Uplifting Journey

On the top of the landmark twin towers, on the edge of the spacious and bright viewing platform, a girl with a long black and straight hair, Xiao Meiyan, is leaning on the railing to overlook this familiar yet unfamiliar city.

The girl with a trace of confusion in her eyes seemed to see countless phantoms of herself in the city. These phantoms hurriedly ran between the lanes and rooftops, busy in various important institutions and buildings of the city.

The constant flow of people brought by famous scenic spots can't make the girl feel the warmth of gathering together. An air of independence from the world always surrounds her, separating her from the daily life of the lively crowd——

The sound of continuous and violent explosions, the groaning of distorted towers, and the roar of collapsing buildings

The girl holding on to the railing was surrounded by the painful cry of the tower as it entered the end, and the illusion that the building was tearing and collapsing made her legs tremble slightly.

A gigantic doll standing upside down and fixed on a gear continuously emits a sound that seems to be smirking or weeping, stirring up the clouds and creating a storm against the continuous flames and the wreckage of the city.

In the slit between daily life and doomsday, the immature fourteen-year-old girl is in a trance and at a loss for what to do.

——What is the so-called “I”? Can everything experienced by myself in other worldlines and timelines be regarded as a part of my life?

Xiao Meiyan, who traced her hallucination all the way here, looked sideways at another tall tower next door.

The inexplicable familiar feeling made her subconsciously outline the load-bearing structure of the entire tower, and her eyes couldn't help wandering for a while at several key blasting points that determined the direction of the tower's collapse.

Even the best experts in the industry probably don't know how to destroy the city's landmarks better than her.

This strong sense of sight and instinct has become more and more obvious since the day I stayed at Madoka's house as a guest

The rest of me, what kind of emotion did I do so many terrible things? Who am I fighting?

Staring blankly at the purple diamond-shaped gemstone on the back of her left hand for a while, Xiao Meiyan raised her head to look at the looming upside-down doll in the sky, at the rising mushroom cloud, at the world wound tearing apart the sky, feeling in her heart The taste is complicated and unspeakable.

In some moments, she even had the idea of ​​destroying everything in the world to get rid of all grief and depression.

Just the influence of other self-perceived information fragments makes it difficult for her to distinguish between reality and fantasy, and deeply affects her spirit. If she really comes into contact with the deep memories and emotions of other selves, what will she look like?

...by that time, will I still be me? After muttering, Xiao Meiyan showed a wry smile on her face——

Compared with those selves with strong spiritual will in the illusion, the current self is just a weak existence that has just got rid of introverted, autistic, and sickly attributes. If the two of them come into contact with each other, she will probably be defeated in an instant.

It can even be said that the hallucinations she feels now, the strange sense of peace constantly surging in her heart, is the result of her gradually retreating and being eroded by other selves.

At this moment, the white Chubby got out from an unknown corner, jumped up the railing and walked to Xiao Meiyan's hand.

About the definition of 'I', every intelligent life is different. Chubby, who was squatting on the railing, looked at the girl who was whispering before, For us incubators, the so-called 'I' It’s a set of complex and solid logic algorithms, so a body like mine is insignificant at all, just die and replace it.”

After a pause, Chubby continued to say to the girl who looked over: You are gradually approaching the state of Sakura Kyoko, but unlike her who relies on psychic power to forcibly restrain herself, the process of your contacting other selves , the moderation is somewhat abnormal.

Based on your awakened time magic, it's not surprising that you spontaneously evolved in this direction and instinctively discovered the true power of a magical girl, but the reason behind this smooth and gentle mining process is worth thinking about.

Xiao Meiyan was in a daze for a moment, and then she sighed inexplicably: Perhaps, it's because some 'I' have gotten used to and adapted to this change.

Under Chubby's suspicious gaze, Xiao Meiyan was silent for a while, then changed the subject and asked: Sakura Kyoko, should I ask her senior about my phenomenon? But she seems to have a great deal of affection for me. You seem to be prejudiced, Chubby, you must know why, right?

This question is related to the safety of the world itself that I didn't say before. You will always know in the future.

Chubby avoided the girl's question, and then said to her: It's okay to accept the support of Sakura Kyoko's ability, but it's actually unnecessary to ask her for advice—because her success is also unknown, more is' I think, therefore I am' that kind of forced coverage of idealistic cognition. The changes in you are quite different from hers, and the starting point is also different. It is not meaningful to refer to her process.

In my opinion, if you follow your instincts and let go of your worries and restrictions, you should be able to complete the transformation process smoothly. The only difficulty is how to maintain a clear self-awareness during this process. You have to think about it carefully. What's most important to 'you'—”

Chubby looked at the girl, and said pointedly: The wish and the magic born when transforming the magical girl are the core of all self-containment. What you need is to review and examine your own self repeatedly. The original intention is to continuously strengthen the original intention to resonate with other selves.

——The first wish?

Xiao Meiyan looked at the back of her left hand, the soul gem obtained after becoming a magical girl faintly exuded a mysterious purple halo, then she raised her head and looked at the distance of the city, her eyes stayed at the detached house of Kamu's family for a long time .

In a trance, she seemed to see another scene where she wiped away her tears and made a wish standing in the ruins of the city soaked by the broken embankment.

Xiaoyuan. After murmuring silently, Xiao Meiyan took a deep breath, throwing away the confusion caused by hallucinations and self-cognition confusion in her heart-no matter what, she couldn't protect Madoka. Let yourself become a witch who may hurt Madoka, and it is not okay to stop because of various concerns.

As if she had found the signpost of life, after the girl made up her mind, the impact of the strong sense of sight and the ensuing visual and auditory hallucinations that bothered her was suddenly reduced a lot.

Instead, there was a burst of calm emotions buried with heavy sadness, and pieces of unforgettable memory fragments.

Chubby's eyes fell from the girl's face to her hand holding the railing, and in an instant, he saw a kaleidoscope-like magnificence of color flashing through the soul gem on the back of the girl's left hand.

In Ba Mami's apartment, next to the blond senior who was teaching two girls who were sitting like babies, Wen Wen and Sakura Kyoko, who had always maintained a secret connection through Chubby, looked at each other in unison.

Ah, that's enough

There will be follow-up matters with relatives tomorrow. Just use it as an excuse to go on vacation.

It’s good not to have the perfect attendance award, and you can play for several more days a month, hehe, salty fish face.