Homura (Voice Over):
We pray for hope, embrace curses and protect you from the dark.
We're magical girls.
We traded our souls for our powers and a destiny of battle—a destiny which ends in oblivion.
For the only way to escape our despair is to vanish from this world.
The end will come for all of us.
So we continue our fight and wait for the Law of Cycles to lead us away.
In this broken world, doomed to repeat its tragedies and hatred, I dreamt of someone I knew and saw her familiar smile again.
Madoka (speaking in the background):
Once upon a time, in a place not too different from this one, a strange creature appeared.
The creature said it could grant a girl any wish she wanted.
And in return, the girls got magical powers and used them to fight the scariest monsters.
Soon, the girls from all over the world were having their wishes granted, which made the creature very happy.
They fought the monsters till they could fight no more, which made the creature even happier.
At the time, a rumor started spreading among these magical girls.
There was [??] their salvation.
It was said that at the moment they ceased to exist, a Being would suddenly appear and leaded them to a land far, far away from the monsters—a place without sorrow or hatred.
There're always light and love and peace.
Tomohisa:
Tatsuya's waking her up.
He might need some help, though.
Madoka:
Okay!
Tatsuya:
Mama! Mama! Wake up! Wake up!
Come on, mama! Mama! Mama!
Madoka:
Rise and shine!
Junko:
Gwaaaaaah!! Ah...?
Junko:
What's new in your world?
Madoka:
Hitomi's not doing so well.
Kyosuke has been so busy it's hard for her to see him.
Junko:
That's gonna be a big problem if they're serious about going steady.
Tell her, "Don't get discouraged, don't obsess and don't give up!"
Here.
Madoka:
I think Ms. Saotome is in the dumps, too.
She talks about the end of the world in class all the time.
Junko:
Oh, boy.
Well, maybe I can set her up on a blind date or something.
Madoka:
I wonder why she isn't more popular with the guys.
There's a lot of really cute things about her.
Junko:
When it comes to men, she sets her standards really high.
She doesn't wanna compromise.
That's just how she is.
Madoka:
Oh...
Junko:
Here we go!
Madoka:
Oh, I almost forgot.
We have a new student transferring today.
Junko:
That's weird.
Isn't it kinda late in the year for that?
Madoka:
I wonder what they're like...
Whoever it is, I hope we can be friends.
Kyubey:
Kyuu, kyu kyu.
Tatsuya:
Ah...
Junko:
Ah! Yay, safe!
Now be good and eat it all up, okay?
Tatsuya:
Okay!
Tomohisa:
Hey honey, some more coffee?
Junko:
Ooh, I better not.
All right! I'm off to work!
Tomohisa/Madoka/Tatsuya:
Have a great day!
Tomohisa:
Hey you, you'll be late if you don't hurry.
Madoka:
Huh? Oh, yeah.
See you later!
Tomohisa/Tatsuya:
Have a great day!
Chapter 03
[ OP ]
Chapter 04
Madoka:
Good morning!
Kyoko:
Glad you can make it today, Madoka!
Sayaka:
Nice job last night, killer!
Male Student:
Dude, I totally saw you walking home with her!
Sayaka:
You get any sleep after you got back?
Madoka:
Yeah, a little.
I didn't have time to do the reading assignment, though.
So I'm toast if I get called on today.
Kyoko:
Oh, don't even sweat it.
Hell, I didn't even bother doing my homework last night!
I'm in way more trouble!
Hey Madoka, you'll help me up your homework later, right?
Sayaka:
Hold it!
Don't you dare mix Madoka up in your shady scheming!
Kyoko:
It's only 'cause you won't let me see yours!
Besides, if anyone's shady it's you, all sneaking off by yourself to get a head start on your homework!
Sayaka:
I offered to help you with it when we got home!
It's your own fault for bailing to go watch TV!
Madoka:
Come on, you guys, take it easy...
Kyoko:
I knew it was gonna be too hard to go to school and be a magical girl!
There's never any time to have fun!
Sayaka:
Oh yeah?!
No one ever said "having fun" was gonna be part of the deal!
Kyubey:
Kyu.
Kyoko:
C'mon, Sayaka! You're too slow!
Sayaka:
Stop running around like that!
Ms. Saotome:
Ahem!
Okay class, just because the date of the Mayan apocalypse has passed, don't you dare think you're safe!
This is the beginning of the End times, kiddos!
We'll have a solar and lunar eclipse on the holy days of a certain religion totaling six.
Isn't that scary?
You better believe it.
What's it all mean?
It means that by 2050 our planet will experience—
What's it called, Nakazawa?
Nakazawa:
Uhh... I don't know what you're talking about, ma'am...
Ms. Saotome:
That's not an answer.
Statistics show 41% of a certain country's population believes the Second Coming of Christ will happen in the next 40 years!
The seven trumpets of the Revelations may blow any minute!
In my humble opinion, the end of the world might not be such a bad thing.
I've had my fill of men and love for one lifetime.
If the only thing I have to look forward to is hitting 40, I'd rather it all ended in one big explosion...
Nakazawa:
Um... ma'am? Are you...?
Ms. Saotome:
Huh?
Oh, I almost forgot.
We're going to have a new student joining us for the rest of the semester!
Kyoko:
What a space cadet!
Ms. Saotome:
Miss Akemi, you can come in.
Homura:
It's nice to meet you.
My name is Homura Akemi.
Ms. Saotome:
Miss Akemi was in the hospital for a while due to a heart condition.
Since she's been away from school for so long, she might need some help adjusting.
So let's all help her out, okay?
Students:
Yes, ma'am!
Sayaka:
Huh?!
Kyoko:
A Soul Gem?!
Madoka:
No way!
She's one of us!
Ms. Saotome:
There's an open desk next to Nakazawa.
Have a seat and we'll begin.
Sayaka:
If you knew about her, how come you didn't say anything to us?
Mami:
I'm sorry I didn't.
I kept it a secret because I thought it would be a fun surprise.
Homura:
Well, I knew that I should have introduced myself to you last night.
Kyoko:
Wait, last night we were hunting the Nightmare?
You mean you were waiting at the rendezvous point with Mami?
How come you didn't help us?
Mami:
She did.
As a matter of fact, she helped us out a lot.
She has the most amazing power.
She's so strong.
If she works with us, she'll boost our strength a hundredfold.
Homura:
I-I'm not really that strong, but I can back you up.
I'm not very good at attacks, though.
Sayaka:
Well, you seem pretty cool to me.
And with all the big-shot Nightmares we've been fighting lately, we need the extra help.
Kyoko:
I guess, after last night, you proved you've got what it takes to all with us.
If you wanna join our team, I'm cool with it.
Homura:
Thank you for the chance to prove myself.
I'll do my best to help you fight the Nightmares and keep everyone safe.
I won't let you down!
Madoka:
We'll all do our best together, Homura!
