Arc 19The Flower Demon King's Fall

Phantom Wind and Star Flower fought their way to Tachibana, while Kazama Kiriori and Haihara Lily Chou confronted the dreams and grief binding them. Kiriori became Savior Skywind and defeated Ailulu, the citizens were restored, and Haihara reunited with Kiriori as the remaining Devil King Crystal stayed unaccounted for.

  • Phantom Wind fought through the Black Death Cults and reached Tachibana at the top of the Demon Tree, where she found the Flower Demon King guarding an unripe fruit.
  • Tachibana absorbed the Moon Devil King crystal and fought Phantom Wind, who sacrificed her Snake-type crystal and broke through to Lost Paradise Twilight.
  • Star Flower battled Tachibana through her dream worlds and found Kazama Kiriori trapped in an illusion of her childhood home.
  • Kazama Kiriori said goodbye to her imagined parents, while Haihara Lily Chou remembered adopting her and the life they had shared.
  • Star Flower defeated Tachibana’s clone and rescued Haihara, but Tachibana joined Lost Paradise Twilight to the magic tree and transformed it into the Prison Flower God.
  • Eve awakened within Haihara, and Kazama Kiriori used Eve’s crystal with her Ace Crystal to become a Crowned Magical Girl and then Savior Skywind.
  • Skywind destroyed the Prison Flower God and confronted Ailulu, who recalled her childhood before vanishing after offering Haihara her heart.
  • Haihara restored the abducted citizens, reunited with Kiriori, and learned from Haihara Ryo that Kougami Kage had hidden a snake-type Devil King Crystal.
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Ch. 451Chapter 451

Phantom Wind, transformed into a powerful Black Death Cult, fought the four Black Death Cults guarding the demon tree. After overwhelming them and killing Fenrir, she seized Black Goat as it vowed to protect the Demon King.

  • Phantom Wind charged the Crystal Armor Black Death Cult and shattered its defense with a powerful spear strike.
  • She knocked Lightning Flash aside, broke free of Fenrir's frost, and crushed Fenrir beneath her hooves.
  • Phantom Wind stabbed Lightning Flash and shredded it with wind blades, while her shattered arm healed.
  • She used the Crystal Armor Black Death Cult as a shield against Black Goat's spells, then hurled it into the battlefield, devastating the demon tree.
  • Black Goat teleported away and declared it would not let Phantom Wind reach the Demon King, but Phantom Wind appeared behind it and seized one of its heads.

Ch. 452Chapter 452

Phantom Wind raced up the Demon Tree while Kirishima Ai and Star Flower reached the Flower Demon King and joined the battle against her. Elsewhere, Thousand Sins fought the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult and dragged him through the Demon Tree’s wall.

  • Phantom Wind pinned the Black Goat against the Demon Tree and used it to scrape her way hundreds of meters upward toward the final battlefield.
  • Kirishima Ai and Star Flower followed Star Flower’s Pendulum through a beautiful flower field and found the silent Flower Demon King.
  • Kirishima Ai transformed as Star Flower prepared to fight, and they joined the battle alongside Fate Kite against the Flower Demon King.
  • Thousand Sins and the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult fought as they fell through the Demon Tree, with Thousand Sins tearing into his forearm.
  • Thousand Sins grabbed the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult by the head and dragged him through the Demon Tree’s wall.

Ch. 453Chapter 453

Dark Kite fought four Black Death Cultists in the demonic tree, revealing a new use for Phantom Sword Magic as Shadow Moon hurried to support the other magical girls. At the tree’s summit, Tachibana harvested people’s dreams in search of human emotions and decided the humans of Earth—and perhaps R’lyeh—might not be enough.

  • Thousand Sins led the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult out of the demonic tree to prolong the battle.
  • Dark Kite evaded the Nine-Tailed Fox’s attack and used Phantom Sword Magic to strike the Curse Poison Black Death Cult from behind.
  • Dark Kite blocked the cultists’ combined assault with magical wings, then counterattacked as they questioned her use of Rainbow Feather’s magic.
  • Shadow Moon cleared the monsters and headed upward after sensing the Demon King’s fierce magical power.
  • Tachibana used the tree’s vines to place captured citizens into bubbles, where her and Lost Paradise Twilight’s abilities created their happiest dreams.
  • Tachibana felt empty despite watching the dreams and wondered whether she needed to gather all humans on Earth and in R’lyeh to understand their emotions.

