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"Why are you..." Kyubey struggled fiercely in Kazama's hands.

"I originally thought that we should have a proper conversation first when we first met, that's how it should be rationally speaking..."

"But... what can I do? I'm a human being with 'emotions'."

"So, I'd like you to experience it too..."

"Don't worry, this is what you deserve, something you created..."

"The girl's despair, regret, fear, and my... anger."

The illusion card appeared on Kazama's forehead, then transformed into a stream of light that flowed into Kyubey's body, or rather, into the core of his soul and consciousness.

Unexpected emotions surged through the individual, impacting the inner world of the individual.

Intense pain surged forth—this being was supposed to lack a pain system. But magic had directly infused this sensation into its soul and consciousness.

"This is...."

Crimson flames rose from Kazama's hands, engulfing Kyubey's entire body.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh..."

despair...

regret...

fear...

As Kazama said, this is exactly what it has shaped.

P.S.: Something came up today, so this is the longest chapter. But thankfully, I managed to deal with Kyubey.

The next chapter will be the last chapter of this volume.

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Witch's Judgment (Combined)

"Ahhhhh..."

Qubi let out a scream. It was a scream that Qubi, who always spoke in a soft, gentle voice, had never heard before. It was a scream of such agony that if anyone were there and heard it, their heart would tremble.

But the one who truly felt it was Cupid himself.

All fear stems from the unknown; many things are incomprehensible precisely because we haven't experienced them firsthand.

Having witnessed countless magical girls descend from hope to despair, it sees this as merely a 'process,' a necessary step in the incubation process.

While failing to understand human emotions, there is probably also a hint of mockery.

As for?

It was just a misjudgment that led to the failure, so why such anger and hatred?

But now it seems that Cupid understands.

When that hysterical feeling echoed countless times in its consciousness like a scream, the impact almost brought its reason to the brink of collapse and shutdown.

What does this feel like?

This feeling is...

"So hopeless..."

"I regret it so much..."

"It hurts so much!"

A voice from the carrier's auxiliary program sounded:

"Abnormal fluctuations in individual soul detected... Requesting the main core to execute a purification procedure... Request failed... Main core not responding."

"An attack on the carrier has been detected, and the host is about to collapse."

"In accordance with the 122 Agreement, initiate the soul transfer procedure."

"The transfer process cannot start and cannot be uploaded to the main core."

"The filing process will be initiated and will be implemented in a nearby facility."

"Network search complete, zero nearby carriers found."

"It has been determined that the individual with the number *** is about to be discarded, and this has been recorded."

An individual may be insignificant to the entire civilization. But once an individual detaches from the whole and becomes self-centered, that individual possesses everything of their own.

To his despair, Cupid discovered that with the crimson flames clinging to his body, his sense of self was gradually disappearing.

Moreover, this sense of presence gradually disappears not only from the physical body, but also from the flames created by magic, as if even the soul itself is being melted away.

Knowing he was about to perish, Kyubey experienced his own emotion for the first time: fear, the fear of impending demise.

"no no!"

In the raging flames, the white object was eventually burned to ashes.

Sitting on Kazama's shoulder, Cerberus looked at the fire card that appeared in Kazama's hand, radiating golden light.

Because of Fairy Door, Kazama's mastery of the Fire Card has been steadily increasing, but he is still just one step away from completely subduing it.

But it was precisely this line of defense that was blocked that, fueled by Kazama's anger, was broken through naturally, leading to the complete subjugation of the Fire Card.

"The incubator problem is solved."

"Next is..."

Kazama looked up at the spot where he had come from.

............

The sky above a residential building in a certain community appeared extremely gloomy, with dark clouds spreading outwards from the center. The sky was much darker than it had been a few hours earlier.

However, no one paid any attention to this, taking the celestial phenomenon as nothing more than a harbinger of an impending downpour.

But in Kazama's eyes, the top of the building was shrouded in an impenetrable black mist, which was spreading outwards at an extremely slow pace.

Something is stirring within it.

