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

Yuuki Yuuki, who was observing from the sidelines, was even more confused about the current situation.

But she could never be unfamiliar with that thing. It was the red rope ring that Nishio Reki had entrusted to her by the magma lantern before the final battle with Kuroba Reise on the day of the festival. She had been carrying it with her ever since, and it was the magic wand that she was meant to possess.

The red thread of the God of Marriage spread out in Yuuki Yuuki's palm in her memory, and then, under the different gazes of the group of people who entered this memory space, it pierced into Yuuki Yuuki's own body.

Seiki couldn't understand what Yuuki was doing either, but her reason told her that she couldn't let Yuuki continue like this any longer.

Seiki's eyes grew increasingly gloomy, and with a wave of his hand toward Yuuki Eri, the entire world made of tentacles seemed to come alive.

Even Seiki herself descended from the heights and reached out to grab Yuuki Eri.

"Stop her."

"Don't get in my way!"

Inuyama Tomoe immediately stood in front of Seiki, raised her weapon and fought Seiki, buying time for Yuuki Yuki.

In her memory, Yuuki En suddenly knelt on one knee, curled up in pain, and tightly gripped the red thread in her hand, as if she were using all her strength to pull something out of her body.

The soldiers assigned around her formed a solid circle around Yuuki Enishi, using their weapons and bodies to block the overwhelming attacks.

Inuyama Tomoe couldn't hold off Seiki for long. After all, that was the power of a three-pillar god, a power that had mastered a portion of authority. And the strength that Inuyama Tomoe was showing now was definitely much weaker than the real Tomoe.

Moreover, she must have gone through a fierce battle before she rushed in, and now she has very little magic power left in her body.

Even so, Baqi kept pestering Shengqi, preventing Shengqi from getting any closer to Yuuki Eri.

Baqi couldn't hold off Seiki for long, and neither could the soldiers surrounding Yuuki Eri.

The circular formation was being constantly eroded, as if worn down by waves. Every second, soldiers were pulled out of the formation and devoured by the crazed girls. In less than a minute, the circular formation protecting Yuki Eri had lost more than one ring.

Despite being protected, Yuuki Yuki made no progress whatsoever. All the onlookers could see was that she was desperately searching for something with the Enmusubi spirit that had been inserted into her body.

Time passed by, second by second, and for Yuuki Yuuki, who was watching, it felt like centuries had passed.

But for Yuuki Yukino, who was kneeling on the ground in her memory, this period of time was still too short.

Finally, the soldiers surrounding Yuuki Yuki were also dragged into the crowd, leaving Yuuki Yuki vulnerable all over.

On Inuyama Tomoe's side, Seiki finally broke through Tomoe's defenses, knocking Inuyama Tomoe, who was desperately blocking her way, to the ground. Then, without a moment's hesitation, she pounced on Yuuki Yuuki.

Is this the end?

Yuuki Yukino, who had been brought into the memory space, had her eyebrows furrowed so tightly they looked like they were about to stand up straight.

Knowing full well that the ending is a tragedy, yet having to witness the beginning and end of this tragedy firsthand is not a pleasant experience for Yuuki Eri, who dislikes bad endings.

Unfortunately, the protagonist of this tragedy was Yuuki Yukino herself, which made her even more disgusted with her.

In the end, he didn't manage to accomplish anything, caught between the girl and Seiki, and the story ended there. That's probably how it is...

That should be the case, right?

The story unfolded in a way that exceeded Yuuki Enishi's expectations.

"Ah, ah ah, ah ah ah ah!"

Yuuki Yuki, kneeling on the ground, roared with her head raised, the veins on her fair, scarred hands standing out.

The spirit of Yuuki, which had pierced Yuuki's chest in her memory, was suddenly pulled out, and what was caught in the colorful red threads was something that looked extremely familiar.

Another soul bubble?

But unlike the one held in Yuuki Yuki's hand, this bubble was covered in a deep black liquid.

