The dim sky and the blood-red moon appeared incredibly eerie.
This was another dimension, a place called the Demon Realm.
The ruler of the Demon Realm was the Demon Lord.
And beneath the Demon Lord, there was a second-in-command.
She was the Demon Lord's confidante, possessing power, magic, and beauty, an object of fear and admiration for everyone.
Her name was Jahy.
A beautiful, mature woman with dark skin, purple hair, and golden vertical pupils, sat on a chair.
An aura of authority emanated from her entire being.
Jahy wore black long boots and hot pants, with her upper body only covered by two strips of cloth.
It was evident that even as the second-in-command of the Demon Realm, Jahy was very frugal in her attire.
A pair of cat ears on her head made her, who was originally full of queenly demeanor, look somewhat cute.
Jahy, who was originally sitting on her chair, suddenly felt a tremor in the castle.
However, as the powerful second-in-command of the Demon Realm, she showed no panic in the face of such a minor situation.
Instead, she looked towards the door with interest.
Soon, her subordinates ran in, flustered and shouting.
"Lady Jahy, save us."
"She's here."
Not long after the subordinates ran in, a golden orb of light also flew in.
As the orb dissipated, a magical girl with golden hair, wearing a pink dress, appeared.
The magical girl looked at Jahy with cold eyes and a very serious expression.
Seeing the magical girl land on the ground and stare at her.
Jahy slowly rose from her chair and said disdainfully.
"What is it, just a little girl."
She walked forward step by step, and as she passed her subordinates, she reprimanded them.
"How spineless."
Jahy spread her demon wings, ready for battle, and said to the magical girl.
"The Demon Realm is not a place for a little girl like you, now leave immediately…"
Jahy was giving her pre-battle speech, preparing to deal with this intruder as usual.
At this moment, the opposing magical girl did not play by the rules.
She actually broke the rules and launched a sneak attack during the speech segment.
Before Jahy could react, the magical girl had already flown over her head, heading straight for her chair.
Behind Jahy's chair, there was a black cloth.
The black cloth was lifted, revealing a huge red crystal.
This crystal was the Demon Realm's magic crystal, providing a continuous supply of magic to the entire Demon Realm and maintaining its stability.
Upon seeing the magic crystal, the magical girl attacked it without hesitation.
The magic wand collided with the crystal, emitting a dazzling light, and numerous cracks appeared on the crystal.
The incident happened too suddenly, and Jahy only reacted now.
It was too late for her to stop the other party.
As the magic crystal, which maintained the Demon Realm's stability, was destroyed, the Demon Realm underwent a drastic change and began to collapse.
The entire Demon Realm experienced a massive tremor, and Jahy felt her magic rapidly draining from her body.
In a trance, the ground beneath her feet cracked open.
Jahy's body fell into the unseen black abyss below.
Falling, Jahy shouted unwillingly.
"You don't play fair!"
In a daze, Jahy's vision became clear again.
She found herself in a small river, and the clear water flowing through it brought her back to her senses.
However, the originally mature and elegant Jahy had shrunk in size, becoming a loli, due to leaving the Demon Realm and losing her magic.
Jahy felt her body was incredibly weak, and the once abundant magic within her had become barely perceptible.
Feeling the abnormality in her body, she raised her hand and let out a wail.
"What is this?!"
…
On the other side, Tanaka Masao, who had just returned to Chiba from Tokyo after leaving Eriri's house.
Considering he was on a diet recently, he decided to walk home.
Tanaka Masao walked, enjoying the scenery along the way, feeling very leisurely.
He looked at the clear small river at the bottom of the slope by the roadside and couldn't help but think to himself.
"The water is so clean, it doesn't look like there's any nuclear contamination at all, I feel like I could even drink it directly."
"Could it be because Chiba is just a rural area compared to Tokyo, so the environment is much better?"
As he was thinking, Tanaka Masao suddenly saw a figure in the middle of the river.
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a small child.
As a warm-hearted citizen, Tanaka Masao naturally instinctively chose to act heroically.
He quickly rushed down the slope, shouting as he ran.
"Little sister, don't be afraid, big brother is coming to save you now!"
The anxious Tanaka Masao only realized when he got closer.
The river water was very shallow, only reaching a person's ankles.
The loli kneeling in the river was perfectly fine.
Tanaka Masao felt a bit awkward and slowed his steps.
"I didn't notice just now, but the river water is so shallow. Should I just quietly leave now?"
Tanaka Masao gave up the idea of leaving; he still planned to go forward and ask about the situation.
Because he noticed that the little girl in the middle of the river seemed to be in a daze.
He didn't know if she was looking for something or if something unexpected had happened.
"Little sister, you…"
Tanaka Masao, who was about to go forward and inquire about the situation, was suddenly attracted by a shiny object on the ground.
Bending down to pick it up, it was a necklace with a red gem embedded in it, quite beautiful.
"It looks very valuable, lucky!"
Tanaka Masao had already forgotten about caring for the unfamiliar little girl.
He focused all his attention on this beautiful gem.
Just then, a scream suddenly came from the middle of the river.
"What is this?!"
This scream startled Tanaka Masao, making him almost drop the necklace in his hand.
Jahy only now realized there were other people nearby.
Turning her head, she saw an inconspicuous mob character.
However, when she saw the necklace with the red gem in his hand, her emotions immediately became agitated.
As the core that maintained the Demon Realm's magic, the magic crystal was usually not allowed to be touched by anyone.
The crystal on that necklace was given to her because of her excellent performance in the Demon Realm and the Demon Lord's trust.
It was not just a symbol of honor.
Now that she had left the Demon Realm, she could only rely on the magic stone to gain magic.
That small piece of magic crystal could now be said to be her last source of power, incredibly precious.
"Hey, human, quickly put down the magic stone in your hand, that belongs to me."
Tanaka Masao looked at the aggressive loli in the river, then at the necklace in his hand.
It was then that he noticed the loli in front of him was dressed somewhat simply.
"These mature clothes are not something a child like you can pull off."
He guessed that the other party might be cosplaying; the secondary dimension in this world was different from his previous life, and he didn't know who she was cosplaying.
However, through words like "magic stone" and "I" (I), Tanaka Masao believed that the other party was a loli who had entered her chunibyo phase early.
Thinking of this, Tanaka Masao couldn't help but want to tease her.