NOVEL NEXT Chapter 112
In a space tangled with the starlight of every color, countless dreams are felt.
On the golden land of creation, only happiness was abundant, and the stars despaired in endless boredom.
On the dark blue land filled with death, the stars sing while worshiping death.
On the brown land saturated with war, the stars march forward, dedicating themselves to heroes and glory.
On the black land made thick with plague, the stars, having bid farewell to all gods, have become infinitely weaker.
The age set by the three goddesses is the Age of Destruction.
A time when everything returns to nothingness.
The Goddess of [Start] wished for a speck of hope that had settled within the void.
In the final paradise guarded by the Apostle of [Deception], an age of silver exists.
I deny that.
Between my outstretched hands, the starlight of every color sparkled.
The dreams of all the magical girls existing in this world flow in.
Under the red sky, the desperate screams of girls rejecting the Age of Nothingness resound.
Beneath the derisive laughter of the gods, the wishes of ordinary people hoping for tomorrow are heard.
– Hikari-chan!!
‘Friendship shining in yellow.’
– Hikari!!
‘Love burning in red.’
– Leader!!
‘Trust moving forward in green.’
– Leader!!!
‘Respect approaching in orange.’
– Your Majesty!!
‘Responsibility spreading in light purple.’
The original fate the girls should have had was revealed.
I saw the lives they had shattered by the gods.
Countless starlights.
Countless people.
Countless dreams.
“First Deception.”
A kind lie that there will be a tomorrow better than today.
“Tomorrow’s Start.”
A start of today moving forward while believing in tomorrow.
“Hope.”
The light of the world gripped in my outstretched hands began to rise and swallow me.
Fwaaa—!!
Uniting with the true shards of the world, I shoot a massive pillar of light toward that red sky.
The animus caught in the unique skill pouring down in a splendid display of colors.
In a moment of realization, I became the false goddess of the magical girl of [Conquest].
I said the answer she longed for.
“Right here, right now!!!”
“…….”
Swallowing both me and the animus,
A massive white pillar extends to the universe, enveloping Shinjuku, where the battle is being fought.
A colossal tree stretches out toward the stars, with the Earth as its soil.
Underneath the pillar that feeds on all dreams, I declare.
“I deny [Magical Girl HAZARD]!!”
Gradually, I transform under the massive tree that emerged from all the gathered starlight.
“I deny the fate of the three goddesses!!”
My hair, wrapped in white light, grows endlessly and shines not silver but white.
“I deny the destruction of this world!!”
The magician’s attire vanishes under the white light, replaced by a dazzling white dress.
“I am the magical girl of [Hope]!!”
Eyes newly opened as a magical girl who loves this world, not as the reincarnation of the Goddess of [Start] who lost her sight.
Behind me, all the colored starlight gathers, creating a brilliantly shining white veil.
Fwaaa!!
Four pieces of starlight floating above my head connect into a massive white halo.
All colors embrace not the colorless but the multicolored.
A white magical girl.
My new birth.
A true magical girl who surpasses [Start].
My self-defined final fate.
Full Bloom 4-Star Magical Girl of [Hope]
Our story does not begin with the tragedy of war.
Our story will begin with hope.
“I declare to you.”
I gathered white starlight in both hands and created a massive star.
A gigantic white star that completely hides the red sky.
A shining star of hope.
A star protecting those who live for tomorrow.
Unique Skill of the Magical Girl of [Hope]
ETERNAL FLOW
All that humanity experiences, loves, hates, mourns, and creates.
Karma
Cause and effect
All things of humankind are stained by my white light.
All the lands humans live on begin to shine due to my white star.
I, the last magical girl, will affirm humanity’s tomorrow.
Because I’ve seen your dreams shining brighter than mine, which were merely paved with the power of the gods.
I dared to declare.
“Humankind will live for tomorrow!”
Haaaa—!!
Shaking off all unique skills, the magical girl of [Conquest] charges in, led by two lions. Behind her, all memories of war gather, creating immense wings of glory.
She approaches me to deliver the strongest blow for the sake of realizing enlightenment.
Believing in her victory without a doubt, she comes at me with everything she has.
‘Animus…!’
