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Chapter 133 I Can't Tell the Difference (5000 words, please vote)
Qingluan looked at the approaching calamity beast.

It was a wild wolf, as tall as two people, and the army in front was being rapidly destroyed by the monstrous beast.

Her cat was huddled under a small table, trembling with fear.

Today, because she did well on her exam, she insisted that her mother take her out for a nice meal.

Then, while I was having a cold drink here, I was suddenly attacked by a monster...

Next, I'm going to rescue the cat.

"Are we really going to rescue the cat?"

A voice asked her, "Your mother is still looking for you if you go to rescue the cat..."

Mom will die.

For some reason, some strange memories surfaced in my mind.

The mother was killed by the monster in an attempt to protect herself.

The father, enraged by his mother's death, beat himself and stomped on the cat to death.

She kept backing away.

"But didn't you want to save your predecessor?"

The voice continued, "If you don't go here, you'll never know about the magical girls, and your senior will never awaken. Is that alright?"

The blue phoenix stopped again.

No, this isn't reality.

No, I must have been swallowed up by the remnants of my mental image.

This is the remnant of a mental image!

She quickly regained her memory, and although she was a little confused, Qingluan quickly understood what she needed to do.

Reality is reality, and it cannot be changed.

So, I must go and save the cat, and then, kill my mother...

"Xiao Qing!"

Her mother called out anxiously from behind, and Qingluan, who was originally going back to find the cat, stopped in her tracks at the sound of her call.

I don't want to look back.

Once you turn back, there will be no more chances...

"Xiao Qing!"

But that call, I missed it so much.

No other words were needed; simply calling her by her nickname was enough to make Qingluan's tears fall uncontrollably.

The sound was flawless, and it even evoked her memories.

She had almost forgotten what her mother's voice sounded like.

It wasn't a recording, nor was it the distorted sound from television; it was real sound, transmitted to my ears through air vibrations.

It's gentle, a feeling that seems to warm and fill your whole body.

"Come here quickly, Xiaoqing!"

However, the mother never chased after them; she only called out from a distance.

In fact, this is not the case.

At that time, his mother was chasing after him, which is why she was killed by the monster.

Because I was determined to rescue the cat.

It's all my fault. It's all because of me that I insisted on rescuing that cat!

If only I hadn't rescued the cat back then...

"Xiao Qing!"

Qingluan could almost guess what her mother's anxious voice was behind her.

As soon as he pounces on the cat, his mother will chase after him and be killed by the monster.

I should have run over, hugged the cat, and watched my mother die.

Then leave this place, to find the secret within the remnants of the heart image, to find the secret of the magical girl in full bloom, and to save the senior who has been lying in bed unable to wake up because of her...

She knows everything.

But when her mother's scent wafted from behind on the wind, lingering around her nose, that familiar, cherished aroma was not far behind her, and she felt she could start over, to make amends for a mistake she could never forgive herself for…

Even if you know everything, so what?

That's her mother!

Suddenly, a familiar scent enveloped her once again, and Qingluan saw the hands she had always longed for.

He leaned out from behind and pulled her into his arms.

Qingluan lowered her head and grabbed those hands, which were almost identical to those from her childhood memories.

The lines of that palm, its warmth, the feel of that skin—it was almost exactly the same.

How could it be fake?
"Mom, I really miss you so much. Mom, Dad and I have been wanting to see you again for so long..."

She sobbed and cried, holding her mother's hand tightly, tears dripping onto those hands, just like when she was a child, feeling wronged and sad.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Xiaoqing." Her mother touched her face and wiped away her tears. "Mommy's here, it's okay."

He wanted to pull her away, but Qingluan just stood there motionless, tears streaming down her face, her whole body trembling as if she were afraid.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoqing." Her mother immediately bent down and patted her head.

Then he picked her up and ran towards safety, saying, "You must have suffered a lot..."

What started as quiet sobbing suddenly turned into loud wailing.

She leaned against her mother's chest, barely able to lift her head.

The sounds, smells, and textures—everything about it—were almost identical to the real thing.

