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

The only difference was that this time, Mashiro Gorgen's tone was no longer a joking one, deliberately going against Seiki's wishes—no one would be in the mood for such a joke in this atmosphere.

Seiki genuinely hoped that Genki Mashiro would still be in the mood to make a joke at her, or even deliberately annoy her, so that she would feel that the current situation wasn't so bad.

But Urobuchi Mashiro didn't have that. At the same time, Urobuchi Mashiro lacked something else, or rather, had something else.

What's missing is some closeness with Shengqi, but what's added is a thick barrier separating the two of them.

"Our operation has encountered an unexpected disruption," Mashiro Kondo said softly, in the tone she would use when reporting on an operation.

Genjiro Mashiro wasn't referring to anything in particular; she was just giving a very ordinary report. The "interference" she was referring to, in Seiki's view, undoubtedly meant the other nuns who were lying on the ground, sprawling and unable to get up.

From the moment Seiki saw Gyoken Mashiro sitting alone on the ruins drinking juice, she had a vague premonition that the person who had dealt with the other nuns was none other than Gyoken Mashiro.

In response to Mashiro's words, Seiki silently raised her hand high above her head, bending her fingers in a gesture that would attract everyone's attention. The other nuns who were busy around immediately gathered around.

"Your Holiness."

"Your Holiness."

"Your Excellency, what are your orders?"

Saint Prayer slowly lowered her hand and gently waved to the side, signaling the other nuns to leave first, leaving herself and Xu Yan Zhenbai alone.

It seemed that the saint was worried that such a gesture would not accurately convey his intention, so he added a sentence clearly afterward.

"Please step back a bit, I have something I want to say to Xu Yan alone."

As Seiki spoke, she kept a close eye on Genki Mashiro's expression.

It seemed that Mashiro Urouge had no intention of stopping her, and she swallowed back the words she was about to say because of Seiki's raised hand.

This is good, this is the best.

Seiki understood that the fewer people who heard what Genki Mashiro was about to say, the better.

This applies to the church, to Xu Yanzhenbai, and even to themselves, from various perspectives.

The nuns immediately stepped aside, giving the two of them plenty of space.

The number of nuns around them dwindled, and the space around them grew increasingly empty. On the vast ruins, only Saint Prayer and the man she was looking at, Genji Mashiro, stood face to face, as if time had stood still around them.

Only Genki Mashiro's gaze seemed to have become even more intriguing, making Seiki, who was being stared at by Genki Mashiro, feel extremely uncomfortable.

For a moment, Seiki couldn't help but sigh: So this is how Mashiro Urouge can make such an expression.

But did Mashiro's expression actually change? Seiki couldn't say for sure, and couldn't remember later either.

The nuns' footsteps gradually faded into the distance, until they were almost inaudible, but none of the nuns left the scene.

Everyone stood at a distance, watching Genki Mashiro and Seiki, leaving ample space for the two of them to talk.

These idiots...

I let them go first to prevent my worst-case scenario from coming true.

However, these nuns probably wouldn't leave themselves alone here, as protecting their own safety is also one of their duties.

Although those capable of protecting and comforting her have all fallen, it would be difficult to find even one among the remaining nuns of the Holy Church stronger than Saint Prayer.

Oh well, this is fine too.

Saint Prayer thought about it and stopped worrying about it.

Genki Mashiro has waited long enough for him. While considering others, he cannot ignore the absolute center of this storm.

"Your Holiness, may I continue?"

Genki Mashiro caught a glimpse of Seiki's changing expression, and asked for instructions with a respectful tone that bordered on deliberate.

“Of course,” Saint Prayer replied, carefully choosing his words as he spoke: “I interrupted you earlier, but now you can slowly and meticulously report to me on everything.”

Genki Mashiro didn't cooperate. Rather, the feeling she gave Seiki was that from the beginning, she really only wanted to say these things, not caring whether anyone listened or how many people heard them. As long as Seiki heard them, that was enough.

"There's only one thing I want to say: our operation encountered unexpected interference, but I have completely eliminated all of it. I wonder if this result will satisfy Her Majesty the Saintess?"

Genki remained incredibly respectful, but Seiki saw it; she saw the silent, burning anger within Genki.

……

A week has passed since the Holy Sisters' elite forces were wiped out.

Many things happened within the church this week, but unlike when the nuns lost to Lava Lamp, there was no talk of it. Everyone kept quiet.

Last time it was just a failure, but this time it can be called a stain.

Although there was no discussion, the nuns in the church had already heard some rumors.

There was discord among the nuns of the Sanctuary. A group of nuns, led by Kenchi, decided to defect and rebel against the Church. Therefore, they deliberately lost in the previous battle. Mashiro Urokin, who refused to go along with them, thwarted their conspiracy. This is the version that everyone has heard.

No one knows whether this claim is true or false, and no one dares to ask, but there is much, much more evidence to support the claim that the elite of the Sisters of the Holy Church were wiped out, and that the seriously injured Mashiro Urokin returned to the Church.

If there wasn't internal discord, how could the nuns of the Holy Temple have lost to the corrupted magical girl? If Mashiro Urokin is guilty, why would she, along with the Holy Maiden and the remaining survivors, brazenly return with the other unconscious nuns of the Holy Temple?

After this happened, the entire church became lifeless for a long time.

However, what happened next was even more unexpected by everyone in the church.

His Highness personally ordered that the greatest contributor to the previous operation, Mashiro Kyouken, be adopted as his daughter, making her the third "Saint" in existence, after Saint Prayer and Saint Shion.

No one knows what the previous operation was, and no one knows what the biggest contributor did.

