"Phew! These guys were a bit tougher than usual..."

A dark trail of black goo oozed across the concrete, slowly evaporating into the air...

In the corner of the dark street, stands a figure with twintails holding a bow.

It looks like a silhouette of a girl, but this is no ordinary girl. She's a Magical Girl, and this one in particular is named Chihaya, Sasha's latest recruit.

"Now my Sasha Blessings are up again! I'm probably..."

Chihaya put her hand on her chin, trying to look like she was thinking deep thoughts that would make a philosopher cry and quit their job...

Okay, that was a bit too dramatic.

"Maybe up to #95221? Long way to go, but I'll work harder!"

She said while pumping her fist in the air. By the way, in this Magical Girl business, they don’t have global rankings or anything. It's just Chihaya's way of feeling special.

Feeling quite pleased with herself, Chihaya nodded.

But then, she heard something... steps.

"Hmm, what was that?..."

Her head popped around the corner like a curious squirrel. She saw... another Magical Girl!

"Ohh! A-Another Magical Girl?! Finally, I found someone else like me!"

With no hesitation, the girl zoomed to the other Magical Girl, eyes sparkling filled with excitement and an aura that could match a nuclear power plant.

"Hello!~ You're like me too! Nicetomeetcha! What's your name?"

She asked while brandishing her ice bow, thinking she looked super cool.

"Eep, I'm so excited to meet another Magical Girl! All I've been seeing are those ugly black creatures we have to like, fight."

"Oh! Maybe we could form a team, y'know? Two is better than one, right?"

"Since we’re both Magical Girls and all, we should totally fight those annoying Lost Souls together! How about it? That'd be super cool, wouldn't it? It's way more fun fighting something together than just fighting alone. Plus, it'll be nice to have someone else around who gets magical stuff, right?"

"..."

Ugh, awkward silence.

"Alright, you can talk now."