Surprisingly, near the central district of Kisou Academy, there was a fissure—a sign of an Angel’s emergence.

In the basement of a central district building, after trespassing via teleportation, we stood before the fissure.

“So, this is the marker for where the Angel is?”

“Yes. They erode into the world like Dungeon Cores. This is the sign of it.”

That’s what the original work said, anyway.

“We’re going to defeat it now… right? Us?”

“Fufu~ Nervous? How cute.”

I gently wrapped her trembling hands in mine.

Clam-chan looked at me in surprise.

“It’s okay. I’m with you.”

It’s settled—!

Mysterious Beautiful Girl points acquired!

『In the end, Clam-chan’s frustration at relying on Sorciera again is a mood.』

Clam-chan wants to help Sorciera, but Sorciera is so strong that she ends up being the one helped instead. Adorable, really.

But hey, I’m a mysterious beautiful girl, you know?

I can’t just be helped. If I’m the one being saved, I’d just become the heroine.

“Well then, shall we go?”

I raised my hand toward the fissure.

Starreader’s Staff-kun!

『Leave it to me.』

The fissure widened, and soon, the scenery before us began crumbling like a broken mosaic.

As Clam-chan watched the surreal, trick-art-like spectacle with fascination, I coolly swept my hand sideways.

『Here goes! Explosive wind—!』

A gale roared around us as if I’d forcibly pried open space itself.

Pointless? Maybe. But a well-timed gust of wind just screams “mysterious beautiful girl,” you know?

Clam-chan reflexively closed her eyes against the wind but remained alert, summoning her Ma-chanZ.

“…!”

Wow.

She’s seriously ready to fight. Against an Angel, no less.

Well, in terms of compatibility, Clam-chan is the best match for this Angel.

“I’m counting on you, Purification-chan.”

“Ugh, stop calling me that! It’s embarrassing!”

“Oh? I like that side of you.”

“…R-Really?”

Hahaha, behold, Starreader’s Staff-kun!

A flustered beautiful girl is a sight to behold.

Makes the meal even tastier!

『Seconds, please!』

Grabbing Clam-chan’s hand, I stepped into the torn-open space.

Time to slaughter an Angel~ ^^

『Yaaay ^^』

■

When facing an Angel, the rule is simple:

Kill on sight.

Every last one of them is strong—no, cheating.

So, the best strategy is to kill them before they act. And of course, never let them escape once the fight starts.

That’s why you gotta look carefully, okay?

“…This place is creepy.”

Clam-chan muttered as she scanned our surroundings.

A crimson sky, cracked earth.

Not a single blade of grass, let alone any signs of life. This is an Angel’s domain.

Well, the root cause is the same as a Dungeon Core, but that’s not worth remembering.

What matters is that they’re strong.

Though, to be honest, anything below Seraphim or Cherubim-tier is easy for me to handle alone!

『Hah? Even a Seraphim would be easy. Don’t underestimate Demonsgear.』

How reliable.

But if that were the case, the story would change.

I’d end up as Sorciera the Starreader, not Lutra of the Mirror Realm.

Fighting those high-tier Angels is Tourak-kun’s job.

Hang in there, Tourak-kun.

You’ve gotta fight six ridiculously strong Angels before the final boss!

But don’t worry—this mysterious beautiful girl will support you~ ^^

Now then, Starreader’s Staff-kun, let’s find the Angel.

This time, we need to show Tourak-kun a corpse and say, “This is what an Angel is, got it?”

By presenting the Angel’s existence while also showcasing Sorciera the mysterious beautiful girl who can hunt them, we’ll set the stage!

『But that means there’ll be a scene where Sorciera loses and despairs at the enemy’s strength, right? I know how this works.』

Exactly. You get it.

Someday, I will have to lose.

Losing to some mid-tier boss would be humiliating, so I’d rather get wrecked by the final boss or something close to it.

『You’re planning to lose on purpose…?』

Starreader’s Staff-kun, let me impart an ancient, universal truth:

—Losing feels good.♥

『Eek!』

Don’t cower, young one.

Everyone loses eventually.

The principle of “the prosperous must decline” applies even to Sorciera.

