Magical Girl with Demonic Time Magic-Chapter 108: Opposite Sides

"Setsuna knows that this whole dating Ayane thing is gonna go really wrong, huh?" Hexael says to me as we’re on top of a building. I’m practicing with the Sniper since I’ve gotten a lot stronger in the last few months.

My training mainly consists of increasing the distance and power of my shots, so I can defeat enemies with a single long-range shot, preventing them from being able to defend themselves.

"No, it won’t," I deny what he said. My relationship with Ayane isn’t going to go wrong. I’ll take good care of her and nothing will change, just because we’re dating doesn’t mean everything’s gonna fall apart out of nowhere.

"Haha, you’re so naive sometimes, Setsuna. This relationship is obviously gonna crumble, and you’ll be the one to blame. Plus, I still have a few months left on our contract with you, and I can say your jealousy is gonna explode and help me win the contract."

"But making this relationship only accelerated your chance of failing, so it’ll be funny when my victory happens." He bothers me as I fire a shot at a monster 3km away, killing it with a single precise headshot.

"Nice shot, you’re getting really good at hitting targets from far away now," He quickly changes the subject as I adjust the gun again. On the nights I’m not on a mission, I’ve been hunting monsters.

I get a little stronger with each one I kill, although it’s not much, but I figured killing large quantities was worth it to at least get a power boost.

"Hexael... tell me, why do you think I’m gonna fail?" I question, aiming the gun and trying my luck. I’m going to double the distance, a shot with the enemy’s position 6km away.

"It’s just a hunch, you know?" He blatantly lies to me. I know this is an obvious lie, and he doesn’t even try to hide the fact that it’s a lie.

"Be honest for once, why do you know so much about me?" It’s strange, you can’t deny it. At first, it was just basic stuff, but now it’s way too intimate things about me that he somehow knows.

"...Setsuna, the day you become the Setsuna I want, I’ll tell you everything. But until then, I’ll never inform you." He speaks, leaving me confused as he disappears in a black mist.

’What did he mean by that?... well... I guess it doesn’t matter...’ I have goals for next year. Although the relationship will "interfere" with some of those goals, it doesn’t matter. Thanks to the information the Black Hero gave me, I’ll try to research more about the war in the past.

And ironically, my school is the best place to find out about that war, but I don’t just want the surface-level information. I want to delve into things that aren’t made public.

I’ll try to use the fact that I’m the "genius" of the school to try to get special access to certain privileged information. But life isn’t just work, I’m going to enjoy December with Ayane.

’So many things to do.’ I really want to participate in Christmas with her, a happy Christmas between the two of us, something I haven’t seen in years. For now, I’ve thankfully been able to protect her with mastery, and she’s now powerful enough to defend herself from other things.

So the weight I felt has diminished. Now, defending her is a little easier since we’ve both gotten stronger. I see a very promising future for the two of us.

I’ll pay off my debts to Hexael, save Ayane, and we’ll live together happily. It’s a bit too idealistic, but it’s a real possibility I can achieve with enough effort.

’I think... I can hit it.’ I calculate the distance on my own, finding a monster with my Sniper, and soon I fire, the shot exploding the monster’s head 6km away.

"...Great, but 6km on my own seems to be my current limit." The shots I was giving to kill those vermin who kidnapped Ayane were from a total distance of 12km.

Basically, with Hexael’s help, I can shoot from a distance that’s double what I can do on my own. His accuracy is very high.

Ironically, we’re very good partners when we’re working together. With his instructions, I can deliver incredibly precise attacks from distances that would be impossible.

Apart from my gun, which can fire shots from such abnormal distances, no current sniper has the capability to shoot as far and as fast as my shot.

"It would be so great if he was a truly reliable ally." I sit on the rooftop and look at the starry sky. It’s so peaceful, how I wish this peace was real.