Ch. 454Chapter 454

Tachibana created a dreamlike home with Haihara Lily Chou and imagined making it reality, but Phantom Wind reached the top of the Demon Tree before the dream could be completed. Tachibana revealed that the Flower Demon King fighting Star Flower and the others was her clone, while Phantom Wind noticed magic gathering around an unripe fruit atop the golden tree.

  • Tachibana entered her unfinished dream home, reunited with Haihara Lily Chou, and embraced her while imagining raising her as her mother.
  • Tachibana told Haihara about a recurring nightmare in which she had been a human girl living in poverty with her mother.
  • Tachibana sensed an intruder approaching and covered Haihara's eyes as Phantom Wind reached the top of the Demon Tree.
  • Phantom Wind attacked Tachibana, who reappeared unharmed and explained that the Flower Demon King fighting Star Flower and the others was a powerful clone.
  • Phantom Wind saw an unripe fruit atop the golden tree and sensed that the world's magic power was gathering around it.

Ch. 455Chapter 455

Tachibana explained that she wanted happiness through becoming Haihara’s mother and absorbed the Moon Devil King’s crystal to transform into the Goddess of the Doom Moon. Phantom Wind fought her with growing strength but struggled to keep her consciousness, and the battle remained unresolved.

  • Tachibana told Phantom Wind that she wanted Haihara to love her and become the child she had conceived and given birth to.
  • Tachibana absorbed the Moon Devil King’s crystal and transformed into the Goddess of the Doom Moon.
  • Phantom Wind and Tachibana began another battle as the golden tree continued drawing in magic power.
  • Phantom Wind blocked Tachibana’s moonlight attack, redirected its power through her spear, and struck Tachibana with wind and lightning.
  • Phantom Wind’s attacks damaged Tachibana’s defenses, but Phantom Wind felt her consciousness fading and remembered the Christmas present she had prepared for her mother.

Ch. 456Chapter 456

Kazama Kiriori, as Phantom Wind, fought the Flower Demon King and struggled to reach the silent girl inside the bubble near the dark-gold tree. She shattered her Snake-type crystal and her Ace crystal to channel their magic into her spear, preparing to strike at the wand embedded in the tree.

  • Phantom Wind tore through the Flower Demon King’s vines to approach the bubble, but Tachibana grabbed her and struck her with gravity-charged force.
  • Phantom Wind kept battling Tachibana and pushing toward the girl, despite the thorns piercing her and her body’s worsening injuries.
  • Tachibana taunted Phantom Wind for becoming an ugly Monster, but Phantom Wind said her appearance did not matter.
  • Phantom Wind crushed her Snake-type crystal, shattering the Ace crystal inside her body and sending the remaining magic into her spear.
  • Phantom Wind watched the spear swell with gathered magic as she faced the dark-gold tree and the wand embedded in it.

Ch. 457Chapter 457

Phantom Wind reached Lost Paradise Twilight and was drawn into its dream bubble, severing Tachibana’s connection to the Moon Devil King crystal. Star Flower arrived at the treetop and confronted Tachibana, who controlled the demonic tree and asked why she had come alone.

  • Phantom Wind broke through Tachibana’s barriers and touched Lost Paradise Twilight, which engulfed them both in light.
  • Lost Paradise Twilight expelled the Moon Devil King crystal from Tachibana and drew Kazama Kiriori into a bubble after responding to her wish.
  • Tachibana altered the bubble to trap Kazama Kiriori in a sweet dream, then noticed Star Flower approaching the treetop.
  • Star Flower blasted through the Prison Flowers and reached the top of the tree after Phantom Wind.
  • Star Flower unleashed Flower of Stars at Tachibana, who emerged as a Monster and raised the demonic tree’s vines around them.
  • Tachibana faced Star Flower alone and calmly asked if she had come by herself.

