novelraw Chapter 231: Bitter Battle Against the Supreme Magical Girl
Chapter 231: Bitter Battle Against the Supreme Magical Girl
For Qingluan, figuring out where Iris's Miracle Seed would be wasn't even something that required thought.
This girl always forgot her Miracle Seed—or rather, didn't want to bring it, saying it was safe at the Central Bureau and there was no need to carry it around all day.
Returning to the dormitory building was like returning home. She easily arrived at Iris's room—still the same as before, she didn't even close the door.
The bed in the room wasn't made either. Habitually, Qingying folded the quilt for her and found some underwear casually thrown on the bed. Qingying casually folded it and placed it at the head of the bed.
Everywhere else in the room was very tidy. Except for the bed, Iris kept all other places clean and well-organized.
She sat down at Iris's desk.
The Central Bureau's dormitories gave each Magical Girl her own private room. They could even use magic to isolate the single room, making it a place to live alone. Those who liked liveliness could play with everyone in the dormitory building.
Those who didn't like it could request an isolated single room.
In the past, Qingluan had an isolated single room, but that idiot Iris, because she failed an exam and lost to her, pestered her every day, causing her isolated single room to be invaded daily.
In the end, she had no choice but to give up the isolated single room and live together with everyone.Opening the desk drawer, she could see the Miracle Seed Iris had casually placed there.
The cyan Miracle Seed, after reaching Full Bloom, now emitted a kind of transparent, shimmering light.
It gave a feeling of fantasy and mystery.
Logically, after obtaining the Miracle Seed, she should leave and then hand it over to the Sect Master...
But, Qingluan didn't know why, she felt very heavy, so heavy that even standing up felt difficult.
As if just a single seed carried the weight of Iris's nearly Full Bloom gravity magic.
Pinning her in place, unable to move.
Until the entire dormitory building began to tremble, and she looked up and saw the Sect Master.
Was it because she had grown impatient waiting?
Qingluan, who still didn't want to leave the Azure Cloud Sect, stood up, wanting to leave.
Suddenly, the door was abruptly opened, and then, Iris rushed in.
Somewhat stiffly stopping in her tracks, Iris's gaze fell upon her, revealing a hint of pleasant surprise.
But this made her feel even more stung.
Clenching the Miracle Seed in her hand, Qingying avoided her gaze, "Iris..."
"Hey, Qingluan, you're back!"
"Yeah."
With that, Iris directly hugged her, bumping her head against her, "I was thinking of going to the Azure Cloud Sect to find you to play later. I didn't expect the Azure Cloud Sect to bring you back. Ah, Senior Jincha is really something, saying things like you would never come back to see everyone again, making it sound so real..."
Qingying, who was originally somewhat conflicted and melancholic, suddenly felt awkward.
That sentence was something you said yourself, but as a result, you've known how many times you've returned to the Central Bureau...
"Seeing you when I woke up scared me. I thought I hadn't managed to save you back then. If I really hadn't saved you, my reputation as the strongest Magical Girl would have been ruined by you. You really would have been my lifelong jinx."
Qingluan's heart ached.
Yes, Iris reached Full Bloom for her, becoming the Azure Cloud Sect's target.
And now, it was her, the one who was saved, who would personally cut off her dream.
Feeling somewhat breathless for a moment, Qingying gasped, "I, I went to the Azure Cloud Sect..."
"I know, I know." As she spoke, Iris walked into the room, "Now's not the time to talk about this. There's a bunch of enemies outside. So despicable, actually attacking when I didn't bring my Miracle Seed. I need to transform immediately and show them a thing or two, proving my title as the strongest..."
Watching Iris rummage through boxes and cabinets, even habitually calling her name, "Qingying, have you seen my seed? I can't find it!"
She sniffled, almost crying, "Don't ask me, you idiot!"
"But usually, even if I forget where I put it, Qingluan can always find it... Damn it, where did I put it? I remember it was in the drawer!"
The corner of her mouth twitched slightly. A feeling of anxiety and restlessness kept rising in her heart, even a kind of burning pain.
