The Magical Girl Surrenders to the Succubus (2)
“Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!!!! You worthless, incompetent magic batteries called Earthlings—surrender quietly! Otherwise, I’ll make you experience something worse than hell!!!”
“Boss~ What kind of experience is ‘worse than hell’~?”
“Hah! That goes without saying! Women get wiped out, men get violated! Bwahahaha… Wait, something feels off.”
“Boss, you’re such an idiot~. It’s the other way around~ And you’d do the same thing even if they surrendered quietly~.”
“Exactly!”
“““Hahahahahaha!”””
The freaks laughed at their own unfunny skit. What the hell were these idiots?
Five monsters, each easily over three meters tall, had appeared and surrounded the hall. From an octopus-like creature to one with wings, a bipedal lizard, a muscular rabbit, and an insectoid one. Standing before the trembling Earthlings, the Mekrak invaders cackled with manic energy.
The muscular lizard monster in the center seemed to be the leader. He stepped forward, his earlier joking demeanor gone, now wearing a deadly serious expression as he glared at us with the instinctive revulsion only monsters possessed.
“Listen well, Earthlings! I am the monster Tomato Puree! We are the famous Fetish Five Brothers of Mekrak! From this moment on, everyone here will be abducted. The women will be violated according to our fetishes, and the men will be educated in the diversity and beauty of minor fetishes. Our ultimate goal is to cover the entire Earth with our fetishes! Now, applause!”
The Earthlings who had been tense at the monster’s declaration began to stir.
『W-we’re Witch Girl fans! We don’t want to learn your fetishes!』
『That’s right! Our love and passion for the Witch Girls won’t yield to violence!』
『Get lost, monsters!』
『『『Ooooooooh!!!』』』
Witch Girl fans were not to be underestimated. They had no power to fight the monsters—ordinary civilians, all of them. Yet they refused to back down, declaring that neither threats nor temptation would sway their hearts. I trembled, moved by their resolve.
『『『Get lost! Get lost! Get lost!』』』
『Witch Girl, forever!!!!』
『『『Ooooooooh!!!』』』
It was a storm of rejection, a chorus of hearts united. The air in the hall trembled with their unified voices. Even the monsters seemed overwhelmed—until a thunderous impact shook the floor.
“Silence.”
The lizard monster slammed his massive iron club into the ground, instantly extinguishing the rising fervor. Everyone fell into stunned silence, yet their eyes remained alive with hostility and wariness. Tomato Puree clicked his tongue as he scanned the defiant gazes, then let out a light sigh.
“Hoo, I see. I understand. You’re fans of that Witch Girl thing. I watched it for research, and it’s quite the masterpiece. I was planning to stay up all night watching it tonight, too.”
『『『O-oooooooh……?!』』』
This time the reaction was not rejection, but admiration that even a monster acknowledged the show. The atmosphere was starting to feel strange. Tomato Puree narrowed his eyes and spoke in a gentle tone, like a devil whispering temptation.
“Let me ask you this. Have you ever watched your precious Witch Girls and thought… that you wanted to touch their thighs with your own hands?”
The air froze with a crack.
『Y-yeah… I’ve always wanted to lick Blue Moon’s thighs…』
『I want Lemon Yellow’s slightly plump thighs…』
『I want Ruby’s thighs…』
『I-I line up all the Witch Girl figures at home and start every morning admiring their thighs…!』
The united front of rejection began to crack at its foundation.
“Don’t you want to enjoy their thighs, their legs, their hair, their armpits—every single part of their bodies? Don’t you want to taste that forbidden pleasure? Foolish Earthlings! A fetish is born from cherishing each and every one of those elements… Are you really going to ignore that?! Huh?! Answer me, Earthlings!!!!”
『『『You’re a god….』』』
『A-ah?! Half the hall just flipped!』
Tomato Puree grinned wickedly, satisfied that things had gone according to plan.
