Chapter 936: Discovery

"The first thing is, within this endless Cycle, it is impossible for you to defeat Walpurgisnacht relying solely on your own power!"

The first thing Lingyun said left Akemi Homura stunned.

"Relying on my own power, I cannot defeat Walpurgisnacht? Why?" Akemi Homura stared at Lingyun and asked.

"This might be due to the limitations of your Magic. Although your Magic is powerful in a certain sense, it also possesses huge limitations," Lingyun said.

"Limitations?"

"That's right, this limitation is that the time period when your Magic is at its most powerful is from the earliest point you can return to, up until the time you originally made your wish before Kyubey. Once you go beyond this time period, even if you can still use your Magic, its power will be greatly diminished! Think back carefully, in your Cycles, has this situation truly occurred?"

"This..." Akemi Homura could not help but hesitate for a moment.

In past Cycles, she rarely reached the time period when she signed the Contract with Kyubey; after all, by that time, Kaname Madoka had already become a Magical Girl under Kyubey's enticement. And she, not wanting to watch Kaname Madoka meet with misfortune again, would inevitably have already turned the Time Hourglass to rewind time once more.

However, thinking about it carefully, in some of those Cycles, it was indeed the case as Lingyun said; after fighting Walpurgisnacht for a certain amount of time, she would feel her power begin to decline.

But this kind of thing was ignored by her most of the time; after all, at that moment, almost all of her attention was focused on defeating Walpurgisnacht and saving Kaname Madoka, so how could she care about her own condition?

But if it were truly as Lingyun said, then were all her efforts throughout so many Cycles just in vain?

Thinking of this, Akemi Homura's heart felt as if it had fallen into an endless abyss.

Looking at the Soul Gem in her hand whose colors were shifting slightly, Lingyun once again raised the Purification Light in his palm, wiping away all the filth that appeared. If he hadn't already confirmed that his Purification Light was effective on Soul Gems, Lingyun might not have brought this matter up at such a time.

"Moreover, another matter besides this has also received a good explanation. Student Akemi Homura, this matter might deal you a huge blow. Under these circumstances, do you still wish to know?"

Akemi Homura looked at the Soul Gem floating in the Purification Light and said through gritted teeth: "Yes!"

"In your account of your endless Cycles, I also discovered another thing. At the very beginning, Kyubey's attitude toward Kaname Madoka seemed indifferent. But as the Cycles progressed, Kyubey's attitude toward Kaname Madoka also underwent a transformation. In your last few Cycles, it is as if Kyubey has set its sights on Kaname Madoka, wanting her to become a Magical Girl no matter what, isn't that so?"

Akemi Homura recalled for a moment, then nodded.

"If the magnitude of a Magical Girl's power in this world is determined by the amount of causality she possesses, I think I can understand why Kyubey would do this. To be honest, the first time I saw Kaname Madoka, even I was shocked by the massive causality on her; that is power sufficient to shake the entire world!" Lingyun's tone carried a hint of amazement.

"How could that be? How could Madoka have such massive causality on her?" Akemi Homura asked with some astonishment.

"Perhaps I can confirm one thing now: the massive causality on Kaname Madoka is likely inseparable from you!"

As Lingyun's voice fell, a crisp shattering sound rang out abruptly, and countless cracks suddenly appeared on the cup in Akemi Homura's hand. Tea overflowed from the cracks and covered Akemi Homura's hands, but Akemi Homura was completely unaware, her eyes staring fixedly at Lingyun, as if she wanted Lingyun to provide an answer.

"Kaname Madoka is just an ordinary girl; under normal circumstances, it is impossible for her to possess such massive causality. However, this matter changed from the moment you began to rewind time. As you repeated the same time over and over, the causality on Kaname Madoka began to accumulate, after all, you only rewind time for Kaname Madoka's sake. In a certain sense, this can be considered a side effect of your Magic!" Lingyun's words made Akemi Homura's face turn pale.

There was only one reason why Akemi Homura would rewind time, and that was Kaname Madoka's safety. As long as Kaname Madoka was in danger, Akemi Homura would rewind time without hesitation. For the same reason and purpose, Akemi Homura rewound time countless times; this behavior twisted countless parallel times into a spiral, and the center of this spiral was Kaname Madoka.

After Akemi Homura rewound time again and again, the causality lines of countless parallel worlds that originally did not intersect all connected to the Kaname Madoka of this world where Akemi Homura existed. Now, the relationship between this world and Kaname Madoka has been completely distorted. In the past, the world existed, so Kaname Madoka existed, but now Kaname Madoka exists, so this world exists! Such massive accumulation of causality successfully raised Kaname Madoka's Magical Girl potential to the limit, giving her the potential to become the most powerful Magical Girl.

Of course, this kind of thing is only possible in this world, after all, this world has already reached the brink of collapse. Coupled with the special nature of Akemi Homura's wish, such a thing could occur. If it were in other worlds, it would be a blessing if Akemi Homura could successfully rewind time once; if she wanted to rewind time so many times, the World Consciousness would likely be the first to strike her down!

"Ho, how could it be like this? Was it me who caused Madoka to become like this?" Akemi Homura said with somewhat hollow eyes.

Lingyun could not help but frown. Within the Soul Gem in his hand, it seemed as if countless black vapors were rising, wanting to completely break through the gem. But under the suppression of the Purification Light, no matter how these black vapors churned, they could never stir up any waves.

"This is not your fault, Akemi Homura!" Lingyun's voice rang out by Akemi Homura's ear.

Hearing these words from Lingyun, Akemi Homura suddenly looked toward Lingyun's direction.

"You did not know the side effects of your Magic, and you stepped into the Cycle time and time again only to save your friend. In the endless Cycle, the weight you carry is something no one can imagine. If Kaname Madoka truly knew about this, she would inevitably feel proud to have a friend like you!" Lingyun reached out and patted Akemi Homura's head.

"Madoka, she won't blame me, but will feel proud of me?" Akemi Homura whispered to herself.

"Of course that is the case, because of a single request from Kaname Madoka, you traversed countless timelines just to find a glimmer of hope to save her; if Kaname Madoka knew, how could she not feel proud of you?" Lingyun showed a smile toward Akemi Homura.