I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Me?" Asuka paused slightly, and her anxious expression turned into dejection.

"As for me, I can just go find that guy Xingzi and keep her company. We're not normal people anyway, and we can't live a normal life. Besides, I don't need the Seeds of Sorrow right now. If the two of us go and deal with the witch, the Seeds of Sorrow will definitely be enough for Xingzi."

As she spoke, Asuka leaned back, supported herself on the ground with her hands, and looked up at the sky, as if trying to find the stars that should be twinkling in her eyes.

However, at this moment the sky was indeed covered with dark clouds, and when the breeze blew, not a single star could be seen.

"...Heh..." Bai's chuckle made Asuka straighten her body slightly, and she looked at Bai with a puzzled look on his smiling face.

"Oh, I thought you had changed, but you're still the same?"

Seeing Asuka's performance, Bai's mind was clear.

"I say, you don't think I'll leave you in this world, do you?"

Asuka's face was slightly dull, and Bai's voice continued to be heard.

"Before, I didn't let you go out much because I was afraid of any unexpected situations. Now that things are about to be completed, even if something unexpected happens, it will not be out of my control. That's why I feel at ease letting you stay outside."

"And Asami and the others, if I tell them I'm leaving, do you think they'll come with me?"

Asuka nodded silently.

Judging from the current situation of Tomoe Mami and the others, if Bai said he wanted to leave, they would definitely suggest following him, and Bai would most likely not refuse. However, he still didn't get the answer he wanted.

"As for you..."

Shiro suddenly pretended to pause, making Asuka slightly nervous.

"Do you feel like if that happens, are you still willing to leave? Or do you feel like I would let you go?"

Shiro's face was full of smiles, like a spring breeze, while Asuka's face was white with a rosy glow, as if a bud was about to bloom.

"Um... what should I do with Madoka..."

"Don't change the subject."

"...I'm not leaving! Seriously, after what happened, why would I want to leave?"

Asuka turned her red cheeks away and muttered softly.

At some point, the dark clouds had dispersed, and the bright moonlight shone on the girl's rosy face, like peach blossoms blooming.

"Oh? That kind of thing? I don't remember anything like that happening between us, but I suppose you wouldn't mind if something really happened between us?"

At some point, Bai's figure had come to Asuka's side, and he put his arms around her slender yet extremely resilient waist. Some hot air came out of Bai's mouth and blew onto Asuka's face.

But the moment Asuka touched Bai, her tense body suddenly softened and her eyes gradually became lost.

"Wait...Madoka...you'll see..."

"Don't worry~ Madoka has other things to do right now."

"Yeah..."

Hearing Bai's assurance and feeling his body gradually getting hotter, the last bit of clarity in Asuka's eyes disappeared. She murmured and fell into Bai's arms.

The moon was now again obscured by clouds, but a little afterglow was visible, as if secretly looking at something.

A rustling sound passed by, followed by a melodious and sweet moan.

......

At this moment, on a rooftop somewhere outside, Xiaoyuan was waiting for someone with a slightly frown on her face.

"Why do I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable? Maybe I caught a cold? This shouldn't be the case..."

Shaking her head slightly, a smile appeared on Madoka's face.

"This way, Asuka's knot should be untied."

Previously, in the space created by Shiro, Asuka had asked Madoka what she planned to do in the future, but Madoka did not reveal anything about herself and Shiro, and just evaded Asuka.

After this incident, Asuka went straight to Madoka to ask about her future plans, and Madoka asked Asuka to ask Haku and promised to give a satisfactory answer.

"But they shouldn't have any accidents, right?"

As if she suddenly thought of something, Xiaoyuan recalled what had happened during this period of time, and it was clear that the situation she had imagined did not happen.

Well, no!

Nodding slightly, Xiaoyuan looked at a red figure approaching in the distance.

Chapter 29 What is destined to happen

That night, after everyone had a simple dinner, they returned to their rooms.

Lying on her simple bed, Xingzi felt inexplicably restless and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Ever since her father discovered that she was a magical girl, in order to avoid making her father angry again, Anzi has not gone out to look for witches for several days.

