I'm just an internet cafe owner

They don't know what they're seeking revenge for; all they know is to kill more people... and that's bound to be right.

Sensing the familiars drawing ever closer and about to attack, Kisara covered his mouth, muttering, "Oh no, the boss's in danger! Could I... take his place?"

A comical expression appeared on Kisei's face. She knew perfectly well that dealing with a witch of this caliber was child's play for her, but she couldn't rule out having some completely unrealistic fantasies.

At this moment, Liu Yuan raised his hand in prayer: "They are so arrogant and ignorant, they don't take me seriously at all, and they're preparing to capture demons!!"

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon! Great Luo Dharma Mantra! World Honored Ksitigarbha! Prajna Buddhas! Golden Mountain Dharma Temple! Forbidden Land of Demons! Prajna Paramita Hum! Damn!"

Accompanied by Liu Yuan's loud yet distinctively toned words, a prayer was offered.

Prayer: The stance of night and fire. Flames transformed into weapons, which Liu Yuan wielded in his hands, burning a large number of familiars to ashes.

Prayer: The Tail of the Hundred Phases of the Forge. The approaching familiar was instantly killed by Liu Yuan's skill, which resembled a dragon's tail.

Especially as she uttered the final "Prajnaparamita Hum," she pulled out Marika's stone hammer and smashed it down fiercely. Instantly, golden light enveloped the entire witch's barrier, and the witch hiding in the deepest part, before she could even react, was instantly knocked out as a Seed of Lamentation.

At that moment, Kisara gasped.

Liu Yuan stood up and patted the weapon in his hand: "How is it?"

Kisara clapped his hands: "When it comes to showing off, boss, you're too good. It's just that there's no one around except me. You're really just pretending to be something you're not!"

"Isn't it better than a pig that pretends to be weak but actually turns out to be a pig?"

"Wait? Who are you calling a pig?"

"Well, whoever agrees gets to choose!"

"Damn it! Take this!"

Liu Yuan easily dodged Kisara's slow attacks. He circled behind Kisara and gently tapped her head with his right fist: "No need to play anymore, Kyubey is out, the rest is up to you."

"Tch, you'll make me stupid sooner or later. Get back to work."

That's right, the reason we took so long before was to lure Kyubey over.

This witch was just deployed by Kyubey. Logically, Kyubey shouldn't be far away, and it should appear on its own after a little disturbance.

Just as Liu Yuan had predicted, he appeared, so the rest...

The witch was no longer of any use to him.

Just as Kisara left, a pink light suddenly erupted several kilometers away. Kisara had made her move. Although her progress in completing various games was not as good as Liu Yuan's, it was much better than everyone else in the internet cafe.

You see, when she got stuck in the game, Liu Yuan personally guided her through the puzzles, and if she couldn't beat a level, they'd break out of prison together. He fully utilized the player's attributes to the extreme.

"People from another world! Are you an accomplice that Homura Akemi found?"

"Yes, you're really smart."

"I ask that people from another world not hinder my actions. Everything we do is for the sake of this universe. If I don't do this, the entropy in the universe will be expanding infinitely. And the power that these people unleash the moment they become witches is the most important power to save this world."

Cupid fully utilizes its ability to speak to people in a human language and to ghosts in a ghost language. It doesn't lie, but it can conceal things, and what it conceals is often fatal to those young girls.

As for Kyubey's claim of saving the world? It's true. According to Liu Yuan's calculations, this universe will perish in an unknown number of billions of years. Kyubey's energy-gathering behavior can continuously extend this time, and theoretically, with sufficient energy collection, it's possible to extend it to 'infinity'.

"I admit what you said is true, but do you have a slightly less efficient, but less cruel, method to obtain power for all magical girls?"

"Yes, there are, but they don't align with our pursuit of efficiency."

"Your pursuit is exactly the same as that of a live-action gamer."

Chapter 157 Signing a Contract with Cupid and Scheming Against Him (Bonus Chapter)

A "resource-generating player" is a player in Minecraft's survival mode who uses redstone technology to acquire resources. However, this method of resource acquisition is not limited to redstone; any player in Minecraft who automates or semi-automates resource production and increases the efficiency of various resource outputs can be considered a resource-generating player.

