Magical Girl Raising Project Zero

8th Chapter: "Will To Live"

5 hours later
Safe House
Nabuka, Japan

Agent (Phone): I just received some Intel. You're not going to like this one. Sister Nana's true identity, Miss Habutae...she's dead. She committed suicide. Also, we found more dead missing people. The situation has gone worse, sir. A big group must be in play.
Daniel: Thank you, agent. Proceed to report to HQ.

Night time
The Beach

Hardgore is sitting down, watching the ocean waves by herself. Snow White arrives to see her. The drone is recording them, but somewhere nearby where they cannot notice easily.

Snow White: I'm sorry for calling you out here.
Hardgore Alice: Anytime, I'll come.
Snow White: Huh? What happened to the stuffed animal you're always carrying?
Hardgore Alice: I couldn't find it.

They sat down together on the beach.

Snow White: It looks like I misunderstood you. And, um, thank you for the other day.
Hardgore Alice: I'm just happy being with you.
Snow White: With me?
Hardgore Alice: ....
Snow White: I needed someone to stay with me, too.
Hardgore Alice: You...need me?
Snow White: Yeah. Because I'm weak. I don't want to be alone anymore.

....

Hardgore Alice: Thank you very much.
Snow White: Huh?
Hardgore Alice: I supposed I won't have to die.
Snow White: I don't have a clue what you're saying.
Hardgore Alice: I'm sorry.
Snow White: No...it's alright. Thank you.

The mascot, Fav, announces the news about the dropout and cutting down the half of magical girls.

Fav: Well... This week has more dropouts than usual, pon. Weiss Winterprison, Yunael, Calamity Mary, Top Speed, and Sister Nana, pon. The aforementioned five have all dropped out, pon.
Snow White: Five? Even Sister Nana?
Fav: My apologies to everyone, but we've cut the eight available positions down to four, pon.
Snow White: Down to four?
Fav: Changes in the game design happen often.

Daniel: (Down to four, and changes in the game design. Have they gone crazy? How far will they let this go on?!)

Snow White, frustrated, throws her magic device in the water.

Snow White: Cut this out! This absurdity can only go so far!
Fav: At any rate, I want you to work hard and gather Candies, pon.

...

Snow White: I don't want to do anything anymore! I don't have to do anything, right?
Hardgore Alice: No.
Snow White: There's nothing I can do.
Hardgore Alice: No.
Snow White: There's nothing I want to do.
Hardgore Alice: No.
Snow White: I don't want to do anything! I thought magical girls were supposed to help people! Was I wrong? Am I the crazy one?
Hardgore Alice: No.
Snow White: There isn't any magical girls left in this city!
Hardgore Alice: No, there is a magical girl in this city.
Snow White: There isn't! All the magical girls are gone!
Hardgore Alice: No, there is one.
Snow White: There isn't!
Hardgore Alice: No.
Snow White: There isn't! La Pucelle, Sister Nana, and Weiss Winterprison are gone! There are no more magical girls left in this city! Leave me alone already!

Snow White runs away.

Snow White: Don't follow me!

The drone safely flies back to Daniel.

Daniel: (Tch. If they are responsible for many persons disappeared and killed, then I'll make sure that I make them pay.)

Daniel, refusing to give up, leaves the area and prepares for the worst.

In the next day, Ako Hatoda is heading to school. Daniel notices the yellow raincoat and sends out the drone.

Daniel: (S***. That's gotta be her. She's gotta be after someone.)

Ako notices a strange figure in front of her, it is Swim Swim. She draws out her halberd and slashed Ako's shoulder.

She runs to an alleyway, then tries to transform, but she is caught by Swim Swim and is slashed again.

She fatally wounded. Taking a last glance at Swim Swim, it suddenly reminds her in a flashback that if she was being murdered by her father.

She stabs Ako one more time to ensure she is dead.

Koyuki is leaving for school, but she hears out a last cry for help.

Snow White: Who?...

She transformed and follows it eventually, leading to Ako. She sees her that she is now dying. The drone still sees at what is happening.

Snow White: Hang in there! What happened?
Ako: Snow White... As long as you live.. Back then, when I lost my key...
Snow White: Key?
Ako: You helped me when I was in trouble.
Snow White: You're that girl? How do you know my name?
Ako: So long as you live...there's still a magical girl in this city. I wanted to tell you that. But yesterday, I couldn't say it very well.

Daniel: (So she is the one.. That girl that she helped, I saw her too.)

Snow White: You're... Alice? Hang in there! I'll get you to hospital--
Ako: Snow White.... At least take this.

Ako gives the Rabbit's Foot lucky charm to Snow White. Ako finally loses her consciousness and dies, much to Snow White's sadness.

Daniel's drone succeeded taking a photo of Ako's corpse. It flies back safely, and the video file is retrieved successfully.

He contacted the police, before leaving the area.

Daniel: Detective, it's me. I found a dead body of a child. Take care of this scene.
Detective (Phone): Got it. We are sending two units in the area.

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