MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 245 Daily Life Before Parting (2)

"Hahaha!" Sakura Kyoko suddenly burst out laughing when she saw Sayaka's dejected yet stubborn expression.

She forked a piece of cake and teasingly brought it close to Sayaka's lips: "So what if you're heartbroken? What's there to be sad about? Here, have a piece of cake, I guarantee you'll cheer up right away..."

"You idiot! You almost choked me to death!" Sayaka rolled her eyes, feeling nauseous, and grabbed the coffee on the table, gulping down several mouthfuls before she recovered.

She glared angrily at Xingzi, then, mimicking her, forked a piece of cake and shoved it at her. "You get a piece too!"

……

The two girls started playfully fighting around the table. Homura Akemi looked at this warm and harmonious scene, but felt a little surprised.

This change was something she had never experienced in her countless reincarnations. She subconsciously murmured, "Kamijo Kyosuke's hand... it's actually healed?"

In countless past reincarnations, Sayaka Miki was also her friend.

She witnessed Sayaka's repeated breakdowns due to emotional factors, ultimately transforming her into a witch in despair.

Each time Sayaka was destroyed, it brought Madoka Kaname immense pain and despair, ultimately leading to her sacrifice on Witch Night.

In later cycles of reincarnation, when the cycle began, Madoka Kaname and Sayaka were not magical girls from the start. Homura Akemi worked tirelessly to change their fate, trying to help Madoka and Sayaka avoid their destiny of becoming magical girls in the future.

However, she repeatedly tried to tell the two the truth about magical girls, to stop them, and to protect them.

But it was all useless. Sayaka, this seemingly carefree blue-haired idiot, would almost always choose to sign a contract and become a magical girl for her beloved childhood friend, Kyosuke Majou, in order to heal his hand, which was damaged by nerves and could no longer play the violin.

However, each time Sayaka becomes a magical girl, she gradually falls into despair due to the cruelty of reality or her inner fragility, eventually turning into a witch.

This would cause Madoka Kaname immense pain, indirectly prompting her to make a wish to save the city when Witch's Night arrives.

In order to break the source of this cycle, Homura Akemi infiltrated the hospital several times during the loop, expending a lot of energy and using her healing magic, which she was not good at, to heal Kyosuke Kamijou's hand.

She thought that this would make Sayaka lose her original motivation to become a magical girl.

However, it still didn't work.

Even if Kyosuke Kamijou's hand heals, Sayaka, that blue-haired idiot, regardless of whether she knows the truth about magical girls or whether she knows that magical girls can turn into witches.

Even after learning of the existence of witches, she still resolutely chose to become a magical girl, and the reason was no longer to heal her arm, but simply because she wanted to fight and protect the ordinary people who were harmed by witches.

Homura Akemi's attempts to stop her always seemed to be ineffective.

After becoming a magical girl, Sayaka, no matter what her wishes were for, could not escape the fate of despair most of the time. On the few occasions she persevered and did not become a witch because of her despair, she sacrificed herself to protect the city during the Witch's Night, which further pushed Madoka Kaname into the abyss.

The repeated failures left Homura Akemi feeling utterly powerless and numb.

Upon learning that Kyosuke Kamijou had suddenly recovered, Homura Akemi felt little joy, but rather a sense of helplessness, which only strengthened her belief in what was about to happen.

That blue-haired idiot will definitely choose to become a magical girl again for some other reason, and then... head towards despair.

After repeated failures, she truly didn't know how to stop it anymore, and could only follow her own inertia, trying her best to keep walking in the cycle of despair.

She sighed deeply, silently watching this peaceful scene of the five of them gathered together, a rare sight in countless reincarnations, and tears welled up in her eyes without her noticing.

As the last rays of the setting sun bathed the streets, the group bid farewell and went home.

Just as Homura Akemi was about to turn and leave, Madoka Kaname called her back.

She quickened her pace and came to Homura Akemi's side, whispering softly in her ear, "Homura-chan, come to my house tonight and sleep with me. Let's have a good chat about the past."

“But…” Homura Akemi was about to refuse.

