"Why can't I become a magical girl?"
Lu Ya murmured to herself, gazing at the magical girl above with a troubled expression.
The purple magical girl was a sight I had never seen before.
Her immense power also rendered her unable to move after absorbing the Fire Lotus.
The Incubators were just urging her to transform, but Lu Ya couldn't understand how to transform at all.
Without feeling the magic, there is no way for miracles to happen.
No matter how hard I try, it all seems to be in vain.
Before she could finish agonizing over it, the purple-haired magical girl conjured a long spear out of thin air and hurled it towards the village!
The spear tore through the air, striking horizontally across the sky with a sharp, explosive sound!
A barrier instantly unfolded, enveloping the entire village. All the Incubators stood in front of Lu Ya, burning their magic power, and various magical lights instantly illuminated the area: [ C.T. Barrier ], [ Wind King Barrier ], [ Ring of Resistance ], [Binding Demon Eight-One - Sky Severing], [ Shield Spell ].
[ Protection from Energy ], [ Concentration Aura ], [ Frost Armor ], [ Thorns Aura ], [ Mana Shield ], [ Shield Wall ], [Tenacity], [ Limitless Magic ], [ Sunflower Shield ], [ Incubators' Defense ], [ Cyclone Coiling Dragon Shield ] ----
Some Incubators even took out Miracle Seed hoping to transform.
However, Shao An's purple magic spear was like a poisonous dragon emerging from the sea, unstoppable!
The barrier shattered, sending sparks flying everywhere.
The Incubators had just reached the critical point of transformation when its invincible transformation frames were brutally torn apart by the spear!
The spear tip pierced through the body, pinning it firmly to the ground, and unleashed an invisible wave that swept outwards!
Dozens of Incubators collapsed in an instant.
Another spear flew straight toward Lu Ya's face without any hindrance!
The girl didn't react at all. She simply raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with envy and longing, instead of fear, as she gazed at the dazzling figure in the sky.
So beautiful----
The power of.
All the distress, all the confusion, all the unease—all the sources, all the obstacles—were dispelled by the meteor that was now radiating intense light.
The power of magical girls.
The ultimate answer from the Sea of Fantasy, the cosmic truth that fell into the Atlantic Ocean!
"Why can't I do it?!"
A surge of magic caused her long hair to dance wildly behind her.
The tip of the gun was almost touching her face, its scorching heat nearly brushing against her skin, even reaching her soft eyeballs.
At that very moment.
The spear, which had been moving with the force of a thunderbolt, suddenly stopped.
It was as if time had frozen, and space Freeze.
The tip of the gun remained still before her eyes, without even the slightest tremor!
Lu Ya blinked, slightly shifting her body as she lay prone, instinctively avoiding the sharp, menacing aura, and looked up.
A purple magical girl appeared before her faster than the spear, gripping it with one hand.
It remained completely still, like a towering mountain!
It was as if the power to destroy everything was nothing more than an obedient toy in her hands.
Why not avoid it?
The voice was cool and detached, containing no blame, only a simple question.
"I didn't quite get it," Lu Ya thought to herself, but she also knew that if Jiang Si were there, she definitely wouldn't be satisfied with this answer, and might even say that she was being silly.
Just as she was hesitating about how to come up with an interesting explanation, the spear in Shion's hand quietly disintegrated, turning into specks of light and disappearing.
She seemed to have lost interest in this area and turned to leave.
"Wait, wait a minute!" Lu Ya quickly caught up, "Little magical girl—I have something I'd like to ask you!"
I'm older than you.
Lu Ya was taken aback, looking at the other person's height, which barely reached her nose, and scratched her head awkwardly. "Then... Magical Girl Sister?"
"Just call me Shion."
"Miss Shion."
"Call it Shion."
I don't know why she's so insistent on just calling me by my name, but Lu Ya still nodded obediently.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced around and saw the scattered Incubators slowly disappearing. One of them was still trying to get up, but Shion casually lifted her foot and stomped down.
Click.
Clean and efficient.
Lu Ya couldn't help but feel a twitch in her eyelids.
Although I didn't have a good impression of these Incubators either, it was shocking that they all perished so quickly, leaving behind a vast, clean expanse of white earth.
I still felt a pang of pity.
What's the matter?
When Shion spoke, Lu Ya quickly stood up. "I, my name is Lu Ya."
"Know."
She is a magical girl apprentice, currently striving to become a magical girl.
There was no answer; Shion simply gazed at her.
Those purple eyes were like flowers quietly blooming in the dead of night, or fragments falling from a distant galaxy, so exquisitely beautiful that they seemed otherworldly.
That flawless face even made Lu Ya feel a sense of competition for a moment.
I absolutely do not want Jiang Si to meet her.
But she quickly shook her head, trying to shake off these inexplicable thoughts.
Why do you want to become a magical girl?
"I want a miracle that makes my dreams come true," Lu Ya said earnestly, clutching her chest. "To become a magical girl and meet the person I love."
She seemed to hear a weary sigh from the other person.
The name sounded familiar, which involuntarily reminded Lu Ya of Jiang Si.
Back in school, I used to pester him and tell him all sorts of lame jokes.
Jiang Si would then let out such a sigh.
It really looks like it----
However, Jiang Si cannot become a girl.
She looked again at the beautiful magical girl, who was not tall, and a pang of sadness rose within her.
If a girl like that falls for Jiang Si, it seems like I really can't compete with her.
Shion glanced around the village. "Magical girls transform using their powerful Personal Reality."
