Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"Hmph, so why are you still pouting and sulking here?"

Hmm? Do I look like I'm sulking?

I subconsciously touched my mouth... Hmm, apart from being very soft, it wasn't pouting at all!

"Sister Lu'er, do you have other work after this? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Is it only your idleness that makes you uneasy? I understand your desire to help, but the Director of Operations Affairs will definitely not agree to you interfering directly. Let me take a look for you..."

She scrolled through her tablet.

"...Got it. Falcon is flying this way with Xiao Yangyan. You can go to the top floor to meet them. It would be best to bring a wheelchair up. Although Xiao Yangyan's cast has been removed, it is not recommended for her to walk."

This is indeed what I can do right now.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Lu'er!"

She reached out and patted my forehead.

"Don't be so formal. Assisting magical girls like you is what motivates me to continue doing this job!"

The unreliable Miss Lulu occasionally shows her adult side...

However, it looks like her hands just massaged her feet, right?

Pushing the wheelchair, we took the elevator to the top floor of the branch building. This place was much larger than the building itself. Below the lotus leaves that spread out in all directions was a corridor for detecting airships, and the flat floor above was a helicopter landing pad. These iconic lotus leaves were not only beautiful, but also served many functions.

In addition, the reconnaissance airship with "a2" printed on its side has been recalled, apparently to investigate the secret research institute without a door.

However, it couldn't really be called a research institute. In that area without doors, there was only the life support device that my mother had used for so many years.

"Serno!"

Falcon, the flying magical girl, was on the tarmac, carrying a frail figure on her back. I quickly pushed the wheelchair over.

"Ms. Falcon, Kagerou..."

Kagerou, perched on Falcon's back, said, "Serno... just call me Yoko now... I'm not a magical girl anymore."

A chilling aura seemed to tangibly descend upon me, and I quickly reassured her, "Please don't say that. We'll definitely get your Star Crystal back!"

"Then what will happen to your mother?"

"Perhaps the Star Crystal has already repaired her damaged nerves..."

I was speaking when someone hugged me from behind around the waist.

"It's no use. If the Star Crystal could repair brain damage, Sirius wouldn't have remained indifferent all these years. He would have cured your mother long ago... After all, they were the closest comrades-in-arms back then."

A smiling woman in a suit.

"Aunt Linxi?"

However, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across her face, and she even poked my forehead with her finger. She is not short for a woman, so she used the height difference to poke me easily.

"Serno, I've wanted to say this before! It's fine when we're alone, but could you please not call me 'Auntie' in public? It sounds really old!"

Does "Auntie" look old?

It seems that's indeed the case...

I'm used to calling him that; I hadn't realized it before.

"So you call her 'Auntie'?"

"Let's do it right away, how about calling me 'older sister'?"

"Huh? No, no way! I'll get killed by Ye Zi."

Then wouldn't I have taken advantage of Ye Zi?

Although he always says he's like my dad...

Auntie added, "Hmph, let's see if he dares! Quick, call me 'Sister Linxi'!"

"Rin...no...why are you back?"

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to call out.

I heard that my aunt and Miluno were tracing the memories left behind by my father and his group, and they came to the same conclusion as me...

My aunt started pulling at the flesh on my face.

"Now that your father's goal is set, my support role is over, and combat is no longer my concern."

"Has Miluno already passed away?"

"Well, after all, she still holds the title of the strongest in Changkong City! How could that child not participate?"

Auntie seems quite proud of Miluno?

"Oh, right."

She turned her attention to Yang Yan.

"Little Yangyan, Sirius has given you a possibility. I wonder if you are willing to try it."

"……possibility?"

“If we’re talking about special, you are indeed very special… Do you know which celestial body above us your Star Crystal comes from?”

Auntie pointed to the sky and asked a question.

"The only celestial body we can see during the day is the sun, right?"

