5The rest of the school day goes fairly fast for Nobita. It's just another day of middle school shenanigan for him. Although looking back he realizes the whole week is a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs.
Nobita has to admit his life isn't what one usually associate with a normal second year middle school student even before all the crazies starts. Sure, he sometimes hang out with Dekisugi or Hideo after school but the glasses wearing boy prefer to stay by himself. Compare to his usual weekly routine, what happened so far this week feels more like one of those wacky adventures he has in his own mind when he's hospitalized back in grade 4.
Meeting one of his older acquaintance when he's young and learning she's somehow turned into a Magical Girl. See two of his old 'friends' he hasn't keep in touch since grade 6. Encountering a psychotic killer Magical Girl who thinks killing others is 'saving' them. Gets saved by a Magical Girl from one of his dream adventures. Learning the truth behind Magical Girls and how they all eventually turn into the very monster they fight. Finding another Magical Girl who claims she's from the future and then she becomes the adoptive daughter of his parents and by extension his sister... He rolls his eye a little at that development, it's almost like his dream about Doraemon all over again. Although this time the event doesn't revolve around himself.
And speaking about his sister... he turns to have a good look at a slightly shaking Homura. It seems like his newly adopted sister doesn't fair too well after first day of school in Saigaku. "Are you alright there?"
"I'll be fine." Homura gives Nobita a quick glance as she goes back to staring at the ground. She doesn't look fine but it's pointless to argue with her at this point. Nobita can't help but feels like she's planning something. Hopefully it's not putting a cap into his head like what she does to the Incubators.
"Let's go meet Miyoko and others then." Nobita gives a shrug as he turns toward the gate of Saigaku Middle School. Right by the gate stands Miyoko whose eyes seem to be fixed on a bunch of students playing soccer.
For a brief moment Nobita wonders if it'll get awkward meeting Miyoko again consider how their last meeting ended. Surprisingly he doesn't feel any trepidation about talking with the Magical Girl. In a way, having Miyoko shares with him the secret of the Magical Girls makes Nobita feel closer to Miyoko. Even closer than his most friendly acquaintance Hidetoshi Dekisugi.
Nobita waves at the veteran Magical Girl to get her attention. "Yo! Miyoko! Here's me, and my sister Homura."
Miyoko snaps out of her trance and take a good long inspection at Homura while giving a warm smile. Although her sympathetic looking eyes betrays the true emotion she hides behind her friendly big sister mask.
Another 'sister' who will eventually join her, and all her other 'sisters' before her into becoming the fuel of the universe. That is the fate all Magical Girls share in the end.
"So that's the Magical Girl who wants to talk with me. I don't want to pry, but I find it a little strange you didn't mention your sister being a Magical Girl when we had our little conversation a couple days back."
"Well... Homura is more like my very, very distant cousin from another city. She recently lost her folks and came into our family's care... and by 'recently' I mean last night." Nobita scratches the back of his head as he looks sideway when answering Miyoko's question. He can't help but feels like he's doing what Kyubey does: withholding certain detail to misdirect Miyoko into a lie.
"She has my condolences."
"Nice to meet you Miss Nobi. Your brother is a very compassionate person." For a second it looks like Miyoko is about to pull Homura into an embrace but the veteran Magical Girl extend her hand toward Homura in a friendly gesture instead. She probably realizes hugging a junior class man when she first met would come off weird to the other students, perhaps Homura's cold expression deters her original action. Homura doesn't look slightly interested in reciprocating the feeling to Nobita's surprise. In fact, for a quick second the raven haired time traveller almost look repulsed at Miyoko's gesture as her brows twist into a knot.
The moment becomes awkward for a second as Miyoko's hand simply extend outward with both of Homura's arms hanging by her sides. Nobita quickly steps forward, takes Miyoko's hand and give an exaggerated shake.
"Thank you very much for the compliment Miyoko. Sorry, my sister is a bit shy..." Nobita tries to squeeze out a smile. Although his smile looks very fake due to lack of practice. It's a good thing Miyoko doesn't seem to mind as she giggles at Nobita's effort.
"It's my fault for being over friendly with your sister." The veteran Magical Girl gives Nobita a reassuring smile as she looks at Homura. "If I can take a wild guess... you are here to discuss how to divide our territory? That shouldn't be a problem as Saigaku is fairly big, and we recently have a massive influx of Witches to the point where I welcome the help from another Magical Girl."
