Kyoichi Takagi finally defeated the monstrous Demon God. He was so ready to go back home to his own world. But then, the huge explosion from that final battle sent him flying into another weird dimension!
This time, he crashed onto a rooftop right where two legendary warriors, the 'PreCure', were fighting a monster. His cheat powers still worked, which was awesome, but something crazy happened. He'd somehow turned into a fairy-like being, the kind the PreCure use to transform and get stronger!
Thrown Into the World of Pretty Cure - A fairy from another world — why is it a guy?!
It hurts. My whole body feels like it's going to fall apart.
My vision went pure white, and I felt this weird floating sensation. Next thing I knew...
...A concrete wall?
And it's huge. No, wait—maybe this is normal size, and I'm just tiny.
The reality staring me in the face was pretty rough.
"I'm so damn small."
Seeing his reflection in a puddle in the back alley, Takagi Kyoichi let out an involuntary sigh. Just moments ago, he'd been in a life-or-death brawl with that damn demon god. He was sure he'd landed the final blow, but then space warped and spat him out here.
Looking up at the sky, buildings sprouted up everywhere. Neon lights flickered and flashed. It looked like... just a normal Japanese city. Incredibly nostalgic.
But.
"Why am I a fifteen-centimeter glowing orb...?"
Yeah. My body right now is a palm-sized ball of light. Floating around all fluffy. I've got arms and legs, but my whole body sparkles gold. A fairy? A mascot?
Well, whatever. Too much trouble to think about.
First things first, I'll pull out a healing potion. With practiced ease, I use my storage magic. My whole body stings, and I'm bleeding. I plunge my faintly glowing hand (or something like it) into the void and rummage around for my usual medicine.
Something felt off.
The mana consumption was ridiculously low. About half of what it usually is. My hand reached the pocket smoothly. It's like the very air of this world suits me. Or maybe I'm the one who changed. As if my existence was adjusted to fit the laws of this world.
...Thinking about troublesome stuff like that.
"Ahh, I'm hungry..."
Saying just that, Kyoichi collapsed on the spot.
The cold wind of the back alley brushed over the tiny orb of light.
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Late at night in the Bellcrein district. A girl sprinted through the stylish streets lined with high-rise apartments.
Her light brown semi-long hair swayed in the night breeze. A portion was tied up in a side tail. With her bangs cut straight across, she was a girl with strong-willed blue eyes.
Misumi Nagisa frowned as she stared at the small device in her hand.
"The response is close. But something's weird."
The screen of the Gloom Detector flickered erratically. A normal Cypher should have a much simpler waveform. This was picking up something else entirely.
It had been two years since Nagisa started fighting alone as a Pretty Cure in this city.
A weird Pretty Cure, chosen despite being a guy.
He couldn't tell anyone. Couldn't ask anyone for advice. At school, he was just an energetic high school girl. After school, he fought monsters alone. That was his daily life.
"...Here it is."
Nagisa stopped at the entrance to the back alley.
Deep in the darkness, he saw a faint golden light. What was that? A fairy? But why here?
The moment he took a step forward, it happened.
The air behind him warped with a squelch. A chilling malice. Nagisa spun around instantly.
It was there.
A monster, as if the darkness of the alley itself had taken human form. Black miasma rose from its entire body, and its massive frame, twice the size of an adult man, moved with a slimy gait. Embedded in its head was a core glowing a dark, reddish black.
A Gloom. A Cypher.
"You were targeting me, weren't you?"
Nagisa dropped his hips and raised his fists. But positionally, that glowing thing from earlier would be targeted first.
Crap.
The moment he thought that—
"Catch!"
A gruff man's voice echoed. At the same time, something sparkled and flew into Nagisa's hands.
He caught it reflexively. It was a longsword with a hefty feel. A golden guard and a pure white blade. A holy sword that looked like it came straight out of mythology.
Huh?
But there was no time to hesitate. Nagisa swung with all his might, slashing horizontally through the Cypher's head core.
GYAAAAAA!
With a death cry, the giant body dispersed into mist. All that remained was a black, muddied octahedral crystal—a Gloom Core.
Nagisa stared at the holy sword left in his hand. That sensation just now... it was undeniably a legendary-class weapon. But the moment he finished the swing, it vanished into thin air, like sugar dissolving.
"Wha—what!?"
"You're pretty good, aren't you?"
That gruff voice again. Nagisa looked towards the source.
The golden glowing orb lying in the alley. It floated up softly.
A fairy? But a fairy's voice isn't like that. It's more... sparkly. And wait, a man's voice?
"...Huh? That was you talking?"
"Yeah, it was me. Got a problem?"
"Why is the fairy a guy!?"
"How should I know! I'm the one who wants to ask that!"
Nagisa's mouth opened and closed wordlessly for a moment, but eventually, he sighed as if giving up on something.
"...Whatever. I need to purify this Gloom Core."
He held his hand over the Gloom Core. Light gathered in his right hand, forming a fist-sized brilliance.
"Light Purification Fist—!"
With a small shout, a torrent of light enveloped the core. The crystal cracked, shattered, and scattered, releasing a pure white light. The victim's soul was liberated. Another Wedge had been saved.
Kyoichi watched the scene silently.
(Huh, so that's how she saves people. Not bad.)
Nagisa wiped the sweat from his brow, looking tired.
"So, what exactly are you...?"
The moment he tried to press the question, Kyoichi's stomach growled loudly.
"...Food. Gimme something to eat."
He was at his limit.
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The apartment Nagisa lived in was an old wooden building on the outskirts of the Bellcrein district. A six-tatami-mat, one-room place with minimal furniture.
Kyoichi sat on the table as Nagisa pulled out a first-aid kit. His body was floating, but he had injured parts. His light was a little clouded.
