mygo, Villain Simulator

Black umbrellas spread out in layers across the cemetery, raindrops pattering against their surfaces.

"Hey, did you hear? Ms. Nagasaki's daughter encountered a serial killer."

"Hmm...his entire head was chopped off..."

"Ms. Nagasaki is so pitiful; I heard she's a mother with a child."

Quiet whispers rippled through the funeral crowd, tinged with regret, but also with curiosity and fear.

[A woman from Nagasaki, dressed in black mourning clothes, stood at the front of the crowd. Her eyes were vacant, and her face was so haggard that she looked as if she might collapse at any moment.]

But she held on, as if using the last of her strength to send off her only daughter.

[Nagasaki Sase's portrait lay quietly before the funeral hall.]

The girl in the photo has a gentle smile and clear eyes, a stark contrast to the described death of someone "headless."

[Nagasaki Sase is from a single-parent family.]

Her mother worked late every day to support her; overtime was a daily routine.

[This is why Nagasaki Sase lacked almost everything in her life, and was even able to gain admission to the prestigious private girls' school, Tsukimori Girls' Academy, as a commoner.]

There, she met Shoko Toyokawa.

[The eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family—two people from completely different backgrounds, yet bound together by some chance encounter.]

The funeral bells tolled, their low, mournful sound like a stone pressing on the heart.

[Shoko Toyokawa stood at the back of the crowd, her expression hidden by a black veil, but her fingers gripped her skirt tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.]

The girl could still hear the images from a few days ago—Nagasaki Sosei's smile, followed by the blood and darkness that engulfed her the next second.

Now, that smile can only be frozen in time in a cold photo frame.

The atmosphere at the funeral was somber and heavy, the air thick with the scent of sandalwood and rain.

This is not the first time for Shoko Toyokawa.

She had even attended a funeral not long ago.

That time, it was her mother.

Now, once again—I am a member of the band "A Community of Shared Destiny."

Although the band "Bitterness Comes From Bitterness" has long since disbanded and their stage presence has faded, but...

That period of time remains irreplaceable for Xiangzi.

Now, the smiles of that time have vanished completely.

Chihaya Aine stood quietly to the side.

[Her first real meeting with Nagasaki Sasuke was only yesterday.]

[In their short time together, they spent most of their time bickering—head-to-head, neither willing to give in.]

However, that experience of fighting alongside monsters made her subconsciously place Nagasaki Sase in the position of "partner."

We're friends, you could say.

Therefore, when she witnessed Sosei's head being swallowed by the monster before her eyes, the shock almost made her mind go blank.

This was the first time the girl had faced the death of her friend so directly and cruelly.

No buffer, no farewell.

[Only smiles and bloodshed intertwine in the same instant.]

[In fact, Chihaya Aine secretly felt that it was because she had brought Shoko into the world of magical girls that she had indirectly implicated Sose.]

This sense of guilt, like vines, tightly coiled around her heart.

[But Toyokawa Shoko's self-blame was even deeper than hers.]

If Nagasaki Sase hadn't been standing in front of her, she would undoubtedly have been the one devoured by the monster.

Therefore, she knew the weight of that blood better than anyone else.

Beneath the black veil, Toyokawa Shoko bit her lip hard, the taste of blood filling her mouth.

Her shoulders trembled slightly, and tears of self-reproach fell one after another.

The funeral ended, the black umbrellas were removed, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Night enveloped the entire cemetery, leaving only the sound of the wind and the soft patter of raindrops.

[Shoko Toyokawa stood before the grave, her black veil long since removed, her damp hair clinging to her cheeks.]

She stared at the words "Nagasaki Sosei" on the inscription, her lips trembling slightly, a burning obsession in her eyes.

"I want to... become a magical girl."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried a resolute tone.

"I wish for the resurrection of Shuang Shi."

The moment the words left her lips, Chihaya Aine whirled around and grabbed her shoulder.

"no!"】

The pink-haired girl's voice was exceptionally sharp, even drowning out the wind and rain.

"Resurrection is not allowed."

Chihaya Aine stared at her, her gaze unusually heavy.

"While becoming a magical girl does grant the ability to make a wish, not everything that wish can be granted."

"Resurrection, such a desire that violates the rules of the world, can absolutely not be permitted."

[Toyokawa Shoko's eyes widened suddenly, as if she were being choked.]

"But...but she did it because of me..."

The girl's voice trembled in the rain, on the verge of collapse.

[Chihaya Aine gritted her teeth, and for the first time, instead of her usual playful tone, she spoke with great force and seriousness.]

