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

From the moment Baqi stood in front of Yuuki Yukino, she was prepared to take action against Kuroba Laisei. She wasn't afraid at all if Kuroba Laisei made a move.

Kuroba Laisei's pace quickened, almost as if he were running, covering distances of a few steps in the blink of an eye.

The giant sword she held above her head reflected her distorted face.

Chapter 239 It's not too bad, right?

Kuroba Laisei, holding Saint Shion in one arm and raising her weapon, remained motionless. Inuyama Tomoe, holding a magic wand to block Yuuki Yukino, also remained motionless. Countless magical girls were equally silent, as if the entire block had fallen into silence because of their presence.

All that could be heard was the sound of footsteps, the sound of Kuroba Laisei approaching step by step, interspersed with the rustling sound of Yuuki En and Hayashi Keiko's clothes rubbing against the ground as they desperately tried to suppress the chaotic magic.

Everyone was exhausted. In the past few hours, these magical girls, the residents of the city, and even the entire city had experienced too much.

But the footsteps continued, twisting their already taut nerves twice more. Although doing so might cause everything to collapse, for someone who was almost insane, she never cared what her actions would bring.

This was true in the past, and it is true now.

But behind the silence, the pungent smell of gunpowder already indicated that the two sides were on the verge of war and a battle was about to break out.

As one step is taken, this false peace, which will inevitably be torn apart, quietly shatters.

Kuroba Laishi raised the greatsword above her head; her target was not only the magical girl standing in front of her, but also the tranquility of the present moment.

The speed at which the sword was raised was slow, but when the greatsword fell, it was ridiculously fast, like a sharp wind cutting through the last trace of warmth with a cold, sharp wind.

Feeling the sharp wind about to caress her face, Inuyama Tomoe raised her gun blade, and a wave of heat, as if capable of burning everything away, swept over her hand.

Just as the cold and the heat were about to embrace, a weak call came from beside my ear.

"Wait a moment……"

The greatsword of Kuroba Reincarnation suddenly stopped in mid-air. Inuyama Tomoe, who had also heard the call amidst the noise, frowned even more, and the direction of the spear blade shifted slightly.

The scorching wind swept past the side of the greatsword, exploding high in the sky. The heat from the explosion swept across the entire land, turning the faces of every girl crimson.

Many people felt a chill run down their spines. Inuyama Tomoe usually kept a low profile, but this attack was aimed at directly wiping out Kuroba Kiyomi.

The way the other magical girls looked at Inuyama Hatsuki changed slightly because of this.

Of course, this does not exclude Kuroba Reincarnation.

Kuroba Laishi heard that call early on, and he couldn't possibly have mistaken the owner of that call.

From a long time ago, or perhaps not long ago, whenever Kuroba heard this voice in her next life, her body would always involuntarily submit, and she had missed this voice for a very, very long time.

Saint Shiyin, nestled in her arms, was slowly opening her eyes.

"Master?!" Black Feather Reincarnation cried out in surprise, calling out to his master, and plunged the greatsword straight into the ground.

"Hmm..." Sheng Shiyin's voice was very weak, as if she would stop breathing at any moment, and she responded softly with her throat.

Not only Kuroba Reincarnation, but all the other magical girls stopped and stared at Seishin.

"Put me down," Sheng Shiyin said, tentatively stretching her legs towards the ground, freeing herself slightly from Kuroba Laisei's embrace.

But as soon as her foot touched solid ground, her leg felt like a stick, completely unable to support her body, causing her to fall to the side.

Kuroba Laisei had already prepared to catch Sheng Shiyin, supporting her body with one arm behind her back so that she wouldn't actually fall to the ground.

Saint Shion tried a few more times, and the girls watched quietly as she tried repeatedly.

Kuroba Laisei has quieted down for the time being, and since Seishine is one of the core members of the whole plan, the girls also want to hear what she will say and what she will do.

Although she appears to be a victim, it remains to be seen whether she will truly stand by her own side.

After all, she has a history of pulling the Grand Cathedral from the underground of the Holy Age Academy to the surface.

Saint Shion could feel the burning gazes of the others, as if they wanted to stab her to the stake.

