"...You're sure about it?"
The girl beside him asked seriously upon pondering about it for a while.
"70%. It's not bad if we become prepared, no?" Shiro replied.
"That's right."
Seeing Mami's seriousness diffuse into the surroundings, he decided to bring out the confectioneries. In a split second, an entire blueberry cheesecake, cupcakes, and colorful macaroons appeared on top of the table.
There's also the teapot that he got back in Aincrad, and it has a special function that it'll never run out of warm tea.
Clap-!
After clapping, he said to the three, "Why don't we relax for a while?"
*****
Shiro: "When we meet, don't talk blatantly. The creature worth 150,000 Points is horrifying..."
Roman: "I'll assume that it's on the same level of Magicians just to be sure."
Touka: "I understand. I won't use [Tyrant's Eye] for now."
Looking away at the Chat Group, Shiro sighed. It's been 5 hours since his meeting with the trio and he successfully created three identities thanks to Cardinal's intricate work.
Since this world's technological advancements are even lower than her's, it's extremely easy to hack the government database without any traces and create detailed identities for them.
Though, the real issue here is this world—the secret behind Magical Girls, to be exact. They all thought that it'll be similar to Cardcaptor Sakura and Stardust*Witch Meruru, but Shiro knows that they're completely wrong.
After all, why would there be depression-inducing elements in one?!
His basic operation whenever he visits another world is to have a lodging, so he decided to stay in a high-class hotel with the money that he converted from Points.
Sitting on the comfy bed, he began drawing his plans.
'Will 'it' affect that fox?'
First of all, he thought of a broken power that he received from the Random Spins, [Hell Flames Ignition].
[Hell Flames Ignition (SSR)]
Details: Flames that originated from the Archangel of . With a single contact, it burns away all the evil found in the target. As for the judgement of or , it falls down the jurisdiction of the flames.
Note: A minimal amount of mana is required to sustain its appearance.
'It should be considered evil..?' He thought inwardly, but it didn't give him much needed answers. 'There's also the [Heaven's Restraints], though I'm not sure if it'd work. It doesn't contain any divinities...'
As for his safety during that battle, he's even more confident about it now that he has a broken ability that is related to his life-saving means.
[Phenex's Regeneration (SSR)]
Details: One of the most prominent abilities of the Phenex clan. As long as the soul isn't completely obliterated, there will be a chance of survival. The rate of regeneration used is proportional to the mana spent.
Note: The other innate traits of a Phenex such as their weakness to "Holy" attribute and their ability to create panacea from tears isn't included in this ability.
Just from its name alone, Shiro guessed that these "Phenex Clan" is based from the Phoenixes in Eastern and Western mythology.
'It feels weird seeing this, but parallel worlds, I guess.'
There are still dozens of armaments and abilities that he acquired, so he spent an hour in the real world to finish making his plans. However, he spent a total of 10 hours internally due to his high Wisdom stat.
Shutting down most of his computational abilities, he exhaled lightly before hearing a knock on the door.
Knock-!
Shiro stood up and opened the door with a beep.
"You two are finally here. I can't wait to share what I've found out..." He said in a frustrated tone.
"I doubt it'll be an ordinary thing. Is it related to the secret behind Magical Girls?" Roman asked curiously while Touka closed the door.
Touka and Roman sat down in the available chairs before listening to Shiro.
"It's been a tiring day..."
Shiro: "I'll be putting here some information that can't be leaked. With my senses, I feel someone... no, a group of 'something' eavesdropping."
Roman: "I thought it's only an illusion..."
Seeing this, Touka mumbled, "Synapse, Break."
Within a split second, her irises turned golden. She entered the state where she can 'see' many destiny lines, allowing her to see the ones unknown in the void.
Not long after, her eyes returned to normal.
"Is there something?" Shiro asked.
Shiro: "You used it? How many?"
Touka only replied with a disinterested gaze:
"Nothing."
Touka: "Shiro's right. Around 22 beings are all watching us from the void. They're terrifying, too. If I hadn't awakened my eyes partially, they might've noticed."
Similar to the aria in Fate, Touka's power followed the same rule. Reciting the phrases partially would awaken a select power of hers for a short time while reciting everything results to a full-blown awakening.
The phrases correspond to the following:
"Reality, be rent." unlocks her authority to rewrite and bend reality.
"Synapse, break!" awakens the authority of her right eye—to see through destiny.
Lastly, "Banishment, this world!" awakens both, albeit it'll become much obvious.
This partial awakening became possible thanks to her, Shiro, Roman, and Kouzuki studying her power thoroughly. It also gave more advantage to her, which is the ability to conserve her reserves more.
