Is it only magical girls?

But Yuan Xiaoxing could make something up. She braced herself and said, "She said you were the person she trusted most, which is why she asked you to build the Shengjing and keep the ancient relics."

Come to think of it, they were childhood sweethearts?!

Yuanxing, putting herself in Yunliu's shoes, felt an even stronger sense of empathy and wanted to help him even more: "I understand your pain, Yunliu. I was also abandoned by my childhood sweetheart..."

Yunliu interrupted, "Yes, she did tell me that she wanted to live in a place far away from humans so that the magical girls wouldn't affect them. So I told her that I was going to build our paradise in a place far away from humans. She was very, very happy at that time and handed over all the ancient relics she was keeping to me, asking me to keep them safe."

Yunliu closed her eyes, and the surrounding scenery was transformed by her magic, allowing distant stars to recall those bygone days more quickly.

That was the city where she was born and raised, but in the past, that city was small and dilapidated, and it was in that city that Yunliu bid farewell to Hongshi and went to a distant place.

"I already knew in my heart where to build our paradise. When I first saw the place, I decided to build the new city there."

Yunliu departed with a smile, her face beaming, her mind filled with beautiful aspirations for the future, and her enthusiastic singing echoed through the group. The group's final destination was a place of exceptional beauty: a waterfall with three sides flowing during the rainy season, snow-capped mountain peaks, streams flowing like the sound of a zither, endless forests, and tranquil, mysterious lakes. The world had treasured all its treasures there, a paradise that lived up to its name, a place of unadulterated splendor.

The city Yunliu built here is completely different from the cities known to Yuanxing. Shengjing is a pure magical world, with dwellings hidden among trees, boulders, and behind waterfalls. Each residence exists only in space and does not alter the scenery in any way. The magical girls of Shengjing happily manage the city with magic, art, and creativity, making the already incredibly beautiful Shengjing even more beautiful.

"Happy departure, diligent construction, creative endeavors, full of hope, heartfelt anticipation, year after year."

The surroundings changed, turning into thunder, torrential rain, and dark clouds, plunging the world into darkness, with a silent sense of oppression sweeping over the distant stars.

"Over the years, all that has been gained is despair."

Yun Liu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with nothing but bloodlust: "Endless, endless, endless, endless despair! You can understand my despair?! What can you, the victor, understand about me?!"

The torrential rain in the illusion condensed into countless ice crystals. All the ice crystals changed direction and aimed at the distant star. With just one command, they could instantly riddle the distant star with holes.

"Come on, let's fight one more round! Let's risk our lives and fight to the death!! This time I will definitely win!!!"

Yuanxing immediately deployed her invincible shield. This time, her shield was large enough that even if she was completely frozen by Yunliu, she would still have enough space to change tactics. But the moment the ice crystals hit the shield, Yuanxing felt a splitting headache. A kind of dark, hateful, and desperate emotion surged towards her, trying to invade her mind and turn her heart into that dark, hateful, and desperate heart as well.

Each ice crystal that struck the shield sent memories and emotions flying into Farstar's heart, pushing her one step closer to the abyss. Even if this attack had no physical effect, it was enough to crush her spirit, causing Farstar to let out a painful cry.

The mournful cry seemed like the most perfect melody to Yunliu, and she smiled because of it: "Very well, very well, I will let you bear my pain, my memories, my despair, and let you become me!"

The ice crystals couldn't penetrate the invincible shield, but the spiritual energy contained within still affected her. Darkness, despair, hatred, guilt, and remorse—countless negative emotions swept over Yuanxing. The only solace she could find was the Holy Grail in her hand. The Holy Grail became the sole North Star in the darkness, bringing her a sliver of fleeting, uncertain hope. And in this endless darkness, Yuanxing had made her decision.

She threw the Holy Grail at Yunliu: "Don't give up! You can change yourself, you can correct your mistakes, you can face the future! Give me a chance, let's face it together!"

The Holy Grail slowly floated towards Yunliu, who easily grasped it in her hand. Crimson droplets appeared at the corners of Yunliu's eyes, scattering in the gale. In the world composed of black and blue, that splash of red was vivid and dazzling.

The dazzling starlight flickering in the Holy Grail both captivated and filled her with hatred, making Yunliu even more stubborn. She viciously hurled the Holy Grail to the ground.

Why can't you understand?

