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

"You, Sakura, Kurenai, and the Hundred Demons remain."

Mizuno Yu thought for a moment, then nodded silently, the explosive sound of the ice arrow leaving the bowstring serving as her answer.

This allocation is appropriate from all perspectives.

From a combat power perspective, both Baqi and Helica are extremely destructive and not suitable for leaving behind to clean up these scattered enemies. However, Hyakki and Kurenai, who are known for their speed, or Mizuno Yu and Sakura Hanako, who are known for their precise control, do not have this problem.

The three of them have a special feeling for Yuuki Yuki, and regardless of success or failure, keeping them by their side is the most appropriate thing to do.

If everyone wins the battle in the Dream Realm, those who are left behind will not have any complaints about not fighting alongside Yuuki Yuki.

And if they fail, those who have special feelings for Yuuki Yuuki will not blame themselves for not being able to stand with her before the last moment.

"So, in the end, only the four of you will be going?" Mizuno Yu confirmed.

Sitting on Yuuki Yuuki's tentacle cluster and flying alongside her, Mizuno Yuu saw it but didn't point it out, while Hayashi Keko eagerly spoke up.

"Me too! Me too! I want to go with Yuuki-kun too!"

Mizuno Yu thought for a moment, some questions rising to her throat, but she swallowed them back down.

"So, the five of you?" Mizuno Yu reorganized her words and confirmed again.

A voice sounded beside her, sounding incredibly familiar, yet it didn't belong to Yuuki Yuki or Hayashi Keiko.

"No, there are six."

A magical girl with red highlights carries a giant sword made of lava.

"How can you not include me in something this fun?"

Chapter 184 Sudden Intrusion

Inuyama Tomoe pierced the heart of the city like a bullet.

Bachi landed steadily, patting off her bright red military-style magical outfit, and looked around at the other magical girls who had arrived earlier than her.

When her gaze fell upon Lancelot, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and saying nothing, her brow twitched involuntarily, and she immediately pulled Yuuki Eri aside.

"What...what is she doing here?"

Even someone as composed as Inuyama Tomoe was startled by the sight of the Loomaki Lantern, and even stammered a bit.

"Well... it's a long story." Yuuki Yuuki glanced at Lava Mountain Lantern's face out of the corner of her eye. The other person seemed to be resting with his eyes closed and did not notice her gaze. Only then did Yuuki Yuuki continue to explain to Baqi.

There wasn't much to explain, except that Lava Mountain Lantern said, "Although I don't know what's going on, I feel like something interesting will happen if I follow you." And then he followed.

Yuuki Yui and Rokuyama Tou could not be considered good friends; they were merely business partners who had made a few deals. Their relationship was far less close than that between her and Mizuno Yui.

Over time, Yuuki Yukari almost forgot that Lava Mountain Lantern was actually a battle maniac, after all, her image as a workaholic was too deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Either Yuuki Eri does indeed need the help of the Lava Lamp, and it would be even better if the other party were willing to help—helping her fight and suppressing the berserk Lin Jiezi. The power of either Lava Lamp would be a great help.

Unfortunately, the magma lantern doesn't listen to his commands, but Yuuki Eri thinks that as long as it doesn't end up being a hindrance, it's fine.

I listened to Yuuki Yui recount her encounter with the magma lantern, although it wasn't actually a chance encounter.

Baqi forced herself to accept the situation, then scratched her head: "Well... it's okay, right?"

"Oh right, I ran into Hong on the way. She told me about the split-up, so..." Ba Qi didn't dwell on it and looked around with her eyes darting around: "Now all that's missing is the blond shorty?"

"Who are you calling a short, blond-haired dwarf? I just heard about your plans from Sakura Hanako and rushed over, only to hear you talking bad about me?"

Helica appeared there like a thunderbolt striking the ground, with a deafening roar.

"Alright, now is not the time to argue." Nishio Reki intervened, trying to smooth things over.

Lin Jiezi was also gesturing frantically: "I...I mean...don't...argue."

