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The two seats around her were empty; no one had been sitting there. Somehow, Hitomi Tono found herself separated from the others by these two seats, and judging from the others' expressions, they seemed quite used to it.

Strangely, the seats have been empty for a long time.

And for some reason, she has always been the only one active in her spare time as a magical girl.

In fact, before visiting Sugiyama Rika's house yesterday, Tono Hitomi hadn't realized there was anything wrong with her life.

Although it was tiring, it was also very fulfilling.

But last night, Sugiyama Rikka, who had returned to Miracle City after a long absence, invited her to her home for dinner, and then, in front of her, pulled out a…

...A talking crystal head?

Miss Crystal Head was furious: "Speak with some respect! Don't think that just because you don't remember anything now I can forgive you for leaving me at home for half a month!"

Miss Crystal Head claims to be from another world called "Megrane," and was brought to this house by her guardian, Mayumi Haga, who comes from the same world as her.

In this world, Mayumi Haga is Sugiyama Rika's guardian and Tono Hitomi's partner who is more than a friend but not quite a lover. She has always lived in this house.

Later, by chance, he rescued Megaran from the clutches of calamity, who had also fallen into this world, and with Sugiyama Rika's consent, they lived together here.

However, [Haga Mayumi] mysteriously disappeared from this world.

Because he needed Mayumi Haga to contact others, after Mayumi Haga disappeared and Rika Sugiyama was not at home, Megaran was unable to contact anyone.

It wasn't until she finally encountered Sugiyama Rikka, who had returned home feeling unsettled, that she finally found someone she could talk to.

After hearing Megrana's words, Sugiyama Rika and Tono Hitomi looked at each other in bewilderment.

Sugiyama Rika found it unbelievable. The former magical girl felt that the person Megaran was talking about didn't seem like herself at all. She chuckled awkwardly, "I'm only in my early twenties, how did I become a child's guardian...?"

Indeed, this is completely contrary to Sugiyama Rika's philosophy of life.

She had always lived a good life on her own, and after becoming a half-magic elf, she rarely came into contact with other people.

Suddenly a talking head appears and says... she actually adopted a child?

If you calculate your age, does that mean you adopted that child named Mayumi Haga when you were only twenty-two years old?

Impossible, impossible, impossible.

I'm only in my early twenties, I'm still just a kid myself, how could I possibly take the initiative to adopt a child?

And Hitomi Tono felt it was even more impossible: "Romance, romance and all that..."

This topic was still too far removed from her understanding.

You should know that she hasn't had a proper night's sleep since becoming a magical girl. Her studies and schoolwork keep her busy every day, which is why she hasn't made any very close friends.

Where would she find the time to fall in love?

Both men immediately rejected the altered version of the truth as told by Megrana, which frustrated the latter.

Although Megrana spends most of her time at home, the internet in this world is so advanced that she has also searched for a lot of information online.

Two weeks ago, on the day Mayumi Haga disappeared, a famous teenage idol was also mysteriously vanished in public.

Because it spread so widely and even made the news, Megrana also came across it.

But about two hours later, the overwhelming news about this incident on the internet quickly disappeared, and even Megragne's search history was wiped clean.

The traces of Haga Mayumi, who had also disappeared, were quickly erased within a few hours.

Megaran had initially thought she might disappear as well, since her current state was largely due to Mayumi Haga. It was also through Mayumi Haga that she had met the others.

Unexpectedly, she was not erased or disappeared along with the spirits. Instead, while everyone else lost their memories, she was able to clearly retain all the information about Mayumi Haga in her mind.

Regarding this, Megrana speculated that perhaps it was because he was a complete outsider that he was not affected by the disappearance.

After all, the memories in her mind come from another world, and if this world wants to modify her memories, it doesn't know where to start.

Regardless, Megaran had not forgotten Mayumi Haga's existence, which provided a turning point. She believed that the magic users in this world might have a way, but even after bringing in Hitomi Tono and Rika Sugiyama, who were closest to Mayumi Haga, she failed to awaken their memories.

These two people can't remember anything at all... Is there really no way to solve this?

No.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Hitomi Tono and Rika Sugiyama decided to trust Megaran.

Although it was difficult to verify the claim that their memories had been altered, and the water demon's head in front of them didn't seem like a good person, the two still chose to believe it.

