Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

Such a simple and crude design is also the reason why everyone does not put their energy into studying magic. After all, the magic power of a magical girl is not a natural element, and it cannot be replenished with energy from the surrounding air, thus making one power work twice as hard.

It is not like the effect of holy light on darkness, which has any canceling effect. It is just two simple energy bodies, just like a girl's fist hitting the wall. If the force is small, it cannot punch through the wall, but if the force is strong, one punch can punch through the wall. However, there will be no reaction when the two come into contact. Otherwise, the girl would have been in excruciating pain before the soul gem cleared the filth.

The lower-tier messengers, who are wrapped in the power of wishes, seem to have their own abilities, but they do not have percentage damage. They are all just a little special in the daily lives of ordinary people, and they cannot even affect magical girls.

Finally, there are ordinary people. As the existence that occupies the majority of the status, they should be able to mobilize an army to give it a try. Although it is possible that they all know that Witch Night is just a familiar and cannot be completely eliminated, or that the girls have imposed some restrictions. At most, they can only recruit official magical girls who do not contribute manpower. If they are unwilling to pay more Seeds of Sorrow, then there is no room for negotiation on arms.

Therefore, the problem of Witch Night cannot be solved by other methods. There are only five-color or four-color teams.

What else needs to be proven and what conjectures need to be researched?

It is no longer of much help for life in the next month, or even after that.

Zhixing sighed again, crossed out the item about Xingzi in his schedule, and then did nothing else.

After waiting for time to pass, I had dinner at Homura's invitation, and after being told that there were no plans for a gathering later, I went back to my room and fell asleep.

The next day, under Homura's watch, Zhixing still couldn't come up with any new plan, and was eventually assigned by Homura to do the work of arranging the lines. At the same time, he was given the task of guarding these dangerous goods during the last few days of school and preventing anyone from getting close.

The life of a magical girl is so plain and simple. Her daily life is filled with study and patrol. Apart from the necessary training for new members, there is not much time for communication.

So the paper shop spent the last weekend of the month in a daze.

After accompanying Xiaoyan for a busy day outside, Zhixing, who was woken up by the alarm clock on Monday morning, came alone to this place which was sparsely populated and was therefore chosen by Xiaoyan. He took a power bank and watched anime on his phone while charging it.

It was not until school was over in the afternoon that Xiaoyan brought a piece of news to Zhixing.

“You mean, Kamijou is missing? At this critical moment?”

"At least it's not a normal recuperation. He never asked for leave after coming to school before, so we can only assume he's missing."

Homura said affirmatively with a calm expression as she stood in front of the paper line.

"What about Sayaka? How is she?"

"What else can I do? I'm just going to Kamijou's house after school to look for someone."

"Don't care? Will something happen?"

"When Saotome-sensei expressed surprise at Kamijou's absence, it was already too late. I'm afraid it must have happened yesterday."

"You mean you met a witch? Is that because I wasn't looking at the information yesterday?"

Homura glanced at the frowning Paper Shop, turned around, and looked towards the city center with his back to the Paper Shop.

"The witch who appeared when Kyoko came to see you that day was the last witch of this month, so no other witches will appear. And as the object of the wish, Kamijou will not be easily given the Witch's Kiss by an ordinary familiar."

"So, what is it?"

Homura turned around and interrupted Zhi Xing's question and said:

"You came to school on Friday, right? You came to see Sayaka Miki and Kyousuke Kamijou, right? You didn't do anything, did you?"

"Um... seems like Kamijou was given the Witch's Kiss by an ordinary familiar?"

"So, the familiar was destroyed, and the Witch's Kiss disappeared, right?"

"Well, it seems so. The person has regained consciousness."

"Well, having been granted a wish and having received the Witch's Kiss, it's impossible for you to be affected by a familiar again. Not everyone is as special as you."

Zhi Xing was silent for a while before asking:

"So, without the witch here, there's no need to reunite at night, right? So what do we need to do now?"

"There's nothing to do. There are only five days left. Let Sayaka look for him for two days. Since Kamijou is so important, she will definitely come back to look for you. Then you can prove to Miki Sayaka that Kamijou is not in the witch's barrier."

"Really? Don't you need to look for it anymore?"

"Those kinds of things can be left to the police, who have enough time and manpower. Don't underestimate the police; they take missing persons cases very seriously."

Zhi Xing understood the reason in the blink of an eye, gave up the pursuit of Kamijou's whereabouts, and asked instead:

“Is it because I went to see Kamijou that there are additional variables?”

"That's a possibility. After all, apart from being discharged from the hospital and getting a girlfriend, there's basically nothing worth mentioning about Kamijou. So something must have happened to him, and this change probably came from you. Can you tell me what happened between you and Kamijou?"

