Saving normies was always a pain. It meant having to deal with the fact someone was being forcibly thrown in into the hidden world of the Wizards, and Ayako, the one who went by WingZero, was bad at trying to ease someone up into that.

"Yeah, the catgirl doesn't need to be shy, I've seen weirder stuff on the internet." the Wizard scratched her head a bit, but mostly to look relatable. She found that girl's accent funny at least, so that helped her relax in a way when talking to her.

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"I have this thing for you," with unsure movements, Ayako had once presented a thing to Saki, a present, she could call it. It seemed like just a necklace, with a shield-jewel at the end of it. "Well, it doesn't seem too fancy, doesn't it. Heh, but, I would appreciate if you have it with you at all times." her lips seemed quivered when she said that like she was hiding something like she felt guilty about it.

"Well, either way, I hope you like it, Saki!"

That had been some weeks before, and Ayako seemed to every time check if Saki had the object on her person when they hanged out. And some days, Ayako would make a point to bring Saki home before it got too dark, or she would take off saying she got a last minute shift at work.

These days, the city seemed strange. Like life itself was about to change.

BGM- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIlnqoo0SxA

"Found... Wizard."

"Excuse? Oh, no, I... I was thinking about something else. I'm so sorry, the food is good." her face became red. She really was so engrossed in her own thoughts and checking her phone that she had accidentally made things weird with the lady of this bar.

"You have your own things to take care of, as I have..." things were happening. Did Anthi have visions about what was happening with Ayako these days? The tensions, the counter force of the other world... Meteor...

None of that held any relevance when the younger girl could just nuzzle to the other, embracing her lovingly with face falling on her shoulders.

A Digital Yokai both machine and insect-like. He was rescued by Ayako once during one of her first expeditions inside the other world. It was him who helped her secure a place and build a workshop on the world, and vouches for her as "one of the good Wizards" to the locals. He is a bridge, so to say.

An intelligent but nervous creature, Tase gets his name from his taser-like shocks he produces from his limbs and head, capable of generating electricity with which he can both attack and interact with Ayako's systems.

And to take her mind out of all of that, Ayako was at her day job. She was missing that friend. She was strong, and she would need her power once again pretty soon, but her power... what exactly was it?

Casually passing objects around the barcode reader, forcing herself to smile to the people passing through in hopes of getting some quick food or cigarettes. It was the simple life of a convenience store. The clients were all the usual everyman and woman. Regular people in this neighboorhood. Until a bright pink entered the cashier's vision.

"I had hoped you would see the error in your murderous ways and turn to honor." the monster seemed in distress, as it looked into its own clawing hands. "To think one of us would insist on staying with the World of Man, how dishonorable. Then I must do what I must do."

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"TAKE MY WYVERN's ROAR!!" as the claws of the Royal Knight came foward, various discharges of energy were shot right at the little girl. It would have looked like a terrible thing to do, shooting like a machine gun over her, but the reason this being who called himself a knight was so willing to do it, was because that girl could become a liability for the stability of both worlds, and the lives of Yokai.