Even in death, Yue would never have imagined that he would lose so miserably. It was utterly humiliating.
No matter what, a loss was a loss. In the end, Yue could only acknowledge Sakura as the new master of the Clow Cards before disappearing outright... Sakura's overwhelming barrage had beaten him into complete withdrawal. He had no desire to show his face again.
Of course, Fang Zheng had no interest in what Yue was thinking. Since Sakura's "story" had temporarily come to an end, the most important thing for Fang Zheng now was... resolving the root cause of this world's mission.
A few days after Sakura became the master of the Clow Cards, Fang Zheng gathered all the Magical Girls and told them about the Shadow Monsters. After hearing his explanation, the girls were somewhat surprised, but not especially panicked—after all, they had more or less prepared themselves for something like this.
"So... Teacher, you mean we have to go to that world and eliminate the source of those Shadow Monsters?"
"I never said you had to."
Fang Zheng shook his head as he looked at Nanoha.
"I'm just telling you what I plan to do next. Naturally, Illya and Little Black will definitely be coming with me. Whether you want to come... is up to you. From what we know so far, that world is clearly full of danger, and we know practically nothing about it. The only thing we do know is that the emotions leaking out from that world bear a powerful hatred toward Magical Girls. So once you go there, you may encounter unimaginable danger. I need to make that clear beforehand... If you don't want to go, you can stay here. This world needs people to watch over it too..."
"I'll go, Mr. Fang Zheng."