Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

Of course she does. Now, she can stay by everyone's side without any psychological burden.

Although Nishio Reki didn't want to thank the girl who gave him confidence.

……

"You've mastered the liberation of gods? Isn't that a good thing? There aren't many people in history who can master the liberation of gods so quickly, and you have a lot of magical power. You've mastered it so quickly. You're very talented."

Seishin crossed her arms and looked at Nishio Reki, who had just deactivated his transformation, and couldn't help but admire him.

Ever since Seishion gave Nishio Reki power in some strange way, Nishio Reki has been on guard against her.

Saint Shion definitely didn't have any good intentions; Nishio Reki has already concluded that.

What puzzled her was that after she became a magical girl, Seishin would occasionally ask to meet, but after meeting, she would only scrutinize her progress with a harsh eye and do nothing else.

Oh right, there are also some instructions on magical girl combat methods. It seems that Seishine is really just training herself to become a magical girl who can stand on her own.

Today, Nishio Reki also had the same question, but quickly hid his doubts behind his expression.

“What’s the use of talent? After we defeated Kuroba’s reincarnation, no more Dark Magical Girls have appeared. Even if I had this power now, I couldn’t help Xiaoyuan at all. I have no chance to transform.”

"There are always opportunities, and a more peaceful environment isn't a bad thing for you, is it? At least I really like the peace we have now."

Seishion tried to reason with him while giving him perfunctory advice, but Nishio Reki completely ignored what she said and instead scoffed at her words.

"Do you expect peace?"

“Of course, I really hope for peace. If nothing could happen, that would be the best,” Saint Shion replied.

Nothing happens.

It's really good.

However, that is clearly impossible.

However, this incident had absolutely nothing to do with magical girls.

Before the list of accepted students for the entrance exam, Nishio Reki successfully found Yuuki Yukino's name.

However, it doesn't belong to anyone.

In Nishio Reki's heart, a small crack has appeared in a wish that he had finally fulfilled.

Chapter 193 Blur

Nighttime, a coffee shop.

Helica poured bag after bag of sugar into her coffee cup, the brown liquid swirling in the air as the stirrer reflected her troubled expression.

"It's been about a year since we arrived here, hasn't it?"

"About the same? But the perceived time is different from the actual time spent here." Baqi sank completely into the soft sofa back, glanced at the surrounding customers, and continued:

"Especially in the last six months, let's just consider it as six months, time seems to have passed very quickly, and my memory is very blurry. I clearly have the feeling that I have lived here for half a year, but I can't remember what I did."

Helica lifted the stirring spoon out of the coffee cup, shook it at the cup, and said, "I feel the same way. Although we should be living day by day, it doesn't feel quite the same."

"Of course it's different. This guy's dreams are completely different from other people's. In other people's dreams, we can change the course of the dream, and even go against the dream's owner."

Baqi tapped the soft leather sofa next to her. After a few muffled thuds, her long-standing dissatisfaction seemed to be somewhat relieved.

“But here, no matter what we do, we can’t change the course of the dream. Sumireko Yumehara is missing, Kuroba Reisei was defeated, and Seishine’s whereabouts are still unknown. I can’t think of anything this guy is afraid of.”

“I don’t know either. We’re all about to graduate, and we still haven’t heard anything,” Herika chimed in.

"I'm starting to suspect that what we experienced wasn't a dream at all, but rather like watching a movie in the first person. Maybe it's that guy's memories," Baqi said sullenly. She was extremely dissatisfied after being cooped up here for so long.

“That’s right. I think the worst thing is that we’ve wasted too much time here. We don’t even know how things are going with Yuuki Yuki,” Helica complained.

Ba Qi sighed deeply: "What I care about most right now is when this farce will finally end. I'm even thinking of just causing a complete mess and destroying this dream along with it, so I can go find Xiao Yuan as soon as possible."

“You think I don’t want to?” Herica glanced at Baki. “If I could do it, I would have done it already. But I can’t hold this idiot back. If she gets captured by Yumehara Sumireko, Yuuki will blame us.”

“You’re not saying I would actually do that.” Baki glared at Helica. “I was just complaining. Now I understand how awful it is to be unable to help at all.”

“Even if I’m right next to her, there’s nothing I can do to help. Stop complaining and just wait.” Helica waved her hand, as if to dispel Baki’s doubts. Finally, she picked up her coffee cup and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

"I have a feeling that this farce is nearing its end."

Meanwhile, at the main entrance of Fuyuno University.

"No...no, how could that be? It shouldn't be like this, right? Why can't I find it?" Nishio Reki muttered to himself, his eyes searching through the list of students who had passed the entrance exam.

What she was looking for, of course, was her own name.

No, really no.

Nishio Reki weaved through the crowded streets to the next huge billboard, where he examined the new list of names.

Nishio Reki scanned the list again and again, but still couldn't find his own name.

There isn't one either.

"I found it! Look, my name is right here! I did it! I passed the exam!"

"Look, your name is there, and I knew you could do it."

"Great! We can be classmates again! Let's go out and have something nice to eat to celebrate!"

Excitement rang out all around, interspersed with a few sighs of disappointment.

Nishio Reki has already found Yuuki Yukino's name, and it's prominently displayed at the very end of the third list.