Over there, Iris, scratching her head, self-reproachfully slapped herself hard twice, "Damn it, I must never make this kind of mistake again in the future! Waaah, come back, my seed, I'll never throw you around carelessly again..."
Then she turned back, looking at her with teary eyes, "Help me, Lady Qingluan!"
According to usual practice, she should be sighing and complaining while going over to help her search.
But now, it wasn't usual anymore.
"I don't have time."
The icy words she spoke first stabbed herself.
Over there, Iris just drooped her head, "Okay, okay, I'll search by myself then..."
Qingluan looked at Iris, who was squatting over there, looking wronged as she searched for the seed.
Really, there's no way!
Just leaving like this, taking her seed away or something.
I can't do it...
"Your Miracle Seed is with me."
She finally couldn't help but tell the truth, "Stop looking, you won't find it!"
However, Iris immediately stood up with a happy, beaming smile, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me search for so long. Hurry up and give it to me. I need to go out and wreak havoc!"
Don't always be so cheeky, having so much trust and dependence on me.
A fool like you, a fool like you, should just...
"Your Miracle Seed, I can't give it to you." So, Qingluan took out that cyan Miracle Seed. As the entire dormitory building shook, she turned to look at her friend, "I came to steal your Miracle Seed."
"Huh? Why? Truth or dare?"
Looking at Iris's foolish expression, Qingluan felt she couldn't help but get angry.
Why can't you be a bit smarter?
Always, always so stupid. What will you do if you get bullied when I'm not by your side in the future?
You're already such a powerful Magical Girl, but your brain hasn't improved at all...
"I'm going to steal your seed now, so you can never transform again. Don't you understand?"
So, she shouted angrily, a bit louder.
Iris was startled by her.
After all, Qingying never got angry before. No matter how excessive Iris was, she never got angry.
With that, Qingluan took a breath, turned her head away, and grabbed the door handle, "I'm leaving. I won't be coming back."
Scratching her head, looking at her friend who was angry for some reason, Iris scratched her head and muttered, "If you want it, just take it. Why shout so loudly? Are you angry? I didn't do anything else... Not tidying the bed this morning was because I forgot... It's not worth getting this angry over..."
Sneaking a glance at the bed and finding it neatly made, Iris thought she had discovered the reason for her friend's anger and couldn't help feeling a bit guilty.
After all, Qingluan had emphasized to her many times before to tidy the bed properly after getting up, but she always forgot in a hurry.
Qingying, who originally wanted to get angry, was momentarily rendered silent by Iris's reaction.
In the end, it made her seem like the fool.
"Without the Miracle Seed, you can't transform. This counts as me betraying you, snatching your Miracle Seed, ruining your future as a Magical Girl. You should be angry."
"Who are we to each other? Why bother with such things..."
"I'm not joking with you."
Iris, who originally wanted to joke, finally became serious after seeing Qingying's exceptionally stern expression, "Really not giving it back to me?"
"Not giving it back."
"That is a bit troublesome then." Sensing her friend's seriousness, Iris also thought it over properly, "But, Qingluan must have her own reasons for doing this, right?"
She couldn't admit it, nor could she deny it.
Because she was afraid that after denying it, Iris would really hate her; and she was worried that after admitting it, Iris would still hold hope for her.
Half of her body was hidden behind the door, head lowered, she could only remain silent.
Unable to say anything.
"Forget it, since Qingluan wants it, I'll give it to you."
Qingying abruptly raised her head, looking at her friend, "You, you idiot! Without the Miracle Seed, you'll no longer be..."
A massive impact swept through the entire Central Bureau!
The dormitory building was also shattered in that instant. In the blink of an eye, the two of them were falling from the sky.
The boundless sky, and not far away, the majestic, surging great river dyed pitch black!
The two of them were as insignificant as a grain in the vast sea within it.
Looking up, they saw the pitch-black Witch standing in the sky, overlooking all living beings, her golden pupils emotionlessly gazing down upon the world.
Around them, other Magical Girls were also screaming and shouting, along with numerous pieces of debris, plummeting downward at high speed!
"Iris!"
Qing reached out to grab her friend, but Iris avoided her.
"The Miracle Seed is yours. Don't get angry with me in the future."
