Young Lady-type Magical Girl Case : Aroma
The Aroma who’s now energetic… perhaps too energetic, actually had such a constitution back then that even going out a little would cause her to develop a fever.
Fortunately, she was blessed with her surroundings.
She was a wealthy Young Lady, and her parents kindly looked after the frail Aroma.
Aroma herself had a strong heart that didn’t complain about her circumstances and could look straight ahead and live.
However, even so, the environment Aroma was placed in was sufficient to make her suffer.
The experience of being tormented by high fever inside a room she couldn’t leave became a “curse” for her later on.
It was several years ago that such a girl came to harbor a strong yearning for the outside world.
It was triggered by seeing footage of the “Third Fight King Cup” that happened to be broadcast on TV.
The Fight King Cup is a festival where many skilled fighters gather, regardless of whether they’re pro or amateur.
The legendary first tournament, the tumultuous second tournament—it’s an extremely popular competition.
However, because Dark Fighter forces secretly schemed behind the scenes at both previous tournaments, the third tournament hadn’t been held for a long time.
But the wishes of many people came true, and finally the third tournament was held.
Well, Dark Fighters apparently schemed behind the scenes at that third tournament too, and the fourth tournament still hasn’t been held since then.
Anyway, since the scheming at the third tournament didn’t come to light, for Aroma, who was just watching the broadcast on TV, it appeared as a very exciting tournament.
Especially, the Fight by Tanafuda Mitsuru, who would later become the owner of the card shop “Duelist,” was enough to change her outlook on life.
Before that, she thought Fighting was something unrelated to her.
She had given up, thinking that frail her didn’t have the right to Fight.
But Tanafuda Mitsuru’s Fight was different.
A Fight where both sides clashed with full power and captivated even the audience.
Of course, there are other fighters who have such Fights.
But for Aroma, it was the first fight that truly captivated her. The fact that Mitsuru’s fight was such a potent catalyst for that first passion was significant.
In a sense, it was like imprinting.
After that, Aroma, who came to strongly wish to Fight like Mitsuru, began studying to become a fighter.
Then, mysteriously, Aroma’s frail body became energetic at an astonishing rate, and she became able to live a normal life.
As her cousin Alice says, perhaps becoming stronger as a fighter means becoming stronger as a person, Aroma thought.
Blessed by her parents and friends around her…
Aroma finally began living as a normal human being.
However, the “curse” of the past was still eating away at Aroma even now.
The first thing that made her notice this was that all the cards Aroma had started collecting to become a Fighter were cards specialized in Lockburn.
Lockburn—a deck that seals the opponent’s attacks and whittles down their life with damage from sources other than attacks.
It was far removed from the fighting style Aroma envisioned—the style she wished for.
Of course, at first, the people around her would fight with Aroma, perhaps out of consideration for all the hardship she had endured until now.
But seeing Aroma apologize after every fight, little by little, the people around her stopped inviting her to fights.
It certainly wasn’t because the people around her had any ill will.
Rather, the people Aroma knew were overflowing with goodness.
They were the people who had kindly guided the sickly Aroma who had only caused trouble, and who had treated her as a friend and family.
That’s precisely why their kindness alone couldn’t support Aroma’s dream of becoming a pro Fighter.
In the end.
Aroma had no choice but to give up on her dream.
Even if there was nothing wrong with her, if the curse of the past tormented both herself and those around her…
She should never have had such a dream in the first place────
As a result of giving up like that, the fight of “him” she once admired, and the reason she admired it…
Faded away and disappeared.
The turning point came several years after that.
Having become a middle schooler, Aroma was living a life unconnected to fighting.
She had given up on her dream of becoming a Fighter, but it was still a fact that she was no longer sickly.
Aroma began actively challenging herself with various things she couldn’t do before.
A spirited young lady who says “desu wa”—that’s how she was perceived by those around her.
Only one thing—she kept Fights at a distance from herself.
To such a girl, Dark Fighters named Devilas appeared and challenged her to a Dark Fight.
Once a Dark Fight begins, there’s no escape.
Although she had been distancing herself from Fights, she happened to be carrying her deck at that time, so Aroma had no choice but to fight.
And there, she awakened as a Magical Fighter.
After that, it could only be described as turbulent.
A mysterious hooded onee-san who suddenly appeared and whom she felt she’d met somewhere before.
Devilas, who began scheming in the shadows of daily life.
Aroma, being good-natured, couldn’t overlook Devilas’s evil deeds and got drawn into the fights.
──It was a typical trial that assaults Fighters with strong destiny power.
There are such people in this world—Fighters who get dragged into fights even when they don’t wish for it.
Aroma was no exception and was forced into battle with Devilas… and through that, various changes occurred in her consciousness.
She remembered what had caused her to admire Fights in the first place, and she made up her mind to go meet that person she admired back then.
Using the internet and such, the place she arrived at was—the card shop “Duelist.”
The Fighter she admired, Tanafuda Mitsuru.
Now a shop manager… or as Aroma would say, Master Manager, was still an amazing Fighter, unchanged from back then.
His shop was a very warm and peaceful place.
All the customers were kind, and they accepted Aroma normally even when she suddenly started calling the Manager “Master.”
Well, she did accidentally die of reverence there, causing trouble for Master Manager and… his lover, perhaps? The female employee.
…Come to think of it, there was a blonde gothic lolita girl among the customers who looked familiar. Well, it was probably just her imagination.
And that night, when Devilas appeared, Aroma’s true identity as a Magical Fighter became known to Master Manager.
Moreover, he offered to fight her again—the fight they couldn’t have during the day.
Aroma was, in a sense, standing at the pinnacle of her life.
But at the same time, that’s precisely why Aroma’s fighting style thrust upon her the fact that she wasn’t suited to be a pro Fighter.
However, to such an Aroma, Master Manager said this:
“But, I had fun—fighting with Aroma-san.”
At that moment, it was the first time in Aroma’s life that someone told her they enjoyed fighting with her.
It was shocking—that there were people in this world who would say such things.
But when she listened to what he said, it made sense—people who love, absolutely love Fights would surely enjoy Aroma’s fights too.
And then, Master Manager showed Aroma the way.
Continue her activities as a Magical Fighter.
Simple, but for Aroma, it was undoubtedly a challenge unlike anything she’d experienced before.
Above all, until now Aroma had no motivation to continue being a Magical Fighter.
But now, the fact that Master Manager had shown her the way became her reason.
No matter what difficulties stand before Aroma from now on—she will absolutely never give up. Aroma has obtained such a great reason.
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TIPS: It’s common for sickly people who weren’t fighting to become healthy when they start fighting. Sometimes they get so carried away that they become incredibly muscular and macho.
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