Lu Ya nodded, her cheeks flushed. Her body was still a little hot from absorbing the Fire Lotus. She took a deep breath to calm herself before speaking earnestly, "But the Incubators say my Personal Reality is very powerful—"
How did you end up in a place like this?
Lu Ya was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Shion to suddenly change the subject. After hesitating for a moment, she answered truthfully, "I was sleeping in the hospital. As I was sleeping, I suddenly found myself in a strange place, met some friends, and then the Incubators found me and guided me here, saying that here I could find a way to realize my dreams."
Are the friends you meet Dream Hatchers?
Lu Ya paused, somewhat surprised, "Huh? How did you know? They're amazing. They saved a world that was on the verge of collapse and created a perfect dream for everyone."
Having witnessed the power of miracles firsthand with the magical girls there, Lu Ya couldn't help but want to pursue it as well.
If I could become a magical girl, I would become the person he longs to be.
" Personal Reality is only one part of the process."
Shion lowered her head and gently tapped her toes. The surrounding corpses of the Incubators were burned to ashes by the purple flames. Suddenly, she resumed the previous topic. "Magical girls need to speak up for the people, understand them, accept their wishes, and in their Personal Reality, gather everyone's wishes into a miracle that belongs only to them. Didn't the Incubators tell you that?"
"They only say that in my Personal Reality, I can definitely become the strongest magical girl----"
"They really are a bunch of useless trash."
Lu Ya immediately lowered her head, feeling that she had been scolded as well.
That's not entirely wrong, since the Incubators really helped her a lot and gave her a lot of resources after she came here.
But so far, Lu Ya has not been able to find a way to become a magical girl.
Forget about becoming a magical girl, she doesn't even have her own Miracle Seed.
In reality, many Incubators have already given up on the idea of her becoming a magical girl.
"Um, would you like to come to my tower for some tea first? There are many things I'd like to ask you about slowly—"
Fortunately, the other party did not refuse, Lu Ya immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
According to Jiang Si, this person is a senior and mentor. If she can build a good relationship with him and receive his teachings, her path to enlightenment will be much easier.
However, as they walked along, the villagers all looked at them with strange eyes.
When we reached the village entrance, someone actually threw rotten cabbages and tomatoes in our direction.
Even Lu Ya, who had no magic powers, could clearly hear those disdainful whispers.
"Idiot, liar, moron----"
Just as things were getting a little awkward, Shion naturally walked over to the child who was mocking her.
The slap sent the object flying through the air, even spinning twice!
Those nearby stared in disbelief, and a young man immediately walked over, saying, "The child was just joking—"
Shion slapped the young man again, sending him flying. "I was just kidding," she said.
Then an elderly couple said sadly, "Don't argue with a child—"
Shion slapped the elderly couple repeatedly, making them spin like tops. "I'm a child too," she said.
"You----"
smoke.
"I----"
smoke.
"Wait a minute."
A series of slaps.
They kept smoking, and everyone's face was swollen from it.
Lu Ya stared in disbelief, also somewhat astonished that these unruly villagers were truly unafraid. She couldn't help but ask, "Uh, we—"
Before she could finish speaking, seeing Shion turn around, she instinctively slapped Lu Ya, startling her!
She shrank back immediately, but fortunately, Shion stopped in time and only gave her a slap on the head.
"Sorry, I got into a rhythm."
99
He's got hooked.
Lu Ya muttered to herself, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Then Shion asked, "Is this Konoha?"
Lu Ya was taken aback. "Huh? How do you know about Konoha?"
I've heard it from others.
A moment later, Lu Ya's eyes sparkled as she gazed at the beautiful magical girl, "Where the Konoha dance."
"The spirit of bullying lives on."
As if they had exchanged a secret code and found their own people, Lu Ya smiled happily, "You're from the village too!"
"Not familiar with him."
Despite saying that, Lu Ya couldn't help but feel a bit more at ease with Shion, and she felt a little closer to her. "We might even be from the same hometown, uh, the traditional one, odd changes, even stays the same—"
"This is in the math class of the New World."
"----Then, when I'm gazing at the moon, can you read it out normally?"
Shion remained silent, like a cold wind sweeping across an empty field.
Lu Ya clapped her hands with a smile, "So, you're a time traveler too!"
The magical girl sighed and uttered only two words: "Idiot."
The word "idiot" made Lu Ya momentarily hallucinate.
It was as if he saw Jiang Si rolling her eyes helplessly beside him.
This immediately dampened Lu Ya's enthusiasm. "Oh, it was never really a big deal anyway—"
Back in the tower, after closing the door, the villagers, their faces swollen, finally began to go out normally, though they stayed far away from the tower.
After entering the tower, Lu Ya first brewed some tea, and then took out some of the desserts she had baked to share.
When she returned, she saw Shion leaning against the window, looking down at the bustling village below, and asked curiously, "Are you also heading to the World Tree?"
"Hmm, do you know how to get to the World Tree?"
"I don't know, but almost all the magical girls who come here say they're going to the World Tree."
Lu Ya handed the teacup to the other person and looked down at the villagers with her. "It seems to be a place called the Magical Kingdom, the home of all magical girls—but I haven't been coming here much lately."
What are they going to the Magical Kingdom for?
"I don't know, but like you, most of them get furious and their eyes turn red when they see the Incubators. They often kill all the Incubators in the village before setting off for the Magical Kingdom —it looks like they're going for revenge."
Seeing that Shion was deep in thought, Lu Ya continued to ask in a low voice, "Then, Miss Shion — Shion."
The other person gave her a cold look, so Lu Ya naturally changed her tune, "Does Shion know how to transform into a magical girl? I want to transform too."
