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Kyubey also longed for her; if it weren't for Homura Akemi's repeated attempts to stop it, such a talented person would have been transformed into a magical girl long ago.

"I do not want!"

Kaname Madoka looked at Kyubey with a wary expression; she could tell that Kyubey might not be a good person.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Kyubey still dared to tempt Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi snorted coldly, and a gun instantly appeared in her hand, pointing at Kyubey.

"You disgusting beast, die!"

After a gunshot, Cupid became a headless corpse once again.

"Chubi..."

Mami Tomoe felt a pang of sadness as she looked at Kyubey's body.

She considered Kyubey a friend, but after hearing his conversation with Li Xiao, she sensed he was hiding something unpleasant. Therefore, seeing Kyubey executed by Homura Akemi left her with mixed feelings.

But unexpectedly, another Kyubey suddenly appeared next to Kyubey's corpse, and swallowed the corpse of the previous Kyubey.

"This is?!"

This scene of fratricide left both Mami Tomoe and Madoka Kaname wide-eyed.

"Kyubi has countless backup substitutes, and can be resurrected almost infinitely."

Li Xiao explained something to them.

"It seems you know me quite well?"

Cupid tilted his head, looking at Li Xiao with some confusion.

"I don't know you very well, I only know that you are a product of an alien civilization, and your real name is the Incubator."

To prevent the universe's entropy from increasing and to avoid heat death, this civilization developed a technology that converts "emotions" into "energy"—the essence of magical girls.

"You already know everything, don't you?"

"Huh? Is that so? Does that mean Kyubey is a good person?"

Madoka Kaname was getting a little confused. Why was Kyubey sometimes good and sometimes bad?

"Your goal seems noble, but your methods are utterly despicable. I cannot condone sacrificing a young girl's life to achieve your objectives. What's more, it's done through deception."

"cheat....."

Mami's pupils contracted slightly as she suddenly realized something.

"I did not deceive anyone."

"You certainly don't lie, but you only tell half the story. You didn't tell those girls that those witches were actually magical girls all along."

You didn't tell them that magical girls, if they despair, will fall into witches. Your only goal is to collect the energy released when those magical girls fall into witchhood!

Li Xiao said something that made Mami Tomoe's expression change drastically.

"What's wrong with that? Sacrificing a small number of people to save the entire universe is, in my opinion, a perfectly reasonable thing."

Even after his purpose was revealed, Kyubey remained calm. This calmness was even somewhat frightening.

"You have no right to decide other people's fate."

Although that's what he said, Li Xiao didn't really care about such things. As long as people he cared about, like Xiao Yuan and Mami Tomoe, were safe, he wouldn't specifically target Kyubey.

Unfortunately, this is impossible. Kyubey cannot let go of Madoka, who is entangled in a vast web of karma.

"Humura."

Li Xiao called out softly.

"Hmm?" Homura Akemi looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Do you believe me?"

"of course."

"Then, let's begin the next cycle of reincarnation."

Homura Akemi's eyes widened suddenly.

Main Text: Chapter 145 Another First Encounter

On the rooftop of the teaching building at Mitakihara Middle School, Li Xiao and Akemi Homura reappeared.

The two of them gazed down at Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki, who were laughing and joking as if the scene had been reenacted.

Homura Akemi asked, somewhat puzzled:

Why should I do this?

Although she ultimately obeyed Li Xiao's advice and activated the time-reversal magic, she still wanted to know the reason.

"It's no use just defeating Witch Night. Kyubey won't let Madoka go, and Madoka will eventually become a magical girl too. We don't understand the situation of the civilization behind it, so we might not be able to stop it."

"If that's the case, what's the point of reincarnation?"

If it's just endless reincarnation, it would be quite difficult to deal with Kyubey, right?

"I can't tell you the reason now. I will tell you everything during the final cycle of reincarnation."

Now is definitely not the best time to tell Homura Akemi, otherwise it could easily disrupt Li Xiao's plans.

"......I see."

Homura Akemi decided to continue to believe in him.

"So what are you planning to do next? I'd like to do it with you this time."

During the previous cycle, although she had paid attention to Li Xiao's actions, she didn't know exactly what he had done. This time, she decided to accompany him throughout the entire process to see if she could guess Li Xiao's intentions.

"Hmm... let's try a new way to play this time."

Li Xiao led Xiao Meiyan into the principal's office.

"You are?"

The principal, who was processing documents, looked at them with some confusion.

"Principal, are you still hiring teachers here?"

"Hmm? I... I'm hiring, of course I'm hiring! What position are you looking for?"

Before he could even frown and refuse, Li Xiao had already hypnotized him.

"Oh... does Mitakihara Junior High School have a school counselor?"

He wanted to try being a counselor to treat the psychological problems unique to these girls during puberty.

"No."

"Then I'll take this one. Also, arrange for her to be a transfer student and be transferred to Class X of the second year."

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away."

Without any hesitation, the hypnotized principal immediately agreed.

So, during lunch break, the school issued a notice.

"Wow! Xiaoyuan, our school has a new school counselor! Should we go and see her?"

Sayaka was very curious about this, because school was usually very boring, and it was rare for something new to happen, so she thought she would go and join in the fun.

"Isn't this a bad idea? We haven't had any problems."

Although Madoka Kaname was also somewhat interested in going, as a well-behaved child, she didn't want to bother her teacher.

"Oh, we're just going to take a look!"

Sayaka Miki forcefully pulled Madoka Kaname away from the classroom.

At this moment, Li Xiao was sitting in the newly tidied psychological counseling room, receiving the first student who came to the room.

Most people just came over out of curiosity, but she was the only one who came in.

"So teacher, should I confess my feelings?"

"Hmm... based on what you're saying now, the chances of success are probably not high."

This is an ordinary-looking girl, and her consultation question is a common one about relationships.

However, her boyfriend seems to be a very popular guy, and Li Xiao doesn't think highly of her.

"Sigh~ I know, then let's just forget about it."

The girl sighed, seemingly giving up, but then changed the subject.

"So...teacher, have you ever thought about being in a relationship? What do you think of me?"

This new teacher is way more handsome than her previous target!

After she came in and saw Li Xiao's face, she decisively changed her target; all that talk about confessing her feelings was just a prelude.

"I'm sorry, but we're not a good match."

"All right....."

The girl didn't linger, said goodbye to Li Xiao, and left.

Even after she left, Li Xiao could still hear her excited discussions with her companions waiting at the door.

She had only been gone a short while when there was another knock on the door.

"Please come in."

A smile appeared on Li Xiao's lips; he already knew who the person who had come was.

He greeted the familiar pink-haired and blue-haired girl.

"Madoka, Sayaka, good afternoon."

"Huh? Teacher, do we know each other?"

Kaname Madoka cast a questioning look at her.

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.