"That's right, it's the sun! You are the child of the sun, a magical girl chosen by the sun. Since your star crystal has been taken away, just ask the sun for another one. Unlike other celestial bodies, the sun's radiance is so intense that it's almost annoying... That's what Sirius said. I don't really understand what their star crystal is, but there's no harm in trying, right?"

Although it sounds like a joke, since it was said by Sirius, it cannot be taken as a simple joke.

After all, the Star Crystal is the crystallization of the miracle of "magic".

What should I do?

For Yang Yan, she was unwilling to miss even the smallest hope.

"Take off! Let Falcon take you closer to the sun!"

The aunt pointed to the setting sun and declared, then added, "Besides that, you also need to show a will worthy of the sun. Right now, you're like firewood soaked in water, impossible to light no matter what you do... You've heard that legend, haven't you? The Star Crystal has its own will; it selects those worthy of it as suitable candidates. But in your current dejected state, can you really continue to fight as a warrior of the sun?"

"Fighting spirit..."

Yang Yan patted his cheeks, his expression changing.

"...Falcon, take me to heaven!"

"okay!"

Ask the sun for another Star Crystal...

Is this really possible?

Chapter 51 Seruno, Joins the War

(Sun Yao)

Before they took off, I covered Yangyan with a layer of bubble.

Not only can it keep you warm and conserve oxygen, but it can also reduce weight, making it easier for Falcon to carry her.

I also compressed some smaller oxygen bubbles so that she could breathe in the thin air at high altitudes. When she felt that there was not enough oxygen in the bubbles, she could just pop one of them to catch her breath.

After making these preparations, I looked at another magical girl.

"Miss Falcon, would you like some windproof bubbles?"

She shook her head, causing the glowing hair tied at the back of her head to sway.

"I don't need it. Wearing yours makes me feel like there's a layer between us, and I miss out on the feeling of flying."

"The air is very thin above the clouds, isn't it?"

I kindly reminded her, but she laughed and said, "Do you think I've been there several times already? I can breathe even in places with thin air, and since I don't fly using aerodynamics, theoretically I can go to low Earth orbit at around a million meters! But it's too uncomfortable, so I wouldn't normally fly that high... But to get closer to the sun, going once in a while isn't out of the question!"

Although the chances were slim, Falcon was very proactive since there was a chance to retrieve the Star Crystal.

"Don't freeze to death."

"I know what I'm doing!"

Floating in the air, it lifted a bubble enveloping the blazing sun, and then the brightness of its tied-up hair surged, propelling it into the sky like a rocket.

"So fast……"

I only lowered my head when I could no longer see clearly with my naked eye and my neck started to ache.

"The sun is about to set, and they don't have much time left."

Aunt stretched and walked to the railing at the edge of the helipad. From here, one could overlook the medical facility not far away, but it would be difficult to get there directly using teleportation magic.

"Can Miluno and Miss Sirius handle this?"

"If they can't handle it, there aren't many people in the world who can, especially with the support of other magical girls! Just wait patiently for their good news!"

hum-

Before the aunt could finish speaking, a blue wormhole opened up in the sky above the organization building, which was somewhat of a jinx.

“Well, this might be support for your father from ‘the other side’… If it’s the guy we met last night, then everyone here will be in danger. It’s up to Spica to decide what to do.”

This is not an exaggeration.

Even Miss Sirius might not be able to defeat Beiluo Shimen, who has become the Sword Witch.

"Auntie, I really do want to go and try to persuade my father... After all, it's best to resolve the issue through conversation..."

Since the current Fomalhaut still considers his father a friend, they might even talk to each other.

"No, I don't think that Chairman Sun can resolve this issue through conversation at this point."

But her aunt denied it very decisively.

She leaned against the railing, gazing into the deep wormhole.

“Serno, Spica is not letting you go to the scene because she has made up her mind to take down her old teammate. In the worst case, your father may ‘heroically sacrifice’ himself as the association president at the scene, taking all the secrets to his grave, so as not to damage the association’s credibility.”

"How could this be... Is Dad going to die?"