Chapter 292
For Pardo, breaking the contract was as simple as eating and drinking.
However, this level of "freedom" still cannot escape the constraints of Forced Transaction Coin.
Pardo still needs to work harder.
Meanwhile, Kyubey noticed the changes in Chen Li, immediately put on a fawning expression.
"Miraculous Forger, you are truly amazing!"
It's not difficult to simply sever a contract, but to go back on your word and still make the other party abide by the contract is truly impressive.
At least Kyubey couldn't do that.
Therefore, Kyubey believed that Chen Li was a perfect partner.
"..." Chen Li was so angry at Kyubey's nonchalant change of attitude that he laughed.
"Master Blacksmith, please begin. Your food is right there." Kyubey looked at the super-powerful witch, Walpurgisnacht, who had completely defeated the Magical Girls in the distance.
"What are you babbling about? Come and see my exquisitely crafted Miraculous Item!" Chen Li was about to lose his temper.
Chen Li snapped his fingers, Pardo's cat— Canned Food —instantly darted out from Chen Li's shadow.
As the bells hanging around the neck of the Canned Food jingled, the Canned Food instantly switched places with Pardo, who was in another world.
Pardo, who had traveled from Crossing worlds, grabbed Kyubey, who had no idea what Chen Li was performing, and threw Kyubey over her Overhead Toss.
Kyubey's senses were instantly overturned. Not only could he not even get up, but he also couldn't transmit the information here to other Kyubeys. He could only transmit a bunch of meaningless gibberish to his other clones.
Moreover, Kyubey did not understand Chen Li's behavior.
Chen Li, standing next to him, took out a Poké Ball he had just borrowed from Amber King. Poké Balls can adapt to different environments; otherwise, Poké Ball the size of a planet could Destruction the Earth without Walpurgisnacht's intervention.
The reason I borrowed this Poké Ball from Amber King is because it's the highest quality Poké Ball to be!
"A 30% success rate is enough!" After receiving the Poké Ball, Pardo nodded to Chen Li upon seeing the number.
"Go, Pardo, create Miracle!"
"Alright, boss!" Pardo held the Miracle Crystal that Chen Li had prepared for her in her left hand, and threw the Poké Ball at Kyubey, who was covered in negative buffs and had its back to her, with her right hand.
The Poké Ball struck Kyubey precisely on the back of the head, while the Miracle Crystal in Pardo's left hand shattered.
The moment Kyubey transformed into light and was absorbed into the Poké Ball, all the incubators on Earth and throughout the universe looked up.
After the Poké Ball on the ground shook three times and Kyubey was successfully captured, all the incubators in the universe closed their eyes, their consciousness seemingly being drawn out of their bodies in an instant.
"Success, boss. The name of the captured Pokémon is—Incubator? Sigh, why not Kyubey?" Pardo picked up the Poké Ball and scratched her head in confusion.
"It should be called Incubator. What a bright name..." After taking the Poké Ball from Pardo, Chen Li marveled at the name of Kyubey that appeared on Poké Ball.
Pardo was incredibly lucky, so lucky that it was even written into the underlying code, so lucky that she was able to open a door next to the Herrscher of the End that allowed her to hack into the backdoor of the Cocoon of Eternity.
Poké Balls can be used to capture Pokémon.
The incubators (Kyubey) have Collective Consciousness.
So here's the question: Can Pardo capture the entire Incubator Civilization with Poké Ball?
The answer is that it is theoretically possible, but the chances are very slim.
But what if we add a Miracle Crystal that can be used to perform Miracles?
Miracle Crystals can be obtained independently and used to perform Miracles; this is how the old Miracle System used the Miracle Power.
The final result is—[civilization], [collectivity], [sharing], [Miracle], [pyramid scheme], [disguise], [breeding], [behind-the-scenes manipulator]...
Countless dazzling terms appeared before Chen Li.
"Well done, Pardo!"
"I didn't do anything; it's all thanks to the Miracle Crystal." Pardo was a little embarrassed by the praise.
"No, at least you saved me Crystals." Chen Li shook his head.
If it were Chen Li, he could also use Chen Li Poké Balls to capture the entire Incubator Civilization (all individuals of Kyubey), but the Crystals he would spend would definitely be more than those spent on Pardo.
