Chapter 225 The Witch and the Comet, Xiziyue and Ke Mingye

"Xi Ziyue asked me to stay by Bai Zini's side to prevent her from becoming a witch... So, what is the origin of the Witch Church? Even Xi Ziyue, the leader of the Three Giants, doesn't have the confidence to stop them from turning Bai Zini into a witch?"

"Then will I have a chance to see the heroes of the Round Table show up in this event? In a battle of this level, both Dad and Zeus should appear."

"Also, according to what Xiziyue said... Is it possible for a magical girl to recover after she has fallen into the state of a witch?"

Little Red Riding Hood pressed the brim of her hat, thinking a little confusedly.

She knew very little about the meaning of the name "witch". Although there were countless discussions and rumors about witches on the Internet, the credibility of this information was shockingly low. Just one look at it made her want to sigh and report it. For example, some people said that witches were magical girls who were lustful and indulged in excessive sexual activities, and others said that witches were evil contracted beasts that possessed magical girls.

But after browsing so much information, she had never heard that after a magical girl fell into the state of a witch, she could actually return to her original state...

After all, some people even said that even if the Comet Qiamat arrived, the damaged fragments of the witches would not be taken away. This was because the comet fragments in their bodies had been contaminated, and the Comet Qiamat was unwilling to recycle these contaminated fragments.

Just like the magical girl: the witch's power also comes from the comet fragments in the body. As long as the fragments in the body are not recovered by the comet, the witch's power will not be exhausted.

For this argument, the most favorable evidence is the existence of a legendary witch named "Lost". A foreign friend once photographed the Lost Witch 22 years ago, which was once on the front page of international newspapers.

However, 19 years ago, after the arrival of the Comet Qiamat, netizens continued to witness the existence of the Lost Witch, took photos of her and uploaded them to the Internet. When the topic of "Witches Really Exist" became a hot search, the authorities were forced to lower the popularity. This attempt to cover up the truth obviously increased the credibility of the photos and information.

Combining the above two pieces of information, if they are both true, it means that there is a very high possibility that the Comet Qiamat will not take away the witch's power.

So according to this idea, even if the comet's return cycle comes a year later and Comet Kiamat passes by the earth once every twenty years, the witch will not return to an ordinary girl like the magical girl, but will maintain her original form.

In other words, if Magical Girl Ash becomes a witch, then one year later, even if the Comet Qiamat arrives before the system's deadline, she will not lose her power like other magical girls, but will still exist as a witch - that is, as a "superhuman race".

If that happens, Ke Mingye will have to fight against Ashes who has turned into a witch. This is an inevitable fact.

And in the system's rating, "Ember Witch" is rated as a standard S-level, which means that she is stronger than Black Judge, Blue Crow, and even the three giants of the Magical Girls Alliance, as well as most of the heroes of the Superhero Round Table...

Among the people that Ke Mingye currently knows, only the two unidentified characters he met in the cafe, the alien mother, and the divine Zeus can compete with Ashes after she becomes a witch. If Ashes is allowed to become the Ash Witch, she will definitely be an extremely difficult opponent.

"But then again, since the comet can't take away the witches' power, how can there be any way to restore them from being witches to their original state?"

Little Red Riding Hood thought about it and asked, "Teacher Xiziyue, you said you hope I will stay with Huijin and help her after she becomes a witch. But I want to know... Is it really possible for a witch to become a normal person, or turn back into a magical girl?"

"It's possible." Xiziyue said calmly, "In historical records, there was such a magical girl. After she fell into the trap of being a witch, she found her true heart again and became a being between a witch and a magical girl... Some people said that she seemed to be stronger than the ancestor of the magical girl, because she possessed the powers and characteristics of both a witch and a magical girl."

"But this is just a rumor, right?" Little Red Riding Hood said hesitantly. "Since it is recorded, it means that it happened many years ago. No one can verify it, right?"

