Starting from a Magical Girl, Dominating Eternity-Chapter 85 - 35: You Have to Put in More Effort Too

Chapter 85: Chapter 35: You Have to Put in More Effort Too

It’s impossible to always turn danger into safety.

It was Peony who arrived at the critical moment to save her.

What happened after that, Susan couldn’t remember, because she was sent to the hospital with serious injuries, and the invasion of Polluted Magic Power kept her in a coma for a long time.

When she woke up again, she found Peony lying on the hospital bed next to her, also seriously injured, smiling foolishly at her upon seeing her awake.

Back then, Peony was so silly, so innocent, yet so dazzling that she didn’t dare look straight at her.

After this, Susan would never perform missions alone without Peony.

"I thought, from that time on, we would be, the best, of best friends... ow!"

Peony ran for a while and finally stopped, looking at Jiang Si who was still sprinting ahead without any intention of slowing down. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

She bent over, hands on her knees, gasping for air, "Damn, is he, is he still human!"

Even Susan was actually breaking a sweat.

Their pace had been far from slow along the way.

They’d run for almost half an hour, and Jiang Si still had the energy, looking as if he could speed up.

"I can’t do it anymore, I need to use my magic." Peony took out the Miracle Seed first, and although she didn’t dare transform for fear of being discovered by Jiang Si’s side, using a bit of magic to strengthen herself was no problem, "How could there be such a person..."

Susan pursed her lips beside her, her gaze fixed blankly on Peony’s Miracle Seed.

She couldn’t take her seed out here.

But Peony deftly grabbed her hand, helping her reduce some fatigue, and the two of them started running again.

They paused for just a moment, and Jiang Si was almost out of sight.

With the support of magic, Peony finally became adept.

After catching up with Jiang Si and maintaining the appropriate distance, Peony continued with the previous topic, "Since the seed broke, Susan seemed broken too, saying nothing to me."

"I always thought we would always be friends." Peony said vexedly, "Why would our relationship regress?"

Maintaining her breathing to avoid becoming overly exhausted, Susan gazed at the tiny silhouette of Jiang Si in the distance.

Yes, why indeed?

Laughing with Peony, grieving with her, conquering powerful enemies together.

She also thought their friendship would last forever.

Due to an intelligence error by the Disaster Strategy Bureau, they were harmed by the Witch Association, the Miracle Seed malfunctioned, and she couldn’t transform—Susan hadn’t actually felt desperate, nor quickly understood what it meant.

Withdrawn from the front lines, moving to the Security Department, starting to only work at the Disaster Strategy Bureau.

Day by day, as many daily matters accumulated and began to show her what being unable to transform meant.

Susan gradually began to break down.

When encountering a Disaster Beast and no longer being able to transform to deal with it, she could only flee like an ordinary person, waiting for the rescue of a Magical Girl;

Even a D-level Disaster Beast she once completely underestimated could take her life;

Unable to fight alongside her teammates, when her comrades were fighting bloodily at the front with Disaster Beasts, she could only watch from behind;

Appearing on the battlefield, only to be a burden, criticized and even despised by former comrades.

Everything she once received as a Magical Girl, including the attitudes of those around her, had changed.

She could no longer transform into a Magical Girl, the things she once took for granted no longer existed, and the pity, sneers, and looks of sympathy she never accepted would never disappear.

Even her best friend, Peony, couldn’t always stay beside her.

Because they were no longer comrades-in-arms, Peony had new partners, often going out with others to clean up Disaster Beasts, unable to always accompany Susan who couldn’t transform anymore.

Even though Peony tried her best to maintain their friendship.

But distance and time will always silently dilute many things, including the friendship they once thought would never change.

Seeing that there was no longer a place for her beside Peony, seeing her former comrades chatting and laughing with other Magical Girls, fighting side by side, while Susan could only handle insignificant logistics work in the rear, occasionally greeting when meeting in passing.

She couldn’t even find the meaning of survival.

The sudden major upheaval couldn’t drive her crazy, Susan wasn’t that fragile.

It’s the bits and pieces of daily life, like water torture, that crushed her in long and enduring despair.

"Nothing can remain unchanged forever, Peony."

She replied like that, and over there Jiang Si finally stopped running.

Peony, pulling Susan along, also stopped, letting go of Susan’s hand, Peony held the Miracle Seed, realizing she’d actually consumed quite a bit of magic power.

Enough to defeat a D-level Disaster Beast.

She looked up again at the distant Jiang Si, with neither flushed face nor shortness of breath, even doing some stretches, vibrant and full of life, and although she knew he had extraordinary physical qualities, Peony couldn’t help but feel some awe.

What a monster...

Seeing Jiang Si stop at the street corner, standing still and waiting, seemingly not planning to move again soon, Peony exhaled slightly in relief.

It’s more tiring than fighting a Disaster Beast.

After catching her breath slightly, she turned to look at Susan, whose face was slightly flushed and forehead sweaty, and handed over a wet wipe, "So, if something’s on your mind, why can’t you tell me?"

Susan looked at the distant, statue-like Jiang Si standing straight and motionless, listening to Peony’s words, and turned her head away.