Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"Please, please tell me how I can prevent Sakura's death!"

Zhixing's eyes lit up, and when he met the determined gaze of [Swimming], he spoke with emotion:

"I thought you simply wanted to know how the [Fighter] died. I was thinking it wasn't worth making a deal for something like that. After all, you'd probably figure it out soon enough. But if I'd known you were going to make such a deal, it would have been worth my delay."

"It's not just about finding out the cause of death, but about wanting to be the hero who saved her."

"Hey~ I didn't think so."

Swimming's expression seemed to be a little excited by the praise, but then it quickly changed back to a firm look and said:

"But if I only knew the reason, then if I relied on my own thinking, I would only miss the opportunity to save Sakura!"

"Also, although I didn't hear everything you and the Fortune Teller said just now, it's very difficult to change things, right? First, you have to imagine it, that's how you can change your destiny!"

Zhi Xing smiled, somewhat noncommittal. After all, even if there was another him who completely believed in Xiao Yan on her journey of reincarnation, he would not be able to help in the face of the general trend without the ability to fight.

But in this closed space, in front of a [Fighter] who values ​​friendship, there might indeed be a chance of being saved.

"Okay, since Luck just made a deal for you, I won't make things difficult for you."

"I only ask one thing of you, something that is simple for you."

"Maintain your resolve and don't do anything wrong out of desperation. Can you accept this request?"

The [Detective] looked deeply at the [Onlooker]. It was obvious that the person involved was ready to believe in the future and make changes, but as the party about to propose a method of action, the [Onlooker] was obviously making a deal for the situation after failure.

This made it difficult for the [Detective] to tell the quality of the paper.

[Bystanders] are ultimately the unfortunate people who are defying their fate.

Or are you an extreme defeatist who believes in victory?

Chapter 362: The Fighter's Deadlock

"Do you want to choose private or public?"

The paper bank opened its eyes that were about to close. Although no actual transaction had taken place, the mere agreement of both parties had resulted in a contract being reached again.

"Um, what's the difference?"

"If it's a private chat, I'll communicate with you alone. If it's public, then I'll just talk to you here."

"Of course you should just tell me! We have a [Detective] here, and if everyone knows, it will definitely help Sakura!"

[Swimming] obviously didn't realize Paper Line's intention, and although [Detective] guessed that it might be related to the information hidden by [Fighter], he did not stop [Swimming]'s choice.

"Well, then, let me start with the cause of death so you won't be at a loss when you take action."

Zhi Xing glanced at the Fortune Teller, who was a little slow in picking up the money, and chose to start speaking:

"According to my script, after today's exploration, Monokuma will reveal his motive the next day, and that motive is—the [Fighter] is an undercover agent planted by Monokuma."

"Eh?? Sakura-chan wouldn't..."

[You Yong] was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to question the other party's slander, but he had just said that he would believe in what the other party said about fate, so [You Yong] didn't know how to start.

"So, the [Fighter] knew you would tell the truth, so he chose to avoid it? If that's the case, then there must be some hidden reason."

[Detective] comforted [Swimming] and began to talk about another possibility.

Zhixing nodded and agreed with this statement.

"[Fighter], like you all, has had her memory erased, but she's an undercover agent. Besides the fact that no one can kill her in this game, more importantly, she still cares deeply about the relationships she forms with others."

"Was she threatened? Sakura became an undercover agent because she was threatened by Monokuma, right?"

"Well, it seems that my fellow trainees were taken hostage."

"Is it the time for the motivational film?"

The [Detective] quickly understood the timing of the [Fighter] being threatened.

"Probably. The two years of memories you lost contained a lot of your personal information, so theoretically, the motives announced by Monokuma were specifically targeted at one person."

"Indeed, the [Murderer] had already revealed his identity to the [Young Master] before his motive was revealed. Therefore, among the second motives, only the [Bosozoku] would choose to act because the cost of having their secret exposed was too high."

"If that's the case, then the initial motive was probably targeting the [Fighter]."

"As an undercover agent, [Fighter] doesn't actually know more than you do. It's just that due to the requirement to ensure the deaths of others when no one else does, he hasn't fully dedicated himself to preventing incidents."

