Magical Girls Exposed!

Doing whatever she pleased was Chen Xiaoxia's motto.

In fact, that was still the case now. She was willfully going to fight the Demon King to the death.

But this time, her willfulness was necessary, because Chen Xiaoxia felt that it was her responsibility.

The responsibility to protect Magical Girls.

At first, that responsibility had belonged to Xiao Bai.

Then it had belonged to Xiao Qiu.

And now...

That responsibility had fallen to her.]

The final trilogy of Volume Seven Magic Autumn: Demon Lord: Who Messed with My Stats?

[Chen Xiaoxia ultimately persuaded Song Niandong.

Because Chen Xiaoxia was right. Compared to everyone being wiped out here, preserving a spark of hope was the right choice.

Song Niandong would take everyone away, along with Xiao Qiu's body.

And before they left, Xiaoxia had one final meeting with Xiao Qiu.

She held Xiao Qiu's cold hand against her forehead and said softly:

"Xiao Qiu, I'm sorry... I know you really wanted us to survive. You didn't want to see anyone sacrificed, but... there is something I have to do. If it were you, you probably would have made the same choice.

"Heh, what stupid thing am I saying... Not 'probably.' It would be 'definitely,' because you cared even more about these juniors than I did, didn't you?

"To be honest, I never imagined you would die, because... you were so dazzling, so powerful. You were practically like the protagonist of an anime.

"But... reality really isn't anime. Hope and light don't necessarily defeat despair and darkness, just like how you're lying here now...

"Honestly, if only I'd understood that sooner... if only I'd understood that sooner..."

Chen Xiaoxia didn't know when she had begun to cry. Maybe it was at the end of her words, or maybe tears had already fallen