Kyoko was frustrated. Not only was she just defeated, but she also witnessed how ' Homura ' forced another girl into becoming a magical girl. To make things worse, she was used as a reason to influence that girl's wish. Kyoko never asked for any help in the first place. She kicked the ground out of frustration, that's when she made eye contact with Kyuubey.
Kyoko: " Just what the hell happened? "
Kyuubey: " What exactly are you asking? " replied the creature, tilting its head.
Kyoko walked towards a nearby bench and the creature followed her
Kyoko: " Who the hell have I fought? " she asked after she sat down.
Kyuubey hopped next to her:
Kyuubey: " You fought Kirika Kure and Shuzo. And your fight was cut short by Oriko Mikuni's interference. "
Kyoko: " Who are they anyways? Why are they here? "
Kyuubey: " Unfortunately, even I don't have an answer to this question. I can't know the ambition of every magical girl. "
Kyoko: " *Tch* This is pissing me off. "
Kyuubey: " What is? "
Kyoko: " Everything! Especially how you made turned that girl into a magical girl just now. "
Kyuubey: " I can't understand. Making contracts is my duty. "
Kyoko: " You could have at least told her to make some proper wish instead of such a useless one! Wishing to heal a magical girl? Really? And you didn't even point it out! "
Kyuubey: " It is against rules to influence wishes. I have merely granted what her wish was. "
Kyoko: " Yeah you weren't the one who influenced her, it was that girl, Homura was it? It was all her fault. "
Kyuubey: " Indeed, Homura Akemi has influenced Sayaka Miki's wish. "
Kyoko clenched her fist. Homura was getting on her nerves and this topped everything she has done.
Kyoko: " (Main territory my ass, I will have to look after a rookie as well as kill familiars she says. How in the world Mami could team up with someone like her?) "
And so, regardless of the stakes, the distance between ' Homura ' and Kyoko only grew more.
Sayaka returned to Kyoko's side, who was just sitting and chatting on a bench along with Kyuubey. Sayaka had mixed feelings towards the scene because of what she was told about Kyuubey. And she had a hunch that Kyuubey was really a bad guy. No matter how ' Homura ' acts, she seems to be acting according to the truth, and she knew a lot. She understood that this person was not told about Kyuubey's intentions yet, but it would make less sense if she tried to tell what ' Homura ' said to her, right after becoming a magical girl.
She decided to just ignore Kyuubey and wish it wouldn't attack her. She waved her hands to the girl sitting on the bench and got her attention:
Sayaka: " Hello, I am Sayaka Miki, the new magical girl. Nice to meet you. " cheerfully.
She wanted this magical girl business to make her a better person. She could be a hero and have equal standing with ' Homura ' now. She wanted to continue her persona as a magical girl.
However, Sayaka's cheerful acting annoyed Kyoko as she replied with her name only
Kyoko: " Kyoko Sakura. " while glaring at Sayaka.
" Not the perfect start. " Sayaka thought. But that was not enough to make Sayaka give up.
Sayaka: " Homura said that I will learn about magic from you and I will look after you, that you were going to be staying at my house. "
Kyoko: " Oh? I didn't know that you guys here were so ready to open your doors to strangers. How will you make your parents even accept that? "
Sayaka: " Uh, actually... I don't even know. But I am sure I can come up with something. How about we got to know each other first? "
After hearing that, Kyoko stood up and walked towards Sayaka
Kyoko: " Yes, let's do so. I am the lapdog of that Homura and you are the miserable girl who became a magical girl as per her orders. "
Sayaka: " Hey, I wanted to heal you two! "
Kyoko: " "Wanted to" my ass, you were forced by that girl. Tch, this is pissing me off. "
Sayaka: " Hey, even if she didn't tell me to become a magical girl I still wouldn't just leave you guys like that. "
Kyoko: " What are you spewing, you idiot? I would be just fine even without your help, and maybe that boy as well, I don't know. "
Sayaka: " But Homura said- "
Kyoko: " I don't care what she said to make you a magical girl, and maybe if you didn't care as well then you wouldn't be exploited. " while poking Sayaka's chest.
Sayaka: " What are you so mad about?! I healed you. "
Kyoko: " And I am telling you that I would be fine without your help. Don't ever think that I am indebted to you or something. "
Sayaka: " I am not! If you are that stubborn let's just ask Homura! "
Sayaka: " ( What an obnoxious girl. ) " Sayaka thought.
