Fighting you is like being in jail.

"Believe in yourself, just as I believe in you."

Leng Chang gazed at him with unwavering trust, his eyes filled with the utmost confidence.

“Yes!” Kitahara Iori nodded heavily, full of confidence.

At that moment, he felt that Leng Chang was the best older brother.

"By the way, what should we do with the host of that kidnapping system?"

Kitahara Iori suddenly remembered the task in the chat group, frowned with some worry, pinched her chin and rubbed her skin, feeling the friction of her hair.

Leng Chang, sitting across from him, silently took a sip of his coffee, the aroma of milk and coffee filling his mouth.

"Let's put the mission aside for now; his harm is less than that of a random witch. Besides, I have a dream! I want to save all the world's tragedies and rewrite everything into a happy ending!"

"I, Leng Chang, possess a heart that yearns for beauty!"

"No matter how harsh or difficult the conditions are, now that we're here, we must save everyone!"

As he spoke, Leng Chang raised his fist and clenched it tightly, his knuckles turning white, the force so great that his arm trembled.

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to radiate boundless light, becoming so sacred as to be inviolable, and his face was filled with a sense of exhilaration for beauty.

At this moment, he is the Holy Son, sacred and radiant.

Floating in the air with outstretched arms embracing the sky, they ascend the stairs to heaven, surrounded by the songs of angels.

Upon witnessing this scene, Kitahara Iori was filled with excitement, and her eyes trembled slightly as she looked at Leng Chang.

What a kind person he is...

He must be a really good person!

Such effort for everyone's well-being... Brother Leng Chang! I deeply respect and admire you!

The next second, Leng Chang pinched Akemi Homura's bank card between his index and middle fingers, smiled confidently, and his eyes flashed with pride.

"And the meals and drinks were paid for with public funds!"

"Really?! Godfather! I'm so touched!"

Kitahara Iori was instantly blinded by the light emanating from that bank card. As a student who had just entered university, what could be more attractive than spending public funds on food and drink?

At this moment, in his eyes, Leng Chang was his good older brother!

Moved to tears, Kitahara Iori felt the care from his older brother for the first time, leaving him deeply moved.

Leng Chang stared intently at Kitahara Iori, his lips curving into a wide smile. As the light from the window shifted, the shadow of his bangs obscured his eyes. Those eyes in the shadows gleamed with an evil light, and it seemed as if a hymn from hell was resounding in his ears.

Mitakihara Junior High School.

When the school bell stops ringing on the thirteenth time.

The chairs of Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi in the classroom were empty, and footsteps echoed in the corridor.

At the shoe lockers on the first floor leading to the playground, Mami Tomoe changed into her outdoor shoes and stepped out onto the clean floor tiles.

"Mami-senpai, wait a minute."

Madoka Kaname's voice called out to Mami Tomoe, who was standing in front of her. Upon hearing the voice, Mami Tomoe stopped and turned around, her golden eyes filled with indifference.

"Kaname-kun, is there something you need?"

Her tone was calm, her brows furrowed slightly, and as she turned around, her school uniform skirt tugged at her black stockings.

Madoka Kaname smiled, a little embarrassed, and said, "Shall we defeat the witch together?"

In an instant, the scene of the previous battle flashed through Mami Ieba's mind.

"No! Kaname-san, please, please let me go!" She resisted more than ever before, her eyes filled with fear, and her body involuntarily took a half step back, feeling a phantom pain on the floor.

"..."

Madoka Kaname immediately felt hurt and aggrieved, and even turned to look at Homura Akemi beside her.

"Xiaoyan..."

"Madoka, I'm begging you, just tell me what you want to do. So, promise me. Don't get involved in the battle, okay?" Homura Akemi looked at me earnestly, her expression serious and leaving no room for refusal.

"..."

For a moment, Madoka Kaname felt very hurt, and her eyes lost their sparkle.

But it doesn't matter!

If we don't fight, then we don't fight.

"Okay! I promise you."

She nodded emphatically, her eyes filled with awareness and commitment.

Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe finally breathed a sigh of relief. They exchanged a look of relief, both seeing lingering fear in each other's eyes.

At the same time, she also understood that if she didn't follow Madoka Kaname's wishes, it would probably be hell.

The three then traveled together.

On the patrol route, Homura Akemi frowned and looked at Mami Tomoe with some curiosity.

"Why isn't Cupid with you?" she asked, puzzled, her eyes full of curiosity.

Since the last battle, after Madoka Kaname activated her ability, Kyubey seems to have completely disappeared and shows no sign of reappearing.

Upon hearing this, Mami Tomoe, who was walking side by side, sighed helplessly, her eyes filled with doubt.

"I don't know, Kyubey disappeared after that last time."

"Gone?" Homura Akemi frowned, deep in thought, her eyes filled with confusion.

Everything is different now... but is it really okay for things to continue like this?

Qubi is missing, the outsider Leng Chang is there, and there's that kidnapping system.

As she walked along the road, the sound of her leather shoes hitting the ground echoed. Lost in thought, Akemi Homura was worried, but she could only take it one step at a time.

Based on how things develop... she should become the Snack Witch.

