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

The safest course of action is to hand her over to Mashiro and let her handle it.

However, if we just take her directly to see Mashiro...

Asahi Mikoto pondered, turning her head to glance behind her. Gorgen Mashiro was still intently injecting their masterpiece of the past few months into Seishin's body.

That's it.

"Hold your sword!"

Asahi shouted loudly.

The former leader of the nuns stepped back half a step, and a dazzling light suddenly burst from the longsword in her hand, preventing the blonde magical girl who was fighting her from getting close for a moment.

Kenchi glanced at Asahimi, indicating that he was listening, then drew his sword and stepped forward again. The blade and the lightning Helica covered his fist, forming a gauntlet-shaped lightning bolt that crossed several times amidst the roar of thunder.

Asahimi's shout also briefly drew the attention of the magical girls who were engaged in fierce battle, most of whom were on Yuuki Yuki's side.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and keeping an eye on these changes has become an instinct for the girls.

This glance drew the girls' attention to the pale-faced Asahimi, and Yuuki Yukino, who was bound by tentacles beside Asahimi.

Immediately, screams erupted from the group of magical girls.

"Yuki!"

"Senior Yuuki!"

"Xiao Yuan!"

"How could this be?!"

These screams went unheard by Asahimi; for the time being, the only person she needed to keep an eye on was Kenmochi.

Asahi knew he didn't need to give any further instructions regarding Kenchi.

"Stop them."

Asahimi left behind these instructions, ignoring the increasingly powerful magical explosions behind him, and controlled the tentacles that were entangling Yuuki Eri, moving closer to Urouge Mashiro.

Chapter 213 Accomplices

So far, so things have gone relatively smoothly, haven't they?

Initially, Yuuki Enishi genuinely attacked Asahimi with the intention of eliminating her.

But once they clashed, it became clear that the injuries on Asahimi, a more orthodox summoning magical girl, had a negligible impact on her—not that the wounds were unimportant, but rather that they did not affect Asahimi's attacks at all.

With the ability to summon countless tentacles and give birth to those strange nuns, she could exert far more power on the battlefield of this defensive war than she appeared, forcing Yuuki Eri's attacks to be repelled several times.

If the wound could have any impact on her, at most it would cause occasional pain that would distract Asahiya.

As planned by Koretoko, Yuuki Yuuki gradually showed signs of fatigue, waiting for Asahimi to launch a surprise attack on her.

In fact, there's no need for Yuuki Yuki to act out a defeat scene where she's no match for her opponent. As long as she reveals even the slightest weakness, an opponent of Asahimi's caliber will definitely not give up.

So she cast her bait, and Asahimi took the bait just as she expected.

Although the process was rather tortuous, and Yuuki Yuki was hit hard several times, and secretly tried to break free from Asahimi's restraints, Asahimi did not disappoint Yuuki Yuki. Every time Yuuki Yuki made a small move, Asahimi saw through it and neutralized it.

Whether Yuuki Yukino's performance was convincing or not was hard to say, but her experience of pretending to be an ordinary girl in Nijisanji for so long certainly came in handy.

When Asahimi used his tentacles to wrap around Yuuki Yuka's body and approach Urouge Mashiro, Yuuki Yuka almost lost her composure.

No, I must hold back. I can't afford to give myself away yet; victory isn't in my grasp.

But the dozens of meters that he couldn't cross before, no matter how hard he tried, are now being shortened by Asahimi's guidance.

Genki Mashiro is almost here.

Still transmitting magic, Mashiro Urouge raised her chaotic eyes, her gaze sweeping over Yuuki Yuuki's body, as if trying to see through Yuuki Yuuki's skin and flesh to see directly into her inner thoughts.

That single, distant glance made Yuuki Yuuki feel as if all her tricks had failed her; the smooth sailing she had gained from being captivated by Asahiya and brought before Urouge Mashiro vanished instantly.

It's not that Gen Urobuchi Mashiro is really that powerful, but even Yuuki Yukina's wild ideas only began to be grounded into various plausible or improbable judgments about the future after she came into contact with Gen Urobuchi Mashiro. If it weren't for trying to guess Gen Urobuchi Mashiro's thoughts, Yuuki Yukina might not have evolved to this extent.

In terms of ways of thinking, Genken Mashiro can indeed be considered half a teacher to Yuuki Yuuki.

Could she possibly realize that she had deliberately lost the battle? Could she deduce her own plans at this moment?

No, clear your mind, struggle like a small fish, fight back desperately like a true loser.

No, no, that won't do. If I followed my normal thinking, I would be desperately trying to figure out how to get out of this predicament, and I would never give up until the very last moment.

This was the first time Yuuki Yukino had tried to guess her own thoughts and speculate on what she, as a normal person, might do at this time.

This is even more difficult than Yuuki En imagined.

But the distance between Yuuki Enishi and Urobuchi Mashiro is constantly shrinking.

"Stop ringing, Mi."

As Xu Yanzhenbai's voice rang out, the sharp light shooting from his eyes did not waver in the slightest.

"Okay, it's really white."

Asahi Mi agreed, stopped her misstep, put her legs together, and stood still.

