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Chapter 136: Ninth Heaven's Nine Doors

Looking at the blue-haired girl in front of him, Shiro helplessly sighed. While perplexed, he asked:

"Why?"

"Sensei... Is it wrong to be selfish?"

Sayaka replied while avoiding his gaze. During the past few days, he often mentioned the perils of being a Magical Girl. Still, she didn't heed his warnings properly... all because of this single desire.

"It's not. I answered you like this before, right?" Shiro replied.

"Then... I don't regret it."

She proceeded to match their lines of sight. Instead of her usual eyes, they now carried a hidden charm, similar to Shiro's max-level charm stat. With a gaze like that, she could easily make someone fall in love with her.

Knowing her circumstances, it didn't take Shiro long before he figured out the gist of everything.

"I would still fight against Witches for the sake of others. This is the price that I have to pay, after all. I will give the Grief Seeds to you, Sensei."

Since Sayaka knew about his plans to cleanse Grief Seeds and revert them into Soul Gems, she didn't hesitate to give them to him. At her roots, she was still a justice-headed girl.

"Don't forget to call me to purify your Soul Gem."

"I won't."

At that moment, Shiro realized that his teachings may have influenced Sayaka's behavior. His thoughts were always concerned with his personal interests, so he might've made her change her mind about something.

Her crush, Kyousuke, had his hand healed when Sayaka asked a favor from Shiro. It was not troublesome, so he did it. However, Shiro didn't expect her to make a wish for Kyousuke to fall in love with her.

To be honest, Shiro thought this Kyousuke bastard didn't deserve her. He saw how poorly he treated Sayaka, even when the latter cared for him for 5 years STRAIGHT. He used her as a vent whenever he felt insecure and depressed about his lost talent.

Sayaka, being Sayaka, didn't mind it and tried to understand him deeply instead.

Shiro also saw that guy talking with Sayaka's best friend, Hitomi. From this, he deduced that Hitomi confessed her love for Kyousuke to Sayaka, which led to Sayaka taking desperate measures.

If not for Sayaka's mentality warping due to his influence, she might've accepted the failure of her love instead.

Noticing the anguish and desperation in her eyes, Shiro chose to respect her and support her choice. In the end, this is what he taught her. Shiro didn't care about strangers, but he would definitely ensure his students' safety.

'Not again...'

Shelving the bad memories, for now, he gave her some items that would help her current situation.

*****

Crackle-! Crackle-!

White flames set ablaze around Shiro. The labyrinth's environment was in a constant state of churning and fluctuation, like an oil painting. But the anti-evil attribute of his flames granted him immunity to his strange surroundings.

'The fifth door.'

As he thought of it, he unlocked a 'door,' the so-called 'limiter' within him. It allowed him to break through his current state, granting him a substantial boost in his body and soul-related stats.

[Ninth Heaven's Nine Doors (SSR)]

Details: A special martial art created from a universe whose timeline is manipulated by a very special world will. The art consists of nine levels. By opening each 'door,' the user would experience a permanent increase in body and soul. However, the fifth door and onwards could only be in a 'semi-opened' state due to their overwhelming stat increases. A special ability would also be granted from the fifth door on.