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 - Abyssal High Tide — Torn Bonds
The underground headquarters' office was filled with the scent of old paper and ink. Ancient texts lined the walls, illuminated in orange by the fireplace's glow.
Beatrice Sinclair spread a thick bundle of parchment before Kyoichi and Nagisa. Her wrinkled fingertips traced the old script. Behind her monocle, her golden eyes gleamed sharper than usual.
"The Abyssal Tide—a phenomenon where the power of darkness activates on a 1000-year cycle."
Nagisa gasped. Her blue eyes widened.
"A 1000-year cycle... but last time, it only happened on a small scale 200 years ago."
"Yes. But this time is different. In just these three days, the Gloom occurrence rate in Tokyo has skyrocketed to fifty times the norm."
Beatrice pulled out another document. A line graph on the paper shot upward sharply. It was an eerie curve, like something just before an explosion.
On Nagisa's shoulder, a small golden orb of light—Takagi Kyoichi—floated gently.
"Fifty times... what a pain. So basically, we're gonna be even busier from now on."
"That is correct. And the situation is even worse."
Beatrice rose, leaning on her cane. Her silver chignon swayed.
"We predict simultaneous Obsidian-class occurrences—possibly as early as tonight. Multiple of them."
Nagisa's expression changed. Obsidian. The massive Gloom they had barely fought off just days ago in front of Tokyo Station. Even one-on-one, that battle had been touch and go.
"That's... what do we do?"
"We just gotta do it."
Kyoichi's voice lacked its usual annoyed tone.
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Late night, Ginshi-dori Shopping Street.
All the shops had their shutters down, and only the streetlights cast cold light. Two long shadows stretched across the asphalt.
Nagisa had cancelled her transformation and slumped exhaustedly onto a bench in front of a convenience store. Her white combat suit was torn in places, and there was a scrape on her cheek. Kyoichi flickered faintly on her shoulder.
They had purified seven Cyphers tonight alone. The relentless battles had nearly drained Nagisa's magical power. Kyoichi was the same. Fifty times the normal occurrence rate was no joke.
"...I'm tired."
Nagisa hugged her knees and curled up.
"Yeah."
Kyoichi agreed curtly. A heavy silence fell between them.
The streetlight flickered. A siren wailed in the distance. Somewhere in this city, someone else was probably becoming a Wedge.
"Kyoichi-kun... replenish my magic."
Nagisa said it quietly.
Kyoichi didn't answer, floating in the air before her. He gently placed his small golden hand on her forehead.
The quiet shopping street at night. No one was around. It felt as if they were the only two people in the world.
Kyoichi's magic flowed into Nagisa's body as golden particles. From her forehead, down her neck, deep into her chest.
Nagisa squeezed her eyes shut.
The sensation of magic filling her. It always came with a strange warmth. A gentle heat spreading from her core, melting away the fatigue. But—that wasn't all.
(Ah...)
Nagisa's breathing grew slightly ragged.
She unconsciously gripped the skirt of her uniform tightly. Every time the magic flowed in, a sensation like her insides clenching ran through her. Her heart pounded.
(What is this...)
Kyoichi's magic was warm. But it wasn't just warmth. It was somehow ticklish, sending shivers through her, making her head feel fuzzy.
Nagisa's cheeks flushed faintly red.
Kyoichi noticed.
"Hey, you okay? Your face is red."
"I-I'm fine! It's your imagination!"
Nagisa hurriedly turned her face away. But her heart wouldn't stop pounding. Under her skirt, her thighs pressed tightly together. Her body didn't feel like her own.
(Is it... because of Kyoichi-kun's magic?)
A side effect of the magical sharing through their contract. When their magic was deeply intertwined, their sensations would sometimes blend together like this. Beatrice had casually said it was "quite common"—but was this really "common"?
Kyoichi was bewildered too. The sensations flowing from Nagisa were different from usual. Hot. And the pounding of her heart was overlapping with his own heartbeat.
"...Hey, this feels kinda weird."
"D-Don't tell me that! It's because of your magic, isn't it!"
"So it's my fault..."
An awkward silence enveloped them.
Nagisa, still hugging her knees, let out a small sigh. Kyoichi's magic still lingered inside her, the ticklish heat refusing to fade.
(I don't... know this feeling.)
She buried her face in her knees. Kyoichi said nothing either.
The night on Ginshi-dori Shopping Street quietly deepened.
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What shattered the silence was an emergency communication from Beatrice.
Nagisa's communicator rang shrilly. She practically jumped to answer it.
"Three Obsidians—simultaneous emergence in the downtown underground mall. Please head there immediately!"
Nagisa's face stiffened.
"Three at once!?"
Kyoichi immediately intensified his glow on her shoulder.
"Let's go. Where?"
"The underground mall in the Belcrein district—the closest entrance from Ginshi-dori is the east exit of the station!"
Nagisa stood up. The light of transformation enveloped her. In an instant, she was clad in her white combat suit, and the two of them dashed into the night city.
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The underground mall was hell itself.
The shopping mall, usually bustling with young people, was shrouded in black haze. People screamed and fled in panic, and shop windows shattered one after another.
At its center—three jet-black giants stood.
Eight meters tall. Their entire bodies were covered in black crystals, emitting an eerie luster. Obsidians. Large, intelligent Glooms formed from the fusion of multiple Wedges' darkness.
"Th-Those are..."
Nagisa was speechless. They had struggled so much against just one before, and now there were three.
The three moved simultaneously, as if coordinated. One advanced directly in front of Nagisa, while the remaining two spread out to the left and right.
An encirclement.
"Nagisa!"
