The eerie whispering in the distance, the omnipresent sense of dissonance, and the excruciating pain in her body forcibly awakened Alex Morgan from her dazed state.
On her retina, ice-blue text floated:
[ Game Rules. ]
[ 1. You will play as a game character. Unless otherwise noted in the rules, you must not reveal (or be discovered as) a “Player” during the game, or it will be considered a game failure. ]
[ 2. All tangible items obtained during the roleplay cannot be taken out of the game. Intangible items require special conditions to be taken out. ]
[ 3. Upon completing the game, the System will distribute rewards based on the “Completion Evaluation”. ]
[ For this game, your identity is: Magical Girl Momoka. ]
[ For this game, your mission is: Become a true Magical Girl. ]
[ Game Start ]
After the text vanished, the world before Alex Morgan’s eyes finally came into focus.
Her first sensation was one of excruciating pain and an indescribable sense of dissonance.
It was as if she had been stuffed into a container that didn’t fit; Alex Morgan felt every nerve in her body screaming in protest, aching and painful, as if sounding an alarm.
But fortunately, her five senses were rapidly returning.
Alex Morgan took a deep breath, savoring the scent of the moment.
The air was damp and cold, the raw scent of earth mixed with the faint taste of blood in her mouth.
Her line of sight was very low; she could only see clusters of dew-covered weeds before her.
Alex Morgan realized she was lying on the ground.
Gritting her teeth, she forced her body to struggle up until her back pressed against something rough.
She turned her head and saw a rough, massive tree, which put her mind at ease, and she managed to steady herself in a sitting position.
This was a dim forest, surrounded by thin black mist, with only the faint stars between the branches serving as a light source; the visible range was probably only seven or eight meters.
The excruciating pain in her body was ceaseless.
Alex Morgan subconsciously looked down to check her injuries, but she instantly froze.
What met her eyes was a pair of unfamiliar hands.
These hands were slender and fair, with long fingers, and even painted with orange-red nail polish.
Although there were traces of dirt, they were, by any standard, an extremely beautiful pair of hands.
Not only that, but there was also an unfamiliar sense of restriction on her chest—the feeling of an underwire bra digging into her ribs.
Although it was only at an A+ level, that slightly raised shape definitely did not belong to a male.
The collar of her loose white shirt was wide open, and a pendant set with a ruby hung against her chest.
A few strands of hair fell onto her shoulders, showing a cherry-red gradient.
Beneath her extremely short black hot pants were two slender, beautiful legs clad in black bubble socks, and her feet were shod in black platform heels.
Not only had her height shrunk and her center of gravity changed, but she even felt a chilly breeze between her legs.
“…”
Alex Morgan reached out and touched herself lightly through her pants, unable to help but fall silent for a moment.
Sure enough, the Demon Pill no longer existed.
“Momoka…”
She opened her mouth and discovered that the voice she produced was a crisp, sweet, girlish tone, and then she couldn’t help but sigh: “Magical Girl…”
In an instant, she understood everything that had just happened.
The body her consciousness was currently piloting was that of a Magical Girl.
Although Alex Morgan still felt absolutely no regret about choosing the S-rank difficulty, it was clear that this situation was truly a bit beyond expectations.
Damn it, before her Transmigration, she hadn’t even been reading those books like “After-Work Demon” or “Arbitrary Through the Ages.”
What about Ultra○, Kamen○ Rider, and super robots?
What kind of pilot is someone who pilots a Magical Girl’s body?
She suppressed the urge to complain aloud and, thinking of something, silently summoned the interface in her mind.
[ Alex Morgan (Momoka) ]
[ Talents: Precision Control Engine (A), Soul Link (A) ]
[ Comprehensive Evaluation: F+ (The average level for ordinary people in the main world is F) ]
[ Game Character Ability: ★ Magical Girl Transformation ★ (C)… ]
[ Comprehensive Evaluation: D- (The average level for ordinary people in the main world is F) ]
How is this evaluation calculated?
How can the comprehensive evaluation still be F+ with two A-rank talents?
Could it be that talents aren’t counted?
Can the text on the interface actually be in other colors?
Looking at that line of skill names, which was filled with cherry-red and had an art style completely different from the other lines, Alex Morgan couldn’t help but fall into deep thought again.
By the way, can this body transform?
But since it can transform, where did the mental will of this Magical Girl named Momoka go?
Did it not exist from the beginning?
Is it an identity created for her by this game, or…
Sacred Remains Pilot…
Remains…
Before she could think further, a crisp sound of dry branches snapping suddenly came from the black mist ahead.
In an instant, Alex Morgan stood straight, her muscles tensed, and she entered a combat state.
As time passed, this girl’s body seemed to align more and more with her will; a feeling of ease and power radiated from the extremities of her limbs.
The A-rank talent [ Precision Control Engine ] must have already taken effect, allowing Alex Morgan to begin mastering this body, which, though slender, was far more powerful than her past one.
This was an attribute two letters higher than her previous body; theoretically, it was the kind that could kick her past self to death in one blow!
As for the remaining phantom pain…
As long as it didn’t affect nerve conduction, it could be overcome through willpower.
Rustle.
Two eerie figures slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest.
They were doll-like existences.
The one on the left wore a tailcoat stained with dark brown blood, looking like a butler, while the one on the right wore a tattered maid outfit, walking crookedly out of the shadows.
The butler was empty-handed, while the Maid Puppet held a chipped kitchen knife in its hand, the blade dark red.
Even in the dim light, Alex Morgan could see that their skin was a lifeless light purple, with distinct spherical structures at the joints.
However, the most hair-raising part was their faces.
They had no facial features; where their faces should have been, there was only a pitch-black hole, empty inside, containing only endless nothingness.
And the moment Alex Morgan could see them, they also seemed to lock onto her, slowly turning and aiming their featureless faces at her.
Then, abandoning their somewhat sluggish movements, they lunged at her with extreme speed.
Whoosh!
Not a neutral NPC that could communicate.
The overwhelming sense of oppression and undisguised malice allowed Alex Morgan to make a judgment instantly.
If this were a game, then what was before her was the unavoidable first battle after entering the game…
No, perhaps there might have been a chance to avoid it before, but now it was already too close.
She had no choice but to fight.
But how to fight?
Alex Morgan had no memories of the original body, and her concept of “Magic” was limited to various armchair theories.
Her physical fitness was unexpectedly powerful; should she fight the monsters with her bare hands?
The blade was getting closer and closer.
However, at this critical moment, an extremely strange feeling surged up from her body—or rather, from the depths of her Soul.
Was it [ Soul Link ] and [ Precision Control Engine ] taking effect?
In this instant, Alex Morgan understood something.
That was the body memory belonging to “Momoka,” an instinct carved into the bones of this body.
[ Character Ability: ★ Magical Girl Transformation ★ (C-rank) ]
Now, as long as she followed this instinct, she could channel the power.
Alex Morgan followed the feeling, raised her hand, and prepared to strike the transformation pose that her body was telling her to do.
However, the next second, her pupils shook violently again, like an earthquake of magnitude eight.
This instinct told her.
In this world, Magical Girl Transformation…
Really does require reciting lines and striking a pose.