The Same Appearance as Us Part 2

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Chapter 3, Part 2: The Sign of a Rumor
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--Kamihama City, Shinnishi Ward--

Kaede: ...W, What should I do........I really did...find a barrier...T, There's only 1 familiar...I...hope... (Uu...I did transform for now but...why did I have to find this when I'm alone like this...) Momoko-chan's poor timing...it might be contagious...

Mami: Just as I expected, as soon as I set foot into town, I ran into this. (I really hoped...it was just a nightmare...But it looks like this bizarre phenomenon where only this city has a lot of witches...really is reality.
Hm... my soul gem's reaction is getting stronger...) ...Over here.

Mami: (...Without a doubt, the barrier's over here somewhere...)
???: ..... .....
Mami: (Someone's voice...?)
???: .......do........should I do...........but.........I do.........
Mami: (...? Is it over here......?)
Kaede: ...What should I do...what should I do...I need to defeat it...but...I can't handle it by myself........B, But...! If I just leave it like it is.......
Mami: Excuse me...
Kaede: ----!? Fumyaumyauuu!? I, I'm sorryyy!!
Mami: Huh...? Um... Are...you...a magical girl from Kamihama?
Kaede: Heh...? Uah, ar...are you...a magi, cal girl...?
Mami: Yes I am.
Kaede: I, I'm sorry...you scared me...
Mami: Ah... I'm sorry. I did call out to you out of the blue, after all...
Kaede: N, No! Not at all...
Mami: ...! Just as I thought...it was here. Were you looking for this barrier too?
Kaede: Ehaaa, eh...! Y, Yes....... But I.......um......
Mami: ...?
Kaede: Am pitiful! ...So...um...I thought if I went in alone...I'd be done for...I didn't have any confidence to...defeat it by myself...s, so I couldn't do anything...And for a while I've been...here this whole time...going back and forth...
Mami: ...Is that was it was. In that case...would you like to go with me?
Kaede: Heh...?

Kaede: Um....! I, I...!
Mami: N, No way...!
Kaede: I'm really, really...! Sorrrrryyyyyy!!

Mami: Here I come!! Haa!!
Witch: ...!?
Kaede: Hyaaa!!
Mami: Don't let your guard down...! We're going to keep at it, one after another!!
Witch: .........!!!
Kaede: Fuyuyuuu!!
Witch: ..........
Kaede: Fu, Fueeh...!? It's coming this way...!?
Witch: ..........!
Kaede: Fuyuuuuuuuuuuu...!!
Mami: I won't let you! Haaaaaaa!!
Witch: ....!?!
Kaede: Um...For being unable...to do anything...I'm really really...! Sorrrryyyyyy!!
Mami: It's alright, so don't worry, okay? I ended up getting a grief seed from you too.
Kaede: Not at all...! That's...! I...didn't use up a drop of my magical energy...
Mami: ....But. It seems like this city has a lot of witches...and on top of that, the witches themselves are strong too...After this... will you be okay by yourself?
Kaede: Ahh! Th, That's...! Yes...! I'm usually with my teammates too and...that's why...earlier...I really couldn't do anything so I was thinking about calling my teammates over...
Mami: (The girl I met the other day said the same kind of thing...)

Rena: Usually Rena wouldn't do something stupid like tackle them head on by herself...

Mami: (I see...Since the witches in this city are strong...it's almost common sense to fight as a team...) ...Is that so? If your friends are around, that makes you feel secure.
Kaede: Ah...yes.......

Mami: Can you handle this too...!? TIRO FINALE!!!!!

Kaede: (She's so strong...and cool...but...she's really nice...I wonder if I can...become a magical girl like her someday...?)
Mami: That's right...you're a Kamihama magical girl, right?
Kaede: Heaaa! Eh! Yes...!
Mami: Do you mind if we chat a bit more?
Kaede: Okay...

