The sky was gray, the rain kept falling, and the most ferocious and evil witch...that huge monster was nowhere to be seen.
Witch Night was eliminated, but at a price... The pink girl lay motionless on the ground.
Xiao Meiyan's tears dried up and she couldn't cry anymore... She didn't even notice the rain getting wet.
This rain is like a memorial to the pink girl who sacrificed her life to protect others.
The world is grieving because of the loss of a girl with a smile that made everyone happy... But why is this happening?
Xiao Meiyan looked at the thin body lying on the ground, covered in blood and in pieces.
The still childish body was wrapped in the burnt school uniform... The bright head was discolored by the heat. There were miraculously few scars around the face - it was like a deer with eyes closed as if it was asleep.
My eyes are round, and I can no longer smile, talk, or encourage myself.
"Why……"
The rain-soaked head stuck to the girl's cheek, and tears flowed out again.
Her eyes that were red from crying were full of grief. Xiao Meiyan ignored her head that was stuck in her mouth and cried out incessantly.
"Why... I know you will die... I hope you can survive...!"
For the cowardly Akatsuki Homura, Madoka Shikama's existence is her pillar and the center of the world. But the center and pillar of this world collapsed... Life is ten times, a hundred times more precious than her life.
Her smile, her warmth.
How is it possible to accept such a thing...I can't accept it, and I can't forgive my own existence at the same time.
Having lost such a precious thing, Xiao Meiyan felt that what was the point of staying in this world and what was the point of being left behind.
"Are your words true?"
Suddenly, the sound that Xiao Meiyan heard came from the white creature.
It seems that he is called Kyubey, and he is a mysterious being who can speak human words.
Xiao Meiyan raised her head and saw it sitting on the rubble, wagging its long tail.
"Xiao Meiyan - can you risk your soul for this wish?"
Although it still has the same leisurely and cute tone as usual, these words always sound cold to the bottom of my heart.
"If you have a wish that you want to realize even if you accept the fate of fighting - let me give you strength."
I understand what it means...just to fulfill a wish, I have to sign a contract with Kyubey to become a magical girl.
"...If I sign a contract with you, will all my wishes come true?"
Xiao Meiyan asked in a hoarse voice.
"Exactly. It seems that you have such qualifications. Tell me, what kind of wish will you use to illuminate the soul gem?"
"I want……"
Xiao Meiyan didn't hesitate at all, she might as well have been a little grateful, she stood up slowly, took off her glasses and wiped away her tears and put them back on again.
Then, she looked directly at Kyubey and said without hesitation.
"Let me relive my encounter with Shikame-san. I will no longer be the me who was protected by her, but become the me who can protect her."
In an instant, Xiao Meiyan felt a painful shock pierced through her, and a light came out from where her heart was beating in her chest.
Something was rushing through all parts of the body, slowly growing in size, and gushing out in strength.
Finally, something came out of the light. It was a purple gem.
It shines brightly, as if there is a flickering flame burning inside.
"The contract is established and your wish comes true."
The overflowing light illuminated the world whitely, and Xiao Meiyan felt a strange feeling.
Then, Kyubey's voice rang.
"Come, release your new power."
The purple soul gem floats in the air and sparkles. Is this the power of the miraculous magical girl?
Xiao Meiyan stretched out her trembling hand towards its purple light, then held it, holding it tightly, feeling a warm power.
At this moment, something appeared on Xiao Meiyan's left arm, as if there were gears rotating, biting, and drawing a round shield... Countless gears were turning in a swarm...
Then Xiao Meiyan felt that her consciousness was interrupted and she fell into darkness...
When I woke up again, it was a pure white world, a very clean, artificial, pure white world.
In the hospital, Xiao Meiyan woke up from the hospital bed and sat up.
The curtains were blown up by the wind, and the warm sunshine was outside. Xiao Meiyan was stunned.
He looked around with a look of astonishment. Sure enough, there was a familiar vase, a familiar bedside table, and——
After seeing the calendar hanging on the wall, she suddenly realized.
"Time...went back...?"
The calendar is marked out every day, and today's date is a few weeks before the Witch's Night.
Akatsuki Homura saw the brochure on the bedside table. It said "For transfer students...Municipal Mitakihara Junior High School".
Hou Xiaomeiyan found that her left hand had been holding something hard.
This feeling is also very familiar. What is this and where have you seen it?
