The all-powerful middle schooler

Little Dove immediately lost her composure and roared loudly.

"Hahaha......."

Eriri, who had originally intended to find fault, laughed along with the others.

Amidst laughter and joy, everyone spent today's cultural festival.

.......

Another month has passed.

"Shichimiya-kun, did you take the day off again today?"

Nanase Tsukumo walked up to the podium, glanced at the stage, and noticed that a familiar figure was missing from the seat.

The teacher's mutterings caught the attention of some people below.

After class, everyone gathered together.

"Does anyone have any clue about Shichimiya's recent frequent absences?"

"Izumi Hasegawa asked."

The others' eyes fell on Nibutani Morika and Dekomori Sanae, because their relationship had become closer recently.

"No, Sophia hasn't talked to me about 'magic' much lately."

Dansheng Valley Mori Natsumi shook her head.

“She hasn’t gone out on patrol for a while now, and Dekomori seems to be a bit tired.”

Sanae Dekomori continued.

Everyone frowned.

They all had a bad feeling.

"It seems like it wasn't just a simple case of taking leave to go out and exorcise demons."

Hanesegawa Izumi pondered for a moment, then lowered her gaze and looked out the window.

"I'll go visit her after school this afternoon."

"I'll go too. I hope nothing bad happens to Sofia."

"Tomorrow will also die."

.......

School in the afternoon.

After learning Shichimiya Satone's address from their homeroom teacher, the Far East Magic Club members went to her house.

After some investigation, they arrived at a detached villa.

Compared to Shichimiya's family home, this residence is truly luxurious.

But after all, it's normal for a magical girl to have such financial resources.

"Boom boom boom..."

Izumi Hasegawa stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"Are you not home?"

Rokka asked in confusion.

Hasegawa Izumi's expression shifted, and her senses extended outwards.

Normally, he would restrain his 'power' in all aspects because he would receive some unnecessary information, which would only cause trouble.

In that instant, in one of the rooms she sensed, the girl was lying face down on the floor, blood flowing from her mouth, her chest rising and falling slightly, her breath extremely weak.

"Ok?"

He vanished in a flash, leaving the girls stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening.

Something happened to Shichigu!

Immediately afterwards, Dansheng Valley Senxia casually waved his hand, and spiritual power, like a key, was inserted into the keyhole to open the door.

When the girls rushed into the bedroom, they saw Shichimiya Satone lying on the bed with a pale face, and the boy was holding a finger to her forehead.

After a while, Shichimiya Satone's complexion gradually turned rosy, and she finally let out a soft moan: "Ugh..."

A few seconds later, she opened her eyes and looked at the people by the window, and for a moment she thought she was dreaming.

"Seekers of the Way, what are you doing here?"

"Because you've been taking leave, we planned to come see you today, but we didn't expect to find you lying on the ground... I've already examined the abnormality of your body, and it can't be cured by simple treatment, because your soul is quite weak, and there's even a missing piece."

Hasegawa Izumi gave a quick and concise explanation.

"Is it that serious?"

The girls were all taken aback.

Because normally, no matter what kind of injury it is, he can always heal it if he takes action.

This is the first time this has happened.

Shichimiya Satone looked up at everyone's concerned eyes and gave a heartbreaking smile, saying, "I know, this is the price we have to pay to get help... After all, being a magical girl isn't an easy job."

"This power has merged with your soul, and the power you previously displayed was sustained by your life. Furthermore... the entity that supports this power is no ordinary being."

Hanase Izumi's expression changed slightly before she continued.

This method was extremely clever; he wouldn't have discovered it if he hadn't been probing the soul.

Coincidentally, the aura of the other party matched that of the uninvited guest who had broken in through the spatial rift that they had sensed when they were exploring with the dolphins.

It was after coming into contact with this high-level power that he had a premonition—

This inevitable battle seems destined to be fought on Him.

Volume 4: 60 Otherworldly Demons

"The story begins with an accident a year ago..."

A look of reminiscence and realization flashed in Shichimiya Satone's eyes as she recounted the ins and outs of the story.

At that time, she was still an idle, chuunibyou magical girl who wandered around hunting, often going out to pursue strange and unusual things, just like Rikka before her.

Whether it was bad luck or good luck, she had never come into contact with anything related to the extraordinary until one day, while playing in the wild, she accidentally looked up and saw a strange seed floating in the sky. Curious, she chased after it and held it in her palm.

