"Ah... hello..."

Nogi Sonoko, who was lying on the sickbed, didn't seem surprised by the sudden appearance of Red Ponytail.

"You must be the mysterious magical girl..."

"Yes, I am the passing magical girl of love and justice, Red Ponytail. Please give me your guidance."

The girl with red ponytail grinned and made a V sign, then moved in front of Nogi Sonoko and looked at her carefully.

"Hmm... But then again, you look really miserable. It's not surprising. After all, as a mortal, it's only natural to pay a price if you want to use the power of a god..."

“Ahahahaha…”

"It's difficult. Is there no other way?!"

At this moment, Yuuki Yuna also asked with a sad face. Her predecessor, who also fought to protect the world like her, has become like this now. She couldn't accept it at all.

"Miracles come at a price, even for heroes... No, or rather, it is precisely because of heroes that they sacrifice themselves to protect the world."

The red ponytail shook her head and then chuckled.

"But magical girls are different."

"Why?"

"Because magical girls are synonymous with love, hope, and miracles. If even magical girls lose hope and miracles, then... what's the meaning of all this?"

As she spoke, the girls saw Red Ponytail turn her right hand, then pull out a pitch-black sword that exuded an icy cold aura out of thin air and stab it into the ground with force.

"The brave are heroes of sacrifice and tragedy, but the magical girls exist to bring happiness and hope to everyone, so no matter what, the magical girls will be happy in the end."

As the red ponytail spoke, everyone saw dark auras being drawn out of Nogi Sonoko's body and sucked into the sword. Then, the bandages that were originally wrapped around the girl fell off quietly, and at the same time, Nogi Sonoko seemed to have noticed something and opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Magical girls shouldn't have to suffer because of their kindness. After all, there are many people in this world who deserve to suffer more than them."

The girl with red ponytail smiled and knocked on the big sword beside her, and a sad and tragic shadow flashed by.

"I……"

Nogi Sonoko raised her hand tremblingly and gently stroked her face. She widened her eyes in surprise, slowly turned her head and looked around.

"It's just a small token of my gratitude. A magical girl who sacrificed herself to protect the world shouldn't just lie there and be forgotten. Don't you agree, Yuuki Yuna-san?"

Having said that, Red Ponytail turned her head and blinked at Yuuki Yuna, who was stunned for a moment and then nodded vigorously.

"Yes, that's right!"

"Thank you...thank you...thank you..."

At this moment, Nogi Sonoko also lowered her head, covered her face with her hands and sobbed. She had never thought that there would be a day when she could move freely again, and she had never expected that this day would come so suddenly...

"You're welcome. This is what you deserve. But I do have a small request."

"……Require?"

"Yes, I hope you can tell me the truth about this world that you know."

"Why?"

Hearing the request from Red Ponytail, Yuuki Yuna and Togo Mimori were stunned. They remembered that Red Ponytail had asked them the same question before. But now she asked Nogi Sonoko the same question again... Is there any secret hidden in it that they don't know?

No, there are many secrets that I don’t know, such as scattering flowers…

"I see."

Slowly standing up from the bed, feeling the joy of standing up again, Nogi Sonoko nodded slightly. However, before she could say anything else, a group of guys wearing masks and religious robes suddenly walked over quickly. Seeing them appear, Yuuki Yuna and Togo Mimori's faces changed slightly. However, before these guys came forward, the red ponytail raised the big sword and swung it hard. The next moment, an ice wall suddenly appeared, blocking their way.

"That's enough. I don't want to deal with boring guys like you. It's okay to let cute girls save the world, but it's not okay to hide things from them or deceive them. No matter what your reason is, I will never forgive you. So you just stay there obediently. If you dare to take another step forward, I will turn you all into ice sculptures!"

“…”

Perhaps frightened by the cold murderous intent in Red Ponytail's tone, the masked men all stopped and lingered behind the ice wall. Even with the masks, one could still feel their uneasiness and confusion. Unfortunately, Red Ponytail didn't bother to care about what these people thought. It didn't matter if the magical girl fought to save the world, but it was disgusting to deliberately hide information.

In fact, as a god, Fang Zheng is most annoyed by the followers who make up stories on their own. Perhaps for these masked men, hiding the consequences of full bloom can trick these girls into going full bloom to fight. But this only shows that they do not believe in the courage and faith of the magical girls. Sacrifices that are deceived are called murder. Only those who choose this path without hesitation after knowing the consequences are the real heroes.

Just like Nogi Sonoko.

According to her, every time she fully blossoms, she loses a function of her body. Judging from her current appearance, she has clearly fully blossomed more than once. However, Nogi Sonoko herself is aware of this ending and is willing to accept and face it. It can be said that this is a true hero.

It would have been fine if the masked people didn't know about the consequences of full bloom before, but with Nogi Sonoko here, it means they must have known about it, but deliberately concealed it... Humph, I can only say that the wisdom of stupid mortals is limited to this extent.

Thinking of this, Red Ponytail snorted coldly, then turned to look at Nogi Sonoko.

"Well, could you explain it to me?"

"……I see."

Hearing the question from Red Ponytail, Nogi Sonoko thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile, then she stretched out her hand and pointed to the opposite wall.

"But just listening to my words may not be enough. It is better to see it with your own eyes. Once we cross the wall, the illusion that the God Tree has shown us will disappear, and the truth... will appear."

"Very good, let's go check it out then."

As she spoke, Red Ponytail snapped her fingers. The next moment, the girls only felt a flash before their eyes, and then they came to the wall opposite the river bank.

"Hmm... it looks like no different from any other scenery..."

