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

The battle resumed, and without the interference of flames, it became much easier for the girls to surround and intercept Seishin.

However, only Inuyama Tomoe and Koumori were truly able to get close to Seishin. Whenever Yuuki Eri tried to approach, Seishin would have to retreat from Yuuki Eri's side, even if she had to endure several attacks.

As expected, Saint Shion was wary of her own power.

But with Seishin being so cautious, he couldn't even find a chance to use Nyaruko's abilities to damage Seishin's body.

Saint Shiyin took several steps back, her eyes filled with even stronger resentment.

"I still have plenty of power! It's okay! Whether it's you or Mashiro, I can defeat them! This is the power of a primordial magical girl! I can do it! I can do it! Ha...haa...it's alright!"

Something seems off.

Saint Shiyin's current condition is very problematic.

Even if this guy is usually brainless, he's not this crazy, is he?

This state is almost like... being affected by the Black Magic Rune?

But Saint Shion isn't a corrupted magical girl!

Yuuki Yui carefully examined Seishin's body, but found no trace of the Black Demon Mark on her entire body.

If there's anything strange about it, it's probably just that arm flowing with golden blood, which is also a symbol of the power of the original magical girl.

No, I don't understand at all, but if we keep fighting like this, we'll really be wiped out.

Just as Yuuki Yori was on high alert, she suddenly felt that the surrounding fog seemed to have thinned out a bit.

The white flames that had been extinguished suddenly reignited, burning the surrounding mist and making it even more transparent.

This is a process of ebb and flow. If Bai Gui Qian You can't hold on, then things will return to the previous situation, or perhaps even worse.

"Haha, feeling weak, aren't you?" Sheng Shiyin's hateful expression suddenly vanished, replaced by an extremely arrogant smile:

"That's right! That's exactly it! You tricked me just now, but that's impossible now! Now you won't have time to retaliate, time to use your abilities, or even time to use those annoying skills! You'll just be suppressed by me until you die! Whether it's you or Urouge Mashiro, you'll both be powerless to the end! Only Truth will survive!"

Mentally ill, incurable mental illness.

The surrounding fog suddenly dissipated, and white flames reignited on Saint Hymn's scythe.

Saint Shion opened and closed her fingers a few times, as if sensing the flames she could control again. Then, Saint Shion became even more excited, shouting as if victory was already in her grasp.

"The reason why Mashiro hasn't shown up yet is because she's currently surrounded by reporters. It's impossible for her to force her way out in front of reporters and the live stream, let alone transform into a magical girl. In such trivial matters, she's completely on the side of humanity. If she didn't have this habit and instead acted recklessly like me, she wouldn't have failed!"

"Oh? Is that so? Do you think I'm such an easy failure?"

A voice rang in Shengshiyin's ear.

It wasn't the voice of any magical girl in the room, yet it sent a chill down Sainti's spine.

Beside Saint Shiyin, the space quietly began to shatter.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Two Deans

"Oh? Is that so? Do you think I'm that easy to manipulate?"

A voice rang out beside Sheng Shiyin's ear, successfully attracting the attention of most others in the extremely noisy environment, and even causing Sheng Shiyin's attack to stop for a moment.

This is absolutely true for Yuuki Yukino and the others.

Wherever the owner of this voice appears, chaos is sure to follow.

Without a doubt, the most dangerous enemy in Yuuki Yukino's eyes—Ghostly Mashiro—has already appeared here.

-

A few minutes ago.

"The matter of St. Eternal Academy has nothing to do with the board of directors. Please have them leave first. Also, give me a few minutes; I need to sort out the current situation."

In the boardroom, surrounded by reporters, Mashiro Gorakuen discussed the terms with them without any room for negotiation.

The reporters looked at each other, none of them able to make a decision. Besides, if they didn't do as Mashiro Goraki said, they wouldn't get any useful information if they stayed here.

It would be inevitable for the reporters to leave first as well as the other board members, so let's go along with Mashiro Goraki's suggestion.

Thus, these uninvited guests who had barged into St. Yūkyū Academy tacitly agreed to Mashiro Gūken's suggestion, making way for the other board members.

"Then, please wait a moment."

As the last member of the board of directors left, Mashiro Gorgen left behind these words and turned to enter the preparation room behind the conference room.

The door to the preparation room was casually closed by Genki Mashiro, plunging the room into darkness. However, the noise from just one wall away continued to ring in Genki Mashiro's ears.

Genken Mashiro took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, then took another deep breath and exhaled again.

After repeating this process three times, colorful magical blocks of color began to spread from under Mashiro's feet, completely erasing her as if covering the portrait on the canvas.

The canvas called reality was torn apart, and Gen Ken Mashiro slowly and silently stepped out from the torn pieces of color. Her once sharp suit had been transformed into a magical outfit covered in patchwork of colors, like that of a street girl.

Genken Mashiro revealed her pristine white shark teeth and slowly reached out her hand into the room, which had once again fallen into darkness, calling out the true name of her wand.

It wasn't the name of the god of lies used to conceal the truth with a magic wand, but the name of the god who possessed powers beyond those of an ordinary magic wand.

"Yog Sothos".

For a fleeting moment, the magical armor on Mashiro's body seemed to deviate slightly from reality, but it quickly returned to its original state, making one wonder if they were seeing things.

Something seemed to have changed beside her, yet everything seemed to remain the same.

Colored blocks begin to weave in the air, reshaping their shapes as if in 3D printing.

This time she was actually using her powers.

