Is it only magical girls?

Faced with Miyu's barrage of deflecting projectiles, the witch deployed a magical shield, blocking all of Miyu's continuous fire. However, being able to block Miyu's attacks did not mean she could defend against Farstar's attacks. Miyu's deflecting projectiles would not exceed ten per second, while Farstar could fire hundreds of magical projectiles.

The magic missiles surged like a mighty river, relentlessly attacking the witch. She retreated in the face of the attack, cutting through the walls and disappearing from the room.

Yuanxing pursued relentlessly. After the previous attack and this escape, she intuitively felt that the witch's target was Lingling. Although she didn't know why, she trusted her intuition completely.

While pursuing the witch, Farstar also changed the type of missile, replacing it with one more suitable for a small, fast, and magically proficient enemy like the witch.

"Yi Ming Ba (four) Finned Dead Gull Flowing Spirit Crow!"

Dozens of spirit crows took flight in unison. These spirit crows were completely unrelated to the concept of formation; they simply flew however they pleased. Some spirit crows flew straight in a desperate charge, some soared into the sky to throw spirit energy projectiles, some circled around to the witch's back to launch a sneak attack, and some simply landed on the ground, pretending to be ordinary crows hopping around, trying to sneak up and attack her.

The arriving Miyou also joined the attack, hindering the projectiles launched towards the spirit crows. It merged with the spirit crows, turning the pure white crows into various colors and adding all sorts of negative effects.

The witch swept her blade across, crushing any spirit crows that dared to approach from any direction. But some spirit crows approached from the sky, others from the ground; no defensive method worked against them. A few spirit crows cautiously broke through the witch's protective net, especially those imbued with the hindering effect of the Honeyed Spirit, which proved particularly effective, almost instantly turning the tide of the battle.

"call."

Watching the witch transform into pure magic, Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief: "It's over for now, about four hours since then, right?"

Mi You's face turned grim: "It can't really be resurrecting every four hours, can it?"

"In short, let's get everyone together first, and then return to Momomo. As for the specifics of how to do it here, whether we need to bring Lingling's mother to Momomo, I'll ask Sister Hongshi."

Yuanxing took out her phone and dialed Hongshi's number. Just as she finished dialing, she felt Miyou shaking her vigorously.

She looked up, slightly bewildered, and saw that black energy was steadily gathering, completely engulfing the hospital and forming a colossal treant-like monster. This treant-like monster had countless arms made of tree branches, and its trunk was riddled with holes that formed a hideous, terrifying face. The treant had no canopy, only a vast, sculpted palace complex.

At the very center of the complex is a plaza, and at the very center of the plaza is a wooden sculpture of a witch. Countless indescribable strange monsters sing, dance, tilt, and praise around the wooden sculpture, celebrating the witch's birth.

Miyu Shun replied, "I voted to evade."

Although Yuanxing felt that Miyou was too fond of analyzing gains and losses and always chose to retreat when facing strong enemies, which was too cowardly, she felt that Miyou was right today.

Faced with such a monster, what are you waiting for if you don't run? Are you just waiting to die?

At this point, the fastest way to retreat is to make a phone call, which would be a waste of time. Using magic to shout is a faster option.

On the rooftop of a building not far away, Anlian burst into laughter: "It's a success! It's far, far, far more perfect than I expected. Hahahaha, it went more smoothly than I anticipated, and it was more perfect than I could have imagined. The bud that was born from the mud has finally blossomed. A magical girl is just a bud; only a witch can be called a fully bloomed flower. This is the complete form of a magical girl, and this is the rule that the grand finale should have."

"Elf, grant my wish and establish new rules!"

Behind Anlian, one eye, two eyes, three eyes, and dozens of eyeball-like spheres appeared around her. The light spread outwards from Anlian, and eventually the entire world was transformed within this light.

[The wish has been fulfilled.]

Joyful voices rose one after another, eventually merging into a joyful chorus, celebrating the change in the world.

An Lian turned to look in the direction of Mo Mo Mo: "Undeterred by the hardships of the world, we have stood by each other until now, yet you say that all of that will eventually vanish? Then let's play this war game and let our love continue forever."

The elves sang joyfully: "True love conquers all! True love conquers all!"

