Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

Chang Rong realized something: this 'guarding rampage and massacre' was essentially a deception unilaterally created by 'Sister'.

'Sister' must have noticed that Kurobe Nanoha's hairband was missing when she was checking on her condition. In order to prevent her from being suspected, she stuffed her own hairband back in. During this process, Kurobe Nanoha, who was already unconscious, was completely unaware of the specific situation.

Nanoha Kurobe was unaware of this.

"Noah's wound... is gone? I clearly pulled the trigger myself... No, that's not right, it's not gone, it was 'cut off'... Why? Could it be that 'Sister' did it? She... she wanted to protect me in this way...?"

While Chang Rong was looking at the hairband in thought, Kurobe Nanoha walked to Noah's side, but she did not see the gunshot wound that pierced Noah's chest. After a moment of hesitation, she realized that Noah had been 'cut off', and the part that was hit by the bullet had been concealed and cut away.

The guards wouldn't torture or kill the prospective witches; they would only kill them precisely. If she didn't want anyone to notice anything amiss, "Sister" could only dispose of Noah's body in this way, and judging from Chang Rong's previous words... it seems that "Sister's" covert work involved more than just this.

She was protecting herself... Even though she had become a remnant of herself, even though she was being confronted by her own spear, she still wanted to protect herself... just like when she chose to take her place in the witch's trial.

In the end, he still couldn't change anything. In the end, he was still that pathetic and laughable guy who could only hide behind his older sister and accomplish nothing.

"Ahhh... Ahhhhhh...!!"

After realizing the series of actions her sister had taken to protect her, Nanoha Kurobe let out a desperate cry.

Once again, he was protected, and once again, he caused the deaths of those around him. Once again, and once again—

Nanoha Kurobe's fingernails began to grow wildly, a phenomenon that had occurred before Mag and Coco Sherry's 'witch transformation'. At the same time, Nanoha's skin was gradually covered by an ominous, ink-like black, and jet-black tears kept welling up in her light gray eyes.

"I... I'm always like this, I can only ever—"

"Nanoha Kaori-chan...!?" "Is this what witch transformation is?!"

Emma Sakura and Hiro Nikaido watched in shock as Nanoha Kurobe gradually transformed into a witch before their very eyes.

"This is getting a bit bad... It seems like Nanoha Kaori triggered her [forbidden]... Let's run away and find the warden for help."

Sherry Tachibana frowned. She knew very well what Nanoka Kurobe was going through, so she told everyone to leave the warehouse quickly. However, Sherry herself didn't seem to have any intention of running away. Instead, she cracked her knuckles, as if she intended to restrain Nanoka Kurobe herself.

"By the way, especially you, Watson, you absolutely mustn't act impulsively again—ah, I knew it, Watson!"

Suddenly, Shirley Tachibana realized something. She was about to give Chang Rong a serious warning, but it was too late.

As Kurobe Nanoha trembled and fell toward the witch, and prepared to bend down to pick up the spear with her intact left hand, Chang Rong suddenly pounced on her and hugged her tightly.

"Ugh—!? Why...why...let me go, I'm like this...!"

The process of Kurobe Nanoha Kaoru's transformation into a witch was suddenly halted, and the dark aura emanating from her body was temporarily suppressed.

"No, no... don't worry about me... someone like me, someone like me who deserves to die... someone like me... puwaaaaaah!!??"

Although the witch factor has been temporarily suppressed, if we want to stop Kurobe Naguni Sanju (IV) from becoming a witch, simply hugging is definitely not enough.

Realizing this, Chang Rong did not hesitate to make the next move after the hug—competing for oxygen.

Generally speaking, once Chang Rong takes the lead, everything else will fall into place naturally. However, perhaps because Kurobe Nanoha was too passive, or perhaps because her consciousness was still on the verge of collapse, Chang Rong had to be more proactive. She even ignored the whimpering sounds Kurobe Nanoha made due to lack of oxygen, becoming extremely cruel and like a hellish killer rabbit, wishing she could suck her soul in as well.

Kurobe Nanoha's wriggling and protests were immediately silenced by Chang Rong's "Okay, stop talking," leaving her only able to groan and beg for mercy incoherently.

"Eh eh eh eh!!!???" Emma Sakura's brain went blank the moment she saw this scene. Her expression was so different that she couldn't even keep up with the extreme ups and downs of this roller coaster.

"Huh—!?" Nikaido Hiro stared wide-eyed at the scene before him with a look of utter disbelief, unable to even utter the words 'this is incorrect'.

"W-what's going on?! Is this some kind of flirting?! It's definitely flirting, right?!" Tono Hannah transformed into an armed helicopter, so frightened by this adult, powerful, and pure kiss that she took off on the spot.

"Oh dear... Should I get angry too at a time like this...?" As a veteran who had been through this before, Tachibana Sherry, the previous person to bite her lip and eat the witch factor, scratched her head, unsure of how to comment.

As for Chang Rong, the person involved—he wasn't thinking about those messy things; on the contrary, he felt somewhat guilty.

