Seriously, hallucinations? That’s terrifying..

『Didn’t I tell you? Interfering with the human brain is child’s play for me now.』

I haven’t felt this scared of you in a while.

“I… was dreaming?”
“You seemed to be having quite the pleasant dream. Hehe, I like people like you. You can get away with anything.”
“Ugh!”

I tilted the Professor’s chin upward and gazed into her eyes.
Reflected in her pupils, my figure was perfectly mysterious.

“Don’t be so scared. I’m just offering to embellish the finale of your heroic tale with grandeur.”

She tried to squirm away, but the chains held her in place.
Apparently, she had some sort of Light Wings, but there’s no way such things could beat a mysterious beauty like me.
Still, Light Wings, huh… I kind of want them too.

『Hmm, I’ll consider it, but Light Wings don’t really suit you.』

That’s a tough call.
If I pile on too much visually, I’ll end up like one of those players prioritizing performance over aesthetics.
I want to maintain a cohesive, mysterious style.

But this isn’t the time for such deliberations.

“Now then, let’s begin.”

I pressed my index finger against the Professor’s forehead.
A small blue-purple magic circle spread from the tip, enveloping her head.

Alright, preparations complete!

『Time to clean up this beauty’s brain.』

“What… what are you planning to do?!”
“Interference with the Reincarnation System.”
“?! How do you know about that?!”

Saw it in the original story.

“Convenient, isn’t it? Transferring a soul to another vessel. Wanting to survive so desperately—how human. Endearing, yet pitiful.”
“What would you understand?! Without my intellect, saving the world would be impossible!”

Shut up.
The world will be saved by Touraku-kun!
And if he can’t save it due to some plot derailment, I’ll take responsibility.

“You’re not the one to save the world. Someone like you can’t bear the burden of saving it.”
“Don’t underestimate me, you brat! Do you even know how much I’ve contributed—gah?!”

The magic circle activated, and the Professor’s face twisted in agony.
Her slightly movable limbs trembled violently as she desperately tried to escape the pain.

“What… are you doing?”
“Interfering with your soul.”

My words made the Professor’s eyes widen.
Like she had seen the unbelievable, her bloodshot eyes fixated on me.

“You… you’re lying. Do you know how much time and sacrifice it took to create the Reincarnation System?! There’s no way you could tamper with souls so easily!”
“Refusing to accept the truth before your eyes. Truly unsalvageable.”

Even as we spoke, the Professor’s soul was being erased.
It is being erased, right? …Honestly, I don’t feel anything.
When does this finish?

“Stop it! I’m disappearing!”
“…Hehe, you look much better scared.”

Will there be a signal when it’s done?
It’d be embarrassing if I stayed in this pose after she’s gone.

『Don’t worry, I’ll let you know. Relax.』

Oh, that’s reassuring.

“Ah… disappearing… disappea…”

The Professor’s body trembled incessantly.
I looked down at her and gave a smug smirk.

『Ah, it’s done. No resistance, no defensive programs. How careless.』

Usually, no one installs security software for souls.

“Alright, the Professor’s process is complete.”
“She’s… really dead?”
“Yes.”

The thing that used to be the Professor slumped lifelessly on the chair.
Was her name Hikari?
Hmm, judging by the hallucinations earlier, it seems Purification-chan and Hikari-chan were close friends.

Leaving the body intact was definitely the right call!
Good thing I didn’t impulsively slash her in half.

『Yeah, and it’s a relief we didn’t fire off a blast either.』

We’re thoughtful, mysterious beauties.
That’s why we can adapt flexibly to any problem.

“Thank you. Now I can let Hikari rest.”

Purification-chan released the chains and tried to cradle Hikari-chan’s body.
I gently grasped her hand.

“Huh?”

Radiating mysterious beauty aura, I used my free hand to softly wipe away Purification-chan’s tears.
Tears don’t suit a beauty.

『Seeing a beauty cry is heartbreaking.』

Star-reading Staff-kun was spot on.
Apparently, Purification-chan and Hikari-chan had parted on bad terms.
Ending things like this just feels wrong.

『Oh! I learned this at the amusement park!』

Oh, does Star-reading Staff-kun know?

