Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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"A full thirty years."

She tilted her head.

"I'm so sorry to you all."

The notes remained cheerful, and the audience, swaying to the music, failed to notice the performer's inner turmoil.

"..." Mu lowered his head, trying to steady himself.

Bathed in the music, time seemed to speed up, slipping away unnoticed.

“But Chu Hua wasn’t wrong either,” Xiangzi continued. “I’ve come this far because everyone didn’t give up on me, didn’t give up on this world. I’m not carrying this burden alone. The word ‘future’ is something we all share.”

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"Once a decision is made, it won't be changed."

On the third basement level, Del entered his private research room and fell silent, staring at a long, rectangular object wrapped in thick cloth.

She looked at the long, narrow object with a slight tremor.

“Be brave, Del, this is what you should be doing.”

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Before I knew it, the simulated sky had changed to look like it was at dawn.

Xiangzi stood in front of the revolving door, which had already been adjusted, and put on his black protective suit.

“The item will be delivered later, so it will have been there for a long time for you. Just go to the designated place to look for it,” Del said.

"Yeah." Xiangzi nodded.

“For thirty years, you will be stuck on the other side. The whole world will be your opposite, there will be no one to communicate with, and you will become the loneliest person in the world, both psychologically and physically.” Del frowned, his lips trembling. “How do you plan to endure such loneliness?”

"Just hang in there, it'll pass." Xiangzi gave a bitter smile. "I've survived thousands of cycles of reincarnation, so thirty years is nothing."

Is that really the case?

"..." Xiangzi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Then, she suddenly remembered something, took something out of the Soul Gem's storage space, and handed it to Flame.

"I almost forgot to return the things you lent me."

"Don't rush to return it to me. You can return it when you come back." Yan said with a smile. "Senior, do you remember what I told you before you left? At that time, I didn't understand why, but thirty years later, the moment I saw this revolving door, I understood."

"Before leaving..."

Xiangzi murmured.

At that moment, Flame told herself that someone else had activated... time stop.

"You mean—"

"What has happened has happened." Flame winked mysteriously. "As long as it's related to the other side, this statement will always be true."

"I think I understand." Xiangzi smiled the same way and put the small round shield away.

At this moment.

The elevator that went straight to the ground made a sound, and a dark figure walked backward out of the elevator lobby.

"It seems the time is almost up." Xiangzi watched the figure gradually approach the revolving door and finally took a deep breath.

Thirty years have passed since I stepped through this door.

She was ready.

The Tale of Transcendence: Stars and Us: Chapter 825 Diary

[Year 1 Day 1: Sunny]

This is my first day on the other side. Due to limited resources, I must find a safe place to settle down and spend the next thirty years.

This diary is used to record the time I was absent, and also as a way to pass the time.

The safe house was located in a basement on the outskirts of Reed Plain, a particularly remote area where the damage was not severe.

I'm now in a safe house, a basement, which uses the same technology as my work suit. I don't need oxygen tanks, but other life support supplies still need to be provided by this side.

The supplies were sent from the future. According to the logic of the other side, if I am the first to enter the other side, then the subsequent supplies will have arrived long before I did. For the next thirty years, I only need to go out once a week, find the pre-arranged location, and collect the supplies to survive, and I can live a peaceful life.

To be honest, the environment was actually quite nice. It was small but had everything you needed, including a bookshelf for passing the time and a piano. I didn't ask them for these things; they must have added them on their own.

Honestly, are you trying to keep me from getting bored by making all this unnecessary noise?

But it still warms my heart to be cared for.

[Year 1, Day 15 Weather unknown]

The fifteenth day was actually no different from the first day.

I've become a complete homebody... Okay, I admit I was even more of a homebody for a while, but now I really feel like I'm going to get moldy from being so bored.

Reading books and playing the piano are the only ways I've passed the time these past fifteen days.

It's only been fifteen days; there's still a long way to go.

Toyokawa Shoko, you need to learn to get used to it.

[Year 1, Day 45 Weather unknown]

So bored, I'll play the piano.

[Year 1, Day 80 Weather unknown]

So bored, I'll play the piano.

