I Reincarnated as a Mob in a Magical Girl Anime and After Repeatedly Saving Them from Near-Destruction as a Mysterious Entity They All Turned Yandere

Chapter 45: The Best Way to Cloud

“Alright, I win again.”

“Ugh… why are you so strong!?”

After returning from dinner with the magical girls, I had a resounding victory in a card game against Seito, with tomorrow’s dinner on the line.

Hmph, for me, it’s just a task to secure tomorrow’s dinner…

Since long ago, the most efficient way to gather money to buy magical girl merchandise was to win and rake it in through card games, so I’m good at all board games.

Alright, with this, I can have a good meal tomorrow.

“Well, I had fun, so let’s sleep.”

“Hey, wait, don’t run away, you coward! Don’t run away! One more game!”

“I guess it can’t be helped… I’ll secure tomorrow’s dinner too.”

Maybe I’ll have Chateaubriand tomorrow.

In that game too, I utterly crushed Seito, and feeling the joy of victory, I fell asleep.

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“Yawn… huh? It’s still night…”

After a while, I woke up and it was still 2 AM.

Let’s sleep…

Thinking that, I wrapped myself in the futon again, but perhaps because I slept during the day, I didn’t feel particularly sleepy, so I got up again, put on my shoes, opened the door, and went outside.

I left the room, climbed the stairs, and headed to the deck.

“Wow, amazing…”

When I opened the door, there was a fantastic scene where the starry sky was reflected on the water’s surface.

I’ve never seen such a starry sky before… as expected of the anime world.

Since it’s a rare opportunity, I thought I’d look from the side of the railing, and when I turned my gaze, there was already a girl there.

“……”

That girl, Ayano Kujo, also known as Christina, was just gazing at the sea without particularly looking up at the starry sky.

—

“`

I see… Oh goddess of gloom, was everything for this moment? You have quite a good taste…

Indeed, the goddess of gloom has smiled upon me! To think she would prepare such a gloomy event at the end of the day!

My heart was pounding, but it seemed Christina hadn’t noticed my presence yet, so I decided to watch quietly without making any noise.

“…What should I do from now on… How should I atone for my sins…”

A single tear fell from Christina’s eye.

“Maybe… it would be easier if I just fell from here…”

Such powerless words spilled from her.

She seemed to have lost the will to live.

“—Isn’t that wrong?”

I, who had been silent until now, spoke to Christina’s back.

Well, you know? I like gloom, but dying is a no-go. It would reduce the amount of gloom I enjoy.

“Huh?”

Christina turned around, her lifeless eyes catching mine.

“……”

“……”

In the even quieter night, the sound of the waves faintly echoed.

“You are… that child’s…”

“Ah, you remember me.”

“…Barely… I remembered you as a nuisance… So, what do you want?”

Christina’s expression, which had been lifeless a moment ago, changed to one of caution as she glared at me.

“Nothing in particular. I just came to feel the wind.”

“Then go home, I was here first.”

She said curtly and turned her gaze back to the sea.

As always, this strong-willed personality… I like it… The best part of Christina’s gloom is when this strong-willed expression crumbles.

She told me to go home, but I stood next to Christina without paying much attention.

“Go home—”

“Kujou-san, do you have something on your mind?”

When I asked that, Christina’s expression stiffened.

“…Not really… nothing…”

“It doesn’t look that way to me.”

“`

“……What do you understand about me……? You, who are so close with that girl……”

Christina snapped, lashing out.

“No, I know very well.”

Of course, I know very well. There is no information about magical girls that I don’t know.

“Eh……”

Immediately, Christina looked at me with a gaze as if she were looking at a suspicious person and slowly distanced herself from me.

Huh? Is it that strange?

“Disgusting…… Are you out of your mind?”

“Honestly, it hurts to be told that much……”

What part of a man with such a perfectly healthy hobby like mine is out of his mind?

“Sigh…… I can’t deal with this anymore…… I’m going back.”

“I see, make sure to stay warm and sleep well.”

“……”

Without answering, Christina returned to the mountains.

Well, I think the effect might be weak, but I hope her spirit has recovered even just a little.

The contrast in expressions is the most wonderful thing. It’s great when the face is cloudy from the start, but it’s even better when it brightens up a bit and then suddenly clouds over again.

“Now, I wonder what will happen.”

I muttered to the night sky.