Their appearance was flashy.
'A long blonde twin-tailed girl with a frilly outfit and holding a golden wand? Really?'
Rai's focus was on the sole girl within that group of four. The female Guardian was often called a 'Magical Girl' due to how similar their clothes were to the movie.
And that certain Magical Girl who had just appeared alongside three men in mechanical costume was simply…
'Beautiful.'
Not only beautiful but also familiar. The description of her appearance, more specifically.
A cute, small face with bright aquamarine eyes. The smile that never faltered even when confronting minions from the evil organization.
Clothes full of frill and large breasts which almost spilled out from her slightly open dress. The white and blue accent of her costume and a large blue sapphire in the middle of her golden wand to help her to control Magicule inside her body.
Without a doubt…
'That girl is the protagonist of Corrupted Guardian, Ahri.'
Excitement gushed inside Rai. This was it… the reason why he took Ossa's contract. To play. To have fun in this world full of magic and miracles.
What was fun?
That question depended on people.
But for Rai, something fun was something exciting.
"Kukuku…"
A low laugh escaped his lips unconsciously as the other minions started to attack the newly arrived Guardians without caring about their safety.
Ami looked at him strangely and took a step back. Something about Rai had changed.
"Ah… Right. I wondered why Ossa gave me this mission, but I assume he knew about this too." He muttered as he held the white mask covering his face. "I don't need this."
Saying so, he threw his mask away. However, the face behind that mask wasn't the androgynous one from before. It had changed. His clothes were slowly also covered in darkness too.
"Transformation…" Ami muttered, recognizing what had actually happened in front of her.
The bland black bodysuit turned into a prized suit, looking stylish with its tie and a black shirt underneath. A black coat with fur around its collar draped around Rai's broad shoulder, completed with gold accessories.
His androgynous features were gone. His body grew slightly, and his muscles became more defined.
A masculine jawline and face replaced it, and his black hair became slightly longer, touching his ears.
Looking at Rai's transformation, Ami looked rather confused.
"But he didn't use System Watch to do it!"
Indeed. Rai's transformation was sudden and one that didn't use System Watch. It was due to his uncontrolled desire to have fun that his Magicule forced him to transform.
The core inside his body that Ossa awakened before worked at full throttle, pumping dark Magicule all over his body. He felt… powerful, and his desire to have fun was overflowing.
Desire and emotion were what fuelled Magicule's activity. Because Rai was filled with both and wasn't really experienced in handling Magicule yet, he transformed without even using System Watch.
But… all knowledge he needed was already implanted in his head due to this transformation.
"I will be back shortly."
Saying so, Rai swung his right hand, and a black cane with an exquisite black gem adorning its handle appeared. He gripped it as if it was natural and started walking toward the crowd.
Minions surrounded the newly arrived Guardians, and the three men in mechanical suits stepped forward to defend the only Magical Girl as if they were her meat walls.
"Please leave those minions to us, Ahri. You can focus on taking down the Captain or their Commander if there is any!"
One of the men with dark blue hair and similar eyes exclaimed. He pulled a rifle from the back of his red mechanical suit and pointed its muzzle toward the minions in the distance.
However, none of them dared to get close except for the minion with a mask resembling a clown.
"Hey hey! You Guardians finally showed up, huh?"
She riled up the Guardians, just like she always did, to have fun seeing their reactions.
But it didn't work. Those Guardians had been trained to stay calm in any kind of situation.
"That clown mask… She's a troublesome member of Extity called Clown, often creating destruction no matter where she showed up."
"Let's kil–"
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!"
Before the second men could say anything, they were interrupted by a cheery, chirpy voice coming from the side.
Everyone looked to the side at once and saw a man walking toward them in an all-black costume and walking cane. The gait and the way he walked were confident. There was no hesitation in approaching the scene where Guardians and minions faced each other.
"If you want to have fun, please do invite me. I am quite lonely being left alone in the side, drinking green tea with only my minion partner."
His words made it clear that he was also a part of the evil organization.
"A Captain is detected!" The first Guardian shouted, turning the muzzle of his gun toward the newly appeared man. "Miss Ahri! Permission to shoot!"
"Wait!" The Magical Girl stepped forward and stopped the man.
Her expression was serious as she narrowed her eyes, looking at Rai with wariness. The watch on her left wrist beeped loudly, giving her warning.
Taking a glance at her watch, she then warned her comrades loudly.
"He's not a Captain… His Magicule is at least Vice-Commander level!"
"Correct~ You have an interesting device, aren't you, Miss Magical Girl?" Rai stopped a bit away from them and waved his cane around. "Why don't we play a little while your comrades play with my comrades? I believe they are raring to go already. Right, Miss Clown?"
"Exactly~!" Miss Clown shouted energetically as she jumped close to Rai.
Cracking the whip in her hand, Miss Clown giggled lowly as she looked at the three Guardians behind the Magical Girl.
"You know us pretty well for a newbie! Leave those three to us. Some of our men have some problems with them, you know?" She continued. "Rather, you look good in your transformation? What is that? You look really cool!"
"Hahaha. Thank you." Rai laughed and hunched his back slightly, taking a discarded red ribbon that flew near his feet.
Holding the ribbon tightly in his hand, Rai took a step forward. "I am counting on you, Miss Clown. I want to play a little with Miss Magical Girl over there."
"I won't let y–"
*Crack!*
Once again, the first Guardian with dark blue hair tried to step forward, but an attack in front of him stopped him from moving.
"Stop right there~ Your opponent is me~"
The one who stopped him was, of course, Miss Clown. Her whip somehow lengthened and was now more than a few meters long. She held it with both hands, smiling gleefully underneath her mask, as she faced the Guardians.
"Let's take it somewhere else, shall we?"
Miss Clown cracked her whip once again, sending an attack that forced the Guardians to dodge it by jumping away.
Many other minions also rushed toward them, encircling them. In just a short time, they managed to separate the three Guardians from the Magical Girl, giving space to Rai.
"Miss Ahri!"
The separated Guardian shouted worriedly, but the Magical Girl called Ahri gave them a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry! I will be okay!" She said, pumping her fists in front of her chest, causing her large breasts to bounce slightly. "Besides, I am strong!" Then she gave them a peace sign with her fingers.
"Strong, huh?" Rai muttered, stopping in front of Ahri. "Being strong is meaningless in our play, Miss Magical Girl."
The Magical Girl's bright smile was unaffected by the fact she was separated from her comrades. She gripped her wand and accumulated white Magicule on the tip, ready to send a burst of attack any time.
"Let's see if that's true, Evildoer!"