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

Yuuki Yukino had no time to think about it, and dared not think about it.

All her attention was focused on Nishio Reki.

"Xiao Yuan".

Nishio Reki raised his head even higher, his black hair plastered messily to the girl's cheeks, seemingly blending into the night behind him.

Yuuki Yukino could feel Nishio Reki's gaze fixed on her, making her very uncomfortable.

"Mm." Yuuki Yui responded, meeting Nishio Reki's somewhat scorching gaze, a gaze that seemed undiminished even by the cold rain outside the door.

"I want to stand by Xiaoyuan's side, see different scenery with Xiaoyuan, and walk through the rest of my long life with Xiaoyuan."

"I don't want to see Xiaoyuan meet the wrong people and go down the wrong path, and I don't want to see Xiaoyuan drift further and further away from me, until the two of us never cross paths again."

"I must prove to Xiaoyuan through my own strength that I am capable of staying by her side and protecting her well."

The rain that had been falling all day seemed to have finally stopped.

No, it wasn't that the rain stopped, but rather that a quietly rising magical force blocked the raindrops, creating a vacuum in front of Yuuki Yuki's house.

"Xiao Li, what are you talking about?" Yuuki Yu steadied herself so that she wouldn't take a step back.

Isn't that a bit over the top? They isolated themselves from the surrounding environment just by using the aura of magic?

It's not that Yuuki Yui can't do it; it's just that she doesn't believe anyone else here can.

The master of that chaotic magic was right in front of him, the girl who could never possibly possess magic, even though his childhood friend had created such an exaggerated scene.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. Why would I sense such an ominous aura from this girl I spend every day with?

Nishio Reki's eyes seemed to have become even more profound, with jet-black magic swirling within them, gradually solidifying into a shape that Yuuki Yuuki had never seen before.

"Xiaoyuan, I can do it. I'm not unworthy to be by your side. I don't need to live in the shadows."

"I want to prove it with my own hands, I must prove it to you! I am stronger than you!"

Dark magic flowed around Nishio Reki, and a faint roar emanated from it. The deafening roar made even Yuuki En feel an increase in pressure.

Nishio Reki's voice was still calm and even, but it was clearer to Yuuki Yukino than a deep dragon's roar.

"Then, Xiaoyuan will belong to me forever!"

Chapter 196 The Predetermined Future Cannot Be Changed

The rain curtain was torn apart by violent magic, and red and black dragon lightning ripped through the sky. The dragon wings, soaked with rain, obscured the dark clouds. The black-haired girl lowered her eyes and looked at the pink-haired girl who was looking up at her in the rain.

"Xiao Li!"

Yuuki Yukino's shouts were drowned out by the rain, but Nishio Reki could still catch Yuuki Yukino's emotions through the rain curtain.

Anger, disappointment, resentment, hesitation, and utter despair.

I'm sorry, Xiaoyuan, I've let you down.

Nishio Reki frowned slightly and gripped the spear in his hand tightly.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

There's no going back.

Xiaoyuan will always grow up and go to different places, places far from my sight.

But in the distant future, is there really something that Xiaoyuan wants?

I don't know, I'm not sure, I don't understand, I'm not certain.

If that's the case, does that mean Xiaoyuan has to take risks for those uncertain futures?

I don't know, I don't want to, I'm unwilling, I won't allow it.

What should we do if Xiaoyuan experiences setbacks?

What should Xiaoyuan do if she has been deceived?

What should we do if Xiaoyuan suffers irreparable harm?

No.

No, absolutely not, no matter what, absolutely not.

If that's the case, then all I have to do, and all I can do, is this one thing.

He wanted to possess everything Xiaoyuan had, and he wanted Xiaoyuan to be his forever.

He wanted to protect Xiaoyuan under his wings forever.

Yes, that's right, that's exactly it.

He wanted to defeat Xiao Yuan himself, to prove that he had the strength to protect her, and to show everyone that he was no longer the helpless little tail who just followed Xiao Yuan around.

I possess the power to change everything.

"Xiao Li! Why did you do this? What happened to you? Why... why have I never heard you tell me anything about it!"

Yuuki Yui seemed to be roaring with all her might, hoping that her voice could reach Nishio Reki's ears.

"No, none of that matters anymore. Xiaoyuan, I don't need to explain anything to you. You just need to know that this is my intention, and this is my method." Nishio Reki gently shook his head and gripped the black spear in his hand tightly.

"What are your intentions? What methods do you use? I don't understand! This is definitely a strange thing, isn't it?" Yuuki Yuen's voice was trembling with tears.

"I will defeat you and show you with my actions that I am the only one who can understand Xiaoyuan, accept Xiaoyuan, and give Xiaoyuan happiness."