She longed to look up and see her mother one more time.

But she still didn't look up; she just hugged her mother tightly.

"Mom, I really miss you."

"Yes, Mom knows."

"Mom, I really love you so much."

"Yeah, don't say that at a time like this, silly girl."

"Mom, I... I'm so sorry. I'm the one who killed you. Father will never forgive me, and I will never forgive you either."

Seeing Qingluan, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly jump out of her arms and stop in her tracks, her mother also stopped and looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong, Qingluan?"

Qingluan turned her head, her back to her mother, facing the calamity beast directly. "So, Mom, I can't kill anyone else anymore. I will never, ever kill anyone else again."

"What's wrong with you? Run!"

"I can't turn back now." Qingluan, with her back to her mother, held her hand tightly. "So..."

"Let's go back together, Mom."

In the last second before the calamity beast charged, her mother hugged her and shielded her with her body.

Just like before, the mother, who had been knocked away by the monster, landed headfirst on the street in the distance, like a tattered rag.

As Qingluan stood up, the calamity beast behind her crashed into her!

Then, it landed with the mother.

However, it wasn't a fatal wound. Lying next to her mother's body, she felt an intense, unbelievably real pain.

We waited quietly, nothing changed, and the world continued to evolve.

She paused for a moment, then began to climb on the ground.

Something was swaying in my heart.

She struggled to crawl to her mother's body, and embraced it. This time, she finally saw her mother's face.

……

Blood was flowing freely, the wounds he had inflicted were so horrific that the white bone was visible, and large amounts of warm blood were flowing uncontrollably.

The roar of the calamity beast still echoed in my ears, my mother's body temperature gradually cooled, and thick blood stained my body. The sound, the breath, everything was incredibly real.

A kitten nearby started meowing.

The monsters kept walking towards her, but the cat just rubbed affectionately against her feet.

"mom……"

She held her mother's head, her nose tingled, and she cried again.

Is this place even reality?

"Qingluan!"

A sound came from a distance.

"The streets are already a complete mess!"

Qingluan raised her head and looked around. "Qingluan! What are you daydreaming about!"

Until the noise outside grew louder and louder.

"Azure Phoenix, aren't you going to make a move yet!"

Qingluan took a deep breath and looked at her mother in her arms.

Slowly, slowly, she let go of his hand.

"Wake up right now, Qingluan!"

Then she slapped herself in the face again. Qingluan looked up blankly at the anxious Iris.

"That's strange. Didn't Teacher Hongmian say that she wouldn't be affected in her own mental realm? Why is everyone still unable to wake up?"

Looking around again, I realized that I was actually in the Iris's mental imagery domain.

The scene, resembling falling onto the moon, left her momentarily dazed.

Then he looked down and realized he was holding a stone in his arms, so he quickly threw it away.

Looking around, one can see that in Iris's mental field, there are many other magical girls from the Disaster Management Bureau lying down.

And these magical girls are disappearing one by one!

She immediately scrambled to her feet and called out to Iris, who was frantically standing next to Teacher Hongmian, "Iris, how are you?"

Iris turned her head and saw that Qingluan had woken up, and she almost cried with joy. "You're finally awake! After coming in, I followed what Senior Hongmian said and first activated my mental imagery domain. I clearly saw that the other magical girls also activated their mental imagery domains, but in the end, only my mental imagery domain remained. Everyone else's mental imagery domains collapsed after a short time..."

"Calm down." Qingluan patted her shoulder, then wiped her face. Still immersed in the pain of having caused her mother's death again, she took a deep breath and looked around.

Some people even have trouble distinguishing where they are.

Is this reality? Or is it possible that this place is also fake?
However, Qingluan dared not gamble any longer. "According to previous records, Senior Mujin's mental image domain is related to space. Perhaps we have all been teleported to another location..."

Before she could finish speaking, Iris suddenly picked up a magic badge.

"Finally, news!" Iris said excitedly. "It's a message from Senior Jincha. She said that the missing magical girls have all been teleported away."

Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that everyone was alright.

