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The spirit world is a hierarchical society.

The witches rule over the commoners,

while the witches themselves are strictly organized into 13 ranks.

At the top of the system is the Witch Queen.

No one has ever seen the absolute monarch who rules the spirit world.

According to the will of the Witch Queen,

the Spirit World Administrative Bureau makes all manner of arrangements.

Deep beneath the Administrative Bureau is an enormous secret space.

It is the chamber of soul crystals.

Guards transport the crystals there.

The crystals taken there are strictly managed by witches called "soul crystal wardens,"

in a vault known as the Wall of Soul Crystals.

Welcome. Let's see...

The soul crystal of "Avent Savon"...

Put it in box 15180.

It might not be too late yet.

But if you're going, I'm going with you.

Like me, the soul crystal wardens are rank 1 witches.

Rank 1 witches...

That's right. The elite of the elite.

And if they've been tasked with managing the soul crystals, they must be strong.

In any case, if they find you, you won't stand a chance against them.

Got it? It's a promise.

Fine.

You hesitated...

I'm impressed ya broke yer promise to Haruriri.

This is my problem.

I can't let Haruriri get involved.

So that's the Wall of Soul Crystals, eh?

How're we supposed to find the idiot's crystal in there?

Who's there?

It's time for the shift change, Mimilmia.

Oh, Sil-chan. Already?

Don't call me by a nickname.

My name is Sillia Saland Alphoa.

That scared me. I though she'd spotted us.

Any work to pass on?

Not particularly.

Oh, right.

Watch out for the green soul crystal.

It's in box 15049.

Is there something wrong with it?

Well...

What's happening to this crystal? It's moving on its own.

How unusual.

What?!

It's moving from my chest to my butt!

What is this? No!

It's very perverted!

That's him!

15049... Kota's soul crystal is there.

Rurumo!

This way!

He's somewhere in here.

Hold up! Let me handle this.

Time to break out my legally-issued transformation license!

Let's see...

15049. Found it!

All right! This is it!

Shibaki Kota

Kota...

Intruder discovered.

Yikes! A guard found us!

Rurumo, we gotta run!

What are you doing? Give him back!

Elzstar!

I protected him.

Let's go, Chiro.

Rurumo, if ya make that much noise...

The soul crystal wardens are sure to find us.

My, what adorable intruders.

How did a low-ranking witch find out about this place?

Only rank 1 witches should know.

Who are you? Identify yourselves.

Shibaki Kota

I won't let anyone take Kota.

We can't beat rank 1 witches!

Dei—

Retreat!

Oh, my. Do you think you can escape from us?

Now give up.

Magic, activate!

Deimel!

Haruriri...

Rurumo always acts rashly.

She must be watched closely.

You were right, Mimi.

Oh, my. I was wondering who that was.

It's you, Haruriri-chan.

Is that low-ranking witch your ally?

I know it's against the rules, Sillia and Mimilmia.

But I ask that you listen to me.

This soul crystal is her—

Dalpha!

Molto!

You won't escape.

Frizel!

For crying out loud!

Can't you do something about your tendency to do everything alone?

This is the worst possible outcome!

Sorry.

Are you planning to take that outside with you?

I still haven't thanked Kota directly.

You really are conscientious!

A spatial connection spell?

Watch out! If that hand catches you, you're finished!

Kota...

We're done for!

This isn't good!

We're being surrounded by a wall of paper magic!

Look up ahead!

Stop resisting, now.

They beat us?

But we're running at hundredfold magic—

Oh, no!

Now come quietly.

Don't underestimate a soul crystal warden.

I didn't underestimate you.

You're soul crystal wardens.

Did you really think I didn't prepare anything for you?

She used replication magic to create soldiers.

Not bad.

Get them!

Questbazd!

She stopped its movements using a time-freezing spell?

I wish I could commend you for coming prepared,

but this magic isn't strong enough to work against us.

I'm not done yet!

You made two?

That must have cost a lot of magical energy.

But you lack skill. Questbazd!

Mikobalza!

A counterspell?

She made two soldiers so she could use this,

knowing she'd cast the same spell?

How's that?

This isn't over.

We know who you are.

Once the spell wears off, we will catch you.

Zaltoa.

I erased their memories.

You usually slack off at the finish. Not bad.

I remembered because I used it on

all the humans on Earth before returning to the spirit world.

