A Strange Certainty

All I had ever wanted in my life was for today, which was merely yesterday repeating itself, to change.

If those days had been peaceful and tranquil, I might have found them a little boring, but….

Ever since I became a magical girl, my life had been anything but that.

Every day, I had to see blood. Every day, I had to fight.

You might ask whether I knew that would happen when I became a magical girl.

No, I didn't.

There hadn't been time to know, and even thinking about it would've been a luxury.

If I hadn't become a magical girl, I would've died, and I wouldn't have been able to get revenge.

Even now, when I close my eyes, the memories of that day come vividly back.

The chill I felt when I came home from cram school...