Shion took a sip of tea and pointed to the unruly people below who were still throwing rotten eggs at the tower.
How much do you know about the people here, and how many of their wishes do you know?
"Huh?" Lu Ya scratched her head, seemingly a little embarrassed. "I'm not very familiar with them, and as you can see, our relationship isn't very good."
Even so, it's necessary to understand.
Shion opened the window and poured the tea directly onto the window.
The children who were planning to graffiti on the tower were immediately burned and ran away screaming.
"Because a magical girl can't be created by one person alone. Only when you can understand the wishes of these idiots, acknowledge their desires, and place them in your own Personal Reality, will you have a chance to summon a miracle."
"You mean you want to get along with them?"
"That's what magical girls are like."
As several villagers began hurling insults at them, Shion glanced over coldly.
Shion didn't move. She simply lowered her gaze slowly, her eyes as cold as morning frost.
The killing intent and ferocity were barely perceptible in his eyes, with only a sliver of cold light flashing within.
It carries a suffocating sense of oppression and heaviness!
The village fell silent instantly.
Some people's legs gave way and they collapsed to the ground; some people's faces swelled up without warning; and some people even had a damp patch spread beneath them.
Silence engulfed the entire alley.
Using fear to extinguish the ever-growing spirit of bullying is the easiest and most effective method.
Lu Ya looked at Shion, rubbing her aching temples. "Uh, don't you need it? I wish I could become a magical girl like you—"
"You can't do it." Shion put down her teacup. "Besides, I'm not a magical girl."
He was merely a cultivator.
She looked at Lu Ya, who was standing there in a daze, and shook her head slightly.
It might sound strange coming from me.
However, Lu Ya's personality is not the type to listen to everyone's wishes and go to great lengths to fulfill them.
Even the most abstract and elusive Su was still burning himself for the wishes of all the Chongxu people.
No matter how distorted she was, no matter how many layers of disguise she wore, the moment she stood up, stripping away all the madness and insanity, her essence remained the "freedom" that everyone yearned for.
Thus, everyone's hopes, like countless stars, naturally converged on her alone.
The powerful and unwavering Personal Reality gently responds to those desires, blossoming into dazzling miracles.
This is the reason why Chongxu, the only magical girl of her kind, was born.
Don't be fooled by Su La's constant babble and her fickle nature; she can't seem to live up to her every whim.
However, whether it's Shion or Jiang Si, once they threaten Chongxu's freedom...
Her change of heart will be far more drastic and decisive than her frivolous confession.
That's why Shion didn't dislike Su La. In fact, from the very beginning, the only person in the entire Chongxu who caught her attention was this magical girl with exceptional talent.
He can enter the Green Gate and take over the true teachings.
On the other side, Lu Ya lowered her eyes, a faint look of frustration on her face. She didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked to the side, turning on a small machine.
It was a projection video recording of those moments when I would later encounter myself.
Lu Ya didn't actually feel embarrassed by her interactions with Shion.
Sometimes when she was busy recording videos or conducting experiments related to magical girls, Shion would just watch quietly from the side without disturbing her.
While she was busy tuning the piano, Shion would walk around the room, eventually stopping in front of her bookshelf and flipping through her books.
"Key Points of Chongxu's Development", "What Kind of Magical Girl Can You Be If You Don't Have Money?" and "On the Guiding Role of Online Novels in Real-World Systems".
After casually flipping through a few books, Shion seemed somewhat surprised, "You wrote all of these?"
"I just wrote this because I was bored."
It was actually a gift I planned to give to Jiang Si later.
"Don't you think this village is too backward?"
After tuning the piano, Lu Ya dipped her fingertips in tea and wiped away a speck of dirt from the keys. "It's like a starting village in a Dragon Quest game—he doesn't like that kind of thing; he'd definitely be unhappy if he saw it."
That's right, Shion really doesn't like it.
It's too Westernized; it's not quite in line with the cultivation of immortality.
Cultivating immortality is the coolest thing ever.
"Besides, many places are inconvenient, so I plan to renovate the village. He'll be pleasantly surprised, maybe even thinking a web novel has come true. He'll be so excited that he'll smash up Chongxu like crazy—"
"I won't smash things randomly."
That's just demolition and reconstruction.
I didn't take it seriously, nor was I particularly excited.
"Then, I'll build the outer perimeter, mine, um, he especially likes mining plots, turning that outer ring into a mine, and the organization name, it has to be very ancient and Nightwatchers the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Shenjing Bang, the Investiture of the Gods, etc. --- By the way, the name Chongxu comes from the ' Shenjing Bang '."
I don't particularly like it, but mining is pretty good, right?
Lu Ya walked to the side and took out a blueprint, excitedly telling her about the future plans, "Basically, it's a large amusement park, something he can have a lot of fun with. Ideally, it should be the kind where he can break into things however he wants, and then rebuild it in his own way."
"Boring."
She wouldn't smash the entire Chongxu to pieces and then build something new. The underworld's cultivation of immortality was done by the Holy Church, and had nothing to do with her, Shion. The Holy Church had long since severed ties with her.
No one could possibly see through my deepest, most secret thoughts!
"Although he never says it out loud, I've always felt that he would really love a theme park based on online novels. In this respect, he's actually just like a little kid."
Shion sneered. Sure enough, only an idiot like Lu Ya would mistake maturity for childishness.
In short.
As she spoke, Lu Ya stopped, looking somewhat disappointed.
"If I can't become a magical girl, I can't do these things, so I have to become a magical girl—"
Sitting at the piano, he played with a somewhat melancholy air.
