Hundred Records of the Memory Sea

A brief incantation was clearly incapable of stopping an attack. As soon as Hong Siyu finished speaking, the black arrow easily tore through the blue thread defense and rushed towards the somewhat frail figure.

However, just as the arrow was about to hit, Hong Siyu and the closed notebook in her hand suddenly rose into the air, blocking the potentially fatal attack.

The notebook, struck by the arrow, first made a tearing sound as its pages snapped under the strain. A moment later, with a muffled thud, the notebook and the arrow exploded together, scattering into scattered pages in the air.

The Larkspur, who was watching from the side, narrowed its eyes slightly and unconsciously tightened its clenched fist, but in the end, it didn't say anything and quietly observed the changes.

Hong Siyu promised that everything would be alright, she should trust her. Trusting one's comrades is the most basic quality of a magical girl.

In that instant of thought, the unfolded pages of the book changed.

The originally messy papers did not disappear. Instead, after floating briefly, they remained in their original position and then, as if by some strange external force, suddenly stood up.

Each page radiated a purplish-red magical glow, its brilliance rivaling even the midday sun. Within this glow, the thin pages inexplicably produced double images, which then began to solidify.

The gradually solidifying pages moved on their own without wind, turning in the radiance with a rhythmic "swish, swish" sound, like a well-rehearsed piece of music.

At that moment, each page transformed into an independent book, the blank pages revealing their contents amidst the rhythmic sound of writing. Then, all these books returned to Hong Siyu's back, forming a thick wall of books.

The moment the wall of books was formed, Hong Siyu and attire also changed completely.

A purple-pink headband threaded through her purplish-red hair, shimmering petal-shaped earrings swayed gently, and her low double ponytails, hanging over her shoulders, fluttered in the wind. A wide, waist-length, high-necked cloak covered her chin, revealing only the upper half of her face, which appeared somewhat serene.

Beneath the cape was a slightly fitted, belted Hepburn dress, with a simple, clean single-breasted button closure running through the waist, from which hung several sparkling crystal pens. Dark-colored pointed-toe low-heeled shoes were lined up below the dress, their toes slightly drooping, as if floating in the air.

Based on Hong Siyu's previous words, this is clearly her Flourishing Bloom form, named "Hundred Records of the Memory Sea".

However, Larkspur knew that "Flourishing Bloom" was an ability that magical girls should only possess after reaching the Flower Rank. As a magical girl stuck at the Hong Siyu Blossom Rank before her retirement, Kurenai should not have possessed such power at all.

The fact that she could unleash such genuine Flourishing Bloom here suggests only one possibility: Hong Siyu not only regained her transformation ability, but also became Flower Rank after regaining it.

"Look, senior, this is my Flourishing Bloom."

Raising her hand, a book that had become both antique and ornate flew from the wall of books into Hong Siyu's hand. She turned her head and smiled at Larkspur, "I'm now Flower Rank cultivator, finally catching up with you all."

"You..." Larkspur began after a brief pause, seemingly wanting to ask something, but before she could finish her question, she was interrupted by another arrow.

To be precise, it wasn't just one arrow, but three arrows fired simultaneously.

With the resounding twang of the bowstring, three arrows shot out in three different directions, following different trajectories, and in an instant, they reached the two men.

"Puff!"

The sound of an arrow hitting its mark rang out, but it didn't hit a person. Instead, Hong Siyu moved her fingertips slightly, and several books flew out from the wall of books behind her, blocking the black arrow.

The attack hit but failed to achieve its purpose. The kite, which had been hovering between the buildings, lowered its hands. The jet-black bow transformed back into a fluid, ink-like mass. Gazing at the imposing wall of books, the corners of its mouth curled up slightly.

"Does Flourishing Bloom?"

A slightly excited smile appeared on her face, "Interesting, what kind of ability will it be?"

The brief setback did not discourage her; on the contrary, her fighting spirit soared as her opponent demonstrated his abilities.

"Stop playing around, hurry up and unfold your Wonderland..."

Semi, perched on her shoulder, was showing signs of motion sickness from the excessively high speed and flips, and covered her mouth listlessly. "Everyone else has already used their Flourishing Bloom! How long are you planning to fight her with your basic Magic Armament?"

"I'm serious, Semi."

Yuan exhaled softly. "It's precisely because I'm serious enough that I want to win through my own skills; that's true respect for my opponent. When using the Wonderland, it becomes a battle, not a contest."

"I don't think they're treating this like a competition..." Semi grumbled irritably, but before it could finish complaining, it saw the wall of books in the distance change again, and its fur stood on end. "Watch out!"

With this reminder, half of the books in the wall of books flew out under Hong Siyu's command, and then neatly arranged in front of Hong Siyu.

Like a librarian, Hong Siyu carefully counted the books in front of her, then gently pushed them towards the direction where Yuan was. Under everyone's gaze, the books seemed to have a mind of their own and opened up, revealing completely different runes on their pages.

"The ability of the Hundred Records of the Memory Sea has become broader than that of the Memory Record, transcending the concept of ordinary 'things' and allowing it to record more extraordinary things in the Magic Side."

