red magic girl

Xiao Niaoyou straightened up and sat upright. She looked at Ba Mami solemnly and tenderly. With her left hand bearing her name and inlaid with her own black soul gem, she gently covered Ba Mami and placed it on the glass table. Half clenched left hand.

The gemstones on the middle finger rings of the two echo each other.

"Did something happen?"

Facing the problem of Xiaoniaoyou, Ba Mami said such things to Xiaoniaoyou.

Her contract - the whole family went on a trip, encountered a car accident, all her parents died except herself, she was trapped in the burning car, and qb appeared in front of her eyes.

Her wish—to live, not to die so alone.

And her confession - "I obviously had a better choice..."

Asami lowered her head, Kotori looked at her seriously, like a prisoner being tried.

In the past year, since Ba Mami signed the contract that made her a magical girl, she has not regretted a day.

In dreams and at night, I always cry and blame myself, unable to leave the cage of self-pity and self-abandonment, and can only constantly think about "what if".

If I had made a vow to save my family and even everyone who died in the accident...

If I had improved my ability a bit more when I first fought the witch...

If I hadn't so arbitrarily thought that Xiao Niaoyou was a bad guy, a hooligan...

"Compared to Xiaoniaoyou..." Ba Mami's shoulders trembled, "I have always thought Xiaoniaoyou..."

Then, Ba Mamei felt herself falling into a warm embrace.

Xiaoniaoyou held Ba Mami's right hand with her left hand, and hugged Ba Mami quietly.

And Mami, who was hugged, couldn't say anything.

It is no longer biting the quilt in the dark, wet the pillow alone, and then go to school the next day pretending to have nothing to do.

She was finally able to cry happily.

"Mami, a friend who makes me proud." Xiaotiaoyou gently patted Mami's back, who was crying louder and louder, and spoke to Mami in a gentle to almost doting tone that he had only ever used to a single person. Said: "You are so young, and you are alone, but you can still be so strong and confident."

"Unlike me who is willing to live in darkness, you dare to walk toward the light."

"You make me, proud."

Chapter 15: There is only one sister in my heart, Mami, and that is...

When Ba Mamei woke up, it was already the next morning.

She found that she had changed into pajamas and was lying on her own bed, with the warm blanket wrapping her body tightly.

An unprecedented sense of relaxation enveloped her whole body, making her even want to lie in bed for a long time.

This feeling is like having a dream. She doesn't remember the content of the dream, but it is very warm and relaxing.

"This is……?"

Finally struggling to get up, Asami looked at the empty chair next to her bed, thinking about what happened last night.

A vague memory of last night told her that she cried in Xiaoniaoyou's arms for at least an hour or so until she fell asleep.

Then……?

Then Ba Mamei only remembered that in a daze, she was picked up by Xiaoniaoyou and carried her to the bed.

【At that time, did she help me change my clothes? 】

Looking at the pajamas she was wearing, Ba Mamei suddenly felt dazed. It was more than a year ago that someone dressed her last time.

Those parents were still alive.

"It's bad! I forgot to iron my school uniform!"

When thinking of clothes, Ba Mamei suddenly remembered that she forgot to iron her school uniform.

As a magical girl with good hygiene habits and strict requirements on her appearance, this was a major mistake.

The thought of wearing a pleated school uniform for a day's class made her mood worse after getting out of bed.

And when she got up and put her feet on the slippers, she realized another problem.

She didn't prepare the lunch box for breakfast and lunch last night.

At this moment, Ba Mamei has a deep understanding of what it means to send a courier under Big Ben, and send it under the top.

If I don't even have lunch, and I can only wear a school uniform that is pleated like a ball of waste paper, wouldn't I have to play truant?

At this time, she only hated that her magic could not be turned into food.

In a panic, she quickly got up from the bed and walked out the door.

When she opened the door, she only saw Xiao Niaoyou standing in front of the dining table with a plate, clearing away the dishes.

