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

Inuyama Tomoe forced out a few words through gritted teeth, pointed the gun blade in his hand at the girl opposite him with his trembling arm, and pulled the trigger with great effort.

Flames burst from the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet, as sharp as a wolf's fang, shot out. However, a slight breeze emanating from the girl changed its original direction, and it flew around her like a curveball, causing a huge explosion behind her.

The pink-haired girl gathered her long hair, which had been blown about by the explosion, and then lowered her hand: "Take over a body? I won't do something like that. I'll go back through countless times, see countless versions of myself, and find one that's more ignorant and easier to control. Wouldn't that be better?"

No one would feel happy or relieved by this statement. She wouldn't be so kind as to let them off the hook. The subtext of her statement is precisely: "You are no longer of any value."

Before the hand that seemed to control everything could even lift itself, a streak of light flashed out from the crowd, pointing straight at the girl's brow.

But the streak of light returned just as quickly as it went. By the time many people had just recovered from the shock of their magic being blown away and noticed the anomaly, Nishio Reki, who had seized the opportunity to attack, was already lying on the ground.

“Xiao Li…” the girl sighed, shaking her head from side to side.

thump.

Another muffled thud rang out from the crowd, as if an invisible iron hammer had fallen from the sky and struck the swordsman who had his hands on the hilt, causing his knees to sink into the ground.

Without a doubt, Kenchi was suppressed by his opponent just before he was about to make a move.

This was a world of difference from the previous battles. Anyone could understand the difference between being completely suppressed by the enemy and not even being able to make a move if they thought about it for a moment.

The feeling he had for the girl in front of him was completely different from that for his other enemies.

If Kuroba Reincarnation is like a storm, Asahi Miyabi is like a vast ocean, Lava Mountain Lantern is like a volcano, and Utsugi Mashiro is like stagnant time and space, then the other Yuuki Yuki feels like nothingness.

Nothing remains, nothing is left. This is similar to the death attributes of Saint Shion and Hyakki Senyou, but there is a fundamental difference between them.

To combat storms, people can build high walls; to combat the sea, people can raise sails; to combat volcanoes, people can avoid their sharp edges; even in stagnant time and space, people can find a tiny glimmer of light in despair.

But they don't know how to fight against something that has nothing.

The girls of the past all believed they had experienced despair, but compared to what they feel now, the past was nothing more than immense pressure.

Modern girls feel no fear, no resentment, and have even lost the motivation to try again. It's as if all that's left for them is an inevitability.

When the other Yuuki Yuuki makes another move, everything will end.

As everyone held their breath, a voice that was completely out of place and different from everything around it quietly rang out.

Like the sound of a fledgling bird's soft beak cracking its eggshell, a crack quietly appeared in a deserted corner.

In such a quiet environment, no small change could escape the eyes of the girls.

And a spatial rift is even more so.

A girl with long brown hair, a girl wearing glasses, and a girl who looked exactly like Lin Jiezi slowly emerged from the crack.

His eyes were vacant, his steps were slow yet mechanical, and every move he made was like that of a puppet being manipulated.

This is an empty shell in the shape of Lin Jiezi, a wisp of embers possessing primordial power.

But at this moment, this empty shell, which even Nishio Reki could destroy at will, became a sliver of unrealistic hope for the girls.

If it comes into contact with another Yuuki Yuuki, it might actually produce an unexpected chemical reaction.

Amid the girls' hopes, Yu Jin, who resembled Lin Jiezi, took a step forward and sprinted ahead with all his might.

All of this was witnessed by the pink-haired girl who possessed the power of Azathoth.

A wisp of embers?

That's all there is to it.

She moved her fingers silently, and a tentacle was already waiting in the path that the embers would inevitably take towards her.

If the opponent charges straight at you, you will definitely be hit directly.

As a last-ditch effort, isn't this a bit too ugly?

With a flick of the finger, the tentacle sweeps horizontally.

A tentacle, as thick as the girl's arm, landed firmly on the waist of Yu Jin, who looked exactly like Lin Jiezi, and like a speeding truck, it cut the empty shell of the girl's body in two.

One of the girl's legs was kicked off, but her remaining body continued to move forward due to inertia.

Is it crooked?

The idea flashed through the pink-haired girl's mind.

According to my calculations, this attack shouldn't have achieved this effect.

