Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"In the story of fate, as this class of super high school level students, you will win according to the school rules, and let [Despair] voluntarily accept the punishment according to the school rules you set."

"That kind of thing relies too much on [Despair]'s desire for its own despair."

"To achieve this condition, the first thing we need to do is to sacrifice several lives in accordance with the school rules, so that everyone will agree that those who violate the school rules must die."

"Only then can [Despair] end its own life amidst the anticipation of all."

"If it weren't for this, Despair wouldn't have followed the school rules he had set himself."

The hand covering the neck began to exert force, and the [Bystander]'s head was also gradually lifted upwards as if forced, but the tone remained unchanged as he continued:

"If no one is dead, Despair will simply choose to restart another game, or become completely fed up and execute everyone."

"Unfortunately, the current situation is a version where the rule of not having anyone die is not in effect. Therefore, if we want to follow the old script and force [Despair] to the execution platform, it will be impossible to repeat it."

The [spectator]'s hands were trying very hard, but he couldn't stop his body from expanding, and was stretched by his neck.

"So I made a deal with [Despair], in exchange for manifesting everyone's despair into reality. I linked the fate of [Despair's] death with the fate of its disintegration, thereby giving rise to... [Hope]... that could... rival it...."

The [Bystander]'s body had grown uncontrollably larger, and his voice had begun to change pitch, almost unable to finish his words. However, it was obvious that during this change, the [Bystander] had also lost the ability to continue speaking.

The moment the transformation stopped, what appeared on the screen was a strange-looking creature full of patches. It only looked like a bear when viewed from a distance.

"What I hate most now is things that are destined."

"So even if the other party is a villain, there is nothing we can do about it."

As the sound appeared, the screen zoomed out, and soon the entire body of the "bystander" who had transformed into a "teddy bear" was reflected on the TV screen.

And saw the paper line standing next to the [onlooker], looking at the [teddy bear].

"My power is too weak. Even though I have the ability to break through with violence, that power does not belong to me, nor is it a power I can control."

"I tried hard, but all I got in return was the irreversible corrections of fate, time and again."

"However, this correction can only be applied to the impact caused by a weak variable like me."

"If even the smallest efforts are swept away by the tide of fate."

"So, can the avalanche created by rolling snowballs from the top of a mountain survive the tide of fate?"

"I'm curious."

Zhi Xing looked at the [teddy bear] in front of him that looked like a witch and gently placed his hand on it.

"Due to the limitations of your resources, the improvements you can achieve are very limited, so I choose to gather everyone's despair power into [Despair]."

"If fate truly cannot be changed, then even a mere Witch Night-level power shouldn't be able to escape the limitations of the script."

"Please, let me see just how powerful the unchangeable power of fate is. Let me give up completely."

As soon as Zhi Xing finished speaking, the [teddy bear] that was several times the size of a human that his palm touched disappeared into thin air.

The paper line appeared and disappeared for a moment before returning to its original state.

Looking at the empty space in front of him, Zhi Xing closed his eyes somewhat lostly and faced the direction of the TV screen:

"Please destroy the villain who has gathered everyone's despair, after it has arrived in reality. When it has gathered everyone's hope."

"Maegi Makoto, although you and I are not in the same time and space, I hope you can do this."

"I'm sorry we couldn't talk in person, so I don't know what you want, but please, overcome [despair] and become [Super High School Level Hope]!"

"Let the destined script become reality!"

"Hey~"

The TV screen returned to the original live surveillance footage, still showing all the super high school level students in the monitoring room, without any trace of "bystanders".

"I know! It must be a composite video! It must have been recorded by Kyubey in advance to play a trick on us! That guy is definitely in cahoots with the mastermind!"

Although this TV was able to receive signals, all of which were adjusted by the Fortune Teller himself, he was unable to find any additional mechanisms on the machine with only one display screen.

But compared to the [teddy bear] demonstrated on paper, the synthesized video is more reliable.

But this speculation was flatly denied by the [Programmer].

"Because I'm in my current body, I can see that the TV was receiving signals from outside both before and now. However, it was only during the time when the 'Bystander' appeared that we were unable to receive any signals from the TV. Even a timed recording wouldn't be able to affect the antenna signal outside the TV."

The Fortune Teller fell silent.

