This Power Does Not Belong to Me

In space, the massive Incubator Central Brain Network had fallen into an unprecedented state of frenzied shutdown.

"This power... how is that possible?! It completely violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics!"

"No consumption! No cost! An inexhaustible anti-entropy energy source capable of filling the voids of the universe?!"

The next second.

Before the utterly stunned eyes of Madoka Kaname, Mami Tomoe, and the others.

The dense swarm of alien warships in the sky, originally prepared to bombard Mitakihara City into the ground, suddenly... extinguished all the lights charging their weapons in perfect unison.

The fleet hovered silently in space, as though it had lost all hostility.

At the same time.

On the ground, tens of thousands of Kyubey clones turned in unison to face the fifty-meter-tall Shining Giant radiating golden brilliance.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Amid the girls' utterly horrified expressions, these white-furred aliens who had just looked down on humanity as livestock actually fell to their knees before Lin Xiao in unison!

A leading Kyubey stepped forward and raised its head. Its emotionless mechanical voice now carried an intensely fervent, almost religious worship.

"Great one, we surrender."

Kyubey's voice was decisive, without the slightest hesitation or even a trace of resistance.

"After the Central Brain Network's rigorous calculations, the golden radiance you have released is a true 'Anti-Entropy Infinite Energy.' The ultimate problem that has plagued the Incubator Civilization, and even the entire universe as it heads toward heat death... has been perfectly solved by your existence."

"We collected the despair of magical girls only to delay the destruction of the universe."

"But now, since your power can save the universe so easily, our previous inefficient and primitive collection methods have become utterly meaningless."

Kyubey lowered its head rationally.

"There is no need to continue fighting. We are not your match. No—with the miraculous power beyond dimensions that you have displayed, no civilization in this universe could be your match."

Kyubey's large red eyes looked at Lin Xiao as it made an exceedingly sincere request. "Great god, we are willing to obey all your commands. May we be fortunate enough to... borrow a little of your overflowing golden radiance to maintain the universe's operation?"

"..."

The wind drifted gently through the streets of Mitakihara City.

All five girls turned to stone.

They had thought this would be an unimaginably brutal interstellar war, one that might even destroy half the Earth.

Yet their powerhouse had barely switched into his strongest form when that arrogant alien civilization discovered he was an "infinite power bank" and immediately dropped to its knees to call him daddy?!

Meanwhile, in the Myriad Worlds Chat Group.

The veteran members who had watched the entire livestream could only respond with suffocating ellipses.

[The Underdog Who Wants to Be Hokage]: "...Huh? That's it? They're not fighting anymore? Where did that big gear monster go? Why are the white rabbits kneeling?"

[The Boy Who Wants to Be a Hero]: "Because they're an absolutely rational civilization... Once they discovered that Mr. Lin Xiao was the 'ultimate answer' they had been desperately seeking, they skipped even the fighting part..."

[Smile Under the Wisteria Flowers]: "My, my... that certainly fits the setting of rational aliens."

Inside the Batcave in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne held a cup of coffee as the corner of his mouth twitched wildly.

[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "Abandoning meaningless resistance and directly submitting to a higher-dimensional energy source while seeking cooperation... an exceptionally perfect and rational crisis-management solution."

[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "But... judging by Lin Xiao's posture, he seems a little shaken."

Just as Batman had said.

At that moment, Lin Xiao stood upon the earth, his entire body radiating dazzling golden light.

His right fist remained raised high, poised to blast the entire space fleet into scrap with one punch.

He stiffly lowered his head and looked at the densely packed Kyubey army kneeling at his feet, their eyes burning with fanaticism as they sought to "mooch off the Wi-Fi."

"I..."

I even brought out the "Shining Supreme form," something normally reserved for the final battle! And you're telling me you've surrendered?!

And you're still going on about the greater good of the universe?!

"You white-furred bastards, couldn't you at least put up a little resistance?!"

"Feels like there's no point killing them now. In their minds, they might even be thanking me..."

Lin Xiao lowered his head slightly and looked at the brilliant golden radiance surrounding him like a galaxy.

Within that warmth beyond all measure, he seemed to hear a soft, pure whisper.

It was the final wish left behind by children across countless cruel parallel worlds in this universe—children who had once cried in darkness and turned into Witches in despair.

"I want to protect everyone..."

"I don't want to become a monster..."

"Lord God... if there really is a god, please save everyone..."

Feeling the heavy yet incomparably beautiful hopes within the light, the frustration and gloom in Lin Xiao's eyes vanished in an instant.

"Though I want to say that I lack nothing now... this power does not belong to me."

This "Shining" that transcended the laws of the universe had never belonged to one person alone.

It was the light of hope gathered from this ravaged planet and the miracles of countless despairing girls.

"Since you have entrusted your hopes to me."

Lin Xiao slowly unclenched his right fist and gently looked at the golden motes of light around him. "Then this power should go where it is needed most."

Under the astonished gazes of the five girls, the alien fleet, and everyone in the chat group.

Shining Supreme Gaia, standing upon the earth, slowly spread his arms. He tilted his head back slightly, as though embracing the entire universe.

The next second.

Bzzzz—!!!

The golden radiance covering Gaia's body, enough to resolve the heat-death crisis of the entire universe, suddenly began to peel away violently!

The light transformed into billions of golden meteors with long tails, scattering toward endless deep space and unknown dimensions!

The Kyubeys that had been kneeling on the ground froze. For the first time in their lives, terror—and even utter despair—erupted in their unchanging red eyes!

"What are you doing?!"

Kyubey sprang to its feet. For the first time, an emotion called "despair" appeared on its furry face as it screamed desperately at the enormous Light Giant.

"Stop!!! That is the ultimate energy source capable of reversing the entropy increase of the entire universe! How can you just scatter it away like that?!"

"Without your power, how are we supposed to save the universe from its doomed future?!"