Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"Of course, even though my relationship with Kyubey is not good, the entire magical girl system was built by Kyubey, so naturally, we need Kyubey."

"For example? I think it's a job to collect the seeds of sorrow."

"This kind of stuff is all in the information. I guess you haven't finished reading it."

"I only haven't read two or three articles. Did I write down everything I could in the materials?"

"I don't know, but you did ask a similar question before. After you revised the information, you didn't ask it again."

"Huh? Is the order in which I read the information different?"

"That's why I said you were a variable. You clearly didn't inherit your previous memories."

Being mentioned as a variable in front of him again, Zhi Xing frowned slightly, thought of something, and then asked:

"Aren't everyone else variables besides me? Are everyone else's actions the same?"

Zhixing knew very well that Homura's reincarnation ability, on the surface, was to go back in time, but in reality, it was to travel through different parallel universes, so each world would be different and it would be impossible to completely copy past experiences.

But that was only explained afterwards by the author of the "Magic Circle" script in the original world, and was not shown in the original story.

Perhaps because it had been too long since this issue was mentioned, Homura sighed and complained:

"Everyone else's behavior is different, but you are different. Your changes are more dramatic."

"How to say?"

"Although other people's language and behavior may have changed to some extent, they generally still act according to their position in society, going to work when it's time to go to work and going to school when it's time to go to school."

"Even if an ordinary person couldn't handle the pressure of long periods of time on the way to work and was suddenly infected with the Witch's Kiss, their colleagues would promptly discover it, report it to the police, and the authorities would be informed and apprehended."

"Although the witches' movements vary immeasurably due to the different desperate individuals, so that each witch's final destination may not be the same, with you and the general direction from last time, it's still easy to find them."

"As for the other magical girls, they will also be directly or indirectly affected by my butterfly effect, such as changing the patrol route by eliminating the witch in advance, and causing Sayaka's dissatisfaction with their performance in class, etc."

"But their pasts are fixed, at least as far as I know. So the changes they can make are limited, just like the multiple options in a game."

Hearing this, Zhi Xing became even more confused and said:

"That's true. No matter how much it changes, the impact is limited. Isn't that the case with me? I feel like my actions so far have a very clear logic, and there shouldn't be any variables."

"Desperate remnants."

"Um?!"

"You summarized it yourself like this: I'm different from others. I'm affected by the Witch's Kiss. ​​This influence can lead to despair, and the behavior of despair is unpredictable. Even if you use data to determine the reason and direction of your despair, it's still possible that despair will cause you to have thoughts that would never occur to you normally."

"That's where the differences arise."

After hearing his point of view, Zhi Xing nodded in agreement after matching the code. Seeing that Xiao Yan had finished speaking, he added:

"I feel like the Witch's Kiss traps me in different ways. Is it possible that different witches, at different distances, would have different effects when giving me the Witch's Kiss? This is what influenced my decision?"

Zhixing used the example of the witch's changing trajectory and how it affected him, but in his mind he had a different idea:

"If the Witch and I were both connected by Witch Night because we were out of range, then the difference in Witch Kiss is because Witch Night's familiars were different. I remember that Witch Night's familiars were said to have 32 or even more magical girls."

Although this is what he said, Zhixing still didn't understand.

"Although there are variables, if they are caused by the Witch's Kiss, then I feel that I haven't made many decisions. Moreover, when I made the decisions, I wasn't influenced by the Witch's Kiss. ​​After all, giving directions can't be considered a variable."

Homura looked at the station where they were about to meet up and said perfunctorily:

"For things like that, you should first read the information and then confirm it, or you can confirm it later."

"I won't interfere with your decision. The mission I'm giving you comes with no reward or punishment. It's just an expectation. After all, if it takes too long, I won't have much time to memorize the code."

Homura then checked the train's arrival status and added:

"And it will take time for experiments and proof, so read it quickly and come up with your own ideas."

"Although it may not be of much help in defeating Witch Night, it may be useful in your life after defeating Witch Night."

"Treat every opportunity as if it were your last."

"Even if you fail in the end, there's still a way out. So unless it's an experiment that's clearly going to lead to an irreversible situation, I'll assist you, except for matters involving Madoka."

The train opened, and as if the girl's sixth sense was triggered, Kyoko and Sayaka, who were originally confronting each other, and Asami, who was mediating in the middle, turned their heads tacitly, their eyes passing through the crowd getting on and off the train, and looked accurately at the compartment where Homura and Kamehameha were.

"It's patrol time, let's go."

Homura announced as she slowly stepped out of the carriage under everyone's gaze.

“Why are you hosting?”

When Sayaka was about to announce that Mami had a new fighter in her team, Kazuyuki appeared right behind Homura, making Sayaka swallow her words.

Influenced by the atmosphere, Mami and Anzi looked at Sayaka curiously and asked something seemingly with concern.

