Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

She was like a child running backwards on a train; although I left her in my seat, the train kept moving forward...

Since that's the case, if I take Xiaoyi and continue to speed up for another 24 hours, can I offset the 24 hours of "rewinding"?

wrong.

No.

The basis for "rewinding" is not real time, but her own time. If the twenty-four hours are not rewound completely, it is meaningless. So I have to let her time flow slowly, and then accelerate Serino's bubble...

I want the train's forward speed to offset the child's backward running speed.

Common sense dictates that children cannot outrun a train, but the "rewind" magic turns children into the Flash of time.

Fortunately, I have a strong grasp of magic, and I successfully found a balance between "acceleration" and "rewinding".

Her time truly stopped; the forward and backward speeds canceled each other out.

But maintaining her deceleration and the bubble's acceleration at the same time kept me on edge, and my magic was evaporating rapidly. If this continued, I wouldn't be able to hold out until the rewind ended.

I need to make the bubbles go faster to slow down Xiaoyi's deceleration.

The acceleration cannot be stopped.

I picked up my pen and wrote in Xiaoyi's diary.

The rewind has started.

I want stronger bubbles

[Can withstand acceleration that outruns rewind]

Then, I stuck this paper onto the bubble wrap.

I don't know how long it took Seruno to react, but she acted quickly.

She raised her staff and began to wrap new bubble wrap over the old bubble wrap, something she had never done before, and she didn't know how much it would enhance the effect, but I tried to make the new bubbles accelerate as well...

The outermost layer of bubbles has a flow rate thirty times that of time.

It is encased in another layer of bubbles with a time flow rate thirty times faster.

The inside of the bubble is an independent space undisturbed by the outside world, so each layer of bubble only needs to withstand thirty times its own acceleration, which is within the bubble's tolerance range. Therefore, these nested bubble dolls actually managed to survive.

When we reached the innermost layer of bubbles, we were already many times faster than the actual flow of time. Even if I completely released the deceleration of the rewind, Xiao Yi remained still.

This is much faster than rewinding, and by maintaining multiple bubbles simultaneously, the magic evaporates much more quickly.

However, it doesn't matter anymore.

Click—

The sound, like shattering glass, came from Xiao Yi's body.

I know what that is.

The attempt to "rewind" was crushed by the relentless flow of time.

Chapter Twelve: The Changes of the Morning Star

(Albinocotyledon)

The acceleration was deactivated, and Seruno also collected the layers of bubbles.

"Ok?"

Shi Yi, who was lying in my arms, opened her eyes. She seemed to feel unfamiliar and strange about the current situation.

When "Rewind" was activated, I failed to apply deceleration immediately, causing her to lose some of her memories during the rewind.

"Xiao Yi, what's the last thing you remember?"

"Am I...writing in my diary?"

Fortunately, not many collapsed.

I handed her the thick diary and said, "Look, the diary is finished."

However, I tore out the last page.

"Oh! It really is! The magic has been dispelled!"

Although she claims not to be a child, she still inadvertently reveals pure childlike innocence; at least the joy she feels now brings a childlike smile to her face.

Seruno was genuinely happy.

She rubbed against Xiao Yi on the sofa, as if she would lose her if she let go. Perhaps she had even forgotten that she was actually a man?

On the contrary, Xiao Yi's face turned red with embarrassment, while Seruno's whole body went limp, especially a certain part pressed against her body, which was not only soft but also quite large. This precocious girl already understood many things...

"Alright, Seruno-chan, are you trying to suffocate Ichi-chan?"

Sirius stepped forward and rescued Xiaoyi from Seruno's arms.

He then asked, "Is there any way to apply that nested-doll-style super acceleration to actual combat?"

Why did you ask this first?

I shook my head in denial.

"No, the magic consumption can't keep up, and I can't move in this super-accelerated state. At most, I can use it as a time machine, like to catch up on homework on the last day of summer vacation."

However, Seruno can use this move to trap some monsters or witches that are not very destructive... Are there any witches that are not very destructive?

"That's a real shame."

Sirius shrugged and asked again, "The 'rewind' has been completely lifted, right? After midnight today, Xiaoyi won't turn back into her original form?"

Although I heard a cracking sound, I'm not entirely sure.

"It has indeed been lifted."

However, Xiao Yi nodded her head.

“I can feel that the long-decayed magic is no longer in my body.”

"Great! I thought you were going to be stuck here forever... Wait!"

When her gaze fell on me, Sirius's expression of emotion suddenly froze, and she stared intently at my chest.

"Miluno-chan, do you sense anything unusual?"

"...No, what's wrong?"

"Your Star Crystal has changed."

Sirius is the embodiment of the Star Crystal.

Therefore, she can see the star crystals inside magical girls and know their names.

Since she said so, she's probably right.

"What changes?" I asked.

"It got bigger, and its shape changed..."

Originally, it was only the size of a coin, so it could be hidden in a wristband. If it becomes too big, that's not good news.

"Don't you even know what's going on?"

Sirius also shook his head repeatedly.

"I don't know. I'm not sure about other Star Crystals, but I've never encountered this situation myself."

Having recovered from her joy, Xiao Yi wondered, "Sirius, could this be a legacy of magic?"

"What do you mean?"

"She inherited my Star Crystal."

"Are you saying that Miluno inherited the 'rewind' magic from you?"

“Our magic comes from the same star crystal, and we both manipulate time, so it’s not impossible for her to master it.”

"Evolution of Star Crystals is something I've never even seen before... Alright! Let's give it a try!"

Sirius picked up a glass from the coffee table and smashed it on the floor. Xiao Yi covered her mouth, looking surprised. She seemed to really like the glass.

Then she said, "Miluno-chan, restore this."

Even if you say that…

I don't know what to do.

My magic has no effect on stationary objects; no matter how fast or slow I speed up or slow down, the glass remains the same.

"Try to recall the process of it breaking and where it should have been, and then turn back time."

Xiao Yi was guided by her "senior".

I did as instructed, but it still didn't work.

"That doesn't seem to work. Perhaps the changes in the Star Crystal are manifesting elsewhere?"

There have indeed been changes in other places.

The magic power that had been completely depleted has now recovered by some extent, and the space inside the crystal has also become larger, perhaps enough to store all the clothes in the wardrobe.

Xiao Yi, however, was relentless in her pursuit of this matter.

"Try again, maybe you just haven't mastered the technique... I quite like this cup."

Does she really want me to inherit her magic?

"I'll take a look at it some more later, and I should probably be going now."

"Leaving already? How about we grab a bite to celebrate?"

"Yes, I have something else to do, it's urgent."

Sirius blinked, as if he understood.

She leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Hey, are you going to get dinner ready before Seruno-chan goes back?"

"My parents are also away from the city for the next couple of days, so I can't stay away for too long."

"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer."