Pochi-chan, I used to be a princess.

Hirasawa Yui stood at the edge of the shelter's corridor, looking through the glass window toward Witch Night. She asked Kyubey, "Is it true that Mio said she can win alone?"

Kyubey said, "Even if I deny it, will you believe me? There's nothing more to say now. Just use your own eyes to see what Mio Akiyama can do in front of Witch Night."

Hirasawa Yui asked, "Why did she fight to this extent?"

Kyubey replied, "Because she's still pursuing hope. Even if there's a chance that this timeline could still disappear, Mio will continue to fight, right? No matter how many times she refuses to learn her lesson and repeats this meaningless cycle, for her now, standing still is the same as giving up. The moment she realizes that everything is futile and there's no way to change Wei's fate, Akiyama Mio will succumb to despair and become a seed of sorrow. She knows this, so she has no choice. Even if there's no chance of winning, Mio has no choice but to fight on."

Hirasawa Yui asked, "So, as long as there's hope, there's no redemption?"

Kyubey replied: "Yes, just like all the magical girls in the past, Wei, you saw it too, didn't you?"

Hirasawa Yui's mind flashed through the stories of the past magical girls that Kyubey had passed on to her. While feeling pained, she finally made a decision.

Akiyama Mio collapsed, blood streaming from her forehead, her vision blurring. "Why, why?! No matter how many times I try, I can't defeat it."

Akiyama Mio placed her right hand on the Shield of Time, and was about to turn time back when she stopped: "If this is repeated, Xiao Wei's karma will increase. My actions will eventually..."

Akiyama Mio felt despair, and the purple Soul Gem gradually became stained. At this moment of Akiyama Mio's despair, the purple Soul Gem quickly turned black. Feeling this, Akiyama Mio gave up and closed her eyes.

Suddenly, Akiyama Mio felt warmth. She opened her eyes and saw the person she wanted to protect was right in front of her, holding her hand.

Hirasawa Yui said seriously, "That's enough, Mio."

【Akiyama Mio looked at Hirasawa Yui absentmindedly. 】

【Hirasawa Yui stood up and walked to the front.】

【Only then did Akiyama Mio realize that Kyubey was standing next to Hirasawa Yui.】

Akiyama Mio shouted in panic, "Xiao Wei... could it be that?"

Hirasawa Yui turned around and confirmed Akiyama Mio's guess with an apology: "Mio, I'm sorry."

Chapter 130: The End of the Magical Girl

Kyubey said, "If you have united the cause and effect of countless worlds and become the singularity of cause and effect, then even the most impossible wishes can be granted, right? So, Hirasawa Yui, in exchange for your soul, what wish will you make?"

Hirasawa Yui said firmly: "I... want to destroy all witches before they are born. I want to destroy all witches in all universes, past and future, with my own hands..."

"This wish is so big! Can it really come true?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils shrank. Even the Otsutsuki God who had eaten countless chakra fruits could not do this.

Baiyin Yuxing said affirmatively: "Of course you can, right? If not, you wouldn't be able to reach this stage now."

Ishigami Yu said: "I suddenly remembered a joke."

Fujiwara Chika asked curiously, "What's the joke?"

Ishigami Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Some people asked who is stronger, Odin or God. Most people said God is stronger, but some people said Odin is stronger."

Shinomiya Kaguya said seriously: "God should be stronger. Many of the angels, demons, and saints of Catholicism are gods from other myths. If God is not the strongest, he should be the one who turned into a demon."

Baiyin Yuxing nodded in agreement.

Ishigami Yu shook his head: "Shinomiya-senpai analyzed it through history and culture, and believed that Odin is more powerful than God because of what they said."

Shinomiya Kaguya asked doubtfully, "What did they say?"

Ishigami Yu said: "Odin said that he would kill all the ice giants, but now there are really no ice giants. God said that he would kill all the evil people who are unjust, but now there are still evil people."

