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 - Contract, and the First Night — The Provisional Contract Involves Naked Mana Sharing
The morning after the strange encounter in the alley, a quiet dawn visited Misumi Nagisa's apartment.
It was an old six-tatami, one-room place. The morning sun, slipping through a gap in the curtains, mercilessly illuminated the mountain of porn magazines scattered on the floor. Nagisa let out a deep sigh.
"...Unbelievable."
After defeating the Gloom last night and returning here, Takagi Kyoichi had pulled them out of his pocket. Mixed in with legendary holy swords and panaceas, for some reason, a massive amount of dubious books had appeared. The situation had been brought to a close then with a slipper to the face, but they'd put off cleaning up and just gone to sleep.
On the table, a small, golden ball of light bobbed gently. It was Takagi Kyoichi. He still seemed to be asleep. The light pulsed slowly.
(So fairies sleep...)
No, was this guy even a fairy in the first place? Nagisa observed Kyoichi anew. He certainly looked exactly like a fairy of light. Palm-sized, his entire body wreathed in pale golden particles. But inside, he was a lazy, troublesome man.
"Hey, wake up."
When Nagisa poked him with a finger, Kyoichi's light intensified.
"...Five more minutes."
"No way! Help me clean up!"
Nagisa started gathering the books from the floor. A woman on the cover was smiling. She picked up the next one; an even more explicit cover. The next book was—
"Jeez! Why do you only have stuff like this in there?!"
"A man's romance."
Kyoichi finally got up and stretched. His tiny body of light warped limply.
"Makes no sense."
Nagisa shoved the last book into Kyoichi's pocket. This four-dimensional storage magic, which Kyoichi called his "Mana Pocket," seemed to truly hold anything. It was hard to tell if it was convenient or inconvenient.
Nagisa opened the curtains and cracked the window. Cold morning air flowed in. An ambulance siren could be heard in the distance. This city—the Tokyo metropolitan area of the Twin Radiance Realm, Soltia—looked peaceful today, too. But behind the scenes, Glooms, monsters born from the darkness in people's hearts, were stirring.
"Kyoichi."
Nagisa turned around and looked straight at Kyoichi. A strong will resided in her blue eyes.
"About that provisional contract we talked about yesterday—if we're doing it, it's now."
"Yeah, fine by me. What do I gotta do?"
Nagisa gently scooped Kyoichi from the table into her hand and moved to the bed. The springs creaked.
"In a normal fairy contract, the fairy just unilaterally sends magical power. But you're different, right?"
She hesitated slightly. Kyoichi was a human who came from another world. And originally Japanese—apparently, he looked like a young Japanese man. He had adapted to the laws of this world and ended up as a fairy-like existence. According to last night's talk, it was called a "Fairification Phenomenon" or something.
"In short, we need an equal magic link. We share each other's magical power."
"...You catch on fast."
"Skip the tedious explanations. Let's just get it done."
Saying that, Kyoichi thrust his small hand into thin air. He pulled something out of his Mana Pocket. It was a silver bracelet, glinting brightly. Fine magical characters were engraved on it, and a blue gem was embedded in its center.
"A Mana-Sharing Bracelet. Putting this on should make the contract go smoothly."
Nagisa accepted the bracelet. It was surprisingly heavy. The magical characters pulsed as if breathing.
"...How do you use this?"
"You just put it on your arm. However—"
Just as Kyoichi started to speak, the bracelet suddenly emitted a dazzling light. It grew hot in Nagisa's hand, reacting to her magical power.
The next moment, Nagisa noticed something strange.
She could see through her own body. No, to be precise—only her clothes were transparent.
"...Huh?"
She looked down at her body in a panic. Her school uniform, a sailor-style outfit, had become as thin as mist. She could see the sheets of the bed on the other side. And underneath them—
"W-W-What is this—!!"
Nagisa screamed and threw the bracelet away. The silver ring bounced on the bed.
"Ah, forgot to mention. That bracelet has a side effect where your clothes turn transparent when magic passes through it."
"Why didn't you say that first?! Isn't this another one of your pervy items?!"
Nagisa grabbed a pillow and hurled it at Kyoichi. The small ball of light dodged it nimbly.
"How should I know? I didn't make the damn thing."
"You pulled it out of your pocket!"
For a while, pillows and slippers flew around the room. Kyoichi continued to dodge skillfully, and Nagisa, out of breath, slumped down onto the bed.
"...Haa, fine. I just have to do it, right?"
Nagisa sighed as if resigned. She picked up the bracelet and took it in her hand again.
"But absolutely don't look, okay?"
"I can't see anything. I'm, like, 15 centimeters tall right now."
"...Right. I forgot."
Nagisa gave a small laugh. Some of the tension eased.
She slowly untied the ribbon of her sailor uniform. The rustle of clothes echoed in the quiet room. Her skirt fell to the floor, and she unbuttoned her blouse one by one.
Kyoichi silently faced the wall. His light was tinged slightly red—it seemed even as a fairy, he still got embarrassed.
The air touched her skin. It was a little cold. Nagisa unconsciously rubbed her arms.
At that moment, Kyoichi turned around.
"...You, those scars."
Countless old scars remained on Nagisa's body. A laceration on her shoulder. Bruise marks on her back. A burn scar on her side. All of them were healing, but they hadn't completely disappeared.
"...About two years' worth, I guess."
Nagisa said in a small voice.
"I was fighting alone. There was no one to heal me. Ever since the fairy of light disappeared, maintaining my transformation was barely possible..."
Her voice trembled. She bit her lip.
Kyoichi said nothing, just stared at her scars.
