Raise a magical girl and then regret it for the rest of your life? !

"Laugh?"

Listening to what Youyu said and looking at his inexplicably regretful expression, Bai Yu could not help but be stunned, but still followed his words and tried to make herself "laugh".

And the result was...obvious, she was not in that mood at all now, because it was not funny.

"...Sorry, just pretend I didn't say anything, or I was a little too anxious."

Looking at her difficult look, Youyu sighed, knowing that his behavior was wrong, so he didn't force her anymore, but walked to her side and leaned on the railing on the shore like her.

Then, he raised the camera, waved the lens towards the "bright light" on the other side, and said:

"Speaking of which... do you remember where this is, Bai Yu?"

"... I remember."

After a moment of silence, Bai Yu nodded, then turned his head to look at the lively crowd, turned back, and said in a slightly low voice:

"This is my old home... where my family and I are, near the park."

"... Youyu, do you remember everything I told you before?"

"Not all, I just remember some of it."

"Click!"

After taking a pretty good photo, Youyu exhaled and carefully placed it on a shoulder bag that Wu Yue insisted on giving him not long ago. bag, and then continued:

"So, I brought you here."

"...Why?"

"To confirm what you want to do."

Speaking of this, Youyu took a deep breath and said:

"Although this question may be a bit... cruel, I think I still have to confirm it."

"After you come back here again--"

"Do you still want revenge?"

Listening to what Youyu said, Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he replied:

"That kind of thought... will definitely still exist."

"But it's impossible, as strong as before."

"Yeah."

"Because..."

"Knowing this is enough."

Suddenly waving his hand, Youyu signaled Bai Yu to stop.

Then he sighed slightly and said:

"Let's not recall the painful things for now."

"Now we have to return to... the question about 'wish'."

"Well, Bai Yu, now that it has been completely proven that your original wish, the wish of 'revenge', has disappeared, I want to confirm a question with you."

"What do you want to do most now... or to put it more broadly, what do you want to do in the future."

"What is it?"

"I..."

Listening to Youyu's question, Bai Yu thought for a moment and answered:

"What I want to do most now... what I want to do in the future should be to protect you... and protect others."

"Yeah."

"So, when you do this, do you feel happy?"

"... I think so."

After a moment of silence, Bai Yu answered.

"Okay, then do you think... is this your wish?"

"..."

Hearing Youyu's question, Bai Yu was stunned, and couldn't help but think of the fight with Youyu a few hours ago, and couldn't help but think of what she did to Youyu, and what she did to Wu Yue and Liu Meng... a long time ago.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally shook her head and said:

"I don't know."

"...Okay."

Nodding, seeing Bai Yu fall silent again, Youyu sighed, then put away the camera in her hand, then unzipped the shoulder bag, took a look at the photos taken in the bag, and couldn't help but smile slowly.

Then, he took out the photos, held them in his hands, and said to Bai Yu with a relieved smile:

"So, Bai Yu... since I have already said so much about you, it would be unfair if I don't say something about myself."

"Bai Yu, what do you think my wish is?"

"...your wish?"

After listening to what You Yu said, Bai Yu came back to his senses, then turned his head and looked at the photos in You Yu's hand, and said with a somewhat uncertain tone:

"You Yu, is your wish... to be a photographer in the future?"

"Well... yes, but not entirely."

After nodding, You Yu looked at the photos in his hand - the people in the photos were laughing happily, and smiled, and said:

"My wish should be to be a photographer who can protect people's smiles!"

"Why?"

After the topic turned to You Yu, Bai Yu said in a low voice.His emotions were gradually replaced by curiosity, and his tone was not as low as before, and he asked:

"When and how did you have this wish, Youyu?"

"This... I didn't know before."

Shaking his head, Youyu said with emotion.

"But after going to Wu Yue's place - after returning to my room, I also roughly figured it out."

As he spoke, Youyu held the photos together, raised them up, and said:

"Maybe it's because... I feel very happy."

"Happy?"

"Yeah."

Nodding, after distributing some of the photos to Bai Yu, Youyu continued:

"In fact, before... I didn't quite understand why I chose to work in the industry of 'photography' to take photos for others, and regarded this job as my own wish, and felt happy for it-"

"But after returning there... I understood."

As he spoke, Youyu lowered his head, looked at the few photos left in his hand, and then looked at the ones in Bai Yu's hand, sighed with emotion, and said:

"That's because every time I take photos for others, I can't help but feel happy. Whether it is a wedding, a trip, a gathering of friends, or a family photo, you can get a treasure from it——"

"That is... their smile."

