Chapter 388 – Side Story – About How My Modern Times Were Urban Fantasy (3)
To be honest, the image of magical girls was no different from that of other ordinary people.
When you swing the magic wand, a halo of light comes out, something like that.
Of course, it was the influence of animation.
I heard a rumor that the character who was the ancestor of magical girls was a fighter, but I didn’t know much about it. Because it was not Asil’s generation.
For some reason, it was difficult to find magical girl fight scenes even on video sites, so there was no opportunity to correct her prejudice.
It was like that.
The fight between magical girls that I saw in person for the first time this time was honestly quite worth watching.
“Are you doing something?”
Asil is the magical girl Topaz, that… What was it…
“Cheer up! Topaz Blast!”
Okay. I was a little impressed while watching Topaz Blast’s fight.
Magical Girl Topaz Blast. In short, Topaz’s weapon was a spear.
At first glance, her height was less than 160 cm. A spear didn’t seem suitable for her to use with such a small body, but Topaz skillfully extended and shortened the length of the spear to deal with her shadow.
Is it magic that causes the length of the window to change randomly? The sight of the length changing freely was amazing, like watching magic. The parties involved may be fighting with all their might.
Topaz opened a reasonable distance and pressed her shadow, maintaining the distance, which was the greatest advantage of her spear.
Shadow growled and threatened as if he were a wild dog, and then several dogs attacked at the same time.
If it had been a real beast, she would have surrounded Topaz and pounced on her at once, or tried to find her opening, but it seemed like she didn’t even have that level of intelligence.
However, even though it was a simple straight charge, the sight of several beasts the size of large dogs charging at us with their teeth sticking out was very ferocious.
A gasp could be heard from the audience.
However, Topaz responded very calmly.
“Eight!”
The tip of her spear, extended by Topaz, pierced the head of Shadow in front. Shadow, who lost his head, just melted and disappeared.
The tip of the spear that pierced Shadow’s head returned at a faster speed than when it was stabbed. And again, a flash of light.
A series of sharp thrusts, like a professional boxer’s jab, instantly sent the three shadows back to the swamp.
“Oh, oh…”
A small gasp escaped from the onlookers. To them, who were ordinary people and not professional athletes, it seemed like the three shadows had disappeared literally in the blink of an eye.
However, there were too many shadows. As the distance from Shadow, who was suddenly rushing towards her, narrowed, Topaz swung the spear like a baton.
– … !
The spear hit one Shadow’s chin right off.
Shadow, who was hit by the spear, let out an indescribable scream and fell down. This time he didn’t melt away in one hit. It seemed that the reason Shadow could be defeated with one blow was thanks to the yellow gem embedded in the tip of the spear.
Shadows that are far away are struck with a swift stab, and those that are close are struck with a flowing spear.
Topaz’s skills were truly remarkable even to Asil, who had experienced all sorts of hardships.
For comparison, even in the advanced classes at the academy that Asil attended, his skills were at the mid-level level.
By the time they reached the upper grades of the academy, they were either called geniuses in their hometowns or came from aristocratic families and had spent a lot of money to receive an expensive education from an early age.
It was a bit surprising to Asil that Topaz had that level of skill.
‘Are all magical girls like that? Or is topaz particularly strong?’
Asil was lost in thought for a moment.
And then, a problem arose.
– Puck!
The shadow that Topaz had sent flying collided with a shadow that had just emerged from the swamp.
It was an unfortunate coincidence brought about by perfect timing.
The shadow that was hit by the flying shadow flew several meters and fell to the ground. It was closer to the onlookers than Topaz.
Shadow’s gaze turned to the onlookers.
“… Uh? “Isn’t it a little dangerous?”
Only then did one of the onlookers realize that they were too close to the swamp.
As onlookers gradually gathered in, my back was pushed, and as a result, I ended up getting too close without realizing it.
Just a little misfortune is enough to cause an accident.
“Hee, hee!”
When Shadow’s emotionless, yet pure murderous eyes looked at him, an onlooker let out a small scream.
And fear spread quickly.
“Run away!”
When someone shouted, the onlookers instantly became confused and turned their backs and ran away.
However, Shadow moved faster than that.
