LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 54 - Is it all a lie?!
Riding on his specially modified motorcycle, YouYu quickly arrived at the meeting spot he had arranged with Bai Yu.
She had arrived early and, upon seeing him, waved her hand in greeting.
As YouYu dismounted and walked toward her, Bai Yu spoke first,
“Wait, YouYu. There’s something I haven’t told you yet.”
“What is it?”
Noticing YouYu’s confusion, Bai Yu sighed and continued, “…Actually, I want to clarify in advance that the reason I’m looking for you isn’t about the negative beast but rather about you and WuYue.”
“After all, you two…”
“? I know that already. Didn’t we reach a consensus back then?”
“…Huh?”
Hearing YouYu’s words, Bai Yu paused, momentarily dumbfounded.
They had reached a consensus? What consensus was that?
How come she didn’t know?
“…Could it be that you didn’t notice at all? I’m referring to this matter…”
Understanding Bai Yu’s perplexity, YouYu felt a wave of exasperation wash over him.
So, she hadn’t known anything back then… No wonder she wanted to discuss this in person.
He grasped her intent, but she hadn’t caught on.
The situation is really…
“Forget it; let’s not dwell on that for now.”
Time was precious, and YouYu decided not to waste it on this minor issue. Instead, he turned to her and said, “Bai Yu, if you have something to ask me, go ahead.”
“After all, my situation with WuYue… you should have noticed by now; it’s pretty obvious.”
“…I thought you didn’t know.”
After a brief silence, Bai Yu pointed toward a nearby bench where they often rested after training and said, “Let’s go there to talk about your situation.”
“Let’s sit down… and discuss it slowly.”
—
“…”
“Okay, I’m going to start asking. My tone might not be the best, so please bear with me, YouYu.”
“It’s fine; go ahead.”
“…Okay.”
Nodding, Bai Yu closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her expression turned stern.
With that serious gaze fixed on YouYu, she asked, “So, what exactly did you do to WuYue? Why did she act like that yesterday? Why does she seem… afraid of you?”
“Please answer truthfully. I want to know the truth!”
“…Well, I can tell how much you care about WuYue. However, this situation isn’t as terrible as you think.”
YouYu sighed and shook his head, sensing that Bai Yu had misunderstood him somehow. He decided to skip any roundabout explanations and directly clarify,
“On Saturday, after leaving your cake shop, I spent the whole day playing with her.”
“And then… on the way home, WuYue asked me how I felt about her.”
“…”
“What was your answer?”
“Well, when we got home, I told her—”
As he spoke, YouYu turned his gaze toward the darkening sky.
“I see you as family, as a little sister.”
“…”
“And then?”
“Then, well…”
Seemingly recalling something, YouYu let out a helpless sigh and continued, “She said she wanted to have… a closer relationship with me.”
“In other words, a couple.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu finally grasped the gist of the situation. After a moment of silence, she asked,
“…So, you rejected her?”
“Yeah, I rejected her.”
“…”
Hearing YouYu’s answer, Bai Yu fell silent for a moment. For some reason, an inexplicable anger surged within her, but she quickly suppressed it. Taking a deep breath, she then asked,
“And the reason?”
“It’s a simple reason: I can’t give her long-lasting happiness right now.”
“…Can’t give? Why not?”
“Because I don’t have that capability.”
Shaking his head, YouYu continued with the reasoning he had given before.
“Right now, I… don’t have anything special about me. At most, I’m just your ‘logistics’—an ordinary person, nothing more.”
“…And because WuYue, she has the unique status of being a magical girl. In terms of responsibility, power, and even the level of life, we are completely different—”
“So, we can be said to exist in the same world, yet as entirely different beings.”
“Therefore… it’s not realistic to develop that kind of relationship.”
“…Is that the reason?”
“Yes.”
“…”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu, who had been suppressing something, suddenly couldn’t hold back any longer. She leaped to her feet, grabbed YouYu’s collar, and, with an expression of fury, shouted at him,
“Seriously! Ever since you started talking, I’ve been completely lost! What on earth are you saying, YouYu?!”
“You speak about ‘not being able to give happiness’ and then easily use that as an excuse to reject WuYue, letting her end up like this!”
“What about the promises you made before?!”
“Tell me! YouYu! If you truly think so, then when I found you back then, why didn’t you leave? Why did you stay by her side?!”
“A long time ago, WuYue told me that the reason she can be like this… the reason she can live so ‘happily’ is all because of you, YouYu!”
“She likes you, and you like her. Isn’t that great?! Why would you refuse? Does turning her down give you any real benefit?!”
“And didn’t you deny before that ‘getting involved with a magical girl would only lead to a bad ending’?!”
“What exactly are you… running away from, YouYu?! Why did you let things get to this point?!”
“Tell me!! YouYu!!”
Bai Yu looked at YouYu, feeling an overwhelming sense of frustration.
In truth, she had never anticipated such a situation would arise, and she hadn’t intended to confront YouYu like this.
But… she simply couldn’t help it.
Because during the time she spent with YouYu and WuYue, she had heard so much about each of them from the other, and without exception, it was all good things.
They spoke to her about how they got along and how fortunate they felt to have met one another.
Listening to them, Bai Yu always felt an overwhelming sense of emotion and envy—
How lucky WuYue was to have met someone trustworthy, someone she could rely on.
…
YouYu said he would do everything he could to make WuYue happy.
And WuYue promised she would do her utmost to protect everyone’s lives and YouYu’s life.
The words they spoke, which Bai Yu silently listened to, were etched in her heart.
But now, YouYu, who had promised to give WuYue happiness, was denying those very promises.
She couldn’t contain herself; it was unbearable…
Just thinking about how WuYue had looked yesterday and YouYu’s current behavior—
She felt an immense sense of misfortune for WuYue and confusion toward YouYu.
So, she said,
“…Or have all your actions until now been lies?!”