Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

What has happened so far, starting today...?

The witch, whose head resembled a rose, raised her vine-like arms and swung them fiercely at Aine.

Aine raised her knife to block, but was sent flying by the immense force.

Is this reality...?

Why would this happen...?

She bumped into something soft, but it wasn't a cushion prepared specifically for her. Instead, it was a semi-transparent, chameleon-like witch sticking out her tongue and staring at her with eyes that had 360° surround vision.

Another shadow fell over Aine's head.

It was a witch who looked like a knight statue, holding a giant sword as big as a door panel. She raised the greatsword above her head and swung it down hard at Aine.

The broad blade was reflected in Aine's eyes.

Could it be that.

This is a...

A nightmare from which you can never wake up again?

Boom!

......

......

......

Aine opened her eyes and found that she hadn't been smashed into mincemeat by that greatsword.

Where did that sound come from?

Ai Yin looked up, puzzled.

"Are you okay?"

A girl with a hairstyle that looked like cat ears stood in front of her.

Whether it was the Rose Witch, the Knight Witch, the Chameleon Witch, or any of the other witches who hadn't yet made a move, they had all become motionless corpses lying on the ground.

The sound of shattering glass came from the corpses, and in the blink of an eye, they all turned into seeds of lamentation.

"You are... Kasumi-senpai?"

Ai Yin asked, stunned.

"Hmm, you still remember the name, the new guy."

Kasumi bent down and patted her hair.

"The whole city is in danger right now, hurry up and take refuge in RiNG."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. I know you want to know what happened." Kasumi stuck out her tongue, then her expression turned serious. "But this is not something you can get involved in. Leave it to us Protagonists."

The Tale of Nirvana: Maintaining One's True Self: Chapter 146 Sinking

From the moment Aine slashed through the witch blocking the exit, to the moment she was tossed around like a ping-pong ball by several witches, to the moment all the sounds disappeared and everything became calm, it only took one minute.

What a minute that must have been like for the lamp.

Was it a minute close to despair? Read - yi Jiu Ling Liu Shi Liu Qi (8) (2) Pull?

Ai-yin rushed out without hesitation, without looking back.

How could she possibly handle so many witches by herself? It's practically suicide...

Under the blood-red sky, the battle outside turned into indistinct shadows. The lamp, like a frog at the bottom of a well, peered through a narrow crack at everything that was happening outside.

"It'll all become the same as before..."

Deng clutched his sleeves, leaned against the wall, and bit his lip tightly.

"Everyone is leaving again..."

"If you make a wish, no one will leave you."

Cupid emerged from the shadows and jumped onto the lamp's shoulder.

"It's because you never make a wish and can't become a magical girl that your companions are leaving one by one."

"Khubi said."

"If you don't make a wish, you'll always be a burden, a liability."

"You are a burden that makes others die for you."

"I am a burden..."

"No matter how nicely they say it, whether they call you the soul of the team or the mascot, or they compromise to keep you in the team, if you don't have the ability, they will always have to put in the effort to protect you."

Cupid tilted his head.

"You know, if it weren't for you, Chihaya Aine would probably have been able to run away on her own."

Upon hearing this, the lamp's pupils instantly shrank to their smallest size.

"I......"

"The karma surrounding you is incredibly strong. Even if you just make a wish like 'I want two sunny-side-up eggs for breakfast tomorrow,' you could become a very powerful magical girl."

"In other words, as long as you make a wish, you can save Chihaya Aine from these witches."

"Takamatsu, what are you planning to do?"

"I......"

--"lamp!"

Aiyin appeared at the alley exit.

Only then did Deng realize that the sounds of fighting outside had stopped sometime earlier.

Aine sustained some minor injuries, but they were just scratches, which are practically no different from being uninjured for a magical girl.

"Lights! Someone's coming to rescue us!"

Aiyin rushed over excitedly and grabbed Deng's wrist.

"We're safe!"

“Aiyin..Qunjiuliao0liushiliuq?i8?ba...”

"what happened?"

"Are you really real...?"

"What are you talking about? Of course it's real! Or is it just a dream?"

Ai-yin smiled and took Deng's hand, leading her towards the exit of the narrow alley.

"Let's go, Kasumi-senpai is waiting for us outside."

"Kasumi-senpai? Is that... Toyama Kasumi?"

“Yes, it’s her.” Ai Yin grinned, revealing her sharp canine teeth. “She’s really amazing. She wiped out all the witches in the blink of an eye.”

"......Yeah."

The lamp followed behind Aine, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Great."

......

Kasumi stood at the intersection, watching two girls walk towards her hand in hand.

This is not something you can get involved in; leave it to us Protagonists.

She had just said that to Aine, but she had no idea what to expect.

After all, they had never experienced such a scene even once before, and neither they nor anyone else knew the specifics of the situation.

"Shoko..."

Kasumi looked up at the white humanoid figure floating in the sky.

"Is it right or wrong to believe you?"

"Can you tell me?"

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With five minutes left on the countdown, Hailing was still on the fourth floor of the castle tower.

With three minutes left on the countdown, she went up to the seventh floor.

She met Timoris at the last minute.

The countdown ended, and Timoris' head, just like the first time, fell to the ground.

Wiping the blood off the blades, Hailing sheathed her twin swords.

She waited for a while but did not feel the barrier reset.

That is to say...

Hailing walked out of the castle tower and looked at the witch floating in the sky.

"Did it succeed...?"

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"call--!"

Meow Dream, covered in blood, knelt on Amoris's waist.

Amoris, lying on the ground, had been disemboweled by her hands and teeth and could no longer give birth.

Meanwhile, Meow Dream's own Soul Gem is nearing its maximum value.

Just as Amoris's heart, exposed to the air, completely stopped beating, the alarm clock, signaling the end of the timer, rang out amidst the pool of blood.

Miao Meng let out a long sigh of relief and lay back in the pool of blood formed by her and Amoris's blood.

"Is it finally over?"

She closed her eyes and yawned.

"I never want to suffer like this again."

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The battle with Mortis ended as easily as expected, and Mu found it.

At that time, Mortis was using Mu's appearance as a tour guide to lead the magical girls who had accidentally entered the Memory Museum.

Mortis showed them what the outside world looked like: a black sun, a scarlet sky, and witches floating in the air.

After witnessing what was happening outside, they immediately abandoned Mortis and left the Museum of Memory.

What happened next was very, very simple: Mu came to Mortis and used silk threads to restrict its movements.

Mortis himself was not strong in combat, and could even be said to be powerless. Once his location was exposed to Mutsu, he had no room to escape. However, Mortis deliberately told Mutsu his location. Behind the small garden where Mortis was, perhaps because of his own wish, Mutsu discovered Shoko's lost memories behind Mortis.

"Then let's switch places. You become me, and I become you. I'll fulfill your wish, let me experience your thoughts, and let you feel what 'perfection' is all about."

In the scene, Toyokawa Shoko, also known as Oblivionis, lifts Shoko's chin and wipes away the tears from the corners of Shoko's eyes.

Mutsu stood outside the miniature garden, separated by a layer of glass, and saw it from beginning to end.

"Is this all... Xiang's past?"

Scenes were reflected in Mu's eyes.

Mu once again became the only one in the know.

Knowing the personality in Xiangzi's mind.

I know Xiangzi and Oblivionis.

I know they used to switch the bodies.