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She silently transformed, concealing herself with her color-changing skin from the external armor, pretending that there was no one there.

To outsiders, she wouldn't appear as a grotesque monster; she had blended seamlessly into the surrounding environment.

Only then could she continue to think independently and smoothly about where Shiraki Rin had gone.

Today, Saki Nana was supposed to continue patrolling the streets with Shiraki Rin, and also investigate some of the "dark places where witches are likely to appear" mentioned by the senior god, to confirm that no second witch had appeared.

The Tower of Civilization has obtained information about witches, magical girls, and Kyubey, and has begun an investigation.

The video provided by Kotomi Ayato was also watched by Saki Nana last night out of curiosity, and Shiraki Rin was right next to her at that time.

Then this afternoon, Shiraki Rin disappeared without a trace, and no matter how many times she called, she couldn't get a reply.

Hmm... Could it be that they fell into a witch's barrier?

After all, Xiao Lin never fails to answer her calls...

Saki Nana was very distressed and anxious. The child she was with had mysteriously disappeared. She didn't know if the child had gone off to play somewhere or if the child had fallen somewhere because of the misuse of the child's abilities.

Shiraki Rin isn't without a history; her ability to "penetrate" allows her to slippery and move around freely in various places.

Last time, Shiraki Rin passed right through the ground and the moving subway, as well as the densely packed passengers on the subway, and even became the "prank ghost of the subway" in urban legend, causing quite a stir.

After all, it must be terrifying to suddenly see a figure fall from the top of a speeding subway and pass right through you, without even a physical form...

And the time before that, Shiraki Rin grabbed Honki Saki Nana, who had finally climbed to the rooftop of a multi-story building, and used her ability [Penetration] to plummet her straight from the top floor to the first floor. The intense feeling of weightlessness almost made Honki Saki Nana faint on the spot.

However, Shiraki Rin is able to control her speed when using her ability. Most of the time, she falls at a fixed speed, which prevents her from falling to her death due to her ability.

According to her, using her ability is somewhat like being able to breathe while diving.

Saki Nana didn't really understand either, since she was a landlubber and couldn't swim at all.

In short, the most urgent task is to find Shiraki Rin's location.

Thinking this, Nana finally remembered that Rin Shiraki was wearing a locator on her collar, and hurriedly took out her phone.

229. Saki Koizumi's Nightmare

"Saki." Kita Kirihara's voice was very gentle, as if it were ringing in his ear, as he gently stroked Koizumi Saki's face.

Koizumi Saki looked around blankly and saw a white-haired girl standing not far away, smiling at her, with a sea of ​​crimson flowers behind her.

It seemed to be waiting for me to catch up.

A Yuan...

It was a voice that was all too familiar, a voice that had reached her ears thousands of times, yet it inexplicably gave Koizumi Saki a feeling of "long-lost".

Tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it, and she instinctively ran towards Kita Kirihara, her voice tinged with a hurt she herself hadn't noticed: "Kitahara..."

Kita Kirihara opened his arms and waited for Koizumi Saki.

Koizumi Saki crashed into Kita Kirihara's arms like a small cannonball. Her heart was filled with inexplicable fear, and she hugged her lover's waist tightly.

Even though she is older and more experienced than Kita Kirihara, she acts like a child and can't help but act coquettishly towards him.

She didn't want to let go, as if if she did, the entire Kita Kirihara in front of her would disappear in an instant.

Saki Koizumi buried her face in Kita Kirihara's chest, looking rather sullen.

Kita Kirihara seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then gently stroked Koizumi Saki's head with his left hand to soothe her.

However, the texture is wrong.

Saki Koizumi suddenly felt that the hand was very cold and hard, and its movements were not smooth. It even got stuck in her hair.

She wasn't feeling well, so she looked up.

However, what was in sight was not the gentle face of the seventeen-year-old Kita Kirihara, who always had a tolerant expression.

The other person had a cold expression, and his only remaining right eye looked down at him with a gloomy expression.

However, all that remained of his left eye was a bloody, mangled hole, with blood even flowing out of the eye socket, giving it an eerie and unsettling appearance.

The other person's pupils were red, sharp, and cold.

Her lips were incredibly red, as if they had just been smeared with blood.

Combined with her pale face, she looked like a vampire who had just crawled out of a coffin.

Saki Koizumi's breathing suddenly became rapid, and the color drained from her face in an instant.

"It hurts so much... Saki." The other person's tone was somewhat affectionate, as if she were complaining to herself, as if she were being coquettish. She said, "My eyes always hurt. When the wind gets in, I feel like crying."

The prosthetic left hand coldly caressed Koizumi Saki's face, the thumb pressing against her lips.

