Magical Girl Tyrant Sylph Chapter 21

Chapter 1 — Blow all of heaven and earth to smithereens! • Episode 1-6 • Date ②

Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV

After having a lot of fun dressing up Tyrant Sylph as a dress-up doll, Elephant finished the bill while Sylph was changing. In fact, she had asked the clerk to make adjustments such as hemming while she was trying on the clothes, and had quickly purchased them, which were done in a flash by magic, without Sylph noticing.

「Is it finally over? It was like a long time…」

「I'm sorry, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting so long. I'd like you to accept this as an apology.」

Elephant, who was aware that she had been accompanying Sylph on her outbursts, gave her the clothes he had purchased as a gift in lieu of an apology.

Even if she had not run amok, she had intended to give the gift for some reason or other, so it can be said that it was not a runaway but a premeditated crime.

「T–There's no way, I can have this! I'm the one who's paying you back today, remember?」

「I wouldn't be able to wear it in my size anyway, and this store have non-returnable policy, so if they don't accept it, it'll go to waste.」

The size story is true, but the return story is false. Or rather, she didn't confirm such a thing. But Elephant thought that momentum in this kind of thing is important, and she folded to prevent Sylph from asking the clerk any questions.

「I bought it for you because I liked you in it, Sylph-chan. You'll have to show me how you look in it again sometime.」

「…, I cannot accept it even more so. Because today is the only day I will be with Elephant-san.」

「That's wrong! That's all the more reason I'd love it if Sylph-chan would use that outfit in her daily life! Because this is my selfishness! Yes, just think of it as a gift from a fan! I'm a fan of yours, Sylph-chan! If my idol use my gifts, that's all the more reason for me to be happy!」

For a moment, Elephant was misdirected, but she immediately took the helm to correct its course.

The sheer desperation of the situation made Sylph laugh and think that it would be okay if she did.

「Fufu, I understand then. I was having trouble finding clothes. Thank you very much for your help.」

「Yeah!! You can send me a picture if you want!」

「That I refuse.」

Elephant pulls out her magiphone and asks for a distant exchange of contact information, but her smile turns into a flat dismissal and she slumps her shoulders dejectedly.

「Where are we going next? I'll treat you for these clothes.」

「No–no–no, I'm not so down and out that I'd let a younger person pay for me! The whole day is my treat!」

「Ah, please hold on for a second.」

The words “I'm not so down and out that I'd let a younger person pay for it” struck deep into Tyrant Sylph, but no matter what she say, the she is still older than Elephant, if only in appearance. It is also a situation where, because it is a place of atonement from Sylph to Elephant, if strongly recommended, it is impossible to refuse.

Sylph does not intend to be a friend, but she has made up her mind that she will repay this debt in some way someday, and for today alone, she has decided to accept Elephant's kindness.

Leaving the apparel store, Elephant headed for a general entertainment facility attached to the mall. It was a karaoke bar that occupied one floor of the facility.

「Sylph-chan, have you ever been to karaoke?」

「No, I don't. I'm here for the first time in my life.」

After completing the reception in a familiar manner, Elephant received a slip of paper and two clear plastic cups, and walked out while answering Sylph's questions.

「What is this model?」

「There are differences in karaoke equipment from one manufacturer to another. Well, it's basically about which of the top two to use, but don't worry too much.」

「Karaoke is singing songs, right? Can't I get a microphone at the reception desk?」

「I think this store keeps them in the room. Sometimes you can get them at the reception desk, so I guess it depends on the store. Ah, they've added a drink bar, so let's get ours in before we go to our room. Do you know what a drink bar is?」

「Muh, I know that much. It's the one in the family restaurant or something.」

Tyrant Sylph smugly displays her knowledge at the level of common sense. The sight of her nearly awakens Elephant's inner beast, but she manages to suppress it with her reason.

「What was that?」

「It's a cosplay costume. I've never wore it, but I hear some people sing in costumes.」

Sylph looked like a go-getter as she scurried around, busy with the fact that this was her first karaoke session.

Suddenly, Elephant, who had a mischievous impulse, sneaks up on Sylph in front of the drink bar machine and overheard her.

