The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

As long as Xiaoyuan can be saved, it doesn't matter whether the incubators are defeated or not.

“Madoka is my friend. In the first loop, she became a magical girl and protected and saved me. But at that time, I had no power and could only watch her die. So, I made a wish to Kyubey, ‘To relive my encounter with Madoka Kaname, not as the person she protected, but as the person who wanted to protect her.’ My wish came true, and I returned to the point in time when I met her.”

Homura Akemi looked somewhat pained.

"However, no matter how many times I tried, I couldn't protect Madoka, nor could I change her fate. She became a magical girl again and again, and all I could do was turn back time again and again."

Homura Akemi discovers the truth about magical girls through repeated loops. Witnessing Madoka's death time and time again, she becomes increasingly cold and hardened, increasingly unwilling to care for or depend on others.

But just as she said, her only wish was to completely free Xiaoyuan from this painful cycle. Therefore, after discovering that this place might be the opportunity to change everything, she immediately decided to go all in.

Anyway, at worst, it's just starting a new cycle of reincarnation; she can afford to gamble.

"I see!" Murphy said thoughtfully.

This time, he actually remembered it. It seemed to be a depressing comic written by some famous old scoundrel.

"You want me to help you get rid of that guy named Cupid?"

Homura Akemi nodded: "I hope you can help me contact the Space Garrison. If they are truly warriors who uphold love and justice, they surely wouldn't mind lending a hand, right?"

Although Murphy demonstrated great strength, Homura Akemi did not intend to rely on him.

No matter what, he was just a bar owner. But the Space Garrison sounded like a law enforcement agency.

Based on Homura Akemi's limited understanding of society, Murphy is essentially an ordinary citizen on Earth, while the Space Garrison is roughly equivalent to the police, or even the military. Given this, it would be far better to directly seek help from the Space Garrison. After all, the enemy is an entire civilization; even if Murphy has some skill, he certainly wouldn't be able to contend with it.

"?" Although Homura Akemi couldn't tell, Murphy's eyes widened.

I was actually looked down upon?

He was very unhappy. At this stage, in terms of pure strength, apart from Zoffy, no one in the Space Garrison should be his match.

"Are you really sure you want to ask the Space Garrison?" the Mefilas alien tried to hint at Homura Akemi. He was actually somewhat interested in that world as well.

Homura Akemi nodded; she felt this plan was better than her original one.

Her original plan was simply to defeat Witch Night with her own power, thus preventing Madoka from signing a contract to save the world. But if she could wipe out the Incubators all at once, that would be a truly permanent solution.

As for whether their universe will come to an end because of this... Homura Akemi doesn't care, nor does she concern herself.

Besides, according to this mysterious store manager, there seem to be many solutions. We should trust the wisdom of future generations!

"Tsk!" Murphy didn't ask any more questions. Although he was somewhat interested in the dark version of the magical girl world, since Homura Akemi didn't intend to ask him for help, he couldn't be bothered to say anything more. After all, he, a dignified Alien of Mefilas, still had his pride.

"Okay, I'll ask around for you. But those guys are really busy, it won't be easy to get in touch with them."

Chapter Nine: And what was the price? All of this!

This answer, of course, did not satisfy Homura Akemi.

She pleaded with Murphy, "Is there any faster way?"

"You don't actually think the Space Garrison is as easy to contact as the police on Earth, do you? Besides, my relationship with them isn't exactly great."

Murphy shrugged.

"The Land of Light—you can tell just by the name; it belongs to the Light faction. But we, the Mefilas aliens, are a powerful clan in the Dark faction!"

Homura blinked, and it took her a while to process Murphy's meaning.

"So, you're actually the villain?"

“Of course, we Mefilas aliens are absolutely of pure and noble lineage!” Murphy sighed. “If His Majesty the Emperor had won back then, we Mefilas aliens might be the ones serving as the Space Garrison now!”

This shocked not only Homura Akemi, but even Jamila. They all remembered what Murphy had said about Emperor Empera and his defeat by the Land of Light tens of thousands of years ago.

"Manager, you've got quite a background. Why did you specifically come here to open a bar?"

Jamila didn't care much about the good guys and bad guys arguments. As an adult, he understood the principle that justice prevails far better than Homura Akemi.

"Could this also be part of your plan to counterattack the Land of Light?" Jamila's imagination ran wild.

"No, I've just retired. Besides, that emperor wasn't a good boss either."

Murphy had some reservations about the Aliens Empera.

He originally had a younger brother, but that brother went to serve the Alien Emperor tens of thousands of years ago. Later, he came back and tried to persuade him to join him, saying that he was willing to give up his position as one of the Four Heavenly Kings to him.

Murphy, of course, refused. He hadn't been here long enough to have any goodwill towards the Aliens of Empera. He even tried to persuade his brother not to serve them. Unfortunately, his disappointing brother insisted that the Emperor was a brilliant and capable ruler, possessing the qualities of a great leader. This ultimately led to a bitter falling out, and they hadn't seen each other for tens of thousands of years.

"If it were you, store manager, could you handle the incubator?"

When Homura Akemi learned that Murphy was also a villain, her vision went black.

She felt like she had just escaped one tiger's den only to fall into another.

Compared to races capable of conquering the universe, the Incubators, who only deceive little girls on Earth, sound rather lowly.

However, after thinking about Madoka, Homura Akemi felt that it wouldn't matter if she fell into darkness.

The Witch's Night is fast approaching, and if I can't save Madoka quickly, I'll probably have to start another cycle.

Homura Akemi was unsure and dared not gamble on whether she would be able to return to the bar after the cycle of reincarnation restarted, since this involved crossing a dimension.

"Manager, I'm willing to do anything to save Xiaoyuan! Even if you have to conquer the universe, I'll be at the forefront for you!"