As this thought faded, the half-body of Yu Jin, who looked exactly like Lin Jiezi, rolled down to the feet of the real Yuki Yuki.

It stretched out its blood-soaked hand and grabbed Yuuki Yuki's ankle, crawling towards her body like a vengeful spirit that had crawled out of a graveyard.

Everyone—the pink-haired girl confronting the group, the other magical girls, and even Yuuki Yukino herself—was stunned.

They could all understand one thing—that the fake Lin Jiezi was running towards Yuuki Eri, the real Yuuki Eri.

However, they couldn't understand why, even at this point, those empty shells still wouldn't let Yuuki Emi go and continued to attack her.

Is it because something still remains within Yuuki Yukino's body? Is it because the power of the Primordial Darkness once resided within her? Or is it simply that these mindless beings only know how to lock onto a single target?

The reason didn't matter anymore; all they could feel now was their hearts pounding wildly, and all they could see was the embers desperately climbing up Yuuki Yukina's body, as if trying to grab onto something.

All they could hear was a desperate scream coming from the mutilated body.

"It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over!"

A piercing gust of wind swept past, and a magic wand, carrying the mangled body that was tightly gripping Yuuki Eri's body, flew past the girls' heads and pinned them to the cold ground.

The pink-haired girl withdrew her outstretched hand, looking puzzled but wary.

Did she save Yuuki Yuuki?

Not at all. She was simply on guard, wary that this sudden change might cause some unexpected disruption that could undermine her victory.

She had only one thought in her mind: she absolutely could not fail at the last minute.

This wariness prevented her from taking further action. Instead, she looked at Yuuki Yukino, who was surrounded by the crowd and whose eyes were glazed over, with a scrutinizing gaze.

Be careful with this one too.

However, Yuuki Yukino is no longer able to feel any of this.

……

The moment that fake Lin Jiezi touched her body, Yuuki Yukina felt something explode in her mind.

End, end, end, end.

She could hear nothing else except that sound.

So why is it that at this time, I still have to be bothered by this kind of thing?

The enemy she should be facing is not herself at all!

As Yuuki Yukina thought this, the voice in her mind grew even louder.

It's over, it's over, it's over, it's over!

Seriously, really!

It's so noisy! So noisy!

Countless Lin Jiezi's voices converged into one, then dispersed again, like a cocoon, completely enveloping Yuki Eri.

Yuuki Yui wanted to cover her ears, but she couldn't. She couldn't even lift a finger, and she couldn't even see the scenery in front of her.

To meet one's end amidst countless cries of "It's over?" How ironic is this way of ending things.

However, if you don't need to see that tragic scene, from a selfish perspective, it's not necessarily a bad thing for yourself.

"Yuki-kun!"

It was still Lin Jiezi's voice, still so...

No, it's not noisy at all; on the contrary, it's incredibly clear.

Is it Lin Jiezi from the outside world calling out to him?

"Yuki-kun!"

Another call rang out, urgent yet unwavering.

Yuuki Yukino could tell that the voice came from the depths of her own heart.

The voice was quickly drowned out by the bustling crowd, yet it was like an extremely thin thread that could lead one out of an endless maze.

Yuuki Eri didn't need to grasp it at all to feel its presence and the path it pointed out.

As if following it, all sounds quieted down.

No, they are still ringing, still shouting the same thing about Erjiu Lin 5 Shan (8) 0 Qi Yin Yi San.

Thousands of voices converged, calling out the same words.

Ah, why do I find them noisy? Why am I afraid?

She is no longer the embodiment of darkness, no longer someone who needs to hide her identity, and no longer a magical girl.

Why don't we listen to their voices?

Why don't I accept their existence?

Then, suddenly all the sounds stopped.

Only one call became exceptionally clear.

"Yuki-kun!"

Yuuki Yukino seemed to see something.

She saw the running girl, falling down again and again, being killed again and again, starting again and again, and moving towards the same goal, towards herself, again and again.

Hundreds, thousands, of failures over countless hours have piled up into a dazzling kaleidoscope of sights.

Yuuki Yukino also saw it; at the end of that kaleidoscope, there was only one figure—a long-haired girl with brown hair—who had been gazing at her.

She recognized the face.

That was Lin Jiezi's face.

Lin Jiezi?

Yuuki asked softly.

However, even Yuuki Yukina herself was startled by the name that came out of her mouth.