"We'll discuss it once we meet the others." Homura sounds cold even through mental telepathy. Nobita doesn't understand why she is being so confrontational with Miyoko. Homura isn't what one calls socially adapt much like Nobita. She does seem to put some effort into being on friendly term with the other students in class. Nobita can't help but wonder why she is being particularly nasty with Miyoko when they just met. Could it be the veteran reminds of her someone she dislike from her own time?
"Fair enough. I'd appreciate it if you don't try to harm any of the girls. I'd be willing to give you a large portion of the city to patrol if you really want it. There's enough to go around even for the four of us."
"Can we make a stop at my house before we go?" Nobita asks Miyoko before she's ready to take the lead.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Well... we are going to meet Jaiko today right...? I promised her I'll get her... something. That thing is currently stuffed in one of my bottom draws in my desk up in my room..." Nobita scratches the back of his head while looking left and right. He notices Homura shooting him a suspicious look and gulp hard. Nobita really wants to keep his embarrassing attempt at making a manga secret from as many people as possible.
"Alright, we still got time. Lead the way Nobita." Miyoko gives Nobita a smile before side stepping away to let Nobita take lead.
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The detour back to Nobita resident wasn't that much of a problem. While Tamako isn't exactly happy about Nobita having to come home late, she's really happy that Nobita is finally being more social (and she seems to really like how polite and friendly Miyoko is). After a short search for his shameful display of both writing and drawing skills or the lack there of, Nobita and Homura continue their way towards Miyoko's home.
"We are meeting at my home... you said." Nobita hangs his head low and starts to take a keenly interest at his sneakers as he sighs in complete defeat.
"Well... it is my home. Is there something wrong?" Miyoko looks back and forth from Nobita to Homura. She tries her best effort to understand what gets Nobita so riled up.
"A 'home' is a two floor house with a small garden all the children need to worry about wasting an summer afternoon pulling out weeds for their parents." Nobita brings his head up as he extend out his left arm, pointing at Mangetsu 'resident'. "This... is a FUCKING MANSION!"
What Miyoko describes as her 'home' sits on the outskirt of Saigaku city. A three floor western style ivy covered brick mansion sits on the eastern side of the area that's probably larger than Saigaku Middle school surrounded by three meter tall wall. In front of the mansion, an Italian (or is it French? Nobita isn't too sure on this) style garden invites the guests to take an admiring look through the beautiful garden... in the summer. Since it's still February the garden look somewhat bleak with barely a shade of green let alone colourful flowers to decorate the vast open space. Even the fountain in the middle of the garden is not turned on.
In short, Miyoko's 'home' makes Suneo's home mansion he likes to boast so much about look like a beggar's shack.
"I'm... at a loss for words. Guess I'm being inconsiderate once again..." Miyoko looks over at her home and back towards Nobita again, giving the boy an apologetic look.
"No... it's not your fault. I'm over reacting because I'm surprised, that's all..." Nobita takes another good look at Mangetsu Mansion and notices a dome on the side of the mansion with a huge telescope sticking out towards the sky. "Wait a minute... your last name is Mangetsu. You father isn't Professor Hakase is he?"
Homura shoots Nobita a puzzling look before return back to the task of staring at Miyoko like a potato sprout suddenly grow out of her head. Nobita turns to Homura for a quick explanation. "He's a pretty famous astronomer for discovering a new comet."
"Well... yes he is. Lots of people are surprised at this because father is... well. He looks a bit too mature to have a daughter this young. I don't get it as bad as mother. Back then lots of people mistaken her for father's daughter." For a second Miyoko looks almost embarrassed before changing the subject.
Nobita feels a strong urge to slap himself in the face so hard his teeth will come loose. He should have recognized Miyoko's name and her costume when she changes into a Magical Girl. After all, he meets her in one of his dream adventures where they travelled to another planet to stop an army of demon from invading Earth. Maybe it's because in his dream Miyoko spend most of her time in the form of a pink cat (or is it a mouse? He can't recall the clear detail for some reason) due to a curse from the demon.
He should still recognized her. Although to be fair it never occurs to Nobita the people he meets from his dream adventures can be real. Maybe all of them are based on someone he meets in real life for a brief time yet somehow gets registered into his sub consciousness? It certainly make sense.
"Shall we go meet Jaiko and Iyo? They should already be in the training yard."
