Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"Could you clear something up for me? About what you said earlier."

"Reminder: I have already explained. Repeated questions will only receive repeated answers. They are meaningless."

The familiar mechanical voice rang out again, though it was filled with warning from the moment it spoke.

"This is your power. You should understand it yourself."

"Warning: if ineffective conversation is repeated multiple times, I will reassess the value of cooperating with you. Please show some restraint."

"I... understand..."

Akemi Homura lightly gritted her teeth. She was unwilling to accept the other party's refusal, but she also understood that he was right.

This was her own power. As he had said, she should have understood it thoroughly herself, yet she truly had no clue at the moment.

For now, she could only explore the answer to this question on her own.

Today's conversation had been delayed for too long because of this matter. In order to keep the other party steady, the girl was no longer prepared to bring it up again.

Akemi Homura strolled along the road home.

In previous loops, she would already have set off toward a certain overpass after school.

After all, according to the loops she knew, at dusk today, upperclassman Mami Tomoe would take Kaname Madoka and her friend Miki Sayaka on a witch "hunt."

But this time, what was happening now was especially important, so the girl's attention was entirely focused on negotiating with Xiu Er.

Of course, that did not mean she was unconcerned about this matter. It was simply because, in previous loops, there had never been any problems with tonight's witch hunt.

That was why she could confidently focus her attention on Xiu Er.

"What did you decide about my proposal at noon?"

The girl asked calmly, but the tension beneath her