Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　"Little Blue! Are you alright, Little Blue?"

　Despite Yaochuan Guang's shocked and worried expression, Lantian Zhu remained calm, but his eyes were far from tranquil: "Is this really a technique that can be used in battle? To be used in battle?"

　While expressing his doubts, Lan Tianzhu, who had rolled onto the floor, propped himself up on the sofa and tried to get up.

　But it's completely impossible.

　Finally, Lan Tianzhu could only sit on the floor, resting his hands on the sofa, taking deep breaths and trying to calm his pounding heart... His heart was beating very hard.

　"Does...do it hurt that much?"

　Yao Chuan Guang asked this question, then hesitantly touched Xiao Lan, and then dragged Lan Tian Zhu, who was as limp as a squid, to the sofa to lie down.

　However, she didn't know that Lan Tianzhu's reaction at this moment was much less than Hong's reaction before... Lan Tianzhu had enough talent in enduring pain.

　Well, this doesn't mean that Lan Tianzhu felt less pain than others.

　She was just ruthless enough to herself... After all, Lan Tianzhu's childhood and upbringing were quite legendary and full of setbacks.

　Lan Tianzhu's heart had long been scorched and riddled with holes by the flames of revenge. Even as it was gradually repaired, the burning memories remained.

　Having long been accustomed to the flames of karma, one will no longer fear the flames.

　It's literally normal.

　But unfortunately...

　"It's not just simple pain."

　As Lan Tianzhu said this, she quickly regained her composure, which made Hong, who had tried the technique before, a little apprehensive.

　Lan Tianzhu, panting, explained, "The burden... my body is creaking, and my heart is riddled with holes."

　If this technique is used as a primary means of combat, even if one can get used to it, their heart might break down one day.

　The collapse of the demon-supplying organs will cause the body to break down as well.

　Even if she could be saved, she wouldn't be able to become a magical girl.

　"Ah, looks like I need to start exercising."

　As Lan Tianzhu said this, amidst the strange looks from the others, he stretched and sighed, "But it really was useless, wasn't it?"

　Of course it's useless. The magical girl wants to train her body to prevent excessive power from putting a strain on it... That's a bit of an overthinking thing.

　Do you think you're Kamen Rider?

　Therefore, this technique can probably only be used occasionally.

　By consciously allowing enough cooling-off time, the burden on the body can be minimized... It's about the same as staying up all night and picking your fingers 49 times.

　Although it was bad, it wasn't to the point where my heart would explode.

　Or you can simply treat it as a trump card.

　……

　But for some reason, Cong Yu had a bad feeling about things... Perhaps it wasn't a good choice for him and Hong to bring the spellbook home.

　For some reason, Cong Yu had a feeling that Lan Tianzhu would eventually overdraw his power by constantly using this technique, and then die in his arms.

　Just like how the red one will eventually sink to the bottom of the sea.

　A gun that appears in the first act will be fired in the third act... and then pierce through the chest of a major character.

　However, it's also possible that Nagisa Azuma stubbornly refused to use the technique, and then watched as his companions said something like "Ultraman" or "little monster" before dying.

　Hmm... Blue Sky Nagisa probably isn't that bad.

　Rather than holding back the spell, Cong Yu felt she would use it without hesitation... use it wildly, use it aggressively, use it indiscriminately, use it whenever she wanted.

　He killed himself.

　.

　After all, that's the impression Lan Tianzhu gives off... He usually has a calm and unhurried expression, but when it comes to the crucial moment, he just goes all out.

　Explode! Explode! Explode!

　Sprint! Sprint! Charge!!!

　Chapter 509 Rebellion Against the King

　"Quack!!!!!"

　"Uhhhhh!!!"

　Early in the morning, the eerie howls emanating from the seaside hotel reached the surrounding rooms...

　Fortunately, hotels, for reasons that those in the know understand, have top-notch soundproofing.

　The girl's screams did not disturb anyone's sleep.

　"..."

　"Goo... Are you kidding me?"

　A magical girl was clutching the bedsheets tightly, while the other three stood silently by... and under the bed was a (phantom) convulsing.

　It was an expressionless, non-conscious phantom of the screaming magical girl on the bed.

　"Twice...?"

　As she said this, Eileen Grenault glanced at her companion who had just released [Origin Interception - Brilliance] to release the excessive amount of positive magic power stored up within her.

　The "glory" of burying positive magic into the earth is precisely such a sacrificial ritual used to resolve burdens.

　Once it's buried in the ground, the world can no longer reclaim it.

　And naturally, the more of these batteries that can store and release positive magic power, the better...

　However, [Origin Severance - Brilliance] is not an easy technique that everyone can learn. Even if someone can learn it, they may not be willing to endure the pain and costs involved in using it... In many cases, it's unnecessary.

　And that's why they need to obtain a "fake image".

　Since we can't rely on others, let's leave it to them "themselves"...

　"I didn't expect... that the feeling of the virtual image could be shared with the original body? But judging from that team's experimental report, it shouldn't be like that."

