Chapter 558: The Group Members’ Shock

Chapter 558: Chapter 558: The Group Members’ Shock

Doujin Artist: Wow, a fusion of six Demon Gods?

Machete Girl: Yeah, I was pretty shocked too.

Katsura Kotonoha, who had sent the message, had already finished showering and changed into pink dress pajamas. Janet, meanwhile, was on the phone reporting everything happening in the snowy mountain town to her boss.

If nothing went wrong, there should be news tomorrow about the town being buried under the snow, with no survivors.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: That’s actually great. It basically means the mission is already more than halfway complete.

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Right? If the next one is another fusion of six Demon Gods, wouldn’t that mean we could complete the world mission right away?

Machete Girl: Let’s not. I really hope we never see something like this again.

Katsura Kotonoha let out a breath and shook her head. If she had a choice, she would still rather play a few more of those adventure and puzzle games. The Demon God fusion made completing her mission much easier, but the danger it posed was simply too great.

Of course.

It wasn’t that Kotonoha was afraid she couldn’t beat it. Even if she couldn’t, she could always call for help, and after merging with the X factor, she couldn’t die anyway. But the innocent civilians had no way to withstand the threat posed by the fused Demon God.

It had silently turned the entire town’s population into puppets on strings. If it were allowed to develop for even a little longer, who knew what would happen? Ordinary humans had no way to resist its power. They could only wait helplessly to be slaughtered.

Doujin Artist: Come to think of it, the idea that destroying the Demon Gods will complete Kotonoha’s world mission is only our guess. Maybe that isn’t how things really work?

Machete Girl: Eriri, don’t say things like that! You’re making me nervous.

Doujin Artist: But I’m only stating the facts. We still don’t know whether the Demon Gods are really the source of the disaster.

Curly-haired Guy: That’s true. We don’t have any detailed information about your world, so it’s hard to say whether the Demon Gods are really the source.

Pretty Boy from Skull Island: What should we do if they aren’t?

Amegakure Village’s Angel: The safest way would be to conquer the world. That would guarantee completion of the world mission.

Machete Girl: If we conquer the world, we’ll have to start all over again.

The only way for Katsura Kotonoha to complete her world mission was to eliminate the source, not conquer the world.

Just like what Gerald had done in Academy City, she could naturally complete the world mission after defeating and subduing the Demon Gods, then killing Aleister and the Great Demon.

She didn’t think she was capable of conquering the world. In her own opinion, she wasn’t the leader type. Guiding people toward victory simply wasn’t suited to her.

But if eliminating the source really didn’t work, she would have no choice but to try another method.

This is an Actor: If the Demon Gods aren’t the source, I’ll go help you.

After all, Gerald had also helped spread the theory that the Demon Gods were the source. That was why Katsura Kotonoha had gone to such lengths to find the true source. If it all turned out to be for nothing, then he had a responsibility to help, both morally and practically.

After sending the message, Gerald lowered his head and glanced at Hermione, who was sitting in the center of the magic circle.

Ever since the girl had returned to her room after class, she seemed to have set down a heavy burden. Her face was relaxed, and the tension between her brows had disappeared. Clearly, her decision had received the support of her friends.

Support was one thing, though. Harry and Ron had not come with the little witch to study celestial magic. They knew their own limits and both felt they weren’t suited for it.

And they were right. They couldn’t even understand the most basic introductory concepts of celestial magic. If they recklessly tried to study and meditate on it, they would surely cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

At that moment, Hermione was sitting cross-legged in the magic circle with her mind completely empty. Her consciousness had sunk into a strange and wonderful state. At that moment, she felt as if she were the universe, and the universe were her.

Within that vast universe, it seemed as though countless stars were communicating with her.

Hermione had no idea what they were saying. But she could feel their gentleness and peace, along with a warm, comforting sensation. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Back in the real world.

A layer of shimmering light appeared across Hermione’s skin, giving her a captivating beauty.

"Looks like Miss Granger succeeded." Luna curled her lips into a smile and chuckled. "Congratulations. You now have a beautiful magical apprentice."

The term "magical apprentice" Luna used clearly did not refer to an ordinary teacher-student relationship. It was the term ancient wizards used for their true successors. Such a bond was clearly much closer and more dependable than the teacher-student relationship at Hogwarts.

"Are you jealous?" Gerald raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. I’m extremely jealous right now!"

"That won’t help. You can’t learn this kind of magic."

Their conversation did not avoid Hermione, because they both knew she couldn’t hear them. This kind of deep meditation could only be completed after casting aside all distractions. It completely blocked out awareness of the outside world.

Doujin Artist: If I remember correctly, this is the first time Anzen has ever shown so much enthusiasm, right?

Eriri’s tone was very sour, extremely sour. She felt that the group leader clearly had another motive, and that left her feeling bitter.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Seems that way. Has our dear group leader finally reached the right age? Is he eagerly stretching out his poisonous claws?

Li Mochou’s words were very blunt, but she meant no harm. She was simply getting revenge for the group leader’s pranks at her expense.

This is an Actor: It’s not that I’ve reached the right age. I’ve just figured things out. This sort of thing will become common in the future, so you don’t need to be so surprised.

Soul Society’s Villain: Oh, looks like our group leader has gained a new understanding.

This is an Actor: I wouldn’t call it a new understanding. I just want to be a little more honest than I used to be.

Doujin Artist: So basically, the block of wood has finally started to think?

This is an Actor: To be honest, did I really seem that much like a block of wood before?

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: I think you should ask Big Sister Konan that. No one has more right to answer than she does.

Amegakure Village’s Angel: Not like a block of wood. You’re much harder than one. Do you know how many ways I tried to win you over? The worst part is that most of them didn’t work on you!

Doujin Artist: I can hear the helplessness in that.

Lin Fengjiao: It’s more than helplessness. It’s downright heartbreaking.

This is an Actor: I’m sorry, dear Big Sister Konan.

Amegakure Village’s Angel: ?

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: ?

Doujin Artist: No way! You’re kidding, right? This can’t be real! What am I looking at? Anzen, the Anzen who has never shown the slightest hint of romance, what did he just call Konan?

Machete Girl: "Big Sister Konan." You didn’t read it wrong.

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