Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret - Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret chapter 42

42. Let’s go home for now

Of course, at this moment, this was not the focus that You Yu needed to pay attention to.

Because… after hearing her story, how he should react was what truly mattered.

“Is it because you’ve been hurt that you don’t want to see similar things happen again…”

“I think I understand your thoughts a bit, Bai Yu.”

After saying this, You Yu fell silent for a moment, then spoke with a hint of apology:

“Sorry, before… I thought you simply didn’t want to accept us. Although I had considered this aspect at that time, I didn’t delve into it further, which led to the misunderstanding we have now.”

“…It’s okay. After all, I didn’t say anything back then, did I? If it weren’t for this incident… I might not have had the chance to speak up.”

“Yeah, in any case, it’s good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up.”

“……”

—

Then, after saying this, the atmosphere between them fell into silence once again, with no one speaking.

Until both of them could no longer endure this atmosphere, they turned their heads to each other, locking eyes—

They were stunned for a moment.

Then, with a slight smile that didn’t change much in expression, they began to relax.

“…Anyway, it’s all good!”

Shaking his head, Yuyou struggled a bit to lean against the wall and stood up again, saying:

“After all, our mission… is still not perfectly completed.”

“Now, I’ve rested enough… so I need to go see how Wuyue is doing.”

“But it’s definitely not something I can do alone… How are you feeling right now? Can you come along?”

“…”

“Hmm.”

Nodding, Baiyu agreed to his request.

“Just… you were clearly injured just now, and you ran so far with me. After such intense activity, are you really okay?”

“…Well, whether I’m okay or not, I still have to go.”

“If it’s a physical issue, that’s fine, but if something happens to Wuyue, I’ll have a psychological problem…”

“…”

“I see.”

Looking at it this way, Wuyue is truly a lucky person.

Even though he was already seriously injured and hadn’t rested long, he still worried about her.

He didn’t even consider whether he could actually help Wuyue; he just wanted to rush over.

It’s really enviable…

After all, she had experienced such moments before.

After losing her last family member, she increasingly longed for and envied this kind of feeling.

If only she could experience it again.

“Hey~ Yuyou, do you really have to be like this~? You look like you can’t live without me…”

However, just then, an unexpected voice suddenly appeared.

When both of them turned to look in the direction of the voice, they saw Wuyue, who had already transformed back, laughing lightly.

“Wuyue?!”

Yuyou exclaimed her name in surprise.

“You’ve already… taken care of those monsters by yourself? Just you alone?!”

—

“Of course! Otherwise, how could I possibly still be standing here?”

“…That’s really impressive… But you’re not hurt, right? After all, you faced four monsters alone.”

“Hurt? Well, there are definitely a few scratches~ But they’re just minor ones.”

“…The point is, Yuyou, it’s you, right? You must… be seriously injured?”

As she spoke, Wuyue slowly raised her hand and leaned closer to Yuyou, then pressed her hand against the wound on his forehead.

Even through the white cloth… she could see the red seeping through, almost overflowing.

Seeing that red… she couldn’t help but recall the last time she saw him injured, a memory she truly wished to forget.

“…I’m sorry, Yuyou.”

After a sigh, Wuyue said with guilt:

“If I had come a little earlier, maybe it wouldn’t have turned out this way.”

“…But you don’t need to worry, I’ll treat you right now—”

“No! That’s not necessary!”

Seeing Wuyue’s arm begin to glow with a pink light, Yuyou was startled and quickly took a step back, shaking his hand to refuse her.

After all… he could no longer be considered part of the human species, so whether this would expose him was one thing, but the discomfort brought by “treatment” was already unbearable.

So, unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t accept any kind of “treatment.”

“Um… I just, just rested enough! Thanks to Baiyu’s help… I’ve rested enough!”

“You said… right? Baiyu?”

“…Ah? Oh! Yes, that’s right. After we escaped, I used the little magic power I had left to help Yuyou and heal his injuries, so now, he should be fine.”

When Baiyu heard Yuyou throw the topic to her, she was momentarily taken aback, then quickly reacted and said this.

She understood the purpose of his action… it was to prevent Wuyue from worrying and to conceal his injuries.

In fact, she had originally planned to be honest and tell Wuyue, but seeing him looking so spirited now left her in doubt.

Because… Yuyou’s recovery was indeed too fast, right? A wound on the forehead… such an important area shouldn’t be fine so easily.

However, seeing that he really seemed okay, she decided to help Yuyou keep this matter hidden.

Though she knew it might not have much effect—

“Ah… I see~ Well, that’s something one could have guessed!”

Unexpectedly, Wuyue seemed to agree with her statement, smiling as she said to her:

“After all, you just gave Yuyou a lap pillow, right? I saw it all clearly!”

“…Huh? When did that happen…”

“Um… it was when you both just happened to stop! At that moment, I was going to come right over to you! But when I saw Yuyou talking to you, I thought it would be better not to interrupt you…”

“At that time, Yuyou was lying on your lap, looking so comfortable, even I hadn’t seen that before~”

“Seems like… compared to when I was giving him ‘treatment’, his expression is much better, huh?! Next time, maybe I can try doing it this way too~”

“……”

“……I see.”

Looking at Wuyue, who still wore that smile while saying something quite significant, Baiyu bit her lip and finally spoke softly:

“……I’m sorry, Wuyue.”

“……Apologizing? Although I am indeed a bit angry! But, the reason isn’t here.”

After hearing Baiyu’s quiet apology, Wuyue was first taken aback, then she shook her head with a smile.

Then, she continued:

“Well, anyway—”

Saying this, Wuyue took Yuyu’s hand and Baiyu’s hand.

“Shall we go home now?”

As she said this, her smile was even brighter than before.

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