Pochi-chan, I used to be a princess.

Nakano Azusa originally wanted to persuade Taichu Ritsu out of sympathy, but the two had different experiences and ideologies, and ultimately parted ways unhappily.

After nightfall, Tianzhong Ritsu continued his witch hunting routine. Nakano Azusa sat on the edge of a tall building with an ice cream cone, gazing at the witch's barrier below with a complicated expression.

Akiyama Mio quietly appears behind Nakano Azusa: "It's surprising you just watched in silence."

Nakano Azusa said, "Today, that guy wasn't fighting a familiar, but a witch. He's sure to drop a Seed of Sorrow, right? This isn't a useless hunt."

Akiyama Mio said, "You'd actually give up your prey for such a reason."

Nakano Azusa took a bite of her ice cream and was about to speak when the witch's barrier flickered. Nakano Azusa's face changed. "Tsk! That idiot made things so difficult."

Deep within the witch's barrier, the witch extended dozens of tentacles to attack Tian Jingzhong Ritsu. Tian Jingzhong Ritsu charged head-on, swinging his sword wildly and slicing off the witch's tentacles.

[Taizhong Ritsu jumped up and rushed towards the witch. The witch raised her arms, and her arms transformed into thick trees, wrapping around Taizhong Ritsu.]

Hirasawa Yui was horrified, and Nakano Azusa jumped into the witch's barrier just in time. Dozens of flashes of light appeared on the witch's arms, and the huge tree broke into pieces, causing Tian Zhongli to fall through. Nakano Azusa hugged Tian Zhongli and helped her land on the ground.

Nakano Azusa lets go of Tianzhong Ritsu, turns to look at the witch, and says, "I can't bear to watch this any longer. Okay, just stay put and I'll show you how."

[Taizhong Ritsu said in resistance: "Don't interfere with me, I can handle it alone."]

[Taizhong Ritsu pounced on the witch like a wild beast and chopped off her head with a single blow of his sword. The witch extended dozens of tentacles. Tianzhong Ritsu leaped into the air, spinning and swinging his sword, shattering all of the witch's tentacles with a frenzied slash.]

Rushing in front of the witch, Tian Zhongli slashed at her frantically with his sword. The witch had no power to fight back and was suppressed and whipped by Tian Zhongli.

Tianzhong Ritsu burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! It's true, if I put my mind to it, the pain can be completely eliminated!"

[Taizhong Ritsu's smile was filled with madness, and he looked like he was already broken. He chopped the witch into a pulp before stopping.]

Tianzhong Ritsu straightened up, her eyes hollow and her body stained with bright red blood. She smiled and said, "It's easy once you know the method. That way, I won't lose."

The barrier shattered and disappeared. Tianzhong Ritsu picked up the Seed of Sorrow and tossed it to Nakano Azusa: "Here you go. You came here for this, right?"

[Nakano Azusa pinches the Seed of Sorrow and shouts to Taichu Ritsu, "Hey!"]

[Tai Nakagura Ritsu walks past Nakano Azusa: "I don't want to owe you a favor, so this is even, okay?"]

Walking up to Hirasawa Yui, Tianzhong Ritsu said with a smile, "Let's go back, Xiaowei."

[As soon as he finished speaking, Tianzhong Ritsu passively canceled his transformation and fell towards Hirasawa Yui: "Sorry, I'm a little tired."]

Hirasawa Yui hurriedly supported Tianzhong Ritsu: "Don't force yourself, hold on to me!"

Nakano Azusa gnashed his teeth and looked at Taichu Ritsu: "This idiot!"

Yamanaka Sawako rubbed her forehead tiredly. "Another twist? Azusa, you're not a villain after all. Isn't it true that magical girls are not bad people?"

Nakano Azusa's face was pale, she would rather she was still the villain.

Akiyama Mio's eyes were filled with worry. The little Ritsu in the Akashic Record had collapsed.

Mio Akiyama couldn't help but worry about the real Ritsu Tainaka.

The plot played by Akashic Record clearly explains the cause of Taichu Ritsu's collapse.

She distanced herself from Xiaolu and became good friends with Hehe, hoping to get her attention and also wanting to protect her friend. For this reason, Xiaolu eventually became a magical girl.

However, as luck would have it, the incident recorded in the Akashic Records also happened during these two days.

The incident started the day before yesterday when Xiao Wei went to a music store to have her guitar serviced. While she was admiring the bass, she was pulled down by Lu.

When leaving the music store, she and Weiyi went to the cafe with He He to have dessert, but Lu suddenly squeezed over to make trouble.

