Chapter 470
(No way, who would have thought of that!)
Yes, who would have thought?
Below the Sky Screen, Fang Ming also sighed in amazement.
Fang Ming originally thought that the little followers of Tsukinomiya Yuki, who had only appeared in a few scenes in the Sky Screen, were just passersby and wouldn't have much screen time in the future.
But little did I expect that the little girl would have such a role to play afterward.
She was actually related to Tottori Shiori.
Yes, this should be in Tottori Shiori's file, but because she's not a direct relative, Fang Ming didn't look closely and thus overlooked her existence.
"I have a feeling something's going to happen... I mean, that little girl named Nishino Hitomi in the Sky Screen."
Sky Screen this, Kelly, who was usually quiet, suddenly Fang Ming.
Fang Ming frowned. "Why would you say that?"
Although Fang Ming could roughly guess that something would definitely happen to Nishino Hitomi next, this was just a guess based on the plot arrangement.
After all, if the drama is to have more conflict, it is inevitable that something unexpected will happen to Nishino Hitomi. At the very least, it is impossible for Tottori Shiori to get her phone back and become Magical Girls so easily.
But Kelly clearly wasn't making her judgments about the plot from a 'supervisor's' perspective.
She must have discovered some new setting.
Fang Ming's guess was correct; he heard Kelly say:
"I think you should know the criteria for entering the Nightmare Barrier: either you possess magical power, or you have the aptitude to become Magical Girls, or you are a special person like yourself."
"While Nishino Hitomi may not have the aptitude to become Magical Girls, what if she possesses something with magical power..."
"It's very easy to get caught up in the Nightmare Barrier."
Fang Ming followed up on Kelly's words.
The cell phone that Tottori Shiori threw away, which contained the Emotional Force, can definitely be considered a magical item.
Ordinary people are much more likely to be caught in the Nightmare Barrier if they possess magical items.
Not to mention the Eastern Capital in the Sky Screen now, where the Aurora Society secretly causing trouble, resulting in a very high frequency of Demons appearances.
This means that Nishino Hitomi is very likely to be drawn into the Nightmare Barrier!
Even though the current style of the second season of the spin-off seems more 'Healing', no one can guarantee that Nishino Hitomi in the Sky Screen will be safe and sound.
Realizing this, both Fang Ming and the Magical Girls were worried for Nishino Hitomi in the Sky Screen.
The girl, Nishino Hitomi, was unaware that she might be in danger.
With short blonde hair tied in a red headband, she was currently sending a message to someone using the cell phone that Shiori's mother had given her.
The phone in her hand looked a bit worn, with many scratches on the screen and paint chipping off the corners.
But Nishino Hitomi held it in her hand like a precious gem, grinning foolishly at the screen.
Not only because she was holding her first cell phone, but also because of the person on the other end of the phone.
Tsukinomiya Yuki.
When Nishino Hitomi mentions Xiao Xue, she can't help but think of the day Yuki transferred to her school.
Actually, at the beginning of her school life, Nishino Hitomi didn't have very good interpersonal relationships.
Because she transferred after Tsukinomiya Yuki, and because she wasn't particularly outstanding and came from the countryside, the students in her class hardly approached Nishino Hitomi.
At first, Nishino Hitomi was all alone, and she even had to find a place where no one could see her when she ate.
In this environment where she was about to be bullied, it was Tsukinomiya Yuki who truly 'saved' her.
--Would you like to have lunch with me?
Tsukinomiya Yuki Nishino Hitomi, who already had her own small group, reached out to Nishino Hitomi and rescued her from a dangerous situation where she was all alone.
At that time, in Nishino Hitomi's eyes, Tsukinomiya Yuki seemed to radiate sunlight.
It was from that time that Nishino Hitomi developed feelings for Tsukinomiya Yuki.
No, it should be called feelings.
A few fleeting images from memories illustrate how Tsukinomiya Yuki and Nishino Hitomi met.
Now, back to the present, with summer vacation just around the corner, Nishino Hitomi wants to invite Tsukinomiya Yuki to go out and play during the summer vacation.
Ideally, she would be able to go back to the countryside with her, although Nishino Hitomi knew it was impossible, but that didn't stop her from fantasizing about it.
Right now, Nishino Hitomi is chatting with Tsukinomiya Yuki on her phone.
When this was mentioned, Nishino Hitomi couldn't help but thank her older cousin from the big city, whom she had never met.
I'm grateful to my cousin for giving me my first mobile phone.
Just as she was thinking this, Nishino Hitomi's phone suddenly rang.
Buzz--
"Whoa!!"
The sudden vibration of her phone startled Nishino Hitomi.
She nearly threw her phone away.
