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For a brief moment, there was chaos.
And honestly, if I could have ignored it, I would have.
But the incident with Happy’s mother had shaken both of us.
Starting with Happy—
As she buried herself into my arms without saying a word,
I took the opportunity to sort through my tangled thoughts.
Of course, it wasn’t like I could confirm anything with her directly,
So these were just guesses.
But there was one thing I was sure of—
Happy was completely dominated by her mother.
That was strange, wasn’t it?
This was the same Happy—
The girl who had tortured me both physically and mentally,
The girl who had broken me down to the point of surrender.
And yet, in front of her own mother,
She couldn’t even talk back.
Seeing that pathetic side of her—
It gave me an unexplainable sense of satisfaction.
And then there was Lunt’s claim—
That this was why Happy couldn’t quit being a magical girl.
Honestly?
I didn’t get it.
It felt like he was forcing two completely separate ideas together.
I wondered if I was just grasping at straws,
Desperately trying to escape Happy’s obsession by latching onto anything.
But at the same time…
I didn’t want to ignore my gut feeling.
Because there was no doubt—
Happy was shaken.
For the first time,
When she finally let go of me and looked me in the eye,
Her face was filled with nothing but fear.
For the past two days—
Yes, two.
It was already past 2 AM, so the date had changed.
(That didn’t really matter, but I refused to let myself think I had lost in just one day.)
For the past two days,
I had only seen Happy twist her love into obsession,
Forcing it onto me.
But now?
She was wearing my expression.
The same fear I had felt under her control—
She had felt it too because of her mother.
Maybe…
Maybe her mother expected something from Park Hyun-seo.
Maybe that’s why she pressured her so much.
But what does that have to do with her being unable to quit as a magical girl?
“Sis.”
Her voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
“Pet my head.”
…It was time to stop thinking.
Once again, I had to become her puppet.
I ran my fingers through her hair.
As she sighed in contentment,
I felt nothing but disgust.
You might not remember—
But I’ve died to you 131 times.
I will never love you.
As I steeled myself,
Happy also seemed to recover.
She shook off the emotions that had been weighing her down.
Unlike me,
Who was still choking under her control,
She had escaped her own chains with ease.
Or maybe,
She loved me so much that it gave her the strength to move past it.
After tapping her cheeks twice, she turned to Lunt.
“That’s enough for today, Lunt.”
“…Fine.”
The air between them grew even sharper than when they had fought in the bathroom.
Lunt, realizing that pushing her any further would be dangerous, backed off.
There was only one thing left to do tonight.
Sleep.
“You’re tired, aren’t you?
Let’s go to bed.”
Happy stood up first, then reached out her hand to me.
I didn’t want to take it.
But I knew better than to refuse.
Ever since she kidnapped me,
I had learned what resistance would bring.
So I took her hand.
With nothing but underwear on,
I let her pull me up.
Three steps forward,
And my legs hit the bedframe.
I stared at the mattress like a trapped insect,
Realizing I had nowhere left to go.
If I collapsed forward,
It would be over.
But a small part of me—
The last remaining scrap of my pride—
Refused to let me just lay down.
Was there really no way out of this hell?
…Not right now.
No.
There is a way.
It’s too risky.
I don’t care.
I want to escape this hell.
For the first time,
A thought in my mind fought back.
I lowered myself onto the bed,
Just to keep up the act.
But when I looked up—
Happy was watching me.
She wasn’t blushing.
She wasn’t flustered.
She wasn’t nervous.
She just calmly slid in beside me.
Then,
She pressed her face against my chest.
A wave of nausea hit me so violently,
I nearly shoved her off by instinct.
Why can’t you quit being a magical girl?
Why do you love me?
The questions still floated in my head,
Tickling at my thoughts.
Even if I found the answers,
I would never accept Happy’s love.
And yet…
Pathetically,
Underneath all the abuse,
A part of me started to accept this.
I had no reason to.
But I did.
If I was going to escape,
I needed to play along.
So, with trembling hands,
I did the one thing that would make her drop her guard.
I slowly wrapped my arms around her.
Her eyes widened in surprise.
She lifted her head slightly, blinking at me.
“…So Sis is starting to love me.”
For a moment—
Just one moment—
I almost let go.
You didn’t teach me love.
You broke me.
You tortured me until I had no choice but to be like this.
I swallowed the words down,
Forcing my body to stay still.
But I was shaking.
I could feel her noticing.
She nodded, as if understanding.
“You still hate me more than you love me.”
No.
I will never love you.
She hadn’t completely figured it out.
Or maybe,
She had just twisted reality into something she wanted to believe.
Either way,
I didn’t want to push her further.