Before Lin Jiezi spoke, Helica hadn't even noticed that he was there. Although Lin Jiezi usually followed behind everyone, with a major battle imminent, his presence here was truly inappropriate.

Herlica quickly took several steps to Yuuki Yuuki's side, covered her mouth with her hand, and revealed an expression similar to that of Baqi.

"What...what is she doing here?"

Yuuki Yukari had only answered once before, and then immediately said, "I ran into her when Mizuno and I were heading this way. She said that such an interesting thing, she also..."

"What are you saying?" Helica's expression was unusually interesting, her facial muscles twitching a few times.

"I'm talking about the Lava Mountain Lamp."

"I was asking about Lin Jiezi! You idiot...you moron!"

Herlica seemed about to explode, but she held back, subconsciously changing the words she was about to say about Yuuki Enishi into an extremely tsundere coquettish retort.

……

After a minor setback, the girls finally sorted out the current situation and reached a consensus.

The magical girls who didn't need to enter the Dreamland with Yuuki Yuuki had already scattered to various corners of the city to deal with those annoying nuns born from the black mud.

The remaining task, and the most important one tonight, is whether we can finally put an end to these unpleasant things. Success or failure hinges on this moment.

"Next, we're about to enter the Dream Realm. The enemy must have made preparations. I don't have much to tell you, so... just take care of yourselves."

Yuuki Yui took a deep breath, letting it sink into her body, then slowly exhaled through her nose, and began to speak to the others.

Xiao Li, Ba Qi, He Lika, Lin Jiezi, and Yumehara Sumireko, who was floating on Yuuki Eri's shoulder and had not yet created her own magical body, all nodded with varying degrees of emphasis.

Only the one who hadn't explicitly said he wanted to join the Lava Mountain Lamp didn't react much, silently standing at the very back while clutching the giant rock sword in his arms.

Yuuki Yuen's gaze swept over Lava Mountain Lantern. Even without any reaction, just her presence gave Yuuki Yuen a sense of security, as if this, and probably the last, operation was already a sure thing with her there.

Yuuki Yukino withdrew her gaze, raised her head again, and raised her fist above her head: "Next, let's teach those guys who have been disrupting our daily lives a good lesson!"

"Oh!"

The girls all raised their fists, and even Lava Lantern only raised his hand symbolically.

Great momentum! Let's press on and seize victory!

Sumireko Yumehara fell from Yuuki Enishi's shoulder, and the dark molasses water rose like countless stardust, weaving the veins of the human body in the space in front of the girls.

From bones to muscles, then skin, and finally that heavy armor, the moment everything condensed from a phantom into a physical form, Sumireko Yumehara's long hair rose in the air, and a vast magical power bloomed.

"Oh?" Rongshan Deng raised his eyebrows, revealing an interested look, but didn't say anything more.

But if everyone manages to return successfully, perhaps Lantern Lava Mountain will actually come looking for Sumireko Yumehara.

However, it is not yet time to think about the future; Sumireko Yumehara's attention is focused only on the present.

Nordens—Sumireko Yumehara held the trident-shaped magic wand in her hand, the trail left by the tip of the trident leaving behind a trail of light like dewdrops, as if water droplets had been sprinkled all over the sky.

The wand swept across a perfect semicircle, and the crisp sound of shattering glass began to ring out from all directions, as if an insurmountable wall stood before the girls.

This wasn't the first time Yumehara Sumireko had opened a path to the Dreamland, nor was it the first time the girls had witnessed her doing so; yet, that door had never opened for her.

So that's what it means that Sumireko Yumehara was cut off from her connection with the Dream Realm?

As the girls thought to themselves, dark purple lines had already climbed up Sumire Yumehara's trident, like creatures clinging to seabed rocks in the deep sea, dancing and swaying with the swinging of the trident.

Those lines were also left in the air, remaining between tiny spatial cracks.