"So, in the image that just appeared, the one who wanted to help the mastermind, was he really a [Bystander]?"

[Youyong] also began to have some doubts. After all, although everyone thought that Zhixing was a member of the Monokuma gang at the beginning, but with gradual contact and repeated transactions, everyone also found out that Zhixing participated in this infighting as an individual.

And after using up the only privilege related to Monokuma, he became a little suspicious and no longer believed in the safety of food, so [Luck] took the initiative to offer to help with the transaction.

And even Monokuma, who originally just hinted at everyone with the privilege of not being voted, has now become the target of the attack, saying that if the "bystanders" are not dealt with, then you can forget about eating well.

How could such a [bystander] help Monokuma?

[Swimming] I really can’t understand it.

"There's no doubt he's a real person."

The [Detective] came in and testified on behalf of the paper company:

"The appearance of the Observer when he first arrived here was very different from the appearance I saw him in the world over there yesterday. And while the Observer on TV isn't as clean as before, and you can tell the time period by how clean he is, his clothes haven't been restored and still retain the wrinkles they formed during his time at school."

With the testimony of these two people, it was irrefutable that the declaration was broadcast by the "Bystander" himself through his own intervention. The only remaining doubt was the words spoken by the "Bystander".

However, the questioning voice that should have been raised by the [Nobleman] did not appear. Instead, it was the [Literary Girl] who could not help but speak to [Lucky]:

"If there's one person who's going to be the center of attention here, it's definitely the noble Ten Gods. He actually cheated and replaced the Noble Young Master by flattering him. How despicable!"

[Lucky], who was named, was also very embarrassed about this. After all, he had the worst physical condition among the students in this class.

After excluding the programmer, the next one is the unlucky [Lucky] Naegi Makoto.

"I fight despair?"

[Lucky] looked at the [Soldier] who was his enemy just now and was on par with the [Fighter], and then looked at the bomb that was taken out of the black and white bear's body.

【Lucky】could only weakly retort:

"It must be a mistake by the [Onlooker]. How could someone like me possibly play any role? By not causing any trouble, I'm doing my [Luck] a disservice.

Although [Lucky] himself had lost his confidence, [Nobleman] was not affected and instead clearly affirmed:

"Until now, among all the class judges, you have always been the only one who can keep up with the [Detective] and deduce the entire incident without the other party's explicit help."

“Don’t let your own talents overshadow your other talents.”

"Since the Observer would name you at this time, he must have a plan."

Although he is a second-generation rich man who is only called "Noble Young Master" on the surface, he actually obtained the title of "Noble Young Master" with his own ability from among many heirs.

Therefore, the "young gentleman" who still spends every day in the library to enrich himself can also be seen to have a special "luck" compared to others.

"If what Kyubey said is true, then why did you pretend to be Monokuma?"

The [Fighter] stood between the [Soldier] and the others and asked the [Soldier].

But this question was clearly asked to the wrong person.

Because this scene does not exist in the script given by [Despair]. What's more, the current situation where all machines are controlled by the computer of [Programmer] is beyond the scope of the script.

At this moment when he had to make his own choice, the [Soldier] stood still, then took out his dagger from Monokuma's clothing and said solemnly:

"If you want to pass through that secret passage, then you have to step over my dead body."

After saying this, the [Soldier] took the initiative to close the distance to avoid being trapped in an unavoidable situation due to the violent advance of the [Fighter]. At the same time, he also vaguely showed his intention to bypass the [Fighter] and attack others.

The confrontation, which had been interrupted by Zhixing's speech, was about to happen again.

The world before my eyes seemed to have changed in an instant.

The two people, who were highly focused, distanced themselves from each other again.

But even after they separated, the [Fighter] couldn't find anything strange about it until [Lucky] spoke:

"Look, the cafeteria is located!"

Everyone got the prompt and immediately looked at the original surveillance screen.

The "Programmer" avatar that originally filled all the surveillance cameras had disappeared, and the original surveillance screen reappeared in front of everyone.

"Huh? What are those?"

[Swimming] I was a little confused. After all, I had never been to the cafeteria before. Even when we first entered the room, we had all checked the surveillance footage and nothing had happened.

But at this moment, there were several tombstones standing in the cafeteria that looked like they had emerged from the earth.

