As the Villain, I Have a Persuasion System Chapter 106 : Childhood Friends' Understanding

The Thousand-Li Viewing Mirror could adjust specific paraters when receiving external teleportation, such as transmitting only to offshore edges.

With current battle tensions, accidentally teleporting Disaster Beasts to the island center would be explosive. Therefore, for safety they chose the outermost zone, also relatively easier to teleport.

The mont they passed through the mirror surface, Jin Yulu transford into a World Serpent to catch all the dizzy, nauseous newcors. Initial spatial relic experiences weren't pleasant, especially for single-awakened who could easily faint.

She controlled scales to gently cover the girls, preventing them from being affected.

As instructor, she was actually quite tolerant of recruits' first "airborne combat" experience—arriving completely intact counted as victory. Fortunately no accidents occurred. Indeed, Hermit Island's most advanced transportation was becoming increasingly reliable.

Jin Ruochu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, I already distributed luck to everyone beforehand. They'll be fine."

"So those guys got the misfortune?"

Hibiscus pointed at nearby flying Disaster Beasts and the previous wave of Disaster Beasts that had been thoroughly worked over by Small Universe magic—perfect timing for an encounter.

Without any superfluous cause-and-effect explanations, perceptive magical girls could understand just from residual energy reactions in the air that headquarters was conducting training exercises. The newcors perford well, but Disaster Beast numbers were indeed massive, requiring Nan Zhiyi's intervention—already quite impressive. Speaking of Small Universe magic, it seed to have new changes. Who knew Miss Dandelion, while stationed at the rear, hadn't forgotten diligent training.

Snap!

The silver-haired girl snapped her fingers, and Ti Slash enveloped all directions, precisely cutting every flying Disaster Beast. Dozens were instantly reduced to fragnts falling into the sea.

She was gradually mastering instant activation and retraction of Sands of Ti's first attack skill, both reducing consumption and excelling in surprise attacks that were impossible to guard against. re common species couldn't even disturb Hermit Island's defense systems, but were sufficient to show Ningfeng Harbor's offshore—no, the entire Pacific War Zone was becoming increasingly active.

Eager to return ho, Hibiscus landed first, imdiately t by Nan Zhiyi jogging over to greet her.

"You're finally back. Looks like things went quite smoothly?"

"All settled. You know after this order we don't need to worry about company operations—just proceed step by step from here."

During this period both had maintained contact sharing intelligence, understanding each other's situations well. Thanks to foresight and swift action, Five-Color Narcissus Company had gained firm footing in new markets. In the future it would definitely beco a world-class giant enterprise.

Hearing this, Nan Zhiyi really wanted to discuss her side's responsibilities with Hibiscus, and ask in detail about her childhood friend's experiences rather than dry, cold report docunts.

She was especially eager to discuss magic.

Small Universe domain seed to have new changes. The precise gravity manipulation just now was probably not the limit—as if responding to the girl's intense emotions to produce evolution. However, the always perceptive Nan Zhiyi restrained her urge to confide. The imdiate priority was properly settling the newcor magical girls.

At the sa ti.

Jin Yulu's massive transford size served transportation purposes, safely landing dizzy passengers. Only then did spatial teleportation aftereffects subside.

The next mont, pale green light enveloped a ten-ter radius, rapidly restoring them.

Elental System, Healing Rain. User Stephanie—area-effect group recovery. Combat and current developnt were average, but functional performance was very outstanding. Thanks to her ability, everyone could achieve twice the results with half effort in stamina recovery, supporting high-intensity training. So minor injuries could be handled casually. Though the user herself still needed training due to insufficient magic power, she'd already demonstrated powerful strategic significance.

After slight recovery, under Jin Ruochu's introductions the magical girls got acquainted with Hermit Island's magical girls. Both sides quickly got along well with high basic favorability.

When serious, Manjusaka was both literary and martial. When boisterous, she was like a children's leader, easily promoting mutual understanding.

Jin Yulu swept sharp gazes over each student, then relaxed with generous praise.

She nodded at Hibiscus. From an instructor's perspective, these magical girls had progressed rapidly under Nan Zhiyi's leadership in actual combat, sufficient for Disaster Beast battlefields.

"Everyone—"

The silver-haired girl clapped to focus all attention. Though Hyacinth rarely directly managed affairs, her authority in the Church was unquestionable. Especially with current turbulence requiring a backbone, everyone felt both fear and anticipation toward the leader's judgnt.

"I can clearly tell you one thing: war has begun."

"Disaster Beasts' objective is creating more opportunities for incoming Catastrophic Disaster Beasts, minimizing human retaliation as much as possible. Because their boss can manifest unrestricted for only a brief ti, they must ensure sufficient damage during this period—equivalent to calling bomber aircraft for carpet bombing then complete cleanup by sea-land forces."

