Tokyo Psychic

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That was an extreme, twisted arrogance, born from the Holy Grail of Aldabait, and continued from the essence of a "Ren Amamiya" who had completed the script.

"Xiangzi, tell the driver to stop the car."

Akira Kurusu suddenly stood up and reached out to press against the car window.

He could sense that "Dioscuri" was approaching.

The car door opened, and a sudden rush of cold, damp air mixed with raindrops hit me.

On the empty highway, the phantom thief pulled out the Persona summoner, the black hem of his trench coat slicing through the rain like a spinning dagger.

Before she could even utter the word "Persona," Akira Kurusu hesitated briefly before retracting the Persona summoner from her hand.

They also withdrew the "Heinous Armor-Piercing Bullet" that was stuck in their throat and was about to burst out.

Toyokawa Shoko chased after the car, holding an umbrella.

Akira Kurusu followed her back to the car with little interest.

“It’s Dioscuri,” the phantom thief explained to Toyokawa Shoko. “However, he also seems to be worried about the Witch’s Night.”

Shoko Toyokawa hesitated for a moment, then suggested, "Should we go and rest at the Phantom Thieves' base in Mitakihara City?"

Akira Kurusu shook her head. "Go to Mitakihara Junior High School."

He was eager to meet "Kaname Madoka".

Just as he was thinking this, he looked down and found that his phone screen had lit up and a Line friend request had popped up.

The nickname is 【Akami Homura 2.0】.

......

The rain pattered softly. Water droplets swirled and twisted on the car window, like withered green vines in the autumn rain.

A math class is over.

Exhausted, Madoka Kaname collapsed onto her desk, staring blankly at Homura Akemi in front of her.

"Yan...you've been secretly playing on your phone the whole time."

Homura Akemi looked down and tapped away on her phone. "I'm doing something very important."

"Something important?"

"About happiness."

"Wow..." Kaname Madoka's pupils, which had been dulled by mathematical formulas, seemed to suddenly begin to shine.

She stood up, propped herself up on the table, and walked around to Homura Akemi's side, trying to share the interesting things she had on social media as usual.

Unexpectedly, Homura Akemi held her phone slightly nervously and turned her body away, unwilling to let Madoka Kaname see the contents of the phone screen.

304. [The Witch's Love] (See Takihara Final Battle Arc 2/5)

(The development of the relationship between Akira Kurusu and Homura Akemi is described in detail in the previous episode.)

Autumn rain always creates a bleak and desolate atmosphere.

Homura Akemi, who suddenly raised her hand to ask for leave during math class, did not choose to go to the infirmary.

She opened a lace-trimmed umbrella and walked out of the teaching building alone, like a violet blooming in the rain.

It is said that the violet symbolizes eternal love.

Akira Kurusu couldn't understand for a long time what kind of love could perfectly match the meaning of "violet".

As the phantom thief entered the student plaza of Mitakihara Junior High School, he watched the girl walking towards him.

A slender, delicate figure; long, straight, jet-black hair; a doll-like, exquisitely youthful face—

Akemi Homura stood silently in the rain, the puddles at her feet and the shiny leather shoes reflecting the hazy white light of the streetlights.

Holding an umbrella, she looked at the approaching boy with eyes filled with a sense of bewilderment and loneliness, as if waking from a dream.

Akira noticed the other person's dark purple eyes, which seemed to gleam faintly in the light. The icy loneliness and coldness seemed to melt away in an instant, and what emerged from them was probably a passionate love that could transcend time and space.

Welcome back.

The "magical girl," her voice cool and serene in the rain, spoke in a tone even softer than the sound of the rain.

No one knows how many cycles this is for Homura Akemi alone, but it is certain that she has been waiting in the same spot for a very long time, just to meet the boy she loves at the perfect moment.

Homura Akemi stared intently into Akira Kurusu's eyes, even though she already knew every change in Akira Kurusu's expression and tone that followed.

But she still held an almost reverent expectation, earnestly asking Akira Kurusu for her thoughts, "In that instant just now, Akira should have recalled memories from all timelines through 'Dioscuri.' How was it? What did you find?"

“Same as before.” Akira watched the raindrops slide down the edge of the umbrella, leaving fleeting, illusory marks like noise on the face of the girl in front of him.

He recalled the witch's countless cycles of waiting, their initial encounter behind the scenes of the high school league, and the desperate situations they faced together until the very end...

He knew exactly what Homura Akemi had been lacking and yearning for all along, so he added, "I like you just the same as before."

Homura Akemi paused for a moment, "You've said that to many people already."

Although Homura Akemi's words were a rebuttal to Akira Kurusu, you could see that her eyes had instantly melted from a cold, unapproachable gaze into a bright and colorful expression of emotion.

The word "tsundere" has probably never been associated with Homura Akemi.

If there are things she doesn't want to say, or is unwilling to say.

It must be due to concerns and considerations about the changing situation.

Akira Kurusu approached with his umbrella, and Homura Akemi immediately dropped her umbrella and threw herself into his arms without saying a word.

Homura Akemi didn't say a word.

But she held Akira Kurusu tightly, her breathing becoming short and intermittent.

The almost tangible exhaustion emanating from her.