Ch. 458Chapter 458

Star Flower fought the Flower Demon King alone atop the demon tree while Dark Kite battled four Black Death Cultists inside it. Star Flower was badly outmatched as the Flower Demon King restored her servants, while Dark Kite gained ground after the Black Goat died but remained severely injured.

  • The Flower Demon King revived Fenrir and brought Crystal Armor Black Death Cult into the fight, using them and her flower magic to overwhelm Star Flower.
  • Star Flower countered the Flower Demon King's attacks with mirrors, sound magic, and a reflected Rose Flash, but she could not reach the wand or seriously wound her opponent.
  • The Flower Demon King taunted Star Flower about her missing helper as parasitic flowers restored Fenrir and Crystal Armor Black Death Cult.
  • Dark Kite took advantage of the Black Goat's sudden death to turn her one-against-four fight around, despite her injuries and dwindling protective crystal.
  • Dark Kite attacked Curse Poison Black Death Cult through its poisonous blood, pierced a vital point, and destroyed its crystal with snake-type magic.

Ch. 459Chapter 459

Kuroki Yuka defeated the Snowy Owl Black Death Cult while suffering a deadly curse, then canceled her transformation and was rescued by a mysterious being who killed the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult. Elsewhere, Thousand Sins continued fighting the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, which questioned the meaning behind powerful people’s wishes.

  • The Curse Poison Black Death Cult cursed Dark Kite as it died, leaving her in agony and allowing the Snowy Owl Black Death Cult to attack.
  • Dark Kite fought through the curse, crushed the Snowy Owl Black Death Cult with her bare hands, and shattered its crystal before falling from the sky.
  • Kuroki Yuka canceled her transformation to escape the curse, but the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult attacked her with seven clusters of demonic fire.
  • A mysterious being rescued Kuroki Yuka from the flames and pierced the Nine-Tailed Fox Black Death Cult through the abdomen, while a small white bird perched on its head.
  • Thousand Sins kept battling the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, which used its Time Curse and spoke of powerful figures whose wishes carried great weight despite seeming meaningless to it.

Ch. 460Chapter 460

Thousand Sins fought Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, who revealed that it had once been the Witch of Time and had willingly become a monster to pursue strength. After Torch Dragon Black Death Cult froze time for a killing blow, Thousand Sins moved anyway and revealed she had learned time magic from Dean Roland.

  • Torch Dragon Black Death Cult struck Thousand Sins while time was stopped and dismissed everything but strength as meaningless.
  • Thousand Sins identified Torch Dragon Black Death Cult as the Witch of Time, and it revealed that it had willingly become a monster after Overlord Lilith defeated it and stripped away its transformation ability.
  • Torch Dragon Black Death Cult criticized Thousand Sins for not devoting herself to strength, but Thousand Sins struck it and said she used her power where it was needed.
  • Torch Dragon Black Death Cult froze time and attacked Thousand Sins, but she moved, disarmed it, and wounded it repeatedly.
  • Thousand Sins revealed that she had been studying time spells under Dean Roland and had learned to move through Torch Dragon Black Death Cult's stopped time.

Ch. 461Chapter 461

Thousand Sins defeated the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult but collapsed after exhausting her power. Meanwhile, Fate Kite encountered the Bird Demon King, and Star Flower escaped Tachibana’s nightmare worlds and found the Flower Demon King manipulating a castle atop a giant beanstalk.

  • Thousand Sins stopped time and struck down the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, then lost her transformation and fainted among the ruins.
  • Fate Kite and Shadow Moon saw the Bird Demon King appear and learned that Silver Feather was perched on its head.
  • Star Flower escaped a nightmare bubble filled with giant hands and entered another dream depicting a kingdom overrun by thorns and wandering ghosts.
  • The Flower Demon King narrated the kingdom’s curse, while Star Flower learned its people were trapped in an endless nightmare because the princess had damaged her garden.
  • Star Flower realized Tachibana was controlling the kingdom from elsewhere, flew toward the giant beanstalk, and spotted the Flower Demon King’s hands manipulating a castle above it.

Ch. 462Chapter 462

Star Flower fought through the Flower Demon King's dream world and reached Tachibana at the source of its magic. Tachibana began bringing her dream to life, with Kazama Kiriori trapped inside it.

