Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

Since then, no one has dared to venture out again.

Not long after, the other boys were sent away one after another, and no one knew what became of them.

All those who remained were girls.

The life was bleak, filled with boring waiting and interrogation every day, as well as physical tests.

Occasionally, they would draw blood and then take me to do some activities.

An Shiyu didn't care.

For someone already waiting to die, all changes are nothing more than meaningless ripples.

But the sparrow was very scared.

She always starts crying very easily, reminiscing about the days when she was in the orphanage, when no one bothered her.

An Shiyu wasn't good at comforting people; she just stood by quietly, listening to the sparrow cry and occasionally wiping away her tears.

In fact, An Shiyu had some despicable thoughts in her heart.

Because you only feel lonely when you are waiting to die.

But in such an environment, there is a group of people who, like themselves, are waiting to die.

It makes you feel at ease.

I no longer feel lonely or afraid.

With such despicable thoughts, even if magical girls really existed, they would never appear in front of him.

Even if a miracle occurs, it would never be for oneself.

Although there are no miracles in this world.

After an unknown amount of time, a woman came into the basement.

She was a very ruthless woman named Scorpio. She liked to play chess and would often play with children. When she smiled, her eyes would narrow, like a venomous snake, as she sized them up.

Since then, life has become even more difficult.

Whether it's excessive exercise or corporal punishment without any sense of severity, it's all somewhat difficult to adapt to.

Occasionally, medications administered for medical treatment may cause some uncomfortable reactions.

An Shiyu often loses consciousness as a result.

But the food started to improve, and they also started giving out toys and snacks.

Later, a blood-red cross was drawn on everyone's forehead.

Lessons learned are often unpredictable, and reasons are hard to find.

It's probably just to keep them in a state of fear and unease.

Even An Shiyu began to feel stressed and exhausted.

However, she knew that her death was not far off, and all the pain and torment would eventually end soon.

But sparrows are not.

Every day and night, the sparrow would huddle beside her legs, clinging to An Shiyu as if she were drowning and desperately holding onto a piece of driftwood.

She cried out about her pain, lamenting that she could no longer go on.

Despite her own injuries, An Shiyu comforted her and eased her pain until she fell asleep.

The dark and hopeless life seemed to have no end in sight.

The children licked each other's wounds, persisting without knowing their purpose.

If only miracles truly existed in this world...

One day—An Shiyu didn't know which day it was.

Because she couldn't tell the time.

That day, Scorpio walked in from outside. He gathered them all together and lined them up.

Scorpio is a dignified person; she doesn't like to bully children.

"Let's play chess, children, I want to play chess today."

They were playing Go, but few of the children knew how to play Go.

"The loser goes to the witch's laboratory on their own."

Once inside that witch's laboratory, you will be constantly corroded by something that looks like poison gas.

It's painful and agonizing; one wrong move and you could die inside.

No one is without fear.

"Cry? Crying takes time. If you're not going to hurry, then go inside."

The children in front were thrown into the witch's laboratory, and a series of shrill and piercing screams echoed from them.

All the children were shivering, and some were sobbing softly.

"next."

However, the voice ahead, like a death knell, never stopped.

The second girl seemed to know a little, but after a short while, her face turned deathly pale.

Scorpio is clearly not just good at Go; her skills are excellent.

When the last stone fell, the two girls started crying, "Give me another chance..."

"next."

They were thrown into the witch's laboratory, where even more shrill cries rang out.

An Shiyu felt that Sparrow was leaning almost entirely against her, and could no longer stand.

There are no miracles in this world.

No matter how miserable, no matter how desperate the situation.

"next."

The sound pounding in her heart made it almost impossible for An Shiyu to breathe.

She was just an observer.

As someone who is about to die, there is nothing to do but quietly wait for death.

Miracles never smiled upon her, so they won't smile upon anyone else; death and despair are equal...

"Next!"

As the sparrow was being pulled over, An Shiyu stopped it.

She took a deep, deep breath.

The sparrow, its face streaked with tears, simply gazed at her and called her name.

The world is cold and cruel; it only brings disappointment and pain.

But even so.

She also wanted to create small miracles for others.

Even if I could, I would never have it...

"Can I go first?"

Scorpio smiled and looked her over, then nodded, "Okay."

She sat by the chessboard, closed her eyes, and recalled Scorpio's moves.

An Shiyu can play Go because there are very few things she can do in a life where she is always sick.

She can only communicate and play with others by learning things that others like.

There are many elderly people playing Go in the hospital.

Although she wasn't particularly skilled, she was very good at memorizing chess scores.

What I need to do is guide the situation little by little, leading the game to the point where I just recorded the scene.

Then, through devised countermeasures, they can defeat the opponent.

The smile on Scorpio's face gradually began to disappear.

Until the very last piece, An Shiyu held it, but hesitated to put it down.

Scorpio's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he even clapped his hands.

He praised her, saying, "It's okay, make your move. You won. You played beautifully."

An Shiyu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but also lowered her head, "Thank you, thank you, sir."

"next."

When Scorpio's subordinates were about to go and pull the sparrow, An Shiyu remained sitting there, not moving.

Scorpio tilted his head and looked at her. "What are you doing?"

"I think I'll play another game and take her place."

Holding a chess piece and gently tapping the board, Scorpio said with amusement, "Do you think you can keep winning?"

"I just want to take her place."

"Oh, so if you lose, you go to the lab and she leaves, right?"

Scorpio waved his hand.

The children who had been thrown into the witch's laboratory were dragged out and found lying on the ground, unconscious. It was unclear whether they were dead or alive. Their bodies were covered with black marks and hideous wounds.

An Shiyu trembled slightly, her hands almost unable to hold the chess pieces.

She looked back and saw that, apart from the sparrow, the other children behind her were also looking at her with fear and pleading.

A tiny hope and a tiny miracle.

But he still sat opposite Scorpio, breathing slightly labored, and said, "I want to play three more games with you."