Chapter 569
"Come back."
"What?"
Haihara Lilith's eyes showed confusion.
Ai Kirishima Ai didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with bringing up such a topic so soon after meeting. Her face was as serious as ever as she looked directly at Haihara and said, word by word:
"Yeah, come back to be a teacher, live a normal life like before, and stuff like that. Just come back."
"Is that all you wanted to say?"
"Um."
She nodded, her eyes resembling those of a bird.
The woman's already cold face suddenly appeared even more somber and dull.
"How boring."
She glanced away, feeling disappointed.
"Regardless of what you think, I'm here to stop you."
As always, she does meaningless things and says naive things, making her utterly unlovable.
No matter what, Haihara never liked that look.
From the voice to the tone of voice, and everything else.
She didn't rush to respond, but instead raised her hands and slowly brought her palms together. Then, everything around her changed.
The scene shifted from inside the izakaya to the street outside, and the woman went from sitting to standing, still maintaining her composed posture with her hands clasped together.
Her long, silver-gray hair fell loose, gently brushing against the woman's slender, beautiful back, swaying slightly in the wind.
Naturally, Kirishima Ai also came outside and stood on the opposite side, further away.
Haihara blinked, then lifted her eyelids, looking as if she didn't quite understand:
"Stop me? Why?"
"Haihara Lilith."
"Because what you're about to do is definitely strange, like attacking R'lyeh and taking their Crystal, and what's happening in this world right now is also related to you, right?"
Kirishima Ai explained as if it were a casual conversation, as if it were perfectly natural.
"I did the right thing."
The woman readily admitted it.
In other words, the Monster who have suddenly appeared in large numbers around the world are also related to Haihara Lilith.
She then said something different from what she had said before---
"However, this is only a process. Once all this is accomplished, I can keep those who have passed away and those who will pass away in this very evening."
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone lived a world where no one died and everyone was happy?"
She casually recounted the unbelievable event.
It seems that it could be done so easily, and all the tragedies, misfortunes, and deaths in the world so far are insignificant.
That was the wish of the former Overlord.
May all the unfortunate deceased be resurrected, and may this fleeting present be transformed into an eternal, unfading eternity.
"I really couldn't tell before..."
Kirishima Ai tilted her head, finding it truly unbelievable.
After all, this woman didn't seem greedy to this extent before; she always seemed indifferent to everything.
The result is that once desire arises, it becomes this exaggerated.
"Or rather, what reason is there not to do it?"
The woman's expression and tone remained enigmatic, as if it were nothing more than a small favor, and there was no harm in doing it.
Even if some people feel that such a world is not interesting enough or perfect enough, if it were a vote, the vast majority of people in the world would still hope that such a wish would come true.
Because it is always superior to everything else.
If something is fleeting and ephemeral, nothing else matters. Even if it is rich and beautiful, it vanishes in the blink of an eye, so what is the point?
Time will heal all wounds; with time, everything in the world will have an answer.
Just like the girl in front of me.
Having existed in this world for such a short time, what could it possibly understand?
All they can do is spout absurd nonsense.
"But I think you're actually not interested in doing that."
That voice was so innocent and pure.
Like the cold and indifferent early winter, when Haihara Lilith looked at her, she still had that self-righteous expression.
At this moment, Lilith's perpetually frosty face finally found it somewhat amusing, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Her tone, however, lacked some of Teacher Haihara's usual warmth, instead sounding more like Lily- san's playful banter. She sighed and said with a smile:
"However, anyone else would recognize me, Kirishima."
"So your guess doesn't seem very convincing."
Compared to her relationships with other people, Kirishima Ai's relationship with Haihara is indeed unremarkable.
It always has been.
How should I describe it? Maybe they just don't get along?
But that's not really important.
"It was just a joke."
"Most importantly, how are you going to stop me, Kirishima?"
She spoke calmly, gazing at Kirishima Ai who was alone, then lowered her eyes, raised her hand, and casually removed the black scythe hair clip from her hair.
Instantly, dark mist and flames swirled around his fingers, stretching longer and longer until they emitted a cold, twilight-like light, forming a slender Scythe- like shape.
As she casually lifted it, four Crystal flew out from the deep, dark mist and landed on the Scythe one after another.
As she drew her sword, the Twilight Scythe sketched the curtain of night, and the entire land was bathed in the dark waves.
