Shadow Gale Smacks Pfle

Pfle had been focused on Clantail’s writhing, and she would never have dreamed that she would be attacked from the side. She didn’t avoid or block the strike, and Shadow Gale got a solid hit. She felt it connect. The sound, the sensation of breaking bones, all of it was telling her inside her heart that she had done it right. Pfle soared away and landed on her back on the road that led from the square, rolling and sliding along the ground until she finally reached a stop.

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“I’ve got it!” A very familiar voice called out, and Shadow Gale winced in shock. Clantail was stunned, too. Both of them looked over to the road where Pfle had landed to see the owner of the voice pushing her upper body off the ground. “I get it. I’ve figured it out. What frightening magic.”

Pfle sat up entirely, observing Shadow Gale and Clantail. Pfle’s nose had been severely crushed, and her face was soaked in blood. Her face—which was especially beautiful, even for a magical girl—was entirely ruined. But there was still light in her eyes. Perhaps the strength in them overwhelmed Clantail, as she retreated half a step.

- Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart