The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"The dead witch?" Yukishiro didn't quite understand.

Who is it?

"...Have you even forgotten your own people?" Hoshino Utsunomiya sighed. "Isn't this your witches' island?"

"You don't know about that past that was invaded and destroyed by humans?"

The past that Kurobe Nanoha casually mentioned, the past that Vision glimpsed, the history of this island.

Hoshino Utsunomiya remembered it very clearly.

He would be willing to believe what Nanoha Kaori said.

I believe it far more than the witch's casual words.

"Or are you going to tell me that they've all been resurrected, but they're just not on this island anymore?"

Yuki Tsukishiro was speechless.

Why did Hoshino know about this?

...because Kurobe Nanoka saw it through vision and told him.

Didn't you see it very clearly in the live stream before the rewind? - Tsukishiro Yuki.

Hoshino remembers things very clearly, are you trying to forget them? Tsukishiro Yuki.

It's not appropriate to bring this up at this time.

Yuki Tsukishiro had actually been gradually forgetting that past hatred.

...But we can't dwell on that kind of thing now.

It is important to be clear about which is more important.

The revenge against humanity can continue at any time; whether or not to let go is not something to consider now.

Hoshino is right in front of us; if there's no way to pull him back...

Otherwise, you will miss the opportunity.

It might not be the only opportunity, but Yuki Tsukishiro doesn't want to wait for the next one.

She wants to reconcile with Hoshino now, and then hold hands and get married.

Therefore, even if you have a lot to say, you have many things you can answer when faced with such a question.

That's all Tsukishiro Yuki said.

"Actually, the one who can be resurrected is the 'Great Witch,' but I just happen to be the Great Witch."

She corrected her word choice.

Witches are a race.

Strictly speaking, what she said was indeed problematic, as its target was not clear enough.

So she tried to correct it.

But unfortunately.

"so what?"

He didn't accept her.

"The characteristics of the witch race are irrelevant. It wouldn't be surprising if they had magic that could bring people back to life." Utsunomiya Hoshino didn't actually think that Tsukishiro Yuki's words were false.

If death rewind is possible, can't the dead be brought back to life?

But this has absolutely nothing to do with the reality she's trying to express.

Was she completely unaware of this?

"But in the end, if she could really be brought back to life, she would have found me from the very beginning."

That's the problem.

If Yukishiro could be resurrected, perhaps it wouldn't be entirely impossible to explain why she hanged herself.

It gives you the feeling of a wife who pretends to be dead at home every day, waiting for her husband to come home from get off work.

Make a really outrageous joke, then dramatically stand up at the moment of shock and ask, "Did you really believe that? Did it scare you? Hehe, isn't that amazing?"

Finally, I was genuinely frightened and almost lost control of my emotions, so I slapped myself on the head with a chop to tell her not to scare me.

That's more like it.

But what is reality?

The reality is that even after Hiro struck him with a stick, even after he had been unconscious for many days, and even after the burial process seemed to be completed and he had been mourned.

She did not come back to life.

If resurrection is possible, why wasn't it done sooner? Why didn't it occur in the previous rewinds if resurrection is possible?

On the contrary, now that it's the last time I've gone back in time, you're telling me I've come back to life?

See if I believe you or not.

"Huh?" Tsukishiro Yuki looked a little dazed: "Didn't I find Hoshino?"

Although I struggled with it for a long time at first, it took me a while to figure it out and come up with a messy plan.

But in the end, didn't she still find Hoshino and bring him back to the island?

“…?” Hoshino Utsunomiya paused for a moment, then laughed in exasperation: “So you’ve figured out that your logic is consistent, huh?”

He was saying that Yukishiro would come looking for him again, what does that have to do with the witch capturing me?

Hoshino Utsunomiya laughed in exasperation, but Yuki Tsukishiro felt very aggrieved.

I've found you!

Why don't you believe it?

I found you again, I had Meruru bring you back, I dragged you back through countless flashbacks...

It's me!

Hoshino has now accepted the reality that I can be resurrected, but he is unwilling to admit that I am who I am.

How can I prove this...?

Suppressing her grievances, Yuki Tsukishiro began to think hard.

Soon, she remembered the confession Saeki Miria that she had seen in the movie theater last time.

Yes, that's right, that's exactly what Milia did.

The best way to prove who I am is to reminisce about the past with Hoshino!

You see, Saeki Miria confessed so many things, but Hoshino immediately recognized that the person Miria liked was himself!

Let me think about what Milia said...

"I like Hoshino!" Yuki Tsukishiro blurted out, making a sudden confession.

Utsunomiya Hoshino: "...?"

Is this witch insane?

"It's that Hoshino who would drag me to take a bath, who would pour water on my head, who would hide my desk and chair, who would stay in the bathroom with me all day, and who would steal my indoor shoes."

As she recounted her memories, Yukishiro suddenly looked up, hoping to see Hoshino Utsunomiya's expression of sudden realization.

Look, look, I know so much!

This finally proves that I am who I am, right?

"...Are you sick in the head?" But Hoshino Utsunomiya just uttered the curse with an extremely strange expression.

He took a deep breath, seemingly somewhat powerless.

"These......"

"...Didn't I say all of that myself?"

He could tell that Yuki Tsukishiro wanted to use these memories to prove that she was Yuki Tsukishiro.

But weren't all these memories something he brought up on his own initiative after Shirley pressed him for answers?

Now they're asking me to repeat what I said myself to prove my identity...

What does that mean?

"Huh?" Yuki Tsukishiro paused, then belatedly realized what she meant.

indeed.

It really is so.

Hoshino himself had already said this before going back in time.

That, that, that...

"Actually, I happily nodded and let Hoshino take my hand and lead me back to take a shower. Actually, I sat on Hoshino's chair and invited Hoshino to sit with me. Actually, I took the initiative to pull Hoshino into the bathroom. Actually, I even gave Hoshino my shoes!"

Yuki Tsukishiro loudly recounted her reaction.

Upon closer reflection, what Milia is actually saying is all about herself. She is talking about what she did. Only this kind of content can prove that she is who she is. Only by describing how she did it can she prove that she is who she is.

“...But I’ve said all of these things before.” Hoshino Utsunomiya sighed softly.

This witch is truly invincible.

Sometimes Hoshino Utsunomiya wondered if the reason the witch didn't rewind time when he and Arisa confessed was so that Sherry would ask him all these questions.

Then they eavesdrop and watch for a long time, claiming what the speaker said as their own.

Why are you just repeating what you said?

"Then, then, I promise to be friends with Hoshino—"

"I already said that."

"Exchange contact information! Hold hands! Go shopping! Eat out!"

"I already said that."