Chapter 82 – Episode 82. There Is No Friendship Before a Smiley Face (2)
Episode 82 There is no friendship before a smiley face (2)
[Magical Bloa, this is a dispatch request. Coordinates are -]
Mayuri, who was putting down her plate to have lunch with her friends, woke up when she felt the vibration of her wristwatch.
Her friends followed her and raised their heads.
“Yuri, are you leaving early today too?”
“…”
Although Mayuri did not want to, she always attracted followers thanks to her athleticism and charisma that rivaled those of men.
Her tea shop, where she works part-time, is always crowded with (mostly) female students who follow her.
Thanks to this, Mayuri was receiving 1.5 times the hourly wage compared to others, but inside she was often annoyed.
But these days, I miss those days.
Because Mayuri’s daily life was being completely destroyed.
Although she was normally a magical girl, she was often dealt with by the military or police when brainwashers appeared, so she was able to maintain her student status.
Of course, this was also because it was rare for all three to be dispatched at once.
The problem is that two of the magical girls lost their ability to transform, leaving Mayuri to actually use poison.
From a young age, she had been diligent about physical training, but that was because of her father’s demands, and because she basically sought to use her energy efficiently, she was not apprehensive about the current situation.
Rather, she was full of dissatisfaction.
Since she cannot reveal her identity as a magical girl, it is stressful for her to listen to the sad voices of her friends one by one.
“… Sorry, I have to go.”
Mayuri stood up holding a food tray.
She initially needed only her own determination.
But no matter how independent she was, there was no way she could feel at ease watching her unsure friends slowly come into their own.
Even though her group was built around Mayuri, as she was frequently away, her friends began forming mates among themselves.
Mayuri left her lunch room as soon as she stood up, glancing at her friends talking among themselves.
If she transformed at the academy, she couldn’t hide her unique glow, and if someone caught her, she could leave a ‘trace’ that she was a magical girl attending this academy.
She leaves the school gate, but this time she is caught by Joo Yena’s close friends Bang Yun-ji, Kang Sa-rang, and Ahn Hyo-jin.
They insinuated that Jenna knew anything about her and that they had not heard from her for several weeks.
There was nothing Mayuri could say.
You can’t say she’s a magical girl.
Mayuri, who transformed into Magical Bloa, fought three or four battles with brainwashed monsters that afternoon.
Red blood thickened on her body.
“…”
Blois stared into space with her weary face.
Intense sunlight.
The appearance of brainwashers is strangely frequent.
Yesterday, the day before that, and the day before that, B.H called Blois, and she returned after a few battles.
By the time we returned, it was mostly sunset.
There may be reasons why she has to deal with the enemies of Paramas on her own, but even so, the invasion of her enemies is so unbalanced that it deprives her of her life at the Academy.
“Wow, Bluea, Magical Bluea!”
“Can you take a picture?”
“Please sign, sign!”
“Sister Bluea, take me!”
Before we knew it, onlookers were flocking in.
It was a brief moment of reflection.
Blois felt tired.
Her brainwashers were seriously injured.
In any case, in accordance with UNAA and B.H.’S policy of not killing ‘human beings’, Magical Bloa had to be careful not to kill them.
If the brainwashers are left alone like this, B.H officials and the Great Paramas military unit will soon appear, collect their bodies, and ‘purify’ them according to proper procedures.
The method is bright crystal.
It is also called ‘Crystal of Purification’.
There were cases where magical girls carried them around, but after a robbery incident a few years ago, the rules changed.
“… Sorry, I have a next mission…”
Magical Blois made her way through the crowd.
Cheers erupted among them.
“Solena took a picture of it!”
“Only the unlucky Blois remains, eh!”
“Where did Scarlett and Solena go?”
“…”
There is no next mission.
However, Mayuri already had a lot to worry about.
Alone, he had to fight against the enemies of Paramas who started pouring in irregularly, as if it were the peak season, and there was no one within B.H to rely on.
Her colleagues exchanged lewd stories and could not discuss it, and Kang Ga-hyeon did not return.
She suffered from the aftereffects of the brainwashing device.
Unlike Mayuri, she was tortured and brainwashed for a much longer time, so her aftereffects rarely went away.
She suffered from chronic lethargy, loss of judgment, temporary memory loss and panic.
Plus a recent offer.
‘Take a star oath. And restore my hymen. If you can use the Flame Earrings, I will help you. I know his weakness.’
Although Mayuri coolly followed instructions from above, her active operational planning was weak.
That role was mainly played by Jang Hye-ri.
That’s why she became the leader.
However, after the appearance of Smile Face, Jang Hye-ri’s condition became abnormal, and Mayuri was now in charge of planning the strategy, which should have been her responsibility.
Even though it was a one-person team.
Although I was worried, Jang Hye-ri’s words were a ray of hope as I was already in a vulnerable state.
If she becomes a magical girl, she will definitely become a force to be reckoned with, if she doesn’t repeat her past mistakes.
From what I heard from Joo Yena before, Hye-ri Jang almost got rid of her smiley face by using Hell Chloride.
In a situation where it was still unclear whether Smile Face was an enemy, an ally, a reincarnated hero, or a villain who needed to be killed, the best option was to ‘kidnap’ him.
Now Mayuri knew that she was not wrong in his thoughts about the restorer, but she… She said that she had definitely witnessed it, but when she returned to her magical girl status, she realized that what she had seen was not true. I doubted whether it was a dream or not.
“If I just write the Star’s Oath… Hyeri will come back. Then we can both find the necklace of light. Then we become three again.”
Mayuri chewed her lips.
She rarely showed her emotions, but her recent stress had given her a new habit.