"I think I’ll go home and sleep tonight..." It’s been a hectic day, and I also need to rest. If I don’t rest now, I might not have time to rest later.

I mustn’t collapse because I forgot I needed to rest my body. I may need fewer basic things than a normal body, but I still require those things.

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"Septarion!!! Look at this!!!! Kyaaa!! It’s so cool!" I say excitedly to Septarion. I can’t believe what I’m seeing in myself. Septarion and I had an animated conversation about my current relationship with Setsuna.

I told him everything, but as I was telling him, I noticed something strange and went to check it out, only to end up with something unbelievable.

"Congratulations, Ayane, you’ve awakened your wings," Septarion praises me with a smile as I look at myself in the mirror, tilting my head back, and see a pair of small wings on my back. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

They’re so cute, like a miniature version of what angel wings would be. They just appeared out of nowhere.

"Septarion, why did they appear? Am I an angel now?" I ask excitedly. Have I become an angel now? I feel a little stronger, although not by much.

"Unfortunately, no, Ayane, you’re not an angel yet. But awakening your wings is good, it means your angelic power has increased a lot, probably because you’ve gone through a mental evolution," Septarion says, perching on the table in my room.

’Who would have thought that mustering the courage to ask Setsuna out would give me more power!’ Septarion has already made it clear that determination, courage, and hope increase my powers.

But I didn’t imagine the process would be so fast. Although the wings are useless in practice because they’re too small, they symbolize my personal and spiritual evolution or something like that.

"You seem happy," He says to me, noticing that I can’t hide the content smile on my face. After all, the more power I have, the greater the chance of finally being able to defend Setsuna instead of just being protected.

"Yes, I’m very happy... bad things have happened recently, but having the courage to start a relationship and awaken more of my angelic power is so exciting that I can’t help but smile," I tell him with a huge smile.

"That’s undoubtedly great, Ayane. Since your wings have awakened, they’ve already started to grow, so you need to learn to hide them! After all, even ordinary people can see your wings," He tells me as I nod.

"Yes, I understand." Being all excited doesn’t mean I’m not sad about what happened before. I’m just not letting sad moments dictate my life. If something good has happened, it should be celebrated.

"And Ayane, from what I see, you’ll be a very high-class angel. Your wings already indicate that very well. As I expected, making you an angel prematurely wasn’t a bad choice," He says, nodding his head and dropping a feather.

"Thank you for the trust, hehehe," I say to him with a smile on my face. It’s great to see that he trusts me so much in this way, a trust I never would have imagined at the beginning.

"It’s nothing, Ayane. I trust you because I have a lot of hope in your future. It’s more promising than I expected at the start. Fate seems to even protect you so that you can become an angel," He says as I nod in agreement.

"Yes, whenever I’m in trouble, Setsuna defends me. Maybe it’s fate that this always happens," I say to Septarion.

"Well, I initially doubted her, but it’s been months now, and her good actions by your side have shown me that I may have misjudged her. I should apologize..." He mutters the last part.

"If you want, I can help you," If he wants help apologizing to Setsuna, I think I can help in some way, maybe setting a lighter mood for the start of the conversation or something else.

"Haha, you’re so sweet, but don’t worry about it. If I made a mistake, I have to fix it on my own. Well, this afternoon, would you like to chat a little more? Or do you want me to leave so you can rest?" He says, pointing to the window.

"I have some free time today since monster activities have been more stable," He says as I think. Monster activities have indeed been more stable in some areas recently, although they’ve increased in others, according to what I’ve heard from other magical girls.

"Ah, I think I’ll go to sleep. Even though I don’t have classes, I still want to wake up early and prepare things to go out with Setsuna. We’ll take advantage of the holidays to have great times together and get to know each other better," I tell him, and he nods to me.

"Then I’ll be going. Have a great night, Ayane, and dream of angels," He says jokingly as he flies out the window.

"Good night to you too," I say, closing the window. I need to try to sleep, although I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep tonight.