The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

With her angel wings fluttering, Gabriel clasped her small hands together and quickly chanted a spell.

"—The Divine Speed ​​Step!" Raphael can also do that.

"Hey! Wait a minute! We're temporary tax officials...aren't you going to give us a ride?! Hey—hey—!!!"

Lee Seul-yu hurriedly called for a stop and lunged at the two of them, but as the incantation ended, Gabriel and Raphael's bodies vanished in an instant in a golden bath of light.

What?! It actually succeeded?! This is unbelievable...!!!

In the anime, Gabriel used the teleportation technique twice to avoid being late. The first time, she teleported away her panties, and the second time, her skirt, but both attempts failed... How did it succeed here? Tina was bewildered.

After Satania destroyed Vinai, she quickly flew down and asked the two of them, "Hey, you two, have you seen any angels?"

Tina: "…………Um, don't you recognize me?"

It would have been better if she hadn't said anything, because she realized she looked familiar. Satania was puzzled: "Uh... I do think you look familiar, but I really can't remember. I'm so sorry."

Hey, we just met!

"An angel... the angel has already teleported away using the Swift Step technique!"

Seulgi, on the other hand, chatted away without batting an eye, subtly criticizing her teammates, since the angels didn't value them anyway.

Selja's honesty pleased Satania, who then raised the Grim Reaper's scythe and laughed loudly, "Well, thank you! As a reward, this demon lord will grant you a one-way trip to the Underworld with no return!"

"..."

The sickle fell again.

In the field of vision, the world covered in red was cleaved in two by a pitch-black trajectory. The entire earth trembled and rapidly cracked open, and the apocalyptic scene reappeared once again...

However, Seul-yu had no idea what happened next, because she was hugged by Tina again and hid in her refrigerator once more.

The world spun around, and even the refrigerator made a loud noise, which shows how terrifying the force outside the refrigerator must have been.

Unexpectedly, Satania's serious strike caused the refrigerator to crack open!

Immediately following with a 'bang—', the refrigerator exploded, the crackling and dazzling flashes of electricity blinding everyone. And from beginning to end, Seul-yu was the one who was passively involved.

This time, she was passively embraced and protected by the girl in front of her again. The rest of Satania's impact hit Tina, causing Seryu's heartstrings to tremble violently.

The two fell heavily from the sky and landed in two different places.

Nearby, she had no idea where she was; the city of the fantasy world had become a collapsed ruin. Only when Seulgi's consciousness finally began to clear somewhat did she stumble and fall as she rushed towards Tina.

She touched him gently, but the terrifying heat that instantly transmitted to her skin made her recoil in a flash.

Unable to embrace her, Se Yu could only purse her thin lips, her mind in turmoil, yet utterly helpless.

A sharp whooshing sound came from the horizon not far away; Satania had caught up again—at this moment, the situation had been pushed to the point of no return.

Tina, covered in wounds, sat up from the ground and handed the props—a card and a dagger—to Lee Seul-ok.

"If I do my best, I should be able to hold off Satania for a while."

"Hey, don't worry about me, Seulgi-chan... Get out of here quickly, and don't confront Satania until you find a way out."

"Tina, you..."

“Since it’s an illusion where nothing will happen even if you die, don’t put on that act.” Tina looked at her calmly. “…Satania, I’m counting on you.”

"Mmm..." Se-yu nodded frantically.

Even though I knew no one would die, I couldn't help but feel that flutter in my heart that someone had been desperately trying to protect. I'd told myself countless times it was just a teammate relationship… a teammate relationship… a teammate relationship…

Well, hopefully the hints will work.

The Satania Archdeacon moved with lightning speed, tearing through the long, dark sky and appearing once again in the void.

In her own delusion, she was indeed an almost invincible being without any flaws. To stab her with a dagger using ordinary methods would be nothing short of a fantasy.

Satania spotted them, her demon wings flapped, and she plummeted down from the sky.

Still unable to make a decision, Lee Seul-ok, under the girl's hopeful and gentle gaze, finally choked out an "Mmm" and nodded gently.

"Tina, I will definitely do it..."

Seyu turned her head away as if fleeing, afraid that hesitation would make her soft-hearted.

Although she was a mage, she was a mage skilled in close combat. With each leap, she moved as lightly as a swallow, and Seyu's figure quickly disappeared from sight.

"Well! Mortals are so naive. Do they really think they can escape from the clutches of this great demon!"

Satania changed her target and decided to bypass Tina and chase after Lee Seul-yu, but a ground-to-air laser cannon cut through her path, forcing her to turn back.

'bass!'

Imaginary number leap! And a slight, unusual sound of a sword being drawn!

The awe-inspiring light and shadow, as white as snow, pierced through the void and instantly appeared beside Satania high in the sky.

Having a thorough understanding of the spatial rules of the delusional world, even the imaginary leap was detected in advance and blocked by Satania's scythe as she turned and swung it.

Amidst the interplay of black light, the clang of metal, and the sparks of fire, the two figures eerily froze in mid-air—because Satania hadn't used her full strength.

