Chapter 255

"... Um."

Fang Ming responded softly and nodded.

Actually, what Fang Ming wanted to say was that it was precisely because the Demons hadn't arrived yet, and no one knew what the future would hold, that he might sacrifice himself in the battle against the Demons, that he didn't want to be with Xiao Chun.

If Fang Ming is destined to sacrifice himself in the future, then the beautiful moments he shares with Xiao Chun at this moment will become his most Pain memories.

Fang Ming still cares about Xiao Chun to some extent.

He hoped that Xiao Chun would have a better life, and that she and Xiao Qiu would always be happy.

"But how about collecting some interest first?"

Xiao Chun suddenly leaned closer with a smile, cupped Fang Ming's head in her hands, and whispered:

"I've wanted to do this for a long time."

"?! Wait, wait, wait..."

As Xiao Chun's lips moved closer to his, Fang Ming panicked for a moment.

Is Xiao Chun addicted to being affectionate with her family? She uses her Magical Girl Form once, then her original form again?

It wasn't that Fang Ming disliked this, but looking at Xiao Chun's innocent face, his sense of guilt was gradually growing.

Last time, I could say it was an accidental sneak attack, but this time the other party was prepared and gave me a heads-up. If I accepted their kiss again... wouldn't I become a beast?!

The scales in his heart swayed back and forth, with conscience on one side and Desire on the other. In the end, conscience prevailed over Desire, Fang Ming gritted his teeth, ready to push Xiao Chun away.

But in the end, Xiao Chun stopped first, looking at Fang Ming's current state with a conflicted expression, and said:

"... Sigh, no! Fang Ming looks like this... I can't bring myself to do it... I feel so guilty."

Xiao Chun clutched her chest.

Great!! Xiao Chun!! I knew you were a good kid!!!

Fang Ming felt a little disappointed, but mostly relieved and gratified. Fortunately, Xiao Chun hadn't really turned into someone whose mind was full of color nonsense. Otherwise, Fang Ming was really worried that after Xiao Chun transformed, her representative color wouldn't be green but yellow.

But Fang Ming's relief did not last long.

Xiao Chun's eyes lit up again, and she blinked as she said to the other person:

"I've got it! Brother Fang Ming, transform into your Demon Form! That way I won't feel guilty—"

"Hmm? Xiao Chun?"

"!!!"

Before Xiao Chun could finish speaking, a voice came from behind her, interrupting her conversation with Fang Ming.

Xiao Chun and Fang Ming were both startled. The green-haired girl immediately hugged the little boy in her arms to cover his face.

The boy in their arms turned into a little girl in the blink of an eye, and then the two looked behind them.

Chen Xiaoxia, who had appeared out of nowhere, looked at Xiao Chun with a puzzled expression and asked:

"What are you doing sitting here... Hmm? This guy's here too."

Chen Xiaoxia was about to ask Xiao Chun what he was doing here, but when she saw the silver-haired little girl in Xiao Chun's arms, her face immediately fell.

Xiao Bai calmly jumped out of Xiao Chun's arms and explained:

"I was talking to Xiao Chun about Xilisi, what are you doing here?"

"Out for some exercise."

Xiaoxia stretched her body and said to the two of them, "I just ran here and saw you two sitting here... Are you two really talking about Xilisi?"

Chen Xiaoxia leaned closer suspiciously, her eyes narrowed as she sized up Xiao Chun and Xiao Bai.

Her intuition told her that these two people sitting here were definitely not simply discussing Xilisi's affairs; she sensed a peculiar 'sour smell'.

"..." Xiao Bai avoided Chen Xiaoxia's gaze, sensing Xiaoxia's suspicion, and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Has having a good intuition, even if you're a bit of a fool, become a universal rule...? How come this fool is so sharp in a place like this?

Fortunately, Chen Xiaoxia didn't delve into it further. Perhaps her curiosity wasn't as strong as she thought, or perhaps she suddenly thought of something more important.

She stopped investigating why Xiao Chun and Xiao Bai had 'met in secret' here, and instead suddenly became interested in asking Xiao Bai:

"Hey, you black one, wanna fight?"

"Huh? Now?"

Chen Xiaoxia's challenge surprised Xiao Bai. She looked seriously at the blue-haired idiot in front of her and said, "You might not be my match right now."

If Chen Xiaoxia had a chance to win before, now that Xiao Bai has improved and become even stronger, approaching the level of Upper Demon, Chen Xiaoxia has absolutely no chance of winning.

Where does the opponent get the confidence to think they can beat them?

Xiao Bai says that Chen Xiaoxia is no match for him, he is simply stating a fact.

But Chen Xiaoxia clearly couldn't stand these words.

An angry expression appeared on her forehead as she gritted her teeth and said to Xiao Bai:

"It's still uncertain who will win and who will lose!!!"

"... Not interested."

Xiao Bai had no urge to dominate weaker opponents; she already knew the outcome of the match, so she found it uninteresting.

Besides, Xiao Bai and Chen Xiaoxia's relationship wasn't very good to begin with. What if they ended up making each other withdrawn during a fight? Wouldn't that make things even worse?

But asking Xiao Bai to stop would probably hurt Xiaoxia's pride.

So Xiao Bai simply refused.

"There's a condition: the loser has to grant the winner one request! If you win, I'll do anything you want!"

Chen Xiaoxia stopped Xiao Bai, who was trying to leave, and stated her conditions.

Xiao Bai raised an eyebrow at Xiaoxia: "Are you serious?"

