Chapter 932: Akemi Homura's Request

"Teacher, good morning!"

Outside Lingyun's house, Lingyun saw a full-of-energy Kaname Madoka.

The things Kaname Madoka saw yesterday regarding Magical Girls had stirred a little excitement in her heart; although Kyubey's behavior at the end was somewhat strange, these things did not affect Kaname Madoka's mood much. After truly seeing the dashing and heroic bearing of Tomoe Mami, something seemed to be sprouting in Kaname Madoka's heart.

"Good morning, student Kaname." Lingyun also smiled and waved at Kaname Madoka.

The fact that he had severely sabotaged Kyubey yesterday made his mood quite pleasant. No matter what, a crack had inevitably appeared in the image of Kyubey in Tomoe Mami's mind. At the same time, he had cut off the connection between this Kyubey and its main body, leaving Kyubey completely unaware of what had happened last night; Kyubey was probably still feeling depressed wondering what on earth had occurred.

Thinking of this, Lingyun turned his head to look in the direction of his house, where, at some unknown time, a rose bush had appeared, blooming with red flowers.

"Longing is indeed a very powerful force, but what you are longing for right now is certainly not something good!" Lingyun sighed slightly.

……

During physical education class, Akemi Homura once again displayed astonishing strength, leaving all the other students far behind.

The eyes of the other students were filled with amazement as they looked at Akemi Homura, quietly discussing how much glory such an impressive girl could win for the school in future inter-school sports meets.

However, in the eyes of Sayaka, she believed all of this was normal. After all, she had seen it last night; Akemi Homura was a Magical Girl, after all. As a Magical Girl, one had to fight against dangerous existences like Witches; wasn't it quite normal to possess such abilities?

After finishing the necessary tasks for the physical education class, Lingyun very simply announced the dismissal, letting all the students go to do as they pleased. Lingyun himself sat down under a large tree, watching the students running back and forth across the playground.

"Teacher, may I sit here?" Just at this moment, a voice came from beside Lingyun.

Lingyun shifted his body slightly, clearing a patch of shade. Akemi Homura sat down beside him and let out a soft breath.

"Teacher, I have a matter I would like to ask for your help with," Akemi Homura said softly.

"Oh?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "You can feel free to tell me about it; after all, as a teacher, I am an adult, and my experience in some matters is broader than yours."

"I want to know, what exactly is the teacher's strength like?" Akemi Homura asked, still somewhat worried.

"I think you mean to ask whether my abilities can compare to that child named Tomoe Mami, right?" Lingyun asked with a light chuckle.

"Yes." Akemi Homura was silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"I can tell you with confidence that my combat power might be much stronger than you imagine," Lingyun said.

Hearing Lingyun say this, Akemi Homura also breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although she did not know if Lingyun was telling the truth, the abilities she had seen Lingyun display earlier were enough to prove that Lingyun's strength was extraordinary.

"I would like to ask the teacher to help me eliminate a terrifying enemy," Akemi Homura said.

"A terrifying enemy? What kind of enemy could be considered terrifying?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow, looking quite interested.

"That's right, a very terrifying enemy. If we cannot eliminate this enemy, then all of humanity will be completely destroyed." A hint of gravity appeared on Akemi Homura's face.

"An existence capable of destroying human civilization?" Lingyun said slowly. "That really is an interesting enemy. I wonder what that enemy is called?"

"Walpurgisnacht!" When Akemi Homura spat out this name, her tone carried a sense of heaviness.

After all, Walpurgisnacht was the most important factor that caused Kaname Madoka to die in one Cycle and set Akemi Homura on the path of a Magical Girl; it was also the most terrifying opponent Akemi Homura had faced in Cycle after Cycle. In front of such an opponent, Akemi Homura was almost powerless. In various Cycles, she could be said to have used every method possible, but in the end, she still could not do anything about Walpurgisnacht.

She had also sought the help of other Magical Girls, but they had all encountered problems for various reasons, resulting in the person facing Walpurgisnacht basically being Akemi Homura alone, or her and Kaname Madoka. And if the two joined forces to deal with Walpurgisnacht, the thing she least wanted to see would inevitably happen: Kaname Madoka turning into a Witch. It could be said that in Akemi Homura's heart, Walpurgisnacht had become her greatest Nightmare.

As Akemi Homura spoke, she pulled a map from somewhere and spread it out on the grass. This map was none other than the map of Mitakihara, and on the map, Akemi Homura had marked an important point.

Akemi Homura's finger tapped lightly on this point: "Walpurgisnacht will likely appear at this location, and then make landfall."

Lingyun glanced at the map, then chuckled and asked: "Student Akemi Homura seems very familiar with where Walpurgisnacht will appear!"

Akemi Homura was silent for a moment, and the aura on her body seemed to become somewhat unstable. After a long while, she slowly spat out a sentence.

"It's statistics!"

"Statistics, huh..." Lingyun repeated, then said nothing more.

He could feel the heavy aura on Akemi Homura, which had accumulated over Cycle after Cycle. Perhaps only by completely crushing Walpurgisnacht could this heavy aura be destroyed.

Lingyun knew that among the Five-Color Squad, Akemi Homura's mental fortitude should be the strongest; after all, she had been able to endure so many Cycles, failing time and again against Walpurgisnacht and yet being able to start over from the beginning—in this regard, no one could compare to her. However, her strength also had a few extremely fragile points, and that was Kaname Madoka. If she knew that the reason Kyubey was currently targeting Kaname Madoka was, to a certain extent, caused by her, she might instantly turn into a Witch.

"Alright, I accept this matter. However, I also have quite a few things I would like to ask student Akemi Homura about; could I ask student Akemi Homura to find a time when no one else is around to discuss them with me?" Lingyun asked.

Hearing Lingyun say this, a flash of doubt could not help but well up in Akemi Homura's heart; she did not understand what else Lingyun could have to ask her. But in the end, she nodded and agreed to the matter.

Meanwhile, not far away, Kaname Madoka and the other two were also looking curiously in the direction of Lingyun and the other.

"Madoka, that transfer student seems to have gone to find the P. E. teacher. What is that paper she took out?" Although she had been "saved" by Akemi Homura once yesterday, Sayaka still did not have much of a good impression of Akemi Homura.

Kaname Madoka looked in their direction, a hint of doubt in her eyes as well.

Akemi Homura was a famous cold beauty in the class; although she appeared to get along with many female students, in reality, she seemed to maintain a vague sense of aloofness from everyone.

"Maybe she has something to ask the teacher!" Kaname Madoka said softly.

Recalling how Akemi Homura had saved them from the encirclement of the Witch's Familiar with a single gun earlier, Kaname Madoka still felt a flutter in her heart.