Give the child a little shock to the world view

She knows her limits.

[……] Crimson didn’t quite know how to explain it.

She had seen Mayumi Haga's not-so-fatal fighting style, and she also knew that since the opponent was able to regenerate and heal herself, she didn't care much about her body.

Is she worried that Mayumi Hanega will get hurt?

What she was worried about was that Mayumi Haga would cause her pain again without any care.

Those wounds will heal without a trace in the blink of an eye, but the pain will push the other person further away.

Crimson was terrified of such things.

But at this moment, she couldn't transform and could only wait.

Waiting for the reflection space to descend, waiting for everything to end.

Shenhong stopped talking, and Tianlan did not continue to argue with each other.

...

The reflection space finally descended.

At the moment when the world made a shattering sound, separating the enemy and the magical girl, Tianlan rushed into the abandoned aquarium in a panic.

Mayumi Hanega has delayed long enough, she must send reinforcements as soon as possible.

There was a loud bang of water hitting the ground and the crisp sound of glass breaking.

After the overflowing water tank was broken, the water gushing out increased the water level on the ground by several dozen centimeters. Tianlan felt that the water had almost exceeded her knees.

After turning a corner, she subconsciously looked towards the exhibition hall where the sound came from.

All I saw was the wet guardian lady with tattered clothes, kneeling on the ground in a miserable state, supporting herself with her hands, and coughing violently because she had choked on too much water.

Under her, some orange substance was melting rapidly, and one could vaguely see the outline of a headless, disemboweled human figure.

In the blink of an eye, the terrifying outline appeared.

Mayumi Haga held a small knife in her right hand, and a blue gem as big as her head lay quietly next to her left hand.

It would be better to say that the gem was carved into the shape of a charming woman with long hair, with her eyes closed and a peaceful smile.

——The head of the water fairy Megrane hides blessings for friends.

Chapter 87: The Song in the Dream

The battle between the guardian and the water monster ended with the guardian's victory.

When the guardian cut open the water monster's abdomen, the severe pain caused the water monster to smash the glass, and the two of them returned to the ground in a mess. It only took a dozen seconds for the guardian to crawl out from the strange overlapping postures at the beginning.

"Cut off my head," the woman, barely breathing, said to Mayumi Haga, "and take away... your spoils."

Her body was almost torn apart by force. Even the strong vitality of the water tribe could not stop the vitality from leaving this broken body. The disaster did not give her enough regenerative ability, and such serious injuries led to her death.

A large amount of water was poured into Mayumi Yuga's lungs, and she couldn't stop coughing. She didn't know whose blood was mixed in, but the bloody water came out of her throat, her face was also wet, and her eyes were irritated by the dirty water and turned red and tearful.

Her whole body was covered in blood and flesh, even a piece of intestine, and she looked horrible.

Mayumi Yuga took out her most handy dagger. This dagger was something she used to love using, and it had the [Sharp] property, so it could easily cut anyone's body.

She pressed the dagger to Megrane's neck and did not move immediately.

"Goodbye, Megrane." Her voice came out of her throat with difficulty.

The blue-haired aquaman had nothing extra to say at this moment.

She just looked at Mayumi Haga's face with pity and relief. At this moment, the guardian lady's face finally showed the softness she was familiar with.

Despite the blood, Megrane captured the sadness she wanted from this face.

She closed her eyes and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

"I'm sorry, Mayumi."

"...Yeah." Mayumi Hanega's response trembled slightly.

Then, Mayumi Hanega began to exert force on her hands.

She gently held Megalane's head, ran her fingers through her wet hair, and touched the water creature's cold cheek.

In fact, Mayumi Haga's hands are colder than the other person's body temperature.

The blade successfully cut off her friend's head, and Mayumi Haga felt as if the dagger in her hand was stirring inside her own body.

Her body had clearly recovered completely, but she still felt like vomiting.

No matter how many times she did it, she could never get used to it.

She had never been the kind of person who would cut off the heads of her prey and hang them on the wall to show off. After all, Megalane was not a guardian, a core that could survive without losing its body. Cutting off the opponent's head could only mean one thing, and that was to cause the opponent's death.

In this world without the river of life... No, Megalane, who has become a follower of disaster, will never be able to survive, and even her soul cannot be reincarnated.

But she must kill Megarane herself.

It's better for her to do it than the magical girls who will never be stained with blood.

Anyway, it's not the first time.

When Mayumi Hanega thought of this, she felt a heavy pain in her chest, as if she had lost all her strength. She supported her body with her hands, coughed hard, and adjusted the condition of her lungs.

The regeneration speed just now was too fast, and it was regenerated in Megalane's belly. The environment was a bit bad, and some parts of the body were not fully grown...

Just as Mayumi Haga was making post-battle adjustments, she noticed that the touch of the head in her hand had changed.

Almost in an instant, the still warm head turned into an ice-blue crystal.

Mayumi Hanega realized something and looked up. As expected, Megalane's body had turned into orange juice, and the magical girl Tianlan, whom she had just met, was staring at this side blankly.

The other party didn't seem to react to what happened and just stared blankly at Hane Mayumi.

“…You, you solved them all? Where are the enemies?” – This is what Tianlan originally wanted to ask.

After all, Mayumi Haga was responsible for delaying the enemy, but now there was no sign of the enemy, and it seemed that Mayumi Haga had experienced a fierce battle.