Under Xingzi's care these days, Xingzi's father did not show any special behavior except drinking every day. Xingzi felt a little relieved, after all, the situation at that time was really shocking.

Somehow, Anzi suddenly thought of the person she met at that time, Madoka.

"If you have any questions, can you go to them? Or... go and see..."

Xingzi took out the arm that was under her head, sat up, closed her eyes and felt the movement around her.

"Hmm, no movement, probably fallen asleep..."

"I'm not sure if I can find them, but since we're both magical girls, I think we might have some special connection..."

"Just come back before dawn..."

Xingzi nodded silently and felt the movement around her again. Only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.

Without hesitation, he opened the window and jumped out.

The bright moon hung in the sky, emitting a pure halo of light. A breeze blew, and the man in Xingzi's father's room suddenly opened his eyes.

Under the gaze of the white halo, the man's eyes seemed to turn blood red.

......

"Apricot sauce, you're here." Xiaoyuan's eyes curved slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up as she looked at the red figure that appeared in front of her.

"Did you ever think that there would be a day when you would call Apricot 'Apricot Jam'?"

Thinking back to when she used to call Xingzi-senpai all the time, the smile on Xiaoyuan's face became even brighter.

"I remember your name is Kaname Madoka, right?" After recalling Madoka's name, Anzi asked.

However, after seeing the smile on Xiaoyuan's face, he inexplicably felt uncomfortable and looked at Xiaoyuan with some suspicion, "Why do I feel that your smile is so strange?"

"No." Xiaoyuan shook her head slightly.

"Well, never mind. It's better to smile more. But how did you know I would come? Judging from your appearance, you must have been waiting for a while, right?"

Although she still suspected that Xiaoyuan was thinking about something bad, Anzi didn't care about it anymore. Instead, she wanted to know why Xiaoyuan was here. It seemed that she was still waiting for her.

"Someone told me that a friend would be coming from Kazamino City. I thought it must be you, Anzu-chan, so I came here to wait."

As she spoke, a hint of helplessness appeared on Madoka's face. Originally, she wanted to go look for her former self, but suddenly she received a message from Bai saying that an acquaintance was coming from that side, and he and Asuka were temporarily busy, so they left it to Madoka to greet him.

Knowing that Asuka went to find Bai Tanxin after her advice, Madoka naturally took on the task.

There was no rush to meet up with her past self, but Anzi must have come here for something, so Xiaoyuan rushed over.

"Others? Didn't expect that you have people in Kazaminoichi?" Anzi scratched her head, a little surprised at Xiaoyuan's intelligence ability.

"No... Well, never mind, let's just take it as it is." Xiaoyuan was about to explain, but suddenly found that she didn't know how to explain it to Anzi, or whether she should explain it. She was afraid that explaining it to Anzi would disrupt Bai's plan, so she just took it as what Anzi thought.

"So what's the matter with Xingzi coming here?" After thinking for a while, Xiaoyuan asked Xingzi why she came.

Hearing Madoka's question, Anzi suddenly turned her head away in embarrassment. "Well, I just want to ask what the consequences will be if the witches are not eliminated for a long time to obtain the seeds of sorrow. Also, I want to borrow some seeds of sorrow, is that okay?"

As a newly-deceived magical girl who was deceived by Kyubey, Anzi didn't know the function of the Seed of Sorrow. She just used it as a tool to restore her magic power after fighting the witch, and didn't think of it as a purification tool.

When Madoka heard Anzu say that she had not obtained the Seed of Sorrow for a long time, her face changed. However, when Anzu said that she wanted to borrow the Seed of Sorrow, her face returned to normal, so fast that Anzu didn't even notice.

"I just thought that you are all magical girls and so powerful, you should be considered my predecessors, so I wanted to ask for your advice." As if feeling that her previous words were a bit excessive, Xingzi quickly lowered her attitude.

