Chapter 270 – Magical Girl Echo!

“Нmm, so I just hold thе Grimоirе in оnе hand and deсlаre ‘Mеtamorрhоsе’? Is it rеаllу that simplе? In the shows I wаtсhed with mу grаnddаughtеr whеn she wаs little, thеy had muсh fаnсiеr transformаtion itеms…”

“Councilоr, уour Magicаl Girl knоwledge is a bit skewed!”

Wеll, hе’s a grandpa neаring sеventy…!

Вut the fасt hе’s willing tо become а Magiсаl Girl fоr his granddaughtеr shоws his hеart is still yоung.

Is it reallу young…?

Todау, I’ve brought thе сounсilor from mу home to thе Othеrwоrld.

For the Magicаl Girl test—hеrе, nо onе will see us.

“Аlright, hеrе I go! Mеtamоrрhоsе, Еchо!”

Соuncilоr Кodama raises the Detection Grimoire and declares heroically!

And then…

A silver brilliance spread out in a flash, swallowing Councilor Kodama.

The light rapidly shrank…

And there appeared a girl with silver hair, wearing crimson Japanese-style clothing and a golden miniskirt that looked like a hakama!

A stylish backpack appeared, settling onto her back.

The Detection Grimoire was stored inside.

“How did it go? Huh? Little Spice is now the same height as me… Mmm!? My voice! It’s become high-pitched, like I inhaled helium! Wh-what is this!?”

“Want to see your appearance? Illusion Mirror!”

One of Karafuri’s convenient Magic spells—creating a mirror from illusion!

When we reflected her in it, Echo let out a “Whoa!”

“I-I-I’ve become a girl!! And I’m tiny! My outfit is red!? Wasn’t it supposed to be more subdued? Hmm, but… I’m actually quite cute… Though not as much as my granddaughter… She’s in a league of her own.”

He loves his granddaughter way too much.

“You see, my granddaughter admired you and wanted to become a Streamer. So, it’s quite meaningful that I’m becoming a Magical Girl with your guidance. People truly are connected.”

Echo nods emphatically.

Even though she’s a super rookie Magical Girl, her demeanor is far too veteran.

Her appearance, like Spice’s, is that of a girl around middle elementary school age.

It seems Magical Girls’ heights are around 120–130 cm…

Windy was about that tall too.

By the way, Echo is wearing geta-like platform sandals, and they’re quite thick-soled.

Thanks to that, she might be the tallest among the Magical Girls.

“Alright, let’s give it a try then! In this form, please allow me to use casual speech!”

“You’re the senior here. I don’t mind at all! Now, shall we try using some Magic? Let’s see… Whoa, the Grimoire flew into my hands on its own!”

“Magical Girls and their Grimoires are one, you see. If it’s near you, you can move it with your will!”

“I see… Now then? Shall I try using this so-called detection Magic? Here goes, ahem. ‘With a resonating tone, I probe the surrounding situation. Sonar!'”

Bwoom! A sound echoed, and its wave spread out widely.

A screen-like display appeared before Echo’s eyes, showing a diagram of the area scanned by the sound.

“Oh ho, this is me and this is Little Spice. There were animals hiding in the bushes, but they ran off from the Sonar just now. The terrain is clearly visible too.”

A screen you can rotate in 3D.

You can even see the terrain’s ups and downs.

This is impressive.

Or rather, because she specializes in detection, Echo’s precision with related Magic must be high.

If the person themselves had no talent for Magic, they wouldn’t be able to transform in the first place.

Which means… there’s a possibility that Councilor Kodama’s bloodline has Magic talent…

“Echo’s Grimoire is packed with various convenient Magic spells, so let’s try them out.”

“Right! Let’s see.”

Echo tries them out as she walks.

Spice trots along beside her.

A bird flies by, crying kane.

Seeing this, Echo hums thoughtfully.

“‘Reproduce the heard sound. Appear as a mirror image, Replay Sound!'”

Then, from around Echo, kane!—the bird’s cry echoed.

“Whoa!”

“But couldn’t anyone do this if they had a recorder function?”

“You’d need to record it in advance, right? With this, you can pick up any sound and replay it without recording.”

“Ah, I see. No need to prepare! Hmm, since becoming this body, my mind is sharp, my stiff shoulders are gone, and my back and knees don’t hurt at all. It’s like I’ve been rejuvenated.”

“You have been rejuvenated.”

I decided to have her run around.

Councilor Kodama was apparently a high school baseball player in his youth.

“Muh-ho! Wh-what is this!? Every time I dash across the ground, this body surges forward violently!! This is… this is youth!! No matter how much I run, I don’t get out of breath! Actually, I don’t think I was this fast even when I was in high school…”

“She’s faster than Spice!! The physical abilities of a current high school baseball player combined with the size and lightness of a little girl really are amazing!”

We properly confirmed Echo’s capabilities.

After that, we checked Magic like using sound echoes to examine the inside of objects.

And Magic that paralyzes opponents with loud noises.

Stuff like that.

“Somehow, all the Magic seems to be triggered by sound.”

‘That’s right! When compiling it, I adjusted it that way!’

Flota puffed out her chest proudly.

“You can do that?”

‘Yes, I can! If the person has Witch talent, it’s better to tailor it to their nature to bring out their power. They’re all Lower-Rank Magic spells, but by tuning them to sound Magic, their effectiveness has skyrocketed! She can fight in real battles!’

Flota’s seal of approval!

“But Echo doesn’t have any direct attack Magic, right? How will she handle that?”

In response to Spice’s question, Echo chuckled fearlessly.

“I’ll throw a ball!!”

“Ex-high school baseball player~!!”

“The downside is all my attacks become dead balls, though…”

Now then, next up is showing off Magical Girl Echo to the councilor’s granddaughter!