I'm Xiaoyuan. I'm really sorry.

"Humura, did I do something wrong to make Sono-chan angry?"

Madoka leaned closer into Homura Akemi's arms and said with some grievance.

This incident had a huge impact on Xiaoyuan.

Xiaoyuan even felt that she seemed to have done something wrong.

"Madoka did nothing wrong. No matter what she did, Sono will never be angry with her."

As for Madoka throwing herself into his arms, Homura Akemi had no intention of enjoying the feeling.

She just imitated Yuan's gentle tone and comforted Xiaoyuan, not wanting Xiaoyuan to fall into such negative emotions.

"Really? But...but..."

Before Madoka could finish her words, Homura Akemi interrupted her and said, "No buts, trust me."

"Well, thank you, Homura!"

……

On the other side, after leaving the two, Yuan strolled alone on the street.

Her mind is very confused now.

What Madoka just said was not wrong, if she was really the Madoka of the future.

"Hey, why did I come to this world?"

Raising his left hand, he looked at the ring inlaid with a gray gemstone, and muttered to himself as if asking himself a question.

"Why should I accept that, Madoka?"

After saying that, Yuan stood there quietly without making any movement.

Time passed minute by minute, and the ring in Tuan's hand began to emit a cold and gentle light.

"Zono-chan..."

A familiar call came from the front of the garden.

"really."

Looking at the girl in front of him, who looked exactly like him and was wearing a black dress, Yuan smiled faintly. The Witch of Salvation.

She's just weird.

Why would the Soul Gem and the Seed of Sorrow, two things that couldn't possibly appear at the same time, appear on her?

And now that the witch of salvation appears before us, perhaps everything will become clear.

Yuan looked at the other party and asked in a calm tone:

"Is it because of you that I came into this world?"

ps: I feel that the abbreviation of Witch Madoka is a bit weird, so let’s just call it Rescue Witch.

Chapter 36 The First Cry

In response to Yuan's question, the Rescue Witch did not respond immediately, but smiled and shook her head.

"Not."

"As for why Sono-chan came to this forgotten timeline, I have no idea."

Her face was full of apology, without a trace of falsehood.

"A forgotten timeline?"

Yuan didn't understand what she was talking about. A new noun came out of her mouth, and a look of confusion suddenly appeared on her face.

Is the forgotten timeline referring to this strange timeline?

"Oh yeah, this is exactly what Sono-chan was thinking."

As if she could hear Yuan's thoughts, the Witch of Rescue answered Yuan's doubts.

"Hmm? Can you hear me?"

Yuan felt a little strange. He probably had never told her what he was thinking.

"Because we are one, we all know what you are thinking, but we usually don't actively explore it."

The rescue witch explained frankly that as Madoka, she wasn't good at hiding things.

"One? What do we mean by 'we'?"

Yuan felt a flood of information coming at her, making her head even more confused.

From the moment her guess was confirmed, her understanding was constantly refreshed.

what on earth is it?

Yuan couldn't understand.

Being kept in the dark.

She hated this feeling of being stuck.

"I, you, and He."

The Rescue Witch continued to explain that she understood that Yuan now had many questions, but she could only take it one step at a time.

"Him? Could it be Yuan Shen?"

Yuan was a little confused for a moment.

What the hell?

Does this mean that there is a witch and a god in her?

Isn't Yuan Shen in the Silver Courtyard?

She still couldn't figure it out, so she had to ask the Witch of Rescue to explain it.

"You guessed it right, Sono-chan, but there's no reward."

The Rescue Witch said with some regret.

Ah, I don’t want any reward.

Looking at the somewhat frustrated Rescue Witch, Yuan didn't know what to do, so he changed the subject and asked, "Um...what do you mean by us being one?"

"To put it simply, Sono-chan's soul merged with the fragment of the witch and god that I am."

The Witch of Relief summarized the whole thing in concise words.

Although this incident was extremely shocking, the Witch of Rescue still narrated it calmly, as if she was talking about an ordinary thing.

After hearing this, even though Rao Shiyuan was mentally prepared, he was still stunned.

"Fusion... fusion?"

Yuan widened his eyes, unable to believe that such an unbelievable thing would happen to him.

No, even time travel has happened, so what's so strange about that?

She was sure that the Witch of Relief was not joking.

No wonder she got Madoka's memories.

Then the problem is coming.

"Why is this happening?"

Yuan asked, but this time the Rescue Witch didn't answer, but shook her head to indicate that she didn't know either.

"Don't you know either?"

Yuan didn't dwell on this matter anymore. After all, it had become like this and there was nothing she could do about it.

Her only thought now was how to survive the Witch Night; nothing else mattered.

"By the way, now that you as a witch have come out, what about you as a god?"

Yuan suddenly remembered that the Witch of Salvation not only merged with his own soul, but also merged with Yuan Shen. So where did Yuan Shen, the god, go?

"Son-chan, let me correct you. It's a fragment of God."

The Witch of Relief corrected.

"What's the difference?"

Yuan blinked in confusion.

"I am just a fragment of divinity torn from the Principle of the Circle, and in a sense, I am also a fragment of the Weeping Stone. The Soul Gem and the Seed of Sorrow are proof of that."

The Rescue Witch explained patiently.

"Is this so..."

Yuan finally understood.

No wonder he has the Soul Gem and the Seed of Sorrow on him.

No wonder she is so powerful after transforming into a magical girl.

It seems that one represents a fragment of God, and the other represents a witch, right?

But she still had some doubts about her time travel.

But no one can answer it.

"Let's go back to the original question. Why do you want me to accept this identity, Madoka?"

"You should understand, I am not you. I just merged with you and gained your memories."

Yuan pondered for a long time and spoke slowly.

"But isn't Sono-chan used to it?"

The Witch of Relief did not answer, but asked instead.

"..."

After hearing her words, Yuan fell silent.

Yes, I have become accustomed to this identity. Even if I don’t admit it, I cannot deny that I have already adapted to this identity.

Because of the influence of her memories, she has become another Madoka.

"You are already me, so there is no need to resist. Because Sono-chan is not entirely me either. You are still controlled by your own thoughts."

"I, the god, and I, this world, have acknowledged that you, Sono-chan, are one and the same as us. There is no difference between you and me."

The gentle voice of the Salvation Witch reached Yuan's ears.

Even Madoka herself has acknowledged that she is another her, so what else could I be unwilling to accept?

Is it a lingering memory of the past life?

Maybe a little, but not much.

Maybe it's time to say goodbye to the past?

There is no need to pursue the previous life.

Because I have found myself and become a brand new self.

"Eh? What's going on..."

I don't know why tears kept flowing from the corners of Yuan's eyes.

She wanted to wipe it, but she couldn't stop.

she cried.

This was the first time she cried since she came into this world.

It's not the emotion of this body, but the emotion from a deeper and deeper level.

soul.

Her purest soul.

She could feel that this came from her own emotions.

"Zono-chan..."