Hong Siyu examining the books in front of her, began to explain in a gentle tone, "Compared to the previous Spell Formula, the Hundred Records of the Memory Sea can recreate illusory environments, scenes, and even events. Moreover, its recording principle has changed compared to the Memory Record. I don't need to understand the essence of the thing; I only need to record it according to what I see and know, and it will naturally recreate the functions in my memory."

"Although recording in this way, even by the slightest error, will lead to the final reproduction being completely different from the original, at least on the surface they will look the same."

Her voice wasn't loud, and the wall of books in front of her blocked the way, so her words couldn't reach Kite's ears at all. Clearly, she was explaining these things to Larkspur:

"Unfortunately, senior, it came too late. I haven't had time to record enough information on it yet, so I can only cram some data from the Kingdom's records at the last minute."

"What did you record before you came?" Although Larkspur was full of questions, she knew this was not the time for idle chatter, so she looked at the wall of books not far away and went straight to the point.

"Magic Armament."

"Magic Armament?"

"Yes," Hong Siyu replied briefly, "Dozens of Magic Armament selected from the records."

As she uttered those words, the neat wall of books in front of her changed once again. From the open pages, various objects emerged.

At first glance, most of these items seem ordinary, just everyday objects or common weapons. However, after Hong Siyu's explanation, Larkspur understood the true nature of these items— Magic Armament.

Among these Magic Armament, some looked very familiar to her, having been created by some famous magical girls in the past; others were quite unfamiliar, clearly found by Hong Siyu in the Kingdom's records.

"Condensed Void, Flame Hell, Wheel Knot..."

On the other hand, Yuan simply recited the names of some of the Magic Armament.

She gazed at the Magic Armament emerging from the pages of the book, her initial slight confusion turning into understanding, followed by even greater interest. "So that's how it is. After Flourishing Bloom, one can copy other people's Magic Armament? Not bad."

"These Magic Armament... could they all be genuine?"

Unlike Ibaraki's completely unconcerned attitude, Semi's thinking was clearly more pessimistic, "If they're all genuine, are we going to die here?"

"Whether it's genuine or not, we'll know after the battle."

The double pupils, black and white, reappeared in her eyes. Yuan took a deep breath, and a misty white aura emanated from her mouth and nose. "There are quite a few old rivals here. Don't let them be just for show; that would disappoint me greatly."

After saying this, she pushed off the wall of the office building on the other side and rushed straight towards Hong Siyu's location.

The battle resumed.

Although the Magic Armament that appeared from the book was not driven by anyone, it moved under Hong Siyu's command and flew towards the direction where Yuan was. The special abilities of these Magic Armament were also activated, and for a moment, various magical energy fluctuations became chaotic, making it impossible to see the scene within.

Meanwhile, a large number of pedestrians had gathered on the streets Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau. The battle in the sky was so loud that people couldn't help but stop and watch, wanting to see what had happened at the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau.

In order to disperse the crowd of onlookers, a large number of the Security Department personnel were dispatched to the main gate of the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau to forcibly drive them away to prevent them from being affected.

Meanwhile, a notification directly from the director had been delivered to every employee of the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau —magical girls were fighting enemies on the upper floors of the main office building, and all employees were requested to evacuate to a safe location in an orderly manner.

Perhaps because their base had been raided by Black Ash Dawn just a month ago, most of the employees were already immune to this kind of thing and did not show much surprise.

However, some of the evacuated employees were sharp-eyed. When they looked up at the sky as they left the main office building, they saw Explosion that looked like fireworks, but they did not see the Aberrant Beast they had imagined.

What questions these people might have is no longer a consideration for the magical girls.

Scorching Flame, Thunderclap, and Wind Vortex —a dazzling array of Magic Armament abilities erupted as the kite pursued it. These were just the more easily identifiable abilities; countless others were far more concealed.

Yuan wielded a liquid weapon resembling ink painting, and the Magic Armament called "Hundred Weapons" transformed into various forms in her hands, sometimes a sword, sometimes a knife, sometimes a spear, sometimes a dagger... She used a variety of weapons to fight against the various Magic Armament, and the clanging of metal against metal was endless.

The special abilities inherent in those Magic Armament mingled with the white mist surrounding her, preventing them from penetrating her for a time; they could only hover around her.

As the battle progressed, what initially appeared to be a one-sided affair gradually became evenly matched. Yuan's movements within her Magic Armament became increasingly graceful and elegant, her actions more fluid and natural. If it weren't for the fact that her already tattered Daoist robe had now become nothing more than a pile of rags, probably no one would have been able to tell that she was fighting.

Her movements were less like fighting and more like a "martial arts demonstration".

No matter what kind of weapon it was, she countered it with a weapon that countered it; no matter what kind of object it was, it all became a weapon in her eyes. Neither pincer attacks nor random strikes could disrupt her rhythm. She single-handedly carved out a vacuum zone amidst the layers of Magic Armament.

In contrast to her relaxed and carefree demeanor, Hong Siyu's expression appeared somewhat solemn.

