Sitting in the corner of the cafe, Shiro sipped his Iced Americano while internally sighing.
'This explains everything...' He thought so as he looked at the window in front of him.
[Chain QUEST—Truth Seeking]
Details: Due to the unique circumstances surrounding this world, a special QUEST has been designated. The Participants has to investigate the said circumstances, and a completion percentage will be given that corresponds to their findings. Some other mission objectives will be given once the requirements are met. The rewards will be distributed once the mission ends.
[Investigation—Akemi Homura: 5/50]
[Investigation—Universal Truth: 1/40]
[Investigation—Witches: 10/30]
[Elimination—Gertrud (Witch): 0/1]
Current Total Rewards: 250,000 Points
Note 1: Total Rewards are distributed among the Participants. However, the main contributor of each mission completion will receive more than the others.
Shiro then looked at the Chat Group panel, sending a message to Roman and others.
Shiro: "I believe that everyone saw this Chain QUEST, right?"
Roman: "Right... How the heck can a world of magical girls be this complex?!"
Touka: "Reality always exceeds the expectations."
However, Madoka has a completely different reaction than them.
Madoka: "Akemi-san?!"
Shiro: "You know her?"
Madoka: "Shiro-san... She's the one from before."
"Wait a minute... That black-haired girl..?"
Shiro: "I see..."
Roman: "Who is she?"
Shiro recalled their previous clash. He used triple [Time Accel] on the bullet before, yet she managed to avoid it; an inhumane feat, to be fair. This only signified that she either has extremely fast reaction time or...
"She can stop time."
That's the only explanation that he thought of upon analyzing that fight. While it only took a minute at best, it's enough for him to draw many deductions. Even him saying that final phrase is a calculated act to feel more information from her.
Of course, he succeeded.
The degree of shock that Homura had is at a high-level, which cemented his conjectures.
Shiro: "A magical girl. I fought with her earlier. She came out unscathed with my slightly serious attack, though."
Roman: "Unscathed?!"
Shiro: "3 Accels and a single Quagmire didn't make it."
Roman knew about Shiro's strength that can rival a Heroic Spirit. That, and his high chances of winning against a Divine Spirit in his serious state.
Touka: "Magical girls... They're strong."
Madoka: "Akemi-san is a magical girl like Mami-san?!"
Shiro: "Anyways, I made some progress with the QUEST. Where are y'all right now?"
Roman: "In a hospital."
Touka: "What a coincidence."
Just after Shiro finished his drink, he saw three familiar faces in the first floor.
"I don't know how they got the mood to go here right after that, but..."
[Private] Shiro: "Upstairs."
The pink-haired girl with twintails seemed perplexed at first until she looked up. When she saw Shiro, the latter only waved at her with a smile.
Then, she smiled widely before pulling her friends in his table. They sat down, with Mami sitting besides him while Madoka and Sayaka sat opposite of him.
"Greetings." He said.
Hearing this, Madoka replied, "Good afternoon!"
"That... That's cool..!"
Sayaka's pair of blue eyes twinkled with excitement as she suddenly jumped from her seat, both of her hands in the table.
"You're a mage, right?" She asked. "This is my first time seeing one!"
"Sayaka-chan..."
When she heard Madoka, she calmed down and sat back in place.
"A mage... This is my first time hearing of one."
The experienced magical girl, Tomoe Mami, commented at his side. She has a mature aura around her, giving the vibes of a reliable older sister. Though, she's only a year older than Madoka (15 years old).
"There are three in the entire world?" She added.
"That's right. Quite unbelievable, no?"
"It is."
Beep-!
At this moment, Roman sent a message once more.
Roman: "I finally got out. Mitakihara-cho General Hospital, huh."
Touka: "Mitakihara-cho? So we're in the same city..."
Shiro: "I'm inside a mall right now, in the same city as well."
Through his [Six Eyes], he saw everything of 2,000 kilometer radius from him. He also saw the Hospital where Roman went out.
Roman: "We can presume that this city will be the center of everything, then."
"Mami-san... Do you perhaps know about Walpurgisnacht?" Shiro spoke, which startled Mami.
"?!"
"It seems you do."
Though, Madoka and Sayaka are confused when they heard it. They're not even official magical girls, after all.
"A 'mage', I see. Interesting."
Suddenly, a fox-like being appeared on top of Madoka's head. It appeared way too fast, to the point that even Shiro with his current strength couldn't notice it.
He squinted his eyes, initiating eye contact with it for a second. There, he saw its current emotions: apathy. It's like a machine, uncaring about what would happen around. It is similar to Shiro when it sees interesting things, however.
"Did someone create this new power, or is it... Hm." It paused for a few seconds before continuing, "For what reason do you want to know about the strongest Witch?"
"The strongest Witch?" Shiro said while thinking about the one that he saw earlier. 'That horrendous thing..? This being must be the magical girl's helper if I follow the normal cliche, but...'
