I'm just an internet cafe owner

Until the end of this month, it will still be one extra chapter for every 3000 donations, and one extra chapter for every 30 blades. As for recommendations and monthly tickets, since they are not paid, it will be one extra chapter for every 1000 recommendations and one extra chapter for every 100 monthly tickets.

I glanced at the current readership and last month's data, and I feel that at this level, the bounty is at most fifty chapters owed. Anyway, I've already paid back over a hundred chapters, so owing another hundred won't matter. Besides, you can't make me owe that many chapters.

Now I'm debt-free and carefree!

Chapter 568 Let's Sign a Contract and Become a Magical Girl

Knowing the truth, Liu Yuan fell silent at this moment. "Little Yuan is something else," he thought, "she managed to completely fool a newcomer." "Thirty numbers after nine—if Sakai Yuuji really got that much money, he could probably bankrupt his country's economy."

However, Liu Yuan then came up with a solution: "It's not a big problem. You can add a function to Cupid, so that if you are near death without spending money, you can be teleported to a safe location and slowly recover. Then you can spend money to gradually gain various recovery abilities and mana replenishment abilities."

The Law of Circles: "Isn't this a bad idea?"

Liu Yuan: "It's not a big problem. Miracles and magic aren't free. You can pay to experience miracles. With so many Kyubeys signing contracts with one person each, they can probably make enough money before Yuji Sakai dies."

The deal is done, and there's no going back. Although Madoka didn't specify the price of Kyubey during the transaction, the overall difference wasn't significant; Sakai Yuuji would need that much money if the whole world were filled with Kyubey. As for what happens after death? Whether Sakai Yuuji will die is a very serious question. After all, working after death is endless, while while alive, he can repay the money whenever and however much he wants. As long as Sakai Yuuji doesn't die, he can repay the money slowly while he's alive.

In fact, this price was only due to the special offer given during the closed beta of The Law of Cycles; if it were officially released, the price could be several times higher.

After a long silence, the Theory of Cycles replied, "How about this? I've caused you a lot of trouble this time, so how about I have Senior Madoka work for you? She'll work for you for life, for free."

Upon hearing about the free pink-haired labor, Liu Yuanzheng firmly refused, saying, "That won't do. We never hire against the will of our employees. Besides, our store has a low risk tolerance, so you should continue to keep him."

"... "

The Principle of Cycles sighed, regretting how she had been so foolish as to create the comedic character, Madoka.

At the same time the exchange ended, 300,000 Cupids descended upon this world.

There are a considerable number of Crimson Denizens circulating in this world, and even more who devour humans to survive. Although Flame Haze soldiers fight against them, newly born Crimson Denizens will always come to human society driven by their desires.

Countless people are wiped out every day because of the existence of Crimson Denizens, especially in the city where Yuuji Sakai lives. There's even a Crimson Lord who intends to unleash a Devouring Castle attack on this city.

The city should harness the full power of the city for its own use.

This is why the city's phosphorus activities are very active. At the same time, Little Chubby found his first suitable signing partner here.

At Hirai Emi's home, Hirai Emi is doing her homework.

She is a cute girl with black hair and black eyes. At home, wearing pajamas, she let her hair down completely while doing her homework and occasionally glancing at the starry sky outside.

There's still a week until school starts. Although there's no homework, if you want to get into a good university and maintain good grades, you need to start reviewing in advance.

But in her home, she was all alone. Her parents had vanished completely sometime during the day, and she herself had lost all those memories because of their disappearance.

Hello!

The sudden appearance of a cute voice surprised Hirai En, who was reviewing her lessons.

"Hey hey hey?"

The sudden sound completely disrupted Hirai Enoki's train of thought. She frantically searched for the source of the sound, but looked around and saw no one.

Hirai Yume subconsciously swallowed, and just when she thought she was hallucinating, a cute white creature with long ears, resembling a rabbit, appeared on her table.

"It's me~"

Little Kyubey licked its paws and introduced itself in an adorable manner: "Hello, you can call me Kyubey. Would you like to sign a contract with me and become a magical girl?"

"Sign a contract? Become a magical girl?"

