Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

How could Yutenji Wakamai have fallen to such a state!

"Come with me the day after tomorrow, at six in the morning."

Hailing poked Miaomeng's waist with the scabbard.

"That's all for now, I'll be going now. There are still many fun places to visit in Kabuki, feel free to explore."

"No way! Nobody can get up this early!"

"I believe you can get up, Meow Meow."

Hailing waved to Miaomeng with her back to her, her figure gradually disappearing into the dim light.

"I already said it's Meow Dream!"

Miaomeng rubbed her cold neck, got up from the ground, and mumbled incessantly about Hailing, Xiangzi, and Chuhua.

Just as she thought to herself for the second time that she could finally go home, take a good shower, and go to sleep.

A broadsword pressed down on her shoulder.

......

at the same time.

Chu Hua's white Suzuki Hayabusa was parked by the roadside.

The two people who should have been sitting on the motorcycle were nowhere to be found.

A crest, invisible to the average person, illuminates beside the sidewalk.

......

Hailing left Kabukicho and walked towards where she had parked her motorcycle.

Her motorcycle was clearly attracting attention, and it was the busiest time in Kabukicho. There were scattered flashes of light around her BMW Maritime R, which had accompanied her all over the country.

Hailing hopped on his motorcycle and drove it onto the highway back to his apartment.

Once you leave Kabukicho, the surrounding hustle and bustle immediately vanishes, and the streets become quiet and empty.

Suddenly, she saw a white Suzuki Hayabusa parked on the street, its engine still running.

Hailing stopped the car.

It was unusually quiet around us; we didn't even see any staff at the convenience store we had just passed.

Not right.

Just as she was thinking that, a surge of magical energy swept towards Hailing.

A flash of dark green light, and Hailing instantly transformed.

At the same time, they were also dragged away from the real world by that magical fluctuation.

Not far away, the television in the empty convenience store was replaying the day's news.

—"This is the second major robbery this year. While the crime rate in Reed Plain has been declining since last year, please remain vigilant about your personal safety..."

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P.S.: I'll try to update three times a week from now on.

The Tale of Nirvana: Staying True to Yourself: Chapter 68 When Will You Stop?!

Is this ever going to end? One leaves and another comes. Why am I so unlucky?

Miao Meng thought with a hint of despair.

With the greatsword pressing down on her shoulder, she dared not make any rash moves.

The one wielding the greatsword was a figure dressed in a nun's habit. She turned the sword tip and circled around to face Miaomeng.

The sword tip scraped against the metal, producing a tooth-grinding sound.

Ono Mari opened her usually squinted eyes, and her green eyes, similar to Hailing's, gleamed with a cold light in the darkness.

She was still wearing her nun's habit, but it had become more refined and fitted.

Her slender figure was perfectly outlined by the nun's habit.

But Miaomeng's attention wasn't on Mary's figure at all, but on the greatsword in her hand that looked like a large cross. The greatsword's decoration vaguely resembled a blurred figure nailed to a cross.

This thing is currently stuck between Meow Dream's ring and her finger.

The metallic scraping sound I just heard was from rubbing my ring against it.

"So you've been the one stalking Hailing?"

"I was just passing through."

"Kabukicho is my territory, and even the Ashihara Assembly gives me some face. I won't let anyone in except for Hailin. You're sneaking around here like a cat, and you're telling me you're just passing by?"

"What era are we living in, still talking about territory..."

"Ok?"

Mary's hand trembled slightly.

Startled, Miaomeng immediately changed her mind.

“I said I really didn’t mean any harm, and that I knew Hai Zi.”

Mary held the greatsword, which was longer than her own height, in one hand. The farthest tip of the sword was stuck between her ring and her finger, yet it remained completely still, without even the slightest tremor.

Even in his transformed state, he did not emit any magical energy.

She is very capable.

This was Miaomeng's first impression.

No wonder there were no requests related to Kabukicho at the gathering. I thought it was about protecting underage girls, but it turns out someone had already taken them all.

"I'm watching to see what you're planning to do with Hailing?"

"No way, even if I did, didn't she catch me red-handed?"

"I was the one who reminded her."

"...No wonder, I thought I'd gotten worse." Miao Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

“I really can’t tell you have any real strength.” Mary even narrowed her eyes again.

"Hey, that's really hurtful!"

