Chapter 591
Liking someone is liking them, and being in love is being in love; these are two different things.
(I don't care! Mingchun is locked in! No arguments allowed!)
"Yes!! No arguments allowed!!!"
Xiao Chun, standing below the Sky Screen, was also shouting loudly.
She hugged 'Hosted Ming' tightly in her arms, rubbing her cheeks against him, her whole body seemingly bubbling with heart-shaped bubbles.
She knew it! Fang Ming definitely liked her!
That confirms it!
Thinking of this, Xiao Chun even cast a provocative glance at the red-haired girl:
"Hey, shorty, who's Fang Ming's girlfriend right now?"
"Tsk, what are you so smug about? Can't you tell that was just the old man being polite?"
"Hmph, I think you're just jealous~" Xiao Chun's eyes crinkled as she glanced sideways at Aurora and said:
"Little dwarf, if you're willing to say something like 'Lord Xiao Chun, I've lost' to me now, I might be merciful and let you get a little closer to Brother Fang Ming in the future. Of course, just 'a little'~"
Xiao Chun pinched her fingers together.
"... Don't get too cocky! Don't forget, you were yelling at this old man from the very Sky Screen!"
"That... that was an accident! And now that Fang Ming has regained his memories, he'll definitely understand me!"
"I haven't regained my memories! I've only remembered a few things from the past!"
"I don't care, those memories are related to me anyway! I win!"
"You Cow Girl--!!"
"Shorty!!"
The red-haired girl and the green-haired girl started arguing again, while the Magical Girls around them remained calmly watching the Sky Screen.
Their argument was merely a slightly noisy background noise to them.
They were already used to it.
Volume 6 <Magic Autumn> Season 4: Chapter 631 The Real Special Training Begins
On the training ground above the sea, Magical Girls are receiving special training from their 'seniors'.
They're called seniors, but in reality, there's only Xiaoxia.
A blue-haired girl radiating Shine light is flying and battling Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District on the sea.
No, that's probably not the best way to put it.
More accurately, it was her one-sided 'smashing' of noobs.
"Hey! What's going on? Summon your courage! Stop running around looking for a fight!!"
Chen Xiaoxia spoke in an almost provocative tone to the four beams of light scattered around her.
She wielded a greatsword, and instead of using melee combat, she created sword energy by swinging the greatsword.
The long sword energy cleaved through the seawater, and also cleaved the magic circle set up by Reiko, who was using the Weapon Card, the magic wand, in the distance.
As she watched the sword energy pass by, Reiko couldn't help but exclaim loudly:
"This is too Spartan!! We can't possibly beat them!!"
"How will you know if you don't try! Reiko, Magic Link!"
Shiori's competitive spirit was instead ignited by Xiaoxia's attitude.
She shouted loudly at Reiko and made a starting stance on the surface of the sea.
"Huh? I used Magic Link just now too, but I was no match for Senior Xiaoxia..."
"Alright! Never mind that, Magic Link! As long as we find the right opportunity, we can definitely defeat Senior Xiaoxia! After all, Senior Xiaoxia's magic level is the same as ours, isn't it!"
Shiori shouted confidently.
In order to make this special training effective, Chen Xiaoxia suppressed her strength to the same level as the Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District.
The reason why Akatsuki is able to overpower the Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District right now is simply because she has too much Xiaoxia experience, while the Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District are too inexperienced.
It's no exaggeration to say that Xiaoxia can now tell at a glance what kind of magic the Magical Girls in the Eastern Ocean District are preparing and what they plan to do.
That's why, even though the Magical Girls of the Eastern Ocean District were determined to defeat Xiaoxia, they were still no match for her.
But...
The Magical Girls of the Eastern Ocean District are not without a chance.
Magic Link is a technique currently mastered by the Magical Girls of the Eastern Ocean District, allowing them to fight opponents of higher levels. If they could unleash the same fighting power they had when they instantly defeated the Twin Demons...
"Seriously... we're connected! Shiori, let's go!!"
Although Reiko didn't think highly of Shiori, she still chose to help her friend.
After drawing two useless cards in a row, Reiko finally drew the 'Acceleration Card' she wanted and, through Magic Link, attached the Acceleration Card's buff to Shiori, who has a speed specialization.
At that very moment, Shiori's figure vanished.
"Oh?"
From Chen Xiaoxia's perspective, it was as if Shiori's figure suddenly disappeared, and then, immediately afterward, countless illusory images of short swords were projected around her.
This is Shiori's Magical Armament.
Magical Girls specialize in martial arts generally possess an attack technique that involves projecting and copying their weapons to throw as ranged attacks.
However, under normal circumstances, this type of attack is not very threatening to enemies of the same level. Otherwise, Xiaoxia would not have encountered a strong enemy and her first thought would be to rush up and fight.
But it's more than enough for harassment.