Then, she obtained information about it out of thin air from the seed—

This is something called the 'Seed of Life'. If you swallow it, you can gain incredible abilities, but the price is your own life.

The girl hesitated at the time.

Although they coveted the extraordinary power, it was ultimately a matter of life and death.

However, after that, she became even more convinced of the existence of the 'extraordinary,' and thus became even more obsessed and proactive in her search for it.

One day, she encountered a strange wooden carving and, unable to resist the temptation, brought it into her home. Little did she know that this would bring utter disaster to her family.

She later learned that the wood carving was indeed a strange object, especially capable of attracting ghosts and monsters. On that very night, a terrible evil spirit attacked her home, and her parents died protecting her. It was only at the last moment that she ate the seed, becoming a true magical girl, and thus ultimately escaped the calamity.

Having lost her parents and lost all hope for the future, the young girl remembered her ideal man and came to Tokyo, hoping to make the last years of her life happier. That was all.

"Well, I'm satisfied. I should have died long ago. All the extra time I have now is a bonus."

After telling this somewhat heavy story, Shichimiya Satone's expression was quite calm, as if she didn't take it seriously at all.

Others couldn't stand it at all.

This is not a sign of relief; the seemingly optimistic girl is actually already overwhelmed inside.

"Sophia, is that really what you think?"

"Dansheng Valley Mori Natsumi asked calmly."

"That's right, you don't need to care about my affairs at all."

Shichimiya Satone responded with a smile.

"How could I not care!"

Dansheng Valley Senxia's expression immediately turned angry.

Among everyone, she had spent the most time with the other person and their relationship was quite deep, so at this moment she felt a kind of anger at their lack of ambition.

"Are you so eager to die?"

In the silence, Natsukawa Masaki twirled her long silver hair with her fingers and spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"What if what happened to you wasn't an accident, but something someone did on purpose?"

These words caused Shichimiya Satone's expression to change.

"How can it be......"

"As the minister just said, the nature of this force is very high. This so-called 'seed of life' may just be a way for the people behind the scenes to reap the rewards. We've seen this kind of thing far too often."

The cold words seemed to freeze the girl's heart.

If that's really the case...

"Aren't you being a little too naive?"

"Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"

"Isn't it obvious that you first give people despair and then give them hope...?"

Others chimed in.

They are no longer as naive as before, habitually speculating about the unexpected events behind their actions with the utmost malice. Moreover, they have to say so because 'revenge' might give Shichimiya hope of survival.

"Seeking...seeker of the Way!"

Shichimiya Satone's expression brightened, and she raised her voice.

"What they said is not wrong."

Hasegawa Izumi gave her an affirmation.

His words were so profound that the girl had no choice but to believe that such a possibility truly existed.

Shichimiya Satone lowered her head, but her hands gripped the blanket tightly, revealing the intense turmoil in her heart.

The girl who used to laugh and joke couldn't laugh at all at this moment; all that remained was a heart full of resentment and confusion.

"Seeker of the Way, I need to confirm something. Can you help me?"

She looked up again, reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes, her eyes filled with longing.

"Don't worry, I will help you."

Hasegawa Izumi gave him a reassuring smile.

"The one who tied the knot must untie it; the problem you have can only be solved by confronting the person behind the scenes."

.......

A secluded island far overseas, isolated from the world, seems like a fantasy land far removed from the mundane world.

The people here seem to be living very happily, with smiles on their faces.

In the center of the island stands a gigantic cherry blossom tree that would never grow to its full size in a thousand years. Its branches and leaves are lush and vigorous, and its fragrant and beautiful cherry blossoms still bloom in this cold winter, creating a breathtaking scene that amazes the world.

That's why this island, which was only discovered a little over a year ago, is known to the world as Sakura Island.

At the port, a speedboat stopped, and several figures disembarked.

"The people here are so strange."

The girls walked down the street and spoke to several people. Although they all acted kindly, they all made the girls feel uncomfortable.

"These people are all the enemy's spies, just a bunch of puppets."

Hasegawa Izumi's gaze fell upon the enormous cherry blossom tree in the center of the island, the source of all the stares.

"So we were discovered when we arrived on this island?"

The little bird swims around, and the six flowers become alert.