Although I don't know what it is, the melody should be some cheerful tune, but Lu Ya played it with an extremely melancholic tone.
Shion listened, she suddenly spoke up.
The voice was flat, stating only the facts. "Why are you using someone else's heart?"
The piano music didn't stop, but the pressure of one finger changed, causing the pitch to deviate.
"Your so-called powerful Personal Reality doesn't even belong to you," Shion said.
The hands on the piano finally stopped.
The last note lingered in the air for a moment longer, like the last drop of water unwilling to fall.
Lu Ya turned her head, slowly peeking half her face out from behind the piano. Her smile was still there, but her narrowed eyes held no mirth; instead, they were indifferent and somewhat cold. "Huh, how could you tell?"
As he spoke, he tilted his head and gently swayed it.
"Can magical girls even do things like this? I'm so envious."
"It's very simple for me."
"I see," Lu Ya lowered her head, glanced at her chest, and confirmed the beating inside. "Is there a significant difference between my thoughts and Jiang Si's Personal Reality?"
Because you are different people.
Then she suddenly stretched out a finger and pressed it on a piano key. A sharp, out-of-tune note pierced the quiet air in the tower.
"So, how exactly can one become the same kind of person?"
She got up from the piano bench.
A gleaming little knife had somehow appeared between her fingers, its blade grazing her fingertips time and again, yet drawing no blood.
"No matter how much you imitate him, even if you replace all his internal organs, you can't become like him. That's just too unfair!"
Heart, kidneys, liver, lungs----
She counted them softly, pronouncing the name of each organ gently and clearly, as if showing off a treasure she possessed.
"How many things do I have to change before I can become one with him?"
Shion stared at her expressionlessly, her gaze shifting from her heart to other parts of her body without her noticing.
Stitched together, pieced together, it ultimately resembled a corpse.
"I want to have the same dreams as him, the same Personal Reality. I want to see the world through his eyes, know his thoughts, and want to be a part of him."
I want to empathize with him.
The girl smiled gently and brightly, "I want to be his magical girl all to myself."
"So."
Shion declared indifferently, "You can't become a magical girl."
Am I still considered a magical girl?
Whenever Keke thinks of the casualties her brother caused in the Chongxu, the enormous losses, the almost suffocating blood mist...
This made her want to ask about it.
She didn't know if she had the courage to question her brother about why he killed so many innocent people. She had always thought that her brother was the same as Teacher Shion, only targeting those with problems.
But how could the storm my brother stirred up back then possibly have filtered out both good and bad?
It should have been stopped.
It should have been stopped immediately.
At the very least, he should have rushed up and confronted his brother.
However, she hesitated, or rather, Jiang Si acted too quickly at that moment, leaving Keke no time to react.
Okay, Keke was indeed a coward.
Even if she hadn't realized it before, she could have asked Jiang Si after it was all over.
But in the end, Keke just stood there in a daze for a long time.
Until she was dragged away by the White Fox and taken to Night Without End Square.
The days of following the Holy Church's transformation of Chongxu on the first level were not too difficult; most of the Chongxu people simply followed the Holy Church's rules without much apathy.
They are very easy to manage. They call it supervision, but in reality, as long as orders are given, there is basically no need to worry about these people from Chongxu slacking off or rebelling.
They were as docile as domesticated sheep.
The more this happened, the more intense Keke's guilt became.
As a result, she couldn't sleep at all.
The more I interacted with them, the clearer I became that the people my brother killed were all very, very ordinary, pitiful people who had endured a lot of suffering and had no temper left.
Those emotionless people from Chongxu would recount how their relatives, children, parents, or friends died in the disaster, as if they were telling the story of someone else who had nothing to do with them.
Yes, it's just a disaster.
There was no crying, no hatred, just a calm and ordinary recounting of events, as if she didn't even dare to cry.
What's even more unbearable is that.
Why?
The daily interactions she had with her older brother made her feel somewhat suffocated.
That reliable, dependable figure constantly clashed, intersected, and merged with the figure that shredded innocent people into a bloody mist.
If she doesn't question her brother, the cries and pain of the dead, the overwhelming stench of blood, always haunt her dreams.
Even after waking up, that sticky sense of annoyance lingered in my heart.
But if you go and question your older brother...
Does this mean we can never be siblings again?
In that case, Keke truly have no family left.
So, just pretend you know nothing and see nothing.
That would be great if we could do that.
When she was tossing and turning in bed, she would get up, climb to the roof of the Holy Church, and pick up the mirror she had exchanged from the Main God Space.
[ Little Mystic Mirror ]
I don't know why it has the word "small" in the prefix, but it contains a system that I got from the Land of Mirrors.
Since the destruction of the Land of Mirrors, most of its technology has been passed down to the Holy Church along with the Mirror King.
This Little Mystic Mirror is one of them.
" Mystic Mirror, Mystic Mirror, Keke of the Beihai, I respectfully invite you, please----"
"Oh, right, profound, mysterious methods, the God of Destiny and the Spirit, following the Way, cultivating—"
The strange and tongue-twisting activation command, once recited, awakens the Little Mystic Mirror, who can ask any question, but each question requires paying points.
The number of points awarded depends on the content the system requires you to answer.
[It's a pleasure to assist you. How can I help you? This system will answer any questions you may have.]
She thought about many things, but when all the questions were about to be asked, she suddenly changed her mind. "System, could you explain to me the reason why magical girls were born?"
[What's going on? What's happening to this world? Why are all the mentally challenged people becoming magical girls lately?]
---- Occasionally, you'll get these kinds of hurtful replies, but the advantage is that you don't have to pay points.