"Having said that, the credibility of this record is still very high, because I found it in the magical girl chronicle that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Alliance." Xiziyue said, "Every recorder in the chronicle is the most outstanding magical girl in the 20 cycles of the comet's arrival, that is, the leader of that era. I don't believe that the most outstanding magical girl of all generations would leave such an unclear and unknown information in the chronicle."

Little Red Riding Hood was silent for a moment.

"Putting all that aside for now, I've always wanted to ask, what changes will occur after becoming a witch?"

Hearing this, Xiziyue put a piece of potato chips into her mouth and replied calmly:
"First, the bad parts of their hearts will be extremely manifested, so they will lose their original personality. In this case, they are likely to become almost crazy. Even in the best case scenario, they will probably lose their ability to speak, become self-enclosed, and hate the world."

Xiziyue paused for a moment, "Secondly, after becoming witches, the malice in their bodies will gradually contaminate the comet fragments stored in their wands or bodies, so the Qiamat Comet will not recycle the fragments in their bodies, because for the comet... those fragments are already dirty and have no value in recycling."

Little Red Riding Hood was slightly startled, and murmured, "So this is true. The witches will not lose their power because of the coming of the comet... Then after a year, won't they be able to slaughter us as they please when we turn back into ordinary people?"

"So they are very dangerous. If we can't put an end to them in this generation, the next generation of magical girls who haven't grown up yet will fall into their hands."

"Teacher Xiziyue, how many witches are known to exist in the world?"

Xiziyue raised her teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and then slowly said, "The Lost Witch, the Crown Dream Witch, the Rose Witch, and the Doll Witch are the four currently known members of the Witch Church. The 'Lost Witch' is more famous. You should have heard of her name. She can control people's emotions. She once caused ordinary people in an entire small town to commit suicide in despair. The famous Danish mass suicide incident was caused by her. However, the authorities concealed this matter in order to avoid expanding the influence, and did not make the Lost Witch's information public."

"Witches...will they kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

Xiziyue shook her head: "No, some witches won't, it depends on the extreme part of their character. If they have a vague tendency to kill when they are still magical girls, then after becoming witches, this part of the trait will be infinitely expanded, and finally it will evolve into a desire for slaughter, and this is not something they can control. Witches are more or less dominated by a specific desire. Those who long to be seen will morbidly crave the attention of others after becoming witches, and then develop into possessiveness. The puppet witch I mentioned earlier turned all the residents of a village in Norway into her puppets."

After hearing this, Little Red Riding Hood thought for a while and then asked, "So, the people from the Witch Church targeted Senior Huijin because she had killed someone?"

"No, I don't think it's that simple. They have other reasons." Xiziyue said, "But since they are determined to make Ashes degenerate into a witch, it means that after becoming a witch, Ashes' abilities are definitely not to be underestimated. They are enough for them to achieve a certain goal, such as..." She paused for a moment, "overthrowing the Magical Girls Alliance."

At this point, she changed the subject and her tone suddenly relaxed: "Of course, we can also set their goals a little further: conquering the world, exterminating humanity, etc. Although I don't think they can get past us, and even if they can, they will be wiped out by Zeus, the god, so there's no need to worry."

"Eat it all?" Little Red Riding Hood was stunned. She thought to herself, isn't Zeus a decent person? Why did Xiziyue use such a tone when talking about Zeus? It was a bit weird...

Is it true that Zeus has a problem?
"Oh..." Xiziyue paused as she turned the pages of the book. She looked up from the comic book. "It seems I said something unnecessary. Little Red Riding Hood, please forget what I just said and don't dwell on it. This will only benefit you."

Little Red Riding Hood lowered her head and was silent for a moment: "Okay, I understand Teacher Xiziyue."

She paused and said, "By the way, Teacher Xiziyue, you trust me so much that you actually told me so much."

Xiziyue was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I don't know why, but I always feel that you give me a sense of familiarity, so I subconsciously feel that you are not a bad kid."

"Familiarity?"

"When I was a child, I met a boy in an orphanage. He always called me sister." Xiziyue said, "I have forgotten the boy's name and what he looked like, but you give me a feeling very much like him..."

