Chapter 265 – Episode 248 Woomi VS Sua: Confrontation of Faith

A weekend two days after an incident at an unlimited refill sushi restaurant.

Although it is late at night, the lights of the church where the early morning service is scheduled do not go out.

Geminos sat on the railing of the church roof,

I looked down from a dizzyingly high position.

People park their cars far away and walk, muttering even the sound of their footsteps.

One. Two people.

People dressed in overall white clothes are walking towards the main gate of the church.

It is also noticeable that flower-shaped brooches are worn on hair or clothes.

Memories of the past flash through Geminos’ mind.

The people at the service I attended for the first time with my family were also dressed like that.

I laugh as I see people appearing in every alley, one or two people or in family-sized groups.

Even if it is a world line without that person, a religion of exactly the same shape can be created.

If you think about it, what is religion, and what is faith.

There seemed to be a tendency to converge to one place, as if it were the final destination of evolution.

Innumerable similarities are found among the numerous religions spread around the world, and there is nothing that can be said about a pseudo-religion growing naturally in the small land of Korea.

Geminos recalled what happened two days ago.

She saw Shinbyeol at a table far away from an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant.

No, to be exact, it wasn’t the Shinbyeol she remembered.

In the original ‘world line’, he was just one of Shinbyeol’s favored executive-level figures.

So Geminos thought.

After all, the culprit of this religion is the man who killed him.

Since he took care of that man with his own hands, the religion that serves Shinbyul would have disappeared in the world that was rebuilt without him.

And.

Other people who were involved in pseudo-religion would also be able to live a life unrelated to it.

I definitely felt that way and was relieved.

But reality betrays Su-ah’s expectations.

The person I thought was only an executive-level person,

He took that man’s place and became the leader of a pseudo-religion, standing in the place of God.

The appearance of reality that has not changed is,

Su-ah’s death and Song-ah’s efforts were meaningless in the end.

Nothing can be destroyed without a fundamental solution.

Therefore, Geminos’ goal was clear.

Crash. Crash.

The weight of the gauntlet in her hand was heavy, but it still had a rich taste as if she had held it for a long time.

When I first became a magical girl, it was difficult to fight in such an embarrassing outfit.

I was suffering from the feelings of love and hate toward my boyfriend and the confusing memories that were blooming in my heart.

Why did I become a magical girl… I didn’t know.

But Geminos felt like he had finally realized it.

A reality that cannot be changed even after death.

If I had to walk this fateful path to change that.

For that.

If only it gave you the power to solve everything.

“Sister…”

Under the fluttering scarf.

Even though my whole body was shivering because it was still cold at night,

Looking down at Carpe Diem, which warmly covers my flat chest.

Geminos muttered.

“I… “I am ready.”

Casting.

“… Sister. Sister too… “They must be thinking the same thing.”

If it’s something that ordinary people can’t do, you can do it yourself.

Get up from the railing and listen. Before the service begins, you can hear the characteristic bustling sound of a place where people are gathered.

The sooner the work is done, the better. If you hesitate, at this service… Just like my sister, there will be victims whose judgment is impaired by drugs.

“… !”

Geminos was looking for an opportunity to sneak in without anyone knowing, with his back against the cold night air.

All of a sudden, the senses in my body become as sharp as those of an animal at the sight of someone nearby.

“… “Who is it?”

Faster than a question, the magic of [Magical Obsession] Is activated.

Several arms appear out of thin air, dragging something.

“… Umi.”

Hiding behind the pillar was Erutus, who was somehow dressed as a magical girl.

Geminos bit off the several arms he had summoned and freed Erutus.

“… How did I end up here… ? Ah. Did Umi notice it that day too? In the same space as us… “There were those men.”

Erutus nodded his head, and Minos chuckled.

“It’s ironic. Woomi said loudly on purpose to lighten the mood. Actually, because of that, I like the taste of sushi, wasabi, etc… “Nothing went down my throat properly.”

But Geminos continued.

“I don’t need Woomi’s help. As I said here… Because it’s my past. It’s a problem I can somehow end with my own hands. Therefore… There was no need for Umi to come. “I am grateful just for that feeling.”

“… “What are you talking about, Su-ah?”

But Erutus answered her words,

Instead, he frowned as if he was angry.

“I think you’re mistaken.”

What is in Erutus’ hand is the Magical Rabbitfoot Vibrator that has already been taken out.

“I didn’t come to help Su-ah. … “I am.”

Around that time, Geminos too.

I sensed that the atmosphere in Ertus was different from usual.

“… “I came to stop Su-ah like that.”

* * *

“… “Me?”

Geminos raises his scarf with an unexpected expression.

“Why… May I ask? Umi.”

“Why?… Su-ah’s sister… What are you planning to do now? It’s not like a monster appeared… The mission card didn’t even come out… There is no reason for Su-ah to have such a weapon out on the roof of the building!”

Erutus said so and played with the Magical Rabbitfoot Vibrator.

If Geminos hits the player, Erutus, a post-uterine magic girl, is at a complete disadvantage.

“Yeah… If Umi had also heard the stories of the people sitting at that table… I thought that if you were Umi, who listened to my story to the end, you would understand.”

