Chapter 923: Lingyun's Plan

Watching Akemi Homura introduce herself on the podium, Kaname Madoka couldn't help but open her mouth slightly.

The girl in front of her was actually the person who had appeared in her dream last night; this was truly too strange.

"Ah, a great beauty..." Sayaka gazed at Akemi Homura and couldn't help but whisper to Kaname Madoka beside her.

Kaname Madoka nodded slightly, but the doubt in her heart magnified a bit more. Why had she dreamed of this transfer student last night, and in such a strange and dangerous dream at that?

Just at this moment, Kaname Madoka suddenly felt a gaze land on her, and the source of the gaze was none other than Akemi Homura. This situation added a bit more doubt to Kaname Madoka's heart; why would this new transfer student look at her with such a strange gaze? Could it be that they had met before?

After class, watching Akemi Homura surrounded by many girls, Kaname Madoka felt a bit distracted and also a little envious.

Just at this moment, Akemi Homura suddenly said, "Excuse me, I seem to be a bit nervous and don't feel well."

When other girls offered to take Akemi Homura to the Health Room, Akemi Homura came before Kaname Madoka instead, directly stating that she was the Health Committee Member of the class and hoping that Kaname Madoka could take her to the Health Room.

The two walked one after the other along the corridor. Watching Akemi Homura in front of her, the doubt in Kaname Madoka's heart grew larger and larger, until she finally couldn't help but ask aloud, "Um, how did you know I was the Health Committee Member?"

"I heard it from Saotome-sensei," Akemi Homura said after a moment of silence.

"Is that so?" Kaname Madoka always felt there was something strange about it. Would a teacher tell a new transfer student such a thing?

"That's how it is. The Health Room is..."

"It's this way, right!"

Before Kaname Madoka could finish, she discovered that Akemi Homura was walking in the perfectly correct direction, while she herself had almost gone the wrong way due to being distracted. Only then did Kaname Madoka realize that she was supposed to be the one leading Akemi Homura to the Health Room, but now it was Akemi Homura walking in front of her, and she had been leading the way all along.

"Um, Akemi-san..."

"Just call me Homura..." Akemi Homura said after a moment of silence.

"Homura-chan..."

A strange atmosphere lingered between the two. Kaname Madoka always felt that Akemi Homura was releasing a very strange and heavy aura. In this situation, she couldn't help but say a lot of strange things, and in the end, she couldn't help but let out a cry of distress.

"What on earth am I saying?"

Just at this moment, Akemi Homura turned around abruptly and looked in Kaname Madoka's direction.

Kaname Madoka's heart skipped a beat; she felt that her breathing had become somewhat difficult under Akemi Homura's gaze.

Akemi Homura stared fixedly at Kaname Madoka, a murky light seemingly swirling in her eyes: "Kaname Madoka, do you think your life is precious? Do you value your family and friends?"

Faced with this sudden question, Kaname Madoka couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before answering, "Of course I value them. My family and my friends are all people I cherish very much, they are very important to me."

"If that is the case, then never think about becoming a different version of yourself, otherwise you will lose everything!" When Akemi Homura said this, there was not a glimmer of light in her eyes.

Akemi Homura in this state made Kaname Madoka feel a bit afraid. She felt that Akemi Homura seemed to be warning her about something, but she didn't know what it was. However, her intuition told her that it definitely wasn't anything good.

"So this is the first meeting between Akemi Homura and Kaname Madoka in this World Line. I never expected to be able to capture such a precious scene!"

On the Teaching Building in the distance, Lingyun held binoculars and watched this scene with great interest.

"Even from this far away, one can feel that heavy aura on Akemi Homura!" Licking a lollipop, Ruoxi sat on Lingyun's shoulder, a hint of heaviness in her gaze as she looked at Akemi Homura.

Akemi Homura right now was like a string pulled to its limit; if any accident occurred, it would snap completely. And the only one who could temporarily relax this string might be Kaname Madoka. However, while Kaname Madoka could relax the string in Akemi Homura's heart, she could also cause it to snap; in a sense, it was a double-edged sword.

"The Cycle of endless time is difficult for even a strong-willed adult to bear, let alone a young girl. This kind of thing is still too heavy for her," Lingyun said, quickly recording the scene. This was a rare and famous moment, after all.

"Then, Brother, what do you plan to do?" Ruoxi asked.

"What to do? As for that, let's take it one step at a time, shall we?" Lingyun muttered. "Did you get what I wanted?"

"I've already got it!" Ruoxi grabbed a file folder out of the Void.

Lingyun opened the file folder; inside was none other than the teacher records for Mitakihara Middle School.

"It seems the World Consciousness of this world acts quite quickly!" Lingyun flipped through the files in his hand, a smile appearing on his face.

"After all, it concerns whether the future of this world will be destroyed, so this world naturally spares no effort. Besides, it's just a set of teacher records; getting them out is a very easy thing to do!" Ruoxi said with a smile.

"Then from now on, I am a teacher at this school. I wonder what kind of expression Akemi Homura will have when she sees me!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"It should be vigilance. After all, you are someone who has never appeared in her Cycle. For an unexpected person like you, her first thought would be to remain vigilant. Well, given her personality, if you get close to Kaname Madoka, she might even mark you as a target that needs to be eliminated," Ruoxi said.

"Ha, with her personality, she really might do such a thing." Lingyun stroked his chin, his tone carrying a hint of a smile. "Then, let's go report for duty now! To be honest, I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression Akemi Homura will have when she sees me!"

Lingyun took the file folder in his hand and disappeared into the Void. The most important thing now was to infiltrate the protagonist group, and the identity of a teacher was a fairly good entry point; after all, students always have a bit of closeness when facing a teacher, don't they?

When Lingyun left, Akemi Homura subconsciously looked toward the direction of the Rooftop. For some reason, she always felt that someone had been watching them from that place just now.

But when her gaze turned there, she found that the place was empty; there was no figure there at all.

"Maybe it's just hallucinations from too much stress lately. Or is it another conspiracy of Kyubey's?" Akemi Homura shook her head slightly, a hint of exhaustion in her eyes.

Cycle after cycle, failure after failure, watching her comrades fall before her for various reasons, and failing to save Kaname Madoka time and time again had placed a heavy burden on Akemi Homura's heart. Even Akemi Homura herself wondered if she would collapse in some future cycle.

After taking a deep breath, Akemi Homura patted her cheeks and walked toward the classroom. Kyubey had already set its sights on Kaname Madoka; now was not the time to be confused. She had to pull herself together!