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Chapter 397 God from Beyond the Realm

The spirit of illusion.

Something that does not exist?

For a moment, Satomi Touka and the other two pondered the name carefully.

This is more like a code name that reveals some kind of symbolism than an exact name.

While Satomi Touka and the other two were experiencing complex emotions, Kazama's promise of help materialized as a form of power.

Once you step into the realm of magical girls, becoming a witch is, in essence, the inevitable end for a magical girl.

This is also the foundation of this vast system, the cycle of cause and effect.

Magical girls are the cause, witches are the effect.

There is only one way to break the tragic fate of magical girls. Just like Madoka Kaname in the original work, the Circular Principle, hovering high above this distorted worldline, must completely overturn this cycle and this massive cause and effect in order to prevent the girls' tragic future.

Clearly, the current accumulated power is insufficient; even Kazama cannot achieve this.

But if it's just about avoiding rather than eliminating, then there's no problem at all.

Just like what Kazama is doing now, he pulls the girls' consciousness into the realm of dreams, prolonging the whole process.

What Kazama is doing now is simply pushing back the consequences that the girls should have borne.

"Witch, I'm already very familiar with this."

Kazama had already deciphered several aspects of the otherworldly supernatural power system during his previous transmigration.

On a smaller scale, there's the magic system of the Type-Moon world, the magic of the Re:Zero world and Cardcaptor Sakura world, and on a larger scale, there are the Angels in Berserk.

The witch transformations in Madoka Magica were also within Kazama's research scope, and he conducted in-depth analysis of them in the Deep Sea Electronic Pure Land of the Type-Moon world.

Half-witch.

Similar to the research on half-angels, the aim is to inherit some of the abilities of the complete body while paying as little cost as possible, and most importantly, to maintain rationality, or rather, the ability to control oneself.

The half-witch system created by Kazama is beginning to show results on Sesshouin Kiara.

You should know that in the Type-Moon universe, he has the potential to be a true savior, qualified to become a saint in the modern world and attain the status of a Bodhisattva.

Even in one of the diverging paths of their destinies, the other party became a true Bodhisattva and then ascended to the level of a beast.

In terms of the weight of cause and effect, Sesshouin Kiara's aptitude is definitely much stronger than the three little ones. In the end, she was able to become a manifestation of desire, perhaps her aptitude was only slightly inferior to Madoka's because Homura Akemi's cause and effect were not accumulated.

If Sesshouin Kiara were to come to this world, she would definitely be a magical girl of the same caliber as Joan of Arc or the Queen of Sheba, chosen by the times.

The fact that her savior witch incarnation shook the spirit field built in imitation of Mooncell at the moment of her birth is proof of this.

Kazama has handled half-witch transformations of this level before, so the three little ones in front of him are naturally no problem.

No, because the system was actually easier to establish because it had the purification function that had been taken from Kyubey.

Even without much intervention from Kazama, only slight modifications need to be made to the original semi-witch system around the incubator's purifier.

Power is also the knowledge that is infused into the three little ones.

The consciousness that had been held captive by Kazama returned to its original body.

However, compared to before when they could only watch helplessly as the Soul Gem shattered into Seeds of Lamentation, their thoughts overturned, their consciousness becoming chaos, and their forms transforming into indescribable witches, they now have another option.

The corrupt magic surrounding the stolen functions was channeled into another path.

For the magical girl, this path, the filthy magic, is not a rope constantly tightening around her neck, but rather transforms into the black hem of her skirt suit.

An intrusive barrier appeared in Satomi Hospital in an instant, and a wave of shadows enveloped the entire building.

This is the witch's barrier; its appearance signifies the witch's arrival.

In the deepest part of the ward, three enormous figures stood in a triangular formation.

These colossal figures possess a strong sense of strangeness that is detached from reality, like abstract graffiti brought to life.

One is the witch incarnate as Touka Satomi, wearing a black hooded mask with a crow's beak and carrying matchstick wings, a witch of daydreams.

One is a witch resembling a tobacco beetle, who belongs to Hiiragi Nemu and is the witch who left her last words.

The last one is a white statue holding a sword and shield, adorned with jewels, which is the incarnation of the Witch of Sorrow, named the Witch of Suffering.

Beneath the enormous body of the witch's avatar, the three little figures stood.

Or rather, the terrifying witch incarnations behind them were projected from their shadows.

"this...."

Satomi Touka was astonished as she experienced what it felt like to be in this state.

Seeing the three of them, Kazama withdrew his gaze.

The fate of the three little ones was thus changed, and I was officially drawn into the game.

No contract is needed, because the cause and effect that connects all things is the best proof.

"Because of the endless cycles that Homura Akemi experienced behind the scenes, on the surface, the Law of Cycles appears to be achieved in one fell swoop, with wishes granted instantly."

"But unlike over there where you can cross an insurmountable chasm in one step, here, to achieve the final result, you can only walk to the end step by step."

