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Chapter 4: I ended up rejecting it

To be honest, I couldn’t believe it.

A Magical Girl, a protector of love and peace,

Claiming to love me, someone who once sought the destruction of the world?


Even in a normal relationship, such words were difficult to say.

Yet, Happy threw them out so easily.


That’s why they felt so heavy.


The emotions blooming on her face as she drew closer began to crush me.

The shock of it all emptied my mind once again.


But this time, I didn’t fall into confusion.

Or maybe, even confusion itself had retreated—unable to process this situation.


Either way, it was a blessing.

I amplified the tiny bit of reason I had left—

Clung to the only thought that still remained in my head.


Completely unaware that this thought would lead me to the most humiliating conclusion imaginable.


If I want to survive, I have to accept Happy’s love.


As someone who abandoned the title of Darkmoon’s Queen, that’s the only way.


Forget the past.


No.


What the hell am I thinking?


Accept Happy’s love?

Me?


I, who was killed by her 131 times?


But even so—

I wouldn’t surrender to this miserable fate.


The moment my pathetic mental state reached its lowest depths,

I regained my cold rationality.


A habit learned from dying over and over in the Quest Jewel’s cycle.


Only now, in my 132nd life, had my mind rotted with emptiness and regret.

But before that—

I hated Happy.

No—I despised her.

More than that—

I saw her as a foe I had to defeat.


And that feeling—

Had been burned into me for so long that I could recall it instantly.


So that’s what I did.


Next time, I’ll defeat Magical Girl Happy.


Next time, I’ll defeat her.


Next time—


No.


There is no next time.


It’s the same this time, too.


Onto the blank canvas of my calm rationality,

I splattered the paint of fury.


Even without the Quest Jewel’s revival,

I still wanted her as my enemy.


Because the cause of all this hadn’t changed.


Happy was still a Magical Girl

And she still came to find me.


She cast magic when she saw me searching for water.

She tried to control me.


Not even the shocking weight of the word “love” could hide that truth.


No—it was because she used that word that I doubted her even more.

That’s why I could so quickly recall what our relationship had always been.


“Sis, please accept my feelings.”


Happy slowly reached out to touch my shoulder.

Her body pressed closer, trying to wrap me in an embrace.


It was only then—

That I finally hardened my resolve and looked at Happy properly.


Did she really think I would accept her love?


Not a chance.


Instead, I felt disgusted

That she could see through me so completely.


The stench of her emotions poisoned my breath.


I had to escape from her grasp.


As soon as my plan was set, I acted without hesitation.


“…Oh.”


“Huh?”


“I hate this!”


Kyahhh!


I shoved Happy away with all my strength.


Since she had deactivated her transformation,

She couldn’t block my resistance as easily.


She collapsed onto the floor in an unsightly heap,

But I didn’t care.


I immediately sprang up and snatched her staff before she could transform again.


“Ugh!”


The moment I grabbed it, a blinding light erupted.


The pain was worse than when I had been bound by her light whips.


But compared to everything else she had put me through

It was bearable.


Clenching my teeth to stifle my screams,

I kicked open the door and ran.


SIS!


SLAM!


This can’t be happening…!


As I sprinted down the apartment corridor toward the stairs,

A deafening explosion roared from my room.


I turned my head—

And saw Happy, casting magic without her staff.


If there was one small mercy

It was that this seemed to be her first time doing it.


Too much light surged from her body—

She couldn’t control her speed,

And slammed into the wall with a heavy crash.


Sis…! Don’t run away!


Her body had taken damage too.


Blood spilled from her mouth,

Her dislocated left arm swung unnaturally.


Even her voice was clogged with debris

Bits of shattered concrete stuck in her throat.


You promised you’d keep looking at me!


I NEVER SAID THAT!


…What?


Her eyes—

Were still shrouded in darkness.


The last thing I saw before I threw myself down the stairs—

Was a creature that looked nothing like a Magical Girl.


A monster.


Damn it…! Damn it all!


Unable to hold back my curses,

I leaped down half a flight of stairs at once.


That’s when I spotted it—

A plastic water bottle, left in the corner as an ashtray substitute.


It was filled with cigarette butts,

The stench of tar burned my nostrils.


I didn’t care.


Water is water.


I grabbed the bottle, splashed the foul liquid onto my hands—

And threw myself through the window, escaping the apartment.


