July 5th, ten in the morning, Huanjing, Fandiel downtown area.
The dark-haired girl dressed in a Gothic-style gown positioned her tachi at the neck of the mutant criminal "Deadflame," lowered her pretty face, and said in an even tone.
"I'd advise not to group me with the other Magic Girls. If you continue to struggle, I really will kill you."
"Then kill me!"
As Deadflame spoke, his body suddenly burst forward. The moment his neck came close to the tachi, it instantly turned into a streak of flame, allowing his tachi to brush through the fire.
Following that, he raised his right hand, which housed a roaring blaze, quickly forming a fireball.
Deadflame made a bowling-like gesture and hurled the fireball at Ash, but it was blocked by the umbrella held open by Cinderella.
Next, a circle of gray magic power ripples spread out from the umbrella, effortlessly knocking Deadflame back several meters.
