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After obtaining the information, instead of granting the other party the relief they desired, she stood up and said calmly, "You still have things to do."

3904 watched as the other party took away the magical artifact for telepathic communication, and stood up anxiously, wanting to say something, but his throat injury had not yet healed, and he could not speak.

“You should apologize to those weirdos,” Mayumi Haga said.

If 3904 continues to act like a wild beast, then Mayumi Haga will treat it like a dog that has bitten people, and kill it without hesitation—even though this dog is in human form.

However, 3904 still possesses a human personality, so Mayumi Haga will give her a chance to make amends, since the monsters also need an explanation.

and……

“I don’t care how it feels to eat someone you like,” Mayumi Haga said, lowering her eyes to put away her props. She then asked the half-human in front of her, who was clearly still disoriented after just waking up, in a cold and ruthless manner. “But if you’ve just woken up and are already eager to waste your life, I won’t approve of that either. At least shed a couple of tears for the other person.”

The person I like...

3904 was stunned.

Despite her own emotions being a complete mess, the Guardian instinctively sensed some unspoken meaning in 3904's words.

For example, how close 3904 and 3905 are, and whether their relationship has reached a relatively ambiguous stage.

After all, they were two weapons that spent every day together. For a long time, they had only each other to support them, and even in their final moments, they were willing to give their lives for each other...

This is an emotion that goes beyond ordinary friendship.

Mayumi Haga isn't some saint; since the other party wants to be free, she won't try to persuade them otherwise.

She just felt that if she were to die so easily, having finally obtained this life, it would indeed be a disservice to the person who brought 3904 into this world.

— Die after weeping and properly mourning that person.

Mayumi Haga is quite understanding.

Anyway, 3904 is better off dead than alive if she continues to live like this, and her body doesn't allow her to live in this world, so she should be given a quick death.

All I can say is that I'm grateful for the information they provided.

Mayumi Haga sympathizes with the other person's experience and is quite empathetic, but that doesn't mean she would disregard the other person's wishes and force them to struggle to survive.

“I like it…” 3904 squeezed out broken words from his throat, barely managing to piece together a complete meaning, but then his voice became nasal.

She likes it.

Although he became half-human, a tool for humans to hunt Kaba, and even his past was erased, he now has to fight every day...

...But she also liked the scene of 3905 cursing and swearing as he applied medicine to her after they returned to the dormitory.

Neither of them knew the other's real name, and they had never kissed. Their most intimate act was 3905 carrying her back on his back.

That was a very warm hug.

They embraced each other for warmth, people without a past.

Without family and friends from the past, all that's left is endless fighting and the time spent with each other.

She originally wanted to live on with 3905...

3904 started crying again.

Her personality is indeed weak, quite different from a wolf personality, and she is not capable of being of great use.

3905 would also mercilessly criticize her personality, her problems in battle, her carelessness and lack of attention to her surroundings, her delicate nature and constant crying, and how she could be so outrageous that even ten of them couldn't hold her back.

But no matter what he said, his eyes always held a smile.

3905 also had white hair, but it was much softer, curly, and long, draped over her back. Her eyes were dark red, her skin was darker, and she had a more rounded figure.

Even as 3905 died, he was still cursing.

She cursed 3904:

"Who told you to go there on your own? If it weren't for me, you would have died again."

"If I die, I die. I don't want to live anyway, so why should you risk your life for me?"

“...Listen, 3904, eat me up.”

“If you eat me, you can live, and then…”

3905 fell silent, staring blankly at the sky.

Main text: Chapter 183 Vanishing into the Dark

The time I arranged with 3904 is roughly the evening after tomorrow.

Yuga Mayumi subconsciously twirled her pen, her eyes slightly closed as she pondered how she should bring 3904 out under the noses of several magic users.

To be honest, her feelings were a bit complicated.

If the magical girl Sky Blue hadn't intervened, and she had killed the half-human in the first place, none of this would have happened.

However, 3904 is still under the surveillance of a magic user, so even if he agrees to help end the user's life, the trouble level will increase significantly.

3904 lacked the ability to end his own life.

Once her vital signs drop below dangerous levels, her wolf-like personality will emerge, triggering a self-preservation mechanism to save her life at all costs.

However, the wolf's side can easily harm magic users, since wolf claws can ignore magic shields and directly damage the magical girl's body.

Although wolves are ordered not to harm purebred humans, who can guarantee that they won't struggle desperately when faced with a life-or-death situation?

3904 believes that the "magical girls" and "magicians" in this world are all good people, and she doesn't know what to do if she hurts them because of her own problems.

Fortunately, Mayumi Haga can perfectly solve this problem.

They are not from this world; they don't hesitate to kill, and their understanding of life and death is much deeper than that of people in this world.

Although they had only met twice and talked once, 3904 felt that he could entrust his trust to Mayumi Haga.

Not everyone can bear the weight of killing someone else.

Even if that person did it voluntarily.

Only Mayumi Haga in this world could do that.

Closer to home.

After making a simple agreement, Mayumi Haga returned to her life—after all, she was still a student and had to attend classes.

This incident didn't disrupt her life, nor did the previous events. With finals approaching and having missed many classes due to so many events, Mayumi Haga's studies hadn't fallen too far behind.