Yesterday at noon, when she was eating lunch with He He, Lu ran over again, forcibly pulled her away, and played a prank on her in the club classroom.

During training, Lu had another business trip and left. He has not come to the light music club until now.

Akiyama Mio felt a bad premonition.

The only difference between the Akashic Records and reality is that there are no magical girls in the real world.

However, no one can guarantee that Lu will be safe and sound.

It's normal for similar things to happen in two rounds.

Not to mention, once the Akashic Records appear, the witch and Kyubey will probably arrive as well.

Chapter 121 The Inferred Truth

In the white space, Nakano Azusa slurps instant noodles. Akiyama Mio, sitting across from her, points to the map: "Witch Night's appearance is predicted to be within this range."

[Nakano Azusa asked: "What is the basis?"]

Akiyama Mio said, "Statistics."

Nakano Azusa asked doubtfully, "Statistics? I've never heard of Witch Night happening in this town before. How do you base your statistics on that? I'm not in a position to talk about mutual trust, but wouldn't it be nice to reveal a few more secrets?"

Kyubey walked in from outside the black tent in the white space. "I'd like to ask you for this as well, Akiyama Mio."

[Nakano Azusa conjured a spear and pointed it at Kyubey: "How dare you show up again?"]

Kyubey said, "How dare you treat me like an uninvited guest? I'm here tonight to deliver some very important information to you. Tainanaka Ritsu is wearing out faster than expected. It's not just her magic power that's being used; she's also starting to develop a curse."

Nakano Azusa angrily said, "Who do you think is responsible for this?"

Kyubey said, "Before Witch Night arrives, it might become a problem. Be careful."

Nakano Azusa asked in confusion: "What is that? What does it mean?"

Kyubey looked at Mio Akiyama and said, "Don't ask me, ask her. You should already know, right, Mio Akiyama?"

[Akiyama Mio stared at Kyubey without saying a word.]

[Qupi said: "As expected, where did you get that knowledge? I'm very interested. You..."]

Akiyama Mio said coldly, "If you want to hear it, I've already heard it. Go away."

[Hearing this, Kyubey left on his own accord.]

Nakano Azusa couldn't help but ask, "Are we just going to let that guy go?"

Akiyama Mio said, "Even if we kill it, it won't solve any problems."

Nakano Azusa asked, "Relative to that, Tainaka Ritsu, what kind of trouble did that guy mean?"

Akiyama Mio said, "Her Soul Gem has accumulated too much impurity. If it's not purified quickly, it will become irreversible."

Gojo Arata speculated, "It's an irreversible situation... and she's starting to feel cursed herself... Could it be that, unlike a sorcerer, a magical girl can't control her own cursed energy?"

Kitagawa Umi said in surprise: "Ordinary people's cursed power can form cursed spirits. In other words, the negative emotions of magical girls can also give rise to curses?"

The two of them obtained some memories as sorcerers and were not unfamiliar with this setting.

However, even though they came to this conclusion, they still felt a little uneasy.

Perhaps the real problem is more serious than this.

"I... understand. Is that so?"

Huanghun put his hands under his chin, closed his eyes, and an expression of pity and anger appeared on his face.

Anya's eyes widened.

Hearing Dusk's inner voice, Anya slid down from the chair, holding her head in her hands and trembling: "Anya doesn't want to be a magical girl anymore!"

Yoel looked at Anya worriedly: "Miss Anya, what's wrong with you?"

Dusk opened his eyes, glanced at the frightened Anya, and sighed: "Such a cruel thing should not have been known to Anya."

Yoel turned his head to look at Dusk with a puzzled expression: "The so-called witch is actually a fallen magical girl."

Oreki Houtarou put his feet on the chair and examined the video with the posture of the world's best detective, with a flash of realization in his eyes.

Chitanda Eru said like a curious baby, "Oreki-san, I'm curious, what is the irreversible situation?"

Oreki Houtarou hesitated, and after Chitanda Eru pressed him, he finally said, "Witch, the ending of the magical girl is a witch."

Chitanda Eru's eyes widened in surprise: "Witch?!"

Oreki Houtarou sighed and said, "The so-called magical girls and witches probably correspond to the witch hunts of history. From 1480 to 1780, there was a 300-year-long witch hunt in Europe. This was a kind of heresy inquisition by the Christians against pagans, but most of those involved were ordinary women. Once a decent woman was falsely accused of being a witch, she was immediately beheaded and her body burned. The number of innocent people killed by the witches is too numerous to count."

Chitanda Eru opened her mouth in surprise.

