Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"Your death is always related to that witch, so putting that witch aside, the causes of death can be divided into three categories."

"Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki, myself."

Zhixing glanced at Mami, who was also listening, and then continued:

"When Asami didn't make it to Witch Night, the first person to rush over upon hearing the news of her death was you—the one with the flaming hair and burning eyes, ahem. Anyway, you were the only magical girl from outside."

"Then I met Sayaka Miki, who was considered Mami's successor but had no training as a magical girl. Let's call her Blue for short."

"You and Xiaolan had a conflict over the familiar. You can probably imagine this."

"Later, due to the intervention of a third party, the fight did not end in a fight to the death."

"But as Xiaolan went berserk because of her own affairs, you fought to the end to stop her, and in the end, you both died because of the issue of the Soul Stone."

Although because Asami was still around, Zhixing was a little vague on the key points.

But Xingzi could tell that the other party was not lying, at least that was what he thought was true.

"So, what's next? You don't think that talking about your supposed death will convince me that you're from the future or something like that, do you?"

"Well, let's go and talk to Sayaka face to face?"

"Asami is still here, so you won't do anything directly. In this case, I think you will become friends. After all, you are the same person."

"I will definitely go meet that girl named Sayaka, but now I'm asking you, what is your purpose in setting the deadline of Witch Night in exchange for the magical girl's protection for a short period of time?"

"If I were to talk about my purpose, I would probably just want to live in peace, but if I were to talk about my goal."

Zhixing sat up straight and looked Xingzi straight in the eyes.

"If possible, I hope you five colors can safely survive the Witch Night."

"Witch Night or something like that, isn't it almost done with just two magical girls? If there are five, there will only be internal chaos."

"But, well~ I'm pretty free now, so I'll just meet Sayaka for a bit. Thank you for the hospitality."

After Anzi emptied her bowl, she ended the conversation and turned back to Mami before leaving.

"Asami, I'll be staying back here for the next two days. Are you welcome?"

"Of course, you're always welcome."

After Anzi left her sight, Mami also looked towards the paper shop, indicating that they should go buy dinner together after they finished eating.

(Thank you for coming to help me, Xingzi.)

(It’s no big deal. Compared to this, have you found the answer to what you wanted to know?)

(As expected, Edogawa Conan does know something. I might have to trouble you to help me keep an eye on him tomorrow.)

(This guy seems really troublesome. But at least, his words don't control others. If they're convincing, there's nothing to worry about.)

(One day will be enough. I have some things to research. When I’m done, I’ll bake you a delicious cake.)

(I've been waiting for you to say this. Leave it to me!)

Mami ate her lunch slowly and politely, waiting for the paper line that had been untouched before to catch up.

Then, through the "telepathy" that paper lines could not reach, he passed through the floors and communicated with Xingzi outside.

Looking at the paper shop that was rushing around, Mami thought about the plan she had just started to implement yesterday.

Let Xingzi protect Zhixing on his behalf, meet him and see what he will say, and then use the free time to search for the map drawn on the notebook.

As early as their first meeting, Mami knew that Zhixing did not carry anything like a mobile phone to help confirm his identity, but this map did not seem to be drawn from the school as the starting point.

If the paper lines really appeared out of thin air from the future, then they should be visible nearby.

And if Zhixing was instilled with false memories by other magical girls and brought here on purpose, then if we investigate, we may find some clues about the other magical girls.

Chapter 36 Conversation without Purpose

After finishing lunch, Mami paid the bill and left the restaurant with the paper money.

Zhixing was still thinking about how to explain to Mami that what he said was different from before.

But Mami didn't show any confusion about this. Instead, she started talking about what Anzi liked to eat and what food she wanted to buy.

Soon, the paper industry was brought into the world of housewives who were busy with daily necessities.

After wandering around the vegetable market for more than an hour, the paper shop finally followed Mami home with food bags hanging on both sides.

As soon as Zhixing returned home, he put down the vegetable bag and slipped back into bed.

Only Mami was left shaking her head, stuffing the refrigerator with things one by one, and then started to prepare the cake for Xingzi tomorrow.

"Ding dong!"

"Yes, come in."

Along with the doorbell, Sayaka's footsteps were heard from outside the door.

"Is it time for patrol already? I feel like this break is worse than going to school."

I put down the paper I was holding and opened a new episode of an old show that I hadn't watched a few episodes of yet, feeling that my rest time had passed so quickly.

"Hey, Detective, are you still searching for hidden information in anime? Oh, you're really working hard~"

Seeing that her senior was still busy and didn't want to disturb her, Sayaka slipped away to the paper shop's current residence and started to mock her.

"If I were a real detective, I wouldn't be so leisurely."

"But you're already pretty good at the role of the Deduction Witch, right? Keep it up!"

Zhixing rolled his eyes and put his phone aside to charge.

It is obvious that there is no anime or corresponding setting that includes Conan in this world. After all, the murders here are basically caused by witches, and the motives are much simpler and clearer.

For some unknown reason, Sayaka didn't want to call herself Edogawa Conan, a name she made up, so she gave herself a nickname, which happened to be "Famous Detective".

The paper company could only blame itself on the fact that the first impression was too deep. After being found out that they had no ill intentions, their actions turned into several days and nights of investigation and visits, which led to a bad image.

"Asami is still busy. Why don't you read more books with this time?"

"I'm a magical girl. My future career is already decided. What's the point of reading books? I won't read them."

