Raising magical girls, and leave them with eternal regret?!

“Em… WuYue, can you explain it in more detail?”

“I need to confirm what you and she talked about.”

“…If you really want to hear it, fine.”

Blushing, WuYue sighed and recounted all the details of their conversation.

After hearing WuYue’s account, YouYu understood the situation.

“…It seems I was overthinking it. It’s just a clash of ‘ideals,’ nothing unusual.”

Relieved, YouYu said to WuYue.

Based on the exchange between WuYue and Bai Yu, it seems that Bai Yu may have experienced something in her past that has influenced her attempts to convince WuYue to leave his side.

However, WuYue refused to comply. Instead, she expressed many lofty ideals, which likely provoked Bai Yu’s defensive response.

It seems that some of WuYue’s words hit a nerve in her.

Em… another troublesome person.

“After getting back… I’ll check with Mamba about Bai Yu.”

Deciding this in his mind, YouYu said to WuYue:

“Then let’s go for a walk. You mentioned before that there was a restaurant you really wanted to try. How about we go there now? If we are late, there might not be any seats left.”

“…Eh?”

Seemingly puzzled by YouYu, WuYue stared blankly for a moment before realising it. With a mix of happiness and confusion, she asked:

“Um… YouYu, isn’t dealing with that person the most urgent thing now? And she still owes you money…”

“…You’re still remembering that, huh?”

With a helpless smile, YouYu thought for a moment, then placed his hand on her head and gently patted it, saying:

“Alright, alright… I won’t forget about this. We’ll settle it with her later.”

“What’s most important now is ensuring you’re happy, right?”

“And… today we were supposed to be out having fun together but got delayed by my work. Sorry about that.”

“Hehe… it’s alright. I’m not angry at all! I’ve always understood you, YouYu~”

Enjoying YouYu’s touch, WuYue couldn’t help but nuzzle his hand with her head, showing a relaxed expression.

“…”

It’s only after he uses this kind of approach that she can pull herself out of her unhappy state.

After a while, YouYu stopped and said:

“Let’s hurry over there now; it’ll be bad if we can’t get a seat.”

“…Even though it’s Saturday, there shouldn’t be that many people. Can’t we stay a bit longer?”

“…There will be plenty of chances in the future. Let’s go now.”

“Oh~”

Seeing that YouYu had withdrawn his hand and was really about to leave, WuYue quickly followed, displaying a look of pity.

Sigh~ It would have been great if we could have stayed like that a bit longer~

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After arriving at the restaurant, YouYu and WuYue found a spot to sit and ordered a few dishes that she loved and some he enjoyed; YouYu then excused himself to use the restroom.

“…Here is good.”

Fortunately, the restaurant’s environment was clean, so after some searching, YouYu found a secluded spot.

Once there, he closed the door and began to communicate with Mamba in his mind:

“Mamba, you there?”

“I’m always here, YouYu. Let me guess, you want to ask about Bai Yu?”

“Yeah… that’s right. What do you know about Bai Yu, Magical Girl Blue Night?”

“Let me think…”

After pondering for a moment and organising his thoughts, Mamba began to speak:

“Magical Girl Blue Night appeared before Magical Girl Firebird. Before that, she had been fighting against us in the ‘Negative World.'”

“…Another new term. What exactly is this ‘Negative World’ you’re talking about? A special space? Or some kind of unique dimension?”

“…It’s not as exaggerated as you think. When we refer to the ‘Negative World,’ we’re talking about a covert operation aimed at collecting negative emotions away from the public eye.”

“Usually, this plan targets those who already harbour a lot of negative emotions. While we can gather these emotions without direct intervention, the amount generated naturally by humans is often too little.”

“So, your ‘Negative World’ plan involves further influencing those who already have negative emotions?”

“Exactly. This way, we can harvest even more negative emotions.”

“Though it’s still not as much as the amount you’d get from pushing someone into ‘despair,’ it’s sufficient.”

“We originally planned to launch an attack on the human world after collecting enough negative emotions.”

“But… the appearance of Magical Girl Blue Night disrupted our plans.”

“And… she ended up stalling us for a very long time…”

“Until now… when those ungrateful bastards kicked me out.”

As Mamba spoke, his tone gradually became angrier.

“If it weren’t for her, I would have become much stronger by now!”

“Uh… okay, okay, I get how you feel. Calm down, alright?”

Listening to Mamba’s ranting in his mind, YouYu couldn’t help but feel a mix of exasperation and amusement.

Why bother cursing at Bai Yu when she can’t even hear you? Meanwhile, I’m the one stuck dealing with all this noise—what’s the point of this boot camp for my ears?

Noticing Its overreaction, Mamba finally calmed down after venting for a while. He then spoke to YouYu in a serious tone:

“I’ve made up my mind! YouYu! There’s something… you absolutely must do!”

“Alright, alright, I can already guess. You want me to make sure that Magical Girl Blue Night ends up with ‘eternal regret,’ right? I will work on it… first, I have to figure out the best approach.”

“No! You’re missing one crucial thing!”

Mamba shook his head, dismissing YouYu’s assumption.

“Besides leaving her with ‘eternal regret,’ which is our core objective… you also need to give her the most devastating lesson possible!”

“Preferably… by shattering her ideals!”

“Whatever it takes, by any means necessary…”

“Alright, alright, I get it.”

“But it’ll take some time. Don’t rush, just wait patiently.”

“Okay, I’m counting on you, YouYu.”

“I’m sure… as the ultimate villain, handling her shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

“What ultimate villain…?”

With a helpless smile, YouYu shook his head and left the restroom, returning to the spot he and WuYue had chosen.

“Teach her a lesson, huh…”

Since Mamba’s order, not doing it might lead to endless nagging.

While it might not be that big of a deal, it could still be a hassle.

“Guess I can think about it…”

“Maybe it’s time for Snake Rider to make an appearance…”