Sakura Emma, ​​I'm going to control you fiercely!

You can at least get promoted one more level!

Therefore, even though the dark cloud was gone, Yang Wen continued to inhale deeply.

"Yuki Tsukishiro, just wait till I crush you!"

Emma: 'It might sound harsh, but it's true!'

Inside the Saintess's Barrier.

After a fierce battle, Bai was already covered in bruises, his research suit was torn to shreds, and there were tears everywhere on the cuffs and hem.

"Ha ha……"

She leaned against the backstage curtain to rest, secretly gazing at the front of the stage.

Then the girl's face fell.

Bai Yuan thought that fighting three against six would be quite difficult, and all they could do was stall for time and wait for Xue's good friend, Ying, to break through to the red rank.

However, Bai Yi underestimated Sakura and her group.

Hannah was firing from a distance, and the firepower of thousands of flintlock muskets suppressed the branch leaders so much that they couldn't even raise their heads.

Sherry, on the other hand, engaged in close combat, repeatedly thrusting and breaking through the lines of the branch leader and the wrecked, and even had the strength to protect Hannah's side!

With their tacit cooperation, not only did they manage to buy time, but the three of them, including Bai, actually managed to suppress the research institute for a considerable period of time!

"The three of us are really awesome!"

Bai said quietly.

...If these two are already this powerful, then how strong will Emma Sakuraba, who is at the center of this magical girl team, be?

Seeing that the situation had clearly tilted in Shirley Hannah's favor, Bai used observation magic to observe the scene outside the "Golden Barrier".

Then Bai realized that he had been too conservative.

The outcome is decided not only inside the barrier but also outside.

The sky, which was just moments ago surrounded by witch-like energy, is now a clear blue, with pink "snowflakes" fluttering in the air.

The city's residents are filled with hope for tomorrow, and the concentration of the witch factor is only slightly higher than the Japanese average.

In Bai's view, there was no possibility of despair, at least not for the time being.

Back at the research institute, the researchers had disappeared without a trace, and Hong, now left without a leader, was weeping bitterly.

After breaking through to the Red rank, Yuki Tsukishiro made no further progress and even looked towards Sakura with some anticipation.

As for Sakura... after breaking through to the Red rank, her power continued to rise.

Snapped!

Suddenly, the pink sky over Kamakura deepened, and the falling snow turned into a shimmering pink "blizzard"!

With Sakura's words, "I'm 61!" the balance between Sakura and Yuki, who were originally in the same grade, was instantly shattered.

Bai turned off the observation magic, leaned against the wall behind the curtain, and relaxed completely.

"Now, Bai should be considered to have done the right thing, right?"

The things that have happened these past two days are things that Bai never even dared to imagine before.

He made his first friend outside the research institute, Xue; he deceived the branch leader for the first time to save an innocent person; he secretly altered the research institute's plans, indirectly causing the current situation...

"Bai, shouldn't he be a rebellious kid by now?"

I feel a little sorry for the High Priest.

Even now, Bai still doesn't understand why the High Priest suddenly took away those witch factors.

But at least, as the High Priest said, Shiro did what he believed was right.

Afterwards, when Xue finds out, will she praise her?

Will Xue become a true friend with Bai again? Will she stop taking advantage of Bai in the future?

If possible, Bai wants to call her "Xiaoxue"...

"Ah! That's right!"

Bai clapped his hands.

Now that we've become true friends, can I borrow Xue's date spot?!

After this incident, the research institute should be completely gone. Will Bai then be able to go and see the world outside the research institute?

If possible, Bai wants to go to school.

"Hmm... Bai's age, I think he's in elementary school?"

How should you interact with people your own age?

This is so troublesome...

But I'm also really looking forward to it!

But as he pondered, Bai realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

What is it...?

Just as Bai was lost in thought, Hannah, who was still engaged in battle, stopped firing her flintlock pistol.

She slightly raised her head, gazing at the edge of the barrier surrounding the [Ballad of the Golden Saintess].

"What...what's going on?"

Swish-!