Oreki Houtarou continued, "Kyuubi corresponds to the Christianity of the past, and magical girls correspond to those innocent victims. The persecuted girls, brutally murdered as witches, this is the summary of everything that has happened and will happen in the video. Witch Night, formerly known as Walpurgis Night, this name has revealed the truth about magical girls."

Countless smart people have deduced the nature of magical girls from the fragments of information revealed by Kyubey and Akiyama Mio.

A strong sense of sadness emerged from their hearts.

[Another hunt, because the target is a familiar, Tianzhong Ritsu did not obtain any seeds of sorrow, just like many previous hunts.]

Akiyama Mio approaches and says to Taichu Ritsu, "Why don't you understand? You already have no energy left, so just focus on the witch."

Tian Zhongli said coldly, "Stop meddlesome and mind your own business."

Akiyama Mio said, "The Soul Gem has probably reached its limit. If we don't purify it now... let's use this."

After saying this, Akiyama Mio took out a Seed of Sorrow and threw it towards Tianzhong Ritsu.

Instead of taking it, Taichu Ritsu let the Seed of Sorrow fall at his feet. He kicked it away and glared at Akiyama Mio, asking, "What are you planning this time?"

Akiyama Mio said, "Enough is enough. This is not the time to be suspicious of others, right? Do you really hate being rescued?"

Tainaka Ritsu said firmly, "I've decided to become a magical girl different from you. I don't want to be associated with someone who does things like leaving others to die or taking advantage of them. I don't want anything in return, but I will never use magic for my own benefit!"

Akiyama Mio said, "You will die."

[Taizhong Ritsu said coldly: "If I die, it will only be if I fail to kill the witch."]

Akiyama Mio said excitedly, "Then it's useless."

Tian Zhongli felt exhausted and sat on the ground. With a self-destructive attitude, he said, "That's enough. This world doesn't need me who can't defeat the witch."

Chapter 122 Son of Prophecy

Kotobuki Tsumugi grabbed Akiyama Mio's hand and said seriously, "Mio, go make peace with Ritsu!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi's sudden action made Akiyama Mio a little bit at a loss: "Huh?"

Kotobuki Tsumugi said sadly, "Ritsu-chan became a magical girl because of Mio. It's not like Mio didn't care about her, but it was too late. By the time Mio showed her care for her, Ritsu-chan no longer cared about her."

Nakano Azusa said sadly: "Yes, Mio-senpai, we can't let these things happen in the real world! Make peace with Ritsu-senpai, there's still time!"

Yamanaka Sawako patted Akiyama Mio on the shoulder and said with deep understanding: "Once you miss the crucial things, it will be too late forever. If I had..."

Everyone took turns to persuade Akiyama Mio and Tianaka Ritsu to reconcile.

Akiyama Mio was also scared and made up her mind to go find Taichu Ritsu as soon as the playback of Akasha Record ended.

Akiyama Mio asked, "Hey, why? I just wanted to save you, why won't you believe me?"

Tian Zhongli lowered his head and said lightly, "Why? I feel like I can see clearly. You are a liar. Your eyes show that you have given up everything. You keep saying empty words. Even now, you keep saying that you are doing it for me, but in fact, you are thinking about something else. Don't think I will be fooled by your words."

Akiyama Mio said coldly, "That way, you'll make Xiao Wei suffer even more."

[Taizhong Ritsu said: "It has nothing to do with Xiaowei, right?"]

Akiyama Mio said: "No, everything is for her."

[A purple light flashed across Akiyama Mio's body, and she transformed into a magical girl.]

Akiyama Mio said coldly, "You're very perceptive. Yeah, you're right. I'm not trying to save you. I just don't want Xiaowei to see you destroyed. If you refuse me here, you'll die anyway. Rather than continue to cause Xiaowei pain, I'll... kill you right now, Taichu Ritsu!"

Akiyama Mio squatted in front of Tianzhong Ritsu, raised her left hand and released magic power. Tianzhong Ritsu looked at Akiyama Mio in shock, and her body instinctively leaned back.

At this moment, Nakano Azusa rushed over, kicked Tianzhong Ritsu away, hugged Akiyama Mio from behind, and shouted, "Hey! Run away!"

[Taizhong Ritsu climbed up, his eyes dim, and staggered away.]

In the light music club, everyone was dumbfounded.

Nakano Azusa looked at Akiyama Mio and said in disbelief, "So, Mio-senpai is also broken?"

Tsumugi-senpai died, Ritsu-senpai and Mio-senpai became bad, and she, who was defined as a villain from the moment she appeared, turned out to be the most mentally stable one.