I'm just an internet cafe owner

"Snapped!"

"Go ahead and hit me, I've already..."

"Snapped!"

Every time Sayaka was about to speak, Homura Akemi would slap her across the face.

Homura Akemi didn't tell her at all.

Before she could even finish a sentence, her slap would land precisely on her face.

This was the advice Liu Yuan gave him before he left.

“你说黑化啊？多半是欠揍，多揍几顿就好了。年纪轻轻满脑子所谓的爱情。不想想自己真的死了生她养她的父母怎么办，这种揍就好了，黑化喂了牛奶继续揍，揍到她清醒为止。她说话的时候你就无脑揍，不说话时，你一边揍一边说，找个好理由。比如说这一巴掌为了你的父母等等等等。”

Although the magical girl's true form became the Soul Gem, her physical body still experiences pain. As for Sayaka's rebellion? Every time she prepares to resist, her Soul Gem is already secretly taken away by another Homura Akemi.

She can only be physically beaten by Homura Akemi, and has no chance to fight back.

After ten slaps, Sayaka was stunned. She wanted to say something, but the pain on her face prevented her from uttering a word.

"You're not going to talk about it? Then I'll speak for you. Have you ever thought about your parents? Your mother carried you for ten months, and your parents went out to work for you. They didn't dare to take a day off when they were sick, and they didn't dare to eat more than a bite of their favorite food. And you're just ruining yourself like this? Do you know how sad your parents would be if you really died?"

This time, Homura Akemi's slap was much stronger. If the previous slaps were just meant to interrupt her, this one was truly delivered with anger.

The burning sensation combined with the verbal stimulation brought Sayaka back to her senses, and she was about to speak again.

"Have you thought about your grandparents? They never asked for you to be rich or famous, they only hoped that you would grow up safely. They even dared not come to see you from the countryside so as not to disturb your life. What about you?"

"Have you thought about your friends? Do you know that everyone is worried about you, everyone wants you to pull yourself together? Do you even consider yourself human? But let me tell you clearly, what we love is not your physical body. It's the soul called 'Sayaka Miki.' The righteous partner who, knowing the dangers of magical girls, still wanted to eliminate witches."

"Just for a man? You're this upset? What if Xiaoyuan died? What if I died? Would you be this upset? In the end, men only influence your brain and your decisions. You don't need a man, and men don't need you. But we need you!"

These last words brought Sayaka's eyes back to life, but as the slap landed, she completely lost consciousness.

However, Homura Akemi's lecturing did not stop; instead, Madoka and Mami Tomoe stepped forward.

"Homura-chan, Sayaka, it seems she's fainted?"

"what?"

Homura Akemi then checked Sayaka's condition and found that Sayaka had completely fainted, and her face was swollen like a pig's head.

"Oh, this..."

This is awkward. Homura Akemi's plan was to beat her until she cried, at which point Madoka would step in as the good cop, and Mami Tomoe would come out to give Sayaka hope during her darkest time.

Before she could even take any final action, she fainted.

If she's dizzy, so be it. Anyway, she lives alone. Let's take her to Mami Tomoe's house for now.

After more than ten hours, Sayaka slowly woke up.

"I am..."

Sayaka rubbed her face; the pain told her that Homura Akemi's earlier beatings and words were not a dream.

"It smells so good..."

If the body relies solely on magic to sustain itself, it will quickly collapse. Eating is the best way to reduce magic consumption.

Sayaka was puzzled as to why she smelled such a wonderful fragrance. And this room seemed to be Mami Tomoe's room?

"you're awake?"

Mami Tomoe's voice made Sayaka's eyes widen in surprise.

"Mami-senpai? Am I... dead?"

"Dead? No. I'm still alive, so you're alive too. Now that you're awake, have some soup to warm yourself up."

A bowl of the most ordinary miso soup was placed in front of Sayaka.

"Mami-senpai, why aren't you dead?"

Mami Tomoe stopped what she was doing: "It was Homura who saved me... She used a special method to make me disguise myself. Because Kyubey knew that if I were alive, she would do everything she could to target me, but neither of us expected you to be so stupid..."

"I...I'm sorry."

Mami Tomoe shook her head: "You didn't wrong anyone. You did a great job, eliminating so many witches all by yourself. But when you're not feeling well, you can always rely on your friends."

"friend?"

At that moment, she thought of Madoka, and her best friend who stole her boyfriend. Even her family members flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, until finally, the last person settled in her mind: Homura Akemi.

"It seems you've come to your senses, but we can tell you some good news. The process of becoming a magical girl isn't irreversible. As long as we defeat the final Witch's Night and travel to a special place, our bodies will return to normal."

"Huh? Really?"

"Flame, you won't lie to us."

"flame…"

At this moment, Sayaka's mind was filled with Homura Akemi. She remembered their first meeting. Homura Akemi had descended from the sky, wearing armor that looked like a toy, and stood in front of her and Madoka.

That phrase, "Stand behind me," inspired Sayaka to become a warrior like Homura Akemi and defeat the witch.

