Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

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Lion of Courage – Ryan. He was previously Rika Sugiyama's Jewel Beast, but now he is contracted with Hitomi Tono.

The Serpent of Wisdom – Lena. Previously contracted by Ayasa Terasaki, she currently has no contractor.

The Balance Fox – Esther. Previously under contract with Yoko Sugiyama, now under contract with Yuri Takajo.

Bernie, the resolute wolf. His previous contractor was Hoshino Yui, and he is now contracted by Arisu Akari.

There's also Lily, the Harmony Sparrow who has never broken her contract with Hanaya Rika.

These five gem beasts have existed since the birth of magic. They are the original and only five gem beasts, and each of them has a file registered at the Tower of Stars.

The management of Gem Beasts in the Star Tower is actually much stricter than you might imagine.

Throughout the development of magic, there have been many who have tried to decipher the Gem Beasts in order to research and create replicas, but none have succeeded. On several occasions, the magic has fallen into the hands of malicious individuals, causing considerable disturbances.

Even in the era of Sugiyama Rika and Terasaki Ayasa, there were villains who used Dark Jewel Beast to forcibly transform and overdraw their potential.

That person used some unknown black technology to analyze the operating principle of the Gem Beasts, and then created five counterfeit Gem Beasts and combined them together for use.

The effect was unexpectedly powerful. At that time, Hoshino Yui was still a lone wolf and was initially unwilling to cooperate with Sugiyama Rika and the others. The disorganized team suffered a major setback at the beginning when facing this type of villain.

Later, of course, it was thanks to the friendship between the magical girls that they managed to dismantle all the Dark Jewel Beasts.

What was initially thought to be just an ordinary villain turned out to be a surprise when a mage from the Tower of Stars arrived and took the defeated villain away.

At the time, Sugiyama Rika and Terasaki Ayasa didn't understand, but now they actually have a vague idea of ​​the answer.

The magicians of the Star Tower usually only appear when the survival of the world is at stake. The fact that they attach so much importance to the matter of Jewel Beasts means that Jewel Beasts are far more than just magical girl contract partners.

The magical girls' understanding of Jewel Beasts might not even be one-tenth of their full secrets.

It was under these circumstances that Mayumi Haga's friend, Karasuha, received permission from the gods of this world to become the sixth Jewel Beast.

At the time, Mayumi Haga looked dejected, and it took a lot of coaxing from Karasu Haga that made the two lords not to immediately bring up the bad news.

If you swagger around in the competition with a Gem Beast that appears out of nowhere, you'll definitely attract the attention of the Star Tower.

It was only a matter of time. After Ravenfeather became a Gemmon, he would be sought after sooner or later even if he didn't participate in the competition.

The Star Tower sounds like a place devoid of human warmth; it even clashed with the dispatched Star Mages last time. Sugiyama Rika didn't really want Haga Mayumi to be associated with such a place.

She was originally going to the Star Tower in the next couple of days, since she had promised Hoshino Yui what she was supposed to do. However, she was caught by Terasaki Ayasa and saw Haga Mayumi participating in the Monster City Festival, so she postponed it for two days and had Hoshino Yui come to pick her up.

Now it seems... it has actually facilitated Hoshino Yui's arrival here, making it possible for her to discover the sixth Jewel Beast ahead of time?!

“…Why don’t you leave now?” Terasaki Ayasa said, her head aching.

It can't really be said that this was Sugiyama Rika's fault; it was just too coincidental. If Sugiyama Rika and Hoshino Yui had left even a day earlier, they wouldn't have run into each other.

Sugiyama Rika also wanted to, but: "...I don't know the address."

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

The location of the Star Tower can only be discovered by someone leading the way, so even if Sugiyama Rika wanted to go there first, it would be impossible.

Now, all we can do is pray that Hoshino Yui doesn't happen to come by today and run into Haga Mayumi and Karasuha wreaking havoc.

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flight.

This was an unprecedented experience for humans who did not have wings, and for Mayumi Haga, who was born only to stay on the ground and look up at the sky.

As a guardian, she possesses the skill of gliding through the air using a paraglider. She can achieve brutal aerial movement by self-destructing, and due to her high-speed regeneration, she is almost in perpetual motion.

