Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

So the person who came out of the wormhole device was Miss Metal, and the person behind her was Spica.

They all had halos above their heads, making it seem as if they had all retrieved the Star Crystal.

Spica had even changed back into her bandaged clothes, white ribbons floating behind her, her face half-black as she declared:

"I heard about your plan. Leave the mental transformation of those witches to me, and I will turn them into obedient puppets... It won't be long."

Ms. Spica's remarks...

That's really not upright enough.

Chapter 499 Tool Witch

(Cerunno)

The transformation process was simpler than expected. Thanks to the professor's long-term research and deconstruction of witches, and the reinstatement of Spica's brainwashing power, living dark collectors were born one by one.

"These guys weren't very smart to begin with, so modifying them like this is making the best use of them."

Having completed the modification of the last witch, the professor retracted his tentacles and continued:

"They didn't absorb anything, neither personality nor consciousness. Their original personalities weren't absorbed at all. They didn't digest anything and didn't behave like ferocious beasts."

"What about their original personalities?"

"Who knows, maybe they threw it away as trash."

The professor didn't delve into it, as she had more important things to do at the moment, but I, who had overheard the story through my mind network, kept it in mind...

Since their personalities weren't absorbed, is there any possibility that those who became witches can be saved?

The modified witch lost her aggression and was sealed in a vertical container prepared by Metall... or rather, a vertical coffin.

This metal coffin not only restricts their movement, but also has the function of transmitting darkness.

Then, these witches were thrown into various association branches that had not yet been destroyed. These branches were often located in densely populated cities, where they would absorb the surrounding darkness to relieve stress and feed Michelle.

In the virtual world, everything is fake data, except for people's consciousness, which is real. The brilliance and darkness derived from consciousness are also real.

Therefore, darkness originating from the virtual world, passing through the Earth's crystal, can be delivered to the second room in reality...

Of course, transmitting darkness through Earth Crystal is a risky practice. The entire process must be isolated by my magic, and the slightest mistake could cause an irreparable disaster—it's as dangerous as using a floating flip-flop to support a power strip in order to have a barbecue in a swimming pool.

"Mother."

Michelle was quite happy. She could directly absorb the darkness sent by the witches, which was equivalent to snatching meat from the mouth of another Michelle. With this shift in power, catching up with that Michelle became a possibility...

Both Michelle belong to the dark side of the Great Will, so how do they divide their power?

Upon closer examination, it was the "dark side of the Great Will" that seized the administrator privileges from Milno, because the size of darkness exceeded that of light.

But Michelle, who is now in charge, can't completely represent the darkness, can she?

There might be other consciousnesses inside that huge pit...

No, putting everything else aside, this little one next to me who's constantly eating is also part of the darkness.

In other words, if she also demonstrates intelligence, she could potentially rival Michelle.

"Miluno, are you alright?"

"...No problem for now."

The voice didn't sound like it was alright; she had single-handedly blocked the invasion of reality, and her situation seemed dire no matter how you looked at it.

"I have an idea and I'd like to hear your opinion first."

“…Speak.”

"I think the imposter you're talking about is also Michelle."

As soon as I opened my mouth, Miluno said no.

"No, the one next to you is..."

"Don't rush, let me finish."

I interrupted her and continued explaining:

“What I mean is that they are both Michelle… Michelle, who is in charge now, is her original form, the one who tried to destroy the earth, the Great Will Thinking Module 2.0, who is also the successor of Miss Aldebaran.”

"uh-huh."

Miluno made an unintelligible hum.

"She has no feelings for you, nor has she learned about feelings, so her actions are close to cold-hearted."

"And what about the child next to you?"

I reached out to touch Michelle's muddy face, but the little girl turned her head away.

I am the unified consciousness of Earth Crystal, composed of pure radiance, so it is understandable that she instinctively felt disgust.

I can't take care of her by myself...

"As I said before, the consciousness of a god is unique and cannot be eliminated, but that child did indeed turn back time in order to revive the agent lady."

This leads to a paradox!

“…Go on,” Miluno urged.

"The contradiction between Michelle, who should have been erased by time, and Michelle, who cannot be eliminated as a deity, ultimately created this child, which is why I say she is also Michelle."

Miluno finally understood what I meant.

He asked, "So, do you think we should let them merge and allow the imposter to absorb this Michelle?"

"No, it's the other way around."

I shook my head.

“We need to get Michelle to absorb that guy and make her our pillar... then you and the agent won’t need to sacrifice yourselves.”

The solution approach is now clear.

Then comes the solution process.

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"Serno~ Let's play again~"

Even though the whole world is facing the crisis of destruction, Mono can still be cheerful and carefree in this situation with his big heart.

"Michelle~ I'm your Aunt Mono!"

Mono is Milno's witch personality. Although it is currently in a state of balance between light and darkness, it is easy for it to become unbalanced. Even if all the light is taken away, it will return to its original form.

She was accompanied by Azura, Ah Huang, and her mother.

Unlike other magical girls, they couldn't help in the new world and weren't very strong in combat, so I asked them to help take care of the children.

Staying in reality is safer than in the new world.

Mono was trying to cheer Michelle up, "Oh dear~ Auntie's eyes are popping out!"

She closed one eye, and in her outstretched palm was an eyeball she had magically created, creating the illusion that her eyeball had been removed.

As a result, when he got close to Michelle, he was swallowed whole.

"Wow, how could you eat Auntie's eyes!"

This is not the atmosphere for interacting with children at all.

Even when teased, Michelle doesn't cooperate, since she doesn't yet have the intelligence to understand "playing".

We need to keep feeding her, and increase the dosage...

"Serno".

My mom sat down next to me.

"Your father has also retrieved the power of the Vega Crystal and is currently fighting the witch in the New World, as is Fomalhaut."

Really? Dad...

"They were, after all, the original heroes."

I disagreed, but my mother said:

"No, your father was abandoned by the Vega Crystal. He lost his qualification to transform as a hero and could only use a replica crystal to become a witch after that..."

To save his wife, he colluded with the enemy and used all of humanity as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the other side. Such controversial behavior could never be accepted by the glorious celestial consciousness.

However, it was eventually accepted.

Celestial consciousness does not easily change its ideas and standards.

In other words, the person who changed was still Dad himself...

Has she regained her hero mentality?

Chapter 500 Threat

(Miluno)

I am a plug.

But these aren't ordinary stoppers; they're everywhere...sigh...

I wanted to lighten my thoughts and liven up the oppressive atmosphere, but my state of mind wasn't very optimistic.

Benefiting from this global catastrophe, the counterfeit market continues to grow, the balance between light and darkness is being disrupted, and the inner workings of the Great Will are becoming unstable.

Moreover, according to Seruno's speculation, this imposter is also Michelle.

She is……

Michelle after restoring factory settings.

However, at that time she did not yet have the name "Michelle," but was a thinking unit created by the Great Will to fight against the Earth Crystal. Now, this thinking unit, which was created to exterminate humanity, has actually been resurrected by humanity's malice...

This is somewhat of a twist of fate.

But it's not all bad news. If Michelle, who retains her memories, absorbs her, she might become a new pillar to sustain Michelle's existence...