"Idiot, is now the time to talk about this? Without the Miracle Seed..."
"Listen, Qingluan."
Iris spread her arms, lying on her back in the air, like a free and unfettered kite, "It's not because the Magical Girl chose me, but because I chose to become a Magical Girl. It's not that I can't leave the power of a Magical Girl, but that the power of a Magical Girl can't leave me!"
"I'll give you the Miracle Seed as a gift. Now, you just watch properly over there. I didn't become a Magical Girl because of the Miracle Seed. I was originally a Magical Girl!"
She grabbed her Magic Wand from the air. The girl who had once stepped into Full Bloom closed her eyes, feeling the stirring she could sense.
"Watch carefully, my transformation!"
"No Miracle Seed needed!"
No Miracle Seed needed, the Personal Reality that has already surpassed the world, and,
the Mental Landscape that can change the world!
"All Things..."
Cyan mana surged and rushed out from her Magic Wand, covering her entire body.
She can do it, as long as she believes.
She, Iris, can do it!
Because, she is the strongest!
"Zero Gravity!"
A more simple and elegant dress than before, cyan ribbons and skirt fluttering loudly. Only, within the cyan, there were some somewhat discordant purple patterns, making it appear even more mysterious and precious.
Twirling the Magic Wand in her hand, Iris's confident and bright voice resounded through heaven and earth!
"Mediocre Work, the third."
The world began to solidify.
"One Breath Eternal Amber Sea!"
The surging great river, the howling gale, and even the falling architectural ruins, stone fragments, wood chips, electrical appliances, down to a single speck of dust, all solidified in place.
Iris, hanging upside down, floated, throwing a wink at her friend Qingying not far away, "How is it? Cool, right?"
Qingying, whose eyes had originally reddened, couldn't help but purse her lips, amused by her friend.
Along with the destruction of the Disaster Control Bureau Central Bureau, it seemed the heavy weight in her heart also shattered.
Really.
No matter what difficulty, as long as Iris is here, there won't be a problem.
No matter how heavy something is, in front of this fool, it immediately becomes particularly simple.
Qingman pursed her lips and turned her head away, stubbornly saying, "Far from it, compared to Senior Kingfisher."
"Tch, you're just jealous of me..."
"The seed, really don't want it anymore?"
"I already said it's a gift. One seed in exchange for you not scolding me in the future. It's a great deal."
"...Mm." Qingman finally showed a smile, facing her friend, "In the future, I will never scold you again, Iris."
"And, this counts as a win, so our score is now..."
"Absolutely not!"
"Tch, stingy!"
Floating Iris turned her gaze upward.
The pitch-black Witch Shion.
Although she didn't know what happened, that fierce and cruel aura was unmistakable.
It was a Witch.
So she took a deep breath and became serious.
"My rival and dearest friend!"
"......"
Keke naturally also noticed Teacher Shion.
When she appeared in her Witch form, Keke's heart skipped a beat.
Teacher's Witch form was a bit scary.
The destruction of the Central Bureau before her eyes was probably Teacher Shion's deliberate doing...
Just as she was thinking about how to placate the teacher, to prevent her from really killing everyone.
She heard that shout from Iris directed at the teacher.
All the Magical Girls frozen in the gravity field looked towards Iris.
And Keke saw Teacher Shion, for the first time, reveal a look of bewilderment.
Because Teacher Shion's expression had always been very indifferent, so Keke could never imagine other expressions on the teacher.
Especially in Witch form, that fierceness and brutality almost overflowed from her pupils,
giving a feeling that she might erupt and kill at any moment.
However, now this terrifying existence in Keke's heart really looked like a bewildered little girl.
She looked around in a circle.
Seeming to search for the rival and dearest friend Iris mentioned.
After searching for a while, confirming there was no one else around.
Witch Shion finally pointed dumbly at her own nose.
Keke covered her heart.
Although it was a bit disrespectful.
But, Teacher Shion at this moment was really quite cute...
Qingying below couldn't help but laugh out loud, but was glared at twice by her friend and obediently shut up.
Iris looked seriously, "That's right, you finally realized it, Shion. Yes, only you are worthy of being my rival!"