Because this is the "intuition" of magical girls and former magical girls.

Hearing the name "Haga Mayumi" seemed to stir something within me.

That's enough to get them involved in the investigation.

Main Text: Chapter 199 Memories of Mayumi Haga

"But even so... I still don't have any information about Mayumi Haga in my mind, you know?" The pink-haired idiot high school student hugged Megaran's head and sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

She racked her brains, going through every piece of information in her head, but couldn't recall anything about Mayumi Haga.

“Let’s start with the most basic information,” said Sugiyama Rika, who was looking for drinks in the refrigerator but could only find two 1.5L bottles of orange juice that were inexplicably empty. She was quite puzzled. “By the way, Miss Mograine, why did you leave these two empty bottles in the refrigerator?”

Mograne, who hadn't actually touched the two large bottles that Haga Mayu used to store some mysterious creatures, said: "...Well, it's hard for me to explain this either...Never mind, let's focus on this first."

While the fact that Mayumi Haga's flesh and blood could turn into orange juice might be the trump card that could stimulate the two of them to fully regain their memories, that can only be saved for last.

If such a bombshell is dropped right at the beginning, it feels like the situation will be difficult to control.

"I see." Sugiyama Rika felt that Megaran was acting a bit strange, but now was definitely not the time to pursue such matters.

The matter of [Haga Mayumi] is more important.

After pouring a few glasses of ice water, the three sat down on the sofa and began trying to find the flaws in the altered memory.

According to Megaran, Mayumi Haga lived with them for a long time and developed many bonds with them.

It can be said that Mayumi Haga was present at all the major moments in their lives.

Simply find the overlooked anomalies in the events that left the deepest impression on you.

It's like erasing memories of blood relatives; because of the numerous traces remaining in reality, there will inevitably be areas that can be explored in depth. You can then connect these key points to recall the feelings you had with another person, and try to remember what that person looked like.

However, Megaran was also a little confused: So there was only one magical girl in this city?

The quantity seems a bit small...

Megaran was not familiar with the other two people who had disappeared, and the information she knew about them was second only to the other person—that they were probably colleagues of Tohno Hitomi, a magical girl. Because she didn't think it was important, she simply put it out of her mind.

Poor Yuri Takajo and Akari Arisu.

Speaking of basic information, Megaran, who personally measured Mayumi Haga's body data (with his mouth), can provide relatively detailed data.

"Bone age is eighteen, height is 176.5cm, and weight is 59kg." As he spoke, Mograine smacked his lips for some reason, seemingly savoring a certain taste memory. "White... no, black hair, black eyes, hair is about this long..."

This guy can even tell you your measurements down to the millimeter, and he also knows Mayumi Haga's blood type and congenital heart disease.

Although, with the help of special powers, heart disease no longer troubles Mayumi Haga, this is indeed important basic information.

The two magic users listened attentively, and while listening, Sugiyama Rika was also using magic projection to draw out the image of [Haga Mayumi] in her mind.

Megrané was right there beside him, giving instructions: "Yes, yes, that's the face shape. As for the hairstyle, it should be a little shorter... Mayumi's expression wouldn't be this cute! This girl is just a cold-faced blockhead... Oh right."

The three of them spent the entire day finally drawing the image of Mayumi Haga with her sour face. In the end, Hitomi Tono and Rika Sugiyama fell silent as they looked at the black-haired girl with a fierce look on her face.

Hitomi Tono: "..."

Sugiyama Rikka: "..."

Megrana was overjoyed: "This feels right!"

Hitomi Tono couldn't help but exchange a glance with Rika Sugiyama: Is he really a good person?

Neither Miss Megragne nor the person she mentioned seemed very friendly.

And isn't Miss Megarane a friend of Mayumi Haga? Why does it seem like the Mayumi Haga in her memory, although beautiful, isn't very close to her?

"You just don't understand, that's the charm of this guy."

Those who don't understand Mayumi's cold demeanor are in trouble! Megaran commented, "Especially when she's saying we're friends while relentlessly hacking at me, it really hurts, but it's also incredibly exciting. The suppressed pain on her face is so alluring... Ah... Mayumi..."

The subsequent remarks were filtered out by the child's world rules.

