Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret - Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret chapter 47

47. A Closer Relationship

“…”

Upon hearing Wuyue’s words from his back, Yuyou did not respond immediately. Instead, he quickened his pace while rapidly contemplating in his mind.

Why? Why would Wuyue ask such a question at this moment? According to his predictions, she shouldn’t, and couldn’t, have asked this question before her “desire” reached its peak.

Or perhaps…

“Has it come so quickly…”

It wasn’t hard to deduce… it must have been that a few days ago, all his exchanges with Bai Yu had been observed by her, leading her to inevitably feel a sense of “crisis.”

But now, due to the lack of a clear relationship between them, she found it difficult to say anything to Bai Yu. She could only stand by and watch silently.

Thus, in order to dispel her own “crisis,” and perhaps to justify her future actions, she had come up with the idea of wanting to “confirm their relationship.”

The underlying logic of her actions was likely something like this.

—

“……”

After reaching a conclusion, Youyu fell silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said:

“Wuyue, let’s go home for now.”

“……? But Youyu, you haven’t…”

“Yeah, I know.”

“What I mean is, let’s discuss this when we get home.”

“……”

“Okay.”

The two of them didn’t speak again on the way, only quickening their pace to return home.

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Once they were back home, Youyu made an excuse for Wuyue to take a shower, and then, relying on a plan he had long since finalized, he placed all the sharp knives in the house in places that Wuyue would find difficult to locate.

Well… although doing this might seem a bit exaggerated, he felt it was necessary to take precautions.

After all, he was still just a “mortal,” and he couldn’t withstand the sharp blades; he would definitely bleed.

And once such a thing happened… if the knife fell, Wuyue would likely find it hard to turn back.

It could really lead to her “breaking,” and that was not something he wanted to witness.

Of course, all of this was predicated on the assumption that Wuyue wouldn’t directly transform into a magical girl to deal with him.

If it came to that, he might have to transform himself to calm her down…

“Crack.”

In the midst of his thoughts, Wuyue, who had finished her shower and changed her clothes, walked out of her room.

At that moment, her expression and demeanor were clearly not as fatigued as they had been outside; she looked quite well.

Moreover… there was an uncontainable excitement in her eyes.

It was as if she was very much hoping that his next response would align with her expectations.

But…

“Sorry about this… Wuyue.”

Youyu silently apologized in his heart, a preemptive measure for himself, perhaps?

After all, his upcoming answer would likely… no, it would definitely disappoint Wuyue.

“Now, let’s talk about the question you asked me on the way.”

Taking a sip of water and looking at Wuyue sitting beside him, Youyu said.

“……Um, Youyu, it’s okay to take your time to think it over before answering, right? I understand that this question must be quite difficult for you, so you can…”

“No, I’ve already thought it through.”

Shaking his head, Youyu took a deep breath, then turned to meet her gaze and said:

“You asked me before how I see you, and what our relationship is like now, right?”

“Now, I’m here to tell you what I think the answer is.”

“I believe—”

“……”

“I believe our relationship right now is like that of family.”

“?! So that means…”

“That means—”

Stopping Wuyue, who was excitedly about to answer, Youyu pondered for a moment and said:

“That means, in my eyes, you are someone who needs help, someone who needs to be cared for…”

“…a sister.”

“……”

“Eh?”

Before Wuyue could react, taking advantage of her moment of daze, Youyu continued:

“Once, after you became a magical girl, I thought about how I should treat you. How should I help you? After thinking for a long, long time, I came to an answer—”

“That is, to treat you as I would a family member, the most important person, to help you based on that premise, even if you don’t notice it.”

“Because you… no, or rather, after you became a magical girl, perhaps you will always live in battle from now on, and that will surely be painful.”

“I don’t want to see that. I want to help you, whether it’s in daily life or in matters of battle, I will do my utmost to assist you.”

“…And although it might be a bit embarrassing to say, I still want to express this: Wuyue, during the time I spent with you, um… should I say your character? Or your behavior? Or your beauty? Or perhaps all three…”

“In short, it’s these three qualities you possess that attracted me.”

“The more I think about it, the more I feel that a girl like you becoming a magical girl is truly a fortunate thing for those suffering in this world because of evil organizations.”

“But… thinking about it the other way around, what about you? Even if you subjectively believe that having the power to protect others is a fortunate thing…”

“Does the objective pain cease to exist?”

“No, it definitely still exists.”

“So, from that moment on, regarding the vague definition of ‘family,’ I secretly established an identity for myself… and for you.”

“……”

“To support you as an ‘older brother,’ to help you, and if necessary… even at the cost of my life, to protect you.”

“Because if I treat you as my closest person—my sister, then I feel that perhaps I can do anything for you.”

“This is the answer I give.”

“……”

“Is that how it is?”

“To support me, to protect me… So you’ve always viewed me in this way, huh…”

After hearing Youyu’s response, Wuyue no longer felt the initial joy; instead, she was enveloped in an unshakeable calm, just as before.

“…”

“Ha… Haha.”

But… for some reason, after she suddenly turned her head away and lowered it, she actually… started to laugh.

However, it wasn’t a strange or broken laugh; Youyu could still tell that.

The laughter carried with it… self-mockery? Resentment? Disappointment? It must have been these.

And yet… there were no sobs, but tears still streamed down her cheeks.

“…”

Watching her emotions “settle,” Youyu quietly absorbed the negative feelings while not freezing in place. He pulled a tissue from the box beside him and handed it over.

But…

“Smack!”

In that instant! Wuyue suddenly grasped his outstretched hand! Then she turned her head and said:

“But… Youyu, the kind of relationship I want isn’t like that…”

She voiced the answer she truly sought—

“What I want is a step closer…”

“A relationship.”

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