Raising magical girls, and leave them with eternal regret?!

“Everyone, I have a question.”

“If… I mean, if.”

“If you were unfortunate enough to become the enemy of magical girls, what kind of methods would you use to defeat them?”

“When faced with such incredibly powerful beings who possess idealistic powers and defy logic, how would you defeat them?”

“What kind of weapons, monsters, or armies would you use to defeat them?”

—5 Hours Ago

“Someone’s actually bored enough to ask a question like this?”

While browsing an anime forum, YouYu came across this post.

The post had been up for 5 hours, yet no one had replied.

“Kind of feel sorry for the poster.”

He couldn’t help but retort.

“Well, might as well reply to him~”

After all, he was pretty bored, too.

So, he quickly typed out a response:

“What if I tell you that there’s another way to deal with magical girls that doesn’t have to be all about relying solely on brute force?”

“Can you elaborate?”

“Huh?”

He was taken aback by how quickly the poster responded—almost as soon as he posted his reply. After a moment of surprise, he quickly typed back:

“For example, by controlling their emotions.”

“Oh? Controlling emotions? Do you mean kidnapping their families in order to cause emotional and mental breakdowns, thereby weakening them?”

“I considered it, but unfortunately, it does not work. They always manage to rescue their families through various means… even threatening them right before they arrive will not help.”

“…Like you’ve actually tried that before.”

YouYu silently labelled this person as a ‘Chuunibyou’ and continued to reply:

“Indeed, that’s a rather low-level and ineffective approach. As is well known, in many anime about magical girls, people have tried such tactics, and the outcomes are invariably tragic.”

After all, most of these are positive, child-oriented shows where good always triumphs over evil.

“But, in this scenario, we need to understand that there’s more than one way to break someone’s emotions and mental state.”

“You mean?”

“For example…”

Recalling a twisted image he had seen not long ago, YouYu smiled eerily and replied:

“To put it simply… when a magical girl has just become a magical girl when she still knows nothing and is like a blank slate, you should get close to her, interact with her, and gradually build up a relationship.”

“Build it up to what extent? …Let me think. Best friend? Lover? Family member? It’s up to you.”

“In short, by fighting alongside her, showing concern day after day, and colouring that blank slate with your hues, making her unconsciously place you in the most important position in her heart—”

“Then betray her, kill her… No, that might be a little impossible.”

As if envisioning the scene, YouYu grinned maliciously and continued typing:

“Die in front of her.”

“Then, at that moment, her emotions will erupt completely. She’ll recall the memories with you, the daily moments spent together, all the little things you did for her, and the happiest times…”

“She’ll want to immerse herself in those memories, only to realise that the person lying in front of her is the one who has been by her side through those difficult times.”

“And so, in an instant, regret, guilt, and despair will explode from within her.”

“She’ll hate herself for not being able to save you, for not being strong enough, for why it wasn’t her who died…”

“And it is at this moment…”

“The magical girl has been defeated.”

This classic “lifelong regret” type of narrative should surely bring a delightful surprise to the poster! Though it’s a cliché, it’s still a good one!

“It’s only natural to defeat a magical girl with such a twisted plot.”

YouYu nodded approvingly at his brilliant idea.

As expected, the poster, after reading his reply, didn’t respond immediately like before but remained silent for a long time.

Just as YouYu was about to close the webpage after waiting for a while, and the poster hadn’t replied, the poster finally replied again:

“As expected, for someone who can see my post, you are not normal.”

“Hmm… young man, I’m quite fond of you. Your ideas, strategies, and wickedness… I truly admire them.”

“I’ll be straightforward. Would you be interested in working with me?”

“Huh! Work with you on what?”

“To use your methods to defeat those annoying magical girls!”

So, is this person suffering from a delusional complex or just overindulging in fantasy?

Even so, YouYu felt he had come across someone interesting, so he replied:

“Sure, but you’ll have to tell me about the benefits. Or rather, you can send me 50 yuan now, and I’ll come to help you right away (sarcasm)!”

“Are you serious? Aren’t you going to look at the terms and contract?”

“Of course!”

“— payment of 50 yuan received.”

“?!”

Seeing the sudden payment notification on his phone, YouYu was momentarily stunned.

He hadn’t expected the poster to be so generous, sending 50 yuan so quickly. But that wasn’t the point he was making, right?!

And more importantly, how did the poster find his personal information?!

“How about it? You should have received it, right? Should I come to pick you up now, Mr YouYu?

“Even my name…”

YouYu was now flustered. He never expected that a casual online interaction would lead to encountering someone so formidable!

And he hadn’t even provoked this person! It was just an ordinary conversation!

“I think it’s better just to report it directly… to avoid any trouble…”

“Actually, I don’t think it’s necessary to go that far, Mr. YouYu.”

“We have some similarities in certain aspects, so you can trust me.”

However, just as YouYu was about to act on this thought and report it, a voice of indeterminate gender came from behind him.

“…”

Now, no matter how dense or self-deceptive he was, YouYu knew for sure that he was definitely caught up in some supernatural event.

A post with no reply for five hours, the bizarre question, and the sudden transfer of fifty yuan…

And now this voice from behind him… he remembered he had closed the door!

“…I should have expected this.”

“Supernatural event,” though logically, wouldn’t be something he would associate.

Biting his lip and hoping it wasn’t some chaotic deity, YouYu stiffly turned around.

What he saw was a black king cobra floating and coiling in front of him.

The snake had one yellow eye and one purple eye, and it stared at YouYu as it spoke:

“You have made a pact with me. Execute my will and spread despair.”

“You will be my executor, defeating magical girls and crushing all obstacles against us!”

“My name is… Mamba!”

“An evil Cadres betrayed by those foolish beings!”