Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret

9. Are We Going to Die?

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Wuyue’s recent life has been like this:

Looking forward to school > Looking forward to going home > Looking forward to school > Looking forward to going home.

And then… on weekends, not needing to work, or going out after work ends.

Alone, or together with someone.

Ever since Youyu moved into her house, her life had been like this.

“It’s already been two weeks now.”

In the classroom, resting her chin on her hand while gazing out the window, Wuyue couldn’t help but smile.

These two weeks had brought about a tremendous change in her life.

For instance, she had never cared much about going home before, but now she wanted to get home as quickly as possible.

She used to be indifferent to the hours of her part-time job, even thinking the longer, the better, but now, she had reduced her work to just one job and hoped the hours would be as short as possible.

“It seems I’ve really changed a lot because of him…”

As she muttered this to herself, Wuyue found it somewhat amusing. Was she really someone so easily swayed? In just two weeks, she had already become this strange version of herself.

But then again, it wasn’t so strange.

After all, she felt that she and Youyu were remarkably similar in many ways, and during this time of living together, that sense of similarity had become increasingly apparent.

The so-called sense of similarity… is it the feeling of kinship? That’s how it should be said, right?

Because, no matter what it is about her—whether it’s absurd, strange, or difficult—as long as there’s a need, Yuyou will be the first to step up and help, just like her, completely disregarding the consequences, to help her accomplish that task.

He even got hurt again because of this reason.

It looks just like the old her.

As if she had encountered a “kindred spirit.”

So, she could only helplessly scold Yuyou with the words her grandmother used to admonish her, and then help him tend to his wounds.

And in her heart, she noted this down, to repay him next time.

Though it was troublesome, it was also very happy.

Just like that, they relied on each other, helping one another.

Indeed, life for two is much more interesting than for one.

“Ding————”

“Oh? Is it time already?”

“Well then, class, we’ll end here for today. I won’t keep you any longer, you’re dismissed!”

“Yay!”

With the teacher’s announcement of “dismissed,” the excited students in the classroom quickly packed their bags, some even had their things ready a few minutes before the end of class.

And Wuyue had now become one of them.

“Phew! Finally, school’s out!”

“So, what should I eat when I get home today~?”

Thinking this sweetly in her heart, Wuyue slung her backpack over her shoulder and walked out of the school gate.

Even the increasingly gloomy weather… couldn’t dampen the joy in her heart.

“……”

And in the shadows, unbeknownst to her.

A girl, dressed in the same school uniform with blue hair, was staring at her with purple eyes.

Watching Wuyue’s departing figure, surprise flickered in the girl’s eyes.

“Could it really be…”

“That person…”

“Is she also someone with potential?”

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“Phew—phew—phew—I’ve arrived!”

Braving the rain, Wuyue finally reached the bus stop beside her, letting out a sigh of relief.

“Ah! Does it always rain so heavily right after school… Looks like I won’t be able to go home for a while.”

Just a moment ago, on her way home from school, the gloomy weather finally gave in and started to pour, forcing Wuyue, who hadn’t brought an umbrella, to take shelter under a bus stop.

The weather today after school is really strange! She clearly checked the weather forecast yesterday, and it said there wouldn’t be any rain for a while.

But of course, it had to rain today!

What bad luck!

“Fortunately, I have plenty of time right now. Otherwise, if it were in the past, I might have had to rush to work even in the rain…”

Just as Wuyue was thinking this, her phone, which was in her backpack, suddenly rang.

“Who’s calling at this time… Hmm?… It’s Youyu.”

Taking out her phone, Wuyue was momentarily stunned when she saw the caller ID, then she smiled.

“Calling at this time… Is he coming to pick me up?”

Predicting this in her mind, Wuyue answered the call.

“Hello? Wuyue, can you hear me?”

“Yeah, I can hear you. The rain is really coming down hard… Are you coming to pick me up? I remember you’re still working, right? Is that okay? I can wait until the rain stops before heading back.”

“It’s fine, I’ve already asked my boss for leave. Besides, this rain seems unusual; the weather forecast just said it might keep raining until tomorrow morning.”

“Uh! Is it really that serious…”

“Yeah! Just wait for me there; I’ll come to get you right now!”

“…Thank you.”

After the call ended, Wuyue hung up.

“This rain… isn’t completely useless, I guess~”

Although the gloomy weather had dampened her spirits just moments ago, now she felt better again.

The reason? Simple and clear.

“Well, since I have this time, I might as well review what I learned today.”

After all, Youyu had said that from now on, he would take care of the money matters, telling her not to worry too much and to focus on her studies.

But still, he couldn’t resist letting her take on part of the financial burden.

Because of that, she had to study even harder!

“Hmm! Then I’ll start from here—”

“Boom—!”

“?! What was that sound?”

Just then, a loud rumble suddenly came from across the street, interrupting her preparation to review.

With the rumbling sound came a thick cloud of dust that soared at least ten meters high, along with fragments of the road flying in all directions.

“What… what happened over there?”

Looking at the place that seemed to have experienced an accident, after hesitating for a moment, Wuyue finally chose to sigh, frowning as she braved the heavy rain and walked across the street.

She had never been someone who sat idly by when faced with a situation, and that was no different now.

So, she needed to see if anyone had been caught in an accident due to this sudden occurrence.

“Tap tap tap… boom!”

However, before she could reach the site of the accident, another loud rumble echoed from there, and the smoke that had obstructed her view was “shaken” away by the sound.

It was at that moment.

She saw… a sight that would be forever etched in her memory.

“…What is this?!”

Wuyue’s voice trembled uncontrollably.

Because she saw a gigantic creature, one that could not possibly exist in nature—an enormous bat!

Like a monster from a fantasy work of another world, it was clawing and flailing wildly!

And at that moment, the bat was targeting a small object in front of it.

That object… was a person, a little girl about 5 or 6 years old!

“!! Danger!”

Seeing this scene, Wuyue had no time to think; her body moved faster than her mind.

“Bang!”

By the time she reacted, she was already on the ground, holding the little girl in her arms.

Feeling the pain in her back, Wuyue gritted her teeth and stood up with the little girl, smiling as she said:

“Phew… that was close… Are you okay?”

“I-I’m fine… but big sister, you…?”

“Ah! Are you talking about these red marks on my back? It’s just paint.”

“But… but…”

“Alright! Let’s hurry up and go! Otherwise, I’ll be upset, okay?”

Before the little girl could finish her sentence, Wuyue forcefully pushed her away, clearly indicating that she should run.

The little girl hesitated at first, but after hearing a woman calling her name, she ultimately ran away in tears.

“…That’s good enough.”

Watching her leave, Wuyue finally couldn’t hold on any longer and knelt down on the ground.

Turning back to look, the enormous bat was slowly approaching her.

“……”

It was at this moment that she realized.

Because of her “kindness,” her life had reached the worst point it had ever been.

Perhaps…

She was going to die.

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