MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 228 The Influence on Emotions
Even our souls have been stripped away. Can we still be called human beings...? Mami Tomoe knelt on the ground, covering her mouth tightly with her hands, tears streaming uncontrollably as she uttered incoherent sobs.

She was just taking a lunch break at school when suddenly, she keenly sensed the unusually intense magical fluctuations between Sakura Kyoko and the boy named Fang Zheng.

(Could it be that Kyoko and that boy have encountered a witch?) Mami Tomoe glanced worriedly at Mitakihara Middle School in the distance, and then glanced at the students who were rushing to their classrooms as the school bell rang.

(I can't worry about that now. Anyway, in my transformed state, ordinary people can't detect me at all. Even if I don't go to class, the teacher probably won't care.) Thinking this, she channeled her magic, and the transformation outfit instantly covered her entire body.

But by the time she arrived at the scene, the high-speed battle was already over. Sakura Kyoko's two slender arms, severed at the shoulders, flew helplessly in the air, covered in blood.

(Why? Why are those two suddenly fighting!) Since becoming a magical girl, she has only ever fought to the death with witches and familiars, and this horrific sight of her own kind killing each other is completely unacceptable to her.

(I must stop them immediately! It's my responsibility as their senior!) She made up her mind instantly, the ribbon coalescing into a flintlock pistol, ready to fire. (Even if it breaks one or two of their legs, I must calm them down immediately!)
however……

The telepathic connection between the boy Fangzheng and Sakura Kyoko, along with her undisguised fear and anger, left Mami Tomoe somewhat stunned.

With just a moment's hesitation, a massive surge of magical energy erupted. The boy was riddled with spears, while Sakura Kyoko, who was supposed to self-destruct her Soul Gem, miraculously survived.

Mami Tomoe was even more confused. "Why? Why would Fang Zheng risk his life to save Kyoko?"

What exactly happened between the two of them?

Then came excited laughter, strange words, limbs piecing together like building blocks, stitching together like fabric, and flesh healing under the influence of magic…

The sheer volume of images and dialogue left Mami Tomoe stunned once again.

Mami Tomoe is an excellent student. Even after becoming a magical girl and living alone, she still ranks among the top students in her grade and has to fight witches from time to time.

Although she was completely unwilling to believe it, her reason clearly told her that what the boy said was true.

In other words, I have indeed become an empty shell without a soul; my soul has been ripped out of my body and turned into that gem.

She reached out with trembling hands and removed the yellow soul gem that served as the core of her hair ornament, holding it tightly in her palm.

Whether it was her imagination or not, she seemed to be able to feel the gem in her palm. The gem, which was originally cold and beautiful and which she regarded as a transformation device, had now turned into a hot heart, or a trembling and writhing brain.

The reshaped "heart" is constantly radiating magic in the palm of your hand; the deformed "brain" is injecting nerve signals into this puppet-like body along invisible veins, controlling its movements.

Her heightened senses in magical girl form allow her to even feel the flow of blood within her body when she concentrates.

The almost limitless sensory enhancement brought by magic allows her to perceive the slightest vibrations through her keen sense of touch, even when her sight and hearing are impaired, enabling her to run at high speed in dark and rugged environments.

After becoming a magical girl, Mami Tomoe's innate magic is a delicate ribbon with almost no offensive power. It is precisely because of her superhuman senses enhanced by magic that she survived the initial, difficult battles.

But now, upon hearing the seemingly self-evident words of the young man Fang Zheng, and learning that her body was nothing more than a soulless zombie shell, Mami Tomoe suddenly felt a strong wave of nausea.

"Ugh..." She really vomited. The intense psychological panic made her kneel down and keep vomiting the acid in her stomach.

"Ah……"

"Hahaha!" Although her body was still in the vomiting motion, Mami Tomoe laughed out loud in a telepathic connection.

"Knew it!"

"Such an absurd thing actually exists!"

When Mami Tomoe realized for certain that the Soul Stone was her true form, she immediately understood what was going on with the boy's posture.

As long as you are willing, the senses of the body are completely irrelevant.

Her curvaceous and slender body was tightly bound by the spreading ribbons, stiffening her like a puppet as she was forcibly pulled up from her kneeling position.

If you wish, the intense nausea that lingers in your body will disappear instantly, just like a screen that has been unplugged.

She cried and laughed at the same time: "I'm a monster!"

……

"Huh?" The boy looked at Mami Tomoe's strange expression with a blank look, scratched his head, turned to look at the silent Kyoko, and asked, "Um, what's wrong with Mami Tomoe?"

"Why does she seem a little different from yesterday? A little...crazy? This can't be my imagination, right?"

