Pochi-chan, I used to be a princess.

Akiyama Mio said hesitantly: "Really, why did I become a villain?"

Kotobuki laughed and said, "Don't worry about it. Wasn't Kaguya Shinomiya also a villainous boss in the last round? Xiao Mio is still in school, which means nothing serious will happen."

Akiyama Mio breathed a sigh of relief. If she really became the villain boss, it would be too embarrassing. She would definitely be teased by Ritsu for the whole semester...Ritsusu.

Thinking of her childhood friend, Akiyama Mio couldn't help but frown. When would that guy who always throws tantrums come back to the light music club?

Kotobuki uses her magic to heal Kyubey. Kyubey gets up and thanks Kotobuki: "Thank you, Kyubey. I'm saved."

Qinchui smiled and said, "If you want to thank someone, thank Xiaolu and Xiaowei. I'm late."

Kyubey turned around and thanked Hirasawa Yui and Tiananaka Ritsu: "Thank you very much. My name is Kyubey."

Hirasawa Yui asked curiously, "Are you calling me?"

Kyubey replied, "Yes, Hirasawa Yui, and Taichu Ritsu."

[Taizhong Ritsu asked: "Why do you know our names?"]

[Qiubi answered irrelevantly: "I came to you with a request."]

Hirasawa Yui asked doubtfully, "Request?"

Kyubey smiled and said, "I hope you will sign a contract with me and become magical girls."

Qinbuki said, "This isn't the place to talk. Xiaohe is still waiting for us outside. Let's go out first."

Hirasawa Yui was shocked: "Oh right! He He! We left her behind."

The three of them hurried out of the third floor and found Manabe Kazu, who was still diligently distributing flyers. Seeing this, the three of them put aside their magical girl matters and returned to their part-time jobs.

After finishing her part-time job, Kotobuki spread a picnic blanket on the lawn of a park near the shopping mall, and took out various desserts and cups from her lunch boxes for everyone to have a picnic.

Hirasawa Yui asked as he ate, "??, they're delicious, but isn't it a bad idea to ask you to bring so many high-end snacks?"

Qin Chui calmly said, "It's okay. People send it to my house every day, and no one eats it even if I keep it at home."

Tian Zhongli couldn't help but think: "How could she not finish the snacks sent by the guests? What on earth does her family do?"

Manabe said with some embarrassment: "Wei."

Hirasawa Yui turned around and looked at Manabe Kazu: "What's wrong, Kazukazu?"

Manabe Kazu said, "I have a student council job, so I can only work part-time during holidays."

Hirasawa Yui smiled and said, "It's okay. Let's go and do our student union work. As long as we have four people, we'll be fine."

Manabe said with a strange expression, "Well, that's not all. The light music club hasn't submitted its club activity application yet."

[As soon as these words were spoken, Hirasawa Yui and Kotobuki both looked towards Taichu Ritsu.]

[Taizhong Ritsu stuck out his tongue and said with a silly smile: "Hehe, I forgot."]

Manabe Kazu said, "There is also a counselor."

[Tai Nakagura, Hirasawa Yui, and Kotobuki? The three of them stared blankly at Manabe Kazu: "Counselor?"]

Manabe couldn't help but sigh: "You guys."

After finishing their part-time job and picnic, Manabe Kazu went home first. Tainaka Ritsu, Hirasawa Yui, and Kotobuki walked around a bit and returned to the picnic area to discuss the magical girl incident.

Kotobuki said, "Since you've been chosen by Kyubey, you're no longer outsiders. I think some explanation is needed."

Tian Zhongli nodded and said calmly, "Yes, whatever you ask."

Hirasawa Yui said, "Lü, you got it wrong, didn't you?"

Kotobuki smiled and took out a golden gem. "This is the Soul Gem. It's the gem created by the contract between the girl chosen by Kyubey. It's both the source of magical power and proof of being a magical girl."

[Tai Nakagura asked: "What is the contract?"]

[Qupi said: "I can fulfill any of your wishes."]

[Taizhong Ritsu asked in surprise: "Ah? Really?"]

Hirasawa Yui asked: "What is your wish?"

[Qupi said: "Any wish is acceptable. I can bring about any miracle."]

[Tai Nakagura said expectantly, "Wow! Gold, silver, treasures, or immortality or something..."]

