Golden Darkness's Own Opinion

"Stop talking nonsense! I've been with her for so long, don't I know if she's a monster?"

[Indeed, you are the one who has been with her the longest, so you should know more about some things than me. 】

【Have you seen her "Proof of Miracle and Soul", that soul gem that symbolizes the origin of the magical girl?Even just once. 】

"The soul gem is the life gate of a magical girl. It is only normal for her to hide her vitals."

【Even in front of you? 】

"...even in front of me."

【Very good. ] Chubby gave an incomprehensible admiration, 【It seems that you have come to a conclusion. 】

"what?"

What the hell are you talking about?

These words were clearly written on Miki Sayaka's face.

[Isn't this clear enough? 】

It should be laughing, right?Miki Sayaka wasn't sure, because she had never seen such a creepy smiley face like Chubby.

[No matter how close she is to you on the surface, in private, she has never let go of her guard against you, she has never trusted you, and everything you have done for her in the past is nothing but meaningless nothingness. 】

"Absurd words!" Sayaka Miki gritted her teeth and glared at Chubby, "What I said is just a hypothesis! What are you inferring without authorization!? Inferences based on assumptions are nothing but fallacies!"

[Yes, this is just a hypothesis. 】

Chubby jumped down from the street lamp, like a hunter who was thinking about how to catch the net, and circled the trapped beast leisurely.

【Maybe she didn't distrust you, but she just had a reason to do so; maybe she didn't do it on purpose, but it just happened that you didn't ask, so she didn't confess. 】

What penetrated Miki Sayaka's mind was undoubtedly the "magic sound" that confused people's hearts.

Chubby stopped in his tracks, stood in front of Sayaka Miki, raised his head, and stared at her indifferently with his sunken eyes.

[But, what is she hiding? 】

"... She is here, what is she hiding?"

Like a parrot with the same tongue, Miki Sayaka murmured and repeated Chubby's question.

"Even if she is hiding something, what does it matter?"

[It really doesn't matter. In the final analysis, whether she is a magical girl or not is not a matter for you and me to hold on to. 】

Cupid slowly approached her.

[It's just that you should wake up, kid. 】

The tough silk thread has strangled into the flesh and blood of the trapped animal, and the fluffy blood beads have soaked the net red. The more you struggle, the more painful you will be, and the deeper you will be trapped.

Cupid narrowed his eyes.

【Your relationship with her is not as good as you imagined, and your position in her heart is far less than her position in yours. 】

"...This is nothing more than a hypothesis, nothing more than your own words."

[Yes, this is just a hypothesis. 】

It stood still less than three meters in front of her, its fluffy tail curled up leisurely.

[However, no matter which assumption you start from, you will end up with the same conclusion. 】

Whether she is a magical girl or not is irrelevant.Whether starting from "yes" or "no", there may be many things that are different, but one thing is certain.

【You actually know nothing about her. 】

"...I know she is a picky eater, and she will subconsciously pout her mouth when she sees food she doesn't like."

【You don't know her origin. 】

"I know she kicks her little feet unconsciously when she's upset."

【You don't know her age. 】

"I know she blinks twice more than usual when she's having a good time."

【Her family, friends, you don't know all these things. 】

"I know--"

【You don't even know her name. 】

"..."

【Come on, Miki Sayaka. 】

The hunter lightly lifted the line in his hand, and the last breathing space in the net was slowly closed.

【If you really think you know her well enough and she trusts you enough, then tell me her name, the most basic thing in interpersonal communication. 】

Tick, tick.

The clear and pure water dripped down the face and down the chin, dyeing the asphalt road black.

【Sayaka Miki, let me ask you. 】

【What is your real wish? 】

After Ni Lin was violently lifted, what was exposed was bloody tender meat.

【Only monsters can deal with monsters. Similarly, only monsters can truly understand monsters. Let me ask you again. 】

【Are you willing to alienate your body and soul into monsters that are completely different from humans like her? 】

……

"あたしって、ほんとバカ......"

-

The world begins to twist.

Rationality, sensibility, everything related to "humanity" evaporates slowly, and countless dark, ferocious, withered hands stretch out from the indescribable void, as if they were falling asleep tiredly on the way home. The child, gently embraced that empty body in his arms.

The moving dream of the past moves with the entire concert hall, and the wheel of fate is only loaded with memories and no longer turns to the future.Standing forever at this moment, dragging the colorful fish tail and wearing a strange crown, the conductor stands at the front of the stage, majestic like a knight.

[here. 】

Cupid examined its work indifferently.

[The transaction is completed. 】

The fourth volume of pitch-black fairy tales: Chapter 238 Chapter 38 Fallen Witch

Squatting on the roof of Meishu's house, the golden darkness calmly looked into the distance.

