Does this work too?

"It's not your fault, because I didn't even think about who that person was."

"Eh?"

“I never chose that person from the beginning. I just asked you to wait. I was curious to see who you would choose in the end. Whoever it is, as long as you feel that person is the one, that person is the one.”

Following Leng Mo's instructions, Echidna revealed the truth, completely disregarding Betty's feelings.

"Varied……!?"

In other words, have we been deceived for over a hundred years?

After learning the truth, Betty looked at Echidna in shock and distress... but...

"Why?" She was heartbroken, never expecting that her centuries-long wait would end in vain.

“Because someone asked me to tell you the truth,” Echidna said with a smile.

"..."

No wonder... no wonder those who know the truth feel helpless about the outcome.

Is that so?

What was the point of all these hundreds of years of waiting...?

Betty felt despair and was filled with pain. She was filled with loneliness and despair here. After several moments of despair, she found that there was nothing left, and then she continued to wait.

Now that I know the truth, I feel like I can't breathe.

"Why...why...does this..." Betty clutched her little skirt, suppressing her sorrow as she asked.

"Because I want to know who you will ultimately choose."

"..."

For a moment, Betty didn't know what to say, and even felt that her waiting was too stupid. At the same time, her feelings for her mother plummeted to their lowest point.

"Get out! Betty doesn't want to see you!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Betty escorted Echidna out of the library.

In the blink of an eye, Echidna stood in the corridor, feeling an unprecedented sense of oppression emanating from the girl in front of her.

“I remember you are Homura Akemi?” Echidna recognized her.

Homura Akemi looked at Echidna coldly and said, "I must say, you really do fit the image of a witch."

"Huh? Really?" Echidna replied with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.

"That child will probably never come out again in his life." Homura Akemi said with a sigh as she looked at the vanished library, and even felt a sense of empathy.

She remembered her identity: a completely superfluous person, lonely, desperate, and with nothing.

But then! That person appeared!

Just like Leng Mo did back then, she was going to save Betty.

"Isn't this one answer? I'm curious about what exactly you are. You're almost like..."

"Like a witch? What a shallow view. I'm nobody, just Amo's partner, nothing more. Pure curiosity disgusts me!"

Homura Akemi gave Echidna a cold look before vanishing from her spot.

She's going to get out of Labette's.

Echidna watched the witch vanish before her with a smile, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

"Is this also one possible answer? So what is his purpose?"

……

library.

Betty locked herself inside. She was truly desperate, her head bowed in sorrow, tears streaming down her face and onto her dress.

"Why...why...what have I been holding on for all this time..."

"Of course, it's so that we can meet."

Suddenly, Homura Akemi's gentle voice appeared in front of her, followed by her cool hands cupping Betty's face.

This is what Amo did back then: he lost everything, lost all his goals, but he came back to life because of one sentence from him.

Why would he care so much about me? Why would he help me?

Because he likes himself, not the real Homura Akemi.

That's enough, a simple reason.

Is there any more justification than this?

so now……

“You’ve been waiting to meet us, Betty.” She looked at Betty with a gentle smile.

Upon hearing this, Betty's eyes widened, and for some reason, she felt tears welling up uncontrollably.

"But...the person Betty is waiting for is no one..."

"What's wrong with that? Your waiting wasn't for anything else, but to meet us. Because of your waiting, I saw you, and we met you. Your waiting brought us together, isn't that enough? Since that person is nobody, why wasn't your waiting for us?"

"But...Betty...all of this is..."

"Isn't this all for this moment? I'll introduce you to more people. You're not continuing because you're waiting for something, but because you want to do something. As long as you want to, no one can hold you back."

Homura Akemi gently held Betty in her arms, comforting her.

The next second, Betty seemed to understand something, and cried out in sorrow, filling the library with her sobs.

Centuries of solitude were shattered in that instant.

It may have been hasty, but it was enough.

……

After a long while, Homura Akemi appeared in the living room, holding Betty's hand.

