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

Yuuki Yukino grabbed the ball of light on her chest with one hand and held it in her grasp. The aura emanating from her body forced all three of them back.

Still, that's not right. If Lin Jiezi wanted to use this power, she wouldn't have just smashed it down like that!

This is like two sides in a war, one of whom throws a bullet directly at the other's face! Not only does it fail to harm the enemy, but the enemy can simply pick it up and use it!

She trusted Lin Jiezi so much, but she didn't know why Lin Jiezi would emerge from the Dream Realm and give this power to Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki Yukino obtained the primordial power, which is not as simple as the enemy obtaining a few bullets! Isn't this the end for everyone?

"Nishio Reki! Was this also within your expectations?" Inuyama Tomoe was also shocked by the scene before her.

But precisely because this scene was beyond common sense and completely unexpected by Inuyama Hatsuki, she was not so panicked.

She could also tell what Lin Jiezi had lost, and the last person she spoke with was Nishio Reki, so it must have been Nishio Reki who had Lin Jiezi do something, just like when they dealt with Genki Mashiro before. So it's understandable that Inuyama Tomoe would think that way.

“Ah…ah…” Nishio Reki stammered a few times, neither confirming nor denying, which made Tenrai Herika realize that something was wrong.

"Hey, Nishio Reki, you're not going to say that all of this was outside your plan, are you? You didn't intend for Hayashi to do these things, and that it was all an accident, or Hayashi's own idea?"

Nishio Reki opened his mouth again, then nodded vigorously.

The three of them remained still, each surrounding Yuuki Yuki, watching her hold the primordial power in one hand, frozen in place, preparing to deal with any changes she might make.

Seeing Nishio Reki's reaction, Baqi and Herika were so frightened that they almost lost their formation. Fortunately, Yuuki Yuuki didn't make any further moves, which allowed them to quickly readjust their fighting stance.

"Then...doesn't that mean...Lin Jiezi directly handed over her power to Xiaoyuan?"

"I think so too... Why did things suddenly turn out like this? No matter what, shouldn't you have taken Lin Jiezi and run as far away as possible? Why is she here? And... sigh!"

Faced with the two people who couldn't even speak clearly, Nishio Reki panicked repeatedly, glancing at Yuuki Yukino's changes out of the corner of his eye while trying to explain himself.

“I already told her it was dangerous here! I thought throwing her into the Dream Realm would be enough, no, not I thought, the Dream Realm is the least likely place for Xiao Yuan to find, so I placed her there! Logically speaking, she... she shouldn't be able to get out!”

Just as Nishio Reki was frantically explaining, a completely new and unexpected phenomenon occurred beside Yuuki Yukino.

A ripple spread from beside Yuuki Yukino's head, and a figure that all the girls were extremely familiar with emerged from it, raising its leg to kick Yuuki Yukino's head.

Yuuki Yukino temporarily released the bubble of souls, crossed her hands and exchanged a few blows with the girl who emerged from it, kicking the bubble of souls with the tip of her shoe, but it didn't look like she was going to hold it in her hand, but rather that she was going to kick it away.

Yuuki Yukino's rejection of the soul bubble was far less shocking to the three of them than when Nishio Reki saw the girl's face.

The person who attacked Yuuki Enishi was actually Hayashi Keko?

However, Lin Jiezi was not wearing the clothes she had hurriedly run out of her house, but a uniform that all the girls had personally worn at Yuehai Middle School.

However, it was an autumn uniform, which looks particularly out of place now.

Lin Jiezi and Yuki En quickly exchanged a few blows with their bare hands. Then, a tentacle pierced out from Lin Jiezi's back, skewering her in mid-air like a skewer.

The tentacles raged, tearing a large hole in Lin Jiezi's body, and then tossing the unconscious Lin Jiezi aside.

All of this happened so fast that almost the instant Yuuki kicked open the soul bubble that symbolized primordial power, it pierced through Hayashi's body, leaving the girls no time to react.

However, the girls didn't notice that the tentacle that pierced Lin Jiezi shattered on its own before it could retract.

Ultimately, it was Tian Lei Helika, who was Lin Jiezi's classmate, who was worried about sharing a bed with her. She shouted and lunged forward to catch the falling Lin Jiezi.

"Lin Jiezi!"

"Wait a moment!"

Nishio Reki loudly stopped Tenrai Herika, who hesitated slightly but ultimately did not take the step.

The reason why Nishio Reki called out to Tenrai Herika was because the feeling that Hayashi Mustard gave her was too strange.

It was a feeling that Nishio Reki was very familiar with, yet also felt extremely strange.

The reason why Helica stopped was because she also witnessed the strange phenomenon appearing in front of her.

Beside the ball of light that Yuuki Yukino had kicked away, another ripple spread out, and Lin Jiezi, wearing pajamas, poked her head out from it and reached out to grab the ball of light floating in the air.

Yuuki Yukino raised her finger, and several more wands flew out beside Lin Jiezi, blasting her into a pincushion. Her hand, which had just been holding the orb of light, loosened, and the orb fell from her grasp.

In just a few seconds, two Lin Jiezi had already appeared?

Not to mention ordinary people, even the magical girl Helica, the Thunder God, felt that something was wrong.

Two Lin Jiezi were not the limit; another Lin Jiezi appeared next to the falling ball of light, wearing the cotton-padded clothes that everyone had worn when they went to worship for the New Year.

