Is this okay?

That guy is no good. To be able to hear such bad things from him so clearly means he's probably in real danger.

"Khubi, what exactly are you?"

Hachiman couldn't help but ask Kyubey, who was walking beside him.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Kyubey stopped and hid in front of Hachiman, looking at him with an adorable expression that clearly lowered people's guard.

"You want to know?"

"Ah."

"Wait a moment, let me give you a report first." Upon hearing this, Cupid said and then stood there in a daze.

"Report? Report to whom?" Hachiman frowned, noticing this.

"Our Queen".

"Could you tell me more about it?" Hachiman asked tentatively, curious about everything Kyubey had to know if he wanted to be careful.

"Yes, permission has been granted." Kyubey nodded cutely, looking at Hachiman seriously.

These words also caught the attention of Yukino, who was reading a book nearby. She was also very curious about what kind of creature her sister had brought.

Then Cupid began to give his statement.

"Kyubi is just our public name. Our real name is the Incubators. To prevent the increase of entropy in the universe and avoid the arrival of heat death, we developed a technology to convert 'emotion' into 'energy,' but we ourselves do not have emotions. So we discovered human girls who are the most emotional, and used their hopeful hearts to extract the enormous energy generated when their hearts turn from 'hope' to 'despair.'"

"What do you mean? Hope has turned into despair?" Hachiman frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

"It's simply about granting human girls their wishes and giving them hope, then sending them to destroy the despairing human girls. It's that simple. The resulting immense emotions are used to prevent heat death," Kyubey explained simply and clearly.

"What does 'wait and see' mean after despair?"

"In short, signing a contract with us will make you a magical girl, and the main purpose of a magical girl is to eliminate witches."

"What is a witch...?"

"She is a magical girl born of despair."

"You guys are disgusting."

Hachiman understood the situation, and his gaze toward Kyubey instantly turned to disgust.

This involves using children to create trouble, and then having the children stop the trouble.

"This is ridiculous. Isn't this great? Everyone got the result they wanted." Kyubey looked at Hachiman with a completely incomprehensible expression.

Not only Hachiman, but even Yukino standing to the side couldn't help but clench her fists.

"Alright, I understand your situation now. So, one last question: who is your queen?"

Hachiman didn't miss a single detail, staring intently at Kyubey as if trying to discern something from the little creature's face.

"A demon more desperate than despair, more intense than heat! Homura Akemi!"

“It’s her!?”

Upon hearing this, Yukino's eyes widened in shock.

Homura Akemi is a very popular figure at school, even though she's only a transfer student. Her popularity is incredibly high; within just two days, she consistently ranked in the top three on the school forum, and she's also quite popular throughout Academy City.

That aloof demeanor and the way he handled things were nothing like the behavior of a student.

Moreover, her identity is extremely mysterious, and no one can find out who she is.

Mysterious, aloof, and beautiful.

This is simply outstanding among students, too dazzling.

Even the research institutes of the college sent her invitations to participate in experiments, but she declined them all.

"So, Homura Akemi is also someone close to Leng Mo?"

Yukino looked at Kyubey with some surprise. She had run into Homura Akemi at school before, but she had never shown any relationship with Leng Mo. Instead, she was much closer to Lani and Melina.

"Oh? You mean Amo? That's right, but I think the Queen prefers to see Amo looking furious and gritting her teeth," Qiu Bi explained with an adorable expression.

"So, isn't your internal division a bit too chaotic?" Yukino sensed the confusion upon hearing this, having already learned about the divisions within Leng Mo's forces.

Kaneki and Kazuma, Homura Akemi as the leader, and Leng Mo and Madoka Kazuma—these are now four split groups.

"Split? Is there a split?" Kyubey looked puzzled, not understanding where the split was.

“Isn’t that right?” Yukino looked at Kyubey with certainty.

"Hmm... I completely don't understand why you think we're divided. You know, even though we're a bit eccentric, we're still very united."

"..."

You call that unity?

Yukino was speechless, recalling the time when she encountered Leng Mo and the others, and how they had betrayed and betrayed their own people.

"No matter what, that's beyond our control. Yukinoshita, be careful lately. After all, I heard from your sister that the conglomerate has started targeting your family."

"Yeah, I know." Yukino nodded in a bad mood, then hugged Kyubey and vigorously rubbed Kyubey's head.

Normally she wouldn't be worried at all, but now it's different; she's completely unarmed.

If they encounter even the slightest problem, they'll probably have no choice but to surrender.

I don't know when I'll be able to get it back.

