Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

Xiangzi recognized this space; it was the screen he saw during the account selection phase before entering the game. In a game, his character would stand in this void.

But now, that character has become herself.

“Where’s Aine?”

Xiangzi looked left and right, but couldn't see Aiyin. He was all alone in the empty, hollow room filled with blue light.

Since it's a login screen, it's reasonable that only I'm there. Maybe I'll see Aine soon.

So Xiangzi wasn't in a hurry.

"Can I transform...?"

Xiangzi took out her Soul Gem and transformed into a magical girl.

"Yes, and it didn't cause any reaction. It seems the barrier isn't very sensitive to other sources of magic..."

Xiangzi tried using magic again.

"...?"

This time, she encountered resistance. And it was strong resistance.

His own magic was sealed, and his magic was severely restricted as a result.

Previously stored data seemed to have been overwritten and could not be retrieved. She was now unable to reproduce anything, not even items that she knew very well and could reproduce with minimal effort.

"It seems the witch's barrier wasn't completely unaffected by the magical girl's intrusion," Xiangzi murmured. "It sealed off my magic, preventing me from fully unleashing my power..."

Xiangzi tried to activate the sealed magic.

The blockade wasn't strong; it was easily broken through... but should she try?

Xiangzi decided not to do that.

The witch's barrier follows the logic of dreams, so since he'd already entered, it was best to act according to the barrier's rules. Otherwise, there was a high chance of triggering the barrier's self-protection rules, the specifics of which Xiangzi couldn't guarantee.

It's possible that she might create five familiars like Nirvana, overwhelming the intruder, or she might simply expel herself, never letting her in again. Regardless of the specific protective rules, they will inevitably escalate the conflict.

Her primary goal was to save Su Shi, not to kill her, so...

"Want me to play house with you?" Xiangzi took a deep breath. "Then let's do it."

This is much more fun than rubbing glass.

A teardrop-shaped crystal landed in front of Xiangzi, creating ripples in the azure space. The spreading ripples transformed into a circular crystal platform, supporting the void beneath Xiangzi's feet.

Xiangzi finally felt grounded.

She looked ahead.

Droplets of crystal fell one by one in front of them, creating ripples that formed circular crystal platforms. These platforms gradually formed a road leading into the distance.

The heels made a crisp sound as they touched the crystal-clear ground, the sound spreading out in the vast yet empty world.

Da da da.

Xiangzi walked forward step by step, heading into the distance. In the farthest place, at the edge of his vision, the white dot of light grew larger and larger.

Xiangzi raised his hand, squinted, and blocked the white light in front of him.

As she walked forward, the white light grew stronger and stronger until it completely enveloped her. Xiangzi had to close her eyes, and only opened them again when she felt the light was no longer so blinding.

......

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【World of Desire - Central Courtyard】

Coming from an empty world to a colorful one is like emerging from a narrow canyon into a completely new world.

At first, the passage was so narrow that only one person could pass through; then suddenly, it opened up into a bright and spacious place.

Xiangzi stood atop a small, slightly elevated hill. Before her stretched a vast grassland, bisected by a wide road that wound its way to the horizon, where a red castle stood.

A cool breeze swept across the grassland, creating waves of green grass, and brushed against Xiangzi's hair, his blue strands dancing in the wind.

The only sound in the whole world was the wind.

Xiangzi stood still, quietly experiencing the peace and tranquility of the place.

"Little Master! Little Master!"

A pink-haired bird waved at Xiangzi from below the hillside, breaking the silence.

"I'm here!"

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P.S.: Just a quick recommendation – it's also about a blind horse girl, I had to give it a try! "Will a Blind Horse Girl Meet a Shadow Trainer?"

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child - Chapter 314 Battlefield Ruins

"Little Master! Little Master!" Ai Yin stood at the foot of the hill and waved to Xiangzi. "I'm here!"

Clearly, she left that world of choosing roles earlier than Xiangzi.

Xiangzi ran down the hillside in small steps, tidying his hair as he ran.

When the wind picks up, my hair easily becomes messy.

"Little Master! We're in! Is this the world Su Shi created?!"

As soon as Xiangzi leaned closer, Aiyin excitedly joined in.

Her outfit had also changed to a magical girl's attire, which looked pink and blue, with a particularly flamboyant cut, and had a very... uh... unique style of her own.

It's not that it's bad-looking.

It's still quite pretty.

When paired with the large katana behind her, it gives off a... very innocent and naive feeling.

But these things are just for Aine's own enjoyment; what does it have to do with me?

"Huh?" Xiangzi blinked.

She noticed that something seemed out of place about Aine, disrupting the overall aesthetic.

"Is there a black spot on your neck? Did you get something on it? Or..." As Xiangzi got closer, he could see more and more clearly what the "black spot" on Ai Yin's neck was.

"Ah, as expected."