To be honest, he's completely confused as to how to tackle this. If he hadn't seen the essence of the so-called 'Witches', he might've thought that it's a completely normal and light-hearted world.
As to what he saw earlier...
...
'What the...'
In the deepest essence of it, Shiro saw something beyond the gem. There, he saw a black silhouette in a fetus-like position. A vague outline of it can be seen that indicated its female gender.
From her stature, she's not older than 16—a young girl.
What's strange about her is the aura that she has; it felt as if she's a remnant of sorts. A dark side of a person, to be exact. She doesn't feel alive, either.
Still, he saw the bleak emotions that she carried through his eyes. Despair is the most prevalent one, followed by sadness, depression, and hopelessness. It is so thick to the point that she rivalled half of what Homura has.
'This evil...'
...
'Tell me, what the fuck did she experience in this magical girl-oriented world that she felt those feelings of despair..?'
This question remained internally, making him not treat this world like the usual.
"Walpurgisnacht is a collection of many Witches, thus killing every single one of them is needed to vanquish it and acquire its Grief Seeds." Kyuubey explained while another prompt popped up in Shiro's sight.
[Elimination—Kyuubey: 0/1]
[Current Total Rewards: 400,000]
Roman: "Holy—?! Shiro, what did you meet?! It rose by 150,000 Points in one-go!"
Sighing inwardly, he captured his sight before sending it to the Chat Group.
Shiro: [Image]
Shiro: "The white fox."
Madoka: "Are..?!"
Shiro: "Please try your best to calm down, Madoka-chan."
He advised, but it's too late. Madoka got startled that she jumped out of her seat all of a sudden.
"What's wrong?" Sayaka asked her.
Madoka smiled and said, "Mn... It's nothing!"
Although, Shiro noticed Kyuubey shifting its sights into him and Mami. He felt its strong curiosity beneath that gaze, but there's also a faint killing intent hidden in it.
"So... Where are we? Right, Walpurgisnacht. It might or might not come to this city as a visit."
Right after hearing that, Mami turned silent with a serious expression...
*****
A/N: A special fact is needed for this number, I see.
Fact #69: Did you know that the Demonic BDSM (Buddhism) Nun Kiara Sessyoin shares the same voice actress (Rie Tanaka) as Major Himeko from Honkai, Lisa from Genshin Impact, Neptunia from Hyperdimensional Neptunia, and Duke of York from Azur Lane. Neptunia aside, we can see that each of her characters are the mature Ara-Ara ones...
Sitting in the corner of the cafe, Shiro sipped his Iced Americano while internally sighing.
'This explains everything...' He thought so as he looked at the window in front of him.
[Chain QUEST—Truth Seeking]
Details: Due to the unique circumstances surrounding this world, a special QUEST has been designated. The Participants has to investigate the said circumstances, and a completion percentage will be given that corresponds to their findings. Some other mission objectives will be given once the requirements are met. The rewards will be distributed once the mission ends.
[Investigation—Akemi Homura: 5/50]
[Investigation—Universal Truth: 1/40]
[Investigation—Witches: 10/30]
[Elimination—Gertrud (Witch): 0/1]
Current Total Rewards: 250,000 Points
Note 1: Total Rewards are distributed among the Participants. However, the main contributor of each mission completion will receive more than the others.
Shiro then looked at the Chat Group panel, sending a message to Roman and others.
Shiro: "I believe that everyone saw this Chain QUEST, right?"
Roman: "Right... How the heck can a world of magical girls be this complex?!"
Touka: "Reality always exceeds the expectations."
However, Madoka has a completely different reaction than them.
Madoka: "Akemi-san?!"
Shiro: "You know her?"
Madoka: "Shiro-san... She's the one from before."
"Wait a minute... That black-haired girl..?"
Shiro: "I see..."
Roman: "Who is she?"
Shiro recalled their previous clash. He used triple [Time Accel] on the bullet before, yet she managed to avoid it; an inhumane feat, to be fair. This only signified that she either has extremely fast reaction time or...
"She can stop time."
That's the only explanation that he thought of upon analyzing that fight. While it only took a minute at best, it's enough for him to draw many deductions. Even him saying that final phrase is a calculated act to feel more information from her.
Of course, he succeeded.
The degree of shock that Homura had is at a high-level, which cemented his conjectures.
Shiro: "A magical girl. I fought with her earlier. She came out unscathed with my slightly serious attack, though."
Roman: "Unscathed?!"
Shiro: "3 Accels and a single Quagmire didn't make it."
Roman knew about Shiro's strength that can rival a Heroic Spirit. That, and his high chances of winning against a Divine Spirit in his serious state.
Touka: "Magical girls... They're strong."
Madoka: "Akemi-san is a magical girl like Mami-san?!"
Shiro: "Anyways, I made some progress with the QUEST. Where are y'all right now?"
Roman: "In a hospital."
Touka: "What a coincidence."