Although she had just woken up, she knew she had to say something here.

“I can manage on my own,” said Sheng Shiyin, trying to push away Kuroba Laisei’s hand, but Kuroba Laisei was worried that she would fall again, so she did not let go completely.

Saint Shiyin felt the support behind her and didn't say anything. Instead, she swallowed the saliva that came out of her mouth.

Then, Sheng Shiyin slowly spoke: "I don't know what happened, but I can guess."

The girls remained silent, continuing to watch Sheng Shiyin, seemingly waiting for her to confess what had happened to her, or perhaps afraid that if they interrupted her, her faint voice would stop abruptly.

But Sheng Shiyin's voice did not stop. Although it was slow, she still spoke, directly addressing things that the girls had some understanding of but were not entirely clear about.

She was taken away by Genken Mashiro and Asahimi, existing as a temporary vessel to contain the two forces. What was their plan? When the two attacked the Dream Realm, how did Asahimi recall the detached clones, those strange nuns whom Yuuki Emi called parasites, reassemble them, and stuff the original power into her own body?

After that, Seishin knew very little, but she clearly sensed that Gen Urobuchi Mashiro had used her body as a microcosm of the entire magical girl system, and wanted to completely end this history of magical girls by gathering all the things she wanted to destroy together and then destroying them all.

“Sister, no, Asahimi wanted to use her status as the successor of the Saintess to seize control of my body, and then control me to end everything. But... fortunately, Yuuki Yukina suddenly appeared and stopped it all.”

After saying this, Sheng Shiyin tightly closed her lips and stopped speaking.

"She is her, and you are you. Is it possible for her to want to control your body?" Koumori, a semi-expert on magical girls, couldn't help but ask. She had discussed the existence of souls and magic with Yuuki Yuki and Yumehara Sumireko quite a bit.

In her understanding, a person's soul belongs only to that person, like a pair of perfectly matched and interlocking precision devices.

For example, even if Sumireko Yumehara, who is now just a soul, were to put her soul into the body of a magical girl who has already been judged, she would still be unable to control that person's body.

If you ask for the reasons, one is what I mentioned before, and the other is that Sumireko Yumehara tried it.

Saint Shion stared into Hong Moli's eyes for a long while before slowly speaking again. It seemed that the silence had made her mouth dry, and this time her voice was even softer.

"Generally speaking, it is impossible, but there are some exceptions."

"What are the exceptions you're referring to?" Hong Moli then asked.

"For example, this magical girl has been judged, and her soul does not exist in her body, but her soul has been summoned back in some way."

This is why Asahimi reawakened the nuns and other magical girls.

However, the magical girls and the nuns of the sanctuary no longer interfered with them, and whether this was at Asahimi's behest is unknown.

"For example, one person's soul could perfectly match another person's body, but that's impossible. There are no two identical leaves in the world, unless it's some parallel universe version of yourself, or something as unrealistic as time travel."

Actually, everyone understands this situation. Nishio Koyomi brought back many magic wands from other timelines, which were based on the souls of other magical girls. If Nishio Koyomi had brought back a complete soul, there might really have been a situation where two souls were fighting for the same body.

"Finally, there's my case. Because we are special, we are replicas of the original magical girl created through primordial power. We possess souls that are almost exactly the same as the original magical girl's, which is why we are able to bear her power."

Even if their appearance, personality, and experiences are completely different, these created "saints" are essentially no different from the same person.

Or it could be said that because their future requires them to bear the power of the primordial, and to use their own bodies as cages to seal the primordial darkness, they share a common characteristic.

This is the reason why Asahimi was able to directly control Seishin's body.

No, that's the reason she could directly control Seishine, but because of Yuuki Eri and Yumehara Sumireko's intervention, Asahi Mi's plan failed.

After listening to what Sheng Shiyin said, Baqi turned her head and looked at Yuuki Yukino on the ground.

"So, what Xiaoyuan is holding right now is..."

“Hmm.” Sheng Shiyin nodded. She knew what Ba Qi was asking even before Ba Qi finished speaking.

"Alright then." Ba Qi shook her hand. "But Xiao Yuan can't keep holding onto it forever, can she?"

