Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　"..." As a black shadow flashed by at an extremely fast speed, Lan Tianzhu's eyes widened instantly, and his upper body flew out immediately.

　In that instant, Lan Tianzhu was cut in half at the waist by the "enemy".

　The barrier of divine power instantly flew out, summoning countless angels and mechs to block Lan Tianzhu's path.

　Miss Lin's eyes widened at the sight of that quantity.

　Because, almost in an instant, Moirai summoned a large number of high-quality meat shields through the barrier.

　There were more than ten six-winged angels, and some that I hadn't seen before, probably different types of azure-colored mechs.

　If Moirai had been able to conjure soldiers like this when he attacked Earth, Earth would have been 100% doomed.

　But in the next instant...

　Miss Lin suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes.

　It was only dark for a fleeting moment, but when the world brightened again, whether it was angels or mechs...

　Even the upper body of Azuma Nagisa, which flew backwards, or the lower body left in place...

　In an instant, everything was cut into beautiful and uniform small pieces of scarlet, white, and amber.

　The angel vanished as a speck of light, the machine gun exploded, and Yaochuan Guang and Moira abruptly disappeared into the air.

　Then, it reappeared in the same spot.

　Just like when Miss Lin was killed, and just like when Moirai fought against Cong Yu and the others...

　That is……

　The birth of immortality.

　This is not resurrection, but rather allowing "self" to exist simultaneously at every moment, but only one exists within the same timeline.

　The self of one moment dies, and the self of the next moment is born.

　This is an extremely clever trick, a manipulation of "time".

　Such a "birth" did not come without a price... A person on Earth dedicated all of his time to it.

　In an instant, he transformed from a youth into sand and gravel.

　This is a necessary sacrifice to meet that enemy.

　If victory is achieved before all of humanity is exhausted, the victims can be resurrected.

　With this in mind, Nagisa Azumi was resurrected time and time again, only to be cut to death again and again.

　Then...

　After exhausting tens or hundreds of thousands of "resurrections," Lan Tianzhu's spear, wreathed in eerie blue flames, successfully shattered the darkness.

　In an instant, that extreme darkness transformed into countless stars, shattering in the sky like blooming fireworks.

　"Won!"

　Humanity will live on.

　On the exhausted blue sky shore

　Amidst excited shouts and Moira's moved voice, a few scattered pieces fell from the shattered darkness... and landed on the ground with a soft sound.

　"..." Hesitantly, Lan Tianzhu picked it up and examined it: "This is... scales? No, it looks more like scale powder magnified many times."

　Is the true form of that dark group, which is like the "final boss," really just a tiny bit of scale powder?

　Amidst Lan Tianzhu's voice and reflections...

　The pitch-black sky began to move.

　……

　From an observer's perspective, Ms. Lin couldn't help but look up at the sky, then blinked and silently opened her mouth wide.

　What came into her view was...

　After the "dark sky" moved, the horizon and the distant horizon came into view...

　Huge vertical pupils.

　The enormous, terrifying amber-colored snake eyes covered the entire night sky.

　What Lan Tianzhu and Moira managed to defeat, despite their combined efforts, was merely something scraped off a scale from the giant snake that wore a jet-black scarf.

　It is a "scattered bit" of scale powder.

　Chapter 1009: Battle! Continuous Battles!

　"Fuck you! What the hell are you talking about?!"

　Miss Lin shouted in a loud voice, straightening up and furious: "Damn it, how could we possibly win?"

　Miss Lin, uttering classic Chinese curses, displayed the charm of the Chinese people, attracting the attention of Xian Kui, who was having a video conference nearby.

　Xian Kui looked at Miss Lin, who had been living with her for some time and was now asleep on the table, and blinked in confusion.

　The meeting had just ended, and Xian Kui turned off the webcam clipped to his computer screen and asked, "What's wrong?"

　As he spoke, Xian Kui pondered Miss Lin, who for some reason looked completely shaken.

　Ms. Lin hesitated for a moment upon hearing this…

　Her dream was so smooth that if she told people about it, wouldn't it give the impression that "this person is making things up"?

　But upon closer examination, her "dream" was definitely not simple.

　"I had a dream, a very real dream."

　As Miss Lin said this, she sighed deeply and, realizing her voice was a little hoarse, took a sip of water.

　Xian Kui raised an eyebrow, signaling Miss Lin to continue.

　Everyone knows that magical girls are not a race that is easily troubled by dreams... unless the "dream" that Miss Lin mentioned is extraordinary.

　After gulping down most of a glass of water, Ms. Lin took a deep breath and began to slowly recount her dream.

　It all begins with how she awakens in a hazy world, transforming into Moirai, and attaching herself to the shores of Blue Sky...

　She talked about how she began to adopt an observer's perspective.

