Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret - Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret chapter 44

44. The Third Magical Girl

The turbulent daily life finally returned once more.

Just a week after the Night Demon’s second attack, under Wu Yue’s care, You Yu had finally recovered, and the previous wounds had healed.

So, seizing this opportunity, this rare chance, Wu Yue made a request to You Yu—

That he take her out to have some fun.

And… at that time, she said:

“You Yu… this Saturday, you must take me out! Even if… it’s just to stroll around!”

Her tone sounded somewhat serious and firm.

When You Yu curiously asked her why, she replied—

“Because this is your punishment, You Yu! For the wrong things you did before… a punishment!”

“…”

After hearing Wu Yue’s words, You Yu immediately decided that, no matter what, he had to take her out for a walk.

Because… he might have guessed the reason she had become like this.

During these past few days, their interactions with Bai Yu had changed from the previous stiffness and awkwardness to a more “normal” communication.

Of course, this might exclude Wu Yue.

As for why… well, it wasn’t that they were excluding or being indifferent towards Wu Yue, but rather that their way of speaking to her was akin to “the concern of seniors for juniors.”

To put it simply, they treated her like a child.

In the past, when she was just happily spending time alone with You Yu, she hadn’t realized this.

But… ever since Bai Yu’s appearance, or rather, since the “influenced” Bai Yu had appeared.

She had subconsciously become aware of this.

If You Yu’s attitude towards her wasn’t that obvious, then Bai Yu’s attitude was clearly written all over her face—

Treating her like an innocent, yet caring and passionate little sister, yes, just like that.

In the present, every time they talked, Bai Yu no longer spoke much about her and You Yu’s matters, nor did she mention any negative beasts or evil officials. She simply communicated with them in an ordinary way, just that simple.

But… when she wasn’t paying attention, like last time, when she was alone after training, and went to buy water by herself to avoid inconveniencing the immobile You Yu.

When she returned to the training ground, what she saw was Bai Yu happily “chatting” with You Yu.

“……”

Even if she accidentally heard her own name in their conversation, she was unclear about what they were discussing, and she didn’t really want to care. At that moment, the only thing she was concerned about was a question deep within her heart—

Why did this strange, aching emotion surge up again?

Clearly, for quite some time now, she had been trying her best to avoid thinking about such matters, to prevent herself from being affected by them.

Because she didn’t want this emotion to impact You Yu, to affect the situation that had finally improved.

She didn’t want this emotion to affect the relationship between You Yu and Bai Yu.

But…

There was no way out.

If she continued to endure, perhaps some unexpected, terrible consequences would occur.

So… this time, whether for herself or for their sake.

Let her be “willful” just this once.

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This was the origin of everything that happened today.

“……”

Walking down the street, watching Wu Yue humming a little tune beside him, You Yu couldn’t help but feel a bit sentimental.

“It seems this method really is as I thought… it can indeed elicit a lot of negative emotions.”

Although part of the reason for his recent interactions with Bai Yu was to test the effectiveness of this method in eliciting negative emotions, a larger reason was this—

Wu Yue’s birthday.

With Wu Yue’s birthday not too far off, in about a week, she would be celebrating.

So, You Yu naturally had to prepare and see how to give her a “memorable” birthday.

Hmm… This also led to Bai Yu observing his interactions with her over the past few days and misunderstanding them.

While this situation was indeed a bit troublesome, the downsides weren’t too many. Being able to prepare for Wu Yue’s birthday while also gaining some negative emotions from her was definitely a worthwhile endeavor for him.

However, it was worth mentioning that when he talked about Wu Yue with Bai Yu… he surprisingly also managed to elicit negative emotions from her.

Although the amount was much smaller compared to what he got from Wu Yue.

But this was still something to pay attention to, especially since he hadn’t yet figured out the source of Bai Yu’s negative emotions. He had tried probing many times, but still came up empty.

“…… Forget it, I’ll deal with these matters later.”

For now, he should focus on Wu Yue. If he made her unhappy today, that would be disastrous.

—

Moreover, out of his fondness for beautiful things, he genuinely wanted to make her happy.

