The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Seeing that she did not use her power again, Bazett frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Just as she was about to ask a question, the sound of footsteps behind her made her turn around quickly.

He looked at the two women he had never met before, but who had already become rivals.

"Bazette, right?"

Rin rubbed her slightly disheveled hair, then frowned and stared at her competitor.

Because they were both members of the Magic Association, she knew a little about this woman.

He also understood that the other party was less a magician and more a magician's killer.

In short, it's your own nemesis.

"I never thought I'd have to be at odds with someone like this. Phew... Luckily I managed to persuade the contact, otherwise things would have been really troublesome."

"You two?...Did you already notice me? This strange girl is your bait? Although it's frustrating, I have to admit your scheme is brilliant."

Bazette pulled up her gloves and praised Rin and Luvia's plan concisely.

Of course, don't be fooled by her seemingly gentle demeanor; those hands of hers... could be ready to choke them at any moment...

Sensing Bazett's unusual killing intent, Rin and Luvia exchanged glances and stopped pretending, simply revealing the details of the eighth card.

"You should know that our mission is to collect cards, right? Now that we have the eighth card, isn't your first priority to collect the cards?"

"Hmm? Hmm..." Bazett stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then silently turned his gaze to Kiana, who was chatting and laughing with Illya and Miyu. He felt that if the fight continued, the result would be death or injury.

In that case, it would be better to retreat for the time being.

Otherwise, if things really come to a standstill, it won't be good for either of them.

"Alright then."

With no other option but to turn away silently, Bazett declared that he would definitely succeed in collecting the final card.

Watching her departing figure, the four girls all breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Hei stretched and then breathed a sigh of relief:

"Great, I thought I would be captured by this strange woman."

"Yeah, that's great! Kiana! Miyu! Help me!"

Without much hesitation, after successfully driving away a large group of outsiders, Ilya directly called for help to pin Xiao Hei to the ground.

However...

"Ouch!"

As Xiao Hei fell to the ground, she immediately felt pain all over her body.

It felt as if I had been pinned to the ground.

Seeing her make a painful expression, Miyu panicked and let go of her hand. If it weren't for Kiana not yet releasing Kuro from her restraints...

Perhaps the little girl with slightly dark skin has already slipped away?

In short, after experiencing pain because of this conflict.

Ilya was once again convinced of this so-called Pain-Sharing Spell... It was absolutely terrifying!

"Waaah! Rin-nee... Luvia-nee, can you two please help me?"

"What?"

After being pleaded with by Ilya in a soft voice, the two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing that they didn't seem to understand what was going on, Kiana slowly began to explain.

After the explanation, the two looked at each other, trying hard to understand, understand, and understand again.

"Sorry...we're not omnipotent, there's nothing we can do about this."

Rin and Luvia exchanged a glance, expressing their helplessness.

"Hey!"

Their abandonment was tantamount to the most heartless abandonment, leaving Ilya petrified on the spot.

I don't know what to say to express my feelings.

As the two sides remained at an impasse, unsure of what to say to break the awkward silence...

"Rin-nee, Luvia-nee, were you talking about the eighth card?"

"Hmm? That's right, the eighth card."

After Rin finished speaking, she began to introduce the eighth card.

Although it was already clear how the eighth card came about and how difficult it was to collect.

Kiana didn't say much, but listened quietly to Rin's introduction.

"Hey... everyone..."

Just as Rin was carefully explaining, Ilya called out her name in a state of utter confusion.

However, the poor girl was ultimately met with terrible neglect.

Only after the explanation was finished, and everyone realized the existence of this thing, did they reluctantly turn around to look at her.

"What's wrong, Ilya?"

"Um... well... that thing," Ilya panicked even more under everyone's watchful eyes.

She hesitated for a long time before finally having no choice but to lower her head in frustration.

"There's no problem at all."

"Ah, very good."

Rin crossed her arms and glanced sideways at Kuro, who was being led by the hand by Kiana.

She had a thousand questions about the child, but the task of collecting cards had reached the final world.

Therefore, I didn't have the leisure to let her know so much.

I'm talking about you.

Rin called out to Kuro, then asked:

"Would you be willing to lend a hand? If you successfully collect the cards, I'll let Ilya live peacefully with you."

"Hmm? Peaceful coexistence? Heh... alright."

Although Xiao Hei still had her own ulterior motives, she did not choose to refuse.

The reason is...

Kiana is holding on way too tightly!

"Yes, very good."

Rin, hands on her hips, looked at the last person present who had absolutely no need to get involved in this matter.

Kiana, would you... be willing to help us?

"Of course I'd like to."

"Huh? Is it because we're partners?"

“That’s part of the reason, but… the main reason is to have a clear conscience,” Kiana placed her hand on her heart, then smiled at Miyu and Luvia. “I remember your kindness in taking me in. Before your new journey begins, let me help you this once more.”

Sentimental Magical Girls (Magic 1): Chapter 57 Even in madness, the king remains powerful.

The final card collection is by no means an easy task.

Although Illya and Miyu didn't know the specifics of the card, they were able to understand it from the few words Rin and Luvia said.

This card is far more bizarre and terrifying than any other card I've ever encountered before.

It was because of Rin and Luvia's special instructions that Illya and Miyu put aside their playful attitude and began to seriously prepare for the final operation.

Of course, during this tense preparation period, the girls' daily lives were not disturbed.

During this time, Kiana and Illya experienced things together, such as playing on the beach, going to festivals, and having a truth-or-dare conversation in their pajamas.

Although it was just ordinary daily life, Kiana felt a rare sense of inner peace.

Unfortunately, good times always pass by exceptionally quickly.

Soon, Rin and Luvia informed them that they could set off to collect the final cards.

"Once we successfully collect this card, we'll be the master chef's apprentices! Bread rolls..."

"Is there anything you'd like to say, Rin?"

"There's nothing there." Rin crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and held it in for a while before finally unable to bear it any longer and said, "Ugh! So annoying. Anyway, nice to meet you from now on, bread roll."

"What...?"

"Um, you two...we'd better hurry up."

Kiana waved to the two of them, then whispered a reminder.

Urged on by her, the two stared at each other for a moment, then silently looked away and led Kiana, Illya, Miyu, and Kuro down the spiral staircase.

The underground passage looked so deep and dark, like the belly of a giant sea monster, and the deeper you went, the more you could feel an invisible pressure coming from above.

Kiana glanced at the bottomless cave, her normally calm heart slightly stirred.

Because of the system's advance warning, she knew very well that there was an extremely powerful king at the bottom of this spiral staircase.

Gilgamesh.

Compared to the many Heroic Spirits who were turned into cards, he is so special.

Not only does it retain its self-awareness, but it can even defy the will of its creator and erode the will and emotions of its user.

It's hard to imagine the aftermath of a battle if one were to face such a formidable opponent head-on.

Will they raze Fuyuki City to the ground...?

"Hopefully, since he has retained some of his sanity, he won't act recklessly and excessively."