The demonic Magic Armament attacking the kite failed to achieve its goal, while the books in front of her became increasingly illusory, gradually reverting to mere pages.

This trend became more and more obvious as time went on, and after the battle lasted for about five minutes, Hong Siyu finally couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, and all the books in front of her disappeared.

Along with the books, the Magic Armament that had besieged the kite also vanished.

Yuan, who had been engrossed in the fierce battle, noticed this. Seeing the Magic Armament in front of her dissipate, she reluctantly withdrew her hand, shouldered the black longsword that the Magic Armament had transformed into, and said to Hong Siyu, "Is that all? Nothing more?"

Upon hearing her words, Larkspur frowned slightly.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Yuan never used her Wonderland, managing to withstand Hong Siyu's attacks using only her most basic Magic Armament armor.

This certainly demonstrates her superb combat skills, but it also shows that her magical power is immense.

The magical girl's Flourishing Bloom greatly enhances her magical power. Even though Hong Siyu and Blossoming Flower Rank Flourishing Bloom is not yet fully mature, the enhancement to her original magical power will not be less than five times.

Even with five times the magic power of someone newly entering the Flower Rank, they could only fight to a draw with a normal Kite, which is enough to show how terrifying the opponent's magic power is.

"Um... because I'm not very proficient at using this ability, I can only recreate the Magic Armament for about five minutes..."

Hong Siyu awkwardly explained to Larkspur, "If we practice a little more, it shouldn't be just this little bit of time."

"Using Magic Armament to fight her isn't a good choice," Larkspur said thoughtfully. "Clearly, her close-combat abilities are very strong. If the Magic Armament's abilities can't affect her, it'll just be a simple melee."

"It seems I made the wrong choice."

Hong Siyu looked at Larkspur apologetically. "I felt that Magic Armament was the most effective way to quickly build up combat power, so I wrote down all my Magic Armament notes before we left, but it seems it's not very useful to her..."

"While Magic Armament is certainly an important component of a magical girl's combat power, what's even more important is the user's development and understanding of it. If you simply copy a Magic Armament, even if it has the same abilities, it's difficult to bring out its full potential in the hands of its original owner."

Larkspur shook his head. "This approach won't work. Can you replicate anything else?"

"No records available at the moment..."

Hong Siyu whispered, "But we can still use the Spell Formula recorded in 'Memory Record'."

"The Spell Formula has limited effect on her; you should have noticed that there's something wrong with the white mist around her."

Having witnessed the entire battle, Larkspur calmly analyzed. "Your Spell Formula weren't completely ineffective against her, but besides being dodged by her, a significant portion of those Spell Formulas that should have worked were neutralized by the white mist."

"Hmm." Hong Siyu nodded somewhat reluctantly.

"So, all we can do right now is stall for time."

Larkspur sighed helplessly, "The enemy is more troublesome than I imagined. I wonder what other tricks Emerald has up her sleeve..."

"Um, actually I met His Excellency the Chief when I arrived."

Before Larkspur could finish speaking, Hong Siyu interrupted her, hesitatingly clutching the hem of her cloak, her voice low. "I've come up with a solution with her that might be able to help you."

"Help me?"

The Larkspur blinked, somewhat bewildered. "Isn't it now?"

"No, because there's something else I haven't shown you yet."

Hong Siyu lowered her head, pulled a book from the wall of books beside her, and handed it to Larkspur: "I originally wanted to defeat the enemy myself to make a good impression on you, senior, but it seems that the effect is not good. So, I'll give this to you while I still have magic power. This is probably the last resort."

"What method?"

"Senior, you just said that the power of Magic Armament ultimately depends on the user, right?"

"That's right, what's wrong?"

"So, as expected, even if I can reproduce a lot of Magic Armament, without the user's experience, I can't bring them to their full potential, or even unleash their original power."

Hong Siyu one hand on the book's cover, her voice slightly hesitant. "The only way is to let the original owner of the Magic Armament use it."

As she spoke, she gently opened the book's cover, and immediately, an incredibly intense light burst forth from the book in the Larkspur's hand.

The Larkspur lowered its head slightly, and in the magical light, it saw what had appeared. Its originally calm expression froze, and it raised its head in disbelief.

It was a small pair of Tailor’s Scissors.

Only the size of Larkspur's palm, yet incredibly exquisite, these Tailor’s Scissors are covered with intricate patterns.

The scissors looked somewhat ethereal, but the texture they felt in the hand was incredibly real and familiar. A purplish-red magic flowed within the intricate patterns, seemingly telling the story of their origin. However, when Larkspur took them in her hand, this magic, which did not belong to her, became as easy to wield as an extension of her own arm.

"I'm not very familiar with the other form, so I can't reproduce it no matter what I do, but I remember this Magic Armament very clearly."

Hong Siyu his hand, her smile unchanged, "It was this thing that saved me from despair, so it would be such a pity if it just disappeared like this."

"You saved me with it, and now, let me briefly return it to you."

"Let my Magic Armament become your Magic Armament, senior."