After arriving in this world, she also traveled by airplanes and other means of transportation, using technology to understand the sights in the sky.

Even after transforming into a black dragon, she was able to swim in the air, which could be considered a form of hovering flight.

But never so...light.

My body felt so light, as if I had truly transformed into a feather, easily lifted up by the wind.

This was a high-speed flight that Mayumi Haga had never experienced before; she had never flown so freely and comfortably as a human before.

With just a gentle flap of its wings, it seemed to transform into a whirlwind, instantly traveling hundreds of meters from the starting point, leaving other competitors far behind. The resulting gust of wind left most of them dazed and confused.

Is my lightness due to the fusion of the physical characteristics of the Feather Clan?

Is it possible that the bones have become hollow and thin, which is why the weight has decreased so much, allowing for such rapid weight loss?

Mayumi Haga didn't know.

All she knew was that she seemed to be somewhat happy.

For this kind of flight she had never experienced before, for the wind she could hold in her hands.

As for the other contestants who have been left behind and are already feeling quite uncertain?

All I can do is wish them happiness.

However, most of the scattered contestants were not very strong monsters. The monsters with a little strength reacted and tried to speed up and catch up.

Text: 293. So exciting, what anime is this?

The speed and precision of magical flight are actually related to the amount of magical energy output and control of the flyer.

Even a weak monster with little magic can achieve speed by carefully controlling his or her magic.

Conversely, while magic output determines explosive power, poor control of the output flow can also cause turbulence or loss of speed in the air.

The faster you want to fly, the more you should keep a steady mindset, smoothly press the magic accelerator, and gradually increase your speed.

Of course, if the user of flying magic is strong enough to withstand a sudden increase in magic power output, then they can also achieve a teleportation-like effect.

The most typical example is the magical girl Crimson. Although she looks like a slender and petite girl, by the standards of magical ability users, her physique is an absolute monster.

Even with the help of a Gemmon, it would normally be impossible to fly at such a cheating speed so quickly.

But Crimson Magical Girl did it; her flight speed is even the fastest among all magical girls.

Of course, this is just linear speed. Charging around seems to be the specialty of the red-ranked players, while agility is the responsibility of the blue-ranked players.

However, Mayumi Haga's flight is, strictly speaking, completely different from magic.

It combines the characteristics of the guardian of the Haga True Bow and the wind-controlling power of the Crow Feather Clan, but in reality, the sorcery power of another world plays a crucial role.

Witchcraft is the power to communicate with heaven and earth, which is completely different from magic, which is an energy ignited by the fire of the heart.

Therefore, Mayumi Haga's flight is, strictly speaking, supported by the omnipresent power of the wind, which sustains her wings and body.

If she so desires, the wind can become a wall of obstacles, adding resistance to her opponents behind her.

In other words, from this moment on, the wind direction is in her favor!

"Whoa... Suddenly such a strong wind?!" came the exclamation from the audience.

Despite having measured the wind speed and deeming it perfect weather for the competition, a strong wind, unusually strong in recent years, suddenly blew up.

With gasps of surprise, many small objects were blown away by the sudden gust of wind, spinning and rising in the air, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, like a flock of birds.

From the perspective of other contestants, however, things were much worse.

Originally, when using magic to fly at high speed, one must cover their body with a thin layer of protection to mitigate wind resistance, so that the fragile body can withstand the pressure.

However, because Mayumi Haga directly altered the environment on-site, and it was constantly changing, the athletes had to accelerate while adjusting their protective gear.

"Wa ...

To make matters worse, the aerial course for this competition also features obstacles, requiring participants to maintain high speeds and navigate around them precisely amidst erratic winds, which undoubtedly places even greater demands on the competitors.

Damn it... was it really necessary to use such field magic in a competition?

The contestants gritted their teeth, filled with resentment towards Mayumi Haga, who was far ahead.

The conditions for activating field magic are undoubtedly quite demanding; it's a type of magic that only high-level monsters who have evolved to a certain stage can cast at will. Ordinary monsters, on the other hand, require incantations and certain external assistance.

But if they weren't mistaken, Mayumi Haga accomplished all of this in an instant.

