Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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Flame has arrived at the Reed Plains. With her joining the team, their combat capabilities will be significantly enhanced.

and.

There is another person.

Before the 27th arrived, Xiangzi gathered everyone together.

“We now possess the power of a normal Doloris, which allows us to reduce the number of Nirvana’s familiars to a level we can handle,” Xiangzi said. “However—reducing the number to a minimum does not mean that Nirvana will not summon familiars at all.”

“I know, I know.” Miaomeng spread her hands. “The few of us are going to restrain the familiars she summons, creating an opportunity for you to face Nirvana, right?”

"That's pretty much what I thought too." Xiangzi snapped his fingers. "You really understand me."

"Hehe, you don't even know who I am."

“But that’s not all I want to say,” Xiangzi said. “Let’s assume that Nirvana can only summon a single-digit number of familiars. Which ones here could pose a threat to us?”

“Country Road, that guy covered in eyeballs.” Meow Dream raised her hand. “I’ve died at his hands several times.”

“As long as there is eye contact, it will be infected, unless it is the one that kills it.” Flame nodded. “If it is time stop, it will not be infected by its gaze, so I should be able to deal with it.”

“Then the biggest threat is gone.” Miao Meng breathed a sigh of relief. “The rest are just weaklings. Stormtroopers win by sheer numbers, and if they’re restricted, they definitely won’t be able to perform well.”

She clapped her hands.

"Looking at it this way, aren't we guaranteed to win?!"

“No…” Mu said, “Nirvana still exists, the Bremen Symphony Orchestra.”

"Ah." Meow Dream blinked. "I had completely forgotten about that."

As part of Nirvana, the Bremen Orchestra returned to Nirvana's original form after their deaths, and Nirvana can naturally summon them again.

If the number is limited, the four of them are the strongest four besides that guy covered in eyeballs.

Perfectly, each member corresponds to one of Mujica's members.

“If it’s the Bremen Orchestra, we have experience with them,” Chu Hua said. “It shouldn’t be a problem.”

“There’s a problem… how could there not be a problem?” Miao Meng glanced at the person next to her with a troubled expression.

Sitting next to her was the only genuine magical girl among them who was still in the Reed Plains.

Hachiman Kairin.

She was originally going to leave, but in the end she stayed to see everyone one last time.

"..." Hai Ling silently picked up the glass full of soda and stared at Xiangzi expressionlessly.

Xiangzi lowered his head and bit his lip.

"Maybe we should think of another way," she said.

"no need."

Hai Ling downed the entire glass of cola in one gulp and slammed it on the table with a flourish. She opened her mouth, about to say something, when...

A surge of carbon dioxide rose from her stomach and spewed out of her mouth like the roar of a dragon.

beep—

The image was edited to remove the audio at the request of someone who is very image-conscious.

"How generous Hai Zi is." Miao Meng's lips pursed into a W shape. "That's more like a samurai. Why were you trying to hold back like that just now?"

"Tsk."

Hailing pursed her lips, ignored Miaomeng's words, turned to Xiangzi, and finished saying what she had just wanted to say.

"Timoris, let me do it."

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A few minutes later, there was an empty open space.

Xiangzi stood in front of Hailing, hesitatingly speaking:

"Hailin, if you really do this, there will be no turning back."

"If you don't get through this, none of us will have a future," Hailing said calmly. "There's no turning back for anyone."

“Well…” Xiangzi still showed considerable hesitation.

Whether it's Hatsuka, Mutsu, or Meow Dream, Shoko turned them into her familiars under duress. They had no choice; Shoko had no other option.

But Hailing...

She stood right in front of him, unharmed, and the Soul Gem was perfectly clean in its defilement. Hailing was still a living, breathing person, someone with the opportunity to choose.

Really, do we have to do that?

“This is our agreement, remember?” Hai Ling pounded her chest with her fist. “You helped me, so my life is yours.”

"I understand." Xiangzi nodded. "If this is your choice."

"Go for it! I will be your strength, just like them."

Hailing took out her Soul Gem and placed it in her palm.

"Moreover, I am also looking forward to having another match with Timoris (my future self)."

The corruption of that soul gem was increasing rapidly at a visible speed, and in no time, it almost filled the entire gem.

Before becoming Xiangzi's familiar, she must die as a witch and become a seed of lamentation.

Hailing had already made preparations.

Click.

As the gemstone gradually became filled with impurities, countless cracks appeared on its translucent surface. Finally, with a shattering sound, Hailing closed her eyes and collapsed to the ground.

A new witch has been born.

[Witch's Name: Battlecry]

Its nature is noble, and even in its fallen state, it never forgets the pride of being a "martial attendant".

The newborn witch had two heads and four arms, and her appearance was almost identical to Timoris'. However, after her birth, she did not show any aggression. Instead, she knelt down on one knee, drew her sword, and offered it with both hands.

Xiangzi gritted his teeth and gripped the witch's sword.

Then, the witch knelt on the ground, pulled out two more wakizashi, and pointed them at her abdomen, one side and the other side, making her meaning quite clear.

It wanted Xiangzi to be its second man.

Xiangzi struggled to pull out the huge sword, which was nearly two meters long, and positioned it in the most suitable spot.

The moment the witch plunged the wakizashi into her abdomen and pulled it horizontally, Xiangzi swung his sword.

Om-!

Amidst the clang of the blade, blood splattered.