"What future can I, a piece of trash who has failed miserably, accomplished nothing in my life, and has no future to speak of?!"

Chapter 296 You don't need to know how unimportant I am to you.

Yunliu, filled with despair, unleashed a deafening roar as the Frost Magic Cannon swept towards the distant star.

Ice crystal missiles capable of striking the very soul and frost magic cannons capable of freezing everything arrived simultaneously, making Yuanxing realize for the first time that she couldn't win. She had absolutely no chance of victory; she was destined to lose here, perhaps even die here. And as if things weren't going well, the invincible shield—a spell that demands an extremely high level of mental fortitude, and one that only requires a certain level of mental strength—was powerless to maintain under Yuanxing's current mental state, utterly collapsing.

Without the protection of the invincible shield, the Ice Spirit Missiles are no longer just a mental attack; physical attacks are also becoming effective.

In the blink of an eye, the distant star was affected and turned into an ice sculpture, falling downwards and into the clouds, appearing before everyone's eyes.

In an instant, the magical girls' formation completely collapsed. Almost all of them abandoned their enemies and flew towards the distant star, trying to save her and prevent her from falling to the ground and being smashed to pieces.

After the magical girls ceased their attack, the monsters, now free, surged towards the castle, intending to overturn it entirely. In response, they were met with a barrage of magical cannon fire from the castle, reducing the monsters to basic magical elements wherever the cannons passed, even the slower, humanoid monsters that couldn't dodge in time.

Located in the castle's main control room, the previous generation of magical girl, Miss Kokoro, twisted her neck, which had become stiff from idleness. Then, she shifted the main cannon's direction, aimed it at the Twilight Bell, and pressed the fire button. The main cannon's power was earth-shattering, even completely encompassing the magical elements obtained from disintegrating the monster. However, this powerful main cannon attack was easily blocked by Yunliu, who even compressed it into a small ball of magical energy.

Looking at the magic ball in his hand, Yunliu floated down to the top of the Twilight Bell and threw the magic ball at the Twilight Bell: "Useless thing, spin faster."

The minute hand spun rapidly, round and round, turning what was originally a six-hour countdown into a single minute in the blink of an eye—a minute that would last forever. Suddenly, the land beneath the Twilight Clock transformed into a colossal abyss beast, shoving the clock into its jaws. This final minute would never pass, and the power to destroy the world would never be unleashed.

Upon discovering Yuanxing falling from the sky, Qianchan almost instinctively abandoned her demon and flew towards Yuanxing, only to find that Lingling was flying even faster than her. However, neither of them managed to catch the falling Yuanxing, as it landed steadily in Hongshi's arms. The instant it landed in Hongshi's embrace, the ice sculptures surrounding Yuanxing completely evaporated, as if they had never existed.

Yuanxing said indignantly, "Master came too slowly."

"I want to see if you can surpass your limits. After all, it's common for magical girls to surpass their limits at crucial moments."

Yuanxing snuggled against Hongshi's chest and said, "I don't want it, I have a master."

"Okay, if you say you don't want it, then you don't want it."

Hongshi's answer elicited a smile from Yuanxing, but soon another sinister, terrifying smile overshadowed it—a desolate, bleak smile that instilled despair just by listening to it.

"That's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Yunliu praised her repeatedly, but behind each "that's good" was only endless resentment and hatred: "You cherish your important girlfriend so much, treating even a single hair of hers as a treasure, but you abandon your unimportant childhood sweetheart, letting her wait foolishly and bitterly, letting her despair grow, and letting her fend for herself!!!"

Centered on the cloud, endless black energy spread out, rapidly transforming into demonic creatures. Each creature was enormous and imposing, seemingly no less powerful than a king-level demon. The cloud resembled a lair-type demon, except the demons it created were far more powerful than those of a typical lair-type demon.

Generally speaking, magical girls don't harbor evil intentions, and even if they do, they don't transform into monsters; they create monsters on their own initiative. Yunliu's mass production of monsters is completely unprecedented, but it also makes the surrounding magical girls sense her resentment and hatred, causing them horror and unease due to her intense emotions.

Hongshi lightly kissed Yuanxing's eye: "Want to see me transform?"

There was no need to think about this at all, Yuanxing nodded vigorously.

"Then you take a break, I'll work a little overtime."