She had seen the name of the student council president of Yuehai Middle School several times, and it was not far from Yuuki Emi's name. Students from the same school usually have names that are not far apart.

But the paper didn't have the words "Nishio Reki" on it, not even a name with the surname Nishio.

People kept squeezing in and leaving, and the faces around Nishio Reki changed rapidly.

After looking around for half an hour, Nishio Reki finally accepted the fact that he had failed the exam and dejectedly squeezed out of the crowd.

I managed to squeeze out, but then what? What should I do next?

Oh right, I've done everything I needed to do, so I should go home now, right?

No, we should tell Yuuki Yukino this good news.

Oh, and tell Yuuki Yukino that there's something very important I want to say to her that I've been holding back for a long time.

Something still doesn't seem right. What should I... what should I do?

Nishio Reki was completely dumbfounded.

She only remembered that it was an early summer afternoon, but the sky was unusually dark, and the occasional wind carrying the smell of earth foreshadowed an impending downpour.

Nishio Reki turned around and walked towards the station, facing the howling cold wind.

Nishio Reki knew that his grades weren't very good, and that he was still a long way from being able to get into Fuyuno University, which wasn't considered particularly prestigious, as Yuuki Yuki wanted.

She would never know if she was still a little short until the results were released.

To bridge that gap, Nishio Reki has been secretly working hard ever since he learned of Yuuki Yuuki's goal of getting into a good university.

She even enrolled in after-school tutoring classes, which she earned herself by working part-time in her spare time.

During this time, Nishio Reki also had to occasionally accept Seishin's invitations to demonstrate her power, while at the same time she was investigating Seishin's goals, but without any results.

Of course, they also had their occasional get-togethers with the other magical girls. They went hiking, watched movies, strolled through the park, and had outdoor barbecues together.

However, for some reason, Tsukishima City has been unusually peaceful during this period, with no corrupted magical girls appearing at all. These magical girls are instead incredibly relaxed, and Nishio Reki's magical girl identity, bestowed upon him by Seishine, has remained a secret.

Perhaps there were several times during this period when the truth was about to be revealed, but Nishio Reki cleverly changed the subject and kept his secret.

The last six months of her life at Tsukimi Middle School were the busiest time of Nishio Reki's life, and also a fulfilling and happy time that she could never replicate.

Everything she wanted to do was so that she could stay by Yuuki Yuuki's side and walk with her forever.

Although Nishio Reki was fortunate enough to have the power granted to her by Seishin, which allowed her to stand by Yuuki Yuuki's side without any problem and erased the inferiority complex she felt due to the difference between the two, Seishin could not possibly do everything for her.

There are inherent differences between people.

Both Inuyama Tomoe and Mizuno Yu have family businesses that can be inherited, so they don't need to worry about their future; Tenrai Herika is undoubtedly the top student at Tsukimi Middle School, and there's no chance she won't get into any university she wants.

Compared to others, Nishio Reki may not have the same profound background or the same intelligence as them, and she doesn't need to compare herself to others. All she has ever wanted is to see the same scenery as Yuuki Eri.

What Nishio Reki wants to do is to bridge this gap as much as possible.

For this, she made many efforts to ensure that she could continue to stay by Yuuki Yuuki's side as a matter of course.

But hard work is not uncommon in any world, and hard work does not guarantee success.

Yuki Yuki walked far ahead of him again, leaving him behind until he could no longer see her back.

Nishio Reki didn't want it to be like this.

One day in the future, the magical girl's power will eventually leave her.

However, her identity as a magical girl is simply not enough for her to stay by Yuuki Yuuki's side forever.

Whether she is a magical girl or not is not important at all. Even if she isn't, it doesn't matter. As long as she can stay by Yuuki Yuuki's side, it doesn't matter what.

Nishio Reki wanted more; she wanted to spend more time with Yuuki Yuki, not just a day, a week, a month, or a year. She wanted more, she wanted to be with Yuuki Yuki for a lifetime.

However, once again, he was left behind by Yuuki Yuki, and once again he could only watch Yuuki Yuki's back from afar.

If things continue like this, and Yuuki Yuuki goes to a different university, she will definitely drift further and further away from herself.

In the future, Yuuki Yukino will see different scenery and embark on a different life. From the moment this report card was announced, the two of them were destined to become like two intersecting lines, growing further and further apart.

No, I don't want this to happen!

In the future, Yuuki Yuen will meet even more outstanding people, begin new relationships, and get to know, fall in love with, and be with different people...

No! Absolutely not!

But if I don't want it to be like this, what can I do on my own?

If he can't even get into the same university as Xiaoyuan, why should he stay by Xiaoyuan's side?

Even if I confess my feelings to Xiaoyuan, even if she accepts my confession, even if we can be together smoothly, can I give Xiaoyuan the life she wants?

That probably won't work, right? Staying by Xiaoyuan's side would only make me a burden, wouldn't it?

Even if Xiaoyuan doesn't mind these things, she deserves to go to a bigger place and have a better life.

Nishio Reki originally planned to confess to Yuuki Yukino with two pieces of good news after the admission list for Fuyuno University was released.

But now, all of these have become part of the original plan.