Chapter 339
"All along, Sister Lesos has known about the Demons in advance, which is why she went to the Magical Girls' territory to warn them. But every time... you all treated Sister Lesos as Witch who would bring disaster..."
"This time too! The reason I'm bringing this up now is so you can know Sister Lesos's true purpose! After all... no matter how much I say, nothing is more convincing than seeing it for yourself!"
Stella spoke loudly.
Throughout the history of Magical Creatures and Magical Girls, Witch have always been regarded as those who bring calamity.
Because every time Witch appears, Demons will soon follow, causing the Magical Girls to suffer heavy losses.
This is why Magical Girls don't really like Witch.
But in reality, the Witch is not the one who brings disaster; she is more like a bell-ringer who learns about the Demons' movements in advance through some clues.
They always arrive before the Demons because Lesos has discovered the Demons's movements and comes to warn the Magical Girls.
But as for the result...
"If... if that's really the case... then why didn't Lesos just tell us directly?"
Kelly could hardly believe it.
The Witch has existed for thousands of years, and Lesos has appeared more than once during that time.
If the truth is really as Stella said, then why has the Magical Girls' misunderstanding of Lesos grown stronger over the past thousand years?
If this is the truth, then there's no reason why the Magical Girls wouldn't know it!
"... Sister Lesos explained this to you, even twice... but in the end, you always ended up being hostile to her for some inexplicable reason."
"You should have kept records, records of how you opposed my older sister and how you eventually drove her away."
Stella said coldly.
According to her, Lesos had tried to explain, but soon after, the Magical Girls would start to hate her again, forcing her to stay away from the world where Magical Girls existed.
Lesos did not explain the reason for the hostility.
The records regarding Magical Creatures are not very detailed; they only say that the Magical Girls at the time had a very bad relationship with Lesos.
Stella's revelation left Kelly somewhat incredulous, and she asked again:
"So, so Lesos... isn't really our enemy? But... but for the past thousand years..."
"That's right, for a thousand years, Lady Lesos and Magical Girls have had a bad relationship, but why don't you think about it?"
"If Magical Girls truly oppose Lesos like Demons, then why... did you allow Lesos to enter your Magical Girls [Tea Party] before your final battle?"
"[Tea Party]?" Xiao Bai looked at Kelly.
Kelly paused for a few seconds, then whispered, "It's Gathering Point established by some of the strongest Magical Girls in the past. It's considered the core of Magical Girls, and its members are usually the five strongest Magical Girls of the current era, along with their successors..."
"But the [Tea Party] no longer exists."
"Lesos, you attended the [Tea Party]?" Xiao Bai asked again.
Kelly nodded. "As I mentioned before, Magical Girls and Witch once met, just before the Demons attacked the magical world... The place where they met was at the [Tea Party]."
Xiao Bai fell silent upon hearing this.
If she had some doubts about Stella's words before, now, after Kelly's testimony, Xiao Bai was almost 80% convinced.
As Stella said, if the relationship between Magical Girls and Witch deteriorates to an extreme degree, making the Magical Girls extremely wary...
They would never allow the Witch Lesos to come to their core area to discuss important matters.
Logically speaking, even if the Witch Lesos really brought back some incredible information, they should at least have found a relatively secluded and safe place.
Instead of simply taking the Witch back to their own base.
Furthermore... based on Xiao Bai's previous summary of the 'appearance' theory, the possibility that 'Lesos is harmless' has greatly increased.
As for what the 'appearance theory' is?
It's very simple. Looking at the two main seasons, one spin-off season, and one theatrical version shown on Sky Screen, it's all very simple.
The main characters are generally good-looking, including the side character Hunter from the spin-off, whose appearance has also been beautified.
On the contrary, the negative characters are either incredibly ugly or don't even look human.
Even though Avery was handsome in his human form, his face became incredibly distorted when he became the final boss, and after turning into a monster, he completely deviated from normal human aesthetics.
Of course, Avery's monstrous armor form is actually quite cool, but it's basically unrelated to humans anymore.
In contrast, Lesos...
Although her clothing and style lean towards a gothic dark aesthetic, she is still very beautiful overall. Even when she is completely Witchification and reveals her 'true form,' her demeanor still conforms to human aesthetics.
While people often jokingly say that 'beauty is justice,' this principle seems to be more than just a joke in anime.
From this perspective, even if Lesos doesn't belong to the Magical Girls faction, she is at least a neutral character.
As Xiao Bai pondered Lesos's situation, the story projected on the Sky Screen truly entered its final chapter.
As soon as Yu Muqiu and her companions stopped their Magic Link, she instantly reverted from her Dawn Form back to her normal form, unable to even maintain her Shining Form.
After all, that attack, though seemingly simple, had actually consumed almost all of her magic power.
If it weren't for his concern for Xiao Bai, Yu Muqiu probably would have even used up the magic power he needed to maintain his transformed form.
After hurriedly leaving the barrier, Yu Muqiu returned to Xiao Bai's side.
After using up her last bit of strength, Xiao Bai fainted again and is now lying in Chen Xiaoxia's arms.
Seeing Xiao Qiu's worry, Xiao Chun comforted her:
"Xiao Bai is fine. She just fainted from exhaustion... By the way, the Xiao Bai you see now is her original form."
"... Is that so?"
Yu Muqiu breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Xiao Bai, whose appearance hadn't changed much compared to her transformation period, and didn't say anything.
