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."
To be continued...