Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

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Seeing Sugiyama Rika's determined look, Sugiyama Yoko couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Her mind started racing, trying to recall if the other party had any leverage over her.

No way...? This guy wouldn't have one, would he?

Yoko Sugiyama was certain that Sugiyama Rika hadn't found any flaws in her past, and besides, now that they were in the Otherworld, everything she had there should have disappeared by now.

Whether it's the cringeworthy interviews from when they first debuted or embarrassing moments from their childhood, those records containing these incriminating details should have been harmoniously erased by the laws of the world.

How could she possibly be here, being controlled by Sugiyama Rika?

Moreover, from childhood to adulthood, it was always she who had the upper hand over this older sister, rather than Sugiyama Rika, that stupid and careless guy, who held the dominant position.

Even if the other party remembers some embarrassing things about you, it won't become a fatal weakness.

Yes. I didn't give out any "anything can be done" coupons, or leave any recordings about marrying my sister when I grew up. My childhood diaries have been erased by the laws of the world, leaving not a single word. It's impossible for them to appear in this kind of situation.

This is definitely Sugiyama Rika deliberately trying to scare me, trying to get me to hand over the dividing needle.

But I will definitely not be scared like that.

The other party was just bluffing; they couldn't offer anything substantial.

As Yoko Sugiyama thought about it, the heavy weight in her heart slowly lifted, but out of caution, she still probed Sugiyama Rika's tone: "No matter what you offer, I won't... um?"

What Sugiyama Rika pulled out of her pocket was a new mobile phone.

Yoko Sugiyama saw the other person unlock their screen and find the recording, and suddenly felt something was wrong: "Wait... what exactly do you want me to see?"

Her words carried a hint of panic, a touch of fear about a completely unknown tactic.

Sugiyama Rika looked innocent: "It's nothing, I just wanted you to hear your mother's voice, Yoko. Haven't you not spoken to her in a long time?"

"...This is your trump card?" After a brief moment of stunned silence, Yoko Sugiyama felt utterly speechless. "I'm not a child anymore, how could I possibly be defeated by something like this?"

Sugiyama Rika wasn't in a hurry. Instead, she started recording and said with a smile, "Go home and visit sometime. Mom misses you too."

Yoko Sugiyama was about to scoff and say that her mother had forgotten her and would never say such a thing to her.

That recording might even be AI-generated...

Just as she was being stubborn, her mother's voice came through the phone.

"If we had given birth to a second daughter back then, your father and I would most likely have named her 'Yangzi'."

As soon as she heard that voice, Yoko Sugiyama had a bad feeling.

Even though my heart was completely calm, my eyes started to sting and welled up with warm tears.

This wasn't her reaction, but rather another, weaker personality that instantly awoke upon hearing her mother's voice, radiating an overwhelming longing and sorrow.

In reality, it sounds nice, but it's just a conditioned reflex that makes a child cry when they hear their mother's voice after being wronged.

I was able to keep my composure, but the moment that gentle, familiar voice entered my ears, my mental defenses crumbled instantly.

"To be honest, I still feel that this house is a bit empty. You're never home, and you never call us. Your dad is also very busy with work."

"Sometimes I think that maybe I should have another child. This is not my imagination; that child really existed."

"I get really sad every time I think like this, Riva. It's like I've lost her and I don't even know where she is."

"I wonder if she's hurt? Is she scared all by herself? Is she afraid of the dark at night? Is she hungry? Does she want to go home?"

"...I always think like this, isn't that strange?"

Ooh wow—I peed in my eyes—

Yoko Sugiyama could feel the suppressed personality beginning to riot. She frantically wiped away her tears while struggling to regain control of her body, almost in a chaotic state.

Meanwhile, Sugiyama Rika was still staring at her with that hateful look that seemed to say, "I knew you were just being a tsundere and missing your mom," which infuriated her.

Ugh, stop crying! Am I a mama's boy/girl?!

And that Rika Sugiyama! Can you please stop taking pictures with your phone when someone's crying? Get away from me!!!

Despite her rage, Yoko Sugiyama, her body trembling with tears, slapped away the tissues offered by Rika Sugiyama. Noticing the others watching her antics, her angry tone softened with sobs: "Get away...! Don't, don't let go!"

With a smile that was both tolerant and gentle, but which actually seemed particularly mocking to Yoko Sugiyama, Rika Sugiyama opened her arms wide: "It's okay, Yoko, it's not like you can't cry..."

Yoko Sugiyama's dark side is going crazy.