  • Star Flower destroyed the Flower Demon King's giant magical plant, purified its cursed kingdom, and escaped the collapsing dream bubble.
  • Star Flower warded off other dream bubbles and Tachibana's attacks before finding a hidden nightmare of a ruined village and learning that Tachibana had dreamed of being a poor little girl.
  • Star Flower rearranged a labyrinth into a shortcut and climbed through the Flower Demon King's dreams toward the deepest bubble.
  • Star Flower found Tachibana beside a sleeping little girl in a cradle beneath a glowing tree and demanded that she return Teacher Haihara, the president, and everyone else.
  • The Flower Demon King argued that she had fulfilled people's wishes by weaving dreams, while Star Flower accused her of hypocrisy and insisted that dreams were false.
  • The fruit atop the tree shone brighter and began revealing Tachibana's dream, where Kazama Kiriori was trapped.

Ch. 463Chapter 463

Star Flower faced the Demon King while Kazama Kiriori remained trapped in a dream built from the peaceful childhood home she had lost. Kiriori recognized the illusion and tried to hold on to her memories, but her mother’s warmth made leaving difficult.

  • Star Flower told the Demon King she would do her best before their battle began beneath the fruit of light.
  • Kazama Kiriori woke in an unfamiliar bedroom, sensed that the dream was dulling her memories, and found her Gale Crystal.
  • Kazama Kiriori recognized the room as her childhood bedroom and saw her mother waiting at the door.
  • Kazama Kiriori joined her mother and father in the living room and realized she was experiencing an illusion of the home she once shared with her biological parents.
  • Kazama Kiriori ate caramel biscuits her mother had baked, then admitted she needed to leave soon.

Ch. 464Chapter 464

Kazama Kiriori said goodbye to her parents in a dreamlike home, admitting how deeply she still grieved them and asking whether they would be sad if she found happiness without them. Reassured by their blessing, she left to search for someone else as the dream world began eroding her consciousness.

  • Kazama Kiriori told her parents she had dreamed they died when she was little and that she still carried the pain of losing them.
  • She described the gentle person who became the most important part of her life and asked whether her parents would feel lonely if she moved on and found happiness.
  • Her mother said she hoped Kazama Kiriori would live strongly, be loved, and make choices that brought her happiness.
  • Kazama Kiriori apologized for an old childhood argument, hugged her parents, and said goodbye before leaving their home.
  • Outside the dream home, Kazama Kiriori covered her face and struggled to control her ragged breathing as her consciousness began to fade.

Ch. 465Chapter 465

As Kazama Kiriori’s memories fade and she remains trapped in the dream, she searches the city for Haihara until despair leaves her contemplating whether to jump from a bridge. Nearby, Lily spots Kiriori and calls her mother’s attention to the pitiful girl.

  • Kazama Kiriori left home and searched the city, calling for Haihara despite having no way to transform or escape the dream.
  • Kiriori grew exhausted and hoarse as she searched, but she could not find Haihara and feared that her memories were disappearing.
  • At sunset, Kiriori reached a bridge and wondered whether jumping into the river might wake her from the dream.
  • A woman with long dark-red hair walked nearby with her daughter, Lily, who noticed Kiriori standing alone by the bridge.

Ch. 466Chapter 466

Kazama Kiriori relived a memory of meeting a lonely little girl, whose promise to meet again gave her hope, before the dream shattered and Haihara Lily Chou revealed her hatred. Haihara then watched events from a detached perspective and reflected on why she had avoided the parts involving her daughter.

  • A little girl left her mother and ran to Kazama Kiriori, who was despairing beside a bridge.
  • Kazama Kiriori cried and confessed that she feared never seeing the little girl again, and the girl promised to meet her tomorrow.
  • The dreamlike sky shattered into rain, and Kazama Kiriori saw the watching woman’s jealousy and hatred.
  • Haihara Lily Chou watched events as though they were television and wondered why she had avoided the parts about her daughter.
  • A strange voice asked Haihara Lily Chou whether that was why she had skipped the parts about her daughter.

