"Don't cry, beautiful girl~ Seeing you cry will make other people sad too~"
The instant the tear fell, the world suddenly stood still... Or rather, Mu Zhi's mind sped up, pulling ahead of the world outside.
"Love...?"
Mu Zhi's blurred gaze rested on the teardrop that had landed on the soldier's chest.
It had only just splashed apart, looking almost like a transparent crystal flower with a little dirt in it.
Behind her, a pair of arms glowing faintly pink wrapped gently around her. Then flowing hair drifted into Mu Zhi's view... She could feel someone embracing her from behind.
"You..."
Mu Zhi had wanted to ask why Love hadn't helped the soldiers here. She was a Magical Girl named Love, wasn't she?
But then Mu Zhi remembered that Love had left because an even stronger enemy awaited her in the Northern Capital. The danger she faced was no less than anyone else's here... Besides, hadn't Love sent Thousand Blades back to help?
Mu Zhi had no reason to blame her.
"Help me... Love... Please..."
"I want to save them... I don't want to watch anyone else die in front of me..."
"It's always been like this... Ever since the disaster struck. Every time, all I can do is hide behind them and watch them give their lives one by one, while I'm too weak to do anything..."
Memories flashed through her mind.
She remembered when she first met the old army doctor.
The city had come under sudden attack, plunging everyone into panic.
The army had responded quickly, but with civilians still in the city, the soldiers couldn't fight freely. They soon suffered heavy losses.
A Fallen Beast chased her, and she was about to be caught.
The old army doctor had taken control of a tank with a