As if to calm her fierce heartbeat, Xiao Meiyan quietly opened her left hand, and in her palm was a gem shining with purple light.
"...Soul Gem." There was something swaying and burning in the hard gem. It clearly told me that this was not a dream...
It evoked incredible power in me. Rather than fear and incredible feelings - I felt joy first.
Time has gone back, Kyubey has kept his promise, he can start over, and all the nightmare facts can be rewritten.
This time... Madoka will definitely protect you, the girl secretly made up her mind.
On the other side, next door to Madoka Shikama's house, Lin Xiao, a neighbor, woke up from his dream. He felt a chill all over his body and touched his head.
I always feel like I've had a very bad nightmare, but I can't remember the things in the dream at all...Forget it, it's just a dream, right?
Lin Xiao shook his head and shook these unrealistic things out of his mind...
Early in the morning, Lin Xiao, Atoliya, and Yuan went to school together.
The pink girl's smile has become more frequent recently, probably because she slowly changed after she made up her mind to become a magical girl.
Looking at her and the golden girl, they were chatting happily. Lin Xiao also had a smile in his eyes. Life was good like this.
There is something so different today in the school.
The head teacher brought a transfer student to the class meeting early in the morning.
"Okay, then let's introduce ourselves."
As soon as the class teacher finished speaking, the transfer student couldn't wait to introduce himself generously.
"My name is Xiao Meiyan, please take care of me!"
Oh? He is such an enthusiastic child, but this name reminded Lin Xiao of the person he wanted to protect in the mission.
Is that the name? Before she had time to think about it, Lin Xiao showed an ecstatic expression when she saw this girl with glasses and braids.
"Akatsuki, Akatsuki-san has been having a bad heart..." Teacher Saotome continued to explain to everyone, but the girl seemed not to hear, so she left the class teacher aside and walked forward... and went straight to the countdown in the classroom.
In the second row, her eyes were always fixed on Yuan.
Completely ignoring the childish pink girl whose eyes widened in surprise, she excitedly said: "Yuan..."
While shouting like this, he held the hand of Madoka Shikama who was looking at her inexplicably and continued: "I too - I also became a magical girl! Let's work hard together from now on!"
Oops? Things seemed to have become interesting. Lin Xiao took a look at Xiao Meiyan, who was paying attention to Madoka, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
And for Xiao Meiyan, being able to see Madoka again is so important to her. Being able to see the pink girl smiling like a spring breeze again is an unparalleled joy. No one can stop Xiao Meiyan.
yearning.
Although what he did caused a commotion in the classroom, and even the most important classmate Shikame seemed troubled and nervous... Xiaomi Homura couldn't care so much anymore.
He desperately wanted to hug her and be grateful for meeting her again. The warmth from her soft hands made Xiao Meiyan feel alive, and she was about to cry with joy.
Xiao Meiyan has made up her mind, and she must do it this time. The person standing here is no longer the timid, shy, shrinking, and frowning girl she was before, but a girl full of determination... In order to protect her
, I am willing to do anything, my life only exists for this.
Xiao Meiyan thought this from the bottom of her heart...
after.
Xiao Meiyan came to her immediately. As expected, her look and enthusiasm towards Yuan were really too much to bear.
Lin Xiao glanced at the girl standing next to Yuan, talking from time to time, while Yuan was a little shy.
"...Yan-san, do you want to become an excellent magical girl?" Lin Xiao asked.
Akatsuki Homura: "Well, to become a magical girl, you have to fight witches, right? But I don't know anything about fighting."
Atria: "In this case, I can only ask Asami-san."
"That's great, thank you so much." Xiao Meiyan thanked her.
"Well, after school, let's clarify it with Sister Asami. After all, she is the master of magical girl fighting." Lin Xiao said, Sister Asami's elegant and gorgeous fighting style is indeed admirable.
After making this decision, I waited until school was over and informed Asami-san, and they met after school.
Xiao Meiyan was brought to a construction site by the river. This was an abandoned construction site building... There was no human habitation around.
"Look, it's become more lively now." Lin Xiao.
"Despite this, this child still looks like she has just become a magical girl." Miss Asami.
"Please, I will definitely work hard and master the battle as soon as possible, so please teach me." Xiao Meiyan said sincerely.
"Well, for a junior like you, my senior will certainly shine on you." Asami smiled.
