Episode 4: I should only read the setting materials collection

"Kyokyokyo…Kyooooooo! ! ! "

"...Ah...Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..."

　Just like in the original story, Pig Surge fired a converged lightning spear at Koyomi, who was in a state of panic.

　If it were in the original story, here I would be, Saijo Chihaya, realizing the enemy's intentions and dying while protecting Koyomi.

　However, that was only because it was a surprise attack.

"…Koyomi!"

　If you know it's coming, there are many ways to deal with it.

　Faster and faster than a lightning.

　I used all of my body's vast magical power to strengthen myself, and I immediately hugged Koyomi, narrowly avoiding the lightning spear that flew straight at me, and ended up slamming my back into the glass of a building, but at first had fulfilled its purpose.

"...Saijo...senpai..."

"It hurts...it didn't, Kohon. There wasn't much damage to this one. I'm glad that the other one is safe."

　Losing your secret weapon here would be a huge loss.

　As I tried to explain the ostensible reason to Koyomi's lips, which were about to open and ask why, I rubbed my aching back.

　Can neutralize most attacks and impacts [magic barrier].Even so, getting slammed from behind by a building at super high speed would still hurt quite a bit.

"Senpai, are you okay!?"

"Hazuki, there is no problem here. Concentrate on the enemy."

"Yes!"

　Having said that, no matter if she's a special class or a third class, magical girls are like hot stones and water.

　Critical beast pig surge.

　This guy, who clearly appears in the tutorial and doesn't have good performance, is a boss with a gimmick that, as I said before, ``Basically no attacks can be used, with one exception.''

　In the original story, how did such a monster be defeated? When Saijo Chihaya was pierced by the thunder spear, Koyomi's panic accelerated to the limit, and the storm pressure created by her ripped off the robe of light that she was wearing. The flow was to follow up and destroy the core parts with explosive magic.

　Naturally, craters are created in the metropolitan area and skyscrapers are all blown away, demonstrating the protagonist's cheating abilities, which is worthy of being called a secret weapon.

　However, due to the aftermath and letting Chihaya Saijo die, Koyomi will be blamed by the people around her, and things will start to get cloudy. It's probably the first step towards a multi-bad ending.

"Does this guy seem like his magic attacks are completely ineffective?"

　Yukina, who had replaced her weapon with a .50 caliber pistol, asked with the corners of her lips twitching.

　During that time, the trigger was squeezed, and the magic bullet did indeed penetrate Pig surge's body, but it didn't seem to have any effect as it really just penetrated.

　Well, that's right. Not only magical power but also regular weapons pass through his body.

"Hmm...it looks like your thinking is correct, Yukina."

　I also dodged the dissipating lightning spear that Pig Surge had extended, pretending to cut it down with my Japanese sword, and proceeded to talk with the impression that Yukina's thoughts were correct.

　Even if I told the truth, no one would believe me, and I would be suspicious.

The person here is Saijo Chihaya , and she is no longer Saijo Chihaya .​ On the inside, it's just me playing this shitty game.

"What's that...Then how do we defeat this guy!?"

　Shooting with magic power is no good, hitting is no good, slashing is no good, and even if you try to kill him with a debuff, a syringe won't stick, so no matter how special you are, you have no choice but to give up on magical girls.

　So how should I defeat this guy? Hazuki's question was a very valid one.

　Basically, whether it's a special grade or a third grade, magic and physical power are noren and arm presses, bran and nails. However, if Koyomi really placed an enemy in the tutorial where the only way to defeat it is to unleash her full power, then the development team is not in a bad mood and is making a fuss. There is no human heart.

　Yes, there was a ``one exception'' set up for attacks against this guy, and in the original story, that could no longer be achieved due to Saijo Chihaya's death, so Koyomi had no choice but to unleash her full power.

　In other words, if I'm alive, I have a chance of winning.

　It doesn't matter if it's a shitty game that's on the verge of losing or not, it's a good game, and I don't want to die or let anyone die.

"Calm down, Hazuki."

"But, Senpai!"

"...If that thing was truly invincible, it would have made a noise too. But is that really the case?"

　While avoiding the constant electric current, I started talking about how to conquer Pig Surge, which was written in the setting material collection, just to think about it.

"...What do you mean...?"

　Mayu asked in a slow voice while avoiding the electric current.

