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

No matter what! I absolutely cannot let Xiaoyuan continue like this!

As soon as this thought arose in Nishio Reki's mind, an unknown force surged through her body, and she took off running towards Yuuki Enishi's direction.

But she didn't take a step, not even lift her leg.

The pitch-black tentacles had already snaked along the ground to her front, tightly binding her ankles and preventing her from moving an inch.

Click.

Magical fragments shimmering with starlight appeared at the edge of Nishio Reki's wrist, like a shackle, fixing his hand in mid-air.

The same was true for Sumireko Yumehara, who was standing next to Nishio Reki. Several beams of magical light bound her hands and feet, making her completely unable to move.

Yuuki Yukino waved her free hand in the air, a sly smile on her face.

This is! The power of Yog and Shub!

Yuuki Yukino can actually use the power of those two wands now?!

Having already thought he had a good understanding of Yuuki Yuki's abilities and strength, Nishio Reki's perception was once again refreshed by Yuuki Yuki.

No wonder Mashiro Utsuro tried so hard to win over Yuuki Yuuki. If Yuuki Yuuki could use her abilities freely, if they hadn't interfered with her transformation and prevented her from using her abilities at the crucial moment, if Yuuki Yuuki hadn't been willing to cooperate with them...

With Yuuki Eri's abilities alone, the chances of Urobuchi Mashiro and the others succeeding are extremely slim.

For the three forces to successfully merge, Yuuki Yuki's Nya is not only indispensable, but also the undisputed leader.

It's a bit too late to think about these things now; Xiaoyuan is already...

Just as Nishio Reki was beginning to realize that he was powerless to help, a loud shout broke the silence.

"Waaaaaah!"

Lin Jiezi yelled and charged headlong towards Yuki Yuki without any direction.

Nishio Reki has worked hard, and everyone else has worked hard too! I absolutely cannot hesitate!

I hate myself for being unable to speak or do anything, and I hate that I can't change myself even when I'm with other capable people.

I've clearly made changes! Joining the band, volunteering to help secure more time for performances, and tonight too!

If I don't do something, all my previous efforts will be wasted! I'll become that pathetic, self-conscious version of myself again, like a little mouse trapped in a hole in the wall!

No! No! Absolutely not!

I must take that step!

That's what Lin Jiezi was thinking, and that's the kind of drive she used to push through.

Nishio Koki shook his head silently.

No, that's too reckless.

Lin Jiezi's speed and strength are no match for the magical girl. She also has unhealed wounds inflicted by Sheng Shiyin. If she runs over like this, Yuuki Yuki only needs to strike her once to completely lose the ability to resist, and she might even lose her life.

The magic that Yuuki Yukino casually tossed out had already reached Lin Jiezi's front and was about to truly touch Lin Jiezi's body.

Lin Jiezi gritted her teeth and charged directly towards that magical power.

It's over. Lin Jiezi absolutely cannot withstand this attack.

Honestly, Lin Jiezi was too reckless.

Retsu Nishio closed his eyes, unwilling to witness the horrific scene of an ordinary girl taking the brunt of a magical girl's attack.

But instead of the pitiful sound that Nishio Reki expected to hear, he heard a thud as someone fell to the ground.

Nishio Reki cautiously opened his eyes, and the scene he saw was completely different from what he had imagined.

Yuuki Yukino, who was tightly gripping the ball of light and absorbing it continuously, collapsed to the ground, looking at Hayashi Keiko with the same incredulous expression as herself.

Lin Jiezi, however, straddled Yuuki Yuuki's back, clenching her teeth and gripping the ball of light in Yuuki Yuuki's hand tightly with both hands.

Chapter 244 The Long Night Is Coming to an End, the Eternal Night Is Approaching

Lin Jiezi had no idea how she did it. When the light that Yuki Eri threw out came right in front of her, she truly felt the breath of death close at hand.

For Lin Jiezi, there was absolutely no way she could dodge it; neither her reaction speed nor her physical abilities allowed her to do such a thing.

Lin Jiezi simply raised her hands, closed her eyes, and let out an even louder scream.

"Waaaaaah!"

Immediately afterwards, the radiance of magic vanished upon encountering her body, like snow meeting fire, having no effect whatsoever on Lin Jiezi.

Lin Jiezi, holding her breath, used her body to ram into other objects that Yuuki Enishi had released to block her way.

Neither the strange orbs of light in the space nor the dark, writhing tentacles could stop Lin Jiezi in the slightest.

In the end, Lin Jiezi bumped into Yuki Yuki in one breath and knocked her to the ground.

Lin Jiezi wanted to grasp something, and as she had this thought, she also noticed the sphere of light in Yuuki Yukino's hand that was gradually shrinking.

Therefore, she only had one goal left.

Lin Jiezi stretched out both hands toward the ball of light in Yuuki Yuen's hand and grabbed it as well.

The feeling was like holding an egg—somewhat cold, yet strangely wonderful.

At the same time, Lin Jiezi felt that something inside her body had once again formed a subtle connection with the ball of light, a feeling exactly the same as when she had been desperately holding onto the magic power just now.

Actually, there are some differences. Back then, Lin Jiezi could feel that this magic was resisting her, but now it has become incredibly compliant and is even taking the initiative to get close to her.

"This... how is this possible?" Nishio Reki couldn't believe his eyes.

Yumehara Sumireko immediately saw the problem. At first, she was a little incredulous, but then she shouted out in alarm.

"This... it was the remaining primordial power within the bespectacled sister that protected her. Even though it was very little, it was still enough to protect her and resist the power of the primordial darkness!"