Hongshi turned around and saw that Qianchan and Lingling had already raised their hands to take Yuanxing from Hongshi's hands. After thinking for a moment, Hongshi decided to hand Yuanxing over to Yeliu and ask Yeliu to take good care of Yuanxing.

"This world is a red world."

As the lyrics were sung, Crimson World shimmered with light, and her magical girl costume enveloped her entire body.

Crimson World's magical girl outfit is primarily white, resembling a pure white, form-fitting combat suit. However, her little red shoes, the red ribbons extending from them to her knees, the long red gloves, and the red spiral patterns resembling dragons and clouds on her shoulders all contribute to the impression that she's associated with the red color scheme. After all, while there's a lot of white, the focus is entirely on the red; even if we take a step back, Farstar feels it's at least a red and white outfit, not just pure white.

Crimson World slowly walked towards Cloud Flow. Countless demons born from Cloud Flow spontaneously rushed towards Crimson World, but getting close to her was already forbidden. The demons simply dissipated and transformed into pure magic power as soon as they approached Crimson World.

Hong Shi lowered her head, looking at the lines on her right palm as if they contained some great mystery. Without even looking at Yun Liu's self-talk, she said, "You've gone too far. You've exceeded my tolerance limit. I'm going to banish you to the moon, where you'll never be able to return to Earth. Is there anyone else you want to tell?"

“Heh,” Yunliu sneered, “I wish I had never been born, so I wouldn’t have to know how unimportant I am to you.”

Hong Shi moved her lips, but ultimately said nothing. She simply raised her right hand as if it were a gun and aimed at Yun Liu. Just before she was about to make a move, Yuan Xing suddenly stepped in and stood in front of Yun Liu.

"What do you want to do?"

Yuanxing steeled his resolve: "I'm going to rebel against my master! I'll betray him, force him to retire, and from now on, I'll be the one in charge of all things!"

Yuanxing glanced at Yunliu and noticed that although monsters were still being spawned around Yunliu, she showed no resistance or intention to fight. Her eyes were fixed on her master without even blinking. Yuanxing mainly felt that her master couldn't be said to bear no responsibility for this matter; in fact, if you thought about it carefully, her master might be more than half responsible.

Most importantly, when Yuanxing looked at Hongshi's back, she had a premonition that Hongshi would abandon her and go to a very, very far place. At that moment, she made up her mind to do everything she could to prevent Yunliu from being exiled to the moon.

Chapter 297 It all started with an apology

Hearing Yuanxing's words, Hongshi smiled; "Not bad, that's pretty good. From now on, you're in charge of the Demon Demon. But step aside for a moment, I still have work to finish, or perhaps—"

"Tell me about that one!"

Yuanxing said decisively, "I will handle Yunliu's matter as well! Master, please keep a close eye on things. Give me the opportunity to fulfill my promise to Yunliu. I said I wanted to help her, and that thought still exists now."

Hong Shi looked at her coldly: "She has already rejected you, she has already dashed your hopes, she has already ruined her chance."

Yuanxing felt her heart almost stop. She had never seen such a cold gaze from her master, so cold that it almost made her breathless. The despair-inducing ice crystals that Yunliu controlled were not even a fraction as powerful as that gaze. Just that one look made her almost want to abandon all her principles and all her thoughts, and turn away in a disheveled state.

But Farstar firmly believed she could discern everything, and she was certain this was not Redworld's intention.

Yuanxing ran over and grabbed Hongshi's hand: "Master, there's no need to force yourself. No one will force you to deliver a fair verdict. It's not the past anymore. We're a club, we don't have such strict rules. Even if someone betrays us, we won't resort to things like the three cuts and six holes punishment."

Ye Liu's voice suddenly rang out: "Eh? No way? I thought it definitely would!"

Qian Chan sighed, "At most, the club will just dismiss me as a form of punishment, right?"

"Tsk, what a pity."

Ling Ling's words were nothing special in themselves, but if she kept her eyes fixed on Qian Chan while saying them, then her words would naturally have a hidden meaning.

Qian Chan exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you suddenly bringing up old scores?!"

These conversations elicited a small burst of laughter, which in some ways eased the tension.

Hong Shi's cold gaze melted away, and she returned to the smiling face that Yuan Xing knew so well: "You're right, I did recall some things I shouldn't have. Since you've said that, then it's up to you to deal with them."

Hongshi turned to leave, but before she could go, Yuanxing grabbed her arm: "How can you talk without your master?"