Thinking about it carefully, Chang Rong realized that he had received Kurobe Nanoka's 'permission' more than once, but he always made up various excuses to refuse her invitations.

If I had responded to her little tricks sooner, if I had spent more time with this lonely, naive young girl... at least Nanoha's first kiss wouldn't have turned out like this.

Even, if I had possessed this power before... perhaps, perhaps I could have saved my former companions, perhaps I could have saved Coco-chan... Hmm, it smells like honey butter, Naoka.

Chang Rong's thoughts were eventually pulled back by the familiar aroma of desserts.

…………

"Ugh, ugh ugh ahh..."

Kurobe Nanoha, who was halfway through her witch transformation, was forced back to her human form by biting her lips. At this moment, she was kneeling on the ground in tattered clothes, and the expression on her face was too chaotic to distinguish between joy and sorrow. However, one could see that her cheeks were flushed red and she looked cute. Her left hand kept stroking her face and lips, looking a little confused and not quite understanding what was going on.

Even her skin, which had lost its color due to her right arm being severed, regained its rosy hue. It seems that she repaired Kurobe Nanoha's body while transforming into a witch. It's a pity that her arm wasn't reattached, otherwise she might have been able to cosplay the mysterious faceless mushroom man, who could reassemble her arm and clothes with a splash of hand sanitizer.

"I...I just...um..."

For a moment, Kurobe Nanoha was at a loss for words, and could only swallow her saliva in confusion, stealing glances at the crowd.

"Noah... Rhea... Their story can't be glossed over just because you've collapsed as a witch, Nanoha... In any case, at least, at least tell us what really happened here."

Chang Rong also knelt down beside Kurobe Nanoha. His joy at being able to save Kurobe Nanoha was quickly overshadowed by the deaths of Noah and Leia.

In any case, he at least hoped to find out from Kurobe Nanoha what exactly happened in the warehouse, only then... could he and everyone else choose how to judge Kurobe Nanoha.

"Um... I'm sorry, I just... Anyway, I will tell you everything I know."

Although Kurobe Nanoha was puzzled by the bizarre and explosive way she lost her first kiss, and also by the fact that her witch transformation could be contained, right now... her most important task was to tell everyone about her 'sin'.

It all started with a plan by Kurobe Nanoha Kaori—she intended to use her hairband as bait to lure her 'older sister' into a trap.

It's obvious that my older sister and Chang Rong know each other, and even have a very special relationship. However, she keeps avoiding me and doesn't want me to imagine what happened between her and Chang Rong.

Feeling very awkward about this, Kurobe Nanoka made a plan to find a way to touch her 'older sister' who had always avoided her.

The plan was simple and straightforward: he just needed to throw the hairband into the warehouse, then crouch behind the shelves, wait for his sister to be attracted, and then pounce on her. After all, the simpler the plan, the more feasible it was.

In fact, Kurobe Nanoha's overly simplistic birdcage plan did succeed. She descended from the shadows and delivered a precise backstab to the 'Hairband Guardian'.

Come on, let me see if you, my dear sister, really did secretly take advantage of Chang Rong. Let me see who framed you, my dear sister!

Originally, Kurobe Nanoha was only half-interested in gossip and half-curious about her sister and Chang Rong's 'ending' in the previous round. With that half-baked understanding, she experienced a hallucination she couldn't comprehend the moment her hand touched her 'sister'—

In the scene, 'Kurobe Nanoha Kaori' walks down the corridor carrying a long spear. Upon seeing 'Ice Mountain Meruru,' she pulls the trigger almost without hesitation. Ice Mountain Meruru's brain shatters, and she collapses to the ground, becoming a corpse.

The next second, 'Kurobe Nanoha Kaori' moved the gun again, pointing it at a girl who seemed to have no strength, looked incredibly delicate, and was as fleeting as a snowflake, and once again pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Then, Chang Rong suddenly lunged forward, shoving the girl aside. Just like that, right in front of his 'older sister,' he was pierced through the heart, and most of his body shattered and scattered, killing him instantly.

The vision left Kurobe Nanoha completely stunned. She only wanted to see what kind of improper relationship her sister and Chang Rong had, she only wanted to see who 'killed' her sister... but instead she saw her most beloved and proudest sister kill Chang Rong with her own hands.

"Why...why...!? Big sister—!! Why did you kill Chang Rong...you, are you really my 'big sister'—!?"

The intense shock plunged Kurobe Nanoha into panic. The fact that her trusted older sister was the one who killed Chang Rong was something Kurobe Nanoha couldn't accept at all.

Trembling, she raised the long spear on her back, pointed it at the wreckage that was two heads taller than her, and questioned the inhuman creature before her as she trembled, asking why it had done such a thing.

The concentration of the witch factor increases due to intense emotional fluctuations. When Kurobe Nanoha was too excited, as if playing a prank, her magic [Vision] was amplified, and this time what she saw in her vision was the 'past' of the spear in her hand.

It was still her older sister, 'Kurobe Nanoha Kaori', wielding this long spear, relentlessly slaughtering girls who had not yet become witches.

