novelinnhs Chapter 99 Different Four Leaves
Chapter 99 Different Four Leaves
"Then, it's decided on Yi Luoxin's matter."
Noah looked around and began to summarize the operation, "First, Shui Li, you will provide accommodation for the other assassins as usual and organize their gathering."
"Then, give me the list of the arriving assassins, and I'll decide when to act. When we make our move, Shui Li, you need to side with the Time Assassins and fight against us. But you need to find a way to not actually participate, and after you 'retreat,' contact Yi Luoxin and have her send the next batch of assassins."
"Of course, we can also arrange some 'defeats' to make Yi Luoxin think that her tactics are effective."
That's all.
"Understood." Shui Li nodded, her expression as calm as ever.
Li Mengling also began to consider the forces that her side could utilize, "So, our combat strength... Captain Noah, me, Fuping, and Lingbo, Bi'an, Siye, Zhaoxia, Jixia—"
"Stop." Noah interrupted her. "It's best not to let Clover, Morning Glow, and Summer participate in our operation."
"...While I understand your considerations, Captain," Li Mengling stroked her chin, "isn't it better to have more people in this situation? Yotsuba and Asaka aren't exactly young anymore, and there are quite a few magical girls younger than them who can single-handedly defeat monsters. I think it's perfectly fine to have them participate."
"I said no, and that's final. Defeating the Calamity Beast and facing the Time Assassin are two different things. In the current situation, it's better not to let these two children come into contact with each other." Noah's tone was unusually firm at this moment.
"Who is Chaoxia? And... isn't Lingbo a child too? Why can she participate?" Fuping asked, puzzled.
Shui Li was even more confused—Fu Ping seemed to know Ling Bo, but she didn't even know who Ling Bo was.
"...Ah, Captain, you didn't tell them about this." Li Mengling smiled wryly and took over the conversation. "Then let me explain it simply. After all, I've been in the team longer than any of you, and I've also talked to the captain in detail, so I know some of the details."
"Morning Glow is the code name for the captain's sister. However, in our world, the captain's sister became a vegetable after an incident, so you don't know much about this situation."
Although Fu Ping and Shui Li both knew that the captain had a younger sister who was in a coma and had been in a vegetative state, they were unaware that this younger sister was a magical girl.
"Asaka and Yotsuba are good friends. And because of Captain Noah's arrival in this era, that tragedy didn't happen."
After listening, Fu Ping nodded, "I see. But if that's the case, given Yotsuba's personality, I don't think there's any problem with her joining. The ferocity she displays in battle... even as a child, once she awakens her inner form, having her join the fight is perfectly fine."
"Yoko is basically about to awaken her inner vision soon," Noah said slowly, looking at Li Mengling, "but, given Yoko's current condition... I'm afraid..."
"That's right... Given Yotsuba's current state, she'll probably use her spiritual essence in strange ways..." Li Mengling's tone carried a hint of regret.
"Her personality is completely different from Yotsuba's in our time. You could say she's an innocent and somewhat timid little girl... and her choice of magic specialization leans more towards healing..."
"I can only say... a person's experiences have a huge impact on shaping their personality," Li Mengling remarked.
"Why do you say that about Yotsuba-senpai? I remember her before... but..." In Mizuki's memory, before joining the team, she had heard that the magical girl Yotsuba was the most insane member of the captain's team. Her fighting style was the kind that involved fighting to the death, and had nothing to do with the word "cowardly".
"The matter of Yotsuba isn't actually that complicated," Li Mengling slowly began to explain. "Captain Noah's sister was brought into the magical girl world by Yotsuba."
"Huh?" Shui Li realized, "But the captain's sister isn't..."
"Yes, he's become a vegetable. And the root cause of this is Yotsuba—"
"Don't talk nonsense." Noah interrupted Li Mengling's explanation. "That incident wasn't Siye's fault."
Noah still tries her best to protect her deceased teammates.
"I think she's essentially involved," Li Mengling said, not backing down. "Even if she didn't do it on purpose. Otherwise, she wouldn't feel so guilty later."
"It can be said that her heart, filled with a sense of 'atonement,' and her berserker-like 'self-destructive' fighting style are the strongest uses of her mind."
"In this era, because the captain's sister is safe and sound, she lacks the motivation to become that kind of person, so she can't express her inner self. It's such a pity... Ah, Captain, I didn't mean that Xiaoling should have gotten into trouble, that's not what I meant!" Li Mengling hurriedly added.
Shui Li remained silent.
She joined the team relatively late. By the time she joined, Yotsuba-senpai had already passed away. However, she also heard from her teacher that in terms of actual combat strength, Yotsuba was the strongest member of their team, without a doubt.
Moreover, she had also gleaned some insights into Yotsuba's fighting style from video footage and descriptions from others.
She finally understood that the source of Yotsuba-senpai's power—who was like a god on the battlefield, trading wounds for wounds and risking her life to make the most of her "immortality"—was actually built on this sense of atonement.
However, in this timeline where the tragedy did not occur, the "sin" that drove her also vanished.
She gained happiness, but lost her power.
This is also a kind of gentle irony.
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Information that can be made public now:
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Flawless Flow
Category: Mindset
Level: A
Holder: Yotsuba
Description: The ability to completely heal oneself instantly, restoring oneself to full condition, regardless of the extent of damage suffered. Rather than healing, its principle is closer to 'resetting' the damaged body to its original, intact state as recorded.
This mental technique has no usage restrictions; theoretically, it can be activated indefinitely unless it results in a fatal blow or the user faints and loses consciousness. It can be considered a form of "immortality."
Although it can reset the physical state, it cannot exempt one from the pain caused by damage, thus testing the willpower of the holder.
This ability can also be used on others, but at the cost of the mental image being ineffective for 48 hours. In a sense, it can be used as a one-time healing skill for a short period of time.
At the same time, whether for oneself or others, the physical state that can be revisited cannot be more than 48 hours ago, so old injuries cannot be healed.
The true value of this ability lies in the unique combat style it supports. A user who can endure excruciating pain and disregard their own safety can use this ability to launch reckless, life-or-death attacks, thereby gaining a significant advantage in battle.