You call this a love game?

Mami Tomoe pointed to herself, her gaze passing over Shiraha and then to Homura Akemi on the bed, who was only wearing a nightgown that revealed half of her chest. She tilted her head, looking puzzled.

Even Kaname Madoka, standing to the side, stared at Shiraha in horror, covering her mouth as she gasped in shock. She seriously doubted whether she had misheard.

"After all, I think Mami-senpai is quite suitable, and she can be my practice subject."

Suddenly, Mami seemed to understand something.

"Oh my~" Mami Tomoe covered her mouth slightly, her golden eyes curving into sly crescents. She glanced meaningfully at the messy sheets. "Nakazawa-kun really went to great lengths for Akemi-kun. It requires the two of you to... cooperate closely. But I think I'd better not bother you two lovers with your 'special care'. Have fun."

Madoka Kaname's face instantly turned as red as the apple she was holding, her pink twin tails swaying from side to side as she shook her head. "I...I didn't hear anything."

As she spoke, she reached out and covered her eyes, but this time there wasn't a single gap; instead, her flushed cheeks were revealed, along with her grinning lips...

"What are you thinking?" Bai Yu stretched out her finger and mercilessly tapped Kaname Madoka's forehead. "We were just braiding pigtails."

Homura Akemi had wrapped herself up like a silkworm on the bed, with only half of her bright red neck showing. Her braids had come undone from the large movements, and she was now disheveled again.

"Waaah..." Homura Akemi let out a mournful cry like a small animal, noticing her disheveled hair, and couldn't help but look at Shiraha with a wronged expression.

She pointed to the hair behind her, pursing her lips in a silent gesture.

Bai Yu then suppressed his smile and returned to the bedside, reaching out to grasp the girl's trembling hand and holding it tightly in his palm.

He greeted the two newcomers like a true host, "Mami-senpai, Madoka, please make yourselves at home."

It says you can sit anywhere, but in reality there are only two stools available.

Mami Tomoe moved a stool over and placed it in front of the bed, sitting opposite Shiraha, who was sitting in front of the bed.

"How are you feeling, Xiaomei?"

Upon closer inspection, things seemed to have finally calmed down, and Homura Akemi no longer cowered in bed in fear.

"I feel great now, my strength has returned, I feel like I could kill a bull!"

Homura Akemi, who never jokes, actually started joking.

Although it was an exaggeration, it still made Bai Yu raise the corners of his mouth.

"So you're saying your family eats beef every day?" Bai Yu teased Homura Akemi.

"Bai Yu, you're so silly! Xiao Yan was saying she's very strong, not that she actually punched a bull to death!"

Kaname Madoka couldn't stand it anymore and stepped in to help Homura Akemi out of the predicament, but Shiraha wouldn't let it go and continued to laugh.

"How about we try our luck at the ranch?" He grinned mischievously and squeezed Homura Akemi's wrist. "I know a ranch owner who raises Wagyu cattle."

Homura Akemi glared at him angrily, but still kept her hands in hers and let him play with them.

"I'm not delicate at all!" Homura Akemi protested, puffing out her cheeks, but her spirits plummeted when Shiraha suddenly scratched her palm, her voice growing softer and softer. "At least... at least Madoka looks smaller than me!"

"Eh?!" Kaname Madoka, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, widened her eyes, and her pink twin tails stood up like antennas.

"Why does Homura compare me to her?!"

"Because Kaname looks so easy to bully."

As she spoke, Mami Tomoe couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch the girl's soft cheek. Her skin was delicate and smooth, and her round face felt wonderful to the touch.

"Waaaah... Mami-senpai, you're bullying me too..."

The pink-haired girl, like a hamster, angrily took a bite of the apple she had bought, chewing it repeatedly as if she intended to swallow all the grievances she had suffered at the hands of the others.

“Speaking of which, Witch’s Night…” Mami Tomoe suddenly said seriously.

She came not only to visit Homura Akemi, but also to remind Shiraha of the upcoming Witch's Night.

This afternoon during class, Kyubey reminded her that Witch's Night was just around the corner and told her to get ready for the battle.

"It should be in the next day or two." Bai Yu suggested while braiding Homura Akemi's hair. "Don't go hunting witches for the next two days. It's most important to conserve your energy."

"But the seed of sorrow..."

Kaname Madoka looked at Tomoe Mami with concern.

The blonde girl shook her head and parted her lips slightly, "The inventory is still sufficient, but I'm afraid there won't be a chance to use the Seed of Lamentation."

In the past few days, she has also collected a lot of information about Witch Night, and all of this information tells her one thing—Witch Night is very strong.

It was so powerful that many people didn't even have the ability to resist and were killed instantly.

"But don't we have Shiraha-kun? If he can use Time Stop, then we'll have a chance to use it, right?" Kaname Madoka couldn't help but ask.

“That’s not the problem.” Mami Tomoe shook her head and explained, “What I’m worried about is that Witch’s Night is far more powerful than we can imagine. Even if we have an endless supply of Grief Seeds, we still won’t be able to defeat her. In that case, we’ll have no chance to use it at all, because it’s completely useless.”

"Huh? How could this be?!" Kaname Mitsuru's face was filled with shock, his mouth agape. "There's actually a witch that even Mami-senpai couldn't handle?"

In her mind, Mami Tomoe was practically invincible. When she got serious, no witch could hurt her, or even get close to her.

As a result, a witch appeared that even she herself found difficult to defeat, and the image of the invincible Mami Tomoe in her heart instantly collapsed by half.

Seemingly noticing Madoka Kaname's anxiety, Mami Tomoe quickly comforted her, "But don't worry too much. If everyone works together, under normal circumstances, the chances of defeating that witch are still very high."

I'm afraid that the witch isn't normal at all.

Chapter Fifty-Four: Not as the one he protects, but as the one who protects him.

With Witch's Night approaching, Mami Tomoe suggested that everyone practice again on how to coordinate better.

While the three individuals aren't entirely without synergy, their abilities are essentially unrelated. Achieving a level of teamwork where 1+1 is greater than 2 would require considerable practice.

Mami Tomoe's tactics are simple: her ribbons provide some control, and combined with Shiraha's time stop, they can completely restrain the witch's movements. Then, Madoka Kaname takes the opportunity to fire a super-large charged arrow, aiming to severely injure the witch in one blow. Mami then unleashes her strongest attack just before the time stop ends, ending the witch's life.

If Witch Night is still alive, Bai Yu will need to activate Time Stop again to allow them to temporarily withdraw from the battle area, recover briefly, and then fight again.

Whether it's her strongest attack or Madoka Kaname's charged large arrow, the energy consumption is terrifying. A single attack can drain most of the magic power in her body, which is why she needs to withdraw from the battlefield to recover.

After recovery, repeat the above steps once. According to Mami Tomoe's plan, most witches cannot withstand such a combination of moves. After using up all the stored Lament Seeds, they can use this combo three or four times.

If there really were a witch who couldn't die from such an attack, then Mami Tomoe could only accept her bad luck and continue fighting until the last moment of her life. She would never yield to anyone who wanted to destroy her home.

The younger generation is watching, so she would never do something like deserting or being a coward.

However, judging from their current practice, just now, a witch hiding in a shopping mall was instantly eliminated by their combo attack. Mami Tomoe didn't even have to exert much effort; Madoka Kaname's attack and Shiraha's time stop were enough to render the witch powerless.

Having practiced to this level, Mami Tomoe felt there was no need to continue practicing.