Sayaka pulled out her phone and called ' Homura ', it didn't take long for her to answer the call:
' Yes, what is it? '
Sayaka: " I was just pissed at how Kyoko keeps telling me that I have wasted my wish. "
' Care to elaborate? '
Sayaka: " Kyoko is telling me that she would have survived just fine and that my wish was pointless. "
' Oh really? She is confident in her own magic, right? Then please let her do the math: There are two magical girls in this city, two more come in along with two hostile magical girls. How many magical girls does it make? '
Sayaka: " Six? "
' There is no point if you are the one answering this extremely easy question but yes, six magical girls were already gathered in this city, all at once. Had her soul gem somehow healed her body then she would have to worry about recovering her magic. She would be forced to choose one of the three ways to do it: Stay in this city and hunt witches, go back to her own territory and hunt witches, go to another territory and hunt witches. They all have problems that would make recovery difficult, or probably impossible.
You see, had she stayed in this city, we would have to share grief seeds which are obtained while risking an ambush from Oriko and Kirika. I doubt we are in a position where we can just share them. Also, even if nobody interrupted her, she would still have a hard time against witches without any magic power. This is the same in another territory as well. Even the few witches in her own territory could prove difficult if she could find any. And going to another territory that might be owned by a magical girl? Suicide...
Last but not least, even if she decided to leave the city, she might have been defeated by Oriko. I don't know where she is but I doubt she would ignore such an easy target.
Trust me, everything, and I mean everything, is much better this way. Had Oriko gained an edge against us because of what she is suggesting, even your own life would have been in jeopardy. Oriko is the type to use civilian lives either as a distraction or hostage. '
Sayaka: " Just who is this Oriko, should I worry about getting attacked anytime? '
' No, this is my responsibility. I won't let her do anything. The moment I sense her presence I will get rid of her once and for all. So you can rest easy, as long as you are not out of my detection range. '
Sayaka: " Thanks, I guess. Can I ask one last thing? "
' What is it?
Sayaka: " How am I going to explain Kyoko to my parents? "
' Just tell them that she is a classmate who had a fight with her parents and wishes to stay with you for a while until things cool down. '
Sayaka: " Really? " sounding skeptical
' Or make better lies, I don't know. But it should work just fine. Now, I am rather busy so I will let you bond with Kyoko. Bye. '
' Homura ' ended the call as soon as she ended her sentence.
Kyoko: " So, what did she say? " her hands behind her head
Sayaka turned to her and:
Sayaka: " She told me that even if you healed yourself, it would have been really hard for you to recover your magic, especially with how Oriko and Kirika might ambush you. And that there are too many magical girls in this city. I guess it would make it harder for you to get any grief seeds. "
Kyoko: " Then I would have gone elsewhere. Not much of a problem now, is it? "
Sayaka: " Homura told me without magical power you might have problems against witches and leaving city might not be an option for you because of Oriko. That you would be an easy target for her... "
Kyoko: " What? Just who the hell is this Oriko? "
Sayaka: " I don't know but Homura told me that as long as we are within her detection range we are safe. "
Kyoko: " Oh, I am so glad to be safe after getting trapped in here. But well, whatever, I was supposed to stay in this place anyways. It doesn't matter that much. Hey, newbie! "
Sayaka: " What is it? "
Kyoko: " I will acknowledge that I have been wrong, maybe Homura is right. And even if I healed myself, that boy's hand wouldn't be healed without your wish. So, your wish wasn't pointless. "
Sayaka: " Nice to know it wasn't. "
Kyoko: " I guess I promised Homura that I would teach you about magic, so let's do it. Is there any place without people? "
Sayaka: " Hmm, I guess there is a place. Let me show you the way. "
They went to an abandoned building.
Kyoko: " This place will do. "
Sayaka: " And what are we going to do here? "
Kyoko: " You are going to learn magic the best way, let's spar. " as she transformed
Sayaka: " Wait what? "
Kyoko: " You better transform fast. " as she was spinning her spear over her head
Kyoko: " Because nobody will wait for you during a battle! " as she stopped spinning her spear and charged at Sayaka
Panicking, Sayaka transformed and tried to create distance.
Kyoko: " Now let's see if you have talent! "
