Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

Without the Seed of Sorrow and her master's special Soul Gem, she had long since run out of supplies. Even though her recovery speed as a magical girl far exceeded that of ordinary people, she was not the type to regenerate. In addition, old wounds would heal and then new wounds would be added due to battles. This back and forth made Aine even more insolvent.

To conserve her magic power, she even gradually loosened her pain shield, keeping it at the minimum level that would allow her to fight.

Now, Aine can completely turn off pain shielding and fight while enduring 100% pain.

After she uses up her last Seed of Lamentation, she can hold on for a while longer.

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"Stinky pink hair! Watch out behind you!"

One day during their escape, Xiao Su Shi cupped her hands into a megaphone and shouted at Ai Yin.

Ai Yin was busy fighting the monster in front of her and didn't notice the white-robed assassin who suddenly appeared behind her.

Pfft——!

The dagger pierced Aine's lower back.

But in the next instant, the heavy katana drew a semicircle and cut off the monster's arms that were blocking its way. Then it turned the blade and drew a full moon again from bottom to top along the original trajectory, splitting the monster in the middle and also splitting the white-robed assassin behind it in two.

"Hiss—" Ai Yin pulled out the dagger and covered her wound with her trench coat.

at the same time.

"Aine--!"

A sharp scream pierced Ai Yin's eardrums.

Before Xiaosushi appeared a white-robed assassin dressed similarly to the one Aine had just killed. The sound she made when she warned Aine had alerted the assassins lurking nearby.

They weren't part of the Empire; they weren't after the Red Queen. Their goal was to kill her.

锔——!

The light of the knife flashed.

The long, clothes-pole-like blade swiftly ripped his skull off. Ai Yin, her face streaked with cold sweat from the pain, shielded Xiao Su Shi behind her.

Dozens of people dressed in white robes emerged from the hidden corners and surrounded them in the blink of an eye.

"Weren't they supposed to have witnessed the strongest traitors on other battlefields? Why is there still one so strong here!"

The monsters blocking their path were meant to be traps, but Aine killed one of them first, and then with lightning speed, took the lives of two of her comrades. Fear spread like ink.

It's important to know that the assassin who launched the first attack and injured Aine was the most powerful one among them.

It was so easy...

"After the Empire, it's Saint Seiya again... You guys really keep at it." Ai Yin endured the pain and put on a sarcastic expression.

"Enough with the nonsense!" one of the monks shouted. "We're not some kind of saint, we're orthodox believers of the Goddess Cult! You third-rate weirdos are nothing but our tools!"

"Kingdom...it seems Master was right, Saint Shuari was just your decoy." Aine looked at them disdainfully. "You bunch of bastards who hide behind the weirdo and reap the benefits actually dared to assassinate the Red Queen? A bunch of worthless trash!"

"Nonsense, utter nonsense—! Prepare to die!"

The man at the front shouted. His eyes were bloodshot, and he could not hear anything. Fear and anger completely overwhelmed his mind. Driven by hormones, he took a step forward with legs that felt like they were filled with lead and charged toward Aine.

He completely misjudged the distance between them. Aine's longsword was as slender as a clothesline pole. Before he could even touch Aine, this specially adjusted sword, designed to kill humanoid creatures, had already sliced ​​the man to death like a watermelon.

The first person leaned on the shoulder of the person behind him. The dozen or so people who had surrounded Ai Yin and Xiao Su Shi were stunned when they saw the other party casually deal with three of their comrades.

"You might as well all come at me at once!"

Ayane's voice woke them up.

Driven by rage, these people, controlled by fear, raised their weapons and charged at Aine.

Aiyin bit the tip of her tongue and swallowed the pain.

"Come on, I'm not afraid of you."

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"Stinky Pink Hair, are you... alright?"

One day during their escape, Xiao Su Shi looked at Aine with concern.

Just now, Aine inexplicably leaned against the wall and stood there for a while before she was able to continue moving.

"It's alright, Su Shishi, I'm not that fragile." Ai Yin tightened her cloak, covering the bandage around her waist. "It's just a minor injury."

"How about we take a break?"

"No need," Ai Yin shook her head.

“…I’m worried about you,” Xiao Su Shi said softly.

"I'm just happy that you care about me." Ai Yin bent down, ruffled Xiao Su Shi's hair, and chuckled, "We'll reach the village at Greed Pass today, and we can rest there later."

Xiao Su Shi's hair was ruffled and messy, like a little lion that had just woken up.

“Okay…” She lowered her head, letting Aine ruffle her hair.

She didn't know why, but she always had a bad feeling.

Ahead lies the gateway village to a world of greed.

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"Were we ambushed by some stinky pink-haired guy?"

One day during their escape, Xiao Su Shi hid behind Aine, peeking out half her head and looking ahead.

"Right?" Aine twitched the corner of her mouth.