Hitomi Tono and Rika Sugiyama were unaware of what kind of mental pollution they had escaped, and they both felt that the people from the other world had a strange mind.

Is it because the people in this other world only have brains left?

"However, you guys probably haven't been treated this badly by Mayumi before. After all, I always wanted to eat her up (Hitomi Tono: Huh?), that's why she treated me like this (Rika Sugiyama: Eek.)." Megaran said with a bright smile, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth that sent chills down your spine.

The other two then realized that Miss Megaranie was not human.

But that feels like a very one-sided view.

After all, this is just Megaran's impression of Mayumi Haga. But Mayumi Haga wouldn't be so fierce and cold to strangers who are not hostile, would she?

Hitomi Tono unknowingly voiced her thoughts. She looked down and saw that Megaran also seemed to be stunned by the realization and fell silent.

“Hmm…that girl does treat me differently from the others, but I don’t think she was very enthusiastic towards you guys at first,” Mograine said. “Personality is one factor, but there’s another reason…”

Although she only glimpsed fragmented images from the shared memories of the Calamity when she was being corrupted by it as a member of its family, even this small amount of information was enough for Megaran to see Mayumi Haga's mental state in the later stages.

What will Mayumi Haga look like when the world is destroyed and she has just arrived in this world?

Megrana tried to empathize with Mayumi Haga, but she couldn't.

On the contrary, Sugiyama Rika, who was standing next to her, seemed to have remembered something.

The red-haired guardian stared at the cold-blooded Mayumi Haga in the magical projection, and for some reason, subconsciously began to reshape herself.

His body shrank even further... he looked about ten years old... skinny as a bone... his hair was dry and yellow... his eyes were like a pool of stagnant water...

As the image in the projection completely changed in another direction, Megaran did not say anything to stop it.

Because this is the Mayumi Haga that Sugiyama Rika first met in her memory.

Main Text: Chapter 200 Little Hitomi and Little True Bow

Sugiyama Rika found a child.

During the final battle in which she decided to act as a magical girl, she found a child who appeared to have been caught in the crossfire.

On a whim, Sugiyama Rika took the other person home.

After bringing it home, Sugiyama Rikka belatedly realized that something was wrong.

The reason is simple...

"Hi? What's your name?" Sugiyama Rikka half-squatted down in front of the girl, trying to soften her voice as much as possible, holding bread and milk in her hands. "Um... you must be hungry, right? Would you like to eat something first?"

The girl didn't pay her any attention whatsoever, but simply lowered her eyes and remained silent.

She had changed out of the ill-fitting, oversized clothes, but the girl seemed to have lost all her energy. She didn't say a word, nor did she make any sound. She didn't eat or drink; only the rise and fall of her chest proved that she was alive.

...This is going to be difficult.

Sugiyama Rikka scratched his head, feeling quite troubled.

She was bewitched by those eyes brimming with sorrow and couldn't help but bring the other person back to her home. But when she came to her senses, she realized that she herself had only recently come of age and had always been the one being taken care of... She had never taken care of anyone before.

Moreover, the girl in front of us has mental health issues; she should be sent to see a psychologist.

However, before seeing a psychologist, we should try to get her to eat something first.

The physical examination showed that there were no major problems with any of the girl's physical data, but she had not eaten or drunk anything for two days, and her body would not be able to take it if this continued.

Sugiyama Rika quickly pulled out her most treasured shadow control magic.

This is one of the few control-type spells she knows.

By linking the other person's shadow with your own shadow, you can manipulate them to act in sync with you.

With the help of shadow control magic, Mayumi Haga stumbled through her first meal before being controlled by Rika Sugiyama and taken back to her room to rest.

Sugiyama Rika originally intended to use this magic as an emergency, but she did not expect that she would have to endure such a difficult three months.

They also had to make sure Mayumi Haga went to see a doctor.

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Upon hearing this, Hitomi Tono was taken aback: "So, for the past three months, you've been manually manipulating all of her actions? Rika-nee?"

"Hmm, it seems so..." As the memories in her mind gradually returned, Sugiyama Rika couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock when she recalled that she had actually done something like a magical caregiver.

The hardships of the past came flooding back, and she was surprised by her own patience at the time.

But because of this, Mayumi Haga, who was so thin she looked sickly, finally gained some weight on her face.