Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

Zhixing was still thinking about the Seed of Sorrow outside, while Little Bear was lost in thought about another thing.

But this deadlock didn't last long. Soon, the girl, who was more honest and casual in the cognitive world, spoke:

"Do you remember the room before?"

"I seem to sense a lingering sense of despair in the room."

"Do you know what happened in that room?"

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, you should be feeling the fusion of the personality masks. It is there that Amamiya Ren's power is achieved through obtaining the personality masks and fusing them together to achieve rebirth."

Zhi Xing looked at the girl and roughly guessed that it was the situation in the Velvet Room. After all, the emotion that the hidden boss could carry should be laziness, not despair. Then the only thing that could make the little bear feel despair was the large number of changes in that room.

Two personas in one.

Although Zhixing knew what was being said, he still didn't know what Shadow Bear wanted to express.

But the bad thing was that the girl didn't beat around the bush, but said directly:

"Those beings that leave behind feelings of despair are probably the cognitive beings of this world you mentioned, right? They're not beings like the Palace Master that are connected to the real world."

"Yes, after all, the fusion method is two guillotines. If it weren't for the twins, they would have used this thing to perform a two-in-one operation. I also think this is a real execution."

"So... what do you think of me, a witch who has no connection to reality and exists only as a perception?"

Chapter 265 Invasion of the Palace

"Why do you feel that way? Did that old man say something to you?"

Looking at the Shadow Bear who suddenly changed his behavior, Zhixing felt a little confused.

After all, in a normal temple, since human desires are fixed and continuous, the master of the temple will only act directly in accordance with these desires.

Even if there are some other variables, it will not violate the original premise.

Just like Kamoshida who is obsessed with lust, he is also a ruthless character who punishes others physically.

Facing the protagonists, Amamiya Ren wanted to kill for fun without much hesitation. Of course, the real person Takamaki An also planned to kill.

Even the Golden City Palace outside was originally high in the sky, making it impossible for the Phantom Thieves to do anything about it. However, because of their actions in reality, they regarded the other party as their cash cow, so they invited the Phantom Thieves up again and again.

But even so, unless it comes to the last step, there are still people in the hall who will never repent.

Just like in the final battle, Kamoshida will resurrect the shadow Takamaki An, and Jincheng also uses money as his weapon. It is obvious that Jincheng is just a puppet middleman in secret, and he will also be a tool who will take away most of the funds.

If there is anything that can cause changes in the hall, it is basically the person in the real world making certain decisions.

But since the witch still seemed to be missing memories and her logical thinking was incomplete, Zhixing didn't think she had taken any action.

The girl just shook her head, denying what Iger had done, and simply asked:

"Not remembering the past, but having a distinct identity and possessing relevant cognitive common sense, how is this different from an ordinary cognitive existence?"

"Well, although what you said sounds like the ordinary cognitive existence in those halls, but those are only recognized by the masters of the halls after they have changed their hearts, right?"

"And it's not about forgetting the past, it's about feeling like you've always been that way. So, with just a few questions, you can make the other person remember who they are and restore their original identity."

Zhi Xing's brows jumped, and he looked at the Shadow Bear with some suspicion at first, but then he denied the idea himself. After all, after those cognitive beings realized their identities, they could all become personality masks.

Furthermore, as a being that understands witch language, how could it be a cognitive being?

The girl obviously saw Zhihang's suspicion and immediately shook her head and responded:

"Don't worry, it's not because I remember who I am that I feel like I'm just a cognitive being."

"On the contrary, it was because I hadn't changed at all that I realized I wasn't actually the incarnation of the witch outside."

"no change?"

Although Zhixing has only come into contact with Shadow Bear a few times, it feels like each time his personality is not fixed. At least with Zhixing's poor emotional intelligence, he doesn't see any attribute labels similar to those of other characters.

"Outside, it's different, isn't it?"

The girl looked at the white wall, as if she could see through the barrier of the wall and see the endless darkness outside.

"Outside... well, it should be developing in a good direction. After all, that's the Soul Stone. This is a big step for you to become a normal person again."

"So... is that what you were hoping for?"

Zhi Xing's expression shifted slightly, as if he had guessed what Shadow Bear was about to say, and subconsciously avoided explaining:

"Being able to turn into a Soul Gem is great, but I didn't intend to do that at first. After all, I originally wanted to use the power here to change the magical girls' hearts to either be less prone to despair or to focus on love."

"To be honest, I've thought about turning witches back into humans, but witches aren't simply affected by their own despair; they're also affected by the disasters caused by their wishes. So, in the movie, there's a bag carrier who can use witch powers at will, and there's also a magical girl who can't control herself after becoming a witch."

"Besides, you can actually make a contract with a familiar. I need you to keep everyone else safe from the Witch's Kiss."

“So it’s probably not what you think.”

The girl did not interrupt Zhixing, but under the girl's gaze, although Zhixing was thinking of finding an excuse, he obviously also began to think about it as a possibility in his mind.

Once this kind of thinking begins, it takes a lot of perseverance for the paper industry to suppress it.

But with Shadow Bear taking the initiative to bring up the topic, he obviously couldn't suppress his thoughts.

"Each hall doesn't belong to a single person. It only belongs to one person. It's just a distorted space with nothing in it. It's just that desire has separated me from others."

“A true temple begins to form after one has revealed one’s desires to others, and serves as evidence of that manifestation.”

"There are usually characters in the hall that are clearly different from ordinary soldiers. How do you describe them? Oh, right, it's..."

"Cosplay is something that is forcibly perceived for the sake of one's own desires."

Zhixing's throat moved, and he now realized what Shadow Bear's evidence was.

