Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

Regarding that power, Nishio Reki also said something.

"He is Lin Jiezi."

Lin Jiezi, the rules themselves, takes himself as the goal, and studies the goal of true whiteness in a virtual way.

That bastard, is her target Lin Jiezi?

The purpose of Genki Mashiro suddenly became clear.

Through some means, Mashiro learned from Seishin's mouth that she was special, and that this was verified at a certain point in time. Then she set up such a large cage, waiting for Hayashi Mustard—waiting for the materialization of that original magical girl.

To Mashiro Urouge, his existence was merely bait to lure out that magical girl. As long as he unleashed a certain power, he would draw out the original magical girl, and then the black magic runes that she had set up in the sky would come in handy.

Yes, the Black Magic Rune isn't just some kind of magic reservoir; it was prepared for the force that was chasing it.

By directly injecting the black magic runes symbolizing Mashiro Urouge's power into the original magical girl's body, Mashiro Urouge achieves her denial of the entire magical girl system.

Still, something's not right. All along, all I've been dealing with is the empty shell of Lin Jiezi's appearance. Nishio Reki has already collected a whole roomful of them. Will injecting the Black Magic Pattern into that thing really have any effect?

Before that, how was Mashiro Gorgen so certain that she could draw out that power?

All of these can be put aside for now. Since I am the "bait," I must exert some kind of power.

The most direct and simplest way is to push yourself to the limit in battle, to maintain a glimmer of hope in the race against time, and then turn that hope into despair in the last second.

Once you meet a certain condition that Shinichi Mashiro wants, the other party will close this space, right?

Fighting might play right into Mashiro's hands, but if they don't fight, Mashiro wouldn't mind getting rid of me since I'm useless. She wants to eliminate all magical girls anyway, so she doesn't need to make a difference if I'm one more.

It's a calculated scheme.

It's a desperate situation.

If I hadn't kept a backup plan, I might have really fallen into Mashiro Gorgen's trap.

Click.

Something was knocking throughout the space.

Just as when Yuuki Yuuki returned to reality from that space, tiny cracks were also appearing in this space.

Like a shattered mirror, glistening fragments fell from above the ruins with a crackling sound.

From the shattered space, a gun blade, gleaming with metallic luster, smashed out.

"Yahoo—"

A silver-haired girl descended from the sky.

Chapter 125 This Isn't Magic

"I suddenly thought of something."

In the boundless darkness, Yuuki Yukina shared her speculations with Nishio Reki, who was sitting opposite her.

"What's the point of Mashiro Gorgen locking us in this dark room?"

Nishio Reki briefly recalled the previous scene before answering.

"She had no choice but to put me in here, because otherwise she might have to spend a lot of her energy dealing with me. Even if my goal was to buy time, she wouldn't be able to get away from me."

“That’s right, she has every reason to temporarily control your actions,” Yuuki Yui nodded. “And what about me? What good does it do her to put me here?”

"Yuan, have you guessed what?" Nishio Reki raised his eyebrows.

"I haven't guessed anything, but I have a vague idea. However, I'm certain that Mashiro's purpose is definitely not that simple."

Yuuki shook her head and then said, "However, I have another new discovery."

"On my way there, I encountered the delinquent girl who bullied Lin Jiezi and absorbed a little bit of their magic. As you know, they are no longer magical girls."

"But there will always be water on the walls of a glass that has been filled with water. Even if it is very faint, I could still feel a little bit of Mashiro Urokin’s magic power in her body, but I couldn’t use that faint magic power to replicate Mashiro Urokin’s wand."

"However, I tried to imitate that magic with Nyarlathotep, and it did resonate with this space. Maybe this will allow us to get out."

The result was somewhat unsatisfactory; Yuuki Eri was unable to achieve her goal until the space itself dissipated.

However, the attempts during this period were not entirely fruitless. The initial experiments allowed Yuuki Eri to make a preliminary judgment about this special space.

Only when Yuuki Yuuki felt that familiar feeling return did she have a chance to leave a thread before being teleported into the dark room.

Afterwards, while talking with Genken Mashiro and listening to her talk about topics like "sin" and "corruption," Yuuki Yukino released her divine liberation and successfully straightened out the loose thread she had left behind by using the magic that she had imitated.

Just like the ball of yarn Theseus used when tackling the Minotaur's labyrinth, as long as you follow that thread, you'll surely find the exit from the labyrinth.

"Yahoo—"

The person who grabbed the end of the thread, accompanied by a clear shout, streaked across the sky like a silver meteor and fell between the two.

The collapsed pile of rubble was hit by a powerful impact, like an explosion, and smoke immediately filled the air.

A sharp object sliced ​​through the smoke, revealing the figure of a silver-haired girl holding a gun blade.

