Chapter 275
Xiao Bai had already learned of their actions through the Federation's internal network, so he no longer took the matter to heart.
In any case, the future shown on the Sky Screen is predetermined. The fact that the spin-off can be broadcast proves that Aurora and Luna, as the main characters, will be safe.
Therefore, they can watch with complete peace of mind.
After all, this spin-off... wasn't written by Gen Urobuchi.
Aurora followed Rose into the church.
At this moment, she looks no different from an ordinary person, but she is actually still maintaining the form of Magical Girls.
This is similar to how Xiao Bai used to appear in front of everyone, transforming her Magical Armament into normal clothing in her basic Magical Girls form.
That way, when Aurora encounters real danger, she will be able to react in time.
Unlike traditional Magical Girls, Aurora's transformation isn't as simple as raising a hand and flashing into Magical Girls.
She needs to take out her phone and place it in front of her in order to transform.
In a real emergency, Aurora probably wouldn't even have time to take out her phone; maintaining her transformed form would be the best option.
Following Rose into the church, Aurora saw the survivors sitting inside.
There were only about twenty people here, and most of them were just wearing ordinary suits and casual clothes. Only a few people standing at the very back of the church were wearing priests' and nuns' uniforms.
As soon as Rose entered, she greeted the priests and nuns:
"Father Geese! I've brought the angel back!"
As Rose spoke, she hugged Aurora's arm tightly and shouted happily to the priest, like a little girl who thought she had done a good deed and wanted to ask her elders for credit.
But Aurora didn't care about Rose's current behavior; she was more concerned about what Rose was saying.
Rose actually revealed Aurora's identity directly?
Aurora frowned, and her ominous premonition grew stronger when she saw the men, including Father Geese, who showed no doubt about Rose's words.
Rose... what's going on here...?
Aurora subtly tried to pull her arm out of Rose's arms.
But Rose held on tightly, and turned back to Aurora with a sweet smile:
"Sister Aurora came to save us, right?"
"... Um."
"Now, there's a way that can allow all of us to survive and receive the blessings of the True God, Sister Aurora... you should agree to this method, right?"
Rose looked innocent and earnest. She blinked and asked Aurora, as if seeking Aurora opinion.
Perhaps it was because Rose didn't seem like a bad girl that Aurora hesitated for a moment.
But the next second, Aurora regretted her hesitation.
"Well..." Rose suddenly gave Aurora a gentle push. Caught off guard, Aurora stumbled and felt a sense of weightlessness the next second.
Aurora was startled, realizing that there was a trap right next to her feet!
She's falling into a trap!
What shocked and angered Aurora even more was not this, but Rose's hand, or more precisely, what Rose was holding!
Magic Phone!
"--For our True God, sacrifice yourself, Sister Aurora."
Rose still wore an innocent and lovely smile, holding Aurora's phone in her hand, watching her fall into the pre-prepared trap and into the monster horde below.
At this moment, Aurora finally understood that she had been deceived. Her eyes were bloodshot, her heart filled with rage at being tricked and self-reproach for not seeing through it sooner. She roared upwards:
Rose!!!!!
Boom!!
The airflow exploded, and in an instant, the monsters below, which had been used as traps to attack Aurora, were blasted into dust by the magic she released.
Immediately in the second, Aurora adjusted her position, smashed the slowly closing crypt trap above her with a single punch, and burst out of the ground again, landing on the church floor!
However... Aurora was ultimately too late.
Bang--
Bang bang bang bang--!
The magic phone containing Kelly was thrown on the ground by Rose.
Holding the pistol handed to her by an unknown person, her face lost its initial innocence. With a cold and mechanical demeanor, she pulled the trigger, shooting at the cell phone on the ground.
The magic phone is protected by magic. Normally, ordinary bullets will at most cause some damage to the magic phone, but will not completely destroy it.
But...
One of the raw materials for the bullets in Rose's pistol is... Mutant Magic!
So--
"Don't want!!!!!"
In a moment of desperation, Aurora arrived at Rose's side almost instantly and punched Rose without thinking!
Bang!!!
The girl's petite body was sent flying by Aurora's punch, like a rag doll.
Her body smashed through the church pews and knocked down many more people, but she didn't turn into a jumble of blood and flesh like a monster.
This proves that Aurora held back and did not actually kill her.
But when Aurora saw what the phone looked like, she regretted holding back.
The phone was dented and battered, with the magic of several bullets having pierced through its body. The screen at the top was still lit under Kelly's Data Magic, but it was already flickering and showing afterimages.
Kelly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something to Aurora, but perhaps the phone's speaker was malfunctioning, Aurora could only see her open mouth, but couldn't hear her voice.
"Little K... don't scare me! You'll be alright... you'll be alright! Little K!!!"
"... Quick..." Perhaps it was the effect of Data Magic, but even with the speaker broken, Kelly still managed to utter some individual syllables.
