Something's off about this magical girl.

Chapter 46 For my sake, destroy the magical girls!

Break the jar, grab her, and restrain her!

This was the solution Gu Bai came up with in the shortest amount of time.

But as he rushed to the medicine pot, at the last moment, Gu Bai forcefully stopped his fist from swinging out.

wrong.

wrong--

The magical girls of the past, with their ability to communicate, could easily have stopped in the dark corridor to complete the communication.

Why invite yourself here, and then so blatantly expose your 'weakness'?

Although the reason is unknown, she might truly be seeking death at this moment...

"Aren't you going to continue?" Wang's voice rang in Gu Bai's mind. It was obvious that she could tell he had realized what was going on.

"continue?"

Gritting his teeth and swallowing the pain, Gu Bai uttered each word clearly:

"Of course I'll continue! You magical girl, since you know I'm immortal, I swear, if you don't stop now, I'll carry this medicine pot all the way back to Qixin Academy and let them create some news about you, the bishop of the Ximing Cult!"

"....Oh."

The magical girl seemed not to react at first, but after a moment, she spoke:

"I never expected you to resort to such methods to threaten people."

"Like this? I have even darker ones to come!"

Gu Bai extended his index finger and tapped lightly on the surface of the jar, his voice full of coercion: "Even if I stay here with you, I can still film some not-so-good videos with you and release them, right? The Humiliation of Bishop Ximing, Qi Xin's publicity matrix won't miss this gimmick."

"mean."

The magical girl seemed surprised that Gu Bai would say such a thing.

Judging solely from Gu Bai's past actions, he shouldn't have done such a thing.

"Well said."

Gu Bai shrugged: "I learned all of this from you magical girls. Sometimes, being useful is the most important thing."

The magical girl was filled with mixed feelings.

Looking at the person in front of her through the glass, she even used the magic power that had been depleted in her body to conjure up her gorgeous silver-gray combat suit.

Her skirt unfurled very slowly in the liquid, just like her, like a flower frozen in time.

I concede.

"it is good."

Fortunately, influenced by Tao Zhuo, I didn't care about my shame anymore, Gu Bai murmured to himself, "That guy has done a great job!"

The magical girl in the jar seems quite angry.

But then something occurred to her, and she suddenly seemed to understand. Her voice was much softer than before, almost a whisper in Gu Bai's mind:

"...It's alright, I'll tell you. Finding her is very simple—"

Gu Bai held his breath at that moment.

After so many years, the answer has finally been found: with a goal, he will do his best to achieve it!

But before his heart could even beat at its fastest, a bucket of cold water was poured over him.

"Defeat the magical girl, and she will return to your side."

With the release of the voice of the magical girl from the past.

The entire rotunda fell silent.

Gu Bai was a little unsteady on his feet at that moment, not because of his injury, but because something in his brain cracked open.

—Things from many, many years ago resurfaced.

She held his hand and ran on the hillside behind the orphanage.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them. When they reached the end, she turned around, smiled at him, and asked him what his wish was.

"I want to marry you!" That's what he said.

She was laughing so hard her whole body was shaking, and finally said: Okay.

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How old was he that year, and how old was Mo Xin?

In the look she gave me when she turned back, was she already contemplating whether the future had vanished?

Memories flooded in like a tide, only to recede just as quickly.

Now, the condition for bringing her back to his side is... to eliminate the magical girl?

Gu Bai stood there for a long time before he heard his body subconsciously protest: "Impossible."

Then came more words of denial:

"She's not that kind of person, and she would never ask me to do something like that—you're lying to me!"

"You can easily rip my heart out; it's simple for you. Just send it to Qi Xin in the end, they'll have the necessary detection magic."

However, the magical girl did not change her words.

In a way, she wasn't even afraid of death, so why would she need to tell a lie?

The silence lasted for a moment in the rotunda.

Wang's gaze fell on Gu Bai, and she didn't say anything more.

The liquid in the jar was still flowing, and strands of silver-gray hair scattered and gathered again as it observed Gu Bai's emotional fluctuations.

Gu Bai clenched his fists tightly.

It felt strange, but my brain was a bit hot and I couldn't think more complexly for the time being.

We can't believe it now.

But we can't just dismiss it now.

He spoke first, needing more information: "Is there anything else about her? You can't possibly only know this much."

"The 'One-Day White,' also known as the Magical Girl Immortality Project, was spearheaded by her."

"She joined the Ximing Church?" Gu Bai frowned.

"Our relationship was purely cooperative. She did come to Ximing for a period of time, explained things briefly, and spearheaded the regeneration of the insect magical girl, but ultimately left quietly."

She turned slightly into the liquid, facing Gu Bai directly: "One thing I'm certain of is that the knowledge she possesses does not originate from Qi Xin or the Xi Ming Cult."

Where did it come from?

Gu Bai didn't ask the question aloud.

He knew that the woman in front of him wouldn't be able to answer either.

Gu Bai lowered his head and began to tidy up. He couldn't verify many of the things the magical girl in the jar had said.

But deep down, I know that even if only part of it is true, it's still quite terrifying.

Mo Xin has not disappeared; she is acting with a purpose.

Originally, she was just a missing childhood sweetheart to Gu Bai, but with what he heard today, she became an even more mysterious and unsettling figure.

"One more question, what star level is she as a magical girl?"

"..." What seemed like a simple question actually stumped Wang immediately.

The liquid in the jar sloshed. After a moment, she replied: "Seven Stars."

However, Wang clearly understood the meaning behind Gu Bai's question and added, "But the magical girl's contract beast indeed has no memories related to her."

That sentence is really bad.

This means that, at this moment, the only person Gu Bai can connect with is Mo Xin.

Why are you telling me all this?

Changing the subject, Gu Bai used another sentence to stab at the magical girl of the past.

This time, however, the voice that echoed in Gu Bai's mind was seven parts more sincere and devout.

"The Dawn Cult prays for the descent of an omniscient and omnipotent magical girl goddess."

"The world's pain, sorrow, and despair—all can be healed before Him, as long as He hears our voices, as long as He understands our hearts..."

"So, Mo Xin's ultimate destination is not the same as your church's; you just happened to be traveling together for a period of time?" Gu Bai read out the unspoken message.

"Besides, magical girls are the cornerstone of maintaining order in this world. Her demands on you are unreasonable. I think it's more likely she hates a particular magical girl."

Yes, eliminate magical girls...

If it refers to all of them, how is that even possible?

Gu Bai tried to gather more clues: "What about you?"

"I don't want to talk about it. I've reached my limit. You should leave. The believers will be here soon to change my bandages."

She's fine with talking about anything else, but when it comes to the magical girl herself, she becomes tight-lipped.

Gu Bai didn't ask any further questions.

Following the wishes of the magical girl, he turned around and walked out of the rotunda step by step.

As he walked out of the passageway, the night wind blew down from the mountain pass, carrying the coolness of the bluestone, but his heart felt exceptionally heavy.