　As Eileen Grenor said this, she pondered for a moment before reaching out and pressing down on her companion who had first learned the Illusion Spell.

　After the experiment, she was convulsing on the bed, sweating profusely all over the sheets... It was hard to say whether it was just sweat.

　The pain brought on by the illusion was many times greater, causing his companions, who should have been used to pain, to completely lose control... no, it can't be said that they were used to it.

　The excruciating pain required to undertake the "Severing the Source" mission is something neither humans nor magical girls can get used to.

　All I can say is numbness.

　But clearly, the exponentially increased pain completely shattered this numbness... well, it both "shattered" and "pierced" it.

　Just like an electric current breaking through the air, the feeling of pain, accompanied by nerve electrical signals, is transmitted to the brain through the body and magical organs.

　Then, his companion on the bed suddenly stiffened and fell unconscious... and countless cracks suddenly appeared on his body.

　Crimson blood flowed continuously downwards as if gushing from a hollow.

　“Semayep?!”

　Amidst her gasps, Erin Grenouille glanced at the magical girl known as "Semayep," who had fallen into shock. She immediately prepared to eliminate Semayep's illusory image first... otherwise, her heart might truly explode.

　It's one thing if the heart simply breaks down physically, but the worst thing is... the magical system will be irreversibly damaged conceptually.

　Because in essence, the principle of this technique is to transform "oneself" into a collection chamber that carries "the positive magic that should have returned".

　Even someone as powerful as Miss Chi You only stored the "negative magic that should have returned" within the Li Village...

　Store it in your body?

　Then, will it be buried with the earth by explosion?

　Only a madman would be so cruel to himself.

　And just as Erin Grenor was about to kill the phantom...

　Semayabo, who was lying on the bed, slowly woke up, and the bleeding from her wounds stopped as she regained consciousness.

　Even a magical girl needs time to fully heal her wounds.

　"..."

　"..." In the silence, Semayebo pursed her bitten lip, her body trembling and her eyes bloodshot: "It's okay, it's just fake pain."

　As she said this, Semayep clenched her fists: "All that's being transmitted is pain, not burden... That's feasible, as long as you can bear the pain."

　In other words, the body doesn't break down twice as much; only the pain felt is doubled, to the point that even a magical girl would go into shock.

　Even magical girls who wouldn't react much to pain from a shattered head or a punctured heart would fall into a coma due to the effects of this technique.

　Thinking about this, Erin Grenouille was unexpectedly curious. What would it feel like to "double the pain"?

　To put it bluntly, can pain really be objectively quantified?

　With this in mind, the remaining three exchanged glances.

　Then they continued learning the illusionary spells... However, for some reason, everyone was hoping they wouldn't be able to learn them.

　……

　Unfortunately, all four of them are undoubtedly geniuses among magical girls... perhaps this is a case of survivorship bias.

　Those of them who are capable of learning [Severing the Source - Brilliance] are already highly likely to learn "False Impression".

　Not small...

　While very few members of the entire Purifier squad could learn how to create illusions, the four of them tragically managed to.

　"..."

　"..." Next, screams and groans of pain came from the hotel in Fengdu Seaside.

　That sound was so terrifying that it seemed impossible for a human to make, so frightening that the passing service staff immediately turned on the radio... It was horrifying.

　Hmm, it might become the eleventh most bizarre tale in Fudo City.

　But setting aside the ghost stories, by the afternoon...

　Two of the four magical girls have stopped crying out, and they can even arrange for several of their phantoms to intercept positive magical energy while bleeding profusely from their bodies.

　By evening, all four of them had adjusted.

　Even while controlling the illusory image to activate [Intercept Source·Brilliance], he was trembling as he cleaned up the blood in the room, which was already somewhat like "puddles".

　"Haha, that's great... In that case, when we use 'double' 'glory' later, we probably won't feel any pain at all."

　A magical girl smiled wryly... but given her education, she probably wouldn't understand what a "threshold" is.

　"Hmm... well, it's about time to move on to the next step."

　As Erin Grenor said this, she took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on her companion named "Semayep".

　This was a plan that had been prepared long ago...

　First, they accumulate strength; then they leave behind contingency plans and compromise options; finally…

　"Yes, I'm going to stop the war."

　As she said this, Semayebo's legs became so weak that she could barely stand, trembling as if she had suffered from rheumatism.

　But the voice was surprisingly firm.

　"The Monster King's meaningless war is something humanity shouldn't participate in; this long-standing fallacy should come to an end..."

　"Um... if Eileen and I die, then the rest of the plan will be in your hands, Siqin and Xinren."

　"..." Upon hearing her words, the newly joined magical girl opened her mouth amidst excruciating pain, wanting to ask them what they were going to do... but she couldn't control her vocal cords.

　Eileen Grenouille looked out at the night sky.

　"The Rebel King..."

　“Naturally, we should rebel against the evil king.”

　Chapter 510 War is Not Far Away

　This is a peaceful era... Since the end of the last world war, humanity has been at peace with one another for a long time.

　Yes, humans and humans.