"Although I don't know what you've been through, I never thought a powerful Magical Girl like you would one day also fall and become a Witch."
"Uh, wait, Iris..."
Before Qingying could finish, Iris had already charged forward, "Don't worry, I will definitely knock some sense into you! I stake my name as the strongest!"
"Iris! Iris!"
"Go for it! Senior!"
Among the floating Central Bureau ruins, the other Magical Girls, while barely grabbing onto nearby stones and wooden boards, excitedly cheered for Iris.
This performance was undoubtedly proof that Iris was the strongest of the Disaster Control Bureau!
So Witch Shion extended a finger and gently pressed it towards the charging Iris.
Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Finger.
This finger strike was fast and fierce, not giving Iris any room to react.
The cyan Magical Girl instantly plummeted.
The other Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls who were just cheering for Iris seemed to have their throats grabbed, instantly falling silent.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air.
The next second, Iris instantly shot back up, shouting, "Doesn't count! Doesn't count! This doesn't count! You cheated! I wasn't ready yet! Again!"
Mocking sounds came from the Azure Cloud Sect's Magical Girls.
But soon, the Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls also defended their own strongest.
"That was indeed cheating just now. She didn't even say start."
"Yeah, yeah, as the esteemed Azure Cloud Sect Master, how could you ambush like that?"
Forming a stark contrast to the earlier Azure Cloud Sect disciples defending their Sect Master.
However, this time, when Iris charged forward, Shion pressed down with a finger.
She actually didn't manage to press her down again!
But not to mention Keke and Silver Lotus, these Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls, even Yumo and Qinghua from the Azure Cloud Sect side widened their eyes.
"Holy crap, she can actually block Boss's finger!"
"Miss Iris is so amazing."
Iris revealed a proud and confident smile, "This time, I'm really different from before, Shion!"
Although she said every year that this year was different, Iris now felt the power of rules from Half-Step Full Bloom.
She knew, this time she was really different!
Freely controlling gravity allowed her to withstand a finger and still charge towards Shion!
"You've left an opening! Shion!"
Seeing Shion, who hadn't mobilized mana at all to reconstruct the Magical Outfit on her right arm, Iris used the gravity differential to instantly freeze the opponent's mana and arrived at Shion's right side.
Then, a small black hole unfolded from above the Magic Wand!
Before, she could only rely on her Mental Landscape to create a black hole, and the destructive power of the black hole was something even she couldn't withstand.
Now, she could create a small black hole without needing her Mental Landscape.
Mom no longer had to worry about her blowing herself up!
And Shion simply didn't realize that without Magical Outfit defense on her right arm, she couldn't withstand the erosion and destruction of her black hole!
Knock her out of her transformation state in one go, then educate her slowly!
Boom!
The black hole stopped in mid-air.
A second finger pressed down.
Iris was instantly pressed down again!
"Senior Iris!"
"Iris!"
"Don't lose!"
Amidst the calls of her friend and juniors, Iris abruptly stopped again!
In mid-air, Iris converted the power of the small black hole, forcibly withstanding two Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Fingers.
Then she raised her head, looking at the still unreachably petite Witch, and grinned.
"My friends and juniors are all watching. Let me show off a bit more."
The small black hole on the Magic Wand instantly expanded!
Expanding once more, it swallowed both Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Fingers above!
"Only two are still too few, Shion!"
Seeing Iris, whose momentum had already climbed to its limit, Shion nodded, finally looking directly at this Magical Girl who had half-stepped into Full Bloom.
This time, the hand stretched out towards Iris opened wide.
Five fingers appeared together in the sky!
Heaven and earth, the universe, trembled, clearly pressing down towards Iris below.
No longer falling from above in one breath, but attacking simultaneously from five directions: east, south, west, north, and above!
Iris reacted swiftly. Five small black holes instantly appeared, blocking the fingers.
But she also fell into a situation where she couldn't move!
The Central Bureau's Magical Girls watched as Iris was caught between Shion's five fingers, like a small bird pinched by a large hand, all extremely worried.
