Chapter 519

However, being a virtual YouTuber wasn't Aisaki Ai's preferred profession. Of course, she knew she didn't really have a choice, and she also knew that the agency was already incredibly kind to let her stay and continue working.

But Aisaki Ai still wanted to...

I still want to return to the industry and continue voicing the characters I like.

Continue to be... Nicole.

Then, it seemed that fate gave her a new opportunity.

"Miss Aozaki, what are you still hesitating about?"

In the closed, laboratory-like ward, Aisaki Ai, dressed only in thin clothes, held a contract in her hand.

Beside her, a middle-aged man in a suit urged her on.

He said, "Sign it, and you'll get access to our new technology, and then... you'll get what you want."

"My... voice... can be restored?"

"Okay, but you must abide by the contract: after the recovery, you are not allowed to mention our affairs to anyone, and... you must temporarily be under our 'company'."

"My firm..."

"You're still listed as an employee at the firm, don't worry about that. We're not poaching you; we're just taking a small precaution to ensure our technology doesn't leak out."

The man in the suit carefully crafted his words, making no mention of what would happen after the new technology was implemented, nor did he offer any information related to the Demons.

He kept everything a secret.

So Aisaki Ai signed the contract that sold herself out.

"This... is me...?! No... no no no...! Damn it...!"

After an unknown amount of time, the transformed Aisaki Ai stood in front of the mirror. She saw herself in the mirror, with a strange figure wearing a mask that she could never take off, a mask that seemed to be her own face.

She clutched her cheek, trying to remove the mask, but she felt pain, and the mask on her face displayed a Pain emoticon.

In that instant, she realized that she was no longer human.

"That's fantastic!"

A clear, bright young voice rang out behind Aisaki Ai. Avery, dressed in a white lab coat, with blond hair and blue eyes, opened his arms and exclaimed in admiration to Aisaki Ai:

"I never imagined you would actually align with this new 'concept' and become potentially the first Information Demon in history! Ms. Aozaki... no, Information Demon, from now on, you will work for us as promised."

"You... lied to me... lied to us!! What I wanted... wasn't... wasn't this at all...!"

Aisaki Ai's masked expression turned angry, and she shouted angrily at Avery, even wanting to attack Avery directly.

However, the mind control implanted before the modification made it impossible for Aisaki Ai to do this.

She could only stand there, helplessly furious at Avery.

As for Aisaki Ai's accusations, Avery shook his head and said:

"No, we're not lying to you. After all, your voice has really come back, hasn't it?"

Aisaki Ai froze, her hand instinctively reaching for her throat.

Avery half-squatted down, kneeling in front of the Information Demon kneeling on the ground, and whispered:

"We just haven't told you everything, but... didn't you say you'd do anything to restore your voice? You said that, right?"

"I... I... I'm not..."

Avery gazed at Aozaki Aisaki Ai, who had lowered her head, her expression turning to tears, as if she had collapsed, a glint of something unreadable flashing in his eyes.

After a long silence, Avery suddenly said:

"You have no way out, Information Demon."

"..."

"But I've looked at your profile; you really like Magical Girls, right?"

"... magical... girl?"

"After becoming Demons, relevant information should have appeared in your mind. That's right, Magical Girls do exist in this world, your favorite... Magical Girls."

"Magical Girls... Magical Girls..." the Information Demon murmured the word, but the tone of her voice when she uttered it was definitely not one of liking.

On the contrary, her tone carried a hatred that she herself might not have been aware of.

The Demons's hatred for Magical Girls is rooted in the very foundation of their genes. No matter who they are, no matter how much they once liked Magical Girls, they will begin to hate Magical Girls after becoming Demons.

The same applies to today's Information Demon.

When she realized this, she became even more devastated.

She knew that wasn't the case. She should like Magical Girls, and had even wanted to become Magical Girls countless times. Otherwise, she wouldn't have accepted the voice of Nicole and signed a contract that she herself didn't understand for this role.

Perhaps Aisaki Ai foolish, and she knows that what she is doing is foolish, but as long as she can regain her voice, Aisaki Ai is truly willing to do anything.

But... all of this is based on the premise that Aisaki Ai can continue to be 'Nicole'.

Now, filled with hatred for Magical Girls, how could she possibly continue voicing characters related to Magical Girls?

Perhaps sensing this aspect of Aisaki Ai, Avery began to gently Aisaki Ai:

"It must be Pain for you to become like this, since you love Magical Girls, right? But... you're not entirely without a chance to turn back. Help me with some things, try to connect with those Magical Girls, and maybe... they'll help you."

"... Help me? Help me, a Demons? Don't be ridiculous!" The Information Demon blurted out almost instinctively.

But then she clutched her head and said sadly, "No... Magical Girls... Magical Girls are all... kind people... they... might really help me..."