As she spoke nonchalantly, she lowered her eyes and flipped through a girls' comic book with a calm expression on her face.

However, after these seemingly ordinary words spread in the quiet classroom, Little Red Riding Hood across the table was sweating profusely and was even shocked. She tried her best to maintain a calm expression on her face, but the corners of her eyes could not help twitching twice.

Wait, an orphanage?

Xiziyue also came from an orphanage?

boy?

elder sister?

If I remember correctly, Xiziyue seems to be 18 years old this year, two years older than my current body.

Wait a moment……

Wait a minute...

No way?
Little Red Riding Hood searched through the vague fragments of memory in her mind, and finally saw a plain-looking girl with short hair in the memory when Ke Mingye was still living in the orphanage.

The girl didn't hang out with other kids, and often sat alone with her knees hugged, staring into space. But when waiting for food in the cafeteria, she was more active than anyone else, always the first to arrive and the last to leave. She ate a lot, even more than the boys.

At that time, Ke Mingye always felt that the girl was very similar to himself, so he observed her silently for a long time. Later, he plucked up the courage to talk to her actively. Only then did he realize that this girl, who had a big appetite but was so skinny, was actually two years older than him.

"I don't make friends." In my memory, the girl said.

"why?"

"They'll take my food."

"Then I'll leave the delicious food for you. Will you treat me as my friend?" As he said that, Ke Mingye handed her a bag of steamed buns in his arms.

"……All right."

"Wow……"

"Wow, what?" "Nothing, I just feel that you are so easy to fool." Ke Mingye was stunned.

"You gave me food, how can you be lying to me? Those who are willing to give me food are all good people."

"Come on, how did you live before?"

"My parents went out to work, and I stayed at home alone waiting for them to come home. I was hungry for a long time, and then I went out to look for them, but couldn't find them. I was hungry again for a long time, and then I was found by the police, and they brought me here."

"The nurse said you have autism. Is that true?"

"what is that?"

"Well, I don't quite understand either." Ke Mingye scratched his head, "What about your parents...didn't they come back to pick you up later?"

"I do not want to say."

"Then don't tell me."

"Thank you for the food."

"You're welcome, we are friends."

After that, they stayed together in the orphanage for two months. Ke Mingye would always save the snacks he got from the nurses for her. The two of them would often sit in the cafeteria to eat together. The girl had a big appetite, so even if Ke Mingye couldn't eat anymore, he would stay with her until the end. They also often sat on the lawn together to chat, watching other children play, watching the ball flying around on the lawn, the evening sky slowly darkening, and birds flying across the sky with crisscrossing electric wires.

It was not until two months later that a group of women of unknown origin took Xiziyue away from the orphanage.

After that, Ke Mingye never saw her again.

Every time he ate in the cafeteria, he would subconsciously stay until the end. Only when there were no people around would he look up from his steel bowl, turn his head and look around, trying to find the girl who always liked to stay in the cafeteria until the last second and had an exaggerated appetite.

But he never saw her again, and often when he came to his senses, he was the only one left in the cafeteria.

Soon after, he was adopted by Bowenna. After entering the Bo Ke family, he slowly told the story of the past.

It was not until Little Red Riding Hood was looking through this memory that she suddenly realized: considering Xiziyue's age, she should have starved to death after not eating for so long. Now she realized... it turned out that there were fragments of Comet Qiamat remaining in her body, and it was the magical girl's physique that allowed her to survive that period of her childhood.

"Shameless, smiling, full of lies, always giving up their own feelings to please others..."

Xiziyue paused, "But he is not a bad boy. I haven't been back to the orphanage for a long time since I left it. When I went back, the boy had already left. I have forgotten his name and appearance. I only remember his voice and expression... When I first saw you, your eyes reminded me of her."

Upon hearing this, Little Red Riding Hood swallowed a mouthful of water imperceptibly.

At this moment, she even suspected that Xiziyue had already figured out her real identity was Ke Mingye, otherwise how could she say such a thing.

