Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"I'm sorry that you've been dragged into this."

He apologized as soon as he entered the door, before even taking off his shoes.

Even though I knew she was Ayao, I still couldn't bear to see a girl with such an uneasy expression.

"What are you apologizing for? If you consider me a brother, don't say such formal things. It feels strange for you to be so polite with me. Besides, this rabble won't amount to anything. They'll run away if you scare them."

Seruno shook her head.

"Yezi, you don't know, provoking them will cause a lot of trouble. It's not enough for you to be right. They won't dare to confront you directly offline, but they have a lot of voices online."

"So what if someone shouts loudly online? Does it affect my meal? Once people calm down, it'll just be a joke, and life will go on as usual."

I'm not a primitive person who's disconnected from the internet; I know all those people's tricks, but I still don't care.

"I didn't expect you to have such courage, Yezi. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't even have the courage to open the door."

Serino was petite, only reaching my chest in height. Her sparrow-like physique made me instinctively want to pat her head.

But after hesitating, he simply put his hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay, I'll do what you can't do, but don't I need you to protect me when facing weirdos?"

"leaf……"

She looked at me with a touched expression, then put on a serious face.

"...You're right, I do need your help!"

"Oh? Just tell me what you want me to do."

Seruno placed her hand on her chest and said seriously, "Ye Zi, please turn me into a real girl!"

…………

...it's over.

My brother has a brain problem.

After becoming a magical girl, does she plan to become a real girl?

Was it the vast difference in their social status that made her feel hopeless about her male identity?

At this moment, as her only good brother, I must say something.

"Serno, calm down."

I pressed her shoulder and helped her sit down on the sofa. I earnestly advised her, "Those angry young people are just a minority. This media storm will eventually pass. 'Sun Yao' will one day be able to appear normally in people's sight. So you don't have to give up on yourself too soon... I mean, you can still become Sun Yao again and be yourself!"

"Huh? Yezi, what are you thinking? I'm not giving up on myself, am I?"

Seruno brushed away my hand that was on her shoulder.

"This is just an agreement with Miss Yangyan."

Chapter Seventeen: Seruno's Disguise

(Albinocotyledon)

"Kagerou...she wants you to become a real girl?"

I couldn't figure out the situation for a moment.

What exactly is that Miss Turkey plotting?

"Yes, I revealed my identity to her, and she hoped I wouldn't make her feel disgusted."

Yangyan actually called Ayao "disgusting".

How could the obedient Kagerou say such harsh words? Could it be that he only treats Miluno (me) differently?

I frowned and asked, "With her making this request, are you really planning to become a girl?"

Seruno nodded, but then shook her head.

"Even if she hadn't brought it up, I was already interested... I finally became a magical girl, and I want to show the magical girl I envision most. To do that, I need to learn how to become an excellent woman first."

I understood her logic and tried to repeat it.

"...In short, you don't really want to become a girl. Just like professional actors experience the work of a character in order to play a role well, you want to learn how women behave before you become a magical girl."

"That's right! As expected of Ye Zi, she understands very quickly!"

As a magical girl enthusiast, Ayao has her own set of criteria for evaluating magical girls. Now that she has become Seruno, she naturally wants to strive for the most perfect state.

I can understand how she feels.

Even I want to leave the most perfect image in front of the camera, so I can't help but be a little... pretentious every time I fight.

There's no need to go into detail about how to show off.

But the most direct impact is that it further promotes her reputation as an "unattainable beauty".

"Idiot, there are no perfect magical girls in this world. Everyone is just an ordinary person who has some bad habits. The ideal magical girls in your mind simply don't exist."

But Seruno retorted with a straight face.

"Yes, she does! Isn't Miluno one of them? She doesn't care about fame or fortune at all, taking it upon herself to slay monsters, and she even secretly protects other magical girls... Let me tell you a secret! Actually, Miluno was watching from the sidelines while I was fighting last night!"

Wow! Really?

Of course I knew, but I was still surprised in a formulaic way.

"I don't think you're surprised at all, Yezi..."

Seruno rolled her eyes cutely, then picked up the TV remote and aimlessly switched between channels.

—Now for a brief international news segment.—

It seemed there was some major news, so I turned to look at the TV.

