Returning to the White Night headquarters with Luo Shuangxing, Luo Shuangyue first took her to find the Soul Summoner Princess, hoping the senior could teach Luo Shuangxing some practical tips so she wouldn’t be completely lost later.
But the moment the Soul Summoner Princess laid eyes on Luo Shuangxing, her eyes narrowed sharply.
She scrutinized Luo Shuangxing up and down with an intense gaze that made Luo Shuangxing’s hairs stand on end.
Why is this senior looking at me like that?
Is there something strange on my face?
“Senior Bi’an?” Luo Shuangxing whispered tentatively.
“It’s nothing, just that you look a bit like an old friend of mine,” the Soul Summoner Princess shook her head.
She had almost mistaken Luo Shuangxing for White Night at first, but upon closer inspection, she saw clear differences between them.
Luo Shuangxing looked younger, and her aura was more like someone a generation below White Night—in simpler terms, Luo Shuangxing looked like White Night’s daughter.
White Night has a daughter?
This possibility stirred complicated feelings in the Soul Summoner Princess. Could it be that White Night’s long disappearance was because she had a family?
Still, as long as she was alive, that was what mattered. Perhaps later, she could ask this child about her mother…
Pushing these thoughts aside, the Soul Summoner Princess began teaching Luo Shuangxing some simple comforting techniques.
Luo Shuangxing sat attentively, listening even though she didn’t fully understand how these skills would help. She figured she could just use them all at once later.
“By the way, you should use this chance to stir up her hatred toward the Demons. That way, we can get more information about the Demons from her,” Luo Shuangyue said from the side, arms crossed.
“I feel like approaching her with such ulterior motives is… a little bad,” Luo Shuangxing muttered softly.
“You don’t want her living forever in the shadow of the Demons, do you? You’re helping her move past her grief.”
“Forced reasoning,” Luo Shuangxing didn’t agree with Luo Shuangyue, but she didn’t refuse the task.
She already knew how crucial the intelligence Xiao Yi held was to humanity now.
If Xiao Yi could be made to willingly share that information, it would be a win-win situation.
With that realization, even if she was reluctant, Luo Shuangxing resolved to complete the mission.
While they tried to extract information from Xiao Yi at White Night, the Magic Department was already preparing to respond to the impending Demon Army.
This enemy came from the Universe, an entire powerful legion. This was vastly different from the enemies the Magical Girls had encountered before.
Previously, Demons were scattered forces without commanders, driven only by their primal destructive urges.
But this time was different. They had a clear leader: an Emperor-level Magic Beast that had survived for many years.
Not long ago, it completely destroyed a civilization in the Universe called the Elves and was now chasing the last orphan of the Elves, heading toward humanity.
“Sigh, what a headache,” a black-haired girl murmured, gazing up at the starry sky.
“What will come, will come. Instead of complaining here, think about how to deal with that Demon,” a light pink-haired girl came up and patted the black-haired girl firmly on the back. “Hurry to the conference room, everyone’s waiting.”
“Got it~”
The Magic Department’s higher-ups did not blame the alien girl Yi for attracting the Demons.
After all, many of these high-ups were Magical Girls themselves and were kind-hearted.
The non-Magical Girl leaders were uneasy but understood this was no time for complaints.
Arguing about aliens bringing enemies was useless; better to focus on how to handle the threat.
Humans and Demons have an irreconcilable hatred. Humans understood that a battle with Demons was inevitable.
Since the fight was bound to happen, sooner or later made little difference.
“Bring all those experimental weapons up here. Check if those bugs have anything good. If they do, bring it all over!”
“What about the alien? Should we just leave her with Monice?”
“Bi’an is there too. With her watching, nothing major will happen. Besides… that’s White Night’s turf,”
“White Night? True. Let’s leave it for now!”
Amidst the noisy discussions, they quickly reached a consensus: Magical Girls must protect the outside as much as possible and prevent Demons from damaging the planet beneath their feet.
They now needed to build a planetary defense line as fast as possible.
“Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls can operate freely in space, but Initial Bloom-Class ones can’t fight in that environment for long.”
“We need a place to rest in between.”
“How about the Moon? Make it our fortress and fight the Demons there!”
The proposal quickly passed.
Compared to distant stars, the Moon was the best nearby choice.
Even if the Moon was shattered in battle, the impact on humanity wouldn’t be as devastating.
Better that than having the Mother Star destroyed.
“Then it’s decided. Detailed plans will be sent to your phones. Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls stay behind; we need to start preparations immediately!”
Tap, tap…
Luo Shuangxing quietly opened the door and slipped into the room, where the atmosphere was heavy.
Monice, sitting coldly while recording instrument data, looked up at Luo Shuangxing, surprise flashing briefly in her eyes.
She closed her notebook and approached Luo Shuangxing.
Luo Shuangxing instinctively stepped back a little, but Monice said nothing.
She stared into Luo Shuangxing’s eyes for a few seconds before quietly whispering, audible only to the two of them,
“There’s no need to record further data. Do what you want.”
With that, Monice turned and left the room without looking back.
Xixi’s body was completely collapsing now. Her remaining life could be counted in seconds.
Luo Shuangxing came to the side of the two sisters, looking at Yi, who could no longer shed tears or make a sound, feeling a sharp ache in her heart.
If earlier she was only carrying out the task given by Xia Mo and Luo Shuangyue, now she genuinely wanted to help Yi overcome her grief.