Amidst the blooming blood flowers, a familiar named Timoris was born.

The Tale of Reincarnation: Bonds - Chapter 732 The Final Battle Begins

In the days following Doloris's death, Xiangzi took care of the final cleanup, saw off several seniors who had helped clear out the wild witches, and used their connections in various industries to warn of the approaching storm so that everyone could take refuge in advance.

Although once Nirvana opens its barrier and turns the world crimson, it will be useless to hide anywhere, Xiangzi will do his best to prevent this from happening.

Some magical girls insisted on staying, and Xiangzi had no choice but to tell them to prepare enough seeds of lamentation and find a safe place.

Perhaps it is because of these magical girls who insisted on staying that some ordinary people were able to survive in the world that had been transformed into a crimson realm.

All preparations have been completed; now all that remains is to wait for the final moment.

Soon, June 27th arrived, the day of the final battle.

On the evening of the 27th, before the sun had even set, the sky was already covered by thick clouds.

It hadn't rained yet, but the wind had already picked up, knocking down some trees and toppling some old billboards to the ground.

The sky was pitch black, with only a faint glimmer of light from the setting sun visible in the far distance.

"Ara ara." Miao Meng put one hand on her hip, looked up at the dark clouds overhead in the strong wind, and said, "I finally see this big dark cloud again. I feel a little regretful that this is the last time."

"Why do you feel it's a pity?" Hailing asked, turning her head to the side.

"This is a huge scene! Even movie CGI would have a hard time creating something like this," Miao Meng exclaimed. "How many minutes could I create with the ten billion I wished for?"

"Really?" Hailing, along with Miaomeng, looked up at the swirling air currents overhead. "It really is as spectacular as you said..."

A hint of fear flashed in Hailing's eyes.

On the day the stage installations were installed, she seemed to see a similar scene. After all these years, the familiar sight has returned, stirring up the fear she felt when she was crushed under the rubble.

"Are you scared?" Meow Dream asked, turning her head to the side.

“After all, I have very bad memories.” Hailing raised her hand to rest on the scabbard, her voice trembling slightly. “Besides, this is the last time, isn’t it?”

“Oh right, this is the last chance.” Miao Meng spread her hands. “After all, Nirvana has already separated the power of reincarnation.”

“This is a first for me.” Hailing swallowed. “I never imagined that the first time would be the last.”

"Want a hug, Hai Zi?" Miao Meng said with a smile, opening her arms wide. "They say hugs can relieve tension."

Miao Meng is 1.6 meters tall with a perfect figure. When she spreads her arms and makes a big movement, her voluptuous chest is very visually striking.

"No need." Hailing cleared her throat and pushed Miaomeng away. "Fear gives me strength and the desire to live. Let's save the hug for last."

"Alright, alright." Miaomeng took a step back. "Let's talk about it after the lights come on."

"(It's coming, get ready.)"

At the same time, Xiangzi's voice appeared in their minds.

hum-

A flash of white light streaked across the sky, and suddenly the sky became crystal clear.

The eye of the typhoon seemed to arrive directly above them in the blink of an eye, and a white figure appeared right in the center of the eye.

"(Unknown enemy is located to the southeast.)"

Miao Meng felt a chill run down her spine, as if a gaze was sweeping over her from a distance.

click-

The world suddenly turned black and white, and then, color returned.

Rumble——!

A violent explosion came from the source of the explosion, where a thick plume of smoke rose, enveloping a massive object.

"(I've got the country road under control.)" Flame said in his mind.

"(Next are the northwest and due west, near Hailing!)"

Om-!

Hailing's ears, sharpened by the howling wind, caught the sound of a sword whistling, and she instantly drew her katana from its sheath. The next moment, the blade flashed past Miaomeng's neck, clashing with Hailing's sword.

"Damn it! My head is going to fall off again!" Miao Meng steadied her head, which was about to fall off, and turned to swing her lock-blade whip in the northwest direction.

Two chain-blade whips intertwined in the air, while the owners of the other ends fell from above. Miao Meng watched as her weapon was pulled downwards little by little, finally snapping straight with a snap.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa—!" Meow Dream dragged her lockblade off the roof, the sound of her falling still echoing in the sky, "Hai Zi—I'm leaving this place to you, ahhhhh—!"

Hailing couldn't help but smile, while turning her gaze to her enemy.

It's like looking in a mirror.

She looked at Timoris and couldn't help but think that.

However, the Timoris before him was no longer Hachiman Kairin. Timoris's eyes, which reflected Kairin's image, were dead, as scattered as a corpse, unfocused, and devoid of any emotion.

Nirvana reshaped the familiars they had killed, stripping them of their memories and personalities, leaving them to exist solely for this battle.

Hailing doesn't believe that the Toyokawa Shoko she knows could do such a cruel thing. Therefore, she will support Shoko with her actions, so that Shoko can prove to her that she is not a phoenix rising from the ashes and will not become the person she sees in the future.

Hailing's eyes hardened, breaking the stalemate with Timoris. She extended another pair of arms from behind her back, drew a wakizashi from its sheath, and stabbed Timoris with a backhand.

Wakizashi felt a resistance; it was Timoris's resistance. Two hands grew from her back, and her body continued to expand like an inflating balloon as she remained still.

Hai Ling felt the katana of Wu Liu, who was locked in a stalemate with her, becoming increasingly heavy. With a grit of her teeth, she shifted her strength to the side.