Chapter 271 – The politician's grandchild…? Wait, it's you—!

Тhе dау had comе fоr Magiсal Girl Eсhо’s dеbut.

Shе рrоmised to dеmonstratе hеr pоwеrs in а рrоpеrly sаfe loсаtiоn.

Sрecifiсallу, the locаl сommunity centеr.

Аnd as it turned out, Counсilоr Kodama’s homе bаse was аpраrеntlу the same arеa wherе Sрiсe lived!

Whоа.

Сome tо think of it, his faсe did look familiаr frоm postеrs.

А cоuncilor whо, on top оf his duties аs а cabinet minister, was аlso раrtiсipаting in training as Есhо.

That’s sоme inсrеdiblе vitаlitу.

“It’s for mу grаnddаughter, уоu see. I can work as hard as needed. …Well, that’s part of it, but there are limits in reality. Yet strangely enough, ever since I started transforming into Echo, I feel energy overflowing within my body…”

“That’s because you’re physically getting younger, after all.”

Moreover, physical stamina and power are calculated and applied based on their respective primes.

Magical Girls might just be the ultimate destination for men who have trained their bodies to the limit.

Even Spice could tell that since becoming Shogo, his physical abilities had improved as much as if he’d been working out at a gym.

Well then, as they waited in the community center’s attached gymnasium, a cheerful voice called out, “Hello there!”

Here she comes, the granddaughter.

That voice sounded familiar from somewhere…

When Spice turned around…

“Ah! Big Sister Spice!!”

There stood a girl who had grown quite tall, transitioning from a little girl to a young lady!

“Y-you’re…! You’re the kid who watched Spice’s magic!”

The little girl he’d encountered several times in the park, who had been present for opportunities to show off Spice’s little bits of magic.

She was Councilor Kodama’s granddaughter!

That makes sense.

Seeing Spice, she became enamored with adventure streamers…

Got it!

“You’ve gotten taller.”

“Ufufu, I’ll catch up to you soon, Big Sister! But I’m still way smaller than the person inside you.”

So she’d come to understand the concept of virtual female avatars!

It was only here that he finally learned her name; apparently, it was Little Rei.

It turned out she had an older brother named Shun…

Put together, their names made “Shunrei” (steep peak)…?

Wow, that’s quite the naming scheme.

Little Rei had imitated Spice’s hairstyle and wore her hair in twin tails.

They matched!

Incidentally, Little Rei’s mother had also come along, and Spice was acquainted with her as well.

She was Councilor Kodama’s daughter.

I see, I see…

“Now, watch closely!”

The councilor called out gallantly to his daughter and granddaughter.

“Grandpa! Do your best!”

“Do your best. Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Wahaha, who do you think I am?”

The councilor laughed heartily and retrieved a Grimoire from the book holder attached to his waist.

Oh!

The transformation sequence!

He must have practiced this quite a bit?

It’s polished!!

“Metamorphose! Echo!”

He struck a sharp pose!

At that moment, a silver light overflowed from the Detection Grimoire!

Wrapped in radiance, Councilor Kodama’s silhouette underwent a dramatic change.

In height, about the same as Little Rei, somewhere between a young girl and a little girl.

Into a Magical Girl like Spice!

When the light faded, standing there was a beautiful girl with silver hair, wearing a Japanese-style miniskirt and thick-soled platform shoes.

“Magical Girl Echo! Reporting for duty!!”

Bam!!

A pose that seemed to come with its own sound effect.

That was perfect.

Little Rei, who had been staring blankly, began to sparkle with excitement in her eyes.

“A-a-am…”

It seemed her body moved before her words could form, as she started hopping up and down.

“Amaaaazing!! It’s amazing, Grandpa!! You became a Magical Girl just like Little Spice!!”

She pattered over and hugged Echo.

Echo caught her with a beaming smile.

Since the power was Councilor Kodama’s, the difference in physique meant nothing.

Even Spice could carry Mashiro and fly, after all!

Former-male Magical Girls are extremely powerful!

“Now, let me show you my magic! Well, it’s a bit plain, but… With Little Spice’s help, I’ve visualized the magic. Here goes! Sonar!”

Whoosh! A ring of sound manifested.

It became ripples, spreading out while shining silver.

“Rei, do something behind me.”

“Okay! Umm… The monkey pose! Ookie!”

Adorable!

“Hmm, you have your right hand on top of your head, your left hand under your chin, and you’re hopping up and down!”

“Ehh! That’s right! Amaaaazing! You can tell even with your back turned!? It’s magic!!”

It sure is magic.

The effect itself is quite plain, but what’s incredible about Echo is that she can expand this to a radius of several kilometers and selectively filter information.

This power is combined with his mental acuity as Councilor Kodama, but as a support-type Magical Girl, this person is tremendously powerful.

After that, he used sound to flick a distant empty can, and while an empty can launched into the air, he flicked it repeatedly—pon pon—bringing it down to his hand.

Nice, nice.

The results of his training were showing!

This sound-based attack can also have its power adjusted, from delivering a shock to sending a brown bear flying.

Moreover, since it’s a sonic shockwave, those hit by it have their sense of balance thrown into disarray and their hearing messed up for a while.

She might be pretty strong.

“Big Sister is looking at Grandpa with sharp eyes!”

“Little Rei’s grandpa is amazing. As expected of someone who made it to councilor; his human specs are off the charts.”

“Indeed, now that I am to become the Labyrinth Ministry Director-General, I cannot afford to lose to Daikyo! Wahahahaha!!”

The Fourth Labyrinth Ministry Director-General is a Magical Girl!!

This is turning into something incredible!

Incidentally, afterwards, they moved a bit into town in Councilor Kodama’s car and were treated to a meal at a nice restaurant.

They even packed a souvenir for Mashiro!