Magical Girls are kind-hearted—they can’t bear to see others unhappy.
“I’m sorry.” Holding her barely breathing little sister, Yi’s apology was unclear about who it was meant for.
Luo Shuangxing smoothed her skirt and knelt beside Yi, gently patting her back.
“You already know everything, right?” Yi rasped.
“Know what? That you tried to hypnotize me? Or that you’re not human?” Luo Shuangxing shot back.
Yi fell silent, no longer speaking. Luo Shuangxing’s words had already answered her.
She knew everything.
“Why do you still want to see me?”
She didn’t know much about humans on this planet but understood how terrible her actions looked in their eyes.
Yet despite that, Luo Shuangxing still wanted to see her, which surprised Yi greatly.
“Because I’m the only one who can,” Luo Shuangxing replied bluntly.
Yi’s connections on this planet were all false; only the two Luo sisters remembered her.
The only one who could come see Yi was Luo Shuangxing.
“Your sister doesn’t have much time left.”
Yi held Xixi’s arm tightly, trying to keep her sister by her side.
But it was futile. Xixi’s breath continued to weaken relentlessly.
Her sister was truly leaving.
“So are you going to hold her forever? Look at yourself! Isn’t this exactly what that bastard wanted to see?”
Luo Shuangxing grabbed Yi’s collar, glaring angrily at the girl who had given up on life.
“If you still have a heart, some courage, don’t cower and tremble at the sight of Demons. They took your people; you should kill them! Use their blood to honor your tribe!”
“These monsters can’t be killed. You don’t know how powerful they are…” Yi remained lifeless, even as Luo Shuangxing gripped her collar.
She seemed like a walking corpse who had lost all hope.
She saw the majestic Elven star fleets toyed with and destroyed by the Demons.
She saw the endless black tides swallowing all that was beautiful.
Her tribe’s terrified cries echoed in her ears; the despair-filled fleet communications were etched deep in her heart.
How could such monsters be defeated?
Is there even a way to defeat them?
“They’ve found me. They’re coming. I dragged you all into this,” Yi bit her lip, voice tinged with guilt.
“You didn’t drag us down. It’s just a few Demons. I’ve killed more Demons than your entire tribe did!” Luo Shuangxing snorted coldly.
At that moment, the girl cradled in Yi’s arms slowly opened her eyes.
Perhaps sensing her time was near, Xixi grasped Yi’s hand and called softly, barely audible:
“Big sister…”
Everything that needed to be said was already said.
Xixi didn’t hate her sister for abandoning her back then.
But seeing her cry uncontrollably while holding her erased that small resentment.
After all, what could her sister have done at that time?
She had no choice but to run.
“The same mistakes, the same regrets—don’t let them happen to you a second time,” Xixi whispered, holding Yi’s hand.
Now, Yi had one choice besides giving up and waiting for death.
She could fight back.
She could bare her fangs.
Even if she couldn’t ultimately win, she would at least take a bite out of the terrifying enemy.
“Sis, don’t run away this time, okay?”
Xixi coughed twice; her gaze grew distant, her breath weakening.
Yi bit her lip hard, clenched her fists, took two deep breaths, and nodded firmly.
If this was her sister’s wish, then she would do it!
Even if it was a path full of despair and hardship.
“This sister, she’s timid and easily backs down… can you watch over her and make sure she doesn’t break her promise?”
Xixi looked at Luo Shuangxing.
“Sure!” Luo Shuangxing nodded heavily.
“Thank you,” Xixi finally closed her eyes gently, as if all worries were lifted.
Her hand in Yi’s weakened and lifelessly dropped.
The life force completely drained from her body.
Yi knelt on the floor, holding Xixi’s body, trembling slightly, releasing a deeply suppressed sob.
Luo Shuangxing reached out to gently stroke Yi’s back, wanting to say something comforting but not knowing how.
Sigh, in these matters, an outsider like her could never truly intervene.
Fortunately, Yi’s sorrow lasted only a few minutes.
Soon, she wiped her tears, sat up straight, gasping for breath, and said to Luo Shuangxing, “I can’t let Xixi down!”
Her gaze burned like fire. Having once abandoned her sister, she swore never to make the same mistake again.
Her sister’s parting wish—she would fulfill it!
“Tell me, what should I do?”
“We need specific information about that Demon—what her army looks like, how many troops… huh?”
Before Luo Shuangxing finished, two beams of light suddenly burst into the room.
What was that?!
A little earlier, those watching silently in the monitoring room observed the entire heartfelt farewell.
Monice lowered her head at her notebook.
The Soul Summoner Princess placed a hand on Feiqin’s shoulder, softly sighing.
Luo Shuangyue and Xia Mo stood a bit apart, their expressions deeply solemn.
Watching a sister bid farewell to her sibling so closely unsettled them.
“Tragedies like this happen every day,” Xia Mo murmured softly.
“Compared to Xia Mo’s broad concerns, Luo Shuangyue was much narrower-minded.
She only wanted to protect her family and friends. As for others, saving even one was enough.
Tap, tap, tap…
Just as she was about to say more, a strange noise caught her attention.
Turning, Luo Shuangyue noticed the two pendants that belonged to Yi and Xixi suddenly glowing.
“Huh?!”
“Pendants! Look at the pendants!” Luo Shuangyue pointed loudly.
Those immersed in grief hurried to look at the two pendants.