“Let’s just sleep like this tonight.”
She turned,
Tightly holding onto my arm,
Forcing me to embrace her.
And as her heat spread into my skin,
I realized—
She was burning hot.
The heat of her body felt like it would burn me alive.
I wanted to pull away.
But I knew better.
If I did—
Happy would start again.
She would hurt me again.
She would make me suffer again.
“Goodnight, Sis.”
With those words, Happy closed her eyes.
Maybe it was because she felt safe in my arms.
Maybe today had been exhausting for her.
Or maybe, she just had a strict habit of sleeping at this hour.
Whatever the reason, she fell asleep quickly.
But I, on the other hand—
I couldn’t sleep at all.
The past two days had been too much.
Every moment, every new horror, replayed in my mind.
After about 30 minutes,
I intentionally shifted my body, testing to see if she was truly asleep.
“If she’s asleep, stop moving. You’re making me dizzy.”
Lunt’s voice cut through the silence.
Clicking his tongue like an irritated human,
He watched me, unimpressed.
At his words,
I slowly let go of Happy.
She didn’t wake up.
So I sat up, finally pulling away from her.
“You really hate her, huh?”
Lunt nodded as if he understood completely.
“With everything she’s done to you today,
I guess that makes sense.”
Half right, half wrong.
Yes, I hated Happy.
But that wasn’t why I was doing this.
Because just a moment ago,
I found a way to escape.
Of course, it wasn’t something I could do alone.
I needed Lunt.
Even if he hated me as a magical girl’s enemy—
Right now, he was the only way out.
“…Lunt.”
The moment I spoke his name,
Lunt’s expression twisted in disgust.
He really wasn’t acting like a cat at all.
“Don’t call me that.
We’re not friends.”
I ignored him.
And instead, I asked a simple question.
“Are you going to report this to the Management Bureau?”
Lunt’s eyes widened.
“…How do you know about that?”
I didn’t bother answering.
Of course, I knew.
I had died to Happy 131 times.
There was no way I wouldn’t know.
The Darkmoon Organization was not the only villainous group.
Before Darkmoon,
After Darkmoon,
Magical girls had always fought against evil forces.
And to deal with us,
They had a bureau that monitored magical girls.
And I knew exactly what happened to magical girls
who collaborated with enemies.
“If they find out Happy loves me—
You know what happens next.”
“…They’d erase all her memories as a magical girl.”
“And you?
You’d be dead.”
“I wouldn’t die.”
“Oh, really?
Losing all your memories, becoming just another stray cat—
That’s not death?”
“…Even if that happened,
At least you would be gone.
That’s good enough.”
Tch.
More stubborn than I expected.
But it wasn’t impossible.
Because deep down,
Lunt feared death.
The way his ears twitched,
The way his tail stiffened—
I had seen it all before.
So I pressed on.
“I have a better idea.”
“I don’t make deals with villains—”
“If I disappear, it’s over.
Isn’t that what you want?”
“You’re saying… you’ll run away?”
“I won’t go back to Darkmoon.
And I won’t let Happy find me, either.”
“…Why?”
“What’s so weird about that?”
“Don’t you want revenge?”
There it was.
He was interested now.
Just a little more.
Just a little more, and I could get him on my side.
“I just… want to live normally.
I don’t want to be chained down anymore—”
“Sis.”
…Damn it.
I froze.
Happy was awake.
And she was furious.
What did I tell myself?
I should have stayed quiet.
I should have waited.
Damn it.
Damn it.
Damn it.
This was all Lunt’s fault.
He set me up.
Everything—
Even their argument in the bathroom—
It was all just to trap me.
I started shaking.
From fear,
From rage,
From the sheer despair of realizing—
Nothing was going my way.
“You…
You tried to turn Lunt against me?”
Her voice was dangerously low.
“You really thought I was keeping you captive?”
Lunt, despite his usual arrogance,
Was just as shocked as me.
He didn’t know she was still awake.
His ears flattened,
His tail stilled,
And for the first time today,
He looked genuinely nervous.
Our eyes met.
His gaze screamed:
“We’re screwed.”
He sighed.
Then, as if giving up, he muttered—
“…I told you, Happy.
You should have killed her when you had the chance.”
“No.”
“No?”
“This isn’t about that.”
Happy shook her head, her gaze locking onto mine.
And I could see it—
The moment she decided what to do with me.
“I just…
Haven’t loved Sis enough yet.”
Crack.
Pain exploded through my right hand.
My fingers twisted unnaturally.
I bit down a scream,
My vision blurring from the sheer agony.
A bone.
A bone had snapped.
I knew this pain.
I had felt it before.
And I knew it wasn’t over yet.
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