When they returned to the battleship, they were all staggering and looked quite embarrassed, but their faces were filled with happy smiles.

"Ah, Xiao Hong!"

Seeing Fang Zheng coming in, the sickly Hua Xian who was sitting in the middle waved at her happily. Her nose was broken by Barthelmero and her face was bruised and swollen. Although she had been treated with medical glue, she still looked miserable. Fortunately, she was not disfigured... Well, Hua Xian probably couldn't care about that now.

"Looking at you guys... well, not bad."

Looking at the group of girls with bandages, Fang Zheng was too embarrassed to say anything. The girls who participated in the battle with Barthelmero were all injured to some extent. Among them, Fujino was the most injured. Her magic eye was almost destroyed by the opponent's counterattack. She is still recuperating. The others were not much better. Hana had a broken nose and wounds all over her body. Ryougi Shiki broke a hand and seven ribs, and most of Akiha's hair was torn off during Barthelmero's struggle. Misaya was kicked by Barthelmero and her internal organs were ruptured. She is still in the ICU.

If it weren't for the Thousand Worlds Tree's groundbreaking medical technology, and the help of heroes like Medea who are skilled in medical magic, there would probably be few people who could survive at this moment.

"I never thought that the woman named Barthamero would have such terrifying magic power even after her magic was sealed."

Recalling the previous battle, Flowers also gasped. Because they didn't use magic seals, they didn't know what would happen after the magic seal was forcibly terminated. But just by looking at the blood all over Barthamero, she knew she must be in trouble.

But what no one expected was that even with the magic-forbidden handcuffs on, Barthamero still struggled desperately, as if she would rather die than surrender. It was also because her magic power was sealed that her strength was greatly reduced. She could not use magic seals and magic. The magician's fists and feet could not deal with a few people, so she was controlled by Heine and Shizune who rushed over.

"But you still defeated her. You defeated the leader of the most powerful Barthelmero clan in the magic world, and captured him."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, a group of girls including Xianhua were immediately overjoyed. They didn't know much about magic, but they knew something about the magic world. They also knew what kind of status the Barthelmero family had in the magic world. At the moment, they didn't rely on the power of Red Ponytail or the Heroic Spirit, but did it themselves to defeat the king of this magic world!

This feeling is simply great!

Even Ryougi Shiki, who usually remained expressionless, smiled a little. This sense of accomplishment far exceeded that of a simple battle. They changed the world and created a brand new future with their own hands...

"Okay, have a good rest."

After calming the excited little girls, Fang Zheng walked out of the ward, came to a heavily guarded room on the other side, and opened the door.

Inside, Barthelmero Lorelei was handcuffed to a chair. When she heard the door open, she looked up and looked coldly at the red ponytail in front of her without saying a word.

"I'm here to inform you that in a few days, we will announce to the entire world the destruction of the Clock Tower and the arrest of you and the other monarchs. You will be on the live broadcast, and we will judge you based on the crimes you have committed, and at the same time erase your magic marks."

"…Do you think this is the end?"

"Yes, the old days are over."

Fang Zheng nodded without hesitation.

"In fact, you may not know that the army that attacked the clock tower was only a part of the Thousand World Tree. The others have already gone to the territories of the monarchs and attacked them. I just received news that all the families have been defeated and have chosen to surrender. Your time has passed."

"so what?"

Barthelmero raised his head and stared at Fang Zheng coldly.

"Do you think that you can erase the pride and glory of our clan by doing this?"

"It seems you still don't understand, Miss Barthemello."

Fang Zheng spread his hands.

"You Barthomello are nothing to us. We captured you only because Barthomello is the ruler of the old era of the magic world. You are not a bad person, and I know your past deeds. No matter what the reason, your Barthomello clan has been fighting against the Dead Apostles, and even killed two of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors. This is all worthy of admiration. Therefore, we attacked Barthomello, the Clock Tower, and the old nobles not because we have any personal grudges against you. We simply want to overthrow this old era... and you, unfortunately, have become a symbol of the old era."

Just as Fang Zheng said, there is no personal grudge between the Qianjie Tree and the Barthemero clan, and the two sides have never even met or spoken to each other, but the nature of class contradictions is like this. The reason why we target you is not because you are a "good person" or a "bad person", but just because you stand in that position.