"We indeed cannot directly handle Catastrophic Disaster Beasts, at most reducing their activity ti... I'll figure this part out, might be able to request fairy help."

Hibiscus's brief statent had excessive information density.

What?

Direct confirmation of the widespread doomsday catastrophe theory that even officials were highly classifying, yet from Hyacinth's tone there was still hope for reversal?

She continued explaining: "We must especially guard against a codena Black Tide, cat demon-type Disaster Beast. That guy is second only to Catastrophic Disaster Beast Aurora in power, responsible for directly commanding follow-up forces. It's deeply hidden—only magical girls can sense it, and only we can draw it out."

"Though I've said this much, I still won't confirm combat personnel now. You need psychological preparation and more need rapid improvent within one month."

"What I'm discussing today isn't intelligence or situation analysis, but telling everyone the Church will definitely participate in battle."

"The catastrophic battle is very important—it will overturn the era afterward. Rather than grand words, I hope you notify family and friends to hide in countryside or other sparsely populated areas if possible." Hibiscus produced a stack of checks: "As expenses for handling personal affairs, everyone gets $10,000. Wishing everyone success."

Exclamations all around!

The Disaster Beast stuff was hard to understand, but money was definitely reliable.

Besides idealistic cores, organizations needed interest packaging. This European trip's major order couldn't be hidden—might as well distribute the pie on the spot. Every mber having strong sense of gain would spontaneously maintain the Salvation Church. Just spending money to win hearts for future magical girls who'd beco armies individually was simply profitable.

"Starting now, 5 days leave. If staying on Hermit Island, be careful as it will undergo so modifications. Afterward, comprehensive pre-war special training begins."

Hibiscus concluded definitively: "Dismissed."

"Yes, ma'am."

The magical girls dispersed from the beach to handle private matters. No worries about awareness—increasingly rich magic factors in the air sufficiently indicated urgent situations. Great war was approaching.

Leave was leave, but only for ordinary magical girls.

Leadership believing in "the Church is my ho, construction depends on everyone" had no plans to rest. Major eting finished, minor eting began:

Hibiscus hadn't forgotten netizens' initial warnings to control more conventional armants and utilize enterprises already involved in rcenary business. This point could be entrusted to Jin Ruochu—after all, Changfeng Group had never been clean in this field. Ti to put it to use. Jin Yulu would handle organizing gang forces, restraining subordinates and stockpiling supplies.

When chaos ca, peaceful society's resources would naturally gravitate toward violent groups—also advance investnt. Foreseeing the future was never unprofitable.

Nan Zhiyi would stay to guard the main island.

Hearing this, Dandelion girl's face lit up. Even reserved as she was, she wanted to jump for joy. Long separation, reunion, and alone ti—wasn't this a kind of vacation?

However, she couldn't appear too pleased lest she burden her childhood friend psychologically...

Little did she know Hibiscus understood Nan Zhiyi's inner loneliness and depression, which was precisely why her magic produced new changes. But magic always responded to users' ntal states, good or bad—rather required proper guidance. Indeed her fault for slightly neglecting daily communication. Necessary to chat.

A mature team needed spiritual civilization construction.

Rather, currently the Salvation Church could fight, had money, and great influence. As boss, she needn't worry about making money—weren't magical girls the primary resource?

The saying went "gold in troubled tis, antiques in prosperity," but tis had changed. Once catastrophe struck, forget gold—even ordinary firepower would be worthless. So what could truly help everyone survive crises was each other.

Magical girls had keen intuition and trusted it. Social creatures huddling together for warmth was understandable.

After Hibiscus finished instructions, everyone dispersed.

But not all magical girls chose to return ho—most had handled private matters when deciding to join the Church, treating it as early employnt.

Thanks to Five-Color Narcissus Company's disguise, they could openly claim being selected by giant enterprises for advance training internships—both prestigious and high-paying, leaving nothing to complain about. Moreover, core mbers could completely share equity. Even if the parent company didn't go public, there were other profits—many benefits. In short, forgetting to return, everyone had grown accustod to being on the sa boat.

Hibiscus used island control authority to temporarily close partial manifestation to the outside world. This way Disaster Beasts would find invasion difficult—rest was needed now.

Various activities like volleyball, sunbathing, and sandcastle building gradually organized on the beach. Soon it beca lively with innocent atmosphere making her smile warmly.

High morale was good.

However, she needed to first check magic enrichnt levels around headquarters.

Only now did Hibiscus have ti to examine Hermit Island's changes. Despite being away briefly, building clusters had risen from the ground—quite a village scene. Of course construction of the Salvation Church's future ho couldn't be neglected. Construction projects had started long ago, and with Disaster Beast and magical girl construction teams joining, progress was rapid.

She could see gymnasiums, libraries, airports, hospitals and other infrastructure, even including armories, oil rigs and retired armored vehicles—hardcore items.