"It's nothing, I was just asking, there's no need to be so harsh."
To verify your expertise, please answer this question.
Will I get points for a correct answer?
Of course.
"Then ask."
[ Absolute Zero is -273.15℃, so what should we call -273.16℃?]
"Lower temperatures than Absolute Zero!"
[Wow, your knowledge already surpasses that of 11% of the population! You're not allowed to learn anymore! Any further learning will drastically increase the average IQ of the Holy Church, causing this system to need further database upgrades----]
What?! They're treating me like an idiot.
Keke was a little annoyed and wanted to throw away the broken mirror, but the system inside the broken mirror quickly stopped her.
[Of course, the above was just to help you relax and express your true concerns. Now you should be able to ask this system any questions you have, right?]
The system's dialogue, which felt like that of a human, made Keke sigh.
As she wiped the mirror in her hands, she finally spoke softly, "I'm just curious, why am I able to become a magical girl?"
She caused the deaths of her parents, and shamelessly claimed that she wanted to use the power of a magical girl to bring more happiness to everyone.
To make up for the misfortune brought about by this power.
But when I actually saw my brother causing so much misfortune to so many people right in front of me, I only felt wavering and hesitant.
I'm simply not qualified.
[Becoming a magical girl is a physical phenomenon, just as the dead cannot be resurrected. There's no such thing as being unqualified for someone who has already become a magical girl. Dear user, this system does not have psychological medical functions. Friendly reminder: you can visit the psychological services department of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.]
"----I really shouldn't have had any expectations of you."
Keke mumbled a reply, then became melancholy again.
She looked towards the entrance on the upper level; renovations were probably starting up there as well.
While considering whether or not to break the Holy Church's rules and go up there.
" Keke!"
The sudden call startled Keke, who looked down.
In this antique-style Chongxu that had been renovated, she really didn't expect to see an acquaintance.
Li Yi stood there in the courtyard below.
His eyes were red as he looked at her. "How could you suddenly disappear? I've looked everywhere for you and couldn't find you. You didn't even tell me, and you ran off to a place like this—"
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
I don't want to stay in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau anymore; I don't want to continue being so weak and helpless.
I want to become stronger.
I want to join the Holy Church to protect my brother.
But now, even this goal has begun to become blurred.
The older brother didn't seem to need her protection.
Even after transforming, the power my brother displayed was still comparable to mine.
Even stronger.
" Yiyi, how did you get here—" So she could only change the subject.
"I met disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect. They were all very kind and gave me a ticket to come here."
Keke n't help but give a wry smile.
I really don't understand what I'm doing.
Only after Li Yi climbed up and sat down beside her Keke Coco lean wearily against her friend. "I'm sorry, Yiyi, I made some stupid choices."
"It's nothing." Although she was so angry she was about to cry, Keke's soft words immediately comforted Li Yi. "Don't leave without saying goodbye again. Aren't we good friends? If anything happens, tell me first, and we'll make decisions together. Even if you want to leave the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau and join the Holy Church, you can ask me to come with you."
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
"Hmph, with me here, it'll be easy to go back. I resigned when I came, so the two of us can go back together. The bureau chief definitely won't refuse."
What if the bureau chief thinks this is a double celebration?
"Silly Keke, we are the pillars of Beihai, and you are the light of hope for Beihai. How could the director possibly feel like it's a double blessing! It would be more like Senior Peony resigning----" As Li Yi spoke, she remembered that the patrols and Calamity Beast clearing operations in Beihai recently seemed to be done by the Azure Cloud Sect.
For a moment, his tone became a little guilty, "In short, if the director doesn't agree, we'll cry in front of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau!"
"I don't want to be that embarrassed—"
"Anyway, come back with me," Li Yi said earnestly. "Everyone's waiting for you."
Keke nodded, thought for a long time, but ultimately didn't tell Yiyi about her brother's situation.
Let's not ruin the image of my brother in her heart for now.
"Um.
I nodded and agreed to my friend's request.
Go back and find Ms. Shion.
Keke thought to herself, if it were Ms. Shion, she would definitely be able to handle it better than she could.
When Shion- sensei was hunting down her brother, was she also aware of something similar?
Compared to herself, Ms. Shion is always able to make the right judgments calmly.
If Shion- sensei were to kill my brother----
"Huh? Shion?"
While she was still thinking about Teacher Shion, Li Yi's voice woke her from her reverie.
Keke looked up, her pupils suddenly contracting.
A massive amount of black energy surged in the sky, its Filthy Magic Power reaching a point where Shrouding the Heavens!
The entire Chongxu was plunged into darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face. Only the figure of a girl was clearly visible in the distance.
Ms. Shion descended from the dark sky.
It was as if they had descended from an inverted abyss, step by step, onto an invisible staircase, and arrived in the human world.
The air froze.
Keke stood up abruptly.
Are you Keke?
When Ms. Shion spoke, Keke frowned, sensing something was amiss.
This tone isn't quite right.
"So that's what Jiang Si's sister is like?"
There was a strange emotion in his tone.
When the name of her older brother was mentioned, Li Yi stood up, her expression becoming wary.
Keke held Li Yi close, protecting her behind her, feeling uneasy because she sensed the hostility in Teacher Shion's tone.
This was the first time she had encountered such pure malice since becoming the captain.
It points directly at itself.
The disgust in his tone, along with a hint of sourness, was almost undisguised.
Blood ties are truly a cunning thing.
The dark witch continuously emitted black mist, tilted her head, and curled her lips into a cold smile.
