NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31 - Bai Yu's past
“Hah… I still can’t accept it after all.”
Upon returning home, Bai Yu found herself alone in the empty living room. As usual, she fell silent momentarily, sighed deeply, and walked toward her room.
Once inside, she closed the door and took out her phone. Staring at the group chat she had just made with YouYu and WuYue, she fell into deep thought.
“Be careful on your way home… Let’s discuss about combat training tomorrow.” — YouYu.
“At school tomorrow, why don’t I come find you? After all, this is a chance to improve communication between us…” — WuYue.
Bai Yu looked at the messages from YouYu and WuYue and was at a loss for what to reply. After typing a simple “Ok” and sending it, she left it at that.
“…”
When she finally snapped out of her daze, she realized she had been staring at the chat screen for quite some time. According to the time shown, over five minutes had passed.
“What am I doing…”
Shaking her head helplessly, she turned off her phone screen, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes, beginning to think.
“…”
Now, she still couldn’t accept what YouYu did.
Whether it was for the plan he had set or his insistence on handling everything but the fighting, it all reminded her too much of her deceased family.
No power, yet making such light promises.
No power, yet trying to offer help in a self-righteous manner.
Even when trying to separate him, he clung on stubbornly, unwilling to let go.
It was truly…
“So annoying…”
Looking at the charred, unrecognizable family photo on her nightstand, Bai Yu thought.
If this continues, anyone could get hurt, right?
But… if she’s to cooperate with WuYue, then it is inevitable that she would come into contact with YouYu.
Then, It would be better to remain silent.
After all, her only task is to undergo combat training with WuYue.
As for other issues… she won’t concern herself with them any longer.
Because this is a necessary step to fulfill the “wish” she holds in her heart.
Therefore, before this “wish” fades with her mental exhaustion, she must avoid engaging in anything unrelated.
At most…
She will try to protect the people around WuYue. After all, once entangled in this cruel battle, it would be impossible to get out of it.
If WuYue loses her emotional support, the magical girl, who has come into existence with great difficulty, might vanish.
“…”
“Better get some sleep first.”
With her thoughts settled, Bai Yu closed her eyes and drifted into slumber.
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[What Were the Mysterious Black Flames That Suddenly Appeared in Rainbow City a Year Ago? Experts Reveal the Truth!]
“…”
“I didn’t expect to really find something.”
Looking at the information on his phone, YouYu thought.
After finishing his exchange with Bai Yu and WuYue the previous evening, he specifically woke up Mamba to inquire about information on “Night Demon.”
Having witnessed Night Demon firsthand and engaged in combat, YouYu’s body had also shared that information with Mamba.
Thus, Mamba had used the recollection of Night Demon’s appearance as a clue, sifting through a series of streamlined information to relay to YouYu.
One piece of information mentioned was one of Night Demon’s abilities—black flames that burn with negative emotions as the source.
Upon receiving this information, YouYu investigated past events with this clue in mind.
After all, Bai Yu mentioned that she had several encounters with evil cadres in the past, one of them being Night Demon.
Thus, YouYu used this as a breakthrough point. With the crucial information of “black flames,” he began searching online for key information, hoping to deduce what might have happened to Bai Yu in the past.
After all, as long as she had fought, then someone should have seen it, even if… the probability was small.
Special entities like magical girls or evil cadres often seemed to be obscured by some kind of force, making it difficult for them to leave significant traces online. Most information was hearsay.
Realizing this, YouYu didn’t hold out much hope, but for the sake of that slightest possibility, he still conducted a search.
Then… he found this report.
“Although the authenticity of this report is still unclear, the black flames do resemble what I saw.”
“There might still be a chance…”
With that thought, YouYu opened the report.
As he clicked through, the black flames on the cover filled his phone screen, almost occupying it entirely.
Scrolling down, YouYu saw the full picture of the image.
The picture showed an ordinary office building, with black flames burning on the top floor and thick black smoke rising.
“So it was nighttime…”
Notably, since the picture was taken at night, the lack of light resulted in a blurry image; there wasn’t much information that could be obtained from it.
However, after careful observation, YouYu noticed something peculiar.
“…Who are these two?”