(She's been fighting all alone this whole time.)
A sharp pang struck deep in his chest. He didn't like sticking his neck into troublesome things. But he couldn't leave someone in trouble alone. That was the kind of man Takagi Kyoichi was.
"Enough. Let's just get this over with."
Kyoichi held his hand over the bracelet. Golden magical power poured into it, and the blue gem's radiance intensified.
Nagisa put the bracelet on her left wrist. A cold sensation. Heat quickly spread, and it began to resonate with her magical power.
"...Alright, starting the contract."
She cupped Kyoichi in both hands and closed her eyes.
In an instant, the room was filled with light.
Nagisa's magic of light—a pure, brilliantly shining white light—and Kyoichi's chaotic magic—an explosive light mixing gold and deep crimson—intertwined, scattering sparks.
A torrent of magic overflowed in the room, rattling the bookshelf and causing the curtains to billow violently.
"...Ah!"
Nagisa let out a small cry. An unknown sensation raced through her entire body. A feeling that was hot, cold, and ticklish all at once. Magical particles caressed her skin, and every time the flow of magic passed through her veins, her fingertips tingled and spasmed.
Kyoichi felt the same. His body of light momentarily swelled to human size. Vaguely, his original form—the silhouette of a black-haired young man—appeared, then immediately shrank again.
Their magical powers repelled each other, yet drew each other in, eventually forming a single large vortex that shone in the center of the room.
And then—
*Thump.*
A sensation as if their hearts had become one.
The moment the contract was complete, Nagisa's past memories flowed into Kyoichi.
—It was a rooftop on a rainy night.
Nagisa was fighting a Cypher alone. She'd lost count of how many she'd fought already. Her body was battered from the continuous use of her Light Purification Fist, and her left arm might have been broken. Even so, she was smiling.
(Because someone has to do it.)
With a smile she showed no one, she continued to fight alone. At school, she acted cheerful, laughing with her friends. Unable to tell anyone her true self.
(I'm a guy, but I'm a Pretty Cure.)
(I wonder if they'd think it's weird.)
(I wonder if they'd say it's gross.)
Unable to consult anyone, unable to rely on anyone, for two years.
—When the flood of memories subsided, Kyoichi murmured quietly.
"...It's a pain in the ass, but I won't leave you alone."
Nagisa's eyes widened. She desperately held back the tears that threatened to spill.
"...What's that supposed to mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
A warm silence flowed between them.
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That night.
Nagisa's Gloom detector blared a shrill alarm.
"Three signals! Location—an abandoned factory in the suburbs!"
Nagisa transformed quickly. A combat outfit based on white, with shining hair. A unique being, a man who possessed the power of a Pretty Cure.
She placed Kyoichi on her shoulder and leaped out the window. The nighttime cityscape of Tokyo spread out below them, the cold wind biting at her cheeks.
The abandoned factory was in an industrial area on the outskirts of town. Rusted steel frames, broken window glass, discarded machinery. In the dim space, lit only by moonlight, three giant shadows flickered.
Cyphers. Three-meter-tall monsters clad in black miasma. The cores in their heads pulsed a dark red, and they looked around as if searching for prey.
"Here I go!"
Nagisa leaped into the abandoned factory. Upon landing, she instantly closed in on the first Cypher, concentrating light into her right fist.
"Light Purification Fist!"
A torrent of light pierced the Cypher—but the Cypher spread its black miasma like a shield, absorbing the impact.
"Wha—!?"
"They're coordinating. What a pain."
Just as Kyoichi said, the three Cyphers, while seeming to move independently, were clearly covering for each other. One acted as a decoy, another circled behind, and the remaining one fired bullets of miasma from a distance.
"Guh...!"
Unable to completely dodge the attack from behind, Nagisa took a hit to the shoulder. She was slammed into a pile of scrap.
(At this rate, I'll be worn down.)
"Kyoichi, do you have anything?!"
"Yeah, leave it to me!"
Kyoichi thrust his hand into his Mana Pocket and rummaged around.
"This! The legendary Magical Cannon! One blast from this and—"
What Kyoichi pulled out was a gigantic gun barrel. It had a metallic luster, and its muzzle was engraved with complex magic circles.
"Wait a sec—"
Before Nagisa could stop him, the Magical Cannon fired.
*KABOOOOOM!!!*
It pulverized the wall of the abandoned factory, sending a roar and flash of light racing out. The shockwave sent Nagisa flying, slamming her into a wall.
"You, think a little, will you!!"
"Sorry! I figured if I just blasted it, it'd hit!"
"As if it works that way! Jeez!"
However, the single shot from the Magical Cannon had broken the Cyphers' formation. The three were now scattered, their coordination disrupted.
"Now's our chance. Use this."
The next thing Kyoichi took out was a silver, shining chain. Magical characters surfaced on it, and it writhed like a snake.
"Chains of Binding Magic. They can stop their movements."
"That! Lead with stuff like that!"
Nagisa grabbed the chain and hurled it at the Cyphers. As if possessing a will of its own, the chain split in mid-air, wrapping around each of the three Cyphers.
*GYAAAAAA!!*
The Cyphers struggled, but the chains tightened even more. They were bound together in one group.
"This time for sure—Light Purification Fist!!"
Nagisa concentrated the magical power supplied by Kyoichi into her right fist. It had three times its usual brilliance. Kyoichi's magic was amplifying her light.
A blinding light filled the abandoned factory. The three Cyphers screamed, their black miasma scattering into mist.
*Thud.*
What remained were three black crystals—Gloom Cores.
"I'll purify them."
Nagisa held her hand over the Gloom
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