"So you absolutely can't do that. Shuangshi sacrificed himself to protect you and keep you from danger!"

“Shuangshi… definitely wouldn’t want you to do it this way.”

The sound of the wind rushed into Toyokawa Shoko's ears, as cold as a knife.

She stared at the tombstone, her fingertips turning white from the pressure.

Rain mingled with her tears, yet she uttered not a sound.

In an instant, the heart of Sen no Si Q Qiu (Seven) Er Si (Four) Zao Ai Yin also clenched.

If it weren't for her... if I hadn't brought Toyokawa Shoko into the world of magical girls... perhaps Nagasaki Sase wouldn't have died.

[If the girl hadn't been arguing with Nagasaki Sase at the time...]

If only Chihaya Aine had been more vigilant back then.

Therefore, she couldn't let Toyokawa Shoko continue making mistakes.

The rain stopped, but the sky remained overcast, and only two slender figures remained in the cemetery.

[Toyokawa Shoko remained kneeling before the monument, her fingertips gripping the cold stone surface tightly, her entire being like coral trapped in the deep sea, unable to move.]

Chihaya Aine looked at her and remained silent for a long time.

Then she bent down, patted Xiangzi's shoulder, and said in a deliberately relaxed manner:

"Hey, Xiao Xiang, if you actually go and make a wish to resurrect Shuang Shi, she'll be furious and yell at you."

[Toyokawa Shoko raised her tear-filled eyes and stared blankly at her.]

Chihaya Aine grinned, but her lips trembled slightly.

"Think about it, Shuangshi is the kind of person who sends you dozens of messages a day without getting annoyed. If she really knew that she caused you to become a magical girl and that you would have to risk your life to revive her, she would definitely say—'No way, Xiaoxiang, you better live on!'"

[Her words carried a deliberate teasing tone, but Chihaya Aine feigned nonchalance.]

But the more this happened, the more bittersweet Toyokawa Shoko felt.

"……But……"】

She choked back tears, her voice like a broken string.

"If she hadn't shielded me... I would be the one who died."

Chihaya Aine lowered her eyelashes, her smile gradually fading.

A dull ache shot through my chest.

She knew that these were the same words she had been repeating in her heart all along.

[If I hadn't brought her in, if I hadn't dragged her to that place... Shuangshi wouldn't have died.]

After a long silence, Chihaya Aine took a deep breath, and when she looked up again, her signature smile was back on her face.

She reached out and ruffled Toyokawa Shoko's damp hair, her voice excessively light and cheerful:

"Alright, alright, if Shuangshi saw this, he'd be really heartbroken."

"Also, Xiangzi, your safety is now in my hands."

If I were to die from a monster attack, I wouldn't want you to cry like this, Xiao Xiang.

Chihaya Aine smiled and winked, as if deliberately trying to appear relaxed.

But behind that smile, only she knew that her heart was being torn apart little by little by self-blame and guilt.

【】

[Nagasaki Sase had several dreams in which she didn't become a magical girl, but instead lived a peaceful life.]

Then, in high school, I met a girl with pink hair.

The girl pulled over a bandmate and said, "I want to form a band, are you interested?"

After that, Sase Nagasaki joined the band.

[Her reason for joining this band wasn't to use it as a replacement, but rather to leverage its reputation to bring back the former band members one by one.]

As a result, Nagasaki Sase failed.

Why play "Spring Shadow"?

Please, I'll do anything if you're willing to come back, Xiangzi!

You're only thinking about yourself.

Although she failed and had conflicts with the members of the new band, Nagasaki Sase wasn't rejected by those she had used. Instead, she invited him back—"Let's move forward together."

Thus, the girl found a new place to stay.

This is the first dream.

The second dream was similar to the first, but she had an extra father.

Knowing her mother's hardships, Nagasaki Sase wanted to accept her father.

But my mother died in a car accident, and then that person did something unforgivable to me.

Even worse, it destroyed the only precious thing she cherished.

What's even more infuriating is that Nagasaki Sase discovers she has developed twisted feelings for her father.

The third dream was similar, but this time she had a younger brother.

In this dream, Nagasaki Sase did many bad things to her younger brother.

[Especially the last thing, she hurt her younger brother and the person he liked, who was also someone the girl cherished.]

[And finally, let's talk about a dream together.]

Opening her eyes, Nagasaki Sase wanted to have a good talk with her younger brother.

Let's talk about it: We are family, very important family.

[But what appeared before her was not her younger brother, but Toyokawa Shoko.]