"Even if Sakura was threatened, why did this incident become the cause of her death? If we explain it clearly to everyone, everyone will understand."

Before Zhi Xing could mention the meeting between the Fighter and the three, he heard the Detective say:

"No, this kind of thing should be kept secret, otherwise, the incident will still happen."

"Why? Aren't we companions who have experienced life and death together? Can't you understand Sakura's hardship when she's threatened?"

"Precisely because we understand, it will happen more. Asahi-san, please think about it carefully. If we truly understand that the [Fighter] is being threatened, it will happen."

"So, do we hope that the emotionally-minded [Fighter] will allow a hostage, whose relationship with the outside world is far more important than ours, who have only been together for less than a month, to be killed for our sake? Or do you think that we can take the path of force in our current situation?"

"Since you value your friendship, you should remember the intelligence that the [Fighter] obtained from the [Observer], specifically that forceful clearance was considered a bad strategy."

Swimming clenched his fists, but still followed Detective's advice and recalled the worst-case scenario he'd come up with for the deal:

"If the [Fighter] survives, several people will die, but there's a high probability of victory."

"And if everyone survives, then everyone can escape the game of force safely."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Xing snatched back his right to speak and responded:

"That high probability of winning is actually just a guess. Only when everyone survives and everyone is safe is it written in the script."

"After all, at that time, the five combat forces, the [Soldier], the [Murderer], the [Fighter], the [Baseball Player], and the [Burozoku], would all use their respective abilities to save you, who are not good at fighting, from the attack of Monokuma."

"Your script seems to have gone beyond the level of future history."

Zhi Xing looked at the [Detective] and responded with a hint of anticipation:

"We've already finalized the deal back then, right? Are you planning to continue with the previous deal now?"

"No, I'm just a little curious. Knowing this won't be very helpful in solving this case."

The [Detective] lifted his hair. In order to understand the abilities used in that superpower case, he had already promised the [Bystander] help five times. The [Detective] was not willing to pay more for it. After all, who knew what would happen in the future?

Seeing that the [Detective] had dropped the subject, Ji Xing continued with what he had said before:

"Just like the [Detective] said, if the [Fighter] really doesn't take action, then Monokuma is also capable of killing the hostages."

"After all, the hostages were all gathered together for management. I forgot their specific names, but I know that there seemed to be Lucky's sister, your brother, and members of the Idol team. Well, I don't know much, so I don't know if any of the Fighter's companions are still alive."

Zhixing shook his head. As the 2.5 generation of "Desperate Girls", the style is very different from the original Danganronpa. So since he watched Zhixing just because of Danganronpa, he really couldn't watch it to the end.

"Eh? Is my brother there too? How is he? Is he doing okay?"

"Ah, that one. On the day of your rescue, he was killed in an explosion as part of an illegal demonstration."

"!!!"

[Swimming] couldn't help but cover his mouth to avoid screaming, and this scene was also closely watched by Zhixing. After all, this was related to whether the contract could suppress the feeling of despair.

So the paper company, still feeling it was not enough, decided to add more fuel to the fire:

"How did you feel when you learned of your brother's death? If you told the [Fighter] to disobey the undercover agent's orders and create a murder when none existed, his feelings would be the same as yours. No, they would probably be even stronger."

As a person who is more emotional than rational, [Swimming] immediately put himself in the situation of [Fighter] after hearing this.

On one side are his companions who have gone through several life-and-death crises together, and on the other side is the news that if he does nothing, he will face the death of his younger brother.

No matter which side you choose, you will end up killing the other party.

Unless... there's a third option.

"Could it be that... Sakura... is going to choose herself as the target of the murder?"

Zhi Xing tilted his head, somewhat surprised that the other party could actually jump out of the two-choice question. Thinking of the [Fighter]'s approach, he couldn't help but exclaimed:

"It's exactly as you said. The [Fighter] did try to communicate with the others, but after failing, for the sake of his friends here and his companions who were taken hostage, the [Fighter] chose to end his own life to protect both sides."

"If you don't do it, the hostage will die. If you do it, you'll die after graduation. If you don't graduate, she'll die too. If that's the outcome, then we might as well just skip this process."