"So... The experienced Magical Girl knew about Walpurgisnacht and is extremely wary against it."
Shiro: "Walpurgisnacht is the strongest boss that we'll face. It's a conglomerate of many different Witches, so killing it would mean killing hundreds of those."
Shiro continued explaining things in this manner.
Witches.
Based on what he knew and Mami's explanation, they are the main enemies of Magical Girls. While Magical Girls are born out of hope and wishes, Witches are their antithesis—they spread the seeds of despair. To be exact, they induce anxiety, suspicion, excessive rage, and hatred to other humans.
The latter is unable to be seen by the common populace, thus they cause murder and suicide without clear motives while remaining unknown to others.
In Mami's words, they're a "formless malice" that slowly eat humans.
This is the duty of Magical Girls. In exchange for their wish being granted by Kyuubey, it's their responsibility to fend off such dangerous beings.
It has to be noted that she explained it to the two, Madoka and Sayaka, as they were chosen by Kyuubey to grant a single wish of theirs.
"Sounds familiar." Roman commented.
Roman: "It's similar to the Wish-granting attribute of the Holy Grail. Still, where could it get that power? The Grail has huge amounts of magical energy to pierce through the root. It's quite confusing..."
Touka: "What got you frustrated, Shiro?"
All of a sudden, Roman paid more attention here instead of mulling over that feat of Kyuubey's.
"Nothing much. I encountered a strange girl today." Shiro said.
Shiro: "The moment I arrived, I got lucky to observe a witch up close. Using my [Six Eyes], I saw a vague black silhouette in the center of it."
Roman: "What's strange about it?"
Shiro went silent for a while, thinking that this discovery of his would prove that this world's not what it seems once proven correct.
Shiro: "I can feel that these so-called Witches... they're humans... or formerly one."
*****
Fact #70: Gen Urobuchi once stated that they had a plan to hide the scriptwriters of Madoka Magica until episode 3 (Mmami's death) but they didn't even have the chance to implement it since the list of staff got leaked. So, Urobuchi emphasized the wholesome and fun moments in the first two episodes in an attempt to mislead the viewers, only to fail horrendously. This is because of his name being synonymous to depressing anime (Fate/Zero). Hence, the reason why they tried to hide his name. Even he stated that they would've known the general direction of the plot (from wholesome to dark) just by having his name written there.
"...You're sure about it?"
The girl beside him asked seriously upon pondering about it for a while.
"70%. It's not bad if we become prepared, no?" Shiro replied.
"That's right."
Seeing Mami's seriousness diffuse into the surroundings, he decided to bring out the confectioneries. In a split second, an entire blueberry cheesecake, cupcakes, and colorful macaroons appeared on top of the table.
There's also the teapot that he got back in Aincrad, and it has a special function that it'll never run out of warm tea.
Clap-!
After clapping, he said to the three, "Why don't we relax for a while?"
*****
Shiro: "When we meet, don't talk blatantly. The creature worth 150,000 Points is horrifying..."
Roman: "I'll assume that it's on the same level of Magicians just to be sure."
Touka: "I understand. I won't use [Tyrant's Eye] for now."
Looking away at the Chat Group, Shiro sighed. It's been 5 hours since his meeting with the trio and he successfully created three identities thanks to Cardinal's intricate work.
Since this world's technological advancements are even lower than her's, it's extremely easy to hack the government database without any traces and create detailed identities for them.
Though, the real issue here is this world—the secret behind Magical Girls, to be exact. They all thought that it'll be similar to Cardcaptor Sakura and Stardust*Witch Meruru, but Shiro knows that they're completely wrong.
After all, why would there be depression-inducing elements in one?!
His basic operation whenever he visits another world is to have a lodging, so he decided to stay in a high-class hotel with the money that he converted from Points.
Sitting on the comfy bed, he began drawing his plans.
'Will 'it' affect that fox?'
First of all, he thought of a broken power that he received from the Random Spins, [Hell Flames Ignition].
[Hell Flames Ignition (SSR)]
Details: Flames that originated from the Archangel of . With a single contact, it burns away all the evil found in the target. As for the judgement of or , it falls down the jurisdiction of the flames.
Note: A minimal amount of mana is required to sustain its appearance.
'It should be considered evil..?' He thought inwardly, but it didn't give him much needed answers. 'There's also the [Heaven's Restraints], though I'm not sure if it'd work. It doesn't contain any divinities...'
As for his safety during that battle, he's even more confident about it now that he has a broken ability that is related to his life-saving means.
[Phenex's Regeneration (SSR)]
Details: One of the most prominent abilities of the Phenex clan. As long as the soul isn't completely obliterated, there will be a chance of survival. The rate of regeneration used is proportional to the mana spent.
