Chapter 925: Kyubey's Calculation

At night, Lingyun returned to his residence. In the time since school ended, he had already searched the entire city and simultaneously located the positions of various Witches.

After all, among these Witches, there was a quite dangerous existence. That Witch was the Snack Witch, the one who turned Tomoe Mami into the headless upperclassman. However, Lingyun did not intend to eliminate all these Witches; after all, there were many matters that still relied on these Witches to push forward.

Furthermore, the Grief Seed dropped by a Witch is an important material for the Magical Girls of this world to purify their filth. He could not be certain whether a Witch would drop such a thing after he killed it. Therefore, it was better to keep these Witches under his surveillance for the time being. If he wanted to take action, a mere Witch Barrier could not possibly stop him.

However, what Lingyun wanted most right now was to find a Soul Gem to conduct research. If he could crack the secret of the Soul Gem, perhaps he could find a way to restrain Kyubey. But this was basically an impossible task; the Soul Gem is a Magical Girl's lifeline. It is almost impossible for one to be handed over even to a comrade-in-arms, let alone to a stranger.

"Eh, Teacher..."

Just at this moment, a voice filled with surprise rang out from behind Lingyun. Hearing this voice, Lingyun turned his head to look and happened to see Kaname Madoka looking at him with a surprised expression.

"You must be student Kaname." Lingyun also revealed a trace of a smile upon seeing Kaname Madoka.

"Teacher, you live in this place?" A trace of surprise appeared in Kaname Madoka's eyes.

"That's right, I only just moved in yesterday," Lingyun said with a smile.

"You only just moved in yesterday?" Kaname Madoka's small mouth opened slightly. Her parents had mentioned this matter before; she had originally thought about finding a time in the next few days to visit the new neighbor, but she never expected the neighbor to actually be her teacher.

"However, as a student, it is not a good thing to return home so late!" Standing from the perspective of a teacher, Lingyun reminded Kaname Madoka in a soft voice.

"Ah, this, this, that is because an upperclassman invited us to her house as guests earlier," Kaname Madoka explained in a somewhat flustered manner.

When facing a teacher, Kaname Madoka still felt a natural suppression from teacher to student. Fortunately, she had not done anything bad, so she generously explained her situation.

"So that's how it is? But even if you are invited by friends, you shouldn't return home too late! After all, it is quite dangerous for a middle school student to be out at night, let alone a girl like student Kaname," Lingyun said.

"Ah?" Kaname Madoka was momentarily confused.

"Well, let's put it this way: there are some ill-intentioned kidnappers who often appear at night, and their targets are you little ones who are still quite young, especially girls!" Lingyun said with a smile.

Hearing Lingyun say this, Kaname Madoka's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if something in the dark were watching her.

"Alright, hurry back, otherwise your parents will be worried!" Lingyun said.

"Ah, yes!" Kaname Madoka nodded vigorously, then ran toward her house.

"It seems the plot is still following the original trajectory. When Kyubey was being hunted by Akemi Homura, it sent a distress signal to Kaname Madoka, and ultimately managed to escape Akemi Homura's pursuit through Sayaka's fire extinguisher and a suddenly appearing Witch?" Lingyun closed his door and muttered softly.

"I think Kyubey was definitely doing it on purpose. With its ability, even if it couldn't escape Akemi Homura's pursuit, it could have directly discarded its body instead of sending a distress signal to others. It is highly likely that Kyubey wanted to appear by Kaname Madoka's side in this way, while simultaneously driving a wedge between Akemi Homura and Kaname Madoka," Ruoxi took the briefcase from Lingyun's hand and said slowly.

"I think that with Kyubey's discernment, it must have already seen that Kaname Madoka holds a different significance for Akemi Homura, which is why it adopted this method," Lingyun took off his shoes and walked into the room.

"In the original plot, that Witch that suddenly appeared was also very suspicious. On one hand, it blocked Akemi Homura's pursuit, and on the other, it lured Tomoe Mami over. With Tomoe Mami present, even if Akemi Homura wanted to take action to kill Kyubey, she would have some misgivings in her heart. At the same time, Tomoe Mami's combat power is very strong; although Akemi Homura occupies an information advantage, it is not so easy to take her down, and Kyubey could easily take advantage of this opportunity to slip away, or directly leave behind its corpse to leave a rift between the few of them." Ruoxi put away Lingyun's briefcase, then ran into the kitchen and brought out the food she had kept warm with her own power, placing it on the table.

"It not only preserved its clone but also made an impression in front of Kaname Madoka and the others, establishing a weak image that needs protection, while also subtly pushing Akemi Homura into opposition with the others. That really is a brilliant scheme!" Lingyun sat down at the table.

"Have you not eaten yet?" Lingyun looked at the food on the table and asked Ruoxi.

"I have already eaten; this was specifically left for Brother." Ruoxi sat opposite Lingyun, looking at him with anticipation. "Taste it and see how my cooking is!"

"Hmm, not bad!" After putting a piece of fish into his mouth, Lingyun's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he nodded at Ruoxi. "It seems your cooking has truly improved a lot!"

"Really? Since Brother likes it, then I will make it for Brother every day from now on!" Hearing Lingyun's words, the corners of Ruoxi's mouth curved, and a moving smile appeared on her face.

"That man, living in this place?" Kyubey stood on a high building not far away, looking at Lingyun's house, a trace of contemplation flashing in its eyes.

"Brother, it seems there is an annoying fellow watching our place!" The smile on Ruoxi's face vanished, revealing a trace of impatience.

"Forget it, just let it watch. In any case, this body of its won't live much longer!" Lingyun said indifferently.

Just as Kyubey was about to leave this place, bursts of gunfire rang out one after another from an unknown location, and immediately, countless bullets pierced Kyubey's body simultaneously.

Akemi Homura walked out from the darkness, staring coldly at the Kyubey on the ground. Kyubey's eyeballs rolled a few times, as if wanting to say something, but ultimately it lost its breath.

Looking at the Kyubey in front of her, a trace of disgust flashed in Akemi Homura's eyes. As expected, patrolling around Kaname Madoka's house periodically was meaningful; just like that, she had discovered a Kyubey. However, Kyubey's cloning ability still made Akemi Homura feel quite a headache; after all, an enemy that can clone itself is an extremely troublesome opponent, even if it has no frontal combat power.

"I didn't expect that new teacher to also live in this place. Perhaps I need to use some method to test this teacher." After tidying up Kyubey's corpse, Akemi Homura glanced at Lingyun's house and quickly disappeared into the night.