"Where is this?" Yoshino looked around curiously. She should have been sleeping in Mami Tomoe's room, so why was she in this place? This place was not that warm bed; upon closer inspection, it looked more like a city struck by disaster.
The sky and earth were dyed gray, dark clouds covered the sky, and the city's buildings were destroyed, emitting thick smoke. Yoshino was currently on the rooftop of a tall building, and there was no one else present besides her.
"Yoshinon isn't here either, which means I'm dreaming right now? But my current state is different from when I usually dream. Is this... Mitakihara? What is that thing...?"
Noticing that Yoshinon, who was never apart from her, was not on her hand, Yoshino knew she was dreaming. Then she looked up at the undeniable object in the sky.
In the distant sky, something that should not exist in the common world floated. From a distance, it looked like a doll in a nightgown hanging upside down on a giant gear in the air, suspended head-down, completely ignoring gravity and air resistance, drifting like a weathervane. Its face was blank except for a large mouth painted with exaggerated lipstick, and it had two horn-like hairpins. Its lower body was entirely a superposition of giant gears, large and small gears stacked together and constantly rotating.
"Is this... Walpurgisnacht? The super-dreadnought large Witch passed down through generations, which a single Magical Girl cannot defeat. This is a collection of countless Witches, centered around one. To some extent, can it be considered the world's consciousness? Even though I'm dreaming, why can I feel such immense despair from her?"
Watching the civilization of Mitakihara being destroyed at a storm-like speed, Yoshino said softly. "No wonder in the original plot, Homura Akemi tried her best to challenge Walpurgisnacht but couldn't defeat her. Even using the power of the necklace everyone gave me could only contend with her, not kill her. Did only Madoka Kaname, who became the new world's consciousness, manage to eliminate Walpurgisnacht?"
Watching the giant Walpurgisnacht hanging upside down in the air, moving erratically in a strange posture, as if dancing,
"Eh? Is that..." Just as Yoshino observed further, a small figure constantly darted below. To Yoshino's surprise, even she couldn't fully track the opponent's movements. But after recognizing the figure, Yoshino nodded knowingly; if it was her, then it was normal for her not to see the movement trajectory.
It was a black-haired girl, with a strange circular shield on her left arm, engraved with a clock-like pattern.
Homura Akemi. This was the girl Yoshino had just thought of, the girl who had gone through countless cycles, slowly growing from a timid personality to a resolute one. Although she constantly attacked Walpurgisnacht with various firearms, none of them had any effect.
"Roar!" A familiar roar attracted Yoshino's attention. Turning around, she saw the figure of Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel) appear not far away. Unlike its usual state, Yoshino could see a pair of wings on it, and it was confronting Walpurgisnacht head-on in the air. She saw another version of herself on the back of Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel), continuously injecting spirit power to create an opportunity for Homura Akemi to attack. However, after seeing this, Yoshino felt very strange.
"Why am I dreaming of this scene? I just arrived in this world. Why am I dreaming of fighting alongside Homura Akemi? Is it just a dream? Why does it feel so real, as if it happened somewhere before?"
Yoshino said perplexedly, stroking her beating heart. This feeling wouldn't lie, but what exactly was going on?
Suddenly, Walpurgisnacht, having inverted and moved upwards, changed its flying speed to a storm-like pace, instantly destroying the attacks of Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel) and Homura Akemi. Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel) disappeared after being heavily damaged, and the figures of Yoshino and Homura Akemi crashed heavily into the building.
"Can't defeat it? I didn't expect that even after surviving the world-ending magic, I still couldn't get rid of Walpurgisnacht? Then, given my personality, I should do that kind of thing next."
Watching herself struggle to stand up, her body rapidly grew at an incredible speed, quickly transforming from a loli to an older sister figure, with a pair of pure white wings appearing behind her. Then she reached out and grabbed the necklace around her neck.
The necklace hesitated for a moment, then emitted colorful light, granting Yoshino power from the world. After receiving this power, she clasped her hands in front of her in a praying posture and began to chant a spell. Finally, her entire being transformed into a giant light spear that, amidst Homura Akemi's shouts, struck Walpurgisnacht, causing a powerful explosion. The intense explosion emitted dazzling light, and Yoshino's consciousness slowly faded.
"In the end... it still turned out this way? But why am I having this dream?" Yoshino thought, feeling a little strange.
Yoshino opened her eyes, and the scene before her was no longer the dilapidated Mitakihara. This was a clean, tidy, and charming girl's room. Just as Yoshino was about to get up, she found herself tangled up. She quickly remembered that she had slept in Mami Tomoe's room with her yesterday, and now Mami Tomoe was wrapped around her like an octopus, making her unable to move. She could even hear Mami Tomoe's gentle, slightly snoring breaths.
The dream just now was too real, and because it was something that had never happened, it was so real that Yoshino couldn't feel it was a dream, as if she had experienced it firsthand.
Slightly wiggling her hands and feet, Yoshino noticed that they felt a bit numb. It seemed that Mami Tomoe's tight embrace had caused poor blood circulation in her limbs, leading to a somewhat stiff sensation. She really wondered how hard Mami Tomoe had held her last night.
"It feels just like when I slept with Sister Nozomi. Honestly, she treated Yoshino like a body pillow. And they're both so well-developed; no matter how many times I experience this, I can't get used to it." Feeling the strange sensation from behind, this soft feeling, Yoshino quickly understood what was happening.
After finally breaking free from Nozomi Tojo's embrace without waking her, she breathed a sigh of relief once she was outside. This feeling reminded her of sleeping with Nozomi Tojo back then, the difference being that Yoshino hadn't slept for long at all, while this time she had a strange dream.
"Oh dear, oh dear~ This situation is exactly the same as the first night Yoshino stayed at Nozomi Tojo's house." After Yoshino came out of the room, Yoshinon couldn't help but say, "This woman will sooner or later become a loli con and devour Yoshino completely. I have a premonition, and it will definitely come true."
"Don't be silly, Yoshino. You know very well that Sister Mami and Sister Nozomi are in the same situation, and Sister Mami's situation is even worse than Sister Nozomi's," Yoshino whispered, trying to console the pouting Yoshinon. Indeed, compared to Nozomi Tojo, Mami Tomoe's fate was even more tragic.
"Sister Mami, what are you talking about, Yoshino? You really like to put yourself in the younger age group. Your real age is the sum of the Five Color Squadron! It wouldn't be excessive for them to call you Grandma." Yoshinon said with a hint of venom, but after saying it, it regretted it. Sure enough, it saw Yoshino's crestfallen expression.
"But… but every time I call people that, they're so happy. Seeing Sister Mami so pleased, should I tell her: 'Actually, I've already lived for over half a century?' " Although she didn't care about her age, due to her physique, she was used to identifying with the younger age group. "Yoshinon, that's so mean."
"Ah~ I get it, it's my fault! I shouldn't have said that! But you spend most of your time in slumber, so it doesn't count!" Yoshinon said, somewhat flustered, comforting Yoshino.
"But you're right, Nozomi Tojo at least only had parents who were away from home all year, but Mami Tomoe truly went from a happy family to being all alone." Thinking of the difference between the two, Yoshinon said with a heavy tone, "Nozomi Tojo was like that from a young age, but Mami Tomoe really experienced this huge contrast. This was probably Kyubey's goal, to plant the seed of despair in her heart, waiting for it to slowly grow and fill her mind."
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