Sayaka Miki's Magical Girl Story 3

Sayaka Miki's Magical Girl Story
translation by Minunlike

Chapter 3: Heart of a Magical Girl

Part 1
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Sayaka: 'And just like that, the day I promised to spend with Kyosuke has arrived!'
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Sayaka: "Aah, I'm so nervous. My hands are all sweaty..."
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Sayaka: 'We bought a CD today... and after we'd wandered around for a while, he sent me something...'
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Sayaka: "Ah, a message came in. It's from Kyousuke."
Sayaka: "Nnn, what's this now?"
Kyousuke: [Sorry, Sayaka.]
Sayaka: “... Huh!?”
Kyousuke: [The train is running on a huge delay and it’ll probably be late by an hour or more.]
Sayaka: “... Aah, no way… if that’s the case, um…”
Sayaka: “[Got it, no need to worry. I’ll be waiting right here, so don’t come too frazzled.]”
Sayaka: “... Aand that should do it. Sending!”
Sayaka: “Now then, what the heck am I gonna do? I’ve got an entire hour to myself.”
Sayaka: “For now, I guess I’ll just check out the cafe and get myself some tea to drink…”
Sayaka: “......!?”
Sayaka: “Is this a witch’s presence!?”
Sayaka: “My soul gem, too… it’s reacting! So I was right, it’s somewhere nearby.”
Sayaka: “What do I do… Kyousuke’s on his way, and I can’t call Madoka and the others for help…”
Sayaka: “...Gh! I’ll just take care of it before Kyousuke gets here!”
Sayaka: “............”
Sayaka: “Okay! Over here!”
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Sayaka: “Where… where is it…”
[barrier appears]
Sayaka: “Found it! The Witch’s Barrier!”
Sayaka: “No time to hesitate. I’ll take you down by myself!”
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Sayaka: “Now where’s the witch…?”
Kokoro: “Now where’s the witch…?”
Sayaka: “Huh!?”
Kokoro: “Hueh!?”
Kokoro: “Are you by chance, a magical girl…?”
Sayaka: “Ah, yeah, that’s right. And you are… too, huh?”
Kokoro: “Yes, I am Kokoro Awane. Pleasure to be working with you.”
Sayaka: “I’m Sayaka Miki. Same here, nice to meet you!”
Sayaka: “Man, thank goodness there’s another Magical girl here to help out!”
Kokoro: “Thank goodness?”
Sayaka: “You could say I was a little anxious about fighting this thing alone…”
Sayaka: “Since I’m used to fighting them with my friends all the time, I guess that helped me relax…”
Sayaka: “Aah! Sorry for dumping this stuff on you out of nowhere!”
Kokoro: “Not at all, it’s a relief for me as well. So let’s fight it together!”
Sayaka: “Yeah! Absolutely!”

Part 2
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Sayaka: “Ngaaaaaaaah!”
Kokoro: “Nice one, Sayaka!”
Kokoro: “I’ve got your back, so finish it off immediately!”
Sayaka: “Roger that! Here comes the finishing blow!”
Kokoro: “Now, Sayaka!”
Sayaka: “Take thaaaaaaat!”
Witch: ‘.........!’
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Sayaka: “All right, we beat it.”
Kokoro: “Good work…! You did it!”
Sayaka: “Yep! Well, I had some pretty strong competition.”
Kokoro: “It probably would have been much more difficult alone. For both of us…”
Sayaka: “Right… ah, a Grief Seed.”
Sayaka: “... Here you go!”
Kokoro: “Huh!? Uh, but, we both earned…”
Sayaka: “Truth is, after this I’ve got plans to meet up with a very special person.”
Sayaka: “No matter what, I just had to get rid of that witch before then.”
Sayaka: “And thanks to your help… I was able to do that, so…”
Sayaka: “So here! This is my thanks! Please take it and don’t be modest about it!”
Kokoro: “I see… well then, I’ll take it without reservation.”
Kokoro: “Thank you.”
Sayaka: “Same here! Thanks for all your help!”
Sayaka: “Alright then, I’ve gotta go back and meet up with that person.”
Sayaka: “...well, I say that, but I actually have another hour to kill before then.”
Kokoro: “If that’s the case, would you be alright with going out for tea or something?”
Kokoro: “It’ll be my treat, so if you need to kill time, how about it?”
Sayaka: “Eh, but! I couldn’t…”
Kokoro: “It’s my thanks for the Grief Seed.”
Sayaka: “Alright! “Well then, why not! Maybe I’ll order something super expensive.”
Kokoro: “Eeh!?”
Sayaka: “Hahaha, I’m just joking!”