Just then, Shirley severed the arm of a branch leader. As she raised her rapier to parry the attack, she looked at Hannah.

"What's wrong, Hannah-san? Remember to support me! Don't just abandon me as a meat shield!!!"

"No, that's not it! I feel something's strange—"

click!

Before Hannah could finish speaking, a crack suddenly appeared in the golden ceiling.

Her face turned pale instantly, and she immediately shouted at Shirley and Bai, who could barely be considered her comrade-in-arms:

"careful--!!!"

collapse--!!!

The ceiling of the domain of the "Ballad of the Golden Saintess" shattered instantly!

A perfectly round hole appeared in the zenith, revealing the view of the outside sky!

At this moment, everyone in the area stopped attacking and defending, staring blankly at the giant round hole.

Black and Blue gazed at the round hole, vaguely sensing a familiar aura.

Bai, who was behind the scenes, didn't even glance at the round hole.

She sat on the ground, hugging her knees, trembling all over, tears of fear welling up in her eyes.

"High Priest... Your Excellency."

As soon as Bai finished speaking, a giant phantom wearing a ritual mask emerged from the round hole.

The enormous phantom of the high priest, as if looking at tiny insects in an insect box, peered through the ritual mask at the people inside the "Ballad of the Golden Saintess".

Inside the research institute, Xue gazed at the profile of the high priest who had torn a small patch of space apart above Kamakura, and felt a faint tremor in her heart.

It's strange... Even though the High Priest was looking into Hannah's domain, Xue felt like the other was silently watching her.

Hong stood up unsteadily.

"The High Priest has arrived..."

Hong finally smiled as if she had grasped a lifeline.

She tore up all the resignation letters in her hand.

"I'll settle accounts with those bastards slowly after this is all over."

Yang Wen and Emma were still absorbing the witch factor crystal when they also noticed the high priest's giant phantom.

He tried to open the status bar, but nothing happened.

"That thing is just a projection; it doesn't have any attack detection capabilities."

“But—” Emma didn’t think so, “I always felt that she was some kind of threat to us.”

Yang Wen and Emma pondered what the final boss was trying to do by creating such a phantom image.

——"Master Priest!"

Within the domain, Lan, though covered in wounds, stood up with a fanatical expression and looked up at the High Priest.

The branch leaders looked at her with fervent eyes.

Only Bai, pale-faced, hid behind the curtain, wanting to speak but hesitant.

She wanted to say that she had truly done what she believed was right.

However, from the perspective of the branch secretary of the research institute, this so-called correct thing was unforgivable.

Even... she, who was so close to the High Priest, is equally unforgivable.

You must be prepared to bear the consequences.

Suddenly, Bai finally remembered.

What exactly did I just forget?

"Bear the consequences..."

"The original plan did indeed fail."

At that very moment, the high priest uttered his first words since arriving here:

The high priest's echo drifted all the way to Hong's ears.

Red left underground and reached the surface.

She remembered what Lan had said: the High Priest was their support—which perfectly matched the situation.

But when it really came down to this, for some reason... even though it was the best time to ask for help, Hong couldn't say a word.

The high priest said,

"So, let's try a different approach."

The high priest slightly raised his hand to everyone within the domain:

"Divine Tree-level Guardianship".

Hannah and Sherry, who were in the area, breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, they are magical girls of the Ring type; guardianship is useless against them.

—“All branch leaders, offer sacrifices.”

When no one was looking, the High Priest glanced at Emma indifferently.

As soon as she finished speaking, a golden giant tree phantom flashed past behind her.

puff!

The branch leader, dressed as a researcher, instantly shattered into drifting purplish-black smoke, which condensed in the high priest's hand and transformed into a sphere.

Puff, puff!

Two more branch leaders became the priest's playthings.

Inside the research institute, Hong felt a throbbing sensation within her body...

The witch's genes flowing through the internal organs, limbs, and brain are impatiently eroding the entire body, eager to shatter it and merge into the sphere in the high priest's hand.

Hong covered her head in terror.

Why why why why why...

Didn't they say the High Priest is our support?

Didn't the high priest say there was a backup plan?!