"Yes, they will definitely help you, so... for now, do as I say. As a token of our 'cooperation,' I will help you remove some of the Aurora Society's control methods. How about it, want to help me?"

Avery reached out his hand to the Information Demon.

Then, in just a few seconds, the Information Demon raised his hand and placed it in Avery's hand.

Normally, the Information Demon should listen to Avery and contact the Magical Girls, but the Aurora Society's orders are for her to obtain information about the Magical Girls as soon as possible.

Over time, the Information Demon's 'affection' for the Magical Girls also faded away.

She gradually became indifferent, and even just hearing anything related to Magical Girls would unconsciously reveal her disgust for them.

Then, one day, the Information Demon realized something profound.

That means she's probably beyond saving.

So, taking advantage of the fact that Aurora Society to begin her operation today, the Information Demon used everything she could to make her presence known to the Magical Girls.

She used every method she could think of to provoke the Magical Girls, and then tried to get them to... kill her.

Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 558 That's Not Where I Should Go

I want to die...

No, you should live, you are Demons...

I want to die as a human being...

You should survive and go destroy those awful Magical Girls...!

While she effortlessly battled the Magical Girls in her Information Demon form, she was internally struggling.

As a remnant of human rationality, she wanted to die.

However, the survival instincts that come from being Demons also cause the Information Demon to relentlessly unleash deadly attacks on the Magical Girls.

So she tried her best to explain her abilities and to tell the Magical Girls as much information as possible.

Try your best to appear as if you can be defeated, and give the Magical Girls a opening.

And until now--

"Well done, Magical Girls."

The Information Demon's hand overlapped with Aurora's fist.

Aurora wanted to shake him off immediately, but when she saw the Information Demon's face, she forced herself to stop.

The Information Demon's mask had cracked, revealing her original face beneath.

That face belonged to Aisaki Ai.

In the final moments of her life, the informational face that Aisaki Ai hated was finally replaced once again by a human face.

This also allowed the Magical Girls to see her true form.

"You... you are...!?"

Aurora was very surprised.

She hadn't watched much of Magical Girl Nicole, but Song Niandong had been watching it all along and knew the characters inside and out.

Because Song Niandong and Fang Ming have a good relationship, Aurora went to watch anime related to "Magical Girl Nicole" in order to get along with Song Niandong, and also learned about the voice actors of the corresponding characters.

She even specifically looked at photos of the voice actors for some of the main characters!

Aisaki Ai is among them!

So Aurora recognized Aisaki Ai at that moment, and realized that she was the voice actress for 'Nicole'.

No wonder Aurora felt her voice sounded familiar when she first heard it.

"Oh my, you actually know me? I'm so happy..."

Nightmare Seed dissipates and life is about to end, human rationality and the love for Magical Girls return to Aisaki Ai's heart once more.

She opened her arms to Aurora and asked her:

Can I... hug you?

"..."

Aurora hesitated for a moment, wanting to refuse, but when she saw Aisaki Ai's dissipating body, she nodded as if possessed.

"... Whatever you like."

Aisaki Ai laughed, opened her arms, and hugged Aurora gently.

Standing close to her favorite Magical Girls, Aisaki Ai took a deep breath and softly said to Aurora:

"I'm sorry, I did something bad to you..."

"..."

"I... didn't want to do this, but... after becoming like that, my instincts drove me to do all this... Heh, I feel like even if I said this now, you wouldn't believe me..."

I believe it.

Aurora said seriously.

Since the Information Demon is about to die, she has no reason to continue deceiving Aurora.

Furthermore, Magical Girls are very sensitive to emotions, and she could sense that the Information Demon was not lying.

The other party is genuinely apologizing for what they did.

Aurora's decisive answer surprised Aisaki Ai for a moment, but then Aisaki Ai smiled happily:

"Hehehe, this is wonderful, this is what Magical Girls is... a true Magical Girls, representing love and justice, Magical Girls who can easily forgive even her enemies..."

"It's just like... Nicole..."

Aisaki Ai held Aurora in her arms, stroking her bright red and soft long hair.

The gentle aura emanating from Aisaki Ai filled Aurora with sadness.

Just like watching Xilisi die, Aurora had the same feeling again this time.

She couldn't help but hug Aisaki Ai back, her voice low and deep:

"Tell me... who turned you into this...! And where are those... bastards hiding! Tell me! I will... I will never let them get away with this!"

"They..." Aisaki Ai recalled, speaking softly, "They're very well hidden. I... can only tell you... they're in Antarctica ..."

Antarctica!?

Aurora's pupils contracted, and she quickly imprinted this information into her mind.

After informing Aurora of this news, Aisaki Ai said nothing more. She simply held Aurora gently, savoring this rare opportunity to interact with Magical Girls.

Half of her body had already dissipated, and when only half remained, the rate at which her body dissipated suddenly accelerated.