Sakura Kyoko slowly stood up, her expression complex. "Heh, Asami, don't let her usual strong demeanor fool you, she's actually quite fragile." "The nonsense you're spouting is a bit hard for her to accept..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sakura Kyoko's expression suddenly changed to one of surprise.

Under the control of the ribbon, Mami Tomoe's body unleashed unprecedented speed.

Like a female ghost, she traversed dozens of meters in less than a second, arriving before the exhausted Sakura Kyoko. She stopped abruptly, bringing with her a piercing gust of wind, and reached out to cup Sakura Kyoko's face in her hands.

"M...Mami, what do you want to do?" Having failed to self-destruct and severely depleted her magic power, Sakura Kyoko was now almost powerless and somewhat panicked.

Mami Tomoe, so close at hand, her beautiful body tightly bound by ribbons, appeared exceptionally alluring. The ribbons writhed like long snakes, her long blonde hair was disheveled, and a sickly flush appeared on her face.

His lips parted slightly, and his breath fell on Sakura Kyoko's face; she could smell a faint scent of blood.

crunch...

The ribbons writhed and twisted, unleashing a power that coiled like a python. The sound of bones grinding together emanated from Mami Tomoe's body, and drops of blood oozed from her nose and the corners of her eyes due to the internal pressure.

She seemed to have suddenly come to see herself as a puppet, a monster like a marionette.

Using ribbons, a magical contraption, to forcibly control the body instead of physical movement, completely disregarding the body's ability to withstand the strain.

Looking at Mami Tomoe so close to him, the young man Fang Zheng was also taken aback. "Sigh, why do I feel so confused about her?"

If the magic he sensed from Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura when they first became magical girls yesterday was as pure and clear as gemstones, then Mami Tomoe at this moment is like murky sewage, giving off a chaotic and frenzied feeling.

Her Soul Gem has become cloudy? The boy noticed that the Soul Gem that Mami Tomoe placed on her forehead had changed from its original pure yellow color to black and cloudy.

From last night until now, the boy was certain that the so-called Soul Gem was indeed his own soul. As he consumed his magic power, the center of the Soul Gem became somewhat murky.

But shouldn't this be the manifestation of soul power being consumed after magic power is exhausted?
But why was it that when I saw Mami Tomoe just now, her Soul Gem was still pure, but in such a short time, I didn't see her use much magic power, so how did it turn black so quickly?
Is it possible...

"Does the blackening of gemstones not only signify the depletion of magic, but also indicate inner demons or mental pollution?"

Seeing that the turbidity of Mami Tomoe's Soul Gem was still slowly increasing, the boy realized the danger. "If the Soul Gem turns completely black, won't she just go insane?"

……

Mami Tomoe cupped Sakura Kyoko's face in her hands, her own face flushed as she revealed a strange smile. Through telepathy, she spoke in a gentle tone: "Kyoko, we are puppets, empty shells, weapons of war."

"Mami..." Sakura Kyoko struggled, somewhat bewildered, but was pulled into a tight embrace, her cheek pressed forcefully against her soft chest, making muffled sounds. "What exactly are you trying to say!"

"Kyoko, I know you're in pain." Holding her companion tightly, Mami Tomoe's voice in the telepathic connection was exceptionally gentle, so gentle it terrified Kyoko. "I know, your family died not long ago, didn't they? You're not good at hiding your feelings."

“I know you haven’t been throwing a tantrum these past few days, but you’ve been in pain. I don’t know how to comfort you. I’m such a bad senior.”

Mami Tomoe said gently, "Don't worry, Kyoko. You will no longer be in pain."

"Let me bear the pain of fighting as a puppet all by myself. You go to sleep peacefully, go to sleep, go and reunite with your family..."

crunch...

Every ribbon around Mami Tomoe coiled like a giant python, unleashing an increasingly terrifying power.

Even though Sakura Kyoko realized something was wrong and began to struggle desperately, she still felt suffocated.

In the battle just now, she hadn't consumed much magic power, but during the process of her self-destruction being forcibly stopped, the gushing magic power couldn't be taken back.

Sakura Kyoko's excessive magic consumption caused her Soul Gem to become cloudy and black, further plunging her into despair.

Now, coupled with the feeling of suffocation, even her consciousness was becoming hazy. "Mami is going to kill me?"

"Never mind..." Sakura Kyoko's struggles weakened rapidly, and instead she hugged Tomoe Mami's waist, burying her face deeply in Mami's chest, feeling the warmth of the embrace. "Dad is dead, Mom is dead, and my sister is dead too..."

"I have nothing left now. Mami has always tried to protect me and saved me many times. Since she wants my life now, I'll give it back to her. I'm tired..."

(End of this chapter)