Then, looking at the magical girls who possessed remnants of mental images but were also unconscious, Qingluan glanced at Iris and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you the only one unaffected?"

Iris immediately snorted, "That's because my mental imagery domain, as the first level 300 high-level peak blooming magical girl in the Disaster Management Bureau, is invincible. The ancient magical girl Hibiscus-senpai, who doesn't understand the value of realms, can't affect me!"

Could it really be because of this that even the fully-bloomed magical girl senior can't affect her?
……

"The reality of the mind mirror is, of course, the first test of this mental image remnant."

"The Mirror of the Mind: Reality?"

"It's the world you just experienced from your memories. Let's call it the Mirror of the Mind Reality," An Shiyu explained, standing on the back of the Disaster Dragon.

It doesn't feel as bad as the inner demon tribulation.

Jiang Si thought to herself with disdain, then her face darkened with displeasure: "How long are you going to stay on my back?"

"Oh well, I'm very light anyway, and besides, we're all acquaintances who will take care of me."

"She has legs of her own." Then, a powerful twitch of the muscles in her back caused An Shiyu to almost fly away as her wings flapped.

The girl was so frightened that she quickly grabbed the dragon's tail: "Hey, hey, hey, I'm explaining the mechanism of the Heart Remnant to you, can't you grant our and her wishes? It's just a back rub, isn't it?"

The calamity dragon quieted down.

An Shiyu jumped back onto her back and continued, "Although it's called a test, the reality of the Heart Mirror isn't actually that dangerous. After all, it's a mechanism to select magical girls who can solve the problem of the Heart Remnants."

"Generally speaking, once you are trapped in the world of memories, you will face the person you regret the most or the person you most want to see. You have an unbreakable regret, and then you will face a choice again in the face of such regret and person."

“Magical girls who lack the resolve will be screened out to avoid future regrets, because what is needed here are those who are willing to fight to the end as magical girls no matter what.”

“The magical girls who are screened out will be kicked out of the Mind Remnant.” As Jiang Si flew along, An Shiyu on her back clapped her hands, and the phantom images of the unconscious magical girls appeared in the glass of the receding buildings.

"These are no longer needed."

Jiang Si nodded, understanding.

Qiankun asks Qinggu.

But it's obvious they can't even copy properly. How could they be kicked out without passing the test? Shouldn't they be killed and resurrected for further mental torture? They copied a little bit and then started modifying it according to their own ideas, right? They didn't even consider whether it was appropriate, making it incredibly rigid!
Anyway, we'll have to find this magical girl in full bloom to collect taxes for our ancestors!

An Shiyu suddenly shivered.

Jiang Si let the girl ride on his back. From a distance, it looked like An Shiyu was riding on a Pokémon. "Will the world in my memory eventually become reality?"

"That's right. The reason why the 'realism' in 'mental mirror' means that it gradually becomes the real world based on the person's perception."

Jiang Silong frowned.

Doesn't it seem more like a fabricated history?

No, it should be Qiankun Wenqing Valley, that's right.

"Once you fail to grasp your inner self and make the right choices, the reality reflected in your mind will transform into the completely real world."

No, no, it's still fake history.

An Shiyu sat on Jiang Si's back and stepped on the patterns and protrusions between the black carapace of the Disaster Dragon: "However, the content in the memory that can be perfected into all the details and transformed into the real world cannot be imagined. It must actually exist in some place. So rather than saying that the memory has transformed into reality, it is more accurate to say that it is constantly linked to the real world in space, but it is somewhere between stable and unstable."

Is it right or wrong?
Can't you make this simpler?

Can I skip asking you for ancestral tax?

"When the test is failed, the magical girls who completely take the reality of the Heart Mirror as real will be sent to the real world region linked to the Heart Remnant. So don't worry, they are all very safe. In fact, you are the only one who is not safe."

The dragon asked in a deep, resonant voice, "What do you mean?"

"Anyone who takes the Mirror of the Mind seriously, even for just a moment, will have their body enter the Mirror of the Mind—that is, another layer of space. Generally speaking, they will not be attacked or harmed by the Mirror Beasts in this layer."