Then, the blooming, jet-black flowers embraced her like a warm hug.
The entire city was also covered in a sea of flowers at this moment.
Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon, wind, and moon—all merged once more. The deep night sky seemed to transform into a veil, falling to earth and becoming the Witch's beautiful, flawless Feather Wing and skirt.
Once again, on the earth bathed in divine light, Kirishima Ai saw that figure of absolute beauty.
"At this moment—we kneel and pay homage to the supreme throne."
"Behold these magnificent wings that shelter the world!"
On the night gown woven from darkness, twilight, and stars, the only embellishment beyond the deep black is the magnificent Peacock- like feathers draped from the skirt.
It resembled a mysterious and beautiful pair of interconnected pupils, radiating a green glow reminiscent of a snake.
As the Feather Wing of twilight slowly unfurled, the Witch's figure and her crown-like, deep halo were revealed.
She slowly opened her deep purple Snake Eyes.
There was no overwhelming pressure or arrogance, and nothing around it seemed overwhelmed by the arrival of that presence.
However, when you look at that figure, it feels as if it is the world itself, controlling everything within sight.
Heaven and earth are but fleeting shadows of that Witch.
"Overlord - Lilith."
Now, she has become the Overlord, and there is no being more powerful than this Magic girl in the past, present, and even more distant future.
Moreover, Kirishima Ai is currently all alone.
Lilith, the Overlord, gazed down at Kirishima Ai with her deep purple, Snake Eyes.
"And you, how will you face me, and how will you stop me?"
She smiled slightly.
In her eyes, she saw the girl's appearance at this moment.
Those faces, familiar yet different from those in my memory, raised their heads in the somewhat lonely and desolate snow. Meanwhile, all over the world, despair was gradually being tainted by this apocalyptic scene.
The cold and profound darkness, like the gloom of winter, enveloped every corner of the world.
People call upon the name of hope.
"Because it's not enough for me to do it alone, so it's not just me."
As Kirishima Ai spoke, she took out a Haihara Magic Wand all too well.
The Paired Wings Magic Wand, born from the embrace of black and white Feather Wing. [Sans Zero] Er-Shi I Si-N
She already knew this, so it wasn't surprising.
However, as Kirishima Ai produced the first Crystal.
It was a Roses -shaped, magenta Crystal, clearly Flower Crystal that Kirishima Ai would not normally use.
Lilith's expression revealed a hint of curiosity.
--- Crystal of Star Flower.
"I've come to stop you on everyone's behalf, teacher."
For once, Kirishima Ai also showed a very faint smile.
Lilith, on the other hand, seemed lost in thought.
And it's not just the Crystal of Star Flower; now, Kirishima Ai also possesses the Crystal of other Magic girls from Maple Plain City.
"Whoa..."
The Witch slightly raised her neck.
This time, it was indeed not Kirishima Ai fighting alone.
She brought enough for everyone.
"---- Star Flower!"
"---- Fate Kite!"
"---- Phantom Wind!"
"---- Shadow Moon!"
The girl embedded the Crystal one by one into the Paired Wings Magic Wand.
She pressed down on the Magic Wand's Feather Wing, and then the black and white Feather Wing multiplied into two pairs, creating four wings in total.
"It is time to fly into the future!"
The four-colored Crystal shone brightly on the Feather Wing, and then the Magic Power transformed into real Feather Wing that emitted different colored glows, unfolding behind the girl.
It was like Magic Wand with Paired Wings, black and white wings, and black and white bird feathers fluttering along with them.
"Transform."
Four Feather Wing embraced Kirishima Ai's figure.
The four elements, Fairies flowers, Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon, combine to create a fourfold melody. The transformation music of Star Flower, Fate Kite, Phantom Wind, Shadow Moon merges into one at this moment, blossoming into a magnificent and joyful chorus.
They did not merge into a snake, but instead transformed into birds, together becoming the Feather Wing of that Magic girl.
Friendship! Girl! Magic!
"Shining Quartet!"
Then, it emitted a radiance no less dazzling than that of a snake.
The symphony of nature and elements harmonized to create an incomparably beautiful melody and music. The voices of the Fairies blended into a sacred yet light celestial sound, soaring towards the higher and farther sky along with the Feather Wing of flocks of birds.