In this case, we must bear it all.

“…”

Hearing this, Barthelmero snorted, obviously not believing it.

But Fang Zheng didn't need her to believe it.

"You'd better face reality, Miss Barthemello."

Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and pointed out the window.

"I'm not interested in your aristocratic stuff. I want to tell you right now that our Thousand World Tree has come to the clock tower in a swagger and blasted it into pieces. However, there is one person who has not shown up. Don't you find anything wrong?"

“…”

This time, Bartomero's expression finally changed.

Of course she knew what Fang Zheng meant.

Indeed, Barthomello is the king of the magic world, but her identity in the Clock Tower is just the assistant to the dean.

That's right, she is not the true supreme ruler of the Clock Tower.

However, now, the Thousand Worlds Tree directly smashed the clock tower into pieces, and the person who should have shown up has not appeared yet.

Barthemelo herself had never thought about this question. Perhaps she was unwilling to believe it subconsciously, but the fact was...

"I understand what you nobles are thinking, and I know how much you have paid for this. To stand at the top of the crowd like this, you must have sacrificed a lot since childhood, and you must have experienced hardships and tests that ordinary people can hardly achieve. This is normal, and I won't say it is wrong. In fact, your behavior is understandable."

"Then why do you still do this?"

Hearing this, Barthomello finally spoke. She had always believed that the reason why the Thousand World Trees tried to overthrow the Magic Association was just a rebellion against the nobles. This was also normal. Slaves would not always be stable in their positions. In Barthomello's view, the Thousand World Trees were the same. What they had was still the ignorance and stupidity of the world that tried to challenge authority.

"Because you can't change the world."

Fang Zheng gave an indifferent answer.

"Tell me, Miss Barthemello, if the magic world continues like this, what impact will it have on the earth and on mankind?"

“…”

"Look, you've never thought about this problem. Perhaps to you, this world and those mortals don't matter. You are magicians, and you only need to pursue the root. But unfortunately, we are different. We are more concerned about this world, the earth, and the future of mankind. Unfortunately, in order to achieve our goal, we must destroy your era."

“…”

"Okay, take your time to think about it. I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I'll leave first."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned and left. Soon, the door closed again, leaving Barthelmero alone there, silent.

"I thought you were going to come out and rob people."

After walking out of the cell, Fang Zheng came to a blind spot in the corridor not far away and began to speak.

"Haha, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand romance."

At the same time, an old voice sounded, and then Fang Zheng saw an old man in a suit with silver hair walking out of the shadows. He was leaning on a jeweled cane and looked very energetic.

"Besides, now that I have made my position clear, I will not do such a thing again."

Zelrich reached out and touched his beard, looking at the red ponytail in front of him with interest.

"but……"

"Well, it's not my interest, it's just convenient."

Looking at Zelrich's interested eyes, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly, and the next moment he cancelled his transformation and returned to his original form.

"What's wrong with that? You should always have some hobbies in life."

"If you say that again, I'll get angry."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly. In fact, he had been feeling Zelrich's gaze since the battle began. In fact, this old man had been observing the battlefield the entire time, but he did not show up in the end.

"To be honest, I don't know if this is the right decision."

"There is no such thing as a correct decision in this world. Go ask Gaia. She might be regretting how stupid she was to create a group of monkeys that can wear clothes. If she had known this would happen, she would have let the dinosaurs continue to rule the earth."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"So you see, we just need to do what we can, and let time decide the rest. After all, changing all this does not rely on the power of one person, but on the power of everyone."

"So that's why you didn't go help those little girls?"

"Of course, they are the ones who created the new world. I just gave them a blueprint. If you cook for your own child, you don't have to chew it up and feed it to her mouth to let her eat it."

"If you put it that way... well, I'm just used to it."

"Habits become second nature, so learn to trust your descendants. Maybe the future is not as wonderful as we imagined, or there may be more serious problems and disasters at a time we cannot see. But should we just do nothing about it?"

"……so……"

Hearing this, Zelrich gave a bitter smile.

"From what you said, are you asking me to do something else?"

"Of course."

Fang Zheng said this and extended his hand to Zelrich.

"I think it's a good idea for you to announce the end of the old era to the magicians... What do you think?"