"Even without making any effort, I can be so much like him, almost exactly the same as him, able to stand beside him and easily see the world through his eyes—"
For some reason, none of the other people in the Holy Church showed up.
" Yiyi, you go first—"
She had intended to let Li Yi leave first, but when she turned around, she found that Yiyi had already fallen down silently, her body shrouded in black mist.
The entire Chongxu was plunged into a deathly silence in the darkness.
Keke's heart tightened, so she called out a few more times, " White Fox, Senior Hyacinth! Ruoyun!"
There was no response; Shion above simply stared at her coldly. "Don't you think you're being noisy?"
Keke took a deep breath and finally calmed down.
Everyone in the Holy Church must have fainted.
The black fog that pervades the world is a dense Filthy Magic Power, with lethal doses for ordinary people.
We absolutely must protect everyone.
He subconsciously thought this, but just looking into the eyes of the girl in front of him made his hands and feet feel cold.
But Keke knew that the person in front of her was definitely not Teacher Shion.
She gritted her teeth, a slight surge of anger rising within her under the influence of the Filthy Magic Power.
He asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Who are you?"
"Although I'd love to say you can call me sister-in-law, it just doesn't feel quite right." The dark-skinned Shion, with its eerie white pupils, reached out and pointed at her. "So, forget it, I don't like you."
It's not that I should feel sad just because I'm not liked.
She just said those words in the guise of Shion- sensei.
It still caused a slight prickling sensation in my heart.
My first instinct was to look for the seed, only to discover that there were actually no Miracle Seed in Chongxu.
Then the Witch Shion suddenly said, "Ah, you still have the nerve to want to transform? Didn't you watch your brother kill so many innocent people without doing anything, and even plan to give up on seeking justice for them?"
The sound may indeed have exceeded the Absolute Zero temperature, making it difficult for Keke to move.
"Does someone like you even deserve to transform into a magical girl?"
"I----"
Before he could finish speaking, a finger tapped his forehead.
The cold touch was completely different from that of the real Shion- sensei.
The Witch Shion gave a cold smile. "He hates indecisive people like you the most. You should be grateful you're his sister to be able to stay by his side."
Before the words were finished, a loud "boom" was heard.
Keke shot out like a cannonball, plunging headlong into the thick black fog!
A sonic boom resounded, black mist surged, and then crashed to the ground, smashing a huge crater in the earth.
Amidst the billowing dust and the sounds of bricks crumbling and wooden beams breaking, she realized she had stumbled into the ancient courtyard behind her.
Then the entire courtyard collapsed with a roar!
Keke got up, clenched her fists tightly, and looked around, panting heavily.
The shockwave dispersed some of the black mist, revealing that the place was empty.
It was as if she had become the only person left in the entire world.
Without a second thought, Coco, ignoring the Keke pain in her body, lunged to the side!
The next instant, a terrifying magical spear pierced through the spot where she had just been standing!
The spearhead pierced the ground, causing the magic to vibrate wildly and erratically!
The spear exploded, and the shockwave sent the rubble flying.
Keke was swept up by the blast wave, thrown out of the ruins, and fell heavily into the river outside.
The icy river water poured into my mouth and nose, went straight into my heart and lungs, and pierced my bone marrow.
Keke clenched her fists.
Every bone in my body was groaning, and every muscle was in excruciating pain.
The river water was icy cold.
"Just die quietly like this."
The witch's nonchalant voice came from above, flowing along the rippling river and into her ears and mind.
Jiang Si doesn't need a younger sister.
unnecessary----
unnecessary----?
Words are like torches, igniting something.
The flames rose before the miracles!
Then, the river water began to boil.
It's an anger hotter than flames!
From where Keke fell, the water surged like boiling river water, and then, crimson magic erupted from the riverbed like magma!
Intense light tore through the darkness of the water's surface, steam exploded, and a deafening roar shook the heavens!
The Witch Shion raised an eyebrow, reached out to stop the oncoming crimson magic, and then looked down.
The dry riverbed was clearly visible through the rising white mist, revealing a huge cavity in the center of the riverbed!
The surrounding river water continuously flows back into the area, then evaporates into large amounts of water vapor.
In the middle of the dry riverbed, the red figure slowly stood up.
He was breathing heavily, his body completely dry except for strands of hair clinging to his cheeks.
He appeared disheveled and weak.
Only those eyes shone with an inextinguishable flame!
Able to forcibly transform within the Chongxu ----
The Witch Shion's gaze grew increasingly cold.
However, the magical girl who had forcibly transformed began talking to herself, as if she didn't even exist. "I am indeed hesitant, because my older brother is my only family."
"I don't want to lose my brother. Without him, I'd be a lonely orphan, and I wouldn't be able to handle all those relatives—"
I'm afraid of being abandoned by my brother, afraid that he won't need me anymore.
"But you're right, the people my brother killed also had their own families and loved ones. I can't save them, and I can't ignore them."
"I think my brother must have had a reason, because I'm his sister, we're family, and I believe he wouldn't do something like this without a reason."
It's repeated over and over again, but even belief needs a reason.
Blindly believing without reason and ignoring the victims only makes one appear foolish and hateful.
A wave of heat emanated from her, and the air began to distort.
"I don't want to misunderstand my brother anymore, so I'm going to look for evidence and reasons. If I can't find them, I should be prepared."
Even if you trust and love your older brother a lot, you must respect the facts.
"For the happiness and future lost by those who have died."
The blazing flames roared and engulfed the Witch Shion in an instant.
However, it quickly went out.
The Witch Shion reached out and pressed down.
Keke raised her wand, and instantly half of her body was pressed down to the exposed riverbed!