No...no, no, no, that's not my older sister! How could my older sister do such a thing?! No, this can't be right!!!

"Ugh...!? Waaaaaaahh ...

boom! !

Nanoha Kurobe was trying to dispel the 'illusions' when she accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet grazed the 'older sister's' controller and hairband, instantly triggering the alarm on Witch Island.

The alarm immediately attracted two lower-ranking wreckage guards, but at the same time, the loud noise from the spear also alerted the stage play trio, Noah, Rea, and Miria, who were investigating 'why the hidden door to the sunroom and the storeroom looked like it had been elbowed by an elephant', which was located near the warehouse.

The three arrived almost simultaneously and immediately witnessed the horrific scene of Kurobe Nanoha being surrounded by 'wreckage'.

If they had chosen to run away at that moment, perhaps things wouldn't have completely spiraled out of control. After all, even though their 'older sister' had killed countless prospective witches and Chang Rong, she would at least have chosen to protect them.

But... their reactions were exactly what Kurobe Nanoha wanted to see the most—

Upon seeing the scene of Kurobe Nanoha being surrounded by guards, the first person to take action was Kinosaki Noa.

Normally, Noah Kinosaki always looks petite and delicate, and needs to be protected by others. She immediately threw out the spray paint can on her body and forcibly used magic to control the liquid, covering the guard's mask with paint.

"Run!!"

Noah Kinosaki mustered her courage and shouted this to Nanoha Kurobe. She and Ryo had made up their minds to help others as much as possible in the future, and to become a reliable person who could stand on their own and even protect everyone.

However, the response to Noah Kinosaki's resolve was... the explosive sound of the spear in Nanoha Kurobe's hand.

Nanoka Kurobe wanted to shoot the lower-ranking guards... Nanoka Kurobe wanted to escape by piercing the guards' lower limbs; Nanoka Kurobe wanted to stop the lower-ranking guards from attacking Noah Kinosaki; Nanoka Kurobe...

Nanoha Kurobe pulled the trigger, killing Noah Kinosaki, who was trying to protect her. The bullet pierced the girl's chest, which was holding books and a drawing board, causing the balloon-like, rainbow-colored girl to fall to the ground like a butterfly with broken wings.

"Waaaaaahh ...

Milia's scream and Hasumi Rieya's question came at the same time.

"Why did they attack Noah... Wait, why didn't that guard attack you...? Could it be, could it be that you, Nanoha Kaori...!"

Rhea Hasumi was unaware of the sisterly relationship between Nanoka Kurobe and the 'Hairband Guardian'. She only knew that Nanoka Kurobe had shot Noah and that the guard behind her wielding a giant scythe had not attacked Nanoka Kurobe.

Without hesitation, Hasumi Ryoya drew her sword and rushed forward, wanting to question Nanoha Kaori about what had happened. In the midst of the struggle, she caught Nanoha Kaori frantically trying to retrieve her hairband, which she hadn't had time to put away.

"Why did you do this, Nanoha Kaori...!?"

"me--"

"careful……!!"

Even as Hasumi Ryoa roared and questioned Kurobe Nanoha, she almost instinctively blocked the attack for Nanoha when she noticed the 'low-level guards' swinging their weapons at the sluggish Nanoha.

boom!

A loud crash followed by the horrifying sound of bones breaking. Before Rhea could get into a position to absorb the force, she rushed to block the attack and was knocked away by the guard, crashing into the shelf. She slumped against the wall, her sword breaking and her arm twisted and fractured.

"Why...!? Why are you protecting me? I... I don't need you..."

"Hissing roar! Awoooooo—!!"

The shouts of the low-ranking guards interrupted Kurobe Nanoha Kaoru. She turned around in a panic and saw the attack coming towards her. She could only frantically raise her spear to try to block it.

But the attack didn't hit them. The guards suddenly stopped in their tracks, as if their vision had been... fixed.

Nanoha Kurobe looked at Ryota Hasumi by the wall. Even though blood was flowing from her forehead and arms, Ryota's golden eyes, which shone with an idol-like light, were still wide open as she desperately used magic to control the wreckage behind Nanoha Kurobe.

With a snap, "Sister" swung her scythe the moment the guards were immobilized by magic, severing their controllers. The two guards fell to the ground, while Kurobe Nanoha Kaori once again trembled as she raised her spear, aiming at Hasumi Ryoya not far away.

"Stop protecting me... Don't do this... I'm not a child, I don't need... I don't need yours—"

Boom—Crack!

A massive scythe suddenly flew past Kurobe Nanoha's head toward Hasumi Ryoa. The scythe spun in the air before its incredibly sharp tip pierced through Hasumi Ryoa's throat, killing the idol before Kurobe Nanoha could.

"Huh...?"

Nanoha Kurobe was completely unable to comprehend the situation before her, but her 'older sister's' goal became even clearer. Instead of drawing her scythe, she picked up the blade of Rhea's broken longsword from the ground and chased after Saeki Miria, who was kneeling beside Noah Kinosaki's corpse and had not been immediately drawn into the conflict.