Kyubey's attitude is very similar to that of the electric players; it cannot understand human emotions, and for this reason, it chooses a mode that pursues efficiency.

As the two of them chatted, the pink light shone once again.

"You and your companions are very strong."

According to Kyubey's judgment, the man in front of him had the ability to kill all the witches in the world, including himself, but he didn't do so. Instead, he chatted with him.

"Since you admit you have a friendlier way, let's make a bet."

"What are you gambling?"

Kyubey was very pragmatic; if possible, it would love to analyze and utilize the life and power of other worlds for its own use. Unfortunately, it couldn't even break through the time barrier of its own world, let alone have the ability to traverse between worlds.

"Let's make a bet. I won't provide them with any conveniences. All power acquisition will follow the shop's principle of equivalent exchange. They will fight the Witch's Night, and before that, you can only lure them into becoming magical girls with words. We'll bet on how many of them survive. I bet they all survive. If you lose, I won't interfere with any of your actions in your world, and I'll give you a special material for each person who dies. If you win, you'll need to abandon this efficient behavior, ensure the lives of all intelligent beings, and not collect energy using them as tools."

Qiu Bi fell silent. Liu Yuan's words seemed to have many loopholes that it could exploit, but it sensed that these loopholes were deliberately left for it by Liu Yuan.

"This is an unfair contract."

Qiu Bi discovered the problem with this contract: all the conditions were based on Liu Yuan's understanding. If this wasn't acceptable in his understanding, then it couldn't be collected. The Invigorating Contract didn't even have any penalties, but Qiu Bi understood that such a contract without penalties was the most terrifying. He was the weaker party, which meant that if he breached the contract, the other party would do anything to him.

"No, this is fair. You can take a look at this. And I promise that on the day your world faces destruction due to entropy increase, I will help you solve it."

Liu Yuan pulled out a red stone, and the moment Kyubey saw it, his eyes widened. At that moment, Kyubeys all over the world, even the entire universe, seemed to freeze. After a full five seconds, Kyubey spoke.

"Contract established"

A white light emanated from Cupid, which flowed into Liu Yuan's body before it spoke again: "It's hard to understand why an existence like you would help humans?"

"Because I am human."

"What? Humans can grow to this extent? It seems my calculations were wrong."

Kyubey's eyes gleamed; Liu Yuan's words had stirred something within it. However, this plan wasn't urgent, and it couldn't imagine how it could possibly lose this contract. Even if Homura Akemi obtained the Terra Prism, the weapon's attack power had a limit. According to Kyubey's estimation, this weapon could easily deal with ordinary witches, but it would be completely ineffective against Witch Night.

Furthermore, the contract doesn't explicitly state that Witch's Night cannot be enhanced; even if it were enhanced, it wouldn't be considered a violation from any perspective. Besides, taking the risk for the Red Stone Ingot that Liu Yuan provided is well worth it.

According to its calculations, the energy contained in a single redstone is equivalent to all the power it has gained since arriving on Earth. If it can obtain more than three, it will not matter if it loses.

According to the contract between the two, each death would grant the other party an additional redstone. However, this contract had a loophole; it didn't specify...

No new members can be added to their party before Witch Night arrives.

There are many ways to manipulate this contract. Even if we analyze its likes and dislikes from a human perspective and exploit the loopholes based on those likes and dislikes, we can still create a lot of opportunities to manipulate it.

Liu Yuan's purpose, on the other hand, is even more complicated.

This world is indeed heading towards destruction, but he has no right to stop it. Interestingly, however, two of the people Homura Akemi knows possess the potential to become gods. If they do, the expansion of this world will be curbed; however, they might need to undergo some trials to achieve godhood.

Signing this contract with Kyubey will absolutely strengthen Witch Night. If Witch Night becomes too strong, it will lead to a total annihilation. He's curious about what wish Madoka Kaname, who has learned the true nature of all magical girls, will make during the annihilation. But whatever the wish, the final result will definitely be the survival of everyone. When the contract takes effect, he will use Kyubey's power to fulfill Madoka Kaname's wish and make her a true god of this world.

