I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

She had been chasing Bayonetta since the moment she appeared, following her all over the world, but like a drifting duckweed, Bayonetta never stayed in one place for a long time, as if she was hiding something.

"What do I want to do?"

Bayonetta had a few blurry images flashing through her mind. They were the images that flashed through her mind when she was touched by the magic of the unknown witch in the tavern. Everything in those images was almost blurry, but there was only one thing that was clearly visible, and that was the gem on her chest.

The gemstone was with Bayonetta when she woke up. At first, Bayonetta thought it was a decoration and left it alone. After searching the history of witches, Bayonetta found that the gemstone was most likely the treasure of the witch clan - the Dark Left Eye. Although she didn't understand why she brought this treasure with her, there was a voice in Bayonetta's heart that kept telling her that she must not throw it away.

I thought a lot in my mind, but Bayonetta didn't react much in the real world. She smiled and replied, "Nothing, I'm just pursuing myself."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and while she was still thinking, Bayonetta had already walked a long way away.

"Tsk..."

The girl gritted her teeth, seemed to have made up her mind, and ran after him.

"Wait for me!"

The girl didn't know what Bayonetta was trying to do, but she had a hunch that only by following Bayonetta could she find out the reason for her father's death.

Feeling the girl chasing after her, Bayonetta did not look back but silently slowed down her pace until the girl caught up with her.

"Hahaha……"

The girl caught up breathlessly. She didn't expect Bayonetta to be so fast. It looked like she was just walking, so why was she running faster than her?

"You're not strong enough, Cheshire. It's time to get some exercise."

Bayonetta pushed her glasses up, her eyes full of smiles.

"Tsk... I'm just an ordinary person."

The girl took a few breaths again and finally returned to normal. She turned around and asked, "Are you looking for a gem?"

The girl's tone was firm, as if she was sure Bayonetta was looking for the gem she was talking about.

"Yes, that's right. But it seems that you can always predict my intentions."

Bayonetta didn't deny it, but compared to the gems, she was more curious about why the girl always knew her next move.

"Hehe, this is the sharp sense of a reporter!" The girl said proudly: "The gem is in the Aiwada Group, and that group is on Champagne Island."

"Iwada Group?"

Bayonetta frowned, she knew this consortium, it was a very powerful consortium that covered almost every industry, and the company's headquarters was set up on their own island.

"However, if you want to go to that island, you must first cross the Great Bridge..."

The girl continued, "Not everyone can go to that bridge. Any vehicle that passes through without a visitor ID will be stopped directly."

The great bridge that the girl mentioned is a cross-sea bridge built by the Aiwada Group. It directly connects to the small island where the Aiwada Group is located. It can be said to be the only passage on the island.

"Really?" Bayonetta didn't expect the girl to investigate so thoroughly. No wonder she could always find her in all kinds of strange ways. She was indeed a Cheshire cat.

"Well, I'll leave her to you then."

Bayonetta picked up Theresa, who had no idea what was going on, with one hand, stuffed her into the girl's arms again, and walked to the other side of the port.

"Wait, where are you going! Crowdfunding group four ⑤ ⑥ ① two ⑦ nine four zero"

The girl and Theresa looked at each other, then looked at Bayonetta in surprise as she left.

"Just dealing with an unexpected guest. You guys go first, I'll be here soon."

Bayonetta didn't look back, she just waved.

"Ahhhh, this woman!"

The girl said madly, this guy is too self-willed!

"Tch, let's go!"

The girl snorted coldly as she watched Bayonetta leave, then carried Theresa towards the Great Bridge. She had already planned a perfect action.

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The other side of the port.

The port, which had been clear just a moment ago, became overcast with lightning and storms after Bayonetta's arrival.

"Observer, your stupidity really makes us laugh"

In the sky that ordinary people cannot see, a huge stone statue with lime skin floated in the air. The face carved on the stone looked at Bayonetta who came alone and said.

"Well, why do I feel like a star, with crazy fans everywhere I go?"

