LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 75
“…Thank you for saving me.”
“It’s okay. I was suddenly surprised to sense someone’s unconsciousness above the village.”
Hehe.
In front of me, a girl with purple hair, wrapped in a purple aura, was smiling beside the bed I was lying on.
…And behind her, on an old living room sofa, was another girl with the same appearance, asleep while holding a purple glass star.
Blooming Born 2-Star [Dream] Magical Girl
Jo Yeon-seo
The [Dream] Magical Girl, in the original work, used her abilities to comfort those who had lost family or were in despair in the world of dreams.
She was the guardian who protected the surroundings of the nursing home in Gyeonggi-do where she lived, lulling monsters and raiders to sleep with her powerful sleep magic.
…If she were to bloom after this summer, that would have been the case.
“Hehe, after I bloomed, I was able to live a normal life and came to Russia with my grandpa, my mom’s hometown.”
Having lost her parents in a gas explosion accident, she developed severe acquired narcolepsy due to grief. Even after becoming a Magical Girl, her narcolepsy still significantly impacted her.
“When I didn’t hear a knock for more than three minutes in the hospital toilet or shower, my nurse sister or grandpa would rescue me…”
Only after blooming her ability to handle sleep and dreams did she finally have a proper everyday life.
Seeing this, her grandpa returned to their hometown in Russia to live with her.
“…Do you have no thoughts of coming with me? I need your help.”
Jo Yeon-seo’s purple clone shook her head gently with a soft smile.
“I’m the one who’s needed here.”
“…”
According to her words, aside from the old bed I lay on, the living room was filled with many beds and sleeping bags.
Purple auras flickered over the eyelids of people lying there, each one dreaming happy dreams. Some were shedding tears of longing.
Imagery of joy and longing.
They were truly being saved by dreams.
A small village located near Yekaterinburg, an industrial city at the eastern foot of the Ural Mountains.
As a city known for commerce and industry, Yekaterinburg had many villages where workers gathered.
Among them was a village that spread word secretly where the owner of dreams lived.
A home where people came after hearing rumors of a girl who showed dreams that soothed their desperate reality.
“…”
Seeing people who forgot their despair through dreams in reality made mixed feelings swirl inside me.
Even if I wanted to bring up stories of reality, it felt like it would hurt the people clinging precariously to their happiness that could tumble at any moment.
Thud thud
With the sound of footsteps, a kindly-looking elder entered the living room.
“Asha (Ася), when will that girl wake… Oh, she’s awake.”
Anastasia was the name Jo Yeon-seo used in Russia, and Asha was a nickname.
Creak
With a kind smile, the big elder sat on the sofa next to where my clone and Jo Yeon-seo were talking. The elder’s face, showing the East Asian features typical of Ural ethnic minorities, was graced with a cheerful smile.
“Strange happenings keep occurring, and now a beautiful girl drops from the sky. Hahaha, strange times indeed.”
“Grandpa, how’s it outside?”
“It’s the same as always. The soldiers are pretending not to notice, and those strange-colored beasts can’t step foot in the village thanks to your abilities. Outside is a mess with ‘A nuclear war has broken out!’ going on.”
I could vaguely guess why Jo Yeon-seo hadn’t been summoned as a nationally recognized Magical Girl.
‘No wonder I saw people in military uniforms among those sleeping in the living room…’
They must have been granted kind dreams to allow them to live quietly within the village.
And the nuclear war the elder mentioned.
Thousands of missiles that were supposed to strike Russia and the USA disappeared along with white arrows.
‘How did I even detect and eliminate missiles on the other side of the planet?’
That day.
That moment.
For a brief moment, when I pulled out the white arrow, I was vaguely aware of everything happening on this planet.
Like a god.
“……”
And I hoped that a nuclear war wouldn’t happen as I fired the arrow.
“…”
But at that moment, I couldn’t remember the spell and ability that the girl with the same face had told me about.
That girl’s identity was probably…
“So, do you have somewhere to go? If you have nowhere to be, it’s fine to stay here.”
“Thank you, but I have somewhere I need to go.”
