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

The brush, made by Xu Yan Zhenbai, flew through the air, splashing various colors of paint onto the flames ignited by Sheng Shiyin, further suppressing Sheng Shiyin's offensive amidst the sizzling sound.

As soon as Saint Shion's attack was neutralized, the other magical girls immediately swarmed forward and launched a fierce attack on her.

“Excision?” Yuuki Yuuki noticed the word amidst the hundreds of imaginary wands around her, her brows furrowing slightly.

“Literal, physical excision,” Genki Mashiro replied calmly, as if she were not discussing something incredibly cruel. “However, you don’t need to do it yourself. What I’m going to give you is the real troublesome work. When the primordial magic can no longer exist in Seishin’s body, it will seek out its master, which is absolutely unacceptable. That’s why I need you to step in.”

Who is the master of that power?

Lin Jiezi?

Lin Jiezi is already very strong. If she continues to absorb the magic power that originally belonged to her, Yuuki Yukino can't say what she will become.

If it's just that her strength has increased, that's fine. But what if that part of her power didn't return to Lin Jiezi's body, but instead went to Nishio Reki's side?

Disaster. I can't think of a second word to describe Yuuki Yuuki's fate except disaster.

Furthermore, Yuuki Yuuki dared not even think about what would happen if the balance that St. Yuuki Academy had maintained for so long, which belonged to magical girls, were broken.

"What should I do?" Yuuki asked in a deep voice.

"You didn't suspect me? That's a bit surprising."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what I should do!"

“Capture that portion of magic and then put it back where it belongs,” Genken Mashiro replied. “And we only have one chance. I will dispel this space and then sever Seishin’s arm. That will be the instant the original magical girl’s magic leaves Seishin’s body. You must do it immediately, and you absolutely must do it.”

……

After Helica arrived at the ruins of the enormous sanctuary that once stood beneath the Holy Ancient Academy, she had no idea how much time had passed.

It seemed like only a few minutes, but it also felt like hours, or even centuries.

Herlica couldn't help but worry, worried that Yuuki Yuki was in danger, worried that Genki Mashiro's scheme had succeeded, and worried that the situation was out of her control.

The longer it dragged on, the stronger Herika's anxiety became.

Sakura Hanako frowned: "Senior Tenrai, is there really no way we can do anything?"

“No, in that strange space, no one except Genki Mashiro knows how to get in and out.” Mizuno Yu, sitting in a corner of the ruins, shook her head and answered the question for Tenrai Herika, then added, “Perhaps Yuuki can do it.”

"But that's Mashiro Gakuen after all," even Helica Tenrai couldn't help but say, sounding disheartened.

The girls all shut their mouths and sat nearby, waiting for the strange changes to occur around them.

Just like they did in Rainbow Leaf City, they could only wait foolishly here, just like they did in Rainbow Leaf City.

Suddenly, a powerful magical ripple appeared out of thin air, one that no one could ignore.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding sand and gravel began to vibrate, as if something underground was about to burst forth from the ground.

"Get out of the way!"

Helica shouted a warning, grabbed Sakura Hanako with one hand, and the three of them retreated at top speed.

As they retreated, the space where they had just stood suddenly shattered.

Countless bricks and rubble fell like rain, along with girls who appeared out of nowhere.

Long swords, daggers, halberds, spear blades—several magic wands were simultaneously pressed against Saint Shiyin's body, but were all blocked by the giant scythe that Saint Shiyin struggled to raise.

Meanwhile, the only two magical girls who were not fighting alongside Seishin—Gyoken Mashiro and Yuuki Yuuki—simultaneously lowered their center of gravity.

The shattered space kept closing, reshaping, and then breaking apart again beside Shinjiro's palm, as if it were constantly repeating this process of collapse, making it impossible for Herika to see what was happening beside her hand.

But Genji Mashiro's hand clenched quietly, as if he were holding a knife.