"I honestly feel like I don't belong in this place." Nobita mumbles under his breath as he tip toes pass the steel gate into the garden of Mangetsu Manor. He can't help but feels like there should be a security guard jump out of a hiding spot and ask him to leave Mangetsu Manor with his shabby everyday cloth. Or getting an arrow shot at his foot by a magically animated centaur statue like in his dream for that matter.
In a short distance the boy sees a middle aged woman with waist length blue hair wearing a white one-piece dress and a red apron doing some work with the garden. For a few seconds Nobita wonders if this woman is a gardener or one of the servants. The way this woman carries herself has a very confident air to it like she owns the place suggest otherwise.
"Welcome home, Miyoko. Are those two your friends from school? I don't remember seeing this fine gentleman and this young lady." The woman seems to notice Miyoko as she turns around towards them. She has a very inviting and friendly smile on her face just like Miyoko but Nobita feels something is wrong. Maybe it's how dull her eyes look. Her aqua colored eyes should by all means look beautiful but for some reason reminds Nobita of a pound of dead water.
"Yes, mother. They are my new friends Nobita, and Homura." Miyoko smiles at her mother after closing her eyes. Nobita raises his eyebrows at the veteran Magical Girl. Didn't she already said her mother is... dead? Is this woman a step-mother or something? The fact Miyoko seems to actively avoiding eye contact with her certainly suggest so. Although if that's the case... this middle aged woman seems to be friendly for a step-mother's standard.
"Oh, that's so nice of you two to visit my baby Miyoko. She's not bad tempered, or spoiled or anything if I do say so myself. Poor Miyoko was always busy with school work or other things and she barely has any time to make new friends. I hope you two will continue to be her friends and support her..."
"M, mother! You are embarrassing me..." Miyoko looks away into another direction while placing her hands over her face.
"Yes, yes of course dear. I'm so sorry about that. Oh, where's my manner. You find a place and get comfortable, I'll bring you something to drink." Miyoko's mother makes a light gasp as she quickly turns and walks towards the manor, taking off her dirt stained gloves on the way.
"So... that's your mother? I thought you said she was... well..." Nobita moves closer to Miyoko and ask the question that's hanging over his head in a low voice.
"Something I should know?" Homura's voice hit Nobita's ear like a sledgehammer fall onto a drum. The boy looks at Miyoko who gives him a reassuring look and a nod.
"Well, you see here Homura... before I met you... in person at our home, last night I mean... I met Miyoko here first. She told me her mother was a Magical Girl before her, and her mother died trying to protect her from a Witch. So Miyoko, was that your step-mother or something?" Nobita furiously turns back and forth between his sister Homura and the veteran Magical Girl Miyoko. He notices a dark cloud visibly forming on the face of his sister.
"That's not what it is." Homura's tone suggest she's not asking a question, but rather passing a judgement. Nobita can't help but makes a gulp sound in his throat as his sister stares Miyoko right in the eyes. The way the iron clad time traveller look at Miyoko reminds himself of an owl staring at an oblivious mouse before swooping in for a quick kill.
Nobita feels like those two are going to have a full power clash in the garden. He can't help but think he needs to dissolve the situation in some way so he waves both of his arms toward Homura trying to change the subject. "Don't be too judgemental Homura, you just met Miyoko here and..."
The boy feels a hand gently placing on his shoulder as he looks back. He meets Miyoko's warm smile. "It's okay Nobita. You don't live in the world of Magical Girls so you don't know... when a Magical Girl meets another it's not always friendly. I can understand why Homura gets so agitated with a Magical Girl who obviously keeps some big secret."
Nobita looks back at Homura once again. She doesn't look all impressed at how understanding and considerate Miyoko acts at her accusation. In fact, the raven haired Magical Girl looks even more annoyed if that's possible.
"Right... as I told Nobita before..." Miyoko looks around for a second as if making sure nobody is overhearing their conversation before continuing on with a low whisper like voice. "My mother was a Magical Girl before my time, and at some point she retired fighting Witches after she had me..."
Homura looks a little puzzled at Miyoko's choice of word as her eyebrow turns around at a different angle. Nobita can't help but be impressed at how his sister manages to convey her emotion by all the different ways she glum in silence.
"We were attacked by a Witch about three years ago when mother and I was out for a walk. Mother... didn't survive the battle. I would be killed too, but Kyubey appeared before me when the Witch was squeezing the life out of me... He asked me to make a wish and become a Magical Girl so I can fight for my life. Because I was being squeezed to death by the Witch, I didn't have a lot of time to think... I made the first wish came to my mind: I wanted my life return to normal. And my mother you just saw... that's mother's body, re-animated by my wish. She retained most of her personality, but has no memory about being a Magical Girl. I guess that's caused by my wish, I want my life to be 'normal' after all... are you alright here Nobita?"