Chapter 05
Madoka:
Isn't it pretty?
Homura:
Mm-hmm.
Madoka:
Can you believe it's already been a month since you showed up here?
Homura:
No, I can't.
It's like the time is just flown by.
It feels like I've known you forever, though.
Madoka:
It'd be nice if the Nightmares stayed away tonight.
Then everyone could get a good night's sleep.
Kyubey:
Kyu. Kyuu.
Madoka:
If I tell you something, promise not to laugh.
With you here and us talking like this, it feels like something I've wanted for a long time.
Which is weird, 'cause we're just talking.
I mean we're gonna see each other at school tomorrow anyway.
Homura:
It's not weird.
I mean, I feel that way, too.
Sitting here with you, it seems like something I've wanted for a long, long time.
Kyosuke:
Hello, who is this?
Hitomi:
Ah, hi, Kyosuke.
It's just me.
Are you free to talk now?
Kyosuke:
Um, sure, Hitomi.
What's up?
Hitomi:
Sorry to call you so late, but, well...
I was wondering if you were doing anything this Sunday.
Do you have any plans?
Kyosuke:
Yeah, I do.
There's not much time until next recital, so... I have to practice on Sunday.
Sorry.
Hitomi:
No, I understand.
Kyosuke:
Our schedules never match up, do they?
Hitomi:
It's okay.
There's nothing you can do about it.
Besides, I know how dedicated you are to your music.
That's what I love about you!
Kyosuke:
Ha ha... Right.
I'll see you tomorrow at school, then.
Hitomi:
Okay... Good night.
I understand, his music means more than anything to him.
And that is what I love about him.
His drive, his passion...
Whatever!
Would it kill him to use some of that drive and passion on me for a change?!
Oh, I have had it!
I don't need Sundays anymore!
I wish his stupid recital would disappear!
If I had my way, it would... just...
Chapter 06
Mami:
[ Humming ]
Bebe:
Bubebe? Mojubube? (Cheese? Is this cheese?)
Mami:
Bebe, hand me hairpin, please.
Bebe:
Jubee... Bube? Jube! (Hard... Hm? Ah!)
Mami:
Oh?
Bebe:
Mojumecha becha! (A Night-Night Mare is there!)
Mojumecha bechako! (A Night-Night Mare is coming!)
Mami:
Oh no, not again!
Bebe:
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mami:
Goodness me.
I always say late nights are the enemy of beauty.
Kyoko:
Hey... Ain't that Hitomi Shizuki's Nightmare?
Sayaka:
I guess she's having a hard time.
Huh, with a boyfriend like Captain Oblivious, it doesn't surprise me.
Kyoko:
Ooh, sounds like someone's done and it's moving on!
Sayaka:
He he... Yeah, maybe.
I chalked it up to life experience.
Kyoko/Sayaka:
Eh?! Oops!
Mami:
Look sharp.
You're putting yourselves in danger if you don't take this seriously.
Sayaka:
Yes, ma'am.
Kyoko:
Where's Madoka and Homura?
Homura:
We're so sorry to make you wait!
Sayaka:
Glad you decided to show up!
Madoka:
Sorry, Sayaka.
Kyubey:
Kyu, kyuu.
Bebe:
Guwa ga ga!
Mojuju bebejobun! (Everyone's here! Everyone's here!)
Mami:
Alright!
Let's go to work, ladies!
Madoka/Homura/Sayaka/Kyoko:
Okay!
Magical girls:
Puella Magi Holy Quintet!
Chapter 07
Homura:
Madoka! Mami!
Mami:
Okay!
Madoka:
Go for it, Homura!
Madoka/Mami:
Tiro Duet!
Homura:
Release!
Sayaka:
I get how you feel, Hitomi.
But you gotta calm down!
Five Lillians!
Now, Kyoko!
Kyoko:
Latticework Barrier!
Madoka:
Look, you guys!
It stopped moving!
Mami:
Nicely done!
Now, let's finish this!
Magical girls:
Big cake! Round cake!
Right in front of me!
Who do you think this cake could be?
Bebe:
Mojumoju jubebe? (Is the cake Sayaka?)
Sayaka:
No, it's not me!
I'm just a little old raspberry.
That big, round cake's too red, don't you know?
Could the cake be Kyoko?
Kyoko:
No, not me!
I'm the juicy apple in this story.
That big, round cake loves Bebe, can't you see?
Is the cake Mami?
Mami:
No, it's not me!
I am the cheese.
This big, round cake is tumbling, you see.
Could the cake be Homura?
Homura:
No, not me!
I-I'm the pumpkin full of seeds.
This big, round cake looks sweeter than sweet.
Could the cake be Madoka?
Madoka:
No, it's not me!
I'm the melon, don't you see?
When you slice the melon, it will bring you sweet dreams.
Magical girls:
So why is the dreams so bitter of late?
'Cause the kitty's dream is the one on the plate.
It's so plump it's gonna taste great!
Bebe:
Mojumobe!
Homura/Madoka:
We did it!
Kyubey:
Kyuu!
Sayaka:
With us combining our powers like that, taking that sucker down was a breeze.
Mami:
There was a moment when I thought we were in trouble, though.
It's best not to get too overconfident.
Kyoko:
Why do you gotta be such a wet blanket?
Instead of preaching, you should invite us over for tea and cake.
Sayaka:
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Way to use your brain, Kyoko!
Mami:
Now, that's a great idea.
Who wants to come over for refreshments?
Madoka/Homura/Sayaka/Kyoko:
I do!
Chapter 08
Kyoko:
He he, come on, Sayaka!
You are too slow!
Mami:
I'm running a little low on chamomile tea, but I think I might have just enough for one more pot.
Madoka:
Goody!
I love your chamomile tea!
Mami:
Or I could make some of the echinacea tea I got the other day...
Kyoko:
Well, that stuff's so sour.
I don't do sour.
Sayaka:
Ha ha!
Your taste buds haven't developed at the first grade.
Kyoko:
Yeah, but my fist! huh!
Bebe:
Bechaco! Bechacotti! (Give me cheese! Cheese! I want cheese! Cheese!)
Mami:
I know Bebe, I didn't forget.
You'll get a special treat, too.
Bebe:
Mascarpone! Massscarpooone!
Madoka:
What's wrong, Homura?
Why so quiet?
Homura:
Huh? Oh, it's nothing.
I'm okay.
Homura (Voice Over):
Is that how battles are?
And have they always been like that?
Madoka:
Homura!
Do you wanna try some of my fried chicken?
Homura:
Sure, thanks.
It looks delicious.
Chapter 09
Kyoko:
Okay, what did you wanna talk about?
Homura:
Oh, um...
I was wondering, have things seemed a little odd to you lately?
Kyoko:
Huh?
I don't know what you mean.
I'd like how?
Homura:
Well, that's the thing... I don't know.
Everything just seems off.