She knew that Xiao Bai had always met them in his transformed form, including when he was teaching at school, he had also transformed.
Yu Muqiu once thought that Xiao Bai's true form might be too different from her transformed form, which was why she refused to deactivate her transformation in front of them.
From what we can see now, there isn't much difference between her original form and her transformed appearance.
At most, the length of the hair might change slightly?
After confirming that Xiao Bai was alright, Yu Muqiu turned to look at Stella, who was bound by vines:
"Your name is... Stella, right?"
Yu Muqiu overheard the conversation between Lesos and Stella, thus learning Stella's name. She earnestly asked Stella:
"That... Senior Lesos... just now said that the Demons are coming soon, is that true?"
"... We have no reason to lie to you."
Stella lowered her head and said softly.
Even if Stella and Lesos were truly with the Demons, they shouldn't have revealed a single word to Xiao Qiu and the others at this moment, regardless of whether the Demons would come or not.
Regardless of whether the news is true or false, this single piece of information will ignite the fighting spirit of Yu Muqiu and others.
This will accelerate the time it takes for their abilities to develop.
Therefore, even if this matter is false, the fact that Lesos brought it up at this moment proves that she is at least not on the side of the Demons.
And what's most frightening is that Xiao Qiu doesn't believe Lesos is lying.
The Magical Girls fell silent, while Stella continued speaking to Magical Girls:
"... You yourselves haven't even noticed, have you? How obvious is this world, the last place where Magical Girls' hopes converge?"
"Demons and Sister Lesos, although we can't pinpoint the exact location of your world, we can sense that Magical Girls remain in the World Sea within this region, and they've already begun their activities... Sister, you're only a little faster than them."
"So... you've actually been helping us from the very beginning?"
Murong Xiaochun understood something. She looked up at the sky. "That barrier that covers the outer layer of the world is actually helping us prevent the Power of Hope from spreading outwards, thus exposing ourselves?"
"Hmph, aren't you all stupid?"
Stella snorted coldly.
The premise that breaking the World Barrier will attract Demons is that Lesos's speed must be slower than the Demons' speed.
However, based on the connection between Stella and Lesos, Stella was quite certain that Lesos's search speed was much faster than the Demons's.
Because Lesos is alone, and the Demons, due to the existence of the Demon King, are currently sending out large armies to advance steadily.
Therefore, once Stella breaks the World Barrier and sends out the coordinates, the only person she will attract is Lesos.
The first thing Lesos did upon arriving in this world was to completely seal it off, preventing the Demons vanguard from actually discovering that they had come here.
Therefore, Murong Xiaochun was not wrong.
Lesos was helping them, and even Stella was helping them.
They just had never believed it before.
Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Theatrical Edition and Season 3: Chapter 368 You Didn't Expect That, Did You?
(Emmmm, I see...)
(It seems Stella really came with good intentions; no wonder she seemed so aggrieved before.)
(But it's also true that she wanted to turn Xiao Bai into Witch, right?)
(So... why don't you guys say anything?! What are your mouths for?! Why don't you just say it directly?! Do you think Xiao Qiu and the others don't believe you?!)
(Um... maybe it's because they also want to turn Xiao Bai into Witch, that's why they don't dare to say it?)
(After all, wanting more companions is a real reason, isn't it?)
(But is it possible to tell the truth first, get Xiao Qiu to help activate the magic circle, and then hypnotize Xiao Bai to turn her into Witch during that time... would that be simpler?)
(!!)
(... You know what, you really shouldn't say it!!)
Stella: "..."
Is this even possible?
Stella only realized after hearing the comments on the screen that they were right!
Regardless of Sky Screen Stella's other motives, her main objective remains unchanged.
One method is to send out coordinates to attract Witch, thereby further reinforcing the barrier around this world.
Another option is to transform Xiao Bai into Witch, thus freeing her from the torment of the Erosive Power.
Leaving the latter aside for now, the former's words are, after all, the truth. If they were told to Yu Muqiu and the others, they might very well believe it.
Even if Yu Muqiu and the others didn't believe it, they didn't dare gamble on the possibility that the ' Demons wouldn't come'.
They will definitely confirm this. Once Yu Muqiu and Yu Muqiu others confirm it, Stella will be able to successfully infiltrate their territory and use their power to complete the magic circle.
All you need to do is tell a little white lie, saying that only Xiao Bai can become the core of the magic circle, so that Xiao Bai will willingly walk into the conversion ritual, and then hypnotize Xiao Bai to make her fall into a deep sleep...
Stella's goal will definitely be achieved!
But why didn't the version of myself in the Sky Screen do the same?
Stella stood blankly on Xiao Bai's shoulder, not reacting for a long time.
Seeing her like this, Aurora guessed what was going on. She leaned closer to Stella and asked:
"... I mean, you didn't think of this move, did you?"
Stella: "..."
Seeing this, Xiao Bai 'comforted' her, saying, "Alright, Little Red, Stella didn't go to school much, so it's normal that she didn't expect this."
Stella: "...!"
I'm so sorry I never went to school!!
Also, what does it have to do with Stella the Sky Screen that she didn't think of this move?
I'm a companion to the Magical Girls now, I'm not familiar with Stella on the Sky Screen!
The bear-eared girl silently comforted herself.
Whether Stella's statement is true or false, the Magical Girls have no way of knowing.
Because of Stella's actions so far, the Magical Girls are mostly skeptical of what Stella says.