Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

But no matter what.

Having witnessed the true power of the Beast of the End, Black Coco was indeed looking forward to the perfect body that Black Coco had described, a body comparable to the Beast of the End.

Come to think of it, he seemed to have heard Jialan mention a long time ago that the president of the Witch Guild was preparing for the ultimate perfect body...

Hopefully, I won't let myself down.

With that in mind, he still headed straight for Hogwarts, where the Thousand Needles grew.

Black Cocoa immediately followed him, jogging over.

Jiang Si immediately stopped and turned to look at her. "Why are you following me instead of getting ready?"

"Hey, I'm not in a rush here. Let's see how efficient you are, bro. If you can't do it, I can execute the backup plan... After all, if I can't stop it, I'm really doomed."

"Whatever you want."

"Thanks, bro!"

When Jiang Si led Black Coco into Hogwarts, she already felt annoyed by the long corridor inside the gate.

It's almost identical to the North Sea Disaster Prevention Bureau, except instead of the magical girl illustrations of the Bureau, it now features animated images of the Seven True Stories, Shion, and Ice Sugar.

"Copying, copying, copying! It's all the same, why are you still copying!"

Hearing Jiang Si's disappointed words, Hei Keke immediately laughed and said, "You don't understand. Copying a lot creates a style. It's normal for two styles to be exactly the same, so how can you say it's plagiarism?"

“That’s right, that’s right.” Thousand Needle Grass appeared at the right time, sitting on her broom, but her long robe made her look more like a headmaster, even somewhat mature. “I’m called Haru, Haru is the strongest!”

"Hmph? I'd say it's utterly mediocre!" Jiang Si said coldly. "Where have you thrown away our ancestors' cultivation aesthetics! Have you even learned what our ancestors taught us?"

Thousand Needles shrank its neck. "Harry Potter doesn't need to cultivate immortality..."

Beside the Thousand Needle Grass was the prince who had been waiting for a long time.

The girl looked at Hei Keke expressionlessly, then glanced at Jiang Si, "You can even replace your own sister? You are truly heartless to the extreme."

"Survival of the fittest."

Black Cocoa hid behind Jiang Si and even made a face at the prince, "You dare to betray our Witch Society? You're finished, Itaen!"

Jiang Si punched Hei Keke on the forehead, causing Hei Keke to squat down, clutch her head, and wail. Then she looked at the prince and said, "Give me the Void Mirror."

"I only have one question for you."

Thousand Needle Grass, realizing she'd become a mere bystander unable to get a word in edgewise, immediately cried out, "Wait! I'm the headmaster here! You should be talking to me! The Void Mirror is a Horcrux of Hogwarts... I see, Jiang Si, you're trying to attract my attention this way, playing hard to get to increase my favorability, right? I admit it's had some effect, but I'm not that easily won over; it's only increased it a little bit. If you talk to me directly, I might agree to your request..."

"Shut up and wait on the side."

Thousand Needle Grass immediately covered her face with the witch's hat, looking aggrieved, and then wobbled on the broom to the corner of the wall and squatted down.

Jiang Si then looked at the prince and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

The prince remained silent for a long while before slowly asking, "What happened after the asters were in full bloom?"

……

After running for an unknown amount of time, Coco tripped and fell again, ending up among a pile of corpses.

She was breathing heavily, wiping the sweat from her face, looking up at the empty sky, and then shielding her vision with her arm.

No matter how hard she tried, the magical girl's miracles no longer responded to her.

The feeling of powerlessness reminded her of her first transformation.

Before meeting Shion-sensei, Coco faced that giant bat monster—which now seems like a weak monster, but for her at that time it was like a catastrophe.

When death came, Coco only lamented her misfortune and blamed fate; at that time, Coco had no intention of saving others.

They didn't even consider what would happen to the teachers and students at the school.

She only had herself on her mind.

From beginning to end, she has absolutely no right to transform into a magical girl.

The other magical girls, all driven by a desire to save others, became miracles for everyone in that instant.

However, Coco was only forced by Shion-sensei to transform in a confused and muddled way.

It was not someone else's miracle, nor was it a wish to gather everyone together.

Even the power itself can be said to come entirely from Shion-sensei. If Shion-sensei hadn't infused it with magic, the empty shell of the Miracle Seed would have been nothing more than an ordinary decoration.

He joined the Disaster Management Bureau without any awareness, only hoping to get in touch with Shion-sensei and become friends with her.

In reality, she wasn't a magical girl at all, nor did she have any desire to save others or the world.

Even after being turned into a witch by the captain, she saw the truth of the past there and cleared up the misunderstanding between her and her brother.

But in reality, Coco's reason for becoming a magical girl was simply to atone for her sins.

Unlike magical girls who shine brightly and save others from the very beginning, her becoming a magical girl was inherently sinful, which is why she absolutely could not make any mistakes.