“Of course not. The best way is to reseal it, and everything will be back to normal.” Sheng Shiyin shook her head again.

She clearly had something left unsaid; you could tell just by looking at her expression.

Moreover, there will definitely be a twist later on.

"But?" Mizuno Yu and Seishine had no grudges or relationship, so she could ask the question directly.

"But the wand that could seal her no longer exists."

"It doesn't exist anymore?" Helica repeated softly, her voice full of doubt.

Although more than being confused, Helica was unwilling to accept reality.

Saint Shion nodded gently, snuggling into Kuroba Reise's arms, using his embrace to support her swaying body.

"Yes, it no longer exists. It was destroyed by Mashiro Urouge on the day my sister woke up. As a bishop, Mashiro Urouge knew the whole story of the seal, and she also had some knowledge of magic wands, so she was able to find a way to safely rescue my sister. That's why I chose to trust her and cooperate with her in the past."

Although Saint Shion did not reveal what the wand was, Inuyama Tomoe and Tenrai Herika, who had experienced the memories of Nishio Reki, had already figured out something, and it was the same thing.

“I have to chime in a little, there’s something I’m quite curious about.” Inuyama Tomoe held up her palm: “The thing you’re talking about, is it Mai Doctor Eight (not... a coffin?)”

Seeing that Seishin's eyes widened in surprise, Inuyama Tomoe knew that she had guessed correctly.

Chapter 240 Was this how the story should end...?

Before her final battle with Mashiro Urobuchi, others had heard many stories about how Nishio Reki traveled through time and what kind of scenery she witnessed on her journey.

It wasn't just out of curiosity; Nishio Reki's experiences could very well have a significant impact on this final battle. At the very least, her experience had already shown everyone Seiki's abilities, which prepared everyone for the battle against Asahiya.

Her journey began when Yuuki Yuki pushed her directly into the pure white coffin where Seiki had once been. It was this coffin that carried Nishio Reki through the turbulent currents of time, allowing her to return to this familiar time and begin to write a brand new future.

The existence of that coffin was known to others as well.

Rather, aside from Kuroba Reise and Seishine, who might know the truth, everyone else had seen Nishio Reki carrying a coffin, and most people had fought against Nishio Reki in that state.

Even if no one immediately thought of the coffin, after Inuyama Tomoe's reminder, they all knew what she was referring to.

"Is that magic wand you're talking about a white coffin?"

Saint Shiyin's eyes widened in disbelief that Baqi would describe the wand's appearance so directly. Even she had no idea of ​​its existence before Saint Qi's accident, and she didn't even know that the secret chamber containing the coffin was only separated from the Grand Cathedral's chapel by a wall.

"Wh-what?" Sheng Shiyin began to stammer, and anyone could see her unspoken question: How did you know?

But this reaction has confirmed that what Inuyama Hideki said was absolutely right.

So that thing was destroyed by Mashiro Gakuen?

This is something that others don't know.

"How...how do you know?" Seeing that no one answered her, Sheng Shiyin made her words even clearer.

Before anyone else could answer, Sheng Shiyin witnessed an even more unbelievable scene.

Saint Shion hadn't paid attention to who was in the magical girl group and who wasn't. She wasn't particularly familiar with Nishio Reki either, having only met him twice in previous battles. Besides, she had just woken up and had no time to pay attention to everyone.

When Nishio Reki flew back at high speed from afar, Seishin opened her mouth wide in surprise.

What Nishio Reki is like isn't really important, but the thing she's carrying on her back is all too familiar to Seishion.

Is that not the wand of the original magical girl, but a sacred relic of the church that all the saintesses of the past had to use to fulfill their duties—that is, the large coffin that was dismantled by Mashiro Urouge?

Just as she was thinking, Nishio Reki landed steadily on the ground, propped the coffin on his back up on the ground, and quickly ran to Yuuki Yuki's side.

"Xiao Yuan!"

"Hey...you're so slow! How far is it from here to your house?!" Every word Yuuki Yuuki uttered seemed to be squeezed out of her throat, her face already flushed red. It took her a lot of effort to suppress that ball of magic.