[center][h2]Suwako Makiyoshi[/h2][/center]
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Suwako thanked her luck that she managed to recover from being hit from that attack. Now, she was crouching behind a wall, trying to recover from the effect of the curse. She could feel her mana slowly returning, but the rate it returned was too slow for her to use any major spells right away.

Usually, in a situation like this, she would retreat from the fight. However, she could still hear the fight continuing. She couldn't just abandon her Beacon comrade.

At the very least, she could check up on them and see how they were doing versus their opponents.

She stealthily crouch-walked to the nearest root she had manipulated earlier. Little manipulation like this didn't take much of her mana so she could still use it relatively comfortably.

...Hmm? What's this? It seemed the battle had already ended.

Quickly, she headed to where Alicia was, while still being careful for any stray mortars in the sky. Her judgement was correct as soon, she saw another round of darkness mortars being fired off to the sky. However, the mortars just stayed there, ominously threatening the area below them.

Hmm, they must be covering their retreat, Suwako thought.

When she arrived, she saw Alicia digging through what looked like a metal ball made out of messily melted together junk and rubble, calling Penny's name.

"Penny's in there? Hold on a sec," she said to her.

She used the letfover of her mana to create a network of roots inside the rubble. After the roots were in a good position, in a synchronized move, she pulled the debris apart. The force holding them together was unexpectedly strong, and she had to exert herself terribly before the steel junk budged. However, in the end, her plan worked and the metal ball was disassembled, freeing both magical girls inside of it.

"Ha...ha...haa...haa..." Suwako panted, sweat falling down off her forehead. "T-there...."

"W-wait, there's another one inside? O-oh, it's you... from the hospital... I-I suppose I'd have to thank you for aiding Alicia in the fight..."

Even though the Beacon was supposed to be hostile towards monster girls, it was Suwako's belief that a good deed deserved praise and thanks no matter who did it.

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