"Are you awake?" Xiao Niaoyou greeted Ba Mamei naturally, and put the plate in his hand on the dining table, "Breakfast is ready."

"Oh, by the way, I've already ironed your school uniform." After putting down the dinner plate, Xiao Niaoyou pointed to the school uniform that had already been hung on the hanger, "Is there anything else you need?"

"No.....There's nothing else I need..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Ba Mami mechanically answered Xiaoniaoyou's question.

After hearing this answer, Xiaoniaoyou nodded, and then dragged Ba Mami into the bathroom.

Take out the toothbrush, pull out the toothbrush, squeeze out the toothpaste, brush left and right, and finally fill the toothbrush with water and give it to Ba Mami. Xiaoniaoyou quickly cleaned it up for her.

15-year-old Ba Mamei felt a sense of strangeness and disobedience emerging from the bottom of her heart.

It's been a long time since she was taken care of by others - she used to take care of others like this.

This is where her justice lies and where her happiness lies.

And now, that little happiness is being destroyed or, more accurately, recombined into something else—the happiness of being cared for by someone else.

When Ba Mamei regained her senses, she realized that she was already wearing slippers, pajamas, and sitting on a chair. In front of her was the breakfast made by Xiaoniaoyou, two fried eggs, two pieces of bacon, and a few slices of bread. There is a glass of milk.

"I don't know what you like to eat, so I made these." Xiao Niaoyou pointed to the perfect fried egg on Mami's plate while eating the obviously burnt egg in his mouth, "Your family's I’m really not used to the pot and the induction cooker, and I don’t know if the eggs should be hard-boiled or candied, but this time, I’ve cooked them fully-boiled, and if you don’t like it, I’ll leave the rest to me.”

"Oh, by the way, what do you want to eat for lunch?" Xiaoniaoyou swallowed the spoiled bacon on her own plate and said while chewing, "I know a little bit about Western food, Chinese food and Japanese food, what do you want to eat? Let’s talk about it now, I’m afraid it’s not to your liking..."

"After it's done, I'll send it to the school for you. Let's meet on the school's rooftop, call Xiaoyuan, and bring Xiaomeiyan along."

"We will talk about the patrolling of the witch hunting event at noon. I have some ways to end these things quickly."

"One more thing, if you lower your head in a daze, the breakfast will be cold."

"...I said, why are you crying again, hello?!"

After Xiaoniaoyou swallowed the burnt bacon with difficulty, she noticed that Ba Mami started to cry again.

Xiaoniaoyou hurriedly stood up and walked to Ba Mamei's side.

At this time, Ba Mamei was just crying and eating fried eggs on the plate, unable to say anything, just crying.

Tears dripped on the eggs, and the eggs became more delicious with the addition of pepper and salt.

Xiao Niaoyou sighed helplessly, took out the paper towel on the table, wiped the tears from the corners of Ba Mamei's eyes, gently hugged her and said, "From now on, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, , will do it for you."

"You won't be alone anymore."

"So don't cry anymore, if a girl cries again, her face will be disfigured."

"Um……"

At this moment, Ba Mamei, who has completely turned back into a 15-year-old girl, can only wipe her tears, nod her head in a daze, and eat the breakfast on the plate.

This has always been her dream - to have a time machine to go back in time.

No longer a perfect magical girl, no longer a mighty hero, the guardian of the city, but just a 15-year-old girl named Ba Mami.

That little girl would make mistakes and act like a baby, she would be willful and playful, she would complain because her father came home late after working overtime, and she would act like a baby and beg her mother to make more of her favorite food while cooking.

Now she has realized her dream.

The time machine appeared in front of her eyes and brought her back to the past she thought she could never go back to.

As a passenger, she left a sentence of praise for the time machine with tears from her heart.

It was also at this time that Ba Mami, who was crying, suddenly felt an instinctive curiosity about Xiao Niaoyou's identity.

How old is Xiaoniaoyou?

Is such a gentle and considerate person really the same age as me?