The soul bubble forcibly pulled from Yuuki Yukino's own body—whose owner is needs no further explanation.

Yuuki Yuki, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned.

Yuuki En had never imagined that she could tear her own soul apart and forcibly extract it from her body using the spirit of Enmusubi.

That's a soul-wrenching pain, far more painful than smashing your own bones or cutting off your own fingers.

Let alone whether she would have the courage to do it, even if Yuuki Eri were to do it, it would be a miracle in itself to be able to endure the pain, remain clear-headed, and complete the task.

As Bubble detached from Yuuki Yuki's body, the girl's transformation could no longer be maintained. Her black cheongsam and the highlights at the ends of her hair faded away, and her white coat and pink hair fell like cherry blossoms mixed with snow.

The pink-haired girl's eyes also became vacant, leaving Yuuki Yuki wondering if her other self had lost consciousness.

But before her other self lost consciousness, she used her last strength to do one thing.

She clenched her fist and crushed the purplish-black bubble that she had been holding in her palm.

The shattered purple bubbles transformed into scattered specks of light, which, like a flock of birds returning to their nest, surged into the body of the girl with vacant eyes.

The surging wind pressure exploded from Yuuki Yukari's body, scattering the thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground and blowing away the girls who rushed forward like leaves. Even Seiki's steps slowed down considerably.

As the snow fell, the figure of the pink-haired girl slowly emerged.

A long purple dress floated down, a crystal-encrusted grimoire floated on her shoulder, and a soul bubble entwined by the Goddess of Fate swirled in her hand.

The purplish-black brand etched on his abdomen quietly lit up.

Chapter 72 Before the Girl's Story Begins

It is an established fact that a magical girl can only possess one wand at a time.

After a magical girl falls into darkness, her wand and abilities may change, and her previous wand may disappear.

If Yuuki Yukino's deduction is correct, then Yukino Yukino, the ancestral dragon used by Nishio Reki, and his own Nyarlathotep are all his own magic wands.

But these three wands have appeared at the same time before, not only now, but also in the reality I have experienced.

No, that's not right. The current situation is different from what I experienced.

The fragments of his own soul existing in the now-collapsed sea of ​​stars told him that he could only use the power of the Goddess of Marriage if he could use Nyarlathotep to imitate her magic.

In that memory, I clearly used the Ancestral Dragon and didn't use Nyarlathotep at all, so why could I still continue to summon the Goddess of Fate?

No matter how Yuuki Yuki speculates, the Yuuki Yuki from her memories has become the one she knows best.

That is, the form that Yuuki Yukino takes when she transforms using Nyaruko's power.

I'm familiar with this, so I'll have to take a good look at it.

If this version of myself in my memory defeats Saint Prayer, I can simply learn to do the same; even if I am defeated, I can still learn from his strengths and make up for my weaknesses.

Just as Yuuki Yuki was expecting her past self to demonstrate some fighting methods she hadn't even thought of, everything came to a halt.

The scene before her eyes was frozen in time after she had transformed, and Yuuki Yuki waited for quite a while with great interest, wanting to see if this was some new ability of Nyarlathotep.

Can I really control my time?

It wasn't until Sumireko Yumehara patted Yuuki Yukino on the shoulder and reminded her, "That's it, the episode is over."

Is the video over?

Wait a minute, how can it stop? This is exactly what I want to see! This is it!

"Huh?" Yuuki looked left and right, then at Nishio Reki who was nodding in agreement, scratched her head awkwardly, and decided not to respond to Yumehara Sumireko's words. Instead, she turned to Reki and asked, "Is this all Reki wanted to show me?"

“That’s right, that’s all there is. It took me a lot of time just to recall these memories, and it would be too difficult to recreate the rest,” Nishio Reki replied sincerely.

“However, the result is not very useful to you. The Holy Prayer can’t kill you with Nyarlathotep in his hands, so it’s just left unresolved. Wait, is this something I can talk about?” After Yumehara Sumireko finished speaking, she remembered to ask Nishio Reki for his opinion.