Bayonetta looked speechlessly at the huge stone statue floating in the air. Although it looked extremely huge, Bayonetta was not afraid at all. After all, more than one such creature had died before. But this group of creatures always came up to her without knowing how to live or die.

"hiss!"

But just when Bayonetta was about to end the stage of threatening him and just give him a burst of bullets, some images flashed through her mind.

Those scenes were very similar to the previous ones, but the difference was that the person in the scene who was suspected to be herself was not stabbed in the abdomen by a sword and then sealed like before, but instead the seal of that person was interrupted.

"I won't hesitate anymore!"

Firm words came out of her mouth, as if this flashback was particularly clear.

"Boom!"

Just when Bayonetta was paused because of the flashback in her mind, a bus controlled by the Colossus smashed towards Bayonetta.

'Ha ha ha ha'

A stiff laugh came from the mouth of the colossus, as if mocking Bayonetta's arrogance.

"boom"

A series of gunshots interrupted his laughter. Bayonetta, who was supposed to be hit by the bus, was now lying leisurely on a sculpture, and slowly floated in front of the colossus with the storm.

"If you have anything else to say, just leave it by the pillow, what do you say?"

Blowing gently on her lips, Bayonetta took a fighting stance.

However, Bayonetta, who was in a fighting state, did not notice that the gem on her chest was flashing and emitting brilliance, as if it had received some call.

And just off the distant Moon Shadow Island, a gem sleeping in the darkness was also emitting the same vibrations, as if calling for something.

Chapter 22 Time and Space Interruption

Let’s put aside Bayonetta’s battle for now and turn our attention back to Seele.

When Seele discovered that the situation here was related to the witch, she planned to ask the expert in this field - Bayonetta. However, what Seele didn't know was that Bayonetta was fighting and had no time to talk to her.

"Ding ding ding, sorry, the user you dialed is out of service area, please call again later. Sorry..."

Without waiting for the automatic answering machine to finish speaking, Xier hung up the phone. This was the third time she had called Bayonetta. If there was no response the first time it meant that she didn't hear it, then the second and third times meant that Bayonetta was not in a position to answer the call at that time.

"Hey... this lady boss... not only did she leave the store to me, but she also refused calls from her cute clerk... really..."

Xier put down her phone and complained with a pout. If things had gone as she had expected, she would have been able to resolve the issue of Moon Shadow Island quickly after Bayonetta answered the call, but she didn't expect that something would go wrong in the first step of the plan.

"It's so annoying..." Xier sighed silently in her heart as she walked.

At this time, Seele had already left Aso's house. After learning what happened that year, she promised Keiji Aso that she would help his son, Aso Makoto, when he was about to go astray. Then Keiji Aso disappeared in the room again (simply because he was not used to being there for too long, just like amphibians always have to return to the water). And Seele left Aso's house.

However, Xier, who was walking and complaining in her heart, did not notice that the scenery around her suddenly fluctuated. However, the fluctuation lasted for less than a second and then disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

"So... huh? What's going on?"

Xier, who was surfing the Internet with her mobile phone, suddenly saw a spinning circle on the screen. She was certainly familiar with this symbol, as it indicated an invalid network connection. But why did this symbol suddenly appear? Her data traffic was clearly sufficient.

Xier scratched her head in confusion. She had learned about this before coming to Yueying Island. Although the economy of Yueying Island was not very developed, it was still able to provide network coverage because it was being transformed into a tourist attraction. And this situation had never happened since she came here.

"Eh? Wait... around here..."

Xier looked up and suddenly realized that something seemed wrong with the surrounding scenery.

"Why do I remember there is a telephone pole here... and isn't that tree taller than that house?"

Xier frowned and scanned the surrounding scene. Although the layout of the scene was still the same as before, Xier felt something was wrong. The surrounding scene was much younger than when she came here. Looking around, it seemed like she had returned to the streets of decades ago. Xier felt as if she had been involved in something strange.

"Tsk..."

Xier suddenly remembered the time when she was suddenly dragged into purgatory by that woman. She was completely unprepared. If Xier was not strong enough, she would have been hung up and beaten by that woman.

