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She slowly opened her eyes, but what came into view was not the exquisite little lounge in the college office, but a vast and clear sky, with warm sunlight gently shining down, and below the sky were rows of closely packed and intricate houses.

The alleys between the houses were so narrow that two people had to squeeze past each other. Vegetable leaves, scraps of paper, and other odds and ends floated in the puddles next to the garbage heaps, quietly emitting a foul stench.

Padofelis was somewhat stunned.

Where is this...?

She sat up and realized that she had just been lying on the roof of a house. The floor was covered with a tattered sheet that had been cleaned up fairly well, but the grime and other marks on it could not be removed no matter what she did.

“There’s no such place on Earth,” Padofelis said, looking around with a strange expression. Her gaze drifted to the distance, where skyscrapers several blocks away were faintly visible.

Just a few streets have completely divided this place into two worlds.

But in Padofelis's mind, such a divided city had long since disappeared into history, while Miu Miu and her friends had been working to solve this problem of extreme wealth disparity.

Even her hometown, Huanghun Street, had long been gradually transformed into a regular urban area.

Dusk Street?

Padofelis suddenly paused for a moment.

"Is this Twilight Street?"

The scene before her eyes gradually became familiar, and she suddenly remembered that before she enrolled in St. Freya Academy, the Twilight Street where she had wandered since childhood looked just like this.

Padofelis still remembers that it was because she was found to have the talent of a magical girl that Twilight Street was later transformed into an ordinary urban area.

"I've gone back in time?" That was Pado's first reaction.

"When did I activate the Stigmata Terminal?" This was her second reaction, and then Pado was confused again.

That Stigmata Terminal, which can reset time, was jointly created by her, Principal Alicia, and the other magical girls. Pado knew the Stigmata Terminal's capabilities all too well.

Just before going to sleep, Padofelis completed the final check of the Stigmata Terminal.

This made her fall into deep thought. Had she suddenly activated the Stigmata Terminal without her knowledge? But that was impossible; the Stigmata Terminal could only be activated manually and required a massive amount of magical power.

"...Where is my magic?!" Paddo suddenly checked herself; why was she devoid of magic?

"My powers remain... but what about my magic?"

Padofelis can still feel her powers, but without magic, she can't use them; at best, she's just very lucky.

However, Paddo wasn't worried. Even without magic, there was still magic on Earth.

"...Why is the magic on Earth so weak?" Then, Padofelis was dumbfounded again.

She tried absorbing a little magic from Earth and found that the concentration of magic on Earth was very low. She estimated that even if she absorbed for half a day, she might not be able to reach 10 HW units of magic.

To activate your powers, you need at least 1300 HW units of magic.

However, Pado remained calm. As long as there was any other energy, it could be converted into magic, even if the efficiency was a bit low.

She tilted her head in thought. Her magic power seemed sufficient to activate the Stigmata Terminal, but it was a bit strange how to activate it.

Although Padofilis doesn't know which time period she was taken to by the Stigma Terminal, she's certain that Miu Miu, Amy, and Sia have become magical girls!

As long as I can find them as soon as possible, I will definitely be able to change the tragedy of that year!

Padofelis's thoughts were simple: as long as Miu Miu and Emily survived, the subsequent tragedy would not happen! She was certain she could defeat the witch!

But there's no rush right now.

Pado planned to take a good stroll along Twilight Street.

After all, she had hardly returned here since enrolling in the Magical Girl Academy, as the academy's various learning and training courses filled her days to the brim.

Aside from the time she was the 10th Witch, Pado and a few of her senior classmates returned to Twilight Street once, but apart from cleaning up the Honkai corpses that had broken out at that time, Pado didn't have the chance to stroll around the drastically changed Twilight Street.

After that, she had no chance to return to Twilight Street. Due to the implementation of the Stigmata Project, the remaining magical girls had almost no time to rest, and many heavy tasks were also placed on Pado's shoulders.

The image of the twilight street where she grew up has long since faded from Pado's memory.

"Heave-ho"

Like a nimble cat, Padofelis landed silently on the ground from the rooftop several stories high, using a few footholds. The magical girl losing her magic power doesn't mean she's a weakling; she'll be taught close combat and firearms, not to mention her superb physical abilities.

