Chapter 40
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: Magical Revolution
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Magical Girl Brown Bear.
Her real name was Ma Soyeon.
Her rank was Magical Lieutenant Colonel.
And today's Magical Duty Commander.
She had been all set to grumble endlessly about being stuck with the Magical Duty Commander shift—
"Wh-what...?"
—but instead, she was utterly bewildered.
The moment she opened the door to the Magical Duty Command room, her vision was filled to the brim with countless Magical Girls.
And.
"Magical Girls of all nations, unite!"
Because of the one man leading them right now.
She knew who he was.
He was too famous to forget, even if she wanted to.
"Magical Girls have nothing to lose but their chains—they have the whole world to gain!!!"
His name was Kim Siyul.
A deserter who hadn't been caught during the Monster invasion, had run around evading capture, and had finally been dragged in as a Magical Girl.
A Magical schizophrenic who claimed to be from another world.
A madman insisting he was the Hero of the Moon.
"And so!!!"
Right now, he was inciting the Magical Girls.
"Today, we become the masters of the world!"
Right in front of the Magical Duty Command room.
While wielding a Magical Sickle used for Magical weeding.
'What the hell is this!'
Because of him, Ma Soyeon's confusion deepened even further.
But Kim Siyul spotted her and called out before she could shake off her Magical bewilderment.
"Let's go!"
"G-go where...?"
Ma Soyeon shot him a look full of suspicion.
Kim Siyul shouted even more firmly than before.
"There's only the Magical Major General's private quarters!"
Ma Soyeon, who was merely today's Magical Duty Commander, couldn't make sense of it at all.
Why all these Magical Girls were suddenly here.
What resolve they had that made their eyes burn with such determination.
But.
"Wh-why there!"
"To protest, of course!"
One thing had just clicked into place.
This wasn't just Magical Girls gathering to protest to the Magical Major General.
The dead of night, when everyone else was asleep.
The full force of off-duty Magical Girl soldiers.
The Magical Major General's private quarters, visited out of the blue.
Their personal magic wands gripped so tightly that veins bulged, and razor-sharp Magical Sickles.
In that case.
When you put all these Magical elements together, there was only one conclusion.
A Magical revolt backed by Magical force.
'Th-this is insane!'
Or, a Magical coup.
"Th-this isn't a Magical protest—it's a Magical coup!"
"Then let's use the cooler, redder word: revolution!"
It was utter madness.
How dare a Magical Girl attempt a Magical coup? It was downright irreverent.
And the target of their Magical coup wasn't just anyone.
Magical Girl White Phoenix.
The strongest Magical Girl in history.
A spinster Magical Girl harboring 47 years of resentment.
A Magical disaster incarnate who set off Magical disaster alarms just by casting spells and slaughtered Monsters barehanded.
They were talking about launching a Magical coup against her.
"I'm not doing it!"
Ma Soyeon shook her head vigorously.
Only then could she finally take a slightly more level-headed look at the situation.
All the gathered Magical Girls were just Magical privates. Not a single Magical officer was among them.
In other words, the highest rank here was one person.
Yes. Ma Soyeon, the Magical Lieutenant Colonel.
To sum it up: the Magical Girls here were plotting a Magical coup by force.
With Ma Soyeon as their Magical vanguard leader.
Vanguard leader sounded nice.
But really, she was just a Magical figurehead to take the arrows.
If it succeeded, fine—but if things went wrong, she'd be the first to die the most miserably.
It wasn't even a poisoned chalice.
Just a single shot of Magical poison liquor.
And right now, Kim Siyul was trying to make Ma Soyeon drink that Magical poison liquor.
At that moment, Kim Siyul shouted once more.
"Let's go, Commander!"
"I-I'm just a Magical Lieutenant Colonel!"
Her Magical rank had suddenly taken on a whole new meaning.
Her cheeks even flushed a little.
"Don't you have the resolve for this much?"
"What kind of Magical resolve are you even talking about!"
"If we fail, it's a coup! If we succeed, it's a revolution!"
"Do it yourselves! I'm not involved!"
Ma Soyeon kept refusing.
At the same time, she vowed: these Magical Girls would face Magical court-martial later.
How dare Magical Girls act like this.
Didn't they have any Magical sense of duty?
They weren't worthy of being called Magical Girls. They lacked the Magical qualifications and the Magical worth. They were nothing but Magical traitors.
But.
"Don't you feel wronged?!"
"What are you talking about?"
The more Kim Siyul kept talking.
"Because those old Magical Girls are blocking the way, you're still stuck in the present! Doesn't our Commander feel wronged?!"
The more the blade of the Magical Sickle he gripped tightly gleamed.
