I obtained a reward
I obtained a reward
[Title: But don't you kinda want to see that?]
White Lily is super weak, but I'm curious what it would've been like if Orleon-nim was still alive.
[Comments]
ㄴ Do you see Combat Power Measurer Orleon-nim as a joke?
ㄴ Lily should be thanking Bluebell, yeah. If it wasn't for Bluebell, Orleon would've taught her a real lesson.
ㄴ Strong-to-the-weak, weak-to-the-strong Orleon-nim... I miss you...
ㄴ With White Lily's attack power, she wouldn't even be able to pierce Orleon's defense.
It's true that Ice Bluebell was the one who finally subjugated Orleon, but there had been attempts to subjugate it several times before that.
It just managed to run away every single time, so the subjugation failed.
Even so, Orleon would always appear whenever a new Magical Girl succeeded the mantle, repeating the cycle of appearing and fleeing.
That's why people called it a Combat Power Measurer. Other monsters barely even showed their faces, but this guy had perfect attendance in almost every series, repeating the cycle of fighting and then fleeing.
How easily one could lead the battle against Orleon was the yardstick for strength.
"If I die, I'll haunt you as a ghost for the rest of your life!"
Seol-ah-unni, who had been hiding behind a pillar, dashed out in front of Orleon.
-Coordinates confirmed. Gravity field activated.
Before I knew it, drones had surrounded Orleon Haze. A powerful purple gravity field centered on the beast restrained its movements.
The beast, which had been struggling at first, seemed to realize it couldn't escape and began to dye its golden mane red.
It must be planning to destroy the drones restraining it with its breath.
Kuooh-!
The flame breath spewed out with a roar, painting the front red.
"Now!"
There are two ways to catch Orleon.
The first is simple, brute firepower. If its golden mane has excellent defensive capabilities, you just need to use firepower that exceeds it.
Of course, this is a method no one has ever attempted besides the first Magical Girl, Citrine Iris. To begin with, piercing that mane is near-impossible territory.
Therefore, this second method is known as the basic strategy: aiming for the moment it fires its breath.
When the beast fires its breath, its golden mane turns red, and its defense becomes relatively lower during this time.
Just like right now!
"Oh, pure white will, bloom with a noble scent! Magical Change Form!"
Along with a white flash, I feel the same warm magic of White Lily throughout my body as last time.
Ugh... it was fine last time because I knew no one was around, but doing it while Seol-ah-unni is watching is embarrassing...
But I can't just not do it...
"Lily Punch!"
I leap into the air and drive my fist down, aiming straight for the back of Orleon Haze's neck.
Kyaooo-!
"······?!"
Along with Orleon Haze's roar, a shockwave that seemed to sweep through the surroundings erupted.
The gravity field that was suppressing the beast scattered helplessly, and it walked out nonchalantly.
It could do that too? I thought it didn't have anything other than spewing flame breath from its mouth.
The duration of the White Lily form is 10 seconds. Can I decide the outcome within that time...? It's definitely weaker than the Orleon I saw in the anime, but...
The problem is that White Lily has never fought Orleon. If only I could replicate Ice Bluebell... No, at the very least, Lime Ivy...
Honestly, I don't know how to catch it. I have absolutely no clue how to attack it to take it down.
"Ahyeon-ah! In front!"
As I came to my senses at Seol-ah-unni's words, Orleon Haze was right in front of my nose.
"Kuh···!"
I barely managed to raise my arms to block it, but I couldn't completely deflect the impact.
As I was sent flying, Orleon Haze's mane turned red once again.
That attitude somehow looked like it was mocking me, and it snapped me back to reality.
Slap-!
"Ah, Ahyeon-ah?"
Seol-ah-unni didn't know what kind of expression to make at my unexpected action.
That's understandable. I suddenly slapped my own cheek out of nowhere.
What on earth am I thinking?
What's with the Ice Bluebell and Lime Ivy? What's the point of thinking about things that aren't here right now?
I am Magical Girl Cherry Blossom.
What I can do is replicate Magical Girls, and what's possible right now is White Lily.
