"!!?"
'She wants to kill me, truly kill me. Without any malice, just like crushing an ant.' Dodging Kikura's steel claw attack, she saw the flush on her face, as if she was anticipating something. 'This person is completely broken.'
"Ahaha~ Little Sister, don't run around! Let Big Sister here take care of you! If I deal with you, Orikko will definitely praise me. If I deal with you, the next target will be the girl who will destroy the world. If I just... just complete these things, we can be together forever. So... so hurry up and die!"
'As expected, she's become abnormal. Her love for Orikko has reached a twisted point.'
"Bang!" Another head-on collision. Feeling her body constantly growing heavier, Yoshino could see that the soul gem on her was turning black at an extremely fast rate. She estimated that it would be completely corrupted in a few more minutes, and then she would become a witch.
"Amazing, truly amazing, Little Sister. Even though I've used an ability more than ten times stronger than usual, you can still move so quickly. As expected, you are the one obstructing Orikko's plan. I absolutely must kill you."
'Can't she see the current situation anymore? Doesn't she even see her own soul gem rapidly being corrupted?' Quickly passing through the opponent's arm, Yoshino grabbed Kikura's hand and forcefully threw her away.
"I ask you! Where is the smell of blood on you coming from? What exactly did you do before coming here!?" Looking at Kikura, who had stabilized her body, and recalling the bloody smell from earlier, Yoshino asked loudly.
"Did what? Of course, I completed the task Orikko assigned to me. Killing the Magical Girls of Mitakihara, by doing so, I can prevent the destruction of the entire world. Isn't that a good thing?" Stroking the steel claws on her hands, Kikura said with a morbid smile: "Orikko said that this is sacrificing a few people to achieve peace for the majority. Magical Girls in despair will become witches, so if we kill all Magical Girls, no witches will be born, and... Pwah!!!!?"
A direct punch landed on Kikura's abdomen, interrupting her words. Yoshino's attack wasn't direct; as Kikura bent over from the heavy blow to her abdomen, Yoshino extended her leg and fiercely kicked her into the air. With a speed she hadn't shown before, she continuously attacked Kikura in mid-air.
"What are you talking about! Who gave you the right! Why do you think you have the power to decide others' lives and deaths! Do you think you're a savior? Don't be ridiculous!"
Yoshino felt very angry, infinitely angrier than when Saten Ruiko was almost injured before. This approach, similar to Emiya Kiritsugu's, made her feel displeased, yes, just displeased. She was just a girl, at most a girl with power. Yet she naively wanted to save this world?
"Don't joke around! Black Magical Girl! Kikura!" Yoshino's face was slightly contorted with anger as she landed a punch squarely on the opponent's face. Her display startled 'Good' and 'Evil' who were observing the situation from within her, but after a moment of thought, they expressed understanding. For Yoshino, who respected life, such blasphemy against life was something she absolutely could not tolerate.
"Right hand unleashed! Magic Shooter! 199 Ice Arrows!" Watching Kikura gradually lose consciousness under her attack, Yoshino gathered the maximum power she could currently use into her right hand. The cold and sharpness of ice accumulated in her hand, and the next moment, she struck Kikura's body with her full strength. "Ice Blossom Collapse Fist!!!"
"Pfft ah!" This time, what she spat out was no longer stomach acid, but a mouthful of blood. A Magical Girl would not die unless her soul gem was shattered, so the enraged Yoshino didn't hold back and attacked directly.
Just as she flew out, intending to continue her assault, Kikura's body suddenly vanished into thin air.
'Spatial fluctuation, did someone rescue her?' After checking left and right and not sensing the opponent's magic fluctuation, Yoshino's agitated emotions calmed down.
"Yoshino, are you alright?" Yoshinon, on her left hand, looked at Yoshino with concern. Yoshino's display of power just now had slightly frightened it. Without the interference of 'Evil,' without the invasion of Magic of Darkness, these were Yoshino's own emotions. The timid and gentle Yoshino had truly made a girl vomit blood out of anger just now.
"I'm fine, Yoshinon. I'm just a little uneasy. In this world, we're not only facing Walpurgisnacht, but also Oriko Mikami and Kikura. They act without considering the consequences, and their goal is to kill Madoka. To kill that incredibly gentle Madoka, who has done nothing wrong," Yoshino said with a determined expression, feeling her heart pound violently from anger.
"I will absolutely not let such a tragedy befall such a kind Madoka. Even if I can use The Twelfth Bullet to change past fate, I absolutely will not allow such a future to happen."
"Even if it means I have to kill them, I will do it. Oriko Mikami, Kikura. I will make them realize how foolish their actions truly are!" Even if their intentions were good, it didn't change the fact that they were harming others.
No one has the absolute right to decide the life and death of others, not even under the grand justification of saving the world!
The four individuals observing all of this from within simultaneously sighed. They had fully sensed Yoshino's resolve. But... 'The truly kind one is you, Yoshino.'
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