“Right now, I’m preparing a barrier to keep Sachiko safe. But Sachiko ran away before I could finish… Sorry, Snow. Could you bring her back for me? Also, if someone’s targetting her… could you protect her for me?”

“Understood.”

A prompt decision. Fal was surprised. What should he say? What should he not say? Puk Puck repeatedly said thank you as she shook Snow White’s hands up and down, together with the Magical Girl Sorami, they moved across the corridors.

Snow White’s vital signs slightly lowered.

There was only Snow White and Fal in the room now. Fal spoke to her without his stereoscopic image.

“What’s wrong, Pon? You agreed way too easily, Pon.”

“It’s fine.”

Snow White placed her hand on her chest. She murmured in a small voice.

“Fine…?”

“I heard the voice in her heart. I thought I couldn’t hear the voices of the Three Sages, like the time I met Grim Heart.”

Snow White, who seemed calmer now, had her heart rate rise once again.

“She’s worried about the Land of Magic’s current state, she seriously wants to save her to do that ritual. She was worried about Sachiko even without the ritual. The other Magical Girls think the same too. Like that Sorami girl.”

Her voice toned down, she added the person beyond the sliding door too.

“So she’s someone we can work with, Pon?”

“Yes, I think.”

Magical Girl Raising Project: ACES, Chapter 1