Chapter 588
After being modified by the Aurora Society, her physical development was much higher than that of girls her age, and she looked more like an adult.
It was precisely because of this that she, in the Sky Screen, took Xiao Bai's place as a teacher at Yu Muqiu's school after Xiao Bai left.
But no matter what, Stella is a perfectly healthy young woman! She might even be younger than Xiao Qiu in real age!
To consider oneself as someone of Fang Ming's age is going too far!
Stella thought to herself with dissatisfaction.
Then she looked at herself in the Sky Screen, and a sense of sympathy welled up inside her.
In the Sky Screen Curtain timeline, after Fang Ming left, all the unpleasant things in reality were dumped on Sky Screen Stella.
This is practically being both a father and a mother; no wonder Stella in the Sky Screen looks so much more mature than the real Stella.
They were all forced by life's circumstances...
The thought Sky Screen Stella might sacrifice herself for the Magical Girls in the future made Stella feel even more nauseous.
[The opening sequence ends, and amidst the background music of girls' laughter, the camera focuses on Tsukinomiya Yuki.]
He looked around and saw that on his left, Ayaka was lying on a beach towel, having sunscreen applied by Reiko.
On the right, Dongdong and Luna, who had just arrived, were looking at each other while holding their Magical Creatures.
Nobody was paying attention to this.
With a glint in her eyes, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Tsukinomiya Yuki quietly left the crowd and headed towards a nearby rocky cave.
But what Tsukinomiya Yuki didn't see was that shortly after he left, Xiao Chun, standing further away on the deck of the sea base, frowned and quietly followed behind him.
Tsukinomiya Yuki didn't notice this.
Because Xiao Chun deliberately concealed herself, Tsukinomiya Yuki, who hadn't transformed, was completely unaware of Xiao Chun's presence.
He walked into the cave on his own, and after confirming again that no one was following him, he took a deep breath and stared straight ahead:
"Well then... let's begin. Let me see my newfound abilities."
As Tsukinomiya Yuki spoke, she reached out her hand towards the seawater flowing inside the cave.
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Tsukinomiya Yuki could sense that her abilities had improved.
However, because she had been watched by Ayaka and Dongdong, Tsukinomiya Yuki had no way to test her abilities.
Until now.
After absorbing the Sloth Demon, Tsukinomiya Yuki not only gained increased magical power but also mastered the Sloth Demon's abilities.
The Sloth Demon's abilities are different from the Calamity Demon's magic.
The power of the Calamity Demon, if one had to pinpoint it, is elemental power; it triggers world-class catastrophes through the resonance between various elements.
Therefore, the Calamity Demon... Tsukinomiya Yuki is able to manipulate various elemental abilities such as wind, fire, water, and lightning.
She could cause raging winds, unleash heavenly fire, create tsunamis, and send Tsukinomiya Yuki to earth—all these things, if she wanted to, were within her power to do.
However, when she is not transformed, Tsukinomiya Yuki is unable to spread the disaster to the entire world.
Well, being able to affect an entire building is probably the limit of his abilities when he doesn't transform.
Compared to the abilities of the Calamity Demon, the Sloth Demon's abilities are even more intangible and formless, similar to the magic of the Desire Demon, both belonging to the realm of mental magic.
"No, compared to the Desire Demon, he's still a little lacking... probably."
Tsukinomiya Yuki is making comparisons.
It's not that Sloth is worse than Desire; quite the opposite, Sloth is far more powerful than Desire.
The most obvious point is that the Sloth Demon's ability can affect inanimate objects.
For example--
"Seawater."
Tsukinomiya Yuki stretched out her palm to the surging waves in front of her.
Buzz--
Invisible ripples spread and spread from the center of the palm, and the seawater that had been constantly crashing against the rocks calmed down in an instant, remaining like a mirror in front of Tsukinomiya Yuki.
Not far away, the waves continued to crash against the nearby reefs.
No matter how much water comes in, it all calms down once it enters this area of the sea.
It was as if... she was asleep.
"... That's terrifying."
Tsukinomiya Yuki couldn't help but sigh.
The Sloth Demon's abilities are indeed terrifying. He can imbue inanimate objects with his own 'Sloth' magic. Wherever he exists, the wind that blows, the rain that falls, and the flowing river will instantly enter a 'lazy' state.
It might even go against the laws of nature.
Thinking about it this way, Song Niandong was able to endure for so long, which shows that her willpower and aptitude are truly remarkable.
Of course, it's also possible that the Sloth Demon didn't use his full strength.
Here's something counterintuitive: although the Desire Demon is a newly ascended Demons and ranks last in overall strength among the Twelve Pillars, Desire Demon is actually second to last in the rankings of the Twelve Pillars.
As for last place, it's undoubtedly the Sloth Demon.
But the Sloth Demon's strength is far more than what he appears to be; he is actually very strong, truly very strong.
So powerful that if it gets serious, it can easily annihilate the Desire Demon.
Unfortunately... his nature prevented him from taking things seriously.
This includes when facing Magical Girls.
'Just use the bare minimum of power,' that's the Sloth Demon's idea.
Therefore, when facing Song Niandong, the strength he displayed was only about the same as Song Niandong's.
But when facing Calamity Demon of similar strength, he truly unleashed his full power.