"Of course!! Ah, but we can't do anything too outrageous! Anything against our conscience and morals is absolutely unacceptable!"

Chen Xiaoxia added further conditions.

Xiao Bai stroked his chin, deep in thought.

If Chen Xiaoxia ultimately accepts defeat, then she wouldn't mind taking Chen Xiaoxia as her 'maid'.

Xiao Bai still remembers the time Chen Xiaoxia made her serve him as a maid for a whole day.

Although Chen Xiaoxia didn't do anything wrong back then, it was still quite a 'shameful' thing for Xiao Bai.

Now that he has a chance to get revenge, Xiao Bai certainly won't let it go.

"All right."

Xiao Bai finally relented, pointing at Chen Xiaoxia and saying, "Just don't cry later."

"Hmph! That's what I should be saying to you, Little White Sister~~"

Chen Xiaoxia made sarcastic remarks about Xiao Bai's current height, while puffing out her chest and showing off her own height.

Chen Xiaoxia, who is the tallest among the Magical Girls, looks more like a little giant next to Xiao Bai.

Seeing Chen Xiaoxia's smug look, Xiao Bai also felt a surge of fighting spirit. She said to Chen Xiaoxia with a forced smile:

"I hope that by then, your skills will be as sharp as your words."

The two locked eyes, and a battle was about to erupt!

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The battle has begun.

Then.

The battle will be over soon.

Within the Magic Barrier, Chen Xiaoxia, sword in hand, panted as she looked up at the girl standing on the chains in the sky.

Although the silver-haired girl had turned into a child, her strength had not diminished in the slightest; on the contrary... she seemed even stronger than before!

During this period, Chen Xiaoxia did not slack off in her training. After activating her Shining Form, she seized this golden period of rapid growth in strength and relentlessly improved her magic power.

Even when fighting Yu Muqiu, Chen Xiaoxia had a slight advantage, all thanks to her hard work!

However, she is still no match for Xiao Bai.

"... This guy... is really strong..."

Chen Xiaoxia was slightly out of breath. She gripped the greatsword tightly, which was tilted slightly to the side, revealing her reflection on its smooth, flat blade.

Sweat dripped onto it, then slid down the longsword.

Xiao Bai has always been very strong. From her first appearance, she has always been very strong, so strong that people can only look up to her.

Chen Xiaoxia had been chasing after her ever since they first had a 'grudge' against each other.

Always... always...

Even now, she still hasn't been able to catch up with her.

Why is Xiao Bai so strong? Could it really be like what Xiao Qiu said, that Xiao Bai might be the prototype of Homura Akemi and Madoka Kaname, and in the very end, she sacrificed herself for her comrades, ensuring their safety?

Is it because she sacrificed herself that she gained such immense power?

Xiaoxia didn't actually agree with Xiao Qiu's guess.

Novels are novels, and reality is reality.

However... while catching up on the series, Chen Xiaoxia saw some familiar scenes at the end of the second season.

The severed head of Mami, Sayaka and Kyoko perishing together... These memories flashed through Xiao Bai's mind as he resisted the Erosive Power.

So, are these memories real? The novels Fang Ming's brother wrote are actually based on real people, but those people aren't them?

Did Xiao Bai really sacrifice himself?

Chen Xiaoxia couldn't understand it. She couldn't figure out what was going on. She originally wanted to go and ask Fang Ming for clarification, but after that coward released the ending, he was afraid of being bothered by the Magical Girls, so he had already run away under the pretext of 'gathering material'.

I can't even get through to them on the phone now, and I have no idea where they've gone.

But Fang Ming's brother couldn't be found. There was another person beside Chen Xiaoxia who knew the truth.

Xiao Bai.

As the person who possessed these memories, no one knew them better than her.

Therefore, Chen Xiaoxia wants to challenge Xiao Bai. If Chen Xiaoxia wins, she wants Xiao Bai to stop hiding things, at least to believe in them, to believe in their current companions, and to stop bearing everything alone.

Just like Homura Akemi...

But... we can't beat them.

Even if you've made up your mind, you still won't be able to beat someone you can't beat.

The gap in strength cannot be bridged simply by having determination. This annoying guy... is far, far stronger than Chen Xiaoxia.

"Still won't admit defeat, you idiot?"

Xiao Bai sat on the chains in the sky, her legs crossed, looking down at Chen Xiaoxia, who was standing on the ground adjusting her breathing.

She looked very relaxed, her breathing was perfectly steady, as if the battle just now was nothing more than a simple warm-up.

Chen Xiaoxia took a deep breath, gripped the greatsword tightly with both hands again, and grinned:

"The word 'admit defeat' doesn't exist in my dictionary!!!"

Bang!!!

The ground shattered, Chen Xiaoxia rose from the ground, carrying a giant sword.

A clear blue sword aura formed sword shadows around her, sword shadows that looked like replicas of the giant sword in her hand, arranged neatly behind her like rows of soldiers waiting to charge.

As Chen Xiaoxia to Xiao Bai's side, the shadow of the giant sword beside her, like a companion weapon to the greatsword in her hand, fell towards Xiao Bai's head in sync with Chen Xiaoxia's swing of the greatsword!

Several giant swords attacked Xiao Bai from different angles, tearing through the air with their magical power. The sword energy crisscrossed and cut, forming a network that blocked all of Xiao Bai's escape routes!

But when Xiao Bai, who was in the very center, saw this scene, his expression didn't change at all.

Looking at these sword energies, she shook her head slightly.

A wrist twists, a sickle swings, and the familiar clanging of chains echoes around.