Before the onlookers could run away even a few meters, Shadow kicked the floor and rushed at him.
“… Ah!”
Topaz, who was dealing with Shadow on the other side of the swamp, noticed it too late. Even if I tried to save it, there was too little time.
‘I had to get people to back off!’
Only then did Topaz blame herself for her mistake.
Of course, that doesn’t mean people weren’t told to evacuate because Topaz was dangerous. He warned several times, but people just ignored him.
He had to evacuate even if it meant threatening him with force. Even though he regretted it, Topaz did his best to reduce the number of Shadows. It was to minimize damage.
Eventually, the shadow reached right in front of an onlooker. Topaz was prepared for the terrible scene that would happen a little later.
– Pak!
However, what was heard was not the scream of a person torn by Shadow’s sharp claws.
With a lifeless sound like a balloon bursting, the shadow that was running bursted and disappeared like paint scattered in the air.
Among the onlookers, Asil was the one in the front.
Asil, who was lost in thought for a moment and did not understand the situation, reflexively swung his fist and Shadow disappeared.
“Huh?”
It was only when the spray of water that was Shadow rose up that she realized she had been attacked.
Because it was an unconscious counterattack created by her “Fighting talent” And her experience, Asil realized only then that she had swung her fist.
“Uh, huh?”
And Topaz, who had barely defeated all the shadows and was running, saw that and gaped.
The result was completely different from what I had imagined. It was a good thing, though.
As the black swamp that poured out all the shadows slowly disappeared, the crowd’s attention was focused on Asil.
“Uh. Eww. Hmm…”
Asil was embarrassed.
After thinking about something else for a moment, something attacked, and he counterattacked, and now everyone was looking at him.
I’m still not sure what happened, but I’m sure he did something.
Asil, who had thought up to that point, acted quickly.
– Blame it!
Asil ran away from the spot.
“Ah. Now, wait!”
I heard Topaz’s voice from behind me, but I ignored it.
Asil, who had run at full speed for almost the first time since returning to modern times, walked around a fairly deserted alley and headed back home in case someone was chasing him.
– Tiririk.
Only after entering the house and hearing the sound of the front door being locked was Asil able to calm down.
“I ran away without thinking… “I guess I didn’t do anything wrong, right?”
He was so burdened by people’s gaze that he ran away, but when he calmly looked back, he realized that although he had done something, he had not done anything wrong.
Most of the looks were surprise or surprise, not anger or disgust.
Then it won’t be a big deal. Probably not? Probably not.
Asil tried to console herself, undo the transformation, and return to Hajin, when she realized that she was holding something in her fist. He was so embarrassed that he couldn’t even recognize what was on his fist, so he noticed it too late.
It was a black stone the size of a pea.
It looks like metal, or like a gem. In any case, Asil had no memory of taking such a stone.
“Did you get it then?”
Now that I think about it, it seemed like he caught something when he reflexively swung his fist. If so, there was a high possibility that this stone came from Shadow.
It was definitely not an ordinary stone, as it gave me an unpleasant feeling when I held it.
Asil looked it up on the Internet with the intention of throwing away the stone.
And.
“Uh? “Huh?”
When Asil saw the search results, he screamed without realizing it.
A special stone that sometimes appears from Shadow. The official name is Shadow Stone, and in Korea, this stone, conveniently called Spirit Stone, was in great demand.
Search results showed that it was used somewhere. But there was only one thing Asil understood.
Several times that of the same weight of gold.
Not only was the demand on Wednesdays, but Shadows were extremely difficult to deal with unless you were a magical girl, so the Spirit Stones that could only be obtained from Shadows were extremely expensive.
Then how much is this?
Without thinking, Asil carefully placed the spirit stone she was holding on the desk.
The spirit stone that came from Shadow, who was shattered with a single punch, did not weigh much.
But the object of comparison is gold. Gold. Moreover, several times.
Asil, who was staring blankly at Yeongseok at the sudden free money, realized an incredible fact.
One of the reasons why spirit stones are expensive is that only magical girls can deal with shadows.
However, even though she is not a magical girl, she was able to defeat Shadow.
That means…
“Hehe. Hehe…”
When she thought about making good money, she smiled darkly, picturing a rosy future.