"I, I'll be fine...humph... Just give me a second to, humph... get myself up..." Nobita manages to finish his sentence between gagging and dry heaps. He can feel his stomach acting up like yesterday when he learns the truth about Magical Girl from Miyoko. The boy does remember Miyoko talking about losing her mother when he first met her, but he didn't expect something like this: having your soul rips out of your body and places into a glass jewel for the reward of having your mother's corpse re-animated as a soulless doll. It is simply not fair. He starts to gain an understanding of Homura's intense hatred towards the Incubators.
The glasses wearing boy tries very hard to not puke all over Miyoko's home like he does to Saigaku Middle School rooftop. After a few struggles he manage to swallow back down whatever that's threatening to climb up his throat.
Nobita looks back up and realize Homura is no longer staring at Miyoko with an intense suspicion. She almost looks... sympathetic towards Miyoko's plight for the moment as Homura stares at her own feet in silence. Something seems to be moving in her purple eyes but Nobita is not sure if light is playing a trick on him. Surely it should takes more than something like this to shake up the stoic time traveller.
Then again... she does look pretty shake up after today's class so maybe she's more fragile than she appears. It is hard for Nobita to tell consider he mostly keeps to himself for the past 4 years.
"It's all in the past now. Even with my mother as she is... I guess I'm still grateful for what Kyubey did."
"You are grateful for the Incubators... for this." Any signs of sympathy in Homura's eyes is replaced by pure loathing as soon as she hears the veteran Magical Girl express her gratitude towards the Incubator. Nobita suppose he can't really blame his sister. It's only a moment ago where he's so appalled by what the Incubator does to Miyoko he almost puke all over the garden. Still, can't she be a bit more strategic in hiding it? Miyoko is sharing a very emotional part of her past with them and it doesn't help to be mean about no matter how justified you are.
"Yes I am. At least father never knew mother is gone... and he would also lose me on that day if wasn't for Kyubey. Regardless of his intention, I have to be grateful for what Kyubey did on that day." Miyoko faces Homura's stern glare with a weary looking smile.
"You are making a big mistake trusting in those abominations."
"Please don't mistaken my intention. I am grateful for what Kyubey did to me, but I don't trust him in the slightest. I'll do everything I can to persuade Kyubey's other prospects to reject his offer. Just like your brother."
"You will regret it."
"Maybe, I made a lots of mistakes in my life." Miyoko turns to give Nobita a look before turning back and walk towards the side of the mansion where a small patio lies. Nobita can see in the distance Jaiko and a girl with short hair is sitting around happily chatting.
"Homura." For a moment Nobita hesitate to reach out to his sister - Putting a bullet into the Incubators' head is an impression that'll keep anyone cautious afterwards. Taking a deep breath, he strengthens his resolve and grabs his sister by her shoulder and face her. "What's gotten into you? I'm not exactly a big booty social butterfly myself, but even I know you can't be all confrontational with someone you just met. Especially when she talks about something that must be so hard on her."
Homura seems to look puzzled at first. Nobita wonder what she's more surprised: the fact he has some social skill, or the fact he's brave enough to confront her about her lack of said skill. After a few seconds she finally murmurs under her breath. "I won't trust someone who's this friendly with an Incubator. Especially when she knows the truth..."
"You mean all of you eventually turns into an eldritch abomination and starts to hurt other people? Don't look surprised at me. Miyoko told me this before I met you. Why do you think I went to Saigaku 8th that afternoon? I was trying to clear my head after how much she messed me up with that revelation. But is that the only reason you are trying to enter a pissing contest with Miyoko, or is there something else you have against her? My parents are friendly with Fuzzybutt Deadpan McGee, but you trusted them to have them adopt you."
Once again Homura seems to look deep in her thoughts. Nobita choose to leave her alone for the moment and runs towards Miyoko. He doesn't want his sister and Miyoko to start their relationship on such a sour note and he'll have to push past his comfort zone and try to do something about it. "Miyoko!"
The veteran Magical Girl stops walking and turns around to look at Nobita. She looks as puzzled by Nobita's action as Homura a few moments ago.
