LIGHTNOVELONLINE chapter 15
15. Did she see something?
“……”
“Ah~ So that’s how it is…”
Upon hearing Wu Yue’s response, Bai Yu maintained her smile, seemingly unfazed by her words.
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Yet, the corner of her mouth seemed to twitch for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
“Hmm… I think I can guess, but could you share your reasoning with me?”
“Reasoning? It’s quite simple!”
Placing a hand over her heart, Wuyue said earnestly:
“That is, ever since the day I became a magical girl, I made a promise with him: no matter what happens, we will face it together!”
“No one is allowed to bear everything alone, no one is allowed to shoulder all the pain by themselves!”
“Whether now or in the future, we must always be together, and we will not be separated for any reason!”
“This promise… I will not break!”
“Is that so…”
After a quick glance at Youyu, Baiyu turned her head back, staring at Wuyue, sighing as she said:
“Well, that’s truly unfortunate… Miss Wuyue, I hope you won’t regret this choice in the future.”
“After all, from the very beginning, I made my intentions very clear: you and he are destined to be from two different worlds.”
“And the consequence of your choice to be with him… can only be destruction.”
Upon hearing Baiyu’s words, Wuyue became anxious for a moment, quickly retorting:
“? On what basis do you say that! This is just your subjective judgment!”
“I know you fought alone before, and you were indeed formidable! I admire you for managing to stand strong all this time by yourself, and I thank you for silently protecting us!”
“But relying solely on one person to fight, over time, no matter how strong they are… they will also break!”
“Heroism alone won’t work at all!”
“…So, isn’t that why I’m here to win you over?”
Saying this, Baiyu helplessly waved her hand.
“No, what I’m saying now has nothing to do with your attempt to win me over!”
“The reason I don’t want to leave Youyu is that for the past three days, even before I became a magical girl, he has been supporting me, helping me all along!”
“Living with him, going out on weekends, worrying about our livelihood together—these things make me very happy!”
“Perhaps he can’t support me in battle, but he can always support me emotionally!”
“You might say that my heart won’t grow stronger because of this, but rather it will become weaker because of him, leading to potential harm for both of us in the future.”
“But… Grandma once said!”
Taking a deep breath, Wuyue met Baiyu’s somewhat irritated purple eyes with her own blue ones, saying earnestly:
“People can become weak for the sake of love, but there’s no shame in that.”
“Because this is not true weakness.”
Rather, it is precisely because of that weak part.
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She could only work harder, fighting desperately to become stronger!
“…It seems we can no longer communicate.”
In the end, after hearing Wuyue’s words, Bai Yu could no longer maintain the cheerful demeanor she had at the beginning; instead, her expression turned irritated.
It seemed that Wuyue’s words had touched on some of her sensitive spots.
“After all, you are still… too immature.”
Having never experienced growth, never faced setbacks.
Muttering phrases like, “My grandmother once said”…
Claiming to face things together with Youyu, to become stronger for him…
Such thoughts were ultimately just Wuyue’s idealism.
In the end, the one who would be hurt would be herself, and those around her.
It was truly… unreasonable, infuriating.
Just like the weak version of herself from before.
She had thought to kindly bring her in, but it seemed that was no longer possible.
However… so be it.
Fighting alone was something she had long since grown accustomed to.
“Well then, let’s end our conversation here.”
Knowing that her negotiation with Wuyue had failed this time, Bai Yu simply dropped her pleasant facade and, after leaving a parting remark, walked away.
“…! Wait!”
As Wuyue watched Bai Yu attempt to leave, she reached out to grab her arm, but suddenly, Bai Yu’s body became ethereal, vanishing in an instant!
All Wuyue grasped was a handful of water.
“…Sigh! What the heck! This person!”
Really… she came to talk to her, said those things, and then just left on her own. How strange!
“The next time I see her… I must stop her and get some clarity.”
Muttering this to herself, Wuyue walked back toward Youyu.
Now she only hoped for one thing.
That Bai Yu had paid for the photos she took of Youyu before leaving.
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“Hmm? You’re back, Wuyue.”
Seeing Wuyue return from the area filled with flowers, Youyu greeted her and then asked:
“Um… that person from earlier… the employer, where did she go?”
“……”
Hearing this from Yuyou, Wuyue’s heart instantly sank.
Sure enough! That Bai Yu’s character is truly terrible! She’s nothing like she appears on the surface, so friendly; she actually tricked Yuyou into taking over 200 photos and didn’t even pay him!
It’s absolutely infuriating! The next time I run into her, I must confront her!
Fuming with these thoughts, Wuyue took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and said:
“That employer’s name is Bai Yu. She’s already gone back.”
“Because… she’s actually a magical girl too, called Magical Girl Blue Night. It seems she called you out this time just for me.”
“I see.”
Nodding, Yuyou indicated his understanding.
“Eh? Aren’t you surprised? Suddenly encountering another magical girl and all…”
“Well… it’s not that surprising, right? After all, you’ve become a magical girl; anything could happen.”
“Let’s not talk about that for now. I can tell your emotions are a bit off. Did something happen with her?”
“Did you… get into an argument with her?”
“……”
“Sort of.”
“What was the reason?”
“……Well, she said I should leave you, and I retorted…”
“And then, you got into an argument…”
As she spoke, Wuyue turned her head away, her face gradually turning red.
“……”
Alright, the reason for this argument is indeed quite peculiar.
But… why did that Bai Yu want Wuyue to leave him?
Could it be… she sensed something?
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