"This, this is!" One of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples mixed in widened her eyes, "Ultimate fusion! Five fingers emerge, heaven and earth imprisoned! This is no longer a simple superposition of five fingers, but merging into one, drawing heaven and earth into a cage. Its power far surpasses Advanced Creation Heaven-Grade Magic Techniques, reaching the realm of Advanced Spiritual Martial Heaven-Grade Spells!"
"It's the true 【Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Finger】!!"
The surrounding Magical Girls, although they didn't understand most of the terminology, they understood descriptions like "drawing heaven and earth into a cage" and "power far surpasses."
Coupled with the shocked reaction of the Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girl and Iris's current struggling performance, some Magical Girls who had received Iris's care on ordinary days gritted their teeth and wanted to rush up to help, but were all reprimanded by Jincha.
Watching as the small black holes were pushed bit by bit by the giant fingers towards Iris, about to pinch her like a chicken.
The hearts of everyone in the Disaster Control Bureau rose to their throats.
"Haha..."
Suddenly, laughter came.
The Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girls looked at each other.
"Hahahahahahahaha!"
Clearly in an absolute disadvantage, the cyan Magical Girl laughed out loud.
Then the laughter grew louder and louder!
Confident and unrestrained laughter resounded across the sky. Iris, she was laughing wildly!
"Not enough not enough not enough still not enough! My rival!"
The black holes pressing close to Iris's body actively converged onto her at this moment. The five fingers instantly clenched together, but in the next moment were swallowed by a suddenly colliding massive black hole, "After falling, is this all you've got!"
"Shion!"
The moment her words fell, the infinitely expanding black hole collapsed once more into a white point, and then.
"All Things Return!"
Within this space solidified by gravity, another transformation chant!
The white point transformed into a white hole and rose into the sky. This time, the descending fingers could no longer block it, all shattering! Just like that, she rose to the same height as Shion, revealing the figure within—
Simplicity gone, replaced by intricate and ornate beauty, purple-black stripes spreading across more of the cyan, mysterious, powerful, even carrying a touch of antiquity!
A brand new form, the brand new Magical Girl Iris, had appeared!
Qingying said with a hint of daze and melancholy, "Iris, she really is different now."
In the sky above, facing the Witch Shion who coldly looked at her, Iris's fighting spirit surpassed the past!
Giving herself a thumbs-up, the brand new Magical Girl revealed a confident, invincible smile, "What you face now is the strongest, the Supreme Iris!"
"Don't think you won't get hurt from now on."
As her words fell, a small white point abruptly appeared between the two. Space collapsed from there. The next moment, the two simultaneously appeared on either side of the white point.
Absolute gravity distorted distance. Taking advantage of Shion's momentary lack of reaction, the white point expanded into a black hole and instantly swallowed Shion's exposed right arm!
Shion instantly withdrew, but still caused more of the already damaged Magical Outfit on her right arm to fall off.
"She hit!"
A Disaster Control Bureau Magical Girl exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "The first time hitting that Witch!"
The other Magical Girls immediately cheered.
"The first time..." Listening to the cheers below, Iris stared at Shion, somewhat moved, "It's a small step for me, Iris, but a giant leap for the Disaster Control Bureau."
Controlling the black hole, Iris smiled freely, "Next will be more times. Let me show you my Supreme Iris..."
Before she could finish speaking, it began to rain in the sky.
When Supreme Iris carefully looked up again, she realized it wasn't rain.
It was densely packed, thousands upon thousands of fingers!
Supreme Iris's confident smile slowly faded. The black hole in her hand almost dispersed.
"Wait, wait, that's too many. Mental Landscape Expan..."
Before she could finish speaking, countless fingers submerged Supreme Iris!
The black hole exploded violently amidst the countless fingers. The cyan gravity Magical Girl at Half-Step Full Bloom was pressed, finger by finger, deep into the great river, never to fly again!
After the surging great river calmed, heaven and earth quickly fell into dead silence once more.
The Azure Cloud Sect Magical Girls patted the stunned Central Bureau Magical Girls on the shoulders, "You'll get used to it..."
Shion really didn't expect Iris to withstand the essence strike of the Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Finger, to the point that a simple round of attacks wasn't quite suitable anymore, but she hadn't figured out how to copy... how to research 【Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Hand】 yet.
