Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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Your life is undoubtedly a failure.

"Enough, shut up!" Xiangzi glared at the sky with a ferocious expression. "My life isn't over yet. Whether I fail or not isn't for you to define."

Even so, the fact remains that tens of thousands of years of futile efforts and suffering have been undeniable.

"It's not all in vain." Xiangzi stomped heavily on the ground. "Suffering is suffering, but everyone's efforts are not in vain."

Even if the timeline remains unchanged, haven't you ever doubted that your fate may be unchangeable, and that no matter what you do, it will ultimately lead to the same result?

You want to save Mu, you want to save Chu Hua, you want to save Deng; you want to make up for the mistakes you made.

But have you ever considered that you can't do it? If you want it all, the end result will naturally be that you won't have it all.

In the end, you still can't do anything. You're still the same Toyokawa Shoko who was powerless when faced with her mother's death, the same Toyokawa Shoko who faced despair after her illusions were shattered; the same Toyokawa Shoko who didn't hesitate to kill Akemi Homura for her own sake, thus starting a cycle of reincarnation; the same Toyokawa Shoko who struggled through countless cycles but still gained nothing.

Is it really that hard to admit your failure?

"Someone has already told me that." Xiangzi gritted his teeth, a white figure appearing in his mind.

There was a guy who said the same thing to me before.

At that time... she didn't do it.

If it weren't for the lamp, Su Shi would have had to be abandoned.

It's not the annoying, cheeky Cupid that Delete used to be, but this soft, white, fluffy little ball of fluff.

People who used to say things like that to her now believe in themselves and that they can change everything.

Not to mention those who never gave up on themselves from the very beginning.

"They believed in me, they believed in me..."

Xiangzi accidentally fell to the ground, his entire weight pressing down on each red flower, and countless memories instantly flooded his brain.

But Xiangzi quickly got up.

She turned in a certain direction from the sea of ​​flowers, as if she had found the direction she was looking for.

"...I, Toyokawa Shoko, can do anything."

For myself, for all those who are willing to believe in me, and even more so for the world that Deng loves so much, I will do anything.

"I can do anything" is no longer a joke.

I must be omnipotent.

The Tale of Transcendence: Stars and Us: Chapter 817 Don't Try to Block My Way

Bang-!

The diving ball smashed through the pony's head at the temporary dock, rushed straight up into the street, smashed through several monsters that were beginning to regain their mobility, and finally crashed into a wall and came to a stop.

The hatch made a hissing sound as it released pressure, like a champagne cork popping out, and a bullet flew out, smashing several more unfortunate monsters.

White mist drifted out of the chamber, and a large pool of human tissue and blood burst out of it like a champagne cork after the door burst open, carrying steaming hot air as it flowed onto the ground.

Then, a steaming hand gripped the edge of the cabin.

Xiangzi emerged from the diving chamber, her body emitting white smoke. Her skin and muscles were constantly bubbling from boiling water. Each time a bubble burst, a piece of her flesh fell to the ground, and Xiangzi immediately used her regeneration technique to fill the gap.

Xiangzi maintained this balance, which allowed the entire cabin to be filled with his own flesh and blood. When the cabin door opened, all the flesh and blood that had been accumulating inside burst out at once.

Uh--

Once the monsters caught her scent, they all swarmed around her, surrounding the diving ball in layers.

Xiangzi climbed out of the diving sphere, his whole body emitting a lot of heat. His golden eyes, like those of a demon, swept over the enemy in front of him. He gripped the glowing red super-causality tightly with his festering hand, and with his other hand he held the (recreated) gun blade, exhaling a plume of hot white smoke from his mouth.

"Don't try to block my way."

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You're more like a monster than we are now.

A woman's voice came from the sky.

Xiangzi dragged his exhausted body through the sea of ​​red flowers. After hearing a woman's voice, he looked up and showed a look of disgust.

"Shut up."

How much longer do you plan to walk?

"Walk until you find her."

You will be crushed.

"I won't."

That little girl was able to maintain her individuality because she refused to merge with us; she didn't move an inch in this sea of ​​flowers. But what about you? With every step you absorb the lives of different people, with every step you deepen your connection with us, with every step you move forward in a direction from which there is no turning back.

You'll be crushed by this; it breaks our hearts to see you like this.

The woman's voice repeated itself.

[It might be better to give up now; giving up now might prevent the despair from becoming too great.]

Everyone will accept you, no matter what mistakes you've made, how many times you've failed, how helpless or weak you've felt. We will accept you unconditionally.

[Didn't that blonde girl in your memory say something to you too?]

You've already done very well; you don't need to try anymore.

"I told you to shut up!"

Xiangzi's roar echoed in the air.

【….】

"You've already missed your chance to persuade me." Xiangzi lowered his head and continued walking in the direction she had just seen. "It's no use saying anything now. Just watch carefully."

She had already seen it; she had seen where Mu was.

Mu is waiting for her there.

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Flames erupted from the spear blade, and the silvery line of fire, after slaying one monster, continued to extend forward, encompassing the next two, three, four, five, and six monsters within its range.

In the blink of an eye, the bursting flames and sharp blades sliced ​​through all six monsters. Their flesh crackled and popped as it burned, and after taking a few steps forward in their original positions, their upper bodies collapsed to the ground first, and their lower bodies, after standing for a brief moment, also lost their support.

The aroma of roasted meat wafted over, but Xiangzi could no longer smell it.