「There's a rule that says you have to drink at least five drinks at a karaoke bar. Look, it's like a one-drink-only kind of thing.」

「Ehh? But with a drink bar, the price is the same no matter how many times you drink, right? What does that mean?」

「They say it's like an advertisement for this beverage company. So it's a good deal for the store if they use it many times. You can see how much drink was poured in this cup.」

「Oh, I see now. Even a single cup is so high-tech these days.」

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Tyrant Sylph stares intently at the plastic cup handed to her from Elephant. At first glance, it looked like just a plastic container and did not appear to have such high-tech features.

On the other hand, Sylph, who reacted as if she were a grandmother who was not familiar with machines, was on the point, and Elephant was shaking her shoulders to hold back her laughter.

「Elephant-san? What's the matter?」

「Hmm, hmm, uh, uhh, yeah. Ah, that's a lie.」

「…Eh? Wh–Where did the lie come from? Ah, is the frequency measured by the machine over here instead of this cup?」

「The lie from the part about having to drink more than 5 drinks.」

「Wha–! Then it's all a lie!」

「I'm sorry! You genuinely believe in me, so I'm just going to go with it. Hey, can you forgive me?」

Elephant apologizes to Sylph, who is cute and angry, and manages to get her to forgive her.

「What is the meaning of this?」

「It's a machine called DENMOKU, and we use it to find songs and play songs.」

When Sylph arrives in the room and asks about the unfamiliar machine, Elephant teaches her how to use it by practicing, as if to prove that she is not lying this time.

「I know it's a little late for this, but I'm embarrassed to sing in front of people… Am I not good enough to just listen?」

「Hmm, I'd like you to sing just one song if you can, but I don't want to force you to…」

There are certain people who just can't sing in public. Unlike singing together in a chorus at school, singing alone is an act of courage for some people. Elephant understands that not everyone likes karaoke.

「Ah, right! Then let's sing together! Then you won't be embarrassed!」

「Uhh… well, that's fine with me…」

Sylph looked at her with expectant eyes and nodded her head, unable to refuse the offer.

「Sylph-chan, do you have any songs you think I could sing this to? Oh, how about this one?」

「I don't know this song. When I think about it, I don't know much about the song…」

「I see, are there any songs that we can recognize from this ranking or something else?」

The rankings displayed on the DENMOKU were lined up with song titles that seemed to be the most popular songs these days.

However, Sylph, who no longer even watches TV these days, did not recognize any of the songs.

「Ah!」

Scrolling through the rankings, Sylph, thinking she was in trouble, found a song she recognized quite a bit down the list and shouted out.

「Which is it…? This is a pretty old song. This was popular about 15 years ago, right? I know my father was in this generation, and he knew it too, but you knew it well, Sylph-chan.」

「M–My father is in the same generation…」

「I see! Let's sing this one then!」

「I, I–I'm not ready yet.」

「It's fine, it's fine. Momentum is the key in these things!」

Putting her arm around Sylph's shoulders, who was frozen nervously with the microphone, Elephant began to sing as the song started, flippantly and daringly beating her voice as loudly as she could. She doesn't have to try to sing well. Just telling Sylph that it will feel good to just sing along loudly.

Inspired by Elephant, Sylph, whose voice was thin at first, gradually became louder and louder. Perhaps because she is not a seasoned singer, she is not as good as one would like to hear, but she is not fatally out of tune. Elephant decided that this would be fine once she got used to it, and gradually adapted to Sylph's singing style.

By the end of one song, they were singing together so normally that it was hard to believe it was the first karaoke in their lives.

「Hey! We must have had a blast!」

「Yes, it seems so. I think I feel a little clearer.」

Sylph turned her face away from the audience and turned her cheeks in embarrassment, but Elephant was watching her closely. Sylph was smiling and singing happily.

「Okay, let's go to the next song!」

「Th–There's already next!? I've used a lot of energy and I need to take another 10 minutes break.」

「O–Okay. I'll sing on my own for now, so you can listen to me. If you want to join in, you can sing too.」

“Sylph-chan, you're not strong enough,” Elephant thought, but she didn't mention it. Since she was transformed into a magical girl, she should actually have more physical strength, but she was disciplined enough to discover that she might have some mental fatigue, which is different from fighting, since it was her first karaoke.

Then they left the karaoke bar after two hours of fun, with Sylph admiring Elephant's singing voice and sometimes mixing in duets with her.

Chapter end