Jixing had no intention of keeping Kamijou's privacy. He first told her that Kamijou wanted to see him, then said that in order to find out Kamijou's purpose, he used the Witch's Kiss to pry open Kamijou's mouth, and finally relayed Kamijou's thoughts.

After hearing this, Homura didn't show any surprise at Kazuyoshi's behavior. Instead, after a moment of silence, she asked about her last conversation with Kamijou.

Although Zhixing couldn't remember clearly, he still remembered that he had said something like this was the healing gained by Sayaka's sacrifice, so for Sayaka's own good, he should stay away from Sayaka.

Listening to the process that was no different from what she remembered, Homura could only shake her head and said:

"In this case, we can only wait for the police to find out what happened and then go check it out. Now go home first. No one is likely to come at night."

Zhi Xing put away the dead power bank and freed himself from his security post. After reporting that no one was approaching, he remained silent all the way. It was not until they were waiting for the train that Zhi Xing's slow mind suddenly started to work. He hesitantly said to Xiao Yan:

"Has Kamijou ever harmed himself before?"

"After you said it was a miracle, Kamijou would verify it, which led to our second meeting, right?"

Zhi Xing hesitated for a moment, but still asked, perhaps even knowing the answer:

"In previous rounds, did Kamijou also harm himself to the point of cutting off his fingers?"

Homura stood up suddenly, looked at Zhi Xing who hadn't realized the problem yet, and asked:

"Are you sure Kamijou broke his hand? In front of you? On the school rooftop?"

"Oh no, this is, uh, the teacher showed it to me. Two fingers. He said it belongs to Kamijou."

"How long ago?"

"3 days, 4 days, 5 days, uh, it seems like the day you took me to your house and Asami was still there."

Obviously nothing happened every day, but if I really ask myself to recall, I can’t remember the specific day. I can only roughly describe what happened that day.

Fortunately, Homura quickly determined the time after hearing this, and then said to the paper:

"It happened last Monday, so it's been seven days. I'm afraid Kamijou and the others have recovered. I'm going to check on the teacher. You take the train to the school and check to see Saotome Kazuko. Then wait for my news."

After saying that, Homura quickly walked out of the train and disappeared from the sight of the paper line.

Zhixing realized belatedly that Kamijou's disappearance might be related to the severed finger that the teacher was carrying, but he didn't understand what was going on. He could only check the tram route first, find the stop near Mitakihara Junior High School that he had marked, take the tram, and head towards the school.

After walking out of the subway station, Zhixing looked at Mitakihara Middle School. His first thought was the place where Kamijou's finger was severed. It might be where Kamijou is now. However, if something happened in the school, several magical girls were in the school and it was impossible for them not to have noticed it.

So the paper dealer, who was confused, could only follow Xiaoyan's instructions and go back to the guard room, ask the security guards to go through the process again and invite Saotome over.

"Mr. Edogawa? Are you here regarding Kamijou-san's matter?"

After taking Zhixing away, Saotome asked Zhixing a question the first thing she did.

"Yes and no. I've received word that Kamijou is missing, so I came to check with you."

"So, Kamijou-san's problem wasn't yours, was it?"

Saotome asked uncertainly, thinking about the cult identity that Kamiya had fabricated.

"Of course. Could you take me to the rooftop again and see the place where Kamijou's finger was cut off?"

Although Jixing was not sure about the specific reason, he knew that the purpose of splitting the troops into two groups was to save time. Therefore, Jixing decided to go to an open place with Saotome so that Homura, who might jump from a tall building at any time, could see him.

"Miki-san must have gone off-campus to look for Kamijou-san. Does Mr. Edogawa think Kamijou-san is in school?"

"I don't know, so I have to read it all first."

"Can't you use magic or something and just find the person directly?"

"We need to first determine where the other party will be before we can use magic. We can't just look for a needle in a haystack. A girl's magic power is also limited."

Saotome nodded, without hesitation, and walked all the way to the rooftop with the paper.

After walking around and finding nothing, I took the paper line to the path leading to the garbage dump.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

After watching the paper luggage pretend to search for a while, Saotome asked.

"Nothing, probably need to see how the search goes on the other side."

Zhixing looked at his phone which had no incoming calls and guessed that Homura must have finished searching Saotome's house and hadn't found anything, so he was probably on his way here.

Thinking about this, seeing that Saotome looked like she wanted to ask more questions, Zhixing quickly changed the subject and said:

“By the way, do you still have Kamijou’s finger?”

"Of course it's still there. It's not something that's easy to dispose of. Even if it's at a garbage dump, there will be people checking it. After all, garbage needs to be sorted and not thrown away casually."

"Can I take a look?"

"In the office, come with me."

Saotome turned around and took the paper back to the teacher's office.