And the atmosphere at the scene was very strange... If she saw it correctly, it seemed that something placed on the ground suddenly melted.

Could it be that this is a trap set up with the help of the Orange Juice Monster?

Tianlan looked at the puddles on the ground and saw a lot of things that looked like orange juice mixed in. Mayumi Haga probably doesn't know magic, so these things were made by the Orange Juice Monster...?

No, that's not right.

Tianlan instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The atmosphere at the scene was too sinister. She looked at Mayumi Haga's face, which was more empty than ever, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Magic is the power of the mind.

If the magic floating in the air on normal days were all chattering little pistachios, then now, in this small and dark place, the magic elements were silent for some reason.

Tianlan could sense this, so she didn't ask about the enemy.

She was a little cautious: "...Did you cry?"

From her perspective, all other lights in the aquarium seemed dim. Only the light behind Mayumi Haga was bright enough to circle Mayumi Haga, who had not yet gotten up from the ground. The surroundings were extremely dark.

Mayumi Haga's white hair was wet and stuck to her face. The water marks on her face looked like traces of tears. Her eyes were red and a little scary at the moment.

She sat up and held the blue crystal in her arms.

"..." Mayumi Hanega did not answer, but turned her head to the front and saw that Megalane's expression was fixed on a steady and peaceful smile.

She didn't actually shed tears, but water dripped on Megrane's head instead of her tears.

Tick, tick.

"Let's go, the problem has been solved." Mayumi Hanega did not put the head into her backpack. After a little hesitation, she decided to hold it in her arms and report to Ayisa Terasaki.

Magical girl Tianlan was a little silly: "Is this a sculpture from somewhere in the aquarium? Should we put it back?"

"No." Mayumi Haga said calmly, "This is the head of the water demon."

“Oh, the head of a water demon…?! What is this?! You are holding something in your arms as if nothing happened?!” Magical girl Tianlan reacted a beat late, her face turned pale, “Wait, wait, you are killing someone…”

Halfway through her speech, her words got stuck in her throat.

She suddenly realized that from the information vaguely revealed before and the Guardian lady's own admission, this Guardian lady and the enemy seemed to be friends.

Magical girl Tianlan stared at Miss Guardian in disbelief. Miss Guardian didn't care and just lowered her eyes: "Move aside, I have to go back. The core of the Orange Juice Monster is still inside, you go and find it."

She held Megrane's head in her arms, walked past Tianlan through the water.

Tianlan did not stop him, and even subconsciously took a step back.

There was an inexplicable fear in her eyes when she looked at Mayumi Haga.

...

Mayumi Haga simply reported the situation to Ayisa Terasaki, showed her the head, said that she had taken care of everything, and then turned around and went home.

Terasaki Ayaka was startled and wanted to say something but still didn't open her mouth.

On the way back, she passed by Tianlan who had just dealt with the chaos in the reflection space. The latter subconsciously avoided her, as if he had a psychological trauma.

She didn't care, she just walked away quickly without looking back, wanting to go home quickly to take a shower.

However, I think so.

These people with magical abilities have always been dealing with enemies like monsters and have never taken anyone's life personally. It is normal for them to feel that someone like Mayumi Haga is too radical and feel fear and distance when they suddenly encounter someone like that.

What's more, Tianlan had just met her.

A person who had just met could kill an acquaintance without batting an eyelid and cut off his head and carry it around. This must be quite terrifying for a magical girl living in such a happy world.

It's like a murderer.

However, Mayumi Haga had no intention of explaining anything more to herself.

There is no point in maintaining your image in front of the magical girl.

For someone like me, the only way to achieve victory is to use any means necessary.

She suddenly realized this when she was torn apart by Megrane, her core was taken out, and she was resurrected in the other's belly.

She had faced this dilemma countless times... People like her have been struggling all along, so why should she save face now?

Yes.

Why does she disguise herself?

Does she need to maintain this ridiculous appearance to give herself a false sense of peace?

It is obvious that those souls who were not rescued by me, those friends who placed their hopes on me, have not yet rested in peace because of my inaction, right?

After all, I took the presence of the magical girls into consideration because I felt I could protect the girls' mental state as much as possible.

but.

Mayumi Haga may have to kill these familiar or unfamiliar faces again and again in the future.

She felt tired.

As she collected the belongings of her deceased friend, her heart was filled with endless regret and sorrow, blaming herself for not being able to protect anything.

When her resurrected friend was killed by her again, she was left with only exhaustion.

I'm already very tired and don't have the energy to care about anything else.

Mayumi Haga may have become accustomed to this kind of sadness, so accustomed to it that she will not cry for it, but instead feel tired inside.

So be it.

she sighed.

...

After returning home, Mayumi Haga hesitated for a moment, but still placed Megalane's head on the table in her bedroom.

The backpack was too messy now, and she was worried that the head would disappear in the ocean of monster materials. It would be safer to put it where it could be seen.

To be honest, since the crystal has a good texture, it seems like a good choice to use it as a decoration.

I'll go take a shower first, and then find a suitable place for it when I come back... The bookshelf is a good place, as long as I make some room for the books.

Thinking of this, Mayumi Hanega stared at Shuijing's face. She did not move immediately, but was in a daze for a long time.