I will swear to protect the beauty with my life

Another sunset has set, indicating that this sultry day will pass again. Time passes quickly, flowing away like a white horse passing by, unable to be caught or caught up.

Qigong squatted alone by the river, hugging his knees, looking at the river surface that was shining orange in the setting sun. The sparkling waves reflected on the water. It was so dazzling and beautiful, but he had no way to touch it and had no intention of appreciating it.

Although she was now staring blankly at the water in a daze, her pupils were a little dilated and her mind was full of thoughts.

The part of her memory about Yuta, the happiest time in junior high school, came out from the depths of her heart time and time again, bit by bit, breaking through her blockade of this relationship, rushing out and attacking her brain. This love mixed with memories and regrets has seriously affected her thoughts and heart.

She knew she shouldn't, but she couldn't forget it anyway...

Because she, at the most innocent and youthful age, met the most handsome man at that time, Yuta, who gave her this sincere love of a girl. Although in the following years, her feelings for Yuta were blocked several times and shackled many times, and she knew that he was unreachable, even she herself could not refute that there would always be a place for Yuta in her heart.

The filtered memories, the pent-up love, the light she sees now and the illusory future that does not belong to her make it impossible for her to calm down.

Nanamiya Chione curled up further, hugged her knees with her hands, and remained silent. For some reason, she could only feel a little at ease by maintaining this posture.

But she still couldn't stop the ripples in her heart. Her heart, like the rippling water before her eyes, could not calm down at all.

The former Yuta and the current Yuta, two faces that are exactly the same but very different from each other, keep appearing in Nanamiya's mind, interweaving and reflecting, the past and the present appearing one after another...

Nanamiya hugged her knees and calves tightly, and kept trying to curl up her body again. Even though she couldn't get any closer now, she just kept exerting force, and her hands and body began to tremble slightly.

In fact, Qigong now needs someone to comfort her, but unfortunately, she is the only one by the river now.

The noisy chirping of cicadas beside her ears made Qigong a little dazed. She raised her head from between her knees, and a cool breeze blew towards her, which calmed her brain a little in this hot weather.

Nanamiya gritted her teeth, stood up suddenly, raised her arms and shouted. Now she could only rely on herself to suppress this feeling that shouldn't exist.

"Disappear! With the protection of the Demon King's barrier, your attacks will be useless! Angels!"

The only sounds that responded to her were the chirping of cicadas and insects and the sound of car horns in the distance.

Nanamiya's breathing became rapid, and his panicked heart was beating at an extremely fast pace, difficult to suppress.

"It seems...he is a very tough and powerful enemy..."

Nanamiya also wants to continue practicing, so that her heart and the power of the Magic Demon Girl can become stronger together, so that she can once again seal this feeling as before, and come to this world as the most powerful Magic Demon Girl.

Just at this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang and a text message came.

The sender is... Rikka.

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That night, after it had become completely dark, Rikka appeared in Nanamiya's bedroom.

"Fully resurrected! HPMP fully restored!"

"Oh, the magic is rising."

Rikka slept soundly in the library all day today. Yuta woke her up and took her home when the sun set and the library was about to close. So she is now extremely energetic.

Facing Rikka, Yuta's girlfriend, Nanamiya did not have any unusual feelings, she was just in a bad mood and it was difficult to be in high spirits. She had not yet adjusted her feelings and attitude towards the two of them, and could only face Rikka with a normal attitude as much as possible.

It was the first time for Rikka to come to Nanamiya's room. She looked around and found the room very tidy and clean. The furnishings inside, as well as the dedicated TV and computer, also showed that Nanamiya's family was in good condition. Most importantly, although they were both suffering from the second-year syndrome, Nanamiya's room was not filled with inexplicable second-year syndrome items like Rikka's. The paintings on the wall were just normal posters. At most, there were a few cute little dolls on the bed, which were a little more in number.

Just looking at the room layout, you can't tell that Nanamiya is a chuunibyou. She is just an ordinary, cute girl.

As a girl, Rikka's room is much messier. Knowing how difficult it is, Rikka praised her.

"The barrier of this room is also perfect. You are worthy of being the Magical Demon Girl. In this way, we can start exploring the parallel world tonight."

Nanamiya rubbed her head. She was in a bad mood and was a little tired after running all day. It was also a little late now, so she wanted to go to bed early.

"So, you said you had something to tell me...what was it?"

The reason why Rikka appeared here was because of the email or text message she sent to Nanamiya in the afternoon, making an appointment with Nanamiya tonight in advance.

Liuhua looked at Nanamiya with a serious look in her eyes.

"It's about the location of the Dark Flame Dragon Key."

Nanamiya understood immediately that Rikka had never given up the key to the past.

"You haven't given up yet, are you still looking for that last one?"

Speaking of this, Qi Gong is no longer sleepy. She thought back to the time when she was searching for it, with such persistence and expectation, but in the end, she got nothing...

She somewhat admired Rikka's persistence.

Liuhua nodded lightly.

"Of course, this is the mission of the Dark Flame Envoy's Contractor, the Evil King's True Eye. No one can find it except me, but..."

Looking at the somewhat depressed Rikka, Nanamiya roughly understood why Rikka was looking for her.

"You can't find it, can you?"

Rikka nodded.

"Someone is interfering. I'm afraid it's the Magician Association who is afraid of the evolution of the Dark Flame... But the Blue Moon is just around the corner. I don't know when it will come. If we can't gather the three keys by then..."

Qigong felt the same way.

"This is really troublesome. Should we go ask the hero? Maybe he still remembers something."

But Rikka shook her head, more determined than before.

"That's absolutely not possible. If that's the case, it won't be proof of being a contractor."

"is it?"

"Yes."

Rikka is determined to find the key herself. She currently has two keys, but strictly speaking, neither of them belongs to her...

The key to the future was found in Yuta's envelope. It was the key that Yuta from the past gave to his future self.

The key to the present was once given to Nanami by Yuta, and it now fell into her hands through fighting and gifts.

Only the key to the past that was sent to the distant past is the real ownerless key. Only when Rikka finds it and obtains it, can she become the true contractor of the Black Flame User and be qualified to work with him and move forward hand in hand with strength.

Nanamiya understood Rikka's determination and nodded silently.