Homura Akemi originally wanted to act cute and pitiful. However, after reincarnating for so long, she had long forgotten how to act like an ordinary girl. In addition, Murphy wasn't human, so she had a sudden inspiration and came up with this excuse.

Murphy's lips twitched: Why would he have such a dream when the magical girl, who should be a symbol of love and miracles, has become an invader bringing flames?

"I don't have such ambitions!"

Murphy said righteously. He had no interest in fighting and killing; his biggest dream was simply to open a bar and have some fun.

"However, since you have such awareness, it's not impossible for me to take you as my subordinate! From today onwards, you are my number two subordinate!"

"Number Two?" Jamila asked curiously. "Then who is Number One?"

Murphy looked at him.

"So it was me?" Jamila shook her head frantically. "But I'm just an ordinary astronaut. I don't have her abilities!"

“If you go to their universe now, you might be able to travel to Earth in a day…” Murphy glanced at Jamila.

This guy has absolutely no idea about his own abilities.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the universe seems to be teeming with monsters and that giant aliens are as insignificant as dogs. In reality, in most civilizations, individuals capable of gigantification are elites, and monsters like Jamila, standing tens of meters tall, are capable of ruling over a planet.

So Murphy never understood why so many aliens were so keen on invading Earth. That place was full of monsters, and although the scenery was not bad, it was basically a giant cesspool.

Homura Akemi was shocked. Was this seemingly timid guy really this strong? Did that mean he was capable of defeating Witch Night?

Thinking about it this way, Homura Akemi had even more confidence in Murphy.

Jamila looked down at her hands and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Strength? But more than strength, he wanted to become human again and return to his homeland.

Before this, Jamila hadn't dared to think about it too much. Even if he successfully repaired the spaceship with Murphy's help and returned to Earth, how could he face his family looking like this? Would his family really accept him in this state?

Thinking of this, his hatred for those politicians who had abandoned him intensified.

Yes, perhaps the reason God gave me this power is so that I can take revenge on those bastards who hold positions without doing their jobs and disregard human life!

"Manager!"

On the other side, Homura Akemi impatiently asked Murphy, "So when do you plan to help me rescue Madoka?"

“Me?” Murphy shook his head: “I don’t plan to go.”

Homura Akemi was greatly disappointed, but immediately looked at Jamila.

"So you're planning to send someone else?"

"No." Murphy smiled mysteriously: "As a person, you must rely on yourself!"

Homura Akemi frowned, not understanding what Murphy meant.

"Instead of relying on others, don't you want to defeat the Incubators and save Madoka through your own strength?"

Of course, Homura Akemi dreamed of it. But she couldn't do it, otherwise she wouldn't have seen Murphy clinging to her like a lifeline.

Murphy waved his hand, and a ball of light flew to Homura Akemi's front.

"This thing can grant you greater power."

"And what will be the price?"

"All of this."

Homura Akemi looked at the ball of light in front of her, smiled brightly, and reached out her hand directly to it.

She didn't care what would happen to herself as long as she could save Xiaoyuan.

Jamila felt that the ball of light looked familiar.

"Hey, isn't that one of those two aliens who were captured?"

As they spoke, a bright light burst forth from the sphere of light, enveloping Homura Akemi.

A moment later, the light faded, and Homura Akemi appeared before the two in a different form.

"?"

Jamila looked her over and over and found that apart from having a new blue and white outfit, Homura hadn't changed at all!

Chapter Ten: The Smiling Teresa

Homura Akemi, who was originally wearing a sailor uniform, has been transformed into a blue and white tight-fitting combat suit, with a red scarf around her neck and a hexagonal hair accessory on each side of her head.

Homura Akemi clenched her fist. More than the change in her clothes, she was concerned about what kind of power she had gained.

He tried swinging his fist, and a loud whooshing sound rang out.

Homura Akemi's eyes lit up.

Wow, she's incredibly strong! She's terrifyingly strong right now!

After becoming a magical girl, she enhanced her body with magic to increase her combat power. However, such enhancement has its limits. Therefore, she had to steal weapons from the army's armory to strengthen her fighting ability.

But after transforming into her current form, she felt that the destructive power of her punches alone exceeded that of the weapons she had stolen.

"Celebrate! The first monster girl to wield the power of a monster has been born!"

Murphy appeared beside Homura Akemi and called out in an aria-like tone.

"At this moment, she inherited the power of the Guts aliens and transformed into Guts-chan!"

“Gacchino?” X2.

“That’s right, Guts-niang! That ball of light was the soul power I extracted from the Guts aliens. By fusing with it, you inherited all of the Guts aliens’ power.”

Murphy tossed Homura Akemi a belt.

"From now on, you can wear this belt and insert the card that is the soul of the Guts alien into it to transform into Guts Girl. As for the transformation method, it should already be imprinted in your consciousness."

Soul, you just said soul, right? That's not soul power at all, it's just the soul of the Guts aliens!

Homura Akemi shouted in her heart.

But when she thought about how the leader she was following actually called himself the Gentleman Demon King and was a villain, Homura Akemi felt that everything made sense.

Magical girls are destined to become witches, so it is only natural that witches follow the Demon King.

"Although the Guts aliens aren't very strong, they should be enough for you right now. If you train hard, it's not impossible for you to become even stronger."

While feeling grateful, Homura Akemi was also puzzled.

"But what's the price?"

"Isn't the price you pay for looking like this now?"

"what?"

"From now on, you will be working as the shop's mascot, disguised as a monster girl!"

"what?"

Homura Akemi couldn't understand.

As the number two subordinate, and given such great power, is my only purpose to be a poster girl?

“Isn’t that obvious?” Murphy said matter-of-factly.

"This is Monster Bar! Forget the customers, how can the staff not be monsters?"