Yog-Sothoth is a legendary omniscient and omnipotent god who possesses the power to control time and space. The universe exists because of Him, time flows because of Him, and His existence is the cornerstone of the entire world.

However, what Mashiro Gorgen possesses is ultimately just a wand named after Him. Humans cannot truly be omniscient and omnipotent, nor can they completely control time and space, but they can still make use of it to a certain extent.

For example, using omniscient and omnipotent powers to construct and structure magic, creating a wide variety of objects, such as the hammer or candlestick made of color during the battle with Yuuki Yoriichi.

For example, creating another version of yourself.

Of course, this other self, like Yuuki Eri's Shatak Bird or Terror Hunter, is just a creation of magic. It can neither use a magic wand nor has much combat power, and it would be easily exposed in front of magical girls.

But it's more than enough to deal with those reporters.

The fake Mashiro pushed open the door and walked back to the spotlight.

"Everyone, thank you for waiting. Please ask your questions in an orderly manner. I will select some of the more frequently asked questions or those that require explanation to answer. However, please follow the rules, remain objective, and avoid pushing and shoving to prevent unnecessary disruption. Also, please do not take things out of context, which could cause unnecessary problems in another sense."

Meanwhile, Mashiro Urouge took a step into the darkness, and the space in front of her silently shattered, embracing her as she moved forward.

On the roof of the teaching building, the same spatial rift appeared out of nowhere. Dressed in demonic armor, Gen Ken Mashiro stepped onto the solid concrete roof and looked at the church that was slowly rising in the distance with a rumbling sound.

"Little Shiyin, I'm very curious to know what you're planning to do right under my nose?"

……

"what?!"

Saint Shiyin wanted to take a half step back, but the shattered space had already spread to her hand, encompassing her arm.

Then, without warning, the space suddenly closed, like the sharp teeth of a beast biting down.

Saint Hymn reacted quickly, but she was still inevitably pulled away by the suddenly closing space, taking a piece of skin from her arm.

"hiss--"

Saint Shiyin gasped in pain, shielding her arm with one hand, cold sweat instantly rolling down her forehead.

Genji Mashiro stood behind Seishin, her eyes lowered as she stared at her calmly, as if she had been there all along.

"So you've come too? Perfect timing! I'll wipe out all of you heretics right here and now!"

Saint Hymn breathed heavily like a ferocious beast, one hand supporting her arm from which golden blood dripped continuously, the massive scythe gleaming in the moonlight.

"I originally planned to wait and see how things would develop, but what you did really surprised me. You actually transferred that guy's power to yourself in such a dangerous way. I really underestimated you."

Genken Mashiro stepped back, dodging Seishion's scythe, and continued speaking calmly.

"To be able to compress the force field surrounding the entire Moonsea City to such a small size, was it inspired by what I did in Rainbow Leaf City? Or did you come up with it on your own? Either way, I think I should praise you for causing me so much trouble. If I hadn't precisely dug a hole here, even if I had just run over, I would have been crushed by that pressure."

"Shut up! Shut up! Die! Die!"

Saint Shion's hostility immediately shifted to Genki Mashiro, launching increasingly ferocious attacks against him.

The aftershocks of the attack landed on the walls created by Nishio Reki and were quickly absorbed; otherwise, the Great Cathedral would probably have been breached in several places.

Nishio Reki did the right thing; if she hadn't done it, Yuuki Yukina would have reminded her.

If it weren't for Nishio Koki's use of magic to buffer the impact, the scope of this battle would have been much larger.

Yuuki Yui quickly retreated to Nishio Reki's side, ignoring the stares of others, and hugged the girl in the cheongsam from behind, gently piercing Nishio Reki's neck with her teeth.

The girl's hand lifted the hem of the cheongsam and touched the skin of the black-haired girl.

"Huh? Little... Little Yuan... you..."

Nishio Reki couldn't help but let out a small groan, his cheeks flushing red.

However, the magical power constantly flowing into his body made Nishio Reki instantly understand Yuuki Yukino's intention in doing so.

Seeing that Nishio Reki had no questions, Yuuki nodded slightly, signaling Nishio Reki not to move. The magic power gathered at her fingertips was transmitted deeper into the girl's body, replenishing the energy consumed by constantly resisting the invasion of Saint Shion.

A hint of jealousy flashed across Baqi's face, but she knew Yuki's intention in doing so, so she could only be jealous for a moment and then stop.

When they fought with Mashiro last time, the two of them went even further than they have now.

As Baqi thought this, she shielded herself with her body in front of Nishio Reki, while Koumori also blocked the exhausted Hyakki Senyou, wary of whether Seishine would suddenly attack them.

However, Seishin's attention was entirely focused on Gen Ken Mashiro, which immediately relieved Yuuki Yui and her group, who were originally confronting Seishin.

Of course, this is only in a physical sense; the appearance of Mashiro Urouge put immense mental pressure on them.

"Damn it! Don't run away! Fight me! You wanted to control me, didn't you? I'm right here now!"

“I never thought about such a thing. I just want you to do what you are supposed to do. This is your mission.”

Genken Mashiro kept dodging, and the pale fireballs flying towards her were precisely blocked by the shattered space in their flight path and swallowed up completely. She looked completely calm and composed.

However, this is only what it appears to be.

On the other side, at the press conference that had already ended, the fake Genki Mashiro suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Dean? Are you alright?" The secretary who had been by Genki Mashiro's side immediately supported her. "Oh, Dean, you're so cold. Are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing. Just help me to the back to sit for a while." The fake Genken Mashiro leaned on the secretary's shoulder and was helped by the secretary to walk step by step towards the chair.