Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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"Ah."

"Xiao Xiang really is—" Deng gritted her teeth and continued, "Can you take me with you? I want to go find them too."

woo-

Cars sped past on the road beside them, the strong smell of gasoline filling their nostrils, the roar of engines drowning out their breath and heartbeats. The streetlights shone in from outside the alley, only a little bit falling on them.

In the dim light, Chu Hua looked into the lamp's eyes, as if it were interrogating her, asking if she really wanted to do this.

The lamp raised its head and looked at the magical girl who was much taller than itself, staring into her eyes without flinching.

a long time.

Chu Hua looked into Deng's amber eyes and said.

“No,” she said. “It’s too dangerous. I can’t take you on this risk.”

"I don't care! As long as I can find Aine and Su Shi—"

"You may not care about yourself, but there are many people who do." Chu Hua's voice was still gentle, but it carried an undeniable tone. "The people you're willing to risk danger to find are the ones who care about you the most."

"..."

"...Let me tell you a story." Chu Hua sighed softly. "Once upon a time, there was a father and son who were searching for treasure. They obtained two treasure maps, each containing different dangers. To prevent his son from falling into danger, the father set off alone and never returned. The son, also to prevent his father from falling into danger, embarked on a journey to find another treasure at the same time, and in the end, he too never returned."

Chu Hua said.

"If they could have a proper talk and choose the same path together, perhaps they could both survive."

Why say all this...?

"Sometimes everyone thinks they are doing it for the other person's own good, but it ends up in the worst possible way."

“They are like the father in that story, who has embarked on a path of no return.” Chu Hua crossed her arms. “If you rashly join us, you may very well end up like the son in the story, dying silently in another place.”

"So why not wait patiently and give me, give Xiaoxiang a chance? She will help you bring them back."

She blinked and put on the sunglasses from her collar again.

"If you have something on your mind, you need the opportunity to say it, right?"

The lamp remained silent.

"I have to go. Don't follow me this time." Chu Hua turned around and said goodbye to Deng before leaving. "See you later."

Before leaving, she turned back and smiled at the lamp.

"Trust Xiao Xiang, it's definitely possible. I guarantee they'll be standing in front of you completely intact in the end."

The Tale of the Lost: The Lost Child - Chapter 331 The Interesting Girl

Did it fail again?

The lamp watched Chu Hua walk away until she disappeared from sight.

Chu Hua is absolutely right. Rushing forward could lead to completely undesirable results. Even if you stop standing still and choose to move forward, it doesn't guarantee success; on the contrary, you might lose even more.

From the most rational perspective, the lamp cannot find a single reason to refute it.

Doing nothing and waiting here for Xiangzi's good news is definitely the best choice. Even if the final result is not as desired, you won't lose much more.

Deng pursed her lips, walked silently forward with her head down, as if the bustling traffic around her was from a completely different world.

"...There's no going back now." She muttered to herself as she walked.

She has stood aside countless times when everyone is in danger.

She has gradually drifted away from everyone.

If this continues and nothing is done, even if Aine and the others return, what will I have left to convey?

Not wanting to be an outsider, even if it meant being a moth drawn to a flame, she was determined to break through the lampshade that obscured the light and rush towards the flames that she knew would consume her completely.

But now that I've made up my mind, how do I put it into practice?

No one was willing to help me, and I had no clue what to do. Having determination alone wasn't enough...

Deng tightened his grip on the notebook in his arms.

meow~

Just then, she heard a meowing sound coming from the bushes beside her.

rustle~

A chubby, long-haired calico cat, resembling a seaweed and pork floss bun, darted out of the bushes and rubbed against the lamp's feet.

"cat?"

The lamp stopped and looked at the fluffy calico.

meow~

The calico cat rubbed against her feet again, tilted its head back, and let out a sweet meow.

Deng bent down, intending to pet the calico cat's head, but halfway through his hand, a white, equally fluffy head took its place.

"what."

The lamp gasped softly.

"Lena."

It was that magical girl who had been hanging out with them for a while, always appearing and disappearing mysteriously, and whose words and actions were like a cat's. She had obviously followed the calico cat all the way here, appearing in the same direction as the calico cat, and she even had two leaves on her head.

Lena squatted down and hugged the calico cat before the lamp could reach her. As she stood up, she bumped into the lamp's hand.

Deng unconsciously ruffled Lena's hair.

Lena squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

"How did you end up here?" the lamp asked softly.

Lenai and Lixi go to the same middle school, but it is said that she is also elusive and can appear anywhere in the school at any time. Sometimes she is in a tree, sometimes on the roof, sometimes... In short, she is no different from a cat.