Hirasawa Yui swallows his saliva: "A full banquet or something..."

Kyubey said, "However, the price paid is the Soul Gem. Whoever obtains this gem will be given the mission to fight the witch."

Hirasawa Yui asked, "Witch?"

[Tai Nakagura asked: "What is a witch? Isn't it different from a magical girl?"]

Kyubey replied, "If magical girls are born from wishes, witches are born from curses. Just as magical girls spread hope, witches spread despair. And because ordinary people can't see them, their nature is even worse. They are filled with anxiety and suspicion, excessive anger and hatred, and bring the seeds of disaster into the world."

Chapter 106 Beautiful Magical Girl

Kotobuki said, "Unexplained suicides and murders are likely caused by a witch's curse, transforming into a disembodied malevolence that corrodes humanity from within."

[Taizhong Ritsu asked: "If there is such a bad guy, why didn't anyone notice it?"]

Kyubey replied, "Because the witch always hides in the barrier and never shows herself to the public. That maze-like place you just mistakenly entered is it."

Kotobuki said, "That's a very dangerous place. Those who are devoured by it usually don't come back alive."

Hirasawa Yui asked worriedly, "Are you still fighting something so terrifying?"

Kotobuki said, "Yes, it's a life-or-death struggle, so you'd better choose carefully. Chosen by Kyubey, you have the opportunity to fulfill any wish, but that comes with the risk of death."

[Tai Nakagura sighed, "Ah, this is such a headache."]

Kotobuki said, "Would you two like to accompany me for a while to defeat the witch? Let's see for ourselves what a battle with a witch is like. After that, I want you to consider carefully whether there is a wish worth the risk."

Ritsu Tainaka thinks of Akiyama Mio and asks, "Is Mio also a magical girl? Like...?"

Kotobuki said, "Yes, that's correct. It seems to possess quite a powerful force."

Tianzhong Ritsu asked, confused, "But then, if that's the case, then he should be a righteous ally fighting the witch, right? Then why did he suddenly attack Xiaowei?"

Kyubey replied: "She's targeting me. Perhaps she wants to prevent the birth of new magical girls."

[Taizhong Ritsu asked in confusion: "Why? Since we're fighting the same enemy, wouldn't it be better to have more companions?"]

Kotobuki explained, "That's not entirely true. On the contrary, there are more moments of competition."

Hirasawa Yui asked in surprise: "Why?"

Kotobuki said, "Defeat the witch, and you'll receive a reward. Depending on the timing and situation, there might be clashes over the attack."

[Taizhong Ritsu said: "So, that guy knew from the beginning that Kyubey would go looking for Xiaowei, so he came to cause trouble this morning?"]

Kotobuki shrunk the Soul Gem into a ring on her finger and said calmly, "Perhaps that's the case."

Nakano Azusa said in surprise: "Malice and curses form a witch, this setting is similar to the cursed spirit!"

Yamanaka Sawako grumbled, "The appearance is just as abstract."

Akiyama Mio hugged her teacup and said with deep emotion, "But becoming a magical girl can grant one wish. I wonder how many sorcerers will envy her to death."

Kotobuki smiled slightly. "After all, magical girls are for children. No matter how cruel the setting is, there will always be a beautiful side."

Yamanaka Sawako said, "Fighting for spoils is quite realistic. This kind of thing doesn't usually happen in magical girl anime, right? Humility is the most common plot. After all, we have to set an example for the children."

Akiyama Mio squatted under the table, hugged her knees with her hands, and said dejectedly: "I'm sorry for setting a bad example for the children."

As Nakano Azusa dragged Akiyama Mio out, she consoled her, "Mio-senpai must have had a reason for doing this. According to the usual pattern of magical girl anime, the misunderstanding will be resolved later, and Mio-senpai will become a member of the light music club."

Everyone nodded in agreement. After all, it was a children's drama, and there would be no absolute bad guys except monsters. Especially a beautiful and cute girl like Akiyama Mio, she would definitely be pulled into the protagonist group.

The next day, Monday, Hirasawa Yui and Manabe Kazu were walking to school together when a greeting came from behind them, quickly approaching: "Good morning—Ah!"

Hirasawa Yui and Manabe Kazu turned around and greeted Tainaka Ritsu who was running towards them.