“But you’re really good at hiding yourself.” Mary leaned closer to Meowmon. “If I hadn’t memorized everyone’s face in Kabukicho, I wouldn’t have been able to find you.”

"You've memorized everyone's face?! How do you explain all those tourists every day?! Can't I be a tourist too?"

"Will tourists come to the slums behind here? Didn't you see the 'No Tourists Allowed' sign?"

“There are always a few curious ones…” Miao Meng said weakly, “Would you notice if a few stray cats occasionally wandered in?”

"Still talking hard."

Mary seemed to be losing patience, and flicked her hand upwards with the hilt of her sword.

"No, no, no!"

Miaomeng raised her hands along with the upward-pointing sword tip, assuming a gesture of throwing both hands forward.

“I really am Hai Zi’s friend. If you don’t believe me, look at my phone, the chat history. She asked us to come to church together on Sunday.”

Mary picked up the phone that Meow Dream had dropped on the ground.

"password."

"369258147."

"......"

"The more unexpected it is, the safer it is, right? It's just a lock screen password anyway."

Mary opened her phone and swiped through it quickly, then looked up at Meow Dream, tossed the phone back, and sheathed her greatsword.

A holy light flashed, and Mary's clothes transformed into ordinary nun's habit.

"It seems you don't really trust your partners."

"Xiangzi is just being too suspicious. Although I'm also quite curious about Haizi's identity." Miaomeng breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her numb fingers. "But I didn't expect him to come to the church."

Miao Meng raised her head and seriously observed Mary standing in front of her.

Mary, now back in her ordinary nun's habit, isn't as...charming, but her gentle and holy aura becomes even stronger, giving her a unique sense of approachability.

Even Meow Dream found herself starting to develop a little affection for Mary.

"So, you're the reason Hai Zi came to the church?" Miao Meng asked.

"She and I have been friends for many years."

"She comes here often just to see her friends?"

"Yes and no."

"What's that for?"

Mary shook her head without saying anything, turned and walked towards the church, then stopped after a few steps and looked back at Miaomeng.

"Don't you want to know what Hailing is doing at the church? Then follow me."

Miao Meng raised an eyebrow.

The soles of the shoes leave the ground, and the foot takes a step forward.

......

It fell to the ground again, making a crisp sound.

Then, the frequency of landing increased, and the walking turned into running.

Xiangzi ran through the empty barrier space, unable to find any way out.

"what......"

Xiangzi stopped his pointless running and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

She and Chu Hua got separated; the bizarre and fantastical maze barrier kept them in different locations.

Strangely, Xiangzi has yet to see any familiars come to welcome him.

Without the Soul Stone, she lost her ability to sense magic and is now just an ordinary person with some self-defense capabilities. All she has is an M1911 holstered under her skirt, with a total of three magazines. Against a familiar, she can be said to have some ability to fight back, but not much.

"Attacked by a witch?"

She slowed her pace and walked along the wall to the right.

"Being active at night and hiding during the day is indeed a witch's habit, but that doesn't quite add up."

The maze looked like it had been drawn with a pencil; the entire space was incredibly rough, and most importantly, it was very empty. This empty barrier was somewhat like the candy that Xiangzi had misjudged before.

Candy hid her familiar, but at most it was only at the Normal level. Most weak witches at the Safe level don't have familiars, the barrier is very empty, and the space is not large.

However, weak witches rarely hunt so actively. They are more likely to set traps to lure humans in, which is safer and less likely to be discovered by magical girls.

Moreover, if she were just a safe-level witch, she should have been dealt with by Hatsuka long ago.

The maze was specifically designed to separate her from Chu Hua.

Is the plan to defeat them one by one? Or is there some other intention?

Xiangzi walked along the wall, never daring to relax for a moment.

In the vast, white maze, Xiangzi could only hear his own breathing and footsteps.

Until she encountered a dead end and was about to return to the fork in the road.

"Freedom...heaven...will give me the freedom to go to heaven...I want...to go to heaven..."

A voice, almost a murmur, came from around the corner next to Xiangzi.

Pull the trigger while maintaining a high level of tension.

The humanoid creature that rushed towards Xiangzi from around the corner was shot twice in the chest and fell to the ground.

Xiangzi was about to step forward and fire a third shot, but stopped after seeing the man's face.