Although it won't be too much, we should save on Crystals where possible.
Miracles and magic are never free.
Chen Li only gave Pardo one Miracle Crystal. His original plan was that if it didn't work this time, he would try to fool Kyubey again in the next reincarnation. Unexpectedly, it worked on the first try.
Well done!
Next...
Just as Chen Li was about to make his next move, the scene in front of him turned gray and white, as if the world had been paused. After a moment of stunned silence, Chen Li looked at Walpurgisnacht at the lonely yet stubborn girl standing in front of Walpurgisnacht below her.
Her black hair fluttered as she walked, and her light purple lotus-trimmed dress paired with black high-heeled knee-high boots exuded maturity, making it impossible to tell that she was a 14-year-old girl.
Homura Akemi, Magical Girl, possesses the ability to control time due to a wish she made.
"Next time, I will definitely defeat you and change this unhappy ending! I will save Madoka, who is still bound by her contract!" Homura Akemi stared intently at Walpurgisnacht.
Homura Akemi made a promise on the burning earth— the Magical Girls will surely defeat Walpurgisnacht!
"Some people can stop time for 5 seconds and want to rule the world, while others can stop time almost forever but only want to tremble. Time, oh time... it is truly a magical thing." Just as Homura Akemi was about to use her ability to control time to turn back time and be reborn, returning to before she met Madoka, she heard someone else's voice in her ear.
"Who?" In the stillness of time, even Walpurgisnacht couldn't break through the defenses, and Homura Akemi naturally assumed that this was just her own world. For the first time, she saw the sudden intruder—a boy who looked only a few years older than herself—and her heart was filled with vigilance.
"Who I am is unimportant. Magical Girl, would you like to sign a contract with me and become Artifact Wielder? As long as you are willing to sign the contract, I can help you fulfill one limited wish," Chen Li promoted.
"..." Homura Akemi looked at the seemingly harmless boy in front of her and her PTSD flared up.
This person... has the exact same lines as Kyubey!
Exactly the same!
Homura Akemi, believing this person to be untrustworthy, instantly activated Time Reversal.
However, just as the hourglass of time began to turn back, the world changed from gray to purple, and the light of the Starstones overflowed in this space. Chen Li strolled leisurely in this space and then tossed a business card to Homura Akemi.
"Let's talk after we turn back time." After saying that, Chen Li took a bite of the Walpurgisnacht that was drifting towards the Mitakihara Sanctuary in the sky, without Homura Akemi's understanding look.
Time began to flow again, and Homura Akemi's time reversal was successfully activated. However, the business card that Chen Li had thrown at Homura Akemi, to her surprise, accompanied her across the chasm of time.
When Homura Akemi woke up in bed again and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling, she even wondered if she had hallucinated due to excessive pressure from too many reincarnations. Just then, a cool card floated down onto Homura Akemi 'Homura Akemi forehead, causing her to instinctively shrink back.
Picking up the card, Homura Akemi slowly narrowed her eyes as she looked at the contents written on it...
"Call me Master of Miraculous Forger. You damn country bumpkin." Chen Li looked at Kyubey on the other end of the video with disdain.
Just as Chen Li had predicted, Chen Li only "released" one Kyubey from the Incubator Civilization that Pardo had subdued, and then transferred the right to communicate with him from the Incubator Civilization to the other party. This right would indeed be left to the Kyubey in the next cycle of time.
"I'm sorry, Miraculous Forger." Kyubey apologized as always.
"Alright, alright, talking to a country bumpkin like you is a waste of my time. If you have any requests, go talk to my agent." Chen Li leaned back lazily on the throne and said impatiently to Kyubey.
"Okay, then who is your agent?" Kyubey began searching for the agent Chen Li had mentioned via video call.
Finally, their gaze fell upon the girl with long, flowing black hair who had walked up to the video and was blocking Chen Li's figure.
"Hello, may I ask who you are?" Kyubey was still very polite.
"My name is Homura Akemi, Kyubey. Are you ready to haggle with me? I can be very strict, you know." Homura Akemi gave a devilish smile as she looked at the extremely obedient Kyubey on the other end of the video call.
As Kyubey's old rival, Homura Akemi knows that any creature that is attacked will feel pain, fear, or expose its weaknesses, but Kyubey will not feel those feelings.
