The witch who hunts the magical girl will not be killed in return

“Ah, ah… um…”

Liyun accepted it at a loss.

This...should I be happy?

Deep down inside, I seem to be a little happy.

Li Yun's eyes gradually became firm, and she put the stockings into her pocket, as if what she put in was not an ordinary pair of stockings, but... a new bond between Li Yun and Luo Youyou as a magical girl!

"Then I'll go first, you have to take care of yourself."

"Well, goodbye, magical girl onee-sama."

This time, Li Yun flew directly to the branch of the Magic Alliance in Huahai City.

There, Xingyue had been waiting for a long time.

"Liyun, have you been to the fire scene just now? I heard that there were no casualties, which is great."

"Ah...well...it's my job and it's what I should do." Li Yun replied in a daze.

Xingyue frowned.

I hadn't seen Li Yun for a few years and thought she would be nervous when she saw me, but it turned out that her attention didn't seem to be on me at all.

"What? You seem absent-minded."

Li Yun's brain was not in the right state, and she said subconsciously: "Uh... Actually, I just received a pair of used stockings from an acquaintance..."

"Stockings? Worn?"

"Eh!? Damn, did I say that?"

"Well, it's out." Xingyue said with interest: "What happened exactly? Tell me about it?"

After not seeing Xingyue for a few years, she became even more mysterious. Liyun felt like she was facing her homeroom teacher in school, and said truthfully, "It's nothing, I just received it from a person I rescued from a fire scene."

Liyun took out the stockings from her pocket and said, "This is it, haha...it's torn, and I can't wear it myself."

The next second, she took it back immediately.

What am I doing? I am so out of my mind! Come back to my senses! Li Yun slapped her face.

Xingyue in front of her frowned thoughtfully.

[Those stockings... look familiar? ]

After thinking for a long time, Xingyue shook her head.

No, I was just overthinking it.

No matter what, it is impossible for her to recognize the original owner of a pair of stockings just by looking at the stockings themselves. If she could really do that, wouldn't she be a living god?

9. The Witch and the Magical Girl's Late-Night Tryst

"Liyun, have you regained your previous touch?"

"Well, my sister has been practicing with me these past few days, and there's no problem now....Ah, I'm really sorry for causing trouble to everyone!"

Li Yun bent down deeply.

Xingyue didn't care, helped her up, and teased her: "It's useless for you to tell me this, after all, I've disappeared for seven years just like you."

"No! How can you be like me! I just-! I just wasted seven years meaninglessly. Xingyue, what you said must be the exact opposite of what I said!"

"Well, I did make some preparations during these seven years, but I didn't interfere with the outside world during that time. In a sense, it's mutual."

Xingyue brought a chair for her and said, "Sit down."

"....Thanks."

"I will take you to Sidheim to forge your own Psychic Pillar...You have already been told by your sister what a Psychic Pillar is, right?"

"Well, it's a reality aggregation of inherent magic, right?"

"You understand correctly. It should be a natural thing for you....Also, you must have something else to tell me this time."

"Ah, um."

Li Yun's main purpose of coming this time was to convey the topics that had been discussed at the previous ten-seat meeting.

"Regarding the Elera expedition team, Manjushage has already proposed that we should take down Elera in one fell swoop. It just so happens that the tide of the Boundary Sea has receded, and the pressure on the Boundary Customs has been reduced. Since Elera has challenged us with such fanfare, we must also make a strong response."

“This matter…” Xingyue pursed her lips. She didn’t expect it to come so soon.

The "Anti-Elera Suppression Team" was established before she discovered Elera's true identity. It was established decisively at the time and received the support of all ten seats.

But who could have imagined that by such a coincidence, she would run into Elera just a few days after the agreement.

And it’s the real body.

[You can't just disband the expedition team now, right? ]

Xingyue stroked the side of her face in distress.

But after thinking about it, I felt it didn't matter.

This was just a warning shot, the purpose was to demonstrate to Elera and let her know that the Magic League was not her back garden where she could just pick a few flowers and plant them again after having fun.

As for whether Elera can be caught, I'm afraid not many people believe that it can be done.

Xingyue doesn't think that Elera is an opponent who can defeat them by relying on numbers. If they really force that woman into a desperate situation, their identity as a magical girl may no longer be a get-out-of-jail-free card. In order to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy, Elera is likely to cause casualties among them.

But Xingyue was worried that this demonstration was not thorough enough, and instead aroused Elera's competitive spirit, and she hunted magical girls more recklessly.

