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"Children are included too..."

"And that's not all."

"Because the human race has the ability to reproduce, all humans who will be born into this world in the future will also fall within the scope of your brainwashing."

"However, theoretically speaking, as long as a magical girl has enough magic power and her gems don't become dull, she can live forever. So it is still possible."

“From a human perspective, I think you are amazing, little girl.”

"It involves race and may span endless ages. Such a grand ambition seems to be only something that extraordinary gods in the myths created by mankind are qualified to care about."

With each word that Qiu Bi uttered, Chen Nan's face grew paler.

At the same time, the amber gemstone hanging on her chest also became somewhat duller.

P.S.: There will be one more chapter later.

Chapter Sixty-One: I think I did something wrong

Chen Nan no longer remembers how she got back to the orphanage.

She sat cross-legged on the bed, dazed and confused, pondering the truth about her wish that Cupid had told her not long ago.

The goal of "making the bad people in the world disappear" involves not only brainwashing criminals, but also good people.

Does this mean she's going to hurt good people?

"Do not..."

Chen Nan covered her head with both hands.

"Not necessarily. You should trust good people, and believe in their kindness..."

Believe in human nature...

Chen Nan seemed to hear another version of herself scoffing:

'If you believe in humanity, why would you pray for this power to baptize those bad people?'

.........

The next day arrived.

It was breakfast time again, and many children gathered in the cafeteria.

"You look terrible... Didn't you sleep well last night?"

A deep female voice sounded in Chen Nan's ear, bringing her back to reality from her daze.

It was Huo Chen, the girl who came to the Blue Sky Orphanage the day before yesterday.

Chen Nan shook her head, but then immediately nodded:

I had a bit of trouble sleeping last night.

Perhaps because of the accusation he made the day before yesterday, the relationship between the two actually improved somewhat.

The girl, who was two years older than him, seemed to have a somber expression, just like the character "沉" (chen, meaning deep or sullen) in her name.

But after two days of getting to know her, Chen Nan also found that Sister Huo's temper wasn't so strange; it was just a normal wary reaction to an unfamiliar environment.

The children lined up to get their cakes and milk from the food cart and then sat back down in their seats.

Chen Nan did the same; she had just sat down when Huo Chen, who was right behind her, also sat down.

"Oh, right... I'll give you that thing later."

Huo Chen removed the straw from the milk carton and suddenly said.

"Huh?" Chen Nan was taken aback.

.........

After breakfast, it's time to read, and after reading, it's time for the children to play freely.

While the children chased each other in the yard, Chen Nan remained seated on the swing chair under the banyan tree.

“Chen Nan…”

Someone was calling her name.

Generally speaking, there are only two ways to address her in the orphanage.

One is the "nannan" that the headmistress and Aunt Yue call her, and the other is the "nannan sister" that the children call her.

Now there's a third type: someone who calls her by her full name. There's only one such person.

Huo Chen walked over.

She held a black object in her hand and handed it to Chen Nan.

Chen Nan subconsciously looked up and reached out to take it.

Only after receiving it did he realize that it was the toy that Yunshan Wu had given him.

After Huo Chen broke the toy, he took it from him.

Chen Nan held the toy in her hand and examined it. She noticed that the 'mechanical vigilante's' arm, which had been broken off, had been glued back together. If you didn't look closely, you really couldn't tell that it had been glued back together.

"Is this what you were talking about this morning?" Chen Nan recalled Huo Chen's words from that morning.

"Mm." Huo Chen nodded.

After returning the toys, she didn't rush to leave. Instead, she leaned against the trunk of the banyan tree, enjoying the shade it provided.

"By the way, Sister Huo, you said before that you don't like these kinds of toys. Do you prefer dolls or something?"

"The kind that's white, with red eyes and long ears..."

"You mean rabbit? I don't really like it, but I do like spicy rabbit heads."

"Why would you want something so cute like a bunny...?"

Chen Nan closed her mouth and then exhaled.

“Okay. But I’m not talking about a rabbit. Although it looks like a rabbit, it’s actually an elf. It has long earlobes, is as long as its body, and has a white, fox-like tail.”

"An elf? Looking like this?"

"To be honest, if you're not an elf, your description does remind me of something not so good," Huo said thoughtfully.

"May I ask, Sister Huo, why don't you like robot-shaped toys?" Chen Nan asked.

After all, if it's simply a matter of dislike, smashing and destroying things is far too extreme.

"It's not that I don't like it..." Huo Chen paused.

"The family that took me in before had an older brother who really liked these kinds of things, I think it was a toy called 'Gundam'. I also thought those robots were really cool."

"What I hate is what this toy represents, its name."

"A righteous mechanical vigilante?" Huo Chen scoffed.

Hearing Huo Chen's words, Chen Nan was stunned, and then she said:

Is there a problem with this?

"..." Huo Chen fell silent, but then she continued speaking:

"To me, he's just a busybody."

"You may not know this, but I was a homeless person for a while before I came here."

“A kind couple took me in temporarily.”

"They were going to call the police... but I just knelt down and begged them."

"Because I was abandoned by my mother, calling the police won't help."

"As for the orphanage... to be honest, before coming here, I had a very bad impression of orphanages. I thought I would be bullied here."

"In any case, I was still taken in."

"I have a place to stay, and I work as a waiter in their restaurant. They pay me a salary, though it's not much, but it's already very good."

"but!"

Huo Chen's tone became agitated.

"Some guy beat up Uncle Liu because of this."

"Uncle Liu turned himself in to the police station and was fined some money."

"Is that guy trying to fight crime? I think he's got a screw loose."

"Anyway, I feel really guilty about this, and I wonder how things are going on their end..."

"However, what's done is done. I can only think about going over to apologize to them someday and tell them I've caused them trouble."

"The headmistress and Aunt Yue here are both very kind... The children are very happy and well taken care of."

"So this should be a good place to stay. Until I'm an adult and can legally work..."

Huo Chen turned his head, wanting to say something to Chen Nan, but found that Chen Nan was sitting there with a pale face, not moving at all.

"Chen Nan, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Huo Chen panicked. She knew that this girl, who was about the same age as her, had recently undergone major surgery.

"I'll go call the headmistress and the others..."

Huo Chen was about to leave, but a hand firmly grabbed her arm, preventing her from breaking free.

"I'm fine..."

Chen Nan shook her head.

"I just realized... I think I did something wrong."

"Sister Huo, I'm sorry..."

"sorry...."

P.S.: I expect to be able to deal with Cupid the day after tomorrow; the plot development will take up some space.

PS2: Writing this was a bit like walking on thin ice, but the core of the magical girl world of Madoka Magica is tragedy, so I tried my best to give the child a redemption at the end of this story.