Kyoko:
I got no idea what you're saying.
You feeling okay?
Homura:
I guess the reason I wanted to speak to you before anyone else was... you're the one who seems the most odd to me.
Kyoko:
What?
Homura:
What I mean is, compared to the impression I have of you, something about you seems different.
It's like you're not the same person you used to be.
Kyoko:
Okay, what are you trying to do here?
Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
Is that what this is?
Homura:
No, not at all.
Back where are you living now?
Kyoko:
What do you mean?
I'm crashing at Sayaka's place.
You lose your memory all of a sudden?
Homura:
And how long have you been in Mitakihara?
Kyoko:
I transferred in a little while before you did.
Homura:
And when was that?
Kyoko:
Hm?
I guess it was last year around... hmm...
When did I transfer in?
Oh, whatever, why does it matter?
Homura:
Where did you live before you moved to here?
Kyoko:
Kazamino, the next city over.
Things've got pretty quiet there for me, so when Mami told me stuff was getting outta her hand here, I came over.
Homura:
Have you gone back to visit Kazamino lately?
Kyoko:
No, thank you.
I don't got no reason to go back there.
Homura:
Hey, Kyoko.
Would you do me a favor?
Come to Kazamino with me.
Kyoko:
Huh? What the hell for?
Homura:
I just wanna go see it, that's all.
If the city is the same as you remember, I promise we'll turn around and come back.
Then I'll know it's just to me and not something else.
Kyoko:
I got no idea what your trip is, girl.
But whatever it is, I don't think you're pulling my leg here.
Not you? You're on the level?
Homura:
I am.
Kyoko:
Well, the trip won't be for nothing.
I know a good ramen shop there.
Buy me dinner, and we're even.
We got a deal or what?
Homura:
Dinner's on me, then!
Chapter 10
Kyoko:
At the next stop, we'll be in Kazamino City.
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Third Street.
Passengers for Shinonome Dental should disembark at this stop.
Kyoko:
Wait, that ain't right!
We're supposed to turn left up here!
Homura:
Maybe we got on the wrong bus.
Kyoko:
No way.
I'm sure we got on the one for Kazamino Station.
Homura:
Let's catch the next bus and go back.
And let's make sure it's the right one.
Kyoko:
That's the right one, no mistaken.
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Second Street.
Passengers bound for the Elementary School should disembark at this stop.
Stop requested.
Kyoko:
What's your problem?!
Stop the bus!
Damn...
Chapter 11
Kyoko:
What the hell's going on?
Homura:
We should try walking next.
If we go back to that crossroad and take the left fork, it should take us to Kazamino City, right?
Kyoko:
Yeah...
Kyoko:
Hey...
Was that crossroad really this far back?
Homura:
No.
It's odd we haven't reached it by now.
Kyoko:
Huh?! No way...
Homura:
Something's definitely wrong.
Either we missed the crossroad which I highly doubt or something else is going on here.
Kyoko:
Yeah, but what?
Why is this happening?
Is that some kind of trick to keep us from leaving Mitakihara City?
Homura:
I don't think the answer is as simple as that.
My theory is that nothing exists beyond the city.
Kyoko:
What? Really?
Homura:
Kyoko, I'm sorry, but could you not tell the others for a little while?
There's something I wanna check first, just to be sure.
Kyoko:
Are you crazy?!
We have to tell the others!
Homura:
Please.
I think it will be safer if we pretend we haven't discovered anything.
Kyoko:
Huh? Ah!
Homura:
If we draw attention to ourselves now, we'll be hunted down.
This is a trap, make no mistake.
Kyoko:
Got any idea what's going on?
Homura:
Yes.
Which is why I don't want you to do anything.
For now, let me handle this.
As far as I can tell, the one who's trapped this is only playing with our perceptions... for now.
So as long as we play along, we won't be in any danger.
Kyoko:
[ Sigh ] Fine, whatever you say.
Maybe my memories are screwed up, but I think I get you were coming from before.
Homura:
How so?
Kyoko:
It's weird, like, I don't remember you've been as tough as you're acting right now, but it doesn't surprise me either.
This you, the tougher you feels right.
Homura (Voice Over):
Am I the only one who remembers?
I have seen this kind of trap before.
A self-contained illusion.
A maze with no exit, where prey is lured and led astray.
There's no doubt about it.
This is a labyrinth.
Chapter 12
Homura (Voice Over):
Witches—the ones who spread despair and disaster.
It's the final form a magical girl takes when she's lost hope and given in to despair.
I remember how hard I'd fought to change a cruel destiny by repeating time over and over again.
It all ended, finally, thanks to one girl, whose sacrifice broke the cycle of hope and despair.
With that, the world should have been led to a new order of things.
However... it seems we've all forgotten what happened.
Or rather, we were made to.
Someone is trying to replace our memories of what happened with false ones.
And trapped us here, in this false Mitakihara City...
Chapter 13
Bebe:
Mobajege! (Hot!)
Mami: Ha ha... oh, you silly thing!
Mind your manners at the table, or you're going to turn into cheese!
Bebe:
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Moge! Mobe?
Madoka:
You guys are so cute together.
You're like best friends.
I remember that day I met you and there was Bebe, tagging along in being adorable.
Mami:
Bebe and I have been friends for a long time.
Bebe:
Mobe!
Mami:
I met her before anyone else.
We've had lots of adventures, far too many to count.
Homura:
Do you remember how Bebe came to stay with you or when you met her?
Mami:
Hm?
Madoka:
Hm?
Bebe:
Mojumoju bebekyubon? (Homura, why do you ask?)
Homura:
I was just curious is all.
Mami:
I'm not sure of the exact date, but it seems like ages ago.
Back in those days, I was all alone, the only magical girl in Mitakihara City.
The only one who comforted me and cheered me on, was Bebe.
Without Bebe in my life, I would've given up the fight long ago.
Madoka:
C'mon, don't say that...
Homura:
She's right, Mami.
You're much braver and stronger than that.
Mami:
Not really.
I just act confident because that was expected of a senior magical girl.
The thing is, Madoka and Sayaka have come into their own now.
We even have you and Kyoko to back us up, too.
I never dreamed that I have so many friends I could rely on.
I don't have to push myself so hard anymore because now I have help.
Ah?
Bebe:
Mojumoju churupechu. (Mami is a real crybaby.)
Mojumoju churupechu. (Mami gets lonely super-easy I know, I know.)
Mami:
Now, now.
Madoka:
The Nightmares have gotten stronger recently, but I feel way safer fighting 'em now than I did before.
'Cause now we've got more girls on the team.
Plus, I get to work with my friends.
That's always fun.
Mami:
Well, fighting Nightmares is not supposed to be fun.
Don't forget that.
Madoka:
He he...
Mami:
I know what you mean, though.
Things are better now.
It's the kind of life I used to dream about back before I met all of you.
We are bound by a destiny of constant battling.