She removed her transformation and headed to Kang Ga-hyun’s house.
She had a serious problem to worry her about.
***
“Just trust your intuition.”
Normally, Kang Ga-hyeon’s words would have been taken as a sign of ‘trust’ or trust in her, but right now, Mayuri was honestly angry at that indifference.
“Doctor.”
“I tricked you.”
Ga-Hyeon Kang seemed to know what Mayuri was trying to say, so she sat down on the sofa and leaned against her back.
And with her sleepy eyes, she looked at her.
Her slightly dry lips moved.
“I lost my qualifications as a full-time B.H. Doctor at that time. Because I sold magical girls to save myself. You can’t trust the judgment of people like this. “They may have left behind some secret brainwashing on me.”
“…”
There are no mistakes from beginning to end.
It does not go against logic, accurately understands the situation of magical girls, and provides neutral advice.
However, Kang Ga-hyeon lost her trust in herself.
Her eyes were black and dead.
“I trust you, doctor!”
“I understand your desire to trust me. But you can’t believe it. “I am already corrupted and sick.”
Ganga Hyeon crossed her legs.
She was not returning to B.H.
When Song Joon-geun, Jo Mi-hyun’s husband, took office as the new chairman of the PR group, he replaced base manager Jeon Seong-wook. He allowed Kang Ga-hyeon to return, but was on leave for ‘currently’, saying she needed medical treatment.
However, Mayuri felt that her humanity was broken and she feared that she might never return to B.H.
Mayuri also knew the horror of her brainwashing device.
Her fear of not being herself.
Countless voices erase and overshadow the voice that allows Mayuri to be Mayuri.
If you struggle as if caught in her web, her whole body will become exhausted, and she will fall into a swamp.
Another self takes that place.
If she had waited just a little longer, if Smile Face hadn’t saved her, she would have definitely-
She “Said she would return her necklace of light.”
Kang Ga-hyeon, who had been silent, spoke.
“… Yes.”
Mayuri said.
This was her concern.
This is why Jang Hye-ri’s proposal to return to Magical Girl with the power of Bright Star is inevitably second best.
Before that, it was because of Smile Face’s suggestion.
[I will return the necklace of light. The condition is my death. You can kill the worst villain named me and bring peace to the world. As long as Joo Yena has a transformation tool, she can become a magical girl.]
How can you believe that?
You fooled me once last time, right?
Smile Face said calmly.
[Ogre intervened. The fact that he intervened on his own was a departure from my plan. This time I definitely want to die. That might not be a bad suggestion. Please contact me when you are ready. Then 20,000.]
“…”
Is death coming again?
Could it be that he is a suicidal addict?
Mayuri couldn’t kill him.
This is a world where all living things struggle to survive, so why should I believe a guy who wants me killed?
Rather, looking at his actions so far, that death may be drawing a bigger picture.
Isn’t he a very clever person?
Besides, he’s not a villain.
I don’t know why, but I was trying to let the magical girl know that the Bright Crystal wasn’t working.
Knowing that the recoveries spread out everywhere were acting according to Paramas’s will, they were acting evil.
His purpose was unknown.
Hero.
That thought crossed my mind again.
His ability is compared to Han Min-hyun, who no longer speaks to him because his pride was hurt after being ignored several times after he escaped from the PR group’s underground secret lab.
The smiley face is more hero-like.
‘What was I thinking?’
Mayuri shook her head.
Her blue bob hair was flowing.
“That too is a matter for you to take care of.”
Kang Ga-hyeon, with dead eyes, spoke irresponsibly.
Mayuri suddenly got up.
Like other magical girls, she was chosen by Kang Ga-hyeon, and she grew up receiving her trust and affection.
But now she is dead.
Kang Ga-hyun was not on the side of justice.
I don’t even know what that definition is.
As soon as Mayuri stood up, Kang Ga-hyeon turned on the TV with an expressionless expression, and the announcer’s serious voice was heard.
[The scene you are seeing is a photo taken by a citizen at the scene. As you can see, a citizen who claimed to be a recovery person and was causing trouble has changed. This is the so-called ‘monster transformation’ symptom. This is a symptom that only occurs to brainwashed people, and is characterized by violent behavior such as injuring or killing citizens. However, it is rare for a recovery person, not a brainwasher, to transform like this in broad daylight-]
Mayuri turned her gaze towards that.
A man with a green body and bulging veins was wreaking havoc in the cafe.
[Doctor, what happened to this? This is a case that directly contradicts the government’s claim that the recoveries are safe, and above all, it is an example in which the purification ritual of magical girls is not applied -]
The announcer and the expert had a conversation.
Amid the tense voices, new subtitles appeared.
[At XX o’clock and XX minutes, District XX, a fight between a group of recoveries resulted in about 100 casualties. A small number of recoveries who have turned into monsters are currently advancing into the city center.]
At the same time, a vibration occurred on Mayuri’s wrist, giving her the order to go.
It was the fifth time today.
Moreover, the scale was unprecedented.
“… The Bright Crystal is broken.”
Mayuri was confident and left Kang Ga-hyeon’s house.
The brainwashers she caught today will go around wearing the mask of a recoverer and go on a rampage again.
“Smile Face, you were right. Then you-“
Are you a hero?
Somehow, even the recoveries, not the brainwashers, made no attempt to hide their identities.
It was even scattered all over the place.
Why have they changed so much?
Mayuri recalled the young girl who ‘managed’ Cho Mi-hyeon in the PR group’s underground secret lab.
As soon as she met Smile Face, she had a violent physical reaction and fell over (just like Jang Hye-ri did).
She is currently being held at the B.H Research Institute.
Could this have anything to do with it?
Paramas lost control of the Restorers?