It's good to see you again, Shibaki Kota.

There's something I have to tell you.

Answer me, Kota.

Kota...

Even if he's still in there, the soul crystal can't hear or speak.

Legally-issued transformation license!

It's human Mimi.

Let me handle this!

I thought this might happen.

After numerous prototypes, it's finally complete.

I call it the soul crystal intra-abdominal puppet!

Soul crystal... intra-abdominal...?

Mimi, when did you build this?

It's a long story.

The truth is, back then...

I...

fell in love with this man!

What?!

Wait, that's a real short story!

You're going to break it!

Can we talk to Kota if we put his soul crystal inside the doll?

Theoretically, yes.

I haven't used it yet, but let's give it a shot.

Can you hear me, Shibaki Kota?

Rurumo?

Yes, it's me.

It's Rurumo, Kota.

Look. I'm standing right in front of you.

Open your eyes.

Look... Look at me.

They won't open.

I'm holding your hand.

Do you feel it?

No.

That's fine. As long as you can hear me.

Kota, because of you, I became a witch.

Thank you.

I finally said it.

There's something I want to tell you, too.

What is it? Tell me.

Kota?

Looks like he reached his limit.

I'll have to make more improvements.

Thank you.

Wait, Rurumo.

Where are you going?

The soul crystal chamber.

You mean...

Yer gonna return that?

But you erased the memories of the soul crystal wardens.

It'll wear off eventually. They'll remember everything.

Shibaki Kota

I'll cast a distortion spell on them first so they think I acted alone.

Hold it!

You're trying to do it alone again.

I'm the one who brought up the soul crystals,

and we ended up bringing him here after planning to just take a look.

If you walk back in there, you might not get off with just a slap on the wrist.

You could even be imprisoned for—

I'm used to it.

Before descending to Earth, I was imprisoned for 60 years.

Now that I'm a witch again, it might not be bad to start by being imprisoned again.

Rurumo...

I've already settled matters in my heart.

Haruriri, Chiro, Mimi... This is because of all of you.

Thank you.

What if you get demoted to a trainee witch again?

Even if I do, I know I'll be back.

And start your training over from scratch?

What are you thinking?

Kota gave me strength.

Kota this, Kota that! You're unbelievable!

Don't start fightin' now!

You should thank me!

The following individual shall be punished for violating special provision 99.

Rank 13 witch Magi Mojiruka Rurumo.

What's special provision 99?

I don't know... But if they posted a notice,

then she must've done something really bad.

Why did you follow me?

I said it was my problem alone.

I'm yer familiar.

Yer problems are my problems.

I already said this once, but I'm the one who put you up to it.

And I fell in love with that man.

That has nothing to do with this!

Stop.

Soul Crystal Warden 0020, Sillia Saland Alphoa, and one other.

We have brought the accused.

This is as far as we go. Go in.

Shibaki Kota

Kota...

Court is now in session.

Defendants Magi Mojiruka Rurumo and Walura Haruriri,

along with their familiars, entered the soul crystal chamber

and stole the crystal of Shibaki Kota.

Familiars don't even get called by name.

Such sad treatment.

Do you deny this?

No.

You committed a grave crime.

Your treasonous act has shaken the entire spirit world.

We must be brave and swift in issuing our judgment of this heinous crime.

What? Isn't this a bit extreme?

Crimes, treason... It's true that we broke the rules, but...

We shall now issue our judgment.

Rank 13 witch Magi Mojiruka Rurumo.

You shall be imprisoned for 300 years and stripped of your witchhood forever.

Rank 1 witch Walura Haruriri.

You are demoted to rank 13. That is all.

My witchhood... stripped?

But I completed my training.

It has come to naught.

The man I formed a contract with wanted me to become a witch.

That is not our concern.

He was prepared to give his life when he made his last wish.

From this moment onward, you are no longer a witch.

You will never be reinstated.

It's too much!

Yeah! Ya don't know what Rurumo's been through!

It took 500 days...

Silence.

Because she's so clumsy!

And stripping her of her witchhood...

Not allowing her to become a witch...

Never allowing her to become a witch is too harsh a punishment!

I told you to be silent.

Use the vines of arrest.

It seems you cannot accept our judgment,

so we shall explain it to you.

Once you're stripped of your witchhood, your memory will be erased.

Accepting your punishment will allow you to organize your thoughts.