"Hey! You jerk! What is she to you? Why are you always protecting her?"

Satania's sudden question caught Tina off guard, and she even considered mentioning U-Love-Me.

“…They’re my friends.” Tina blinked, looked at the little devil who was baring his fangs, and said, “Just like Gabriel and the others are to you.”

Satania's lips trembled, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

She abruptly closed her eyes, and magic surged wildly into the scythe. The sudden increase in pressure nearly suffocated Tina, while Satania, as if using all her strength, shouted out the words hidden in her heart: "Hmph, the wisdom of mortals... The Great Demon, the Great Demon doesn't need friends!!!"

Tina sighed softly.

If I do nothing, I certainly won't be able to hold off Satania for long, so I silently thought to myself:

"Execute self-destruct..."

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They were already quite far away, yet the distant explosions were still so clear, and the wind and waves blowing in from afar were scorching hot.

Li Seyu felt the pressure increase. Looking around, she saw a relatively intact complex of buildings that had not yet been occupied by Alexander's fire-breathing monster army.

We were passing through a wall.

Just as she thought she could breathe a sigh of relief, two hands suddenly attacked from behind, grabbing her snow-white neck and covering her mouth. Li Seyu was startled and tried to resist, but then she heard a voice in her ear:

"Shh! It's us..."

The feeling of being restrained and suffocated disappeared at the same time. Lee Seul-yuk breathed a sigh of relief before turning her head and seeing Gabriel and Raphael.

Gabriel was peeking her head out of the wall, looking around.

Once she was certain that it was only Lee Seul-ok, she immediately turned around and pointed at Seul-ok, "...Ah! I didn't expect you to betray your teammate!!"

Lee Seul-yuk was furious. "Are you kidding me! You guys were clearly the fastest runners!!"

"Ah, ah—this, this, it might be a gaming habit..."

So just how many times have you betrayed your teammates in the game to become this skilled?!

Raphael hurriedly tried to clear his name: "Ah, I'm really sorry, but even with Gabriel's and my angelic powers, we can't use the Group Divine Speed ​​Step."

"All right……"

Lee Seul-yuk thought so too, so she asked again, "Since you also know about the tax officials, there's no need to explain. I just want to know, if no one comes to break Satania's delusional illusion... what will happen to Satania?"

"Although so far, all those trapped in the delusional world have been rescued, so there are no similar examples to refer to... but it will definitely break down."

"Xiao Jia is right!"

“I see.” Lee Seul-yuk said with a troubled expression, “...But Satania is too strong, it seems like it has no weaknesses at all. Even that dog is only a threat to Satania who has the pineapple bun.”

Besides, we don't even know where the dog is now, and an unknown mythical beast shouldn't be so easily defeated...

“Yes, that’s true.” Raphael agreed. “...Although I can call the dog anytime, Satania isn’t afraid of the dog if she doesn’t have a pineapple bun in her hand.”

Gabriel caught the key point: "Wait a minute! Why can you summon the divine beast dog at any time?"

Raphael chuckled softly, "Because it has a magical connection with it. It would be so boring if we met Satania and the dog wasn't there."

This is truly an enjoyable and sadistic daily routine.

"...Has Satania ever eaten a pineapple bun?" Lee Seul-yuk suddenly asked.

“Because Sata-Myanmar’s intelligence seems to be a decreasing function, so… it seems there isn’t any,” Raphael said.

Lee Seul-yuk recalled the movie Satania had just imagined, her expression as if she had discovered a new continent: "So... why doesn't Satania turn something into a pineapple bun and eat it in her own fantasy world?! Even if she can't, there are supermarkets in the fantasy world, right? She wasn't in a hurry to eat a pineapple bun... why?!"

“Yes, yes…” Gabriel nodded quickly, deeply moved. “I completely understand that feeling. If you told me where I could get Jeanne Alter with a 100% success rate, I’d give up my angel job for you!!”

'Bang!'

Seyu snapped her fingers coolly, a hint of confidence appearing on her delicate face: "The truth is out! Because Satania has never eaten a pineapple bun and doesn't know what it tastes like, she can't conjure one up in the fantasy world!"

"Or perhaps, she can only conjure up the shape of a pineapple bun, but can't imagine the taste, so out of sight, out of mind, she chose not to change it in the first place!"

“But whichever the possibility is…” Seulyu’s voice paused slightly, “Now, as long as I have a real pineapple bun, I can solve all the problems!”

So here's the question: where do you find a real pineapple bun in the Fantasy Realm?

Gabriel waved her hand helplessly, but Raphael hesitated, so much so that both of their gazes fell on her.

There was a very short silence.

“Hmm…” Raphael gave a wry smile. She carefully took out a small gift box with a blue ribbon tied into a bow from the blue cloth bag she carried with her. When the gift box was opened, there was a pineapple bun with an exquisitely packaged design. The golden yellow of the pineapple bun’s flaky crust was so bright and vivid.

In the corner of the packaging bag

The label reads—

［おBirthdayおめでとうございます&Sataniya’s pineapple bun］

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.