In this case, Xiao Meiyan was moved and thanked... Then Asami said: "Well, let's take the first step to see your ability."
"What should we do?" Xiao Meiyan was confused.
After that, Madokaichi used her own experience and added the supplements from Asami.
"In short, it's useless if you don't practice, so let's try it first." Lin Xiao suggested.
Afterwards, Artorya found a large abandoned iron bucket and placed it in the distance.
Give the bat to Akatsuki Homura as a weapon and the oil barrel as a target.
Everything was ready, and several people signaled Xiao Meiyan to get ready to start.
Xiaomei Yantou took out the soul gem, then raised the purple gem, after a ray of light.
Turned Akatsuki Homura's clothes into a black, white and gray magical girl outfit... very gorgeous.
"Wow, so cute." Madoka smiled innocently and brightly.
Xiao Meiyan didn't smile, maybe she thought that just being cute was meaningless.
Her firm eyes showed a sharp light, and then she took out a golf club that had been prepared long ago.
Staring at the abandoned big iron barrel in the distance...: "Then, I'm going to get on."
She took a breath and touched the watch-shaped shield on her left hand with her hand. At this moment, there was the sound of something turning, it was gears...
Then, Xiao Meiyan noticed that the surrounding environment turned gray-white, and then saw that the four people who brought her here were motionless. This motionlessness refers to the feeling of being completely frozen...keeping time suspended.
Feel.....
Yes, Akatsuki Homura's ability as a magical girl is time manipulation.
As long as she touches the shield, the hourglass in the shield will turn upside down, and time in reality will stop, only her timeline is still flowing.
During this period, Xiao Meiyan rushed forward clumsily and banged the oil drum with all her strength.
The reaction force made her arms hurt, but she gritted her teeth and continued to knock. The oil drum was slightly dented and its shape was distorted.
After a while, there was a clicking sound from the shield in his hand, and the oil barrel was knocked down from all angles.
At the same time, Shikame-san and Asami-san said "Huh?"
Only then did Lin Xiao see the uneven oil drum in the distance, and Xiao Meiyan who was slumped on the ground, gasping for air.
"How...how is it?" she asked.
"...What do you think, Miss Asami?"
Shikame-san asked as if he was confused.
"Well."
Senior Sister Ba seemed to be surprised.
"It's time that stops... Although it's really powerful, there's something wrong with how to use it."
"yes?"
"First of all, no matter how much you keep fighting, it's meaningless if you can't produce an effective attack. Compared to a stick like this, it's better to prepare some more powerful weapons."
After hearing this, Xiao Meiyan looked down at the bent golf club in her hand and slumped her shoulders.
His physical strength still needs to be strengthened, but he should be able to gradually become stronger through magic power and pause time. This is an incredible ability.
Miss Asami continued: "Also, no one has moved it, so why did the position of the oil drum change?"
"That's because... as long as the object I touched is still, it will be released. The oil barrel moved the moment I hit it..." Xiao Meiyan said in despair.
"Wouldn't this give the enemy a chance to fight back? You should think of an attack method that can inflict damage to the opponent without touching the opponent during the time stop period."
Artorya encouraged Xiao Meiyan and said: "It's okay, you have to take your time to become stronger."
"Although time pause is very powerful, if the opponent is a monster like the witch, it will be very powerless without effective attack methods... In this case, can we consider starting with weapons... To fight the witch,
We need more powerful weapons, like Asami-san's pistol and Shikame-san's bow and arrow. However, Akomi-san can only stop time but does not have specific weapon magic, so the weapons must be made by ourselves....
If we develop this aspect, we will definitely have unexpected effects.”
Lin Xiao suggested.
From the weapon? Xiao Meiyan's eyes lit up: "What should we do?"
"If powerful explosives or heavy weapons are used for long-range strikes, safety and power can be guaranteed." Lin Xiao.
Xiaomei Yantou, her eyes were not discouraged... She said: "I will find a way."
The pink girl showed a worried look: "Homura-chan, don't force yourself."
Xiao Meiyan shook her head with joy. Lin Xiao saw the determination in her expression and sighed in her heart that she was really a strong child.
But Xiao Meiyan feels very happy now, because she found that her heart has gotten better because of the power attached to the magical girl.
There is no longer sudden intense throbbing, and there is no more chest pain.
