Fang Ming said nothing, only looking at the Nightmare Seed while remaining speechless inside.
Nightmare Seed... Dream Power...
So you guys really want to turn the whole world into a dream, huh!
The Infinite Tsukuyomi, is it!
As a magical girl, I'm afraid I really have to deal with you here, seriously.
Chapter 50: Still Not Used to the Gentleness
That last sentence was just a joke.
Fang Ming had no intention of exposing himself right now, and although he had figured out Youyou's plan, Fang Ming lacked the evidence to expose Youyou's plan.
Before the plan truly began to be implemented, any accusations against Black Rabbit Youyou would only lower Song Niandong's favorable impression of Fang Ming.
After all, during the darkest period of Song Niandong's life, the one who pulled Song Niandong out was Youyou, who had signed a contract with her.
In Song Niandong's heart, Youyou's existence was probably more important than anyone else in this world.
Supplement: deceased relatives not included.
So if Fang Ming truly wanted to redeem Song Niandong from the inside out, he had to make Song Niandong understand the black rabbit's sinister intentions.
As for how to do that...
Fang Ming ignored Youyou, raising his head to look at the sky screen.
The sky screen lit up at the appropriate moment, playing the plot of the ninth episode on the sky screen.
No one currently knew the principle behind the existence of the sky screen, whether it was magic or a projection from another world... no one was clear on these questions.
But what could be determined was that the sky screen would continuously play the plot of Magic Autumn every day, rain or shine.
The episodes currently playing were the ninth episode, assuming an anime followed a twelve or thirteen-episode count for broadcast.
Then tomorrow would be the tenth episode, the day after tomorrow the eleventh, and the day after that the twelfth.
In three days at the earliest, or four days at the latest, Fang Ming would be able to see the plot related to the second season.
And if the existence of Black Rabbit Youyou really had something to do with the second season, then her plotting would definitely be exposed on the sky screen.
Therefore, Fang Ming actually didn't need to do anything; he only needed to patiently wait, waiting for the day the sky screen exposed Youyou's plan.
Oh, it wasn't quite that he didn't need to do anything.
At least he had to persuade Song Niandong not to start her plan before the plan was exposed.
This was also where the significance of Fang Ming staying by Song Niandong's side lay.
The sky screen began to broadcast, the plot of the ninth episode following closely after the ending of the previous eighth episode.
[Tiny beads of blood drifted past Yu Muqiu, and Xiao Bai's figure with a trident stabbed into her shoulder was reflected in Yu Muqiu's pupils.
This scene caused Yu Muqiu to fail to recover her wits for a long time; her pupils shook as she looked in disbelief at Xiao Bai, who had been injured for her sake.
She wanted to say something, but nothing came out, and Xiao Bai's previous words flashed through her mind once more.
--Magical girls are not an easy job, after all.
This sentence, which she hadn't understood very well before, now allowed Yu Muqiu to vaguely understand the meaning behind Xiao Bai's words.
Yet Yu Muqiu froze, while Xiao Bai did not.
Even though she was injured, Xiao Bai's expression remained calm; aside from frowning slightly when pulling out the trident, she looked as though she wasn't hurt at all, standing proudly before Yu Muqiu like a shield guarding her.
"...Stay back."
With her back to Yu Muqiu, Xiao Bai said to her, "You consumed a fair bit of magic power just now, go recover to the side first, I'll handle it."
Compared to her previous cold and harsh words, Xiao Bai's tone turned quite a bit softer after she was injured.
She didn't mention her injury at all, nor did she lecture Yu Muqiu like before.
Instead, she came over to comfort Yu Muqiu, letting her go aside to recover and readjust.
This side of Xiao Bai actually made Yu Muqiu feel even more guilty inside; she would rather Xiao Bai lecture her like she used to, which would actually make Yu Muqiu feel a bit better.
However, Xiao Bai wouldn't care what Yu Muqiu was thinking. Looking at her own shattered magical armament, she frowned once more, but immediately shifted her gaze back to the trident in her hand as if she had some sort of idea.
"Hey! The black one, you..."
While Xiao Bai was examining the trident in her hand, Chen Xiaoxia also flew over from afar. She originally wanted to say something, but upon seeing the wound on Xiao Bai's shoulder, she hesitated before changing her question:
"...Are, are you okay?"
"Can't die from it."
Xiao Bai said calmly, completely ignoring the wound on her shoulder as she raised her arms and grabbed tightly onto the trident struggling to escape from her grasp.
"Don't act cool at a time like this! Are you a kid?!"
Yet Chen Xiaoxia thought Xiao Bai was just forcing herself, unable to resist making a sarcastic remark.
In Xiao Bai's crimson pupils, a trace of speechlessness was revealed. Then, skipping over that topic, she asked Chen Xiaoxia:
"An attack like that just now, how many more times can you use it?"]
...One, Chen Xiaoxia said in a low voice. This move was also something I thought of on the spot, and I can only use it one more time.
Just like Yu Muqiu's light cannon ultimate, Chen Xiaoxia's giant sword technique from just now was also improvised, and wanting to drive such a massive giant sword similarly required an immense amount of magic power.
With Chen Xiaoxia's current magic power reserves, she could use it at most one more time.
One time is enough.
Xiao Bai said, the magic power in her hand covering the trident, and that trident actually stopped trembling under Xiao Bai's magic power.
Chen Xiaoxia did not know what that represented, she only asked Xiao Bai:
What do you plan to do?
Wait for the right opening later, I will notify you. Once you hear my notification, you will use that exact same move from just now, it's that simple.
Xiao Bai said calmly, the trident in her hand already covered in tiny chains.
