As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

Afterwards, the three of them returned together to the place they had agreed upon earlier.

When Madoka and the others arrived, Sayaka and the others were already waiting there.

"You've finally arrived. We've been waiting for quite a while."

"Sorry, there were just too many people."

Xiaoyuan said apologetically.

"It's alright, Xiaoyuan. We didn't wait too long. Now that everyone's here, let's go back. Xiaozhu is already sleepy."

Mami Tomoe then spoke up.

"Oh, right everyone, these are the takoyaki I just bought."

As she spoke, Xiaoyuan distributed the takoyaki from the bag to the other people.

If anyone here was the happiest, it would undoubtedly be Kyoko. After everyone had finished eating, Kyoko looked at the remaining box of takoyaki in the bag with some confusion and asked Madoka:

"Why is there another box? If it's extra, why don't you give it to me?"

"No, Xingzi, this is Abby's. We can only eat it after Abby goes back."

"We can only eat it after we get back? Does that mean Abigail made Madoka angry again?"

As if it were a preordained matter, Kyoko turned to look at Abigail and said with certainty.

"You're wrong. The real reason is that there's something strange about this shrine that caused a problem with my sense of taste. I can only get it back to normal after I return to the hotel."

"Something strange? What is it?"

Anzu asked curiously, and the others also turned their attention to her.

"I don't know either, but I will find out the truth. How dare they play tricks on me like this? I'll make them know why the flowers are so red."

Afterwards, everyone returned to the hotel. However, while Xiaoyuan and the others comfortably went to soak in the hot spring, Abigail secretly went to find Kyoko.

"It's about time. We should go and see what these so-called magical beasts are all about."

"Is this okay? Sayaka and the others will find us if we go out like this."

"Don't worry about that, I'll take care of it for you."

Just then, Homura's voice came from behind Kyoko.

"Xiao Yan, then I'll leave it to you."

"Ah."

After Xiaoyan nodded, Abigail and Anzu left the inn.

"What just happened? Why did Xiaomei suddenly appear to help us?"

"Regarding this issue, actually, Xiaoyan already discovered it when we first sneaked out. However, I don't know what Xiaoyan was thinking; she neither supported nor opposed our actions. But since Xiaoyan is willing to help, it makes things easier for us, doesn't it?"

"That makes sense."

Afterwards, the two went to the shrine and went directly to Yuri Naganuma.

"You two are here? But you're a bit early. The shrine isn't finished yet, and I need to help out."

"It's alright. I just happened to have some things to do at the shrine. You go ahead and do your work. We'll come find you when we're done."

After saying that, Abigail pulled Kyoko toward the place where she was to pray at the shrine.

“Abigail, what do you think? We don’t have much time now. If we get back too late, our operation might be exposed.”

"Don't worry, I have my reasons, but before that, I need to solve one problem first."

"What's the problem?"

Xingzi asked with some confusion.

"Didn't I tell you? There was a guy who messed with me at the shrine earlier, and I had to teach him a lesson. But I'm not sure what his true form is yet, so let's take this time to look for him properly."

Although she didn't quite understand what Abigail was trying to do, Kyoko knew that there was no use in worrying now, so she might as well just do what Abigail wanted.

The two arrived at the shrine where they were to pray, but there was no one there anymore; everyone had already gone home.

What are you doing here?

"I've been thinking about why that guy interfered with my sense of taste. I thought about it and realized that it might be related to the wish I made."

"A wish? What did you wish for?"

"I randomly chose a wish that I wanted to eat something delicious, and to my surprise, Xiaoyuan bought takoyaki afterwards. But even though the takoyaki was supposed to be delicious, it tasted like rotten food when I put it in my mouth. Can you imagine that feeling? It was so disgusting!"

Seemingly recalling that taste from before, Abigail couldn't help but show a look of disgust on her face.

"Are you suggesting that the strange thing might have influenced you when you made your wish?"

"It's just a guess. If that's the case, then that's perfect. If not, then let's look around elsewhere."

As Abigail spoke, a flash of light appeared around her, and she transformed into a magical girl. She then closed her eyes and began to sense the magic around her.

"Your ability is really convenient. Why don't we have magic like that?"

Looking at Abigail with some envy, Kyoko realized that Abigail's ability to sense magic was something other magical girls didn't possess. At least among the people Kyoko knew, no one else besides Abigail had this ability.

Just then, Abigail opened her eyes and a smile appeared on her face.

