Chapter 577

"You want me to give up? Well, I'll just refuse to give up!"

"..."

"After all, the one who's always been against you is still me! Isn't that right, Xiao Bai!"

Chen Xiaoxia brightly, though tears still clung to her face, her expression showing no trace of sadness.

She stared intently at the silver-haired girl in front of her and said:

"Actually, no matter what I choose, I'll still be immersed in this world of Desire, right?"

"Normally, that's how it is."

"That's what the silver-haired girl said."

In fact, Chen Xiaoxia had no choice at all. When she was immersed in this world of Desire, no matter what she chose, it would conform to the Desire deep in her heart.

She will be forever trapped in a world of Desire.

But... everything changed when the silver-haired girl appeared.

She gave Chen Xiaoxia a new choice.

An option to escape from here.

It was only then that Chen Xiaoxia realized that the silver-haired girl in front of her was a part of her consciousness, yet not a part of her consciousness.

She... seems to actually possess a tiny bit of Xiao Bai's consciousness.

Although it was only a little bit.

But for Chen Xiaoxia, that was enough.

"Really... why... why is it always like this?" Chen Xiaoxia sighed, hugging the girl in front of her tightly, as if she wanted to meld her into her body.

She said, "... Every time we encounter danger, no matter what kind of danger it is, you appear and help us overcome the difficulties. It's always like this, even in my world of consciousness."

"... Don't you think you're being incredibly clingy? This is my own world, what are you doing barging in here?"

So, you're annoyed with me?

"Yes, it's annoying, so annoying it's driving me crazy, so annoying that I don't even want to see your face right now... but..."

Xiaoxia pressed her cheek against the girl's and whispered, "... but I don't dislike it."

"..."

"I want to be your friend," Xiaoxia suddenly said.

Xiao Bai retorted, "Even if you knew I was Fang Ming?"

"I don't care about any of that! I just want to be your friend! What? Am I not good enough for you?"

"... Then you shouldn't have told me." Xiao Bai suddenly laughed and said to Xiaoxia, "You should have said those words to me, not to me here."

"I know, so--"

Boom!!

A burst of Shine magic erupted from Xiaoxia, and she, who was originally dressed in ordinary clothes, suddenly transformed into Magical Girls in Shining Form.

She looked up at the sky, then at the exit hidden deeper in the darkness, and grinned.

"--I will leave here and say these words to you personally!"

"Don't you intend to immerse yourself in this world of Desire?"

"To hell with this fake world!"

"... If you leave here, your future will be very difficult, you might even... die."

"What are you saying here, you who's already died once! You look down on me, don't you? Well then, I'll show you that I'm definitely not going to die!"

"I want to live to be very, very old, until all my teeth fall out and my hair turns white, and when I die as an old woman, I'll go to the other world and laugh at you mercilessly!"

Chen Xiaoxia spoke, she flashed a bright smile and said to the silver-haired girl, "Then, I'll say to you... 'Let's be friends!'"

The silver-haired girl stared blankly at Xiaoxia, then finally smiled and gradually disappeared from Xiaoxia's sight.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you."

The silver-haired girl disappeared.

Xiaoxia turned back for one last look at the illusory world of Desire, then decisively looked away, refusing to glance at it again.

And, striding forward.

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(So Xiaoxia has always wanted to be friends with Xiao Bai?)

(Or rather, they were already friends before Xiao Bai revealed that she was Fang Ming.)

(... the kind of best friends who bicker with each other, but will fight side by side in crucial moments.)

(But it turned out that Xiao Bai was Fang Ming www)

(Xiaoxia must have been very sad at the time)

(The best friend she thought she had turned out to be her brother, and then her brother died in front of her. No wonder Xiaoxia's Desire is to live a normal life with everyone.)

(Wait, what's with Xiao Bai in Xiaoxia's mind? Isn't she Xiaoxia's imagination?)

(I'm not sure. It seems like Xiaoxia's fantasy, but it also seems like there's a part of Xiao Bai's consciousness in it? I don't understand.)

Not only are the audience confused, but Fang Ming himself is also confused.

Even though he is still inside Tsukinomiya Yuki's body right now.

Ultimately, since I've never truly died, who knows what kind of tricks I might leave behind after I die?

However, if Xiaoxia's consciousness contains a projection of Fang Ming's consciousness, then perhaps there are corresponding projections in the consciousnesses of Xiao Qiu, Xiao Chun, and Dongdong as well.

Fang Ming only came up with this idea after seeing the projection of Xiao Bai in Xiaoxia's mind.

If he were about to die, then in order to prevent the Magical Girls from making wrong choices in the future, or from falling into a state of confusion like they are now, it wouldn't be impossible for him to replicate some of his consciousness in his final moments before death.

Unlike Fang Ming in the Sky Screen, the real Fang Ming only realized, "So I can do this too," after seeing the other person's actions.

That's why Fang Ming only realized this now.

Although he had a rough idea of what was going on, Fang Ming wasn't entirely sure.

He had not experienced death, nor did he have Fang Ming's memories from within the Sky Screen. As for the specific reason, Fang Ming could only make wild guesses.

