"The Law of Cycles?"
Hearing this unfamiliar term, Madoka looked puzzled.
Homura and Mami also looked over in confusion.
They found it hard to imagine how Madoka, who was currently just an ordinary person, could have any effect on a multiverse-level domain.
"It's simple. Just make a wish," Su Mo stated. "The right person, at the right time, making the right wish. As long as that wish can resonate enough, it can shake the multiverse."
As mentioned before, because Kyubey was spread across a vast number of worlds, the number of magical girl universes centered around it had already reached a multiversal scale.
If the power of these magical girls could be triggered, the result would be a collection of all magical girls across all timelines in the entire multiverse.
This power would undoubtedly reach the domain of the multiverse.
The question was, what kind of wish could transcend culture, region, time, and universe to resonate with all magical girls?
The god-groups of Little Garden actually faced a similar difficulty. The choice they made was their Cosmology.
Punishing evil and promoting good, the unity of heaven and man, God's love for humanity... these god-groups believed that no matter the universe, no matter the circumstances, these were desires that humanity would always pursue.
With these desires as their core, they constructed their Cosmologys, established their god-groups, and created their Another Cosmology.
Therefore, the Cosmology of every god-group had the potential to be promoted to a single-digit existence.
However, because there were too many options, the Cosmologys of the major god-groups competed and collided with each other, and no single Cosmology could completely dominate the external multiverse.
Only when a Cosmology itself transcended eschatology and was recognized by the central hub of Little Garden would a winner finally be decided, covering the entire multiverse.
Compared to the fiercely competitive world of Little Garden, the world of Madoka Magica was clearly still in a pastoral, idyllic phase.
Although the magical girl world centered around Kyubey had reached a multiversal scale, it had not yet been unified like Little Garden, making it like a natural, untapped gold mine.
"Multiverse-domain-level power... is it that simple?" Hearing Su Mo's explanation, Madoka was very surprised.
In the chat group, forget Tier 8 multiverse-level power; even just entering the tiered system was like an insurmountable chasm for ordinary people.
Even talented individuals like Kanae and Rin Tohsaka, who had been constantly improving themselves after obtaining power from other worlds, hadn't managed to enter the tiers that quickly.
Their final power boosts were mostly achieved through Su Mo's blessings.
As an ordinary person, Madoka understood the difficulty of gaining strength all too well. How could it be that in Su Mo's words, even Tier 8 power seemed so easy? She even had the illusion that she could do it too.
"It's not simple in other worlds, but in this world, the difficulty is extremely low," Su Mo said.
A typical world simply didn't have the fertile ground for a multiverse-domain existence.
Even if it did, it would usually be like Little Garden, where one would have to fight tooth and nail for a slim chance of survival.
But the world of Madoka was different.
The existence of Kyubey and magical girls had naturally inserted a greatest common divisor into the multiverse, allowing the entire multiverse to be linked by this factor. There was fertile ground, and no competition.
It could be said that when it came to ascending to the multiverse domain, no world was easier than this one.
"Of course, the prerequisite is that the right person must make the right wish in the right way," Su Mo added, then looked at Madoka. "And in this regard, no one is more suitable than you."
The emotion-to-energy conversion technology Kyubey possessed required genuine emotions that burst forth from the depths of the heart to release enough energy.
And Homura's hundred loops, and the tangled karma that came with them, had amplified Madoka's already excellent magical girl potential dozens of times over.
With these buffs, Madoka's wish had the potential to trigger a chain reaction and resonate with all magical girls.
Other magical girls, even if they held the same wish, could not achieve the same miracle without a similar state of mind and the multiple layers of karma from Homura's loops.
In this matter alone, Madoka truly was the one who "could do it if she tried."
"Ehehe, am I really that amazing?" Madoka had been feeling a little inferior, as she was the most ordinary in the chat group, lacking the power of the others and being just a child. She never expected Su Mo to praise her so highly, and it made her a little embarrassed.
Beside her, Homura also breathed a sigh of relief. With Su Mo around, Madoka probably wouldn't do anything foolish. However...
"Big Brother Su Mo, if Madoka meets the requirements, why are you only telling us now?" After some thought, Homura asked with confusion. "Could it be that there's some kind of side effect?"
Based on her understanding and trust in Su Mo, if there wasn't a problem, he probably wouldn't have waited until now to speak.
Hearing this, Madoka and Mami immediately looked over.