—Due to the discovery of a Star Crystal capable of resonance, Japanese Prime Minister Naoko Abe announced her resignation this morning, stating that being a magical girl has always been her dream, and she will continue to protect the lives of her people as a magical girl, a profession even nobler than that of prime minister. —

"Even if I don't become prime minister, I still want to be a magical girl?"

I was just expressing my feelings about this news, but Serino wasn't particularly surprised.

"It's not surprising at all. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't want to be a magical girl? That old lady is over sixty years old. Being a magical girl can make her young again. There's absolutely no reason for her to refuse. Compared to that, what is the position of prime minister?"

Seruno values ​​magical girls above all else, but others may not share that view.

Most magical girls operate in secrecy, and even those who register with the association remain a mystery to the general public. Therefore, it's not hard to deduce that this elderly prime minister's high-profile announcement was essentially an attempt to gain political capital.

"Even if she becomes a magical girl and stays away from politics, she is still a politician at heart."

Seruno also sighed deeply.

"Sigh, there aren't many magical girls as pure and powerful as Milno. I really hope the Star Crystal will put more effort into selecting suitable candidates."

Hey, why are we talking about Miluno again?

After being praised so much, I couldn't bear it anymore and had to reluctantly change the subject.

"Ahem, but how does the Star Crystal select suitable candidates? We haven't been able to figure out a pattern yet, have we?"

"Perhaps there is no pattern at all, after all, even I was able to become one."

Seruno chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "As far as I know, the most outrageous magical girl is in Antarctica. Star Crystals only descend near wormholes, but there are almost no human settlements in the Antarctic Circle, so the magical girl there is... an Emperor Penguin."

I know the person she's talking about; after all, she's quite famous.

You mean the South Pole Star?

Although not among the original seven, they were also given constellation names and are considered guardians of the Antarctic Circle.

After a remote sensing satellite discovered a phase wormhole in Antarctica, personnel from the Antarctic research station went to observe the vicinity of the wormhole and witnessed a female emperor penguin named Antarctic Star fighting against an intruder to protect her penguin husband who was incubating eggs.

Useless fact: Emperor penguins are incubated by males.

Fortunately, the local penguins had a good relationship with humans, and the Antarctic Star, after dealing with the monster, did not attack the members of the research station. Afterwards, under the guidance of the research station staff, they learned human common sense, etiquette, language, and combat methods.

To protect the emperor penguin colony, Antarctic Star has taken on the mission of guarding the Antarctic Circle.

"In my opinion, Antarctic Star is purer than most magical girls nowadays. She is a magical girl who exists solely to protect others. She truly shines."

Seruno's tone revealed her disappointment with the "industry".

"Okay, I understand the situation, but why did you come to me? I'm a man, how could I possibly give you advice on women's matters?"

"But I can't find anyone else right now. I can't possibly bother Miss Yin Lu with something like this, can I? Besides, Ye Zi, don't you have experience in cross-dressing? You should have some insights into being a girl, right?"

Damn it.

I had completely forgotten that I also had the persona of a "cross-dressing master".

"I told you not to mention this! I was forced to wear women's clothes. How do you think I would understand women's thoughts because of this?"

To cover up one lie, another must be left behind. I must end this cycle, otherwise the ever-accumulating lies will eventually be exposed.

"Then use your imagination, what kind of girl does Yezi ideally want to be like?"

It's a difficult question to ask, but if the person in question is Serino, I can answer it.

After all, it's perfectly normal for brothers to discuss their preferences, and we've had our share of gossiping about girls together...

"Idiot, don't you know my type? It has to be someone with big breasts."

Seruno's little mouth opened into an "o" shape.

Wow, that's so direct!

"You asked me about my taste in girls, right? I don't think any man could resist a cute, big-breasted beauty, like you right now~"

Because I was standing and she was sitting, from my angle I could just catch a glimpse of her deep trench... My clothes were a bit small for her, even though I, as Miluno, am taller.

Noticing my gaze, Seruno covered her chest and turned to the side in displeasure.

"Hey, Ye Zi! Even though we're good brothers, you can't say sexually harassing things to me like that, okay?"

Instead, I got a lecture. I only joked around like that because I considered her a brother.

"But didn't you try to seduce me last night?"

"That's because... I know I have a great figure... If you want to see it, Yezi, that's fine... but don't say it out loud, after all, I can be shy too."

They won't let you see it, but you can still see it?