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

But the age at which the original magical girls existed could barely be called civilized society. So how did this bloodline survive for so long?

Even if the bloodline of the "Saints" was not severed due to various wars and other changes, how did they manage to keep a bloodline that had been passed down for thousands of years and had become so diluted that it could be ignored?

Even if all of these can be explained by primordial power, then where does this bloodline originate?

Did the original magical girls actually have children?

While it's not impossible, the words "magical girl" and "child" are simply incompatible in Yuuki Yuuki's eyes.

Putting all that aside, this wasn't the question Yuuki Eri initially asked Seishin.

What she asked was: "Why are you so insistent on having someone else by your side?"

Yuuki Yui tapped the floor to attract Seishin's attention, and then asked a question.

"Do you remember our initial question? Have we gone a bit off-topic?"

Saint Shion spread her hands – after all, she no longer had two hands to use, so this was all she could do: “No, if you don’t know about this past, there’s no point in talking about the rest.”

But Yuuki Yui knew that this was what Genken Mashiro had told her through that book in the library.

However, since Seishion didn't know that Gen Ken Mashiro had done such a thing, it was reasonable for her to repeat the story to Yuuki Yui.

"And then?" Yuuki Yuu pressed, not intending to delay in explaining such a trivial matter to Seishin.

"Before the first maiden buried herself and the darkness, she entrusted her future to her best friend. Her name was not recorded, but she was the founder of the church and the first 'Saint'."

Sumireko Yumehara interrupted Seishin and raised her hand.

“I need to interrupt. Since you say that all of you ‘Saints’ are descendants of that original magical girl, then what about this original ‘Saint’? Was she the child or relative of the original magical girl? This is clearly illogical.”

To deal with Seishin and Kuroba's reincarnation, Yuuki En naturally needs Yumehara Sumireko in her divine liberation state. With her there, Yuuki En can put her mind at ease.

Yumehara Sumireko's words were also what Yuki En wanted to say, and after Yumehara Sumireko said them, Yuki En didn't have to ask.

Therefore, Yuki En only needed to nod in agreement.

"That's right, you need to explain it to me."

“That’s not hard to explain.” Saint Shiyin sat up straight. “Do you know about light and shadow?”

Yuuki Yukino and Yumehara Sumireko both looked puzzled and shook their heads together.

Without keeping everyone in suspense, Saint Shion began her explanation directly: "'Saint' does not entirely represent bloodline. To give an example that you are all familiar with, Saint Mashiro is completely different from me and my sister. She does not have the power and authority of us 'Saints'. She cannot do what we can do."

“Each generation of ‘Saint’ is composed of two people. This may sound a bit complicated, but you can think of it as light and shadow. Light actually governs everything that is visible, including the church, the Holy Eternal Academy, and the nuns of the Holy Church.”

“This is what Saint Shiro’s job was supposed to be. Although she is indeed a special case, as she was born a nun from a church, she should not have been able to receive such an honor. But she is just too outstanding, so outstanding that her mother was willing to change the rules for her sake.”

Yuuki Yui forgot how she found out about this. The reason why Urouge Mashiro was adopted was because Urouge Mashiro was difficult to control.

Perhaps it was what Saint Hymn said?

Even though Mashiro Urokin has the "contract" that Seishion mentioned before, they still try to win her over in this way. Maybe it's because Mashiro Urokin is really so outstanding that she's worth recruiting.

It was probably because of this choice that Mashiro Gyoken came into contact with some things that she would not have been able to access before, which ultimately led to the tragedy that Yuuki Yukino knew about.

But this was merely Yuuki Yukino's own speculation; Seishine's narration continued.

"And the shadow is like me or my sister. Our duty is to assist that light, but that's not all."

"What we really need to do is to use our own bodies as containers to contain the power of the original magical girl, so as to suppress the original darkness that she has suppressed for so long. This is our destiny, and it is something that only those who have that girl's blood in their veins can do."

A reasonable answer.

This also explains why Mashiro Gorgen made every effort to protect Seishin.

