LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 76
While Smire, Kang Dorim, and Laura were in a meeting at their self-governing organization to arrange personnel for a search operation for the [Start] Magical Girl, they returned.
“Your Majesty?!”
“Sis?! I was so worried when I couldn’t reach you!”
“Sorry, I exhausted my power and fainted for a bit. What’s going on with China?”
“[Freedom] and [Memorization] fought desperately and defeated the [Sword] Magical Girl. They also recovered her Glass Star.”
Hearing this report, mentioning Ichika, who had been at the Fujimoto research facility for a time, caused Smire’s expression to momentarily darken with guilt.
‘Ichika…! You won…!’
I shivered at the incredible news that we had repelled the [Sword], one of the remaining sources of anxiety. But, after learning that this victory was built upon the sacrifices of six 1-Star Magical Girls and numerous soldiers, sadness washed over me.
We had prepared defense teams, including Laura and Smire, in Europe and Japan, where the [Revenge] Magical Girl could possibly appear, but in the end, she did not show up.
“I see. Everyone fought desperately.”
“… Yes. Everyone fought desperately to protect.”
After briefly listening to Smire explain the operational progress in various countries, I brought up what had been bothering me.
“What do you mean by a magical girl nation? What happened while I was out for three days?”
“Ah, has it spread that far…”
Kang Dorim seemed to ponder for a moment, wrapping her head in her hands.
“It seems people around the world were shocked to discover that the countries of the USA, Russia, China, and Korea were on the verge of annihilation due to a group calling themselves Scavengers.”
“But we stopped it. … Although it wasn’t without sacrifices.”
Smire nodded at my words, continuing.
“The fear that had been growing because of the Scavengers peaked with the nuclear weapon annihilation by the [Start] Magical Girl.”
“Is it because of me…? They’re scared after seeing that?”
“That was on a scale that should be called a miracle, without a doubt.”
Laura said, still looking incredulous.
“The power of the [Start] Magical Girl is beyond comparison to the terrifying Scavengers… It was a decisive trigger that showcased a power akin to that of a god.”
With the sheer force to annihilate nations single-handedly.
Using infinite energy sustained by starlight.
Creating massive weapons that exist only in imagination.
Self-sufficient in food and materials even after the existing national infrastructure is destroyed.
Annihilating the thousands of nuclear weapons created by humans with ease.
“Does the old societal order of America and Russia even matter anymore?”
“Even now, people are flocking to the magical girl self-governing organizations in Germany, Belgium, and France, bringing various proposals.”
Having witnessed the shattering of all orders and common sense that billions had been subjected to, people began to pay attention to the magical girl society, which could become the new world order. The belief that ‘magical girls exist under nations’ was overturned by this incident.
“People around the world no longer view the organizations of magical girls as simple national agencies or self-governing entities, but with a level of awe and fear.”
“Sis, that’s it… Our influence has grown too large and frightening for people to be satisfied with just saying we’re here to protect magical girls and help people.”
“……”
“Now the world needs the certainty that someone is controlling the magical girl organization with absolute conviction.”
Like ants protecting themselves, looking warily at the raised hand of a person. Such overwhelming power, regardless of the intentions behind it, instills great caution.
The immense pressure felt from the sight of healing people or demonstrating abilities in friendly matches, which had never been perceived until now.
‘Did I think I had become an existence that could influence the world, not just a protector of a specific group?’
The shocking scenes of annihilating thousands of nuclear weapons in an instant felt far more impactful than the surreal power of declaring domains and manipulating cognition and causation.
“So… what about the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance?”
“It seems the USA has secretly gathered independent magical girls from all over the world since last year and kept them in a shelter in New York.”
All operational details were communicated strictly through handwritten notes, making it impossible to discern even with the ability of [Cyber Brain].
“After observing the operations of the council and the Supernatural Ability Response Team, they had the motivation to create a nationally recognized organization, but they were struggling to find a central figure.”
