"Gemstone Scepter... Sapphire... so that's how it is."
Not far from the battlefield, Xia Liang couldn't help murmuring to herself in sudden realization upon hearing Mosi's words.
Just now, while Erald Sparrow and Mosi were engaged in battle, she and Lin Xiaolu hadn't been idle; they took the opportunity to rescue Bai Jingxuan, who had been knocked down.
Bai Jingxuan had sustained serious injuries. Mosi hadn't held back at all when attacking her, knocking her out with a single Magic Bullet, and she remained unconscious. Fortunately, her breathing was still steady, indicating that her condition wasn't too critical.
"What? How did the Gemstone Scepter co up?"
Lin Xiaolu, supporting the lying Bai Jingxuan, lifted her head in confusion after hearing Xia Liang's words, "And who is Cornflower? Was she also a forr teammate of Erald Sparrow and Mom?"
Clearly, she was still completely out of the loop.
"Cornflower... is the na of the last remaining sapphire on Her Majesty's scepter."
Before Xia Liang could explain anything, Mosi suddenly spoke up, "Her Majesty's scepter once had five gemstones: Ruby, Erald, Sapphire, Diamond, and Cat's Eye. Later, she bestowed four of these to her chosen Magical Girls, and they beca the Gemstone Scepters. Only the Sapphire remained, never sent out, always on Her Majesty's scepter."
"The na of the gemstone... you an..."
It dawned on Lin Xiaolu, who then gasped, "The 'Cornflower' they're talking about, could it actually be Erald Sparrow's..."
"Yes, if the young predecessor accepted the identity of the Gemstone Scepter, then her code na would now be 'Cornflower',"
Xia Liang also looked toward the battlefield with a complex expression, "But sohow, it still feels like there's sothing strange about this statent..."
The girls' discussion could not influence the actual state of battle.
Dark purple and brilliant blue Magic Power continued to violently collide in the sky, the onslaught of ingenious Spell Techniques never ceasing. Had Erald Sparrow not intentionally moved the battle into the air, the streets below would've likely been flattened already.
Facing Mosi's interrogation, Erald Sparrow remained unperturbed; rather, her expression had grown cold to an extre, impervious to any change from Mosi's words:
"You scum, with only your moral bottom line and intelligence capabilities surprising ."
"You're right, I refused the Sapphire Gemstone Scepter; I was dissatisfied with the arrogance of the kingdom's court. But are you, such scum, also qualified to criticize others?"
Blue threads of energy again condensed in Erald Sparrow's hands, manifesting as a pair of double swords, her voice icy as she looked up, "Let say it again: stop making laugh."
"If all you say is true, then your daughter was a respectable Magical Girl, and you, in the past, might have been a competent warrior from the Abnormal Strategy Bureau. But, none of that is related to who you are now."
"You regard the lives of ordinary people as worthless; you treat the convictions of the upright as playthings. From the mont you took the lives of the innocent, you retained only a human shell, in essence just a monster."
"You claim your daughter made sacrifices, and you express how unfair it is for her. If you truly care about her efforts, if you are really indignant about her fate, then when you strike down those innocent, kindhearted Magical Girls, is your daughter truly in your heart?"
Slashing apart the incoming Magic Bullet, Erald Sparrow said coldly, "Stop insulting others' sacrifices, you are not worthy."
Hearing such words, Mosi laughed again. But it was not the calm smile from before; it was one tinged with malice and madness, a hysterical cackle.
"Hahaha! You dare to speak of my daughter to ?"
"My daughter is dead! She has entirely perished in the Great Beast Calamity, never to return! Since she is gone, what do the rest of the people living in this world, whether sinful or virtuous, have to do with ?"
Her eyes wide with murky pupils devoid of any light, her expression fierce, she said, "I only had one daughter, what are those other ants and swine to ? Their lives hold no value whatsoever in my eyes."
The black and blue Magic Power intertwined.
"...then my view was not mistaken at all."
Halting her flight, Erald Sparrow raised her masterpiece in the air, Magic Power surging anew, "You truly are nothing but scum, devoid of any value for understanding."
"Understanding? I don't need your understanding."
Mosi laughed with her head held high, "Actors simply need to perform on stage according to the director's instructions; I never thought you could understand my true intentions."
"The stage is set, the audience in place, the leading actor ready. The pre-show announcents have concluded, and now, it's ti to unveil the real performance."
Underneath the dark purple pillar of light, the Remnant Beasts, which had been gradually quieting down, were now, unbeknownst to when, floating above Mosi's head.
The layer of riddled cocoons outside them had been discarded close by the light pillar, and the Remnant Beasts that erged were considerably reduced in size, their bodies clean, the white fluff on their skin trembling slightly. They resembled newly hatched insects fresh out of the cocoon, waiting to wake and spread their wings.
The Remnant Beasts hovered silently, suspended a re arm's distance above Mosi's head, seemingly awaiting her next move.
"Cornflower, if you've experienced that Great Beast Calamity, you should understand," she said.
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