Coco, who caused her parents' deaths, could make another mistake and hurt someone else.

She had no reason or motivation to forgive herself anymore.

So with this in mind, Coco wouldn't allow herself to do anything wrong, no matter what, even if it was her brother's request.

If Coco loses her magical girl powers, then... Coco will...

Coco got up again and stared at the spot where Jiang Si and Hei Coco had disappeared, still trying to chase after them, albeit unsteadily.

But he tripped over something.

She nearly fell, half-kneeling on the ground. Coco looked back and saw her own corpse gripping her ankle tightly.

That pale, distorted face, which had been staring straight ahead, slowly turned its head.

Suddenly, he looked at Coco.

His expression was ferocious, and his face was covered in blood!

"Give it back to me! I am Coco!"

It felt as if she was being dragged into the corpses, becoming one of them, and being completely replaced by this body. Coco kicked two or three times in a row, her shoes flying off and her socks torn. She desperately grabbed the heads and arms of the other corpses, trying to break free, but then her hand suddenly slipped.

She yanked the other corpse's head off and dragged it into the abyss of corpses. Coco looked down and saw her own head staring straight at her, tears of blood streaming down its face!

He suddenly opened his eyes.

She sat up, panting heavily. She quickly touched her face and then glanced at her feet.

Her shoes were indeed gone, her socks were torn, and her toes were sticking out, looking a bit dirty. She wiped her toes with a slightly aggrieved expression, got up, and limped around looking for her shoes.

"You really are quite different from other Cocos."

Just as she finally found her lost shoe, a sudden sound startled Coco.

Then he looked up at the suddenly appearing [Iris].

Although she borrowed the appearance of her senior, it was still clear that she was not Iris-senpai at all.

Rather, it is that beast of the end.

Even so, Coco still felt a sense of familiarity. In this ghostly place where her own corpses were scattered everywhere, seeing a familiar face made her feel much more at ease.

Therefore, Coco calmly asked, "Are you going to kill me?"

“If I kill you, we’ll have to start all over again.” [Iris] sat down next to her again. “I don’t want to do that kind of pointless thing anymore. You don’t seem sad at all about losing your magical girl powers?”

"what?"

【Iris】 tilted her head, "Are you even happy about losing your magical girl powers?"

"I didn't..."

As she was saying this, Coco suddenly noticed the corners of her mouth.

It was indeed very easy; it just stood up involuntarily.

Losing her magical girl powers made her somewhat panicked and even resentful.

But after a while, I found myself unconsciously relaxing and even feeling at ease.

Even Coco herself was somewhat at a loss.

There's no need to be so helpless.

【Iris】 said gently, “For you, the power of a magical girl is a shackle, a sin that you have to bear. It makes you shine and strong, and you are admired and worshipped by others, but it also makes you worry about your parents’ death all the time, which is closely related to you.”

"Wait a minute." Coco immediately became alert. "How did you know?"

“There have been far too many Cocos here.” The Beast of the End then picked up a finger from Coco’s corpse and subconsciously put it in its mouth.

Seeing Coco frown, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

It obediently put it down again.

I know most of what's going on with you.

Coco remained silent for a long time before touching the corner of her mouth. "You're right. I am indeed secretly happy about losing my magical girl powers."

It's as if a heavy burden has been lifted.

If Coco is no longer a magical girl, then she can finally give up the guilt and remorse that she has always been unable to let go of.

Because Coco is no longer a magical girl, it has nothing to do with her anymore...

Such selfish thoughts do exist and cannot be denied.

"So it doesn't matter if she's not a magical girl..."

"But even so!"

Coco interrupted her loudly:

"Even so, it's okay, right? Because Coco is such a coward, irresponsible, and lazy little devil, so it's perfectly acceptable for her to have such thoughts occasionally, right? Anyone can relax for a while, temporarily lose their magical girl powers, and be an ordinary girl who just wants to find her brother's ordinary little sister. That's fine, isn't it? Besides, no one will know, and it won't cause any trouble for anyone..."

When Coco suddenly became eager to confide in someone, Iris remained silent until she finished speaking before nodding. "Of course, no problem. No one can criticize you. Whether in the past, the future, or even now, you have done more than enough."

"I don't know who the Cocos you're talking about are, but the past and the future have nothing to do with me; I only exist in the present."

The girl refuted her statement, then took a deep breath and slapped her face hard, even making it red. "But as long as I'm rested, I'll get back to work immediately."

"Shouldn't we just give up the burden that has already been laid down—no, taken away by someone else? It would be easier that way."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just said I wanted to relax, but I never said I wanted to give up." Coco staggered to her feet, clutching her chest. "I'll relax after putting down this burden. When I take on the responsibility of being a magical girl again, I'll do even better. Coco isn't a magical girl, but I can do it."