I struck with my final blow, honoring the apostle who sought to care for humanity in my absence.
The white guiding star.
From my outstretched hands, a white giant star descended, affirming everything humanity creates for tomorrow.
Only light filled the space.
Kwaaa—!!
As the guiding star fell, the entire world enveloping us turned an instant white.
Even the red sky and the black monsters faded away under the white light as they slowly crumbled and disappeared.
Everything destroyed by the monsters fallen from the curse of the gods and the wounds of the stars is restored.
The end of the age when the gods and stars played.
A change aiding humanity in preparing for tomorrow.
All worlds change.
“…….”
“…….”
After the passing of the massive guiding star.
The Scramble Crossing, once bearing the scars of battle, appeared entirely intact.
It had clearly been broken to pieces after a fierce struggle, yet it returned to its usual sight.
The red sky had completely vanished and turned blue.
Quiet everyday life.
Everything returned to normal.
“I won…”
“Yep! I won!”
“That’s great.”
“…….”
The animus, taking the form of Emily, slowly faded, swallowed by the white aura.
Having shattered even her glass star that constituted her being, she could not remain in any place.
Yet, the animus gazed at the blue sky with a peaceful expression.
“Animus.”
“… Hmm?”
“Why did you try to impart enlightenment to me by dedicating yourself to the will of the stars?”
“Even antagonism was a way for humanity to interact. And…”
The first trial.
The first apostle.
Being the strongest, she was more dedicated to the role of an apostle than anyone else.
Born from human tragedy, the animus was more interested in humanity than anyone else.
“Ha ha ha.”
The girl who sought ways to save humanity paused her words and smiled.
That smile strangely resembled Emily.
Though she couldn’t quite understand humanity even including herself, she still loved it like a girl who tried to uniquely love humanity in her own way.
The apostle’s smile, trying to love humanity in her way, was awkward yet simple.
“… And the magical girl.”
Exists to protect everyone.
For those who can protect everyone.
“For a tomorrow better than me.”
“…….”
“Ah, I do have one regret.”
“What is it?”
“Cheese sandwich. I wanted to try it at least once…”
“…….”
With that statement, the animus completely dissolved, leaving brown crumbs behind. The remnants she birthed emitted a gentle light, spreading across the blue sky.
The girl who bore the fate of [War] and [Conquest] vanished into the blue sky.
“……”
Silence
Over the Scramble Crossing where I stand alone, the warm sunlight of early summer and white clouds rise.
On the first day I came here, it rained, and the day I came to watch the red broadcast was chaotic.
The first experience of peace at the Scramble Crossing.
I have conquered [Magical Girl HAZARD] for the first time.
Warmth
The sunlight of early summer filled with hope.
That sunlight caressed my cheeks so brightly that I stared blankly.
In the midst of this, a voice echoed in my ears.
“Hikari!!”
“Hikari-chan!!”
“Leader!!”
“We’ve won!!”
The girls come running.
[Notification from the Elysion Observatory!! The red atmosphere has completely disappeared!! We’ve won!!]
– Waaaaahhh!!!
The sound of cheers erupting from the radio and throughout the city, celebrating the trials overcome reaches my ears.
Hug
Yuki rushed into my embrace.
Yuki trembled with excitement from experiencing total victory for the first time, burying her face in my chest.
“Hikari, we won.”
“We did win.”
“Hikari, you’ve changed.”
“You’ve changed too.”
The world has now changed.
Not the age of destruction.
But the age of hope we are creating.
“Hikari-chan!!”
Hana burrowed in between us.
“Whoa, Leader, you’ve changed your outfit? You look like a goddess!”
Ichika laughed, tossing her tangled green hair back.
“Haa… that was tough.”
Kyoko dusted off the tattered cheerleader outfit, looking this way and that.
“We won.”
“We won!”
“Waaaaahhhh!!”
A chorus of magical girls cheering was heard from afar.
“Thank you, magical girls!!”
“I could survive thanks to you!!”
“Thank youuuu!!”
People walked out of the shelters to express their gratitude to us.
A year ago, when I watched the red broadcast here, did I ever imagine this scene?
“We did win.”
I spoke with a sense of relief for some reason.
Now we had [Hope].