Kyubey sat down in front of Hirai Yuzuru and introduced, "Yes~ Sign a contract with me to become a magical girl, and I will grant you one wish that I can do, while also letting you understand the truth of this world."

"reality?"

Little Cupid lay sprawled on the table, his belly exposed, a smile that would never fade from his face: "Yes, the truth of this world. Don't you want to know why everyone else has family but you don't, or even feel anything unusual? Don't you want to know why you have no memory of your family at all? Don't you want to know how terrifying the creatures in this city are?"

"family…"

This sentence touched Hirai Emi's emotions. While existence may fade, the feelings and impact of someone or something's presence can linger to some extent. Especially upon hearing about her parents, Hirai Emi felt a sudden pang of heartache. (Monthly fee group)

The pain brought tears to her eyes involuntarily.

"Can I know about my parents?"

"Yes, if this is your wish, it can come true!"

After a moment of silence, Hirai En asked, "Really?"

Little Cupid replied affirmatively, "Really."

Looking into Kyubey's pink eyes, Hirai Yui took a deep breath: "I want to know about my parents, to know the whole truth."

Upon hearing this wish, Little Kyubey confirmed its content once more: "Is your wish to know everything about your parents and the truth about this world?"

The old Kyubey wouldn't ask; it would simply fulfill wishes according to its own understanding. However, the Kyubey modified by the Law of Cycles will precisely ask its contractor's wish. Whether it wants a delicious cake or world peace, as long as Kyubey can do it, it will fulfill the wish according to the wisher's thoughts.

"Yes!"

Hirai Yuki's heart raced again, and as she spoke the words of affirmation, she suddenly fainted and collapsed onto the bed.

At that moment, she saw many images. They were images of her parents' growth from childhood to adulthood, their education, their meeting, their love, and their eventual marriage.

Let's name our child Hirai En!

"Yuan~ Yuan~ What a lovely name."

"Honey~ Look, Xiaoyuan called me Daddy, she called me Daddy."

She called for her mother first.

"Xiaoyuan~ What interesting thing happened at kindergarten?"

"Did Dad get paid today? What do you want to eat?"

Like any ordinary family, Hirai Emi's family was just an ordinary family. Her parents would argue over trivial matters, scold her for doing wrong things, buy her delicious food when they got paid, prepare birthday gifts for her on her birthday, and go to the shrine as a family during the New Year.

This ordinariness continued until her parents disappeared. Strange creatures devoured them, making her forget their existence. Not only her parents, but many others were also consumed along with them.

Upon learning the truth about her parents' disappearance, she also learned the truth about this world: the Crimson Denizens, the Flame Haze, and Kyubey's arrival. One person sacrificed everything to give ordinary people a chance to rebel.

Upon learning the truth, Hirai Yukari spoke to Kyubey: "I want to become a magical girl."

Chapter 569 Miracles and Magic Are Not Free

"I want to become a magical girl."

At this moment, Kyubey's body emitted light, and it looked at Hirai Yuen, whose entire body was floating in mid-air.

"It's astonishing that you possess such immense causal power. Even without my existence, the future of this world would be altered because of you. Such vast causal power is enough for you to face any enemy within this city."

The moment Kyubey finished speaking, black and white light enveloped Hirai.

Surrounding Yume, accompanied by a blend of black and white light, the magical girl Yume Hirai makes a dazzling appearance.

The moment she transformed into a magical girl, she sensed a strange entity lurking in the city, secretly watching something.

Just as she was getting used to her magical girl form, Kyubey's voice appeared in her mind: "The purple crystal on your chest is your Soul Gem. The Soul Gem is a part of your soul that has solidified and can be transformed into any weapon. Fight with confidence using any weapon; weapons made from your soul cannot be broken."

Little Kyubey is teaching Hirai Enishi how to fight. In Little Kyubey's opinion, the girl it has signed a contract with is a genius, and it has hit the jackpot.

Because Hirai Enishi's wish is to obtain the truth, her weapon after transformation is a book—a book that records all the free magic, spells, skills, knowledge, and the experiences and locations of specific targets in this world. The information obtained is related to her own magical power, which can be increased through continuous battles.

Hirai En can use any skill recorded in the book during battle, including the free magic of this world.

