Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

Just then, Flame's shout came over.

"Try shooting me next time!"

Bang!

The light that burst forth from the crack in the Soul Stone covered the entire world, and the second hand of the clock turned back a full circle.

With these last words in mind, Xiangzi returned to his original starting point.

Fire at the flames?

Xiangzi paused for a moment, his grip on the gun blade loosened slightly, and his thoughts drifted into a sea of ​​contemplation.

Should I... shoot at Flame?

She wants to destroy the ribbons inside the shield this way?! Will that really work? Even if it does, her shield definitely... it's impossible for it to withstand that. Let alone the shield, she herself might not even be able to withstand Reinhardt's direct hit.

Even if the flames could burn the ribbons between the gears to ashes, she might still die.

What is Flame thinking?!

There must be a time difference between the ribbon burning completely and the small round shield being completely destroyed. Is that what Flame was thinking?

Did she never even consider the possibility of her surviving...?

Xiangzi stopped reaching into his pocket.

"You're incredibly reckless to fall for the same trick again."

Mami's voice came from behind her.

"Senior! There's still time!"

Yan's voice snapped Xiangzi out of his daze.

Xiangzi saw Yan's eyes.

Those were eyes that showed not even the slightest hesitation; they were frighteningly calm.

Avoiding, dodging, and maneuvering are all useless. Since what's coming is coming anyway, facing the blade head-on is probably the best choice, at least to save time.

Xiangzi understood the message conveyed by those eyes. He took an ordinary Lament Seed from his pocket, put it into the magazine, turned the gun around, aimed at Yan who was charging towards him, and pulled the trigger.

click -

The mechanism unfolds, turning the world black and white, yet Mami still uncontrollably reaches out towards the Flower of Destruction.

Followed by.

boom--!

Flames erupted from the muzzle and surged into the gaps in the mechanism of the small round shield, burning the ribbons on it to ashes.

Asami's hand turned black and white just before it touched the Flower of Destruction.

The entire world, except for Xiangzi and Yan, came to a standstill.

Click click click click—bang.

Gears, drive belts, tourbillons, and mainsprings—the movement hidden beneath the round shield—became shattered. As the gears continued to rotate, the small round shield disintegrated into a pile of parts.

The time stop was forcibly lifted again, and this time the time stop lasted only a short second.

But enough is enough.

When the world regained its color, Mami discovered that the world-destroying flower that she had almost grasped in her hand was gone.

Immediately afterwards, Mu's silk thread took the last flower into her hand.

Mami missed her target, her ball-jointed legs tumbling twice on the ground. She turned around, her eyes filled with deep disbelief as she looked at Xiangzi.

Xiangzi is now certain that those eyes can see.

Because she could see Mami's eyes moving up and down with the World-Destroying Flower that she was tossing in her hand.

"Time stops?!"

“There’s no chance this time, Mami.” Xiangzi put away the World-Destroying Flower and said softly, “We won.”

The Tale of Reincarnation: The Shore of Oblivion: Chapter 563 Everyone Will Be Alright

"How is that possible...? The flame time stop shouldn't have any effect on me... How could it possibly work...?"

Mami's gaze fell on Homura, who was covered in blood, and she looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Having used all her trump cards, Mami is now completely powerless to turn the tide. All of this... is because of the two magical girls in front of her.

Homura Akemi... and Shoko Toyokawa...

How did they manage to do that?

"I don't believe it... Why... Why can you...?"

Mami slumped to the ground like a broken doll, repeating the same sentence over and over.

As for the other side.

Flame didn't die, but he looked very disheveled.

The Seed of Lamentation that Xiangzi put on was the weakest one among the Seeds of Lamentation she carried. In addition, the small round shield and the mechanism inside helped her block some of the flames. Yan was not even seriously injured, but she looked a bit disheveled.

Her left hand was covered in blood, and there were several charred bloodstains on her forehead. Her glasses were long gone, and Yan's hair was completely disheveled, making her look like a female ghost.

She clutched her bleeding arm and staggered over to Xiangzi's side.

"You've worked hard," Xiangzi said.

"It's alright," Yan said with a forced smile. "Thank you for sparing my life, senior."

"Stop being cheeky at a time like this," Xiangzi said, rubbing his forehead with a laugh. "I must be crazy to agree to do something like this."

"If it weren't for me, the one who got into trouble would have been the senior. Am I right?"

"...How did you know?"

Xiangzi subconsciously hid his pale fingertips behind his back.

She didn't look much better than Yan.