Nishio Reki closed his eyes, as if he could hear nothing, and his body soared higher and higher in the thunderous sky.

"Xiao Li! Wake up!"

Yuki Yukino's shout pierced through the rain, and even though it was dozens of meters away in the torrential rain, it was clearly heard by Nishio Reki.

Nishio Reki's response to Yuuki Enishi's call was very simple.

She raised her spear and pointed it in the direction where Yuuki Yuki was.

The phantom of a roaring black dragon raised its head from the spear, flapped its wings, and fell in the direction the spear tip was pointing.

Yuuki Yuuki's pupils trembled violently as her hands moved rapidly in front of her. Several red threads of Yuuki Yuuki began to spin and spread out like a kaleidoscope from the flower rope woven between her hands.

The simple pattern woven from red thread expands as it gets closer to the outside, layer upon layer, resembling a huge, openwork shield, growing to a size close to that of the entire building.

Even simple graphics, after being thoroughly copied and expanded, become incredibly complex. The complex patterns collided with the phantom of the black dragon, and the surging impact dispersed the surrounding rain.

The roaring black dragon flapped its enormous wings, tearing at the seemingly flimsy barrier with its fangs and claws, but the pinkish glowing patterns managed to block its attacks each time.

The black dragon's phantom grew increasingly dim, and the shield blocking its path was riddled with holes from corrosion, yet the stalemate between the two sides continued unabated.

Finally, the dark dragon shadow vanished into the air first.

Then, the rain fell as usual, soaking Yuuki Eri's long hair.

If Yuuki Yukino hadn't blocked that attack, the building behind her would probably have been completely pierced through by Nishio Reki's spear.

Yuuki Yukino slowly raised her head, still shaken, and looked up at the girl in the sky who seemed completely unfamiliar to her. Her gaze shifted from bewilderment to resentment and anger.

"Nishio Reki!!!"

Yuuki Yukari roared, and the magic power surrounding her was no longer suppressed, flowing upwards like a rainbow waterfall.

"Are you serious?"

Nishio Reki's eyes widened in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly: "K-Yuan, what are you calling me? How do you address me?"

Yuuki Yukino would never call herself that, much less shout her name in such a cold and angry tone.

From Yuuki Yuuki's body, her magic, and her tone, Nishio Reki felt an immense pressure.

It was as if the girl who always gently stayed by his side, shielded him from all dangers, and even when she was covered in wounds, would show him a knowing smile, had become a stranger.

Nishio Reki muttered to himself, his voice growing louder and louder, as if he were speaking to Yuuki Yuuki, until it finally turned into a questioning of Yuuki Yuuki: "It's okay! As long as I prove my feelings, Yuuki will understand me! Right!"

Yuuki Yukino remained silent, just as she had responded to Nishio Reki's question with a more practical action, much like the spear thrust she had just delivered.

The girl's fingers moved rapidly across her chest, and the red thread wrapped around her fingers was quickly woven into a knot by her hands.

Yuuki Yukina opened her arms, and the knot in the rope stood out clearly between her hands.

Since Kuroba's defeat, Yuuki Yui has not used this ability for the past six months.

But today, she has to do it.

"Love and connect with all things!"

Even before Nishio Reki became a magical girl, she clearly remembered what those four words meant.

Divine liberation?

Nishio Reki's eyes widened.

All he wanted to do was prove to Yuuki Yuuki that he was strong enough to protect her and that he wanted to protect her, but Yuuki was going to use Divine Release on him?

It's just the liberation of the gods, what's so special about it?

If he cannot defeat the god-liberated Xiaoyuan, then everything he has done will be meaningless.

It's just the liberation of the gods, come on!

The darkness hidden in the black-haired girl's pupils overflowed, flowing along with the falling rain, pausing for a moment before her, and outlining a distinct shape.

The moment the shape was formed, it was pierced through by the sharp spear in Nishio Reki's hand.

A similar chant immediately flowed from Nishio Reki's mouth.

"The Poem of the End!"

Yuuki Yukino's gaze seemed to sharpen further. She released her hands, and a surge of magical power flowed from the sacred aura of the amulet back into the girl's body.

As if absorbed by the spear, the fragments of the magical imprint flowed along the wand in Nishio Ryū's hand, pouring a massive amount of magical power into his entire body.

"A bond formed through love!"

"Desperate Wrath (〖Grab Things 〖Scoop Out Zeros & ！)

Bathed in magic, the girls' magical costumes were completely transformed.

What the girls shouted out in unison was the true name of the magic wand, the name of the god.

"The God of Fate!"

"Nidhogg!"