Tian Zhongli stopped suddenly and looked at Hirasawa Yui's shoulder in surprise. A small snow-white animal was sitting on Hirasawa Yui's shoulder.

Hirasawa Yui asked curiously, "What's wrong, Ritsu-chan?"

[Tai Nakagura looked at the Kyubey on Yui Hirasawa's shoulder, then turned to look at Manabe Kazu. Manabe Kazu's expression was indifferent, and it was hard to tell what she was feeling.]

[Tai Naka pointed at Hirasawa Yui's shoulder and asked Manabe Kazu, "Um, did you see that?"]

Manabe adjusted his glasses, a puzzled look on his face.

Tianzhong Ritsu floated over to Hirasawa Yui's side, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and whispered, "As expected, only we can see this guy."

Hirasawa Yui said: "It seems so..."

Manabe Kazu asked: "Um..."

[Taizhong Ritsu walked up to Manabe Kazu, patted her shoulder, and said with a perfunctory smile, "No, it's nothing. Let's go, let's go."]

Hirasawa Yui didn't move her lips, but a voice echoed in Tianzhong Ritsu's mind: "Just think about it in your head and you can have a conversation."

[Taizhong Ritsu stiffened and turned around in surprise: "We already have that kind of magical ability?"]

乢【Qiubi said: "No, no, I'm just the middleman right now, but it's convenient to talk privately, right?"

[Tai Nakagura said: "There's always a strange feeling."]

The two of them walked towards the school while whispering to each other through Kyubey. Manabe walked between them without noticing. He seemed to be the closest to them, but he was like an outsider.

In the student council, Manabe Kazuya is reading the Akashic Records.

After watching several of these videos, Manabe couldn't help but reveal a helpless expression: "Am I the only one who doesn't fit in? No wonder I didn't join the light music club this week."

In the classroom, Taichu Ritsu asked the Kyubey on Hirasawa Yui's shoulder, "By the way, is it okay for you to come to school so leisurely?"

[Quppy asked: "Why?"]

[Taizhong Ritsu said: "Mio, isn't she targeting you?"]

[Quppy said: "I think school is safer because you are here too."]

Hirasawa Yui said, "But... she's not in the same class as us. If Mio comes to kill her, she might not be able to make it."

The voice of Qinchui also rang out: "Don't worry, I heard everything you said clearly."

[Qupi said: "This degree of distance is within the effective range of telepathy."]

Hirasawa Yui greets Kotobuki through Kyubey's telepathy: "Good morning, ..."

Kotobuki smiled and said, "I'll keep an eye on you, don't worry. Besides, Akiyama-san won't attack you in public."

Chapter 107: Manabe Kazuo and Akiyama Mio

[After school, the light music section plays a rhythmless guitar.]

Hirasawa Yui picks up the guitar and strums the strings a few times, while Tainaka Ritsu and Kotobuki applaud enthusiastically.

[Tai Nakagura said, "That's what it's like when I pick up the guitar."]

Qin Chui said, "Let's play something and see how it goes."

Hirasawa Yui plucked the strings with her fingers, but the sound produced was not a melody.

[Taizhong Ritsu sighed, "You haven't practiced anything yet."]

Hirasawa Yui rubbed her head and said, "Oh, because this guitar is so shiny, I don't dare touch it. I did pose for pictures in the mirror and even slept with it."

[Taizhong Ritsu quipped, "You should play it."]

Kotobuki said, "So the plastic wrap on the guitar hasn't been removed yet."

[Taizhong Ritsu quietly reaches towards the guitar, grabs the plastic wrap, and tears it off forcefully: "I'll tear it off!"]

Hirasawa Yui trembled all over, his arms dropped, and he looked completely exhausted.

Kotobuki hurriedly picked up a plate of snacks and handed it to Hirasawa Yui, "Xiaowei, have some snacks, have some snacks."

[Taizhong Ritsu clasped his hands together and bowed his head to apologize to Hirasawa Yui: "I'm sorry! I just acted on impulse!"]

Hirasawa Yui took the snack from Kotobuki and happily ate it.

After finishing their snack, Hirasawa Yui held Tianzhong Ritsu's hand and said, "You're right. A guitar is meant to be played. It would be rather pitiful if it just sits there. Thank you, Ritsu. I'm motivated now."