The Magical Holy Woman Seraphina - Chapter 58

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Magic Saint Seraphina
Episode 58
“A Magic Saint?!”
Arden’s eyes went wide with shock before he could protest.
“It’s the Magic Saint!”
“It’s the Magic Saint!”
In an instant, every eye in the vicinity fixed on Arden, toward whom I was rushing.
Heedless of the attention, I charged forward with my arms spread open.
“Arden!”
I shouted with all the strength I had.
“Hold me!”
Thump!
Without waiting for an answer, I threw my arms around him.
It was less an embrace than a collision—Arden’s shirt slammed against my face with the sound of impact.
The Magic Saint he’d been chasing down had suddenly appeared and flung herself into his arms; Arden stood rigid, caught between shock and confusion.
His smooth jawline brushed lightly against the top of my head—
Thump-thump. His heart hammered wildly, and I felt every beat pour into me.
Pop!
“That’s it!”
Magic Charging!
I pulled away without hesitation.
“You—!”
Before Arden could rush after me in his fury, I nimbly sidestepped.
“Thank you!”
I blew him a kiss and spun on my heel to run, even as his body trembled with shock.
“Stop right there!”
As if I would.
I burst onto the platform where the awards ceremony was being held and swung the Boing Mallet wide.
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Adults clinging to their hierarchies—
How absurd, how childish!
Let them know nothing of such things, at least while they’re young!
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At the same moment, Pink Heart Jellies poured from the Boing Mallet.
Pink hearts scattered across the dark night sky, landing gently in the hands of every child present.
Inside the fence and beyond it alike.
Into every hand.
“Huh?”
The children who’d unexpectedly received the hearts gripped them tight, and the jellies began to quiver—
Then transformed into Silver Jeweled Crowns, identical to the champion’s, settling perfectly atop each child’s head.
In the hands where the hearts had vanished, a single Golden Ticket remained.
The champion’s ticket.
One for the little one who’d asked, ‘Why can’t we go in there?’ One for the girl who’d mocked her younger brother, saying, ‘We’d have to be reborn to enter that place.’
Each child held a Golden Ticket of their own.
“What—?”
I winked at the bewildered girl.
“In my eyes, you’re all still children!”
Right on cue, the doors connecting the Competition Venue to Everland Amusement Park swung open.
“Welcome!”
“Welcome, today’s stars!”
The park staff waiting inside waved with broad smiles.
Staff in animal costumes tumbled and cartwheeled; others dressed as princesses and fairies waved magic wands.
Bang! Fireworks erupted overhead.
“Holders of the Golden Tickets—who are you?”
One of the children who’d been stunned into silence finally snapped back to attention.
“This! This is a Golden Ticket!”
“Then we can go in?”
“Let’s go!”
The children who’d been kept outside the fence surged forward, scrambling toward the park entrance.
Those who’d only watched from the sidelines from the start, those who’d slumped in disappointment after missing the championship—
“Mom! Hurry!”
“All right, all right. No matter how much of a rush you’re in, you can’t let go of your guardian’s hand. You’re doing great.”
“Here! Tickets!”
“Me too!”
“Huh?”
The staff members, bewildered by the dozens of Golden Tickets thrust toward them, caught sight of the children’s beaming faces and found themselves opening the amusement park gates wide without quite knowing why.
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Right on cue, the carousel began its rotation, and the sound of a music box filled the air.
“Wow!”
“Cotton candy!”
“There are balloons too!”
“Look, the doll’s moving!”
“Is that a real fairy?!”
“A tiger!”
Perhaps it was the innocence of children that made them marvel at the mascot costumes even more than the Magic Saint standing right before them…
The staff inside, startled by the flood of little ones pouring through the gates, quickly began waving their glittering hands in greeting.
“This is so fun!”
Bright laughter rippled through the air.
The parents, who had stood dazed at the unexpected turn of events, slowly broke into smiles.
“Sweetie, you need to calm down. We have to take turns, all right?”
“No, please. You go first.”
The parent standing before the spinning squirrel cage yielded their place to another parent with a much younger child.
“They say the cotton candy’s all gone. It’ll take ten minutes to make more…”
“Let’s share mine!”
The girl who had received the last remaining cotton candy tore her light lavender confection in half and thrust it toward a dejected boy.
“Huh?”
The noble boy stared in bewilderment at the cotton candy, held in a grubby hand, offered so bluntly and informally. After hesitating, he accepted it.
Should he really eat this? He broke off a small piece and tried it.
“…It’s delicious.”
“It is, isn’t it!”
The girl tore off another piece and held it out to him. This time, the boy didn’t hesitate.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Jelly! I don’t have a last name! What about you?”
“I’m Anthony Benedict Colin Daphne Eloise.”
“Wow. That’s long.”
“…Just call me Anthony.”
“Let’s go.”
The champion child, standing alone on the now-empty podium, watched their figures depart in a daze until Neuffi, who had been standing behind, tapped their calf.
“Huh? What?”
“Come on. We should go ride the carousel too.”
“……”
“Why? Do you think you can’t ride the carousel because your leg’s giving you trouble?”
There’s a carriage over there, you know? Neuffi’s glare was pointed.
“With just a little help, I can ride it too!”
“No, no, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then grab my hand!”
Come on! Neuffi extended a small hand and smiled brightly. The hesitant little champion took hold of it.
“Bring your dog along too! What’s his name?!”
“I… I don’t know.”
“What?!”
You don’t know your dog’s name? Neuffi was astonished, and the little champion’s cheeks flushed red.
“Woof!”
The raccoon that had been dozing on Neuffi’s lap suddenly sniffed the air and barked.
“Woof! Woof!”
The Border Collies began to bark in response, and beyond them—
Cherry blossoms fell from the night sky where they had no business being.
Gingerbread Cookies, their papers parachuting down like messages from above, fell into the hands of watching parents.
It was the Magic Saint’s final spell, scratched out in a frantic rush.
「In a amusement park of dreams and hope, everyone must be the protagonist, yes?
I wanted to report you for trying to plant dreams of Reincarnation or Rebirth into the children’s minds… but!
Let me show you today!
This is an amusement park of dreams and hope, a place where everyone is the protagonist!
So let’s all have a day where we hold ourselves to that standard of being the hero of the story☆
–Magic Saint Seraphina💫-」
Among the parents who received the message from the Gingerbread Cookie, some expressed displeasure, and others crumpled it without even reading it.
But one thing could not be denied.
This moment, where everyone yielded to one another and enjoyed themselves together, was far happier than the original situation where they would applaud a single champion and the rest would all have to go home.
Everyone was the protagonist today.
Everyone.
She watched with satisfaction, dusting off her hands.
Well, I’ve done what I came to do, so I suppose it’s time for me to leave…
“Magic Saint! You pervert!”
“No, wait—!”

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