Hound Mi

(Miluno)

Violent tremors.

Despite Metal and the Engine Department's best efforts to avoid it, a section of the Ring Corridor had already been caught in the wormhole. A darkness darker than the night sky loomed like the jaws of a giant beast; that section of the corridor must be in complete disarray.

The structure may collapse, the glass may shatter, or it may even break.

Don't panic.

Even though the crash has already begun, I still have plenty of time.

Perhaps because I ran fast, my Witchification didn't attract much attention. The magical girls, who spoke different languages, told each other and gathered in the Central District near the Control Tower. I, on the other hand, followed the Bloodline and moved among them, heading against the flow towards the edge of the City School.

Mono asked, "Judging from this direction... did they run into the Ring Corridor?"

The gates in the Ring Corridor are the easiest to reach. If it's the Proxy's first time at City School, they might not know the locations of the other gates, but as long as they enter City School through the Ring Corridor from the entrance hall, they'll definitely notice them. They probably already decided on their escape route at that point, right?

This Proxy, though he vaguely managed to get me some face wash in the bathhouse, is actually a very meticulous guy.

They rushed into the Ring Corridor, moving towards the collapsed section.

"That guy actually went into a wormhole?!"

That was indeed an escape route; there must be a way out through the breach...

"What should we do?" Mono asked.

"Do we have a choice? Chase after them!"

She plunged into the wormhole, where a familiar Proxy was confronting Ms. Anjie at the end of the corridor. Bloodline splattered everywhere from the broken petals of the airbag. Anjie had already bled quite a bit on the way here, so her face was unhealthy and pale.

Under the pressure of the wormhole, the corridor resembled a cardboard box ravaged by external force; shattered glass walls were scattered everywhere, and the broken floor was disjointed and fragmented—a scene of utter chaos...

"If the entire City School came here, wouldn't it collapse and disintegrate before even reaching 'the Other Side'?"

As Mono said this, I accelerated past Anjie's head and reached for the Proxy's neck, but before I could grab her, the colorful petals sprang out, and she used the force to push herself down the corridor.

Blood spurted from Anjie's wrist, but her legs gave way and she collapsed.

"She bled too much blood, she's anemic!" Mono exclaimed.

She collapsed, but I didn't have time to worry about her for the moment. I leaped down the corridor and approached the Proxy.

There is no gravity inside the wormhole, but the Proxy can move nimbly within it using the elasticity of the petals, which will also become an obstacle for my approach.

"Use the pocket watch!" Mono suggested.

That's right.

Using "Future Moment" allows you to approach the Proxy without giving her time to react.

However, her magic, which allows her to expand elastic petals from any gap, is still quite troublesome. Even if I catch her, there's a possibility she can break free unless I simply snap her neck... I mean, knock her unconscious.

I pressed the pocket watch, and my consciousness sprang out of my body, entering a time flow that belonged only to me. Everything except me froze, and I took this opportunity to swim towards the Proxy.

"Miluno, this girl isn't Fake Magical Girl?!"

On the way, Mono made another new discovery.

"How so?" I asked.

"This girl is a genuine magical girl chosen by the Star Crystal, and she might even have advanced to a higher level."

Does that mean she doesn't have Dark Energy within her?

"That's right! How could someone like that be Sun Ji's inside man?"

Tsk, no wonder she's more troublesome than Fake Magical Girl.

"But you're a witch now, isn't it shameful to be unable to handle a magical girl?"

Who said it can't be solved?

I deactivated the Future Moment, suddenly appearing behind the Proxy and punching him in the back of the head. With a muffled groan, he went limp.

"Isn't that all?"

I helped the Proxy up the corridor, while Anjie sat there watching me.

Because of the severe bleeding, her face was so pale she could have appeared on the set of a horror movie without Wei Die needing to do her makeup.

"Can't you take back the blood you've spilled?" I asked.

"It's lost its magic."

"Let's go back first, this place is about to collapse."

"Don't go to 'the Other Side,' there are too many people there."

Nonsense.

She knew there was no chance of winning, how could I not know?

The problem is there's no way around it; the edge of the Industrial District has also been caught in the black hole, and the drone maintenance center and sewage treatment plant are both in grave danger.

"It seems there's no way to stop it now; Sun Ji's move was too despicable."

I yelled at her, but Anjie didn't say a word.

Could she still be in love with Sun Ji? She's clearly a bad woman, yet she's so devoted.

Carrying the unconscious Proxy on his back, he helped Anjie rush out of the wormhole, preparing to return to the main building area along the Ring Corridor...

But this Proxy has a pretty good figure, doesn't he?

My face in the bathhouse is proof enough;

Now, the sensation on my back can attest to that.

The little thing also suggested:

"In my opinion, this kind of person should be punished! Maybe I should just let her sleep with me!"

You call this punishment?

Return to the main building area.

From afar, one could see a gigantic, shimmering golden bubble that had spread out from the Control Tower and covered almost the entire Central Teaching District.

"That's a protective shield that can withstand the pressure of the wormhole; the land outside is dangerous... Let's go, we need to speed things up."

"Um."

Anjie nodded.

However, excessive blood loss made it difficult for her to walk.

"Well... I used to dislike you, but let's put it another way. We were able to catch this guy today thanks to the mark you left behind."

Anjie was silent for a moment, then replied:

"... I did it for Xiaojie."

For Xiaojie?

"Carrying you might be uncomfortable... just bear with it."

With the Proxy on his left shoulder and Anjie on his right, he used brute force to firmly hold their waists in place, his buttocks facing forward, and jogged steadily back to the Control Tower. By this time, the area was already packed with a dense crowd of magical girls, a sea of heads. Antarctic Star was trying his best to explain the situation and maintain order, but the crisis was not over.

"Ceruno!"

I greeted them.

To be precise, she should be called Celius, but for me, I feel more at ease calling her Ceruno.

She pushed her way through the crowd to me, holding Ruby Gunstaff, and glanced at the two people I was carrying.

"Ah! Miluno, this is the Proxy?"

I casually left the Proxy behind and then had Xiao Yi help Anjie up.

"Yes, I caught her. And Anjie, she lost too much blood, let her rest... Is Barbara back?"

"I'm back. I'm with Miss Phoenix now. Goldie, Xiaoling, Xiaojie, and Azura are over there too."

Because I have witch horns on my head, the magical girls look at me with a... strange expression?

But there's nothing we can do about it; this was an expected outcome.

"Can't you expand the bubble's size?"

"Even if I were to merge with Miss Sirius, this size would be the limit."

"But it's going down too..."

Click--

The sky above the City School has cracked.

The unsettling crackling sound quickly spread from the corner swallowed by the wormhole to the entire dome.

Oh no!