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"You can make me a magical girl? Like Mami Tomoe?"

"Yes, Mami Tomoe also signed a contract with me to become a magical girl."

"What does 'contract' refer to?"

"I can grant you any wish, but in return, you will need to bear the mission of fighting the witch."

"A wish? Anything is allowed?"

"You can have any wish, and I can grant any miracle for you."

If that's the case, then wouldn't that allow Li Xiao to...

No, that's not right!

Kaname Madoka quickly shook her head, trying to banish the thought from her mind.

How could I think like that! That's wrong!

"I'm sorry... I don't have any wishes that I want to fulfill."

"It's okay~ If you..."

Before Cupid could finish speaking, his entire head vanished instantly, leaving only a headless corpse that collapsed to the ground, unable to support itself.

"Eh?"

Madoka Kaname was completely caught off guard.

"Madoka Kaname, don't be fooled by that thing. It's just lying to you."

Madoka Kaname turned to look at Homura Akemi, who had appeared beside her at some point.

"This...you did this? Why were you so cruel?"

But Homura Akemi didn't say anything more to explain. She just glanced at her and then disappeared again.

Along with her, Kyubey's headless corpse also disappeared.

"What is going on..."

Madoka Kaname, who remained where she was, was still a little confused. She even wondered if what had just happened was a hallucination.

After racking her brains for a long time without finding a clue, she had no choice but to run back to the classroom after hearing the school bell ring.

......

After school, Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki said goodbye to Hitomi Shizuki, who was going to tutoring, as usual, and then walked home together, but this time Mami Tomoe was also there.

"Xiaoyuan, didn't you hear that you left at noon? Mami Tomoe invited us to her house to play. Do you want to come?"

"My senior's house... Hmm, I want to go!"

According to what my senior said today, Li Xiao must be there too, right? Just seeing him and talking to him shouldn't be a problem, right?

Kaname Madoka, filled with anticipation, agreed.

As soon as they arrived at Mami Tomoe's house, the three of them saw Li Xiao lying on the sofa, eating snacks and watching TV.

"Yo! Asami, you're back. And Madoka, Sayaka, how are you too~"

"Honestly, you've been eating so many snacks again. I'm not sure what you're going to do at dinner tonight."

Mami Tomoe stood with her hands on her hips, looking sullen.

"Don't worry, I'll eat all the food you make, Mami."

"It better be this way!"

Seeing their conversation, Sayaka Miki nudged Madoka Kaname with her elbow and whispered:

"Hey~ Xiaoyuan, don't you think Li Xiao and your senior look like a married couple?"

"Ah, this... yes."

Kaname Madoka gave a forced smile and echoed her words.

However, Sayaka Miki did not notice her friend's unusual behavior and continued to excitedly recount her discovery.

Miki Sayaka only stopped when Tomoe Mami called out to the two of them.

Madoka Kaname finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come and try my cake and my brewed black tea."

Mami Tomoe placed several small cakes and black tea on the table.

"Wow! It's delicious!"

After just one bite, Sayaka Miki immediately exclaimed in delight.

"This black tea is also very delicious."

Madoka Kaname drank the black tea and found that it tasted even better than the tea her father brewed.

"As long as you like it."

Mami Tomoe smiled broadly, seemingly very happy.

Main Text: Chapter 143 Speedrun of Witch's Night

After having afternoon tea, the group started chatting.

"Mami-senpai, how long have you known Li Xiao?"

Sayaka Miki is always very interested in this, and Madoka Kaname is also full of curiosity this time.

"It hasn't been that long..."

Mami Tomoe glanced at Li Xiao, her expression a little shy.

"I met Mami after I saved Madoka that day."

"Huh?! It's only been half a month! How did your relationship progress so quickly?"

"No, we're just ordinary friends. Li Xiao is just staying at my house temporarily."

Mami Tomoe would never admit to such a thing right now. It's not even close to happening yet. Li Xiao should confess first, right?

At this moment, Madoka Kaname felt a little sad again.

Doesn't this mean she was the one who knew Li Xiao first, but someone else beat her to it...?

Although she admitted that she couldn't compare to Mami-senpai, after all, Mami was both cool and elegant, and could also cook and brew black tea.

But even though she arrived first... she still felt a little resentful.

"Ugh......"

Kaname Madoka sighed almost imperceptibly, keeping these girlish thoughts to herself, and continued to smile as usual, chatting with her friends.

At this tea party for the girls, Li Xiao didn't say much, but just listened quietly as they talked about topics that were popular at their age, occasionally letting out a soft laugh.

Li Xiao was completely satisfied simply by admiring the youthful energy they exuded.

These peaceful days are wonderful... but unfortunately, they are destined not to last.

Another half month passed in these uneventful days.

With Homura Akemi watching over them, neither Madoka Kaname nor Sayaka Miki were able to become magical girls this time.

But regardless of whether they are there or not, Mitakihara will eventually come to its end—the Witch's Night.

On this day, the sky above Mitakihara turned gray, a fierce wind raged through the city, the trees along the roadside were bent over and groaned, and the streets were desolate.

Mami Tomoe and Xiao Li stood on a tall building, sheltered from the strong wind by Xiao Li.

"what is that?"

As Mami Tomoe looked at the faintly visible figure in the air, she felt a shiver of fear.

"That was Witch's Night, the strongest witch."

Homura Akemi also suddenly appeared here, looking at the figure in the sky with a complicated expression.

"Are you a magical girl too? You're here to help, right? That's great! It would be a bit tricky if I were alone."

Mami Tomoe was also pleasantly surprised to see Homura Akemi appear.

"I'm not here to deal with Witch Night, and it's impossible for just the two of us to do it. He's the main force in dealing with Witch Night."

Homura Akemi looked at Li Xiao, who stood calmly to the side.

"Huh? Li Xiao? But he..."

"You don't really think he's weak, do you?"

Homura Akemi interrupted Mami Tomoe's speech.

"Sorry, Mami, I'm actually quite strong."

Although Mami Tomoe initially refused to believe it, Li Xiao had kept it from her for so long after all.

"But, can I help too?"

Mami Tomoe wasn't concerned about how strong Li Xiao really was; she was just very worried about him.

"No need, this is something I promised Xiaoyan, and it's quite easy for me."

Li Xiao refused her, his eyes fixed on the figure in the sky.

Witch's Night... I wonder how strong she is?

......

Meanwhile, at Madoka Kaname's home.