You're not a serious magical girl, are you?

That unknown childhood sweetheart is actually not important.

She didn't know each other, and if she really wanted to talk about it, her sense of guilt couldn't keep up with her.

But... when this thought floated through my mind, I would recall the semi-finished hand-sewn doll in Mami-senpai's arms. Mami-senpai loved him so much that even the onlookers were moved.

The emotions are complicated like a mess, involving all of them, their emotions are tightly entangled, and it is difficult to figure out the direction to move forward.

It's really a tangled matter...how about waiting for Mami-senpai's statement?

There was a lot of hesitation in my heart, after all, I couldn't ignore the existence of that gentle senior.

She can't ignore other people's feelings, especially Mami-senpai... Mami-senpai is so kind to her, she should give her a push at this time.

Yes - give her a push?

If the two of them can be together...it must be very suitable, right?

At least, she thought so before the black and red karmic fire blazed and burned everything up.

[The people who converted to me did not come voluntarily out of faith, but were bewitched by the power of the witch... Sad people...]

[No... how many times have I said that!Witches and magical girls are different!please!Please take my word for it! ]

[Dad... what are you talking about...it's not like that...]

[As long as you have the current power, can you remove the misfortune and sorrow in the world?What are you doing now?Isn't it just a devil's act that tramples on beliefs and deceives people's hearts?You are like this... If you are not called a witch, what else can you be called? ]

On that day, she ran away crying.

I can't understand - she is obviously doing good deeds, she is obviously protecting everyone's happiness, but why...why is her family just unwilling to believe her?

Some time later, her father forced the family to commit suicide, and a fire raged, consuming her loved family, leaving only the dilapidated church and three charred bodies in front of her.

There were icy snowflakes in the sky, her hands and feet were cold, and she left the burning church in a daze.

I never went to see Takihara again.

Everything she clings to is meaningless.

The family members who wanted to protect her had all left, leaving only her who was betrayed by her wish wandering in the world like a ghost.

Perhaps, everything is just like Mami-senpai once said--when you make a wish for others and finally encounter a gap, the inner despair is the deepest.

[From the very beginning, I should only make a wish for myself, so that the person who gets hurt will only be myself, not like now... disregarding other people's feelings, stuffing happiness into their injuries, and finally putting everything I care about Everyone is involved in misfortune! ]

[I really deserve it!I don't want to fight like that anymore, I don't want to fight for anyone's happiness, or save someone's life... It doesn't matter to me what they do, from now on, I will only live for myself! ]

She pointed at Mami-senpai and pushed away all those who reached out to her.

She is no longer with them.

I can't go back to that mentality.

She could feel that they still took care of her, even after knowing the misfortune that happened to her, they took care of her even more.

But the more she cared about her, the more she could feel...she could no longer be their teammate.

[What are you talking about? Empathy!Losing a family member because of an accident, and killing a family member because of a mistake, can these two things be the same! ? ]

She left while he was away.

Ba Mamei's heart was severely hurt with words, and the spear was pointed at her neck. Her indifferent attitude made this senior unbelievable for a while.

In the end she left here without looking back.

[I've had enough, I'm going back to Kazami. ]

They must be able to find more suitable partners.

Or, they don't really need more partners... Isn't it appropriate for the two of them to stand together?

Just keep going like this, two people who are equally gentle and dazzling... Her existence may have been unnecessary from the beginning, without her, maybe the two of them will become closer and more united.

She thought so in her heart until another familiar figure appeared in front of her eyes.

[Even you want to stop me? ]

There is no killing intent, not even the most basic hostility exists.

Staring at those black pupils, all that can be seen from them is undisguised determination.

Is that all?

Without even hostility, not even the determination to draw out a weapon, is it possible to retain someone just by relying on the so-called determination?

If so, what did he take other people's determination for?

……wood.

There is no doubt that she likes this guy. When he appeared in front of her, his weight was much heavier than that of Asami-senpai whom she admired.

But that's all... Now she might hate this guy a little bit.

No matter how smart and sensitive he is, he is just a piece of wood to her.

[I hate you, you can go away. ]

She thought—Sakura Kyoko hated Ueno Kita.

She hated him like a piece of wood.

[......]

[......]

[......]

How far can human determination go?

Two people who refuse to admit defeat, two determinations to refuse to admit defeat... Two diametrically opposed wills collide, and in the end there must be a winner.

Along the way, the chaotic thoughts could no longer think seriously.

Mami-senpai rushed to her after getting the news.

Sakura Kyoko turned her head and looked at the same panicked senior with Liushen Wuzhu's eyes.

[Mami-senpai, save him! ]

His blood stained her palm red, and she wanted to use magic power to heal the wound, but she couldn't stop the gurgling blood.

Only then did she know that she still had something in this world that she couldn't lose.

She suddenly remembered - she said she wanted to protect him.

Chapter 187 Kyoko: The Prince and the Knight 【…】

He was hospitalized.

That's right.