[Year 1, Day 115 Weather unknown]

So bored, I'll play the piano.

[Year 1, Day 225 Weather unknown]

Toyokawa Shoko, you can't stay in this little room any longer. Go out and see the world, even if it's a world against the current, you can experience it a little.

[Year 1, Day 226 Weather unknown]

It's so boring outside, so I'll keep playing the piano.

[Year 1, Day 365: Sunny]

Today is the last day of the first year, and also the time to replenish supplies. I went up to the surface. The feeling of going against time is not good. Even though I have tried it many times, I am still not used to it. Only when I am in my room can I barely forget that I am on the other side.

I received the supplies everyone gave me, and there was also a letter inside. The handwriting was clearly Mu's.

In her letter, she said that everything would be fine in the future, and that the follow-up supplies had been successfully arranged, so I shouldn't worry.

My heart feels warm.

Even if people are not at the same time, they can still communicate in this way.

A year later, I have come to understand the meaning of the phrase "I am not the only one bearing this burden" even more deeply.

[Year 2, Day 1 Weather unknown]

For me, this is the first day of the second year, which is equivalent to New Year's Day.

So I wish myself a Happy New Year!

[Year 2, Day 45, Weather: Rain]

I went outside today and saw that it was raining, so I found a place to shelter and watch the rain.

Rain falls towards the sky. Rain falling against the current has a unique charm.

[Year 3, Day 1 Weather unknown]

Happy New Year this year too!

[Year 4, Day 1 Weather unknown]

The same goes for this year!

[Year 5, Day 1 Weather unknown]

This year... is the same.

The time spent in the safe house, each of the more than seven thousand reincarnations, was different. I was still too naive, forgetting that I only regained all my memories at the very end of each reincarnation, forgetting that each reincarnation was extremely intense—in other words, fulfilling.

Life in the safe house was unfulfilling.

It seems like time has been wasted.

But there's no way I can stay away for too long.

[Year 6, Day 1 Weather unknown]

It seems I accidentally slept all day and missed the New Year.

But it doesn't really matter. Happy New Year to myself.

[Year 7 Day Weather Unknown]

A year has passed so quickly.

It feels like I've been sleeping in my room for a whole year, and I'm kind of back to my most decadent period.

Fortunately, she eventually woke up.

However, time has indeed flown by much faster, and it doesn't seem as difficult to pass as before.

Is this a good thing?

[Year 8, Day 301 Weather unknown]

I started trying to write novels.

Imagine a world where there are no magical girls, and everyone is just an ordinary person. What would that world be like?

[Year 10, Day 100 Weather unknown]

The 100th day of the tenth year is a memorable day.

I've composed quite a few pieces recently, and I've been carrying them with me. I hope to have the opportunity to release them someday. Also, they actually prepared a piano maintenance manual and equipment for me—did they know I'd break the piano?

So considerate.

[Year 15, Day 20 Weather: Thunderstorms]

There was a huge commotion outside, like the sky was falling and the earth was cracking. But I didn't dare go too far from the safe house, so I didn't know what was happening.

It must have been that battle.

That battle was devastating, and it nearly sank this land into the sea.

I felt really bad that I couldn't help at that moment.

However, I seemed to sense a very familiar magic.

[Year 20, Day 1: Sunny]

Since that earth-shattering battle five years ago, the commotion outside has become increasingly frequent, and I should now be back in the most intense period of the war.

Going out to retrieve supplies has become difficult, and one must be careful to avoid combat.

However, the location they chose was really good. The area around the safe house is always so safe, and retrieving supplies is basically effortless, just like before.

Mu's letter was still included in the supplies as always. Although it was a bit routine, I was already very satisfied to be able to see her handwriting.

Although, I seem to have forgotten what Mu's face looked like.

[Year 25, Day 1: Sunny]

happy New Year!

Ah, actually, it's not appropriate to say such things during a time of frequent warfare.

But for me, it means that day is getting closer, and the thought of it makes me incredibly excited.

Time flies so fast; so much time has passed in the blink of an eye.

[Year 30, Day 1: Sunny]

This is the final year; there are exactly 365 days left until we return to this shore.