　She then recounted how she personally witnessed Nagisa Azuma and Moirai being killed and resurrected by the "Black Group" in battle after battle.

　Countless people began to go from being full of hope to being in absolute despair.

　"I saw a huge vertical pupil that covered the entire night sky... Countless darkness covered the entire earth."

　"What followed was an endless bloodbath..."

　As Ms. Lin spoke, a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. She unconsciously touched her neck, as if she could still feel the despair from her dream.

　"In my dream, even if Lan Tianzhu and Moirai had staked all of humanity's time on Earth... they still lost."

　"In the end, amidst the desperate cries, hatred, and resentment of the last passerby, the earth fell silent."

　"Humanity has lost...that's it."

　Xian Kui listened quietly to Miss Lin's description, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

　After Miss Lin finished speaking, she was silent for a moment, then said directly, "You and Cong Yu should also tell each other..."

　This dream clearly has some symbolic meaning.

　As for the reason why Miss Lin dreamed those things, Xian Kui could even guess it... because Miss Lin had been Mo Yilai's body.

　At this moment, it is unknown whether Moirai is still on Earth or has returned to the future. In fact, it can be said that she was born from Miss Lin.

　"Ah."

　Miss Lin responded with a sigh, "I feel like I might have seen... Moirai and Lantian Zhu from a parallel world."

　Of course, according to Moirai's statement during the previous great war... it seems to be some other "timeline" or something.

　So, does this mean that the current Moirai has experienced everything that happened in his dream?

　Ms. Lin wasn't quite sure.

　But without a doubt, sending a message to Cong Yu now might be the best option... at least, before she forgets the details of the dream, we should convey the advice.

　-

　Accompanied by the sound of water running in the bathroom...

　The doctor was limp on the bed, almost unable to move.

　Ha, he's already in heaven.

　……

　Later, when Cong Yu came out of the bathroom, changed her clothes, and said goodbye, the doctor could only wave her hand to indicate that he understood.

　Maybe this is a snake...

　Thinking this through, the doctor dragged his aching body into the bathroom after a while.

　At this moment, Cong Yu, feeling relaxed and without the slightest fatigue, casually looked at her hands.

　The message inside the machine.

　It was a dream description sent by Ms. Lin.

　The more Cong Yu looked, the more serious her expression became.

　Sitting on the Jormungandr train, he began typing a message on his phone, asking Miss Lin—

　[Cong Yu: What do you think that is?]

　[Cong Yu: Other timelines? Or the future?]

　Ms. Lin responded almost immediately to the question Cong Yu typed out.

　[Lin Yun: The former.]

　[Lin Yun: As for Moirai's words, they probably refer to things that happened in the "past"...it's unlikely to be about the future.]

　[Lin Yun: After all, I can't imagine what future crisis would exist that you wouldn't be there to solve, requiring Lan Tianzhu and Moirai to do it.]

　"..." Indeed, and Lin Yun didn't mention Yao Chuan Guang and Xiao Cui... so it must be another timeline or worldline.

　Cong Yu didn't really know what it was.

　Cong Yu didn't even quite understand what the difference was between world lines and timelines for Moirai...

　With these thoughts in mind, Cong Yu stepped off the Jormungandr train, stood at the door, replied to Miss Lin that she understood, and then took out the key to open the door.

　"I am back."

　Cong Yu called out, closed the door, and began changing his shoes in the entryway. Then he heard Lan Tianzhu's voice—

　"Welcome back."

　Lan Tianzhu's calm voice came from the direction of the sofa.

　Only Lantian Zhu's voice could be heard, but Yao Chuan Guang, Xiao Cui, Hong, and Miss Chi You could not be heard.

　Aria was out there (in space) on business. So it's normal that we didn't see them in Li Township.

　"Where are Yaochuan and the others?"

　Lan Tianzhu readily agreed with Cong Yu's words: "Xiao Guang and Teacher Hong have both gone to the agency."

　However, one is the Magical Girl Agency of Fuuto, and the other is the Purifier Squad from Central City.

　Then, Lan Tianzhu started babbling on and on, as if spitting out beans: "Xiao Cui went to chat with Alyssa on the far shore, and Chi You suddenly had the idea to go see those other weird kings besides you."

　Lan Tianzhu really did ramble on and on...

　However, Cong Yu was very clear about the only thing Lan Tianzhu wanted to express.

　"So, what you're trying to say is..."

　With a helpless sigh, Cong Yu asked, "Is it just the two of us at home? Is that how it is?"

　Lan Tianzhu nodded silently.

　Cong Yu, however, firmly refused, saying, "No, I'm dealing with some serious problems and I'm a bit overwhelmed... I don't have time to play games with you."

　Lan Tianzhu's expression remained unchanged in the face of Cong Yu's words, and he pleaded, "Come on, come on, it's a rare opportunity... I won't waste much of your time."