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

It's highly unlikely that she'll win in a head-on fight. There's a gap in experience and magic power. Tsukimi Rie was already being chased all over the streets before she even activated her True Name Release. If she did activate it, she'd be doomed to defeat.

Yuuki Yukino isn't the protagonist of a shonen manga, and Miyashita Mia isn't her best friend whom she'd save at any cost. Mission failures are quite common in games.

Yuuki Yui had second thoughts; her whitewashing wasn't finished yet, and she couldn't afford to give up here.

What should Rie Tsukimi do now? Who cares? If the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up. I'm not a proper magical girl, and I have no intention of risking my life to become a beat cop.

Thinking this, Yuuki Yuki, who was fighting and retreating, had already left the edge of the top of the Moon Sea Tower, and the grimoire suddenly accelerated downwards.

Yuuki Yukino was right to think that way, but she could no longer leave.

A solid green crystal grazed past Yuuki En's waist. If it weren't for the fact that the glowing green crystal was so conspicuous in the night, it might have really hit him squarely.

"Yuki-kun, where are you planning to go?"

The tentacles she had used to restrain Tsukimi Rie had long since been severed and collapsed back into the simplest twisted lines. Tsukimi Rie was standing on the edge of the tower, looking down at Yuuki Emi's body as she prepared to escape.

The cross, or rather, the inverted cross, was attached to a silver chain that had been wrapped twice around her wrist, and hung in the air.

By the light emanating from the cross itself, Yuuki Yuuki was fortunate enough to see more clearly that it was not just a cross, but a relief sculpted in the shape of a cross.

The twisted, coiled, strip-shaped creature was something Yuuki had never seen before. It had pelvic fins, a huge dorsal fin, and a long, strip-shaped tail fin. Two lateral fins that spread out like wings formed the two wings of a cross.

The creature depicted in the relief looks like a finned snake at first glance. If it's a traditional Eastern dragon... dragons don't look like that.

But in any case, it is indeed a monster, just like the monsters depicted in Western mythology.

"Didn't I tell you? I showed you how strong my love for little Meiya is?"

And then Yuuki Yuki did indeed hear the name of that monster, the true name of the wand that was given the name of the monster.

"Leviathan".

She was quite familiar with the name; words like vortex, twist, and serpentine were all symbols of this monster.

Of course, this monster also has another well-known name, Leviathan, which also has a more well-known symbolic meaning—envy.

That perfectly fits your image as a fanatic who only looks at Miyashita Mia.

To exclude everything else for your beloved, did you learn this from the pink-haired manga with a hatchet in the orange-flavored comics where the girl next door has a blue hair and a little blue hair?

We're all pink-haired, so why is there such a big difference in our fighting power?

Tsk.

Yuuki Yukina didn't even realize that she had unconsciously clicked her tongue.

Haha, but I have to say, seeing a magic wand that hasn't appeared in the game is really exciting.

The thought of escaping from the grasp of this unknown magic wand would be even more exhilarating.

But this was difficult. The emerald crystals were constantly flying toward her body under Tsukimi Rie's control, sometimes hurtling past like bullets, and sometimes forming thick walls to block her way.

Crystals, crystals, and more crystals. Yuuki En, who had jumped out of the tower, was constantly entangled with these things. The tentacles she had constructed were like paper in front of the crystals, and they would fall apart and lose their original shape after blocking a few times.

In stark contrast to Yuuki En's frantic efforts, Tsukimi Rie stood motionless atop the tower, simply letting the inverted cross hang below her palm, controlling the crystal as she battled Yuuki En.

Having been held up by Tsukimi Rie for so long, Yuuki Yukino also realized Tsukimi Rie's abilities.

It shouldn't be called an ability, but rather a method of combat.

This magical outfit and her initial frenzied fighting style caused Yuuki Yuuki to make a huge mistake, genuinely believing that Tsukimi Rie was a zombie girl from the neighboring drama crew. In fact, Rie's fighting style is the most magical girl-like one so far.

Why do I say that?

If we were to describe her using professions from fantasy games, Ms. Hui would be an absolute crystal mage!

Chapter 111 The Beginning of the Gathering of the Morning Star

Night always falls very early in Moonsea City.

It gets dark early, and people go to bed early. Even on the longest days of the year, the city will soon fall asleep after nightfall.

This is not a glittering, bustling city that never sleeps, nor is it the decadent Kabukicho; it is only the mundane and tiresome daily life.

The massive attack by a magical girl that occurred at the high school a day earlier shattered the established routine in a fleeting moment.

Those who experienced the incident firsthand remained tight-lipped, while outsiders treated it merely as casual conversation. In Moonsea City, magical girls were an everyday occurrence.

In the sleeping city, people temporarily forget the things that happen around them but they cannot touch, and fall asleep along with the city.

In the sleeping city, there will always be someone tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

This is the second day since Inuyama Tomoe was unable to contact Yuuki Yuuki.

Even in a sleeping city, there are people who stay up late studying at their desks.

This was just another ordinary part of Helica's daily routine.

Even in the sleeping city, some people will take off their everyday masks and reveal their true selves.

This is Mizuno Yu's time to reward herself.

But at this moment, anyone who is a magical girl will inevitably feel that unsettling magical aura from the highest point of the city.

Even those who know nothing about magic can witness the eerie green light that spreads from the top of the Moonsea Tower, a light that seems to belong to another world.

"The Moon Sea Tower has lit up."

People say this when they recall the extraordinary sights of that night.

It wasn't a faint light, but a moon sea tower covered in crystals, with crystals scattered haphazardly across any foothold, and towering moon sea towers everywhere.

Today, the top of the Moonsea Tower is like a crystallized abyss, with no trace of its former steel and concrete structure.