The gateway village to the world of greed and the gateway city to the gate of wrath are not in the same league at all. However, though small, it has everything one needs. Many people who have traveled from the world of greed, hoping to make a name for themselves in the world of desire, will stop here to rest.

Some people chose to stay, forming this small village.

But at this moment, after a long and arduous journey with Xiao Su Shi, Aine finally arrived here, only to find not the warm little village where they could rest as rumored, but... hundreds of people in white robes.

The kingdom, they wiped out the few remaining imperial guards and captured this small village that had no military significance.

Their only goal was the Red Queen and the fragments of the Holy Grail she carried.

"Su Shishi, close your eyes and don't open them later."

"why."

"It will be terrible."

Ai Yin took out the tainted Soul Gem and held it in her hand.

A burst of light, with white as the main color and gold trim, replaced the original magical girl outfit, which was hard to describe as either tasteful or tasteless.

This was a look that Aine decided to wear on short notice. She had a premonition that this would be her last battle.

Since it's the final battle, one should die a glorious death, like a samurai, to protect the weak behind them and die a dignified death.

This is something only she could do.

Even the junior master couldn't do it.

Because at this moment, standing here, the only one who can protect Xiao Su Shi is myself.

Drawing her long sword, which resembled a clothesline pole, the girl stood tall in the wind, facing the countless white-robed figures that filled the small village. She stood on tiptoe, chest puffed out, her right hand holding the long sword behind her back, ready to draw it again at any moment.

"Find a safe place to hide, and don't come out no matter what happens."

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"Stinky pink hair...Aine...Why is your blood red?"

One day during a period of escape.

Tears fell on Aine's face, mingling with the bright red blood.

“Actually, we are from another world… The blood of people from another world is red…” Aine lay on the ground, her head resting on Xiaosu’s lap. “Stop talking… Get away from me, the farther the better.”

"I don't want to..." Xiao Su Shi's voice trembled uncontrollably, "You've already killed everyone, the area is safe now, I want to stay by your side."

"I'm about to turn into a monster."

"Impossible. You are clearly not a spellcaster. With me by your side, the Holy Grail fragments will not come looking for you."

"It's a different kind of monster, or more accurately, a witch. Actually, we people from another world all do this when we run out of power, and Little Master is no exception," Aine said weakly. "Let's hurry up and leave, or we'll be too late."

"No..." Xiaosu's tears dripped onto Aine's face.

"Don't be like that, Su Shishi, you look best when you smile..."

Ai Yin raised her hand and touched Xiao Su Shi's face.

"Can you smile one last time, just for my sake?"

Xiao Su Shi covered her face, then removed it after a moment, revealing a smile to Aine that looked more like a grimace than a cry.

“...You damn pink-haired bastard,” she sobbed.

"Live well."

"I hate you!"

A black light emanated from Aine's Soul Gem.

Xiao Su Shi held back her tears as she watched from afar as Aine let out a heart-wrenching scream on the ground.

"I hate you, Chihaya Aine!"

She bit her lip and shouted at the black light.

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One day during their escape, a miracle occurred.

A gray-haired angel descended upon them, and in the final moments before Aine was about to transform into a "witch," she used a beautiful black ornament to absorb the black substance inside the gem that the pink-haired girl often carried.

The gray-haired angel embraced the weak, pink-haired girl's body, gently stroking her back, and said in a voice so tender it could melt water:

"Xiao Ai has done a great job. Now, take a short rest."

The Lost Story: The Lost Child: Chapter 382 A Change of Perspective

"Whoosh—hiss—!"

"one two three--!

"Hey!"

In the early morning woods, a girl's loud, delicate shouts could be heard.

Dewdrops slid down the veins of the leaves, eventually gathering into a plump drop at the tip. Before falling, the dewdrops, illuminated by light, created an inverted image of their convex surfaces. A girl wearing a nun's cap was using a shovel to toss bits of soil into the air.

"How many is this?"

Lin Hai leaned on his shovel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

She's spent a lot of time just digging the hole since last night, and now the sun is up and she still hasn't finished.

As for what the hole was used for...

Tobacco glanced at the Imperial assassins lying haphazardly on the ground and sighed.

“The last one.” She sat under the tree, hugging her knees, and turned her head to the other side sullenly. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner that you were so amazing? You scared me half to death.”

"Sorry, sorry, I have my reasons too, please understand." Lin Hai made an apologetic gesture and dragged the humanoid object next to him into the pit he had just dug.

thump--

"Uh-huh-!"

As it was being dragged, the humanoid object made a struggling sound.

Clearly, this guy is still alive.

Lin Hai is dragging a living person into the pit.

"Shh—quiet." Lin Hai turned around and whispered in the ear of the surviving assassin, "It will be over soon."

The glare from the glasses disappeared completely at close range, and the person could clearly see Lin Hai's eyes beneath them—eyes that shimmered with a pale golden light, like a man-eating snake.