To find any happiness in a life like this is incredible.
I never imagined it would be this way.
Homura:
Mami, may I trouble you for some more tea?
Mami:
Sure.
Back in a bit.
I have to boil some more water first.
Madoka:
What are you doing?
Is something wrong?
Homura:
I'm sorry, Madoka.
Bebe:
Mogyo?
mobe? mobecha! mobecha! mobecha!
Homura:
You can stop the charade now.
Bebe:
Mobebe? (What?)
Homura:
I've remember what you used to be.
You hear that?
I know what you really are.
Bebe:
Mogyuu?
Homura:
You've altered our memories and trapped us in this fake Mitakihara City.
You can deny it all you want, Bebe.
But this is your doing.
Bebe:
Mojubekko. (Don't understand...)
Mugya?!
Homura:
What do you want with us?
Is this some kind of game to you?
Is this how you have fun?
Bebe:
Jubee...
Chapter 14
Homura (Voice Over):
Memories are so annoying.
As soon as I get one back, others come flooding again, one after the other.
Yes, I remember Mami Tomoe now.
She always troubled me.
She would put on a strong front and go all out, but she had the softest heart of any of us.
Revealing the truth was always hard with her there, shattering her optimism.
It felt cruel, and it hurt me.
Homura:
I remember now, and I wish I could erase the memory of all the hearts I broke...
Bebe:
Mechamecha beko. (I don't know.)
Bechabon. (Don't blame me for that.)
Bechabo—Ugh!
Homura:
Let's have it.
Why are you doing this to us?
Tell me right now, or I'll end you!
Mami:
I was going to wait until I understood the situation.
But you were hurting Bebe, and I will not stand by and let that happen.
Homura:
You knew what I was up to...?
Mami:
Yes.
Now explain yourself.
Why do you want to hurt Bebe?
Homura:
You're being deceived by her.
This is not the real Mitakihara City.
Our memories are false.
None of this is real!
Mami:
Really now, Homura?
How can you say such things?
Bebe:
Mochogeee!
Mami:
Hurry Bebe, run!
Bebe:
Mochoge!
Homura:
I suppose this means you're going to protect that creature.
Mami:
I'm giving you the chance to walk away.
If you choose not to, you'll have to fight me.
Bebe:
Mochogeee!
Mami:
We know each other's moves too well.
But at this rate, do you think you can beat me?
Homura:
I can outlast you.
That's for sure!
Chapter 15
Mami:
Well, we aren't getting anywhere.
Huh?!
No! Stop!
Homura!
Homura:
Huh?!
Aaah! Ah!
Mami:
Your magic is quite fearsome.
But in a fight, you are fool if you think you always have the upper hand.
Homura:
Please, Mami.
Can you tell something's wrong?
Don't you feel anything strange about yourself?
Mami:
You could have killed me, but you didn't.
That must mean you still have some regard for my well-being.
But still, you were trying to kill Bebe.
Homura:
Please try to remember!
She's a witch!
The enemy of magical girls!
Mami:
I don't know what you're saying.
Witches are not our enemies; the wraiths are.
Homura:
Huh!
Mami:
Huh!
That's right.. wraiths.
That's what I've been fighting.
But then... what are these Nightmares?
Mami:
Ah?!
Homura:
Huh!
Mami:
What is this?
What's going on?
Nagisa:
Please don't be mad.
I can explain.
Mami:
Wait, who are you?
...Bebe?!
Nagisa:
I'm sorry I didn't say anything till now.
Mami, promise you won't get mad about what I'm going to tell you?
Chapter 16
Homura:
What are you doing here...?
Sayaka:
Honestly!
What the heck were you thinking, taking on Mami when she's in top form?
Either you've got a lotta guts or you're super dumb!
Homura:
I couldn't help getting into a fight with her.
I was defending myself.
I was really after—
Sayaka:
Bebe, right?
Let me guess. You thought 'cause she used to be a witch she's still that way.
Jumped to conclusions much?
Homura:
Then... you remember?
Sayaka:
'Course, I do.
That's why I'm here.
Think about it, though.
Nothing about this makes sense.
I mean, why would a witch go to all the trouble of making a labyrinth big enough to hold a city, if all she's gonna do is keep us here?
She isn't tryna hurt us, and she's not luring new victims in either, right?
The Sweets Witch you remember wouldn't do that.
She'd snuff us out the first chance she got, wouldn't she?
You would've realized that if you'd stopped to think.
It's pretty obvious this labyrinth wasn't designed to lure people in.
The witch who made it wants to maintain the status quo in here.
That's all what's going on.
Question is, who would want things to keep going on like this? And why?
Start there, work backwards and—
Running back into your own little time again, huh?
That's a bad habit of yours.
You count on that trick too much.
Homura:
You think the person who trapped us in here might actually be one of us, right?
Sayaka:
Would it really be all that surprising if it was?
Remember what Mami said, about her life now?
She said it's the happiest she's ever been.
So, you think she could be the witch?
Homura:
Well, a witch is the final form of a magical girl.
I don't know.
Maybe she is, maybe she isn't.
Sayaka:
That sounds like something you'd say.
While I got you here, mind if I ask you something?
When you find the witch who made this labyrinth, whatcha gonna do with her, Homura?
Homura:
Well, obviously, I'll—
Sayaka:
You'll what? Kill her?
Why? 'Cause she's a witch?
Homura:
What are you getting at?
Chapter 17
Sayaka:
Is this really so bad?
I mean really.
We don't have to kill anyone.
We just keep working together and having fun.
Is the person who wished for a life like that so evil that she deserves to die?
Homura:
Huh! Hold on.
Are you siding with a witch?
Sayaka:
Like you said, they're what we become.
Go figure I'd sympathize with her.
Homura:
I just realized something—a sort of crucial point in all this.
The creatures Mami remembered fighting were wraiths, not witches.
And Kyoko didn't understand the concept of labyrinths when I mentioned it.
Not because they'd forgotten about witches, but because neither of them knew about them in the first place.
Which makes sense, since witches don't exist in this universe.
A magical girl's soul is supposed to be taken by the Law of Cycles before she becomes a witch.
That's a concept she created when she remade the world—what she sacrificed herself for.
Sayaka:
I knew it.
You remember her too, don't ya?
Homura:
Yes, I do.
And that's what bothers me.
I should be the only one.
There are three people in this world who don't belong in it.
The first one is the witch who made the labyrinth.
The second one is Bebe, who looks just like a witch.
And the third one... is you, who remembers witches.
Who are you?
Are you really Sayaka Miki?
Sayaka:
Oh, come on.
I'm the same old Sayaka you've always known, Transfer Student.
Homura:
Your reflexes are impressive.
You certainly weren't this agile before.
Sayaka:
Whatever you do next, ask yourself this one question:
Could you be okay destroying this version of Mitakihara City?
Think hard about that before you do anything.
