Collapsing Space

(Sun Yao)

Wrap Miss Halley in Bubble Membrane and compress Dark Energy in her body down to the last bit, which is the Black Crystal that was the culprit... the same kind of thing that Daddy absorbed back then.

But at this point, trouble arose.

I can't extract this crystallization of Dark Energy no matter what I do.

"Let me do it, I'm stronger."

Miluno limped over to Miss Halley, reached out and grabbed the Bubble Membrane gathered at her chest, then pulled it back forcefully.

Miss SpiCa then manipulated the White Silk to immobilize Halley.

Since there is no Dark Energy in other parts, the White Silk will not be corroded.

However, their pulling wasn't very effective. Although my Bubble Membrane wouldn't break so easily, the Black Crystal still wouldn't come out. Even with the Golden helping Miluno pull it out, the Black Crystal seemed to be welded to it.

What should we do?

As I pondered, resting my chin on my hand, I glanced at someone beside me wearing wolf-shaped armor.

"Liu, can you just steal that out?"

The light on his eyepiece flickered twice, as if he were blinking.

"I'm not very confident..."

Despite saying that, he still put on the stone gauntlets inlaid with Crystal and aimed them at the Calamity Witch.

"... But I can give it a try."

I put my arm around his shoulder and warned him, "Don't you dare steal Miss Halley's underwear."

His expression was obscured by the helmet, but he nodded.

"... I'll try my best."

There's no loss in failing, and if it succeeds, it can save Miss Halley from her fall from grace, so there's no harm in giving it a try.

Liu reached out and grabbed at the empty air.

"Caught... uh?"

In Liu's hands... isn't this still underwear?!

"Hmm!"

The result was that Miss SpiCa, who was behind the Calamity Witch, panicked and let go of the White Silk, clutching her chest and kneeling there...

Were they actually wearing something underneath those bandages?

Miss SpiCa suddenly let go, and Miluno, who was struggling on one leg, lost her balance. She then grabbed Miss Halley and they both sat down on the ground, with the latter crashing into them and pinning Miluno beneath her.

Golden reacted quickly, ducking to the ground to avoid the two people who were about to crush her.

"... They're out."

But it was precisely this fall that...

Miluno held a dark package containing a Black Crystal that emitted a faint glow.

The compressed, condensed Dark Energy resembled flowing black sludge, murky and ominous. Thankfully, it was contained by the Bubble Membrane, like a plastic bag; otherwise, even its leakage would have caused a disaster.

Pouring such filth into the world shows how utterly lacking in public morality is on the Other Side.

"Power... give me back my power!"

Miss Halley, no longer the Calamity Witch, still tried to steal it, but Sirius was already watching closely, how could he let her succeed?

"I'm telling you! Stop being so stubborn!"

The Touch of Light bound Miss Halley and dragged her off Miluno.

"Did it work?"

Miss Miluno got up from the ground and dusted off her skirt.

"However, there is no sign that the domain has been lifted."

I looked around and explained helplessly, "We only extracted the Dark Energy from Miss Halley, but there are still so many spectators here; they've long since become a breeding ground for darkness."

Although the Witch's Domain is now free of witches, the imbalance of Dark Energy has not yet been resolved.

Perhaps the darkness within each individual is less than that within Miss Halley, but when combined, it still far exceeds the proportion; after all... fifty thousand people is simply too many.

"At least for now, there are no obstacles left, all that's left is cleaning."

We have to do it no matter what. If we don't have magic, we'll rely on Miluno to replenish it. We'll use the cages as units, which means blowing over five hundred large bubbles!

It's only a matter of time before darkness is completely eradicated.

"Alright! Then I'll explain the situation to everyone and calm them down. Ceruno, you can do what you're supposed to do!"

Sirius once again unfurled its Wings of Light, flapping them as it flew towards the giant cage surrounding the stage, and began explaining the situation to the captured crowd.

With her influence, calming the crowd down wouldn't be a problem.

Miss SpiCa retrieved her... underwear from Liu's hands.

He even slapped the other person in anger.

A slap on the helmet is meaningless except for hurting your own hand.

So Liu took off his helmet, then closed his eyes and brought his face close to it.

But all she got in return was a sigh from Miss SpiCa.

Beside her, Miss Halley was bound like a mummy with White Silk, and she was still covered with my Bubble Membrane.

Having lost most of the Dark Energy, she naturally lacked the power to break free from it.

But she didn't change back.

Although most of the Dark Energy was drained.

But she also has a corrupted Star Crystal inside her.

I am currently unable to cleanse the darkness that has merged into the Star Crystal...

Therefore, she is no longer a witch;

He's no longer even considered Monster;

She became like her mother and Miss Anjie, a half-baked magical girl who forcibly controlled the Star Crystal... though she still looked like a succubus.

Miluno sat down cross-legged beside her.

"So, can we talk now, Magical Girl Halley?"

"... I lost. Everything I have is over, so there's nothing more to say."

"How could that be? There's plenty of reasoning behind it. You can easily pin all the blame on the Dark Energy and portray yourself as a pitiful victim. After all, current research shows... that thing does indeed affect people's emotions."

Miluno's tone was playful and sarcastic.

Miss Halley simply shook her head.

"No, that energy only amplifies emotional fluctuations, making people more paranoid and doing things that were originally just in their imagination... But my subjective thoughts haven't been distorted... Even now, I believe this space can give me everything I want... and it truly can..."

After saying that, she pursed her lips.

"So what if you achieve it? Can your dream be satisfied by a mere 50,000 viewers?"

"..."

Miss Halley closed her eyes and said no more.

I can't see through her thoughts, but at least she's no longer a threat. It's not too late to guide her slowly after we get out.

Sirius calmed the audience in several cages, and I raised my wand to cover those birdcages with huge Bubble Membrane to remove the Dark Energy from the audience's bodies.

"Mother and Yezi are not in these cages."

There are too many people; it's impossible to find them.

But everyone in the cage developed negative emotions due to the current situation, and these negative emotions nourished the darkness. The few hundred people in this one cage alone produced a darkness no less than that of Miss Halley.

Even after the Dark Energy within Miss Halley was extracted and isolated, this area was still filled with an excessively high proportion of Dark Energy.

"Wait, what's going on?"

On the Other Side of the stage, a group of people in a cage suddenly burst into flames.

The black flames brought panic, spreading rapidly to the surrounding cages like burning firewood.

In the end, except for the cages that had just been removed, everything was enveloped in an apocalyptic black fire.

In an instant, heart-wrenching screams filled the air.

"Is it Monsterification?"

"No... that's Dark Energy coming out on its own!"

Those black flames, like living creatures, lurked, wriggled, and snaked their way towards the center of the stage, while the caged figures, expelling Dark Energy from their bodies, all collapsed without exception, their fates unknown.

"What is going on?"

The overwhelming black flames created a sense of pressure.

SpiCa replied, "What else could it be? 'Darkness' doesn't want to sit idly by and wait to be defeated. Before you can take us down one by one, they're planning to band together and deal with us first... Tsk, I didn't expect this thing to have intelligence."

"It's like it's alive..."

"It's not just like it, it's 'alive'."

At this moment, Achernar confessed.

The substance you call "Dark Energy"...

Actually, it's part of that will.