Obviously through various relationship managent, the Church could acquire "good stuff"—regardless of usefulness, stockpile it all.

Additionally, focus was on residential areas. Apartnts were built on Hermit Island's most climatically suitable plateau mountaintops. Every room guaranteed spaciousness, good lighting, ventilation and fine decoration. Could choose solitary living or visit anyti—completely sufficient, with average living space larger than Hibiscus's ho.

Tasteful design—worthy of Five-Color Narcissus Company's real estate origins.

The island gained more living atmosphere.

More importantly was magic power. Central control arrays resonated with gradually enriching atmospheric magic, making this place stable and abundant—no wonder it was called a cultivation holy land.

Hibiscus increasingly understood why netizens strongly recomnded occupying Hermit Island—its late-stage growth potential was extrely high, even including underground city ruins related to previous epochs, late-stage dungeons... But no need to overthink now. Just fulfill ho functions, incidentally modify it for flexible movent.

Thud!

A volleyball patted the silver-haired girl's back of the head—light force but carrying resentnt.

Turning around, she saw Nan Zhiyi pouting: "Just returned and imdiately busy with work. Finally settled things yet brooding alone again. Classmate Jin, don't let an interesting soul beco like a machine."

"Boring souls don't give souvenirs."

Just as Dandelion girl was about to scold, she saw Hibiscus place a string of bracelets on her slender wrist—star and moon-shaped tiny shells.

"...Can't sense any magic aura. Can seawater wash out such oddly-shaped shells? So many too!"

"Nothing is impossible for the willing."

"Just directly say how many detours you took for such trivialities."

"How can things related to you be trivial?" Hibiscus smiled beautifully: "From Baltic Sea to Gibraltar Strait, from Toulon Port to Cyprus Island, from Constantinople to Sea of Azov... This journey we traveled hurriedly without ti to look around. I selected so ntos, feeling they suit you well. Miss Dandelion, you are a witch from the stars."

In the original storyline's epilogue extras, one developnt was Nan Zhiyi creating false universes to continue the Church's plans, also called the Star Witch period.

For the world, that ant danger and beauty coexisting—an absolute ruler who could even pull down the starry sky like curtains, with even the user cycling through self-destruction, a path of obsession rushing toward the end.

Hibiscus would never let such things happen again. The new worldline's Star Witch would be the magnificent starry sky itself, representing only beauty, not bloodshed.

The profound emotion unconsciously contained in her words made Nan Zhiyi clutch the shell bracelet tightly.

Sothing else happened again.

The next mont, Dandelion girl undid her hair ornant, letting her waist-length hair flow like liquid night with purple highlights perfectly resembling starry scenery. Nan Zhiyi stretched leisurely and leaned against Hibiscus's shoulder. In transformation state, she emanated fragrance as if in a flower field—every breath like blowing fluff carrying seeds to distant shores.

"I love your gift, but what makes happier is this thoughtfulness... I feel we were very distant for a long period before."

"Didn't we act together constantly after the college entrance exams?"

"No, I an before that... when you were overwheld with family matters." Nan Zhiyi said softly: "I have a feeling—perhaps there exists another possibility where we parted ways then, unable to return to how things were when we t again."

Hibiscus was startled.

Without clarification, she almost thought you knew about the other worldline, but that was impossible—only she understood the complete intelligence.

Netizens could ignore knowledge poison for ultra-long-range, high-dinsional observation with so speculation, unaffected by fate-type abilities—definitely highest priority level. The intelligence they revealed also couldn't be known by anyone besides Magical Girl Hyacinth.

She suspected that if she openly revealed netizens' information without disguise, the knowledge poison would be massive enough to create disaster, because this was her contract with them.

So Nan Zhiyi, purely through intuition, believed "another worldline" would see both sides encounter tragedy.

This delicate sensitivity seed to transcend space and ti.

Hibiscus embraced Dandelion girl's shoulders, gently stroking, breathing like orchids: "Right, my family did have problems then. I felt like I'd beco an abnormal child and stopped associating with you all. Moreover, just being busy with part-ti work was exhausting enough. Thinking carefully, that was life's crossroads—we almost took completely different paths."

"I believe even so, we would definitely reunite." Nan Zhiyi looked directly into her eyes, declaring: "But everyone might never again have the heart-to-heart talks we do now."

Too accurate!

Hitting the nail on the head, Nan Zhiyi, who understood her personality and knew herself better, understood they would definitely et Hibiscus again. Even sitting in wheelchairs with gloomy faces, once they t it would be spring warmth and flowers blooming. Having walked through childhood and school years together, despite experiencing setbacks they'd ultimately return to the sa path, never to separate.

Did Magical Girl Dandelion seem to read what happened in another worldline through keen emotions alone?