Red Ponytail looked around carefully. Under her feet was a "wall" similar to a river dam, but unlike ordinary reinforced concrete walls, this wall was obviously formed by trees and roots. On the other side of the wall was the ocean and the island, which seemed to be just an ordinary scenery.

What's on the other side of the wall?

Even Yuuki Yuna and Togo Mimori didn't know this, and Nogi Sonoko just walked forward with a smile on her face, and then disappeared in front of the two people as if swallowed by air. Then, the other three followed Nogi Sonoko forward - and then the next moment, they passed through an invisible wall, and then, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed.

The originally peaceful sea and islands disappeared, replaced by a fiery red world that seemed to be engulfed in flames and burning.

“This…this is…?!”

Togo Mimori's face was pale, and Yuki Yuna's eyes were wide open. In front of them, they could see tens of thousands of monsters swimming in the air like schools of fish. There were burning flames everywhere. Only where they were was covered by a towering golden tree, as if they were the only survivors in the burning forest who had not suffered from the fire disaster.

The surging flames turned into fire dragons, wandering and galloping on the surface, and densely packed, almost countless white monsters shuttled through them.

And at this moment, Nogi Sonoko's voice sounded again.

"It wasn't a virus that pushed humanity into despair. It was a messenger sent by the heavens to purge them, the pinnacle of life - Batik. In the Western calendar era, the world was suddenly attacked by them, and the other gods who stood on the side of humanity combined their power and turned into a giant tree, which opened a barrier in the four countries. At that time, the one who heard the voice of the sacred tree was the current organization..."

"This... This is simply hell...!"

Dongxiang Meisen looked at the endless purgatory in front of her in despair, and she almost didn't know what to say. The world they once thought of, unexpectedly, only a small island was left. And the rest of the place has been reduced to ashes...burning in the raging fire...

However, at this moment, Togo Mimori saw something.

"That, that's... Yuna, isn't that the one you originally knocked down...?"

"Why?"

Hearing Togo Mimori's voice, Yuuki Yuna also raised her head and looked into the distance. Then, she saw a huge monster floating in the air. It was the Batik that Yuuki Yuna encountered for the first time and transformed into a hero to destroy... However, now, countless white monsters are rushing towards it, as if they are reshaping the body of this Batik...

"… Batik is being born?"

Not only it, the girls soon saw that the Batiks they had defeated before were slowly regenerating. Perhaps before long, they would recover and appear in front of the girls again.

"So, this isn't the end yet... They will continue to attack us, and all we can do is keep fighting them back?"

At this moment, both girls looked pale, while the girl with red ponytail narrowed her eyes and nodded.

"I see……"

To be honest, Fang Zheng was not surprised by the situation outside. It was obvious that the Order Clan had been exiled here earlier than him. After all, he was the owner of the world, so he naturally had priority. And that guy's idea was also very simple, that is, to completely destroy this world before Fang Zheng arrived. In this way, when Fang Zheng came, he would have no companions and nothing to use, and would be surrounded by the opposite side.

But this world still held on, at least it was not completely destroyed by that guy in one wave.

"Missin! Cheer up!"

Seeing that the wheelchair girl beside her was on the verge of collapse, Yuuki Yuna hurriedly reached out and held her down. However, Togo Mimori desperately twisted her body and broke free from Yuuki Yuna.

"It's useless! Yuna! You can see that we didn't win at all! This is all fake! It's all lies!"

"But...but...we are not completely helpless!"

"Do we still need to fight? What's the point? How can we face so many enemies? So many enemies that can never be eliminated?"

While Togo Misaki was speaking, the originally transparent cell-like things around her began to gradually solidify. Then, in the blink of an eye, thousands of white monsters were born again.

In just a few seconds, the number of monsters increased again.

Just when Youna was about to say something else, the red ponytail patted her shoulder.

"She's right, Yuna, do you have a way to destroy these monsters?"

"I...I will try my best!!"

"Only hard work?"

“And perseverance!”

Having said that, Yuuki Yuna clenched her fists tightly.

"Rule 5 of the Brave Club! As long as you do it, there will basically always be a way!!"

"Your awareness is good, but your idea is a bit too extreme."

Red Ponytail laughed.

"But I have a better suggestion, do you want to listen to it?"

"A better proposal?"

Hearing this, Yuuki Yuna, Togo Mimori and Nogi Sonoko all turned their heads in surprise and looked at the red ponytail.

"What is it?"

"It's very simple. The biggest problem now is that there are too many monsters and too few of us. So no matter how hard we fight, we can't win, right?"

"Um……"

The three of them nodded. Although it might hurt morale to say this, the difference in numbers and strength between the two sides was very obvious. This was indeed the biggest problem facing everyone.

"That's easy."

Having said that, Red Ponytail snapped her fingers.

"If you can't win, call in more people! If one person can't win, call in ten people! If ten people can't win, call in a hundred people! As long as there are enough people and strong firepower, the rest of the problems will not be a problem!"

"Can……"

Hearing this, the girls looked confused.

They said they wanted to call for help, but there were only a few of them who could transform into heroes, so where could they find people?

"Leave it to me."

As she spoke, Red Ponytail raised her hand, and soon, a bright red, flaming sword appeared in her hand.

"You have to know that you are not the only magical girls fighting to save the world!"

As she spoke, Red Ponytail gripped the sword tightly and thrust it hard into the ground. Then, flames shot up into the sky and turned into a burning ring.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of Red Ponytail.

[Dimensional channel opened, ready to summon specific professions]

[Career choice: Magical girl (locked)]

[Summoning starts]

The next moment, countless golden lights emerged from the circle and fell to the ground like meteors.