The applicability of magic power is extremely wide, but it also has limitations. Using magic power to block the injury without the blessing of specialized magic is really not very effective.

The last time it was just an arm injury, they were in a hurry for a long time, not to mention that this time it was an internal organ injury, bright red blood poured out like a flood, and by the time he was sent to the hospital, his face was already pale.

Sakura Kyoko looked up at Ba Mami, and on the way to escort Ueno Kita to the hospital together, she had thought a lot, and knowing Ba Mami's feelings for Ueno Kita, she was already mentally prepared to be reprimanded by her at this time.

but.

[Don't say that kind of thing again...]

She was hugged tightly by Ba Mamei, like a sister who didn't know what to do when facing a rebellious sister, so she could only hug that sister tightly, hoping to keep her.

As she listened, Ba Mamei's voice was thin and depressing, giving the impression that she was on the verge of sobbing.

It was the first time she realized that this reliable senior was not as omnipotent and fearless as she imagined.

That's right, people are not made of iron after all, no matter how strong a person is, there will be times of sadness and tears, but she just thinks Ba Mami is so amazing that she forgot... Ba Mami is just a 14-year-old girl.

But is this really good?

Instead of blaming her, not reprimanding her... but forgiving her lightly like this?

She said that she wanted to protect the boy, but the fact is... Counting from the day he was wounded for her, this was the first time in two months that he suffered such a serious trauma, and what caused this result... was... It was her who kept saying that she wanted to protect him.

[Don't give up on yourself, there are still people who are worried about you...]

The mouth opened, and there seemed to be a lot of things to say in his heart, but in the end he just nodded dullly,

For a period of time after that, she temporarily stayed at Ba Mami's house, calling this senior "Sister Mami" as always, and following her as always... When he was not discharged from the hospital, he carried his hard work on his back , Walking in the dark corners of Mitakihara, destroying all those witches and familiars.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, what she said at that time to stimulate Ba Mami [in the future, only kill witches but not familiars] sounds really full of loopholes.

If you really intend to live for yourself and let yourself survive easily... Isn't it a better choice to stay by his side?

In these few days of idleness and confusion, she was thinking about it.

Thinking about her past, thinking about her life, thinking about the people she cares about, and the people who still care about her now.

Because she often went to the hospital, she also ran into the sweetheart that Uenobei had mentioned by chance—it was a pink-haired girl who looked weak and weak, and she was indeed not the same as them.

It was the blue-haired girl who was walking with them...Kyoko Sakura paid a little attention when she passed them by.

She smelled a familiar smell, but didn't delve into it.

It does not matter……

What is there to say about a guy who doesn't even know about magical girls and witches?

They lived in a different world from him.

It's just that she has no intention of intervening, even people from different worlds... As long as Ueno Kita loves that girl deeply, it seems to be enough.

I don't know how things will develop for the time being, but at this moment, she no longer has that kind of thought.

Ba Mamei pushed her lightly and brought her to the ward. The young man lying on the bed had a gentle smile, and seemed relieved the moment he saw her.

[Peel me an apple, please? ]

He begged so, but she shook her head helplessly, and let it go.

[You really... have a sick mind. ]

Peel off the apple skin bit by bit. In this matter, Sakura Kyoko's movements are a bit rusty... She is not good at doing this. In the past, when eating apples, she basically just gnawed directly, but she didn't have so many scruples.

It's not like him... It's not bad for her to bring him an apple, but she actually asks her to peel it for him.

Then do I need her to cut up the apple next?

[ah?Don't say that suddenly, I'm a sick patient now, shouldn't I be given more preferential treatment?Why are you still complaining...]

As she said that, she suddenly noticed something - Ueno Kita's eyes were always looking in the direction of the door of the ward intentionally or unintentionally, as if looking for a certain figure.

[looking at what? ]

Sakura Kyoko turned her head and saw that Ba Mami was also in the ward. She brought a bouquet of flowers and was helping to arrange the bouquet.

Then Ueno Kita... what is he looking at at this time?

[Hey, Madoka and the others have only left for a while, so I wonder if you will meet at the door, if so, I want you to get to know each other... Hey, don't look disgusted, it's always good to know more friends is it good? ]

Not that necessary.

At this time, Sakura Kyoko pretended not to hear, and silently peeled the apple, then cut it with a knife, and put it on the plate.

The skin is pitted, and it doesn't look so beautiful...but you can eat it or not.

Sakura Kyoko clapped her hands, and once again focused her eyes on the boy's bright eyes, from which she could see the concern as always.

When is it... Still thinking about her?

Do you think about her while lying in bed these days?

It's disgusting.

Before he could say anything, she struck out first:

[Mami-senpai, this guy has been staring at me now, there is some kind of terrible suspicion... Tsk, you have to be more careful in the future. ]

[Hey, don't frame me like this, and it's still in front of me... Huh, I'm just happy, happy. ]

Happy?

What is there to be happy about?

Happy lying in the hospital?