Chapter 36 If that's the case, then everyone can only go and die, right?

Amidst the chaos, Crimson World observed everything through the crystal balls held by the elven maids: the birth of the witch, Anlian's wish, the Far Star Team's efforts to maintain order, and the other magical girls' retreat. Thankfully, the witch had no immediate intention of attacking; she showed no interest in anyone else.

“This woman has gone mad,” Hong Shi said after a while, “What rules of the finale, what witch, what mud, I don’t understand at all. I think this madwoman is the real pollutant, the incurable kind, there’s just no way to deal with her.”

The elven maids asked, "What if I push?"

Logically, her wish should be denied...

The elven maids replied, "Anlian's wish has been set as the highest priority, and she will dedicate all the elves to upholding it."

“I don’t have as many elves as she does, only about a quarter of hers. Even if you all joined in, we still couldn’t stop her from fulfilling her wish.”

Hong Shi tapped the table: "Tsk, what a troublesome woman. Anyway, let me see her wish first."

"no problem!"

The elven maids quickly brought out a thick file folder. Inside were numerous details about magical girls and witches, specifying in detail how witches would be born, why they would be born, and the significance of their birth. It also described the abilities witches would possess, and even included ancient magical girl stories, detailing what would happen if witches had existed since ancient times, and how witches were created.

Crimson World's attention was completely focused on the documents until a call pulled her out of that world of files. She looked up and saw the exhausted Farstar Team; so much had happened that day that even a magical girl's energy had been completely drained.

"You've worked hard. Stay at MomoMo tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Yuanxing shook her head; she didn't want to leave things for tomorrow.

Yuanxing glanced around. She entered the MomoMoMo room as usual, but the room she saw wasn't the usual coffee shop; instead, it was a study/office with a more homely feel. Hongshi was sitting behind the desk, engrossed in reading a pile of documents. Her attire was also different from usual; she was wearing fluffy Eevee pajamas, which were already quite cute, but today's outfit amplified that cuteness a hundredfold.

Normally, Yuanxing would definitely rush up, but she was too tired today. Both her mind and body were exhausted, and she simply didn't have the energy.

“Alright,” Hongshi gestured to the sofa, indicating that Yuanxing and the others should sit down, “Let’s get straight to the point. Anlian made a wish to give birth to witches in the world, and magical girls will become witches from now on. Qianchan probably discovered Anlian’s actions in advance, so she broke ties with you, telling you to disband the club and return to Paradise to investigate the truth of this matter. Unfortunately, she didn’t expect Anlian’s madness to far exceed her expectations. Anlian made a wish directly to the elves, changing the rules of the world.”

Ye Liu asked, "Sister Hong Shi also has spirits, right? Then is it possible that—"

"Unfortunately, Anlian has more spirits. The magical girls of Paradise can have their wishes fulfilled directly through the power of Paradise. In return, once Paradise fulfills their wishes, they must hand over their spirits to Paradise, or more precisely, to Anlian. Because of this, Anlian has far more spirits than I do, and there is no way to deny her wishes."

"In that case—"

Miyou stopped halfway through her sentence, unsure of what she was trying to say.

Aone asked, "Will magical girls really turn into witches...?"

"To be precise, all magical girls will eventually become witches. Becoming a witch is the ultimate fate of magical girls, and no one can escape this fate."

Aon's emotions surged instantly, almost turning into a desperate wail of despair due to emotional collapse: "If becoming a witch is the inevitable outcome, then everyone has no choice but to die! Rather than worrying and fearing every day that we will become witches, we might as well die now!"

"It's not that kind of rule."

Hongshi placed the document on the desk: "According to the new rules written by Anlian, magical girls will transform into witches at the age of 22, marking a grand finale. After being defeated, the witch will revert to her original form, but at the cost of never being able to transform into a magical girl again. The transformation into a witch is not based on malice, but on obsession. When the strong emotions nurtured in a magical girl's heart are sublimated, she will transform into a witch. Like the previous witches, these witches will revert to their original form after being defeated."

Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief, put his arm around Lingling's shoulder, and shook her.

Yuanxing asked, "So it seems there's not much difference between witches and monsters..."