This is not taught in magic school.

Even among rank 1 witches, only a few know about it.

The source of the magic we use is...

human lives.

Soul crystals.

Soul crystals? Human lives are the source of magic?

Yes. It is the reason witches descend to Earth,

form contracts with humans, and return to the spirit world with their souls.

They are then turned into soul crystals

and added to the Wall of Soul Crystals managed by the soul crystal wardens.

They pass through the ducts attached to the wall,

sending magic to the gates of magical power at the other end,

and through magic staves, they are used as magical power.

However, their power is not unlimited.

To maintain a balance with the human world, certain restrictions were put in place,

and strict rules were imposed on witches, as well.

That is the spirit world system created by the Witch Queen.

Magi Mojiruka Rurumo.

You disrupted the order created for us by the Witch Queen

and wasted precious resources of the spirit world.

Shibaki Kota

You awakened the vanishing human spirit inside that soul crystal.

Once awakened, soul crystals do not produce magical power.

That soul crystal is now worthless.

It will be destroyed.

Destroyed? Kota?

Shibaki Kota

Because I awakened him?

Kota...

Kota!

I'm an idiot! A huge idiot!

I used my magic without knowing the truth!

I shortened and then took your life!

And in the end, I lost my witchhood!

I wasted your sacrifice!

Shibaki Kota

I've been saved by your kindness,

Shibaki Kota

and cheered up by you numerous times...

So I wanted to tell you that I became a witch because of you,

and thank you.

But... but...

Bear the weight of your guilt and accept your punishment.

This session is now adj—

What is this?

You are forbidden from entering while court is in session.

That girl...

Magic, activate!

Save that girl, Rurumo!

Open, gate of magical power: Zalbas.

From the accident...

What's a little girl doing here?

Wait, yer that brat the idiot saved!

Watch your tongue.

This is the Witch Queen.

You're...

The Witch Queen?

Despite my appearance, I'm 5,011 years old.

My cuteness is my only flaw.

Rurumo, was it?

Thank you for what you did.

I was inspecting Earth and ended up staying a while.

I just received word of your trial.

I'm glad I made it in time.

I declare this trial and the punishment issued null and void.

She overturned the whole thing.

She's the real Witch Queen.

Come with me.

Where are we?

The Witch Queen's palace.

The dead can't be returned to life.

It's a law of the universe.

Wow...

No one can stop it.

Not even me.

But a death caused by a witch's contract falls under witch law.

I owe a debt to you and your contracting party.

I shall cast Haltera, a spell only I can use, to return that soul crystal to its body.

Return a crystal to a body?

You can do that?

He sacrificed himself to save me.

I owe him my life.

But, Your Majesty, with all due respect, Kota's body has already...

You should be grateful for my cleverness.

This is the true body of Shibaki Kota.

Kota?

That day, I snuck into the funeral and swapped it out.

You're lucky I was the one this man used his last ticket to save.

Hold this.

I shall return the soul to its body.

Gate of magical power, open!

Haltera!

Rurumo!

Rurumo.

I...

I love you.

From the bottom of my heart.

I finally got to tell you.

Honestly, I'm not sure if this can be called a higher stage.

But regardless, because of the girl with the balloon, the Witch Queen, I...

Kota

I'm home, Mom, Seitaro.

The man who loves girls as he loves the sun, Shibaki Kota, has returned!

Welcome Home

And so, I returned to Earth.

Did anyone ask how I returned from the dead, you ask?

I lied, saying I woke up just before I was going to be incinerated and escaped from my coffin.

Since they could all see that I was alive, they had no choice but to believe me.

Fire Hydrant

And now, I'm spending my days exactly as I did up until yesterday.

No, there's one thing that's different.

It's that something important has appeared in my life.

That hardworking girl with the small face...

Transfer Student

Mashimamoji Rurumo

Cuuuuute

She's so cute!

Is it really you?

I received a promotion and was assigned to work on Earth.

I'm an advisor for Earth-based witches.

What's going on, Shiba? Do you know her?

Tell us! What's your relationship?

Tell us!

Yeah. This girl...

used to be my sister!

Your sister? What? Your sister?

I wish I had a sister!

No, wait! That doesn't explain anything!

What's your relationship with her?!

If I could have any wish come true right now, it would be this:

"I wish that this crazy fun world would go on forever."

Magimoji Rurumo

The Conclusion