If Helica were to describe it, it would be more like Mashiro Urobuchi directly grasped the concept of constantly changing space.

The center of gravity lowered again, and the girl in the patchwork magic outfit, though suspended in the air, stood motionless like a warrior, with only the ball of space she held in her hand constantly changing.

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro Gorgen's body flashed out.

Saint Shiyin's arm was severed at the shoulder.

Before Seishin could react, Yuuki suddenly appeared beside her flying arm, weaving layers of lines like a flower rope between her palms to bind Seishin's arm tightly.

Yuuki Yukino's hands moved even closer together, and the broken thread between her fingers cut into the girl's arm, crushing it to pieces.

Strangely, the scene of blood and gore that Helica had imagined did not appear; there were no bones, muscles, skin, blood, or anything else.

Only golden light fell into a chaotic and indescribable mist, and was pressed smaller and smaller by Yuuki Emi's constantly clenched hands, until it finally became a ping-pong ball that looked like it was wrapped with purple yarn.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it baseball.

Yuuki Yukino grasped the ball of light that had appeared in her hand with one hand, then gritted her teeth and showed a pained expression, as if she were holding not a small ball of magic, but a sun.

But the ball didn't stay in Yuuki Yuuki's hand for long before it was thrown out and plunged into the ruins of the Grand Cathedral.

Beneath the ruins, a pale hand suddenly reached out from the pure white coffin and grabbed the orb of light.

However, this small action, hidden under the rubble, went unnoticed by anyone.

Perhaps what Yuuki Yuuki is holding in her hands is truly a sun?

A blindingly bright light flashed by, making Herika wonder if someone had thrown a flashbang in front of her.

However, then, as if nothing had happened, darkness returned to the surroundings.

The only sounds were the crackling of falling bricks and the barely perceptible soft thud of the girls' shoes hitting the ground as they fell.

Everyone stood there, except for Sheng Shiyin, who held her severed arm and let out a piercing wail.

"Did it...did it work?" Yuuki Yui asked breathlessly as she looked at Gen Ken Mashiro.

“That’s right, it worked,” Genken Mashiro replied.

"Ha...ha...it's really not easy. I didn't expect it to be so tiring."

“Big sister is right, that’s what we thought too, but the result is always good.”

"Next, we should interrogate this woman a bit and ask her why she did all this, right?"

The girls chattered amongst themselves, and just like that, the farce came to a complete end.

Is it over...?

"You despicable bunch! None of you are allowed to touch my master!"

Black feathers, capable of easily piercing even steel plates, rained down from the sky like a barrage of arrows, enveloping all the girls within their attack range.

The girls, who had just won their victory, had no time to catch their breath when they sensed danger approaching. They immediately raised their wands to defend themselves from the rain of feathers falling from the sky.

In the intervals between the falling feathers, a dark shadow swiftly flashed past the girls. By the time the girls realized something had passed by, the figure had already vanished.

When the rain of feathers cleared up, everyone remained unharmed in the same spot.

Only the hymn, lying on the ground, had disappeared without a trace.

Everyone thought the farce was over, and everyone was on guard against the sudden betrayal of their newly formed comrades.

Just when everyone's attention was completely diverted from Saint Shion, the magical girl who had been ignored by everyone suddenly launched an attack, changing the course of the seemingly hopeless situation.

By the time the girls tried to track down the dark figure, the distance between them and the magic had already increased.

The sudden disappearance of the magical source further extinguished their last hope of tracking it down.

Everyone thought of those four words without prior arrangement.

The effort was almost in vain.

Chapter 102 This Imperfect Ending

Yuuki Yukino suddenly felt a strong sense of bewilderment.

Saint Shion was rescued by Kuroba Reisei, and Gen Ken Mashiro stood beside her. The Grand Cathedral and the garden maze above it had been completely reduced to ruins.

As far as far as it can be, it really didn't have a beginning or an end.

