Yagyu Hotaru is a shut-in who likes to stay up all night gaming, lie around like a corpse, and avoid the sun.
Her older brother is always telling her to get out and socialize, but a low-energy lifestyle is her creed. Her dream is to become like Tanaka-kun: weak and lazy, looked after by a guy who dotes on her, and able to stay home without lifting a finger.
One day, her doting caretakers barged into her home like burglars.
A strange white-haired high-schooler crouched on her windowsill. "Suguru! Look what I found! A totally untrained little sorcerer with loads of potential!"
A weird-haired high-schooler riding a manta ray floated past the window. "You scared her, Satoru. You have to be gentle with girls!"
They held out their hands to her like black-and-white demons. "Don't be afraid, little girl. We're guides here to lead you into a new world!"
Yagyu Hotaru: "..."
Yagyu Hotaru: "Moshi moshi! Is this the Japanese Public Security Police? Two perverted high-schoolers just broke into my house! They say they're taking me to the Western Paradise!"
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Yagyu Hotaru was gagged.
The perverted high-schoolers took her to the top of Tokyo's tallest tower.
White-haired high-schooler: "Become a sorcerer?"
Black-haired high-schooler: "Or stay here and enjoy the view?"
"Pick one, my dear little sorcerer!"
Yagyu Hotaru fell silent. Yagyu Hotaru was terrified!!!
Their voices were so gentle, they made even dying sound like an elegant option.
To stay alive, and bearing wounds that could never be healed, Yagyu Hotaru became a sorcerer. Her technique was [Transform, Magical Girl].
Her life came to a complete end the moment she shouted, "Puli puli! Shining and sparkling, super sparkly! I'll capture your heart!" and transformed into a magical girl to fight a super-gross giant monster.
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Taking missions only at night is the last shred of dignity Yagyu Hotaru has as a shut-in.
One day, as usual, she recited those mortifying, magical little incantations, punched a curse flat, and finished up, ready to go home and lie around.
Behind her came a "Click!"
She turned around in disbelief and locked eyes with the fox-like boy behind her, phone raised.
Yagyu Hotaru: "?"
Why was he holding up his phone? Wait, hadn't there just been a click? This had to be a joke. Her curtain was right there, wasn't it? Where was it?!!
Under the moonlight, the boy's short silver-white hair swayed gently. He looked at her, his narrow eyes blinking softly, like a sly fox. "Puri! I got a really interesting shot, Magical Girl!"
[Content warnings]
Mainly Jujutsu Kaisen and The Prince of Tennis, with Detective Conan and Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless confirmed; magical girls are undecided.
A silly comedy, as always featuring a little sister and a bunch of brothers. The love interest is Niou, and there will be lots of one-sided crushes.
The little sister is a gaming shut-in who just wants to stay home, eat, and wait for death.
Technique details: an extremely embarrassing transformation, plus a few magical little incantations. While she chants, she can't be interrupted and has maxed-out invincibility buffs. As long as she gives up all dignity, even Gojo can't do anything about her.
About the cover: this is the heroine after transforming. Since she turns into a magical girl, the art style gets weird too.
An aside: Niou's pretty popular, so why don't I see many romance stories about him? It's strange. I'm a little nervous people might not be into this sort of thing.
Theme: Comedy.