"Completely different. First of all, witches belong to specific organizations. Just because a magical girl belonging to Paradise becomes a witch doesn't mean she's no longer part of Paradise, right? If a magical girl belonging to Paradise becomes a witch, then Paradise has an obligation to handle this matter. What will the magical girls of Paradise think if other magical girl organizations interfere?"

Miyu looked at Yuanxing: "If Yuanxing becomes a witch and gets defeated by other magical girls, we'll probably be very unhappy."

"why me?"

Qingyin also looked at Yuanxing: "We will handle our own affairs. We cannot allow other magical girls to defeat Yuanxing, and we will not allow anyone to interfere."

"Just tell me why it was me?"

Ye Liu said, "Yuanxing's feelings for Qianchan are very strong, which perfectly fits the standard of strong feelings."

"That's true."

Lingling said, "I will try my best."

"What do you want to strive for?!"

"Right?" Hongshi tidied up the file and put it back in the file bag. "Magical girls from clubs like yours have strong bonds, and these bonds are based on strong emotions, making them more prone to becoming witches than magical girls from the Paradise. But the ones most likely to become witches are those magical girls from corporations. Their words and actions are restricted, and they worry about things that don't really matter, like ratings, viewership, and traffic. After all, corporations need to make money, so the burden is always much heavier. Magical girls from corporations will be the first to become witches, and since their companies are incapable of dealing with monsters, they will be the first to be eliminated."

Yuanxing asked, "What if the Magical Girls under the Magical Girls Association sign an agreement with the company, providing them with protection to ensure that the magical girls under the company can revert back to their original form after becoming witches?"

"If you want, you can start your own security-related startup to handle matters related to witches, but only if you can defeat the witch."

Yuanxing declared righteously, "It's not a question of whether I can defeat the witch, but rather that I must defeat the witch and restore Lingling's mother to her original state!"

"Distant Star..."

The friends were very moved, but their emotion only lasted for a few seconds.

Because in the next instant, Yuanxing pounced on Hongshi: "Hongshi-nee, give me some extra help!"

Hongshi raised his hand and flicked Yuanxing's forehead: "Go to sleep now."

Chapter 37 Let me help you end your worldly troubles.

It was getting too late, so the Farstar team decided to stay at MoMoMo. MoMo had plenty of rooms, and Farstar didn't plan on any team activities that night, not because she was too tired, but because she had something important to do.

She's going on a night raid!

Hong Shi tapped her on the forehead, meaning she wanted her to come to her room at 1 AM to teach her some skills to defeat monsters. Whether this was true or not didn't matter; she just believed it was true, so she was going on a night raid at 1 AM!

Yuanxing had seen where Hongshi's bedroom was before, so finding it at night was no problem. With the help of her phone's flashlight, Yuanxing quickly found her destination. She tiptoed to open the door, and the room was pitch black. Hongshi seemed to be fast asleep.

"Sister Hongshi went too far. She called me at 1 a.m., and then she just went to sleep."

Yuanxing didn't stand on ceremony at all. She climbed onto the bed, snuggled under Hongshi's blanket, and snuggled closer to her. Although she had agreed to teach her some skills today, it was too late now, and the matter of cultivation could wait until tomorrow.

Hongshi was a light sleeper, and she was already awake when Yuanxing opened the door. She knew Yuanxing's goal very well: to shamelessly complete what he hadn't accomplished before. She guessed he might do something else along the way, but that certainly wouldn't include Yuanxing climbing into her bed.

Hongshi turned around: "You—"

Further words are useless, for the distant stars have already drifted off to sleep.

"Fall asleep in a second?"

Hongshi pinched Yuanxing's cheek, but the other party didn't react. He pinched Yuanxing's little nose, and Yuanxing opened its little mouth to breathe. He tugged at Yuanxing's ear, and Yuanxing lowered its head to avoid the attack, while also snuggling into Hongshi's arms.

Her breathing was very even and almost unchanged, which showed that she was sleeping very soundly.

"Never mind, I'm probably just really tired today."

Hong Shi thought for a moment and let Yuan Xing stay on his bed.