"Don't worry, with here, everything is currently fine—smooth sailing."

"I'm very reassured about you. Moreover, everyone's long been prepared. What's the point of talking about worries now?" Nan Zhiyi caressed the shell bracelet, murmuring: "I'm just grateful for magic—thanks to all this, we didn't end up separated by vast distances."

"It was very dangerous. If the vanguard Disaster Beast attack had succeeded then, consequences would have been unthinkable." Even now, Hibiscus still felt lingering fear about that battle.

"Dangerous, but also precious."

"Anyway, that's all in the past. Most important is us sitting here right now."

"But you always give an atmosphere of worry and haste."

Nan Zhiyi nestled against Hibiscus's shoulder, night-colored hair intertwining with silver-white hair. The two sitting on the ground seed to paint a yin-yang picture—beautiful and mysterious. In the distance thick clouds gradually dispersed, sunset westward, evening glow hanging across the sky. The Pacific's waves contained stars and echoed with tidal sounds.

Being seen through, Hibiscus was stunned, rembering Catastrophic Disaster Beasts' world-destroying flight scenes. What level of magical girl would be enough to contend with them?

The girl couldn't help tensing up, but the next mont her companion grabbed her hand, fingers interlocking. Warmth flowed from fingertips to heart. Compared to Hibiscus who often cooked, Nan Zhiyi's five fingers were soft and slender. But the latter loved this slightly solid feeling—even palms slightly larger than her own gave quite a sense of security. She truly hoped this mont could be eternal.

"This is an essentially terrible world. I hate arrogant rcenaries, hate endless Disaster Beasts, hate infection carriers wandering everywhere..."

"But you always view it calmly, giving courage. But facing everything alone has limits."

"You always shoulder everything without relaxing. Classmate Jin, look at more, look at everyone more—we can stand on our own."

Nan Zhiyi wasn't persuading or comforting—her true aning made Hibiscus trust the Salvation Church more. Don't hesitate due to potential losses—how could the cause everyone was pursuing be smooth sailing?

Hibiscus nodded.

"Planet Gaia is terrible, but everyone—especially magical girls—chooses to view it positively. Church mbers are especially like this, so we must win."

"I'll rely on you all. Don't worry, everyone is indispensable for this operation. Actually there are many magical girls either self-organizing or staying hidden... None of that matters now. Let us break the deadlock and announce to the world, using catastrophic battle as starting line to establish the new era."

By tiline calculations, there should be so magical girl organizations appearing after the Church, even including powerful existences.

Unfortunately no ti, and those people without exception had bitter backgrounds with complex storylines full of entanglents. Better avoid trouble at this stage.

Even without special contact, wild magical girls would still contribute.

She should consider strengthening existing forces.

"Classmate Jin, I also have a gift to show you."

As Nan Zhiyi finished speaking, she sat up and pointed remotely at the sun sinking into the ocean. The next mont, that ray of light actually reversed counterclockwise, rising again. Brilliant light, gentle breeze—this warmth directly shocked magical girls into stunned silence. What was happening? The sun was rising from the west! The world was ending.

With another gesture, the sun hung high in the sky, casting focused light on Dandelion girl. At the sa ti, stars flickered in broad daylight, actually becoming shooting stars.

The black-haired girl lifted her skirt slightly, curtsying: "Please enjoy the star chart I present to everyone."

Whoosh!

Starlight and sunlight blood together into points of color spreading ripples. Everyone saw Hermit Island's surroundings shed a curtain-like layer revealing night—so it wasn't an anomaly but so special phenonon manifesting in reality.

"Senior Dandelion's magic has broken through to a new stage!" a girl exclaid. "Such a big change—is this life level advancent?"

"Exchanging gifts is so romantic. I'm so envious of both seniors."

"I didn't even get to take a photo."

The magical girls' enthusiastic discussion made the publicity-shy Nan Zhiyi blush—perfectly tid shyness completing the beautiful scene's last corner.

Hibiscus was slightly stunned, then smiled and stroked her head: "You chose to temporarily shelve Regalia's next stage to advance to Seedling Stage first? Also a correct choice. After all, not everyone can walk three paths simultaneously. Anyway, congratulations on achieving domain magic's projection stage."

"Really can't hide anything from you. Right, I want to stay ahead." Nan Zhiyi glanced at Jin Ruochu and Jin Yulu still not far away.

I'll go first.

Seedling Stage's watershed effect was far less than later stages. Its most important marker was comprehensive output enhancent across all ability values. Now Nan Zhiyi had taken a solid step, with both magic and Origin welcoming leaps. Her evolution also added pressure to girls still at double awakening—must quickly reach levels that could help.

Hibiscus had to admit—worthy of the original's chosen ones. Simply outrageous!

"Since that's the case, you and Anri prepare more. We're going to try contacting fairies."