Do you think this world is serious?

Although she doesn't have a "sister," in a sense, Cecilia's sister is equivalent to her sister.

Angelia let go of Chen Xiuming and instead hugged Principal Cecilia's arm, chattering about everyday matters.

Principal Cecilia smiled gently, not resisting Angelia's advances.

Magical Sirin was the first to enter the Magical Girl Activity Center, heading straight for the virtual battle area.

Sirin looked around curiously, her golden eyes filled with intense curiosity.

A moment later, Magic Sirin found an empty virtual battle room, activated it with her student ID, and stepped inside.

Chen Xiuming explained to Xilin how to use the virtual battle device, then sat down in the chair by the wall and picked up the "VR device" for watching the battle.

Angelia and Principal Cecilia sat on either side of Chen Xiuming, while Qiluoxing and Fulei sat on the other side of Principal Cecilia and Angelia, respectively.

Because Principal Cecilia is very strict in class, Freya is somewhat afraid of her and acts rather reserved, not daring to get close to her.

Just as Chen Xiuming was about to put on the "VR device" to watch the battle between Sirin and Magic Sirin, the virtual battle device on which Magic Sirin was lying suddenly turned on, revealing her bewildered face.

"...What happened?"

Chen Xiuming stared in astonishment at the scene, a vague guess forming in his mind.

Judging from Magic Sirin's appearance, could she have been "instantly defeated" by Sirin?

Magic Sirin took a deep breath to calm her inner turmoil, then lay back down into the virtual battle device and re-entered the virtual battle space.

Seeing this, Chen Xiuming quickly switched to spectator mode to watch the two fight.

The spectator mode feels very peculiar. You can clearly feel your own body, yet you don't have a physical form. You're like a hazy wisp of smoke that can appear anywhere in the virtual battle space at will, and you can sense the presence of other spectators.

In addition, you can try to "integrate" into other people's bodies.

For example, Angelia crawled into Chen Xiuming's body with great interest, maintaining the same perspective as Chen Xiuming.

Only after entering the virtual battle space in time did Chen Xiuming learn about the battle between Sirin and Magic Sirin—

Magic Sirin was completely powerless to fight back. Her body was swallowed up by the purple cavity the moment the battle began, and she didn't even have a chance to take out her weapon.

Seemingly feeling she had been too cruel, Xilin looked reluctant and cautiously asked, "Sister, shall we continue?"

Meeting Sirin's unbearable gaze, Magic Sirin, while questioning reality, also felt somewhat dazed.

Then, gritting her teeth, she shouted as if she didn't believe in fate, "Again!"

Sirin felt reluctant but couldn't refuse Magic Sirin, so she decided to secretly hold back and not attack Magic Sirin immediately.

Because of her leniency, Magic Sirin finally took out her weapon this time—a giant purple pair of scissors as tall as a person.

The magical girls' weapons are all stranger than the last, completely unlike the traditional "magical girls".

As far as Chen Xiuming knew, the magical girl whose weapon most resembled a "magic wand" was Qi Luoxing, followed by Trili.

The former is a microphone with a distinctly "idol" style, while the latter is a giant cross shaped like a magic wand, taller than herself.

Seeing Sirin holding the huge purple scissors as if they were nothing, Angelia was completely bewildered and confused, feeling her "magical girl dream" shatter in an instant.

In her mind, magical girls should be "girls of love and miracles" who have the ability to fly and unleash light attacks by waving magic wands. But the magical girls in this world have a completely different style.

Only then did she understand what Chen Xiuming meant when he said not long ago that "others would think she was a magical girl".

Sirin stood there, watching Magic Sirin easily wield the giant purple scissors, her eyes filled with longing, but she still did not directly attack Magic Sirin.

The admiring gaze from her "little sister" should have made Magic Sirin feel satisfied and happy, but the thought of being "instantly defeated" by Sirin twice in a row made the admiring gaze feel very awkward, as if it was comforting her pitiful and pathetic self-esteem.

"Sister, shall we begin now?"

"……Um."

Magic Sirin let out a long sigh of relief. The magician stared intently at Sirin, fully focused and alert to the surrounding situation.

However, the purple cavity appeared without warning, but it seemed to have been accidentally missed and did not hit Magic Sirin.

Having narrowly escaped the attack of the purple cavity, she felt no relief; instead, her expression grew even more serious—she had no idea how the purple cavity had appeared.

"Sister, be careful!"

Sirin took the initiative to remind Magic Sirin, and then deliberately pointed at Magic Sirin, using hand gestures to remind Magic Sirin of the approximate location of the purple cavity.

In fact, given her control over her own powers, she didn't need to use her hands to assist in releasing the purple cavity, and it was impossible for her to miss.

Sirin did these things mainly because she didn't want Magic Sirin to lose too badly.

If she hadn't misjudged Magic Sirin's strength, she wouldn't have been able to "instantly kill" Magic Sirin twice in a row.

"My sister is so weak..."

Celine muttered to herself in a voice only she could hear, "But it's okay, Celine will protect her sister."

Magic Sirin rushed towards Sirin, perhaps because she was focused on figuring out how to defeat Sirin and did not notice Sirin's deliberate holding back.