Although Zhixing only completed the game online, in Zhixing's impression, there didn't seem to be any cosplays in the halls of Jincheng and Madarame, but apart from them, other rooms basically had corresponding characters.

Takamaki An in Kamoshida, Isshiki Wakaba in Sakura Futaba, Masahiro in Okumura Kunikazu, Akechi Goro in Shido Masayoshi, and even Amamiya Ren in Niijima Tai.

Among them, except for the last one, Amamiya Ren, the others are all important and indispensable characters in building the temple.

But such a role can theoretically be changed, right?

For example, the important members who helped Goro Akechi replace Masayoshi Rishido to embark on the political path, and Ren Amamiya were formed in just a dozen seconds after Ai Niijima agreed to the plan.

But none of these seem to be able to disprove a guess.

That is the shadow bear in front of you. In fact, it is a cosplay in the Paper Bank’s Hall, used to replace the witch.

It has no memory of the past, but can communicate, agrees with its own conjecture about Kyubey's wishing system, can help it solve the troubles caused by the Witch's Kiss, and can turn into a soul gem to allow it to see hope.

"Since when did I start to feel that my luck has turned and good things always happen to me?"

Zhixing smiled bitterly and looked at the girl in front of him. She was probably just a person he recognized based on his impression because she was not the witch that appeared in the original plot. She was wearing an unfamiliar school uniform and was not one of the protagonists.

The girl also looked at the paper and gave the last piece of evidence:

"So, if you already know my situation, what do you think of the witch's barrier? Paper..."

Accompanied by the girl's words.

Mobile phone No. 2 on the table responded, and only needed one last coordinate to navigate to the other world, a coordinate related to the image of a temple.

And this coordinate is also a word that Zhihang has never imagined.

"The... temple of the little bear."

"Start navigation..."

Red and black ripples spread out, and Zhihang understood something after verifying the accuracy of the word on his mobile phone.

For example, why Kamoshida's palace was inherited by Little Bear, and how Little Bear could enter and exit the witch's barrier at will and bring soup into the barrier.

For example, who can give the notice letter and who is it for?

The red and black ripples were entering much faster than the witch's barrier.

Zhixing didn't think much about it, and opened his eyes involuntarily, wanting to look at his own hall, or perhaps, the shadow Zhixing.

After all, Futaba also met her shadow self in her own palace, and then turned her shadow self into a personality mask by untying her knot in her heart.

Carrying this unbearable expectation despite the bitter reality, Zhihang looked around thoroughly.

Yet... nothing changed.

"Um???"

"What the hell, I'm in your temple, so your temple is naturally here!"

Suddenly, the girl hit him on the head with a knife. Zhi Xing looked at the girl and asked in surprise:

"That's not right. If this is already my temple, then what about me? Where's my mask?"

"That's the problem! I'm just a cognitive being that you've given enough authority to, but I've never seen another you."

"But that's not the point. The point is, your secret treasure has been revealed!!!"

Zhixing looked in the direction the girl pointed.

Only then did I notice that in this small room with white walls, there were many things that were only found in other rooms.

Including desk, computer, homework, snacks, fan, sofa, bed, clothes, clothing cabinet, coffee table and so on.

The target the girl was pointing at was the extra thing, which was obviously not something that the girl or the Paper Industry would use.

coffee table.

Or more specifically, the teapot.

"My desire is this thing?"

After confirming with the girl again and again, Zhi Xing lifted the handle of the teapot and asked in disbelief:

"Desire isn't a real desire, but it's at least related to something we desire, right?"

“A crown in a castle, a famous painting in an art gallery, a gold nugget in a bank, a coffin in a pyramid, chips in a casino, and the steering wheel on an ark.”

"But what is this thing of mine?"

Looking at the antique ceramic teapot in front of him, Zhixing didn't think he had the habit of drinking tea, not to mention that this was not supposed to be a teahouse.

"Really? Once it comes to your own affairs, you become confused?"

The girl covered her head and shook her head, completely different from her previous behavior, as if everything just now was a fake, and reminded the paper:

"It's a disguise! A disguise!"

"You should know that other people's secret treasures can be enlarged to reduce the chance of being stolen and thus delay time."

"And your secret treasure disguises itself, just like wearing a mask for something else."

"mask..."

Holding the teapot in front of him, Zhixing thought again that the image of his own palace was a palace.

So I couldn't help but think of another secret treasure that didn't quite fit the image of a palace.

The secret treasure of the palace of everyone called Impression Space.

The Holy Grail, a false god created to respond to the wishes of the people.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhi Xing instinctively brushed his hand across the surface of the teapot, erasing part of the glaze shell and revealing the golden color hidden within it.

"Is it actually... Aladdin's magic lamp?"

Look at this thing as your own secret treasure and the source of your desire.

The paper line feels both reasonable and unreasonable.

The reason for this is that being able to travel to other worlds is like making a wish, and you can get the adventure or power you want.

And the power of making a wish is also considered by Zhihang to be the number one and most powerful equivalent exchange.

Because it can exchange things that you don’t need now and may not need in the future for enough power to live a happy life.

But the unreasonable part is... Based on the current experience of Zhixing, after these two-dimensional worlds are turned into real people, difficulties and problems arise one after another, and there is no convenience at all.

Not to mention, this is the time when Zhi Xing is closest to power. He obviously only needs to see his shadow self, but he actually disappeared?

No, if it were me, since this is my world, I would definitely hide in a room and start playing games or watching anime.

How could one move around in one's own palace if one had no other needs?

The paper merchant took a quick look at the walls and cabinets.

After confirming that there weren't any extra posters or figurines that didn't exist in reality, he couldn't help but feel relieved about his image in front of the girl.

Thinking of this, Zhixing looked at the computer used to hide the existence of the magic lamp.