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"Then why didn't you do anything? You clearly had the ability to stop all of this!"
Shiraishikawa gently shook his head, his golden pupils reflecting the distant flames of war.
"The time is not right. And..."
A mysterious smile appeared on his lips.
"Aozaki Aoko needs this battle."
On the battlefield, Aozaki Aoko has launched a counterattack.
She compressed all her magic power into her right hand, and the light from the magic bullet illuminated half of the night sky.
"Take this, sister!"
Aozaki Aoko shouted and unleashed her full power. The magic bullet ripped through the sky, cracking the ground and distorting the air with intense heat.
Aozaki Touko simply smiled dismissively.
She raised her left hand, and the puppet's joints made a mechanical clicking sound, instantly forming a semi-transparent barrier.
The magic bullet struck the barrier, bursting with blinding light, but failed to break through.
"Is this all you can do?"
Aozaki Touko's voice came from the smoke and dust.
When her vision returned, Aozaki Aoko was horrified to discover that her sister's body was undergoing changes—a metallic sheen was faintly visible beneath her skin, and intricate gear structures extended from her joints.
"The ultimate form of puppet engineering."
Aozaki Touko moves her newly formed mechanical arm.
"I'm even willing to modify my own body to kill you."
Aozaki Aoko felt a chill.
This is not magic, but some kind of technique that is closer to taboo.
She suddenly realized that the Aozaki Touko in front of her had completely abandoned the bottom line of being human.
"You're crazy..."
Aozaki Aoko took half a step back.
"If your father saw you like this..."
"Don't mention that old man!"
Chapter 475 This is the price
Aozaki Touko suddenly flew into a rage, and the geometric patterns in her eyes spun rapidly.
"He chose you and abandoned me! This is the price he paid!"
The light of the Demon Eye suddenly intensified, and Aozaki Aoko felt her whole body stiffen.
She was horrified to discover that her every move was reflected in countless mirror images, as if she were in a cage made of gazes.
"Infinite Mirror Demon Eye"
Aozaki Touko walked slowly closer.
"Every movement you make generates infinite reflexes, ultimately binding you. Beautiful technique, isn't it?"
Aozaki Aoko struggled, but couldn't even move a finger. Despair washed over her—even with Bites the Dust's protection, what was the point of resurrection if her soul was destroyed?
"It's over, little sister."
Aozaki Touko raised her mechanical arm, her fingertips gathering deadly magic.
"This time, I will make sure you don't even have a soul left."
At this critical moment, countless images flashed through Aozaki Aoko's mind.
The promise made with Kuronji Aratsu in the library, the vow made under the cherry blossom tree, and... the last words Shiraishikawa said to her that rainy night.
"To defeat Aozaki Touko, you must first kill Aozaki Aoko."
She didn't understand the meaning of those words at the time, but now she suddenly realizes it.
Shiraishikawa wasn't telling her to commit suicide; rather, he was telling her that she had to give up her past self.
"I...don't want to die..."
Aozaki Aoko closed her eyes, feeling the unfamiliar yet warm power within her.
"But if this is the price..."
She suddenly opened her eyes, and blue flames ignited in her pupils.
"O Lord of all creatures, hear my voice!"
"Give up, Azure."
Aozaki Touko's voice came through the wind and snow, carrying a condescending pity.
"Your magic circuits have reached their limit."
Aozaki Aoko gritted her teeth, her knees sinking deep into the snow.
Aozaki Touko's Mystic Eyes—those eyes that could see through the essence of all magic—were locked onto her, as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on her shoulders.
Her magic circuits were indeed overloaded, and every breath was accompanied by intense pain.
"limit?"
Aozaki Aoko suddenly laughed, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
"Sister, when did you become so naive?"
She suddenly raised her head, her blue eyes burning with a resolute flame.
The magic mark on his right arm burst forth with an even brighter light, and the surrounding snowflakes vaporized and disappeared the moment they came into contact with this light.
Aozaki Touko frowned slightly, and the suppressive power of the Mystic Eyes intensified once again.
Aozaki Aoko felt as if her internal organs were being squeezed by an invisible hand, but she did not back down.
Instead, she stood up slowly and firmly.
"Your magic eye is indeed powerful."
Aozaki Aoko gasped for breath, each word accompanied by excruciating pain.
"But compared to true magic, it's nothing but child's play!"
Aozaki Touko's pupils suddenly contracted.
She saw that the magic circuits within Aozaki Aoko's body were undergoing a qualitative change—it wasn't ordinary magic, but rather a higher level of existence.
"impossible..."
Aozaki Touko murmured softly, then decisively released the suppression of the Mystic Eyes.
"Very well, let me see what the so-called fifth magic is all about."
The wind and snow suddenly stopped.
Aozaki Aoko closed her eyes and focused all her attention on the newborn power within her body.
She gave up thinking, gave up fear, and even gave up the perception of pain.
At this moment, only one thought remained in her mind—to defeat the formidable enemy before her.
"Declaration——"
Aozaki Aoko's voice was very soft, yet it seemed to penetrate the entire space.
The snow beneath her feet began to melt, revealing the black earth.
The surrounding air was distorted and deformed, and the trees in the distance seemed to be pulled apart by an invisible hand, becoming fragmented.
"I will show you true magic."
Space began to collapse.
No, to be precise (according to Zhao), it is the world's "surface" that is being peeled away.
The ground beneath Aozaki Aoko's feet turned emerald green, which quickly spread outwards.
The ice and snow melted, replaced by an endless sea of flowers. The white blossoms swayed in the wind, emitting a soft glow.
"This is... the Fifth Magic?"
Aozaki Touko looked around, her voice filled with barely concealed shock.
Aozaki Aoko did not answer.
She was paying the price for becoming a mage—every cell in her body was being rebuilt in burning pain.
This pain was enough to break anyone, but her expression remained unusually calm.
Chapter 476 Irony
"How ironic."
Aozaki Aoko murmured self-deprecatingly.
"I actually longed to become an irredeemable criminal."
She closed her eyes and threw herself into the final stages of the project. Memory, emotion, the meaning of life.
She temporarily abandoned everything. When she opened her eyes again, there was no longer any human hesitation or weakness in her pupils.
"Words of Power - Liberation".
As she whispered, a massive magic circle unfolded beneath her feet, with intricate runes flowing around it.
A whirlwind of azure magic erupted from her body, shooting straight into the sky. The night sky was torn apart, and starlight spilled onto the sea of flowers.
"The order has changed."
Aozaki Aoko declared that voice no longer belonged to humans, but rather to some higher-dimensional existence.
Aozaki Touko felt a wave of dizziness.
She saw Aozaki Aoko's appearance changing—her long red hair became more vibrant, and her clothes transformed into an outfit she had never seen before, radiating powerful magical energy.