"Thank you, Yuuki Yuuki." Genken Mashiro nodded slightly, then turned to the girls who were with Yuuki Yuuki, those who had fought alongside her or not: "And you, thank you very much too."

"Don't rush to thank us. After causing such a commotion, you should at least explain yourself to us, right?" Baqi pouted, put her hands on her hips, and came to Yuuki Yuuki's side, separating Gen Urobuchi Mashiro and Yuuki Yuuki once again.

Nishio Reki immediately raised his wand, slung his halberd behind his back, and prepared to counterattack if Urouge Mashiro made any unusual moves: "That's right, what happened today is too chaotic, and I think we need an explanation."

"Don't try to fool us with those lies meant for reporters. We're not stupid." Herlica clenched her fists coldly, blocking the way that Genki Mashiro might leave, determined not to let her go.

The other magical girls formed a circle, their sparse positions making Gyoken Mashiro the bullseye.

"Alright." Genken Mashiro raised an eyebrow, her hand holding the wand loosening as if in surrender, the falling paintbrush reverting to its seven-colored magic before hitting the ground: "What do you want to know?"

Yuuki Yukino, supporting Baqi's shoulder, came out from behind Baqi.

Baqi looked at Yuuki Yui with slight surprise, and wanted to block Yuuki Yui's way again, but saw Yuuki Yui gently shake her head and then stop in her tracks.

Yuuki Yuki, having passed Baqi, stopped in front of Urouge Mashiro, meeting her gaze directly. After their eyes met, she slowly uttered a sentence.

"everything."

Genjiro Mashiro did speak frankly, and even if Yuuki Yuki didn't know whether what she said was true or false, or a mixture of both, she did provide a reasonable explanation for her behavior.

"Handing Saint Yuu Academy over to Saint Shiyin will only lead it step by step toward destruction. That's why I took it over. Ultimately, I just didn't want to see what she cherished go to ruin."

The "she" that Genki Mashiro was referring to is undoubtedly the same person that many people have mentioned, Seiki.

Only the Holy Prayer Society could make Genki Mashiro act so emotionally, but Genki Mashiro acting emotionally does feel unfamiliar, as if this name and this word should not appear together.

"You are also aware of the existence of the Church, or rather, it once existed. One of the reasons for its existence was to ensure the normal survival of the magical girls in Moonsea City, and this is also the duty of these true 'Saints'."

“I want to destroy the existence of magical girls from the root, but Saint disagrees with my idea, so I’ll keep her out of my way for now.”

"But if I fail, the magical girl system in Moonsea City still needs her to exist, so her existence is very meaningful; besides, if I were to do something to her, Xiaoqi would also feel sad. No matter from any perspective, I will not do anything to her."

"However, she seems to hold a grudge against what I did and has been pretending to cooperate with my plan—I certainly won't tell you what the plan is, but that's the cause and effect of the recent farce. I think you'd prefer this simple summary to a heart-to-heart talk, right?"

It is indeed a very concise description. Apart from the specific details, Yuuki Enishi's guess is probably just like that.

Whether or not Mashiro Urokin had set a trap was not important. What Yuuki and the others needed was Mashiro Urokin's attitude, not what Mashiro Urokin had actually said.

“Hey! I said, are you really not going to do anything?” Helica pressed further, her tone filled with intense hostility.

"If you're talking about the plan to eradicate magical girls, it's proceeding smoothly. If you're asking if I've had any plans lately, no." Mashiro Urouge spread her hands.

Sincerity is always Herica's strongest weapon. Although Herica doesn't completely believe what Genki Mashiro says, she never expected Genki Mashiro to give her this kind of answer.

Helica's rebuttal options dwindled, and in a fit of impotent rage, she finally blurted out, "Why should we believe you?"

"Whether you believe it or not is your own business, and how I answer is my business as well." Mashiro Urouge remained completely indifferent to Helica's suspicions.