Having learned about the situation from the manga, Homura Akemi realized that Mami Tomoe was the biggest problem next, and her expression turned serious as she looked at Mami with a look of resignation.

Mami Tomoe, I hope you don't lose control.

I won't go back in time to save you; you're not important to me at all.

......

Chapter 18 Is this hope?

Based on their understanding of the plot, even without Kyubey, Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi found the Snack Witch's location immediately.

The moment they got close, the sky turned pitch black and the ground transformed into the shape of a cake, but it was all show and no trace of the softness and sweetness of a cake.

The surrounding buildings have completely disappeared, replaced by huge, dilapidated scissors, cakes, puddings, and chocolates.

These enormous snacks enveloped Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, and Mami Tomoe, crowding them like trees in the Amazon rainforest.

What made Homura Akemi even more worried was that the surrounding light was so dim that it was almost impossible to see, and she could only rely on her senses to judge whether the people around her were there.

"Madoka! Are you alright?" Homura Akemi turned her head nervously, squinting as she tried to see the person next to her clearly, but could only vaguely make out the short pink hair and school uniform top.

"It's alright," Madoka Kaname replied, though she too could not see clearly.

But then Mami Tomoe disappeared.

"Wait! Where's Mami-senpai!? She was just here!" Madoka Kaname's pupils shrank as she quickly turned to look around, only to find that Mami Tomoe, who had just been there, was completely gone.

Homura Akemi's brows furrowed like mountains, her eyes flashing with seriousness. She quickly turned to check her surroundings, then turned again to confirm the situation.

"Something's not right! Xiaoyuan, give me your hand..."

When Homura Akemi reached out to grab Madoka Kaname.

There was no one around her anymore, and her anxious hands grasped at nothing in front of her.

"What...what's going on?! Everything's completely different!"

Homura Akemi's pupils contracted, she gritted her teeth, and clenched her empty hand in resentment, staring at her knuckles that had turned white from gripping so tightly, feeling extremely angry about the current situation.

Once again... Do I not even have the strength to grab Xiaoyuan?

the other side.

When Mami Tomoe stands on the cake floor.

The transformation was complete, and rustling sounds could be heard in the dark cake forest around me.

Even with just a little attention, you can notice a tiny doll wandering through the cake forest, and it might even stop and peek out to observe Mami Tomoe.

"Come out! I know you're here, witch."

Mami Tomoe's eyes flashed with a sharp light, her lips curled slightly, and she raised her hand to lift her golden, sparkling hair. In the blink of an eye, a golden light appeared, and two white flintlock pistols were tightly gripped in her hands.

With her finger on the trigger, ready to pull it at any moment, she held the gun level with her chest, aiming it at the cake forest ahead.

When Mami Tomoe realized something was wrong.

The Snack Witch was already sitting in front of the white table and chairs, motionless like a rag doll.

"So they've finally come out? Then be prepared to be wiped out!"

Mami Tomoe smiled confidently at the witch, her index finger turning slightly white as she pulled the trigger.

Bang-!

Then the musket fired a bullet, which instantly pierced through the Snack Witch's body.

The force of the impact sent its body flying into the air, but it remained motionless, like a dead object.

"No response? Then I won't give you another chance!"

The words fell.

Before she could even blink, three gunshots rang out. The Snack Witch's body, pierced by bullets, was sent flying into the air, her body spinning from the recoil of the bullets.

Poof!

The Snack Witch's petite body landed on the cake-covered ground and bounced once, remaining motionless like a corpse.

"Ok?"

Mami Tomoe frowned, her eyes filled with doubt as she stared ahead. She slowly lowered the gun barrel and relaxed the strength in her arm.

How is this going?

Why is there no reaction at all?

"If that's the case... then what about going all out?"

As she spoke, one of the white flintlock pistols in Mami Tomoe's hand disappeared, and she held the remaining flintlock pistol with both hands. As she gripped the handles tightly, a golden ribbon-like light enveloped the flintlock pistol.

The flintlock pistol changed the next second.

The muzzle became enormous, and the gun barrel could only be controlled with both hands.

Mami Tomoe stared at the Snack Witch's position, pointed her gun at her, and pulled the trigger.

"Tiro Finale!"

Bang-!

Golden magic erupted instantly, a deafening boom echoed from the gun barrel, and the blood-red ribbon pierced through like a sharp sword.

Just as the blood-red ribbon struck the snack witch.

A cold voice sounded behind Mami Tomoe.

"No way! If you go in like that, you'll be the one who dies! Aren't you going to wait for the others?!"

In an instant, Leng Chang charged toward Mami with a karate chop, his legs moving faster than ever before, his flip-flops stomping wildly on the ground.

However, Mami Tomoe's attack was already in place.

In the blink of an eye, the crimson ribbon bound and squeezed the Snack Witch's body. It was this squeezing that caused her small head to swell to a huge size, and her mouth to bulge out as if something was about to be spat out.

Phew!

The Snack Witch couldn't hold back any longer and spat out a white clown face. Her body, which resembled Naruto Maki, grew to enormous size in a fraction of a second, even getting close to Mami Tomoe's head.