The moment Kyoichi shouted, one Obsidian slammed the ground. The asphalt shattered, a large crack racing across it. Nagisa dodged it by a hair's breadth, but in that opening, another one circled behind her.
"Gh...!"
Nagisa tried to unleash a Light Purification Fist, but she couldn't buy the three seconds needed to charge. The three's coordination was too skillful.
And then—the decisive blow was struck.
The Obsidian directly in front swung its massive arm down. Nagisa evaded it, but what awaited her beyond was another one's "Heart Erosion."
A black wave pierced through Nagisa's entire body.
"Aaaaaaaaaah!!"
An unbearable scream of agony escaped Nagisa's lips.
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Heart Erosion.
The most terrifying ability of the Glooms. It directly attacks and amplifies the darkness within a human heart.
Two years' worth of memories flooded Nagisa's mind like a deluge.
—Herself, chosen as a Pretty Cure despite being a boy.
—School life, where she couldn't tell anyone the truth and kept acting cheerful.
—The loneliness of fighting alone after school.
—I, who can't protect anyone, am worthless.
(That's right... I am...)
Nagisa's eyes slowly began to be dyed with darkness.
Unable to even cancel her transformation, her entire body started to be covered in black crystals. From her fingertips, to her arms, to her shoulders. The crystals spread like ice forming.
Wedgefication—the precursor to being possessed by a Gloom.
"I can't take it anymore... I can't... protect anything alone..."
Nagisa collapsed on the street, sobbing uncontrollably. Tears traced paths down the black crystals and fell to the ground.
As for Kyoichi—
He was completely surrounded by the three Obsidians. Separated from Nagisa, he was fighting alone.
"Damn it...!!"
Kyoichi pulled a magic cannon from his magic pocket and fired rapidly. But it lacked power. Even when it hit one, the black crystal armor didn't budge.
Next, he hurled an ancient explosive arrow, then unleashed a barrage of countless weapons. But none of them worked. The Obsidians, perhaps having already learned, precisely defended against Kyoichi's attacks.
And worst of all—his magic was nearly depleted.
Kyoichi's golden light began to flicker weakly. His fairy body became unstable, his outline wavering.
(This is bad... at this rate.)
If his magic ran out, he would become nothing but fleeting particles of light. His existence as a fairy would vanish.
(Damn it... Nagisa is...!)
Kyoichi looked at Nagisa, suffering in the distance. Her entire body was covered in black crystals, and she could barely move.
"Nagisa!!!"
Kyoichi screamed.
At that moment, Nagisa mustered her last strength and stood up.
"Get away... from Kyoichi-kun!!"
She attempted a reckless charge. She threw her body into the Obsidians' encirclement.
But—
One Obsidian turned around and unleashed a wave of Heart Erosion towards Nagisa.
Black light pierced her chest.
"...Ah..."
Nagisa's movement stopped.
The light faded from her eyes. Her blue eyes became completely clouded with black.
The black crystals covering her body accelerated all at once. Up to her neck, up to her face—
"...Help... me..."
With those faint last words, Nagisa collapsed.
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In that instant, something snapped inside Kyoichi.
(I swore I wouldn't let her fight alone anymore—that I would protect her!!!)
Kyoichi thrust his hand into his magic pocket and pulled out his final trump card. A large golem core. He slammed it onto the ground.
A roar. A cloud of dust.
An ancient golem appeared and charged the three Obsidians. In that momentary opening, Kyoichi rushed to Nagisa's side.
"Nagisa! Get a hold of yourself!"
Kyoichi touched Nagisa's face with his small fairy hand. Cold. Her body temperature was dropping rapidly. The black crystals were about to completely cover her.
Behind him, he heard the sound of the golem being pinned down by one of the Obsidians. There was no more time.
Kyoichi desperately lifted Nagisa's body. His small fairy form enveloped her, wringing out its golden light.
(We're getting out of here—anywhere, just away from here—!)
He found an entrance to the underground waterway and dragged Nagisa inside.
Behind them, the roar of the golem's self-destruction echoed. Dust and shockwaves shook the tunnel.
Kyoichi ran through the darkness. Nagisa's body grew heavier, bit by bit. Colder.
(Again.)
(Again—I—)
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The underground waterway was quiet.
Only the sound of water dripping somewhere echoed rhythmically. Musty air. The scurrying footsteps of rats.
Kyoichi leaned Nagisa against the wall and collapsed there himself. His small golden body flickered repeatedly. He was barely maintaining his existence.
And then—past memories flashed back in his mind.
The smell of blood. A battlefield engulfed in flames. A crumbling castle.
And—the figure of a woman collapsed, covered in blood. Long black hair spread out in a pool of blood.
(Yuki—)
The only lover he had met in the first isekai.
Unable to shield her from the demon god's blow, she grew cold in his arms.
"I... can't take it anymore..."
A trembling voice escaped Kyoichi's lips. His small body seemed about to scatter into particles of light.
"Again... again I... couldn't protect..."
He wailed.
He cried from the bottom of his heart for the first time. His usual annoyed attitude, his bravado, everything vanished.
He simply hated his own powerlessness.
Nagisa was still alive. But the black crystals covering her body were steadily spreading.
(At this rate—she'll become a Wedge—)
Beatrice had said that Nagisa would become a complete Wedge within 72 hours.
But—there was no time.
"...Damn it... give me a break..."
Kyoichi slammed his fist against the wall. With his weak fairy fist, it didn't leave a scratch. It was just futile.
At that moment—
"...Ta...kagi..."
A faint voice was heard.
Kyoichi looked at Nagisa with a start. Her lips were moving slightly.
"Nagisa!!"
"...Cold..."
Her lips, murmuring t
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