Now, the dominant party is determined to thoroughly humiliate the weaker party!
"Don't you guys feel that Homura Akemi's smile is terrifying?" Chen Li whispered to Pardo from the side.
"Yes, that's true."
"Could Homura Akemi have awakened some strange fetish?" Chen Li asked with some concern.
"It shouldn't be... right?"
Chapter 264 Yakumo Yukari: Turn SAO into a real otherworld? Who? Me! (1W1) The Incubator - Kyubey, a creature without emotions, a creature that acts based on reason.
This means that in different cycles of reincarnation, Kyubey will always choose the same pair, Chen Li's first request—please teach me your technique for transforming Miracles into the Miracle Power.
"The strong must ruthlessly humiliate the weak!"
"When dealing with Kyubey, you must not show the slightest mercy."
"Since Kyubey was in the wrong first, then we must ruthlessly squeeze out all of his existing wealth!"
"I will test Kyubey's bottom line step by step and try my best to earn more benefits for you."
"Take these 999 Grief Seed for now. I think I can still gain more benefits in this cycle of reincarnation."
"Damn it, that inherently evil little Kyubey, Cupid! He still has some left over."
"Next time, I will definitely not let Kyubey off so easily!"
"Hmm... maybe I need to try a different negotiation technique."
"..." Looking at the Grief Seeds piled up before him, Chen Li felt a little scared.
Professional tasks should be handled by professionals.
When it comes to dealing with Kyubey, Homura Akemi happens to be the most professional.
Gaining Homura Akemi's trust wasn't difficult; Chen Li only needed to use a little persuasion to let Homura Akemi know that he was a completely neutral outsider.
If Homura Akemi can be tricked into coming to this world to verify the truth, then... Elysia will take action.
Will Elysia make Homura Akemi feel what sincerity is?
Do you even know what professionalism means? (Leans back tactically)
Because Homura Akemi had no pity for Kyubey.
Homura Akemi will stop at nothing to gain greater benefits.
Homura Akemi does not require payment.
Making Kyubey suffer a loss is the greatest reward Homura Akemi can obtain.
"Um... where did you get so many Grief Seed?" Chen Li was still a little puzzled.
If you can obtain so many Grief Seed by negotiating with Kyubey once, then what was my previous reincarnation worth?
A great philanthropist?
"I had Kyubey collect all the Grief Seeds from all the Magical Girls in the Magical Girl world, whether they were usable or unusable," Homura Akemi said calmly.
"Ah?"
"Assuming that each town has an average of one Magical Girl, then the total number of Magical Girls in the world would be countless. 999 Grief Seeds are just the limit of the 5-minute collection time, not Kyubey's limit."
"So that's how they're collected?" Chen Li stroked his chin.
"Anyway, after this is over, the world will start over again. It doesn't matter whether those Magical Girls who are on the verge of becoming witches still have any usable Grief Seeds. Isn't that right? It would be a waste to leave these Grief Seeds in their hands."
"There can be no mercy towards Kyubey... but it seems the gains this time haven't reached their limit." Homura Akemi looked at the Miracle Card in her hand and was very dissatisfied with the rating it gave her.
Miracle Card - [Game Life]
The Miracle Card only gave Homura Akemi a score of S in the negotiation mini-game's results screen, instead of SSS.
This shows that there's still more to be gained from Kyubey.
"It's a pity this Kyubey isn't cooperating," Homura Akemi said, clutching the Kyubey in her hand, having already ended the video call with Kyubey.
Judging from the force Homura Akemi, Kyubey was not having an easy time in her hands.
"Crunch."
A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.
Kyubey died, and then Kyubey came back to life.
"The one who holds the Poké Ball is Kyubey's owner, so why won't Kyubey provide me with a better way to exploit other Kyubeys?" Homura Akemi's eyes were full of confusion.
"Is it possible that because you've been killing Kyubey, his loyalty has dropped rapidly, which is why he's unwilling to cooperate?" Chen Li suggested.
Pardo captured the Hatchery with Poké Ball. Through special manipulation, these Kyubeys merged into one, thus gaining immortality...
But Kyubey's immortality is more like Heracles'; Kyubey possesses countless lives and will not die until these lives are used up, and Kyubey can even create more lives for himself...