I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 92 "I'm enough on my own"

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Meteorite's fist slammed into the calamity beast's giant claw. With the impact of the recoil, she created distance between herself and the calamity beast, then readjusted her posture in mid-air.

The meteor is engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the calamity beast.

—What a troublesome guy.

Meteor silently assessed the enemy before her.

It was a heavily armored calamity beast with a psionic level of 49, resembling a giant crab. Its thick shell also gave it unparalleled defensive capabilities.

Its slow movement makes it seem as if it has focused all its talents on defense, making it like a mobile fortress.

This specialized type of monster, although its surface level is 49, actually has much higher defense than the 49 level on paper.

Although I am basically immune to physical attacks... I can't break through its defenses no matter how many punches I throw.

As a magical girl who has just been transferred to Moonflower City, Meteorite still maintains her independent fighting style.

In her previous city, she was always the one who was ostracized.

Because of the "magic-forbidden aura," most magical girls are unwilling to team up with her.

Over time, Meteorite realized that it was most comfortable to fight alone.

Her teammates and others all disliked her.

However, this current calamity beast... seems impossible for me to deal with alone.

Facing a calamity beast with a spiritual energy level of 49, she was already close to the strength of a "Eternal Radiance" level magical girl.

However, she is also a "Blooming" level magical girl, and she is about to awaken and comprehend the next realm, so theoretically she has about the same strength as this calamity beast.

Therefore, I decided to face this calamity beast alone.

The Civil Defense Bureau's app instructed her to wait for the other magical girls to arrive and cooperate in the battle. However, Meteorite didn't want the negative connotation of "teammates" at all.

So, as the first magical girl to arrive at the scene, she began to fight alone.

I can manage on my own.

This is what she says most often.

However, this was not out of arrogance, but rather a self-comforting statement after being ostracized countless times.

When I was first transferred to Yuehua City, I got to know the local magical girls and fought alongside them a few times.

Although they didn't openly express any objection to Meteor's combat methods, Meteor could still sense their unease to some extent.

While flying in the sky, if you accidentally get too close to your teammates, you'll inadvertently interrupt their spells. Even if you rush in to fight the monster in melee, your teammates will be hesitant to use ranged spells because the meteor is too close to the monster—the meteor is immune to physical damage, but not to magical damage like spells.

The awkwardness of fighting against others is obvious.

Meteorite was already used to this.

After some time, they'll probably reach the point where they want to distance themselves from me.

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The fierce battle between the meteorite and the calamity beast continues.

Both sides possessed extremely high physical defense, which led to a stalemate in the battle.

The meteor flew into the sky and re-observed the calamity beasts below.

It looks like a crab.

So, is it possible that... it also has the weaknesses that crabs have?

With a sudden inspiration, Meteorite quickly flew to the base of the calamity beast, intending to attack from below.

However, while these calamity beasts do often resemble real-world creatures, they are often only similar in appearance and are fundamentally different.

Just as the meteorite flew beneath the calamity beast, the beast's abdomen suddenly opened, revealing a cluster of long, bone-spike-like tubes—

Oops--

Meteorite instinctively realized that the monster's abdomen wasn't a weak point, but rather it was equipped with a large number of long-range weapons.

Beams of magic shot out from the long tube. Because they were under the chasm of the calamity beast, their flight space was restricted, so there was no way to dodge them!

These beams of magic are magical attacks, and the meteorite has no means of defense against them.

However, in the next second, she felt her body being violently pulled outward, and she was actually pulled out of the range of the monster's magic beam attack.

A silver-haired girl, clutching her own hand, flew forward.

When?

Meteor looked back at the calamity beast with some surprise.

He had already been dragged dozens of meters away.

Rather than saying that she dragged him out... it's more like... it was as if he teleported?

The silver-haired girl gently released her grip and turned to look at the meteorite—

"Are you alright?"

Meteor stared at her blankly for a moment, then nodded.

It's Noah.

She had heard of Noah's name before she was transferred to Moonflower City.

A magical girl who can stop time.

Although in theory... magical girls' telepathic abilities are kept as secret as possible, for some reason this one... her abilities are already common knowledge.

However, this also made this magical girl with such extraordinary abilities a big celebrity.

Did she save me from that dangerous situation after the time stop?

This powerful magical girl is also the captain of the magical girl squad in Tsukibaku City.

Then...should I call her Captain Noah?

"You must be Meteorite. I've heard about your situation from others." Noah's voice brought Meteorite back from her daze. "I also have a general understanding of your fighting style. Let's work together to defeat the Calamity Beast."

Noah held a long katana in her hand, her gaze fixed on the calamity beast below; it seemed a battle was about to begin.

"But... why didn't you respond when I invited you to dinner last time?"

"Huh—?"

Just when everyone thought they were about to enter battle mode, Noah suddenly said something that stunned Meteor.

That's right. When Meteorite was first transferred to Moonblossom City, she did receive a text message from Noah through the Civil Defense Bureau's internal app, inviting her to have a meal together.

However, having grown accustomed to the joy of being alone, I'm completely unaccustomed to this kind of invitation.

She gave no response, completely ignoring Noah's message, and didn't even reply with a word of rejection.

This is perfect for her, since she doesn't need friends.

I can manage on my own.

however--

"Well then, don't run away after this battle, okay?" Noah turned to her and smiled. "As your captain, I'll definitely want to spend as much time with you as possible."

"Besides, we are all fighting together to protect humanity... to protect Moonblossom City."

"So, let's fight together!"

Noah said this.

The feeling of a meteorite touched something deep within me.

But... I still can't let my guard down.

—They're just saying that to comfort me. When we actually work together, they'll realize my abilities are a hindrance.

Thinking this way, she did not respond to Noah's words.

Then, Meteorite averted her gaze, avoiding Noah's expectations.