"Listen... I'm sorry about how my sister behaved. She's going through a very bad period of her life... losing her parents and all that. Still, she shouldn't have acted the way she did consider how hard it must be for you to..." Nobita tries to keep going before Miyoko stops him with an embrace. His body tenses up at this as he can smell the cherry like scent from her hair. No girl has ever been this close to him, not even Shizuka.
Damn it Nobita! Miyoko must be having one of the most emotional moment and all you can think of are perverted thoughts! Why are you acting like Hideo of all people at a moment like this!
Nobita can feel his face burning up both from being anxious around a girl his age at such close distance and the shame such feeling brings him. Good thing Miyoko doesn't seem to notice.
"Thanks for trying to make me feel better Nobita, but there's really no need. I can't pretend I understand what your sister must be going through but I have a good idea. I went through the same thing after all. It's completely understandable why she would distrust, or even despise me after what I said." Miyoko releases Nobita from her embrace and lets out a chuck that sounds more like self-mockery than anything else. Nobita tries to say something to the veteran but she covers his mouth with her hand.
"You don't have to dress it up. After all we have our life manipulated and taken away by the Incubator with the promise of a wish... a wish that'll never live up to our expectation because of... 'entropy'. Yet here I'm saying how grateful I am for the action of the Incubators. It must feels like a slap in the face for your sister. But that's how I truly feel, and I think lying to your sister is even more disrespectful."
Nobita can't believe how understanding and considerate Miyoko is being. The third year just have Homura throw her saddest memory right back into her face yet she's more concerned about how Homura is feeling. It shames him even more at his previous dirty thoughts... Before another thought can come to him a purse flies right into his face knocking him on his butt.
"Are you making Mangetsu-San upset? Stupid Nobita!" The boy blinks his eyes trying to regain his composure. He searches the floor for his glasses to help him see better. He feels like he touches something warm and soft, like a person's hand before it quickly retreats away leaving the frame of his eyeglasses in his hand. Placing the glasses back onto the bridge of his nose he realize a girl roughly around Jaiko's age is hiding behind her while peeking her head out to look at him. She quickly slip back behind Jaiko when she realizes Nobita is also looking at her.
The girl has short hair with a red ribbon tying upwards from her hair like a rabbit's ears. Now that Nobita gets a good look at her, he realize that's the dead girl Jaiko and himself finds in the shrine on his first encounter with a Witch. "Hey, weren't you a little..."
Dead?
"The rude man... it's the rude man." Nobita can hear the shiver in the rabbit like girl's voice. He lets out a painful yelp as Jaiko slams her purse on his head once again.
"Alright stupid Nobita, what did you do to Iyo-Chan? How come she's so afraid of you?!" Jaiko gives Nobita a look of disgust as she turns back and embraces the young girl named Iyo. Nobita has to admit such look hurts him a little when Jaiko's face reminds him of Shizuka so much.
"Nothing, NOTHING! I was with you the only time we saw her, where she was..." Nobita stands up as he throws his arm around in frustration. It's one thing back in 4th grade when Shizuka gets annoyed at him because he actually done something bad, dumb or both. Having Jaiko making accusation at him based on assumption when he did nothing wrong is simply annoying.
"He's the rude man from my dream." Nobita, Miyoko and Jaiko turns their attention back towards Iyo.
"Your dream? Can you tell us a little about it Iyo?" Miyoko walks besides the two grade school girls and gently runs her hand behind Iyo's back.
"Right... It was a few days ago where I got back home after fighting with another one of those doggie like Witches... I got really tired so I fall asleep in the yard and I have a dream where I keep making origami figures. Then Jaiko and the rude man came to visit so I start playing origami fortune telling with them... A very polite man wearing tuxedo joins us. I think the rude man got angry and he shouted something mean to me. The tuxedo man is nice though. He even wished me a good night when I fall asleep in my dream. And when I woke up I find myself in the wood a short distance away from my home..."
Nobita looks up to see Miyoko gives him a confused look. He probably shares Miyoko's facial expression although for a different reason. In a kind of twisted... 'normal' way it's almost a re-telling of what happens on Monday night when he encounters the Origami fortune teller like Witch with Jaiko.
There's got to be some kind of connection. If only he can figure it out...
"Oh, silly Iyo-Chan. You must be really lonely with your grandpa if you even dream of playing with me. I missed you too! You are right though, stupid Nobita really is rude." Jaiko gives Iyo another embrace as she turns her head and poke her tongue out towards Nobita.