Even though Paddo finds that she no longer has the same physical abilities after returning to the past, it doesn't matter, as long as she has magic, she can recover quickly.

As she strolled through the deserted, narrow alley, Pado's memories gradually became clearer. She had been here before, seemingly to chase after a black cat.

At the intersection of the alley ahead, several middle-aged women were chatting idly, but as they talked, they saw a brown-haired girl walking silently by.

The older women were stunned for a moment, looking at Padofelis with some hesitation. Of course, they recognized this girl who had been wandering the streets of Dusk since she was a child.

However, while Pado's clothes and appearance remained unchanged, her demeanor and temperament gave off a completely different feeling, like, like what was that again?

The older women couldn't quite put their finger on it, but they just felt that Pado's demeanor and temperament didn't seem like someone who lived on Twilight Street at all.

You couldn't find such a delicate and beautiful girl, like a pretty cat, on a street like Twilight Street.

Watching Pado's departing figure, the several middle-aged women looked at each other in bewilderment.

Pado had no idea what the women behind her were thinking, as she didn't know them and only had a vague impression of them.

After passing through a series of alleys, the intersection ahead was quite lively and bustling, with people coming and going. The aroma of snacks and the sounds of people talking filled Pado's senses.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, Paddy was quite curious about everything in front of her. She had never been to such a bustling street when she lived in Twilight Street, and she hadn't had time to stroll around after becoming a magical girl.

Passersby on the street also caught a glimpse of Pado. Her first impression was one of gentleness. Although her clothes were not fancy and even looked cheaply pieced together, the girl did not show any inferiority or panic when faced with the gazes of many passersby. Instead, she calmly and serenely accepted people's stares.

The girl's heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one green, revealed a cat-like liveliness as she curiously looked at the street scene before her, which she seemed to have never seen before.

A beautiful young lady who had mistakenly wandered into this place.

The passersby all secretly formed this impression: there was no way such a girl could appear on Dusk Street.

However, some people recognize Pado, but they don't quite understand or are confused. The changes are so drastic that they almost don't recognize her.

Pado walked into the crowd indifferently; she was used to these stares.

It was noon, and as she walked into a food street, the enticing aromas of food and various snacks made her feel a little hungry.

However, Paddo had no money. When she saw the currency people used for transactions, she was somewhat amazed that there was a time when she needed to use money, especially paper money.

Because food, clothing, and lodging at the academy are completely free. In addition, you can apply for anything you want, and Rhine Lab's high-tech factory will manufacture and ship it on the spot. You only need raw materials, and they can make anything.

However, a stipend is deposited into the magical girls' accounts every month. Electronic payments have long been widespread, and paper money is rarely seen anymore.

Magical girls never worry about money or supplies. They usually save their allowances and occasionally buy small items while on missions or send money to their families regularly.

Pado never imagined she would need money again.

Her shop at the academy mainly displays the things she has collected, which she traded with other magical girls using cat paw silver or gold coins that she made herself.

She was very lucky; the cat paw silver and gold coins seemed to have acquired this property. After Pado awakened her powers, the cat paw silver and gold coins truly possessed the characteristic of good luck and became very popular among magical girls.

Padofelis did not linger and quickly left the street.

Although she felt hungry, she felt nothing after absorbing a few HW units of magic power. The magic power was more than enough to replace food. Moreover, Pado's senses could keenly perceive that the food here was obviously not very good. It wasn't that it was unpalatable, but simply that it couldn't compare to the carefully prepared delicacies of other magical girls.

She remembered that she had buried some treasure chests in certain places on Dusk Street and was going to check them out.

But a short while later, she suddenly stopped as she passed a sanatorium.

There seemed to be someone in the sanatorium? They gave her a very irritable feeling.

Despite her weak magic, Padofelis's senses were still quite sharp.

However, there is an even more important question.

"Where does this evil magic come from?"

The evil magic emanating from the sanatorium made Pado frown, and it seemed to be affecting the infected humans as well.

This situation only occurs with the Honkai disease that infects humans; evil magic doesn't care about humans.

But why would Honkai disease appear at this time? Twilight Street hasn't even been renovated yet!

Padofelis had a strange premonition, and she quickly pushed open the door of the sanatorium and went inside.

The feeling of evil magic drew closer, and Pado hurried over.