　It helps a lot if you ask. It will be easier to talk about it this way.

"That's right...how on earth does he control that much energy?"

"That's...no way."

"I agree, Yukina. We saw that there was some kind of control mechanism in that critical beast."

　Yes, this guy's true attack method is to destroy the control mechanism for the electrical current and light clothing within his body.

　However, there is the question of where it is buried in a huge body that rivals that of a skyscraper, and there is also the question of how to destroy its control mechanism without tearing off its cloak of light.

　However, I had already read over and over the Kochitora setting materials to learn about the location of the control engine.

　All that remains is the means to destroy it.

　Activating the communication device attached to my left ear, I connect the hotline to the colonel, who is probably stationed in the basement briefing room of the cafe ``Magiya'', also known as the operational headquarters.

"Saijo here. Headquarters, can you hear me?"

``I can hear you. I've been monitoring your battles, but... this guy is beyond troublesome. The upper management is currently in a meeting to decide whether to lift the ban on Koyomi Nakahara's magical conquest, but will they be able to buy time before then? "

　Apparently, even if I survive, Koyomi will release her full power and defeat it due to the coercive force of the world or something like that.

　As expected, it's a shitty game with multiple bad endings.

　No matter how you look at it, isn't this a pattern where Koyomi will be clouded over even if I don't die?

"I'll appeal. There's no need for that."

"...what? "

"I repeat, there's no need to do that. I believe that we can handle this on our own."

　I don't know what the Colonel's face looks like on the other end of the line, but I'm sure he looks grim.

　Even if I can handle it by myself, it can't be helped because he is the colonel and have to explain the reasons and apply for measures to the higher-ups at the Ministry of Defense.

　MAGIA, the organization nominally in charge of us magical girls, is a body with independent operational authority, but that's what it's like to be a middle manager in the adult world.

『...If we use that method, will the damage to the urban area be suppressed compared to the collateral damage that we are assuming? "

"agree with"

"...Understood. Let's hear your suggestion.''

　It must have been the colonel's conscience that he didn't continue thinking, ``If there was such a dream-like method,'' he said.

　Under these circumstances, even if someone told me that there was a way to make a miraculous come-from-behind home run with the bases loaded and turn the board over, normally I would have thought it suspicious and wouldn't have gotten involved.

　If I were in the colonel's position without having experienced the original, I would definitely do that.

　However, the colonel accepted such a questionable proposal.

　If that's the case, I have no choice but to use all my strength to defeat that shitty boss who doesn't deserve to appear in that tutorial.

　Fortunately, the four special-class magical girls seemed to have realized that there was a pattern to the lightning strikes, and although they were on the defensive, they did not seem to be injured.

　While they create an opening, we will succeed in this strategy.

　That must be the first mission given to me.

"We request the use of a prototype long-range deployment booster."

"...what? "

"I request the use of a prototype long-range deployment booster. The actual one is probably already in place."

　Although a situation where a special class magical girl is needed has not occurred outside of Tokyo so far, a unit has been created to send the special class magical girl far away while reducing their magical power consumption. , located in an underground hangar.

　However, it's just a prototype, and it's never been used in real life, and it's a pitiful mecha that won't see the light of day even in the final stages of the game.

　However, that written in the corner of the setting material collection is nothing but the key to victory.

``What are you planning to do, Saijo Chihaya? "

"This one will become a bullet and destroy his control core."

　Concentrate the magic barrier in front of you, pierce the cloth of light, and destroy the control core with a blow powered by the booster's speed.

　It's a bit of a joke that such a special attack tactic is the only legitimate attack method. Don't put something like that in a tutorial.

　I waited for the colonel's response, complaining about the millionth time in my head about the fragile balance that is typical of shitty games.

``...I will contact the upper management. I'll ask you once again, can I trust you? "

"agree with"

"understood. Regarding docking"

"I guess it's time to hit him in the air. I'll give it a try."

　The difficulty of docking in the air with a unit that normally has to be attached on the ground will be indescribable, but if this is the only way to win, I won't make Koyomi unhappy. If this is the only way, I'll do it.

``...I wish you good luck. Booster ejection! We've forwarded your estimated arrival time, your chance is fleeting! "

"Thank you. I'll definitely do it..."

　No matter how thorny the road may be. I clenched my fist and glanced at the rendezvous time with the prototype booster displayed on the wristwatch-shaped device.