Myusel analyzed the small glowing orange chunk of metal, which was once a bullet. She had never seen such materials in her life before, especially one that was potent enough to break through a magical girl’s shield.

  “If I can find out what it is, then possibly this could be used to stop a rogue magical girl… Not that there would ever be one. But, it’s just in case…” She thought as she heard some nearby footsteps.

  She turned her head and saw Milrd walk in, who was wearing a bck top, which accentuated his muscles, and gray sweatpants. He smiled as he closed the door behind himself.

  “Tomorrow's the st day, right?” He asked.

  It had been a few days since he had fallen asleep in Rolondo’s bedroom. These days were mostly mundane, with Milrd just talking with Rolondo and giving him tips on improving.

  Besides that, he hung out with Myusel everyday for about three hours or so, digesting the strange potions she created. With this, he had learned more about her, understanding why she was the way she was.

  From the bits she told him, part of it was her family life, at the Hoshino estate. She grew up all the way in Japan, being spoiled as hell. She thought she could get anything she wished for if she asked hard enough, making her spoiled by servants and family friends.

  Yet was still mostly ignored by her mother, who was her only remaining blood retive. Her mom would only check in to see if she grew as a magical girl, leaving her to train while she fucked around with different men.

  “No wonder she baby’s Rolondo. She wishes she had a life like him!” Milrd thought as he sat on the bed, still waiting for Myusel’s response. She considered what he asked, pulling different supplies out from her drawers.

  The second reason was probably the isotion brought by Chad being gone all of the time. In fact, during these past 5 or so days, Chad hadn’t returned yet!

  Because of the increased security around them, only Rolondo went out to get shopping supplies and materials. So, the only person she talked to was Milrd.

  This made everything she did seem a bit desperate to him.

  “Yes. Your body is adapting to the st bits of the medicine. With tomorrow’s sample, we’ll finally be complete. You can return to your normal superhero life. Well, at least until the Remnant is gone.” Myusel replied as she poured a purplish blue drink from a nearby heater into a cup.

  “Sounds good, sounds good.” Milrd sighed as he saw her roll her chair towards him, easily holding the hot drink with her magical girl durability.

  “Here you go. Sip this slowly, it’s still really hot.” Myusel expined as she handed the drink to him.

  “Tastes like sh- uh, warm milk!” Milrd gulped his throat as he held the bowl in her hands, bringing it closer to his mouth.

  Myusel smiled as she watched him finish it quickly, with him sighing after putting the cup to the side.

  “I’ll never get used to that taste…” Milrd sighed as he wiped his lips with his forearms. She chuckled as he took the cup away, pcing it by her desk.

  “Still, I’m grateful for this Myusel. You already know this, but I was really scared of these powers. They’re useful and all, but the risk of randomly going berserk is something I don’t want.” Milrd said honestly, staring at the scars on his hand.

  “I can’t imagine how it feels, but I’m gd I can help anyway. After all, that’s what magical girls are for.” Myusel smiled, winking. From her left eye, a tiny star flew out, dissipating into the air.

  “What the fuc…” Milrd muttered as he watched Myusel mess with her desk, as if everything were normal.

  “One more thing, Milrd. It’s about Rolondo.” She continued, turning back to Milrd on her chair.

  “Oh him? Isn’t he out shopping or whatever?”

  “Yes yes. I believe he’s ready to stay out longer. His curfew is too early, so I think I’ll be removing it. Once all of this Remnant nonsense is over of course. But, I think as long as he comes home safe, he’ll be able to talk to more people his age and grow.” Myusel smiled, rolling her chair closer to him.

  “T-that’s great! That’s everything he needs and wants!” Milrd smiled, feeling that he was getting closer to what Milly would’ve wished. For him to be a force of good.

  “I’ll tell him when he gets home. Honestly, everything you’ve been doing to help him has been great… He’s become so much more open around me. It’s incredible.”

  “Geh, just treat him like an adult and that’ll happen… Shit, maybe she will in the future.” Milrd thought silently as he chuckled, crossing his arms.

  “I appreciate it.” Milrd quickly said as he id back on the bed, feeling the potion digest into his body.

  The room went silent as Milrd sat there, closing his eyes. He needed to rest for the digestion to work properly. He had mostly become used to this process, with his body far more accustomed to it.

  He slightly opened his left eye, and noticed that Myusel was still watching over him with interest. His eyes opened once again as he sat up, looking into her light purple eyes.

  “Myusel, you’re doing it again… I can’t rex with you watching me.” Milrd replied frankly, crossing his arms.

  “Ah. Yes, you’re right. I know you’re supposed to rex for it to work properly, but I wanted to talk a bit longer…” Myusel said as she fiddled with her fingers.

  “Oh, it’s okay then. So, what’s up? And why are you so nervous?” Milrd asked as he patted her shoulder, causing her to jolt slightly.

  She sighed and chuckled, pushing his arm back to his bed.

  “No reason… Well, Milrd. Um, I don’t really know how to expin this… In the best way, I guess… Can I… tell you something and be honest? Something, I never told anyone else…” Myusel said as she looked away from Milrd.

  “Uh… Yeah. Sure. Go ahead.” Milrd replied, attempting to rex once again.

  “Just promise me you’ll listen. To the end… I don’t know if I can keep what I’m going to tell you in me anymore… Please.”

  “Yeah I promise.” Milrd wiped the sweat off his forehead.

  “So, Milrd… Do you know what Chad and I do around here? I bet Rolondo told you… We, uh, we do it a lot… We have sex a lot…”

  “Aa… I…” Milrd mumbeled, shocked that she would bring this up.