She could tolerate torture or other forms of interrogation, but this tactic directly targets her weakness (the fatal flaw of her other personality)—despicable! Shameless!

Why not play by the rules!

The angrier she got, the less stable her control over her body became. And with the support of her mother's voice, the other personality suddenly unleashed an incredible burst of power, overwhelming her in one fell swoop!

The black mist screamed as it was expelled from Yoko Sugiyama's pupils, her eyes becoming exceptionally clear in that instant.

The former magical girl, who had regained control of her body, sniffed in a daze.

Then, he suddenly pulled out the dividing needle hidden inside his body, and before the dark side inside his body could rush out again to fight for control of his body, he pressed the artifact against his chest once more.

A blinding light emanated from the part of the dividing needle that was in contact with her body. Behind her, another scream seemed to come from Sugiyama Yoko. A shadow was trying to escape from her body, but it was firmly pinned back by the dividing needle.

Two identical shadows appeared beneath her feet. A powerful force pulled the shadows together, and although one of the shadows tried to escape, it could not resist the force and merged with the other shadow.

After doing all this, the dividing needle fell off Sugiyama Yoko's chest. Sugiyama Rika, who was next to her, subconsciously reached out to catch it. Fortunately, she was wrapped in magic, so she didn't get hurt.

Having barely recovered, Yoko Sugiyama was covered in sweat and her mind was still a bit muddled, so she handed the dividing needle directly to Rika Sugiyama next to her.

“Nail the separated individuals together,” Yoko Sugiyama said.

By using this divine artifact to simultaneously pierce through the separated individuals, they can be fused back into one.

"That's easy! I'll just fly over with these two real bows and merge them back in one go!" Sugiyama Rika was very confident in her flying skills.

However, the other two real bows are incapable of fighting and cannot regenerate. If they were to rush over there rashly, they might get injured.

The black dragon will launch indiscriminate attacks on any living thing that gets close, and with this magical power weakened, the already powerful explosion will easily pulverize anyone who gets in.

Even with a magical shield for defense, it's still not easy, let alone the fact that Desire True Bow is still a child, so we can't let her take any risks.

So the biggest problem now is that it's really difficult to get close to Haga Mayumi over there.

Although the black dragon's goal is enormous, the half-humanoid figure on top is the one that can truly be used as the main body for fusion.

To get close to that kind of Yuga True Bow, one must first get past the fleshy buds wrapped around the black dragon and the continuous bombs, and safely deliver the True Bow of Reason and the True Bow of Desire.

Moreover, be prepared for that half-body, which looks like a decoration, to suddenly leap up and beat everyone up.

The fact that the Power Bow is hanging on the black dragon's forehead doesn't mean she's completely silent.

After a brief discussion, the group decided that Sugiyama Rika would lead the way, using meteor magic to carve a relatively safe path through the dense bomb sky, and take the opportunity to subdue the powerful True Bow.

Then Little Bear delivered the remaining two real bows.

The Abyss Gentleman was responsible for guarding Yoko Sugiyama, who hadn't yet recovered from her shock.

Upon learning of his task, the little bear pointed to his round little black nose in surprise, a look of astonishment on his furry bear face: "Me??"

"Yes," Mayumi, a rational person, affirmed.

After transforming back into its teddy bear form, the bear can hide people inside its soft, cotton-filled belly. Even if subjected to a violent impact, the real cotton filling inside can provide excellent cushioning.

The doll's skin, which looks soft and fragile and could be torn by a single scissor, is actually quite tough.

After all, this is the bear's original form, made of special fabric that has undergone magical enhancement and reshaping, so it won't easily fall apart.

Previously, it could be easily torn apart by Mayumi Haga, but now the little bear's magic level has increased significantly, and it has upgraded its original form, so its strength is naturally not the same as before.

Ordinary bullets cannot penetrate this tough leather, but it still feels like fabric to the touch.

Magic, isn't it amazing?

Even under Mayumi Haga's full-force bombardment, the little bear was able to hold out for a while.

If they do their best to dodge, the safety level for the two passengers inside her body is quite high.

It's at least better than having Sugiyama Rika take it directly.

Furthermore, even if the bear is torn to pieces by the black dragon, it can still be resurrected as the core of a monster. Although the Abyss Gentleman, who is also a monster, can do the same, the Abyss Gentleman's body has a more acute sense of pain, so being torn to pieces is very unpleasant.

The little bear's survival skills are outstanding even among the weirdos.

And so, it was decided.

The battle plan had just been assigned when Terasaki Ayasa, who had been hiding in the distance, delivered the Desire Bow.

