Chapter 318

"I regret to inform you that the reason I am here is because none of the Magic girls currently existing in this city allow you to touch them."

Every single one.

Even Magical Puppy.

Or perhaps Magic aunt.

These undeniable words left Belial stunned for a moment.

A silence fell over the room, broken only by the patter of rain.

Belial's previously distorted expression gradually changed, and in the end, she revealed an expression of doubt and confusion:

"... you?"

The woman's gloomy face, tainted by dark Magic Power, transformed what could have been a beautiful face into something sinister. Even so, it was clear that she could not comprehend the Witch's words.

"Don't joke around."

Belial seemed to think that Heavenly Blazing Kite was playing a trick on her.

She raised the long staff in her hand, and gently stroked the staff with her other hand:

"That doesn't sound like something you would say."

"Lilith."

The Queen of Black Magic uttered the name that had been buried in the dust of history for hundreds of years.

"No one knows your cold-bloodedness and callousness better than me. From the moment you were born, you were favored by everyone. You had almost everything, but in the end, you disregarded it all."

She seemed to be recalling everything that had happened in the past.

Regarding the actions and thoughts of the woman before us.

It was something she could never understand, no matter what.

"You and I are no different in any real way, yet you're talking about care and love here?"

And surprisingly, Heavenly Blazing Kite did not immediately respond to Belial with mockery in response to these questions.

She put down her Magic Wand, and the two stood in the rain, as if they were taking a halftime break, chatting about things they hadn't seen for centuries.

"So, this time, I'm here."

She said calmly.

Beneath the gray haze, the angelic Feather Wing of the Heavenly Blazing Kite were so dazzling, as if they could illuminate all darkness and dispel all despair.

For a moment, Belial lowered his head, remaining silent, his face shrouded in shadow.

When she looked up again.

"Ridiculous."

Belial raised his head and spoke in a cold tone.

She seemed unwilling to say anything more to this woman.

As the thunder, tearing through the silence, echoed through the gray haze, Thousand Fiend's chilling roar resounded throughout every corner of Maple Plain City from afar, as if burying the entire city in darkness.

Heavenly Blazing Kite also raised his Magic Wand.

The Feather Wing formed of flames began to extend and burst forth, displaying a rainbow of colors as magnificent as Peacock's.

The showdown between the two former villainous Magic girls is about to come to an end.

Kirishima Ai's consciousness wandered and searched through those countless rooms, occasionally losing its way.

Before she knew it, she had reached the finish line.

It's getting closer and closer, step by step moving from the dark past towards reality, and further and further into the distance.

Kirishima Ai paused briefly in front of the room where she had been the day before.

In the classroom, during recess, while other students were chatting and wandering around, in a corner of the classroom, a girl holding a pen, with a somewhat melancholic expression, asked Teacher Haihara question.

"... How should this be written?"

After her sick leave ended and she sorted out her feelings about Silver Feather's disappearance, the girl, for some unknown reason, asked Teacher Haihara about the homework.

While waiting for a response, she gazed at the woman's face with a mixture of confusion and anticipation.

So, what is the answer to this question?

If you were to ask what or who is important to me, it would probably be my family, my children, and my parents—things I want to protect.

But it doesn't seem to be talking about that kind of thing.

The girl then thought of other people.

Is it Miss Lily?

The other person talked to me when I was feeling lost, and I was able to confide in them about things I couldn't normally talk to others about.

Although I can't write it into an essay, it seems like it could serve as an answer.

But the girl also knew.

The other party will not always appear.

I won't always rely on the other person or confide in them forever; those days will eventually come to an end.

"How do I write it?"

The woman seemed to be pondering the question for a moment.

Looking at her, the girl thought again.

Is that Teacher Haihara?

If Haibara-sensei was someone who lent a helping hand, saved her when she was down, and took care of her when she was sad, then she was also very important to Teacher Haihara.

However, I always feel awkward and annoyed with myself.

The girl couldn't understand what she meant to Teacher Haihara, or what she could possibly do for her.

Should she take this as her answer?

It seems... she has many answers she could write down, but she can't write down any of them.

Haihara stared at her for a moment:

So, what's bothering you?

The woman, holding a pen, gently propped her chin on her hand and asked the seemingly uneasy girl a question.

The girl knew she was always in this melodramatic and distressed state.

She raised her hand and rubbed her cheek.

"... How should I put it?"

The girl spoke in a low, flat tone.

"I'm terrified of making the wrong choice, terrified of not doing a good enough job, terrified of messing everything up."

She couldn't understand what she was thinking.

I don't know what to do.

Ultimately, no one ever taught her what to do, how to live, or how to face things she didn't understand. If she messed everything up, she would be the only one who could bear the consequences.

Therefore, she was very scared.

Suddenly, she heard the woman laugh.

Because it was laughter, the girl was momentarily confused.

When she looked up, the woman's smile had vanished, but instead, she calmly reached out and patted the girl's head.

"It's nothing."

She said.

The girl was confused.

Haihara, upon seeing the girl before her, told her her answer.

"Living in this world, we will take many wrong turns, and even the advice of others cannot always help us get back on track."

Ultimately, the decision always rests with us.

This is based on her experience in her less than thirty years of life.

Although she always feels that she is no longer young, Haihara actually knows that both she and Kirishima Ai have a long life ahead of them.

A long journey means you'll take many wrong turns.

Whether it's at the beginning of the journey or later on.

Because ultimately, they all have to make their own decisions.

Some decisions you'll regret, some decisions you'll be afraid of, and some decisions, even if they're right, you might still feel regret.

"But if you do nothing and think about nothing, you'll just stay stuck in the past."

This means that you won't meet any new people, and even if someone is waiting for you in the future, you won't be able to meet them.

Haihara to meeting the person who was waiting for her in the future, and so she kept going.

She felt that young girls were the same way.

On this path, the girl will eventually... make her own decision.

Kirishima Ai watched this scene from the side, a faint light gleaming in her eyes.

Then, the room returned to darkness.

Finally, a door and a room appeared before her.

Next, it's time to head to that place.

Chapter 102 Yes, we are the strongest.

Kirishima Ai has forgotten most of what happened on the day she became Magic girl.

The reason for this is unclear.

But at that moment, a vague memory was rekindled within her.

On that day, the largest Monster incident in the history of Maple Plain City occurred, and Kirishima Ai, who was working at the museum at the time, was also caught up in it.

In her panic, she tried to take refuge but bumped into someone.

Kirishima Ai had completely forgotten what that person looked like, only remembering that the person's voice was very soft and pleasant, and that they carried a floral scent that made people want to sleep.

She didn't even know if it was a hallucination.

I only have a vague impression that the person seemed to hand me something and say something else.

What did they say?

Do you want to become a Magic girl?

"If you want it, then accept this gift. From today onwards, you are Silver Feather."

If you accept this gift, your life will be changed from this day forward.

Yes, that's exactly it.

When the name "Silver Feather" was mentioned, for some reason, the woman chuckled softly, as if she had thought of something interesting.

When she came to her senses again, the woman had vanished, and the Broken Wing and Silver Feather Crystal appeared in her hand.

Then, her mind went completely blank.

Perhaps it was instinct, or perhaps the woman had said something to her before she left, but she used the Magic Wand and chose to transform.

This was also the first time she had heard that sentence.

Which one should I choose?

Which one should I choose?