"Well, terrible things will happen if you don't obtain the Seeds of Sorrow for a long time. I happen to have some here, so I'll give them to you." When Xiaoyuan heard Anzi say that she was her predecessor, she immediately showed a satisfied smile, then took out some Seeds of Sorrow and gave them to Anzi.

"No, no, no, I don't need so many. Besides, giving them to me..." When Anzi saw that there were more than a dozen Seeds of Sorrow handed over by Xiaoyuan, she quickly waved her hand to refuse.

"It's okay, take it. I still have a lot. And if the Soul Gem is not purified with the Seed of Sorrow in time, something unexpected will happen." He stuffed the Seed of Sorrow into Xingzi's arms, and saw Xingzi reaching out to hold it, and Xiaoyuan smiled gently.

These seeds of sorrow were obtained by her and Asuka from time to time in the previous worlds, but Asuka had no use for them, so she gave them all to Madoka.

Every time Madoka returns to that space, the impurities in the Soul Gem will be automatically purified, so the Seeds of Sorrow are basically not needed, and thus a lot of them are left behind.

"...Thank you." After hearing Xiaoyuan's explanation, Anzi was slightly stunned, then tightened the Seed of Sorrow in her hand and smiled at the same time.

However, because she was concerned about the number of seeds of sorrow, Anzi overlooked the key word in Madoka's words just now, purification.

"Where's the tape?" Xiaoyuan shook her head slightly, indicating that you're welcome.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he said to Anzi, "Come to think of it, Anzi-chan, this is your first time in Mitakihara, right? We still have some time now, would you like to take a look around? I can show you around."

"Is it okay? It's already night time." Anzi looked at Xiaoyuan with a little surprise.

Shouldn't you be resting at home at this time?

"It's okay, let's go." After the words fell, without waiting for Xingzi to respond, Xiaoyuan took Xingzi's hand and jumped off the roof with Xingzi.

Madoka also wants to reminisce about Mitakihara a few years ago.

......

As the sky gradually approached dawn, Xingzi put some food that Xiaoyuan bought for her into the storage space of the Soul Gem and gently jumped into her room.

Before Xingzi could take a break, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He frowned slightly, closed his eyes and took in his surroundings.

'Tick-tick-tick-'

"Where is the water leaking?" Xingzi opened her eyes in confusion, gently pushed open the door, and went to the kitchen to check.

However, as soon as she arrived in the living room, she discovered something that she would never forget in her life.

Chapter 30 Miracles and magic come at a price

The light leather shoes made a slight sound as they stepped on the ground. Feeling the source of the sound, Xingzi slowly walked over.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock."

The sound was getting closer and closer, and finally, Xingzi stopped and looked at everything in front of her with lifeless eyes.

The man fell beside the god he believed in, with an exquisite dagger stuck in his abdomen. Blood flowed down his white priest's uniform and onto the ground, causing the "tick-tick" sound.

There was no light in the living room, but the moonlight coming in from the window was enough for Xingzi to see everything clearly.

As if he heard Xingzi's footsteps, the man lying on the ground suddenly opened his eyes.

“…Hehe…Hehehaha…cough cough…”

The man struggled to sit up, but the pain in his abdomen made him unable to muster any strength. He coughed up blood again and reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​getting up.

Seeing that he couldn't get up, the man tried to turn his head and looked at Xingzi with a mocking look.

"Ho...ho...witch...your plan has failed."

......

Plan, do I have any plan?

Xingzi looked at the man in silence, not understanding what he meant.

"You're trying to imprison me... to wear down my will... to make me join you... I'm telling you... don't even think about it! Ahem..."

The man seemed very proud, and even spoke in a heavier tone, but he touched the wound on his abdomen again.

"...I didn't imprison you."

Xingzi shook her head, her face unusually calm.

She did not rush forward to try to save him, firstly because she did not know how to do so, and secondly because with her enhanced magical girl's physical fitness, she could tell that the man in front of her was beyond saving.

Although it was covered by the priest's uniform, there was a huge cross-shaped opening from the ribs to below the navel, and blood was flowing out from there.

Xingzi found it hard to imagine what the man in front of her was thinking to be so cruel to her.