Yuanxing pulled Hongshichao Yunliu over: "Now that Master is here, are you willing to talk to me?"

"What's there to talk about? I'm a villain who wants to destroy the world—"

“I can tell whether you’re sincere or not. Do you really want to destroy the world? It’s one thing for the ancient relic that could destroy the world to have a countdown, but instead of secretly hiding it in a corner, you’re openly displaying it. Isn’t that the same as saying to others, ‘Stop me!’”

"Please, tell me something more, let me understand you better, and let's face the future together."

Yunliu turned his head to look at the ground: "What you're saying only makes me feel more like trash."

Yuanxing extended his hand: "It's good that you're willing to talk. Can we find a quieter place to chat?"

"Eh?!"

The magical girls watching gasped in unison. A single gasp was small, but the combined gasps of the entire group created a loud sound. This synchronized exclamation, like the cries of a thunderbolt, made Yuanxing smile wryly. After all, magical girls were selected from the bloodthirsty masses, so it was normal for them to retain the bloodthirsty nature of the masses in various ways.

Farstar, flanking the two original magical girls, returned to the command center of the Third New Paradise. Crimson World and Cloud Flow naturally chose a spot where they could maintain a certain distance from each other, so that they wouldn't see each other if they looked directly at each other. Although they were in the same room, their positions were clearly separated. Of course, the reason for this separation was that Crimson World didn't want to look, and Cloud Flow dared not look, resulting in both of their gazes being fixed on Farstar.

Yuanxing thought for a moment. If she sat next to Hongshi, Yunliu might not dare to look at her. If she sat on Yunliu's side, it might also arouse the master's displeasure. In the end, she chose to sit between the two, and the three of them formed a triangle in front of the round table.

Yuanxing looked at Yunliu, and a thought surfaced in her mind: Did Yunliu really consider herself trash and a worthless person because she had thoughts of destroying the world and killing herself? She must have deeply loathed herself long before; what she hated wasn't others, but herself. Her despair might not stem from external things, nor was it caused by Hongshi Jie seeking her out. Ultimately, if her friends didn't reach out to her, wouldn't it be better for her to reach out to them? There's no reason to do nothing and rely entirely on the other person taking the initiative, only to despair when they don't.

Yunliu must have realized something, which is why she didn't dare to approach Sister Hongshi. What she realized made her regretful, hateful, and desperate, causing her to sink deeper and deeper into the abyss.

That was the only thing she could do.

Yuanxing asked, "Sister Yunliu, I think that before giving up on yourself and falling into despair, you should start by apologizing. Just like I said before, only you can change yourself, only you can correct your mistakes. If you don't explain it properly, your master will never know that you have realized your past mistakes."

What about those past mistakes?

Hong Shi rolled her eyes suspiciously. She actually felt the problem lay with her. After all, she had indeed said something about "living far away from humans," and she was the one who gave the ancient relics to Yun Liu, and she was the one who had Yun Liu build the Sacred Realm. It was true that she had never been to the Sacred Realm, since she had made a wish to the elves to become a president with a closed heart and gone to prison. So her responsibility mainly lay in not going to the Sacred Realm for nine years after being liberated by the distant stars. As for why she didn't go, it was obviously because she didn't want to.

Miss Hongshi lived a blissful life in Momomo. All the girls in Momomo were beautiful, sweet-talking, and had lovely voices; just hearing a word from them could make you happy for a long time. Forget about colleagues who weren't in charge; unless you needed a brain transplant, who would go to them? Being president meant going to jail, being a savior meant going to jail—nothing beats being happy in Momomo.

Hong Shi was somewhat surprised that Yun Liu had gone this far; it was completely beyond Hong Shi's expectations.

However, if it weren't for Yuanxing's insistence, Hongshi wouldn't have had any intention of apologizing either. But because of Yuanxing's overflowing sympathy, Hongshi felt that if Yuanxing had a request, a perfunctory apology wouldn't be out of the question. But now it seems like Yunliu should apologize to her?

And those past mistakes? What do you mean by those mistakes?

Hong Shi suddenly realized that leaving things to Yuan Xing was indeed better than her doing. After all, the only solution she could think of was to banish Yun Liu to the moon and then deploy an invincible shield outside Earth to prevent Yun Liu's return. And since Yun Liu had already been banished, potential threats like An Lian, Yu Ying, and Yue Huai should definitely be banished as well. Since the troublesome ones had been banished, she could naturally make a wish to the elves to prevent the birth of any more monsters on Earth. Hopefully, no one would object, otherwise, many people would have to be banished.