At this moment, when Madoka and the others saw Betty, they immediately showed friendly smiles:

"Hey, isn't this Betty? You finally decided to come out today?"

"Hmph! Betty didn't come out for you guys!" Betty snorted arrogantly, not caring at all.

Chapter 527 Three Hundred Wives!

Faced with Betty's answer, Madoka smiled comically, but everyone present could see that she was now very dependent on Homura Akemi.

but……

"Is Homura planning to bring Betty into our organization?" Madoka looked at Homura Akemi with amusement, as if she had discovered something funny.

"This..." Homura Akemi paused for a moment upon hearing this. He would have fully supported her joining, but!

That's it, but it made her hesitate a bit.

There was absolutely no way she would lower herself to invite Betty.

So she turned her gaze to Kaneki, Kazuma, Tatsumi, Kirito, and Shu Ouma, who were playing games on the side.

"There's murderous intent!?"

"has a problem!"

"Something's wrong!"

"I'm using the Starburst Abandon Healing Slash!"

"Me too!"

Swish!

In an instant, everyone except Shu Ouma vanished from the living room, leaving Shu alone, dumbfounded and unable to process what had happened.

"Where did everyone go?! Holy crap! There were so many people just now, where did they all go?"

Shu Ouma sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. He slowly turned around to look at Homura Akemi.

"what's going on?"

"invite……"

"I have my pride, farewell!"

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, Shu Ouma vanished from the spot, giving Homura Akemi no chance.

"..."

Why are you so skilled?

Homura Akemi's lips twitched when she saw this. She understood them, after all, she also had her pride.

When Betty saw this, she was a little disappointed, but said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I don't care if everyone doesn't want to."

"You're mistaken. These guys just don't want to lose face," Homura Akemi sighed helplessly as she explained.

"It's okay, don't try to comfort me." Betty understood the situation; after all, most people would refuse if an outsider like herself suddenly joined the small team.

“I’m not lying to you.” Homura Akemi looked down at Betty to confirm once again.

"But...everyone ran away."

"The main reason is that the circumstances surrounding joining the organization are a bit... delicate."

For a moment, Homura Akemi didn't know how to explain it; this thing was simply inexplicable.

If only Amo were here right now.

Faced with this situation, Homura Akemi couldn't help but sigh, then she suddenly noticed something and her eyes lit up.

Wait! This aura... there's no mistake!

It's Leng Mo!

"Come on, I'll take you to find another guy. He'll never refuse you."

"Ok?"

As she spoke, Homura Akemi pulled Betty along and headed towards Leng Mo's direction.

……

Meanwhile, Leng Mo's location.

Having just left Echidna, he's currently stealing food from the kitchen, since it's best not to reveal his situation, as everyone assumes he's dead.

That's exactly the effect we wanted—to quietly reveal ourselves and shock everyone when the beluga whales attacked.

"Let me see what you're having for dinner today!"

Leng Mo smiled as she opened the kitchen's leftover food, filled with anticipation. What could be more fun than sneaking a bite?

It's like getting up in the middle of the night to sneak a bite from the fridge – so exciting and full of anticipation!

"Amo."

"Fuck!"

Xiao Meiyan suddenly appeared behind Leng Mo, startling him so much that he almost dropped the leftover food he was holding.

Have I been exposed?!

He immediately sensed something was wrong, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said, "Since you've been discovered, don't blame me!"

"What are you getting so worked up about? Do you think anyone else would call you Amo? It's obvious they're on our side." Akemi Homura said speechlessly when she saw Leng Mo like this.

"..."

What you said makes sense...

Leng Mo realized what was happening and was speechless. He looked at Homura Akemi and then noticed Betty holding Homura Akemi's hand.

"Huh? What's going on here?"

"Echidna told Betty the truth, you didn't know that, did you?" Homura Akemi stared at Leng Mo as if she could see through everything; it would be strange if he didn't know this.

"Ahem! I know, so what's the matter?"