Magical Girl Tyrant Sylph

Chapter 132

Chapter 4 — Sleep, until your life is over • Episode 4–3 — Master And Disciple ③

Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV

This is absolutely ridiculous. Why does the mere sight of that Magical Girl’s face make my heart beat so fast and make me so happy? Why do I feel as happy as I do when I am with Elephant-san? Why is it that my head is filled with the words “I love you”!? I didn’t think anything of it before, in fact, I thought it was even depressing!

Ever since that time just a few days ago when we talked a little, I can’t stop thinking about her whether I sleep or wake up. I’ve become so uptight on a regular basis that Futaba worries about me more and more often. Futaba says, “Talk to me about anything,” but there is no way I can say such a thing.

The other person is a real kid who I’ve never really talked to, who I’ve rather kept away from because she wants to be my friend, you know? It’s not like she knew my situation like Elephant-san, I don’t want to tell her my secret, she was no different from any other Magical Girl I’ve ever come in contact with, there is no reason to like her, even though there should be…!

「Sylph-san! Thank you very much!」

「I’m sorry, to have you rescue us.」

「…It’s nothing, it’s just that it would be troublesome if the number of Magical Girls in this town decreased.」

I had transferred to the Deception World according to the notification of the outbreak of the Diests, and when I saw that they had already started to engage each other and were being cornered, I quickly used magic to kick the Diest away without even calling out to them. Normally, I would have to get her approval before entering the battle, but as soon as I saw her and Succubus-san in trouble, my body did not listen to me. Emotions came before reason, and I found myself defeating the Diest.

And I thought it was cute that Succubus-san was thanking Shadow-san, who was covered with wounds, while looking at her worriedly. I felt that she was adorable.

I don’t understand what it means. I don’t understand my feelings. Are you saying that it’s such an unforgivable thing that someone like me is having romantic feelings for a girl I know nothing about? While there is a person, Elephant-san, who knew my true nature and still accepted me, while I refused the favor of someone who said she liked me like this, are you saying that I see a girl almost two years younger than myself, whom I just met, as the opposite sex? Without even knowing why?

I feel sick to the point of nausea and have a headache.

But more than that, my heart is so excited, she looks radiant, and I can’t stop being filled with euphoria.

「Uhm, I’m really sorry about the other day!」

I don’t remember her ever apologizing to me, but as soon as she said that and approached me, my mind went blank and I couldn’t think of anything else. Her dainty, beautiful face looms right in front of my eyes and nose, and I find myself turning bright red.

I like you. I really like you. You’re so precious. I like you. I want to be your friend. I love you. I want to be tied with you. I really like you. You’re so adorable. I like you.

——I told you, I’ll make you crazy about me.

「～～! I’ll excuse myself!」

「Ah, wai——」

I forced myself to shake off the feeling that I couldn’t help what I had fallen in love with, and left the place in transition, ignoring Shadow-san who was trying to talk to me and running away.

.

But still, this feeling that I had swept away at that time and place did not disappear even as the days passed. I’m not sure if she was hurt or sad when I walked away like that and didn’t return her apology.

I’m the worst kind of person to be thinking like that, and yet, at this very moment, I’m so excited to be having fun. After all, today, Elephant-san has invited me to visit a theme park in the Magical World and I am here to play with her.

「What’s the matter, Sylph-chan, you look so gloomy? Was the haunted house that scary? You can still hold on to my arm, okay?」

「I–I wasn’t scared at all!! Don’t get me wrong!」

「Eh, who was it who clung to my arm and wouldn’t let go～?」

「I didn’t know!」

It’s true that I’m not a fan of horror movies and such for a bit, but I know that all that stuff is fake!

I mean, it’s not because of that, it’s that I have this feeling for Elephant-san and that feeling for that girl, and I’ve come to think that I like them both. This is two-timing, I’m a lousy man.

On that day when Elephant-san invited me to ride on the Ferris wheel, I exposed my desires, knowing that I was being selfish. It was a little different from how I expected it to be, but Elephant-san accepted it and said she would remain friends with me. I–I’m a little angry that she kissed me like that, but Elephant-san is right, I was also selfish, and we both agreed to let bygones be bygones for now. Besides, if I don’t force myself to forget like that, I’ll remember the feeling of that moment, the comfort, vividly…

A–Anyway, there was an accident, but it was supposed to be the same as before. To friends as before. However, the feelings for that girl that suddenly welled up in me led me to realize my feelings for Elephant-san, and I finally realized that this throbbing in my heart, this comfortable warmth, this desire for Elephant-san’s happiness, was love.