“Anyway, I can’t say,” Nishio Reki replied.

"Oh, wait a minute, Koki, you just said that's all there is here?" Yuuki Yukari had just agreed when she immediately caught the key words in Nishio Koki's words: "So there are other places? There are other memories you can show me?"

“Yes, there is.” After answering, Yumehara Sumireko also sought Yuuki Yukino’s opinion: “What should we do? Should we look at it again now, or go to the next place together?”

"Can I look at this memory again in the future?" Yuuki asked.

“As long as I’m here, I’m available anytime,” Sumireko Yumehara replied.

"Let me think about it." Yuuki Yuuki stroked her chin and pondered.

Although this memory is somewhat disjointed, Nishio Reki specifically wanted to show it to me, so she must have had her reasons.

If I go to St. Yuu Academy tomorrow, I will definitely run into St. Inori. Once I know that St. Inori's fighting style is to use the human wave tactic by constantly breeding those girls, Yuuki Yukino won't be completely clueless.

From the moment she started talking, Yuuki Yuuki felt that the girls growing on the tentacle trees looked somewhat familiar.

After calming down and thinking for a while, Yuuki Yuki remembered what those things were.

I had seen them before.

I just haven't seen a version where the characters aren't wearing clothes, so I couldn't think of it for a moment.

Those girls growing in the trees are essentially the same as the nuns next to Saint Shiyin.

That's terrifying to think about...

Yuuki Yuki's creations will always disappear after the transformation is over; otherwise, without the support of magic, they will dissipate on their own.

However, the nun beside Saint Shion was no different from a real person; she wore magical armor, could use a wand, and could even carry Saint Shion's bag.

What we create ourselves is creation, but what we create through divine prayer is true life.

How to handle the holy prayer is just one part of the story; there's more explosive content to come.

Inuyama Hatsuki's appearance was somewhat different from what she knew. Not only did she not have short hair, but she was also in a state of divine liberation when she barged in, so Yuuki Yuuki had no way of knowing the name of Hatsuki's wand.

Why he was able to use the God of Fate, why he possessed the wand of the Ancestral Dragon, what exactly was the soul bubble he held in his hand, and whose soul did it belong to? These questions all await answers.

If you don't read it several times, you definitely won't find a reasonable answer.

Yuuki Yukino did want to take another look, but it might be better for her and Yumehara Sumireko to discuss it together than to bring Nishio Reki along.

The constraint on Nishio Reki is that he "cannot tell himself anything related to the original magical girl." If Yuuki Enishi discovers something while constantly seeking proof, thus triggering Hayashi Mustard's pursuit, then it would be a case of losing more than he gains.

I'll watch it a second or third time later.

"Let's move on to the next memory first," Yuuki Yuki finally decided.

“Okay.” Sumireko Yumehara made a few gestures in the air, and the bubble that had previously appeared in Reki Nishio’s hand reappeared, then merged into Sumireko Yumehara’s palm and disappeared. In its place, another bubble was tossed into the sky by Sumireko Yumehara.

"Wait, I suddenly thought of something. Will making this harm your body? I just saw that memory of myself looking like I was in a lot of pain." Yuuki Yuuki saw the bubbles and then remembered that she had a question she hadn't had a chance to ask.

Sumireko Yumehara shook her head and continued manipulating the surrounding environment.

"No, can a normal copy be the same as forcibly stripping data? Besides, what you did was much worse than stripping data. In my opinion, it was like forcibly breaking a CD open and then demanding that the CD could still be used. When I first saw it, I thought it was a miracle that you didn't die on the spot after your soul was extracted."

Before we knew it, a new scene had been set up.

This scene is not unfamiliar to Yuuki Yuuki; this is downstairs from her house.

The summer breeze was gentle, all was quiet, and the atmosphere was peaceful—it seemed to have nothing to do with magical girls.