For example, right now.
Almost instantly, countless projected short swords appeared around Chen Xiaoxia, and in the next instant, these short swords shot densely towards the blue-haired girl in the center.
"Hmph, this is interesting."
Chen Xiaoxia smiled. She didn't choose to use magic to blow the short swords away directly, as she was certainly capable of doing so with her current strength.
But since she chose to train the Magical Girls with the same level of magic, Xiaoxia naturally had to use the same level of countermeasures to defend against the short swords flying towards her.
So, Xiaoxia swung her greatsword once more.
Ding ding dong--
The greatsword was swung so fast it was impenetrable.
Despite being a heavy greatsword, it gave the illusion of being incredibly agile, almost weightless.
Xiaoxia knocked all the short swords away, but when she sensed the force coming from the short swords, she raised her eyebrows slightly.
This force... is much stronger than expected...
No, this isn't a simple projection; it's an armed projection that Tottori Shiori herself imbued with magic and threw out!
Normal magic projection projects Magical Armament directly onto the enemy without going through the Magical Girls's hands, which is why the power is slightly less.
But if Magical Girls had the time to personally touch each Magical Armament enhanced projection and throw it out herself...
Then it would have this kind of force!
"So... that's how it is..."
Xiaoxia's gaze surged with magic, Enhancement Magic strengthened her eyes. In that instant, Xiaoxia saw through Tottori Shiori's actions.
In a place completely invisible to ordinary people, Tottori Shiori is running at an extremely high speed.
As she ran, she created one magical weapon projection after another.
She held the magical weapon projection in her hand and then hurled it forcefully at Xiaoxia.
It's just such a simple attack method.
However, because the speed was so fast—almost like time stopping for Shiori —it appeared from a normal person's perspective that all the Magical Armament projections were flying towards them simultaneously in an instant!
"This attack method is similar to Homura's..."
Chen Xiaoxia muttered to herself.
She had also seen the drafts that Fang Ming left behind.
In that unfinished Magical Girl Little ○, there is a Magical Girls can use Time-Stop Magic.
Her attack method involves continuously firing at her opponent during the time-stopped period.
In a world where time stands still, bullets fired from a gun will remain suspended in mid-air, and then all the bullets will be fired simultaneously once time stops.
Shiori's attack method is almost identical to that of the Magical Girls named Homura.
However, unlike Shiori, whose magic doesn't stop time, Shiori's speed is so fast that it creates the illusion that time has stopped.
In other words...
Shiori has a flaw.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaoxia paused slightly. The short sword flew past her side, grazing her magical armor and leaving scratches on it.
She seemed to have suddenly become distracted.
Chance!
Tottori Shiori indeed saw this scene as her opportunity.
From her perspective, in a near-pause, she swiftly caught two short swords that were about to fly out of the air.
Then, the short swords crossed and slashed towards the blue-haired girl!
Closer... closer...!
Shiori is gradually approaching Chen Xiaoxia, who seems to have no reaction at all.
However, just as her attack was about to land on Chen Xiaoxia, from her perspective, Chen Xiaoxia, whose body had almost stopped, turned her eyes and focused her gaze on her.
"!?"
"Gotcha!"
Bang!!!!
It happened almost instantly.
The girl with the yellow ponytail transformed into a yellow meteorite that flew backwards and crashed heavily into the sea below.
Boom!!!
It was as if a cannonball had struck the sea, creating huge waves that shot into the sky, then exploded into raindrops that fell from the sky.
"Hahaha, not bad! If this speed could reach my current level, it might even pose a threat to Pillar Rank Demons!"
Chen Xiaoxia laughed heartily with great satisfaction.
Reiko raised a magic shield, blocking the seawater falling from the sky. Looking at Shiori floating on the surface, she sighed helplessly.
"... I already said we're no match for them."
(Is Shiori really that fast? I remember when Little Red used this Emotional Force, she didn't seem this fast. It was like time had stopped.)
(When Little Red used her Speed Demon Form, wasn't she only Lower Rank?)
(Shiori is also Lower Rank.)
(No, after the Magic Link and the 'Acceleration Card' boost, Shiori's magic power should have steadily reached the Middle Rank.)
(Even at Middle Rank, this speed is...)
(But Xiaoxia still realized it. Xiaoxia was really scary just now. She was just like a final boss. She was incredibly intimidating.)
(This is how you beat newbies www)
"Tsk, who said this is bullying weaklings? Didn't I already say that my strength in the Sky Screen is suppressed to be the same as Reiko and the others?"
Chen Xiaoxia protested against the 'defamatory' comments on the bullet screen.
However, Chen Xiaoxia was also somewhat impressed by Shiori's speed.
However, in terms of speed, with multiple buffs stacked, Tottori Shiori, who barely possesses Middle Rank magic power, should have a speed comparable to that of Upper Rank.