Because when I think about that girl and when I think about Elephant-san, I feel the same way. If that’s the case, I think I like Elephant-san just as much as I can’t stop thinking about the word “like” when I’m in front of that girl. When I am with Elephant-san, I’m not as seriously wounded as I was with that girl, but I am a lousy person who has fallen in love with two people at the same time.

「Okay, next up is the roller coaster! Let’s go, Sylph-chan!」

With a happy Elephant-san leading the way, we continued to enjoy the various attractions. The roller coaster went from a very high point to a steep angle, and when it spun 360 degrees, I was worried that we might fall off. The shooting attraction, in which bait is fired when a toy gun in hand is shot into a screen on which images of cute animals are projected, was very well done by Elephant-san, who is probably used to this kind of attraction, and she scored almost twice as many points as me. The show with plenty of wire action was well worth seeing, and the ship-shaped video attraction, which is called “Adventure in the Magical Jungle,” was very powerful, with images popping out even without wearing 3D glasses. There were many other attractions, some of which I had seen in creative works and some of which I was completely unfamiliar with, the food was full of unique items that fit the theme park’s worldview, and it was all new to me, Elephant-san took my hand and carried me around as I wished, and only while I was enjoying myself like that could I forget my own filth.

I can’t tell her how many times I have wished that time would just stop.

「It’s already that time of the day. The good times fly by, don’t they, Sylph-chan?」

「…Yes, that’s true.」

The park opened at 9:00 A.M., and it seemed like eight hours had passed before I knew it. The clock at the fancy café selling refreshments showed that it was around 5:00 P.M., an hour before the show closed, and the sun was beginning to set. There are only about 10,000 Magical Girls in the country, and the number of people who enter the park each day is very small, so we were able to participate in the various attractions without much waiting time, but even so, we weren’t able to conquer all the attractions, which made us realize how large this theme park is.

「Let’s come back together again someday, Sylph-chan! So we can conquer all the attractions!」

「…Yes.」

Elephant-san seemed to be thinking the same thing I was, and declared so in a cheerful voice, even though we had been playing around all day.

If it were possible, I would do the same. But is it okay if it stays like this? Elephant-san told me that she would continue to be my friend, but she also said that she hasn’t given up yet. I also like Elephant-san, but at the same time I fell in love with that girl, and there was no way I could respond to her feelings with such disloyalty, in the end, I couldn’t say anything, and I take advantage of Elephant-san’s kindness and come to visit with her, leaving her with high expectations like this. Isn’t what I am doing a sacrilege to Elephant-san, who had the courage to confess? Shouldn’t I be honest and tell her how I feel, like I did the other day?

…No, that’s not good. Even if I told her everything honestly, Elephant-san might still say it’s okay. But I can’t allow that to happen, not to anyone else. Even if I like her, no matter how much I like her, I have no intention of getting along with her, so then I should keep everything to myself and only I should bear the guilt of it.

What am I going to do now by telling Elephant-san how I feel when I haven’t even decided what am I going to do at the end of that battle in the first place? If I revert back to my original form, I’ll have to say goodbye to her after all, and I’m just making her happy. Isn’t that just self-inflicted self-satisfaction, not for myself or for Elephant-san?

I didn’t want to realize my love for Elephant-san rather than feel like this.

「Mmph, What’s wrong, Sylph-chan? You’re strange, you know? Ah, are you nervous because this is like a date? Are you in love?」

「I’m sorry, I’m just, I’m not feeling well…」

「Eh, are you really okay? I’m sorry I brought you around without realizing it.」

「It’s not that serious, it’s all right.」

「But, I think we should go home for the day, don’t you think? You should get some rest.」

In the end, nothing real could be said, and the day was broken up with such misbehavior.

I am not lying for a moment, because it is true that I have been having headaches lately, probably because of my increased worries. It would probably be best if I could just take the night off and forget about my problems, but it doesn’t work out that way.