However, the bishop's own words implicitly confirmed that the rumors they had heard were likely true.

Almost everyone thought this way, except for one person.

Aside from Seiki himself, who only believes what he sees with his own eyes.

Chapter 194 Give Me a Drop of Pathetic Arrogance

Mashiro Gorgen has a wish: to completely defuse the magical girl bomb hidden in Tsukimi City, so that everyone can live a life without having to live in fear because of magical girls.

This wish is not particularly grand, nor is it that difficult to achieve. As long as one is strong enough, one can accomplish it—albeit temporarily.

Magical girls will continue to be created. In order to stabilize those corrupted magical girls who may get out of control, the church will also actively cultivate a group of magical girls called Holy Sisters. So no matter how hard she tries, it is ultimately just a temporary solution.

“I think Xu Yan’s wish is great. Instead of pushing others into the rain, she chose to hold an umbrella for them. This determination is remarkable.”

A senior nun from the sanctuary once said this to Genki Mashiro, and although she was pinning down and brutally ravaging a fallen magical girl at the same time, Genki Mashiro never forgot it.

However, that senior later retired from the nuns of the Holy Church because she no longer met the requirements for a magical girl, and at least Mashiro Urouge never saw her again.

It is said that after she left, she refused the generous offer from the church and instead went to the St. Joseph's Orphanage to become an ordinary teacher. It would have been best if she could have lived a peaceful life.

That said, recently, Mashiro Urouge has started to waver in her own wishes.

Not only was there a reason for that defeat, but the corrupted magical girl also overcame herself, yet did not kill herself.

Another reason is that in the previous operation, those who had no grudge against him and who had fought side by side with him just a few days ago, whom he trusted to entrust his back, turned their blades on him during the operation.

Genken Mashiro doesn't like to communicate with others, but not communicating doesn't mean her thinking is stagnant; in fact, quiet solitude is beneficial for her thinking.

She had already thought about it when Mashiro Gakuen personally ended the future of those nuns in the Holy Temple.

If it were another nun from another church who wanted to teach her a lesson because of her recent meteoric rise to fame, this would be too much of a show of force and go too far.

The current Mashiro Urouge is an important fighting force among the Sisters of the Sanctuary. She is no longer the newcomer who was at the mercy of others. Just like parents no longer directly punish their children after they reach a certain age, even if they do, the effect is extremely limited.

Even if the nuns, led by Captain Swordholder, did not intend to reveal any information to him, they would not act on their own.

Moreover, if something were to happen to me, I would have no way to explain it to the church.

Unless, of course, the church is backing up all of this.

Indeed, many of the weaker nuns were guarding the perimeter, and only a few of the best among them directly engaged in combat, indicating that the vast majority of people were unaware of this operation.

So what exactly did I do to cause the church to suddenly change its policy towards me like this?

Because she was disobedient? Although in fact, Masashiro's heart was not with the church, she never disobeyed a single command; on the contrary, she always carried out her orders perfectly.

Because she wasn't a magical girl transformed by the Church's power? If that's really the case, the Church should have taken action much sooner.

Is it possible that because of her own overwhelming power, she has become a threat to the church? While this is not impossible, the church is unlikely to suddenly launch an attack.

Yes, although these points were denied by Mashiro Gakuen, they are almost certainly one of the reasons why the church decided to take action against him.

Now, all that's needed is a spark, a legitimate reason.

Until one person appeared, becoming the final piece of the puzzle to complete Mashiro's conjecture.

Saint Prayer, she didn't participate in the operation directly, but she was present at the scene...

When Mashiro saw Seiki appear, some clues had already been woven into a thread in Mashiro's mind.

……

Because of what happened before, Shengqi has been unable to settle down lately.

Regarding the events of that day, the reason for the complete annihilation of the nuns, what happened to Genki Mashiro, and the anger emanating from her, Seiki could not find a reason.

After Mashiro returned, everything in the church changed drastically, so fast that Seiki couldn't understand it at all.

She still doesn't know what the danger she felt from Genki Mashiro was back then. Even though she tried asking the bishop and Genki Mashiro, she couldn't get any answers.

One thing is certain: something unpleasant must have happened between the church and Genken Mashiro.

Whenever she wanted to say something to Genki Mashiro, Genki Mashiro would always deliberately avoid her.

Seiki also tried to harass Genki Mashiro with Seiki Shion as before, and even used the excuse that Genki Mashiro was now an adopted daughter to get her to spend time with her. However, Genki Mashiro still maintained minimal contact and politely kept her at arm's length.

It was as if all the things that had happened between Seiki and Genki Mashiro over the years, and all her past efforts, had vanished after that day.

Therefore, she had to find Genki Mashiro and get to the bottom of things. This time, it wasn't because she naively wanted to understand everyone's thoughts, but because she had to use her own eyes to judge whether Genki Mashiro was indeed a restless seed for the church.

If the seeds of unrest have already been sown, and the Holy Prayer does nothing, they will only continue to sprout and eventually ignite the entire church.

So, that night, Seiki knocked on Genki Mashiro's door.

"Your Holiness."

The familiar face that opened the door, and the same address that came out, only it seemed that there was already an insurmountable barrier between Gen Urobuchi and her.

"You don't need to call me that."

If it were the old Mashiro Urouge, she would definitely have said, "But you are the Saintess, there is nothing wrong with me addressing you this way."

However, Genki Mashiro did not say that. Instead, he nodded slightly and made way for Seiki to enter.

Seeing that Genjiro Mashiro had no reaction, Seiki couldn't help but feel a momentary disappointment at her fantasy that she had just been able to guess what Mashiro might say.