Like plants sprouting from the soil, they grow wildly in the cracks, tearing things apart roughly. At first glance, they look like patches on the void, but they are doing something destructive.

With her brows furrowed, Yuuki Yui stared intently at the space. Judging from the magical power constantly leaking from her body, it was clear who was behind it.

But within this space, something seems to be vying for power with Yuuki Eri and Yumehara Sumireko.

"Someone made an eggshell to cover the place you're going to, so you have to try to break it, right?"

Lava Mountain Lantern stretched his neck a few times, picked up his greatsword and stepped forward, pushing aside Lin Jiezi who was blocking his way, passing by her, and then aimed at Yumehara Sumireko's back, raising his greatsword.

It's precisely because she is Lava Lantern that she disdains using such sneak attacks. Otherwise, if it were any other corrupted magical girl who said she wanted to go with everyone but then raised her weapon against her companion's back, anyone would probably think that she had betrayed them.

But the menacing appearance of the Lava Lantern did indeed make the magical girls sweat a little.

Lava Lamp didn't think about all these messy things. The giant sword made of rock was like a key. Lava Lamp directly stabbed it into a spatial rift next to Yumehara Sumire's trident, as easily as piercing a piece of paper.

Veins bulged on the back of Lava Lamp's hand, and as Lava Lamp called out the true name of the magic wand, the giant rock sword was crushed to pieces by Lava Lamp's force.

"Surtr!"

Among the shattered rocks, the real magic wand of Lava Mountain Lamp was revealed, resembling a giant flaming sword composed of a completely flowing mass of lava.

The shattered rocks blasted a huge hole in that space, revealing a vortex inside that seemed to be created by the entanglement of nebulae and black holes. Strange light burst out from the crack, illuminating the face of the lava lamp.

Yuuki Enishi and Yumehara Sumireko, both of whom are capable of directly entering the Dream Realm, worked together for a great deal of effort to open a small crack, only to have it pierced into a huge hole by Lava Mountain Lantern's sword.

This gave Yuuki Yuki a strong sense of frustration, but despite the frustration, Yuuki Yuki was not going to let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The broken threads clinging to the surroundings slithered like earthworms towards the wand of the Lava Mountain Lamp, transforming into a giant hand that tore at the already shattered space, tearing it even larger with overwhelming force.

The spatial fault began to devour the surrounding light, and rubble and dust formed a reverse vortex, and the spatial gate that everyone was so familiar with reappeared.

"It's open! Let's go!"

Yuuki gave a shout and took the lead, stepping on the magic book and rushing in.

……

Meanwhile, in the Dreamland.

"The spatial rift set up by Yog has been torn apart."

Sitting on the bench with her eyes closed, Mashiro slowly opened them and let out a long breath, as if talking to herself.

Asahi Miyabi's expression turned incredulous: "Huh? Yuuki Yukino is fast? You are..."

“This magic isn’t Yuuki En.” Genken Mashiro spoke softly, lifting his coat slowly from the bench, shaking it open, and draping it over himself: “It’s the Lava Mountain Lantern.”

Asahimi bit her lower lip in confusion: "Lava Lantern...who is she? Are there magical girls like her in Moonsea City?"

“You’ve diverted too much of your power.” Genken Mashiro had already put on her coat, straightened her collar with both hands, and stretched it before turning to Asahimi: “Who she is is not important. Her appearance was not outside my plan.”

Then, Mashiro's gaze swept over the blonde girl on the huge stage, but she did not make any comment.

"All the necessary elements are ready. Now, it's time to welcome our guests."

Chapter 185 Red, Black, White

Having passed through a distorted and dark space, the girls, who felt themselves falling, finally felt the presence of gravity again.

Even though Yuuki Yuuki has crossed the boundary between reality and dreams countless times, she still finds it hard to get used to this process that feels incredibly long but actually only lasts a moment.

However, the scene the girls saw this time was completely different from before, and even Yuuki Yukino, who had just tactically retreated from the Dreamland, couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

"That thing...it looks kind of disgusting."