Upon landing, Baqi looked around and immediately spotted Yuuki Yuki confronting Gen Ken Mashiro. She quickly ran over and stood beside Yuuki Yuki.

"Xiaoyuan, are you alright?"

Someone had grabbed the end of their thread and was getting closer and closer to the skirt, which Yuuki Yuki could feel.

Yuuki Yukino only breathed a long sigh of relief when she saw Baqi appear there.

"It's too slow!"

Gen Ken Mashiro, who had been watching all this, raised her eyebrows in surprise, but did not show any obvious intention to attack for the time being.

"I'm a little curious, how did you do that?"

"I don't understand the specific principles either. In short, just follow the direction Xiaoyuan pointed out and smash it all the way here."

Baqi waved the gun blade in her hand, and it was this magic wand that directly smashed open the space created by Urouge Mashiro.

"Guidelines?"

Genken Mashiro paused slightly, her gaze falling on the faint red line formed by magic between Baqi's fingers.

She didn't understand the specific method yet, but it was undoubtedly Yuuki Eri's red thread that guided Baqi here.

Although Yuuki Yuki might not be able to defeat him in a one-on-one fight, he absolutely cannot be careless towards her.

The appearance of the Nishio Calendar was an unexpected situation, which is why Mashiro Gorakuen had to temporarily change his plans to deal with it, but that was still within Mashiro Gorakuen's tolerance for error.

However, Yuuki Enishi's counterattack was launched by seizing upon a flaw in her own meticulous planning.

"Oh……"

Gen Kenma drew out his words, with a look of sudden realization on his face.

"It's just one more person."

When Yuuki Yuuki was talking to Urouge Mashiro, she released the divine release of Yuuki Yuuki in order to disguise her magic power as Urouge Mashiro's magic power.

At this moment, she had no intention of reactivating the divine liberation; she simply unfolded Nyarlathotep's grimoire.

How will you know if you don't try?

Baqi nodded in agreement with Yuuki Yuki's words, turning her gaze back to Urobuchi Mashiro, raising the blade in her hand slightly, and assuming a fighting stance.

"That's right. If you want to harm Xiaoyuan, you'll have to get past me first!"

Without saying another word, Xu Yanzhenbai raised his paintbrush and began to sketch new shapes in the air.

Snapped.

A perfectly round cylinder was thrown out by Genki Mashiro.

The rusty casing and the pull tab on it made it look exactly like a smoke grenade.

After a muffled bang, a large cloud of smoke billowed out of the smoke grenade, but the smoke looked like an exaggerated depiction in a collage.

However, the effect of obscuring vision is not diminished by the abstract nature of this smoke grenade. On the contrary, this uniquely styled object is perfect for use as a smokescreen.

"what?"

Baqi covered her nose and frowned.

Despite saying that, Baqi's actions were anything but slow. She threw the more than ten-meter-long chain into the smoke, swinging her arms wildly and swung the chain around like an electric fan, dispersing Xu Yanzhenbai's smoke.

Although, in Yuuki Enoki's view, this action is more like that of an old man who randomly appears in the morning exercise area of ​​a university campus.

After the smoke cleared, Yuuki Yuuki saw something that seemed completely out of place for a magical girl.

Yuuki Yuki's matchlock gun was already quite unmagical, but compared to what Urobuchi Mashiro created with her paintbrush, it was nothing.

Genki Mashiro had a rocket-propelled howitzer slung over his shoulder.

In short, this thing is called an RPG.

The cone-shaped grenade head left the cannon barrel and sped toward Yuuki Yuki with a sonic boom.

Considering the attack power of the wands that Yuuki Yukino copied herself, and comparing it to the power of the strange things that Urouge Mashiro created before, being hit by this thing is no joke.

"Night Howler!"

The three-legged monster got there first, using its body to block Baki, who hadn't yet retracted her chains, before the grenade arrived.

The grenade exploded in the monster's chest, leaving a huge hole in the Night Howler's body.

"What... what is this?" Seeing such immense power, Baqi couldn't help but twitch her lips.

thump.

Another muffled thud, not a direct attack, yet it still made the earth tremble.

The things that Genji Mashiro pulled out were even more outrageous.

An electromagnetic cannon—Xu Yanzhenshiro painstakingly pulled out such a thing.

Specks of light began to converge on the electromagnetic cannon, and as the cannon charged, the lines on its body began to emit a ghostly blue light.

"What is this again?!"

Upon seeing this surreal weapon, Baqi's expression became even more interesting.

Yuuki Yukari's expression is equally impressive; she wouldn't be surprised if Gen Ken Mashiro shouted "Light!" and then blasted herself apart.

I used to think that smashing stars and moons, throwing various weapons, and drawing creatures to harass others were all the methods that Mashiro Urouge used, but I was too naive.

Moreover, if you were to take that hit, you would probably really be blown to bits.