Excessive use of Nirvana's power has had a more severe impact on Xiangzi than it did at the art museum; the tips of his fingers have turned white, just like Nirvana itself.

That part shows no signs of recovery so far, so the change is probably permanent. Fortunately, no particularly serious side effects have occurred so far.

that is......

Xiangzi held his forehead.

Nirvana, a nightmare Xiangzi can never escape. And this guy is still trying to break free.

A splitting pain, as if splitting his skull open, pierced through his head. Xiangzi staggered a couple of times, lost his balance, and was about to fall to the ground.

However, in the end, she collapsed into her familiar embrace.

Mu appeared where she was most needed, as always, and caught Xiangzi steadily.

"It's over," Xiangzi whispered in Mu's ear. "It's over..."

However, upon hearing this, Mu's gaze darkened.

has it ended?

For Xiangzi, it was over.

For her, there was none.

Mu held Xiangzi in her arms and took out her Soul Gem. After the intense battle, the Soul Gem was now nearly 80% turbid; any more and it would be dangerous.

Aside from Xiangzi, who is a bit of a special case, everyone else should be in the same boat, but they all have spare Seeds of Lamentation to purify...

But harmony won't work.

She still needs this filth.

Because she had already witnessed what happened next... she had... witnessed it with her own eyes...

Mu hugged Xiangzi tightly, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice:

"Auspicious..."

20 (II) I?g II氵笼吧T侕?〗——“It’s not over yet!”

Asami's broken and shrill voice rang out.

"It's not over yet—!"

Mami shakily got up, raised her other hand, and stretched it towards her forehead.

Click.

A crisp sound rang out from Mami's forehead as ceramic fingers plunged into the groove in the center of her forehead where the Soul Gem was embedded, forcefully prying it off her head.

Xiangzi's pupils suddenly contracted.

She'd seen Mami do this move countless times. She'd seen Mami do it almost every time the game reset, but back then it was to fuse her World-Destroying Flower with the Witch of the Other Shore's World-Destroying Flower. Now, it was for...

Could it be that—!

"I decide what my barrier is." Mami gripped the Flower of Annihilation tightly. "Even if I want it destroyed, it's still up to me!"

The world-destroying flower in his palm emitted an incredibly dazzling light.

The white clouds above the barrier grew brighter and brighter, and the sunlight falling like a curtain became increasingly dazzling, almost as if it were about to burst the entire cloud layer.

Mami intends to destroy the barrier and perish together with everyone else.

Yachiyo raised her head and looked at the light in the sky.

not good!

The barrier destroyed itself!

As the light in the sky grew brighter and brighter, until even the clouds that originally covered the sky could no longer be seen, the magical girls, still immersed in the aftermath of their ordeal, finally noticed the strange phenomenon of the barrier.

Countless spears flew into the sky.

With a wave of her hand, Yachiyo caused the blue-barreled spears to spread out above their heads, forming a rough protective shield.

Followed by.

The clouds could no longer contain the overflowing light, and a torrent of light poured down from the sky, slamming hard into the protective shield of the spear that Yachiyo had just organized.

The immense impact tore through the protective layer of the spear in the blink of an eye, only to be replaced by a new spear.

Apart from Yachiyo, the magical girls present had no ability to resist. Yachiyo desperately pushed the new spears up, repeatedly filling the gaps in the protective shield.

However, Yachiyo wasn't particularly skilled at protection, and the defenses were gradually being eroded by the light from the sky. Everyone could only helplessly watch as the light covering the sky tore through the fragile protective layer and continued to fall upon them.

But at this moment——

Something covered the sky.

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The light that fell from the sky shattered the church ceiling and looked like it was about to envelop everyone.

A large net woven from silk threads and red diamond-shaped playing cards covered their heads, were torn up, rewoven, and then torn up again, looking exactly like the efforts Yachiyo had made.

"Kyoko!"

"No!" Kyoko cried out, her forehead covered in sweat. "I can't hold them off any longer!"

The situation is much the same for Mu.

All efforts can only delay the arrival of destruction.

Mu bit her lip, feeling her magic power rapidly dwindling. She hugged Xiangzi tightly, as if saying a final goodbye.

"Are we going to die together?" Xiangzi smiled with relief in her arms. "It seems not so bad... at least we've saved the world, haven't we?"

"You won't die," Mu whispered in Xiangzi's ear. "Everyone will be fine."

Mu raised his hand and struck Xiangzi hard on the back of the neck.

"Mu?!"

Xiangzi's already exhausted consciousness suddenly plunged into darkness.