#Witch of Defiance (Mariko)

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"I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Hope everyone's had a fantastic year!"

"Meh..."

"Oh come now! Don't be like that. Why not join Mariko in the festivities?"

"Maybe later."

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Who would you rather face against, Walpurgisnacht or Kriemhild Gretchen?

"NEITHER! Fighting either one is suicide! I mean, I'll fight either one if I'm all out of options, but I'd rather not!"

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"Wait, we have our own day?"

"Yeah? Why?"

"Why did no one tell me!?"

"I dunno. Maybe it's because you're a witch and not a magical girl?"

"Not funny..."

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[Text]: Probably not the best idea tbh. Speaking from experience. [Text]: At least let me see it. Maybe it's something I already learned.

Mariko was pretty adamant on helping, even if the other student wanted to avoid it. Science and math were where she struggled the most, but she always strived to get the highest grade possible no matter what subject. Of course, stressing herself out like this was what led Kyubey to her in the first place. Maybe the idea of studying was stressing this Usagi out. Maybe she should change the subject.

[Text]: What's your favorite parfait?

She doesn't respond for a few minutes. She's busy racking her brain for a way out of this because that was not the solution to her problem that she wanted. If she wanted help, she would have gone to Ami.

Although on second thought, Ami's explanations were always too complicated for Usagi to understand. Maybe this Mariko person would be a better tutor... No, no, she could still get out of this!

[Text]: oh it's okay! you don't have to help! [Text]: I'll scrape by somehow, I always do! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

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A witch but it looks like a biblically accurate angel.

"Don't a lot of witches look like biblically accurate angels?"

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"I swear, this better just be a story and not alluding to something in the future..."

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What were your last words?

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"Unfortunately, I don't know all of them. There's a few that I fought like the Box Witch and the Artist Witch, so giving a tour of their labyrinths is easier said than done since they're usually killed off the moment they're found."

"That said, please don't hurt the Dessert Witch or the Class Representative Witch. I'm working on reforming them."

"I'll crush her."

His tone was overflowing with rage, and his look, fiercer than ever before. Red eyes that glowed brightly. Killing those beings was what he does, endlessly, without food, drink, sleep or tiring. He'll eradicate Walpurgisnacht, but she seemed to be at the top of the list.. for now.

"April 30th, huh? That's in a week's time. I assume that this witch was the weakest out of all of them, the one I killed. There's more, and I'll never rest. How about you give me the tour of witches around town?"

In his speech, he sounded ruthless, yet ambitious. Walpurgisnacht much like Hisako, was a tall order to take down. But he will get closer to Walpurgisnacht, then finally Hisako, no matter what.

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How pure are you?

“I mean... Technically the truth...? Wrath is a sin, right?”

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@ad-simul​ (Continued from here.)

“That was all part of my wish...  I didn’t want to lose myself like my sister did, so I wished to stay myself when I did inevitably become a witch...” She told the other, recounting that fateful day.  It always pained her to think about it, but at the same time, it was constantly on her mind.

“Even with my wish though, it still feels like a struggle...  Like I’m battling with myself, trying to keep control...  Fighting against the impulse to cause suffering to those who don’t deserve it...”

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“My New Years resolution...?  It’s to put a stop to this cycle of suffering once and for all...”

“And make Kyubey extinct, I’m guessing?”

“Of course!”

“Yeah, good luck with that...”

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“He wanted to hurt me at first thinking I was evil for some weird reason.” Though in truth, Mariko knew the reason. She just wouldn’t say it with people recording her. “I don’t know. I think he might have heard some baseless rumor about me or something. I talked him out of it though. Other than that, no. He didn’t hurt anyone.”

Perhaps there was a secret between him and this girl that they discussed about, but.. it was none of Fumiko's business. Not minding the Mitakihara Middle students holding out their phones recording her in the entire conversation, she nodded to what the girl was saying.

[sign language]: Did he hurt anyone here?

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A long time ago, did this used to be a witch only blog with a witch that was stockpiling grief seeds and giving them to magical girls, or am I confusing it with another blog?

"Hi. I think you're referring to me, right?"

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Continued from here.

"Yeah, I'm fine... Just... remembering why I fight. And I won't rest until I see my goal to the end..."

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Mariko, meeting a dragon witch, but this one has five heads and can breath fire, ice, lightning, poison, and acid.

"I guess I'm not the only dragon here!"

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"You don't need to worry about that. I'm at least open about my issues with my friends. And I'm very thankful for them."

"That's why you should talk it out with your friends. Keeping it inside isn't healthy."