Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

After seeing this, Zhixing realized that this familiar made of several materials was not the type that Zhixing often saw in the barrier. It was most likely a cognitive being from the Little Bear Hall.

In this way, the expansion of the witch's barrier became the reason why the power of the temple could be revealed.

"Sigh, I don't know if I'll need to collect familiars again after going to other worlds."

Watching the familiars digging for something, Zhixing was just about to observe this power more when the Phantom Thieves finally came from inside the castle and arrived at the main gate of the castle where Zhixing was.

Zhi Xing naturally wouldn't tell the Phantom Thieves everything, so she simply explained the side effects of her witch power - the Witch's Kiss, and then said to the somewhat uneasy Ryuji:

"I'm starting to wonder if it's because in reality this Witch's Kiss can control other people, and other people don't understand it, that's why Ryuji is so impulsive."

"According to its original ability, the Witch's Kiss requires desperate people to be targeted. However, the current situation where someone is targeted simply for being angry is probably something that only occurs in the cognitive world."

Originally, the release of the Witch's Kiss required the help of a familiar, but now the Lord of the Hall issues orders through the little bear, and now that the familiar has become a cognitive existence, it seems that there is more than just despair.

After all, Shadow Bear only became rational when he was freed from the influence of despair.

Chapter 253 Kamoshida's Apology

"Mr. Sakai, are you saying that the two powers mixed together to produce a power you're unaware of?"

Amamiya Ren looked at Long Si, who was no longer abnormal, and confirmed with Zhi Xing.

"Probably. Maybe I need to go to the Velvet Room and ask."

Zhixing also looked at Long Si, but did not find the Witch's Kiss or anything similar on his neck, and began to deny his own thoughts in his heart.

"In other words, you were late because Boss Sakura got lost and went to the Impression Space to look for talent?"

Long Si listened to Zhi Xing's slightly abridged story and found a reason to convince himself not to have a bad impression of Zhi Xing.

"It's okay to go look for someone who's in danger, but...are we just going to leave these toys like this?"

Although the situation has not been confirmed in reality, Takamaki An, who has already completed the heart-stealing, is still willing to believe that the matter is over after confirmation from Zhixing and Mona. However, Takamaki An still feels a little creepy when she sees the toy outside the hall that seems to be rubbing something.

"Ms. Xing is right. We have already stolen Kamoshida's heart and have reached the edge of the castle, but they are still in the image of Phantom Thieves. I'm afraid that to those toys outside, we might be enemies."

Mona looked at the familiar toys that stayed outside the barrier, and always felt that they contradicted the knowledge in her mind.

Although he had reluctantly accepted the possibility that he might not be human under the persuasion of the Phantom Thieves, he was also looking for evidence that he was human. After all, even people from the future should not be able to know all the information, so there is still a possibility of error.

Even in Amamiya Ren's comfort, there is the possibility of a white lie, perhaps to temporarily dispel the urge to turn back into a human.

"Extraordinary power."

Mona looked at the actions of those familiars. There was no stiffness like in ordinary role-playing, nor was there any sense of cognitive existence. It was as if each of them was born to be a toy.

With such power, it's no wonder Yuuji Sakai said he was created. Alas, am I really just here to lead the way?

Zhixing looked at the members of the Phantom Thieves who were all confessing their feelings to him, and couldn't help but look at Amamiya Ren.

...Rather than the possibility of me entering the Velvet Room while I sleep at night, I should really talk about the door in front of the model gun shop on the commercial street.

However, the two forces have undergone changes beyond expectations. If he goes to the Velvet Room at this time, will he still be able to protect himself?

It should be safer. Forget it. Let him come in when I am asleep, or when I am about to wake up. This way I can choose to leave the room and maybe I can help him.

After thinking for a moment, Amamiya Ren immediately opened her mouth to change the subject to the disappearance of the Sakura family.

But Zhi Xing shook his head and said:

"Since the Velvet Room has already opened a passage in real space, I might as well enter from there."

"?!"

Amamiya Ren realized something from Jixing's blunt answer, and saw Jixing turn to Ryuji and ask:

"Do you remember where the gun shop Joker recommended is?"

"Huh? Why did it suddenly...um, I remember it should be..."

After exiting the station, go to Central Street and turn the second corner

Zhi Xing nodded, stopping Long Si from repeating his explanation, and then spoke to everyone while Long Si looked puzzled:

"You have already opened up Kamoshida's palace, which is something to be happy about, but the celebration party may have to wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will treat you to a meal."

"In order to resolve my out-of-control power situation as soon as possible, I won't wait until nighttime. I will go check out the Velvet Room now."

"Joker knows everyone in the Sakura family, so I'm asking you to look for them in the Impression Space. Do you still have the energy to accept this commission?"

Hearing about the dinner invitation again, Gao Juanxun spoke first:

"Well, this time we can't just go to an ordinary restaurant. I want to go to a high-end buffet restaurant and have a good meal together. Is that okay?"