With this thought in mind, Youyu looked around for a moment, then accidentally caught sight of a pastry shop. After pondering for a bit, he turned to Wuyue and said:

“Wuyue, that pastry shop looks pretty good. Do you want to go over there with me? Let’s see if there’s anything you like; we can buy some to take home.”

“Eh? Well… even though I’m not really interested in pastries, since you’ve mentioned it, let’s go take a look!”

After a moment of hesitation, Wuyue smiled and replied.

“Great! Then let’s head over now!”

Nodding, Youyu led Wuyue toward the pastry shop.

Once inside, Youyu accompanied Wuyue as she picked out cakes, and casually began to ask her what shapes and styles of cakes she liked.

After gathering the information he needed, Youyu took Wuyue to a section that clearly piqued her interest, then let her choose for herself while he went to the other side to customize a birthday cake for her.

“Um, hello, I’d like to customize a… what’s wrong?”

When he reached the counter, Youyu intended to communicate with the staff and order the cake, but for some reason, the staff member kept her hat pulled low and didn’t respond, looking somewhat flustered.

“Um, hello?”

Seeing the staff member like this, Youyu felt puzzled and sensed something was off, so he observed her more closely.

After watching for a moment… well, it wasn’t long at all, just a quick glance behind the staff member revealed her hair—a long mane of blue.

“…”

Connecting this with some recent events, the situation before him felt a bit too “coincidental.” To confirm further, Youyu thought for a moment, leaned slightly closer to the blue-haired staff member, and whispered:

“Baiyu… it’s you, right? Wuyue isn’t here at the moment; she went to the restroom. You can actually lift your head now.”

“…”

Upon hearing Youyu’s words, the blue-haired staff member visibly trembled, then sighed, lifting her head to say:

“It’s me, no doubt… I didn’t expect you two to coincidentally come to the shop where I work.”

“…No wonder you were so familiar with the cake-making and selling process back then; turns out you work here.”

After expressing his surprise, Youyu glanced back at Wuyue and then at Baiyu, speaking in a somewhat strange tone:

“Actually, you don’t really need to hide from Wuyue, do you? It’s as if… well, you know what I mean.”

“…I still don’t want to attract trouble, and besides, aren’t you both out together today? If my presence ruins your good time, I’d feel bad about it.”

“Is that so? But your role today is just that of a staff member, right? Just think of yourself as an NPC; she won’t come looking for trouble.”

“Anyway… we’ll just go about our own business. I’ll hang out with Wuyue, and you can stay here working.”

“…”

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“Can I take that as you mocking me?”

“Um… actually, I think I’m just stating the facts?”

“…You guy.”

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Looking at Youyu’s seemingly nonchalant demeanor, Baiyu couldn’t help but clench her fists. However, after a moment of tension, she relaxed her grip, sighed, and said:

“Alright, if you’re going to buy it, hurry up. Otherwise, when Wuyue comes back, it might get a bit troublesome…”

“Okay, then I’ll—”

“Youyu! I’ve already found what I want to buy!”

Just then, Wuyue came running over, perfectly timed.

“!!”

“Tsk! I’ll step away for a bit and call someone to take over later!”

Seeing Wuyue approach, Youyu remained calm, but that didn’t mean Baiyu wouldn’t panic. In a bid to “take refuge,” Baiyu made a quick decision to pass the task to another colleague!

After saying this, Baiyu swiftly left to avoid being seen by Wuyue.

“Eh? Youyu, I think I just heard a familiar voice? Is… Baiyu here?”

“……Really? You must have misheard. She’s still working, how could she be here?”

“Um… is that so? Youyu, you really know a lot about her…”

“……Didn’t she mention this last time?”

As Wuyue’s gaze seemed to scrutinize him, Youyu felt a bit speechless. Wuyue now seemed capable of conjuring up “crimes” in her mind! It felt a little terrifying…

If something like “Wuyue: You smell like her!” were to happen, he could only say she was truly something else.

“Excuse me, are you looking to customize a cake?”

At that moment, a voice interrupted Youyu’s thoughts.

Turning around, Youyu saw a girl with golden hair styled in twin ponytails.

It seemed she was the staff member Baiyu mentioned for the handover.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Nodding, Youyu prepared to tell her about the cake details.

And then… at that moment.

Mamba’s voice echoed in his mind once more—

“Youyu, this person is a magical girl.”

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