Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

Not only was Paperwalker unable to outrun Xiaolan, but the witch's behavior at this moment also made it seem like she was really going to get that bowl of unknown soup.

But more importantly, Zhixing is not sure that the barrier will not spread if the witch does other things.

Zhixing has seen it more than once. Although the barrier was created by the witch, the witch actually did not have much control over the barrier. She was even busy with her own affairs and never cared about the situation of the barrier.

The ones who can truly control the witch's barrier are the familiars born from the witch.

Therefore, even if the left eye is looking at the witch's back, Zhixing cannot guarantee how the familiar will act. After all, the only person Zhixing can communicate with is the witch, Kumamoto.

Because he had the experience of coming out of the barrier, Zhixing knew that if the opponent was very close to him, they would most likely be in the same room. In that case, with a witch who could communicate with him, Zhixing could still protect Xiaolan. But if he was far away from Xiaolan and the barrier was deployed at this time, then he would enter the outer area where the familiars were rampant, and he would be really powerless.

"Don't move away from me, and don't get too close! The power in my body is starting to run wild. If you stay too far away from me, I can't guarantee your safety."

Zhixing raised his left hand to cover his left eye, and at the same time stretched out his right hand to prevent Xiaolan from approaching. At the same time, he tried harder to close his left eye, so that the expression on his face became a little awkward.

Xiaolan obeyed and stopped not far from Zhixing. She stretched out her right hand to stop another companion. Then, she looked at Zhixing with a vigilant attitude and asked:

"Is there anything I can help with? You said I have the qualities of a saint, so I should be able to help."

Zhixing closed his right eye and looked at the witch's back. Although he didn't know whether she was making soup or how the progress was, it was just the beginning after all, and based on his last experience, it wouldn't be that fast.

Then Zhixing opened his eyes and looked at Xiaolan and said:

"Now my left eye can't see the world here. If I run with one eye, I'm afraid I can't run very far. What's more, the thing inside me may go berserk at any time. I don't know what conditions will cause it to explode prematurely. Can you take me to a place where there is no one else within a hundred meters?"

"There are places where there are no people around, but a hundred meters away..."

Xiaolan didn't ask about the cause and effect, but instead began to seriously think about whether there was any open space nearby that could be reached quickly.

But Xiaolan didn't ask, and her companions beside her were unhappy.

"Is this the uncle who plans to deceive my Xiaolan?"

Zhixing frowned when he heard this and turned his head. Only then did he see that there was a girl dressed as a high school student next to Xiaolan.

Moving my eyes upwards, a yellow headband confirmed the other person's identity.

"Suzuki Sonoko?"

Zhixing looked at the other person's face and identified it carefully, trying to memorize the face of this real-life version that he no longer recognized.

Then he turned his head back to look at Xiaolan and said:

"Are you going to introduce me to the garden? What's the reason?"

At this time, Yuanzi also had a worried look on his face as he covered one of his eyes with his hand through his glasses, and kept saying that he could not see with one eye.

But seeing that her best friend seemed to trust this man very much, she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Xiaolan, don't be so foolish as to trust an outsider just because you were abandoned by that Kudo guy!"

"Really? I thought you wanted to introduce me to a handsome guy, but I didn't expect you to be such a liar."

Yuanzi, who is obsessed with looks, had a very bad first impression of Zhixing when she first saw him, but because Xiaolan was running towards her anxiously, she followed him. The result was just as she expected. Xiaolan was deceived for some reason.

"I'm warning you, don't get close to our Xiaolan anymore, she's already taken!"

Yuanzi stood between Xiaolan and Zhixing, staring at Zhixing with a fierce look.

"Yuanzi, it's not what you think."

"Lan, don't worry. Even without that Kudo guy, you still have me. I won't let you fall into the hands of this liar."

Yuanzi turned around and comforted Xiaolan in the tone of someone who had experienced it.

Zhixing looked at the interaction between the two women in front of him and felt a sense of disconnection in his heart.

It was right in front of him, a life-and-death crisis with the possibility of casualties could break out at any time, but the people on the other side were still immersed in their daily world and did not take his warning seriously at all. Even Xiaolan, who had some understanding of him, interrupted her thoughts after Sonoko's interaction.