Zhi Xing summarized the dilemma faced by the [Fighter], and the [Detective] was somewhat helpless about it. After all, such a set of threats could be used at any time on everyone who was still alive at this time.

Once such a threat appears, the bonds that everyone has built will collapse.

"So, is your solution the middle strategy?"

"Hmm? The middle strategy is...ah, voting the mastermind out, right? Are you trying to tell us there's another mastermind among us?"

[Swimming] As if grasping at straws, he quickly recalled the solution, and his emotions seemed to be ignited by the words "the mastermind", turning all his previous stress into anger.

Zhixing watched the changes in [Swimming] quietly and frowned.

Because it was to test whether the contract could suppress the despair in the heart and not touch the witch's kiss.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that not only the Witch's Kiss has not been touched, but even the mask that could have been transformed has been suppressed.

Feeling Swimming's increasingly expectant gaze, Zhixing shook his head and said:

"No, the method I want to talk about is not this, but... that off-field move."

"You mean giving up your talent? But that's only a possibility. And as you said, it would only lower your priority in being targeted by Monokuma. In a situation where only the Fighter could die, even if the Fighter were to give up their talent, there wouldn't be anyone else to take their place."

"You're right. At this point, even if I give up my talent or become disabled, Monokuma won't change his mind."

"But! You still remember what you asked, right? The purpose of this fratricide is to cultivate impossible people."

"To achieve this, it's not as simple as just giving up your talent."

"If you don't let your talent be inherited, it won't work."

Although there is a mention of the Impossible Man, Zhixing never said that this was fused through wishes.

Therefore, based on the additional information, Zhixing suggested:

"What you need to do is simple. Just make a bet between the [Fighter] and the mastermind."

"Betting on your own talents, using your strongest advantage, you can lose to others, such as... Monokuma."

[Swimming] After hearing that I finally had my own plan, I became serious.

""

"Finished?"

"That's all."

"That's it?"

"if not?"

"Sister Kirigiri, tell me more about the middle strategy."

Zhixing saw that [Swimming] had shifted his focus and was no longer concerned about the plan he proposed, so he stopped talking.

It is impossible to vote [despair] out while [soldiers] are still alive. Otherwise, even if you vote for the wrong person, everyone will be doomed.

Before this, in order to convene a school trial, an incident had to occur first, and if the case was not committed by [Despair], then a vote could not be held.

Now, the only way to satisfy the conditions of [Despair] is to use [Fighter].

The best solution is to let [Despair] and [Fighter] fight each other one-on-one, and then become the murderer by mistake.

The only difficulty is how to rescue people from under the nose of [Despair] who can also enter the cognitive world.

Zhixing watched [Swimming] start a discussion with [Detective], then took a few tentative steps outside. Seeing that no one was blocking his way, Zhixing left without looking back. But before leaving, he told the three people where the food was stored, then came to the stairs leading to the 5th floor, and then [went through the wall] to enter.

Pulling open the frozen [idol], Zhixing first tried to take it away, but was forced back by the cold feeling coming from the contact point.

But the paper merchant looked at the things in the room that could be used, and none of them was convenient for him to take away.

Helplessly, Zhixing could only ignore it and let his fingers touch the [idol], and then took the [idol] into the witch's barrier.

Then he called the little bear's name without stopping and transported the [idol] to the witch's room. Only then did he pull back his hand uncontrollably, blaming himself for not daring to get hurt when he could clearly [reset].

But before Zhixing could finish blaming himself, the witch's needle and thread attacked and took Zhixing to the maintenance table.

Although Zhixing tried to communicate with the little bear, the little bear did not bring the idol's body up with him.

Zhi Xing could only watch as he moved away from his [idol] and was blocked from observing his [idol] by the maintenance table.

Zhixing withdrew his gaze and looked at the little bear who was collecting the soup again, closed his eyes and waited patiently.

Soon, the soup was ready. Zhi Xing followed the same rhythm as before, drank all the soup, and then waited quietly again.

Following the sound of flapping wings, Zhixing stood up and, caught by the doll bird, flew into the room of the doll tower.