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She wanted to heal from the wounds inflicted by her childhood friend, and she longed for a shy romance with him. But in her memory, these were only a part of her life; her life consisted more of going to and from school with Madoka and following Homura Akemi as she defeated witches.

Yes! Her wish was for her childhood friend and the possibility of love, but her determination to become a magical girl was to protect humanity like Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe after Mami Tomoe was gone. For this determination, she was willing to come even if she wasn't human.

"You figured it out?"

Sayaka was taken aback by Homura Akemi's sudden appearance, then she hugged Homura Akemi tightly: "Thank you!"

"You're welcome, and there's more..."

Homura Akemi was silent for a moment before turning to Sayaka and saying, "You've sensed something's wrong with you, haven't you? I can tell you with absolute certainty that all the strange things about you after you became a magical girl were caused by Kyubey."

This is a huge scapegoat! This was also one of Liu Yuan's suggestions. Students this age tend to instinctively run away when they do something wrong. If you keep pressing them, they might go to extremes, but what if you help them find someone to take the blame for?

For example, Kyubey. Sayaka would feel like an idiot and hate Kyubey at the same time. As for the others? They don't matter. As long as there is someone to hate and take the blame for, that's enough.

Chapter 159 Strengthening the Magical Girl

With Sayaka's recovery, Homura Akemi also officially introduced her other self to everyone.

"Is it really someone else? Aren't you sisters?"

Sayaka looked at the two people who looked exactly alike but had completely different auras and couldn't help but complain. She had been wondering why Homura Akemi, who had given her a cool and confident feeling before, suddenly seemed cold and aloof when she met her later.

So, there were two people!

Homura Akemi: "I'm an only child~"

After joking around for a while, Homura Akemi tapped on the whiteboard in the living room.

"Everyone! Now I have something important to say."

Homura Akemi explained the Witch's Night and her bet with Kyubey. And when Homura said that going to an internet cafe could restore magical girls, Sayaka's expression was one of disbelief.

Xiaoyuan had a very strange expression on her face.

Mami then explained, "Homura is telling the truth. With the help of Homura and another friend of hers these past few days, I've also become a 'block person'."

As she spoke, Mami Tomoe suddenly became flustered. At the same time, she took out her own Soul Gem and squeezed it hard, but nothing happened to her: "You see, even if you crush the Soul Gem, you can only temporarily not transform. After a while, the Soul Gem will recover, and you can transform again."

"Does this mean I can become a normal person?"

Homura Akemi shook her head: "Not entirely. At least a normal person wouldn't become square."

"puff!"

Madoka covered her mouth and smiled. She knew that Sayaka had been particularly envious of Homura Akemi, who could turn into a square shape.

Sayaka's transformation into a magical girl was too sudden, and Homura Akemi, having learned the truth, didn't even have time to tell her before she herself turned evil.

Fortunately, Sayaka has recovered now.

"Our next mission is to deal with Witch's Night, but we have too few people who can fight..."

Xiaoyuan immediately said, "Actually, I can also sign a contract..."

"Can't!"

Homura Akemi immediately rejected Madoka's idea. Her purpose in rewinding so many times was to prevent Madoka from signing a contract and to ensure she could safely pass through Witch's Night. Now that she had this opportunity, she absolutely could not watch Madoka become a magical girl.

Homura Akemi also said, "Yes, Madoka, you can go online with us. Even without magical girl powers, you can still fight alongside us."

"really?"

"I'm not lying to you!"

Mami Tomoe then said, "I know a junior who is wandering in a nearby city. I think we can bring her here too."

Kyoko Sakura is a very reliable magical girl. She originally had the opportunity to team up with Mami Tomoe, but she ended up being a lone wolf.

But if I invite her to face the witch together, should that be okay?

With the Witch's Night drawing ever closer, they not only have to utilize the power of the internet cafe, but also bring along as many magical girls from the surrounding cities as possible—this is the only way.

So the five-person team split into three groups: Homura Akemi went alone, Mami Tomoe and Sayaka went to a neighboring city to seek help from magical girls, and Homura Akemi and Madoka Kaname were placed in a mobile, standby group.

The time-stop protection feature is arguably the most useful function; even the blocky Xiaoyan wasn't confident he could save Xiaoyuan.

However, things weren't going well for Mami. She successfully found Kyoko Sakura, but the latter refused to join the team. Sayaka, unable to stand the two of them, got into a fight, and ended up being mocked by Sayaka.

Mami Tomoe was originally prepared to give up, but for some reason, Kyoko Sakura followed her.

"Huh? I'm not helping you guys. I'm just waiting for Witch's Night to come so that you're all dead and I can harvest Witch's Night all by myself. That way, we can last a long time, right?"

Mami Tomoe and Sayaka don't understand this attribute, but Homura Akemi does.

What's this called? Tsundere!

So, before the internet cafe opened, the Magical Girl Five Colors Team had gathered six members.

The internet cafe opened, at Homura Akemi's place.

Led by him, the six of them entered the internet cafe.

Looking at the three newcomers that Homura Akemi brought, Liu Yuan smiled happily.

After quickly arranging for the six people to be seated, Takashima Yuna came to Liu Yuan's side and asked, "Boss, did you already know something?"

"It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words."