“I think it’s best I explain to you in detail. Since the beginning, there were times when the Three Sages were either cooperating or at war with each other. Their Factions are each equipped with powerful Magical Girls who lead them. Those Magical Girls would sometimes come into conflict, and would send representatives whenever they negotiated something. After all, no Sage wants to be caught in the open with their real body. Incarnations aren’t something easy to achieve. They require time and resources. However, the Puk Faction never sends negotiators on their behalf. Instead, they send their real leader, Puk Puck herself.”

Hammer paused for a bit. She began breathing a bit rapidly. She remembers this part of the tale well.

“Every time we send someone to negotiate, they come back and Puk Faction gains more than what we do. We always get the short end of the stick and our negotiators always say it’s a fair deal. They speak highly of Puk Puck as well. I should know this… Because…”

Hammer rubbed her eyes, and her forehead. That image of her appeared in her head again.

“…I was once sent to negotiate with Puk Puck. I saw her. I saw her with my own eyes. What I saw changed me. She looked so innocent and pure, and almost everything she said was filled with kindness. It was… surreal”

Hammer still remembered Puk Puck’s face. Hammer never thought of anything bad about her. When she saw Puk Puck for the first time, she understood why the negotiators were so willing to give her more.

Because even Hammer thought that Puk Puck deserved it. Her beautiful face and voice brought happiness to her, and she had the kindest smile that anyone could see.

Hammer shook her head.

“We’ve tried… thousands of times. We negotiated with her tens of thousands of times. I even… I even volunteered… Because I wanted to see her again. Every single time, we lose more than we gain. We’ve finally concluded that her Magical Skill, is to ‘Twist the impressions of others’. That was our hypothesis.”

Magical Girl Raising Project: ACES, Chapter 5