crossed border

Chapter 657

London is known as the city of fog, and its easy-to-change weather is a problem that cannot be ignored in summer.Rising humidity from intermittent rainfall, coupled with the increasingly pronounced foehn phenomenon and summer heat waves in recent years, can create astonishing temperatures.

But today was different, it was a fine day with no clouds in the sky.

Although the weather in this city changes every four hours, so there are many pedestrians with umbrellas on the road, but at least for now, the weather is still quite sunny.

Kosaka Kirino, Aragaki Ayase, Konata, and Saori are four girls on a shopping street not far from St. George's Cathedral.

They were sitting in a circle on a table outside a dessert shop. Everyone was silent, just staring at the center of the table strangely.

There was a strange and wonderful creature whose whole body was dazzlingly white, with sparkling red eyes, and was holding a glass of sundae with its two forefeet, enjoying itself.

——It’s like a lazy kitten in the sun.

In the morning in Lambeth, London, there is a world-famous hustle and bustle, but in these surroundings, the sound seems to be suppressed and filtered.

The girls felt that they and the others were clearly in a prosperous commercial street, but it was as if they were in a solemn temple where no noise was allowed.

Not only did all the turmoil around seem to be silenced, but even the sunshine in the morning purely made people tremble. It seemed that the dust in the air subconsciously quieted down, and the restless air became leisurely and peaceful.

This is an "abnormality" in an absolute sense, and it is definitely not a reality that can be denied.

Even Kosaka Kirino dare not say what kind of reality show this is. There is no backstage around the show at all, and she doesn't know any technology that can create such a stage effect.

This is simply an almost inconceivable magical phenomenon.

So in the same way, they don't think it's because they and others are special that caused this phenomenon, so there is no doubt that it is the wonderful white creature on the table.

It is said that it has never been seen before, but it is not necessarily true, because they just have not seen a creature like Chubby in reality, but they have seen the work "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" to some extent.

Even Ayase Aragaki, who hates otaku and has a great prejudice against otaku culture, has heard of Chubby's famous name to some extent, and along the way, others have basically explained to her what it is like. s things.

Therefore, she was very vigilant and nervously staring at the white creature on the table.

Looking at this posture, it seems that as long as that cute little thing that looks harmless to humans and animals dares to say something like "Sign a contract with me and become a magical girl", she may immediately explode emotionally and hurt others .

For example, the glass of sundae in her hand seemed to be completely melted, but she had no intention of eating it.

Looking at the appearance of this beautiful girl with long black hair and a slender figure, it seems that she simply uses the cup in her hand as a weapon—maybe it is because the petite size of the white creature gave her some inexplicable illusion and confidence Heart?
"..."

"..."

In silence, the atmosphere seemed to have frozen. The four girls all had strange eyes, and they were obviously thinking about something divergently.

Not only was he brought into this world inexplicably, but also the notorious existence that he encountered like Chubby, and the most important thing was what the black cat said before—it seemed that his good girlfriend had a big secret.

Not only had she known Qiubi a long time ago, but she was completely calm about such things, as if she had long been accustomed to it.

So, she really isn't a magical girl?She usually uses the image of an otaku to disguise herself, but in the dark world invisible to ordinary people, she is fighting against those destructions and sighs?

Perhaps in this world, there exists a "witch" who spreads the curse.

Therefore, the existence of the "magic girl" who fights with the "witch" was born.

But if Chubby appears, none of this is impossible, and the magical girl may really be at the price of her wish-in a place that people don't know, she has been guarding the existence of this world.

They also know that sometimes sacrifices must be made in order to realize their dreams.

However, you should know what sacrifices you have to make before deciding to achieve it.It was only when I looked back that something was taken away as the price of my dream—this kind of thing was too much for them to accept.

I don't know when I will be eaten by the witch, and I am alone in a dangerous place - no companions, fighting every night.

Although they are thinking wildly without any basis, it is undeniable that whenever they think of these, Kosaka Kirino and others feel that their hearts are almost unable to beat.

They can only be like broken dolls, just dazed aside, thinking wildly, and the more they think wildly, the more worried and afraid they feel.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and I don't know how long it has passed. The sun should be a little higher than the position just now.

As if finally unable to bear the long silence, Kosaka Kirino said in a low voice: "Well, I want to ask..."

"Well, I know how you feel."

Hearing the peaceful voice interrupted directly, the girl with long brown hair couldn't help but raised her head - only to see that Chubby sat directly in front of herself at some point.

The wonderful white creature seemed to be happily swallowing the last bite of ice cream and said, "It's great, you finally understand... how persistent the little black cat's determination is."