Saotome took out the key and was about to open the drawer, but the feeling from the key was unobstructed, which made Saotome stunned for a moment. Then she slowly opened the drawer and looked at the boxes that were opened layer by layer. In the open boxes, the fingers that were originally placed layer by layer had disappeared.

Saotome's face paled, and she looked at the paper as if her life was about to end.

"Mr. Edogawa, your finger...is gone."

Chapter 92: One for each of us, perfect

Upon hearing this, Zhi Xing glanced around and saw that no one was paying much attention to him, so he squatted down and asked:

"You put it in the drawer at your office? And it's still in the drawer after get off work?"

"But... I locked it. I hesitated on Friday about whether to take it home, but I did take it out and then made sure it was locked. There was no one in the office on the weekend, so who knew something like this would happen?"

Saotome looked aggrieved. After all, that was a real finger. If it was discovered, she would be taken to the police station. Moreover, she couldn't explain the origin of the finger. She couldn't say that Kamijou was tied up and had an extra finger while his limbs were intact.

Who knows, he might become the scapegoat for some unsolved case then, unless... Conan is dragged into it too!

Saotome turned her head slightly to let the reflection of her glasses prevent Zhixing from seeing her eyes which were not crying.

"The weekend? Kamijou was missing on the weekend too, wasn't he?"

"Well, I checked with Kamijou's family this morning. Kamijou went missing on Sunday night. It seems he heard some noise, ran downstairs, opened the door and left."

"Kamijo-san hasn't returned home since then. The Kamijou family has been searching for him all night, but they haven't found any trace of him."

Zhi Xing glanced at the open drawer and the opened box, puzzled. If Kamijou's disappearance could be the work of a witch or a familiar, then what did that have to do with his finger? Could it have been dragged through space into the witch's barrier? Was that what Homura wanted me to see?

Zhixing shook his head. If they really entered the barrier, there would be no need to open the box at all, and their fingers would disappear directly.

"Could it be... Saotome-sensei, is there a surveillance camera in this office? I'd like to see it."

Zhixing thought of the apostles from the suicide prevention hotline. If it were them, they would probably come to the school and take away Kamijou's evidence, and at the same time, they would be able to take out the things without breaking the door lock.

However, only one wish can take effect, so if you have the ability to unlock a door, you should not be able to become invisible in the surveillance. Even if you can become invisible and unlock the door yourself, you will still be able to open and close the door.

"As for surveillance, it's only in the corridor outside. After all, this is where the exam questions are given, and the walls can't be completely transparent, so you can't see what's going on inside."

"No, there's surveillance footage. Is there a way to check it out?"

Saotome pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Just come with me and tell me you're looking for something. Leave it to me from there."

After locking the drawer again and pulling it again to make sure the lock was not broken, Saotome took the paper shop to another security room. She then talked to the security guard about some brand names that the paper shop had never heard of, but in short, she was there to look for something.

The paper shop only needed to stand aside and didn't even need to say the excuse he was preparing to make, and the security guard agreed to retrieve the surveillance footage.

After entering the monitoring room, he retrieved the surveillance footage from the office with the help of the security guard, and then let Zhixing and Saotome search on their own.

Saotome looked at the paper, not knowing where to check the surveillance footage, hoping to get a clue.

Zhixing looked at Saotome, wondering how to adjust this surveillance without a keyboard and mouse.

Fortunately, human settings are meant to be used by humans after all, so after fiddling with it for a few times, I found out it was a touch screen. I then read it at a rate of one minute per hour, starting from the time Saotome left on Friday, adjusting it again and again until I found the office door that had been opened at 0:00 on Sunday.

Zhixing raised an eyebrow. Although time slowed down on Sundays because Xiaoyan mentioned this time of the week, he didn't expect that something would really happen. After all, watching the surveillance was to delay time and wait for Xiaoyan's call.

Gradually looking back, Kazuyuki and Saotome soon discovered the identity of the person who opened the door - Kamijou Kyousuke (no clothes version)

"When you say Sunday night, you mean after dinner, not early Sunday morning, right?"

"Of course it's after dinner. Otherwise, if they found out their child was missing early in the morning, they would have contacted me to ask for the phone numbers of other students' parents."

Jixing let go of his hand and fell into thought, while Saotome took over and began to rewind, trying to find the time when Kamijou entered the office.

“I see. I was wondering why Kamijou’s palm’s recovery ability was so weak. So that’s how it is.”

Zhixing thought about the surveillance footage of Kamijou without clothes, and then remembered that he watched the surveillance footage because of Kamijou's fingers. He immediately connected the two things and combined them into a word: "dehuman".

The setting of the demi-humans is that they will restore their bodies after death, and they also have something like a stand-in. The craziest operation is that the villain's demi-human sends part of his body through security check, and then destroys the body, so that he can be reborn from the part of the body sent into the building.