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

[Catch up with what? ]

[Ah Bei went to the hospital to visit a friend, and at the hospital, there happened to be a witch who was about to hatch. ]

[! ? ]

[But this time, Ah Bei can solve it by himself. ]

At first, she still had doubts in her heart, but when she rushed there with Cupid, Ueno Kita, who appeared in her eyes, was already covered with magic power.

[What’s wrong with you? ]

She threw it over and hugged the boy, the impulsiveness at this moment even made her feel daring, but both of them were in an extremely unstable mood.

He stared blankly at his palm, while she was afraid of losing her cherished treasure again.

[I just... ate that thing. ]

——The seed of lamentation that is hatching.

[Kubbie said it was about to hatch, I was afraid that it would involve other people in the hospital, so I pulled it out of the wall and wanted to take it to a place where no one was there...]

Then, without knowing why, the body took the initiative to send the seed of lament that was about to expand into the mouth.

Magic power emerged from the depths of his heart, but what followed was a burst of disgust.

Subconsciously, he felt that he seemed to have eaten something precious into his stomach, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He looked very out of his mind, even if he was held in her arms, he didn't respond much.

[It's fine, it's fine...]

Until she gently followed his back, pulling his attention back from the inexplicable feeling in his heart.

[I... I'm fine, Mami-senpai, don't worry too much. ]

[Ah, there are two Kewpies, isn’t there a single Kewpie? ]

[It’s really amazing, but yes, the world is so big, if there is only one person, Chubby, there is really no way to take care of the whole world. ]

It was obvious that she was worried about him, but for some reason, when talking about the rest, it was he who showed an encouraging expression.

[In the future, I will be able to help Mami-senpai too. ]

At this moment, her heart trembled violently.

*

This is real change.

Taking the day when he acquired the magic power as the dividing line, her life was quietly divided into completely different styles.

The dividing line last time...was the car accident. The car accident divided her life into bright and dark. His life was brought back under the sun.

[Mami, do you want to go shopping together? ]

[Looks like a new milk tea shop has opened recently, let’s go and sit together when we go shopping? ]

[Hey, is the milk tea shop...would it be too hot?I also want to keep in shape recently. ]

[It's okay, how long does it take to drink milk tea? If it doesn't affect your weight loss career, don't worry~]

When school is over, she is often invited by her classmates.

Although the social connections in the class are already weak, the "relationship legacy" she left behind before becoming a magical girl has not disappeared, and everyone is still happy to chat with her.

[Recently, Mami doesn't invite us to play at home, I miss Mami's cake very much. ]

But, she had to refuse.

She is now a magical girl, and she can no longer participate in club activities, and even the original social interaction in the class is difficult to maintain.

At this time, I can't help but think of Ah Bei... He is really like the tireless iron man, and he has done a lot better than her predecessor in balancing life and "work".

[Huh?Mami seems to be very happy recently. ]

[Have you found a boy you like, ah, maybe you have found a boyfriend?That's why you don't play with us~]

This... definitely not.

But, she was indeed alone with the boy in her heart, sharing the secret that belonged only to the two of them.

[It’s nothing, it’s just that things at home have been busy recently, so there’s nothing I can do. ]

If you use this kind of reason to fool, even if you have a good foundation of friendship, she will soon consume it all, right?

But there is no way.

She couldn't think of so many reasons, how could there be so many reasons to reject others in this ordinary life?

The more times she rejects, others will naturally feel something from it.

This is also impossible.

[I go first--]

When she first became a magical girl, she never thought that such a day would come.

There is no need to worry about the magic girl's magic power consumption, and the pressure of survival is no longer pressing.

Being able to protect the happiness of others, being able to protect the safety of more people, being able to... stand with the person you like, and slowly enjoy this quiet time.

It is true that Ueno Kita does not go out with her on patrol every day. After all, he is still taking care of his school friends... She never blamed him, and even felt that he was really good and could do things that she couldn't do well.

A bit outrageous, right?

He is obviously a senior, but he is not as good at handling it as he is, and even often has to rely on him instead of letting him rely on himself.

At home, quietly staring at the photos hanging on the wall... What remains on it is his smiling face, and has also photographed the two people's many dinners, solidified into fragments of memories.

[Ah, the number is a bit too much... In this way, it will be difficult to invite others to your house in the future...]

Especially Ah Bei himself, if he came to her house as a guest, accidentally entered her room and found many pictures of him hanging on the wall, he always felt that something would follow him.

[Isn’t it good to put the photos in the photo album? ]

[But that can't be helped... Huh, well, Chubby, your proposal is really good. ]

Just a little compromise, I put most of the photos in a photo album, and then quietly... left the photo of her and him on it.

[Still dangerous, right? ]

[But I can already explain it, even if Ah Bei sees it, I can still quibble. ]

[It's hard to understand, but if you like Mami, then put it like this. ]

In her boudoir, Ba Mamei gently touched the brightly lit photo, stared at the boy in the photo for a long time, and finally showed a faint smile.