But there was an even more surprising and unexpected gain.

The power that Yuuki Yuuki had been searching for—the original power of the corrupted magical girl—had always been there.

Instead of feeling happy about this unexpected gain, Yuuki Yuki felt a headache coming on.

It's impossible for Genki Mashiro not to know about something like this.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Mashiro Gyoken knew where the original corrupted magical girl was before her plan even began—or rather, she acted based on that knowledge.

Yuuki Yui gently rubbed her temples and asked cautiously, "Suppression? With that coffin?"

Saint Shiyin stared wide-eyed in surprise, then nodded.

"That's right, the power of the original corrupted magical girl is contained within that coffin."

“But that’s not all, is it?” Sumireko Yumehara countered.

"What do you mean?" Sheng Shiyin frowned.

"The original corrupted magical girl gave birth to three deities, which are also three special magic wands. Two of them are no longer under the control of the original magical girl. This is what Her will clearly told me." Sumireko Yumehara raised her eyebrows.

Saint Shion's eyebrows furrowed even more; she knew nothing about what Yumehara Sumireko was talking about.

Yuuki Yui had heard about it before; she already knew that her wand was intricately connected to the original corrupted magical girl, so she wasn't surprised.

These are all digressions. Yuuki Yukino can discuss this with Yumehara Sumireko alone, but it might not be appropriate to say it in front of Seishin.

"Alright, continue," Yuuki Yukino urged again.

“Okay.” Saint Shiyin agreed: “Just a year and a half ago, Saint Zhenbai rebelled for some reason. At that time, I didn’t know much about the church, so I didn’t know much more than you do.”

The entire nun of the Holy Church was wiped out, and Genki Mashiro wiped out the magical girls in Moonsea City. Yuuki Yuki seems to know all about this.

"Then?"

"After that, Mashiro Utsugi fled Moonsea City, the church was almost completely destroyed, and the chairperson of St. Yuu Academy, who was also my mother, disappeared. All the burdens fell on my shoulders."

As she spoke, Sheng Shiyin turned around and glanced at Hei Yu Laisheng standing behind her.

"It is impossible for me to continue the church and the Holy Eternal Academy on my own. After all, I am just a shadow, so all I can do is take care of it temporarily."

"I must find a powerful entity that can support the continued existence of the Church and the Holy Eternal Academy."

One day, Saint Shion will need to use her own body to contain the power of the original magical girl, so as to continue to suppress the power of the original corrupted magical girl and prevent the original corrupted magical girl from completely breaking the seal.

So Saint Hymn does indeed need the existence of that "light," that is, someone who can continue to manage the entire church and Saint Eternal Academy after she leaves.

The words of the Holy Silence also confirm this.

"The student council president isn't that important, but if a magical girl can't even be the student council president of St. Yuu Academy, she simply can't take over the entire church."

"At first, I did have my eye on Kuroba Laisei. She was elegant, confident, academically excellent, and a magical girl. I thought she was the most suitable candidate. But as it turned out, her ambition far exceeded my expectations. So on that night of the school festival, I found my second target."

“Inuyama Tomoe, I don’t know when or how she became a magical girl, but her growth rate has exceeded my expectations. We spent two years in the same classroom together. Even though she is a little different now, she is still a worthy target. Besides, I can use you as a condition for exchange.”

"Later, the plan failed because of you, so I decided to build a good relationship with Hong Moli. But before I could carry out my subsequent plans, Sheng Zhenbai returned. Everything I controlled should have belonged to her, so it was only right to hand it over to her."

Saint Shion spoke mysteriously, but the ideas she came up with were really hard for Yuuki Emi to compliment.

It can only be said that her intentions were good and her purpose was reasonable, but what Sheng Shiyin did was so abstract, as childish as a child playing house, and inevitably brought a lot of trouble to Yuuki Eri.

"And then what happened? What did Genki Mashiro do after she came back?" Yuuki Yuen continued to ask.