『Of course. A beauty’s final moments must be—』

“The final moments must be happy.”
“…Huh?”

“I don’t want to die while still fighting. That kind of sad ending is not something I want!”

“I want a happy ending!”

“Bad ends and tragedies that suit beautiful girls should be locally sourced here.”

『That’s a problem in itself, so let’s have a slow discussion, okay?』

“Huh? Has Starreader’s Staff become a happy-ending supremacist now?”

『I’m saying I don’t want to get dragged into this, though?』

“Don’t be modest. It’s fine. Soon, you’ll be able to objectively see yourself all beaten up and be excited about it.”

『Could you stop suddenly accelerating like that? I don’t want to be left behind.』

“Let’s leave the collection of beautiful girl bad ends for later, and focus on the task at hand.”

I lay Hikari-chan on the floor and deploy several magic circles around her for no reason.

Having lots of magic circles gives the impression that something amazing is going to happen.

“What are you going to do?”

“Obviously, I’m going to return this body to its rightful owner.”

“…Eh, does that mean…”

I deliberately avoid eye contact. Helping people like this is the absolute limit for a mysterious beautiful girl, you know?

It wouldn’t be weird for a hero beautiful girl, but for a mysterious one, helping people can easily lead to misunderstandings.

『What are you fighting against, exactly?』

“Against the beautiful girl inside me.”

“Reincarnation systems are truly fascinating. I’ll play around with this toy for a bit.”

Well, I’m not actually using a reincarnation system. It sounds too complicated.

What I’m doing is a much simpler method.

By the way, has Hikari-chan been found?

『Yeah, I found her. After erasing the Professor and scanning three times, I was able to detect a faint soul reaction. Sorry to keep asking, but… did you really find her?』

Of course, I did.

A beautiful girl’s soul is something dazzling.

No matter how worn or faded it gets, there’s no way I’d miss that shine.

At first, I was angry and tried to restrain the Professor, but after the transfer, I noticed something.

Huh? I can feel a beautiful girl? I thought.

I observed the Professor and was certain of it.

The beautiful girl’s soul wasn’t dead yet.

『I really didn’t understand… Even I couldn’t figure it out. How did you know?』

It’s because of my love for beautiful girls.

Love made me realize it.

It’s wonderful, isn’t it?

So, now that that’s settled, it’s time for the real thing.

I deploy a huge magic circle on the floor.

Normally, I use it for convergence shots, but this time, I connected it all to one girl.

『Using magic to replenish a worn-out soul. Theoretically, it’s possible.』

Then it’s fine!

The phrase “theoretically possible” is basically a success flag!

I’ve won. Time to cross-dress.

‘Because of you, I’m at a zero balance right now.’

Once the purple light starts to illuminate the entire room, I look at Purification-chan’s eyes and smile.

“――People wish upon stars, don’t they?”

I create a wind and give a dramatic prelude as if something incredible is about to happen, while my eyes glow faintly.

This will really enhance the feeling of being non-human.

It’s basically a resurrection of the dead, and I want to show off the unfathomable depth of the mysterious beautiful girl.

For some reason, over the past few days, only the points for beautiful girls with sad destinies were increasing.

I need to make sure I emphasize my mysterious beautiful girl persona here.

“Wish upon me. I might grant it, on a whim.”

“Will Hikari really come back to life…!?”

“Well, I wonder about that.”

I can probably do it.

No, I can definitely do it!

‘Killing villains is nothing compared to bringing beautiful girls back to life. This is way more exciting.’

See, Starreader’s Staff says so, so it’s fine!

“…Okay, I wish it.”

Purification-chan says this, squeezing out the words.

She looks serious, but is she overwhelmed with emotion?

No, no, it’s a happy ending, so smile, smile!

“I don’t care what the cost is. Just… please save Hikari… my precious person.”

“? Eh, sure.”

I didn’t really understand half of what she said, but I agreed anyway.

I won’t take any money.

I’ll help for free!

‘For free＾＾’

And so, from here on out, it’s today’s super mysterious beautiful girl time!

(Translator Note: I decided that starreader will have 『』 instead of ‘ or ” in the future for when it is speaking. It’s starting to get confusing to tell when it or someone else is speaking)