Kaede: So you aren't...from Kamihama, are you...?
Mami: Yes, that's right. That's why, I was hoping I could have a senpai from this city teach me about a lot of things...
Kaede: S, Senpai...! That's...
Mami: How about it? Has...anything changed around here lately?
Kaede: Anything...changed...you say...
Mami: Yes, it doesn't matter what.
Kaede: (A, Anything...uh........l, like how...a white snake got added to the zoo or...N, no...! She's not talking about that kind of stuff, is she...!) Um.... Ummmmm..........Oh! R, Rumors! The rumor of the...break our relationship rule!
Mami: "The Rumor of the Break Our Relationship Rule"?
Kaede: Yes...! Um...two people say the word "break off our relationship"...then, afterward, they try to repair their relationship and then...a scary...monster comes to get you, or something...
Mami: A rumor...like that?
Kaede: Y, Yes...
Mami: That "rumor"...is popular among students?
Kaede: Ah...! B, But...! It's not an ordinary rumor...it... became real!
Mami: ...? A rumor...became real...is that what you're trying to tell me...?
Kaede: That's it! That's exactly it! I...got in a fight with my teammate...then we said the word but...after that I did want us to become friends again and...when I apologized to Rena-chan...then I...got taken to a weird place...and then me...and Rena-chan, who came to save me, got brainwashed...it was a really...problematic incident... I didn't think that...a rumor would become real...
Mami: Is that so...so that's what happened... (In other words, she got in a fight with her teammate and they went their separate ways. Then when they were alone a witch attacked them...I guess coincidences like that...where a situation that perfectly recreates a popular rumor can happen...I guess...Come to think of it...this girl, earlier........)

Kaede: But...after that I did want us to become friends again and...when I apologized to Rena-chan...

Kaede: And then me...and Rena-chan, who came to save me, got brainwashed...

Rena: If it was like always...and Rena was with those two...

Rena: That's why...! Rena is a proper "Kamihama" magical girl!!

Mami: (...Could it be...that girl from before is her...?)
Kaede: Ah, excuse me...?
Mami: ...Oh, it's nothing. Is that so, so something like that happened... Thanks for letting me know. Sorry for holding you up.
Kaede: Ah...N, No...
Mami: Anyway...I guess I'll be leaving soon. It's dangerous by yourself, so make sure you get along with your teammates, okay?
Kaede: Ah, yes...

Mami: Then... ---!? A magical energy reaction...! This is...!

Mami: (...This is different from that of a witch. What in the world is this...)

Mami: It's the same as what I felt the last time I came here...!
This magical energy reaction...isn't from a witch...!
Kaede: That's it! This is it! The "rumor"'s...!
Mami: Eh...? Rumor...?
Kaede: This is the magical energy of the "rumor"...that kidnapped me and Rena-chan!
Mami: A "rumor's"...magical energy...? What do you mean by...
Kaede: That magical energy is the same...as the one you're detecting now...It does have a magical energy reaction but...it doesn't match up with that of a witch...or a magical girl either... This is...! The magical energy of the one that appears when you break the rule of the rumor...the monster called a "Rumor"!
Mami: A monster...called a "Rumor"...!?
Kaede: Yes...! Yes...! It's not a witch...and it's not a familiar either...
Mami: (If it's not a witch or a familiar...then what in the world is it...? I've never heard of anything like that before...and I'm sure even Kyuubey hasn't either...)

Kaede: A scary...monster comes to get you, or something...

Kaede: I didn't think that...a rumor would become real...

Mami: (Could it be... it's not illusions of a child but...something like that really is happening...!?) I need to go...!
Kaede: Ahh...! I, I...!
Mami: Eh...?
Kaede: Ummm...I, I want to...make up for earlier too so...I, I can't really be of...much help...but...But...if something like that...were to happen again...!
Mami: ...It's okay. Those feelings are more than enough...
As if I'd let them do something like tear you...and your teammates apart ever again.
Kaede: Eh...
Mami: Relax, okay? I'll definitely take responsibility and defeat the source...of this magical energy.
Kaede: ...!
Mami: I need to hurry...! Bye!
Kaede: Ah...! Y, Yes...! .......... (I believe...we will meet again.)