One-way traffic

"Whether it's the contract, the magical girl, Kyosuke's matter, or Kyubey's matter, these are all things that only concern me, right?"

"...That's true, but Sayaka, have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if you impulsively became a magical girl?"

This kind of thing is actually quite easy to imagine.

For Hatsune Miku and Sayaka Miki, these are things that are easy to imagine.

"What if, after becoming a magical girl, you suddenly encounter unimaginable danger?"

"..."

"You've seen for yourself just how dangerous Mami's situation was. If it hadn't been dealt with in time, a real crisis would have broken out."

"Moreover, and more importantly, what will your parents do if these dangers occur? If you are in irreversible danger, how will your father and mother consider the consequences?"

The answer is no.

Miki Sayaka couldn't say anything, stopped in her tracks, and stood there motionless.

Hatsune Miku looked at her like this and couldn't help but feel a complicated expression, but she couldn't say anything.

"...Sayaka, what kind of wish do you want to make?"

"It has nothing to do with you..."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be related to that boy, right? But have you considered what the consequences would be if you made a wish right then and there—"

"I already told you it has nothing to do with you, didn't I?!"

Thump! She stomped her foot heavily on the ground.

The girl turned around, her eyes widening as if trembling.

"What do you know? What do you understand? You don't understand anything about Kyosuke! You don't understand anything at all! What does all this have to do with you? It's my freedom to make whatever wish I want, so what right do you have to interfere in my life?!"

"Could you please just leave me alone?!"

It all came out.

As if in a complete uproar, Sayaka Miki trembled and roared out all her words.

Hatsune Miku stared blankly at the girl in front of her.

"Sayaka, you..."

"I...I just..."

She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

Without hesitation, he ran away.

"Sayaka!"

Ignoring Hatsune Miku's voice behind her, Sayaka Miki simply ran towards her home.

—Damn it! What did I just say?!

Hatsune Miku was clearly doing this for my own good, clearly for my sake, clearly saying those things out of concern for me, and yet I—!!

I'm such an unforgivable bastard!!

Boom-!

"Sayaka, you're back... Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

As soon as Sayaka Miki entered the house, she rushed straight into her room, which immediately surprised her parents.

"Did you... have a fight with your classmate?"

"I don't know..."

She slammed her bedroom door shut and immediately ran to her bed.

"What... what did I say... I had no right to talk about Hatsune Miku like that!"

Trembling, and crying.

To unhesitatingly release all the emotions that wanted to be expressed in one's heart—that's what Sayaka Miki is doing right now.

I'm such a hopeless idiot...!!

Even though I knew this, I still couldn't control my feelings at the time.

Sayaka Miki will definitely have a sleepless night.

Chapter 118 A Wish to Pray for Others

Got back home.

It's not really a home, just a temporary apartment.

Hatsune Miku, having already taken a good shower and changed into her pajamas, sat alone in the living room.

The TV was on, but she had no interest in watching it.

"What are you doing?"

"…fine."

"You leave the TV on and don't watch it? Do you think you're some kind of brat?"

Having taken off his white winter coat and put on his grey and white striped shirt again, Accelerator sat down to one side.

He looked at Hatsune Miku with displeasure.

"So, why aren't you going to sleep? Why are you sitting here not watching TV? What are you staring at?"

"It's just... I'm a little concerned about what happened with that child during the day."

"what?"

Now that you mention it, I remember.

Accelerator reminisced, thinking of Sayaka Miki, whom he had lectured during the day.

However, he doesn't intend to pay too much attention to such things.

"It doesn't matter what happens to the kid, but you don't need to worry about that kind of thing to this extent, do you?"

However, that's what they say, but in reality, Accelerator himself wasn't that great either.

At some point in the past, the strongest person in Academy City would also feel all sorts of worries for an innocent little girl.

"Go to sleep now, stop thinking about these useless things. If you don't want to sleep, I'm waiting to go to sleep."

"Um…"

Hatsune Miku nodded, and the girl in her pajamas got up.

Accelerator lay down without hesitation.

However... in this way.

It made her think of something rather strange.

Hatsune Miku's cheeks flushed slightly as she asked in a low voice.

"that…"

"what happened again."

"Is the sofa... getting warmer...?"

"what?"

It was only then that Accelerator seemed to realize something.

Hatsune Miku had been sitting on the sofa until now. After sitting for a while, the sofa got warm. Since there was no second bed, this could be considered Accelerator's sleeping place.

In that case, what Hatsune Miku wants to express is already very clear.

Isn't this just a disguised form of bed warming?

"...Is this all you use your brain for?"

"No, no! I only just thought of that! Um, that—"

"Go to sleep, understand?"

"Yes!!"

And so, the night passed just like the previous few nights.

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"Alright students, that's all for today's lesson!"

As always, the school bell rang, followed by the teachers announcing the end of class.

Sayaka Miki crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes fixed on the table.

The opportunity to sign a contract with Cupid has failed.

Then, three days have passed since then.

During those three days, I didn't contact anyone.

She gave up contacting everyone, including Madoka Kaname and Mami Tomoe. She refused to meet anyone, and even when having lunch, she was always alone.

We've been keeping in this state of not contacting anyone for three whole days now.

"As for the homework, it's the same as what I talked about this morning. Please make sure to finish it properly when you get home. Now, get out of class is officially over!"

For students, waiting for school to end is undoubtedly a process they look forward to, especially since they are just junior high school students.

But Sayaka Miki is different now.

Almost everyone else wore expressions of delight, but she alone wore only pure indifference.

It's not indifference towards others, but indifference towards oneself.

The girl packed her schoolbag and walked alone towards the door, ignoring the other students in the class.

"Sayaka!"

A familiar voice came from behind.

The other person had called out to me like that countless times.

Kaname Madoka quickly followed behind her, but Miki Sayaka did not turn around.

She simply picked up her schoolbag without saying a word and headed out of the school.

"what…!"

This is already the umpteenth time.

Whether it's lunchtime or after school, Sayaka Miki hasn't contacted me at all these past few days, and hasn't even said a single word to me.

Madoka Kaname wondered if she had done something wrong.

But in reality, Mami Tomoe and everyone else received the same treatment as her.

She hasn't even visited Kyosuke Kamijou anymore.

"Why, Sayaka..."

Leaving Madoka Kaname alone in the same spot, Sayaka Miki rushed out of the classroom without hesitation.

Just like the past three days, she simply ran out alone.

the reason is simple.

"How could I possibly be meeting you all...!"

Sayaka Miki wasn't dissatisfied with anyone, only with herself.

I must say, I cannot forgive myself.

She still can't forget what she said to Hatsune Miku and Accelerator three days ago.

Having already said those things and adopted such an unforgivable attitude, how could he possibly have the face to meet his friends again?

He was so ashamed that he couldn't even face a single person.

"That's just how selfish I am...!"