Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Interception Experiment

(Sun Yao)

"A human figure? Did that werewolf really come to the island?"

A disturbing piece of news.

Sirius himself seemed unconcerned and even had the maids on the beach continue preparing for the upcoming barbecue.

"Well, let's not be suspicious about things that aren't certain yet. Let Miluno-chan and Nanjixing go and check... Yin Wei, can't you handle this yet?"

Ms. Yin Wei fiddled with the computer for a long time, but in the end she shook her head in frustration.

"No, we'll lose the signal as soon as we go in, and we won't be able to send the images back. I guess it's because the wormhole can't transmit signals between the inside and outside."

Although the drone was sent into the wormhole wrapped in a bubble, it disappeared without a trace afterward.

Sirius suggested, "How about we stuff half of the antenna in with a bubble? That way we can connect to the outside signal, right?"

Yin Wei shook her head.

“There are no usable antennas here… Miss Spica sent a message saying that she wants to send over a specialized drone that can withstand the pressure of a wormhole first.”

Sirius immediately started cursing and swearing without any regard for his image: "Huh? If you had that kind of thing, you should have brought it out sooner! Why are you still hiding it at a time like this?"

A tiny point of light fell from above the wormhole. Miss Yin Wei took a step back, and the point of light passed through the circular ring and crashed into the beach from the deep darkness.

boom--

A silver box, about the size of a suitcase, fell to the ground amidst a cloud of dust.

Ms. Yin Wei stepped forward and opened the box. Inside lay a special large drone. Not only were cameras and data cables mounted on the bottom of the drone, but the entire body also had small jet nozzles at multiple angles. However, the overall lift was still provided by propellers.

"We can't send any technicians over, so let me take a look first."

But soon, under Ms. Yin Wei's operation, the special drone took to the sky.

She is truly proficient in all kinds of technologies and can quickly master even such complex equipment. Why then does she want to be a grassroots liaison officer on the front line?

"Can't Miss Sirius's laser enter the wormhole?"

"No, it will dissipate as soon as the light passes by."

"If there's no light inside, what's the point of sending a camera in?"

"No, there is light inside the wormhole. The darkness you can see with your naked eye is just a membrane that you can pass through. There is light inside the wormhole."

"Miss Sirius also traveled through a wormhole?"

She frowned in disgust when asked that question.

"I was tricked into going into a wormhole by Spica once. Believe me, going into a wormhole at this stage is just asking for trouble. Imagine, without any protective gear, your body is submerged hundreds of meters underwater, and pressure is coming from every angle. Even your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys are being squeezed. You can't breathe at all, and your clothes outside your battle armor might be torn to shreds... That's what it feels like to go through a wormhole. But your magic is special and can withstand this kind of pressure."

Although I've seen this kind of knowledge in popular science magazines, hearing it from Miss Sirius makes it seem even more real. No wonder only magical girls and monsters can pass through wormholes; ordinary people's physical abilities simply can't withstand it.

"Speaking of which, Seruno-chan~ do you admire Miluno-chan a lot?"

Miss Sirius struck up a conversation with me again, and I got really excited when she brought it up.

"Yes! Miss Miluno was already my idol before I became a magical girl!"

"Is that so? So what does your boyfriend think of Miluno-chan?"

"Leaves?"

An unexpected problem. I rested my chin on my hand and thought about it for a moment.

"Yoko is very averse to magical girls, and she is usually very impatient when I talk to her about Miss Milno... However, after I became a magical girl, his attitude changed a lot. He not only brings up magical girls on his own initiative, but also often gives me advice on battles, and he cares about it even more than I do myself."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Sirius half-opened his eyes and gave a strange smile.

"I think what he cares about isn't the magical girl, but you, okay?"

Do you care about me?

She let go of my shoulder, then walked around to face me with her hands behind her back.

"That's right! You don't think you can still maintain a pure friendship with her after you turn into a beautiful girl, do you?"

So, does this mean Miss Sirius knows I was originally a man? Is she just teasing us by calling Ye Zi "boyfriend" all the time?

She really has a really bad sense of humor.

"I will change back to my original form sooner or later, and Ye Zi knows that. I don't think he would have that kind of thought."

"What about yourself?"

"Huh? Me?"

"Don't you have any feelings for him beyond friendship? I have a feeling that your boyfriend will grow up to be a very outstanding man. Even a magical girl can slip through her fingers if she doesn't hold onto love, right?"

