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

Bai Mei only slowly raised her head after the auras of the two true disciples above had completely disappeared.

The universe was deathly silent, and the Dragon King above, who had dominated the world, seemed like an insurmountable mountain.

When she lowered her eyes slightly and cast her gaze over there.

The sword energy was almost completely dissipated, and her bones, flesh, blood, and cells were trembling wildly, urging her to flee.

However, she still slowly drew her sword.

There was no preparation or plan whatsoever.

One person, one sword.

He went alone to meet the Dragon King!

Chapter 387 One Sword (76000 votes needed)

"It feels cruel at first, but it gets better afterward."

"It will be alright after that, do you mean there will be a turning point later?"

"It'll be fine after that" means you'll get used to it, and once you get used to it, it'll be fine, right?

Coco was speechless for a moment.

Sitting on a branch extending from the World Tree, the huge branch is just a branch, the lush leaves are just leaves, the unseen twigs are just twigs, and the tiny cocoa is just cocoa.

No world exists on this branch; cocoa is hidden among the lush leaves.

Looking out at the enormous World Tree in the distance.

At a glance, there are countless branches, countless leaves, and countless worlds.

Endless infinity.

No one knows how many worlds there are, because the World Tree is an endless infinity.

It's hard to imagine that my former home was born in such a colossal place.

Even more unimaginable is the sheer size of this infinity.

They were all engulfed by the purple flames.

A colossal, endless World Tree, and a tiny figure that swallows it whole.

Extreme misalignment can sometimes give Coco a ridiculous illusion.

The cool breeze below rippled with dappled sunlight.

Looking up, the magical kingdom was actually in complete chaos.

After Shion used her body to carry out a great purge in the Magic Kingdom, the Magic Kingdom has actually been in a state of chaotic revelry ever since.

Because aster only ever destroys, never builds.

Her solution to all problems is to destroy everything.

After destroying everything with violent flames, let the remaining ruins give birth to new life on their own.

It is brutal and efficient, but also highly unstable.

Just like the magical kingdom, since its destruction, coupled with the chaos of the new world, the entire magical kingdom has been corrupted by filthy magic. Now, even the sacred beasts have turned into calamity beasts, wreaking havoc.

When the headquarters brought the survivors in, they were surrounded by a large number of sacred beasts. After burning all the sacred beasts to death, they searched the entire magical kingdom, but the magical girls and incubators from before had also disappeared.

All she could see were ruins and the sacred beast.

So Coco burned all the way from the Bear Kingdom to the Wolf Kingdom, gazing at the raging fire and the roaring, shrill sacred beasts within it.

But all I felt was utter exhaustion.

She used to think that she was different from Shion-sensei. She thought that with her newfound power, she would choose a different path and not be as reckless as Shion-sensei. She would use gentler and more compassionate methods to help and save others.

But when something urgent comes up...

Coco discovers that she is actually no different from Shion.

She will only destroy everything, and then wait for the ashes to build a castle that can hold everything.

However, after everything was burned down, the headquarters was able to settle down.

Coco didn't know what to do for a moment.

The trials of the Seven True Disciples and Ziyuan will eventually come to an end, and then it will be their turn.

But now, what can we possibly do...?

"So, you still haven't given me the final answer. Do you want to start over? Everything is already beyond repair. You don't really want so many people to die because of you, do you? Or can you really accept this kind of world?"

Another part of her mind kept reminding her.

“Remember, Coco, they all died because of you. You had the power to save them, but you did nothing. You could have changed everything, but you chose to run away. You watched everything happen without doing anything! All the misfortunes in this world are caused by your indifference!”

That's why we have to start over.

Countless times.

It doesn't matter what I become, or even what the final outcome will be.

I need to do something to undo everything I've destroyed.

To save more people, to create more happiness, even if it has nothing to do with me, even if it will eventually destroy me, I cannot stop.

Because of magical girl Ruri, she was born to give everything for this.

The past she craved, the memories she absolutely could not let go of, all the beauty that was born because of her and destroyed because of her—if there had to be a price, then that price should be paid by her alone.

It's fine if she's all alone.

"But……"

Coco wanted to defend herself as she listened to her other self scolding her.

But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

We must move forward eventually...

There are some things that others can say, but you would never say to yourself.

Because she was born with original sin, she vowed to herself to atone for that mistake through her own efforts and miracles, but now...

"You seem troubled?"

Coco reacted instinctively and then swung her wand, instantly engulfing the place where the sound came from in a violent flame!

The branches bent slightly, but the flames did not spread; instead, they gradually died out.

Amidst the flames, Chiba spread her arms wide, her bare feet treading on the tree branches, swaying as if walking on a balance beam, the bells on her ankles ringing out melodiously.

The flames licked her fingertips before finally disappearing into thin air.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, with your power, defeating Shion is still far too difficult. Although the World Tree chose you as its savior and can temporarily erase your record, giving you the possibility of surpassing Shion, it's only temporary. The record will never disappear..."

"It's not distress."

Coco bent one leg, stepped on a branch, tilted her head to look at the other person, clearing away her confusion and hesitation, and looked at the other person with indifference and scrutiny: "But, I can't make decisions for other people."

"Wow."

Chiba tilted his head, revealing a slightly ambiguous smile, "This expression is exactly the same as Shion's. They truly are master and disciple."

Coco paused, her original momentum weakening slightly.

no way.

She became a magical girl because of Shion, and as she grew stronger, she chased after the magical girl she fantasized about becoming.

It has always been Violet.

Ziyuan is her brother's lover, the senior she admires, and also her teacher.

This is where Coco's journey as a magical girl began.

Perhaps unknowingly, many places are learning from and imitating Shion.

It's like how this guy likes to imitate so-called online novels.

There's no reason why, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Human growth begins with imitation and learning, starting with imitating parents, then teachers, and then those we like, care about, admire, and look up to.

He learns a little here and a little there, and then modifies what he has learned here and there to suit his own taste.

Then a new person was born.

Childhood experiences and memories shape a person's character.

Ultimately, however, a person must constantly integrate the external things they receive into themselves in order to become a true adult.

Humans are born to be Frankenstein's monsters.

It's like me, it's like my older brother.

So now, I'm more like the older brother.

Or does it resemble aster more?

Aren't you curious about where your brother went?

"We'll know once we kill Shion."

Hearing Coco's almost immediate answer, Chiba yanked on the chains and sat down on the tree branch. "How did you know?"

"That's what my brother said."

Aren't you afraid he'll lie to you?

Coco didn't want to think too much about this.

Rather, the biggest problem that made it difficult for Coco to take that first step when those other issues piled up was precisely this:

If my brother is already dead.

Should I abandon my brother and move on?

Abandoning all the dead, seeking the possibilities of the future, and moving ever forward...