"This can't be true, right?"
Sayaka's tears flowed uncontrollably. Homura said nothing and prepared to leave with a blank expression.
"Homura is in pain, right?"
Madoka also wiped her tears and watched Homura leaving.
As for Kyubey? Don't worry at all. Another Homura is already keeping an eye on the situation. They just witnessed Mami's 'death', so they're in a very bad mood. It will be difficult for Kyubey to seduce them anytime soon.
And then...
Homura looked at the soul gem in her hand. The soul gem was now very murky. The body's destruction caused the soul gem to enter a low-consumption state, likely keeping it stable until Mami's body recovered.
But now there was a problem. She didn't know how to make Mami recover.
Homura Akemi: "Boss, one of my friend's body has been eaten, but her soul is still intact. Is there any way to save her?"
Liu Yuan: "Make a potion of weakness and add a golden apple, then ask her to eat it."
Homura Akemi: "But now there's only a soul gem left."
Liu Yuan: "..."
Liu Yuan: "One hundred thousand yen, and I can go there in person."
Without any hesitation, Homura Akemi spent one hundred thousand yen to ask Liu Yuan to come and assess the situation.
She paid the money, and in the next second, Liu Yuan appeared in Homura Akemi's room.
"Let me see what the situation is."
"Here."
Liu Yuan saw the soul gem belonging to Tomoe Mami, and curiously asked, "Aren't you going to sell this? It's very valuable."
"Boss!!"
At this moment, Homura Akemi didn't dare to breathe. What Liu Yuan said was too terrible. Selling the Grief Seed is because it's completely irreversible, and her other self clearly stated that she tried various methods and couldn't revert to her original appearance.
But Mami's soul gem is still normal, and she is still a living person.
"Just kidding, just kidding, let me take a look~"
The soul gem is a gem formed by Kyubey, suppressing the soul of the magical girl. For the magical girl, the body has completely become a vessel. As long as the body is not destroyed, it can recover from any serious injury.
Normally, it takes a lot of magic power in the soul gem to restore the body, but it's not a big problem. Liu Yuan has a special resurrection technique.
In the Minecraft, if villagers become zombies, using a weakness potion plus a golden apple can turn the zombie villagers back to normal. In the real world, this feature still exists, but the coverage is broader.
As long as humanity is retained, it can be revived with a weakness potion and a golden apple.
Although Mami now only has a soul gem left, it's not a big problem. Liu Yuan has a way to restore her.
Seeing Liu Yuan take out the golden apple, Akemi Homura thought about what he was going to do. But then her face changed, and she asked nervously: "This is too big, won't it fit?"
Liu Yuan raised his finger and shook it: "It's okay if it's a little bigger, but you have to be prepared. When she recovers, she may be a little upset."
"I'm ready."
Hearing this, Liu Yuan began the transformation process. He used the weakness potion to weaken the soul, and the golden apple to recast the body.
The golden apple in the MC world restores life in reality, not the health bar on the panel, but the real recovery of the body.
Mami Tomoe's body started to recover. Although her body was restored, her soul had not yet returned. Liu Yuan placed the soul gem in her palm, and the moment it touched her hand, Mami Tomoe's eyes regained their spirit.
"Homura?"
Her memory gradually returned. She remembered fighting against the witch, being full of hope for the future, and then...
"Ah!!!"
"Snap!"
Liu Yuan stood behind Mami Tomoe, took out a stick, and hit her on the head.
"Boss! What are you doing?"
"Letting her be quiet."
Liu Yuan said indifferently: "Magical girls are strong, this will at most make her physically unconscious, and won't cause any harm. Wait until she calms down, then talk."
Since he accepted Homura Akemi's request and received money, even though the money was just a necessary expense for crossing worlds, the saying goes, "Take money from people to help them with their problems," so the after-sales service must be good.
"But boss, isn't this wrong?"
"What's wrong? Let me ask you a question. Will it hurt her?"
Homura Akemi shook her head.
"Then is what I did effective in making her quiet?"
She nodded again.
"That's it. You need to figure out your purpose and what you want. Act according to that goal, and don't affect or hurt others in the process."
"But I still feel something is weird."
"Hey, it's okay. By the way, this is for you."
Liu Yuan gave Homura Akemi a bucket from the MC world. "This? Fill it with water?"
"No! Fill it with milk."
"Wait!!"
Homura realized something, and Liu Yuan nodded and explained: "The soul gem is the body, and the filth in the soul gem is a negative debuff that can be purified."
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? And didn't the novice tutorial say that milk can remove any buff? Look, any! Unless you play with mods. As long as it's from a cow, there's no problem."
Liu Yuan was actually quite troubled by the characteristics of milk. MC milk without any mods can remove any buff, but milk with mods might not be able to remove some buffs.
Homura took action. The farm with cows was far from her home, and it would take at least six hours to go back and forth, but with Liu Yuan by her side, she could go out without worry.
"Prepare more."
Thinking of the role of milk, Homura Akemi decided to prepare a few more buckets on the way. One for Mami Tomoe, another for herself, and three more buckets for backup, perfect.
Mami Tomoe woke up again, and when she was conscious this time, she saw Homura Akemi.
"Mami-senpai."
"Homura?"
Now calm, she wanted to ask what was going on, but her body stopped her.
"Mami-senpai, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Homura Akemi didn't explain too much, but hugged her, giving her a sense of reality with her warmth. Mami Tomoe's wish was to survive, and she was the strongest when she was alone.
"Homura, am I... no longer human?"
After a long silence, Homura Akemi spoke. She told Mami Tomoe the details of the situation, the truth about the Soul Gem, the truth about witches, and Kyubey's purpose.
"I..."
Mami Tomoe's worldview completely collapsed, but fortunately, Homura Akemi was there this time, and Homura Akemi's words also gave her hope.
"Mami-senpai, the soul turning into a Soul Gem is not irreversible. Are you willing to trust me? If you are willing to trust me, I have a way to make you normal again."
"Really?"
"I won't lie to you, Mami-senpai, because you and I are friends, companions who rely on each other. I want to enjoy the food made with your black tea every day, and I want to fight with you in the future to keep saving other magical girls."
"Homura... were you a magical girl before?"
"Yes, do you want to see my Soul Gem?"
Mami Tomoe didn't say anything, but her eyes told her what she was thinking.
So Homura Akemi clapped her hands, and in the blink of an eye, 'Homura Akemi' stood in front of Mami Tomoe.
It was strange, they had the same appearance and figure, but the Homura in front of her felt colder.
"A side effect of the transformation, Mami, are you willing to be my companion?"
"I... will!"
As she had said before, she had nothing to fear now that things were like this.
'Homura Akemi' canceled the transformation, and Homura Akemi continued to comfort Mami Tomoe in the room.
On the roof, 'Homura Akemi' asked Liu Yuan, who was leaning against the wall playing a handheld game console, "Can we really return to normal?"