Nishio Reki opened his mouth. It sounded unbelievable, but it wasn't impossible. Yuuki Yukino was able to maintain her movements for a while after giving her soul to him, and Urobuchi Mashiro was able to stuff most of her soul into Seishin's body. The soul is such a mysterious thing, and it's not so easy to understand.

As for Yumehara Sumireko, who is actually only a little younger than Lava Mountain Lantern and is basically on par with Genki Mashiro and Asahi Ya, the fact that she calls Hayashi Mustardko "older sister" can be ignored for the time being.

Nishio Rekiya was completely bewildered: "Then Hayashi Mustard is now..."

"She's fighting with that villain Yuuki Yuuki for that power. The primordial magic has been in her body for so long that even if she's not a magical girl, she's developed a certain degree of adaptability. That's how I fell into darkness. Even if she's a little different from me, there aren't many differences. It's just... well, that's it!"

Sumireko Yumehara's expressive ability isn't that strong, but it's enough that her father, Hisashi Nishio, can understand her.

This means that Lin Jiezi still possesses some primordial magic and is now adaptable to primordial power, which is why she can temporarily use her primordial strength to contend with Yuuki Yorimitsu.

However, that is definitely temporary. Most of the power is in Yuuki Yui's hands and is being slowly absorbed by her. Lin Jiezi cannot truly resist Yuuki Yui, who wields such power.

“Something seems off. Glasses-wearing sister shouldn’t be able to last this long,” Sumireko Yumehara suddenly said.

Lin Jiezi, straddling Yuki Yuki's back, gripped the ball of light in Yuki Yuki's hand tightly with both hands, like pulling up a radish, still wrestling with Yuki Yuki.

This is indeed puzzling. The power within Lin Jiezi's body is like the little bit of battery left in a cell phone after it runs out of power. It should only be enough to barely turn on the phone before it is completely consumed before any operation can be performed.

"Unless, the girl with glasses receives a response from that power."

"open."

Yuki Yukino's tone was extremely cold. Lin Jiezi had never seen Yuki Yukino show such disgust before, nor had she ever been threatened at such close range.

Lin Jiezi has always lacked assertiveness. If she were threatened at this time normally, she would have given up long ago.

But now that Yuki Yuki had said such things, Lin Jiezi was surprisingly not intimidated at all, and did not want to back down even half a step.

"I won't let go!" Lin Jiezi said loudly. Although her tone wasn't very confident, she didn't stutter at all.

"I said, let go." Yuuki Yui said with even more force, gripping the ball of magic even tighter.

"I said, I won't let go!" Lin Jiezi stubbornly pulled her hands outwards, as if she could really pull out something contained within them in one go.

Yuuki Yui said coldly, "This power does not belong to you."

Lin Jiezi couldn't explain where she got the courage, but she loudly retorted, "That doesn't belong to you either!"

"Tsk." Yuuki Yui curled her lip in displeasure. As if talking to herself, "I really don't understand why this power chose you."

"What...what happened to me!" Lin Jiezi stammered again.

“You are not a magical girl, you have no fighting power, and you have no determination to fight. You are never present when we fight. While you are being protected, you have no ability to respond accordingly, and you have even become an obstacle for everyone.”

"I...I..." Lin Jiezi never imagined that one day she would be said such a thing to her, let alone that the person who said these words was the gentle Yuuki Yuki, whom she trusted very much and who lived next door to her.

Yuuki Yui's eyes didn't even move, but she quietly accelerated the absorption of that power, making the ball of light in Lin Jiezi's hand even smaller.

Just as the ball of light was about to shrink to the point of slipping out of Lin Jiezi's hands, Lin Jiezi suddenly clenched her fists even tighter, firmly grasping it back in her palms.

"You're right! But so what!"

Yuuki Yukino's eyelids twitched, but she said nothing.

"I want to change myself! So I'm growing! I'm doing better than I used to be! So what! Others believe in me! I'm happy! That thing you mentioned, which I don't understand, chose me! I'm happy too! But I know! If I give up because of a few words from you! I'll definitely regret it!"

"Tsk."

Yuuki sighed again, her brows furrowing into deeper wrinkles.

Lin Jiezi suddenly felt that Yuki Yuki's grip had become much stronger, and the sudden exertion almost caused her to lose her hand again.

But Lin Jiezi had made up her mind that she would never give up!

She gripped the object tightly in her hand, as if using all her strength. Even when Lin Jiezi tried to suppress that ball of magic, she hadn't used this much strength or shown this much determination.

She managed to grab it, but she also saw that Yuuki Eri, whom she was pinning down, pulled something out of the ball of light.

It doesn't seem quite right to say that she pulled something out. Lin Jiezi felt like she was holding a sword, while Yuki Eri was holding the scabbard. She had just unsheathed the sword.

Although the sword and scabbard are separate, this does not affect the fact that they are essentially one.

The light in Yuuki Yukino's hand grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely into her body. Her body suddenly shrank, and she escaped from under Lin Jiezi.

"It's over."

Nishio Ryū muttered to himself, his worst fears had come true.

Nishio Reki probably knows better than anyone what the two forces that were torn in two belong to.

She had never seen the three pillar gods' wands completely contained within the same person's body.

"Ah..." Lin Jiezi let out a short cry of surprise, holding the remaining magic power in her hand, somewhat at a loss.

She wasn't a magical girl, after all. The primordial power had entered her body on its own initiative, which is why she was able to use it directly.

Even if she now possesses all the power, how to integrate it into her body and how to use it skillfully are all problems.