Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret

29. The Plan to Get Stronger

“So… you brought her back with you after school?”

“Yeah! When I called her, she was a bit reluctant! It took a long time before she agreed to listen to me and come home with me.”

“Is that so…?”

Nodding slightly, Youyu finally understood the situation.

He then looked at Baiyu, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa.

In simple terms… Wuyue had been delayed for a while after school due to some matters and hadn’t left the school gate on time.

When she finished her business and was leaving the school to go home, she accidentally bumped into Baiyu and was shocked to see her wearing the same uniform as their school.

After asking a few questions, she learned that Baiyu was also a student at the school, but she had always kept a low profile and had little presence, which was why Wuyue didn’t recognize her.

At that time… Wuyue felt that Baiyu seemed to want to avoid her, so after some thought, she forcibly brought her back home.

Anyway, today was just the right time to discuss future strategies, so bringing her over was perfect.

“Well then, if you have something to say, hurry up. I have other matters to attend to.”

Feeling the gaze of Youyu and Wuyue, Baiyu sighed and spoke.

Clearly, she had deliberately left school later today… She didn’t expect to run into Wuyue.

There was no helping it; she could only come here to discuss the plan with them.

She should wrap this up quickly and head back.

“…”

“So what is she still concerned about…?”

Looking at Baiyu, whose expression wasn’t too bad but showed a hint of impatience, Youyu pondered.

Clearly, she had already achieved her goal and formed a partnership with Wuyue.

Yet, when she was called here to discuss future strategies, she still seemed somewhat unwilling and dissatisfied.

What caused her to be like this?

“If she continues like this… then future conversations might not go smoothly.”

In the short term, there shouldn’t be a problem, but if time drags on, the accumulated contradictions could explode.

After all, Baiyu still had the “wall of the heart” in place, unable to truly open up to others, remaining on guard.

But it’s understandable; after all, her time interacting with them was only a mere three days. It was indeed difficult to cultivate any good feelings in such a short period.

So for now… they couldn’t be too anxious; they had to slowly find a way to break down the “wall of the heart.”

“…”

“Then let’s officially start our discussion.”

After finishing his thoughts, Youyu said.

“First of all, Baiyu, I hope you can share with us all the information about the enemies you’ve encountered in the past. Can you do that? After all, this is crucial for our future actions.”

“…No problem, it’s all on my phone. I can send it over now.”

Nodding, Baiyu agreed to Youyu’s request.

“Oh? I thought you would write it down in your notebook?”

Youyu said in surprise.

“…Who would record important information in something so easily damaged? Besides, isn’t a phone much more convenient?”

“Uh, you do have a point.”

“…”

Baiyu was speechless at Youyu’s surprised expression.

There was so much information to be recorded about those monsters; how could she possibly write it all down on paper?

For convenience, she mostly relied on work software to organize everything and created a formatted document saved on her phone for easy access at any time.

It just happened to come in handy this time.

“…I’ve already sent the files to both of you; just take a look.”

“Mm.”

“Okay, okay!”

Because she had already added their contact information while at the hospital, Baiyu simply pulled Youyu and Wuyue into a group chat and sent the files for them to review.

“…”

“It seems there isn’t much useful information.”

After reading the files Baiyu sent, Youyu thought.

The information Baiyu organized was basically just ordinary negative beasts; it only recorded their abilities and appearances.

As for negative beasts, Youyu could easily conjure one up, and even before creating it, he could already guess what abilities it might have.

So… it wasn’t very useful for him, but it should be sufficient for Wuyue.

“…”

“The information on the executives… seems a bit lacking? Hmm… the most detailed record is actually that newly appeared Snake Knight?”

Seeing Youyu’s obvious confusion, Baiyu fell silent for a moment, then sighed and said:

“After all, those enemies at the executive level, even if I happen to encounter them, they never actively engage with me; they basically just send out some enhanced monsters to fight me.”

“I’ve tried to take the initiative, but they hardly retaliate; they can just block my attacks with one move.”

“So, the information I can gather from them is very limited; at most, I can only describe their appearance and defensive methods. I don’t even know their names.”

“…Instead, this time, I gained more information from the encounter with this newly appeared Snake Knight.”

“However… he doesn’t seem to belong to the executive faction; after all, when he first appeared, he wiped out that Night Demon’s puppet and all the negative beasts it created.”

“And then… he turned around and attacked me.”

After hearing what Baiyu said, Wuyue, who had been wanting to speak, seized the opportunity and said:

“Mm-mm! Hearing you say that, Baiyu, the Snake Knight’s motives really are strange! He attacks those negative beasts and then comes to attack us; what good does it do him to provoke both sides at the same time?”

“…unclear, but based on what he said, it seems he doesn’t want us to die so soon; he must have other intentions.”

“Intentions… he seemed to mention wanting to have a showdown with the magical girls, right? Could that be his true purpose?”

“I don’t think it’s that simple.”

Yuu suddenly interjected.

“The reason that snake knight hasn’t attacked you should be due to other reasons.”

“While there is the possibility of a simple ‘wanting to fight,’ that possibility is still too small. So let’s speculate based on the most likely scenario.”

“What scenario, Yuu?”

“For instance, the reason he wants to keep you around is to have you fight against those villainous organizations.”

“And then… when both sides are battered and bruised, he’ll jump in to pick up the pieces.”

“If I were to view it from his perspective, that would be the only purpose behind his actions.”

Yuu explained.

“Oh! So that’s how it is! Then his purpose must be this!”

Wuyue agreed.

“…Although what you said isn’t without reason, how can you be so sure that this is his only purpose? What if he has other plans?”

Since Baiyu felt that Yuu’s speculation was not very rigorous, she countered.

However, Yuu didn’t show any reaction to her rebuttal; instead, he nodded and said in agreement:

“You’re right, we really can’t determine what his purpose is, and… even if we knew it now, it wouldn’t matter.”

“After all, according to your statements, the snake knight is currently far stronger than you. Without absolute power, we can’t influence his actions in any way.”

“So—”

Yuu said, preparing to formally enter today’s topic.

“We need a plan to get stronger.”

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