Sirin was multitasking, thinking about how to defeat him without leaving any openings, while using the purple cavity to cut off the magical Sirin's path of advance.

gradually.

Once the magician Sirin had become familiar with Sirin's "fighting style," she stopped dodging the purple cavity and instead charged headlong into the purple cavity blooming in front of her.

Because Sirin was somewhat lost in thought, she was unable to immediately dispel the purple cavity blocking her way with magic.

Just when she thought Magic Sirin was about to be swallowed by the purple cavity again, Magic Sirin raised a huge pair of purple scissors and, as if cutting thin paper, casually cut open the purple cavity, surprising and astonishing her.

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77

Chapter 77: The First Clues of "Giving Away for Free" Appear.

Taking advantage of Sirin's slight daze due to surprise, the magician Sirin cast a lightness spell on herself, making her body incredibly light and quickly shortening the distance between herself and Sirin.

When Sirin came to her senses, Magic Sirin was only seven or eight meters away from her.

After a brief moment of thought, she abandoned the idea of ​​doing everything she could to intercept Magic Sirin, allowing Magic Sirin to approach.

For a moment, the purple scissors hovered at Sirin's neck, but did not make any further attack.

"You won this time, sister."

"Ah."

Magic Sirin murmured softly, her eyebrows furrowing slightly.

As the battle ended, she belatedly realized that something was wrong. Sirin's act of holding back was too obvious, yet at the same time she seemed inexperienced, leaving her somewhat unsure of what to do.

The giant purple scissors vanished in the blink of an eye, and Magic Sirin reached out and pinched Sirin's cheek.

"Let's go—we should leave here."

"Good~"

Sirin responded obediently, and then together with Magic Sirin, they said the word "quit" in unison.

The next second, there were no more people participating in the battle in the virtual battle space, and Chen Xiuming and others who were watching the battle were also forcibly exited from the virtual battle space.

"Sirin's ability is very interesting; it must involve spatial abilities, right?"

Although Principal Cecilia did not understand "Herrschers," she could roughly determine the type of the purple cavity based on her experience.

Chen Xiuming nodded slightly, but did not elaborate.

Explaining the Herrschers would be rather complicated, and since there are currently no hostile Herrschers in this world, there's no need to introduce them now.

Magic Sirin slowly stepped out of the virtual battle device, glanced at Sirin who had already thrown herself into Chen Xiuming's arms, and then shifted her gaze to Chen Xiuming's face.

According to Xilin, Chen Xiuming knows Xilin very well, so she wanted to ask Chen Xiuming to verify one thing—how much of a hand Xilin held back in the fight just now.

Magical Sirin is not a simple-minded fool; she is fully aware of Sirin's initial hesitation in the battle.

If Sirin isn't waterproof at the start of the battle, she won't even be able to take out her weapon and will be kicked out of the virtual battle space.

"...No wonder you are 'another me'."

Although she was defeated by Sirin twice, Magic Sirin was very satisfied with Sirin's performance, which also inspired her interest and desire to study magic.

As the "older sister," she was unwilling to remain weaker than Xilin forever.

Chen Xiuming whispered a few words of praise to Xilin, which made Xilin bloom with an innocent smile. Then he looked at the headmistress Cecilia beside him.

"Headmaster, is there something you need from me?"

"It's nothing big, it's just that my work was relatively easy today, so I wanted to go with you to the Shaniat flower shop."

Principal Cecilia smiled gently, as if today's work was really easy.

Qi Luoxing saw through it but didn't say anything, maintaining a silent silence.

Only she knew that Principal Cecilia had specifically turned down subsequent work assignments in order to make time to get closer to Chen Xiuming.

Chen Xiuming did not refuse Principal Cecilia, but instead asked, "Would you like to experience the kind of power that virtual battle devices cannot simulate?"

Originally, Principal Cecilia was supposed to experience the power of Kiana the End after yesterday's battle, but Cecilia's surprising words at the time caused Chen Xiuming to forget about it in his shock.

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

"Put your hand on mine."

Chen Xiuming extended his right hand, borrowing a portion of his power from Kiana.

Since the power he borrowed was insignificant to Kiana of the End, there would be no special forms such as an angelic halo or golden symbols like wings; at most, his pupils would be tinged with gold.

If you want to experience this power from Kiana of the End, you either have to endure the attack of the power of the End or feel it through physical contact.

When Principal Cecilia placed her hand on Chen Xiuming's hand, she immediately sensed that Chen Xiuming gave off a completely different vibe.

Although its appearance is only slightly tinged with gold in its pupils, its internal Honkai energy intensity has become extremely high, as deep, dark, and terrifying as a bottomless abyss.

In a daze, Principal Cecilia vaguely saw a colossal beast that blotted out the sky swimming in the abyss. Then, as if it had noticed her spying, it changed its aimless wandering and instantly traversed endless distances to rush towards her.

"This is……"

Principal Cecilia suddenly shivered, jolting awake from her daze.

Chen Xiuming had already returned the power to Kiana, and even the few strands of gold that had been tinged with his eyes disappeared.

"This is the power that I'm talking about, which simulation combat devices cannot imitate."

"Hmm...this power is extremely strong."