After the attack by the [Bombardment] Magical Girl last year, the official announcement was supposed to come after absorbing the internationally recognized magical girls from China and Korea, but it fell through.
During the delay of the organization’s announcement, the Moscow incident unfolded.
A counter-response to nuclear attacks.
Unmerciful violence anticipated as the worst-case scenario.
And behind that lay a miracle.
The magical girls, who witnessed the grand miracle the [Start] Magical Girl performed to save people, trembled.
[The ideal we sought does not exist here.]
Upon hearing the USA government was trying to create an organization where magical girls could assist people, the gathered magical girls broke free from the shelters.
[The USA is no longer the world’s observer or protector. The old social order we knew is over.]
[Only the [Start] Magical Girl and the council think of both magical girls and others.]
[We, the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance gathered from various countries, will now depart for a new order, not as a specific nation!]
And within just one night, the 300 magical girls who had relied on the shelter disappeared without a trace after making a critical statement against the USA.
The world was once again turned on its head due to the revelation of the USA’s secret plans and the mass escape of the magical girls after the Moscow incident.
“They disappeared from New York?”
“…And those 300 appeared at Tokyo Port yesterday. They keep claiming they have entrusted themselves to the [Start] Magical Girl.”
“What? From the USA to Japan in just one day? Did transport-specialized magical girls like Sirius or Natalia get involved?”
Kang Dorim shook her head at that.
“The [Navigation] Magical Girl didn’t return to Russia and was busy repairing the Sirius ship, where the puppetized Russian team members were being treated, working through the night.”
“It seems there was a [Wing] Magical Girl among the members of the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance who grants movement abilities.”
It seems there was someone with a specialized ability for movement, like our favored Warp Gate, who could transport them.
“Where are the magical girls from the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance now?”
“They agreed with the Japanese government to temporarily stay at the relief team training lodging.”
After hearing Smire’s words, I organized my thoughts.
Amidst the chaos of the Moscow incident, hundreds of magical girls in America requested to entrust themselves to the council and escaped.
Now, with over 8,000 magical girls belonging to the council.
In the eyes of the world, there are now 8,000 beings who possess the gigantic power capable of toppling a nation.
Magical girls began to lead society using their astonishing abilities, not constrained by the meanings of space, utilizing independent resources and energy via Warp and the Aerial Garden.
And at the pinnacle is the [Start] Magical Girl, who evaporated the thousands of nuclear weapons launched by the USA and Russia.
‘I’ve made things grow too big. Now, just by being still, the entire world is in fear.’
Although the number of magical girls hardly changed because I absorbed most of Japan’s magical girls from the start, Since I transformed the magical girls in the domains into a society that could unite them.
Because I bound them into a magical girl society with tremendous explosive power through solidarity and harmony rather than as mere strong individuals.
The world, having surpassed the moment of destruction, now respects and fears the magical girl society.
‘Did I show all my power so freely that fear and worship began to coexist?’
Hoping for a kingdom ruled by the crowned individual, rather than a self-governing organization that could scatter at any moment.
And hoping that the crowned individual would show more righteous deeds than anyone else – me.
A faceless king.
The exaggerated emotional nickname peculiar to magical girls has now become the identity that people worldwide wish for me.
“……”
Should I accept this?
My first step was the longing for my mother, and my first touch was the help directed at the girl caught in the incident.
I never expected my influence would grow to this extent while declaring domains and preparing to fight against [War].
Even if everything comes to an end, I wanted to ensure I could return without a burden.
To guide those left behind so they could manage on their own under a self-governing organization.
I thought that my presence should be enough at that level.
Initially aiming to protect myself from the threat of Fujimoto, I never took off the mask after that.
I always hid my face under the mask, watching everything from behind.
“……”
⋯I still couldn’t come to a conclusion.
“For now, let’s head to the lodge where the Freedom Magical Girl Alliance is staying.”