Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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Yan started running with a limp, all the muscles in his body were swollen and sore, and his lungs were like a bellows, sucking in air and making a whooshing sound.

She gazed at the bright yellow figure in the distance, reaching out as if to grab it.

"Senior Ba!"

Flame shouted as he ran.

"Senior Ba!"

The distance was too great; Mami Tomoe couldn't possibly hear it, and even if she did, she probably wouldn't stop.

Fortunately, the train had an end, and the locomotive that Mami was standing on came to a stop.

Panting heavily, Yan finally reached Mami.

The train moved forward under the cover of night, gradually heading towards the outskirts of Mitakihara.

Mami raised her double-barreled shotgun and pointed it at Yan.

"Stop chasing me." Mami looked at her with a conflicted expression.

Sayaka shattered her last shred of dignity, making her realize that she was nothing more than a selfish, fragile, shameless, and self-deceiving little person.

She no longer had the face or the courage to face these younger generations who were more outstanding than her.

"Senior Ba... there must be another way." Yan Shang said breathlessly, "There must be another way to survive."

It won't turn out that way.

She reincarnates again and again to save everyone.

Flame moved closer and closer to Asami step by step.

"Don't come here!"

Mami pried open the hammer and aimed at the Soul Gem on the back of Flame Hand.

Her hands gripped the handles, trembling so much she could barely aim.

"Please, please don't come near me anymore!"

The train chugged along, having already traveled from the city center to the suburbs, where the surrounding cityscape had transformed into a metal forest of factories.

"Senior Sister Ba, you're dead! What's going on? Let's talk this out!"

boom!

Mami pulled the trigger, and the bullet grazed Homura's hand, narrowly missing shattering her Soul Gem.

Yan collapsed onto the top of the train, her legs trembling.

She almost died just now.

Just a little bit.

pat.

The gun in Mami's hand fell onto the roof of the car, bounced with a clatter, and then fell off.

"Haha... I fired... I... I really fired at my junior..." Mami covered her face, her dilated pupils peeking out from between her fingers.

"I really am... scum, the scum of scum..."

call--

She hunched over, like a twisted tree branch, blown by the night's fierce wind, and floated lightly to the ground.

Flame turned around abruptly, looking in the direction where Mami had disappeared.

"Senior Ba—!"

click -

The mechanism was activated, and the world turned black and white once again.

Homura jumped off the stopped train and chased after the direction Mami had disappeared in.

Following the ribbon still tied to her ankle, Flame chased it all the way into the nearby abandoned factory. The massive abandoned factory resembled a jungle of steel, with chimneys dozens of meters high rising from the ground. If it weren't for the ribbon guiding her, Flame probably would have been lost there for an entire night.

As Homura continued running after Mami, she suddenly heard a "buzzing" sound.

Then, the world was silent for a moment.

A bright light shone from afar, piercing through the gaps between the towering chimneys and into the flame's retina.

A mushroom cloud rose from the distance.

Then a powerful shockwave swept through, churning up rubble, shattering glasses, and blowing away Yan's hair, scattering her two fluffy braids. Even the towering chimneys and iron frames creaked and groaned under the shockwave.

Boom!

A sound that seemed to shatter the sky followed.

What is that...?

As Yan gazed at the rising mushroom cloud, his legs went weak, and he remained seated until the echoes of the thunderous sound gradually faded away.

Flame suddenly realized what was happening and touched her ankle. By then, the ribbon on her ankle had disappeared.

No, Senior Ba is still ahead. How is she?

Flame got up and stumbled towards where the mushroom cloud was rising.

"Cough cough..."

The smell of chemicals and thick smoke filled his nostrils. Yan coughed and waved his arms to disperse the black smoke in front of him, passing through the barrier of flames and dust, and entered the area of ​​the explosion.

The explosion, whose cause is unknown, left a huge crater in the spot, destroying everything inside and turning it into ashes that rose into the air with the flames.

Her pupils suddenly shrank.

Just a short distance in front of her, at the epicenter of the explosion, was Mami kneeling.

The firelight blurred Mami's appearance into an indistinct shadow, but Homura recognized her by her signature double-diamond hairstyle.

Besides these, there was another woman.

A long-haired woman, whose outline could only be seen like that of the senior student, was holding a pistol and pointing it at Mami's forehead.

Pulled the trigger.

boom--!

Amidst the crackling and popping of flames, a faint gunshot rang out.