Speaking of this, Youyu paused for a while, and then said:

"Maybe it has something to do with my own life experience... or some other reasons..."

"In short, every time I see them laugh sincerely, every time I hear their laughter, I can't control myself, and feel happy for them from the bottom of my heart-especially when I use the camera to record that moment and turn it into a photo, I am even happier."

"I don't understand why I feel happy, obviously their affairs should have nothing to do with me."

"But now if I think about it carefully... the reason is actually very simple..."

Speaking of this, Youyu laughed again.

"That's because I like people's smiles."

"I just like it, so I chose this job and decided my wish."

"That's why I decided--"

As if he remembered something, Yu Yu's smile faded a little, and then he said:

"My wish to be a photographer who protects people."

"Well, I know, but... Yu Yu, what's wrong with you now?"

Seeing Yu Yu's tone and expression suddenly drop, Bai Yu asked worriedly.

After a moment of silence, Youyu suddenly laughed helplessly and said:

"No, nothing, I just suddenly felt that--"

"My own wish is a bit too 'selfish'..."

"Selfish?"

"Yeah."

Nodding, looking at Bai Yu's puzzled expression, Youyu said:

"Bai Yu, you should still remember what Liu Meng and I told you last time, that we encountered evil cadres in the mall."

"Yeah, I remember it, but this matter is different from..."

"Actually, at that time, Liu Meng decided to become a magical girl to fight the enemy."

"Huh?"

Listening to what Youyu said, Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, because she hadn't heard them say such a thing last time.

But before she could finish thinking, Youyu continued:

"But I stopped her and chose to fight alone."

"Because I didn't want to see her get hurt, nor did I want her to face this cruel battle again, nor did I want more people to get hurt because of it."

"So... I chose to fight alone, until I was injured and dying, and Liu Meng triggered a 'miracle', giving me new strength... I was able to defeat the enemy."

"Although until the end, at least it was a good result--"

"But now when I think about it..."

Speaking, Youyu laughed at himself and shook his head.

"I was really 'selfish' at that time..."

"Because... at that time, I said 'sacrifice' myself in front of her without any hesitation. I didn't even think about what Liu Meng thought, whether she would accept it, and what the result would be after my 'sacrifice'. I only thought about myself."

"I just thought... in this way, everyone will survive."

"So, I did it."

"... No! Youyu! This is because you care more about other people's lives! That's why you--"

"No, Bai Yu."

After hearing what Youyu said, Bai Yu was anxious.When she wanted to refute, he interrupted her with a smile:

"To ignore yourself for the sake of others is also a kind of selfishness."

"And the most important thing is-"

"What I have now, and it has not changed, is this selfish wish."

"Huh?"

Looking at Bai Yu who was stunned, You Yu smiled and said slowly:

"Bai Yu, do you think that each of our wishes must be "bright", "correct", and without any selfish desires?"

"This kind of thing has never been possible."

"Because... I will do it for the so-called "guarding "I want to protect people's smiles', regardless of your worries, and I will fight the enemy even if I may die, just to see the smiles of people who survived, and to know that you are still alive, so that my 'selfish desire' can be satisfied, this is my selfishness. "

"And Wu Yue wants to 'lock' me up in order to 'protect' me, which also comes from her wish, her 'selfishness'. "

"Liu Meng...same, although it is not clear whether this is her wish for the time being, but...this is her 'selfishness'. "

"In short, what I want to say is ——”

After taking a deep breath, Youyu looked at Bai Yu and finally said:

“Bai Yu, you don’t have to hide your ‘wish’ in your heart.”

“Let me guess, everything you are doing now is to make up for the guilt and alleviate the sense of guilt, right? Because, this can make you feel at ease, and your wish... No, what you want to do most now is to feel at ease. ”

“So... you rely on these and decide to ‘protect’ us, but you are not willing to admit that this is a wish, because you think that you are doing these things to make up for the guilt in your heart. What is selfish should be shameful, and what is considered dirty should not be a wish... That's why you have been wavering until now. "

"... In fact, even if it is a wish out of 'selfish desire', it doesn't matter."

"After all, each of us is 'selfish'."

"So..."

"If doing this and making a 'selfish' wish can make you happy."

"Then why not be more 'selfish'."

"..."

Listening to what Youyu said, Bai Yu opened her mouth slightly and couldn't speak for a long time.

It was not until a long time later that she hesitated and asked:

"But... Youyu."

"Is it really okay to make a wish with 'selfishness'?"

"No problem."

Youyu replied with a smile.

"Because I am the most selfish person."