A glimmer of Hope's Light shone in Aurora's tear-filled eyes as she excitedly called out to Kelly:
"Little K, what are you trying to say?! What can I do right now? I..."
"... Run... Quickly... run--!"
Kelly leaned against the edge of the screen, her hands pressed against the display, and let out a final, furious shout at Aurora.
And it was right after that sound that the screen suddenly went dark.
The air seemed to fall silent for a moment.
When the screen went completely dark, Aurora's world seemed to turn gray as well. She stared blankly at the screen, as if she had lost her soul, forgetting even Kelly's last words.
A moment later, a burst of colorful light suddenly shot out from the phone, dazzlingly bright yet fleeting like shooting stars.
They burst through the ceiling and flew off to all corners of the world.
This includes... the explosive power Aurora uses to transform!
As her power drained from her body, Aurora's transformation ended, and she reverted to her original form. It was at this moment that Aurora realized why Kelly had told her to run away.
As a tool for containing magical energy, the magic phone has been destroyed, and the power hidden within it will naturally cease to exist!
The explosive power that guided Aurora's transformation will, of course, disappear.
When that Emotional Force disappears, Aurora will no longer be able to maintain her transformed form; she won't even be able to transform anymore!
A Magical Girls who can't transform finds herself in enemy territory. What will happen to her next? You don't even need to guess to know the answer.
"Grab her!!"
The priest, who had been observing all of this from a distance, issued orders to the cultists within the church.
Aurora then remembered that she needed to escape. Even if she couldn't transform, the magical power she retained from when she became Magical Girls was still there, and she still possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Even so, Aurora was all alone.
So, without any suspense, Aurora was swarmed by the cultists and pinned to the ground.
She fell into enemy hands.
End of episode nine.
(No!!! Ms. Kelly!!!!!)
(Is this for real?! Is this for real?! Holy crap, Aurora can't become Magical Girls anymore?! Kelly- sensei is gone?! How are they going to film the next three episodes???)
(No, no, no, we must believe in Teacher Kelly, we must believe in Aurora! We must believe in Xiao Lan and her cousin... Damn it, Xiao Lan, hurry up!)
(That's strange. If it was to capture Magical Girls, why destroy the transformation device? I don't understand!)
(You're ending here?? Sky Screen, are you even human?!)
(I can't take it anymore, I need to watch the next episode! I need to watch the next episode! Otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight!)
(Rose! White Forest Town! Cultists! Me!)
(Damn it, I can't stand this! Anyone want to go with me and storm White Forest Town? Waiting online!!)
Count me in!
(My family sells arms! I'll supply the weapons!)
The comments section was filled with rage; clearly, the plot of episode nine had driven them to the brink of madness.
But there was nothing they could do; who would have thought Rose would steal Aurora's phone?
Who would have thought that the sweet girl who called Aurora "sister" was actually from the Aurora Society?
Not to mention the audience, even Xiao Bai was stunned for a long time by this sudden turn of events.
Luna was only separated from Aurora for a short while, but Aurora lost Kelly and was captured by cultists. No one could have predicted this plot development!
However, after the initial worry, Xiao Bai realized that one comment in the live chat was quite accurate.
This is only the ninth episode, and there are still three more episodes to air. Aurora is the protagonist of the spin-off, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, Aurora will definitely pull herself together.
But how can we pull ourselves together?
Is Kelly dead or alive?
Even complete Xiao Bai couldn't guess that.
After all, the real Aurora never experienced anything like what happened on the Sky Screen!
Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 302 Aurora on the Run--
Xiao Bai doesn't need to worry about things in White Forest Town.
Even disregarding the Federation's actions, the angry fans alone could have stormed that small town full of cult members.
Ah, of course, Xiao Bai don't recommend doing this, but it's a spontaneous act by the fans... Well, it's fine to ask the Federation to help control it a little; there's no need to go too far.
"Yuan Bai! Something terrible has happened!"
Five minutes after the Sky Screen ended, Xiao Bai received a message from Kelly.
Kelly said hurriedly, "Aurora just turned off her phone, and now we don't know where she's gone!"
"!"
Xiao Bai, who was stretching and looking at the comments on his phone, was stunned when he heard Kelly's words.
She quickly put away her phone, ran to Aurora's room, and after knocking on the door without getting a response, immediately opened the door with her spare key.
And sure enough, the room was empty; Aurora had vanished without a trace.
On the desk beside her bed, the switched-off magic phone lay quietly, while the open window, still letting in cold air, proved Aurora's whereabouts.
This girl... it seems she ran away through the window.
"Sigh, this child was worried that you wouldn't accept her if she couldn't become Magical Girls, so she had been thinking about leaving for a while, but she didn't expect..."
Kelly's Data Doppelganger in Xiao Bai's hands saw Aurora disappear and anxiously explained to Xiao Bai.
From the moment she learned that Fang Ming had come for the Magical Girls, Aurora had always harbored a secret thought.
What would I do if I weren't Magical Girls anymore?