It would be best to strike a balance between giving Elera a strong enough warning and not provoking a violent counterattack from her, but this is too difficult.

In comparison, Liyun can be said to be very positive.

She doesn't have much time left!

It’s better to capture that witch before she comes to make a movie with you!

"Xingyue, we want to use you as a spear to deal with Elera, and we will provide support from the side. What do you think?"

"This..." Xingyue frowned slightly, "It may not be that easy."

"Didn't you defeat Elera seven years ago? If there's a first time, there's a second time!"

Li Yun's sparkling eyes made Xing Yue speechless for a moment.

A second time? Yes! But she failed in the end.

She had never tried a head-on confrontation with Elera in terms of strength.

[I am confident that I can handle Elera's Three Worlds and Ten Directions Pure Land and other moves, but the only thing that is unpredictable is the white coral and its speed....]

Xingyue was troubled. If she wanted to defeat Elera head-on, she would have to use...but that was not for Elera, but for the longer term future.

"Let me ask you, have you ever planned to fail?"

"Failure... isn't that possible, right? We have so many seats and you're here. Even if we can't win, we won't lose either." Li Yun said.

She had already seen how powerful Elera was when she was in the Jiuming Sea, so her response was very pertinent.

Each of the ten seats is very powerful, especially Xingyue, who once defeated Elera. The strength of Manjusaka, the second seat, is also unfathomable. With so many people combined, how could they lose?

If they really lose, won't all the magical girls in the world be at the mercy of Elera?

That would be a terrible future.

Xingyue added: "If we don't find a way to limit her speed, it will be useless no matter how many people we gather."

"Can barrier magic be used?"

"It's probably not very useful unless it's a large-scale barrier magic coordinated by multiple ten seats."

"The other party won't give us time to build a large-scale linked barrier magic. Before that, she will use her speed to strip each of you off."

"That--"

Li Yun frowned. She was also confused. This wasn't possible and that wasn't possible. If that was the case, how did Xingyue defeat Elera seven years ago?

And Xingyue's answer today seemed like she was afraid of the battle.

"Manjushage will be here in a couple of days. Let her explain it to you then." Liyun said.

"Who wants to come over? Lycoris radiata?"

"Well, that's what she said herself."

Is that nerdy girl willing to leave Sidheim?

Xingyue was surprised.

During the long time I have known Manjushage, it seems that she has hardly ever left Sidheim and has always been in charge of the headquarters. Her strength has also been slowly accumulating.

Now, even Xingyue can't figure out her depth.

"Is it Manjushage's intention to let me be the vanguard?"

"correct."

"That's it..."

Xingyue thought about it for a moment and said, "Well, if it's her suggestion, it should be feasible."

dong dong——

Xingyue: "Please come in."

Feiyu opened the door and came in.

"Excuse me, are you discussing how to deal with Elera? I'm sorry, I just happened to overhear..."

"Well, as you heard, we must respond to the declaration made by Elera."

Xingyue wanted to test Feiyu's decisiveness as one of the ten seats in the future, so she asked:

"Feiyu, what do you think of the declaration that Elera made earlier at the Border Customs?"

"Huh?" Feiyu was stunned.

This is a discussion with me about something that only the ten seats would discuss, and it is also an important signal that I am about to step into the ten seats!

She thought for a moment and replied, "The deeper reason may be that she has a specific target to target, right?"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"....Maybe some magical girl angered her?"

Who is it? It can't be me, Xingyue thought.

Although Elera won the previous Imperial Duel 2.0, she was not very happy about the win as she had her stockings pulled off by herself. But afterwards, Elera kept her promise and went to counsel Liyun, so she should not be holding a grudge.

Moreover, Xingyue was very confident that in that 2.0 duel, she should have made Elera feel great both actively and passively.

"Do any of you have the impression that you have angered her recently?"

"...It might be me." Feiyu said honestly: "I created a group with magical girls who were once harmed by Elera. I combined their strength to search for information about Elera. Maybe this action was exposed, making Elera feel that her daily life was threatened..."

"I see. Unless you are very close to the truth, she wouldn't make such a big fuss just to target you... You are probably overthinking it."

"..."

Feiyu was confused.

makes sense.

Apart from this, how else could he anger Elera?

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At Luo You's house——

"I'm inspired!"

Luo You suddenly had an idea and shouted with his head raised.

She has an idea for a short film!

She has always felt that if there were only Liyun and her, the script would be a little lacking no matter how it was constructed, but it would be different if one more person was added.

"The third person is decided to be you...Auntie!"

Luo You’s smile was extremely creepy.