Ch. 467Chapter 467

Haihara Lily Chou stayed in a dreamlike state, reluctant to wake and face Kazama Kiriori, while an unknown voice questioned her about their relationship. As Haihara revisited memories of adopting and caring for Kiriori, she began to recognize how deeply she had wanted to remain with her and hear Kiriori call her “Mom.”

  • Haihara Lily Chou admitted she did not want to see Kazama Kiriori or wake up, believing the others might be better off without her.
  • An unknown voice asked whether Haihara would accept a dream in which she and Kiriori had never met and both lived happy, separate lives.
  • Haihara recalled how difficult their early life together had been, with both of them withdrawn and unable to connect.
  • Haihara remembered Kiriori asking her to help save a potted plant cherished by Senior, and how the plant’s eventual death led Kiriori to begin speaking to her more.
  • Haihara recalled Kiriori’s first smile and the day she called Haihara “Mom,” then remembered staying beside Kiriori during a fever because she did not want to lose her.

Ch. 468Chapter 468

Haihara Lily Chou recalled adopting Kazama Kiriori and wished for the girl to stay by her side, while Kazama escaped the collapsing dream and encountered the voice of a mysterious crystal. Star Flower struck the Flower Demon King as her emotions left her defenseless.

  • Haihara Lily Chou remembered watching Kazama Kiriori grow up and admitted she had adopted her because she recognized her own loneliness in the girl.
  • A voice identified itself as Lilith and invited Haihara to make another wish, just as she had when she picked up the crystal from the Monster.
  • The dream collapsed, and Kazama Kiriori rejected Tachibana, who vowed to make everyone disappear and bring back her beloved Lilith.
  • Kazama found a starry doorway created by Star Flower and realized the miracle she had relied on two years earlier was gone.
  • An unfamiliar girl's voice asked Kazama whether she wished to make another wish, and Kazama recognized the figure as someone she had seen before.
  • Star Flower seized the Flower Demon King's moment of emotional vulnerability and unleashed all her remaining magic in a decisive attack.

Ch. 469Chapter 469

Star Flower and the other Magical Girls fought Tachibana after rescuing Haihara Lily Chou and cutting off Lost Paradise Twilight from the magic tree. Kirishima Hina revealed herself as the Bird Demon King, and Tachibana emerged from the wreckage wounded, stripped of the emotions and power she had drawn from the tree.

  • Star Flower took Haihara Lily Chou from Tachibana, while the magic tree’s branches tried to seize her and the wounded Flower Demon King began recovering.
  • Tachibana sensed that her clone had been defeated, then watched Kirishima Hina appear as the Bird Demon King and tear apart the magic tree’s vines.
  • The Bird Demon King and Star Flower attacked Tachibana, while Shadow Moon rescued sleeping citizens and severed their connection to the Flower Demon King.
  • The Bird Demon King cut down the top of the magic tree, burying Tachibana beneath its collapsing wreckage.
  • Tachibana staggered out of the ruins as her stolen emotions and magic drained away, leaving her wounded and struggling to keep her sanity.

Ch. 470Chapter 470

Tachibana stabbed herself with Lost Paradise Twilight and fused its gathered magic power with the demon tree, transforming the Flower Demon King into the Prison Flower God. Star Flower and the others were overwhelmed and Haihara Lily Chou and Sakaki Chika were captured, but something suddenly began breaking apart the vines holding them.

  • Tachibana took Lost Paradise Twilight and drove it into her chest, joining its magic power to herself and the magic tree.
  • The magic tree transformed into the enormous, three-headed Prison Flower God, and demonic vines devastated the city.
  • Star Flower, Kirishima Hina, and Shadow Moon tried to escape with Haihara and the others, but the Flower Demon King's power corrupted their portal and blocked their way.
  • Star Flower's magical armor dispelled, and the Prison Flower God captured Haihara and Sakaki Chika in its vines.
  • The vines around Haihara and Sakaki Chika trembled, then began exploding and collapsing from within.

Ch. 471Chapter 471

Kazama Kiriori joined with Eve’s wind crystal and her Ace Crystal to transform into a Crowned Magical Girl, confronting the Prison Flower God. She rescued the unconscious Sakaki Chika and Haihara Lily Chou as the demon world’s endless night began to give way to dawn.