“Ugh…!”


Water was water

But filth was filth.


I couldn’t fully absorb the impact of jumping from the sixth floor.


A sharp pain jolted through my spine,

My legs buckled, unable to move.


Desperately, I tried to stand up.


SIS!!!

Just as time seemed to slow, Happy leaped out of the window after me.

The moment I saw her following me down,

I forgot all my pain.

I forced myself to move

To keep running—

To escape.


BANG!


Once again, Happy couldn’t absorb the impact properly.

She managed to stand up immediately,

But she staggered like a zombie.


This was my chance.


Without spending another second looking at her,

I sprinted toward my intended destination.


No matter how much I wanted to live a normal life,

I was still the former Queen of Darkmoon.

That past would never change.

And I knew that.


I had already planned my countermeasures

For the moment a Magical Girl came after me.


Of course, my first plan

Stockpiling water in my room—

Had already failed before I could even try it.


So now, I bet everything on my second plan.


I ran without stopping

Straight toward the lake next to the apartment.


That’s when I noticed something strange.


Ever since Happy broke down my door

I hadn’t seen a single person.


It was as if she had cast a spell

That created an entirely separate dimension.


And when I thought about it more deeply…

She shouldn’t have been able to cast magic without her staff.


In this timeline, that was impossible.


To use that kind of power, she would have needed to experience three sorrows.

The sorrow of being too weak to defeat her enemies.

The sorrow of losing a companion.

And lastly—

The sorrow of South Korea’s destruction.


But this Happy…

She already had the power that should only come after overcoming those sorrows.


SIS!!!!!!!


There was no time to question it.


Happy had recovered and was chasing me down.


I clenched my teeth and focused on running.


As I ran, I felt the burning pain in my hands intensify.

I had lost all sensation in my fingers.

The pain was so unbearable that I dropped the staff.


But I didn’t care.

I was only five steps away from the lake.


Instead of regret, I felt a twisted sense of relief

As if I had been freed from the pain of holding it.


I need to escape to another country.


No—

I’ll hide in the Mariana Trench until she forgets me.


With the flow of water, I can go anywhere.


At least—

That’s what I believed.


Don’t go.


Just before I threw myself into the lake,

I heard Happy’s voice.


She had retrieved her staff.

She had transformed again.


If you come back to me now…

I’ll forget everything that happened today.


Her eyes were filled with sadness.


She was even crying.


I won’t blame you

For running away from me

For forgetting you said you’d look only at me.

I won’t blame you for any of it.


I had seen this scene countless times before.

There was no guilt in me.


Instead, there was only one thought.


Are you seriously crying…

Because I rejected your confession?


And how did you even overcome that sorrow?


So please, don’t go into the lake.


Stop thinking, Yeres.


Focus on escaping.


I refuse.


SPLASH.


The moment I hit the water,

I spread my arms and tried to read the flow.


That’s when the real problem began.


The flow started fading.


The light from Happy’s staff was killing the water itself.


She was faster than I was.

She was cutting off my escape before I could even find my way.


And worse—

There was still one more nightmare waiting for me.


Come out.


Glowing letters appeared in the water before my eyes.


The sorrow she felt right now—

The pain of being rejected by me

Was so deep and overwhelming that it had made her the strongest Magical Girl.


There was no other way she could have found me in the water.


Come out.


I refused to believe it.


I sank deeper into the lake,

Hiding at the very bottom.


Luckily, it worked.


The blinking letters appeared far away from my position.


All I had to do was cast a spell

And burst out of the lake at full speed.


Then it would be over.


Come out.


As I looked at the distant glowing letters,

I prepared to cast my spell.


But then—


Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out.


Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out.


Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out.


Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out.


Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out. Come out.


The inside of the lake was now completely filled

With words written by Happy.


The love and madness within them broke my breath.

Bubbles spilled from my lips.


Found you.


As the countless words vanished,

A single ominous sentence appeared in front of me.


I’m coming to you.


SPLASH.


Another ominous sound echoed through the water.


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Derek
Derek
1 month ago

Insanity

pe551
1 month ago

Sis day are numbered!
Thanks for the chapter!

Kzalca
Kzalca
27 days ago

She fucked up… you never reject a yandere and run away from them. They’ll always find you especially when they’re the strongest magical girl…

Thanks for the chapter!