“Then allow me to introduce myself… I am the leader of the Fetish Five, Tomato Puree! You may call me Puree-sama! My main fetishes are thighs and armpits! Burying my nose in honey-sweet thighs and armpits, sniffing and licking and pinching with my fingers—that is the meaning of my life! My life’s goal!! I look forward to getting to know you, Earthlings!!”
“Following our leader… I am the second-in-command of the Fetish Five, Mashed Potato! My fetish is smell! Whether it’s the sweet scent of a woman fresh from the bath or the rich body odor after a week without washing, I love them all—an official smell sommelier! I look forward to getting to know you, Earthlings!”
“I am… the third-in-command of the Fetish Five… Bulgogi Burger… Back fetish… I like the curves of a slender back….”
“Fetish Five fourth-in-command! Apple Pie! Voice fetish! I love the high-pitched voice a female makes at climax! Please treat me well!”
“Ahem. I am the fifth-in-command of the Fetish Five, Diet Cola. My fetish is short stature. The only women who match my preferred height are girls twelve and under, so I have no choice but to like little girls. I am not a pedophile. Please believe me.”
They were even doing self-introductions now, creating an oddly warm atmosphere. That last guy was obviously dangerous no matter how you looked at it. The mood shouldn’t be getting cozy.
This couldn’t go on. Even those who had been hesitating were starting to waver as they watched the people around them bonding with the monsters. I took in the entire scene. I couldn’t allow this.
Not only had they interrupted the new Witch Girl screening, they were trying to seduce us with this ridiculous speech… Even if the heavens forgave them, I never would.
“That’s enough, monsters!!!!”
My ringing voice drew every monster’s gaze toward me.
“Oh…? An Earthling with backbone. So, what is it?”
“I can’t accept your tastes!”
The lizard monster at the front, Tomato Puree, twitched an eyebrow.
“I must have misheard. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that if you correct yourself right now.”
The monster bared his teeth and growled threateningly. But I wasn’t afraid of something like that.
“I’ll say it again… Your tastes, your fetishes… I can’t accept them!!!”
As a Witch Girl fan, I couldn’t retreat here. Everyone else had been swayed by the monster’s absurd persuasion, but I, who understood the truth, couldn’t just stand by.
“The essence of a fetish is obsession with one thing… In other words, discarding everything else except that single element you’re fixated on!”
Fetishes were diverse. Leg fetishes, smell fetishes, armpit fetishes… Even more niche ones like urine fetishes, saliva fetishes, tongue fetishes, pupil fetishes, nape fetishes, tsundere fetishes, hypnosis fetishes… With seven billion people on Earth, it was fair to say everyone had their own fetish. However, most people who claimed to have a leg fetish only looked at legs. They were satisfied with legs alone and didn’t care about anything else. That was… heresy. Unacceptable.
“A true Witch Girl fan must accept and love everything about the Witch Girls they adore! Someone who loves and accepts everything—from head to toe, including both strengths and flaws—is a true fan! I can never accept picky eaters like you who only pick and choose! No, I won’t! Go roll over and crack your skulls open right there, you pathetic idiots!”
At my passionate speech, murmurs spread through the crowd once more. Those whose eyes had been opened were now directing hostile gazes at the monsters again. Fetishes that fixated on only one thing were unacceptable. If you were a true fan, you had to accept everything! Love everything!
“……Very well, Earthling.”
Tomato Puree, enraged, raised his heavy iron club high above his head.
“Ignorant Earthlings who cannot understand the greatness of fetishes! Then I shall force a new world upon you through violence!!”
Whoosh—the tip of the massive club came crashing down vertically toward me. The people nearby fled in panic, squeezing their eyes shut as they imagined my gruesome fate as Tomato Puree’s next victim.
And I, standing beneath the club—
“Costume Change.”
With unwavering eyes, I simply spoke the words.
In the next instant—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Fragments of the shattered club scattered through the air.
