Something's wrong with how I'm watching anime.

Sakura Kinomoto truly lives up to her reputation as Clow Reed's wicked biological daughter; Kazama simply doesn't believe that Clow Reed just casually put together such a complete set of magical items.

Fortunately, Kazama is no longer afraid that Clow Reed will break through the dimensional barrier to come find him.

The fact that magical girls can be successfully created means that the Law of Cycles cannot interfere with this world.

This also confirms a pattern: apart from the special phenomenon of 'out of control', the things that exist in the anime cannot interfere with the real world.

At least the Law of Circles and its levels cannot achieve this.

When Kazama threw the Lament Seed into the Book of Seals, the Witch's Barrier completely collapsed.

Kazama reappeared on the rooftop, and the previously gloomy sky and dark clouds dispersed.

"The second loss of control... is resolved."

Gazing into the distance, Kazama exhaled.

The previous anger subsided with the death of the incubator and the return of reason, transforming into calm. Of course, there was also the resolve to make a certain decision.

"Too passive... still."

The first loss of control resulted in the deaths of two people. Although the two who died were also notorious villains, Kazama was not particularly moved.

This time, however, the loss of control led to the girl's tragedy and even affected a string of ordinary people. (The thought imprint was automatically removed after the witch's death.)

What about next time? Perhaps it will cause even greater harm to the world and to oneself.

"We need to be more proactive in exploring..."

"We need strength."

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

Kazama and Cerberus returned home.

Kazama sat on the sofa in silence, as if he were thinking about something.

Cerberus, who had just taken out the snacks and opened the bag, saw Kazama's expression and couldn't help but ask:

"What are you thinking about now?"

"Didn't we just do a divination? At least the third loss of control hasn't happened yet, right?"

Kazama shook his head:

"I'm thinking about incubators."

"An incubator? There should only be one incubator manifested in this world. Such a short time wouldn't be enough for it to replicate its body from scratch. In other words, the ability of pseudo-infinite resurrection by transferring its body has failed. That incubator should be completely dead."

"To be precise, I was thinking about the wish-granting technology of the incubators, or rather, the technology that utilizes the rules of cause and effect."

"The person to whom Cupid signed the contract happened to be the child I visited with my older sister a few days ago."

Do you think this is a coincidence?

“Uh…” Cerberus stopped what he was doing.

"You mean the incubator suffered a backlash because of exploiting the law of cause and effect?"

The contracted magical girl manipulates cause and effect to distort the laws of the world—this is the cause—while Kazama intervenes to stop the incubator from being killed—this is the effect.

"Hmm... From this perspective, it's not surprising that the Incubator civilization met such a fate in the original story."

"The cause of this long period of distorted cause and effect has given rise to the two results: the Law of the Circle and the Flame Demon."

“This is indeed terrifying…” Cerberus nodded seriously.

"But that's not the point... Don't you think this wish-granting system is too illogical? Even if the incubator civilization appears very powerful, capable of extracting and converting emotional energy, and concerned about the end of the universe."

"But in my opinion... the wishing system is not something they can fully control. Just like in the original story, Kyubey looked at Madoka Kaname but couldn't immediately stop the wishing system and prevent this uncontrollable phenomenon from happening."

"This wish-granting technology is more like a black box technology. The incubators only know how to use it, but cannot understand the principles behind its operation."

"Was this technology truly created by the incubator civilization, or did it inherit it from some kind of 'being'?"

"Inheritance?" Cerberus asked.

"Yes." Kazama nodded.

"After all, the Incubator Civilization's portrayal in the original work carries a contradictory flavor."

"On the one hand, their technology is miraculous, but on the other hand, they are utterly incompetent in intelligence management and decision-making, as if their entire civilization has never experienced any struggle."

"It gives me the feeling of the difference between 'domesticated' and 'wild'."

"Logically speaking, a civilization should have a history of competing for resources. The probability of a civilization that develops smoothly without any struggle is very small."

Following Kazama's words, Cerberus began to think, but quickly gave up: "Just say what you want to say. Thinking about things all the time is tiring, Kazama..."

"I was just thinking about a very interesting hypothesis..."