Not only that, but because she has a sense of mission to do what she needs to do, she feels that her life is very fulfilling now. If she wants to be a circle, she can definitely do it. Powerful weapons can be found! No matter what she does, she can do it.
You must protect Shikame-san and become a person who can be useful in battle.
She only thinks about things like this now...
the next day.
Xiao Meiyan returned home, and according to Lin Xiao's method, she searched for weapons on the Internet... After spending a long time, she finally found what she could do now.
After many failures... finally, Xiao Meiyan made it... The finished product is a tubular explosive.
Xiao Meiyan also knew that this was an illegal act and he would be arrested if caught. However, if the witch was not eliminated, the world would not be able to escape the fate of destruction.
Moreover, the pink girl Madoka Shikama will also die tragically, so nothing has to be done to stop it.
This bomb is the crystallization of this persistent belief, called Xiao Meiyan's determination.
On the other side, Lin Xiao's ordinary life passed for a few more days.
During this time, Lin Xiao found that Xiao Meiyan went home immediately after school every day, not knowing what she was doing.
It wasn't until today that everyone gathered together to defeat the witch who appeared.
It turned out that she had been researching weapons... Lin Xiao was startled when he saw the controlled explosives she took out.
"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so powerful..."
Xiao Meiyan was a little shy when she heard this: "...That was actually a reminder from you, classmate Lin Xiao..."
"Hey, then I really have foresight." Lin Xiao said with a smile.
Atoriya glared at Lin Xiao, then praised Xiao Meiyan and said, "It's mainly your own contribution."
"Homura-chan, I feel so handsome." Madoka showed a pure smile.
"Really... That... it's all because of everyone here..." Xiao Meiyan said softly, but there was still a voice in her heart that only she could hear.
"She was able to do it because Yuan was by her side." But she couldn't say it because of shyness.
"Okay, you two have such a good relationship, but we are about to reach the witch's barrier, and we have to fight seriously." Miss Asami said sternly.
Xiao Meiyan plucked up the courage and said: "Um...Asami-san, please let me join the battle plan."
Asami looked at Homura Akatsuki. The girl's eyes were filled with a different kind of expectation and perseverance. Asami felt that she could only agree.
After entering the witch's barrier, Lin Xiao and Artoria stood aside as backup before taking action.
This battle is very important to Xiao Meiyan, so they have already planned it.
As expected, the battle went very smoothly, and the battle plan was coordinated by the three of them.
First, Shikame-san used a bow and arrow attack to attract the witch's attention. At this time, Asami-san used restraint magic to tie the witch, and then used delicate ribbons to create a way to get close to the witch. Then Xiaomi Homura took her and finished it.
The bomb touched her shield lightly, then stopped time and threw the bomb at the witch.
When the time was paused, Lin Xiao saw a white light, and the trace of the witch was gone. She had been blown away without a trace.
In fact, when the plan was actually implemented, Xiao Meiyan was so nervous that her heart would start to hurt again... Fortunately, the time control magic stopped it for longer than expected. She calmly threw the bomb and escaped.
I was able to do it with ease. During this period, I threw all the bombs I made. I just had to coordinate the timing of the explosion and the timing of the release...
This has actually been rehearsed in her mind many times... Despite this, Xiao Meiyan kept counting in her mouth and lifted the time stop.
The moment the witch moved again, there was a roar around her, which frightened her into thinking wildly. Did she put too much gunpowder and throw too many bombs... The violent storm and white smoke swallowed her up.
A vast expanse of white from head to toe...
"Oh, it's really good." Lin Xiao sighed.
"That's amazing, Homura!" Madoka jumped over happily, the relationship between the two was really good.
"Nice job." Senior Sister Ba picked up the Sorrow Seed that fell where the witch disappeared and smiled...
"Look, I knew Homura-san could do it." Artorya looked at Homura Xiaomei in the distance with admiring eyes.
"Well, young magical girls are really heart-warming." Lin Xiao looked at them with tenderness in his heart.
Xiao Meiyan was immersed in happiness. She finally worked. She felt the warmth of the pink girl in front of her and saw the spring breeze-like smile on her face. Xiao Meiyan felt that she was very satisfied. What she had done
Everything finally paid off, this time it will definitely work.
Just like this, let's defeat Witch Night together, I can save Shikama Madara... It's great that I can become a magical girl.