In the endless cycle of reincarnation, in order to fight against the final Witch's Night, she almost gave up all of her normal life.

Because her own time-stopping ability was insufficient for direct attack, she chose to use firearms as a supplement for better combat. In repeated cycles, she searched through almost all the ammunition depots of military bases around Mitakihara.

Each time a new cycle begins, aside from the brief and precious time she can spend with Madoka Kaname, she doesn't sleep at all. She spends almost every minute of every day, using time stoppage to frantically scavenge for ammunition to replenish her spacetime shield. At the same time, to cope with the depletion of magic power, she has already thoroughly investigated the information of any witches that may appear in Mitakihara City and the surrounding area during each cycle.

Although the location and time of the witch's appearance vary slightly in each cycle, there is still a general range to explore.

While collecting ammunition, she also efficiently killed witches to obtain Lament Seeds for supplies.

"Alright, alright, I know what you're thinking and what you're going to do next." Madoka Kaname extended a finger and gently pressed it against Homura Akemi's lips, preventing her from refusing. "But not this time. Listen to me, this is an order!"

"I understand..." Despite still struggling internally, Homura Akemi finally gave in when she saw Madoka Kaname's gentle yet firm gaze.

"Well then, Homura-chan, go back and get your pajamas first," Kaname Madoka said, walking leisurely towards home with her hands behind her back. "Remember to be there before dinner time. You know exactly when the Kaname family eats, right?"

……

On her way home, Sayaka was still curious about what she had seen that morning. Feeling restless and unable to get a reply, she pressed on, "Madoka, what's your relationship with that transfer student? You two seem to know each other very well, like you're on good terms."

"When exactly did you two meet? Why didn't I know?"

Madoka Kaname simply shook her head slightly: "Sayaka, Homura-chan is also your friend, you just forgot for now."

"Huh?" Sayaka scratched her head, a guess popping into her mind. "Could it be... that this transfer student is also a time traveler? In some timeline, are we friends too?"

Madoka Kaname nodded silently.

Although Sayaka sometimes acts like an optimistic fool, she knows in her heart that her friend has undergone some inexplicable change since she saw Madoka's gruesome corpse last year.

She became gentler and stronger, no longer as soft and fluffy as a strawberry cake.

His grades improved, and his athletic ability became frighteningly strong.

If it weren't for the familiar shadow still visible deep within those eyes, Sayaka would almost suspect that some kind of ghost had taken over her body.

But every time Sayaka saw the occasional sadness flash in those gentle eyes, she felt a pang of heartache.

Later, after watching an anime about time travel, she gradually confirmed her guess—Madoka had traveled through time, seen too many things, and then returned.

After having this guess, Sayaka felt somewhat uneasy.

She tried to ask for details, to know about the experiences during those time travels, and to know what Xiao Yuan's corpse had gone through, but each time Xiao Yuan just shook her head.

“You still won’t tell me this time…” Sayaka looked at the sunset on the horizon, scratched her hair helplessly, and sighed: “Madoka, I know you must have your reasons for not telling me, but we’re still friends. Tell me slowly when you’re ready.”

The two continued walking in silence.

After walking a few steps, Madoka Kaname suddenly spoke up: "By the way, Sayaka, you should go back first. I have something to do and need to see someone."

"Huh? Who is Madoka going to see? A friend? A boy or a girl?" Sayaka asked, somewhat surprised.

Madoka Kaname shook her head: "Not a friend, but a boy. He seems like a good person."

"Huh? A boy!" Sayaka became wary. "Then I'll go with you! Madoka, you're so cute, what if that guy has bad intentions towards you!"

"No need," Xiaoyuan refused with a smile, while lightly flicking her arm, a gust of wind from her punch deformed her face. "I'm very powerful, you know."

"Okay, okay, then be careful. I'm going back now, bye-bye..." Sayaka tidied her hair and left with a somewhat helpless expression.

Madoka Kaname sighed softly and turned to walk in another direction.

At the agreed-upon location, Fang Zheng was sitting on a park bench. When he saw Kaname Madoka walking over, he nodded and snapped his fingers.

Instantly, a witch's barrier spread out, enveloping the two of them.

(End of this chapter)