Chapter 189

"Speaking of which, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would probably still be living the same boring life as always."

She was speaking in a language that Kurosaki Asuka couldn't understand at all.

But when she heard the word "thank you," Kurosaki Asuka didn't feel relieved; instead, she felt a chill run through her body.

"And now, I've realized something."

The woman suddenly said.

She was clearly speaking to Kurosaki Asuka, but it also seemed like she was talking to herself.

As Kurosaki Asuka was still confused, she suddenly felt her face being gently cupped by a woman's cold hands.

Haihara lifted her face and looked her in the eye:

"I finally obtained such special power, so why can't I pursue what I want, and why do I always feel unsatisfied?"

"Why don't I be more proactive and do something more interesting?"

A woman's eyes are very special.

It was a pure black, so black that even the pupils were almost invisible; it was as if there was only a deep darkness.

Even light cannot shine through.

Everything she said was incomprehensible to Kurosaki Asuka.

What exactly does that mean?

What is this woman thinking?

"Don't understand? That's okay."

Haihara seemed to sense Kurosaki Asuka's fear and confusion, but she didn't care. Instead, she unusually comforted the girl in a gentle tone:

You don't need to be nervous.

Even when she was comforting people, her tone lacked any emotion.

"I won't kill you. After all, I'm very grateful to you for taking care of my Problem Child, and I'm very gentle; I can't bear to see you in pain."

The woman's words caused Kurosaki Asuka to briefly freeze before finally breaking into a joyful expression.

She then revealed that angelic, obedient look she used to have when she clung to Haihara, and asked pitifully:

"Teacher Haihara, is... is it true?"

"Yes, of course it's true."

Just as Kurosaki Asuka was thinking about what to say to please Haihara, she saw Haihara holding out a blank Crystal.

Those are colorless Crystal.

It is the initial Crystal that has never been put into a human body and has never given birth to Monster.

Kurosaki Asuka asked, utterly bewildered:

"Uh... Teacher Haihara, what does this mean?"

However, the woman held the blank Crystal in her hand and gently tossed Crystal into Kurosaki Asuka's body.

The Crystal, like coins dropped into a pool of water, quickly merged into the girl's body, causing her to stiffen for a moment before freezing in place.

Immediately afterwards, Kurosaki Asuka's face turned pale, and then she began to struggle violently, revealing an expression of extreme pain.

"Ouch! That hurts... It's so painful... What's happening? How is this possible? Hey..."

She couldn't understand this situation.

She was just... implanted with Crystal? But she's a Magic girl, how could that be...?

However, the pain instantly overwhelmed her reason, rendering her unable to think.

Only the woman's still gentle yet icy voice rang in my ears:

"You're really good at being Monster, aren't you?"

"But this time, it's not you who becomes Monster, it's you who are made into Monster."

"The Monster of the Lunar will directly use their hosts as their own bodies, imprisoning them forever and turning them into puppets who can only feel their pain."

This is also why there are no Lunar Monster in Maple Plain City.

The Lunar Monster is the Monster that has caused the most severe damage to ordinary people among all Monster.

They directly parasitize their host.

Therefore, the Black Death Cult organization has never created Lunar Monster.

Inside the Lunar Monster, the host is unable to do anything and can only be trapped in endless, pure darkness, experiencing loneliness and pain.

That is the most terrible pain, especially for Magic girls.

"You'll be imprisoned in this Monster forever. Enjoy it. Of course, it's not as simple as just becoming its Monster. This Monster is under my control and will torture you relentlessly."

In the dark wasteland, only the cold moonlight illuminated a corner where the girl's final screams were clearly audible:

"Wait... wait a minute, Teacher Haihara... it hurts so much, please... please forgive me... don't go..."

In that shadow, the girl's body continued to deform and twist, becoming the ugliest and most terrifying form, seemingly covered with spikes and nails piercing her body, like an instrument of torture used to imprison a condemned prisoner.

What happened to her afterwards is, of course, not worth mentioning.

"Die after you've suffered to the point of numbness."

"Well then, goodbye."

After giving her one last look, Haihara turned and walked into the darkness in the distance.

The night is just beginning.

The nightmare for Magic girls has just ended.

The woman's words seemed to have profound meaning, but for now, she was mostly recalling some past memories.

The images from her nightmare gradually surfaced in her mind.

This includes everything the Magic girls did when facing Kurosaki Asuka, and their reactions when they saw their past.

And... finally, the Magic girl Thousand Sins, who gave her an indescribable sense of familiarity.

She raised her hand, seemingly understanding but not quite, and gently covered her lips, muttering to herself softly:

"So you were... my..."

Chapter 111 A Mother's Love Divided into Five Parts

The day after the battle against the Rainbow Snake Black Death Cult ended, Kaedehara High School was closed for a whole day due to an unprecedented Monster event.

All the Magic girls also got a day off.