However, his purpose was not limited to this. If this god was truly born, then as the promoter, he would be qualified to communicate with him and reach a cooperation agreement.

The thought of collaborating with a deity is thrilling. How much revenue could that bring to the internet cafe? If this deity is reliable and keeps track of my calculations, it could bring in at least thirty customers. If they're really ruthless, fifty? A hundred?

If I have that many customers, can I achieve my goal of earning 200,000 a day?

This is killing multiple birds with one stone, solving the current problems and future problems of Homura Akemi's world, and even winning over a god who is about to appear. Damn, isn't that a great deal?

As for losing? You're kidding. Gambling is the thing Liu Yuan dislikes most. Even with gacha pulls, he absolutely refuses to play without a guaranteed pity system. He promised an equivalent exchange of abilities with Homura Akemi.

But what Qiu Bi probably didn't know was that in the four-dimensional internet cafe, money could buy anything. Qiu Bi was intelligent, and possessed wisdom accumulated over countless years. However, the information gap across worlds was enough to cause his downfall.

Moreover, he is stronger than Kyubey. Once Kyubey is deemed to have breached the contract, Kyubey will be his for the taking.

Unfortunately, the Kyubey race is too clever. They do know how to exploit loopholes, but it's highly unlikely that they would break a contract of this level.

With the contract completed, Liu Yuan contacted the two Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe via TT.

"I made a contract with Kyubey, and it will no longer deliberately send witches to increase your stress before the end of Witch's Night."

"Thank you, boss."

"You're too kind. Good luck from now on. Whether Kyubey becomes a tool or I become a tool in the future is up to you. By the way, where's Kisara? I just felt her power?"

Mami Tomoe: "Miss Kisara... I think I saw her having afternoon tea after defeating the last witch."

Liu Yuan: "?"

Meanwhile, having completed her mission, Kisara sat in a maid café and ordered a maid puff pastry. But just as she picked up her spoon and opened her mouth, she saw Liu Yuan smiling through the clear glass.

Chapter 158 Beating Up Sayaka Miki

The woodcutter weeps, while the boss smiles broadly.

Kisara said that she finally found a dessert shop that smelled really good, and spent her own money to order a little bit of dessert, but she didn't get to eat a single bite! Liu Yuan snatched it away.

Although Liu Yuan bought her an even bigger and tastier one, she felt very upset that Liu Yuan had taken her first bite.

"Feels so good!"

Back at the internet cafe, Liu Yuan happily patted his belly, while Mu Geng walked in with an expression that looked like he'd been thoroughly messed with.

"Boss, Sister Kisara, welcome back. Sister Kisara?"

Seeing that Kisara's condition seemed off, Takashima Yuna asked with some concern, "Boss, is Kisara-nee alright?"

"It's nothing, she's just a little dazed after I stole her dessert. Come on, let's play a game without her."

Upon hearing this, Kisara was instantly revived.

"I'm fine, I'm okay!"

And so, the internet cafe was filled with a lively atmosphere once again.

While they were happily playing games after get off work, they saw Sayaka Miki sitting on a bench in Takihara Park, staring blankly at the ground.

She made a wish for the person she liked. But the person she liked ended up with her best friend, and she also learned an even more devastating truth.

A magical girl is simply a girl who is on the path to becoming a witch...

"It doesn't matter anymore. There's no place for me in this world anymore..."

Sayaka's heart was filled with despair, and at that moment, Homura Akemi walked up to Sayaka under the watchful eyes of Mami Tomoe and Madoka Kaname.

"It's you? I'm so envious of you, even if you're not a magical girl..."

"Snapped!"

A large slap landed on Sayaka's cheek, leaving her stunned. Before she could react, Homura Akemi slapped Sayaka's other cheek.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound made even Xiao Yuan, who was hiding in the dark, cover her eyes.

"what are you doing?"

"I'm bringing back that silly girl who always likes to giggle and likes someone but doesn't dare to confess."

"They can't come back."