"Seriously, what are you? How did you pull out that sword earlier?"
"I'm—"
I, Takagi Kyoichi. Former human. Ended up like this after abusing cheat abilities in another world. He tried to explain, but it was too much of a pain, so he trailed off.
"Well, I'm like a protagonist who came from another world."
A reply so summarized it was almost meaningless.
Nagisa looked dumbfounded for a second, then his expression turned serious.
"Then you should know. About this world—the Twin Radiance Realm, Soltia."
As he wrapped bandages, he began to talk.
Every human in this world has "Light" and "Darkness" in their hearts. Usually, Light prevails and there's peace, but when someone suffers from intense stress or despair, their Darkness grows. When that happens, they become beings called "Wedges," and they get targeted by those Glooms from earlier.
"Pretty Cures are warriors who fight by contracting with fairies of Light. Normally, only girls are chosen, but..."
"But you were chosen even though you're a guy, right?"
"...Yeah. For two years, all alone. Unable to tell anyone."
Nagisa's voice trembled. His hands, wrapping the bandages, stopped.
Kyoichi listened silently. It's a pain, but I can't just leave him be. That's just who I am.
"A Pretty Cure's fairy is normally only visible to their partner. My fairy, too, in the last battle..."
He started to say something, then swallowed his words. Tears welled faintly in his eyes.
Ah, so that's how it is.
"...You've been fighting all alone this whole time, huh?"
Nagisa couldn't say anything, just hung his head.
Wind blew outside the window. The curtain in the room swayed gently.
"Well, I've got nowhere else to go. I'll help you out."
"Huh?"
"A contract? I don't really get it, but that's what you need, right? I'll do it with you."
Honestly, how could I leave someone who's about to cry all alone? Even if it's a pain.
Nagisa stared blankly for a while, but eventually, a small laugh escaped him.
"...A provisional contract, then. We'll see if a weird fairy like you will work out."
"Got it. That's fine by me."
"So, what was that sword earlier? How did you make it appear?"
Alright, might as well show him.
"It's my thing called 4th-Dimensional Storage Magic. Just watch."
I cleared my throat and plunged my hand into the pocket.
First thing out was a large gun barrel with a metallic sheen.
"A legendary magic cannon. Blows away a whole building in one shot."
"We don't need that! You can't destroy the city!"
Next, I pulled out a brooch that looked like a lumpy rock.
"A summoning stone for an ancient golem. Pretty useful."
"That's also amazing... but kind of scary."
Next, I lined up several small bottles on the table.
"Universal antidote. Cures most poisons."
"That's convenient! Unfairly convenient!"
Getting carried away, I pulled out more.
"These are supersonic boots. And this is an all-purpose sensor."
I kept pulling things out. Seeing Nagisa's eyes sparkle put me in a pretty good mood.
And then, carried away by momentum.
Thud.
A single book slipped from my hand.
On the cover, a girl in a swimsuit was smiling.
"...No, wait! That's reference material from my original world!"
Before I could even start making excuses, another book slipped out. This time, a more adult cover.
Then another, and another.
"Why do you have stuff like that in there!?"
Nagisa's slipper came flying at me, his face bright red.
"Ow! Don't hit me for real!"
"I have no idea what you normally keep in there! So I'm hitting you for real!"
"I'm telling you, it's a misunderstanding! My storage is a total mess!"
A glowing orb fleeing for its life. A high school girl chasing it with a slipper in one hand.
Dodging the erotic books scattered all over the room, Nagisa finally burst out laughing.
"...Ahaha! What the heck!"
Her laughter echoed through the room. The first genuine, heartfelt laugh he'd heard from her.
My fairy is this kind of incomprehensible weirdo. But... it's not bad.
Even as he laughed, somewhere in his heart, Nagisa felt that way.
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The next morning.
Arriving at Gyoukou Academy, Nagisa gently placed his bag beside his desk.
"Absolutely do not come out. And don't make a sound."
"Yeah, yeah. I got it."
This is a pain in its own way, Kyoichi thought. But oh well, nothing to be done.
Even after class started, Kyoichi was bored and slept inside the bag. Occasionally, he heard the sound of a history textbook moving or the teacher's voice.
Eventually, lunch break came.
Nagisa was about to open his bag to check on him.
Someone was looking this way.
Nagisa looked up. A classmate sitting in the very back seat was staring intently at his bag.
A short bob with black hair and red mesh. An asymmetrical style with a long strand hanging down just over her right ear. Odd eyes—her left eye red, her right eye black.
Yamitsuki Akane.
The biggest lone wolf in school. Always reading a book by herself, someone no one approached.
Her gaze was clearly directed inside the bag. She was sensing something.
(No way... did she notice Kyoichi's presence?)
Akane had a look like she wanted to say something, but when her eyes met Nagisa's, she abruptly turned away and left the classroom.
Nagisa felt a stir of unease in his chest.
Shadow-Touched. He didn't know this information yet, but he would eventually face the secret Akane carried.
And then, after school.
Nagisa's detector blared loudly.
"...This is a huge response."
The location was towards Tokyo Station. And it wasn't just the response of a single Cypher. It was much, much bigger.
"It might be an Obsidian-class... multiple Wedges fused together."
"What'll you do? Wanna go?"
Nagisa put the detector in his bag and stood up.
"Of course. I'm a Pretty Cure."
Kyoichi laughed inwardly.
(That reckless look on his face... yeah, I really can't leave him alone.)
And so, the two of them dashed out into the twilight city, heading towards their first real battle together.
They still didn't understand each other's power. But just the fact that he wasn't alone anymore made Nagisa feel like the weight on his shoulders had lightened, just a little.
The setting sun, dyein
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