But unlike Sayaka who yelled loudly, Jixing couldn't hear anything in the crowded environment. Of course, Jixing had just stood up Sayaka today, so he couldn't look her in the eye. When he avoided her, he also avoided Anzi and Asami. He could only follow behind Homura, and under Homura's guidance, they changed cars and went to the waiting hall of the city tram.

Zhixing opened his mobile phone, skillfully connected the Bluetooth headset in advance, then clicked on today's directory, considered it over and over again, and relying on the method of pointing and pointing, as expected, he chose the "Avoiding pitfalls in daily life" from the "A brief summary of past experiences" above.

"Oh, it doesn't make any difference. It's all my own business anyway. I hope I didn't add some amazing anime to the offline anime. I don't want to be the one clearing mines for myself."

As a straight man who is used to translating literally, Zhixing probably knows what he hates. At most, he just spends some time thinking about it and feeling despair in daily life. This is the life that ordinary people should have.

"Hoo~breath~"

Although he had prepared himself mentally, Zhixing still took a deep breath to adjust his state before the time came. Even when the three people behind him caught up with him, he did not interrupt his breathing rhythm.

"Take a deep breath, focus, and devote yourself to the despair you have summarized. No one else will make this summary except you, so recognize your own efforts."

Looking at the circular tram entering the station, Zhixing stopped taking a deep breath, gave himself one last encouragement, and then stepped forward into the carriage.

He put his hands around the iron pole and leaned against it, locking himself in place to prevent himself from losing his balance due to despair. Then, he turned 180 degrees around the pole and looked at the four-color team (black hair) in the four positions.

Homura Akemi, who is well-versed in history, has been preparing for battle for a long time, knows the weaknesses, and has a complete set of weapons;

The mature foreign fighter, the close combat leader Sakura Kyoko;

With a little bit of darkness but surprisingly calm, Miki has the feeling of Future Sayaka;

Escaped the Snack Witch's sneak attack, with the help of her partner, the long-range ADC Mami, who was as light as a flame.

"This is not a sure thing... there is no need to... miracles and magic... how can a magical girl ride on my face..."

Zhi Xing quickly shook his head and held back the flag he was about to say. Finally, he glanced at Xiao Yan who had summoned the gem away from the crowd's sight, and with the thought that the overall situation was already decided in his mind, he pressed the play button on his mobile phone.

"It would be great if this was really about anime or the pressures of life and work, wouldn't you say?"

Zhi Xing, with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, was stunned. After hearing this prediction that predicted his own prediction, he knew that he might be in trouble next. After all, even if it was predicted by himself, the essence of minesweeping is that you know there are mines but you don't know where they are. So you won't give up just because it was guessed, unless there is something more serious than this. And here, there is only one possibility.

"Although I'm not sure how many days are left until Witch Night by the time you read this, it can be advanced anyway, so let's just calculate it as tomorrow."

"This is everyday life, so have you ever thought about it with your current mindset?"

"After Witch Night ends, can you really live the daily life you want?"

"How many days can Homura live after that?"

"Is there really no other chain reaction after Witch Night?"

"Depending on a relationship that's been forced together, can we live in peace once the crisis is over?"

"After all, is this really the best ending?"

"You, with your causal relationship infinitely approaching zero, have truly prepared yourself to end the cycle of reincarnation, to stop Madoka's causal relationship here, to prevent the Law of the Circle from reappearing, to keep the magical girls' short lives at the mercy of the witches' modifiable paths, and to reduce their numbers due to the city's periodic lows caused by the Seed of Sorrow. Are you mentally prepared to face this?"

"Since the cause and effect is 0, it means that the future will be condensed by Steins;Gate. So, do you really want to let them defeat Witch Night now?"

"Can I become the hope of the Super High School Level and make a choice that satisfies me?"

Chapter 77: No Choice, No Despair

"Keep going. Kyubey will at most spread rumors to confuse the crowd, but he won't actually take any action. It won't even attract the participation of other magical girls. We can safely welcome the arrival of Witch Night."

"Then we have to face Homura's time-stopping ability disappearing, Kyoko returning to Kazami, Asami being in a state where Kyubey can explode at any time, Sayaka seeing justice as her only value as a magical girl due to her accumulated feelings for Kamijou, and Madoka being watched by Kyubey and in danger of becoming a short-lived magical girl at any time."

"These problems will not disappear with the disappearance of Witch Night. Instead, they will become reality one by one before us."

"On the other hand, if you give up this unhappy ending and keep playing the next round until the final code name is revealed by Homura, you will be able to enter the Warcraft arc, the movie. Then, Homura and Madoka will get, if not immortality, at least a daily life that is much longer than a hundred years. Under their protection, everyone else will also live a fake but real happy life."

"In the beginning, without my intervention, even if I had a lot of influence on Homura in the early stages, as the knowledge was fully explored in the later stages, Homura would also work hard for Madoka wholeheartedly... I think."