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"..."

Having said that, what it said seems to be... admitting that their guess is correct?
What the black cat has been hiding from them is this cruel fact?
"Your reaction is really unreasonable. If you think such a thing is cruel, it's because you haven't seen the essence at all. No matter what kind of hope, as long as there is something that goes against the rules, it will inevitably bring about some kind of distortion. "

The white creature looked at Kosaka Kirino with its long fluttering tail, and continued talking calmly.

"Then it is only natural that there will be harm in the near future. If such a natural ending is called betrayal, then it is wrong to hope for such things."

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"..."

Kosaka Kirino didn't know what to say, and so did the others. After all, no matter how you say it, this is too surreal.

Being able to accept the reality in such a short period of time, their psychological quality is already quite good. Of course, it is impossible to be like Madoka Kame, who, after recognizing the cruel thing, excitedly wants to argue with Chubby about right and wrong come out.

"...This kind of thing is too cruel..." Only Kosaka Kirino said in a low voice, as if he couldn't help it.

"But—I wouldn't say it's stupid." The white creature replied, sighing exaggeratedly, "It's not us who betrayed her. It's her own wish."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but grit their teeth tightly.

Is this because you were overwhelmed by the determination of the black cat?Or is it because I only know the truth of the world now, and I feel the horror of the witch because of random guesses, so I feel scared?
In other words, it was because of pure sadness—even Kosaka Kirino himself felt unable to tell the difference.

Reality and fantasy, the invisible boundary line seems to be confused again and again in this short half hour, and finally becomes completely fragmented, and things that were originally thought to be pure fantasy works really appear.

And judging from the settings revealed in that fantasy work, the cute little white thing in front of him is completely a...monster that symbolizes ominousness and despair.

If you make a contract with them and become a magical girl, you will never end well.

Once she becomes a magical girl, there is no hope of being redeemed... The contract is to give up everything else in exchange for the only hope.

——that is, to make a wish, but in exchange for such a future karma that is doomed to despair.

Although the black cat had said in advance that this guy was not Chubby, and she was not a magical girl, but the vaccination obviously did not have any effect.

The girls still subconsciously applied the settings in "Magic Girl Madoka Magica", using the rules to speculate on the current situation of the black cat.

It's a fixed mindset.

It's like when people see zombies, they will subconsciously believe that they "should" have the characteristics of slow movement, rotting body, infectious virus, and preference for the flesh and blood of living people...etc.

So when I saw Chubby, I would subconsciously think of magical girls and desperate contracts. This is the same reason.

Such things made their minds so confused that they couldn't think "sensibly" at all.So much so that no one believed Wugeng Liuli's simple explanation before, only thinking that she was comforting herself and others.

Perhaps at this time, how many of them can still remember the simple explanation of the black cat just now is uncertain.

It is also because of their confusion, otherwise, as girls with delicate thoughts, they might find that the words and conversations of the wonderful white creature that turned into a Kewpie will give them a sense of déjà vu.

But the most important thing right now is——

As former good Ji friends, they are keenly aware that Wugeng Liuli seems to have gone to another world completely different from theirs...

This is hopeless loneliness.

But at this time, the white monster had already spoken again, and the calm voice was full of some kind of magical bewitching:
"Do you want to help her? The little black cat has been having a harder time recently. If it continues like this, it may not be able to hold on... It's impossible for her to fight alone."

"She needs a companion who can fight side by side and share the pressure and secrets, but it just so happens that you all have such qualifications... How about it, should you think about it. As long as it is a wish, I can most of it come true..."

The cold voice of the black cat sounded from the side, and said sharply——

"Oh, really? You can still make your wishes come true, why didn't I know? I thought you could only let people help you make your wishes come true."

Then she turned and looked at her friends, frowning: "I've said it all, don't think about it...it's not Chubby, and I'm not a magical girl..."

"Cut! Why did you come back so quickly? Have we settled everything?"

After the hilarious prank was interrupted, "Chubby" showed a dissatisfied expression in a very humane way on his inconceivable face.

It stopped its bad behavior of bewitching the girl to sign the contract, and turned to Wu Geng Liuli who came back at some point.

There was a girl standing beside him.

A girl in a simple beige monk's uniform, who seemed to be only left and right, stood there calmly, with a kind of MAX friendly smile on her face.

"..."

"..."

Hearing the white creature's question, the black cat turned around, and it seemed that it had suddenly switched from the angry and indifferent state just now to a mood without much confidence.

(End of this chapter)