Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

He took off his shoes and crawled into the tent, then asked, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Drinks? What kind?"

He took a can of soda from the side of his head.

"beer!!"

"...Then I won't drink it."

I don't quite understand the allure of alcohol, especially the cheapest kind, beer.

"Pity."

He opened the beer can himself and asked, "Miss Knight, did you come all this way to see me because you need something from me?"

He called me that again.

“Are you good at tracking?” I asked.

"Hmm, not to brag, but my nose is very sensitive. I could smell your scent when you came down from the bridge."

What do I taste like?

"Lavender... no, orchid! You smell strange, but there's a hint of blood and rust on you. Are you injured?"

"abnormal!"

They actually brought their faces close, and I instinctively kicked the ui-31 in the face.

Well--

I still feel disgusted.

Unconsciously, he quickened his pace and pulled his leg back.

Even when I turned my head, I could still feel his lecherous gaze...

"My injury isn't important, but I need your help to find someone."

"Finding someone? That's my specialty!"

“We’ll talk about this later. Before that, I have some questions to ask, since you’re the only one who knows the ‘other side’.”

"I don't know much either."

He shrugged.

He had previously stated that he had been imprisoned before undergoing reformation and was transferred here shortly afterward, so he did not know much about the situation on "the other side".

But is that really the case?

"It's better than everyone else... You said before that you were modified from a human, right?"

"Yes."

He shifted his legs and sat up straight in front of me, declaring, "I am a human being."

This was almost his belief...

But I asked, "How confident are you about that statement yourself?"

"Huh? 100%!"

He looked surprised, as if he didn't understand.

"ui-31, I had the pleasure of chatting with the witch for a bit tonight. Although she's an enemy, she turned out to be an honest and upright person."

"...Witches? Those things can communicate too, right?"

"They can speak, but you, who used to be human, can't. Don't you find that strange?"

"...What do you mean? Are you saying I'm not human?"

"Your mimicry factor is the wolf factor, isn't it?"

He reached out and touched the prism on his chest.

"Yes."

"Since we've already used 'humans' as the material, why give you wolf-like factors?"

"To give me the strength to fight."

"But theoretically, the 'human' factor can also give you power."

"...What exactly are you trying to say?"

I took a deep breath and said bluntly, "Liu, you may not be human. You are just a werewolf-man implanted with 'real human memories'. You may not even be a failure. What you are doing now is part of your infiltration of human society... you just don't know it."

My words were harsh, and they would undoubtedly shake his beliefs.

If he can accept this reality, I wouldn't mind truly accepting him.

As a "person".

Even if he betrays me one day, I am willing to believe him, because this false personality possesses true humanity.

"...Where's the evidence?"

He was holding a beer in his hand, but he hadn't drunk any of it.

"I learned about the strange man from that witch, no..."

I shook my head.

"...It is the mystery of the birth of you outsiders."

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(Albinocotyledon)

"I need some peace and quiet."

Liu asked me to leave his tent; he looked very preoccupied.

It was only natural to hear those words; having had a long-held belief shaken, it's already a testament to my strong mental fortitude that I didn't break down on the spot.

"Thank you so much for coming all this way to tell me, but as for helping me... let me sort things out first."

“I won’t force you. Rather… I hope you can continue to stand on our side as a human being.”

"Miss Miluno..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "But my memories don't belong to me. The real werewolf will awaken at any time and bare its fangs when you are in the most danger."

"It has nothing to do with memories. I've never been interested in your past. I only know the you of today. As for the time you mentioned..."

I just smiled at him.

He shivered as if he had been chilled by the wind, and then retreated back into the tent.

I deduced Liu's identity from what the Sword Witch said. Although it's not a definitive conclusion yet, the truth is pretty close. As for how to position himself, I'll leave that to him to decide.

I'm only here to deliver this message.

However, some questions remain...

Who exactly is the person who wants him to protect Seruno? And what is their purpose?

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