Speaking of which, when she played Little Red Riding Hood, it turns out that her image was always inadvertently similar to that of Ke Mingye when he was a child. Not only Xiziyue, but Baizini also said: You are very similar to my brother, not the current brother, but the one when he just left the orphanage and came to my house.

"I'm sorry. I said something off topic without permission, which may seem a little confusing to you."

Xiziyue put a tea bookmark on the page and closed the comic book.

"Well, this conversation ends here." She yawned softly, looking as lazy as ever. "I'm going home to sleep next. As usual, if you want to accompany me to other cities, you're welcome."

"No, thank you Teacher Xiziyue for your kindness." Little Red Riding Hood refused.

"Really? What a pity."

Xiziyue spoke slowly.

"I was a homeless person before, and I know you must have experienced some bad things, but don't lose the ability to believe in others. There are still good people in the world."

"Is it that boy who makes you think so?" Little Red Riding Hood suddenly asked.

"Who knows..."

Xiziyue said casually, summoned the magic book, and took out the magic card, Time and Space Train.

Then, amid the rumbling sound of the engine, the dark green space-time train clanged through the space-time crack. Only the front of the train squeezed out of the crack, and the body of the train remained in it, like a giant python that had half of its body swallowed. The two pumpkin lanterns on the roof spread out warm orange light, and the girl's profile was shrouded in it.

"Goodbye."

After saying that, Xiziyue opened the door of the tram, got into the cab without looking back, and then left on the train.

As the space-time rift closed, Little Red Riding Hood came back to her senses.

She took a deep breath, sorted out the information she had just received in her mind, and then cancelled her transformed form.

The cocoon of light shattered, and You Minglu appeared. He walked slowly out of the classroom, went down the empty teaching building, and walked towards the school exit in the scorching summer sun.

Soon, she walked to the school gate and suddenly saw two figures leaning on the iron mesh at the school gate, as if waiting for her.

Seeing this, You Minglu was slightly startled, and looked up: one of them had a pure and elegant temperament, with long black hair, wearing a Japanese JK skirt, black stockings and a pair of leather shoes that looked quite expensive;
The other person was a little shorter, had an extremely indifferent expression, had a bob haircut, and was wearing summer casual clothes, a floral skirt and sandals.

You Minglu was not sure about the other party's identity, so he glanced at the panel above their heads and then raised his eyebrows.

According to the identity prompts on the panel, the two people are Sakura Amamiya and Rikako Kawamoto, which are the original appearances of the magical girl Sakura Kunezaki and the magical girl Rikako.

"Didn't these two go to eat?"

You Minglu was startled as he thought about this. He looked around but couldn't find Bai Zini.

So I sighed slightly, thinking to myself, sister, you left too early. These two people are not coming to seek revenge on me. After all, one of them had their brother killed by me, and the other had their father killed by me. Now I am guilty of a heinous crime... I hope they don’t have any clues and are waiting here for me to tell them something.

"Hey, Little Red Riding Hood, right? I'm waiting for you."

When Amemiya Sakura saw You Minglu approaching, she looked up with a smile, her pretty face full of kindness.

"It's so hot, if you want to wait for someone, you should go to a cool place, Miss."

Ryukako gently raised her hand and fanned her face.

"What if she runs away?" asked Sakura Amamiya from the side.

"Then look for her next time." Ryukako said in a low voice.

You Minglu breathed a sigh of relief, walked closer to them, and asked expressionlessly, "Ms. Kokonoe Sakura, right? Didn't you go to have lunch with Miss Liu Huazi?"

At this moment, Amamiya Sakura, who had transformed from Kujo Sakura back into an ordinary girl, said, "So I said... I was waiting for you. I waited for you for so long. Is it not too much to have a meal with us?"

You Minglu stared into Amamiya Sakura's eyes for a while, then asked, "You're treating?"

"make a deal."

In the summer, Sakura Amamiya curled up the corners of her mouth.

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