Iino Miko rolled her eyes at Ishigami Yu: "What? That's not a proper answer."

Ishigami Yuu complained: "Didn't I say it? It's just a joke. However, Hirasawa Yui made a wish to destroy all witches, and now there are indeed no witches. Doesn't this mean that Hirasawa Yui's wish has come true?"

After making a huge wish, a strong pink light burst out from Hirasawa Yui's chest. Kyubey was extremely shocked and said, "That kind of wish, if it were fulfilled, it would not only interfere with time, but would be a rebellion against the law of causality itself. Do you really want to become a god?"

Hirasawa Yui closed her eyes and said seriously, "Be it God or anything else, everyone who has fought against the witches until now, the magical girls who believed in hope, I don't want them to cry, I hope they can all smile in the end. I will destroy and change the rules that hinder them! This is my prayer, my wish! Come and make it come true! Incubator!"

[The light that shot up into the sky spread in all directions, and the magic power symbolizing hope enveloped the world.]

【Light music section.】

Kotobuki Tsumugi sat across from Hirasawa Yui, placed a piece of cake in front of her, and asked her, "Xiaowei, do you know how terrible that wish is?"

Kotobuki Tsumugi was shocked: "Isn't I dead? Why am I in the light music club talking to Xiao Wei?"

Nakano Azusa guessed: "Is it an illusion?"

Yamanaka Sawako raised her index finger and shook it. "No, no, no, this is the bond of friendship, a conversation between souls. Shonen manga often have this kind of plot, where the living, when making a major decision, suddenly see the dead and talk to their deceased friends and relatives."

Akiyama Mio couldn't help but sigh: "It's really strange. There have been so many plots that go against the routine, but now suddenly the old routine plot appears."

Nakano Azusa complained: "It would be better if this old routine could be repeated from the beginning."

Hirasawa Yui calmly replied, "Probably..."

Kotobuki Tsumugi brewed a cup of steaming hot tea and continued, "In the future and the past, throughout all time, you will continue to fight forever. If you do that, you will definitely lose your individuality, and it won't be as easy as just dying. The concept of the Witch of Destruction, with its endless future, is fixed in this universe."

Hirasawa Yui said, "It's okay. That's what I plan to do. Some people say it's wrong to hold onto hope, but that's not true. I'll always say that. I'll always be able to hold on to that."

Nakano Azusa appeared at the side and said, "That's great, isn't it? If you can, then do it. Have you found a reason to fight? Have you decided not to run away? Then there's nothing else to do. From now on, all you have to do is charge forward."

Hirasawa Yui smiled and said, "Well, thank you, Xiaozi."

Kotobuki Tsumugi took out the notebook that Hirasawa Yui used to design the magical girl's battle uniform and handed it to Hirasawa Yui. "Well, then, I have to return the things you left with me first."

Hirasawa Yui happily took the notebook and hugged it to her chest.

Kotobuki Tsumugi said: "You are not fulfilling hope, but you yourself become hope, the hope of all of us."

A white light enveloped the light music section. Under a dark, overcast sky, Yui Hirasawa, dressed in a pink princess dress, held a pink wooden staff. A divine light emanated from her, as dazzling as the sun.

[Flowers bloomed at the front of the staff, and the tail curved, with pink light connecting the two ends, forming a long bow.]

Hirasawa Yui raised his longbow and shot a pink arrow of light into the sky. The arrow reached the air and transformed into a huge magic circle, shattering the gray sky. It then split into billions of arrows, flying towards every country, every city, every tribe, past, present, and future, and every magical girl born in the long history.

Arrows flash past the magical girls, revealing the figure of Yui Hirasawa. She holds up the fallen Soul Gem and absorbs the filth from its soul. "I will not let your prayers end in despair. You will not curse or resent anyone. I will bear the full consequences. So please, believe in yourself until the end."