An Shiyu looked at him with a flicker in her eyes, "But you are different. You can transform into a monster and still have reason. From the beginning, your physical body has never entered the reality of the Mind Mirror. In other words, from beginning to end, you have never taken that side seriously."

Yes, the Illusionary Sea is confirmed.

This time, there will be no further changes.

“Generally, people get pulled back a second time because they regret it after passing the test and feel that the Mirror of the Mind is more realistic, so they get pulled back.” An Shiyu scratched her head. “Did you hear anything at the time?”

"I heard it, it sounds just like your voice."

“But actually that’s not us, it’s, uh, anyway, it’s a kind of reminder that the assessment is about to begin…” An Shiyu was even more confused afterward. “You can hear it, which means that it is indeed a mental reality constructed with you as the subject. That’s strange, it doesn’t make any sense at all. Could it be that you have a split personality?”

Looking at An Shiyu, who seemed to know very little herself, Jiang Si flapped her wings, and a gust of wind caused An Shiyu to fall to the ground. "Aren't you the owner of the Heart Image Remains?"

"Um, um, I don't know." An Shiyu got up with an awkward smile, then pretended to raise her finger, "I'm just an ordinary introducer for the 'Mental Image Remnants,' actually, this 'Mental Image Remnants' doesn't have much to do with me..."

After muttering a few words, under the watchful eye of the Calamity Dragon, cold sweat streamed down An Shiyu's face. "In short, spatial distortion causing people from the other reality to accidentally enter the Mind Mirror reality is quite normal, isn't it? And isn't the world in your memory a bit special? It caused problems in this Mind Image Remnant space, which led your mother there..."

Jiang Si nodded: "Oh, the world in my memory is indeed somewhat special."

An Shiyu immediately shouted, "I knew it! You're extraordinary! This unusual mental reality caused some problems with the mental image fragments on this side, resulting in spatial distortion, which led to your mother on the other side accidentally entering your mental reality."

The girl patted her chest again, "But don't worry! Once you break free from the Heart Mirror Space, it will gradually return to normal after losing its main body, and your mother will return to her original world. It will just be like a dream, and there will be no danger!"

Jiang Si snorted coldly, ignoring her, and simply looked around.

In any case, it's not a good time to stay here for now.

If we don't understand the reason, it would be troublesome if we dragged ourselves into it again.

As they flew rapidly out of the city, An Shiyu jumped onto his back again.

Wow, so fast, so exhilarating!

Ignoring the other person's exclamation, after leaving Beihai, the outside world was not the familiar suburbs, and it was completely different from Jiang Si's memory. It was a continuous forest.

“How nostalgic,” An Shiyu suddenly said. “We loved that big forest outside the North Sea back then. I wonder how it is now.”

"Beihai no longer has large forests."

"Huh? How could this happen..."

Accompanied by An Shiyu's low, frustrated complaints, a large number of mirror beasts emerged from the great forest.

Jiang Si glanced at her. "Was the great forest outside the North Sea like this back then?"

"Of course not."

An Shiyu tilted her head to look at Jiang Si, "Beihai used to be very peaceful..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Si had already rushed forward.

High in the sky, the terrifying dragon's breath was unleashed without any warning!

Magic bombarded the forest and all the mirror beasts within it!
As Jiang Si flew and surveyed the entire forest, constantly spewing out dragon breath, he suddenly heard a shrill cry.

"No, this is an illusion! Boss, we have to go back! We have to go back to the real world!"

"Lu Ya, Mom!"

Jiang Si was stunned, her mind immediately focused on the nascent soul in her heart. She saw that the nascent soul was rolling around frantically, crying out, "I want to go back, ahhh, I want to go home, Mom! Lu Ya!"

"What are you talking about?" Jiang Si asked coldly. "What mother, what Lu Ya?"

"It's clearly in my memory, it's about to become reality!"

The Nascent Soul black dragon roared mournfully:

"I can't tell, I really can't tell, boss!"

Damn, so this is where my inner demons are...

　The next chapter will be posted later; two chapters will definitely be posted today.

　　
　
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