Around the larger water cave that appeared centered on her, flames surged and mingled with the surrounding river water, creating violent explosions. She frantically poured magic into it, and finally managed to free Keke from the Witch Shion's grasp.
The continuous firelight still illuminated her face, and her eyes reflected an unwavering resolve!
I will be buried with my brother.
As atonement.
Family should be together.
Even if it means we die together.
I'm not afraid as long as my brother is around.
This is the best solution that even an idiot Keke think of.
I will not let anyone down, nor will I hurt anyone.
"Therefore, I cannot die here; I must find the truth!"
She gripped her wand tightly, and crimson magic transformed into eight fiery tails behind her, tearing through the black mist ahead!
As the wand spun, eight magical powers surged from the void, converging, rotating, and compressing in her palm. A Fire Lotus bloomed in the heat, its petals layered upon each other, each burning with a different color.
She drew back the bowstring, and the Fire Lotus transformed into a burning arrow between her fingers.
The bow trembled, and the arrowhead locked onto the witch in the sky.
"Whether for the dead or for my brother, I must defeat you!"
Before the words were even finished, a heat wave swept across the area like a tsunami, the river beneath their feet instantly evaporated, and invisible water vapor shot into the sky, rolling in and almost dispersing the black mist of the entire Chongxu!
The bow is drawn as full as a slender moon, its power piercing the sky!
The radiance of eight-colored magic gathered at the tip of the arrow, and an endless aura of destruction was about to shatter everything and ignite the Chongxu!
[ A Single Liuli Star ]!!
However, just as she was about to release the bowstring, the Witch Shion had already stepped in front of her.
So close, his smile, carrying the fragrance of her breath, pierced through the heat and landed on her cheek.
"Then why can't you die for Jiang Si? If you truly love him, wouldn't it be better to atone for his sins alone, allowing your brother to live freely? Isn't that what a sister should do?"
Her fingers slowly closed, grasping the eight-lotus arrow that was about to burst forth.
"If it were me, I could do it."
He clenched his fingers tightly, and a massive explosion shot into the sky!
The eight-colored flames, like ancient ferocious beasts breaking free of their cages, rolled, roared, and rushed towards the sky!
The intense light, as bright as day, completely illuminated the Chongxu shrouded in black mist.
Layer upon layer of the dome was pierced, and the dilapidated ruins above fell through the broken sky, rubble, debris, and broken beams, but they melted silently the moment they touched the flames!
It was as if even the world itself trembled before her power.
The Witch Shion stood at the center of the explosion, her clothes fluttering in the wind.
Half of the demonic armor was torn apart by the shockwave, revealing its dark outline underneath.
You can become a magical girl not because you are stronger, nor because you have any wonderful qualities.
"It's just because you're lucky, isn't it? As Jiang Si's sister, anyone could become a magical girl."
But her voice remained calm, a calmness that was utterly despairing.
"When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven—such a detestable theory of bloodline."
Grabbing Keke by the neck as she fell, the Witch Shion tilted her head slightly. "However, what's not yours will never be yours. Can you repeat those words to them again, so shamelessly?"
She snapped her fingers.
The Chongxu trembled violently at that moment.
Centered on the two people, the earth rose up, bricks and stones automatically piled up, and a huge stage rose from the ground.
[ The Stage of Fate Anchoring Observation ]!
As darkness receded, concentric circles of seats emerged around the stage, rising higher and higher until they reached the horizon!
The lights were blinding, and above the stage floated a giant screen that almost covered the entire sky above Chongxu.
The video is showing Keke kneeling on the ground, looking utterly pathetic.
At the lowest position on the stage, in the center, they are watched like caged birds.
The seats were filled with Infinity people, but not a single Holy Church Member was among them. Only the locals of Chongxu sat in the audience, their eyes fixed on the front.
These are the families of those who lost loved ones in the devastating Jiang Si disaster.
They sat there, neatly arranged, their eyes staring blankly into the void ahead. Only when they trembled occasionally could one see the sorrow and despair in their eyes, which were submerged in numbness.
No one looked at the center of the stage, because the long-standing instincts of the Chongxu people told them so.
This is ridiculously expensive!
Keke forgot how she managed to stand up.
"I am----"
She stood unsteadily under the spotlight, stammering, "I am—"
As her gaze swept over the victims' families, she saw many horrific scenes.
A child, clutching a broken doll.
An old man, hunched over, with cloudy eyes.
A woman, her hands still wrapped in bandages, the bloodstains dried and blackened.
They were all alone, without any relatives.
It felt like something was pressing down on my heart, and my throat was blocked, preventing me from making a sound.
Tell everyone who you are.
The witch's voice urged on, tinged with a hint of mischief.
"Quickly tell everyone, it's the stage girl!"
Keke looked up, Witch Shion showed her on the screen, her bewilderment and helplessness displayed on her face when facing the families of the victims.
So she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and wiped the timidity from her face.
Then she opened her eyes, faced the audience, and raised her voice. "I am Jiang Si's younger sister, Jiang Keke!"
The sound exploded on the empty stage.
The silence from the audience lasted only a moment, followed by an uproar!
Jiang Si's name had long been known throughout Chongxu, the executioner who nearly destroyed Chongxu and killed countless Chongxu people.
His sister.
I'll stand right here.
But after the uproar subsided, Chongxu remained in a state of suppression.
Until the Witch Shion spoke.
"Free admission."
In an instant, the people of Chongxu suddenly returned to normal. Anger, blankness, sadness, and pain surged up like a tidal wave, engulfing Keke.
