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

The question was not directed at anyone, but the Holy Prayer accurately grasped the other party's intention.

"Because! I want to know you more, I want to know you better than anyone else!"

"Why?" Genken Mashiro asked again.

"Because you are now a member of the church! I want to be a competent bishop, not a robot that just follows the rules! So I need to get to know everyone!"

Saint Prayer recounted the reasons she had given countless times before, then shook her head: "No, it's not like that. It's just that you are special, so I want to understand you, that's all."

"And after you understand? You are a 'saint,' and you will stand on the side of the church."

The unspoken meaning behind Xu Yan Zhenbai's words is already quite obvious.

Even though she was also a 'saint,' she no longer considered herself to be on the side of the church, but had instead placed herself on the opposite side.

The blow of having an organization that raised you from childhood betray your original vows and wants to get rid of you is no less than losing everything because of a magical girl.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Mashiro Gorgen has lost everything once again.

But the Holy Prayer does not think so.

At least she still had herself by her side.

“I am ‘Saint’, and I stand on the side of the Church, that’s right.” Saint Prayer gently shook his head: “But I am not on the side of the Mother. What I want to become is a qualified bishop. If the bishops of the past have abandoned the original path, then I will correct it.”

"And don't forget, even if you're an adopted daughter, Mashiro Utsuro, you're now a member of 'Saint,' and you have a responsibility to get the church back on track! Instead of giving up and destroying it."

Gen Ken Mashiro's slightly open mouth closed in surprise, turning into a helpless smile.

That wooden-like Gen Ken, did she smile?

"What are you laughing at?!"

While surprised by the rarity of Mashiro's smile, Seiki also realized that the smile was because of something cringeworthy she had said, and her face immediately turned red.

"It's nothing." Genken Mashiro shook her head helplessly again.

"You still haven't answered me!"

"What should be answered?"

"You saw it too! The corrupted magical girl is not evil! And the holy nun who upholds justice can also become a tool for her own selfish desires!"

Seiki aggressively extended her hand towards Genken Mashiro.

"So! Do you want to join me in saving this church and Moonsea City that have gone astray! Let's find a path that belongs to us, in our own way!"

Chapter 196 Each Fighting Their Own Battle

Now, in the dream world.

"The current state of Moonsea City is all because of me? So you're saying I have quite a bit of power?"

Lava Mountain Lantern casually reached out and scratched his hair a few times, grinned as he looked at Genji Mashiro, who was floating in mid-air with dazzling light bubbles, and turned his neck to the side.

"Although I think I have a lot of energy, I don't remember doing anything extraordinary. Could it be that you're overthinking things after I defeated you, which is why things are like this today? If so, it has nothing to do with me."

Genken Mashiro had no doubt about Lava Lantern's strength. It was only natural that the other party expressed his confidence so openly, as Lava Lantern possessed the strength to match that confidence.

Laughter didn't think at all that Mashiro was arbitrarily pinning the blame on her. Even counting the number of times they had met today, it was only about three times. But Laughter's intuition told her that Mashiro wasn't the type to blame others for her failures.

"So what? It's too boring to just sit here and not make a move, isn't it? At least let me see just how far your rule-based abilities can go." Loboro beckoned with her finger. What would be an excessive provocation on anyone else would look perfectly normal to her.

“Okay.” Genken Mashiro readily agreed: “That’s exactly what I was thinking too.”

On the other side of the Dreamland, not far away, the girls of the Holy Temple who were bombarding the living beings with their abilities all felt a strange magical power above their heads.

Although the magic of the Grand Cathedral was also unusual, the magic emanating from Genji Mashiro at this moment had reached the point of overshadowing the main magic, forcing people to look up at the shining stars in the sky.

But in reality, they were not stars, but rather countless points of light, each flowing with a different color. Countless light bubbles presented a chaotic array of colors, becoming the most basic unit adorning behind Shinjiro, forming a curtain of light.

“That magic…” Nishio Reki’s eyes sharpened as he immediately realized what Urobuchi Mashiro was doing.

She had witnessed the precursor to this ability once before, but Mashiro Urouge had been very discreet at the time, and Nishio Reki had suffered from not knowing about her opponent's ability.

“That’s right!” Yuuki Yuen realized it too. She was very familiar with this ability, and Gen Urobuchi Mashiro never minded using it in front of her.

That was one of the powers possessed by Yog-Sothoth—the ability to control space.

Yuuki Yukino had also suffered from being ambushed by Utsugi Mashiro, and her first formal battle with Utsugi Mashiro actually took place in the space created by Utsugi Mashiro.

Of course, there are many other ways to develop this ability. For example, she could use that space to avoid detection by other magical girls, which is what she did when dealing with Seishin; or she could teleport herself or a powerful attack away to maneuver flexibly.

Now that Mashiro Gakuen has used this power, there can only be one purpose for her.

This guy wants to put the magma lamp inside, just like he did when he threw Nishio Reki or Yuuki Yuki into the other dimension before.

Whether Rongshan Deng will be imprisoned, how long she will be imprisoned, and whether she can get out on her own are all questions for later.

One thing is certain: once the Lava Lantern is temporarily banished from the battlefield, it will be no easy task for the remaining magical girls to stop Urouge Mashiro.

At this moment, Lamp seemed to be completely out of it, currently holding the giant sword of molten fire with his arms crossed and looking at Mashiro with anticipation.

No, Laughing Mist might know that Mashiro Urokin is preparing some incredible attack, but she just wants to try and take it head-on, which is very much in line with Mashiro Urokin's confidence.

Other attacks, he could have easily taken them, but an attack that could throw Mashiro Urouge out of the battlefield...

