So long as she doesn’t see her, everything will be fine.

Snow White kept her eyes on the floor. The door opened. She heard footsteps.

Puk Puck was smiling at Snow White.

Snow White didn’t see her face, so why can she feel her smile? Some kind of illusion?

“Good evening, Snow White!”

Puck’s voice deepened the illusion. Snow White’s chest began to hurt. It cramped up, her heartbeat was rising.

Snow White began sweating. She grabbed her chest.

Does her power work through her voice too?

“Y’know, I’ve always wanted to talk to you about how you defeated Grim Heart! No one else was able to do something like that! You know what that means? Means you’re special! You’re super special! Not to mention super cool for being able to beat her! Wonderful job, Snow!”

Puck’s praise entered her mind. Snow White felt pleasure washing over her. Every word of praise that Puk Puck spoke made her…

…Happy.

She was happy…

Praise me more…

She wanted Puk Puck to say good things about her. For some reason, Puck’s praises were something she never realized she wanted.

Let me serve you…

She wanted to make Puk Puck happy. Puk Puck deserved all the happiness in the world.

She thought of these things, but still kept her eyes to the ground.

Puk Puck stood in front of her.

“Hey, Snow? Y’know… I really think we could be good friends! I wanna try being friends with you. Start over. Let bygones be bygones! So… please? Lemme get to know you better? Let’s be friends, Snow! Everyone’s here! It’ll be so much fun!”

Puk Puck wanted to befriend Snow White.

Fun? Will it really be fun?

“Hey, I know what’ll seal the deal! You know Shadow Gale, right Snow? She’s my friend too! She’s here with me! Right now! Oh, you two are gonna get along so well with each other! It’ll be so much fun! You will be friends, won’t you? Won’t you?”

Shadow Gale?

The Black Nurse Magical Girl that Snow White met before.

She’s here, too? If she’s here…

…Then everything’s okay, right?

Shadow Gale is friends with Puk Puck. I can be friends and have fun with Shadow Gale… right?

“All you gotta do is say yes, Snow! Everyone’s trying to help me activate this device, you see? There’s been some terrible tragedies recently. Uluru lost her sisters and she’s been all lonesome lately, poor girl… If you be my friend, I’m sure I can properly introduce you to her! Uluru’s been with the family for years now!”

Snow White thought of Uluru.

That’s right. She’s been with her for years… How bad… could it be…?

“Yeah? Snow?”

Snow White was looking at the floor. Sweat was pouring from her forehead, her heartrate’s rising, and her body was heating up from the stress. She was gritting her teeth.

She couldn’t speak. It was taking her all of her energy to not look up.

But there’s a beautiful girl right in front of me…

…Why do I have to stare at this boring ugly floor, when there’s a beautiful girl waiting for me?

The pain was too much to endure.

Puk Puck touched Snow White’s shoulders, and smiled at her.

Snow White looked up.

In front of her was the face of Puk Puck, smiling warmly and happily towards Snow White. Upon seeing her face, Snow White’s cheeks began blushing, and her heartrate sped up.

Snow White’s eyes widened.

Her heartbeat calmed down.

Snow White’s eyes were filled with nothing but bliss and joy, and a smile slowly formed in her face.

“Okay! Let’s be friends!” said Snow White happily.

Magical Girl Raising Project: QUEENS, Chapter 2