The tentacles following behind her, bearing the entire weight of Yuuki Enishi, paused for a moment, then stretched out to both sides, completely pulling apart Yuuki Enishi's body, which had been tightly bound, as if displaying their spoils.

Ten meters, Yuuki Yukino estimated that it was about that subtle distance.

For a magical girl, this distance is nothing, but if she were to make a move, Asahimi and Genki Mashiro would have ample time to react.

This distance must have been carefully calculated by Genki Mashiro.

As expected, Genki Mashiro did not believe that he would be defeated by Asahi so easily.

The situation is completely different now. Yuki Eri's struggle just now was only to deceive Asahimi, making her believe that she still wanted to resist, thus confirming that she had really lost to the other party, and that she had lost to the other party without any power to resist.

But now, Yuuki Yukino is truly ready to rebel.

Furthermore, Yuuki Yuuki only has one chance. If she fails, not only will all the roles she played before be wasted, but she will also have been handed over to the enemy without any benefit.

If she acts rashly, she will definitely be controlled by the other party. However, if Yuuki Yukino doesn't act, it will be too late by the time Urouge Mashiro finishes her action.

Be patient and wait for your opportunity.

Yuuki Yui remained silent, while Genki Mashiro simply stared at her. Yuuki Yui couldn't know what Asahimi was doing due to the angle of her gaze, but she could feel Asahimi's intense gaze.

The awkward atmosphere continued to escalate. With the two of them staring at her like that, Yuuki Yukino was definitely unable to make any move.

If this situation continues, then Yuuki Yuki will have absolutely no chance.

Something has to be done to break the current atmosphere and deadlock.

"Ghostly Mashiro." Yuuki Yui raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you going to give me a victory speech?"

The tone of this sentence should be fine, right?

Mashiro Gorgen's answer was extremely brief.

"I haven't won yet."

Tsk, what a suspicious fellow.

But if Genki Mashiro suddenly started boasting about her victory to Yuuki Yuuki, Yuuki Yuuki would probably be much more afraid than she is now because she couldn't figure out what Genki Mashiro was planning.

This could be Genki Mashiro's caution, but Yuuki Enishi thinks it's fine to see it as suspicion. In any case, it's all about being wary of oneself, and one should be prepared for the worst.

While pondering this in her mind, Yuuki Yui also took a deep breath and put on a hateful expression.

"it is good."

What's so good about that? If this continues, things will just go back to the way they were before.

"Don't you think you should introduce her to me?" Yuuki Yuen said, gesturing behind her with her chin, clearly referring to Asahimi.

“You’re right,” Genki Mashiro replied, but after saying that, she didn’t say anything more.

What are you talking about? And then? Why aren't you responding to me?

If Yuuki Yukino hadn't arranged for Nishio Reki to have a backup plan before deliberately losing the battle, she would have been driven to the brink of collapse by Gonno Ken Mashiro's attitude by now.

"Are you thinking about how to brush me off?"

"I never thought that way."

"Is talking about your relationship bothering you? Don't you want to tell me about your past relationship?"

"Our relationship has never been that of lovers."

Ok?

What was that guy just saying?

From what I've heard from Seishin, from what Urouge Mashiro has said, and from what I've learned from Yuuki Yuuki, it seems that Seishin is the only person who can drive Urouge Mashiro to act, and also one of Urouge Mashiro's few weaknesses.

Yuuki Yukino couldn't think of any other relationship besides that of lovers.

In addition, Yuuki En also heard from Seishin that their "sacred" destiny is to use their own bodies as a cage to seal the original power, while another visible leader is responsible for leading the entire church to continue on its path.

Saint Prayer has fulfilled her duty by using her body as a vessel, but Genki Mashiro was chased out of Moonsea City by the primordial power and had to temporarily stop in Rainbow Leaf City.

Something must have happened.

Even after all that happened, Mashiro still missed Seiki and even released her.

I can't possibly tell myself that the two of them hit it off immediately, that they're kindred spirits, and that they cherish each other... Anyway, that's the gist of it! Are they the kind of soulmates who would give everything for each other?

Perhaps Yuuki Yukino hasn't seen enough of this kind of person, but she's never seen anyone in real life who would go to such lengths for someone other than in a romantic relationship.

Oh, actually I have seen it before. Kuroba Reise, who was properly trained by Seishine, was just like this.

But that was a very special case; the two of them didn't seem to be in that kind of relationship at all!

If Mashiro's words were meant to shut herself up, then she did a really good job. Yuuki Yui is now truly speechless and at a loss for what to do.

But at this moment, Mashiro Urouge continued speaking, picking up where Yuuki Yukino left off.

"If I really had to describe our relationship in one word, it would be: accomplices."

Chapter 214 The Primordial Era

Hearing Genki Mashiro use such a twisted term as "accomplice" to describe her relationship with Seiki, a sense of unease arose in Yuuki Yuuki's heart.

Yuuki Yui had long known that Genken Mashiro and Seiki were both very abnormal, but the so-called "accomplice" relationship could not be simply summarized as abnormal.

The look in Genki Mashiro's eyes, and the complete stillness of Asahi Mi behind him, both implicitly proved that what Genki Mashiro said was true, and that this was not some pointless excuse that Genki Mashiro had come up with to fob him off.