Logically speaking, ordinary people cannot obtain such powerful magic, but Hirai Yuen has a causal relationship that is almost capable of saving the world. This causal relationship does not mean that she will save the world in the future, but that the changes in the world in the future may be caused by her.

Someone's obsession, someone's thoughts, and someone's actions may also be influenced by her.

Because of this, she carried a karmic burden that even Kyubey hadn't anticipated, and this karma made Hirai Yui a powerful magical girl.

"Is this magic?"

Hirai En looked at the encyclopedia in his hand, which contained records of events that had occurred in his city, Misaki.

The person named Fariagni can be said to be the culprit who killed her parents and caused the disappearance of a large number of people in the city. The purpose of this person's actions is even recorded in this book.

To make the "dolls" he created into eternal beings like himself, he would use the names of an entire city's inhabitants, or even devour the existence of an entire city.

At that moment, Hirai En clenched his fist.

"Cupid, can I defeat him?"

Kyubey shook his head: "Although you are a very talented magical girl, if you want to fight, you have a 10% chance of winning without any preparation."

Hearing this possibility, Hirai Yume felt somewhat unwilling. If she hadn't known the truth, she might have gone to school normally, fallen in love with someone normally, until one day her existence was swallowed up and she completely disappeared.

Now that she knows the truth, she wants revenge and to stop the source of evil, but what's the difference between a 10% chance of winning and being unable to defeat it?

"Don't be sad. If you are well prepared, your chances of defeating him can become 100%!"

What am I supposed to do?

Do you believe in miracles?

Hirai En: "I believe you!"

Little Chubi's smile grew even brighter: "Magic and miracles aren't free, but you have to pay extra."

At this moment, Hirai Yuen finally understood what it meant for magic and miracles to be free. Without spending money, serious injuries would only result in being sent to a safe location to recover. But with money? Ten thousand yen would fully restore all magic power on the spot; one hundred thousand yen would provide complete healing with all attributes restored to 100%; one million yen would restore the stamina and damage of all surrounding magical girls, and grant them a 10% increase in magic power and damage. Ten million yen...that would be incredible. According to Kyubey's description, professional support would arrive to save the day, and all surrounding combatants would have their combat power doubled, receiving comprehensive support.

Besides this, there's an unparalleled miracle: if you can pull out 10 billion, you can summon a god to defeat an enemy. Yes, 10 billion isn't Japanese yen, nor US dollars, nor euros; it's internet cafe currency. In the country where Hirai Emi lives, this sum is astronomical.

Looking at the price listed by Kyubey, Hirai Yuen finally understood the value of magic and miracles. Expensive, damn expensive. One hundred billion to summon a god, and in the god's designated currency, which, according to his country's exchange rate, is roughly over two hundred billion yen.

So much money is needed to specifically eliminate one enemy? It seems miracles and magic all cost money, huh?

Hirai En: "How much money do I have right now?"

At this moment, Kyubey began calculating the amount of money Hirai En possessed: "Including the inheritance left by your parents, it's two million yen. Fixed assets are not included in the amount. If you need it, you can sell your assets to get the money yourself."

Two million, converted to the amount provided by Qubi, is only a little over one hundred thousand, which can only be used once for the two-package deal.

"Chubi! What are my chances of winning if I buy the Miracle Package Two?"

"Fifty percent! If you have 500,000 yuan, your winning rate can be increased to 100%! 100%!"

"... "

Five hundred thousand, which is equivalent to ten million yen in one's own country's currency, is an astronomical figure for Hirai En.

Little Chubi calmly explained, "I suggest you practice with his servants first. Once you're familiar with how to fight, you can increase your win rate to 100% without spending any money. If that doesn't work, you can find several magical girls to do group raids and team attacks, which will greatly increase your win rate!"

Upon hearing this suggestion, Hirai Yuki was intrigued. Since he couldn't eliminate the enemy now, he could first use the enemy's subordinates to increase his own strength, and then... kill him.

Killing one's parents is a blood feud, especially when the perpetrator then erases their existence.

It's a fight to the death. If Hirai Emi didn't know the truth, she might have lived a normal life, but knowing the truth makes every second of her life feel like torture.