"Indeed. In two weeks on Saturday, it starts storming suddenly and unexpectedly. The rain gets bad enough over the next week to sink ships, and by the following weekend the city is on emergency alert. On Monday we are all told to go into the weather bunkers, and the witch makes landfall. It's strong enough to uproot buildings. I had been dithering about making a wish, I couldn't find anything I wanted, and then after the witch killed Yamanaka-san and Haru," he is almost getting used to remembering that without flinching, "I was trapped by debris and about to die. I wished that I could go back and do everything right this time. Then I woke up in my body a month earlier, and I was a magical boy.

"I don't remember any other major individual events prior to the storm with which to prove any of this sooner, unfortunately. I do have time-related powers due to the wish, which I can demonstrate to corroborate my story to some extent."

"I've seen him stop time," confirms Yamanaka.

"He knows things that it makes sense he'd have found out by living the month before."

"Okay, sounds bad. Thanks."

"...you're welcome." Why are all magicals so weird. "There was one other thing, or rather, the main reason I wanted to talk. I think this witch is not the kind that we can afford to underestimate, and I would request your help, as I am that of every magical person in the Greater Tokyo Area. I think working together is the best shot we have at all surviving and saving Tokyo. I also believe we will stand the best chances if we save up on magic and seeds, as much as we can. The three of us are stockpiling what we can, so that we can prepare. I know it may be a big ask, but for the sake of all of us, I must ask anyway." He bows, very deeply. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I thank you for taking the time to listen to me."

Egawa and her girlfriend confer telepathically and then Egawa says, "Hunting hasn't been amazing in Shibuya lately so if you want us to do that you'll stay out of our turf."

"Understood." He straightens up, then reaches in his buckler for a witch seed, this one completely empty. "Kyūbey let you know Haru and I ran into a witch in your territory and defeated it, yes? This was its seed." He teekays it gently towards the girls. "We didn't and don't mean to invade."

Hanyu reaches out and collects it with lilac-purple telekinesis.

"That's decent of you," says Egawa.

"I know words are cheap, but I meant everything I said. I truly hope we can work together and be able to trust one another, and I want my actions to reflect that." He bows again.

"Well, Kyubey knows where to find us, if you learn anything more."

"We will keep that in mind. Thank you once again for listening to us; we'll stop taking up your time. Please have a lovely evening."

"Thanks."

She and her girlfriend - turn invisible, apparently that's a thing one of them does.

He lets out a breath, then grins. "I think that went well!"

"Wasn't really expecting the misandry."

"I didn't know about that, it didn't really come up, my producer doesn't let me date."

"It's fine, people are allowed their preferences, and that was a much better response than we've had so far."

"Even though you had to give them a seed? Wow, rough."

"We did hunt in their territory, and getting rid of the big witch at the end of the month is the most important thing."

"Yeah, though we have also been having a lean weekend."

"If you need some I maintain a supply even normally."

"Not urgent anytime soon but thanks."

"Speaking of, should we go out looking for some trouble?"

"Yeah, but maybe we should back off from Shibuya first."

"You want a third wheel or nah?"