As Akane walked, things seemed... decidedly average. Any hopes of running into a magical girl spontaneously on her way home were largely quashed by a lethargic and uneventful stroll. Well, the shop wasn't exactly far at least... and a relaxing walk wasn't exactly bad, but it was just, well... Why couldn't she run into any magical girls?! At least it wasn't too crowded. Akane didn't like crowds. There were too many people who could bump into you or something, and that made the redheaded girl both flustered and annoyed. They were way too close, and they couldn't watch where they were going! It's not like she hated people like that but couldn't they be at least a bit more careful!?

As Akane made her perfectly average walk down that perfectly average street, she happened to catch sight of something that, decidedly, was precisely the opposite of average.

A girl. A girl was jumping from one building to another. The schoolgirl's heartbeat quickened, her eyes widening with realization at what she must have just saw. There was only one explanation for that, wasn't there? There was only one reason she could think of something like that happening!

She must have just seen a magical girl! Excitement swelled up through Akane's chest as she jittered slightly where she stood. It was just a quick glimpse, but that had to be it. It had to! What else could it possibly be in this circumstance, right?

As a result, the next view moments included Akane acting without particularly putting any thought into her actions. She raised one hand, pointing excitedly at the diner rooftop.

"Aaah?! Aaah! That was...!" she was having trouble articulating herself, but who wouldn't after catching a glimpse of a magical girl?!


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For any other magical girls out on patrol, they might have come across an unusual sight.

It wasn't as if the spear-wielding Shadowrender Mitsuko was unusual in and of herself. The magical girl was barely ever found doing anything [i]but[/i] patrolling. But seeing her look exhausted and leaned up against the wall in an alleyway? That was a bit strange, to say the least.

"Haah... damn it," she complained to herself, eyes downcast as she rested her spear on her shoulder. "They just won't leave me alone today, huh...?"