Could only temporarily use Great Barren Thousand Split Finger for now.
Full Bloom really shouldn't be underestimated. The improvement is so great...
"Iris!"
Within the solidified space, Hongmian, who had already found a foothold, immediately shouted.
Then she instantly transformed, wanting to charge towards Witch Shion.
However, before she could even take off, she was instantly pressed to the ground!
Jincha firmly pressed down on her junior, her expression serious, "Are you crazy!"
"Harming Iris, and destroying the Central Bureau!" Hongmian's voice was furious, "What did we do wrong?"
"Then wait to negotiate with Bingtang later, not charge in front of Shion! Do you want to get everyone killed?"
Hongmian sniffled, burying her face in the ground.
"Then just keep pressing me down like this! Jincha!"
The Magical Girl raised her head again, staring fixedly at the Witch above, "Otherwise, I won't be able to help it, I'll kill Shion!"
......
Although she didn't know what happened below.
But Shion tilted her head and glanced at the floating Keke and Silver Lotus. Keke cautiously waved over there, looking somewhat worried.
She casually pressed down on a stone in the ruins.
Vast, pitch-black polluted magical power enveloped the entire Central Bureau ruins.
The Magical Girls all exclaimed in surprise. Even Silver Lotus was startled.
Polluted Magic was like poison to Magical Girls...
However, under Shion's control, all the Polluted Magic maintained a safe distance from the Magical Girls.
Extremely precisely maintaining distance, yet enveloping every piece of ruin, every speck of dust around them.
Extremely delicate magical power control.
Then all the magical power surged.
"One Life's Flowing Years."
This move was the great divine ability of time origin comprehended by Wang Lin at the core of the Cave Dwelling realm to resurrect Li Muwan. It transformed ultimate longing and sorrow into power that could reverse the flow of years, moving the River of Time.
Although Shion didn't have that ultimate longing and sorrow,
she had ultimate power and destructiveness, enough to move the River of Time.
Immediately after, all the ruins, broken glass, wood chips, wires, rapidly began to rewind and revert.
"This is clearly my Harry Potter's Recovery to Original State! Sect Master! You're plagiarizing! No, it's rewriting, and you even changed the name!"
Shion's expression remained unchanged, having attained enlightenment of the 【Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Hand】, she suppressed the shouting Thousand-Pinweed.
"This move is named One Life's Flowing Years. With my great wisdom, great longing, I moved the River of Time to flow backwards."
Just like rewinding a videotape, the sky-full of ruins gradually reconverged, assembling into a complete and brand-new Central Bureau.
Standing once more on the ground of the Central Bureau, all the Magical Girls looked at each other.
Then they raised their heads, looking shocked and awe-struck at the Witch slowly descending from the sky.
The overwhelming filthy magical power, after reconstructing the Central Bureau, instantly dissipated.
Not a single trace polluted the Magical Girls.
Even Keke somewhat dazedly touched the surrounding buildings, confirming there were no issues.
She knew the teacher was powerful... but this was also, too unbelievable, wasn't it?
"Give me a Mental Landscape, and I'll return a brand new Central Bureau to you."
The problem is, wasn't the Central Bureau destroyed by you in the first place?
Many Magical Girls couldn't help but mutter this in their hearts, yet no one dared to say it out loud.
Qinghua and Yumo had already walked behind the Sect Master. One scattered flowers, the other played melodious and ancient-sounding bell chimes.
Thus, the grandeur was fully displayed.
Jincha stared blankly for a while, then let go, glancing at Hongmian lying prone on the ground.
Hongmian was also with her mouth agape, motionless, like a sculpture, gazing at the Azure Cloud Sect Sect Master respectfully surrounded by Azure Cloud Sect disciples in the distance.
"I'm not holding you down anymore. Go ahead."
Hearing Jincha's voice, Hongmian's face twitched.
Then she stood up, nonchalantly patted the dirt off herself, and took a deep breath.
Looking at the restored Central Bureau, and Iris, who had been fished up by the Great Barren Imprisoning Heaven Finger, already unconscious, transformation released but safe and sound.
She said solemnly:
"I am a mature person now. I can completely hold back."