LIGHTNOVELSTORY chapter 70
70. The Delayed Arrival of the Magical Girl Blue Night
“Stage One… complete.”
After saying this, the Serpent Knight turned around and walked towards the unconscious Wu Yue, picking her up and placing her under a nearby tree.
“…”
After doing all this, he returned to where “You Yu” was and placed his hand on “You Yu’s” body.
“Swish—!”
In the next moment, with a burst of black mist, “You Yu” instantly transformed from the plant-type negative beast state back to his original form.
Then, he collapsed onto the ground, motionless.
“…I didn’t expect you to master the ability to create puppets so quickly…”
“Yōyū.”
At that moment, the Mamba within the Snake Knight couldn’t help but speak up.
“Well, after all, this isn’t something difficult. With a little learning, it can be done.”
Nodding slightly, the Snake Knight replied.
That’s right; in reality, the “Yōyū” on the ground wasn’t the true Yōyū at all. It was merely a puppet created by him—Yōyū, transformed into the “Snake Knight”—through negative emotions.
After all, the moment the Night Demon was about to act against him, he had already used his teleportation ability, combined with the power to create puppets from negative emotions, to seamlessly complete the substitution of true and false without anyone noticing.
Logically speaking, given the Night Demon’s abilities, with a little attention, it should have been possible to notice that he had swapped the real for the fake.
However… the current Night Demon typically executed actions through a proxy puppet, and its true form did not personally intervene.
This led to limitations in where it could exert its own power, making it unsurprising that it could be suppressed in certain aspects.
Not to mention, he had the Mamba assisting him.
“So what’s your plan moving forward?”
Looking at Yōyū, who was resting against a tree after completing everything, the Mamba inquired.
“Or are you going to act as the ‘Snake Knight’ for a while, just like you mentioned when you awakened me before?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Nodding, Yōyū confirmed the Mamba’s words.
He then shifted his gaze to the unconscious Wuyue nearby and said:
“After all, I haven’t forgotten the promise I made to you. One day, I will ‘die’ once, so that they will regret it for the rest of their lives.”
“Although I can’t truly ‘die’ right now, if it’s just for a little while, then it shouldn’t be a problem.”
“And coincidentally, I have some things I want to confirm.”
“So, you plan to leave these magical girls and go confirm those things?”
After thinking for a moment, the Mamba asked:
“Can you share what those things are? I’d like to understand your plan better. During this period of dormancy, I’ve recalled quite a bit, and I might be able to help you, Yōyū.”
“Thank you, Mamba, but I don’t need your help with this matter, because what I need to do now is just confirm.”
Shaking his head, Yōyū said.
“What I want to confirm is… whether Wuyue will hold on after I leave.”
“And… whether there’s a possibility that, after I leave, she could become what the Night Demon refers to as a ‘Witch.'”
“‘Witch’… I’ve heard of that. It’s a being that comes from the despair of magical girls being reversed.”
“From my current observations, Yōyū, you needn’t worry too much; that Wuyue… should not be that fragile.”
“Yes, you’re right, but anything can happen, so I still want to confirm.”
“After all… this is related to my future plans.”
After coughing lightly, Youyu shifted his gaze away from Wuyue and looked in a certain direction, saying:
“Actually… ever since yesterday, after having a good conversation with Wuyue, I’ve thought of a question.”
“That is, are these magical girls really as fragile as I imagined?”
“All along, when facing Wuyue… well, I can say I’ve treated her in a somewhat ‘indulgent’ manner. Although I guide and correct her when she makes mistakes, most of the time, I basically go along with her requests.”
“Even for some things she could do herself, I would help her with them.”
“With this way of treating her… it led me to form that kind of stereotype, thinking that without someone to take care of her, she wouldn’t be able to manage.”
“But… if she really couldn’t manage, then how did she repeatedly defeat you in that timeline where I wasn’t around?”
“How could she have made that determination to ‘kill’ me during the recent battle?”
“……”
“I understand what you mean, Youyu.”
After a moment of silence, Mamba said:
“What you mean is that you want to temporarily distance yourself from her for a while, allowing her to grow on her own?”
“But you’re still not at ease, so you want to observe for a while?”
“That’s right.”
Youyu nodded, confirming Mamba’s statement.
“Excessive care and indulgence… won’t help someone grow; it might even harm them.”
“Sometimes, you have to let go, allowing them to do things on their own, to learn by themselves.”
“Only then can they truly grow.”
“That way… I think it can be called nurturing.”
“……”
“I didn’t expect you to say such things, Youyu.”
“Well… indeed, under the premise of implementing the ‘regret for a lifetime’ plan, you must genuinely care for them from the heart, right? I think I’ve understood this principle, Youyu.”
“…Don’t make me sound so great; I know my own worth.”
Shaking his head, Youyu denied his statement.
“Right now, I’m the villain. If I really wanted to care for them, I wouldn’t act like this.”
“Ultimately… it’s just about maintaining a bottom line while doing evil.”
“Is that so…”
“……”
After listening to Youyu’s words, Mamba fell into silence, not speaking for a long time.
Meanwhile, Youyu picked up the Western sword in his right hand and examined it carefully.
—
After watching for a while, he closed his eyes.
He was now waiting.
“……”
“Here it comes.”
After a moment, Youyu opened his eyes, left the tree he was leaning against, stepped out from the shade, turned around, and looked in a certain direction.
He watched… the blue figure running towards him.
Looking at her, the Snake Knight said with a mocking laugh:
“Hey, Magical Girl Blue Night.”
“Seems like you’re a bit late to arrive, huh?”
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