"Mhm." Su Mo nodded without hesitation. "If we take this route, Madoka can indeed tip the scales of the multiverse, and may even leap up to become the Law of Cycles, a legal principle that governs the multiverse."
"But, a legal principle that relies purely on external resonance will completely dilute Madoka's own existence."
This was the greatest flaw of the Law of Cycles.
"Dilute... my existence?" Madoka didn't quite understand what that meant.
"Simply put, your very trace will be completely erased from the world. Your parents and family will forget you, as if you never existed."
"Except for the magical girls who have already been taken in, others will only recognize you as a law called the Law of Cycles, not as a living, breathing human named Madoka."
If it were an expert who already had the potential to grasp the rules of the multiverse, there would be no need to worry about this.
Even if they were diluted, their own existence would not be erased.
But Madoka was different. She was far too weak. For a human to suddenly leap to the status of a god who wields the laws of the multiverse, such a side effect was already quite mild.
Besides her past disappearing, she would be able to freely use multiverse-level power, just like an Aeon, as long as it didn't violate her own concept.
For most people, this side effect was nothing. Even the Asura and Buddhas of Little Garden would be green with envy if they heard about it.
Compared to multiverse-level power, what was the mere dilution of one's existence? At least one's personal will wasn't erased, right?
In Little Garden, forget ascending to the multiverse domain; even in ordinary divine battles, the replacement of gods was a common occurrence. Merely abandoning one's existence as a human could hardly be called a side effect.
However...
"No! I will absolutely not allow it!"
What was of no concern to Asura and Buddhas was unacceptable to an ordinary human, especially a young girl.
Before Su Mo had even finished speaking, before Madoka could even react, Homura was already in a panic. "To make Madoka's family forget her, how can we accept something like that?!"
Although she was the protagonist of the original story, unlike many "orphanage graduates," Madoka truly valued her family.
This could be seen from the frequency she logged into the chat group.
Compared to someone like Rin Tohsaka, who focused all her attention on the chat group, Madoka's life was the most normal one.
She considered the people in the chat group her friends, but friends were friends, and family was family.
Except for Su Mo's special position, the importance of others in her heart might not even exceed that of her ordinary friends, let alone her parents.
"Homura-chan..." Seeing Homura's agitated state, Madoka reached out and took her hand to calm her down.
Even she, after hearing the price Su Mo mentioned, hesitated immediately.
For a child, to be forgotten by her most important parents, for even her younger brother to no longer remember her, was almost like abandoning her entire life.
To sacrifice so much just to save magical girls from other universes that she didn't even know, was it necessary?
Anyway, for Madoka herself, she had always felt that being an ordinary person was fine. There was no need to pursue greater power, and no need to make sacrifices.
Thinking this, after a long hesitation, Madoka finally spoke. "Big Brother Su Mo... does 'forgotten by everyone' include you?"
"Madoka!" Homura's eyes widened, wanting to stop her.
"Of course not," Su Mo shook his head, glancing at Homura. "Nor does it include Homura and the other magical girls. Only ordinary people will be unable to perceive you."
"I see..." Madoka breathed a small sigh of relief. Compared to the ending in the original story, having Su Mo still remember her was already very good.
"What do you mean, 'I see'?! Madoka, don't you dare do anything foolish," Homura still couldn't accept it.
If she only considered her own happiness, this wasn't a problem for her.
After all, neither she nor Su Mo would forget Madoka. The three of them could still live happily together.
But considering Madoka, she couldn't imagine how sad she would be after losing her family. Even if she and Su Mo could always be with her, it was different from having parents.
"I know! Don't worry so much, Homura-chan. I'm not that foolish!" Madoka shook her head, comforting her friend.
But seeing her pensive look, and remembering what Madoka had done in the nearly hundred loops, Homura knew she wouldn't let this go easily.
This child was good in every way—kind, cute, and lovable—but when it came to being obedient, she had a strange stubbornness.
Homura was drawn to this brilliance, but she didn't want to see it self-destruct.
So, realizing that persuasion was useless, she suddenly looked up, her gaze pleading as she looked at Su Mo. "Big Brother Su Mo, you must have a way to stop Madoka, right?"
She had learned the essence of Madoka's strategy: when in doubt, ask Su Mo.
Faced with Homura's plea, Su Mo was as calm as ever. "I do. Not only that, but I also have a win-win solution that can satisfy both of your wishes... it just requires a little cooperation and patience."
At these words, everyone was taken aback, and their eyes immediately lit up with joy.