Sayaka showed off that although she looked thin, she could dent the arm of a truck with one punch, and she gave up the study that she was not good at without a care.

"Yes, yes. I hope you can survive this monthly exam."

"Oh, I can't stand it. Why can't magic increase my IQ? If that were the case, a simple exam would be a piece of cake!"

Sayaka was obviously not prepared for the monthly exam that would be held after the three-day break.

After all, although he no longer had to go to the hospital to visit Kamijou, he had to spend a lot of time patrolling and fighting every day instead.

For Sayaka, who has the worst academic ability in the Goshoku Sentai, the study pressure is still too great.

By the way, Xingzi, who has never been to school since childhood, is the second to last.

"If a test witch appears on the day of the exam and drags everyone into it, and I show up as a hero and save everyone, wouldn't I be exempted from the exam and directly rewarded with full marks in all subjects?"

Watching Sayaka sitting in her desk chair, daydreaming about the upcoming exam.

Zhixing complained in his heart, don't be overwhelmed by this unexpected exam, I'm not prepared at all.

"Before this, the only way a witch could enter the school was if someone forgot to patrol."

Zhixing turned around and saw Mami had finished her work and was passing by while fiddling with her clothes.

"Ahahaha, that was an accident, an accident. There will definitely not be a next time!"

Sayaka clasped her hands together and assured Asami.

"Oh, for men."

Zhi Xing said disdainfully.

"It's better than you being single at your age! Ah, could it be that you're doing this for Asami-senpai? Mmm, Asami has a great figure~"

"No matter what, I won't fall for minors like you. That's a crime. Don't let your love get to you."

As he said this, Zhixing stretched out his hand, intending to mess up Sayaka's hairstyle.

"Wow, your lolita-loving nature has finally been revealed! You're actually trying to attack me! Asami, save me."

Sayaka just smiled, dodged nimbly, and ran out of the room.

After Zhixing watched Sayaka leave his sight, he picked up the notebook that was still on the desk and threw it into the drawer.

Although nothing useful was recorded, at least some different changes were recorded.

For example, on the second day after Sayaka became a magical girl, she rushed to the hospital to check on Kamijou's condition, but she stayed there for several hours and missed the patrol time agreed with her senior.

If Kazuyuki hadn't been worried that the witch in the hospital would show up early and taken Mami to the hospital, Sayaka might have stayed there until the evening.

Because the original plot was different, it was still recorded on paper. If Sayaka saw it, she might come up with some different nickname.

After stuffing a few more physical comics that Mami had kindly donated into the drawer and covering the notebook, Zhixing left the room and waited in the hall for Mami to prepare for patrol.

There were no accidents during the patrol. Even Kyoko, who had said she wanted to meet Sayaka, did not show up.

The three of them explored along the patrol route, eliminating several familiars, and no witches allowed Zhixing to demonstrate his anti-tracking abilities.

Since it was a day off today, I finished the patrol early.

During dinner, Sayaka said goodbye to Asami and went home.

Since they bought so many vegetables, they decided not to eat out. After finishing her patrol with Paper Shop, Mami went home to cook dinner.

After dinner, Zhixing helped to clean up the dishes and then went back to the room to watch the anime series that he had interrupted in the afternoon.

Time flies by.

Zhixing yawned and realized that he was beginning to feel sleepy. He stood up and stretched his body to avoid falling asleep while reading and not remembering where he was reading the next day.

He walked out of the room, looked at the dim hall, and walked towards the refrigerator without hesitation, intending to find some midnight snack.

However, as his eyes began to adjust to the darkness of the hall, Zhixing was surprised to find that there seemed to be a dark shadow near the refrigerator.

Zhixing stretched his eyes, but due to the double debuff of myopia and night blindness, he could not see clearly what the black shadow was.

After stopping for a moment, Zhixing finally mustered up the courage to walk over.

After all, this is Madoka Magica's world, and there are no ghosts, so what is there to be afraid of?

However, as the paper line got closer, the black shadow, which had not changed, suddenly began to move.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

The sound coming from the shadows surprised Zhixing a little.

But listening to the voice, it was as if the mouth was full of food and the original voice could not be heard.

But even so, the meaning can still be translated.

Zhixing still has no idea of ​​the upper and lower limits of his only ability.

However, Zhi Xing did not stop. Instead, after hearing the voice and judging that the other party could not be Mami, he immediately shouted:

"A thief has broken in! Asami, save me!"

Then he ran to Asami's room without hesitation.

The shadow didn't have time to swallow the food and choked out:

"Who are you? I just came here early to eat some cake! Stop right there and talk!"

Since Mami's house is not big, by the time Zhixing heard it, he had already arrived at the door of Mami's room.

Before I could react, the door was opened by Asami.

"Really? The cake isn't ready yet. We can't do it early."

Light streamed from Asami's room into the kitchen.

A girl in casual clothes replaced the black shadow and appeared in front of Zhixing.

Xingzi quickly finished the cake that she hadn't had time to eat due to Zhi Xing's interruption, and then responded bluntly:

"How can one day's food be enough? I deliberately gave up the witch over there to come here, so it's only natural to add a midnight snack."

"I'm not really against it. After all, I've specially prepared a lot. But you don't have to sneak over here, it will disturb others."

"It's obviously this guy who's yelling, what does it have to do with me?"

Kyoko pointed to the paper line that had quieted down and stood aside.