No more, no less, exactly sixteen.

[Detective] closed his eyes, because if nothing unexpected happened, the extra person would be his father, the current principal of Hope's Peak Academy.

"What the hell is going on? Can anyone come and explain it to me?"

[Fortune Teller] felt that his brain was no longer enough in this series of changes.

"What are you still doing here?! Do you want to let the [Programmer] down?! The secret passage isn't in this room! Everyone, follow me!"

An unexpected voice sounded from outside.

Everyone was startled when they heard the voice, including the [Soldiers] and [Fighters], and they all looked towards the door.

Then, the Discipline Officer, dressed neatly in a white school uniform, came to the door and spoke to the people still in the monitoring room:

"Escape from here quickly. It seems that something very special has appeared. It's not safe here."

Faced with the resurrected [Disciplinary Officer], the first person to react was the [Detective] closest to the door. Then, under the lead of the [Detective], everyone left the monitoring room one after another.

Instead, it made the soldiers who were originally prepared to fight for their lives feel a little at a loss.

"Isn't this the only way out?"

In response to the soldier's confusion, the paper merchant who had appeared out of nowhere spoke up:

"If there's only one way out of a building in reality, it's still possible. But... in another world, there's more than one way to leave."

[Soldier] quickly became alert to Zhixing, but Zhixing's mind was already on the protagonist group leaving here.

"I think it would be better if you leave too. Otherwise, if you stay here, you won't be able to see what's happening outside."

After Zhixing finished speaking, he walked straight forward, and when he was about to hit the wall, he disappeared.

Only the last sentence is left:

"So, relying on the power of the secret treasure, can the world also be covered in reality? It's only a few years, so it seems that influence is also a condition."

Chapter 372: Interweaving [Cognition] and [Bullet]

"The cognitive world, or rather, the ability to enter the cognitive world, is what I gained from P5."

"Everything else is merely a byproduct of the [Cognitive World]."

"The cognitive world is a world constructed by the collective subconscious. What is active enough to take action within it is the shadows constructed by the cognition of others."

"Those who have corresponding entities in reality will accumulate desires and become the masters of the temple, or they will be influenced by others and become stepping stones for their desires to be taken away."

"An illusory creation that has no substance in reality. Although it can move freely due to the accumulation of sufficient cognition, it lacks the entity that continuously provides desires and can only be reduced to a shadow monster wandering in the space of impressions."

"Because the desires that constitute them all come from others, they are unable to form a temple in terms of size. As they are forgotten, they will split into other, even weaker shadow monsters."

"But considering that many shadow monsters miraculously look exactly the same, there's a high probability that they contain a large number of cognitive beings created by shadow monsters."

"Cognitive shadows can create a large number of cognitive existences within the hall. Therefore, most of the shadow monsters scattered throughout the hundreds of layers of impression space are probably cognitive existences of those shadow monsters."

"The Cognitive Shadow disperses its own desires, forming a large number of shadow monsters and cognitive beings. However, after using its own secret treasure, it will become a very difficult shadow monster."

"From this point of view, there are only two differences between Cognitive Shadows and Shadow Monsters. One is the proportion of their own desires, and the other is the energy source that provides the desires."

"The secret treasure is probably a vessel for the shadow of cognition, a vessel that uses one's own desires to envelop the desires of others. Therefore, only the person can use it, and others cannot pry open this power?"

"No, the secret treasures now are of no use to me. What I should be more concerned about is, as expected, only cognitive existence and cognitive shadow."

"If the shadow monster loses the desire from others, it will gradually split apart, which is why the upgrade method of personality mask fusion exists."

"Then, after the Cognitive Shadow lost its source of desire, the desire that was sufficient to construct a temple shouldn't have collapsed and disappeared directly."

"Even after a change of heart, even after losing its own desires, the shadow can still maintain its own nature and not disappear."

"But without the support of my true self, and with only the shadow of my own desires, I can no longer maintain myself in this world of cognition?"

"A soul that loses control of its desires will be quickly dispersed by the cognition of others, just like a witch's barrier disappearing?"

"After the witch ascends into the sky, she will be contained by the possible Earth barrier, transforming into the Witch's Night. So, in the cognitive world, the way desire disappears is... sinking?"