Dakara Watashi Wa Mahou Shoujo O Yameta

— A former magical girl, now just a girl

At first, I told myself it was a phase. Every magical girl feels burnout after the fifth apocalyptic week. But the contracts kept coming. The talking mascot’s cheerful voice started sounding like a used car salesman’s. “Just one more wish,” it said. “Just one more monster.” And I realized—I wasn’t protecting my city anymore. I was protecting a system that had already consumed everyone I started with. dakara watashi wa mahou shoujo o yameta