I've Got You

But that's fine too; won't it make the audience even more confused, thinking that he and Xiao Bai aren't the same person?

"Waaah... Silver-haired one, you have to do your best!"

Just as Fang Ming was secretly relieved, he heard Lyla's sobbing beside him.

She wiped away her tears with a tissue, ate potato chips, and cheered for the Xiao Bai creature in the Sky Screen.

This was the first time Fang Ming had ever seen Lyla so 'emotional,' that she would actually cry her eyes out because of the plot unfolding on the Sky Screen...

Fang Ming didn't find anything touching about it. Perhaps it was because he knew that the person on the Sky Screen was himself; instead of being moved, he felt like laughing.

However, seeing that Lyla was deeply moved, Fang Ming didn't say anything to spoil the atmosphere.

Silently handing Lyla a tissue, Fang Ming turned to look at the sky.

Being Magical Girls is never an easy job, Xiao Bai knew that from the day she became Magical Girls.

It wasn't that she was particularly experienced; it was just that she had watched too many dark and disturbing Magical Girls anime in the past.

Therefore, after learning about the existence of Magical Girls, she became wary of this profession and went to persuade Yu Muqiu and the others not to continue working Magical Girls.

And now, it has been proven that she was actually right.

Without him, Yu Muqiu and her team would probably have had a hard time defeating Song Niandong and the Demon Nicole.

It was precisely because of their existence that Yu Muqiu and her team were able to win.

Even if it comes at the cost of self-sacrifice.

--Since that's the case, then let's give up...

An unknown voice came again.

Xiao Bai's figure continued to sink into the darkness, but she would never give up.

"Perhaps... I should indeed die here, but... I absolutely cannot... let myself hurt the people I cherish!"

In her own private space, Xiao Bai no longer concealed her genuine feelings.

The Emotion Seed in her heart were radiating light, though dim, they were strong and tenacious in resisting external negative emotions.

Black and red runes reappeared on his face, and Xiao Bai roared at the being that wanted to drag him into the Abyss:

"You want my body? You want me to hurt the people I want to protect?! Dream on!! I'll destroy my Magic Source right now! Let's see what you do then!!"

She clutched her chest, her right hand reaching inside to grasp the Emotion Seed.

The Emotion Seed is the source of a Magical Girls's power, and also the source of her life.

When the Emotion Seed takes shape, everything about the Magical Girls exists here.

It bears the responsibility of being the heart of Magical Girls, even more important than that, because once the Emotion Seed is tainted by demonic energy, the Magical Girls will turn into Demons.

But... if the Emotion Seed are destroyed, then neither hope nor despair can be contained within them, and similarly, what cannot be contained includes one's own life.

In other words, once Xiao Bai shatters her Emotion Seed, there is only one fate awaiting her.

That is death.

--You know perfectly well... it's the end for Magical Girls! Why do you still resist?!

Sure enough, the voice began to panic. It shouted loudly at Xiao Bai, and as it shouted, several images flashed before Xiao Bai's eyes.

A girl who died peacefully in a dream, a magical girl pointing a gun at her companion, Magical Girls with a distorted face, Magical Girls holding her dead companion's hand in the pouring rain...

Several images flashed before Xiao Bai's eyes, but they failed to stop Xiao Bai's actions.

Xiao Bai grinned and said:

"Because... I just don't like you!!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Bai exerted force with her right hand, but just as she was about to crush the Emotion Seed, Hope's Light illuminated this deep, dark space.

Yu Muqiu's figure emerged in the Hope's Light!

Yu Muqiu's rescue on the Sky Screen excited everyone, but Fang Ming, looking at the images that flashed before Xiao Bai, immediately made a "grandpa on the subway with his phone. jpg" meme.

... You can say whatever you want, but why are you showing me scenes from the novel I'm about to plagiarize... no, I mean, write?!

I've already told you, stop adding unnecessary settings for Xiao Bai!

She had no companions before!

Please stop adding any more tragic elements to her story!!!

So, this Record Bear of yours really did have a hidden agenda, didn't it?!

I made a few pictures using bean buns.

... I always felt these two weren't in the same art style.

Chapter 183 I've Got You

(Wait, what do these sounds mean?)

(What does it mean to 'let go' of the past?)

(Xiao Bai really does know Xiao Qiu and the others!)

(So, the speculation on the official website might be correct?)

(What's your guess?)

(The official website says that Xiao Bai became Magical Girls, likely at the cost of her original existence disappearing. In other words, she sacrificed her past and other people's memories of her to become Magical Girls.)

(Now it seems like it's confirmed, but who were those Magical Girls that flashed through Xiao Bai's memory?)

(I know, it must be Xiao Bai's companion!)

Regardless of what Fang Ming thought, the comments section had already started discussing it.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Sky Screen, beneath the celestial canopy, Yu Muqiu's mood calmed down as 'himself' appeared within Sky Screen.

She let out a breath, wiped away the tears streaming from her eyes, and the anxiety that had gripped her finally subsided.

At this moment, although Yu Muqiu cared a lot about Xiao Bai's past, she cared even more about Xiao Bai's safety in the Sky Screen.

When Yu Muqiu saw Xiao Bai decide to crush his Emotion Seed, his heart was already pounding in his chest.

