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

The only people who could take Seishion away are either Gen Ken Mashiro or Asahi Miyabi. Seishion's role is significant, but it's not enough to trigger a complete falling out between them and the forces of Seishyuu Academy.

Before the potential battle fully erupts, Yuuki Yukino has ample time to understand the cause and effect of the matter.

“It’s Genki Mashiro.” Kuroba Laisei only managed to utter a few words before leaning back in her chair, breathing heavily. Her full chest heaved violently, and the whistling sounds of her labored breathing after her injury were particularly clear and noisy.

This also confirms just how badly Kuroba Laisei was injured in the battle just now.

"Ghostly Gen Mashiro?" Yuuki Yuki asked, her voice rising at the end. This answer didn't surprise her.

Kuroba Reisei raised his hand to interrupt Yuuki Yukino's question, and after catching his breath for a while, he was able to continue speaking with difficulty.

"Ghostly Mashiro, and another woman I don't recognize, those two directly tore this space apart and then... took the master away."

Chapter 134 Creation

Kuroba's account of her reincarnation was already quite detailed, but there wasn't much else she could recount.

The appearance of Mashiro and Asahi Ya – although Asahi Ya is only Yuuki En's speculation, Yuuki En can't think of any other possibility.

From the moment the two appeared until the end of the battle, only a few minutes had passed.

The two tore open space and launched a full-scale attack on Kuroba Laishi and Seishin. Kuroba Laishi was quickly defeated by their offensive, and the two of them, along with Seishin, left through the torn space.

Yes, it's that simple. To render a magical girl of Kuroba's caliber completely helpless, aside from those two, perhaps only Lava Mountain Lantern could do something like this.

This happened shortly before Yuuki Yuuki returned home.

In other words, Asahi Miyabi only came to the tram after taking Seishine away, intending to test Yuuki Yui. This should be the correct chronological order.

Despite Yuuki Yui's prejudice against Kuroba Reisei, she believed that Kuroba Reisei's account should be believed. The lock that Seishine placed on Kuroba Reisei had not been broken, and whether Kuroba Reisei wanted it or not, she remained loyal to Seishine.

The fact that Kuroba Rei, at the critical moment, did not receive any orders but instead decided to save Seishin on his own initiative already foreshadowed this.

Besides, Saint Shion has already been kidnapped, so there's no need for Kuroba Reisei to lie to him under these circumstances.

After listening to Kuroba's account of his reincarnation, Yuuki Yukino turned to ask Yumehara Sumireko, who had been standing silently to the side.

"Sumireko Yumehara, what do you think?"

Sumireko Yumehara rubbed her hand armor on her chin several times before answering seriously.

"You were able to find a way to enter the Dream Realm by distorting some of the rules, and Mashiro Urokin can do the same by manipulating space. In fact, she should be able to do it more easily than you. Although the methods may be different, the results are the same."

She put her self-blame aside in just a few minutes and started to analyze the more important issues at hand. Without considering Sumireko, Yumehara Sumireko's ability to distinguish between what is important and what is not is indeed very reassuring.

Yuuki Yukino nodded in agreement, signaling Yumehara Sumireko to continue.

Yumehara Sumireko glanced around knowingly and continued, "I don't have any other opinion, but this magical girl who appeared with Urouge Mashiro is likely suspicious. Why is it that no one knows anything about this magical girl in Tsukimi City?"

“She is the Holy Prayer,” Yuuki Yui replied succinctly.

The other two magical girls asked the same question.

"Holy Prayer?"

Who is Saint Prayer?

"Sigh." Yuuki sighed and recounted in detail to the two people who Seiki was and what she had experienced after finishing her part-time job that day.

Yuuki Yukino had plenty of time, and she could explain every single detail clearly and thoroughly.

After Yuuki Yuki finished her intelligence analysis, the two fell into a thoughtful silence. For a moment, even the last sound on this ruin was swallowed up by the darkness.

After a long time, Sumireko Yumehara finally understood the situation and made a summary: "Hirori has awakened in some way and reached a consensus with Mashiro Urouge. Their ultimate goal is to kill the original magical girl."

Yuuki Yui nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right."

"The fact that the two of them found Saint Shion's hiding place and took her away suggests that Saint Shion may still have a place in their plan. I think the same reason why Saint Qi came to you and Yuuki En separately is the same."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

"The fact that Mashiro Urobuchi and Seiki have achieved such complete alignment in their goals is the most troublesome thing right now. Both of them wield wands of the level of three pillar gods, and the effect they produce is not as simple as one plus one equals two."

"I understand that."

"Tsk." A rare look of distress crossed Yumehara Sumireko's usually mature face as she paced back and forth.

“I should have a lot to say, but now, I don’t know what to say. In Nishio’s memory, Hiiragi alone caused such serious damage. Hiiragi… Hiiragi…”

Yuuki Yukino clenched her fists and tapped them lightly on her forehead, as if doing so would make her mind clearer.

One after another, Yuuki Yukari now felt that her head was not filled with a thinking brain, but rather a sticky mess of paste.

"She said her name is now Asahimi, and that she has become human or something. Could this be part of her plan? Or some kind of... progress? achievement?"

The person who answered Yuuki Yukino's question was Kuroba Kisei.

"That woman meant exactly what she said."

Yuuki was quite surprised that Kuroba would speak up in his next life. Yuuki then turned to look at the dying Genken Mashiro: "Why do you say that?"

Kuroba Laisei said slowly in her hoarse voice, "Because all the 'Saints' are not human, at least not the kind of human we usually know."

Yuuki Yukino raised her eyebrows in confusion, waiting for Kuroba to continue.

Kuroba Laisei had no intention of keeping Yuuki Yukino a secret; in her current state of being covered in wounds, she couldn't dodge the question.

