SWNOVELXO Chapter 40 - Escape
“Not to mention… you’re our friend now.”
“…”
Seeing Bai Yu fall silent after hearing his words, YouYu sighed but did not turn away. Instead, he stood in place, thinking.
At this moment, he could sense that the “negative emotions” within Bai Yu were beginning to surface and were a result of his actions.
To put it metaphorically, it was like a gas canister on the verge of exploding. Before exploding, there will usually be some gas leaking.
Bai Yu’s current state was just like that. If he were to “die” now, it would trigger the negative emotions within her immediately.
However… he wasn’t planning on dying so soon. He needed to think about what to do next.
After all, he didn’t actually call WuYue over. He had no intention of giving up such a prime opportunity, such an “eternal regret” opportunity.
But it remained uncertain whether the situation would escalate to something major or minor.
For now, the unfolding events were still within his control.
So, the next step was to see how the plot he was weaving would develop…
“…”
“The time is up.”
Just then, Night Demon’s voice cut through YouYu’s contemplation.
“I’ve given you enough time. Now, it’s time to die.”
“What?! But you said three minutes! YouYu barely had a minute to speak with me! Are you planning to breach the agreement?!”
“The three minutes I gave were for him to make his final words. No more than three minutes.”
“If he stops speaking, I’ll consider it as having finished.”
“…”
Hearing what it said, Bai Yu felt a profound sense of foolishness. How could she have ever trusted the words of such a creature? It was clear that nothing it said should be believed—
But now, it was too late to turn back.
Determined, she gritted her teeth and once again attempted to use her magic to push YouYu away, hoping to buy him time to escape.
Yet, at this moment, her mana, because of her injuries, failed to stabilize.
Struggling internally, she spoke for the first time in a pleading tone:
“YouYu… you need to leave, get out of here… it’s not worth dying because of me.”
“…”
“Well, it’s easy for you to say, but right now, I can’t leave either,” YouYu replied, his expression showing a hint of guilt as he observed the stark contrast between Bai Yu’s current vulnerability and her former arrogance.
“Still, don’t worry. I have a plan B…”
“No, you can leave.”
Just as YouYu was about to share his so-called “plan B,” Night Demon suddenly spoke.
It watched as the two, who had turned their gazes toward it in response to its words, said:
“The cost is the life of Magical Girl Blue Night.”
“…”
“…?!”
At Night Demon’s words, Bai Yu froze momentarily.
In a trance, she once again saw the shadow of that past.
〖You can choose to leave.〗
〖The cost is your daughter’s life.〗
In her memories, these were the words Night Demon had spoken to her father when he shielded her.
Hearing these familiar words once again, they echoed in her ears, filling her heart with an overwhelming sense of despair.
“…”
“No… No way?”
Was history repeating itself once more?
Realizing this, Bai Yu’s gaze became vacant, her eyes fixated on YouYu, who stood unmoving before her. It was as if she could see his figure merging with that one illusory figure.
“Why… why do this kind of thing have to happen again…?”
She questioned her own heart, perhaps also asking fate.
“Why… why must someone like him have to appear again?”
Even if YouYu did not answer her, she could already guess the outcome.
It would be… once again, an important person dying before her eyes.
And this person was incredibly important to another “her” as well.
“…”
Though she knew she shouldn’t blame all these misfortunes on those who loved her, even though she knew this might seem ungrateful…
Still, the wretched part of her couldn’t help but think so in her heart—
“…I hate adults like you…”
At just 18, he was supposed to be enjoying life.
Yet now, because of her, his life was about to end here.
If he died and she was “fortunate” enough to survive, how would she face WuYue?
It was simply not worth it…
“Then… I think I should change my mind too… Night Demon.”
However, at that moment, YouYu, who stood in her way, suddenly spoke words completely contrary to her expectations.
“…?”
“Well… how should I put this? Since you’ve changed your mind, isn’t it only natural for me to change mine too?”
“Doesn’t matter.”
Night Demon replied with an expressionless tone.
To Night Demon, this was merely a final struggle—a dying gasp. Sooner or later, he would meet his end at its hands.
Whether he chose to run or stay, death was inevitable.
“…”
“Although I’m not asking for your opinion, it’s good to know you feel ‘indifferent’…”
With that, YouYu pulled out a bottle-like object from his pocket.
Then…
He slammed it down with force!
“Boom!”
In an instant, the bottle shattered, releasing a thick white mist mixed with some black substances!
“So, my change of mind is this—I choose both mine and her life.”
After saying this, YouYu turned around and, to save time, swiftly picked up Bai Yu in a bridal carry and ran out of the smoke, heading toward the rear.
“?!”
As the smoke spread, Night Demon was surprised to find that it couldn’t see through the smoke to see what was happening behind it. Thus, it had no choice but to take to the air, flying through the smoke to locate them.
After observing for a while, Night Demon saw that YouYu had carried Bai Yu a long distance away.
“…”
After a moment of silence, it chose not to pursue them. Instead, it remained in place, watching YouYu as he fled with Bai Yu until their figures disappeared from view.
Then, it began to ponder:
“This human… is a bit unusual.”
“The components mixed in that smoke… seem to contain negative emotions.”
However, this human was not a negative beast.
Moreover, from the observations, it was clear that YouYu’s bodily functions were within the normal range for a human. If he kept running, his injuries would soon take their toll, and he would collapse.
“…”
“Has he managed to research and control these negative emotions and apply them preliminarily…?”
Just like those self-righteous human “sorcerers” from history.
“…”
“This is something I overlooked.”
It appeared that there was an unexpected variable in the plan.
But it was not a major issue.
Because… perhaps it could exploit this human’s peculiar condition to devise additional contingency plans.