Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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With Mu's intervention, the sea anemone was split in two.

The lifeless sea anemone lay limp on the ground, becoming part of the pile of flesh scattered around.

From the moment the missile grazed past Hatsuka and flew towards the sea anemone until it was sliced ​​in two by Mutsu, the entire process lasted less than two seconds. The sea anemone, having just appeared and not even had a chance to demonstrate its power, was instantly cut down by the fluid combo of the three magical girls.

[Good teamwork.]

"It's like our thoughts are completely synchronized," the captain remarked.

The pirate captain lay on the ground, wiped his face with his octopus-tentacle whiskers, and stood up unsteadily.

The sea anemone that was just swaggering around suddenly collapsed to the ground, split in two, after recovering from its previous slumber.

“Ha...hahaha…” He opened his mouth in despair, uttering incomplete words, “You…this…how could I…hahahaha…you guys…you’re quite capable, you even managed to handle this big guy.”

“The boss is getting more and more used to being a failed villain,” a guy with an anglerfish head said to the person next to him.

"Be careful he doesn't hear you saying that."

""well......""

The pirate captain probably heard it, but he still had to pretend he didn't, forcing himself to appear as if he was still in control, and summoned another sea anemone lurking at the bottom of the sea.

Whether it's due to a lack of presence, underdevelopment, or some other reason, this newly emerged anemone is smaller than the previous one, and its extended tentacles look listless and weak.

"No, but don't get your hopes up. So what if we defeated one? We still have—"

"—You're useless now."

Xiangzi stood with his hands on his hips on the upper deck, looking down at the pirate captain and the remaining pirates and tentacles below.

"The difference in strength is right there, and—these ordinary people who dare to face you are just as capable as you are."

boom!

A bullet flew out from the darkness, hitting the root of a tentacle precisely and severing the entire root in half.

Then, various fierce gunshots rang out on the deck. Several pirates whose limbs had been shot off discovered that the soldiers who had just been unable to break their limbs with a single shot could easily smash their shoulders.

The guards on the String Roll ship suddenly found their firepower several times stronger than before. What happened?!

Soon, the pirates came to a conclusion—they had changed their equipment!

"Thank you for your equipment support," the captain said as he walked up to Xiangzi.

"I can only lend you these weapons for a short while. The pressure of having so many weapons on me is not small."

"It's alright, a moment will suffice." The captain chuckled and waved his hand. "—Listen up, everyone! Fire teams, fire a volley at the root of the biggest one! The rest of you, clear out any approaching dangers!"

The firearms that Xiangzi had brought back to deal with monsters were handed over to the soldiers one by one. Some of them took shotguns and were responsible for clearing out the remaining enemies within a 20-meter radius, while the fire support team set up an M2 heavy machine gun to provide fire support to the smaller sea anemone.

The pirates, who were already in a weak position, were completely defeated by this blow.

"You're desecrating a corpse! Don't you have any conscience?!"

"Is it necessary to talk about conscience with someone who doesn't do anything?" Xiangzi curled his lip in disdain. "When you kidnapped me, didn't you think about how your conscience would hurt?"

"You—!" The pirate captain's face turned as green as a cucumber—though his skin was naturally green. "You're from back then! How come it's you again! It's all your fault for my bad luck!"

"I suggest you look for the reasons within yourself more," Xiangzi said, rubbing his forehead and sighing.

She just couldn't bring herself to take this group of pirates seriously.

Just as the pirate captain was cursing, a tattered seafood-headed man walked up to him and whispered something.

"Boss... are you really not leaving? We're almost wiped out."

"Damn it, can't you see I'm still arguing with someone?!"

"But the brothers at the stern have all been killed... If we don't leave now, I'm afraid..."

"Huh? They're all dead?!"

Upon hearing that all the men at the stern of the ship had been wiped out, the octopus's tentacles immediately shrank several times, and its skin suddenly turned into camouflage, blending in with its surroundings.

"Yeah, they should all die—Boss, why are you grabbing me?!"

"You're not going to die anyway, so shield me."

"Aaaaaah, no! I don't want to crawl out of that place again!"

The pirate captain grabbed his tattered henchman and used him as a shield, retreating to the edge of the deck amidst a hail of bullets. The henchman he used as a shield soon lost his ability to speak and turned into a writhing lump of flesh.

The pirate captain dropped the pieces of meat belonging to his men, jumped onto the mast of the ghost ship, and pointed at Xiangzi with his crab claws.

"Listen to me!"

The ghost ship floating beside the cruise ship emitted a gurgling sound as it slowly descended. Its remaining tentacles scooped up chunks of flesh from the deck and dumped them into the sea, making a crackling sound like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.

"I will come again! As long as we are still under the protection of the Sea Witch, you will all be dragged down by me sooner or later!"

With this classic villain's exit line, the ghost ship disappeared into the sea.

Xiangzi rubbed his forehead and let out a long sigh.

If you're coming again, be more forthcoming.

A Lost Tale: The Spirit of Youth: Chapter 185 Don't Mention It

After the ghost ship sank, Xiangzi walked to the edge of the deck and looked down.

The mast sank completely underwater amidst a burst of bubbles and disappeared entirely. The sea calmed down after they left, and a few rays of sunlight pierced through the overcast sky, forming beautiful beams of light on the surface of the sea.