Just so you don't regret it later.
Chapter 18
Homura (Voice Over):
This city is fake.
An idealized world someone dreamed up.
Kyoko (Flashback):
Mami needed a help guarding the city, so I came over.
Mami (Flashback):
It's the life I used to dream about before I met all of you.
Sayaka (Flashback):
Is this really so bad? I mean really.
Homura (Voice Over):
Someone dragged us into this dream world.
A coward who's turned her back on her responsibility to fight the wraiths.
I can't forgive anyone who do something like that.
Magical girls must keep fighting, always.
It's the price we've paid for our wishes.
Our fate was tragic, once.
But she gave up everything to change it.
This farce is wasting the sacrifice Madoka made for us.
And I won't allow it.
Clara Dolls:
Gott ist tot! Gott ist tot! ...
Madoka:
Hey! Homura!
He he... Ah, thank goodness!
I've been looking for you.
Mami's worried about you, you know that?
What happened? You okay?
Homura:
I'm okay...
Chapter 19
Madoka:
Hey Homura, you really shouldn't go off by yourself like that.
If something's ever bugging you, you can always come talk to me if you want.
I might not be able to help you much with your problems, but it's way better than having to worry about them all by yourself, isn't it?
It hurts me to see you suffering so much when all I wanna do is help.
I wish you would talk to me...
Homura:
I had a dream, and it scared me.
Madoka:
Why?
Homura:
In my dream, you went someplace far away.
And it was so far I wasn't gonna be able to see you again.
And everyone forgot about you.
No one remembered you except for me!
I was the only one in the world who could!
I was so lonely and sad...
But no one understood how I felt.
I started to think all my memories of you were just things I'd made up...
I thought I was going crazy...
Madoka:
You're right...
That dream does sound awful.
But it's okay now, really!
I'm not going anywhere, especially if it's so far away I couldn't see you again.
I'd never do something like that.
Homura:
You wouldn't?
But how?
How can you be so sure?
Madoka:
You know how wimpy I am.
If I did anything that'd make someone as strong as you cry like this, it would break my heart.
Homura:
It would break your heart?
Leaving us behind would hurt you that much?
Madoka:
Of course, it would.
I'd hate to leave you and Sayaka... or Mami and Kyoko... or my mom, dad and Tatsuya... even Hitomi and all our friends from class, too...
I wouldn't go if I couldn't see you guys again.
I know I don't have the courage to do something like that, even if I didn't have a choice.
Homura:
Huh...!
You're right... I know you wouldn't.
Homura (Voice Over):
I knew it would hurt you more than anything.
But still... how could I have been so stupid?
I should have stopped you back then.
I should have stopped you no matter what I had to do.
I shouldn't have let that happen.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Huh?
Homura:
I want you to know that when the time comes and you have to make a hard decision, you will have the courage to make it.
One day, you'll find out there are things only you can do, and then, you'll know just how strong and how kind you really are.
Believe me, it's the truth.
Madoka:
Homura?
Homura:
Sorry, you probably don't remember anything either.
I know there's a chance you might just be an illusion or a fake version of you someone created...
How else could we see each other again like this?
Does it even matter?
Madoka:
Huh...?
Homura:
It does to me.
I can tell you are the real Madoka.
You are here and I can talk to you again and feel your kindness one more time, and I'm so happy.
Thank you.
I couldn't have asked for anything that will make me happier than I am right now.
I have to go now.
Sorry, but there's something I have to do.
Madoka:
But where are you going?
I wonder what's going on with Homura...
Kyubey:
Kyuu.
Chapter 20
Kyoko:
Hey, Homura.
What's going on?
Homura:
I was wondering, do you remember... the witches?
Kyoko:
Hold up, witches?
If I said I don't, is that something I should be worried about?
Homura:
No.
You shouldn't remember them.
Kyoko:
Aargh! What the hell's that mean?
Are you messing with me?!
Homura:
What about Madoka Kaname?
Kyoko:
Huh?
Homura:
Madoka.
Do you remember her?
Kyoko:
Of course, I remember her. Shouldn't I?
Ah! Wait, I shouldn't?!
Homura:
No.
If things were in order, you shouldn't remember her.
Those memories are false.
Kyoko:
This is like some kind of bad joke... for real...
Homura:
If I'd stopped and thought about it from the start, it would have been obvious.
To create a world where Madoka exists, someone would have to know about Madoka to begin with.
I figured it out.
I know who rewrote our memories and trapped us in this false Mitakihara City.
I know who it is...
Kyoko:
What's wrong, Homura?!
Tell me where you are!
Let me know, and I'll come get you!
Homura:
There's one last thing I have to confirm to be sure.
Don't worry, I can do this by myself.
And if I'm right, I'll end everything.
Kyoko:
Wait! What?!
Homura:
I'm sorry I got you involved in this.
Homura:
There's a limit to the distance my body can be away from my Soul Gem.
At most, it should be one hundred meters.
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Second Street.
Passengers bound for the elementary school should disembark at this stop.
Stop requested.
Homura:
It's true...
I'm not a magical girl anymore.
How could this happen? How...?
Why...? Why would I end up as this?
When did it even happen?
When did I... BECOME A WITCH?!
Chapter 21
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Fort! Fort! Fort! Fort!
Kyubey:
I'm sure you didn't really want to know the truth.
And yet, you couldn't bear it if you didn't seek it out.
Human curiosity is quite fascinating... and illogical.
Considering you were the one searching, I was certain you'd uncover the truth eventually, Homura Akemi.
Homura:
Incubator...
I should have known.
This could only be your doing.
Kyubey:
Naturally.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but you're probably wondering where your body and soul are?
Would you like to know?
Permit me to show you.
This is outside the false Mitakihara City.
This is the real you in the real world.
Homura:
How...?!
Kyubey:
Simple.
We developed an Isolation Field to completely contain your Soul Gem.
We were curious to see what happened to a tainted Soul Gem in a closed environment.
It had to be free from all external influences, or the experiment wouldn't work.
Homura:
Really.
Kyubey:
What is it that cleanses magical girls and makes them vanish?
It's something you call the "Law of Cycles."
Well, we wanted to know what happened to a Soul Gem when it's cut off from this phenomenon.
Thanks to you, we witnessed some very interesting results.
We observed a peculiar closed space—one that could shape its own reality as well as lure and trap victims.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is the power of that "witch" concept you explained to us before.
Your Soul Gem remains intact, preserved by the Isolation Field.
It's the only thing keeping you from completing your transformation into a witch.
Excuse the metaphor, but you're like a chick that wasn't able to break out of its shell and matured inside it.
That's the reason you wound up creating a labyrinth internally, as supposed externally.
Under these conditions, you managed to recreate a whole city inside your quote-unquote shell.
In other words, this is the world inside your Soul Gem.
Homura:
Interesting theory.
But if this labyrinth is isolated from the world, how could anyone be lured into it?