Note: The other innate traits of a Phenex such as their weakness to "Holy" attribute and their ability to create panacea from tears isn't included in this ability.
Just from its name alone, Shiro guessed that these "Phenex Clan" is based from the Phoenixes in Eastern and Western mythology.
'It feels weird seeing this, but parallel worlds, I guess.'
There are still dozens of armaments and abilities that he acquired, so he spent an hour in the real world to finish making his plans. However, he spent a total of 10 hours internally due to his high Wisdom stat.
Shutting down most of his computational abilities, he exhaled lightly before hearing a knock on the door.
Knock-!
Shiro stood up and opened the door with a beep.
"You two are finally here. I can't wait to share what I've found out..." He said in a frustrated tone.
"I doubt it'll be an ordinary thing. Is it related to the secret behind Magical Girls?" Roman asked curiously while Touka closed the door.
Touka and Roman sat down in the available chairs before listening to Shiro.
"It's been a tiring day..."
Shiro: "I'll be putting here some information that can't be leaked. With my senses, I feel someone... no, a group of 'something' eavesdropping."
Roman: "I thought it's only an illusion..."
Seeing this, Touka mumbled, "Synapse, Break."
Within a split second, her irises turned golden. She entered the state where she can 'see' many destiny lines, allowing her to see the ones unknown in the void.
Not long after, her eyes returned to normal.
"Is there something?" Shiro asked.
Shiro: "You used it? How many?"
Touka only replied with a disinterested gaze:
"Nothing."
Touka: "Shiro's right. Around 22 beings are all watching us from the void. They're terrifying, too. If I hadn't awakened my eyes partially, they might've noticed."
Similar to the aria in Fate, Touka's power followed the same rule. Reciting the phrases partially would awaken a select power of hers for a short time while reciting everything results to a full-blown awakening.
The phrases correspond to the following:
"Reality, be rent." unlocks her authority to rewrite and bend reality.
"Synapse, break!" awakens the authority of her right eye—to see through destiny.
Lastly, "Banishment, this world!" awakens both, albeit it'll become much obvious.
This partial awakening became possible thanks to her, Shiro, Roman, and Kouzuki studying her power thoroughly. It also gave more advantage to her, which is the ability to conserve her reserves more.
"So... The experienced Magical Girl knew about Walpurgisnacht and is extremely wary against it."
Shiro: "Walpurgisnacht is the strongest boss that we'll face. It's a conglomerate of many different Witches, so killing it would mean killing hundreds of those."
Shiro continued explaining things in this manner.
Witches.
Based on what he knew and Mami's explanation, they are the main enemies of Magical Girls. While Magical Girls are born out of hope and wishes, Witches are their antithesis—they spread the seeds of despair. To be exact, they induce anxiety, suspicion, excessive rage, and hatred to other humans.
The latter is unable to be seen by the common populace, thus they cause murder and suicide without clear motives while remaining unknown to others.
In Mami's words, they're a "formless malice" that slowly eat humans.
This is the duty of Magical Girls. In exchange for their wish being granted by Kyuubey, it's their responsibility to fend off such dangerous beings.
It has to be noted that she explained it to the two, Madoka and Sayaka, as they were chosen by Kyuubey to grant a single wish of theirs.
"Sounds familiar." Roman commented.
Roman: "It's similar to the Wish-granting attribute of the Holy Grail. Still, where could it get that power? The Grail has huge amounts of magical energy to pierce through the root. It's quite confusing..."
Touka: "What got you frustrated, Shiro?"
All of a sudden, Roman paid more attention here instead of mulling over that feat of Kyuubey's.
"Nothing much. I encountered a strange girl today." Shiro said.
Shiro: "The moment I arrived, I got lucky to observe a witch up close. Using my [Six Eyes], I saw a vague black silhouette in the center of it."
Roman: "What's strange about it?"
Shiro went silent for a while, thinking that this discovery of his would prove that this world's not what it seems once proven correct.
Shiro: "I can feel that these so-called Witches... they're humans... or formerly one."
*****
Fact #70: Gen Urobuchi once stated that they had a plan to hide the scriptwriters of Madoka Magica until episode 3 (Mmami's death) but they didn't even have the chance to implement it since the list of staff got leaked. So, Urobuchi emphasized the wholesome and fun moments in the first two episodes in an attempt to mislead the viewers, only to fail horrendously. This is because of his name being synonymous to depressing anime (Fate/Zero). Hence, the reason why they tried to hide his name. Even he stated that they would've known the general direction of the plot (from wholesome to dark) just by having his name written there.