When she sits in her seat, chin in hand, lost in thought, what stands out is her seemingly indifferent demeanor.

Suddenly, Mayumi Haga heard conversations from the other end of the classroom.

"Nami-chan, do you know about that?"

"What? Could it be that? You mean that thing that suddenly disappears while walking down the street?"

"It's Shenhui! Shenhui..."

After her physical fitness improved and her ears became more acute, her five senses also improved significantly, especially her hearing and vision, which became incredibly sharp.

She shifted her gaze slightly, following the sound, and found three classmates who had joined the school's paranormal research club, excitedly discussing something together.

...Although she sometimes couldn't understand why, given that there were magical girls and monsters in the world, and logically, supernatural events were likely caused by monsters or magic that had developed self-awareness, these people were still so obsessed with the souls of the dead.

But these people are really obsessed with supernatural events related to ghosts and monsters.

How could there possibly be ghosts or monsters in this world...?

I haven't seen Mayumi Haga even once in all this time.

Calling it a familiar or something similar would be more reasonable.

However, the word "disappeared" still made her subconsciously continue to pay attention to the conversation on the other end.

"Recently, many people have suddenly disappeared; they've probably been vanished into thin air."

"real or fake?"

"They just suddenly disappeared from the surveillance footage! The video showed absolutely no signs of being edited, so they were definitely vanished without a trace."

"I've never heard of it."

"As far as I know, at least three people have gone missing in Miracle City. This can't be fake, right..."

Does Magical Girl Crimson know about this?

"She hasn't shown up for a long time. Lately, it's probably just Iris and that blue magical girl who's been busy."

"...Do you think it's possible that she's also disappeared without a trace?"

"How could that be? That's crimson."

"I don't think the idea of ​​someone disappearing from the world is very real. It's been so long and no magical girl has taken care of it."

"It might not be within the scope of magical girl handling."

"That makes sense. The disappearance was probably done by a monster. Magical girls might not be able to deal with monsters they've never seen before."

...What kind of nonsense is this?

After listening for a while, Mayumi Haga tried to filter out the information she needed. While thinking, she recalled whether the magical girl agency guidelines Terasaki Aya had given her included any content about magical girls managing and investigating these rumors.

Speaking of magical girl agents, it's been a long time since she transformed into a cat to report for duty.

Fortunately, Terasaki Ayasa was quite tolerant of the cat's inconsistent work attitude and didn't try to catch her.

At most, there's worry: "Why doesn't Hui come to eat in the canned food anymore? Is it really that fun outside?"

Mayumi Haga, in her Guardian form, stood to the side and silently looked away.

The fact that she can transform into not only dragons but also other animals is something that few people know so far.

She can also transform into a centaur... but that seems to have a greater visual impact.

Let's put aside the animal subplot for now.

Mayumi Haga recalled the scope of duties for magical girls in her mind and confirmed that it seemed this group would meddle in almost anything.

It seems that they act entirely out of passion, with virtually no restrictions on their actions. In addition, most magical girls are helpful and kind-hearted, so they tend to be quite meddlesome.

I wonder if anyone else has noticed the "disappearance" incident...

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the exclamations of the three members of the paranormal research club who had taken out their phones during lunch break:

"What?! Zhu Liqin has been mysteriously disappeared in public?!"

"Huh? Juri? Is she that idol who's been really popular lately? What happened to her?"

"Look at the news... They disappeared from the stage during rehearsals!"

The three of them huddled together, watching the video that had been uploaded to the internet and was rapidly gaining popularity.

In the video, the blue-haired idol girl is still checking her position on stage, but suddenly seems to see something strange, and looks up with an incredulous expression.

Then, she was completely erased from the screen, disappearing without a trace in just one frame.

The next second, the cameraman didn't even realize what had happened and continued filming, but the backup dancers around the blue idol suddenly erupted into chaos.

The camera started shaking violently and suddenly became noisy, but if you looked closely, you could see that after a brief moment of stunned silence, the people on and off the stage began to panic, and some even rushed onto the stage to check.

That's the end of the video.

After watching the video, Mayumi Haga put her phone away, just as she heard Ayasa Terasaki urgently contacting Hitomi Tono and Yuri Takajo:

[Sky Blue and 3904 have disappeared! Crimson and Iris, please reply upon receipt!]

Text: Chapter 184 The Missing Mayumi Haga

The two people who suddenly disappeared were both people close to them; one was a visitor from another world, and the other was even a colleague... Naturally, the magical girls immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Based on the information currently available about the disappearance of spirits, by filtering out the exaggerated parts in urban legend forums that are obviously rumors and sensationalism, we can deduce the patterns of the disappearance of spirits.

First, there's the time period.

The vast majority of stories about disappearing into the shadows take place at dusk.

It is said that non-natural things become active at this time, the concentration of magic in the air increases, and it is easier to attract those [monsters] that are lurking in the dark.

This statement is correct.

The concentration and activity of magic in the air do indeed reach their first peak of the day around sunset.

Secondly, disappearances often occur on deserted roads or in some corner.

This also aligns with the habits of monster hunting.