It's not possible!
Kyubey(s):
True, but we made a little adjustment.
The Isolation Field's barrier only works in one direction.
Even though it repels interference from the outside, we can allow victims to pass through.
But only if they're invited from within.
And you did the inviting.
You unconsciously chose your targets.
Once you let them enter, they were trapped.
Even under these limited conditions, we surmised that if the entity you referred to as the "Law of Cycles" ever wanted to reach you, it could.
All that had to happen was for you to invite it into your labyrinth.
Then, it would materialize in the form of one of your targets.
Once trapped, we Incubators would finally be able to identify and observe it.
Then we could find out what this karmic force is that makes magical girls disappear.
There are several people within your labyrinth who don't exist in the real world, and yet they seem to have existed at some point in time.
The most interesting of these is a girl who isn't recorded in any past memory and who isn't a future possibility either.
Even though she doesn't exist within the karmic cycles of our universe, she was able to slip into your world without causing any disturbance.
We were fortunate we didn't have to spend too much time or energy searching for it.
Who knows how long that would have taken?
But you saved us the trouble, Homura Akemi.
Thanks to you referring to the "Law of Cycles" as "Madoka Kaname," we were able to identify it rather quickly.
Homura:
Then... that is her.
Kyubey:
If we were disappointed in anything, it would be that Madoka Kaname never displayed any sign of having unusual powers.
It seems the memory rewriting performed by you, the master of the labyrinth, affected her as well.
She not only forgot the reason she entered, to save you, she also lost sight of who she really was and her capabilities.
So we couldn't do anything to her.
On one hand, Madoka Kaname forgot she was a god.
And on the other, you forgot you were a witch.
Because of that, we Incubators could only watch as this pointless endeavor unfolded.
We were fine, waiting patiently and observing.
But since you discovered the truth, the delicate balance within your world has started to crumble.
Now, Homura Akemi, reach out to Madoka Kaname for help.
If you do that, it will make her remember who she really is and what she came here to do.
Homura:
Tell me what your real goal is, Incubator.
Kyubey:
Of course, the "Law of Cycles" has been a hypothesis up to this point.
Now, we can observe it.
Homura:
For what purpose?
Satisfying curiosity is illogical.
You said so yourself.
So I can't believe you'd go to such lengths just to confirm Madoka exists.
Kyubey:
...
Homura:
You wanna CONTROL MADOKA, DON'T YOU?!
Chapter 22
Kyubey:
I won't deny it was our end goal in this whole affair.
It would have been a long and difficult endeavor though.
After all, this phenomenon has been a complete mystery to us.
We can't very well interfere with something when we can't confirm its existence.
Homura:
I seriously doubt you'd give up trying, though.
Kyubey:
True.
If we could observe it, we could interfere with it.
And if we can interfere with it, we can control it.
The information we'd collect from that would allow us to conquer the "Law of Cycles" completely.
Then, we could make magical girls turn into witches and collect vast amounts of energy all in one go.
Your hope and despair are the keys.
The phase change between those emotions creates huge amounts of energy—more than we ever imagined.
You magical girls are the gateway to limitless possibilities.
In our humble opinion, you should all conclude your existence by transforming into witches.
Why are you angry?
This has nothing to do with you anymore.
Your existence has reached its completion.
And now, at the end of your life, you've attained your wish to meet the one person you've waited so long for.
I should think you'd be happy about that.
Homura:
Hardly.
I am anything BUT HAPPY.
Kyubey:
Wait!
You can't be serious!
You're creating a curse?
What are you thinking?
It's spreading too fast to purify!
Homura:
As you are now, you won't know this, but you see, the reason I chose to become a magical girl was to save Madoka.
I stand by that choice!
You want me to betray her, but I'd rather turn into a witch before I do.
And I will never let you Incubators touch her again!
Kyubey:
You're willing to give up your salvation for her?
If you do, you'll spend the rest of eternity living among all these curses.
Homura:
Not at all.
In fact, I'll make sure this labyrinth will be my grave.
Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura are both here.
I have faith in them.
Kyubey:
That's ridiculous!
Do you have any idea what it would mean if you died inside the Isolation Field?
You won't be able to break out of the shell.
You'll transform into a witch inside its egg.
If you're trapped in there, the Law of Cycles won't sense you.
You'll be destroyed.
And your soul, no one will be able to save it from despair.
You'll lose your chance to see Madoka Kaname again, forever.
You can't want that!
Homura:
WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY?!
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da!
Kyubey:
I can't believe you'd prefer the worst possible fate.
Honestly, I can't comprehend why human thought is so illogical.
So this is being a witch...
My emotions have all come back to haunt me again...
I can't remember anything... anymore.
Just glimmers of light and regret...
Yes... This is it...
...My despair.
Madoka!
I just want to say thank you for coming here to this god-awful place.
I can't even say "goodbye" to you in the end.
I'm sorry...
Chapter 23
Mami:
That's... a witch?
Sayaka:
You don't have to be scared of her.
She looks horrible, but she's the one who's suffering here.
Kyoko:
It's like a bad joke.
Kyubey:
Wait a moment!
That's Homura Akemi.
You're not really going to fight your friend, are you?
Madoka:
Kyubey...?
Kyoko:
Humph.
I had no idea you could talk.
Mami:
It's unfortunate, Kyubey.
But we have to trust what Bebe's told us.
Kyubey:
Madoka, listen!
You have the power to save her!
All you have to do is acknowledge the real power inside you!
Madoka:
Huh?
Sayaka:
Don't listen to him, Madoka.
It'll be fine.
You'll see, just do what her and I told you earlier.
Sayaka:
It's OK, Homura.
We're not gonna let you go on like this.
Promise!
Kyubey:
Wha... Wh-what are you?
Nagisa:
Sayaka and I once brought hope to the world, but we succumbed to despair and spread our curses.
Sayaka:
Thanks to the Law of Cycles, me and her are working to free the world from that destiny once and for all.
You were so focused on Madoka you never noticed us, did you, Incubator?
Keeping you in the dark was the only way we could work without you interfering.
Kyubey:
So... the two of you are actually part of the Law of Cycles?
Sayaka:
No, not exactly.
We're more like her private secretaries.
Our job was to hang on the all of Madoka's memories and powers, till the time came to give them back to her!
Nagisa:
I'm Sayaka's backup and she is mine.
If things went bad and one of us two didn't make it, there'd always be someone to return Madoka's memories to her.
Sayaka:
Sending the three of us anywhere to save Homura seems like overkill to me.
She's keeping us on our toes, that's for sure.
Yeah, but it's for her own good, so it's worth a trip.
Besides, she fought her to keep the world safe, so saving her is at least we can do.
Madoka:
Sayaka...? Ah?!
Mami:
Come on, Madoka.
It's time we got to work!
Madoka:
Ah... Right!