Originally, after an incredibly difficult battle, the culprit was released, leaving the Magic girls in low spirits, until Takanashi received a message from Dean Roland through R'lyeh.

It is said that Blue Iris and Rainbow Feather completely lost contact with R'lyeh after that.

At the R'lyeh Academy, the Magic candles that were connected to the lives of the two Magic girls all went out.

This means that Blue Iris and Rainbow Feather... have met with some misfortune?

Afterwards, the academy conducted a Magic divination, confirming that it was not a fabricated death message, but a genuine accidental danger.

Generally speaking, it would be a terrible thing for a Magic girl R'lyeh to encounter such an accident.

But Takanashi's assessment of this was: It seems so.

It's a pity I can't see the situation for myself.

But... what kind of unexpected danger could have caused even a mentor from the Sacred Domain to encounter such an accident, R'lyeh unable to be contacted?

They don't know the truth yet, but knowing that the mastermind finally got what he deserved has already brightened their originally gloomy mood considerably.

After resolving the biggest problem, the Magic girls naturally still had other issues to settle.

For example, what will Student Council Senpai Kazama do after the Chameleon are defeated? Will he retire as before, or will he join them?

There are also citizens attacked by Chameleon, and questions about the dark Magical Girl Dark Feather.

To their relief, the citizens attacked by the Chameleon who are still unconscious have a solution from Kuroki Yuka, the shapeshifter of Dark Feather. She also said that she would take responsibility for resolving the problems left behind by the Chameleon as atonement.

Considering that this guy can't transform now, and can't punch her like we agreed before.

Therefore, the Magic girls decided to rest for a few days before dealing with her matter.

After all, they were all exhausted.

On the first day of their holiday, they all stayed in bed; not one of them could get up.

Moreover, most of them live alone and have no one to take care of them.

Next... let's just rest for a while, and think about these complicated things again after we wake up.

At Haihara's house.

Since school was on holiday, Haihara, who is a teacher, was at home today. However, she wasn't alone; her daughter, Kazama Kiriori, was also there.

After the Monster incident ended yesterday, Haihara took Kazama Kiriori home and has been taking care of her ever since.

At this moment, in Haihara's room, Kazama Kiriori, wearing only underwear and revealing her snow-white skin, lies face down on Haihara's usual bed, exposing her delicate and beautiful back to Haihara.

Haihara, dressed in loose pajamas, looked slightly serious, though she had just woken up, and her usual laziness had vanished.

She gently touched Kazama Kiriori's back, her slender fingertips tracing the delicate skin, while gazing at the swollen lumps on Kazama Kiriori back:

"Don't move, Mom is applying medicine to you."

The woman's tone was as cold as usual, completely lacking the warmth a mother should have.

When Kazama Kiriori felt Haihara touch the wound on her back, an expression appeared on her face that was hard to tell whether it was pain or embarrassment.

That expression is quite novel.

The current situation is that, of course, after an extremely intense battle, even the Magic girl could not withstand all the injuries, leaving some wounds on her body.

According to Kazama Kiriori, Haihara said that she was accidentally hit on the back during the evacuation.

Haihara said nothing about it.

For a Magic girl, this kind of superficial wound is considered a minor injury, and it will probably be completely healed in less than two days, but that doesn't mean she won't feel any pain during that time.

During the period of applying the medicine, Kazama Kiriori stayed at home wearing only her underwear.

Actually, Haihara initially suggested that she take off all her clothes, but she didn't expect that her daughter would still feel ashamed to be seen by her mother, so she kept her underwear on.

That's actually quite cute.

After thinking it over, Haihara looked at Kazama Kiriori again more carefully:

"Your butt seems a little swollen too. Take your pants off."

Holding the ointment stick, she patiently applied the ointment to the tool, speaking to Kazama Kiriori.

After a moment of silence, Kazama Kiriori's silent resistance failed.

After a while, Kazama Kiriori's face turned completely red, her face filled with unspeakable shame.

After applying the medicine, Haihara had nothing to do except bring out the cut fruit and the candy that Kazama Kiriori liked, so she could only sit on the bed and observe her dutiful daughter up close.

This year, Kazama Kiriori turned eighteen.

Although she is not her biological daughter, she resembles her in terms of figure, being very tall with slender limbs and a stunning figure.

She blossomed into a remarkably beautiful woman.

For some reason, when Haihara saw Kazama Kiriori's figure, she subconsciously thought of Takanashi and even compared the two figures.

Her daughter, a high school girl, seems to be of average height and not very big. Could it be that she hasn't started developing yet? But I wasn't this flat-chested when I was in my first year of high school...

It seems we've gone off-track.

She looked back at Kazama Kiriori.

Thinking that this child will probably go to university in another city next year and start a life without himself, Haihara's feelings are somewhat complicated.

So she lay down next to Kazama Kiriori. Because it was a bit stuffy today, Haihara wasn't wearing a bra. When she turned slightly to look at Kazama Kiriori, her chest swayed slightly as it touched the bed.