But the terrifying thing is that Farstar doesn't sleep still; it will either snuggle up to you, hug you, or squeeze in close, making for a whole night of torment for Crimson World, who is a light sleeper. Trying to pull away is nearly impossible due to Farstar's incredibly tight embrace. The embrace is so tight that even teleportation will move Farstar along with it, leaving Crimson World in a desperate situation where even magic is blocked. He can only let Farstar hug him, which ironically makes Farstar more docile.

The next morning around six o'clock, Hong Shi woke up, feeling it was almost time: "Yuan Xing! How could you sleep? At your age, at this stage of your life, you just boasted that you would defeat the witch, how could you sleep? Have you no ambition? Get up!"

Hongshi reached under Yuanxing and flung her upwards, sending her soaring into the air where she spun several times before slowly landing. At this point, Yuanxing was wide awake. She felt a little dizzy, though she didn't know why. She mumbled, "Sister Hongshi, I dreamt I was riding a roller coaster for over ten rounds, and I'm still a bit dizzy."

"It's normal to feel dizzy, I shook it off."

"Eh?!"

"Alright, didn't you want me to give you special treatment? Go back and change your clothes, then come find me outside."

Yuanxing acted with extraordinary speed, running all the way back to her room. When she changed her clothes and ran out of the hallway, she saw an empty square. Only one jeep was parked there. She immediately ran to the jeep, got into the passenger seat, and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Who told you to come up here? Go downstairs and run."

Physical training?

Yuanxing guessed as she got out of the jeep, and then she saw the jeep slowly reversing, reversing, and rushing towards her!

Yuanxing instinctively leaped to the left, avoiding a direct attack from the jeep.

Yuanxing was filled with endless questions, which coalesced into a single, powerful question: "Sister Hongshi!?"

"Run, or I'll run you over."

You, doctor, don't you want to see what you're talking about!

Hongshi didn't want to see or know what she was saying; she just wanted to crash the jeep into Yuanxing.

Yuanxing kept running away, shouting as she went, "Sister Hongshi, stop the car! I don't want special treatment anymore!"

"The extra kick won't stop. If you want to stop, just stand there and let me run you over."

The jeep showed no sign of stopping, hurtling straight towards Yuanxing, who was fleeing in a straight line. Just before the collision, Yuanxing swerved to the side to avoid the jeep. Hongshi, driving the jeep, slowly turned and aimed at Yuanxing again, heading straight for him: "Run! Run! Or you'll lose your life!"

"I'd run away even without you saying anything!"

Yuanxing ran at full speed to escape, but no matter how fast she ran, she couldn't outrun the jeep. Once again, the jeep caught up with her, but she managed to avoid being hit by it at the last second, thus preventing herself from getting hurt.

Hong Shi turned the car around and popped his head out of the jeep: "Yuan Xing, don't run away! Let me help you end your worldly troubles now!"

"Look what you're saying! Have your goals changed?!"

Hong Shi returned to the cockpit, stepped on the gas, and rammed into Yuan Xing again. Her mindset had changed; she was now training with absolute murderous intent, aiming to kill Yuan Xing with the jeep! This was entirely for training purposes, not because of any grudge stemming from Yuan Xing climbing into her bed in the middle of the night and clinging to her before falling asleep.

"Die! Die! Die!"

The jeep exuded a terrifying aura. Farstar had never seen anything so ferocious and terrifying. No matter what kind of large monster was intent on destroying everything, nothing could compare to the jeep in terms of fright.

While constantly dodging the jeep, Yuanxing was completely exhausted. She collapsed to the ground, unable to muster any more strength.

The jeep, which had been traveling at high speed, slowly came to a stop. Hong Shi leaned out of the vehicle and flicked a white ball of light at her. The white ball of light brought her a warm feeling, which allowed her to fully recover her strength.

Hong Shi asked, "The first stage is over. Do you still want to continue training? I'll give you a chance to back out now."

"Master!!!" Yuanxing shouted, "I don't think it's right for me to train alone. All the members of the club should train with me!"

"I just said you could back out, but you don't want to back out. Instead, do you want to drag the other members of the club down with you?"

"Uh-huh!"

"No, you need to finish your training first."

Hong Shi restarted the jeep: "From what you just said, I think you want to continue training. My good apprentice, let's continue playing."

"No, I regret it! I regret it! Sister Hong Shi, I regret it!"

"Call me Master, and you didn't back out of your choice back then, so you can't back out now."