Mayumi's desire is just like a child's; the moment she saw the teddy bear, she made no attempt to hide her love for the plush teddy bear.

She ran over with bright eyes, grabbed the teddy bear's round, short paws, and exclaimed, "...So cute!"

...A young Mayu is the cutest thing in the world!

The little bear was captivated by the warm and soft touch of the child in her arms. Upon seeing Desire Mayum for the first time, the monster almost fainted, and she could feel the temperature of the monster's core rising.

It wasn't until she dazedly unzipped her teddy bear, letting the rational Mayumi, who was embracing desire, crawl inside, and felt a heavy weight sink down in her stomach, that she suddenly realized, "Huh?"

Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?!

Did I just load two real bows into the container all at once?

Aside from the somewhat bizarre development that "both real bows are now inside his stomach," Little Bear felt that it was completely different from when he was disguised as the Phantom Thief.

The temperature of the two bows was transmitted through the cotton; the Desire Bow had a higher temperature, while the Reason Bow was a bit cooler... These were all very strange sensations.

The little bear realized it was carrying someone very important to it and immediately became nervous.

This is her first time flying with two people at full speed. It might be quite bumpy. What if Mayumi gets the impression that she is not a good pilot?

Then maybe Mayumi will never allow him to fly around with her again...

What Little Bear didn't know was that even if her flying skills were superb, Mayumi Haga wouldn't bother coming to her to experience magical flight for no reason.

Furthermore, Mayumi Haga doesn't have a very good impression of magical flight; the last magical user she rode with was Hitomi Tono.

Hitomi Tono's flying skills can only be described in one word—reckless and impulsive.

For Mayumi Haga, taking a ride with a magic user to her destination was a means of transportation she chose only when she had no other choice. It depended on how urgent the matter was and whether there were magic users present, rather than on the other party's flying skills.

Just as the little bear put the two real bows into its belly, it saw Sugiyama Rika take the lead and charge straight out.

A crimson magical tail streaked through the air like a beautiful red shooting star.

In the blink of an eye, the meteor struck the black dragon's head!

As expected of the famously strong and powerful magical girl, Sugiyama Rika showed no intention of dodging the overwhelming rain of blood and flesh. She burned her magic power to create a shield and withstood all the bombardment, charging directly in front of the black dragon.

Not only that, she expanded the diameter of her shield dozens of times, not only blasting away all the flesh and blood in her path, but the powerful turbulence even created a relatively clean path for the little bear to pass through.

It's now!

The little bear quickly followed.

Meanwhile, Sugiyama Rika has now rushed to the True Bow of Power on the Black Dragon's forehead.

The white-haired, dragon-horned guardian, whose reflection was in his crimson eyes, had been waiting for a long time.

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To be honest, Sugiyama Rika has never directly fought Haga Mayumi.

After all, Mayumi Haga was her ward, and Sugiyama Sataka had always treated her like a younger sister since childhood. Although Mayumi was more mature than her in many ways, her attitude towards her would not change because of Mayumi's composure.

Sugiyama Rika knew her own special abilities and wouldn't go looking for trouble with Haga Mayumi. And Haga Mayumi had no need to fight Sugiyama Rika.

Whether viewed from a relational or emotional perspective, the two are natural and quite solid allies.

But this time, due to the rampage of the power of Mayumi, Sugiyama Rika had no choice but to confront her head-on.

She wouldn't underestimate her opponent, but the powerful True Bow was clearly prepared to deal with her as well, which surprised her greatly.

I thought she would completely lose her mind after becoming like this... but it seems that, in Mayumi Haga's fighting instincts, her combat intelligence is still preserved.

Mayumi clearly sensed the difference between Sugiyama Rika and her other opponents, and made ample preparations accordingly.

Moreover, she made good use of Sugiyama Rika's tendency to be hesitant when facing "her own" face, choosing to compete with Sugiyama Rika in physical combat.

It was called a choice, but in reality, it simply grew directly from the black dragon. In the instant that Sugiyama Rika reacted, it quickly closed the distance with its opponent, forcing the latter, who could originally use magic cannons from a distance, to give up that advantage and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Mayumi Haga was well aware of the flaws in magic.

Even the most powerful magic users experience varying degrees of casting delay when using magic.

For magical girls, this means shouting out the name of their attack. Even for magicians, they need to use a staff or some other medium, along with incantations, to guide magical power along a fixed path before releasing it.

A highly skilled mage can naturally shorten this process infinitely, and can even cast spells without chanting if the enemy is right up to their face.