Kazama's gaze fell on the incubators who were still confined within the domain.

"Next, it's time to deal with you."

"As the most powerful civilization in this world and the universe, you must have more to think about than those three little ones."

Cupid remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"Our race has discovered even the most deeply hidden rules and laws of the known universe."

“But your existence is outside any realm or category known to my people.”

"Unless it is someone of a higher status."

"If we were to use the language of human fantasy novels, it would be something like 'gods from beyond the realm,' or perhaps 'demons from beyond the realm'?"

Chapter 398 System Outage

The Incubators are one of the most advanced civilizations in the Madoka Magica universe. Compared to them, human civilization, still confined to its home planet, is like dust compared to the ocean.

The primary mission and goal of the Incubators is to use this planet as a pasture to raise qualified young women from the human race.

Emotions, something that humans have in abundance, are extremely rare among the species in the known universe, which is why the incubators value Earth so much.

In order to better perform its functions and fulfill its mission, the sub-body is equipped with various functions when it differentiates.

A soft voice and a cute appearance are all disguises for their own purposes. Furthermore, to facilitate interaction with magical girls and enhance their seductive influence, the incubator has installed communication mechanisms involving words, preferences, and actions.

For example, some Kewpie individuals may exhibit traits such as a fondness for sweets and music. In short, it's all about appealing to teenage girls.

The incubator in front of us is clearly equipped with such a mechanism and has its own 'hobbies', such as liking to read books.

Hearing his words draw analogies from terms in the book, Kazama, who still hadn't materialized in person, shook his head in the void.

According to the Incubators' settings in this world, this race is indeed sensitive enough to the 'unknown' or 'abnormal' things, and has a strong desire to explore them.

In the theatrical version, Homura Akemi's transformation into a demon was achieved by utilizing the characteristics of the Incubator race. This race even created the 'Faraday Cage,' which to some extent isolates the Law of Cycles, demonstrating the advanced level of their technology.

However, despite his superb skills, Kazama's arrival, as he himself said, was a high-level act of arrival.

If Kazama were to have a specific intention, the Incubator civilization would have no way of noticing it, and even if they did, they would have no way to take action.

After all, according to this race's classic saying: 'If something exists, it can be observed; if it is observed, it can be understood.' The premise for this logic to hold true is that you need sufficient technical resources, enough time for observation, and a sufficient scale of research.

While Kazama was still quietly contemplating, the incubator continued to speak.

The analysis and judgment module operates rapidly, performing analysis based on known conditions.

The most valuable information is naturally the name the other party reveals.

“The illusory spirit... a non-existent spirit, but if it does not exist, why does it have the ability to interfere with and observe reality?”

This is one of the reasons why the incubators made such a guess.

"You seem to be very familiar with witches. The design of a half-witch requires the ability to dismantle this system."

The Wish System, an energy conversion system that reverses entropy, is a black box technology for the Incubator Clan.

It is precisely because it is unbreakable that the Incubators, who believe they have mastered all the rules and laws of the universe, regard it as a fundamental law.

But it seems that's not the case now.

"Is it because making a wish causes this system to be broken down, thus creating space for analysis, which can then be used for exploitation?"

The wish-granting mechanism of this system is indeed difficult to fathom and control. Incubators tend to be quite cautious about things they cannot control.

At least, they didn't test the maximum limit of the wish they could make.

As for why the Incubators dared to provoke the Law of Cycles on another timeline, it's because the Law of Cycles, at least through Homura Akemi, has some basis in fact, and even has Homura Akemi as a natural fulcrum.

Furthermore, there's their confidence; the incubators are confident that there aren't many things in the entire universe that could cause them to fail.

"Or perhaps... they already had some understanding of this system?"

If it is the former, it can be seen that this invisible being possesses extremely advanced intelligence, enough to understand extremely complex things in an instant.

If it's the latter, that's terrifying. The laws of cause and effect are completely incomprehensible to the incubators, yet the other party can grasp them to a certain extent. Keep in mind that even their own race can only utilize them for now.

The meanings of utilizing and mastering are entirely different, especially in the most complex matters, which can directly reflect the level and gap between the two parties.

The analysis module, after processing two pieces of information, jumps to the most critical element at hand.

That is, the 'purpose', which can also be seen as the other party's attitude.

In fact, the incubator was also vaguely aware that, statistically speaking, the likelihood of malice was much higher than goodwill.

But now, imprisoned in an unknown way, it is unable to even upload this valuable intelligence to the core brain of its race.

"Gestalt consciousness..."

The incubators' racial state of 'all is one, one is all', as a way of existence for a civilization, brings extremely high efficiency in doing anything.

"However, this also makes things more convenient for me."

As soon as Kazama had a thought, the realm of consciousness here began to change.

The azure photons spread out, then permeated the dark space, transforming into a pure white room.