  “It’s not because of Chad, it’s because of me. I have always had an interest in those things, even since I was young. It got worse when I got attacked by a monster, giving me this curse, at least until I had a burst of pleasure strong enough to break it.

  I was interested and fell in love with another student in my school… I harassed him, assaulted him, and did worse… I did awful things, for my own pleasure. And I got punished for it during the War, when a degenerate demon did… Unspeakable things to me.

  But, years have passed since then… I’m still working to redeem myself for what happened, by making a better future for the world by training Rolondo. And I’ve been working to stop bming myself for what that degenerate did to me… I was only comfortable around Chad, but now, I’ve grown to enjoy being around you.

  I’ve understood that my pleasure isn’t wrong, it’s just the way I sought to achieve it... I enjoyed being with Chad, and I still do. But, it’s starting to become old… We’ve done it so many times that I don’t really feel anything with him. I love him but he’s very distant, always away doing work. And he never listens to me. Never. Always about him and his work...

  I’ve been very lonely. I don’t see actual men often, hell I don’t see any actual adults often. Rolondo, he’s like a child to me, a young girl. I don’t think I can see him in that way, even when he leaves his household. So it gets hard…”

  “...” Milrd’s mouth was slightly agape as Myusel continued.

  “So w-when I first saw you, all those days ago… I felt something different. I saw an actual man. And, I’ve gotten to know you better, and I believe you’re a good man… Someone who is genuine and who is trying his hardest to grow… I know it’s a lot to ask, with both of our retionships to Chad… But… I-I think. I want to be with you, to know you… And I.. I want to do it with you. Milrd. ” Myusel said as she put her hand on Milrd’s bedsheets, touching the outline of his leg.

  Milrd stayed silent, both from shock and consideration. They both stayed silent for a few moments, which ended when Milrd coughed slightly.

  “I really like you… I enjoy being around you… But, you’re Chad’s fiance, and he’s a bit of a friend to me, you know. I can’t just betray his trust like that. You can always talk to me about your issues and shit, but I can’t do it. It’s not right.” Milrd replied, trying to reason with her.

  Myusel winced slightly for a second, taking in the rejection. But after a few moments, she calmed down and accepted reality.

  “You’re right. I… I’m sorry Milrd… I’ve also learned throughout the years… There’s some things I don’t need. I can accept your rejection. I, Uh… I hope this doesn’t change our friendship. Y-you can leave or rest here if you wish… I’m just going to get some supplies from the other room, for a moment.” Myusel smiled as she stood up, walking up to the door.

  Milrd stayed silent, closing his eyes as he sighed.

  He felt relieved for doing the right thing. Myusel was nice to him, but she was mistaken and confused. Acting as a voice of reason and calming her down was the right thing to do.

  He knew Milly would do something like that. And he wanted to be more like her. A good person. One who does good.

  But, was she really a good person?

  A bsphemous thought rang through Milrd’s mind, causing his hands to shake. If what Donny McDickerson had said was true, that Milly had trained to become a killer, under an organization that would even train McDickerson scum children…

  If she had actually killed people, innocent or not. Would that really mean she was good? Wouldn’t that make what she said false and hypocritical?

  She left Milrd to fend for himself in the foster system, and eventually the streets for years, just to become a killer. Who said that she was even good? And if she wasn’t, why would he follow what she said.

  “No… No, I can’t… Milly, how would she…?” Milrd thought as he looked down at his sheets, feeling his head hurt.

  But he knew deep down, the fact of the matter was that she was… Dead.

  The thoughts and wishes of the living mattered more to Milrd than those of the dead. Yet, he followed Milly’s words so closely. What of his wishes, what he wanted?

  He felt closer to Myusel than he had with anyone else. He hadn’t felt as comfortable with anyone else before, not even his own sister.

  He had made her happy and she had made him feel like a decent person. If she really wished to be with him, even for just one night, then why wouldn’t he?

  Why wouldn’t he comfort this lonely woman he liked when her fiance couldn’t? The same fiance who had been gone for almost a week, without even keeping them updated!

  Not only that, it was his wish to be with her. He wanted it. He wanted to be with her, no matter how strange or messed up she was.

  The benefits outweigh the negatives, so before Myusel could leave the room, Milrd said a simple “Wait.”

  She turned her head, standing by the doorway. Milrd smiled as he looked down at his sheets, staying silent.

  “Myusel, I… I’ll… Do it…” Milrd muttered as he stood up from the bed, pushing his sheets aside. Myusel’s mouth quivered from confusion as he walked closer to her.

  “How you felt about me… I feel the same. Being near you makes me feel… Decent. I’m a piece of shit and I felt like one until I came here. You… You give me hope of being better… So if I can be closer to you, even just for one night… Then I’ll do it…” Milrd said as he reached for her hands, holding them closely.

  She looked up at him, with her eyes glistening. She walked closer to him, with both their faces reaching closer to one another.

  “Are you… S-should we really…? I… How would… Chad feel…?” Myusel questioned, remembering her lover as her face got closer to Milrd’s.

  “He won’t know…” Milrd responded with a light smile, shaking his head. Immediately after, Myusel kissed him, pushing his body onto the bed behind them.

  As they kissed one another, undressing each other until they became bare, Myusel made a quick hand sign, pressing her finger onto the side of Milrd’s head. A quick magic was casted, which Milrd slightly noticed.

  “What are you-” He began to say before he saw her bare chest, which caught his attention. They held each other closer, as Myusel began to pull down his underwear.

  And thus, the two did what they wished to one another.