Hong Shi stopped daydreaming about the future because she suddenly realized that Yun Liu had not been exiled and that Yuan Xing was now in charge, so she didn't need to think so much.

Chapter 298 The past is gone, why should she keep dwelling on it?

What about those past mistakes?

Yunliu trembled at those words. She covered her face and began to sob softly, which quickly turned into loud wailing.

This relieved Yuanxing, meaning she had guessed correctly, and things would only proceed more smoothly from now on. She took out a handkerchief and handed it to Yunliu, wanting to calm him down.

Yunliu took the handkerchief and wiped away her tears: "Back then, I never put Hongshi first. I cared more about my own feelings than Hongshi's. At that time, I was more concerned about what I would lose than about Hongshi being taken away. I fought like I was protecting my toy, but I never thought about how Hongshi would feel."

“I saw the day you held your concert. I received her message, and I saw her smile. It was such a radiant and joyful smile. I haven’t seen a smile like that in such a long, long time. For many years, all I’ve seen are Hong Shi’s forced smiles and professional smiles. I’ve taken away that smile. It’s all my fault. It’s all because of someone like me. What’s the use of saying sorry? Who would forgive someone like me?”

Yunliu held a handkerchief and wept bitterly.

Yuanxing felt that someone should comfort her, so she looked at Hongshi and saw that Hongshi was looking back at her with a cold expression.

Yuanxing asked, "Sister Hongshi, what do you think we should do?"

"Out of sight, out of mind; I'm inclined to banish her."

ruthless!

Yuanxing guessed that her master was unlikely to reconcile, and even forgave or not forgave; her master simply didn't want to see her colleague. She figured that even if her master were to feign an apology, she wouldn't accept it. After all, the former would help resolve the issue, while the latter might lead to entanglement and be detrimental to enjoying life.

Yuanxing felt that she could always ask her master for advice on major or minor matters, just to eliminate a wrong option. Her master was not confused about small things, but her level of confusion about major matters was comparable to that of her senior.

Oh! That's great! The two most reliable people in my family become unreliable in crucial moments, and the more crucial the moment, the more unreliable they become.

Yuanxing advised, "Sorry is just the beginning. You need to feel sorry from the bottom of your heart, then say sorry, correct your mistakes, change yourself, and become a better version of yourself."

As soon as Yuanxing finished speaking, she felt a kick to her leg. Clearly, her master did not want anyone to correct her mistakes, because such actions would make her master's life unpleasant.

“You are truly wonderful,” Yunliu said, recovering slightly. “Watching how you and Hongshi interact, seeing Hongshi’s happiness, I knew you were truly wonderful. Hongshi was very happy with you; she loved you more than anyone else in the world. The moment I saw you, I knew it was all over. My love affair was a complete failure, a defeat that ended regretfully a hundred years ago. I lost. You won her heart, while I couldn’t even find my way in. Our story has come to an end.”

"I just can't accept it, I can't let it go, I can't forget it, and I can't get over it."

Waiting was pointless; the doubts accumulated over the years erupted in an instant—regret, remorse, belated realization—all driven by self-hatred. Yunliu wasn't seeking the extinction of humanity; she merely wanted to force Hongshijie to act, thereby achieving her true goal: world destruction, which was also her own demise. She sought to eliminate her inner pain through escape, self-destruction, and death. Even if the final outcome was exile, she could comfort herself with the thought that she was atoning for her past sins, thus gaining spiritual peace.

"It's okay if you can't let go in a short time, because you just need to wait. Someday in the future, you will definitely find someone you like who also likes you. At that time, your love will reappear. Just remember to remember the mistakes of the past so that you won't make the same mistakes in the future. Just like I said, you will not be without a future."

"I will not be without a future..."

Yunliu took a deep breath. There was indeed a certain magic in Yuanxing's words, a magic that gave her a sense of hope. This hope wasn't some kind of magic existing within the Holy Grail, but rather a power that was constantly being transmitted through Yuanxing's words. Even if it wasn't immediately apparent, that power had silently seeped into her heart, taking root and flourishing in her despair-filled and withered heart.

Perhaps, as Yuanxing said, one day in the future she will be able to love someone else again.