So when that time comes, I’ll fade away mysteriously, beautifully, and deliciously—because that’s what a beautiful girl does.

『I see… A beautiful end. I think I understand now.』

Not that I plan to lose anytime soon, though. Wahaha.

Sorciera’s strong and mysterious, after all.

This Angel? Easy.

Hell, Clam-chan could handle it!

『No way Clam can do it. It’s still an Angel. And if it can interfere with this world, it’s at least a Dominion-class.』

Nah, this Angel’s just a trash mob that summons bird monsters (spoilers).

A useless Angel that relies on numbers.

In the original, Rokuhara-san killed all of them—summons included—in one go.

No special abilities, so it’s basically tutorial-tier.

Some readers even theorize the Chairman summoned it as the tutorial.

Oh, and its true form is a bird’s nest made of eyes and human arms, so destroy it on sight.

No cheap gore allowed~ ♥

『Destroying it~ ^^』

Leave the mobs to Ma-chanZ. I’ll handle the main body.

That’s the beautiful girl combo for you.

『And then, after the battle, Clam’s heated body—』

Dude, you’ve been really off lately.

You can’t just steer everything that way.

Restraint makes the payoff even better when the time comes.

“…Sorciera, look at that.”

Clam-chan pointed at something.

Following her finger, I saw a pale, grotesque creature.

A monstrous, bloated deer-like abomination.

…Huh?!?!

What the hell is that?!

『Ah, a Cherubim-class.』

That’s one of the super-strong Angels!

Its antlers—bundles of gnarled, witch-like fingers—were impossible to ignore.

The Angel noticed us at the same time, slowly turning its head.

Wait, where are the birds?!

The trash mobs we were supposed to slaughter in a flurry of feathers while Sorciera laughs maniacally in the background?!

『Not implemented.』

Useless devs.

…Wait, hold on. I know this Angel.

“We just have to kill that thing, right? Ma-chanZ, standby!”

Clam-chan, brimming with fighting spirit, was ready to brute-force it.

Meanwhile, I remembered.

…That’s one of the six apocalyptic Angels.

“W-Wait—”

“Go, Ma-chanZ!”

Too late.

The frogs latched onto the Angel’s limbs and exploded one after another.

『Did we get it!?』

Nope.

But that’s not the problem—here it comes!

“Clam, over here!”

“Huh?”

I pulled Clam-chan close and deployed a cool-looking magic circle.

Starreader’s Staff-kun, cut off all sound around us.

『Easy peasy ^^』

A soundproof hemispherical barrier formed.

Holding Clam-chan inside, I glared at the Angel.

The Six Calamities—the heralds of the coming end.

The second of them, the Beginning of Ruin, is a sound of death effective against all malicious life.

Attack it, and its antlers counter with an instant-death sound wave.

Incidentally, this is how Mihaya-chan dies once in the original.

But don’t worry—she gets revived by Shiyaku ^^

After that, she awakens an ability that guarantees fatal wounds, making her the true boss of her arc.

I’d forgotten because the first boss is so forgettable.

But it doesn’t change the fact that this is one of the world-ending Angels.

And now it’s right in front of me.

Gyah!

The original’s getting ruined—!

『Uh, what about the death sound…?』

Hah? That’s not even a real attack.

Relax. Even if my heart stops, you’ll keep it going, right?

『Well, yeah, but… Aren’t you afraid of dying?』

I’ve already died once.

Besides, Clam-chan’s more important than me.

Right now, holding her like this—

In this soundless space, what can I do?

That’s right—be a mysterious beautiful girl!

“——”

I patted Clam-chan’s worried head and pulled her even closer.

Then, I pressed my forehead against hers.

Starreader’s Staff-kun, establish telepathy!

We’re talking mind-to-mind now!

『This is basically se○! Basically se○!』

Not that far.

But yeah, forehead-touching with a beautiful girl is thrilling.

Damn, I’m shaking from excitement.

『Two beautiful girls touching heads cures all ailments!』

Just hurry up and do it.

『Of course ^^』

And so, I began an intimate telepathic conversation with Clam-chan.