Their commission was suspicious.

However, the reality is that Chen Luo chose a more complicated approach.

"With so many people watching, if I lick it, where will I put my face?"

[You spineless coward! The Soul Gem in your hand is Homura Akemi's true form. Instead of licking the coattails of a beautiful girl, you've stained her with your blood?]

Shut up!

What a lousy thing!

It would only get dirty if you licked it, right?

"Here you go." Chen Luo returned the Soul Gem belonging to Homura Akemi to her.

“From now on, your Soul Gem will not become corrupted or turn you into a witch no matter how you use it. However, I cannot guarantee that in certain special circumstances,” Chen Luo said.

The special case is that if Madoka truly becomes a circle, and Homura Akemi were to risk biting off a piece of "truth" and become a fire demon, there would be no way to stop her soul from materializing.

In a sense, this can also be considered a kind of witchification.

Isn't the Flame Demon a demon?

Isn't Homura Akemi a girl?

Witch + Woman = Witch!

"I've shown you my sincerity, are you satisfied?" Chen Luo asked.

"We'll have to try it to see the specific effects, but... if you can really grant my wish, I can give you anything you want," Homura Akemi said, clutching her Soul Gem tightly.

"You can't say that. But is your wish to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl, or to help you successfully get through Witch's Night? Strictly speaking, these are two wishes."

"Of course, it's to prevent Madoka from becoming a magical girl... Wait, how do you know what my wish is? I haven't told you, have I?" Homura Akemi immediately became alert.

Homura Akemi has failed countless times, so her vigilance has reached an extremely high level.

"I could tell. Since I specialize in helping people fulfill their wishes, it's reasonable for me to be able to tell what people want, right?"

"Oh……"

That does sound very reasonable.

According to Homura Akemi's guess, Chen Luo must have done this kind of thing more than once or twice, helping others for free in exchange for their help in return. Moreover, Chen Luo must have other motivations besides that, such as receiving rewards for helping people fulfill their wishes. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Chen Luo is so interested in helping others.

"Come on, make a wish. Make a wish for the perfect ending in your heart." Chen Luo opened his arms.

Let's make a five-star wish!

"I want to... end this tragedy, protect Xiaoyuan, and let her find happiness. For this, I am willing to give everything!"

This is Homura Akemi's sorrowful wish and unwavering commitment through countless reincarnations.

In a sense, Chen Luo is similar to Kyubey, except that Kyubey judges whether someone can become a magical girl based on their karma, while Chen Luo judges based on their wishes.

After countless reincarnations, the karmic burden accumulated on Madoka has expanded to a terrifying degree (because Homura Akemi has been reincarnating for Madoka's sake, so the karmic burden has been superimposed on Madoka), but it is meaningless to Chen Luo because Chen Luo's request does not take karmic cause and effect into account.

But it's different for Homura Akemi. Countless reincarnations cause her wishes to accumulate, and her obsessions and desires to grow stronger...

If Madoka was able to achieve the name of the Circular Principle through the cause and effect of hundreds of reincarnations, then it would be reasonable for Homura Akemi to achieve a five-star request by relying on the wish she has been holding onto for hundreds of reincarnations.

In terms of intellect alone, Homura Akemi is certainly no match for Otto, but the countless accumulated desires within her (her strength as a magical girl is also a contributing factor) allow her to unleash even greater potential. Now… the level of requests has caught up!

However, if Kallen were to die in front of Otto hundreds of times, Otto's reward for the request might be even higher...

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Homura Akemi's Obsession]: Although I don't know what happiness is, happiness is all that matters! I want Madoka to be happy!

Rewards: 3000 Primogems + random reward + Homura Akemi Affection Level 50 + [The Principle of Blanks] (Custom)

Difficulty: 5 stars

"..." Chen Luo's smile froze on his face.

Although I have a five-star mission, and it's a five-star mission for one person, but... isn't the goal of completing this mission a bit too mystical?