Zhi Xing frowned slightly when he heard this.

When hearing about the buffet, Zhixing thought that he might meet Shido Zhengyi at this celebration banquet, but because there was nothing big happening other than that, and Zhixing focused on describing Amamiya Ren's Nine Ship Jump and the situations in the halls of the main line, he did not mention this.

But considering that the time to resolve the temple is much earlier than in the original plot, it should be unlikely that we will encounter it. It is impossible for us to stay in the hotel every day.

Thinking of this, Zhixing nodded and agreed.

"It just so happens that there hasn't been any fighting just now. Maybe we can save others like heroes later."

Long Si had no objection to this, or perhaps he hoped that Zhixing would solve his own problem first, otherwise Long Si would have to suppress his own ideas in order to avoid being affected again.

Seeing that their two teammates had agreed to this plan, Amamiya Ren and Mona immediately nodded in agreement to Zhixing's proposal, considering the situation of being missing in this cognitive world.

Seeing that the deal had been made, Zhixing closed his eyes, touched the witch's kiss on his neck and began to recite the words of return.

The Phantom Thieves and the others also looked at the toys blocking the outside of the hall, or waiting for Paper Line to leave first.

After all, the last time everyone was trapped in Kamoshida's hall, it was because of the power of Paper Walker. Therefore, after confirming that it was still Paper Walker's power, no one tried to leave here.

Soon, as the conversation between Zhi Xing and the witch ended, the surrounding scenery began to distort, and gradually the lines reorganized into the shape of an alley in front of the school.

However, it was not the scene outside the hall that returned to reality, but the location where the Phantom Thieves were standing that returned to reality as well.

"What just happened?"

Mona was shocked to see her body transformed back into a cat's.

After all, the feeling just now was completely different from the previous feeling of traveling through space.

But let alone mona, even the paper industry doesn't understand this change.

If they could have left the palace together after removing the witch's barrier, they wouldn't have been trapped in the memory space waiting for the Phantom Thieves to rescue them.

It is obvious that whether it is the witch's barrier that suddenly appeared just now, or the situation of returning together now, it shows that something has changed in the witch's power.

This unusual situation made Zhixing want to go to the Little Bear's Hall to ask about the specific situation.

But the few people who had returned to reality lamented the disappearance of the hall, and after confirming from the app that Kamoshida's keyword had no response, they began to urge Zhixing to take action together.

Although Zhixing wanted to go to the gun store, he also needed to take the subway to Shibuya Station, so they were still traveling together.

However, Zhi Xing refused to join the Phantom Thieves, explaining:

"I'm planning on revealing my superpower identity, so it's better not to go with me in places where there might be surveillance. Of course, meals don't count; they can be considered intelligence fees."

Zhi Xing refused the possibility of a close relationship with the Phantom Thieves, or rather, with Amamiya Ren, to avoid the possibility that his early departure might result in Amamiya Ren not being able to collect all the tarot cards. Then, he suddenly thought of something and said to Amamiya Ren:

"That secret treasure has turned into a gold medal, right? Give it to me. I might need it when I go to the Velvet Room later."

Amamiya Ren took out his hand from his trouser pocket and found that the secret treasure had indeed turned into a gold medal. He then looked at Zhi Xing and asked:

"Is there any use for this thing?"

"Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. This thing is only important to Kamoshida. It's something that will guide Kamoshida's desires. But it won't have any effect on others. I'm just... just collecting it."

"And at most you can sell this thing for money and then have a big dinner to celebrate. If you don't believe me, ask Mona."

Amamiya Ren looked at Mona.

"Mr. Sakai is right. The secret treasure is merely a source of desire within the temple. It basically only has an effect on its original owner. Now, it's just a product of cognition, just like the things in the treasure chests you encounter in the temple—just a fake thing with a superficial appearance."

Upon hearing this, Amamiya Ren looked at her two companions. Seeing that no one objected, she threw the gold medal to Zhixing, and then rushed to the subway station with her companions. She was more anxious than Zhixing to find Sakura and her daughter who had disappeared in another world.

After Zhixing took the gold medal, he looked at the members of the Phantom Thieves who were leaving and couldn't help but sigh.

If it was just the witch's power that changed, then she would just have to go to the temple and talk to the little bear who could communicate and instinctively knew the common sense of the cognitive world.

But Paper Bank still needs to confirm one thing, so they have to go to the Velvet Room again.

“That feeling didn’t appear.”

Zhixing looked at the gold medal in his hand, then glanced at the school where the club activities had not yet ended, turned around, walked to the side of the road, and took a taxi to a nearby hospital.

"Although I don't want to leave right away this time, I still need to confirm the conditions for leaving first."