It seemed that once they left, the surroundings became calm and peaceful.

"Xiao Xiang, aren't we going to chase after them?" Chu Hua asked as she walked to her side.

"There's no need. The seabed is probably their home turf. Chasing after them would only endanger us," Xiangzi waved his hand.

Xiangzi wiped his sweat.

Seawater, rainwater, sweat, and blood all mixed together, making my whole body sticky. Even after the transformation was reversed, it was still like this, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"That's right."

Chu Hua nodded, stood beside Xiangzi, and quietly looked at the sea that was so familiar to her.

Suddenly, someone spoke in the channel.

"(Xiangzi, the enemy at the stern has retreated.)"

It's Hailing. She's probably safe now.

"(When they left, they called themselves 'Apostles of the Sea Witch.' Xiangzi, do you have any clue?" Hailing said again.

“(Ah…it’s that sea witch again.)” Xiangzi raised an eyebrow. “(The recent rumors must all be related to this mysterious sea witch.)”

"(The legend of the sea monster?)"

"(It's pretty much a done deal, but I still have some doubts.)" Xiangzi stretched. "(Let's talk about this after we've rested and gotten together; I'm a bit tired.)"

"(You're the boss.)"

After saying that, Hai Ling cut off the contact.

Xiangzi turned around and leaned against the handrail at the edge of the deck.

The sunlight shone on the deck again, and the heat caused the water vapor to rise, giving the deck floor a strong fishy smell.

Xiangzi pinched his nose, showing a look of disgust.

When it rains heavily, you can't smell anything, but once the rain stops, the smell becomes very unbearable.

She had never smelled anything so disgusting—except for rotting corpses.

"Is Xiao Xiang not used to this smell?" Chu Hua asked with a smile.

"It smells awful..." Xiangzi frowned. "The smell left behind by these pirates is terrible. Is it because they are familiars?"

"This isn't the smell of a familiar, it's the smell of fish," Chu Hua said with a light laugh. "My house always smelled like this when I was little, and it actually brings back some memories now."

"Huh, really?" Xiangzi blinked. "I don't remember smelling anything like that."

“Because Xiao Xiang lives in a holiday villa, that area is cleaned by professionals and is separated from the fishing port, so of course he won’t smell it,” Chu Hua said. “Usually, it’s fishermen’s homes or ports where the smell is particularly strong.”

"I see..." Xiangzi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"It's been so long since I've been back. I wonder how my parents are doing, and how our hometown is now." Chu Hua looked at the sea longingly. "Sigh..."

Chu Hua looked up at the horizon.

I leaned over the railing with both hands, looking out at the gradually dissipating dark clouds and the sunlight filtering through them.

"What's wrong?" Xiangzi asked.

She sensed that Chu Hua seemed somewhat melancholy.

"It just reminded me of the past," Chu Hua said.

"I haven't heard much about Chuhua's childhood except when we played together," Xiangzi said, turning his head to the side.

"Want to hear it?" Chu Hua turned her head to look at Xiangzi, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Xiangzi nodded.

"Let me think..." Chu Hua pouted and thought for a while. "When I was little, my dad would go out fishing and come back smelling like we do now. Sometimes the fishing boats would go far away and it would take several days to come back."

"Ah."

Xiangzi acted as a good listener, quietly leaning to one side.

"Back then, my dad would smell particularly fishy."

Chu Hua continued.

"I don't remember if it was me who would show an uncomfortable expression when I smelled this smell, or if my mother just didn't like the smell. Every time my father came back from a few days at sea, my mother would disgustedly send him to the bathroom."

"Dad would laugh and hug Mom, saying some sweet nothings. Then Mom would symbolically punch Dad's strong chest a few times, and then blush and stop struggling."

At this point, two blushes suddenly rose on Chu Hua's cheeks.

Xiangzi secretly turned his head to look at Chu Hua's rosy cheeks and blinked in confusion.

“At this time of year, I would take the opportunity to run out and play, because I knew that when my dad came back, my mom wouldn’t care even if I didn’t do my homework that day. On the contrary, she would take the initiative to send me out to play.”

“When I was little, I was so happy to know that I could go out and play. I never thought about it and I had no idea what my parents-in-law wanted to do.”

Chu Hua scratched her cheek.

"Thinking back on it now..."

"Now that you think about it?" Xiangzi hadn't realized the problem yet, blinking his big eyes in confusion.

"They... just... suddenly think I'm superfluous and in the way... can you understand?"

Xiangzi shook his head.

"Oh dear, Xiao Xiang, you big idiot!" Chu Hua suddenly exclaimed in despair, "I should have known better than to say it!"

"So what do you mean by 'redundant'—wait? You mean—"

Your brain is having problems and needs a reboot. We just collect the error information, and then you can reboot—0% complete.

10%

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Rebooting.

Restart successful.

Welcome back.

Toyokawa Shoko, you're already sixteen. You should know what you should and shouldn't know by now.

what? !

Xiangzi finally realized what Chuhua wanted to say but was too embarrassed to say. His blush rose wildly like a thermometer, eventually covering his entire face, and a puff of steam rose from his head.

"No—no need to say anything more, I understand."

She turned her head away, leaving the back of her head to Chu Hua so she wouldn't see what she looked like, and stammered.

"...Yes, right?" Chu Hua scratched her face awkwardly. "It's good that you know."