Then, what I naturally need to think about is what White Lily would have done right now.
If it were White Lily, first, she would smile. Because she thinks it's most important not to lose her smile, no matter the situation.
So, let's smile. Because smiling in any desperate situation is what White Lily does.
Right now, I am replicating Magical Girl White Lily. If I want to use her power fully, it's only natural that I should smile.
【 Your understanding of Magical Girl White Lily has increased. 】
Along with the blue window that suddenly appeared, the way to handle White Lily's magic entered my mind.
Understanding increased, huh. I knew that much from the start. I just, momentarily forgot, that's all.
I can feel it now. That thing is merely a shadow of Orleon. It's no match for White Lily.
I also knew for certain in my mind what kind of attack I needed to use to pierce its golden mane.
I kicked off the ground, leaped high, and drove myself down toward the beast.
Orleon Haze, too, seemed to intuit that this was the end, and lunged with fierce momentum.
"Blanc Strike!"
The floor cracked white, and a dazzling pillar of light rose along the fissure.
【 You have defeated Orleon Haze, a fragment of a lost myth. 】
"Hehe... I caught... it, right?"
As my legs gave out and I almost fell, Seol-ah-unni immediately caught me.
"Indeed. You worked hard."
【 You have obtained a reward. 】
A reward? I've never had something like this before... but still, I caught something like that, so it seems natural to get something, right? Maybe?
Actually, wasn't it weird that there was no reward before, even though it was called a quest?
I was thinking that when light swirled where Orleon Haze had fallen, and a sphere that looked like an egg floated into my hand.
【 You have obtained a Blossom Seed. Time remaining until hatching: 70:00:00 】
......An egg?
"What is this? Isn't it an egg?"
Seol-ah-unni tried to touch it cautiously.
"Ah, ouch!"
She immediately pulled her hand away.
"What is this? It stung when I tried to touch it?"
"Well...? I'm not sure either. Seeing as it says time remaining until hatching, I think it is an egg."
"Isn't the monster larva we just caught going to pop out of this?"
"Don't say scary things..."
No... thinking about it again, it might be fine. It said it was a reward. So couldn't it come out like a pet?
Go! Orleon! Flame Thrower! Like, being able to do stuff like that... I'm kinda curious. I hope time passes quickly.
"Huh?"
I looked up. Before I knew it, the scenery surrounding us had changed to the forest we had passed by before entering the temple.
We went back to the spot where we had found the temple, but the traces of the temple had vanished without a trace, as if it were a lie.
"This is the first time something like this has happened. What on earth is going on..."
"Shall we head back for now?"
"We should. I don't have the energy to fight anymore..."
A few Orcs were spotted on the way back, but since we didn't even have the strength left to fight, we avoided them appropriately and exited the dungeon.
"For now, let's keep that temple a secret between the two of us. It doesn't seem like it'll appear again anyway..."
"Well... wouldn't there be no one to believe us in the first place?"
"There is one person who is crazy about that kind of stuff, but it's exhausting."
Seol-ah-unni makes a disgusted expression while thinking of someone. I don't know who it is, but they must be a super annoying person.
"Get some good rest today, and make sure to tell me later what comes out of that egg!"
After parting ways with Seol-ah-unni, I threw myself onto the bed as soon as I got home.
"Hmm..."
A blue window occupying a corner of my vision.
【 Time remaining until hatching: 68:56:43 】
What on earth is going to come out? I've never seen anything like this egg in Puripan either.
Come to think of it, an existence like Orleon's shadow had never appeared either. Only the main body appeared all day long.
If so, could the rest of the constellation monsters also appear besides Orleon?
I had never heard of such things appearing. If anime monsters were appearing in reality, I feel like there would have been an uproar a long time ago.
No matter how much Prism Fantasia is a washed-up series now, it's a fact that it was popular at one point.
But now that I've already fought Orleon's shadow, there's no guarantee that other monsters won't appear. You never know. Maybe a villain might suddenly appear.
Thinking about this and that, I finished taking a bath in warm water sluggishly... and as I lay down with a full stomach, my eyes gradually closed.
"Good night..."