Witch Night falls from the sky, her clothes gradually ripping apart. Hirasawa Yui looks at her tenderly, "That's enough. There's no need to resent anyone anymore, no need to curse anyone anymore. Before you become like that, let me accept you."

Hirasawa Yui stretched out her arms, and white light burst out from Witch Night's body. A huge amount of magic power swept across the world like a storm, and Akiyama Mio couldn't help but close her eyes.

When Akiyama Mio opened her eyes, the world turned pitch black. The vast expanse of white stretched as far as the eye could see, and above the earth was nothingness.

Akiyama Mio looks around anxiously: "Where is this..."

Kyubey's voice rang out: "According to the new laws brought about by Xiaowei, the universe has been reorganized. By the way, you are also a magician skilled in time travel. Then, let us witness together the end of Hirasawa Wei's existence. That is the Soul Gem that was brought by her prayer."

The enormous Soul Gem flew across the sky like a star, spawning an endless curse. The pitch-black curse enveloped the sky. Akiyama Mio exclaimed in shock, "How..."

Kyubey replied, "Do you know the amount of curse Yui bore as the price of that overpowerful wish? An amount of hope equivalent to the creation of an entire universe has been released. That, of course, also means the despair that would bring about the end of an entire universe."

[The completely filthy Soul Gem transformed into a seed of lament, giving birth to a witch that encircled the planet. Witnessing this scene, Akiyama Mio wept in agony.]

[At this time, Hirasawa Yui's voice sounded: "No, it's okay."]

A giant figure appeared above the witch and reached out to touch her head. "My wish is to destroy all witches. If that truly comes true, I will too. There's no need to despair anymore!"

Hirasawa Yui shot an arrow from space, and the witch, as big as a planet, disappeared completely in the brilliance of the arrow.

Kyubey's voice rang out again: "Xiao Wei, your life has neither a beginning nor an end. The proof of your existence in this world and the memories of it will no longer remain anywhere. Your existence has moved to a higher realm, becoming merely a concept. No one can recognize you anymore, and you cannot interfere with anyone. You are no longer a part of this universe."

Yui Hirasawa, who made a wish and became a god, shocked countless audiences.

"A higher dimension, a concept-like existence, this is the real God!"

Countless theologians shed tears, and the faith of over one billion Catholic believers who witnessed Hirasawa Yui purifying Joan of Arc's soul gem was shaken at this moment.

If it was the magical girl who gave Jeanne d'Arc her power, then the god who saved her was undoubtedly their Lord.

In the light music section, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Tsumugi Kotobuki, Sawako Yamanaka, Mio Akiyama, and Azusa Nakano all looked at Yui Hirasawa.

Nakano Azusa asked, "If Yui-senpai has disappeared, who is Yui-senpai here?"

Yamanaka Sawako grabbed Hirasawa Yui's shoulders and stared at her face, her eyes full of suspicion: "Are you a reincarnation of Mio? Or are you the Mio from last week?"

Hirasawa Yui stared at Yamanaka Sawako dumbfoundedly: "Sawako, what are you talking about?"

Akiyama Mio crossed her arms and sighed as she looked at Yamanaka Sawako. "How could I possibly pretend to be like that with Xiao Wei? Xiao Sawako, you think too much."

Hirasawa Yui raised her little face and said, "Mio, it sounds so fun to dress up as me."

Yamanaka Sawako let go of Hirasawa Yui's shoulders and said in agreement, "That's right, Xiao Wei is so stupid that no one else can impersonate her."

Hirasawa Yui puffed up her cheeks in offense.

[In the tall building under the night sky, Kyubey squatted beside Akiyama Mio, wagging his tail. "I see. Your statement does indeed hold water as a hypothesis."]

Akiyama Mio picked up the Seed of Sorrow and threw it onto Kyubey's back: "It's not a hypothesis, it's a fact."