“I see. Be careful.”
I fully stood up from the bed and walked toward the front door. Then, I heard Jo Yeon-seo’s voice from behind.
“I’m sorry I can’t go with you, even if I don’t know what’s going on.”
“…No. If there are people I have to protect, it can’t be helped.”
In the original work, the nursing home in Gyeonggi-do she was protecting crumbled to monsters and she joined Yuki on her journey.
A companion who addressed her as Asha.
A companion who conformed to the despairing reality but at least didn’t ridicule Yuki’s words.
I finally found the location of the [Dream] Magical Girl.
‘Will Yuki be happy to know? But the [Navigation] Magical Girl Natalia, who is a fellow original companion, acted like she didn’t know on purpose and…’
Yuki hesitated about seeing people about the original work due to her regression.
‘Perhaps if Yuki’s heart eases someday…’
I slowly exited the house where the girl who protected people through the world of dreams and her grandfather lived.
The [Sea] Magical Girl Hong Na-yeon had opened up her heart a little, but she was still an unbloomed Magical Girl, and the [Dream] Magical Girl Jo Yeon-seo had bloomed but had already found a place to protect.
As I rummaged through the pocket of my hoodie, I touched the Doctor’s fluorescent green glass star and my own glass star.
Jo Yeon-seo had only put me to sleep with her clone and didn’t seem to rummage through anything.
‘In fact, it’s past the stage where it would be problematic if the [Start] was discovered…’
I took out the glass star that had regained some light, transformed, and returned to my domain.
Bam!
With a dazzling light, the garden I returned to was originally quiet, but it felt even quieter today.
Click clack
Even after transforming, perhaps due to using a power I wasn’t even aware of, I felt exhausted. My shoulders drooped, and with every step, my joints creaked. Normally, because of my large chest, bending over would be awkward, but I tried to walk as upright as possible, yet my back made a crack sound.
‘My physical condition is really bad. It feels like I have both the flu and a cold at the same time.’
Still, I couldn’t just lie down and rest.
When I woke up in Russia, the short-range communicator and interpreter that Kang Dorim had made didn’t pick up any radio from the Sirius.
‘I hope everyone returned safely.’
I had worried so much about damaging my phone in battle that I left it at home.
I wanted to hurry and check for news.
The aftermath of the huge incident of the nuclear war crisis would be terrifying.
I was also concerned about the situation in China.
‘Is Ichika okay?’
I struggled toward the central garden where the council was held.
“Hmm…?”
In the wheat fields, bamboo forests, gray castle, and rose garden, there was no sign of the representatives of the self-governing organization anywhere.
“They must be busy tidying up everything…”
I left the empty central garden and entered the council building through the warp gate.
I needed to quickly see Sumire, get a progress report, and discuss future plans.
In the warp gate office, a non-bloomed Magical Girl in a suit was frantically writing the waiting list.
After hearing Sumire’s pleading voice a few times for using the warp gate without permission, I began to file my entry report faithfully.
“Excuse me…”
“Ah! Yes! Just a moment! There are too many warp applicants right now, so please wait!”
“No, I just returned from Russia…”
The administrative Magical Girl jolted her head up when she heard that.
“Eh?! Your Highness?!”
“That title… Just call me [Start].”
Suddenly, the administrative Magical Girl grabbed my hand and began to tear up.
“Are we really establishing a country?! If that house is in Sapporo, the self-governing organization must not drift too far away!… If we do establish it, will the warp gate be built too?”
“Uh? A country?”
“This time, the representatives of the self-governing organization are supposed to create a giant alliance with the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance to establish an independent Magical Girl nation!”
“Uh? The Freedom Magical Girl Alliance?”
“They are the Magical Girls who have secretly been smuggled from other countries by the USA, and now they’re breaking away from the country, and they formed this group after being disappointed with the government…”
Hearing all the shocking news that came out of her mouth, I could only be left dumbfounded.
The administrative Magical Girl and I blinked at each other.
“Didn’t you know?”
“No.”
The administrative Magical Girl’s face started turning pale.