“She told me that she had a way to save my sister, the previous ‘Saint’ who suppressed that power, and I believed her. But what she really wanted to do was to wipe out the entire church and magical girls from Moonsea City in the most violent way, cutting off the ‘root of tragedy’ that she called it.”

“My duty absolutely forbids me from condoning her doing such a thing.”

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Chapter 123 Is this good enough?

Saint Shiyin's duty is to pass down from generation to generation, and no matter what the cost, she must never let this tradition be interrupted in her hands.

Mashiro's goal, however, was entirely different. She only wanted to eradicate this tradition and make magical girls disappear from the Moon Sea forever.

The clash of ideologies between the two was the direct cause of the falling out between Seishion and Genki Mashiro.

The rest is history. Seishion was imprisoned in the Grand Cathedral by Genki Mashiro, who forbade her from participating in any matters related to Seiyuu Academy. Meanwhile, Genki Mashiro herself resumed her previous duties and began to truly manage Seiyuu Academy.

In the end, Shion used her not-so-clever plan to make things incredibly chaotic, intending to use a portion of her original power to defeat Urouge Mashiro, only to end in failure.

In fact, Saint Shion's plan was doomed to fail, but now it's all hindsight to say anything.

To summarize briefly, Seishion disagreed with Genki Mashiro's ideas, causing chaos and leading her to flee here. Yuuki Eri needs to temporarily house her for a while.

This was indeed a big problem, and it wasn't something Yuuki Yuen could handle alone. Even though it was getting late, Yuuki Yuen still called everyone else back.

"I disagree."

The first person to express her opinion was surprisingly Hong Moli, which was one of the few times she actively shared her thoughts.

"Both of these women are extremely dangerous, and you don't even know if what they're saying is true or false. Even if what they're saying is true, she betrayed Kuroba Rebirth, schemed against me and my sister, and even rebelled against Genken Mashiro. Can you guarantee she won't harm you?"

That makes sense. Although it's a little different, Yuuki Enishi always felt that Seishine's frequent and repeated switching tactics were not trustworthy.

Hearing what Hong Moli said, Yuuki Yukino could almost picture Seishin saying something like, "I've wandered half my life without finding a wise lord. If you don't abandon me, I'll become your godfather."

Although it's somewhat different from what Yuuki Yuen knew, Seishine is indeed the kind of person who serves three masters... no, the kind of person who is a traitor to three masters.

“I agree with Morrie’s opinion, but this is just our personal opinion. If your final decision is contrary to our opinion, we will not object.”

Qianyou continued speaking, trying to steer Hongmoli's words back a little, but the disgust that flickered in her gray eyes, which remained fixed on Heiyu Laisheng, was undisguised.

"However, if things fall apart between the two sides, this woman must be handed over to us."

Kuroba Laisei remained standing there blankly as if he hadn't heard Qianyou's words, which made the disgust on Qianyou's face even more intense.

If Kuroba Rei were no longer alive, then everything would be fine. But since Kuroba Rei is still alive and well, then this debt will be settled again.

Given their vindictive nature, the fact that these two promised to respect everyone's opinions is already the biggest concession they could make.

Helica Tenrai, whom Yuuki Yuki considered to be somewhat vengeful, cleared her throat: "I'm a little different. I agree to take them both in."

Many people thought that Helica's choice must have been a mindless opposition, and this unexpected answer has indeed aroused the interest of many.

"Why? Can you tell me your reasons?" Mizuno Yu asked.

"Because they're homeless and have lost an arm, they're pitiful no matter how you look at them, right? Everyone can work hard for a common goal, so I don't think these two can't either. At least they should be given a chance to try."

Helica waved her hands repeatedly in front of everyone, seemingly indifferent.

After that, she turned her attention to Yuuki Yukino.

"Besides, Yuuki Yukino didn't refuse outright but instead asked us to discuss this matter. I think she has some ideas about it, doesn't she?"

Yuuki nodded slightly: "I do have some ideas, but they are just my own ideas. I would like to hear everyone's opinions before making a decision."