The pitch-black, filthy demons, like several ugly venomous snakes, tore at and eroded her fiery red demonic attire.
The magical armor emitted a piercing "sizzling" sound, like corrosive acid.
"Beg the murderer's sister!"
"Give me back my top!"
"How dare you be so self-righteous! You're shameless!"
Keke's eyes were slightly red, but she remained motionless and continued, "I'm a magical girl, everyone believe me—"
More insults followed, along with trash being thrown up.
"You dare to be a magical girl?"
How dare you convince everyone to believe you!
"The murderer's sister is also a murderer!"
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"
"Give me your life!"
The Witch Shion didn't do anything either, and even kept her distance.
Keke stood alone on the beggar's stage, scorned by the crowd.
Banana peels were thrown at her head, rotten eggs pelted her, and her face was filthy, but the girl simply stood there, continuing, "I will, I will find the reason, explain it clearly to everyone, and then, take responsibility—"
The insults and littering increased.
Then the lights went out and the stage fell silent.
The disheveled girl stood in the beggar's den, looking as if she would collapse at the slightest breath.
Dirty water dripped onto the stage, making a deafening sound.
Did you cry?
The Witch Shion emerged from the darkness, patted her shoulder, and spoke gently, as if to comfort her, "Don't cry. What a bunch of scoundrels, aren't they? Your brother only killed their relatives, yet he was judged to have lost his mind and offended you like this. You could have killed them all at any time."
"You suffered a lot to save them and fight alongside me. The deaths of their relatives were not your responsibility at all. You risked the humiliation of Shida University to explain to them. How do you feel now? Can you still say those words back then?"
Keke's flames seemed to have gone out, leaving a calm, dark aura around her, while the cries and insults from before still echoed in her ears.
The rotten egg slurry slid down her face, and she stretched out her hands, wiping it over and over again, but she couldn't get it off.
What did you do to them?
Instead of answering the witch's question, she asked this one.
"Uh, isn't that what we're talking about right now?"
The witch gently twirled a strand of hair around her temple, then asked again, "What we're talking about now is your feeling."
After a long silence, the dirty girl clutched the Miracle Seed tightly in her hand. "It hurts so much, so much for the bad things they've suffered—it's all my fault."
The Witch Shion touched her forehead. "I think your kindness is something you haven't expressed clearly enough—"
"If my brother dies like this," Keke clutched her chest, "How much better off am I than them? I'm just feeling pain and despair about what might happen to me, not out of kindness."
So the Witch Shion thought for a moment and then turned on the lights again.
Below the stage, the families of the victims of the beggar's hatred erupted once again, their numb faces regaining their anger and sorrow, like machines that had been turned on.
However, the girl simply smiled brightly, her eyes shining like two stars against her dirty face.
Like a newly risen sun in winter, he said, "Everyone's alright, that's wonderful. I'll get you out of here!"
It's not like they're just throwing all sorts of garbage in here.
It was not just hateful insults that were harsh and offensive.
The magically transformed girl raised her Miracle Seed, amidst the surrounding negative emotions of the entire Chongxu, as numerous filthy demons surged in, an amount almost poisonous to the magical girl.
However, the Keke of Cocoa stirred up excitement once again!
Then, the light of Dream Marrow shone in her heart.
It blends two kinds of energy, and two Personal Reality!
" Ashes Rekindled."
The gentle tone, accompanied by the roar of flames, gradually turned cold, like a blade being drawn from its sheath!
"I have sacrificed my humble body to transform into the blazing sun!"
Magical girl, transform again.
Stepping into the Full Bloom magic was like entering a lava field, instantly engulfing the entire stage and the surrounding audience seats!
Crimson light and blackness engulfed everything; the audience seats, the lights, the stage—everything was reduced to grotesque hue in the dazzling flames!
But it is not destruction.
Enveloped in the Chongxu that had attacked him, the flames gently lifted them up and carried them far away. Not one was injured; all were carried to a safe place, far from danger.
The entire Chongxu were trembling.
The witch's dark scrolls have returned, seeking to conquer this world once more, but are driven back by the aura of a magical girl, a blend of purity and filth.
Layer upon layer of dome-shaped ceilings were stretched, torn apart, and collapsed by the power of Keke, but everyone in the Chongxu was protected by a layer of crimson light shield, and remained safe and sound.
Turning his head, his burning fist collided violently with the whip kick that the Witch Shion suddenly unleashed!
The moment the two forces collided was like two stars colliding, bursting forth with dazzling brilliance!
A massive shockwave swept outwards in all directions, crushing and Chongxu layer by layer, sending bricks and stones flying and cracking the earth!
But all the rubble and all the impact were blocked by Heikeke's Keke power, keeping the beggars and ordinary people at bay.
Amidst the smoke and dust, the two men were each sent flying backwards.
Keke steadied herself and raised her head.
The magical girl, transformed once again, was completely renewed. Although her eyes had turned pitch black, they still blazed with intense heat.
The Witch Shion couldn't help but exclaim, "What exactly are you?"
Then she loudly proclaimed. "I'm just a magical girl, Magical Girl Liuli, who wants to bring happiness to everyone, Magical Girl Liuli I!"
You better remember this!
I really don't like magical girls.
"And who are you! You're not Ms. Shion!"
The Witch Shion nodded indifferently, "I am indeed not Shion."
"I am Lu Ya, the master of [ Spirit Material Existence Realm ], and the creator of [ Chongxu ]."
The Witch Shion, who called herself Lu Ya, suddenly grabbed at the air!
The entire Chongxu was compressed, directly eliminating Liuli, who was like a virus, from the area!
She was also the world's first witch.