Volume 1 Chapter 15: The Embarrassing Lines Challenge
Shen Jingyi spoke calmly, as if she had said those two words many times before.
Then the delicate little box released a purple light that instantly covered her whole body.
【Long ago there was a divine beast with splendid wings danced through the sky, soaring above and descending with folded wings】
As the holy chant sounded, a purple pegasus could vaguely be seen rising into the sky above her.
The white dress she wore was covered by light and changed into a dark purple elegant gown. Purple gloves with feather patterns appeared on her arms, protecting her elbows.
The skirt spread in layered feathers, revealing black stockings that wrapped around her thighs.
Her black hair was touched by the light, became longer again, and turned into a beautiful pale purple color that softly shined under the sunset.
The low collar tightened neatly at the collarbone, showing the graceful neck line of a swan.
On the right side of her neck was a pale purple mark stretching to above her collarbone, glowing faintly.
As the light faded, her eyes were dyed into a brilliant purple.
【Cold thunder, sweep across the frozen land】
【Magical Girl Amethyst, transformation complete】
If the usual Shen Jingyi was cold and distant, like a flower high on a mountain that no one could reach.
Then the current Magical Girl Amethyst had less coldness and more determination and life, like a sharp sword that could cut through anything.
“In short... I can only finish this quickly.”
In the past, she used to feel embarrassed by the built-in... element chants from the box.
But now, she was already used to them.
Feeling the magic power flowing through her body, Shen Jingyi—no, Amethyst—took a deep breath.
She lightly stepped on the ground with her left foot, then leaped into the air, turning into a streak of purple light and charging straight at the disaster beast ahead.
………………………
“U-um... is this really okay?”
Floating in midair, a young girl wearing a black dress looked at the raging disaster beast below and spoke weakly.
She looked very young. Her fluffy golden curly hair reached her waist. With her slim arms and legs, small body, and delicate features, she looked quite childish.
Like a doll displayed in a shop window.
But her blood-red eyes, ears shaped like upside-down triangles, and pale skin all showed that she was far from ordinary.
“It’s great that Professor Death was willing to lend us the newly made fusion beast... but what if we mess everything up?”
Even though no one else was around her, the girl tilted her head slightly and quietly talked to the empty air.
“After all, this is our first mission... and it feels like we may have gone a little too far...”
After speaking, the girl seemed to hear something. She shrank back, covered her ears, and hurriedly said,
“Wah! I know already! Stop scolding me! I’ll do my best...!”
“But we’ve caused such a big scene already, so why hasn’t that magical girl shown up ye—eek!!”
Before she could finish, as if to prove her words true, a brilliant purple light suddenly cut through the sky and fiercely rushed toward her.
“Eh? Eh? She really came...!”
The girl showed a trace of panic.
Before she had any time to prepare herself, her vision blurred, and the blinding purple light had already reached her.
Facing this attack, a flash of light passed through the girl’s red eyes. Her whole body suddenly turned into several bats and scattered in all directions, barely avoiding the strike.
“Wah... As expected of the legendary magical girl? You’re really scary...”
The girl gathered herself again and looked at Amethyst, whose body was glowing with purple light, still shaken.
“So it’s you who is controlling the disaster beast?”
This girl... she looked strange too.
If she was called a monster, she was completely different from the monsters seen before. Other than those ears and eyes, her appearance was not much different from a normal human.
But Amethyst did not dare lower her guard at all. She slowly raised her long dark-purple staff, her eyes cold and without emotion.
“I’m not some ‘you’!”
Hearing that, the girl, who had just been frightened by Amethyst’s cold eyes, immediately protested angrily.
“I am—”
But just as she started speaking, the courage she had gathered quickly disappeared again. She timidly whispered to the empty space beside her.
“D-do I really have to say lines like this? It feels so embarrassing...”
“Who are you talking to?”
Seeing the blonde girl seriously arguing with the air, Amethyst’s mouth twitched slightly. Somehow, it was impossible to keep the mood serious.
“I know already... I’ll say it!”
As if making up her mind, the girl took a deep breath, put her hands on her waist, and loudly declared.
“I-I am the perfect lifeform, noble warrior of the Arsis Empire, Heidi Theresa!”
Amethyst: “...”
W-what empire?
Does she mean... there is a large organization behind her?
So the monsters and disaster beasts really are being controlled by someone?
Amethyst frowned and automatically ignored the long title at the front, trying to analyze the useful information hidden in the girl’s words.
“Wah, no, no... saying lines like that out loud is way too embarrassing...”
Heidi’s pale pretty face was now completely red, and she covered her burning cheeks in shame.
Then, as if she had given up thinking, she shook her head hard, tried to force some killing intent onto her childish face, and pointed a thin finger straight at Amethyst.
“I-I’m telling you, you hateful magical girl! You keep ruining our plans again and again! Today, I’ll let you taste the power of our empire’s newest fusion beast!”
Before this, the disaster beast had been happily chewing on a building.
To it, the steel and concrete did not even need chewing. It could simply swallow them whole.
Hearing Heidi’s order, the beast immediately dropped its “delicious meal,” opened its bright red eyes wide, and stared without blinking at Amethyst.
It had clearly entered battle mode.
The beast suddenly beat its huge wings.
Its massive body leaped upward and flew straight into the air, revealing its horrifying underside.
Below its giant fish-like belly was a pair of sharp bird-like claws.
Its spread wings also created violent winds. Dust flew everywhere. Utility poles snapped weakly like matchsticks. Cars on the street were tossed through the air like sheets of paper.
“It’s coming!”
There was no time for Amethyst to think further.
Facing the disaster beast diving toward her, knowing she absolutely could not meet it head-on, her expression sharpened. She quickly looked around from the corner of her eye, searching for a place to dodge.
Suddenly, a familiar figure entered her sight, making her eyes widen without thinking.
On the rooftop of a nearby building, a lovely girl in a black dress was quietly standing there.
She seemed to have no fear at all toward the disaster beast destroying everything before her.
Bai Muxue.
Damn it... why is she in a place like that...?
Did she really run onto the rooftop just to watch the excitement?
Seriously...
She only knows how to cause trouble!