I wanted to deny it, but thinking back to what happened in the bathroom yesterday, Miss Sirius's words made sense. Now that I'm a girl, I can't get along with Yoko like we used to. Yoko understands this, but she still stubbornly wants to maintain our original relationship...

"Cough cough."

Two dry coughs interrupted my sentimental thoughts.

It's Ms. Yin Wei.

"We can begin here. Let's start the experiment quickly."

A drone sent by the association hovered above her head, connected by a thin data cable to a computer on the beach.

"Send the interception bubbles into the wormhole first; the drones will take pictures from behind the bubble defense line."

"What if the interception fails?"

Ms. Yin Wei replied in a serious tone: "If it fails, this drone, which cost tens of millions to build, will also be scrapped."

"Thousands, tens of millions?!"

Is this drone made of diamonds?

It's hard not to feel guilty about protecting such an expensive machine.

"Don't worry, even if it fails, you won't have to pay compensation. It was originally an experiment arranged by the association. However, maintaining the wormhole also requires a lot of energy, so you'd better hurry up."

"Ah! Yes!"

The bubbles that appeared in the air reflected the sunlight and, guided by me, wriggled into the wormhole. They were very stable; my bubbles could withstand the pressure inside the wormhole.

They filled the wormhole with enough bubbles, and the drone, dragging a long data cable, followed them inside.

"We'll get to see it this time."

When Ms. Yin Wei said that, I leaned over and took a peek.

The inside of the wormhole was even more disgusting than what I had read in the book. It was like a tunnel made of crushed cream cake, with yellow, white, pink, and purple substances twisted together. It was far from beautiful, but light did exist there.

The area in front of the camera was filled with bubbles, making it impossible to see the other side of the passage.

"Prepare to intercept."

"What am I supposed to refuse? A mannequin?"

Sirius replied, "Everything from the other end."

"Headquarters has begun deploying dummies, expected to arrive in ten seconds... 8... 7..."

Ms. Yin Wei began the countdown, and everyone held their breath in anticipation. I felt especially nervous.

"Three...two...one!"

A large point of light fell from above the ring, and a piercing shriek echoed from within the wormhole. Then, the association's dummy crashed into my bubble of rejection at an incredible speed...

Did they manage to stop them?

The drone that entered the wormhole lost signal, and the dummy, carrying bubbles, crashed out of the wormhole, making a sand crater on the beach. The drone also failed to survive, lying broken and wrecked to the side.

It seems that this "tens of millions" is now useless.

"Interception failed."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Bad News

(Sun Yao)

"This was just an experiment, so there's no question of success or failure. But even from your perspective, this interception can't be considered a failure... Obviously, if it really was an outsider, it would already be dead."

As Ms. Yin Wei spoke, she took out another camera and brought it close to the remains of the dummy that the association had thrown at her.

Yes, wreckage.

Although the dummy broke through, it was smashed to pieces, with not a single intact part on its body. Miss Spica claimed that this dummy's strength was comparable to that of an ordinary monster, so if a real monster were to crash into my bubble defense line in the wormhole, its fate wouldn't be much better.

Miss Sirius added, "It's as devastating as a high-speed train crashing into an engineering vehicle. As an interception method, it's successful, even highly efficient, allowing you to eliminate your opponent before the battle even begins. You can break Milno-chan's fastest combat record... although there's no revenue from doing this."

So it seems my magic is indeed quite powerful. At first, I thought it was just a support magic without any offensive power, and I underestimated myself.

"Is this why 'the other side' is targeting me?" I asked.

"There may be secrets we haven't discovered yet, but you must know that almost all magical girls except you are unable to use magic inside wormholes. You are an exception in this respect."

"I know."

I've read popular science magazines on this topic.

The interior of a wormhole is like another spacetime with completely different laws, which is why most magic cannot work there. This is also why drones are equipped with jet nozzles, since propellers cannot be used.

But my magic is different. The essence of bubbles is to create a space with self-defined rules, so there is no problem of them not adapting to the environment. In fact, they bring the environment with them, creating an environment where other magical girls can use magic.

"I am indeed special."

"Aren't you quite pleased with yourself?"

"No, there isn't any..."

Actually, I'm quite proud of myself for being unique.

The wormhole in the sky gradually closed.

Opening a wormhole requires a considerable amount of energy. As soon as the experiment ended, the association headquarters closed the wormhole. This technology still has a long way to go before it can be used for civilian purposes.