After finally seeing it clearly, Xiangzi revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

"What is the little master saying?" Ai Yin raised her hand in a daze, touching the spot where Xiangzi's gaze was falling.

A slight stinging pain shot through her, and Aine winced.

"Ouch...it hurts a little," she said. "And it's itchy too. Little Master, can you see what this is?"

Xiangzi sighed softly, took off his gloves, and sure enough, felt the expected stinging pain on the back of his hand.

"The Witch's Kiss," Xiangzi said. "We've been targeted by Fairy Tale Town."

"Is this the Witch's Kiss?" Aine touched the mark on her neck again, her hands itching.

It was the first time she had been given the witch's kiss by a witch. It was a strange sensation—untouchable yet producing a tiny, stinging pain, like being stung by a bee, when her fingers approached that spot.

Ah, although she's never been stung by a bee.

"Stop touching it, are you a masochist?" Xiangzi looked disdainfully at the pink-haired dog that kept going to touch the witch's kiss.

"This is the mark Su Shi left for us, right? Does it prove that she still cares about us?" Ai Yin blinked, her innocent eyes looking at Xiangzi.

“How could that be…” Xiangzi rubbed his forehead and sighed deeply. “This is a sign that the witch is treating us like prey. It doesn’t mean that Su Shi cares about us… it’s more like she wants to kill us.”

After saying that, Xiangzi raised his head again and looked at the sky, as if there were a pair of eyes watching them from above.

"Furthermore, we cannot be certain whether she is Su Shi."

She shrugged, deciding not to dwell on the matter with Aine any longer, and continued walking along the main road.

Since the most eye-catching thing in sight is the big castle ahead, let's head in that direction first—although she really wanted to say that, Aine stopped her.

"Wait, little master!" Ai Yin called from behind, "Don't go that way!"

"Why?" Xiangzi turned around with a puzzled look. "Where else can we go if not there?"

Shouldn't we move forward now?

If we keep going forward, we'll reach some major city or something similar, a place with many large populations, which should make it easier for them to gather information.

“But…that’s the Red Queen’s castle,” Aine said hesitantly. “The Red Queen is…the Boss.”

"Huh?" Xiangzi raised an eyebrow.

This is exactly what she thought—that there would be no mixed-up Shaanxi silk.

“Hey, come with me first.” Ai Yin grabbed Xiangzi’s wrist and led him in the opposite direction. “Although some parts of this place are different from what I expected, most of it is the same. I know the way.”

As someone who had personally experienced the sinkhole, Ai Yin understood the entire process of the early stages of the game.

In the normal game flow, moving forward leads to a huge dungeon, and the correct path is not the one you initially saw.

Instead, if you walk further back, you'll soon enter an area that's like a beginner's village.

If you insist on going forward, you will soon be driven back by monsters of too high a level. If the corpses do not respawn, the corpses of Ai Yin and other new players should already be enough to build another wall outside the Red Queen's Castle.

Although Xiangzi was completely confused, she chose to believe Aine because of her sincere expression.

"Fine, it's better than running around like a headless fly."

"I'm so touched that my little master still believes in me, sob sob sob."

"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way."

"Received! Soldier Aiyin at your service!"

"..."

"Why isn't the young master speaking?"

"..."

Guess why.

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The girls gradually disappeared behind the hillside as they chatted back and forth, leaving the Red Queen's castle standing alone in the center of the plain.

The journey was tedious and boring. After following Ai Yin for quite a while, the large building behind us, which Ai Yin called "Red Queen Castle," had become a blurry little dot.

"Why is the road so long? In the game, it only takes a few steps to get there..." Ai walked ahead listlessly, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Maybe the game map was scaled down. Now that it's back to normal, it looks longer." Xiangzi looked up at the sky.

About an hour had passed. The sun, which was originally a little west of their heads, had moved a small distance. The sun's movement was the same as in the normal world, meaning it should still be 24 hours.

Even if it isn't, there won't be much of a deviation.

I just don't know if the timing is consistent.

The extent of the barrier is unknown, as is its existence dependent on something. Does it have an entrance in the real world? Is there an exit from here? Where is the witch's true form? What is the progress of her incubation? How much time do they have left?

He has just entered the company, and everything is unknown to Xiangzi.

This time, she was facing the Flower Witch again, and she felt like she had returned to the time when she first started to conquer the Nirvana Barrier.

Just as she was pondering this, the long journey finally brought some reward.

After crossing the hill that blocked his view, Xiangzi saw a desolate battlefield.

Soldiers in white and red lay scattered across the battlefield, the stench of decay and rust wafting into Xiangzi's nostrils, forcing her to frown.

"I want to live... I can still fight..."

Such sounds echoed over the battlefield.

Xiangzi stepped into the ruins of the battlefield and saw the object that was making the sound.

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child: Chapter 315 Victory is certain!