When she takes on missions to defeat witches, she comes and goes as she pleases, without asking for any payment, which makes Lixi never dare to include her in the manpower budget.

They said they could come whenever they wanted, but after Su Shi cut off all contact with them, Le Nai disappeared without leaving a word. It wasn't until they were on the String Ship, in a closed environment, and encountered such a big event, that they met again.

Of course, after returning to the Reed Plains, Lena disappeared without a trace again.

I have no idea what she does all day or how she maintains her soul gem.

Seeing that Lena was enjoying being touched and even rubbing against her palm, making the same purring sound as the calico cat lying in her arms, Deng's expression became complicated again.

Ryuna is also a magical girl... Why did she become a magical girl, and what kind of wish did she make?

“Ryuna, you…” Lamp lowered her eyes, “When you became a magical girl…”

"—Dengdeng." Le Nai suddenly opened her eyes, her heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one gold, looking at Deng. "I heard what you just said."

"Eh?"

“I know where Aine is.” Lena hugged the calico cat, raised its paw, and waved it at Aine.

She was interrupted before she could finish speaking, but Deng showed no displeasure, because her attention was completely drawn to Lena.

What did Lena just say?

She said she knew where Aiyin was.

Really?!

The lamp's eyes lit up instantly, and it grasped the paw pads that Lena had extended... cough cough, it was Lena grasping the paw pads that the calico cat had extended.

meow~

The seaweed roll let out a sweet cry, seemingly quite pleased with the pressure the lamp was applying to its fleshy pads.

"Lena, where did you get that information from?!"

"I heard it from a nice-looking older sister," Lena said.

"Who is this pretty older sister...?" Deng carefully recalled the people in her memory.

"Ah, it's that receptionist from RiNG." Deng blinked. "Her name is Rinrinko."

Lena nodded, and the calico cat in her arms nodded along with her.

meow~

"Then...where is Aine now? Is she far from us?" Lantern suppressed her excitement and asked in a low voice, afraid of scaring Ryuna away. "Is she still in the Reed Plains?"

"Lena doesn't know." Lena shook her head.

"But, but didn't you say you knew where Aine is?"

"Rakuna knows where Aine is, but she doesn't know where Aine is," Rakuna said.

"..." The lamp opened its mouth, its mind a little stuck.

Click click click.

Her brain started spinning like rusty gears, and she seemed to understand, almost inexplicably, what Lena was trying to express.

"You mean you know how to find Aine, but you don't know exactly where she is... is that what you mean?"

Lena and the calico cat nodded in unison.

"..." Deng swallowed hard. "Then can you tell me?"

“Okay,” Lena said.

Great.

Deng breathed a sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.

"but......"

As he held his breath and exhaled halfway, the weight on his heart lifted again.

"Dengdeng is going to buy me matcha candy."

The stone was finally put down, and the lamp was finally able to expel all the stale air from its lungs.

Although the route wasn't quite right, she finally achieved her goal, and the lamp could finally relax. As soon as she relaxed from her highly tense state, fatigue surged in from all directions, as if trying to drag her into the water.

Deng lifted his eyelids and looked at Lena.

"Lenai, may I ask you a question?" Her voice was soft and light.

"Ah."

"Why did you leave us before?"

"I did not leave."

"Then why don't you come to us?" Deng rephrased.

"Because Dengdeng looks boring," Lena said casually, holding the cat.

"Then why are you willing to help me now?"

"because......"

Lena looked into the lamp's eyes and suddenly laughed.

"Dengdeng has become a fun girl again."

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child: Chapter 332 An Embrace is the Most Beautiful Language in the World

One hour in the real world corresponds to one day in the barrier. Twenty-four hours pass in a day, which is equivalent to twenty-four days in the barrier. Therefore, Xiangzi counts the day he entered the barrier as the first day, and every twenty-four days thereafter constitutes a cycle.

This is the last day of the fourth cycle, which is June 19th in the real world...

......

Chu Hua opened her pupils, which had turned vertical due to the strong light. In the darkness, her pupils dilated and turned into a fluorescent green that reflected the night light.

The pupils, dilated into a circle, allow more light to enter the retina. Therefore, Chu Hua's eyes are like a camera with the aperture wide open in the night, allowing her to see every star in the sky and every light on the ground clearly.

She saw a grassland, a grassland under the cover of night.

A magnificent Milky Way stretches across the sky, studded with glittering stars. Its mysterious, dark depths are captivating, drawing one in with just a few glances. The longer one gazes at the vast sky and the boundless grasslands, the more one feels one's own insignificance.