NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14 - But, I refuse!
“?! How did you…”
“Calm down first, okay? Miss WuYue.”
Seeing WuYue’s evident surprise and unease upon the revelation of her true identity, the blue-haired girl continued to smile as she said:
“Of course, it’s because… I’m also a magical girl, just like you~”
“… Eh?”
“There’s more than one magical girl, you know~ I’m just one who came into existence earlier than you~.”
The blue-haired girl explained.
“Ah… I see…”
After trying to calm herself down, WuYue asked:
“So, what do you need to talk to me about?”
“Of course, it’s to discuss matters related to magical girls~ Otherwise… I wouldn’t have had him bring you out here.”
“…”
So, taking photos was just a secondary matter. This girl’s real purpose was to find her?
Suppressing the inexplicable discomfort she felt, WuYue sighed and said:
“Alright… So, what exactly do you want to discuss? Is it about the origins of those monsters? Or how I became a magical girl… and so on?”
Like in the anime, it seemed like it was time to delve into the world-building.
“Mm-hmm, more or less.”
Nodding, the blue-haired girl glanced at YouYu, who was taking photos of the willow tree, before turning back and saying:
“Then… please follow me. I won’t take up too much of your time.”
Saying so, the blue-haired girl began walking towards the other end of the park.
“……”
“Okay.”
WuYue hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to follow.
“……”
After they left, YouYu glanced back in their direction.
For some reason…
“Why do I feel like something bad’s going to happen…”
He hoped It was just his imagination.
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“Hmm… This is quite a nice place.”
After arriving at a flower-filled area, the blue-haired girl took a deep breath and then turned to WuYue with a smile.
“Let’s start.”
“I’ll introduce myself; my name is Bai Yu. I’m the magical girl Blue Night, who was born before you.”
“Like you, I was also born from my own wish after hearing that voice…”
“Eh? So it really is related to that voice… Do you know what that voice is?”
“Hmm, sorry, but I don’t know about that either.”
Bai Yu shook her head and smiled.
“I’m still investigating it…”
“But let’s set that aside for now. What I want to talk to you about is those monsters.”
“Do you know what those monsters are?”
Upon hearing Bai Yu’s words, WuYue became more serious.
After all, the issue of these monsters involves human lives. Although she had defeated the giant bat that appeared recently, there’s no guarantee that similar monsters won’t appear again in the future…
Moreover, their strength might be even greater than before.
So, whether it’s for her own sake, for YouYu, or for those who are suffering…
She needs to understand these matters seriously.
“Yeah, they’re called ‘Negative Beasts,’ which are life forms created from the aggregation of negative emotions from animals and humans.”
“Negative Beasts usually appear as enlarged versions of natural creatures, possessing huge sizes and having a strong tendency for aggression.”
“Before you became a magical girl, I was the only one fighting them.”
“…So they’re monsters that formed naturally? That sounds pretty bad…”
If these creatures are formed naturally from gathering negative emotions, then she might have to fight these Negative Beasts for the rest of her life.
And the peaceful life she had with YouYu… might never return.
“That’s not quite right.”
However, Bai Yu shook her head, contradicting her.
She continued:
“Negative emotions are invisible to us. The world constantly emits negative emotions, and the reason they don’t aggregate into Negative Beasts is because the world naturally dissipates them as they appear.”
“But… there are some special entities that have learned to control negative emotions. They can refine these emotions into a higher form for their own use.”
“And so… they use this method to create Negative Beasts.”
“Uh… From the sound of it, they are something like an evil organisation or something like that, right?”
“You can understand it that way.”
After listening to Bai Yu, Wu Yue fell silent momentarily as if making a decision deep within herself. She then asked Bai Yu:
“So… what should we do next? Should we find where those guys are hiding, defeat them, and stop them from doing this?”
Bai Yu nodded with a smile.
“Yes, but that’s the ultimate goal~”
“Right now, there is another task for us… for you, in fact.”
“What task?”
“That is—”
Bai Yu turned and pointed in a certain direction with a mysterious smile.
Following her gaze, WuYue saw YouYu, who was still taking photos under the willow tree.
“First, leave his side.”
“…?”
Upon hearing Bai Yu’s words, WuYue was suddenly stunned.
Once she realised what was happening, her voice tinged with inexplicable anger and caution, and she asked,
“Why should I leave him? What do you want to do to him?”
“Well… take it easy, take it easy, Miss WuYue. I have no ill intentions toward him.”
Bai Yu signalled her to calm down with a smile and a casual wave of her hand.
“This is for both your sake and your partner’s.”
“……”
“After all, now that you’ve become a magical girl, your future is bound to be turbulent.”
“So, in the days to come… you might be trapped in endless battles, enduring pain until you eventually die in one of them…”
“Even if you’re not worried about yourself, even if you consider yourself ‘selfless.'”
“But there’s one thing you’ll definitely care about.”
With that, Bai Yu pointed again at YouYu.
“Will his life be dragged into this because of you?”
“Will his future be ruined because of you?”
“And when he once again… dies in front of you like before…”
“Will you regret your choice of ‘not leaving him’?”
“……”
“Please, take some time to… think about it~.”
Watching the contemplating WuYue, Bai Yu smiled softly and patiently awaited her reply.
After a minute of silence, WuYue finally gave her response.
“Your suggestion… does make a lot of sense.”
“But…”
“I refuse!”