement as she chased after the eyeball.

“Wait, little sister. Going alone is very dangerous!”

Suzuki Megumi hurriedly followed after her.

After chasing for some distance, the eyeball flew into an enclosed area.

“Huff… huff. Let me catch my breath. I can’t go on.”

For Suzuki Megumi, this amount of running was honestly beyond her limits.

She had never been this tired even when chasing after truant athletes before.

She actually managed to keep up.

Seeing Suzuki Megumi panting heavily, Flona felt surprised.

In truth, Flona had intended to shake Suzuki Megumi off and find the caster by herself.

That way, she could avoid exposing too many of her abilities in front of ordinary people.

As the old saying went, “The difference between heaven and earth is hard to bridge.”

Looking up at the tall fence, Suzuki Megumi couldn’t help but sigh that the ancients were right.

The gap between those who ran on the ground and those who flew in the sky was truly immense.

Eh, this fence looks familiar.

“Isn’t this Tianqing High School?” Suzuki Megumi covered her face awkwardly.

She must have overexerted herself.

Even her mind wasn’t working clearly anymore.

She had almost failed to recognize the school where she worked.

“Isn’t Tianqing High School where Kirishima Shiro studies?”

Hearing Suzuki Megumi’s words, Flona recalled the school badge on Kirishima Shiro’s clothes.

It indeed bore the name “Tianqing High School.”

“Do you know someone at this school?”

Flona nodded.

“You could say they’re family.”

“Haha. Your older sister is really lucky to have a younger sister like you protecting her.”

“Why can’t it be a mother-daughter relationship?”

After all, Kirishima Shiro had called her Mom just last night.

“You’re joking. Right?”

Seeing that Flona didn’t respond, Suzuki Megumi’s smile stiffened.

Suzuki Megumi recalled how earlier she had thought Flona was joking, only for an eyeball to fly out of her forehead.

Calm down.

Calm down.

She would have to find that student named Kirishima Shiro later and have a proper talk.

“There!”

After successfully entering the campus, Flona caught sight of the eyeball flying toward the teaching building.

“Quick. Chase it!”

Rushing up to the third floor in one breath, Suzuki Megumi happened to see the eyeball fly into the body of a tall delinquent.

“Stay away from him. All of you!”

Suzuki Megumi’s voice rose sharply with urgency.

Two of the delinquents looked at the tall one in confusion.

“Boss?”

The tall delinquent’s face suddenly twisted, as if someone had stomped on a sore spot.

“Damn it. Of all times, it had to be exposed now.”

No.

It wasn’t over yet.

As long as he could parasitize the timid girl curled up in front of him, there was still a chance to salvage the plan.

Ignoring everything else, the tall delinquent lunged to grab her.

The skin on his palm suddenly peeled back like melting wax.

A bloodshot eyeball bulged out grotesquely.

Within the murky pupil, the girl’s tightly shut eyes were clearly reflected.

Her long eyelashes trembled uncontrollably with fear.

At this critical moment, Flona appeared in front of the tall delinquent.

A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes.

So what if there was one more person.

The thought had just formed when a crisp “crack” rang out.

The tall delinquent felt the world spin.

His body was flung into the air like a rag doll.

Was that… an over-the-shoulder throw?

The eyeball in his palm spun wildly in the weightless moment.

Before he could see Flona’s calm, deep-blue eyes clearly, his back slammed heavily into the ground.

Saved?

Hearing the sound nearby, Hoshino Sakio cautiously opened her eyes.

Her gaze fell upon Flona, who had blocked the danger for her.

“You’ll all die!”

The tall delinquent roared as his body began to swell like a balloon.

Finally, a massive eyeball burst forth from the disguise.

Its end was wrapped in writhing tentacles.

The two delinquents nearby also began to convulse.

Eyeballs emerged from their foreheads, staring fixedly at the three of them.

They were clearly being controlled.

Grasping the girl’s hand, Flona bent down and nimbly dodged the laser attacks fired from the eyeballs.

“Run. Quickly.”

The walls were sliced open by the lasers, leaving clean cuts.

Sudden explosions triggered screams and cries throughout the teaching building.

And at that moment…

“Eyeball monster. This is not a place for you to cause chaos!”

Kirishima Shiro’s shout carried a sharp, resolute edge.

At this moment, she was already fully transformed.

Specks of light gently swayed with her movements.

They proclaimed the abundance of her magical power.

Earlier, seeing teachers step in, Kirishima Shiro had thought there was no need to interfere further.

Yet in the blink of an eye, the tall delinquent had turned into an eyeball monster and begun wreaking havoc inside the teaching building.

This was no longer ordinary school bullying.

This demanded a decisive response!

“Leave this to Magical Girl Silver Moon. Everyone, evacuate quickly!”

Because Kirishima Shiro had extensive experience fighting monsters, she chose to first cover the evacuation of students and teachers.

A magic barrier formed from frost mist blocked lasers that nearly harmed innocent people.

She raised her hand and fired magic bullets, shattering the eyeballs on the two delinquents’ foreheads.

Then she used magic to throw the delinquents back toward the crowd.

Her movements were clean and decisive.

“That’s great. It’s Magical Girl Silver Moon!”

“It’s Silver Moon. We’re saved!”

“Silver Moon-chan, come protect me!”

“Don’t interfere with Silver Moon’s battle!”

Although one student, frightened out of their wits, actually ran toward Kirishima Shiro, they were swiftly knocked out with an elbow by Suzuki Megumi.

“If I can’t deal with monsters, can’t I at least deal with you lot?”

Her fierce expression made the few students who had been about to imitate that action instantly fall silent.

“This teacher really has her own way of managing students.”

Flona couldn’t help but praise Suzuki Megumi’s actions.

Without Suzuki Megumi’s help, Kirishima Shiro would probably have had to fight the eyeball monster while also protecting these unruly nuisances.

“Teacher Suzuki is known at school as the ‘Tianqing Iron Fist.’ Basically no student isn’t afraid of her.”

A voice as soft as a mosquito sounded.

“You’ve recovered?”

Flona smiled as she looked at the trembling Hoshino Sakio.

“My name is Hoshino Sakio.”

Hoshino Sakio’s face reddened slightly.

“I’m very sorry you had to see such an embarrassing side of me.”

Flona asked, “Sakio, do you know why this monster targeted you?”

Hearing Flona’s question, Hoshino Sakio looked troubled.

After hesitating for a moment, she explained.

“He probably set his sights on my special ability.”

“Special ability!”

Just moments ago, Flona had been pretending to be a special ability user in front of Suzuki Megumi.

She hadn’t expected to immediately run into a real one.