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

Mizuno Yuu wasn't even using a bow; she was brandishing her two-meter-long sword and charging towards him on horseback.

Helica and Mizuno Yu exchanged blows several times, and Warhammer blocked several of Mizuno Yu's attacks.

This kind of fighting game, which was like playing with children, made Herika feel extremely bored. Compared to the life-and-death struggles around her, her battle with Mizuno Yu was like a completely different world.

Or, like the white-haired idiot dog said, knock Mizuno Yu unconscious, take her back, hang her on the wall or immerse her in water so she can enjoy herself. Maybe she'll wake up suddenly because of the pleasure she feels.

But Helica could only think about it. If she went too far and Mizuno Yu never woke up again, she would be in big trouble.

I've already been playing role-playing with Mizuno Yu in my dreams for so long, even though I was so unwilling, a little longer won't make a difference.

The key issue is that Mizuno Yu has already seen herself transform but hasn't come to her senses yet, which is causing Helica a lot of distress.

While you're hitting her, talk to her about real-life issues.

The warhammer smashed Mizuno Yu's longsword in two as it swung down again. Mizuno Yu spurred his horse back several meters, his hand still trembling from the impact as he gripped the broken hilt.

On the other side, Helica casually put down her warhammer and provocatively beckoned to Mizuno Yu.

"I'm telling you, you're not good at wielding swords. Even that little ghost with dual swords couldn't beat us, let alone you. Hurry up and show me your true strength."

Here we go again. No matter who it is, they will say things that you can't understand from time to time, which makes Mizuno Yu really distressed.

As for my true skill, it comes only from the archery techniques that General Yumimoto taught me.

Mizuno Yu pulled on the reins again, and the general's warhorse turned and galloped off in the exact opposite direction from Helica.

Seeing Mizuno Yu turn and run away, Helica was really getting anxious.

"Hey! What are you doing! I told you to show me your strength, not to run! Don't start running as soon as your sword breaks!"

Helica cursed as she took a step forward, relentlessly chasing after Mizuno Yu.

With her magical girl physique, it wasn't actually that difficult for Helica to catch up with the warhorse.

However, Helica kept her speed low, not wanting to show too much overwhelming strength.

He only broke a weapon and ran away. If he had acted even more exaggeratedly and caught up with Mizuno Yu's warhorse on foot, Mizuno Yu would have gone back and hung up a white flag, refusing to come out. That would have been troublesome.

Seeing their commander being chased, several soldiers immediately surrounded Helica and blocked her path.

"Get out of my way!"

Helica swung her warhammer and smashed it into the waist of several soldiers, who immediately collapsed like bowling balls, then turned into stars in the sky like baseballs that had been hit with a home run.

Before she could retract her swung warhammer, Helica met Mizuno Yu's icy gaze.

Mizuno Yuu didn't turn around on horseback. Instead, she leaned back so much that she was almost pressed against the horse. In this position, Mizuno Yuu's legs were tightly wrapped around the horse's belly, and her long, light blue hair was draped over her shoulders like a real waterfall.

Mizuno Yu loosened the reins and held the bow, which she had somehow taken to hold, in front of her chest, drawing it fully open. Its curved shape resembled a full moon.

Three arrows were nocked on the bowstring, and all three were aimed at Helica.

In the instant Helica was surprised, her hand loosened its grip on the bowstring, and three sharp arrows hurtled towards her with a whooshing sound.

Whether it's Helica's forward momentum or her inability to retract her weapon after the previous attack, it's clear that neither defense nor dodge is possible; she can only engage them in a two-way race.

The three arrows magnified in Helica's eyes, seemingly about to strike her with deadly precision.

Mizuno Yu, however, straightened up, casually hung the bow on the saddle, and gripped the reins again with both hands.

Mizuno Yu was absolutely confident about this sneak attack.

The battlefield is ever-changing. You may be able to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strike, but your opponent may not be able to react to your offensive.

Even though she was truly unwilling to risk her life against Helica, with the crisis looming, she couldn't care less about anything else.

But the expected sound of falling to the ground and screams of pain did not come.

The blinding lightning caused Mizuno Yu to see a blur of white light even though her back was to Helica, followed by a deafening roar of thunder.

Mizuno Yu subconsciously turned around to look, only to see that the arrow she had shot had been turned into a charred mess by the effect of the heat, while Helica was getting closer and closer to her.

"Well done! This thing alone forced me to put in extra effort!" Helica, completely unconcerned about uttering standard villainous lines, raised her warhammer high: "However! That's enough!"

Mizuno Yu stomped her heel against the horse's belly, increasing its speed once again, and narrowly dodged Helica's hammer.

Is it safe?

As Mizuno Yu was thinking this, she discovered that the ground in front of her was already covered with a golden electric grid.

The warhorse, standing on the electric fence, neighed and twitched as it fell to its side.

Mizuno Yu stomped her feet on the stirrups, grabbed her body, and leaped off before the warhorse completely collapsed. She used her hands to protect her vital organs and her back and limbs as cushions to roll several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

Fortunately, she reacted in time; otherwise, she and her horse would have fallen over together. The horse's speed and weight alone would have been enough to seriously injure Mizuno Yu.

