Magical Subcontactor Ririka ch21-1: The Right Choice for a Magical Girl (Part 1)

Facing her dreams, it's time to do what she must...

Lupina-chan!!
Pii...

Lupina-chan's at her limit.
Mimimi-senpai... I can't protect her on my own...

Waah

Oraa!!

H-How are you still standing...!?
Is she some kind of beast!?

Yuimi-chan!!

Move it!
Your attacks are weaker than a mosquito's!

Why you...!

Kyan!

You're down from just a light push...?
Not got enough guts?
Can't even handle a physical fight?
Come at me like you're trying to kill me.

Eep...!
G-Guts? That's so thougtless!
Let's go at her all at once.
She's more stubborn than a clumsy monster!

Ririka...

Get behind me.
I'll draw their attention.
No, Yuimi-chan! You're all beaten up!

At this rate, Yuimi-chan will...
Wh-What should I do...?

...This is it, huh?
I've put too much on Ririka's shoulders again. I'd better...

I can't be the one being saved all the time!
I have to be able to protect everyone else too!

Wait, Ririka! You're not yet....

Protect everyone, Ducky-chan!!

Huh?

Kyu~

Ririka! What magic is that!?

Her wholehearted desire to protect everyone has allowed Ririka to grow!

Kh... What is this?
How dare you
hurt my
frie...
Huh?

What the? Leaf passed out all of a sudden?
These two as well?
Everyone~!! Are you okay!?

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I beat the mastermind~!

That figure... Is that Momiji-chan!?
It can't be!

You transformed~ Thank goodness~!
Wait, you beat the mastermind?
Yes! The culprit was a hypnotist acting from the shadows.
It seems she was using hypnosis magic to control the magical girls.

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Hypnosis, huh... I see!
With the user defeated, the magical girls have been released.

...In that case, the case is solved -kyu!
Not yet...
There's still a huge problem remaining.

Huge problem?
Look! On the stage.

Ah...!

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Explain yourself, Lupina-chan!!
What's the meaning of that video!?
Have you been deceiving us this whole time!?

It's no good. We're in no position to explain anything.
The video's spreading like wildfire too.
I-I can't stop it!

Could it be the commotion today was all her doing...?
Having monsters attack civilians just so she can save them?
She does have awfully good timing when she shows up to subjugate them.
For real...?

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Wait...
I just want to save everyone...
I mean it...

Image makes up a large part of a magical girl... Now that the video's gone viral,
even though we beat the mastermind, Lupina won't be able to work as a magical girl anymore.

No way... Why is this happening...?
Even Lupina-chan is a good girl at heart...
Somebody... Somebody stop this...!

Warning