Ba Mami doesn't know who Xiao Niaoyou is, she only knows that the other party is a hero living in the shadows, but has a warmer heart than herself in the light.

[I really want to call her sister. 】

At this moment, she only has this idea.

At this moment, Xiaoniaoyou is standing on the iron bridge that Xiaoyuan and the others must pass to and from school, staring blankly at the sunset that is sinking below the horizon

About a month has passed since Ba Mami and Xiaoniaoyou revealed their hearts.

Over the past month, Madoka, as a magical girl, has matured day by day under the leadership and teaching of Mami and Kotori.

Although letting Madoka fight the witch alone still makes people feel uneasy, but it can be regarded as having crossed a dangerous time period, facing the witch alone, and there will be no unexpected death.

And Xiaotiaoyou is not here to pick up Madoka while standing here watching the sunset. Today Madoka and Mami are practicing together, mainly practicing combos and the like.

Xiaoniaoyou used his toes to think about it, and he knew that Mami would definitely give Madoka some strange names, but Madoka seemed to be very useful.

[Is this the generation gap? 】

As soon as Xiaoniaoyou thought of Madoka looking at him with envy and admiration in cooperating with Ba Mami and shouting various special moves, he felt a subtle feeling.

Pain and happiness, that's probably what it means.

Just as Xiaoniaoyou was thinking wildly and killing time, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

After the other party reached a suitable distance for talking, Xiao Niaoyou turned around and looked at the other party and said:

"You finally came."

"So, Xiaomeiyan, you called me today and asked me to come here. What's the matter?"

Looking at the little girl with black hair and twin ponytails standing in front of him with a slightly uncomfortable face, Xiao Niaoyou was a little worried.

Out of concern about the safety of his children making friends, Xiaoniaoyou naturally investigated the other party's family background.

Xiaomei Homura, born in Tokyo, whose parents are unknown, was sent to a church orphanage when she was about one year old, and grew up in an orphanage with a Catholic background. After growing up, she entered a church school in Tokyo.

At the age of 12, when I was in the sixth grade, I was diagnosed with a heart attack. After that, I was transferred and treated in various hospitals, and spent the next two years in the hospital.

I don't know if I had any religious beliefs, but what is certain is that the hospital has done personnel affairs and spent a huge sum of money for Xiaomeiyan's medical treatment, and even until today it is paying for Xiaomeiyan. Considerable cost of living.

At this point in the record investigation, Xiaoniaoyou, an atheist, couldn't help sighing, Xiao Meiyan really relied on the mercy of the gods to live until now. Many children have heart disease, but there is no such thing as She is so lucky.

In short, these mediocre records make Xiaotiaoyou feel at ease. Xiaomeiyan is just a lucky ordinary child, there is nothing special about it. Xiaotiaoyou also feels relieved to let her join Madoka, Sayaka, Hitomi and the others are in the circle of children.

Just evaluating from a professional point of view, Xiaoniaoyou believes that such a child becomes a magical girl, and it is only a drag.

Homura does not have the strength and talent of Asami, nor the stability and faith of Madoka. The only thing she has is a body that can pant after a few steps.

"If you want to be a magical girl, I advise you not to." Xiao Niaoyou wanted to take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but then restrained his behavior, "You are not suitable for this line of work." , this is the suggestion of the predecessors."

"You are a child with choices, not the kind of girl who has no choice but magical girls."

"Your future life is precious, and you will meet family and friends you want to value in the future."

"Don't try to be another self."

"This is my personal suggestion. It doesn't matter if you don't like to listen to it, or if you think I'm talking too much, it's up to you."

After saying these words, Xiao Niaoyou turned and left.

This is not a disdain for Xiao Meiyan, but more like an escape.

For Xiaotiaoyou, it is really difficult for her to get along with Akami Homura.

Because every time Xiaoniaoyou saw Xiao Meiyan's face, she felt as if she was sitting in a time machine and went back in time.