Flustered, Nishino Hitomi grabbed her phone again and looked at the screen. An unfamiliar number appeared on the screen, and there was no 'spam call' indicator.
Who is it?
Nishino Hitomi tilted her head in confusion, thought for a moment, and then pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
"Hello, hello, you must be Nishino Hitomi, right?"
"...!" Hearing the girl's voice coming from the phone, Nishino Hitomi felt a little scared.
Does the other person know my name?
Nishino Hitomi intended to hang up immediately, but perhaps sensing something, the girl on the Nishino Hitomi end spoke before she could hang up:
"Ah! Don't hang up! I'm your cousin! The one who gave you the phone! My name is Tottori Shiori, Hitomi. Where are you right now? I have something I want to talk to you about."
The girl on the other end of the phone introduced herself, and upon hearing her name, Nishino Hitomi couldn't help but relax.
It turned out to be the kind cousin who gave her the phone.
Since they were relatives, Nishino Hitomi was no longer nervous. She opened her mouth to answer, but no one noticed that the world around her had changed at some point.
The color seemed to have faded considerably, and the phone disconnected at that moment.
It's Nightmare Barrier!
"Hello? Hitomi? Hitomi!???"
On the other end of the phone, Tottori Shiori looked bewildered when she heard the busy tone suddenly come from the other end.
Seeing this, Reiko asked, "Did you hang up?"
"It seems so... but it must have been an accident, right? After all, I just heard her say something that sounded like she was trying to tell me something..."
Nishino Hitomi had barely finished speaking when the phone suddenly disconnected, which didn't seem like she had hung up on her own.
Shiori suddenly had a bad feeling.
She immediately took out her phone and dialed Nishino Hitomi's number again, but this time...
The call was not answered.
Something's happened!
Shiori and Reiko thought of this almost simultaneously.
Without hesitation, Reiko transformed into Magical Girls, reached out and hugged Shiori, and asked Shiori:
Where does Hitomi live?
"I... I'll ask my mom again...!"
Shiori only asked for Hitomi's phone number, not Hitomi address. Now, if she wants to know where Hitomi lives, she'll have to ask her mother.
But Reiko quickly said:
"No."
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"I think I know... where she is."
Reiko raised her head and looked into the depths of the city.
In a corner of the city, Nightmare Barrier, perceptible only to Magical Girls, slowly unfolds.
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The Nightmare Barrier that Reiko sensed had a very large coverage area.
Normally, the Nightmare Barrier is actually quite small. It's said to create a projection of a world, but in reality, the entrance and exit are only the size of a doorway.
Sometimes it might even be smaller.
Therefore, rather than setting up a barrier, it's more accurate to say that they used special methods to transfer to another space that is extremely similar to the real world.
But the Nightmare Barrier at this moment is not like that.
It was expanding rapidly, Reiko could see that the dark gray barrier representing the Nightmare was enveloping a distant area.
This is clearly abnormal!
Is it Demons? Or something else entirely?
Reiko wasn't very clear on the matter, since she had no Magical Creatures or senior Magical Girls around her and therefore no way of knowing anything about the Magical Girls world.
There's been no news of the senior who said they would come to find her, and no one knows where they went.
Therefore, Reiko was almost completely unaware of the situation at hand.
Regardless, since something unusual has happened, Reiko, as Magical Girls, must go and check it out.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Reiko jumped off the rooftop with Shiori in her arms and ran quickly toward the distant Nightmare Barrier.
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Holding her phone, Tsukinomiya Yuki frowned as she looked at the messages that had abruptly stopped.
He knew Nishino Hitomi; the child had always been very clingy to him, and every time they ended a conversation, she would send a cute "See you tomorrow" or "See you next time" emoji.
In other words, if no such emoji is sent, it means that something has delayed Nishino Hitomi.
But once he finishes his business there, he will return to talk to Tsukinomiya Yuki again.
After meeting Nishino Hitomi, it was like this almost every day.
Just now, Tsukinomiya Yuki and Nishino Hitomi's chat suddenly ended, and Tsukinomiya Yuki Nishino Hitomi's end.
But now... more than ten minutes have passed, and there is still no news from Nishino Hitomi.
"Has something happened...?"
Although it might be a bit impolite to think that way, Tsukinomiya Yuki doesn't believe that everyone in the world should revolve around her. Nishino Hitomi is still a child after all, and it's normal for her to be attracted to interesting things and ignore Tsukinomiya Yuki.
But Tsukinomiya Yuki looked up at the city center, she couldn't help but worry about Nishino Hitomi.
From his perspective, a peculiar mist was emanating from the city center, slowly spreading outwards.
Without hesitation, Tsukinomiya Yuki immediately dialed Nishino Hitomi's number.
As expected, Nishino Hitomi's phone went unanswered.
Something really happened...