But at that time, his reaction was still a bit slow.
He probably didn't expect Tsukinomiya Yuki to directly seize his Nightmare Seed, which is why the Sloth Demon, who was quite powerful, died at Tsukinomiya Yuki's hands and had his magic absorbed.
(So that's how it is. In summary, the Sloth Demon died because of his recklessness, right?)
(Riding the wave when it's going well, giving up when it's going badly—this Sloth Demon truly lives up to his name...)
(But it's also thanks to his 'laziness' that Xiao Bai wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily.)
(Anyway, if you encounter Sloth Demon in real life, you should just kill him on the spot before he uses his full power, right?)
(Almost?)
(If only we could fool him and make him believe that Magical Girls are weak...)
All of Tsukinomiya Yuki's inner thoughts were clearly revealed by the Sky Screen.
This also allowed the audience to clearly understand the real reason for the Sloth Demon's death.
It also inspires Magical Girls in real life.
If you're facing Sloth Demon, just kill him before he gets serious, and you'll be set for life.
"Ah, so that means the Desire Demon and the Sloth Demon truly deserve to be the last and second-to-last of the Twelve Pillars," Chen Xiaoxia said. "No matter how strong the Sloth Demon is, if he can't unleash his full potential, he's completely useless."
"That's true, but we still can't be careless." Kelly, speaking from the perspective of a seasoned Magical Girls, cautioned everyone, "After all, the Sloth Demon is currently similar to the Calamity Demon; neither of them has revealed their true strength. If we're careless, we'll be in trouble."
"Ah... you're right."
When the topic of the Calamity Demon was brought up, Chen Xiaoxia became a bit more serious.
The Calamity Demon in the Sky Screen seemed rather weak, directly giving Xiao Bai a free kill.
In reality, Magical Girls who have actually fought against the Calamity Demon deeply understand their power.
If Fang Ming hadn't appeared in time, even if the Magical Girls had won, it would likely have been a Pyrrhic victory.
So Kelly is absolutely right.
If they let their guard down, the Magical Girls will likely suffer the same fate they had when facing the Calamity Demon.
"In short, the Sloth Demon's abilities are actually quite troublesome, right? We've taken note."
Aurora concluded.
In short, the Sloth Demon's ability is to make people unconsciously enter a state of 'laziness'.
And it seems to grow stronger when faced with a stronger opponent; once it unleashes power exceeding the Sloth Demon's expectations, the Sloth Demon grow stronger in tandem until it reaches its power ceiling.
The current situation is...
No one knows the exact limit of the Sloth Demon's power.
Therefore, we cannot be careless.
"And also..."
Tsukinomiya Yuki continued experimenting with his new abilities. He opened his palm, and a Jade Flute made of crystal-clear white jade appeared in his hand.
He placed his lips on the Jade Flute, but didn't play any beautiful music; he simply blew a soft note.
Ugh--
The sound of the flute lingered, and the distant sea, after the music swept over it, also became as still as a deep well.
Moreover, the entire rocky cave began to be filled with an unpleasant, inert magical force.
Judging from the image, all the colors are dull and lifeless, like a faded old photograph.
This is the Sloth Demon's signature weapon.
Just like the giant axe of the Calamity Demon, the long whip of the Desire Demon, and the weapon of the Sloth Demon, the jade Jade Flute is the kind of thing that will make you completely lose your motivation just by hearing it.
He didn't even take out his Jade Flute at the time, which shows just how dissolute he was.
"Whoa... this feels even scarier. If I were to blow this in my transformed form, wouldn't it put an entire city into a deep sleep? No... it would be an entire province?"
Tsukinomiya Yuki used her own strength after being suppressed to its limit to deduce her strength when she unleashed her full power.
But in reality, he underestimated his own abilities, or rather, he underestimated the strength of Pillar-Tier Demon.
If the Sloth Demon had truly played the Jade Flute with all his might back then...
So the area covered by this flute music will be...
The whole world.
If he actually did that, the world would instantly come to a standstill, because the number of people who died in their sleep would be in the tens of millions.
"So, what's next..."
Tsukinomiya Yuki carefully put away the Jade Flute and raised her hands.
He gently closed his eyes, and on his hands, which were almost as white as a girl's, dark red lines began to appear.
He planned to test his Demon Form after absorbing the Sloth Demon's abilities.
In other words, he plans to transform into 'Demons Xiao Bai' here.
Just as Tsukinomiya Yuki was about to transform, Yu Muqiu's voice came from the entrance of the cave:
"Ah, I found you, I found you! So you were here all along."
"Huh?!"
Tsukinomiya Yuki was startled, and the black and red lines spreading on her arm disappeared instantly.
He hurriedly put his hands behind his back and asked Yu Muqiu in surprise:
"Miss Yu... Miss Yu Muqiu? What are you doing here?"
"I was a little tired from playing volleyball, so I asked Reiko to play for me. When I noticed you weren't here, I thought I'd come over and look for you, and sure enough, you were here."
Yu Muqiu, with his hands behind his back, leaned close to Xiao Xue, tilted his head, and asked, "So, what were you doing just now?"
"... No... nothing, it's just... there are some things I want to... want to confirm."
Feeling guilty, Tsukinomiya Yuki looked away.