"Well... hard to argue with that..." Nobita lets out a defeated sigh as he shrugs at the situation. He should know from the start he can't win anything by arguing with Jaiko. Although in this case her giant of a brother is not a major factor.
To the boy's dismay, his embarrassment hasn't finish yet as his sister walks up to the group. She bends down and pick up the paper bag Nobita drops when he falls down and takes out its content - a hand draw 'manga'. "Big Galaxy Monster?"
In his distress Nobita jumps towards Homura and tries to make a grab at the small booklet she is reading. Homura dodges his attempt with a graceful sidestep causing Nobita to eat the cobble stone path. The time traveller frowns as she read through Nobita's homemade manga. "This is awful."
"Well... we can't all be perfect like Dekisugi now, can we..." Nobita lets out an undignified growl as he hisses through grit teeth. Maybe he is being overly harsh on his most friendly acquaintance consider the child prodigy never tries to write or draw a manga (In fact Nobita isn't sure if the boy likes manga or not)... but he's pretty sure mister perfect will be able to make a soundly designed and well drawn manga.
"Ha! So you kept your word and actually brings that garbage. I'm surprised you didn't burn it or throw it out with trash and makes up some excuse about you lost it." Jaiko lets out a loud laugh as she walks in front of Homura and holds up her hand. "Can I have it black long straight-San? Idiot Nobita promised to give it to me as a gift."
"Black... long straight-San?" Homura gives the girl a puzzling look.
"Yes. It's your hair. It's black, long and really straight. Reminds me of the night sky when I look up after a Witch hunt. It's really pretty!" Jaiko scratches her head while giving Homura an innocent looking smile. "I didn't get your name, black long straight-San."
"I'm Homura a... I mean I'm Homura Nobi." The time travelling Magical Girl looks like she bites her tongue for a second. To Homura's credit she manages to recover much quicker than that in the morning class.
"Nice to meet you Homura-San! Are you related to Nobita here?" Jaiko doesn't seem to even realize Homura's hick up as she turn to looks at Nobita.
"Yes, she's my sister and no, I don't mean it by blood. She's like my really, really, really distant cousin who happens to be adopted by my parents yesterday because she just lost her folks." Nobita lets out an annoyed grunt sound as he pushes himself up from the pavement another time. "Anybody else like me to repeat myself again? Anybody? Yes? No? Maybe? Good!"
"He he... I know you four years back so I know you have no sister. But if I didn't... I can't tell Homura-San aren't your sister. You two look like you are related when stand together. Homura-San doesn't look stupid, unlike you." Jaiko lets out a giggle as she suddenly grabs Nobita's homemade comic book out of Homura's hand. She quickly drags Iyo and run back towards the patio. "Don't let Nobita's stupidity infect you Homura-San! Stupidity is infectious, and incurable~!"
"Don't let Jaiko's antic upset you Nobita. I think you are a very sweet guy. You brought that manga you draw yourself to cheer Jaiko up didn't you? I know she's frustrated the manga she makes doesn't get published by the big publishers." Miyoko shakes her head as she gives Nobita a good pat on the shoulder.
"Well... sweet and naive and stupidity is the same thing. They are just different ways you say it out loud." Nobita gives another shrug as he turns towards Homura. "So, my dear sister. Any other insightful comment you want to add besides pointing out the obvious on how much I suck?"
Homura gives Nobita an annoyed stare with half closed eyes before turning towards Miyoko. "Miyoko Mangetsu... I been overly harsh with you back there. I want you to know I don't plan to be your enemy even if I don't fully trust you. As long as you don't plot with the Incubator against me."
"Don't worry about it. I don't trust those aliens either. As for not being my enemy... I never considered you to be one. If you want to take over my area you'd choose to attack my in surprise, not have Nobita introduces yourself to me." Miyoko gives Homura an understanding smile. "Now that's out of the way... I suppose you want to talk with me about how we'll divide our patrol area? That shouldn't be much of a problem. Like I said before Saigaku is having a major Witch infestation problem right now. Lots of familiars are turning into wolf like Witch very quickly, so even with four of us in this one city we will still be able to get enough grief seed."
"...Good to know." Homura looks taken aback for a second before regains her composure. "There's something more important."
Nobita looks back and forth between Homura and Miyoko. Homura's facial expression remains ever stoic. As for Miyoko... the friendly veteran's smile slowly fade and replaces by a serious look. "You don't mean... 1st of May."
"Yes. I am here to talk about Walpurgisnacht."