At that moment, she wished she could enter the Sky Screen directly, take the place of herself within Sky Screen, and pull Xiao Bai out of the Abyss of depravity.

Fortunately, 'itself' arrived in time and saved Xiao Bai at the last minute.

Only after seeing himself appear in the Sky Screen did Yu Muqiu have the mind to think about other things.

She recalled the Magical Girls that appeared in Xiao Bai's memories, then turned to Nino and asked:

"Nino, do you remember those Magical Girls from Xiao Bai's memories?"

"... I don't recognize her, but she's probably not Magical Girls from this world."

Nino shook his head and said.

There are many contracted creatures and many parallel worlds. Although Nino knows most of the Magical Creatures, he knows very few Magical Girls. After all, Magical Girls fight in their own territories and few people go to the world of Magical Creatures.

Moreover, most of these Magical Girls are either dead or injured, and Yu Muqiu and the others are probably the only remaining Magical Girls. Therefore, it would be pointless to investigate the identities of the other Magical Girls.

"But this does prove that she really is a veteran Magical Girls."

Chen Xiaoxia pointed to the Xiao Bai on the Sky Screen and said.

Yu Muqiu nodded slightly.

Perhaps Xiao Bai has been Magical Girls longer than they have, and she may not have fought in this world before.

I just don't know where Xiao Bai was fighting before.

Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia were thinking about these things, and Murong Xiaochun was also thinking about the same questions.

However, unlike the other two, Murong Xiaochun was thinking about the identities between Xiao Bai and Fang Ming.

She realized that she had never really considered how Fang Ming had become Magical Girls.

Furthermore, they did not investigate the possibility of Xiao Bai having a 'tragic' past.

Xiao Bai never mentioned it, nor did Fang Ming, so Xiao Chun never asked.

But as Xiao Chun looked at everything that the Sky Screen revealed, she suddenly had another idea.

Perhaps Fang Ming and Xiao Bai are the same person, but... did Fang Ming become Xiao Bai, or did Xiao Bai become Fang Ming?

If the past experiences of Xiao Bai and the Magical Girls fighting side by side are all real... then wouldn't that mean Xiao Bai might be Fang Ming's true form?

Is the person I like... just an illusion projected by Xiao Bai, or the real Fang Ming?

Xiao Chun's thoughts were somewhat confused at this moment. Looking at the plot on the Sky Screen, she made a decision in her heart.

Regardless, she absolutely had to go to the Americas District!

Yu Muqiu's arrival caused Xiao Bai to pause in her action of crushing the Emotion Seed.

She looked in surprise at Yu Muqiu, who had come to her rescue, and then at the Despair Power projected towards Yu Muqiu from all around. She couldn't help but shout at Yu Muqiu:

"Xiao Qiu! This is not a place for you! Go back now!!"

"I... absolutely not!!"

The Hope's Light emanating from Yu Muqiu shattered the phantom of despair flying towards him.

She pushed through the obstacles, approached Xiao Bai, and reached out her hand to Xiao Bai, saying:

"We're not even officially friends yet! How could I possibly leave you here! Xiao Bai! Grab my hand!"

"Are you an idiot?! Don't you know that?!"

"I have no idea!!"

Yu Muqiu interrupted Xiao Bai loudly, "I don't know anything! I don't know who you are, why you're going to such lengths to protect us, or even if you'd like to be my friend!"

"But I know that you are my comrade! A comrade who has fought alongside me in countless battles, who has driven away powerful Demons together! And I... will not abandon a comrade I have chosen!"

"So what if I'm consumed by despair! You can withstand such a powerful erosion, why can't I!"

"I must save you! I must... make you my friend! So... so--!"

The despair of hundreds of thousands of people coalesced, and the Hope's Light that Yu Muqiu had hastily gathered dimmed under the weight of this immense despair.

The despair began to erode Yu Muqiu's body, turning the pink that represented light into a black that symbolized misfortune.

Even so, despite the obstruction of numerous black hands, Yu Muqiu still managed to extend his right hand towards Xiao Bai.

No matter how much despair he was tainted with, no matter where he was, hope always remained deep within Yu Muqiu's heart.

That tiny hope is the meaning behind Yu Muqiu becoming Magical Girls, and it is also the source of her strength.

We will not give up.

She will not give up no matter what!

Even if it means sacrificing myself!

"Fool..."

Looking at Yu Muqiu approaching him, Xiao Bai revealed a gentle, tender smile for the first time.

Tears streamed down her cheeks, scattering in the air.

Meeting Yu Muqiu's resolute gaze, Xiao Bai released the hand that was holding the Emotion Seed.

She placed her hands on her chest, watched Yu Muqiu fall towards her, and closed her eyes slightly.

A second later, she opened her eyes again, her gaze filled with the same determination as Yu Muqiu's.

"No..." she whispered, "I'm the idiot."

As she spoke, countless memories flowed behind her, growing like wings and transforming into enormous feathers.

The wings were burning, but Xiao Bai's eyes grew brighter and brighter:

"For Xiao Qiu to go to such lengths for me, I... I'm really not qualified. Fine, since you won't give up on me, then I won't give up either! So what if it's the Despair Power? So what if it's the negative emotions of hundreds of thousands of people!"

Xiao Bai's fighting spirit was burning, and the red magic was gradually turning into the silver that represented Xiao Bai's magic!