Just after Shiro finished his drink, he saw three familiar faces in the first floor.
"I don't know how they got the mood to go here right after that, but..."
[Private] Shiro: "Upstairs."
The pink-haired girl with twintails seemed perplexed at first until she looked up. When she saw Shiro, the latter only waved at her with a smile.
Then, she smiled widely before pulling her friends in his table. They sat down, with Mami sitting besides him while Madoka and Sayaka sat opposite of him.
"Greetings." He said.
Hearing this, Madoka replied, "Good afternoon!"
"That... That's cool..!"
Sayaka's pair of blue eyes twinkled with excitement as she suddenly jumped from her seat, both of her hands in the table.
"You're a mage, right?" She asked. "This is my first time seeing one!"
"Sayaka-chan..."
When she heard Madoka, she calmed down and sat back in place.
"A mage... This is my first time hearing of one."
The experienced magical girl, Tomoe Mami, commented at his side. She has a mature aura around her, giving the vibes of a reliable older sister. Though, she's only a year older than Madoka (15 years old).
"There are three in the entire world?" She added.
"That's right. Quite unbelievable, no?"
"It is."
Beep-!
At this moment, Roman sent a message once more.
Roman: "I finally got out. Mitakihara-cho General Hospital, huh."
Touka: "Mitakihara-cho? So we're in the same city..."
Shiro: "I'm inside a mall right now, in the same city as well."
Through his [Six Eyes], he saw everything of 2,000 kilometer radius from him. He also saw the Hospital where Roman went out.
Roman: "We can presume that this city will be the center of everything, then."
"Mami-san... Do you perhaps know about Walpurgisnacht?" Shiro spoke, which startled Mami.
"?!"
"It seems you do."
Though, Madoka and Sayaka are confused when they heard it. They're not even official magical girls, after all.
"A 'mage', I see. Interesting."
Suddenly, a fox-like being appeared on top of Madoka's head. It appeared way too fast, to the point that even Shiro with his current strength couldn't notice it.
He squinted his eyes, initiating eye contact with it for a second. There, he saw its current emotions: apathy. It's like a machine, uncaring about what would happen around. It is similar to Shiro when it sees interesting things, however.
"Did someone create this new power, or is it... Hm." It paused for a few seconds before continuing, "For what reason do you want to know about the strongest Witch?"
"The strongest Witch?" Shiro said while thinking about the one that he saw earlier. 'That horrendous thing..? This being must be the magical girl's helper if I follow the normal cliche, but...'
To be honest, he's completely confused as to how to tackle this. If he hadn't seen the essence of the so-called 'Witches', he might've thought that it's a completely normal and light-hearted world.
As to what he saw earlier...
...
'What the...'
In the deepest essence of it, Shiro saw something beyond the gem. There, he saw a black silhouette in a fetus-like position. A vague outline of it can be seen that indicated its female gender.
From her stature, she's not older than 16—a young girl.
What's strange about her is the aura that she has; it felt as if she's a remnant of sorts. A dark side of a person, to be exact. She doesn't feel alive, either.
Still, he saw the bleak emotions that she carried through his eyes. Despair is the most prevalent one, followed by sadness, depression, and hopelessness. It is so thick to the point that she rivalled half of what Homura has.
'This evil...'
...
'Tell me, what the fuck did she experience in this magical girl-oriented world that she felt those feelings of despair..?'
This question remained internally, making him not treat this world like the usual.
"Walpurgisnacht is a collection of many Witches, thus killing every single one of them is needed to vanquish it and acquire its Grief Seeds." Kyuubey explained while another prompt popped up in Shiro's sight.
[Elimination—Kyuubey: 0/1]
[Current Total Rewards: 400,000]
Roman: "Holy—?! Shiro, what did you meet?! It rose by 150,000 Points in one-go!"
Sighing inwardly, he captured his sight before sending it to the Chat Group.
Shiro: [Image]
Shiro: "The white fox."
Madoka: "Are..?!"
Shiro: "Please try your best to calm down, Madoka-chan."
He advised, but it's too late. Madoka got startled that she jumped out of her seat all of a sudden.
"What's wrong?" Sayaka asked her.
Madoka smiled and said, "Mn... It's nothing!"
Although, Shiro noticed Kyuubey shifting its sights into him and Mami. He felt its strong curiosity beneath that gaze, but there's also a faint killing intent hidden in it.
"So... Where are we? Right, Walpurgisnacht. It might or might not come to this city as a visit."
Right after hearing that, Mami turned silent with a serious expression...
*****
A/N: A special fact is needed for this number, I see.
Fact #69: Did you know that the Demonic BDSM (Buddhism) Nun Kiara Sessyoin shares the same voice actress (Rie Tanaka) as Major Himeko from Honkai, Lisa from Genshin Impact, Neptunia from Hyperdimensional Neptunia, and Duke of York from Azur Lane. Neptunia aside, we can see that each of her characters are the mature Ara-Ara ones...
