This is not the date I wanted.

Unlike Shidou and the others, whose atmosphere was gradually becoming cheerful, the battle between Orihime☆ and the two final bosses had already entered a fierce stage.

"Angel☆Beam (Angel☆Beam)!!"

After blocking the enemy's attack with the magic shield, Orihime☆ let out a soft cry and pointed the magic wand forward. Then, a pure white beam of light fell from the sky and enveloped Higurashi.

“Aaaaaah——Damn it! What’s going on! My power! My power is draining away! What on earth is going on!?”

After feeling the changes in his body, Bigudio screamed in horror.

"Ah! The situation of the battle suddenly changed at this moment! Magical Girl Orihime☆ dodged the heavy attacks of Bigeye Dido and Immerbel and launched a counterattack. Her Angel☆Beam beautifully hit Bigeye Dido!! Bigeye Dido is in a very bad situation now!"

Right next to him, Honjo Nia was holding a non-existent air microphone and commentating passionately like a game commentator.

"By the way, Angel☆Beam is a special beam that Orihime☆ emits through her magic wand. Its speed is comparable to the speed of light! Once locked, there is absolutely no possibility of escape! Not only that, this move also has the special ability to purify the enemy, defeating the opponent without hurting his life! She is worthy of being a magical girl of love and justice!"

“Damn it! Are you kidding me?”

In the dark night, the scattered bats gathered together and turned back into Wan Bell's original form. Looking at Bigudio who had lost all his power, his face looked very ugly.

"Oh?! It seems that Wan Bell relied on the vampire's atomization ability to avoid the attack. What does Wan Bell feel when he sees that Bigudio, who is as strong as him, was defeated so easily? Faced with such a huge gap in strength, does he still have the courage to continue fighting?"

Giving Erya an angry glare, Wanbel clenched her teeth and stared at Orihime with her scarlet eyes☆.

Fight? Flight?

After a period of psychological struggle, Wan Beier finally made a decision. Her body turned into mist again and turned into countless bats that fled in all directions.

"Don't be too proud, Fatima! I did lose this time, but I will soon regain my strength! I will sacrifice you and your backer together in blood!!"

After leaving behind a cruel remark like that of a loser dog, the bat disappeared into the sky.

"Humph - I won't let you get away like this!"

Orihime☆ snorted softly, waved the magic wand in her hand again, and shouted.

"Sweet☆Cage"

"What! What!?"

Then, a huge bird cage made of crystal appeared in the air. Then, something incredible happened. A white light flashed, and Wan Bell, who was supposed to have escaped successfully, appeared in the bird cage.

"Oh! It appears - the special skill of Magical Girl Orihime☆, Sweet☆Cage! Any enemy who attempts to retreat after fighting with Orihime☆ will be forcibly summoned into the birdcage no matter where they flee to, and become a caged bird that cannot escape! Evil will never have any chance to escape! She is truly a magical girl of love and justice!"

After hearing Erya's explanation, Wan Beier's eyes widened.

"How dare you plot against me! Fatima!!!"

"With this next blow, everything will be over."

After making this declaration, Orihime☆ flew into the air, her sky-blue hair fluttering in the wind.

A huge amount of spiritual power gathered at the front end of the magic wand, and a huge magic circle with a diameter of more than 100 meters appeared above Wan Bell.

“What, what is this!? Orihime☆ flew into the air and struck a magnificent stance! She finally used her ultimate move! The ultimate move that would make even the gods flee! The winner will finally be revealed!”

"Love and justice—"

"Wait! I surrender! I'll give you half of the world! Otherwise, I'm willing to become your subordinate!"

“——Instant! Flash! Boom! Explode! !!!”

"..."

Silently watching everything in front of him, Shidao's eyes had completely lost their luster, and he looked as if he had lost all desire to live.

"Ah!! Thank you!! You are awesome, Orihime☆!! You will always be my goddess in my heart!!"

Hearing Mengyue's scream, Orihime☆ blinked playfully and showed a sweet smile.

"You're welcome. The smiles of you elves are my greatest reward. Today's Magical Girl Orihime☆, a great victory~"

"..."

"Young man, now you know everything. I just happen to have something to discuss with you."

At this moment, Niya suddenly put her arm around Shidao's shoulder and smiled strangely.

"Although the comics have been drawn, Bilijiang said that after all, you are the protagonist, and it cannot be used for commercial purposes without your consent. So I just printed a few copies for everyone to digest internally. Do you think it's okay -"

"I reject!"

Shidou said firmly.

"Ah - don't be so decisive, young man. I have a feeling that this book will be a big seller. Can you think about it again? At worst, I can give you a little more of the royalties when the time comes -"

“I REFUSE!!!!!”

26 The World in the Book (End)

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"Star☆Door - Open!"

Orihime☆ picked up the magic wand and waved it twice in the air. A shining five-pointed star jumped out playfully. It kept spinning and enlarging - and finally turned into a star-shaped gate.

"Okay, if you walk in here, you will be able to return to your original world."

"Really?"

Everyone was immediately surprised.

"Yeah~ I won't lie."

With a sweet smile on her face, Orihime☆ nodded.

"Oh, that's a real help."