Kyubey said, "Even if that's the case, there's no way to prove it. If the rules of the universe have been rewritten, as you say, we currently have no means of confirming it. Even if you're the only one who retains the memory, we can't tell if it's just a figment of your imagination. However, we don't understand why the Soul Gem, which cannot be completely purified, disappeared. The concept of witches you mentioned is quite intriguing. As a method of absorbing human emotional energy, it's certainly very appealing. If we had such a method, our strategy as incubators might be significantly different."

Akiyama Mio said calmly, "That's right, you guys are just like that."

Kyubey asked, "In the world you mentioned where witches exist, monsters like the ones we're fighting now don't exist, right? It would be more efficient to collect curses."

Akiyama Mio said, "It's not that simple. My relationship with you is quite bad."

Kyubey said, "I really can't understand human values."

Akiyama Mio stood up and thought, "Even in a world without witches, that doesn't mean the curse on the human world will disappear. The distortion of the world has changed its form, and it still threatens people in the darkness."

[A giant monster rises from the ground of the city, howling horribly.]

Kyubey jumped onto Mio Akiyama's shoulder and said, "The miasma is getting thicker tonight, and the monsters are appearing one after another. No matter how many we defeat, it won't end."

Akiyama Mio said, "There's no point standing there in a daze. Come on, let's get going."

After jumping from a tall building, Akiyama Mio thought to herself: "Even though this is a world where sorrow and hatred are constantly repeated and there is no cure, this is also the place she once wanted to protect. Remember this and never forget it. So, I will continue to fight!"

Akiyama Mio creates the same weapon as Hirasawa Yui, and draws her longbow to shoot a dazzling arrow.

Everything seems to be back to normal, but Kyubey will not give up. In order to find out the whereabouts of the Soul Stone, Kyubey plans to conduct an experiment.

Kyubey used the Interference Field to envelop Mio Akiyama's extremely turbid Soul Gem. Under the influence of the Isolation Field, Mio Akiyama became an incomplete witch, and drew Hirasawa Yui into it.

【And so, Hirasawa Yui arrived. 】

Hirasawa Yui descended from the sky and held out her arms to Akiyama Mio: "Sorry to have kept you waiting. You've worked hard until today, right? Come, let's go. We'll be together forever."

Akiyama Mio gave a strange smile: "Yeah, that's right. I've been waiting... for a long time."

Akiyama Mio grabs Hirasawa Yui's hands, and Hirasawa Yui panics and calls out, "Mio."

Instantly, Mio Akiyama's Soul Gem turned pure black. Mio Akiyama smiled and said, "I finally... caught you."

[Unparalleled power erupted from Akiyama Mio, no less powerful than Hirasawa Yui, tearing Hirasawa Yui's body apart.]

Hirasawa Yui screamed, "No, Mio-chan, I'm going to break apart."

Akiyama Mio tears Hirasawa Yui's humanity and divinity apart, pulling her into her arms: "I should have told you, Xiaowei, I won't let you go."

Kotobuki Tsumugi couldn't help but sigh: "Is this the end?"

Nakano Azusa said: "Although it's a bit unconventional, it still has a happy ending. Yui-senpai and Mio-senpai are back, Tsumugi-senpai and Ritsu-senpai are also resurrected, and the light music club is restarted."

Yamanaka Sawako wiped her eyes and said, "Ah, as expected, the magical girl theme is destined to have a happy ending."

Chapter 131: Kyubey Appears

Akiyama Mio suddenly stood up and walked out hurriedly.

Hirasawa Yui shouted in surprise: "Mio, what are you doing?"

Akiyama Mio said without turning her head: "I'm going to see Xiaolu."

After saying that, Akiyama Mio pushed open the door of the light music club and walked out quickly.

Yamanaka Sawako smiled and said, "That's great! They are finally reconciling."

Hirasawa Yui looked at the phone screen.

The world seemed to have entered the next round. In the light music club, five girls were happily drinking tea, just like the day after Azusa joined the light music club.