Homura:
What are you doing! Stop!
You don't understand!
I have to die here!
Sayaka:
Jeez, Homura.
Quit being so stubborn!
We're here to help, so chill out already!
Kyoko:
Man!
What the hell've you guys gotten me into!
There you go.
Sayaka:
Thanks a lot!
Kyoko:
I had a horrible dream about you last night.
You were... dead.
But it wasn't a dream, it was real, wasn't it?
This right here, us fighting side by side... this is the dream, ain't it?
Sayaka:
It'd be sad if it were, but it's not like that.
Not really.
I thought I didn't have any regrets when I died.
But the truth is, when I found out about this assignment, I jumped at the chance to come back.
'Cause, in the end, I did have one regret...
You. I missed you.
Nagisa:
Seriously?
I came back 'cause I wanted to eat cheese one more time!
Sayaka:
Oh... Thanks a lot!
Way to kill the mood!
Kyoko:
He he...
Hey, you dummy!
Mami:
Tiro Finale!
Madoka:
Homura!
Homura:
No, Madoka! Stop!
Nagisa:
There it is!
The Incubators' seal!
Sayaka:
Homura, once we bust that seal open, you'll be free!
If the Incubators don't have a hold on you, you can reach the outside world and see the real Madoka again!
Chapter 25
Homura:
Ah...!
Madoka:
Please Homura, stop.
I told you, you shouldn't go off by yourself.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Whatever happens to you, good or bad, you're still you.
And I would never abandon you.
So don't give up.
Have faith!
Homura:
I'm sorry...
I'm so... weak...
I just wanted you back with me.
I didn't care what I had to do...
I'd commit the worst sins for one more chance.
Even if it turned me into a monster, It wouldn't matter.
As long as I could have you back...
Madoka:
Let's end this together.
You ready?
Homura:
Uh-huh...
Madoka:
You're not scared, are you?
Homura:
Mm-mm, I'm fine.
I'm not afraid... I'm ready.
Kyubeys:
This is so illogical!
Chapter 26
Kyoko:
Sayaka and Bebe...
They're gone, just like that?
Mami:
Not yet.
Kyoko:
Huh?
Mami:
They're helping Madoka take Homura away.
Kyoko:
Is that Madoka Kaname?
Mami:
Yes.
She is the Law of Cycles and one day she'll take us too.
Madoka:
I remember.
The reason I'm here was to get Homura back.
I can't believe I'd forget something so important.
Sayaka:
Well, you did have some unnecessary interference.
What a trip, talk about spinning our wheels.
Nagisa:
That was kind of annoying.
Madoka:
You waited for me all this time.
I'm sorry it took so long, but I'm here now.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Come on, let's go.
From now on, we'll be together.
Homura:
You don't know how long... I've waited... for this.
Madoka:
Ah...! Homura?
Homura:
Now... I've got you.
Kyoko:
What's going on?!
Mami:
W-What does she think she's doing?
Homura?!
Nagisa:
Look at her Soul Gem!
What are those horrible colors!
Sayaka:
It's not a curse!
What is that?
Obsession? Desire?
Homura, what's happening to you?
Homura:
I don't expect you to understand.
No one in the world could possibly understand.
This emotion is mine and mine alone.
And I've been saving it for her.
Madoka:
Homura, don't...!
You'll rip me apart!
Homura:
It has to be this way.
I'm never going to let you go again, Madoka.
Kyubey:
The world is being rewritten...
Does this mean a new principle has been born into this universe?
Homura:
You don't remember the last time this happened, do you?
Well, this is the second time I've seen this.
Kyubey:
What's happening?
Homura Akemi, what are you meddling in?
You're changing something, but what?
Homura:
Huh...
Kyubey:
I don't believe it.
Your tainted Soul Gem should have disappeared with your soul.
But it hasn't... Why?
Homura:
Because I remembered why I repeated time and suffered over and over again.
My feelings for Madoka, they run so deep even pain has become precious to me.
And as for my Soul Gem, a curse isn't what's tainting it.
Kyubey:
Then, what is...?
Homura:
Something you can't understand, Incubator.
It is the pinnacle of all human emotion.
More passionate than hope, much deeper than despair...
Love.
Kyubey:
Then, what are you?
You're not a magical girl anymore, but you're not transforming into a witch either.
Homura:
You're right...
I'm not a magical girl or a witch.
Madoka is as sacred as a god, and I pulled her from heaven.
So if you want to know what I've become, I suppose, if anything, you could call me a demon now.
Kyubey:
There's no doubt now.
Trying to put human emotions to use is just too dangerous for us.
We could never hope to control something whose final form is so irrational.
Homura:
Is that so?
Kyubey:
Oof!
Homura:
The curses that have spread across our world still have to be dealt with.
And you Incubators have become necessary for that task.
You're going to stay and help...
In-cu-ba-tor.
Chapter 27
Mami:
Huh...?
Kyoko:
hmm?
Ah?!
Sayaka:
Hey, do you have any idea what you've done?
Homura:
I do, but if you'd like to share your thoughts, please, enlighten me.
Sayaka:
Okay.
You broke off a piece of the Law of Cycles!
It's the only salvation us magical girls had!
Homura:
I only took a tiny sliver of it, that's all.
The piece that used to be Madoka, before she ceased to exist.
For some reason, you were all pulled in with her, and now you can't return to where you came from, either.
Sayaka:
You have no right to screw everything up like this!
Homura:
I'm an existence called "Evil" now.
And if Evil is supposed to disrupt the Divine and be a force of chaos, it's only natural for me to upset the laws of a god.
Sayaka:
Oh yeah?
What'll you do next?
Destroy everything?
Homura:
After all the wraiths have been wiped out, perhaps I will.
When that day comes, I suppose I can be your enemy then.
The question is, will you be able to stand up against me?
Sayaka:
Ugh!
Homura:
You're having a hard time remembering things, aren't you?
Nagisa:
Ha ha ...
Sayaka:
I-I think I remember being a part of something.
Some kind of being... or power bigger than this world.
But I-I can't remember what it was anymore.
All I know is I'm not supposed to be here...
Homura:
You're getting another chance of being human again.
If anything, you should be happy about that.
Eventually, life here will seem natural to you, and you'll forget all about the past.
Sayaka:
Even if I do, there's one thing I won't forget...
You, Homura Akemi, are a demon!
Homura:
We should pretend to be on good terms.
If you're always attacking me, Madoka might end up hating you.
Sayaka:
He he... Yeah, I'm fine.
It's just... I don't know.
I guess, when I saw you guys and heard you both say "good morning" again, I guess... I got super happy, that's all.
Hitomi:
Oh, Sayaka.
Sometimes you say most mysterious things!
Sayaka:
Yup! That's me!
The original international girl of mystery!
He he he...
Chapter 28
Ms. Saotome:
Remember, girls, do not associate with men who refuse to eat eggs unless they've been half boiled!