But ordinary people cannot see the view from the top of the tower, and they have absolutely no right to get close.

As for the reason, two girls standing on a bench in the plaza at the foot of Moonsea Tower blocked everyone's way.

The gray-haired girl sitting on the bench held a high-end chocolate with its packaging torn in half, taking big bites as if it were a cheap product bought from a convenience store, with sweet residue still sticking to the corners of her lips.

Another blonde girl with short hair stood back to her, arms crossed behind her head, leaning against the back of the bench. She carried a cheap shopping bag filled with snacks that could be considered luxury items, and her eyes were fixed on the other side of the square.

These two girls blocked everyone's way.

Their unusual attire alone was enough to tell that they were magical girls, and magical girls who would bring calamity to the city.

Under pressure, none of the onlookers dared to step into the huge square.

Just moments ago, a young reporter, defiant of bad luck, had his clothes ripped open by something sharp the instant he stepped onto the stone bricks. The tattered fabric scattered all over the ground, forcing the poor reporter to run back, clutching his body.

"Next time, it won't be clothes that are cut open, please cooperate with us."

The gray-haired girl released the threat that weighed on everyone's minds, and then opened the bag containing the chocolates she hadn't finished eating.

If Yuuki Yuki were here, she would recognize these two at a glance.

Whether it's the blonde girl in her Western dress or the gray-haired girl in her kimono, Yuuki Yukino is more familiar with the way they look when they put on their magical costumes.

The female executives of the Dark Magical Girls Organization, and first-year students at St. Yuu Academy—Koumari and Hyakki Senyu.

"I really hope this ends soon." Hong Moli looked up at the top of the tower and murmured to herself. She then took out a individually wrapped bag of jerky from her pocket and handed it to Bai Gui Qianyou, who had just finished eating chocolate.

"It's okay, as long as there's food." Hyakki Chiyu tore open the snacks the other person handed her, stuffed her mouth full, and mumbled as she chewed.

People flocked to the Moon Sea Tower out of their irresistible curiosity, while others left out of fear, and the number of people surrounding the tower dwindled.

The onlookers came to see the unusual situation at the Moon Sea Tower, not to see Bai Gui Qian You sitting there eating. They certainly wouldn't risk being cut open by something unknown by stepping onto the plaza.

But the two people who had just arrived didn't seem like they could easily leave with the crowd.

Amid the gasps of the onlookers, two girls who had swept over people's heads landed on the square.

"You're here." Hyakki Chiyu licked the chocolate off her fingers and was about to stand up when the girl, Hong Moli, pressed her shoulder down, making her sit back down in the chair.

"Leave it to me." Hong Moli affectionately rubbed her head a few times and placed the shopping bag in her arms.

"Hey! Is this the work of you two?" Helica, who had just landed, cracked her knuckles.

"no."

Hong Moli bypassed the bench and walked straight toward Helica and Yu, who had landed with her.

"Oh, okay, so it must be that cow girl or that book girl's doing, right?" Helica rubbed her hands together, eager to get started. "And you? Which side are you on? Are you coming up with us or helping the cow girl and her group?"

“We don’t belong to that area. If you want to go up there, you can consider me your enemy.”

"The enemy? That makes things easier."

Helica took a half step forward, suddenly increasing her speed, and a warhammer appeared, carrying immense lightning, and fell towards Hong Moli's head.

The Warhammer offensive was halted halfway through.

The dull rumble and the high-frequency metallic hum belong to two completely different musical ranges, yet at this moment they play a chaotic and agonizing wail that makes your fingertips tingle.

The sound of Helica and Konohara's wands clashing together caused an uproar among the crowd.

"What's that sound! It's so loud!" A scream came from the passersby, and almost everyone covered their ears to block out the piercing noise.

"Let me go! Get out of the way! I'm going crazy if I stay any longer!" Some people who were planning to watch the excitement for a while longer couldn't stand the noise and quickly pushed through the crowd to escape the scene.

Those far from the center couldn't see the source of the sound, but those in the front row could clearly see what was happening between the two magical girls.

Human curiosity is endless, and there will always be a few people who will endure the noise to record this once-in-a-lifetime scene.

"Did you see that?! A chainsaw suddenly appeared in that blond guy's hand?"

"How did such a huge hammer come to life?"

"Those two both have blond hair, which one are you talking about?!"

"Aren't they all the same?!"

People discussed among themselves, their eyes wide as they watched everything unfolding not far away. The girls at the heart of the struggle could see the changes taking place in each other more clearly.

The object blocking Helica's warhammer was a chainsaw, its two blades rotating in opposite directions at high speed, creating sparks as they rubbed against the hammer handle.

Herlica tried several times to press down on the warhammer, but the force resisting her attack only increased. The vibrations from the hammer handle caused her hands to become numb, and if this continued, she might not even be able to hold the warhammer properly anymore.

In contrast, for Hong Moli, who was holding a chainsaw, the vibrations transmitted to her hand were largely absorbed by the soft grip, so she was much less affected.

If she were holding a real chainsaw, it would be absolutely impossible for it to withstand the weight of the warhammer and the crackling lightning. But magical girl battles cannot be governed by common sense. How could a chainsaw be controlled by will? Even a chainsaw man has to pull the ring several times to make it turn.

Helica eventually stepped back, her small body and the warhammer spinning around in the air a few times before landing back beside Mizuno Yu.

"You're being too reckless," Mizuno Yu criticized, but her words revealed more concern than anything else.

“They’ve already called us enemies! What’s wrong with me being a little reckless? Besides, do you think she looks like a good person with that head of blond hair? What good person would carry a chainsaw like a magic wand?” Helica argued a few times, pointing her hammer at Hong Moli, who was standing still and hadn’t moved forward.