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Looking up at the sudden change in weather outside the window, Madoka Kaname felt a vague unease.

"What happened? Why am I so panicked?"

"The Witch's Night has arrived."

Cupid reappeared in her room at some point.

"Kyubi? You're not dead? And what's this 'Witch's Night'?"

Kaname Madoka seemed somewhat surprised to see Kyubey suddenly appear. After all, she had personally witnessed a girl blow its head off last time.

"That is the strongest witch. Unlike other witches, it does not need to hide its body in a barrier. It can cause physical destruction with visible malice. It can create a super hurricane and produce thousands of victims simply by materializing it."

"In other words, Mitakihara is about to be destroyed."

"how come?!"

Kaname Madoka covered her mouth, looking incredulous.

"This is true, I'm not lying to you."

"No! Li Xiao and the senior are here; they will definitely stop this!"

Kaname Madoka believes that her hero will save the entire Mitakihara just as he saved her last time.

"You mean Mami Tomoe and the others? You may not know, but Witch Night has already buried many magical girls. Sending just one or two magical girls is just sending them to their deaths."

Mami Tomoe will probably end up like all the magical girls of the past.

Cupid deliberately didn't mention Li Xiao; in fact, it had been observing this person who had suddenly appeared in this world for the past few days.

From Li Xiao's few sporadic actions, it also discerned Li Xiao's identity as someone from another world.

However, it did not rush to contact Li Xiao, but instead wanted to test him with the Witch's Night incident.

"how come......"

Madoka Kaname's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"But... if it's you, there won't be any problem."

"I?"

"Madoka Kaname, you possess the strongest potential I have ever seen. If you can become a magical girl, you will definitely be able to stop all of this."

"Can I really?"

Kaname Madoka clutched her clothes tightly at her chest, her expression conflicted.

"No problem, you'll definitely become the most powerful magical girl!"

"I……"

The images of Li Xiao and Mami Tomoe flashed through Madoka Kaname's mind.

……

"boom!"

The Witch's Night has fallen.

Before Li Xiao, it didn't even last ten minutes before it was pressed to the ground by the blue gale, howling in agony.

Li Xiao deliberately slowed down the pace of the battle to test its capabilities.

"Amazing!"

Mami Tomoe watched from afar as Li Xiao so easily defeated Witch Night, and exclaimed in surprise.

You see, when she saw Witch Night fully reveal herself, she thought she was going to die here today.

The overwhelming sense of oppression made even this magical girl, who had fought against many witches, a little scared.

"It seems he wasn't lying to me."

A smile appeared on Homura Akemi's usually expressionless face.

Great, Xiaoyuan, I succeeded this time!

"Goodbye."

Seeing the Witch Night constantly howling and struggling, Li Xiao showed no mercy and with a casual wave of his hand, the surging wind tore it apart.

As Li Xiao landed slowly, Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe rushed over.

"Li Xiao! Are you alright?"

Mami Tomoe showed him some concern.

"I'm fine. Didn't you see how easily I solved it?"

"Thank you."

Homura Akemi stepped forward, staring straight at him, her eyes filled with excitement and joy.

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"You'd better not be too happy too soon."

Seeing Homura Akemi's excitement, Li Xiao kindly offered a reminder.

"What do you mean?"

Just as Homura Akemi was about to press Li Xiao for answers, several shouts suddenly came from afar.

"Li Xiao! Senior! Are you alright?!"

Madoka Kaname ran over from a distance, with Kyubey by her side.

"Xiaoyuan? What brings you here?"

"Phew...ha...I'm a little worried about you guys."

Madoka Kaname, her hands resting on her knees, answered, slightly out of breath.

"Don't worry, Li Xiao has already taken care of everything."

Mami Tomoe stepped forward and gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.

"Yes, I saw it all!"

Once she recovered, Kaname Madoka nodded repeatedly, looking at Li Xiao with admiration.

Why are you with Cupid?

Homura Akemi saw Kyubey and immediately wanted to attack.

Seeing her like this, Kaname Madoka quickly hugged Kyubey and protected her.

"Don't hurt Cupid!"

She had a deep impression of Homura Akemi, the girl who had killed Kyubey before.

Li Xiao, standing to the side, watched Kyubey with great interest. This was the first time he had seen Kyubey; since he arrived at Mami Tomoe's house, Kyubey had not gone to see her again.

All I can say is that it's really cute. If you didn't know its true nature, I believe many people would like this adorable creature.

"Did Cupid bring you here?"

"Yes, it said you were in danger, so I asked it to bring me here."

Does it still want you to become a magical girl?

"Yes, but I haven't agreed yet."

Madoka Kaname ultimately did not agree; she wanted to come and see the situation first before making a decision.

She didn't consider herself a chosen one; if Li Xiao couldn't do anything, she certainly couldn't. She figured she might as well save this wish-making opportunity and see if she could help Li Xiao.

"Didn't agree? That's good, at least you weren't fooled."

"Huh? Is Kyubey lying to me?"

Hearing Li Xiao say that, Kaname Madoka looked at Kyubey in her arms with some disbelief.

She trusted Li Xiao more than Qiu Bi, so she immediately began to doubt Qiu Bi's motives.

Kyubey jumped out of Madoka Kaname's arms and then spoke in a serious tone:

"I didn't lie to her."

"Then you're saying we'll be in danger?"

"I only told her about the dangers of Witch Night and the fact that Mami Tomoe couldn't defeat Witch Night."

"You must have been observing me from the shadows all along, right? You deliberately concealed my power and misled Madoka. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Although Li Xiao didn't know what method it used, he was certain that Cupid was monitoring him.

"I just wanted Madoka Kaname to become a magical girl. But right now, I'd like to talk to you."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"You are not from this world, are you?"

"Yes."

Li Xiao readily admitted it, knowing that it couldn't be hidden from a creation of a cosmic-level civilization like Qiu Bi; heaven knows how advanced their civilization is.

Tell me how to get to another world, and I can give you anything you want.

"I reject."

Li Xiao decisively refused.

"Why? I can provide many things—wealth, power—whatever you want, I can get it done."

"That's not what I need."

Li Xiao only likes super anime-style cute girls; how could a mere Kyubey possibly satisfy him?

"Okay, we have plenty of time. If you change your mind, you can contact me anytime."

Seeing Li Xiao's resolute attitude, Kyubey had no choice but to give up for the time being and turned his attention to Kaname Madoka.

"So, Madoka Kaname, do you still want to become a magical girl?"