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NextEstablishment856 t1_jea347b wrote

"Listen, no offense, but your kid is a pain in all seven of my necks. I miss the days when great warriors were a dime a dozen, and only the bravest would take on my mantle. I'd pick anyone else. I'd take you over her." The Paragon of Purity paused in a way that made it less clear if this was more an offer or a joke.

"I'm an accountant," Mr. Yukifumi replied flatly.

"Yeah, but you are also confident. I wouldn't need to give you weekly pep talks to help you overcome your fears, ignore relationship drama, and actually beat the world-ending threat. Weekly!"

"Yeah, that sounds like my girl," he sighed. "Why can't you pick someone else?"

"The blasted gem. I need someone pure of heart and soul. They have to accept it. And the gem can't be removed without the current holder being tainted in some way."

"Huh? Guess I should be proud."

"Oh, get off your high horse and corrupt your kid somehow. I want a new champion, and you want your kid home safe."

"Hmm. You know, you mentioned the whole confidence issue. Sumiye's actually been doing a lot better about that lately. She even tried out for a solo in the choir. She didn't get it, but she tried. That's huge for."

"Oh no, please don't do this to me."

"And you've been pretty rude here. Sounds like you could use some lessons in patience."

"I loathe you."

"Someday, you'll thank me for this. I think we'll leave things the way they are, for now. But if you're disrupting her life, I expect you to help with her homework."

"Say what?"

"You heard me. Now, I have to go mow the lawn." And with that, he left the pocket dimension.

The Paragon stewed for a moment, then said to himself, "I guess it could be worse. He could have the gem."

Just then, Sumiye burst in, crying, "Pai-pai, Kenta saw me trip in the cafeteria. He laughed at me."

"First, don't call me Pai-pai. Second, was it funny?"

"I fell face first into mashed potatoes."

"Hilarious. Don't take the laughs personally. People would laugh no matter who that happened to. Now, let's see about your homework."

"My homework?"

"Yeah, suffice to say, your dad is kinda scary."

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Arstanishe t1_jea9qkn wrote

Thanks for your story, it's really wholesome but funny

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icefire9 t1_jecgl5e wrote

>I'd pick anyone else. I'd take you over her."

Okay, now I kinda want a story where the father does take over being a magical girl to save his daughter from it.

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EasilyDelighted t1_jed2leh wrote

There's a manga about older salary men magical girl that take on the dirtier monster fights that magical can't handle.

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ThePasserbie t1_jed5pdh wrote

Please drop the name of this manga!

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EasilyDelighted t1_jeda6cs wrote

I don't know if any of it is translated in English but the English name is Magical Middle Age. And this is the JP Amazon listing for volume one.

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coolbond1 t1_jedd8ja wrote

Manga dex has it but there is only a single chapter translated. The Japanese name is mahou chuunen and the English name is middle-age magical uncle.

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kuroimakina t1_jed20n8 wrote

There was a writing prompt on this exact thing a few months ago iirc

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OrdericNeustry t1_jedgl0p wrote

There was also one about grown up magical girls being called back into action.

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PageTheKenku t1_jed8t5g wrote

I remember there was a manga where a body builder is one of the two potential candidates to take up the mantle of magical "girl", the other being the young generic kid you would expect. When he found out, he basically took it for himself even though the patrons wanted the girl.

In the event you wonder what that looks like: https://myanimelist.net/character/36730/Atsushi_Takada/pics

I vaguely remember him actually being quite exceptional in working as a magical "girl".

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