"In the original Madoka Magica manga, wasn't human civilization fostered by the Incubators? Of course, 'raising' seems more accurate than 'fostering'."

"So, is it possible that these seemingly powerful incubators were actually supported by another, higher-level entity?"

"The incubators directly inherited the technology of this civilization, which is why it has developed into what it is today."

"A broader speculation is that the incubators take preventing the heat death of the universe as their mission, or what if this mission is false, and they just believe it to be so?"

"It's like how magical girls initially thought their mission was to defeat witches and protect the world, only to find out that their real mission was simply to generate electricity."

"Assuming that's the case, the incubators are merely being raised by a certain civilization or entity. Then what is the true mission that the incubators are given?"

"Causal system...the principle of cycles."

"Perhaps, the underlying intention is to 'create a god'?"

“Using cause and effect to create gods, the backlash is borne by the incubator.”

"That's an interesting guess, isn't it..."

Although he said that, there was not a trace of a smile in Kazama's tone.

"The theory of a mastermind behind the scenes... I've thought about a lot of things."

"Besides Madoka Magica, there's also Parasyte."

"Where do parasites come from? This is an answer that was never given in the original work."

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Chapter Sixty-Seven: In-Depth Exploration

A refreshing morning.

At eight o'clock, just as the alarm clock was about to ring, Kazama had already opened his eyes.

Kazama sat up in bed, turned off the alarm clock, got out of bed, and went to the window.

He drew back the curtains, basking in the morning sunlight, and took a deep breath.

After getting dressed and washing up, I went out to the breakfast stall outside the community to buy some breakfast before returning.

At that moment, Cerberus flapped his wings and emerged from the bedroom. He plopped down on the dining table, rubbing his sleepy eyes and yawning.

This is how the day begins.

If it weren't for the Lament Seed obtained yesterday still lying quietly in the Book of Clow Seals, this daily life would seem so peaceful that it would never be broken.

In fact, Kazama was well aware that ever since this unknown superpower became bound to him, coupled with the loss of control, his normal daily life had long been a distant memory.

The abnormalities that may continue to occur in the future will be the norm he will face.

However, even when faced with anomalies, people have different ways of coping.

Should we passively accept our fate, or take the initiative?

"Of course, it's proactive..."

"The fact that humans are endowed with wisdom and initiative inherently represents their desire to control their own destiny."

After finishing breakfast, Kazama placed his phone on the coffee table in the living room.

"We will begin exploring superpowers today."

Before things went out of control, Kazama had planned to play it safe and develop his abilities, at least until he had fully mastered the Clow Cards before exploring his powers in depth.

Of course, under the current circumstances, the strategy must be changed. Before the situation spirals completely out of his control, Kazama must rely on this ability to improve himself and conduct research to see if he can find the root cause of the loss of control and try to find a solution.

The nature of superpowers is currently unknown, but they are currently manifested and carried out through mobile phone software.

"We've conducted several experiments before, one of which was about the binding of superpowers."

Binding.

At first, Kazama had already tried changing his phone.

Even if he changes his phone, his supernatural ability will reappear on the phone that Kazama is currently using as a video app.

The original phone will then return to normal.

Furthermore, if someone else uses your phone, they won't be able to detect the existence of your special ability unless you actively demonstrate it to them.

Kazama had previously tested this with Cerberus. Of course, relying solely on Cerberus wouldn't be conservative enough, so Kazama then tested it with Liu Kai and Yunshan Wu using the Illusion Cards, but the result was the same.

"Let's just call it 'recognizing a master' for now."

The concept of an artifact recognizing its master is a cliché that has become commonplace in various novels. Once recognized, it cannot be used by anyone other than the original owner.

Kazama interprets it this way for now.

After the ability is bound to it, Kazama can also use the ability to some extent.

"The first function of the superpower is, of course, 'extracting' abilities."

It is possible to extract various items from a fictional world and bring them into reality.

Even if the item is a magical artifact that defies the laws of physics and possesses extraordinary abilities.

"Of course, there are limitations to such extraction. For example, it is not possible to extract live organisms at the moment."