Even though Mizuno Yu reacted quickly enough, the fall still made her see stars.

Relying on the instincts he had developed through his training as a general, Mizuno Yu steadied himself and prepared to get up from the ground.

But as soon as she looked up, she saw that the warhammer crackling with electricity in Helica's hand was only centimeters away from the tip of her nose.

“I already said, this is the end!” Helica retrieved her warhammer and stood it upright on the ground. “Alright, come back with me. Nobody wants your life, and nobody wants to hold you accountable. Wake up, we can talk about it when we get back.”

"Nobody wants my life? Does that mean the general's life isn't a life?" Mizuno Yu said coldly.

"Stop thinking about your so-called general!" Herlica snapped, expecting Mizuno Yu to shut up, but Mizuno Yu's reaction was more intense than she had imagined.

"Then what am I thinking about? Forgetting my true self and succumbing to power like you? Or being bought off by money and power? Helica, I am not like you, I cannot do it."

"No, why are you so stubborn? Should I really give you a good whack?" Helica was about to go crazy with exasperation.

"Do as you please," Mizuno Yu snorted coldly.

“Fine, you said it.” Helica raised her warhammer, ready to intimidate Mizuno Yu.

But to everyone's surprise, Mizuno Yuu, while still lying on the ground, closed her eyes and straightened her back, as if she were calmly facing death.

“I…I really will smash it!” Helica threatened.

Mizuno Yu puffed out her chest even more.

"Okay, okay, you said it!"

Helica was also furious and swung her warhammer toward Mizuno Yu's head.

Hearing the whistling wind rushing past her ears, it would be a lie to say that Mizuno Yu was not afraid.

He was afraid of death, afraid that he would not be able to avenge the general, and afraid that the country would fall completely into the hands of the regicide.

But the warhammer had already been swung down, and Mizuno Yuu had absolutely no power to retaliate.

From the very beginning, Helica displayed power far beyond his comprehension, and no matter what kind of attack he launched, Helica would easily neutralize it.

There's also the spear blade of the Kingslayer Inuyama Tomoe, and the tentacles that Yuuki Enishi has crawled all over the throne; those should all be similar to Helica's lightning powers.

In fact, from the moment he started the war, he was destined to fail; he was no match for these magical girls with special powers.

But it was all over now; that blow from Helica had settled everything completely.

Whether it was the loss of his own leadership or the power of the magical girl, the army he brought had no chance of victory.

Unless I can also possess the powers of a magical girl.

I've been thinking about the term "magical girl" for a long time, but what exactly is a magical girl?

Magical girl is myself.

Like water, like ice.

That power has always been in my own hands.

Mizuno Yu shouted out the name that had surfaced in her heart.

Artemis!

A torrent of azure magic erupted from Mizuno Yu's body, and sharp ice spikes spread outwards from Mizuno Yu like creeping thorns.

The first target was Helica, who was wielding her wand against him.

The solid ice separated the deadly warhammer from Helica.

If Helica hadn't taken several steps back in mid-air, she probably would have become one of those ice sculptures scattered across the battlefield.

"Hey! Hey! Hey hey hey! No way? No way!"

Helica steadied herself in mid-air, holding her warhammer as she looked at Mizuno Yu, who had changed into a set of magical armor.

Helica originally intended to scare Mizuno Yu, after all, she couldn't actually smash the warhammer into Mizuno Yu's head.

But she never expected that her slight fright would actually reveal Mizuno's real name.

Mizuno Yuu has revealed her true name, so her mission should be considered perfectly completed, right?

"You idiot! You're finally awake!"

Helica landed gracefully from the air and walked quickly toward Mizuno Yu, casually tossing her wand aside before it turned into a speck of light and disappeared.

“Ah, yes, I’m awake.” Mizuno Yu nodded to Herika.

"That's good! It's good that you're awake!"

The next second, Helica's smile froze on her face.

The icy arrows grazed her cheeks, and the rapidly dropping temperature froze a few strands of Helica's long hair into icicles, which shattered with the slightest breeze on the battlefield.

"I've finally woken up and know what kind of power I've always possessed." Mizuno Yu released the bowstring of the Ice Crystal Longbow and placed her hand on it again. The light-colored water flowed from her fingertips and froze, forming new arrows.

"I should have woken up sooner, so I could have avenged the general sooner."

"Are you an idiot?!"

Helica shouted out in exasperation, dodging Mizuno Yu's blue projectile once again.

Herica was met with even more attacks from Mizuno Yu.

“Fine! No problem, now I can beat you up without holding back, right?” Helica gritted her teeth and pulled her warhammer from the crackling lightning.

"Thor!"

After Mizuno Yu transformed, the situation on the battlefield immediately underwent a dramatic change.

Initially, the morale of the generals was somewhat low as they watched their commanders being chased around by a short, blond man wielding a hammer. However, after Mizuno Yu demonstrated combat prowess commensurate with Helica's, it soared rapidly.

Having already been trained by General Yumimoto, the well-trained troops launched an even more ferocious charge than before under the distracted command of Mizuno Yu.

The defeat was devastating, whether it was the defenders of the monarch's city or Helica, who was fighting Mizuno Yu.