But my guess is probably close to the truth?

"Speaking of which... Xiaoxia actually sees Xiao Bai that way? I can't tell from her real-life perspective."

Fang Ming couldn't help but recall Chen Xiaoxia in real life.

In real life, before her identity was revealed, Chen Xiaoxia seemed to dislike Xiao Bai even more than she did in the Sky Screen .

Xiao Bai felt absolutely no possibility of becoming friends with the other person.

Perhaps... this is also an effect of the Sky Screen.

Wait a minute, speaking of which, Xiaoxia in real life... she should be alright now, right?

Chen Xiaoxia's inner monologue truly moved the Magical Girls, but amidst their emotions, one particularly troublesome Magical Girls among them had her eye on Chen Xiaoxia.

That's right, it's Xiao Chun.

She smiled, drew out her words, and said in a sweet voice:

"So... Xiaoxia actually wanted to become friends with Xiao Bai..."

"!"

"But..." Xiao Chun suddenly appeared beside Xiaoxia as if in a flash, turning her face to be very close to Xiaoxia and asking, "... Do you really just want Xiao Bai to be your friend? Xiaoxia?"

"Really, really, really! You have to believe me! I absolutely didn't mean anything by it! I just wanted to be friends with Xiao Bai! And that was my previous thought. Now that I know Xiao Bai is Fang Ming, it would be really strange to be friends with her!"

Xiaoxia spoke very quickly, rattling off this long string of words.

Xiao Chun simply pointed to the Sky Screen with a blank expression.

That means you, the one in the Sky Screen, don't seem to think that way.

Chen Xiaoxia in the Sky Screen, knowing full well that Fang Ming is Xiao Bai, still wants to become friends with Xiao Bai, which is completely different from what Xiaoxia is saying now.

Chen Xiaoxia was speechless for a moment, and just as she was about to make an excuse, she suddenly heard Xiao Chun laugh and say:

"Never mind, I just wanted to be friends anyway."

"?"

Chen Xiaoxia was quite surprised that Xiao Chun had let her off so openly.

She even wondered if the sun had risen in the west. How could Xiao Chun, who had always been so possessive of Fang Ming, be showing leniency towards Xiaoxia at this moment?

Xiaoxia had just thought that when Xiao Chun's words followed, "But if I find out you have any bad feelings for Xiao Bai..."

Xiao Chun smiled brightly and said to Xiaoxia, "You know what the consequences will be, Xiaoxia?"

"Oh, that's scary!! I understand!! Don't worry! I don't want to be in a relationship right now!! And my orientation is perfectly normal!!"

Xiaoxia immediately defended herself.

While Xiao Chun and Xiaoxia were bickering, Aurora was focused on something else.

Looking at Xiaoxia in the Sky Screen, she softly asked Kelly:

"Xiaoxia seems to know that Uncle isn't dead? I mean, Xiaoxia in the Sky Screen."

After all, in that world of consciousness, Xiaoxia personally told the Xiao Bai phantom, "I will say these words to you in person."

Does this prove that Xiaoxia actually had a vague suspicion that Fang Ming wasn't dead?

"I don't think so," Xiao Qiu suddenly interjected, explaining in a low voice:

"Xiaoxia probably meant that she wanted to say this to Xiao Bai in person in another world after she passed away..."

"Huh?"

"Look, didn't Xiaoxia say later that she wanted to outlive Xiao Bai, become an old woman, and then go to another world to laugh at Xiao Bai?"

"So, Xiaoxia probably wants to say this at Fang Ming's grave, or... after she dies, she wants to say it to 'Xiao Bai' in another world..."

"I see..." Aurora nodded in understanding.

These words, spoken by Xiaoxia's childhood sweetheart Yu Muqiu, are indeed convincing.

But then Aurora suddenly noticed something else. "Wait, does an afterlife really exist?"

Although there are many religious sects in the Americas District, and Aurora is technically a follower of a major sect, Aurora is actually closer to being an abeliever.

She has never believed in any gods, and has always scoffed at the idea of heaven and hell.

But now, even Magical Girls and Demons exist, so perhaps the afterlife also exists?

"I don't know," Kelly shook her head. "Anyway, the soul should exist, but where the soul goes after a person dies, none of us know."

"Even Magical Girls don't know?"

"Even Magical Girls don't want to interfere with the normal cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death..." Kelly said, "After all, she's Magical Girls."

Magical Girls aren't ambitious, nor do they have the Desire to live forever.

Those who become Magical Girls are actually very simple-minded, but at times they can also be quite stubborn.

Therefore, they never think about using their power to change the world or the rules that everyone follows.

That's not something they would do.

Therefore, the Magical Girls have a vague understanding of things related to the soul, but they have never thought of interfering.

It's good that there's heaven and hell in this world, but it doesn't matter if there isn't.

We've already fought for so long in the mortal world, there's no need for us to insist on living on and continuing our brutal battle against the Demons.

For many Magical Girls, death is actually a good thing.

Because they can finally 'retire'.

Now that you mention it, Magical Girls seem to have a really tough time...