"If I may ask, what kind of life do you think Xiaoyuan would be considered happy?" Chen Luo asked Homura Akemi.

This request comes with a lot of good stuff, and it sounds pretty easy to complete.

After all, it's just about bringing happiness to one person.

The good thing about wishes and commissions is that while difficulty and reward are related, they are not entirely absolute.

After all, human desires are the most unpredictable thing.

However, if even a brief introduction to a commission cannot give Chen Luo a definite guarantee of achieving his goal, then Chen Luo is doomed.

Happiness is a very mysterious topic, but Chen Luo can do his best to meet any definite standard of happiness that Homura Akemi gives.

But now that he can't figure it out, what is Chen Luo supposed to do?

But since this commission isn't actually that difficult to fulfill in a strict sense, what can we do?

Perhaps this is the price to pay.

"What constitutes happiness?" Homura Akemi frowned.

In countless past cycles, Homura Akemi truly had no time to think about this question, after all, ensuring that Madoka didn't become a magical girl and successfully survived Witch Night had already exhausted Homura Akemi.

"It seems even you're not sure. Let's try a different approach. What do you think constitutes unhappiness? I mean, from Xiaoyuan's perspective."

"To become a magical girl!" Homura Akemi replied immediately.

"But what if I could help Madoka remove the side effects of becoming a magical girl? Wouldn't becoming a magical girl then become a good thing? Because the abilities of a magical girl can bring many conveniences."

"This..." Homura Akemi was unable to refute.

Homura Akemi wanted Madoka to be happier, but sometimes a mundane life isn't necessarily true happiness. You can choose not to use power, but you can't be without it—this is a lesson Homura Akemi learned from countless failures.

"Then... let's get through Witch's Night first?" Homura Akemi asked uncertainly.

"Well, here's what we'll do. There's an anime on this USB drive. Watch it when you get home today and then make a decision." Chen Luo handed a USB drive to Homura Akemi.

This USB drive contains the storyline, the storyline of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Chen Luo isn't worried that after watching the story, Homura Akemi will suddenly be freed, and he'll fail the mission because he didn't contribute anything.

Homura Akemi didn't want Madoka to become the Law of Cycles, because that would mean Madoka would have no happiness at all!

At least that's how Homura Akemi felt.

Chapter 1363 Raven: Oh no, I've become a substitute!

"Natasha, Natasha, why do people's wishes seem so fickle?" Chen Luo said to Natasha beside him, leaning against the bar.

"I was supposed to help her fulfill her wish, but she didn't even know what her wish was."

However, once Homura Akemi finishes watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica, we can probably draw a conclusion, right?

Based on possible future events, Chen Luo asked Homura Akemi to create the Madoka Magica Happiness Plan.

After all, Homura Akemi was the one who issued the request, so when she felt that Madoka was truly happy, then the task was complete.

If Chen Luo's guess is correct, Homura Akemi's Madoka Magica happiness plan will at least include preventing Mami Tomoe from turning back and preventing Madoka's friend Sayaka from turning evil.

Regardless, Mami Tomoe is indeed an outstanding upperclassman, and Sayaka is Madoka's best friend. How can school life be complete without a gentle upperclassman and an understanding friend?

This is also one of the standards of happiness.

Furthermore, the Witch Night incident also needs to be addressed, as it caused significant damage to Madoka's city.

Xiaoyuan would be sad if someone died, even if a friend or relative died, and that wouldn't be happiness.

It sounds complicated, but it's not too bad.

Chen Luo gives Xiao Yuan whatever she wants—money, wealth, and power. These things don't really concern Xiao Yuan, but ensuring her family and friends are healthy and safe, and perhaps a promotion and raise aren't out of the question.

Chen Luo could only say that it was fortunate that Xiao Yuan was a girl who was relatively easy to please.

Moreover, the commission was quite generous, so Chen Luo felt it was worth it.

Furthermore, when Xiaoyuan fulfills these wishes, she will definitely also be requesting favors.

Win-win!

Chen Luo won twice!