“Understanding… Rani! Su-ah is going to kill the people down there… Are you telling me to keep my eyes open even though I know it!”

Like the [Magical Obsession] From before, to the countless hands created by Geminos…

The uterus exposed under the skirt is caught,

If you get fisted, it’s game over.

At least… Not as good as it is now. We need to buy some time now.

“Soo-ah was unfairly murdered and became a magical girl… “Once she realizes that she will end up committing the same murder, she can’t stay silent!”

Therefore, Erutus continued his speech in as calm a voice as possible, paying attention to each of Xeminos’ actions.

“I’m not just trying to save people in the church. Because I wanted to save Su-ah too… “I’m here now.”

“Saving the people in the church… I’m looking for you too…”

“Is it so! Among the people down there, including Shinbyeol… There are definitely bad people…”

While saying that, Erutus held up the Magical Rabbitfoot Vibrator,

Geminos. No, he pointed to Carpe Diem attached to Geminos’ chest.

“Like Su-a said… Because of her family, and because of the cowardly methods used by the church… Aren’t there people like Song-ah who rose to high positions even though they were victims? Mr. Sua… “Is she planning to use violence against someone like Song-ah?”

“… Even if you were a victim at first, if you drag others into the same hell, you are the same as a perpetrator. That sin doesn’t go away. “I will make the decision myself.”

“Discerning good and evil in that way… It’s not our job… ! “I don’t think Su-ah would want to cause an unfair death either!”

In response to Erutus’ sincere appeal, Geminos asked with a cold expression.

“Because she’s a magical girl… “Are you saying that?”

“Yes?”

“Such remarks and nonsense… Is it because Umi is just a magical girl that she acts like that?”

“Well, that’s… !”

“Mr. Umi… It was Woomi who discovered that the Heart Stone was the Philosopher’s Stone. … “If you think about all the things you’ve experienced so far, isn’t it something that Umi also knew?”

The heartstone in the magical girl’s body… No, the Philosopher’s Stone.

If the six philosopher’s stones symbolizing each part of the body were gathered in one place.

If the purpose of the monsters attacking magical girls is achieved.

Azoth, the alchemy demon sealed in the Philosopher’s Stone, is resurrected.

“… “We are by no means close to magical girls.”

But Erutus could not understand why that information led to such a conclusion.

“That is… What do you mean… ?”

“Wumi. What if the source of a magical girl’s power could be used to summon a demon? Those magical girls… Is she something that can rightly be called a magical girl? Sinister women who could summon the devil… Aren’t they usually called witches?”

In response to Zeminos’ question, Erutus kept his mouth shut.
Someday… The words Ara uttered in the Eye Library come to mind.

[Wouldn’t the magical girls of that era be called ‘witches’?]

If that statement is literally true.

What changes?

Erutus closes his eyes tightly and opens them.

“Soo-ah. Contrary to what she told us… Actually, what did I hear from Ara… ?”

What did she hear from Ara while she was resting after the battle in the physical therapy room?

Erutus asked without letting down his guard.

“It was just the simple truth. Mr. Ara himself couldn’t remember… The truth about the magical girl locked away in her own memories.”

Geminos said.

“The reason we were able to function as magical girls was… Ara, who became the first witch… She tells herself and the witches who may appear in the future that she is not a witch, but a magical girl… “It’s because she planted an intoxication that was like a play on words.”

From [Witch] To [Magical Girl].

Just by adding two letters,

The difference between the power and image of the language changes greatly.

In a world that is interpreted in words, conveyed in words, and remembered in words.

An evil witch who gained power through a contract with a devil or familiar,

She has been transformed into a righteous magical girl who fights against injustice with her mascot.

That is Ara’s intention.

“So that… Because those who appear as witches in the future can be given the same purpose and sense of mission. And only then can those who become witches not be buried in a desire for revenge and not despair of their fate. So, according to Ara’s intentions, we have been working as magical girls, not witches.”

Geminos said that and then looked at Erutus with a slightly sad expression.

“Maybe… It seems things didn’t go well after Woomi.”

Post-womb magic girl.

Botaebae Magical Girl.

A magical girl with personality.

The reason why every magical girl after Umi seemed strange as if a screw was missing.

That… As time goes on, the influence of Ara’s spell weakens, and her tendencies as a witch come to the surface.

“… So what does that mean?”

But Erutus counters as if that fact is not important.

“It doesn’t matter whether there is a Philosopher’s Stone inside me that can be used to resurrect the devil, or whether this power was actually given for revenge rather than justice… !”

Still. I gained strength from seeing someone else struggling.

Still, someone said to himself.

They told me that she was the best magical girl.

That alone… It’s enough.

“Still… I am a magical girl!! “I want to save Su-ah, so what else do I need other than that!”

“… I think further conversation is unnecessary.”

As the service was about to begin, Geminos became noticeably impatient.

“If we keep talking about each other’s beliefs, we will only run parallel paths. Then…”

Geminos checks his gauntlets against the Magical Rabbitfoot Vibrator.

“The one who wins is [Justice].”

Two magical girls face each other.

Perhaps fate, or inevitability.

“If Umi is really a magical girl… “Take me down and prove it.”