With a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart, Kotori lowered her head and looked at her brother who was lying on the ground with a pale look, indicating that "I'm completely burned out", and kicked him in annoyance.

"Hurry up, Shidou! You don't think this is the end of the problem, do you? We still have Rokuko to deal with when we get back, so we don't have time to be sentimental."

"Haha...that's true."

Shidou got up with a wry smile, took a deep breath, and felt a little calmer.

Then, Tohka and the others walked into the star-shaped gate one after another.

"Kuku - be prepared. You sinister magicians, I will soon return from hell and give you the hammer of revenge."

"Overtake. Yakuya was too slow, so Yui was the first to go in."

"Ah——Xixian is so cunning!"

"Everyone... don't push... it's dangerous..."

"Shidou, come here quickly."

"..."

Looking at the exit in front of him, Shidao seemed a little hesitant and stopped in front of the door without moving forward.

"What's wrong, boy?"

Seeing Shidou stopped, Nia asked in confusion.

After hesitating for a moment, Shidou spoke.

"Sorry... I have something I want to tell 'me'. You guys go first."

"Eh? With me? Well, it has nothing to do with me..."

Orihime☆, who was originally dealing with Meng Yue's entanglement, was a little surprised to hear that it was Shidou who said this, but she still nodded.

"Oh……"

As if she understood Shidou's thoughts, Niya raised the corner of her mouth slightly.

"You're the one who attacked me?"

“That’s not the case!?”

"Haha - I was just kidding! Your reactions are always so funny, young man!"

Smiling and waving his hand, Erya took Mengyue's hand and walked towards the entrance.

"Okay, Bili-chan is leaving. Time is running out. If you don't go back quickly, your sister-chan and the others will be worried."

“No! No! I don’t want it! — I won’t leave! I want to stay in this world with Orihime☆ until the end of time! A reality without Orihime☆ is not the reality I want!”

Mengyue was making a fuss like a naughty child, but Erya ignored her protests and forcefully pulled her out of the exit.

However, Erya knew very well that if Mengyue really resisted, she would not be able to pull her away by herself.

She is really born to be an actor, Erya couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Ah—right."

Suddenly, Erya seemed to remember something, half of his body stuck out of the exit, and added with a smirk on his face.

"Young man, actually the speed of time in this world is much faster than that in the outside world, so there is no need to rush and we can talk slowly."

“Hey, Niya! That’s completely different from what you just said! I want to stay, too. At least let me take one last look and engrave Orihime☆’s beauty in my memory—”

"Alright, alright~ Don't worry about the small details, just keep going, Bili-chan."

"I don't want it—"

Hearing the conversation coming out of the passage, Shidou and Orihime☆ both frowned.

"Transformation - cancel."

As she said this, Orihime☆ cancelled her magical girl transformation and turned back into "Gokawa Shido".

"It can be changed back."

Seeing this scene, Shidao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, facing Orihime☆, Shidou always felt a sense of shame that was even worse than when his dark history notes were read out in public. He had already graduated from that aspect a long time ago, but his dark history was still uncontrollably refreshing his bottom line, which was a bit scary for his heart.

"I don't like to dress like that either."

As if understanding Shidou's feelings, "Gokawa Shidou" also smiled bitterly, making Shidou feel like he was talking to himself in the mirror.

"Then, you have something to say to me, right?"

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Shidou looked at the other "self" with complicated emotions in his eyes.

This person is Gokawa Shidao, but he is not Gokawa Shidao.

"He" is a combination of the emotions, cognition, expectations, etc. that the elves have towards the identity of "Gokawa Shidao", and the "fictional Shidao" was born with the original intention of saving the elves.

Although there are many obvious spoof elements, it is undoubtedly the "ideal samurai road" that everyone hopes for.

This also includes her ideals and expectations for Gokawa Shido.

"Next... I want to help a spirit named 'Rokuko'... but because of this... I had a fight with Mengyue..."

Although he had trouble organizing his words smoothly, Shidao still tried hard to tell "himself" the whole story, including his confusion, bewilderment, and uneasiness at the moment.

At the moment when they were about to fall to the ground and everyone thought they were going to die, although it was only for a moment, the thought of "giving up" did occur to Shido Gokawa in his heart.

Therefore, a small crack appeared in his original firm determination to "go and save Rokuko".

"Is it really Meng Yue's suggestion that is correct? I can't even protect my own family, and Rokuko said not to worry about her, but I said I would save her... Am I really too self-righteous?"

Pursing his lips tightly, Shidou lowered his head in shame.

The person in front of him was none other than himself. That was why Gokawa Shido could admit his weakness and confess it.

At the same time, I also feel like cheating.

He is the ideal "Gokawa Shidou" in "her" mind, so Shidou may be able to get a "correct" answer from him that is completely different from his own.

"I see... something like this happened to you..."

After listening to Shidou's words patiently, "Shidou" showed a thoughtful expression. After a long time, he exhaled sharply and a wry smile appeared on his face.

"I'm sorry... I can't give you the answer you want. Because if I were in your shoes, I would probably quarrel with Meng Yue as well!"

"Eh?"

Shidou's eyes widened in surprise.

"Because, we definitely can't just leave it alone."