"That's what I thought..."

Hikari glanced after Kagami, still blushing and hugging herself a little. Her body had been... the only time she wanted to be exposed like that was in a swimsuit! ... Or a bath or something that was okay. It wasn't as if she was some kind of expert, and this was reality rather than anime, but it didn't seem like magical girls usually had their clothing exploded off! ... At least... in most of them. The ones that were like that were usually for a bit of a different audience, weren't they?

But more importantly, that meant Kagami had to be so strong that she could overwhelm magical defenses with a casual attack... why did that stupid jerk get to be so powerful!? That meant she had to be weak at close range or something, right? It's what Hikari had assumed, even though it hadn't worked out too well for her...

"I'm not going to get knocked out like that!" she declared, with a huff, folding her arms. Just because something like that happened now... the brunette wasn't going to let herself get taken down by something stupid like that, that was for certain! "... Shield... so I'm guessing that all magical girls can make barriers?"

That was like some of the anime she knew about too...

[@Anza]

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The further the strange figure's presence got, the more it seemed to fade out... before vanishing entirely. But it didn't disappear without a potential hint towards its origin.

When its trail finally went cold, there was a mansion. Seemingly just out in the middle of the forest, it was western-styled, with brilliant white walls and blue rooftops. Had it always been there?

It had to have been, right?

[@LuckyBlackCat][@A Lowly Wretch]