Because of the last experience, Xier felt that this time should be similar. Anyway, she couldn't do anything about this kind of forced space transfer (self-abandoned face.)

"Hey! Where are you? Come out! Just tell me what you want to say!"

Believing that someone had set a trap, Xier gave up on finding a way out and just stood there shouting, trying to get the mastermind behind the scenes to come out.

Quiet, silent. There was no other sound in the entire space except Xier's own words.

And at some point, even the clouds in the sky stopped moving, just like the background on the stage, hanging quietly in the sky.

"(▼ヘ▼＃)"

A cross appeared on Xi'er's head. What does this person mean by leaving me here alone? Aren't you attracted to such a lovely girl? (bushi)

Suddenly, when Xier was furious, the entire space began to change. The clouds in the sky began to flow again, and sounds began to appear on the quiet streets. The whole world seemed to come alive suddenly.

But before Xier could do anything, the scene changed again. The clouds in the sky began to float faster and faster, and finally turned into countless lines, as if someone was pressing the fast-forward button all the time.

Do not!

It's not fast forward!

After concentrating on observing the flowing scene, Xier was shocked to find that everything in this space was moving in the opposite direction, completely opposite to the normal direction of movement. The sun rose in the west and set in the east. The rotten leaves gradually recovered and floated back to the trees, then kept shrinking until they disappeared. The house went from being complete to being a structure, and finally turned into flat ground again, and the asphalt road turned into sand again.

Everything in Xier's sight was moving backwards, as if a person was madly looking back at the previous scene.

The speed of retreat was getting faster and faster. Xier watched with her own eyes as everything on Moon Shadow Island turned back to its original appearance, as if the previous hustle and bustle and prosperity were all an illusion, and in the end only a deserted island was left.

"Who is it and what exactly do they want to do?"

Xier looked at everything in front of her quietly. She did not make any move, but she understood that the person or thing that caused all this had no ill will towards her. Because no one can resist the power of time. As long as you are still a human being, time will be your eternal enemy.

If the other party wanted to do something to Xier, Xier would have already typed GG with laughter. Since Xier is still standing here intact, it means that she is useful.

"Okay, I've seen enough, what on earth do you want to do!"

Xier shouted loudly. She was fully aware that she was in the other party's hands. She had never felt so aggrieved since she became an examiner. This guy was simply a child. He didn't say anything but told her that my strength was stronger than yours and you had to listen to me.

'~'

As if Xier's words were heard, the surrounding scenery suddenly paused, time stood still again, leaving Xier as the only living being that could move.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a colorful stream of light appeared, then expanded in front of Xier, forming a round hole.

"You want me to come in?"

Since the other party didn't communicate at all, Xier could only guess at the other party's intentions.

After Xier finished asking, the other party still did not answer, but all the scenery except Xier and the cave began to accelerate again.

"Stop, stop, stop! I'm going! I'm going!"

Xier slapped herself in the face. Is this guy a fool? !

However, even though she was complaining in her heart, Xier still stepped into the hole. There was nothing she could do because her strength did not allow it.

"Buzz!"

After Xier stepped into the cave, the entrance disappeared as if it had never appeared.

Chapter 23 The War Five Hundred Years Ago

"Ahhh! Why are you falling from the sky again? Eh? Why did I say again?"

Xier looked at the land that was gradually getting bigger below her and shouted with a pale face.

When she stepped into the hole, a huge force sucked her into the hole. Xier didn't even have time to react. When she opened her eyes again, she was already in heaven.

The wind pressure from falling from a high altitude kept squeezing Xier, and the high-speed friction of the air even burned the corners of Xier's clothes black. If it were an ordinary person, she would probably have died from the high pressure and fear by now. However, Xier was a very smart person. After the initial surprise, she returned to normal and was even appreciating the beautiful scenery from the sky.

"Hmm...why do I always fall from the sky?"

Xier sat cross-legged in the air, thinking about this important question. For some reason, she felt unusually familiar with this situation...

"This should be Earth, right..."