"Hey……"

Yukino sighed unconsciously, which made Hachiman sense that she was in a low mood, as she had been like this lately.

Chapter 367 I refuse to believe you, you idiot, will keep acting like this forever.

After school in the afternoon, Yukino packed her schoolbag and prepared to leave the school, while Hachiman was already standing at the school gate waiting for her.

He's been taking Yukino home these past few days, since he has the superpowers and it wouldn't be safe for Yukino to go home alone.

Furthermore, Haruno secretly told him that a certain conglomerate was currently fighting against the Yukino family, and asked him to protect Yukino.

After all, some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

Standing at the school gate, Hachiman watched the students walk by, his face filled with emotion. After all, this couldn't continue indefinitely.

"So slow... why isn't it out yet?"

Hachiman checked the time and found that it was already ten minutes past the usual time. Yukino should have appeared ten minutes ago.

"Oh dear, Hachiman has some bad news for you."

Suddenly, Kyubey's voice came from the bushes next to Hachiman.

"Don't come out. It would be troublesome if people found out that I have the same pet as Yukinoshita."

Hachiman's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he cautiously pointed towards the bushes to warn them.

What I wanted to say was that Yukino had been kidnapped.

Kyubey, who was in the bushes, didn't care about Hikigaya and spoke directly.

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Hachiman was immediately taken aback and quickly looked towards the bushes.

"What's going on?! The only exit should be this way!"

Hikigaya couldn't understand why Yukino would be taken away right under his nose; something was clearly wrong.

"It's a Stand, a Stand attack!" Kyubey explained earnestly.

"Stand? What's that?" Hachiman looked completely bewildered upon hearing this unfamiliar word, having no idea what it meant.

But instead of idling, he took out his phone and dialed Yang Nai's number.

The moment the call connected, Hachiman said earnestly:

"Yukinoshita has been taken away!"

"What?! What happened?!"

“I don’t know, Kyubey told me it was a Stand attack.”

"I understand. Hachiman, please search around here."

"Ok, I know!"

Hikigaya responded affirmatively, after all, Yukino's being taken away had its own reasons, since it was because of her superpowers.

After hanging up the phone, Hachiman looked down at the bushes.

"Kyubi, take me to Yukinoshita."

"Oh, then come with me."

Kyubey said something and turned to head in a certain direction, with Hachiman quickly following after him.

……

Forum, chat area.

Homura Akemi: Yukino has been kidnapped, and the kidnapper is using a Stand.

Stranger: What?! ? Shit-egg, do-pao-wa?!

Homura Akemi: That's right, and it's a space-type ability, something I've never seen before.

Stranger: Too many bags!? Wait a minute, could it be that an arrow appeared? I haven't heard of anyone dying anywhere.

Madoka-senpai: People die in Academy City, so how could we possibly report every single one of them?

Stranger: Oh, right. Do you know who the other person is?

Homura Akemi: I don't know. He's a stranger, but it seems he's connected to a certain conglomerate. They're planning to kidnap and threaten him.

Stranger: I see. So, the question is, why do you know so much, Xiaoyan? Are you the mastermind behind this?!

Lani: ...

Melina: ...

Misaka Mikoto: What were you thinking that made you suspect your own people so immediately?

Stranger: Ah...sorry, it's a habit. Misaka Blast Fist.

Misaka Mikoto: My name is Misaka Mikoto! Call me Mikoto if you want, but could you please call me Misaka Blast Fist?! That's so embarrassing!

Stranger: So you do know what shame is! I thought you really liked it.

Misaka Mikoto: Ugh—! I'm so angry!

Tokisaki Kurumi: ...

So why are you talking to him for no reason?

Stranger: So where are they?

Homura Akemi: Let Kyubey take you there. I'll provide support from behind.

Stranger: Is it possible that you're just passing the work to me because you find it too troublesome?

Homura Akemi: Are you going or not?

Stranger: Go away!

Senior Xiaoyuan: Let's go!

……

The abandoned warehouse was empty and deserted.

At this moment, Yukino was tied to a chair, her face filled with fear.

Hachiman followed Kyubey to the warehouse as quickly as possible. When Hachiman entered, he found that the warehouse was empty except for Yukino, who was tied to a chair.

Only Yukino?

When Hachiman saw Yukino in the warehouse, his pupils contracted, sensing that something was wrong.

At this moment, Kyubey, who was standing nearby, cautiously said, "That's fake."

"What?!" Hachiman turned around sharply to look at Kyubey upon hearing this, instantly feeling a sense of danger coming from behind him!