"Found him, he was hiding here after all."

"where is it?"

Anzu asked with some curiosity.

Abigail pointed directly at the bell in the prayer area.

"That thing is attached to this bell. From the feeling, it seems to be a bit like Nightmare, but there are some differences. If I had to say, it would probably be the difference in its aura."

"breath?"

Kyoko looked at Abigail with a puzzled expression, hoping she could give a good explanation.

"It's really just a feeling. For example, a bad person and a good person give off different feelings. If Nightmare is a bad person to the core, then this guy feels a bit like an ordinary person. You can't say he's a good person or a bad person."

After hearing Abigail's explanation, Kyoko finally understood.

"You mean this thing is a good nightmare?"

"That's a fair way to put it. Let's go, let's see what this guy actually looks like."

After saying that, Abigail walked to the bell and looked at it, the bell that had caused her so much trouble before. Abigail then grabbed the rope and shook it.

"Will this do any good?"

Kyoko watched Abigail's actions and asked curiously.

"Don't rush, I'm preparing."

Taking a deep breath, Abigail concentrated her magic power into the rope and then used it to instantly strike the inside of the bell.

clang......!!!

A loud and long bell rang out from inside the bell, which shook violently, and at that moment, a small gray thing was shaken out.

"Kyoko, grab that guy right now!"

However, Abigail's shout was a little too slow. The little gray thing floated away into the distance as soon as it appeared, and Kyoko didn't have time to catch it.

"Trying to run? No way! Kyoko, we're after them!"

Chapter 255 Abnormal Situation

"Abigail, what exactly is that thing?"

Looking at the little gray creature that had run away, Kyoko asked curiously.

"I don't know either. Whatever it is, let's just grab it first."

As Abigail spoke, she chased after the little guy in the direction he had run off to, and Kyoko naturally followed.

Honestly, this little guy was really good at escaping. The two of them chased it all over the shrine, and finally caught it by using a method of encirclement and interception.

"What on earth is this thing?"

Looking at the strange, hazy, cloud-like creature trapped in a magical barrier, Kyoko was very curious.

"I'm not entirely sure, but at least I can confirm that it's a spirit. Do you think it might be something like a ghost?"

"Ghosts? Do those things really exist?"

Anzu asked with some curiosity.

"Why is it impossible? Don't forget we're magical girls. Even nightmares, which are made of negative energy, can exist. Isn't it normal for ghosts to exist?"

"That makes sense, but I don't quite understand. If ghosts really exist, why have we never encountered one before? Logically speaking, every dead person should have the potential to become a ghost!"

"Perhaps this thing is different from what we understand as a ghost, or perhaps the conditions for it to become a ghost are extremely demanding."

Abigail was intrigued as she watched the ghost-like creature relentlessly battering against the barrier, seemingly trying to escape.

"Perhaps it's true, but what are we going to do now? How are you going to deal with all this?"

Although they had captured the ghost, the question remained: what to do with it? Unlike nightmares, this thing didn't seem to pose much of a threat to humans, so there was no need to simply destroy it, although Anzu didn't care about such things. However, it would be a shame to destroy such a rare specimen.

Abigail was at a loss for words when Kyoko raised this question. While she wanted to teach the one who had teased her a lesson about why the flower was so red, this thing was a ghost, after all; she couldn't very well beat it up. And even if she wanted to, she didn't know where to begin.

"Why don't we keep it trapped for now and show it to Xiaoyuan and the others when we get back, and see if they have any good ideas on how to handle it? Actually, I think keeping it as a pet is a good option, but I don't know what it eats."

As she spoke, Abigail looked at the little ghost, which seemed to have quieted down. It seemed to be quite intelligent, and after realizing that there was no hope of escape and that there was no danger, it stopped making futile struggles.

However, at that moment, Abigail suddenly noticed that the little ghost seemed to be showing fear, its whole body curled up into a ball, hiding in a corner.

What's wrong with her?

Xingzi asked with some confusion.

Abigail shook her head; she didn't know what had happened either. Even when it was captured, the little ghost hadn't shown any signs of this, so it clearly wasn't afraid of her.

"Let's go take a look."

Since we don't know what the little ghost is afraid of, we should head in the opposite direction from where it's hiding and find what it's afraid of.

After saying that, Abigail shrunk the little ghost's barrier into a portable mode, then hung it on her waist, and then walked in that direction with Kyoko.