Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

Chapter 103 A Magical Girl I've Never Heard Of (3/5)

Inside the research room.

Xun held the mug and sipped the warm milk.

The sweet, warm liquid slid down her throat, soothing her tense nerves slightly.

Ever since her conversation with Savior Guang during her lunch break, she had been in a daze all afternoon.

My head felt heavy and chaotic, as if it were stuffed with soaked cotton wool.

She doesn't even remember how she got home—no, how she got back to the factory.

She looked up at Kurokawa, who was leaning against the research table beside her.

He held his teacup, his expression calm.

"Magical girls—" Kaoru began, her voice hoarse, "Since they knew Tenshou was a thief, why did they allow her to continue being a magical girl?"

She paused, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the rim of the cup.

"My sister was severely injured and fell into a coma after being disqualified, requiring several surgeries to save her life—yet they defined it as a natural disaster." Because of this characterization, they only provided the bare minimum in compensation.

Xun's voice lowered.

She didn't really want any compensation from the other party.

She only remembered that moment: the instant Hayami Tensei grabbed the crystal core, her wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That healing power should have belonged to my older sister.

It is no exaggeration to say that...

If it weren't for Hayami Tenkyo, my sister wouldn't have suffered all the misfortunes that followed.

However, after taking away her sister's spot, Hayami Tenkyou showed no shame or remorse whatsoever.

He enjoys everything that should belong to his older sister, yet coldly watches as her life is ruined...

Even if the other party only helps her get a small amount of compensation, she won't feel so bad.

But what did that guy do?

On the third day after her sister was seriously injured and hospitalized, she went to a fancy tea restaurant for afternoon tea with other magical girls, as if it were all her due...

Kurokawa took a sip of tea.

Gently place the cup on the table.

"Perhaps because—"

"Every magical girl is incredibly precious. So even if they knew the truth, they would probably choose to pretend they didn't know, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Xun.

The girl's face showed no relief, only a deeper solemnity.

His lips were pressed together until they turned white, and Kurokawa sighed softly.

The conversation turned.

"If I said that, you definitely wouldn't accept it, would you?"

Xun nodded: "Mm."

The voice was soft, yet firm.

Kurokawa paused for two seconds before explaining the real reason: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to understand."

Xun raised her eyes and looked at him, puzzled.

Kurokawa slowly explained, "Essentially, this is a question of identity."

"In the eyes of all magical girls, they are the chosen ones, the chosen ones."

"It's a sense of superiority that runs deep in your bones."

"But the matter of Hayami Tensei seizing the qualification..."

He paused.

"It was like a slap in the face to all magical girls."

"It's like a whisper in the ears of all magical girls: You were never the only ones chosen."

"You just happened to meet some of the conditions."

"And those ordinary people you look down on" — can also replace you and become you.

Xun's pupils contracted slightly.

She seemed to understand.

Kurokawa looked at her: "If you were a conceited magical girl, what would you do?"

Xun lowered her head.

Staring at the milk sloshing in the glass.

If she were a magical girl.

If she also enjoys that sense of superiority from being "chosen" —

Of course, she would do everything she could to hide it.

Such a scandal, which is enough to shake the very foundation of an entire group's identity, must be buried in darkness forever.

You must never let anyone know.

"----I see."

Xun said softly.

There was no relief in his voice, only a cold, clear-headedness.

It turned out to be the case.

It's not that I don't know, it's that I know too clearly.

That's why we have to pretend that nothing happened.

Kurokawa looked at her lowered profile.

A soft sigh escaped my lips.

In fact, even he didn't know that the qualification of a magical girl could be stolen before Xun confessed to him.

If even the slightest leak of this information from the previous life had occurred, the timeline would likely have been completely altered.

Kurokawa didn't say anything to comfort her, but simply reached out and gently patted the top of her head.

The movements were very gentle, as if comforting some kind of injured small animal.

After pausing for a moment, he slowly withdrew his hand.

Seeing that the other person had calmed down a bit, he asked, "So, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

He asked, his voice very slow.

"What happened at school?"

Xun took a deep breath.

Begin the narrative.

From the moment the transfer student, Saviour, entered the classroom, to her abrupt climb and tenderly cradling the fledgling, and then to the sudden confrontation in the forest.

She didn't miss a single word or detail.

Kurokawa listened quietly, his brows gradually furrowing.

When he heard the title "Magical Girl [Justice]", a clear look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

【justice】?

Who is this?

In his previous life, he had never heard of this magical girl.

There is absolutely no trace of this name in my memory.

Is it because of rebirth and changes in the timeline that a new magical girl has appeared?

wrong.

He immediately dismissed the idea.

According to Xun's description, that "Justice" had "taught Tian Shan a lesson" and was "confined to his home for three months".

This means that she was already a magical girl long before she was reborn.

But he had no recollection of her whatsoever.

Then, only one possibility remains.

The only reasonable explanation is that the magical girl from her previous life, [Justice], is dead.

When a magical girl dies, a special "forgetting mechanism" is triggered.

Apart from other magical girls, all ordinary people will completely lose all memories of this magical girl.

Her name, her appearance, her achievements —

Everything will be erased, as if it never existed.

The deceased magical girl herself will lose all related memories and be reborn as an "ordinary person".

In his previous life, Kurokawa naturally belonged to the category of "ordinary people".

so----

If [justice] died in a previous life.

Then it makes perfect sense that he has no recollection of the name.

But now.

She is still alive.

She appeared before Kaoru as a transfer student.

Kurokawa's thinking progressed rapidly.

Tenshou is seriously injured and hospitalized, leaving the Tokyo area lacking magical girl combat power. Kyoto sends people to provide support.

Therefore, justice has arrived.

But why did she take the initiative to contact Xun?

Why expose Tian Shan's scandal?

They even offered to "help" kill Tian Shan?

Was it truly out of a "sense of justice"?

Or is there another purpose?

Kurokawa remained silent for a moment.

He tapped his fingertips lightly twice on the edge of the control panel: "I understand."

He looked up at Xun: "Afterwards—I'll go directly to the school to see her."

Kaoru was taken aback: "President, you're going to school?"

She instinctively pressed for an answer, a barely perceptible flicker of panic in her eyes.

Kurokawa nodded, his tone calm, but it was a deeper question.

"I just investigated. There are magical vengeful spirits inside your school."

Xun's breath hitched slightly.

Kurokawa watched her pupils constrict instantly and continued, "Moreover, it's a D-rank [Extremely Dangerous] level. I never expected things to be so coincidental."

Chinatsu has a very high magical adaptability.

She is more perceptive than many magical girls; she can react as soon as she senses a magical vengeful spirit from afar.

However, for all this time, Chika has not felt anything unusual.

This is also one of the main reasons why he hadn't previously associated the two of them with their schools.

But last night, after asking Xun what their school was called, he also took some time this morning to check the mission details.

But they discovered it really was in their school...