Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

After all, Mu stayed by his side while he was unconscious.

Xiangzi turned his head to look at Mu's sleeping face.

She suddenly remembered a long time ago—actually not that long ago—when she always felt very lonely and imagined a small zoo in her mind, with all sorts of small animals to keep her company.

There was a small, light green Pomeranian in that little zoo that looked very much like a friend.

It's not about their appearance, but the feeling they give off; they seem very harmonious.

Mu turned over and shook the blanket off her shoulders a little.

Xiangzi gazed at Mu's face, unconsciously matching Mu with the little Pomeranian in his dream. That little dog had the same expression when it was asleep.

His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, making him look insecure.

but......

Xiangzi raised his hand and gently placed it on Mu's shoulder. Mu's furrowed brows immediately disappeared, and she became much calmer, as if she could feel safe as long as someone—or perhaps not just anyone, but a specific person—was by her side.

Mu mumbled something, but it was all indistinct and impossible to understand.

Xiangzi patted her hair, pulled the blanket up to her neck, and sat back down.

When I was little...

Whenever Xiangzi was alone with He Mu, he couldn't help but think about his childhood.

She was harmonious, and they were once very close, like siblings.

It wasn't until the two of them went to the Moon Forest that he had to deal with the young ladies who surrounded him, and his peaceful time alone became less.

Mu was in the class next to mine, and she would come to find me after class.

But every time get out of class ended, I would be surrounded by all sorts of young ladies, forming a human wall, chattering endlessly until the bell rang for class.

One day, by chance, his gaze pierced through the gap between the people and saw Mu standing quietly outside the corridor, waiting for him. Xiangzi felt an unprecedented sense of guilt.

Even though they hadn't made any arrangements with her, it was all her own decision. Whether it was waiting for her in the hallway during breaks or waiting for her at the school gate after class, Xiangzi had never made any amicable arrangements like "we'll meet at xxx time".

It was all Mu's own decision.

At first, Xiangzi took it for granted.

It wasn't until that one unintentional glance that Xiangzi saw the lonely figure standing in the corridor that he realized: Ah, it was he who had abandoned her.

Since then, I have taken the initiative to bring my social circle to Mu's side and try to do everything with Mu.

Everyone knows that Mu is also the child of a big star, but because she liked to be alone too much, Mu was unknowingly isolated.

It's more accurate to say that Mu isolated them than that they isolated Mu.

However, after Xiangzi personally acted as a matchmaker, Mu, who was relatively aloof, immediately became the mascot.

Every now and then, some young ladies who wanted to be fed or petted would come to Xiangzi and ask: "Can we take a picture with Xiaomu?"; "We made some desserts in home economics class, can we give them to Xiaomu?"; "We..."

Well, basically Xiangzi would collect the money on his behalf, and the two of them would share it after school.

Mu had no objection to Xiangzi becoming her guardian at school; in fact, Xiangzi could feel the warm feeling emanating from Mu when he was around.

Mu always let Xiangzi do whatever he wanted with her, and even other classmates could hold her in their arms, rub her, and hug her—as long as Xiangzi agreed.

Generally speaking, Xiangzi would say, "As long as Mu agrees, there's no problem." For Mu, the subtext is that he agrees.

So she had no objection and let the young ladies rub against her and hug her.

Perhaps because she was too easily manipulated, whether at school or at home, Xiangzi once said that she was more like a puppet than a human.

but now.

Xiangzi's wandering thoughts gradually returned to the present.

She gazed at Mu's sleeping face, then her eyes moved down to her own sleeve.

Because the weather was cold on the other side, Xiangzi changed into a long-sleeved outfit. Mu's hand reached out from under the blanket, grabbed his sleeve, and refused to let go.

But now, it's more like a small pet than a puppet, the kind that's been raised alone from a young age without any companions.

Xiangzi thought.

These small pets, raised alone from a young age and without other animals around, all share one characteristic.

That is, in their world, there is only their master.

The world is so big, but Mu only has herself in her heart.

That's why Mu feels so insecure when she's not around.

This is an unequal and very unhealthy relationship. Xiangzi initially resisted it. She felt that Mu shouldn't just follow behind her; she also needed to have her own dreams and pursuits.

But even now, no matter what happens or how badly he falls, Mu remains steadfastly by his side, making Xiangzi... unable to live without her.

If only Mu could always stay by my side.

May it always be like that.

that would be nice.

"......Thank you."

Xiangzi said softly.

"But... I'm sorry."

Xiangzi lowered his eyes, took out his gun blade... and cut off the sleeve that Mu was holding onto.

The sleeve, still warm from the fall, remained in Mu's hand. Xiangzi stood up and drew back the curtain.

......

......

......

When Mu woke up, she found that all she had in her hand was a cold, tattered cloth.

She remembered that she seemed to be holding onto something reassuring, something warm, something... but it definitely wasn't like that.

Mu's expression changed immediately.

She picked up the tattered cloth in her hand and sprang up from the bed.

"Xiang?!"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Ding.