She remembered that this sanatorium seemed to be run by Aponia, who had taken in many Honkai infection patients.

"Who are you?!" a deep voice suddenly came.

Padofelis saw a man wearing a wooden mask put down the box he was carrying.

"Sorry, I'm busy." Paddo had no interest in talking to this masked man; she was more concerned about where the Honkai disease had come from at this time.

The masked man rushed over as soon as he saw the direction Paddophilis had gone. Although Paddo didn't sense any malice from the irritable guy, and that he just wanted to stop her, Paddo had no interest in getting entangled and simply sped off towards a certain part of the sanatorium.

The man's aura then became even more volatile, and he truly turned angry. He immediately chased after Pado.

As Pado pushed open the door to the room where evil magic was emanating, the masked man behind her rushed towards her.

"Huh?" Aponia, who was taking care of many children in the room, suddenly looked at the open door and saw a brown-haired girl with heterochromatic eyes standing in the doorway.

“Pado…?” Aponia also recognized the girl who lived in Twilight Street, but Pado’s changes were so drastic that Aponia hesitated.

However, immediately afterward, Aponia saw Thousand Calamity catch up with the girl.

“Wait…” Aponia hurriedly tried to tell Qianjie to stop, but she froze the next second.

Padofelis simply stepped to the side and raised her hand, which landed squarely on Qianjie's shoulder as he rushed over.

"Please calm down a bit," Pado said softly.

But the force of Padofilis's hand pressing on Qianjie's shoulder was surprisingly strong. Qianjie felt suppressed all over and couldn't even raise his fist or move an inch.

“Aponia?” Padofelis then looked Aponia over, as if confirming Aponia’s identity.

It really is her.

Pado's memory became much clearer; she had seen Aponia's information before.

A kind and gentle woman.

“These are Honkai Infected,” Padofelis said, her gaze shifting to the children in the room.

These children already show signs of Honkai disease, with purple lines spreading along their blood vessels.

However, Pado had some doubts. Although it looked very similar, it seemed to be different from the Honkai disease she had seen before. The patterns of those Honkai diseases were straight and directional.

However, Padofelis is certain that this was indeed formed by the infection of evil magic.

“They…are patients.” Aponia said sadly. These children were all patients. She knew that those infected with Honkai would surely die, but she couldn’t bear to watch those children die so miserably and pitifully.

Padofelis showed no expression or emotional fluctuation, not because she was cold-blooded, but because she was used to it.

Because the Honkai disease in these children is only in its early stages, they can still be saved before they completely transform into Honkai zombies.

She was thinking more about how all the insects that released the Honkai disease had to die!

The Honkai Impact was a completely man-made disaster! Sister Fei didn't even know how many people she killed back then.

"I can save them..."

As soon as Padofelis finished speaking, she frowned, turned around, and saw a pink-haired woman with pink donkey ears walking into the sanatorium with a cold expression.

Then the woman with pink donkey ears drew her sword and charged over.

"Who are you?" Padofelis was puzzled, but then she sensed something strange about the woman with pink donkey ears.

Pado's voice suddenly calmed down.

"A fusion warrior?"

Immediately afterward, Sakura, who had rushed over and was about to unleash a massacre to clear out the Honkai Infected, was sent flying backward at an even faster speed.

"I'm not quite sure what's going on."

"But I really hate you fusion warriors!"

A side story: Back to the past? (2)

Padofelis knew very well that she was not good at fighting. She was not particularly good at courses such as close combat, cold and hot weapons and magic manipulation. Her highest grade was only B+, which was due to her good luck, dexterity and speed after awakening her powers.

Those magical girls who get A's or higher in their courses can easily beat Paddo, although she never goes looking for trouble.

In contrast, Padofelis is more interested in non-combat courses, such as detection techniques for finding treasures and storage methods for storing various glittering gems or gold coins she has collected.

However, at least in front of those fusion warriors, Padofelis felt that she could still show off a little, and the pink-haired donkey-eared creature in front of her was just as good at speed-type combat as she was.

Pado walked towards the pink donkey ear that was struggling to get up from the ground, slightly turned her body to dodge the knife that was suddenly thrust at her, and then flicked her finger, hitting the pink donkey ear on the head.

The next second, all the magic in her body was absorbed by Pado, leaving her completely limp on the ground, unable to resist.