Yuuki Yui's body stiffened as she flew toward the ball of light, seemingly unwilling to let it fall into Lin Jiezi's hands. With a wave of her hand, a series of tentacles drawn from colored blocks flew out, piercing Lin Jiezi's body, who was dressed in winter clothes, like sharp cones.

“This is…” Ba Qi was also unable to sort out the current situation with her own thinking.

But before Baqi could finish speaking, Nishio Reki had already given her explanation for the bizarre yet unique thing in her mind.

“These guys… aren’t Lin Jiezi, they’re empty shells…”

"They are empty shells carrying primordial power, the ones that hunted Xiaoyuan before!"

Chapter 303 Girl and Dream

In a daze, Lin Jiezi felt like she was having a very long dream, and she was in a familiar yet strange place, living as a completely different person.

The dilapidated village, the invading wild beasts, the years of hunger and cold, and the endless desolation seemed as if everything in the world wanted to erase him and his small place of refuge.

Lin Jiezi realized that this was the dream of the original magical girl, her memory.

Everything that followed was exactly the same as what Lin Jiezi had heard the other girls say: how they gained power, how they were revered, how they were tainted, and how it brought endless ruin.

In the very end, how did she, carrying her own strength and hope, find eternal rest in the pure white coffin she had crafted for herself?

The story ends here, but Lin Jiezi's long dream does not.

If we consider the entire dream as a journey, then so far we have only taken the first step.

As time passed and the world changed, Lin Jiezi watched the scene before her constantly shifting in her hazy consciousness.

The land became level, the buildings became tall, and the people lived in peace and contentment, creating a thriving and prosperous scene.

But one thing has never changed: Lin Jiezi can sense something different from her original consciousness.

That was the original desire, or rather, the obsession of a magical girl.

Throughout the millennia of dreams, the primordial magical girl has been murmuring the same words.

End.

What does she want to end? Her own life? The history of magical girls? Or simply the primordial darkness?

Lin Jiezi had no way of knowing; all she knew was that the primordial power wanted to move closer and closer to its other half, to the part of the primordial darkness.

The original magical girl wanted to mend the broken power, she wanted to suppress the raging filth, she wanted to pass on something important to her other half, and so on and so forth.

Lin Jiezi felt as if she had become part of the original magical girl, and felt that she should also fulfill the wish of the self that was not her own.

She thought and thought, and drifted into a deeper sleep.

While sleeping, Lin Jiezi felt herself standing firmly on solid ground once again, right at her own front door.

No, the position is slightly off; I am standing right in front of Yuuki Yuki's house.

Yes, I should give something to Yuuki Yukino.

Lin Jiezi thought and thought, and then knocked on Yuuki Yuki's door.

But no one answered the door; all he faced was a long silence.

And a halberd that pierced his back and went through his entire chest.

Blood stained her clothes, but it didn't hurt; Lin Jiezi felt nothing.

No, she could still feel it. Lin Jiezi felt her body suddenly spin around, and then she was flying into the air.

The feeling of being suspended in the air is quite wonderful. I've experienced it myself more than once, and my companions have taken me soaring through the air with them.

But this time is different; this time it's completely different.

The scenery before me was constantly changing. I wasn't traversing a tunnel of time and memory; I was simply falling, nothing more.

Lin Jiezi heard the sound of her bones breaking, saw her feet appear before her eyes, and her body was twisting in an extremely strange way.

Later, Lin Jiezi's vision went black, and she completely lost consciousness.

Has it failed?

It's okay, you'll succeed next time.

Lin Jiezi looked up at the old building that she was not familiar with.

Although Lin Jiezi herself couldn't explain the reason, she just knew that Yuki Yuki must be inside.

Yes, I should give something to Yuuki Yukino.

Lin Jiezi was lost in thought when she stepped forward.

Then, she felt the things in her field of vision changing rapidly.

She saw the sky and the ground, a wisp of black hair fluttering in the wind, her own limp body, and the red fireworks bursting from her neck.

Has it failed?

It's okay, you'll succeed next time.

This was a bustling street, and Yuuki Yuki was at the far end of the line of sight, happily discussing something that Yuuki couldn't hear, together with a silver-haired girl, holding a large doll.

Yes, I should...

Lin Jiezi stepped forward, but her body was flying backward.

A halberd stuck in her chest carried her through the bustling city and pinned her to the wall of a dark alley. The girl, who had landed on the halberd on tiptoe, lowered her eyes, which were hidden behind a paper bag, and pulled out the magic wand that had pierced her.

Bright red once again filled Lin Jiezi's entire field of vision.

It's okay, you'll succeed next time.

Amidst the surging waves, a streak of black, unnoticed by anyone, coiled around Lin Jiezi's body, dragging her into the deep sea. Lin Jiezi could feel her body becoming fragmented, but clumsy as she was, she couldn't make a sound.

It will succeed next time.

Under the crimson moonlight, Lin Jiezi saw Yuki Yuki, high above at the edge of the forest, watching a grand duel with her inseparable girl. Before she could even take a step, she felt as if her body no longer belonged to her.

Next time...

Beside the snow-covered street, Lin Jiezi hadn't even realized her own existence when she lost consciousness with the sound of something being torn apart.

Next time, next time, next time, next time.

Lin Jiezi kept repeating and returning to the same state. She didn't know how long this nightmare would last, or what she wanted to do. All she knew was that she needed to get closer to Yuuki Yuki.