They didn't even notice any trace of magic!

What exactly is this...?

For those eccentric people who know nothing about the other world, the ability of witchcraft to alter the landscape is indeed an extraordinary feat.

Looking at Haga Mayumi, who had already left them hundreds of meters behind and had become a small black dot, he also became cautious.

Before the match, the oddballs did do a simple analysis of their opponents.

However, generally speaking, attention is focused on the most competitive few strange characters who are good at flying, such as the paper airplane strange character from the prank group and the popping candy strange character from the orange juice group.

The Paper Airplane Monster doesn't sound like a very powerful monster, but because of its unique flying ability and its popularity with children, it is surprisingly good at high-speed flight.

Popping Candy Monster is the best of the worst among Orange Juice Monsters. To make the loss less embarrassing, they crowdfunded to give him a lot of magic so that he could rank as high as possible.

The paper airplane freak watched as it got further and further away from Mayumi Haga, and because it was too light, it was almost blown off the track by the wind.

Because of the inherent characteristics of paper airplanes, they can also achieve a speed boost when encountering suitable wind direction.

Before the race, she specifically calculated that under these wind conditions, she could achieve 1.1 times the maximum flight speed.

This was already a huge advantage. If Mayumi Haga hadn't changed the course of the game, they could have easily taken the lead and won.

But now... forget about any buffs, all she's getting are negative effects. She's swaying in the wind like a fool!

While I was still thinking of a solution, the Popping Candy Monster behind me suddenly caught up with me using the simplest magic acceleration.

The flight trajectory of the Popping Candy Monster is quite unique, somewhat like it's jumping in the air, leaving behind a series of jerky zigzags.

Seeing that the Paper Airplane Monster had once again widened the gap between him and himself, the Popping Candy Monster also exerted all his strength to squeeze out the magic power in his body, like a boiler turned up to the maximum power, humming and evaporating rainbow-colored smoke from his body.

We absolutely cannot lose to that guy...!

As the two began their fierce competition, Mayumi Haga also noticed two strange figures chasing after her with terrifying momentum.

One of them shouted "Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!" and suddenly accelerated, their bodies almost burning up, chasing each other with a passion that seemed to burn with life itself.

What anime is this? It's so exciting!

Haga Mayumi was confused.

Ah, the first item point is just ahead.

Mayumi Haga reached out and grabbed a prop ball, then tossed it behind her.

"Oh!"

The small golden ball transformed into a giant net, instantly trapping the two strange individuals who had only their rivals in their eyes.

Text: 294. Wait a minute!

Haga Mayumi's move completely stunned her two most competitive opponents.

The two oddballs were in a frenzied state of competition where they could only see each other when they were suddenly caught in a net thrown by Mayumi Haga. The two, who were not paying attention to their opponent, were naturally hit directly.

Moreover, because the acceleration was so sudden, both of them were actually at the limit of their self-control. The sudden attack caused their hearts to skip a beat, and they instantly lost their composure.

Haga Mayumi landed a critical hit!

Both opponents sank instantly!

...Was this also part of their calculations?

The two strange men felt that this human was truly terrifying. From concealing his strength and transforming before the match, to suddenly changing the wind direction at the start of the match, to being able to use the items at just the right time to defeat them... every step was just right!

Not only that, even the spectators in the stadium were stunned as they watched the live broadcast screen appear in the sky.

How could an ordinary person achieve this?

Wow, that's incredible! Where did this hidden master come from?

But the truth is they were overthinking it.

Mayumi Haga doesn't know magic and can't understand the contents of the item ball at all. She just grabbed the first item she could and threw it behind her based on her instincts.

As for the other coincidences, it's because she had only just learned how to use this form.

They were just lucky.

She picked up whatever she could and threw it behind her, hoping to hit as many people as possible and delay the others.

In reality, if we only look at pure flight speed, even if Mayumi Haga tried her best, she could only be about average among the weirdos.

Magic, after all, is a bit more irrational.

But she took the lead at the start of the competition, and her throwing accuracy was extraordinary; almost no one could beat her.

What she needs to do is not to surpass the other eccentrics, but to hold onto her number one position.