  • Eve revealed that she had slept within Lilith and later Haihara, answering their wishes and bringing about the changes the Flower Demon King had failed to understand.
  • Eve reminded the Flower Demon King that Kazama Kiriori now stood by Lilith’s side.
  • Kazama Kiriori touched Eve’s crystal, transforming it into the Savior-Cleansing Pegasus, then combined it with her Ace Crystal.
  • Kazama Kiriori transformed into a Crowned Magical Girl and declared that she would bring everything to an end.
  • The cleansing wind brought dawn to World Apart, and Kazama Kiriori gathered the unconscious Sakaki Chika and Haihara Lily Chou into her arms.

Ch. 472Chapter 472

Kazama Kiriori became the Crown Magical Girl Savior Skywind with Eve’s power and fought the Prison Flower God across the ruined city. After breaking through its defenses to confront Elulu, Skywind heard the Flower Demon King explain how she had tried to earn Lilith’s favor and why Lilith’s betrayal left her seeking happiness.

  • Kazama Kiriori transformed into Savior Skywind using the Devil King Crystal and sent two people to safety.
  • Skywind’s winter wind purified the city’s flower Monsters and shattered the Prison Flower God’s attacks.
  • Skywind flew through the Prison Flower God’s dragon heads with Fantasy End and found Elulu’s true body.
  • Skywind destroyed the shell around Elulu and confronted the Flower Demon King among the ruins.
  • Elulu challenged Eve’s choice to side with the Magical Girls and recounted how she had restrained her nature and tried to win Lilith’s favor.

Ch. 473Chapter 473

Skywind defeated the Flower Demon King, Ailulu, and brought her long life to an end. As Ailulu's memories and reason faded, she recalled a dream of her human childhood and the mother who sold her to alchemists.

  • Skywind told Ailulu that she could not forgive her past and would end her suffering, while Ailulu asked why she had been born to suffer as a monster.
  • Skywind unleashed a final storm that destroyed the Prison Flower God and ended the battle.
  • Ailulu's body and mind deteriorated as her magic drained away her memories and reason.
  • Ailulu began telling the story of a dream in which she had been a poor human girl living with a cruel mother.
  • Ailulu remembered that her mother sold her to a group of alchemists and then disappeared forever.

Ch. 474Chapter 474

Ailulu relived the pain of her past before offering her heart to Haihara Lily Chou, then faded away when it broke. With her memories restored, Haihara cleaned up the collapsing World Apart and gathered the returning Devil King Crystals, leaving Lost Paradise Twilight as the only one still missing.

  • Ailulu recalled how her mother buried her with seeds that grew through her body, and Haihara comforted her as she surrendered to the magic consuming her.
  • Ailulu offered Haihara her heart, but it cracked and split apart before Ailulu vanished into illusory light.
  • Haihara gathered the fragments of Ailulu’s heart and said goodbye to her.
  • Haihara used the Moon-Type Devil King Crystal to restore the abducted citizens and clean up the disaster in World Apart.
  • The Calamity-Purging Wind Pegasus Crystal returned to Haihara, who realized the other recovered crystals had also come back to her.
  • Haihara noted that Lost Paradise Twilight was the only Devil King Crystal she had yet to gather.

Ch. 475Chapter 475

Haihara Lily Chou and Kazama Kiriori reunited after escaping World Apart, and Haihara reassured Kiriori that she needed her and was sorry to have been away. As Lost Paradise Twilight’s curse faded and the city returned to normal, Kougami Kage woke bound to a chair and faced Haihara Ryo’s questions about her childhood and a dangerous Devil King Crystal.

  • Phantom Wind found Haihara Lily Chou and carried her out of World Apart with her.
  • Kazama Kiriori confessed that she blamed herself for failing to protect Haihara and wondered whether adopting her had brought her misfortune.
  • Haihara told Kiriori that she could not live without her, apologized, and said she was back.
  • Lost Paradise Twilight’s influence faded, and the cursed citizens returned to normal.
  • Kougami Kage woke tied to a chair, learned the city’s crisis had been resolved, and heard Haihara Ryo demand to know why she had hidden a snake-type Devil King Crystal.
Arc 19 of 24
Arc 19 of 24