"Look me straight in the eye!"
Ma Soyeon's heart wavered.
"Am I saying anything complicated?!"
A little.
Very slightly.
"We're just saying let's clean house big-time and set the Magical Girls straight!!!"
But definitely.
It was such sweet talk to hear. Ma Soyeon nearly fell for it without realizing, but she quickly pulled herself together and shook her head.
"St-still, this is too radical—"
"No! It's not radical at all! To get what we want, we need struggle, not submission!"
"......Struggle."
Ma Soyeon rolled the two-syllable word around in her mouth.
Kim Siyul let out a desperate cry.
"All of history is the history of struggle!"
At that moment, Kim Siyul's eyes locked onto Ma Soyeon.
Black pupils.
But within them flickered flames.
Flames redder than blood.
"Surely you don't want nothing?"
"......"
Ma Soyeon slowly shook her head.
Want something? Of course she did. She was human first, before being a Magical Girl.
Power.
She wanted it more than anything.
She had longed for it desperately.
But there were too many other Magical Girls racing ahead of her, faster than she could grasp it.
So Ma Soyeon had averted her eyes. Pretending she hadn't wanted it that badly anyway, that she didn't really want anything.
But.
"After this winter, you might end up with nothing, forced to hang up your Magical Girl outfit. Can you ask for what you want then?!"
Now, the desires she'd suppressed were writhing inside her.
Kim Siyul's words pierced straight to her Magical heart.
The resolute gazes of the Magical Girls.
Her own reflection in the tightly gripped Magical Sickle.
Facing all of it, Ma Soyeon could no longer turn away from her inner desires.
At that moment, Kim Siyul declared.
"Revolution! That's all we need!"
The start of the moment when Ma Soyeon's desires exploded.
'Right.'
Thinking back, there was nothing wrong with it.
Was power something handed to you like pre-chewed food? Some kind of impulsive charity or donation?
No.
Power was seized.
Through struggle and revolution.
Expecting power to just appear was foolish. Like idiots waiting under a tree for fruit to fall into their open mouths.
On the other hand, the Magical Girls here were remarkable.
They'd stepped up themselves to seize what they wanted.
Their methods were just a bit extreme and foolish.
But that was fine.
'This is exactly when a Magical leader is needed!'
Even ignorant, foolish Magical Girls could be led to victory by a great Magical leader.
And.
That Magical leader could only be Ma Soyeon.
The strongest among the Magical Girls here.
The highest-ranked Magical Girl at the same time.
A presence that captured everyone's attention.
The perfect Magical leader.
'Humans are Magical creatures that crave a strong leader!'
Looking back, she felt pathetic for panicking just moments ago.
A massive horde of armed Magical Girls.
The Magical hilt of the sword handed to her.
Any remaining Magical uncertainties?
'None.'
Anyone who hesitated and backed down with these perfect conditions didn't deserve power.
They were just livestock. Livestock meekly awaiting the slaughter while counting the days.
Power went to those who acted.
Even now, late as it was, the light was on in the Magical Major General's private quarters. No ominous magic was emanating from it either.
In other words, she was alone and unarmed.
Could one Magical Girl stand against this many?
'Impossible.'
Even if she was the strongest Magical Girl, she'd be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
At the same time, Ma Soyeon thought.
'Honestly, she doesn't seem that impressive.'
Magical Girl White Phoenix was only called the strongest in name; in reality, she was probably nothing special.
She'd just gotten lucky with timing.
Becoming a Magical Girl before Ma Soyeon.
Having money and backers, unlike her.
Being a bit luckier than other Magical Girls.
'That's how she got the Magical Major General title.'
Utterly unqualified. A Magical Girl far too undeserving to hold the Magical Major General's power.
And unmarried at 47, a spinster. Pathetic compared to Ma Soyeon, who had a boyfriend.
In that case.
Shouldn't the Magical Major General's power go to a properly qualified Magical Girl?
To Ma Soyeon, that is.
Magical sense of duty as a Magical Girl?
That didn't matter anymore.
One step forward, and power was hers—why take the long way around?
'No reason.'
Ma Soyeon's eyes flashed.
With a red hue fitting a Magical revolution.
There was nothing left to fear.
At that moment, Kim Siyul raised his Magical Sickle diagonally and looked at Ma Soyeon.
"Let's go make her tremble before the revolution!"
Ma Soyeon slowly lifted her magic wand.
Which had now transformed into a hammer.
And.
- Click!
She crossed her hammer with Kim Siyul's sickle.
Sparks flew from the crossed sickle and hammer. It lasted only an instant, but they were dyed red.
"Magical Girls of all nations, unite!"
Today, it was a color she quite liked.