“Trying to lead people down a foolish path… You devilish monsters….”
Today, I was burning hot. Toward the monsters who dared to encroach upon Witch Girl, I felt a fury stronger than anything I had ever experienced before.
Today’s magical girl costume was red, adorned with gorgeous frills and decorations—a form-fitting magical girl outfit. The familiar silhouette was identical to the dress of the Witch Girl character I was obsessed with… No, it was the same. Was this the power of the heart? Could the heart truly overturn fate?
<Costume: Witch Girl (Ruby) Costume>
The costume that had manifested to match the atmosphere of this place made me feel more than moved—I nearly shed tears. This was unbelievable. The Ruby costume… With this, there was no way I could lose, no matter what.
“Come at me, monsters! In the name of justice, in the name of a fan who loves everything about Witch Girl, I’ll send every last one of you who forces your fetishes flying!”
As if responding to my bold declaration—
『『『It’s Ruby!!! Waaaaaaah!!!』』』
The hall, once wrapped in silence, erupted into a blazing roar.
* * *
“Yo, how’ve you been, kkokko.”
“Looks like you’ve been doing well too, Peanut.”
From a vantage point overlooking the entire hall, a fairy approached Cookie, who was floating atop a building. The fairy had the same 2.5-head-tall doll-like body as Cookie, but with a bird-shaped head—cute at first glance, though its tastes might be questionable. It was an old friend of Cookie’s, a fellow fairy from Magic Land, and the very one who had given Cookie the ticket to the new Witch Girl screening.
“The Fetish Five may be idiots, but they’re high-ranking Mekrak monsters… What do you think, kkokko? Do you think the magical girl can win?”
Cookie didn’t bother answering. If Kei could defeat the Colossus Soldier, which he had thought was impossible, then she wouldn’t lose to the likes of these guys. Of course, Kei had her weaknesses, but when it came to raw physical power, she had no equal.
“Excessively maniacal tastes and powerful coordination abilities… Several magical girls have already been rendered useless by those guys, nyang.”
“Mm-hmm. We need to do something quickly, kkokko.”
“More than anything, the most dangerous one is that Zero Cola or Diet Cola guy, nyang. Pedophilia is unacceptable, nyang. It violates the youth protection laws, nyang. That guy is the greatest threat to this world. We need to clean him up as soon as possible, nyang.”
“Pedophilia is dangerous, kkokko….”
Whether monster or magical girl, there were lines that must never be crossed. Pedophilia could destroy the work itself! Even though they had carefully chosen only adults to avoid ethical issues with a ‘magical girl’ concept, this was no place for it to fall apart!
“Well, I’ll leave the rest to Kei, nyang. Peanut, how did you know the monsters were coming, nyang?”
“Kko? Why do you ask?”
“I was wondering if you had a good source of information, nyang. Information is power. Especially during such an important time, you can never have too much good intel.”
“Hmm… It’s hard to explain, kkokko.”
“Don’t play coy and just tell me, nyang. I’ll give you Kei’s secret lewd photos. Thanks to her becoming famous as a magical girl, they’ll fetch a high price, nyang.”
“I feel sorry for the magical girl you’re in charge of, kkokko.”
With a sigh, Peanut approached and placed a hand on Cookie’s back.
“Huh? What are you doing, nyang?”
“There is no information source, kkokko. I simply gave direct orders to the Fetish Five, kkokko. 『Attack the Witch Girl screening hall』… That’s all.”
Huh? What did that mean…? It was almost as if…
“Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang?!”
Before Cookie could even voice the question, a shock like being struck by lightning coursed through his entire body, forcing a scream as he stiffened up completely.
“First-class binding spell… Even you won’t be able to regain your senses for a while, kkokko.”
Beyond Peanut’s hand, Cookie’s body, eyes rolled back and trembling, went limp and plummeted toward the ground below. Peanut coldly watched his former friend fall unconscious, then turned his gaze toward the screening hall where the magical girl and monsters were fighting.