The connection to inspiration brought by the dream still exists, and Kazama can clearly sense it.

Witches are monsters born from the despair of magical girls.

Kazama led Cerberus onto the rooftop.

"In my opinion, this 'witch' is actually no different from the vengeful spirits and ghosts that are commonly referred to."

Cerberus spoke beside Kazama.

"On the mystical side, negative emotions are a very high level of energy."

“Using magic as a medium, these negative emotions can easily accumulate and form a kind of spiritual entity that can influence matter.”

Kazama nodded; it wasn't hard to understand.

In the original Madoka Magica manga, Homura Akemi said at the end, "Even if we are in a world where witches are no longer born, it doesn't mean that the curse on earth has disappeared."

After the Law of Cycles eliminated witches, the cursed entities that took their place were "monsters." The reason for this phenomenon is that witches originate from the negative emotions of magical girls and ordinary people. Blocking the formation of witches only causes negative emotions to transform into other monsters, rather than completely eradicating them.

Negative forces are also an important part of maintaining the world's order and balance. Even the principle of cycles cannot completely eliminate this aspect.

"There are several famous schools of thought in the branches of magic that use this negative energy as their core to practice magic. For example, necromancy and curses."

"In contrast, the nemesis of such cold, turbid, and negative things is the fiery, pure, and positive force."

“Those guys in the church can use pure faith power, and they’re best at dealing with this kind of thing.”

"Of course, there are plenty of ways to deal with it in magic."

[Light Sign]

In the Clow Cards, it is one of the binary cards that is above the four elemental cards.

The light here does not refer solely to physical light, but rather to one aspect of a fundamental dualistic system, much like the "yang" in the Eastern concept of "yin and yang," which refers to one of the two opposing sides of a thing.

It's worth mentioning that the existence of Cerberus the Sun is closely related to this card.

"The power of the Light Card is the nemesis of this kind of negative aggregate manifestation. Of course, you can't use it now."

The Light and Dark cards are, apart from the Lost card, the only two or three cards in the entire Clow Card deck that are completely unusable right now.

"But it's not a big problem. [Light Card] is a lower-level alternative, and [Fire Card] is also very effective against this kind of thing."

In mystical terms, fire is not only one of the foundations of the material world.

Since ancient times, humans have used fire for lighting and warmth, and fire has been associated with dispelling darkness and cold. In the Middle Ages, fire was even believed to cleanse sins and burn away evil.

As they spoke, Cerberus and Kazama arrived on the rooftop, in front of the witch's barrier.

Ordinary people cannot subjectively observe the existence of the barrier. If they are captured by the witch and put into the barrier, they will lose their self-awareness, become a walking corpse, and eventually be devoured by the witch.

However, since the witch has just been born, her predation on the outside world has obviously not yet begun.

Or rather, the witch was waiting, waiting for the person she longed for to arrive.

Kazama took a deep breath, took out "Fairy Door" from his bag, and in his other hand, the sealing key transformed into an eagle-headed magic wand.

Then, Kazama stepped into the barrier.

This step felt like entering a cold, dark tunnel from sunlight; a negative force enveloped Kazama as he stepped inside. However, it was repelled by the magic emanating from him.

"Is this... the witch's barrier?"

Looking up at everything before him, Kazama exclaimed in amazement.

A barrier, a technology for dividing space, capable of creating otherworldly realms detached from reality.

In the original work, the witch's barrier is a space where witches operate, and also a space where magical girls fight.

The original work depicts this scene using a lot of Kochira paper-cutting art style, making it look very strange and mysterious.

When this barrier appeared in reality, certain characteristics of it were also manifested.

If one had to describe it, it would be a combination of distortion and abstraction, like a world pieced together: Kazama is currently standing on a solid wooden platform in the center, surrounded by tiered stands. The boundary of the barrier is surrounded by countless equidistant black iron rods. Looking up along these rods, one sees a square black metal dome.

The prison is a world surrounded by a judge's panel, filled with dark shadows.

Kazama was standing on the execution platform, and a colossal object stood before him.