The disappearance of the villain's hall and the acquisition of the secret treasure did not make Zhixing feel that he could go back, so Zhixing believed that the end of this story should wait until Kamoshida completely confessed his crimes.

Instead of waiting so long for confirmation, it is better to go to the hospital for a check-up now.

Soon, Zhixing got out of the taxi, skillfully passed through the wall to enter the hospital stairwell, and then walked towards Kamoshida's floor.

But before reaching the floor where Kamoshida was, Zhixing was attracted by the noise outside and opened the door to the stairwell.

It was not because Zhixing wanted to watch the fun, but because when Zhixing looked at the floor, he remembered that this was the ward floor where Suzui Shiho was.

After taking a few glances, Zhixing confirmed that the commotion was happening in Shiho's ward.

After confirming this, Zhixing came out of the stairwell, subconsciously glanced in the direction of Kamoshida's room, and then quickly came to Shiho's ward.

"I'm so sorry, Suzui-san, please punish me!!"

Before reaching the ward, Kamoshida's crying reached Zhixing's ears.

Although Kamoshida's crying was not small, it was not loud enough to be heard towards the stairs.

The patients who were watching were so crowded that the patient couldn't see the situation inside clearly.

Zhixing had no choice but to choose to enter the witch's barrier again, and after walking a certain distance, he emerged from Shiho's room.

When we arrived at the scene, we realized that what really caused the commotion was Shiho's frightened and resistant behavior after seeing Kamoshida, and Shiho's family members who were angered by this.

Of course, since we were in the inpatient area, the doctors and nurses, and even the security guards, were trying their best to control the situation.

Kamoshida was still apologizing to the terrified Shiho, while the two nurses beside him wanted to pull her up but didn't have the strength to do so. The security guard was stopping the parents who were obviously in more danger, so the whole situation was temporarily frozen.

"Why are you still angry now? I heard that you all knew everything about the volleyball club's situation and acquiesced to it, right?"

The sudden voice behind them startled the angry family members who were trying to save face, and they quickly turned around to look at the paper bank that appeared out of nowhere.

Zhixing frowned as he looked at Suzui Shiho, who had regained consciousness but was not fully awake and could not speak a few words. Seeing her frightened face, he had an idea and looked at the cabinet where her cell phone was hidden. He asked Shiho:

"What's wrong? Why are you getting scared now? You clearly didn't show any signs of this before when you knew you would be punished. Now that Kamoshida has been betrayed, do you still want to live in his shadow?"

Shiho's eyes moved from Kamoshida to Zhixing, as if he recognized Zhixing. He immediately pulled Zhixing in front of him, blocking Kamoshida's view, and tried to say something.

"Hey, who are you? Get away from my daughter!"

Seeing that the patient's parents were getting agitated again, the security guard quickly stepped in front of them to prevent any violence, even though he didn't know the paper bank.

"Ah, that man! He's the guy who suddenly came to the ward yesterday and showed the patient the letter!"

A nurse on the same floor as Kamoshida recognized the paper shop that caused the commotion yesterday and immediately explained to the other doctors and nurses who were also confused about the other party's identity.

Zhixing didn't care about other people's reactions. After listening for a while, he still couldn't translate the meaning of Shiho's words. He realized that the other party might still be under the long-term oppression of Kamoshida, and couldn't help but sighed:

"Do you know why he chose to use force on you that day? Because he failed to force Gao Juanxun on your matter, so he used you as a substitute."

Shiho's movement to speak froze, and he looked at Kamoshida as if he heard some key words.

Seeing this, Zhi Xing thought something was up, and continued to tell the truth:

"Komoshida is using your future to force your best friend to become his girlfriend. You probably didn't leave the volleyball club because he's your best friend's boyfriend."

"The scumbag who made you endure this actually used you to threaten your best friend. Can you still tolerate such a thing?"

"Knowing that your persistence didn't help your friend, but instead hurt her, if you were given a chance, would you let this happen again? Would you... choose to resist?"

Chapter 254: The Personality Mask that Appears by Taking a Shortcut

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, it's my fault..."

After finishing speaking to Shiho, Zhixing, who was waiting for Shiho's reaction, turned his head to look at Kamoshida who was still apologizing from time to time, and sighed with some disappointment.

The collapse of the palace, Kamoshida's apology, and the issuance of the notice letter, none of these actions made Zhixing feel like going back.

If we rule this out, then only by fully participating in the entire process from the appearance to the theft of the secret treasure can we know where we will meet the conditions to go back.

Or, do we have to wait until Kamoshida publicly apologizes at a school assembly, or until it's reported in the news?

Zhixing was not completely sure in his heart, but according to the previous situation, it was a reincarnation of Homura, a case of Conan, and the unknown reason of Kenichi.

Except for Kenichi's case, the conditions for returning can be met after the story develops to a chapter, and this world has at least 7 chapters. Even if you miss the part of stealing Kamoshida's heart now, you can make up for it in the hall later.