Xiangzi peeked out from behind the curtain and looked at Mu.

"You..." Mu opened his mouth, stunned for a long time, before finally saying the rest of the sentence, "...Where did you go?"

Xiangzi lifted the curtain, and a rich fragrance wafted out from behind it.

Two beds and a dimly lit table lamp were located at the deepest part of the container, taking up half of the space. The other half was separated by a curtain and contained some daily necessities, instant noodles, a kettle, and a microwave.

Just then, Xiangzi took the food out of the microwave and placed it in front of Mu.

"I wanted to cook something, but all we have here is instant food, so I can't," Xiangzi said. "Why don't you give it a try?"

Mu looked at the rag in his hand, then at Xiangzi's rolled-up sleeves.

"Ah, I was afraid of waking you, so I simply cut off my sleeve." Xiangzi smiled slightly. "It's already 'last night' now. Good evening, Mu, did you sleep well?"

Mu carefully collected the pieces of clothing left behind by Xiangzi, nodded, and a very faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Yeah, slept well."

The Tale of Reincarnation: The Shore of Oblivion: Chapter 518 What do you think?

While Mu'an was soundly asleep, Xiangzi went out and did some very stupid things.

emmmmm......

No one would believe it if I told you, but she wanted to try frying eggs with ice.

First, she went back to the time when Xiangzi cut off his sleeve. She stayed in the same spot for a while, making sure that Mu was sleeping soundly, before putting on her gas mask and going outside.

As soon as Delete saw her come out, he jumped off the top of the container.

"Oh my, how did your sleeve get torn?" Delete asked with a teasing look.

"What's it to you?" Xiangzi glanced at it disdainfully and rolled up his torn sleeve.

She was also holding a frying pan and two eggs.

The shipping container may be small, but it has everything you need: a microwave, an induction cooker, a frying pan, and a small iron pot for cooking noodles.

"What are you going to do?"

"Find a cold storage facility."

Why would you need a cold storage facility?

"Fried eggs."

"ha?!!"

"To be more precise, I want to experience the difference between the other shore and this shore more deeply."

The port of Kamibama was enormous and had all kinds of facilities. Xiangzi walked around for a while and saw a sign pointing to the cold storage.

There were a few people walking backwards here and there on the road.

Of course, in their eyes, Xiangzi was the one walking backwards, and they all cast surprised glances at her.

Xiangzi had no intention of paying attention to these insignificant people. She went straight to the cold storage, found a trolley and gloves, and took advantage of the guard's inattention to quickly dart inside. Before she was ignited by the cold air, she grabbed a block of ice, threw it onto the trolley, and ran out quickly.

Sneaky, he pushed the ice block to a secluded corner, placed the frying pan on top of the ice, waited a while, and then cracked an egg into it.

The egg sizzled the moment it touched the pan, and the transparent egg white turned milky white within seconds.

"It looks..."

"What do you look like?" Delete looked at Xiangzi as if he were a lunatic.

"so amazing."

Xiangzi watched as the fried eggs in the pan cooked quickly under the cold air of the ice. She hurriedly removed the pan before the eggs burned.

“Hot and cold are opposites. You can fry an egg on ice, the sun feels cool on your skin, but the wind feels warm.” Xiangzi put one hand on his hip, flipped the egg in the frying pan, and said, “Is this the effect you incubators want?”

“I don’t know.” Delete shook his head. “Actually, we don’t know anything about reverse entropy either.”

"Why? Didn't you build the wish-granting machine and the accompanying supercomputer just to collect energy that can reverse entropy?"

"That is our mission, but it doesn't mean we know how true entropy reversal is achieved. Being able to observe and experience it firsthand is probably a first for me, and for the entire Incubator clan."

"Huh?" Xiangzi raised an eyebrow. "Then how did you create the wishing machine?"

"I don't remember, it's not recorded in the file."

"?"

"The existence of the wish-granting machine requires a very high level of access; even if it's in the file, I can't get in touch with it."

"Who could possibly have access to this?" Xiangzi picked up the hard-boiled eggs and put them into the plastic lunchbox he carried with him.

“No, the entire Hatchery didn’t have that permission until I disconnected from Gestalt.” Delete used his tail to curl up another egg, tapped it on the edge of the pan, and poured the egg mixture into the pan.

As Xiangzi continued frying the eggs, he asked, "...You guys, you weren't made of some kind of thing, were you?"

“Who knows? Anyway… the universe has been around for 124 billion years, and we Incubators have been observing it for 100 billion years.” Kyubey turned his head and gave a mocking smile. “I existed before your Mother Earth was even born.”

"Are there other intelligent races in the universe besides us?"

“Of course there are, lots of them.” Delete wagged his tail. “But humans are indeed the race that produces the most energy, which is very special.”

"Eh... Do other planets have magical girls too?" Xiangzi flipped the egg in the frying pan.

"Very few, very inefficient."

"Then can you make a wish and become magical girls?"

"Theoretically, it's possible, but our race has no feelings."

"There's not much emotional energy that can be generated, right?"