"I got a new hand sanitizer, but it's not as good as the old one."

Blood flowed from her empty eye sockets, blooming into a bright red flower that adorned her terrifying left eye.

"Your eyes look terrible, don't they? Your vision is also a bit strange... but I love flowers."

"But I don't like you anymore."

Kita Kirihara tightened his fingers slightly.

Saki Koizumi felt an irresistible force pry open her lips and teeth, forcing her to open her mouth slightly, revealing her snow-white teeth and crimson tongue.

The cold, metallic fingers pressed against her canine teeth, rubbing them together.

"At seventeen, I trusted you completely. Even when you stuck your finger into my eye, my other eye was still filled with tears as I desperately looked at you... Guess what I was thinking then?"

Saki Koizumi was unable to move; she remained frozen, listening to these words.

It was as if a venomous snake was flicking its tongue, its venom seeping into her body.

"—I'm afraid, afraid that I'll lose sight of everything and gradually forget Saki's face, so I have to remember it firmly in my heart."

Seventeen-year-old Kita Kirihara once loved Koizumi Saki so openly and passionately, as if Koizumi Saki was the only person left in the whole world, as if Koizumi Saki was the whole world.

That love is so important.

The flower in the eye socket withered quickly, its petals stained with the dark color of decay and decay, like dried blood.

Then, it landed on Saki Koizumi's lips.

“I’ve changed my mind now, Saki.”

The other person shifted their gaze away from Saki Koizumi.

All sounds vanished in the wind, and Koizumi Saki could only try her best to read Kita Kirihara's lips.

Her eyes widened.

What the other party said was:

【goodbye.】

..

“…” Koizumi Saki woke up from her nightmare with a start, gasping for breath in fear, her chest heaving violently.

Tears had already soaked her cheeks without her realizing it, and she wiped them away haphazardly.

Looking up at the clock hanging on the wall, it's still very early; the sky outside the window is just beginning to lighten.

Saki Koizumi had another nightmare. She kept dreaming about her relationship with Kita Kirihara, including a scene where another version of herself killed Kita Kirihara in such a cruel way.

She still harbored a sliver of hope that the Silver Garden would help Kita Kirihara heal his wounds.

But the day before yesterday, I saw Kita Kirihara like that in the witch's barrier.

The other party's injuries were not properly treated, or perhaps Kita Kirihara deliberately left them there to provoke him.

Because those injuries were all caused by his own hands.

Koizumi Saki knew Kita Kirihara's feelings, but knowing them didn't mean she wouldn't feel guilty or remorseful.

Her heart was breaking.

Just thinking about it makes my heart ache.

How much pain she must have felt on the day her beloved A-Yuan disappeared...

Saki Koizumi bit her lip, her emotions churning.

In her eyes, something dark red and gloomy was about to break through the soil, and the voice of another version of herself in her mind grew louder and louder.

At that moment, a soft rustling sound coming from the kitchen drew Koizumi Saki's attention.

It was an unfamiliar girl who exclaimed in surprise: "Wow?!"

The person busy in the kitchen is Tamaki Aya, who has been staying at Koizumi Saki's house for the past two days.

Saki Koizumi originally thought that Iroha Tamaki would go to the Silver Garden with Sayaka Miki, but unexpectedly, this considerate and gentle magical girl asked Saki Koizumi if she could stay at her house and cause a little trouble.

It was said that it caused trouble for Saki Koizumi, but now it seems that it was actually Ayako Tamaki, who was in charge of meals and hygiene, who had a harder time.

When Saki Koizumi asked about it, the other party replied gently, "Because I'm closer to Ms. Koizumi."

Actually, Iroha was a little worried because she felt that Saki Koizumi's mental state was quite bad.

Moreover, with the help of Miss Hero's power, it is quite convenient in some ways.

And so, Iroha stayed temporarily at Saki Koizumi's place, spending half a day cleaning up the messy house.

Today, Huan Caiyu got up early again to make breakfast.

When Koizumi Saki changed her clothes and came out, she saw that Tamaki Iroha had prepared breakfast and placed it on the dining table, making the house feel more lively.

Miss Kamina's face was still pale, and her eyes were red and swollen.

230. Any wish can be fulfilled.

When she learned that the witch was the magical girl, Iroha didn't really have many thoughts about it.

She chose to make a contract with Kyubey to become a magical girl in order to save her seriously ill younger sister.

After making a wish to save her younger sister's life, Iroha Tamaki became a magical girl.

Not long after, Tamaki Iroha's younger sister went missing, and she also lost her memories of her sister for a period of time. She only regained those memories after going to Kamahama City to investigate.

And then, we arrived here.