Carrying a hand of evening market discounted vegetables back home and closing that heavy security door, the outside world was once again shut out.
During the afternoon HEMA session, Alex Morgan felt that her spirit had condensed once again, and her condition had once again risen to its best.
The existence of the supernatural in this world was a self-evident fact for Alex Morgan, so even if the matter mentioned by Dojo Master Carter was true and she was indeed extremely interested, there was no need to immediately and eagerly seek out such intangible, groundless things.
With the System delivered right to her face, prioritizing the trial quests at hand was definitely more important.
Therefore, Alex Morgan did not delay and directly immersed her consciousness into the System.
[ YES ]
…
The moment her consciousness descended, a chilling cold and the smell of blood rushed towards her.
The slender girl opened her eyes and stood up cleanly and neatly.
She paid no attention to the neural tingling that had faded to the point of being imperceptible and the approaching footsteps, concentrating all her heart and mind on the power within her body that was just about to burst forth.
At this moment, this scorching power seemed to have undergone a certain qualitative change, becoming as if it were a part of herself in Alex Morgan’s consciousness.
Those surging torrents transformed into an extension of her consciousness, and no abnormalities could be perceived anymore.
Following the instinct carved into her bone marrow, she raised her hand, struck a pose, and the corners of her mouth curled up into an arc mixed with confidence and anticipation.
Her emotions were already burning fiercely.
“Smile, full marks.”
“Fighting spirit, one hundred percent.”
“Burn the heart fire, shatter their body——”
“Are you ready?”
(＜ゝω·）~☆
Hum——!
A crimson radiance instantly burst forth, as if a small sun was ignited within her body!
A massive torrent of magical power surged through her entire body at an unprecedentedly smooth speed, and every inch of muscle and every bone was emitting a joyful humming sound.
The girl’s beautiful, fair skin was covered by a cool Spirit Dress, and the turbid, dim, and slightly shattered pendant lay quietly in front of her slightly heaving chest.
The scorching microphone staff fell into that fair hand, her cherry-pink hair dyed into a burning crimson, and her eyes lit up with a brilliant, gemstone-like radiance.
——This surging power within her that was almost overflowing, and the body so light as if it could break free from the constraints of gravity…
She carefully experienced the feeling of this burning emotion, unable to help the corners of her mouth curving up slightly to reveal a breathtakingly beautiful smile. This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.
The transformation had indeed succeeded.
The pain of dying eighteen times seemed worth every penny at this moment.
So what if the magic pill was gone; at least she was still a pro player.
And at this moment, those two all-too-familiar puppets arrived fashionably late.
She recovered her wits, swept her gaze towards the two puppets that had just lunged close, and too lazy to make any complex movements, casually waved the microphone in her hand as if shooing away a fly.
Whoosh——!
Carrying flames and immense force, the microphone smashed the two puppets into pieces the very instant they made contact, not even allowing them the slightest resistance as wood chips flew everywhere.
Alex Morgan’s figure moved, turning into a crimson streak of light as she actively charged into the depths of the black fog.
What followed was a pure crushing sweep.
Those monsters that once required cautious handling were as fragile as paper in front of Alex Morgan, who had chosen a complete transformation right from the start and was in prime condition.
Butlers, maids, apprentice maids, carpenters, stone statues, Fluffy Furballs…
No enemy could make her stop her steps for more than a second.
Every attack contained explosive power, and wherever she passed, it left only a path paved with shattered, charred debris.
Her physical fitness was at least more than double that of her untransformed state, and the magical flames ignited by her every move greatly increased the power of her strikes.
Although the flames condensed from the magical power released outside her body were still not very obedient, at least the power was completely sufficient, and they couldn’t hurt her.
This all-around enhancement gave her absolute dominance when facing these long-familiar monsters.
However, Alex Morgan was not carried away by passion, and even intentionally conserved the magical power within her body.
Because——
Capsizing in a gutter was something a pro player could never tolerate.
Finally, those elegant and rhythmic footsteps entered her ears for the second time.
The Head Maid puppet was about to make her entrance.
However, just as that figure wearing a blue and white maid outfit with silver twin tails walked out of the black fog, not yet fully clear, and was habitually bowing slightly to perform an opening salute—
That huge microphone staff seemed to have awakened as a stirring piece of music rang out from it, piercing the silence of the forest.
And that crimson, slender figure appeared directly in front of her like a phantom, without any warning.
At this instant, the Head Maid’s featureless face seemed to freeze, and her saluting motion, having only just reached the halfway mark, stuttered and flashed backward continuously like dropped animation frames.
There was no warning whatsoever; the speed was so fast it surpassed visual capture, and even the girl after transformation still couldn’t perceive it.
But this time, the girl finally perceived that extremely hard-to-detect special magical power fluctuation inside her.
If the Head Maid had an ability, then there was only one.
After activation, she entered a state of extreme speed, but it could not be used continuously.
After transforming in a near-death state last time, the girl had entangled with her for about a minute before deciding the outcome, narrowly killing her before completely exhausting her strength.
But this time it wouldn’t be that troublesome.
Because the strategy had already been developed during that one-minute entanglement and subsequent debriefing.
The first acceleration, blinking to increase distance.
The second acceleration’s dagger throw was forcibly defended against by the scorching flame ribbon whipped up by the staff in the girl’s hand.
The third time was still a dagger throw, but the time was noticeably shorter and the number thrown was fewer.
This meant that continuously using this kind of acceleration also took a toll on this guy.
The exact moment the maid was forced back like a blink for the third consecutive time and finally could no longer accelerate continuously.
The girl’s uniquely shaped microphone staff was already pointing at her opponent.
Magical power and surging emotions seemed to resonate as two syllables were chanted from her mouth: “Fire!”
The next instant, her eyes widened involuntarily.
…Wait a minute.
This power after the chant!
The next instant, that intense torrent of flames, which even she herself hadn’t expected, surged out from the head of the five-pointed star staff.
…
In the dim woods.
“Hoo… hoo…”
The Magical Girl wearing an azure Spirit Dress stepped out from the black fog, panting, and arrived at the edge of the combat arena.
“That explosion sound and music just now…”
Behind her, a capable silver-haired girl followed closely, her right hand wearing a tactical glove already grasping the hilt of the sword behind her, phantom-like sword light faintly refracting from the scabbard.
Her voice was steady and solemn as she said: “Sophie, be careful.”
The Magical Girl called Sophie was just about to speak when she was struck speechless by the scenery before her eyes.