Zhixing knew very well that his words could never be believed directly, let alone this kind of situation that would not normally occur. If he wanted to gain trust, he had to gradually understand and prove himself with facts.

So when they first met Yuanzi, Zhixing could completely understand the other party's disbelief, but

Zhixing stared at the witch's back with his left eye, feeling the pressure rising up. He felt a little dizzy, as if his whole body was starting to become anemic as the blood rushed to his brain.

"Xiaolan."

Ran, who was still trying to introduce Kamijou Touma to Sonoko, heard the change in Jixing's tone and couldn't help but look at Jixing.

"Did you call me Xiaolan too? Come to think of it, did you just call me Sonoko? You..."

Sonoko was still thinking about interrupting Zhixing, an adult who looked like he had a serious case of chuunibyou, but Zhixing just glanced at Sonoko, and Sonoko unconsciously stopped talking.

Yuanzi had seen this kind of look before. It was the look of a person who was on the verge of bankruptcy and in desperate situation, but there seemed to be something else in Zhixing's eyes, so much so that Zhixing restrained his impulse and did not become hysterical on the spot.

"If you can't think of a place, take your friends and run away before the worst happens."

"I don't know if we'll be able to meet again. I'm sorry, but something unexpected happened, and I still couldn't hear what you wanted to say. Perhaps this is the result of my attempt to change my fate."

"It may also mean that what you want to say will affect your fate, which is why unexpected things happen."

Zhixing shook his head, giving Xiaolan, who was right in front of him, a reason to refuse the meeting.

After all, if Xiaolan couldn't be made to move away on her own initiative, the paper line's moving speed would definitely not be able to create a distance of 100 meters, which is the length of half an intersection.

But it is obvious that Zhixing's words did not give a suitable reason.

Zhixing watched Xiaolan lower her head, letting her hair cover her eyes, and then replied in a flat tone:

"I've been regretting it all the time, always regretting it."

"orchid?"

Sonoko felt Xiaolan's body trembling with the hand that was holding Xiaolan's shoulder.

"That day, I should have followed them, but I ran away because I was scared."

"No, as early as when we met that time, I clearly believed what you said. If I had insisted a little more then."

"Shinichi wouldn't disappear in front of me."

Zhixing heard Xiaolan's voice with a hint of tears, and a question suddenly popped up in his mind, so he shifted his attention.

That's not right. I've missed so many episodes. Didn't Conan talk to Xiaolan on the phone under Shinichi's name after he got the bow tie? This shouldn't be the case.

Wait, is this... Witch's Kiss?

Zhixing looked at the witch in his left eye, then cast his gaze on Xiaolan's neck.

"I've figured it out." Xiaolan slowly raised her head, wiped away her tears with her hands, and looked at Zhixing with a determined look.

"If I'm truly a saint, then when I make up my mind to take a gamble, the result will definitely be what I expected, right?"

Seeing Xiaolan not running away but approaching, Zhixing shouted:

"No matter what you want to bet on, don't be impulsive now. You have no idea what will happen. It's not something that can be stopped by human power! What you need to do now is to escape from here as quickly as possible!"

Xiaolan pulled her best friend aside with her hands, then stretched her legs backwards and squatted down, taking a deep breath and saying:

“If you give up, there’s no hope. But if you keep going, there’s a chance of success.”

"Since even you believe that my idea may affect the future, then what I have to do is take a gamble and turn this slight possibility into reality, rather than running away from it."

After saying that, without waiting for Zhixing's dissuasion, Xiaolan started, carried Zhixing on her shoulders, and ran quickly.

"orchid!"

Sonoko was shocked by Xiaolan's sudden burst of speed and strength. After a cry of surprise, she hurriedly ran in the direction where Xiaolan left.

Even though the perspective changed suddenly, the paper line was unable to react to the situation.

But unlike the right eye whose vision kept moving slowly, Zhixing's left eye clearly saw it.

Just as Xiaolan bumped into her, the witch suddenly turned her head and looked outside.

Zhixing looked at the witch in surprise at first, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the witch turned around again. Then he realized belatedly that he was being carried up by Xiaolan.

Just when Zhixing reacted and was about to persuade Xiaolan to give up, Yuanzi, who was already far behind at the start, appeared in Zhixing's sight from around the corner.