The space around the Lava Mountain Lantern has begun to mutate. The countless points of light scattered across the sky by Genki Mashiro are connected into a line, like an invisible giant hand holding this fearless magical girl in its palm.

The hands continued to close, compressing the scenery visible to the lava lamp smaller and smaller, threatening to completely engulf her.

Lava Lantern remained calm and composed, arms crossed, waiting for the slowly closing space to engulf her. It was unclear when she would make her move, or rather, whether she would even make a move at all.

Lava Mountain Lantern can wait, but Yuuki Eri cannot wait at all.

"Baqi!"

"understand!"

The two conveyed their meaning in an instant. The red and purple figures condensed in the air, then flickered like annihilated asteroids and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Baqi and Yuuki Yuuki have only one combined attack skill.

In mythology, M'shishar is the great leader who roams beyond time and space, ruling over the city of time and space and the hounds of Tindaros.

M'Shha is not anyone's wand, but it possesses the same power as any wand. It is the result of combining the concept of Fenrir, the wolf that devours the world and the gods, with Nyarlathotep's twisted concept.

In mythology, the being that forms an enemy relationship with it and engages in an eternal struggle is called Yogthoth.

In the instant that unsettling magic flashed by, a bead of cold sweat trickled down Genji Mashiro's forehead.

In response to the wand's movement, or perhaps driven by an instinctive sense of crisis, Mashiro Urouge swung her wand towards her only blind spot.

Click.

The space beside Genki Mashiro was torn open as if by a cat scratching a piece of plastic, and the dark-skinned girl extended her sharp claws from within.

The sharp claws collided with the paintbrush in Genki Mashiro's hand. The contact between the two inconspicuous things was like a collision between planets, and the shockwave blew the stars arranged behind Genki Mashiro into pieces.

The five fingers of Mashiro's free hand seemed to be grasping something, something that felt very illusory, like a compass of fate or a switch of time.

"Don't think about it!"

With a loud shout, Mushisha magnified the claw marks that could tear space several times before unleashing them with a fierce swing.

But as the claw marks were being swung down, she clearly saw an unbelievable scene.

Many times, Yuuki Yuuki feels as if everything around her has come to a standstill.

But that's just an illusion, proof that one's reflexes are too strong; time doesn't actually stand still.

But this time it's different; this time everything has truly come to a stop.

Perhaps it was because she was in the same state as Baki that she was able to see such a bizarre sight.

All was silent, everything lost its color, as if I had lost contact with the whole world, and I couldn't move at all.

But two things are still moving.

The space around the lava lamp was constantly closing in; and Genki Mashiro, whose complexion had clearly deteriorated and who was now retreating rapidly.

How long did the time stand still? Two seconds? One second? Or even less?

But in that brief, lag-like moment, Mashiro Kondo was able to accomplish a great deal.

In the frozen time, the rapidly closing space had already sent the Lava Mountain Lamp to who-knows-where. The area where she once stood was now completely empty, as if the existence of the strongest fallen magical girl who had entered the dream world with them was just an illusion.

Meanwhile, Mushishiha's claw attack to stop Genki Mashiro was dodged by Genki Mashiro, leaving several razor-sharp cracks in the space behind the towering claw mark.

No one would have expected that Mashiro would accelerate the process in such a way, getting ahead of Yuuki and the others in sending Mashiro away from the battlefield.

Even if Yuuki Yuki realized it, she couldn't stop Grimm's Mashiro in the still space.

Mushisha remained in the curled-up position after making his move, staring with his vertical pupils at Urouge Mashiro, who had retreated a few steps and was not making any moves at the moment.

Beyond the space torn open by the claws lay the silent night sky of Moonsea City, with the faint sounds of bustling voices audible between them.

A moment later, the space gradually closed again, isolating all external sounds. Only Gen Ken Mashiro slowly straightened his body and raised the paintbrush in his hand.

"What a pity." Genken Mashiro shook her head, the meaning of which was self-evident. However, Genken Mashiro then abruptly changed the subject, as if an invisible pressure was emanating from her: "You...saw it?"

"What do you see?" Mushisha tilted his head, crossed his arms in front of him, and intentionally or unintentionally used the floating mist around him and his arms to cover his naked tanned skin.

The one in charge of Mushishiha is Baki, so her way of speaking and acting is closer to Baki's, but their vision is shared, and everything that Yuuki Eri sees is also clearly seen by Baki.

Therefore, Baqi is now blatantly feigning ignorance.

Meanwhile, Mashiro Urouge seemed to have seen through the composition of Mushisha and ignored Baqi's words.

"I'm asking about Yuuki Yuuki."

"Oh, so?" Musisha continued to play dumb, but his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he had no intention of responding to Genki Mashiro's words at all.

When it comes to playing dumb, Mashiro Urouge and Seiki had done it countless times when she was still a nun at the Holy Church. Even Baqi's blatant non-cooperation couldn't make her feel any anger.

Genki Mashiro raised her eyelids, twirled the wand around her finger, and the paintbrush seemed to be manipulated by an invisible thread, flying through the air and drawing various patterns from its tip.

The paintbrush didn't make any attacking moves for the time being, but just circled around Xu Yan Zhen Shiro like a little pet. But if Mu Xi Shi Ha made any move, it would definitely be the first to react.

Although Mushishiha appeared very calm, Tomoe was still quite flustered when facing Urouge Mashiro, and quickly sought the opinion of Yuuki Yui, who was providing her with power.

"Xiaoyuan, what should we do?"

Yuuki Yukino's thoughts materialized into a voice that directly reached Baqi's ears; this was the advantage of Mushisha.

"Trust Yumehara and Koremi, and stop Genki Mashiro here first."

"Alright! Got it!" Baqi snapped her fingers in her mind, even though Yuuki Yukino couldn't hear it.