The ghosts and sprites exude an invisible aura, dyeing the sky of Mitakihara an unpleasant gray.

Somewhere in that direction, a new witch appeared again.

Thinking casually like this, the golden darkness turned over and jumped off the roof, closing the doors and windows indifferently.

During this period of time, she has seen this kind of scene eight times if not ten times. Even if she was a little surprised at the beginning, but after learning what it was from Chubby, she Just no longer interested in it.

After all, the witch or something has nothing to do with her. Whether it is trapping humans or destroying the earth, she will not care about what the witch does. Even if the human beings are extinct in front of her in the next moment, the earth will be destroyed in front of her. , I'm afraid she won't even blink her eyelids.

Maybe after signing the contract with Chubby, she would occasionally go on the road of hunting witches with other magical girls out of obligation, but that is by no means now, she is not a magical girl now, and she has not been so kind as to be unreasonable to the point of reaching out to someone who has nothing to do with her—

- Goo~

"... Let's talk."

Clutching his growling stomach, the golden darkness murmured softly without exception.

"Where did Miki go..."

She looked up at the wall clock on the wall, and it was already past meal time. Normally, at this time, she was already nestled on the sofa happily enjoying her useless life under the care of Miki Sayaka.

"Very hungry, very hungry, very hungry, very hungry—"

The spoiled child kicked the legs of the table thoughtlessly, until the legs of the table were covered with fine cracks and began to tremble uncomfortably, then she suddenly realized what she was doing.

"..."

He lowered his head expressionlessly, this valuable log tea table was kicked into waste by himself several times, the golden darkness squatted down, and lightly tapped the cracked table legs, a trace of destroying the landlord's property inevitably appeared in his heart guilt and guilt.

However, it is only "a trace".

"In the end, it's Miki Sayaka's fault for not coming back."

Standing up and pretending to be nonchalant, he walked away from the scene. As usual, the Golden Darkness sat down in his exclusive seat.

"Whoa-"

The sudden noise made her turn her head away.

Bitter cold wind poured in from the broken door, Xiao Meiyan held the door frame with both hands and kept panting, her loose black hair fluttered in the wind like a strange flower.

Golden Darkness narrowed his eyes.

"Ah, it's you."

"You, ha, you—"

"Don't worry, I'm right here."

She spoke in a rare and soft voice, and waited patiently until Xiao Meiyan calmed down her breath a little before she raised any questions.

"Where's Miki? Isn't she with you?"

"Miki-san has an accident!"

His face was still ashen from lack of oxygen, and his heart hurriedly pumped oxygen-enriched blood to all parts of his body. After receiving the supply of oxygen, his blank brain finally started working again. legs.

"..."

Golden Darkness silently watched Xiao Meiyan staggering towards her.

"I told you about the specific situation, but you may not believe it. Why don't you go and see for yourself."

Xiao Meiyan, who knew exactly what kind of credit she was in her eyes, grabbed her arm recklessly, and the golden darkness subconsciously wanted to break free.

"you--"

The stagnant world unfolding in front of her eyes made her freeze in place, forgetting the scolding she was about to say.

-

False playing.

The stage of hypocrisy.

Hidden under the mask of hypocrisy, true feelings that are not noticed by anyone.

The tall knight stubbornly waved his baton, and dedicatedly presented an unsophisticated performance to the only audience in the auditorium.

"Sayaka sauce! Sayaka sauce!"

The unexpected and unclear noise made him pause unhappily, as if feeling the master's anger, the soldiers guarding the stage turned their heads in unison, and cast their strange eyes on the uninvited guest who came to the theater without joy or sorrow .

Madoka Kamu clenched the bow in her hand, and looked at the little white beast hiding far away at the outermost edge of the theater.

"Kubi, is that witch really Sayaka-chan?"

[There is no doubt that it is, or used to be, the existence named "Sayaka Miki". 】

"how can that be……"

[I don't need to lie to you. 】

Chubby savored the despair she exuded with great interest. If the evolution continues like this, perhaps the girl in front of her will become a witch soon.

[It's not impossible for a magical girl to turn into a witch, but rather that is the unavoidable fate of you magical girls. 】

"...fate?"

【Ah, yes. 】

Because the real target hadn't come yet, Chubby was licking his forelegs boredly.

No... It is inaccurate to describe its behavior with subjective words. After all, it, or they are bloodless and fleshless, and even the emotions they occasionally show are in the process of getting along with human beings. Fake imitations.

[Using the "miracle" with a human body naturally has to bear the same amount of despair. "Equivalent exchange" is a universal law no matter in any field. 】