She suddenly made a decision.

The next day, she went to the supermarket to buy a lot of needles and threads, bought another textbook, and found many reference videos on the Internet.

[Are you going to prepare a gift for Ah Bei? ]

……Um.

The girl sat on the chair and began to learn slowly, slowly.

Start from scratch, from scratch.

She knew the emotions in her heart, but it was a bit difficult to express.

If there is something that can entrust emotions, if you send it to him as a gift, maybe it will make him understand, right?

So... when the time comes, will he accept it?

The doll, which entrusts the girl's emotions, gradually takes shape in the hands.

Like a seed that sprouts until its petals open.

Chapter 199 Asami: The Two People Who Admired Each Other [Can't Bear]

[There is a difference between having hard work and feeling hard. ]

There are hard things, even if the things themselves are hard, as long as you feel happy in your heart, you won't feel tired when doing them.

But if you feel hard in your heart and are tired of doing things, then even if the thing itself is nothing, it will become disgusting under the influence of psychology.

This is the answer he gave when she asked "Is it hard work".

[So, my answer is don't feel hard.Haha, if you say that things are not hard, then I am so sorry for the dedication of Mami-san and me. We are doing our best to protect this city. We work day and night, how can it not be hard? ]

Before she knew it, they had fought side by side for more than a year. She watched Ah Bei grow from a delicate and lovely boy to a heart-pounding beautiful boy, and she actually felt a little joy in her heart.

[I can see it all. Asami-senpai has sacrificed a lot of things for this career. Many times, she is too late to eat on time, and she has no time to take care of school activities. She is often injured and worried... How can these hardships be ignored? ]

Laughing after the crossing does not mean denying the hardships experienced before.

[The setbacks we have experienced are all real. No one can deny our efforts and persistence. Mami-senpai found meaning and satisfaction in hard work. This is exactly what we have experienced in the past year or so. summary. ]

[This is our story. I never regret these things, and I don’t think it’s hard... On the contrary, I think it’s my luck to know you, Asami-senpai, and to protect the people living in this city. ]

He has always said that she is a gentle and reliable person.

But only she knows...she's not like that.

She is very fragile and insignificant, and she often feels lonely and confused in her heart. She often uses her thoughts to untie herself, so that the heart full of cracks carved by self-blame can no longer hurt.

She had a chance to keep the whole family alive, but she failed to notice it and ended up keeping her parents from being rescued.

It's her fault... Although no one blames her, she will still blame herself when she returns to the scene of the car accident in the dead of night.

This kind of guilt is incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it personally-her parents died in front of her, and the miracle of saving everything was in her hands, but she could not do anything.

Therefore, she is actually paralyzing herself with a "sense of justice".

During the period just after the car accident, she felt confused and helpless towards the whole world, and her sense of justice was just a tool she used to alleviate her guilt.

She thought to herself—if she could save others, would she be worthy of her dead parents, and would she be able to make her life more meaningful.

Guilt, self-denial, and even self-destructive tendencies.

These are all typical symptoms of PTSD after a severe disaster.

This is her essence. She seems to be helpful, gentle and cheerful, but her heart is actually extremely fragile. Although she has never understood the symptoms of "post-disaster PTSD", she can also feel her own psychological emptiness and weakness.

She is only for self-satisfaction and to give herself a better and more reasonable reason to survive, so she becomes a partner of justice and helps more people.

But Abei... He is different from her, he does not need to bear any heavy responsibilities, he really fights against the witch and the familiar out of the pure sense of justice in his heart and the pursuit of beauty, happiness, and hope.

Therefore, in her eyes, he is much more dazzling than her.

It is precisely this kind of him that attracts her attention so much, making it difficult for her to accommodate the existence of other people.

He said that he was looking forward to her, but he didn't know that he was the one she yearned for.

[That's right...]

On this rooftop, there are only the two of them.

[Can you close your eyes first?Ah Bei. ]

[Uh, yes, yes...but what are you doing, Mami-senpai? ]

She looked at the boy with a smile, but didn't answer.

Ah Bei trusted her, so she closed her eyes obediently in the end, but she still couldn't help laughing at the young man's slightly embarrassed appearance.

What is he worried about?

Could it be that it has been associated with that?

But how should I put it... She doesn't want to be so hasty about emotional matters.

From behind him, arms wrapped around his waist, hugging this slightly "clumsy" boy.

At this moment, there was a very clear feeling - when she hugged the boy tightly, his body became very stiff, and he seemed to be taken aback by her sudden move.

Pfft...you really are an innocent child.

Although he is very smart on weekdays and has all kinds of whimsical ideas in battle, but only emotionally, he is so pure and cute.

It is said that there is something wrong with the wood, he probably has a feeling, isn't it true from his current appearance?

Maybe it's the shyness of teenagers?

I don't know, after all, she is a girl, and she can only look at this beloved sweetheart from a girl's perspective.