Having witnessed thousands of sacrifices and desperate situations, the rationality sustained only by love began to show signs of collapse the moment they realized that this might be the "final battle."

Fortunately, the anchor she relied on to maintain this rationality was right in front of her.

Akira Kurusu felt Homura Akemi's breathing and heartbeat gradually stabilize, and couldn't help but relax a little.

He tried to steer the conversation back on track, saying, "Actually, I've told many people that I like you."

"......I know."

Contrary to her cold words, Homura Akemi hugged the phantom thief in front of her even tighter.

Countless rewinds of time, only Akira Kurusu always accompanies her to the end of the timeline.

This sense of security was enough to anchor her in reality as "Akami Homura" like a chain.

Homura Akemi strained as if trying to meld herself into Akira's body, until the emotions accumulated from those vast memories were gradually diluted by reason, and she began to regain her composure.

"Xiao, there are still three days to prepare before the league starts."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "You stopped the witches who were supposed to awaken in Tokyo this time. So neither Madoka, Sayaka, nor Mami Tomoe need to..."

She seemed to waver for a moment, but quickly changed the subject. "The next period of time won't be too stressful. This is the only timeline where our forces are at their strongest and the enemy is at their weakest, so please come with me to see this city one more time."

These are words filled with selfishness and possessiveness.

Its essence is nothing more than forcibly trying to monopolize Lai Qixiao's time.

Akira Kurusu looked into Homura Akemi's murky, desire-filled eyes and agreed.

The rain grew heavier, and in the dark, damp area unnoticed by anyone, the phantom thief and the witch quietly disappeared from the school.

......

[Homura Akemi: Madoka, I need to ask for leave from school today and tomorrow. Remember to finish your homework.]

【Madoka Kaname: !】

[Madoka Kaname: Homura! You're sick?!]

[Homura Akemi: I just suddenly had something to take care of.]

[Madoka Kaname: Okay... I understand...]

Even through the phone screen, Madoka Kaname could vaguely sense Homura Akemi's reluctance to let her inquire too much.

She felt somewhat wronged.

It was as if something precious that should have belonged to her had been forcibly taken away from her.

However, out of absolute trust in Homura Akemi, Madoka Kaname obediently gave up the idea of ​​continuing to question Homura Akemi.

It was during break time.

Madoka Kaname turned off her phone screen.

She turned her head away with a touch of melancholy, looking out the window at the sky over Mitakihara, where the rain was pouring down.

Yan has missed school for two days in a row. What is she doing outside?

She had these thoughts for no reason.

But these worries were quickly interrupted by the school bell.

You should focus on your studies.

Even though it was a Japanese literature class that Kaname Madoka relatively liked, she just couldn't concentrate on the teacher's voice this time.

She had a vague feeling that some enormous danger was approaching her life.

......

at the same time.

Tokyo.

Toyokawa Group, Cognitive Science Technology Application Center.

In the bright and spacious laboratory, Maruki Takuto rubbed his eyes, which were covered in dark circles.

He walked to the window and gazed at Tokyo's gloomy skyline, then looked back at the researchers who were still busy at work.

Thank goodness, this time you won't be caught in the "witch's barrier" or suffer an attack on the city by "Izanagi"...

The evil gods were eliminated one by one, and the witch's awakening was prematurely interrupted.

Even "Judas," who was constantly creating new timeline branches, unexpectedly betrayed them, dragging the world-destroying god who was hiding behind the scenes into the stage they had carefully set up.

Maruki Takuto looked at the specially made Persona summoner on the lab table.

This is the key he uses to summon that "complete" persona.

If He is to be fully catalyzed to the point where He can fight against "Nyarlathotep", both the key and the Persona it points to will become disposable items.

Maruki Takuto didn't care about these things.

As long as he can end the meaningless cycle of reincarnation and protect this most perfect and correct "one and only timeline," he is willing to sacrifice the "Azathoth" that he has worked so hard to piece together from countless timelines.

He walked to the experimental table and picked up the Persona summoner.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the Tokyo sky with a dark gaze.

This is an anomaly that only Maruki Takumi, who has mastered "Azathoth," can see—

The layers of world reality are collapsing.

Countless cracks gradually spread and proliferated along the sea of ​​clouds.

Beyond those cracks, an evil god powerful enough to overturn everything is about to break through Ferremon's obstruction and bring his true form into reality.

Four chapters remain until the end. The new book has been released by Hedgehog Cat.

Drawn in by the erotic illustrations, I absolutely had to write a Uma Musume fanfic featuring Takumi.

So I wrote tens of thousands of words and then just threw them at Hedgehog Cat. This time, due to that kind of pressure, there won't be any content that goes too far.

There are only four chapters left until the end of the main text of "The Phantom Thief in Tokyo". The chapter outlines have all been completed, and the expanded version will be about 30,000 words.

New Book Introduction:

There was once a racehorse girl whose birth was not favored, whose future was not anticipated, and who was called "Cinderella" among her peers who had excellent bloodlines and outstanding talents. So what was her name...?

“Trêve”.

Red, the League Champion known as the "Battle King," has just received the Pokédex for the new region from Professor Oak. He has just left Pallet Town, preparing to embark on another Pokémon adventure in Kalos. However, the moment he pushes open the door to his inn, he is not greeted by the Pokémon he chose.