The Tale of Reincarnation: The Forgotten Shore: Chapter 492 I Must Save You

Later, Homura fell into a coma due to inhaling excessive amounts of smoke containing chemicals that are seriously harmful to the human body and large dust particles. If she hadn't been a magical girl, she would have died long ago.

After some time, Madoka and Sayaka finally found the place and saw Homura lying on the ground.

Did the senior student die? Who was the woman who fired the gun? Where did she go? What happened to her afterwards?

When Yan was shaken awake by Xiaoyuan amidst the smoke and dust, her mind was still hazy, filled with these thoughts.

However, there was no trace of Mami Tomoe's existence around, nor of the woman with the gun. Madoka said that when she arrived here, she only saw herself, as if everything she saw was just a hallucination she had before she lost consciousness.

All your hard work will ultimately amount to nothing.

As Yan gazed at the empty space, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

"Madoka, Sayaka... I'm sorry..."

But who isn't?

"Stop talking, Homura..." Madoka wrapped her arms around Homura's neck, picked up two ribbons, and slowly tied her undone braids back together. "You didn't do anything wrong, you don't need to apologize for something you didn't do wrong."

Xiaoyuan's own voice even had a slight sob in it.

After confirming that Homura was safe, Sayaka left silently without saying goodbye.

Whether it's Madoka, Sayaka, the truth about magical girls, or Mami's transformation, it all broke everyone's hearts.

Asami's persistence and self-esteem were shattered, and so was Sayaka's.

The only thing that kept her going and prevented her from becoming like Mami was her two companions.

But when I keep telling myself to persevere, I often forget what I'm actually persevering for. While I'm not quite in despair, a sense of confusion hangs over me like a fog, obscuring the future.

Sayaka is, and so is Homura.

They were all deeply confused.

Xiaoyuan helped Yan walk out of the factory ruins step by step.

Flame looked up at Little Round.

"Xiao Yuan...aren't you scared...?"

"Of course I'm scared."

Xiao Yuan smiled.

"But everyone is still by my side. As long as I'm with you, I think I can continue to live as a magical girl. Even if I'm scared, even if I'm in unbearable pain, as long as we can confide in each other and cry together, whether it's Mami-senpai or us, we can all keep going."

"Although I unfortunately became a magical girl, I will not regret it as long as I can walk alongside everyone."

While everyone else was lost in confusion, Xiaoyuan, no matter how cruel the reality, never showed any sign of bewilderment. The first reincarnation, the second reincarnation—Xiaoyuan was like this, and now, she remains the same.

It was this sparkling little circle that captivated Yan, making her fall into her gentle embrace and grant her the wish to return to the past.

"Let's walk together, all the way to the end." Xiaoyuan held Yan's hand.

"Ok!"

Flame placed her other hand over Madoka's hand and said solemnly.

"I promise I can save you."

Woo——!

Under the moonlight, the train sounded its whistle and passed by them, its rumbling sound drowning out the girls' promise.

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Rumbling--

The wheels chugged and rolled over the gaps between the rails, disappearing further and further into the darkness.

Did Xiaoyuan hear it in the end?

The flame is also uncertain.

They must have heard it.

She looked up at the train passing by in the distance, biting her lip lightly.

It's the second night since I went out with Xiangzi to relax, which is when the operation begins.

Xiangzi had already led everyone to prepare for the "robbery," and as for herself, as agreed, Mami had informed her of a waiting location separately.

After waiting at the intersection for more than ten minutes, a black Mercedes-Maybach stopped at the intersection. The driver got out of the car and opened the door for Yan.

She quietly sat in the back seat, waited a while, and then heard the door open again.

Mami got in and sat on the other end of the back seat.

The driver then returned to his seat, started the car, and drove towards the port of Kamahama.

Homura raised her eyes and looked at Mami.

Asami was dressed in a white gown, a flawless smile on her face. She seemed to notice Homura's gaze, turning her head slightly to look at him with her listless, lifeless eyes.

Good evening, Flame.

"Senior Ba," Yan bit her lip, "Where are we going?"

"Kamihama Port, a free trade port, we have a base there."

"Like the Kamihama Art Museum?" Homura swallowed hard.

Does being like the Kamihama Museum of Art mean...?

Mami nodded, turned around, closed her eyes, and rested.

The brief conversation ended there, and Homura didn't get any more information from Mami. She didn't even know why Mami had taken her there.