To save trouble, she's become too lazy to repair unnecessary organs—like her nose, her stomach, and so on...

Since we won't need them for the time being, we might as well free up the reenactment experience for the more crucial senses of the body, vision, and hearing.

With a single strike, he killed six monsters, and the encirclement around him thinned considerably. Xiangzi brandished his gun, using the momentum from the firing to propel himself through the weakest point and break free of the encirclement.

After breaking through the weak point, Xiangzi found a spot with his back against a wall to catch his breath. With his back against the wall, he was safe from enemies from one direction, but Xiangzi knew he couldn't linger there long; he had to find a way out quickly...

Her golden eyes, like those of a demon, swept across the approaching monsters along the trajectory of the wielding blade, finally settling on the signboard above her head.

The theater is not far from here.

Countless memories, all pointing to the most spacious building in this underwater city, are being examined. The Soul Gems of all the magical girls are preserved inside the theater.

Having determined the direction, just as Xiangzi was about to move, the monster in the distance seemed to stop attacking him.

They turned around and pressed their men down on top of each other, piling them up into a small mountain. Xiangzi's enemies were suddenly reduced by nearly half.

"Oh no!" Xiangzi immediately realized that this wasn't a fight between them, but that something was coming.

As expected, the familiar centaur figure gradually appeared amidst the layers of monsters, blocking the entire underwater corridor.

I previously said that what I feared most was a large enemy that completely covered the corridor space, leaving no way to avoid it. Now, it seems that what I feared most has come to pass.

Roar--!

The centaur raised its front legs and charged towards Xiangzi.

However, Xiangzi was not afraid; instead, he rushed towards the centaur magical girl.

click-

The sound of the mechanism unfolding rang out, and from the centaur's perspective, the "girl" charging towards him suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, he was engulfed in raging flames.

It had no idea what was happening, as if the other party had done many things it couldn't see in an instant.

White phosphorus incendiary bombs adhered to the centaur's body, charring it black. Xiangzi landed behind it and disappeared into the direction of the theater without looking back.

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You're so stubborn.

What exactly sustained you through it all?

After Xiangzi fell countless times but got up each time and resolutely moved forward in a certain direction, the female voice in the sky finally couldn't help but ask a question.

Red flowers had grown on nearly half of Xiangzi's body—her hands, her body, and even her face. A third of her face was covered by these red flowers, including one of her eyes.

Red flowers sprouted from her eye sockets, swaying in the wind.

[Haven't you noticed? Red flowers, just like ours, have begun to grow on your body. This means that whether you want to or not, your consciousness is slowly merging with ours.]

"You're starting to get scared." Xiangzi curled his lip in disdain.

[You're afraid. You're afraid of becoming completely inseparable from us before you find that girl.]

“But you know, I’m on the right track.” Xiangzi raised his head and looked up at the sky with disdain.

In the crimson sky, there had always been an eye watching him—a cunning eye like that of a fox. Now, Xiangzi saw an unconcealable terror in that eye.

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why?

Why was she afraid?

Xiangzi stopped in front of the stage, gazing at the dancer. The dancer was very tall, easily four or five meters, with only one eye on her face. She wore a dress made of flesh and blood, adorned with many bright spots like twinkling stars. Those bright spots were exactly what Xiangzi had been searching for—the soul gems of the magical girls.

The Soul Gem of Harmony must be among them.

Xiangzi walked onto the stage and stood opposite the dancer.

The monster stood opposite the monster.

That's a perfect description of Xiangzi today.

Her body was no longer just a collection of bubbles; after a bizarre balance was achieved between destruction and regeneration, the flesh and blood that grew and melted and regenerated continuously formed a hard exoskeleton on Xiangzi's body.

This outer armor didn't hinder her movements; in fact, it fit her body perfectly, growing like a bio-material suit of armor with a skirt, and even providing a tiny bit of defense. The spear blade in her hand was also covered by the proliferating flesh, growing a hard carapace that turned into a pale pink shell somewhat similar to her body.

Such a deformed body, though ugly, is also beautiful.

“I’ve finally found you.” Xiangzi said to the dancer, “You are the magical girl who guards the Soul Gem for Renat—the city lord… Your name is Siren, if I remember correctly.”

The dancer didn't speak, but bowed to Xiangzi.

"...So you really have no intention of communicating, or have you completely lost your 'self'?"

The dancer struck a pose, and chanting music filled the theater. The once empty audience seats were now filled with monsters, who sang along with the dancer. The countless voices resonated through the theater's special acoustics, creating a hymn-like effect.

Even without verbal communication, Xiangzi could sense that they were inviting him to join the chorus.

Xiangzi shouldered the gunblade covered by the proliferating substance—the proliferating substance not only covered the surface of the weapon, but also extended the length of the gunblade from that of a one-handed sword to two meters. Therefore, it could now be called a lance, a lance capable of firing devastating bullets.

"Then let me defeat you."

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You've come far enough.

How much time do you have left?

Haven't you ever considered that you might have already missed your chance with her?

What if she's already given up, already joined us, and become a part of us?

What if, even if you find her, she won't answer your calls?

You're just looking for someone you'll never find, like they're standing under a road sign waiting for a man named Godot.

“The fact that you’re telling me this possibility means that this possibility hasn’t happened yet.” Xiangzi walked through the boundless sea of ​​crimson flowers, wiping the sweat from his forehead. “Otherwise, you would have waited until I was about to collapse before telling me.”