Part 3
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Kokoro: “... Eh!?”
Kokoro: “You became a magical girl to heal the injury of someone you loved!?”
Sayaka: “Ssh! You’re a little loud!”
Kokoro: “Ah… sorry. That just shocked me, is all…”
Sayaka: “Well, I guess it is shocking… It wasn’t something I wanted just for my own sake.”
Sayaka: “Sometimes I wondered if things would really be okay like this…”
Sayaka: “But then I saw him playing the violin, and…”
Sayaka: “From the bottom of my heart, I felt that yeah, this was how everything should be.”
Kokoro: “How wonderful…”
Kokoro: “And this person is the one you’re meeting today?”
Sayaka: “Yeah, we’re going out together to buy a violin music CD.”
Kokoro: “You really have a deep love for music, huh.”
Kokoro: “Heheh. Sayaka-chan, do your best out there.”
Sayaka: “Of course!”
Sayaka: “So hey, Kokoro-chan… what did you wish for when you became a magical girl?”
Kokoro: “I… My wish was to bring my family together again.”
Kokoro: “I wanted my broken family to come back together so we could all live happily again.”
Sayaka: “... I see. So then, would you say you’re happy now?”
Kokoro: “... To be honest, I don’t know. When I think about it, maybe I’m not happy.”
Sayaka: “Huh?”
Kokoro: “Because even after bringing my family back together, there were still more enormous problems that got in the way…”
Kokoro: “People’s hearts aren’t things you can manipulate any way you want, are they…”
Sayaka: “... Yeah, you’re right. I think so too.”
Kokoro: “But right now, I’m okay with that.”
Sayaka: “Really?”
Kokoro: “Yes. In the past, I would always worry and mope over it…”
Kokoro: “I felt that perhaps my wish had been a mistake, and other such things.”
Kokoro: “But I’ve already said farewell to that past me.”
Kokoro: “I won’t allow my wish to be in vain. I’ll bring my family’s hearts together too.”
Kokoro: “That’s what I’ve decided.”
Sayaka: “... That’s incredible. You’re really strong, Kokoro-chan.”
Kokoro: “N-No I’m not! I spent a whole lot of time sulking over everything!”
Kokoro: “Just recently, I decided to finally step up and start thinking positive, is all…”
Sayaka: “Thanks to you, I feel like I can think more positively too from here on out.”
Sayaka: “With your own power, you can change another person’s heart!”
Kokoro: “Yes, that’s it! That’s exactly it! That’s what I… believe in.”
Sayaka: “Thanks so much! Somehow I feel way more courageous!”
Sayaka: “I’ll also treasure the wish I made, and I’ll believe in the me who became a magical girl!”
Kokoro: “Yeah, that’s the spirit! Make your date today a super success!”
Sayaka: “... You bet!”


Part 4
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Sayaka: “Ah, I got an e-mail.”
Sayaka: “It’s Kyousuke, looks like he’s gonna be there soon! Well then, I should get going!”
Kokoro: “Yeah, I got it. It was fun talking about these things with you.”
Sayaka: “Yeah, I had a blast too!”
Sayaka: “We should go for tea again someday soon! Next time it’ll be under
more peaceful circumstances…”
Kokoro: “Yeah, definitely! We’ll make plans the next time you come to Kamihama!”
Sayaka: “Of course!”
Kokoro: “Ah, by the way though, that perfume smells incredibly nice.”
Sayaka: “For real!? Thanks!”
Sayaka: “I got it from a magical girl. I’m really taking a liking to it myself~.”
Kokoro: “I see! It’s a very refreshing and wonderful scent.”
Kokoro: “It’ll level up your first impression stat, without a doubt.”
Sayaka: “Ahaha, wouldn’t that be nice. We’re talking about a guy whose only passion is music.”
Sayaka: “Pffhahaha…”
Kokoro: “Once you and that person get done buying your CD together, what do you plan on doing after that?”
Sayaka: “After that, huh…”
Sayaka: “Actually, another magical girl taught me something for that too…”
Sayaka: “There’s a scenic spot where you can catch a perfect, unobstructed glimpse of Kamihama’s nighttime skyline.”
Sayaka: “I’m gonna go there and bring that person along, is the basic plan, or something.”
Sayaka: “Though how that’s gonna make the mood more romantic, I really have no clue.”
Kokoro: “... beautiful. I think that’s absolutely beautiful!”
Sayaka: “Yeah, thanks.”
Sayaka: “Ah, it really looks like he’s gonna be here any minute. Well, I’m gonna head for the station!”
Kokoro: “Yeah!”
Kokoro: “If it’s Sayaka-chan, it’ll all turn out okay.”
Kokoro: “Since you’re working with this much charm, beauty, and all-around cuteness.“
Kokoro: “Any boy you meet from here on out, without a doubt! They’ll fall head-over-heels for Sayaka-chan!”
Sayaka: “Yeah, wouldn’t that be nice…”
Kokoro: “Huh?”
Sayaka: “... Ah, sorry! Nothing, it's nothing!”

Sayaka: “Aaaalrighty, I'm gonna give it my best shot! Well, see ya later!”
Kokoro: “Yeah, see you later…”
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Sayaka: ‘Dashing out of the cafe, I run toward the station.’
Sayaka: ‘My legs feel light as air. Somehow, today…’
Sayaka: ‘Feels like it’s gonna have good things in store!’
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Sayaka: “Alriiiiight, for just this one day, I’m gonna have the time of my life---!”
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Sayaka: “It’s a surprising feeling, seeing my magical girl life turn out like this.”