"Compared to the others, Homura will be affected the most by the butterfly effect. So the biggest problem with this option is, will Homura be distracted by my presence and unable to hold on?"

“Ignorance is fearless; on the contrary, the more you know, the harder it is to be firm.”

"As a cynic who questions everything online, I may not be able to empathize and confirm whether this statement is true, but it does not affect the possibility of it existing."

"Both sides look like good routes, but they could be worse. The options are there. What will you choose?"

"Don't even think about referring to mine. When I was writing, I couldn't get everyone together, so it was doomed to fail. That's why I have no pressure at all."

"Similarly, don't try to make decisions in a random way, because it's not just about you, it's about them as well."

"If you don't consider them now, you won't be able to see the current plan. So, think about it, why didn't you leave?"

"There's food, internet, electricity, a bed, and a toilet."

"As long as these are satisfied, everything else is none of my business. What made me, who should have been using the stories of several people as a tool to kill time, get so deeply involved?"

"Emotion? A magical girl story, that's good enough. Other places are still breeding witches, and there will only be more tragedies there. So the story of Goseki is just a 12-episode show. No matter how emotional it is, it's only for a moment, not enough to give up other things. For example, there are some better ones on my list of shows to watch now, which I deliberately didn't mention in the beginning."

"Threat? Although after Witch Night, it might be the turn of the Witch of Salvation's world-destroying operation, this is a world of miracles and magic. Even if everyone in the world is resurrected, it will only result in more people making wishes. Or, if their memories are suddenly cut off, do you think the sense of fragmentation in reincarnation will be more complete, giving them a stronger sense of rebirth?"

"Afraid of witches? Eh, well, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, apart from Mami, the outlier who saves others, it's probably difficult for other witch farms to find out that you can locate the witch because they won't interrupt the process of you being controlled by the witch's kiss. What's more, there's only one of you. If a magical girl comes and I can't get her, you can't have any ideas either. How can you resist it?"

"You see, the escape route to the outside world has been eliminated. You can only live and die with the Five Colors. Even after the Witch Night ends, you cannot be separated."

"So, what were those reckless actions you took earlier? How did you maintain your role when you didn't even consider such simple reasoning?"

“The threshold of despair only increases with more understanding.”

"By the time you've read the entire document, I suspect that any conclusions drawn without lengthy experiments won't even meet the standards for recreating the Witch's Kiss. ​​By then, what value will you have left?"

"It seems like there's one more reason to continue reincarnating. What should I do? Have you considered which choice to make? Are you mentally prepared to rebel against the Five Colors Team?"

"Family reminds you, don't let Homura find out, so don't even think about using words to heal Sayaka and Asami. There is only one method you can use."

"Let the Witch Night come early."

"Whether it was a scheme disguised as seduction, or simply because he couldn't help but read too much while looking at the information, causing his despair to surge, as a variable, Homura can still accept this."

"Leave some room for yourself next week. Show some confidence, paper line."

Zhixing, who felt something was wrong when he heard the first sentence, closed his eyes early and listened carefully to the plan he had prepared for himself from the information.

Listening, thinking, hesitating, and denying.

Finally, Zhi Xing sighed and thought to himself:

"You're trying to use a short burst of improvisation to challenge the conclusions you've drawn after more time to think. Do you really think you're the protagonist?"

With another sigh, Zhixing slowly opened his eyes, and what came into his sight was the scene of four girls approaching and surrounding him.

Just as Zhixing was about to speak, the four of them confirmed that there was no Witch's Kiss on Zhixing's neck. Sayaka interrupted him and said:

"Look, this won't work at all. It's about time that Edogawa Conan stays away from this kind of life with witches."

"Tsk, so I'm immune to the Witch's Kiss after all~" Anzi stepped back, then took out her snacks and started enjoying them alone.

"Maybe there are no witches now. This is good news. After all, if there really is a witch every day, that would be a bad thing. People can't be in battle all the time. They need to rest occasionally."

Asami defended Kabuki with a sigh of relief, then turned her attention to Homura.

""

Xiao Yan said nothing, but just moved her gaze from Zhi Xing's neck to Zhi Xing's eyes.

Zhi Xing felt Homura's gaze, looked at the other three people evasively, and finally met Homura's eyes directly.

"What did you know this time?"

"Hmm? Ah, just some things that would kill you if you said them."

"really?"

""

Zhi Xing looked at Xiao Yan, who was acting out of character. She used her most common escape method of silence to delay time, and began to become suspicious:

"So, did I reveal this plan in a certain episode? Am I under suspicion now, or are we still trying to confirm which part of the plan it is? I haven't made a choice yet."

The two's reactions also made the three people who had just relaxed about the paper company's performance feel a little uneasy. Sayaka spoke first:

"What's wrong? Was there something wrong with what Edogawa just heard? I remember that was what you secretly wrote in class. Don't you know the content?"