I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 53 The Final Chapter of Future Time and Space

"Going to the past... If it's a 'dynamic timeline,' then it's simple; just kill Yi Luoxin and everything will be solved."

Wang Tingshi continued, "However, if it's a 'parallel timeline,' then you still need to fight. Let's consider this worst-case scenario... In that case, this costume might be the only trump card you can rely on when you travel to the past."

"Then, when you arrive in that era, remember to find me in that timeline as soon as possible. At that time, I should still be the branch director of the Yuehua City Civil Defense Bureau. After finding me, tell me the code—KSTTV-9-2-3."

It sounds like a string of letters and numbers that seem to make no sense.

Noah looked up, her expression puzzled. "What is this?"

"It's a 'key' I left behind. You don't need to understand its specific meaning."

Wang Tingshi closed her eyes, as if recalling something unbearable.

"Just tell me it, and then seek help from the Civil Defense Bureau of that era... Believe me, no matter how absurd your story is, as long as you say this code, I will believe you."

After saying all this, Wang Tingshi sighed. She had said everything she needed to say. So, she left the last bit of time for Noah—

"...Before you depart, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

This was probably their last conversation. They likely wouldn't have another chance to meet afterward.

So, at least answer all her questions.

"Hmph, just because I asked, do you think you'd answer?"

"It's come to this... what's the point of me hiding those things? Don't worry... now the Civil Defense Bureau... only has you left as a magical girl. You have the right to know any level of core secrets."

In fact, after experiencing so much, Noah knew the core of all the events perfectly well.

Essentially, she had no more doubts.

There was just one thing she wanted to confirm.

"...Then, please tell me—"

Noah slowly closed her eyes—

How should I address "that person"?

Theoretically, that was her mother.

However, the word "mother" carries a great irony for her.

In the end, Noah chose the most unassuming title—

"Please tell me, 'Magical Girl Compassion'... what kind of person is she?"

Wang Tingshi sighed. There was a sense of awe, confusion, and even a hint of fear.

"She is a saint. In my opinion, she has long surpassed the scope of a 'saint'."

"For a person, if she can sacrifice herself without hesitation to save the world, then she is undoubtedly a saint. But... if a person can not only sacrifice herself, but also give up the people she most wants to protect and cherish as a necessary price to achieve victory, then... how should we call her?"

"Love also proved this with its actions—your mother chose the former without hesitation between 'maintaining world peace' and 'saving your father.'"

"...That girl isn't my mother." Noah glanced at Wang Tingshi. "I don't have a mother."

"..." Wang Tingshi fell silent. She knew that any explanation would seem pale in the face of such an experience.

"So, is this why 'I'... am in that laboratory?" Noah's voice had returned to its previous coldness.

"Yes." Wang Tingshi nodded. Now there was no need to hide anything. "You know, that laboratory gathers a large number of magical girls' offspring, with the aim of researching a stable method to catalyze the awakening of magical girls."

"However, sending one's own child to the experimental table is not a choice a normal mother would make. That's why 'Magical Girl Compassion' resorted to such methods."

"She hypnotized and controlled the magical girl mothers who had children, making them send their children in as well."

Wang Tingshi paused, seemingly reluctant to say what she was about to say.

"...She was compassionate; she wasn't the kind of person to 'be generous with other people's money.' So...she sent her only child in as well."

"...It just sounds like she's inhuman." Noah's voice was filled with undisguised disgust. "For her so-called lofty ideals, she doesn't care about other people's lives or feelings at all; they're all things that can be sacrificed."

"No." For the first time, Wang Tingshi's voice carried a tone of rebuttal:

"On the contrary, compassion values ​​emotions more than anyone else, which is why she suffers more than anyone else. A person may have the courage to sacrifice themselves... but the courage to sacrifice the one they love most... is often a thousand times more difficult than sacrificing themselves."

"But it is precisely because of this awareness that she can abandon even the most precious things that she has never failed. She is willing to do anything to achieve the absolute victory of protecting humanity. Therefore, with this awareness, she is invincible and no one can defeat her."

"...Ridiculous." Noah finally couldn't hold back and let out a mocking laugh—

"Since she had never failed, why did she die in battle? As everyone knows, 'Compassion' died in that 'unjust natural disaster'—"

"That time, she died," Wang Tingshi interrupted her, "but overall, we won."

"As I said, her 'compassion' stands on the greater good of 'humanity' as a whole. If sacrificing herself could bring about final victory, she would never back down. Compassion is not the kind of evil that sacrifices others to satisfy one's own selfish desires. She is... a truly selfless saint."

...fallacies.

Noah silently refuted in her heart. But she couldn't utter another word.

She felt a chill run down her spine.

Noah had gained a general understanding of compassion. To humanity as a whole, she must be a saint and a savior.

"Well then, on this journey... I'll be here, waiting for your good news," Wang Tingshi said slowly, turning her back to him.

"Hmph." Noah gave a bitter smile. "This was merely a last-ditch effort by a dying person. Did you really think I could fight against all the magical girls in the world by myself?"

"No." Wang Tingshi's tone was absolutely certain—

"The final outcome is already decided; you will definitely be the winner."

"To save the world, you're even willing to abandon your last spiritual anchor. Now, you are 'compassion.' Since it's compassion, you're bound to win; there's no other reason needed."