Could Sonoko catch up? Was she also hiding her true strength? No, it was Ran who was slowing down.

As expected, Xiaolan only has technical physical strength and does not have that much endurance. What's more, she is carrying me on her back. I'm afraid she can't go far.

"It's no use. Put me down. You can't hold on. There's not enough time."

Zhihang began to persuade.

"This kind of thing... is just... a small matter..."

Feeling Xiaolan's stubbornness, Zhixing didn't know what to say. After all, the result had already been said, and the other party was unmoved, so what else was there to say.

At this time, Zhixing, who had taken his eyes away from Xiaolan, saw Yuanzi who had finally caught up with him.

Yuanzi was panting, obviously very tired from running, but she still pointed to the street on the left towards the paper shop.

Zhixing took a quick look and soon saw the taxis that stopped at certain specific places. He immediately conveyed Yuanzi's meaning to Xiaolan who was carrying him while running.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan no longer insisted on going ahead with the paper business. Soon, with the help of Yuanzi's ability, the three of them got on the car as quickly as possible and then sped towards the river.

However, although Zhixing got on a taxi and was heading towards the no-man's land, Zhixing saw it.

The witch had turned around and walked over with the familiar bowl of rice.

"Is it true that we can't catch up? At least it won't affect the students."

Thinking of this, Zhixing felt that the scenery around him began to change. Then, in the taxi, amid Xiaolan's exclamation and Sonoko's gaze, he seemed to pass through a model from the moving taxi and disappeared in an instant.

Chapter 164: Dead End on Both Sides

Witch's barrier, witch's room hall, on the maintenance table.

As the car window supporting the body disappeared, the parking space under the buttocks also disappeared.

Although Zhixing had seen the witch approaching, there was no space to stand up in the car and he didn't know when he came in, so he didn't have time to adjust his posture and fell to the ground.

"It's time to eat~"

The witch handed the bowl to Zhixing and put it down.

He pulled his hand back as if feeding a small animal, but his eyes remained fixed on the line of paper without moving for a moment.

Zhi Xing supported himself on the floor, felt the texture of the floor, stood up, and looked around.

"Didn't you come in?"

While thinking about it, Zhixing picked up the bowl skillfully and swallowed it mouthful by mouthful without caring what the colorful black soup was made of.

I don’t know if it’s because my emotions are too extreme.

It was obvious that Zhixing was alone in the witch's barrier, and Zhixing knew very well that there would be no magical girl outside to rescue him.

But Zhixing no longer had the pressure that had always weighed on him, as if this place was a place where he could feel at ease.

"I feel like I might be able to think quietly without being disturbed by the outside world. Unfortunately, there's no paper here. If I rely on my head to remember things, I'll easily forget them."

Zhi Xing sighed, and at the same time looked at the witch with a hint of expectation.

But the witch just watched from the side, and even her body had begun to prepare for the witch's daily work, with no intention of paying any attention to the paper bank.

"Hey, little bear, do you remember me?"

Zhixing drank the soup in small sips and once again asked about the witch's information, just like before.

"A talking toy."

The witch lowered her head and slowly approached the paper line.

Although the witch still did not directly answer his question, Zhixing still got the answer from it.

"She knew the little bear was calling her, so she must have retained the memory of their last contact."

Zhixing drank his soup and reminisced.

"I remember that I called her Little Bear because the witch liked the stuffed bear placed in the small room."

"And if I'm not mistaken, the witch in me now comes from the witch's kiss that I first experienced."

"The magic of the Witch's Kiss touched my soul and took over the territory not protected by wishes."

"Now it seems that the Witch's Kiss can also synchronize with the witch's memories."

"Can it be done with just a little bit of magic power?"

Zhixing looked at the soup in front of him and felt the soup flowing through his throat.

"I wonder if after I get out of here, just like when the witch was destroyed, the soup in my stomach will disappear as well, causing me to faint directly in reality and sleep for the rest of my life. At the very least, I might be able to delay my exit from the real world for a few days."

"Although I don't have a clear understanding of the speed of time flowing between different worlds, the results of the last experiment proved that the time I spend in the real world will directly affect the time it takes to return to the Conan world."