"The 'Saint' has always fulfilled the same mission: the entire church is led by a visible leader, and an unknown girl bears the power of the original magical girl, while suppressing the darkness from millions of years ago. It has always been like this."

"But not everyone can bear the power of the original magical girl. This power is too heavy for ordinary people, so a special container is needed. And the 'Saints' of each generation are containers created to bear this mission."

"The blood of the original magical girl flows in their veins, but they are not the offspring of the original magical girl. Instead, they are creations made through the power of miracles, as close as possible to the original magical girl."

The thing that Kuroba Laisei mentioned immediately reminded Yuuki En of those endless nuns who wielded magic wands as cannon fodder.

They are not human, but they have human appearances and magical girl powers, and at first glance they are no different from humans.

Of course, Yuuki Yui had also seen more advanced creations, such as the nuns following behind Seishin. It was those nuns who bought Seishin enough time to forcibly grasp the power of the original magical girl.

But unexpectedly, Saint Shion herself turned out to be just like them.

"I don't know how they were created, but they must have used the power of the original magical girls. Moreover, creations like their masters also have different qualities, and those that pass the test are given the name 'Saint'."

Kuroba Laishi recounted this story, but suddenly stopped, as if he was preparing what to say next, but didn't know how to begin.

"Then, what about those failed attempts?" Sumireko Yumehara didn't care about that. Having been hurt so badly by the corrupted magical girl, she already harbored considerable resentment towards people like Kuroba Reisei, so she naturally didn't care about the other person's feelings and directly pressed for an answer.

Kuroba Laishi paused slightly before continuing, "And the better ones among the failures are qualified to serve, while the many more failures are puppets that cannot even think, so they are catalyzed into soldiers. For countless years, they... have been operating in this way."

Soldiers, were they just those countless nuns?

"What does catalysis mean?" Yuuki asked another question.

“Because they are magical creations, they have the same skills as us. As long as they are given enough magic, they can be directly put into battle,” Kuroba Rebirth replied.

It's not hard to understand that this is how Saint Prayer fights: magical girls are born from giant trees with tentacles, and then the magical girls launch fierce attacks.

But the terrifying number of nuns gave Yuuki Yui a strange, indescribable feeling of unease.

She quickly found the reason for this awkward incongruity.

"Is this so-called success rate very low?"

“Very low. My owner was the last successful individual; in the more than ten years she grew up, there were no other successful cases.”

Kuroba's reincarnation answered.

"It is not easy to bear the power of the original magical girl. As you have seen, even so, even the master who is qualified to be called 'Saint' has to pay a considerable price to forcibly control that part of the power."

That's right, Yuuki Yukino saw just how unstable Seishion's body was when she forcibly grasped the power of the Primal Magical Girl.

To give an inappropriate example, it's like constantly farming randomly dropped equipment in a game, trying to find one barely usable item among a multitude of useless pieces of equipment, right?

This price seems a bit too high.

This further fueled Yuuki Yuuki's strong dissatisfaction with the Sacred Yū Academy.

But there was no better way. If the power of the original corrupted magical girl was not controlled, who knows what the consequences would be? So Yuuki Yuuki couldn't criticize the actions of St. Yuuki Academy on the grounds of "humanity".

Wait!

Yuuki Yukino just realized something.

Both Sumireko Yumehara and Reise Kuroba seem to have temporarily overlooked the most fundamental question due to the intense impact of the situation.

At least for now, Kuroba Reincarnation is still telling stories related to "Saint".

"However, for girls who are given the title of 'Saint,' their growth trajectory is no different from that of ordinary girls. Apart from the fact that they are not human, they are really no different from ordinary people."

"It seems that only in this way can the most suitable candidates be trained. After all, the power of magical girls is closely related to their wishes, and without the mind of an ordinary person, it is impossible to fully master this power."

“They grow up in this way and are no different from ordinary magical girls. In fact, they may even create their own magic wands.”

"But on the contrary, no matter how much they resemble an ordinary person, they are still a little bit different from being truly human."

Kuroba's words about the afterlife were going on and on. Although they were important information, they sounded like a tedious and boring chant to Yuuki Yuen, giving her a slight headache.

"Let me interrupt for a moment."

Unable to bear it any longer, Yuuki Yukino raised her hand high.

Kuroba Laishi obediently shut her mouth, showing that she had undergone a great change during her time with Seishin.

Of course, this is not a problem that Yuuki Eri should be considering right now.

This is what Yuuki Yukino is really concerned about right now—

"Hiroki, I mean Asahimi, she said she was reborn with the New Year and became human again, right?"

“That’s right. If it’s the wand that represents the power of life, it is indeed possible to cross the line that Kuroba mentioned in her afterlife and become a true human,” Sumireko Yumehara replied.

Yuuki Yui shook her head: "No, the point isn't that she became human, it's the timing. She said she became human during the New Year, but more than a week has passed since then. That means she's been free for more than a week."

Sumireko Yumehara nodded, then seemed to realize something, as if she had seen something incredibly terrifying, and gasped, her fists clenching tightly without a word, the gauntlets scraping together with a grating metallic sound.

"Yuki Yuuki, you mean to say..."

“Yes, that’s right.” Yuuki Yui also hoped that her speculation was false, but as it turned out, her worst fears had come true.

“Saint Shion was only kidnapped today, while Asahimi regained her freedom a week ago. So, who has been suppressing the original corrupted magical girl during this time?”

Kuroba Laishi also realized the seriousness of the problem, frowning deeply and remaining silent.

Yuuki Yukino shook her head and stated her final conclusion.

"Could it be that the original power of the corrupted magical girls was deliberately released because they desperately wanted to kill magical girls as a whole?"

Chapter 135 In a Corner No One Knows