Those tiny chains were engraved onto the trident like runes, allowing Xiao Bai to completely take control of that trident in her hands.
After finishing this, Xiao Bai's gaze hardened, and propelled by the springing of the chains, she rushed toward the fish monster demon that had drilled out from the underwater silt.
Then, the OP plays.]
(Oh no, Xiao Bai is not acting tsundere anymore)
(I'm still a bit unaccustomed to Xiao Bai suddenly turning so gentle... Xiao Qiu probably isn't used to it either)
(Because she got hurt herself, going and blaming Xiao Qiu would only make Xiao Qiu blame herself even more, so that's why her attitude softened?)
(What a cold-faced, warm-hearted benevolent father template... She matches Mama Xiaochun really well!)
(www Previously it was Xiao Bai X Xiao Qiu, now is it Xiao Bai X Xiao Chun?)
(Why can't it be a combination of Xiao Qiu X Xiao Xiao and Xiao Chun X Xiao Bai?)
(...Don't discuss shipping issues at such a serious time!)
The bullet comments drifted off-topic in the OP as usual, while Fang Ming gazed up at the sky screen, thinking back to his past experience, and suddenly thought of something.
When he was able to control the trident back then, it was because his magic power shared the same origin as the demons.
The bullet comments probably couldn't tell, but Xiao Qiu and the others, with Nino by their side...
Oh my? This child's magic power source is actually from the demon side?
Youyou's voice sounded suddenly. She was eating french fries while watching the sky screen, and made a comment about the sky screen.
Fang Ming's expression remained unchanged as he turned his head and asked Youyou: What do you mean?
Mm, you've already watched so many episodes. Even an ordinary person should be able to understand the difference between Emotion Seeds and Nightmare Seeds, right?
Of course.
Then that makes it easy to explain. If Nightmare Seeds are negative power, then Emotion Seeds are positive power.
And that fish monster demon up there, the trident in its hand is an aggregation of negative power. Normally, for magical girls, not to mention using it, even just holding it in their hands would cause a conflict of powers, but this child named Xiao Bai, she actually controlled the trident.
Youyou explained.
Fang Ming fell silent.
Because he knew what Youyou said was right. Back then, Fang Ming, who had lost his weapon, merely tested whether he could transform the trident into his own weapon.
He hadn't expected that it would actually succeed.
Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia did not clear on what this represented, which was why they didn't pay it any mind.
But Nino... should have noticed this point just like Youyou.
He wondered if she would end up blabbing about this matter.
Chapter Fifty-One: Drawing to a Close
...Why didn't you ever mention to me that Xiao Bai had once used a demon's weapon?
Inside the Investigation Department, seeing this scene on the sky screen, Nino couldn't help but ask Yu Muqiu.
Every time Yu Muqiu entered battle mode, Nino would use special magic to leave the battlefield to avoid getting sucked into the chaos and distracting Yu Muqiu and the others.
Therefore, during battles, Nino did not accompany Yu Muqiu most of the time.
Thus, she knew nothing about the matter of Xiao Bai using a demon weapon.
Hearing Nino's question, Yu Muqiu blinked in confusion:
Is that important?
Of course it--!
Nino wanted to say something, but after glancing at the others around her, she closed her mouth again.
At this moment, Yu Muqiu was on campus, surrounded by students who were watching the screening right along with her.
Because of the existence of the sky screen, every day at this time now gave students a half-hour break. After all, with the sky screen broadcasting outside, students couldn't focus on studying anyway, so it was better to simply leave the time open.
Coupled with Yu Muqiu's now world-famous renown, every time they watched the sky screen at school, a crowd of people would always gather around the three of them.
Although Nino's current identity was no longer a secret and she could appear before everyone openly, some things were still better left unsaid if possible.
Even though Nino was not very good at studying, she still knew what kind of words to say in what kind of situation.
"...Forget it, we'll talk about it when we get back." In the end, Nino stopped talking and settled down obediently beside Yu Muqiu, raising her head to look at the Sky Screen.
Don't look at Nino as the tail-ender, but she was at least a tail-ender who had undergone systematic training!
She could still tell the difference between positive magic and reverse magic.
Even as a tail-ender!
Xiao Bai's source of magic actually came from Demons... This was something Nino only found out now.
Of course, Xiao Bai had experienced so much with Yu Muqiu and the others, so Nino didn't think Xiao Bai was a spy sent by the Demons or anything.
However... no matter what, this matter needed to be figured out.
The Demons' magic was not so easy to take; in case the Demons locked onto this world through Xiao Bai's magic, that would truly be a huge trouble!
[OP ends.
Xiao Bai's figure weaved through the surging tentacles of the current, resembling an underwater sprite.
The Fish Monster Demon, crawling out from the silt, looked at Xiao Bai charging straight toward her and the trident in the other's hand. On that slightly ugly catfish-like appearance, an expression of furrowed brows and confusion appeared.
"Why... can... you...?"
The Fish Monster Demon was about to speak, but perhaps due to incomplete evolution, its speaking speed was very slow and somewhat stuttering.
Before even finishing this sentence, Xiao Bai had already arrived before the Fish Monster Demon.
Xiao Bai was the type to be ruthless with few words. Facing a Demon, Xiao Bai didn't say a single word, using attacks to replace her speech.
Although she still carried an injury on her shoulder, Xiao Bai's offensive momentum was not inferior to before at all, and perhaps because of the trident, her attacks seemed even a bit faster!
Because this Magical Armament originating from underwater, the trident, could actually ignore underwater resistance!
Perhaps precisely because of this, it could shatter Xiao Bai's Magical Armament.
The trident drove the current, piercing straight down toward the head of the Fish Monster Demon.
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