The 3000 Primogems rewarded by the commission are enough for 600 little lollipops, but that's secondary. The more important thing is the Principle of the Void.

If Chen Luo's guess is correct, could this thing be on the same level as the Law of Cycles?

From now on, let's rename this principle of emptiness as the principle of snakes, or the principle of knowledge.

However... as expected, individual five-star commissions do not give as many Originium as large group five-star commissions.

Perhaps the right way to handle a request is to accept the wishes of the majority.

However, while the rewards for fulfilling such a wish are plentiful, it is also more troublesome, and accepting the request is also quite complicated.

Chen Luo still prefers more "selfish" private commissions.

For example, requests that can be resolved by helping only one person, such as reviving Kallen or bringing happiness to Madoka.

"Why are you so obsessed with helping others fulfill their wishes?" Natasha couldn't help but ask.

Although Natasha knew this question might not fit her public image, she really couldn't help it.

Natasha didn't understand the point of this bar at all. Free drinks, free food, then why even open a bar? You might as well do charity.

Moreover, it's even stranger that Chen Luo would grant people's wishes for free.

But what puzzled Natasha even more was that others seemed to take it all for granted.

"Hmm? Natasha, why are you acting so strange today? Isn't it common sense for me to help others fulfill their wishes?" Chen Luo frowned as he looked Natasha up and down.

“…I know. But isn’t questioning and exploring common sense the very source of progress?” Natasha’s heart skipped a beat.

But don't panic. If Natasha isn't mistaken, the other Natasha hasn't been working there for very long, otherwise the whole bar wouldn't have failed to realize that she's not actually the other Natasha.

“Hmm, that makes sense. Natasha, you’ve probably heard the saying that every gift fate bestows comes with a price tag, and that equal exchange is a universal truth. If I help others fulfill their wishes, I will naturally receive a reward myself. Why would I do something that isn’t profitable?”

"Besides this bar and my reward, the person whose wish was granted also owes me a favor. If they don't find a way to repay it, they'll have to find another way to do so."

"In what way?"

"Payback with sex".

"!!!" Natasha's fingers trembled, and she almost dropped the cup.

Natasha never expected that this seemingly kind and pleasing young man would have such a wish... You can know a person's face but not their heart!

"Hahaha, Natasha, you're really funny today. You don't actually believe me, do you?"

"..."

"Actually, I don't know what the price will be. But don't worry, time will tell," Chen Luo said lazily.

For a fleeting moment, Natasha thought that Chen Luo might be a person from the Pleasure Destiny Chart, and that he had created a non-existent bar to entertain himself.

But in any case, I've already been working as a bartender here for two hours, I can't just give up halfway, can I?

Natasha was still thinking about the medical supplies and the memory bread.

Those were supplies that the people in the lower city desperately needed to save their lives.

However, judging from the current situation, this bar doesn't seem like a dangerous place. Perhaps after receiving his payment, he can simply reveal his identity and apologize to Chen Luo.

But the memory bread and medical supplies need to be obtained.

I wonder if this bar owner, who is willing to accept other people's wishes, would also be willing to accept his own?

Homura Akemi must be a new guest too, right? Chen Luo seems quite enthusiastic about her.

I just hope Chen Luo won't be too angry because I impersonated someone else...

Time passed slowly, and nothing much happened in the bar except for the two new customers.

The second new customer, Homura Akemi, has now completed her mission and is trying to gradually integrate into the bar in order to uncover more of its secrets.

As for the first guest, Miss Natasha from another world, she would have to wait until the end of today's business hours to reveal her identity, since Chen Luo needed to find someone to help him with his work.

Now that we've confronted Natasha, what if she runs away?

However, the bar wasn't without its share of twists and turns, or rather, a twist that shocked the entire bar, just like what's happening now.

"What? The bar is closed for 15 days? You might as well let me die!" Wendy's face contorted in rage.

Good heavens! A bar owner here tied someone's stomach to this place and then ran off with his mistress!