Chapter 948: Kyubey's Wariness

The next day, Kaname Madoka and Sayaka saw Tomoe Mami, who did not seem to be in very good spirits.

"Mami-san, are you alright?" Seeing Tomoe Mami's somewhat haggard expression, a trace of worry could not help but appear on Kaname Madoka's face.

"I'm fine. By the way, Madoka, have you seen the teacher?" Tomoe Mami asked.

"The teacher? It seems there are no classes with the teacher today, and I heard the teacher asked for leave today; it seems he is going to take care of a new relative from afar," Sayaka said thoughtfully.

"A relative from afar?" For some reason, Tomoe Mami could not help but think of the girl who had appeared in the Witch Barrier earlier.

"Did Lingyun-sensei not come?" There seemed to be a trace of disappointment in Tomoe Mami's voice.

"Although the teacher didn't come, we can go visit the teacher after school!" Kaname Madoka suggested.

"Visit Lingyun-sensei? Madoka, do you know where the teacher lives?" Sayaka and Tomoe Mami looked curiously toward Kaname Madoka at the same time.

"Eh, um, didn't I mention it?" Kaname Madoka was startled by the two suddenly leaning in close.

"Mention what?" Sayaka asked with some confusion.

"Didn't I say before that a new neighbor moved in near my house!" Kaname Madoka said, scratching her cheek.

"A new neighbor? Wait, Madoka, you don't mean that the new neighbor is Lingyun-sensei, do you?" Sayaka could not help but exclaim.

"Mm, the new neighbor is Lingyun-sensei. To be honest, even I think it's quite a coincidence!" Kaname Madoka nodded and said.

She had previously visited Lingyun as a new neighbor with her parents. She still remembered the scene of her mom and dad sighing greatly at home after returning, saying that Lingyun was no ordinary person. In fact, being able to receive the simultaneous praise of her dad and mom was not an easy thing.

"I didn't expect it to be like this! Then let's go visit the teacher together after school this afternoon. After all, I have a lot of things I want to ask the teacher!" Sayaka said, full of energy.

Because she was not in the same grade as Kaname Madoka and the others, Tomoe Mami walked toward her own classroom after chatting with them for a few moments.

After sitting down at her seat, a faint light flashed in Tomoe Mami's hand, and her Soul Gem instantly appeared in her palm. After observing her own Soul Gem, Tomoe Mami discovered that compared to before, it seemed to have undergone quite a few changes.

The current Soul Gem was more brilliant than in the past, and the faint light released from within was even purer than when she had just become a Magical Girl. Although a Grief Seed could absorb the filth within a Soul Gem, this absorption was incomplete, and there would always be a tiny bit of residue left behind. But this Soul Gem now was like the finest of gems, without a trace of impurity. If it weren't for the familiar aura on the gem, she would have even doubted whether the gem in her hand was truly hers.

Surrounding the gem were golden metal strips forming complex patterns, and on these metal strips, complex runes seemed to be engraved. Tomoe Mami examined the runes carefully, only to find that she did not recognize these things at all.

The anomaly of the Soul Gem made Tomoe Mami somewhat anxious; after all, this was a change that only appeared after her Soul Gem had been illuminated by Lingyun's Purification Light. She herself did not know what kind of influence this change would have on her; perhaps she would only be able to ask Lingyun about it when the time came.

Outside the school campus, Kyubey looked at the school in front of it with a wary expression.

"That man, who exactly is he? Why does he possess such terrifying power? And what on earth is that kind of light? Why does such an existence exist on this planet, and why have I never noticed it?"

The Purification Light that Lingyun had released earlier was simply too terrifying and had left a deep impression on it. That power, which was completely impossible to resist, made it see the possibility of its own demise. Not to mention that the Grief Seeds stored within that avatar had all disappeared.

Where these Grief Seeds had gone, it did not know either. Now, the only possibility was that the Grief Seeds had fallen into that man's hands. But what that man wanted to do with these Grief Seeds, Kyubey could not figure out at all.

However, Kyubey still felt a pang of heartache; after all, the existence of a single Grief Seed could create a Witch. Now that these Grief Seeds had all vanished, it would not be such an easy matter for it to release Witches in Mitakihara.

Not to mention that Lingyun now seemed to have a certain connection with that strange Magical Girl who held great hostility toward it; this situation forced it to be vigilant.

After all, although it was an Incubator, its own combat power was almost zero. Its only way of saving its life was its almost Infinite avatars, but such avatars could not exert any effect in front of Lingyun.

If it were in the past, it would have had Tomoe Mami by its side. But from some point in time, a chasm seemed to have appeared between Tomoe Mami and it, and this chasm made the relationship between them suddenly become complicated.

The most critical thing was that Lingyun was now Tomoe Mami's savior. If it were to ask Tomoe Mami to deal with Lingyun now, that would be an absolute impossibility.

"So, does that mean I can only look for outside help?" Kyubey's claws gently raked the ground, and a figure flashed through its scarlet pupils.

"If I introduce a new Magical Girl into this city, it will inevitably produce different variables. Moreover, that girl named Sayaka Miki should also be a very good candidate." Kyubey plotted rapidly in its heart.

Kyubey's wariness toward Lingyun had now risen to its peak; after all, Lingyun was different from Magical Girls. Magical Girls were all created by Kyubey, and it naturally possessed the ability to restrain Magical Girls to a certain extent.

But regarding Lingyun, the intelligence Kyubey had in its hands now was simply too little. Who exactly Lingyun was, what kind of abilities he possessed, and what his purpose was, Kyubey knew nothing of. In this situation of extreme information asymmetry, even if Kyubey had any ideas about Lingyun, it could not put them into practice.

Most importantly, Lingyun was a teacher, a male with mature thoughts. Under these circumstances, its "bluffing" methods might not have any effect in front of Lingyun, and might even have some flaws exposed. If Lingyun were to discover some important matter, that would be troublesome.

Because of this reason, Kyubey did not even dare to go to Kaname Madoka's house now; after all, Lingyun's house was right nearby, and it did not know what kind of things it would encounter if its avatar went over.

"Truly a man who cannot be seen through." Kyubey glanced at the school in front of it with a dark and uncertain expression, then leaped down from the rooftop and ran off into the distance.