As planned, the targeted magical girl had been successfully lured out. Cookie, who might have helped Kei, had also been neutralized. Now all that remained was to leave everything to the magical girl he was in charge of.
“Danae, I leave the rest to you, kkokko.”
* * *
『This is huge! Ruby-sama has descended!!』
『She must be angry that her sacred screening was interrupted! She definitely tore through the screen to appear!』
『Aaah, I want to bury my face between those sacred thighs…! Or maybe I should become a villain and get stomped on by those feet…!』
The screening hall had completely transformed into a festival frenzy. Well, I understood. If your favorite character from your favorite work appeared right in front of you, there was no way to stay sane. The Ruby Costume I was wearing right now was that perfect. Wearing it made me feel like I had actually become Ruby. This was unbelievable. My dream had come true.
“It’s over, monsters.”
“Krrrrgh…!”
The monsters who supported and coordinated with each other were certainly troublesome opponents. But even they couldn’t withstand overwhelming physical force and fell one by one. Now, the only monster left standing in the hall was the lizard-headed Tomato Puree.
The axe in Puree’s hand had already been reduced to nothing but a handle, its head shattered. I pointed the red stick in my hand at him. Ruby’s signature weapon, the Magical Ruby Stick. A terrifying physical weapon with multiple functions, but its most commonly used ability was 【Graviton】, which imbued it with magic power to increase its weight up to ten tons. Combined with a magical girl’s superhuman strength, the crude weapon could pulverize a monster’s flesh and bones in a single swing, scattering their bodily fluids. Soon, the lizard head before me would experience that power firsthand.
“Any last words? I’ll at least listen to that much.”
『Ooooooh… That merciful line—wasn’t that from episode 14 of season 5…?』
『Ruby-sama’s descent… Original work accuracy… Aaaah, I’m so happy I can’t even breathe…!』
Puree glared at me with eyes filled with hatred. But as if resigned, he dropped the headless axe handle with a clatter.
“Hoo, struggling any further is pointless… I was hoping to somehow deliver a magical girl to that person with my own hands….”
That person……? The monster’s words bothered me greatly, but I pushed the thought aside and poured magic power into the stick in my hand.
Click, click. Tap, tap—
Whoosh—!
My heeled feet took one step, then two, shifting into a run-up, then a full sprint. Pouring out every bit of magic power, I accelerated like lightning and charged at supersonic speed. In an instant, I closed the distance to the monster’s feet and leaped vertically without losing momentum—swinging the stick downward to crush his skull.
The stick should have pierced straight into the monster’s head, splattering brain matter in a grotesque manner unfit for children’s eyes.
…That was what should have happened.
CLAAAAAAAANG!!!!
But the stick I swung was effortlessly blocked, absurdly so.
“Huh…?”
Before me stood a magical girl in a modified black hanbok. The sheathed sword she gripped with both hands had unmistakably intercepted my stick.
“Sorry, but he’s my subordinate. That’s a bit inconvenient for me.”
“Kuh…!”
As the sword slid out with a metallic ring, I pushed the stick forward and used the recoil to leap backward. I remembered this woman. I thought I’d forgotten because I hadn’t seen her in so long, but that face, that presence, that seductive aura—lightning struck through my mind.
“You……!”
She was the traitor magical girl who had betrayed me and the other magical girls during the incident with the Bibis, selling us out to them. Magical Girl Danae.
And now she stood before me, protecting the monster.
“Hello. It’s been a while. If I were to reintroduce myself—magical girl… No, that’s not right.”
And with her next declaration, I was shocked once more. As Danae grinned at me, horns sprouted from her head with a crack, and a thin tail emerged from near her hips with a whoosh. She looked like a demon—or rather—
“I’m Mekrak’s succubus monster, Danae~♣ Though it’s a side job, please treat me well~!”
Danae blew a seductive kiss with a wink, her tone lighter than ever before.