And you boys, better make sure you don't grow up to be men who complain about how the darn eggs are cooked, understand?!
Now that that's out of the way, let's give a big welcome to our new classmate!
Miss Kaname, come on in!
Madoka:
Um... My name is Madoka Kaname.
It's nice to meet you.
Mo-... um, I-I'm sorry, I mean my mother.
She was transferred to the U.S. so we had to move there.
We lived there for three years and just moved back.
And now that we're back, I'll be starting school here today.
And, uh, it's... it's nice to meet you!
Ms. Saotome:
Since she's been out of the country for so long, she might need some help adjusting.
So let's all pitch in and help her out, okay?
Female student A:
Hey, I was wondering, what was going to school like in America?
Female student B:
Was it cool over there?
I bet it was, huh?
I wish I could go!
Female student C:
You're so teeny and cute!
You look like a grade-schooler!
Madoka:
He he... Jeez, thanks.
But, I'm not that teeny...
Homura:
You guys, can't you see you are making her nervous bombarding her with questions?
Why don't you give her a moment?
Girl A:
Oh, yeah... Uh, sorry about that.
Homura:
I'm Homura Akemi.
Nice to meet you, Miss Kaname.
May I call you Madoka instead?
Madoka:
Huh? Um... Sure.
Homura:
If you don't mind, I'd like to show you the campus now.
Follow me, please.
Madoka:
Um... Miss Akemi? I, uh...
Homura:
Call me Homura.
Madoka:
Homura...?
I, uh... How... I mean, why are you showing me around?
Homura:
How does it feel to be back again?
Madoka:
Oh, well, I guess... everything feels familiar.
And, at the same time, it's different...
It feels strange.
Homura:
I'm not surprised.
It's been three years.
Madoka:
No...
It feels like nothing's changed at all.
In fact, if anything's changed around here, it's me...
Homura:
Huh!
Madoka:
Yeah, It is me...
I should have a different form... a different purpose here...
So, why...?
Ah? Homura?!
Hey! Let go!
Homura:
It's okay.
You're exactly what you should be... what you've always been.
Madoka:
Huh...?
Homura:
Madoka Kaname.
Do you treasure the world you live in?
Or would you break its laws to follow your heart?
Madoka:
Huh? Well, I... I, uh... I don't... I-I mean yes.
I do treasure this world.
But I don't think a person should go and break the rules just because they feel like it.
Homura:
Ah, I see...
Well then, I suppose one day, you'll also be my enemy.
It's fine, I don't care.
I'll keep wishing for a world where you can be happy.
Madoka:
H-Homura...? Um...
Homura:
I knew it.
They always did look better on you.
Table of Contents
Chapter 01
Homura (Voice Over):
We pray for hope, embrace curses and protect you from the dark.
We're magical girls.
We traded our souls for our powers and a destiny of battle—a destiny which ends in oblivion.
For the only way to escape our despair is to vanish from this world.
The end will come for all of us.
So we continue our fight and wait for the Law of Cycles to lead us away.
In this broken world, doomed to repeat its tragedies and hatred, I dreamt of someone I knew and saw her familiar smile again.
Madoka (speaking in the background):
Once upon a time, in a place not too different from this one, a strange creature appeared.
The creature said it could grant a girl any wish she wanted.
And in return, the girls got magical powers and used them to fight the scariest monsters.
Soon, the girls from all over the world were having their wishes granted, which made the creature very happy.
They fought the monsters till they could fight no more, which made the creature even happier.
At the time, a rumor started spreading among these magical girls.
There was [??] their salvation.
It was said that at the moment they ceased to exist, a Being would suddenly appear and leaded them to a land far, far away from the monsters—a place without sorrow or hatred.
There're always light and love and peace.
Sayaka:
Awesome job, Madoka!
Kyoko:
We got this thing right where we want!
Chapter 02
Madoka:
Huh!
Hmm... [ Sigh ] It's morning already?
Good morning, Kyubey.
Kyubey:
Kyu? Kyu.
Madoka:
Good morning, Dad!
Tomohisa:
Hey Madoka, morning.
Madoka:
Mom up yet?
Tomohisa:
Tatsuya's waking her up.
He might need some help, though.
Madoka:
Okay!
Tatsuya:
Mama! Mama! Wake up! Wake up!
Come on, mama! Mama! Mama!
Madoka:
Rise and shine!
Junko:
Gwaaaaaah!! Ah...?
Junko:
What's new in your world?
Madoka:
Hitomi's not doing so well.
Kyosuke has been so busy it's hard for her to see him.
Junko:
That's gonna be a big problem if they're serious about going steady.
Tell her, "Don't get discouraged, don't obsess and don't give up!"
Here.
Madoka:
I think Ms. Saotome is in the dumps, too.
She talks about the end of the world in class all the time.
Junko:
Oh, boy.
Well, maybe I can set her up on a blind date or something.
Madoka:
I wonder why she isn't more popular with the guys.
There's a lot of really cute things about her.
Junko:
When it comes to men, she sets her standards really high.
She doesn't wanna compromise.
That's just how she is.
Madoka:
Oh...
Junko:
Here we go!
Madoka:
Oh, I almost forgot.
We have a new student transferring today.
Junko:
That's weird.
Isn't it kinda late in the year for that?
Madoka:
I wonder what they're like...
Whoever it is, I hope we can be friends.
Kyubey:
Kyuu, kyu kyu.
Tatsuya:
Ah...
Junko:
Ah! Yay, safe!
Now be good and eat it all up, okay?
Tatsuya:
Okay!
Tomohisa:
Hey honey, some more coffee?
Junko:
Ooh, I better not.
All right! I'm off to work!
Tomohisa/Madoka/Tatsuya:
Have a great day!
Tomohisa:
Hey you, you'll be late if you don't hurry.
Madoka:
Huh? Oh, yeah.
See you later!
Tomohisa/Tatsuya:
Have a great day!
Chapter 03
[ OP ]
Chapter 04
Madoka:
Good morning!
Kyoko:
Glad you can make it today, Madoka!
Sayaka:
Nice job last night, killer!
Male Student:
Dude, I totally saw you walking home with her!
Sayaka:
You get any sleep after you got back?
Madoka:
Yeah, a little.
I didn't have time to do the reading assignment, though.
So I'm toast if I get called on today.
Kyoko:
Oh, don't even sweat it.
Hell, I didn't even bother doing my homework last night!
I'm in way more trouble!
Hey Madoka, you'll help me up your homework later, right?
Sayaka:
Hold it!
Don't you dare mix Madoka up in your shady scheming!
Kyoko:
It's only 'cause you won't let me see yours!
Besides, if anyone's shady it's you, all sneaking off by yourself to get a head start on your homework!
Sayaka:
I offered to help you with it when we got home!
It's your own fault for bailing to go watch TV!
Madoka:
Come on, you guys, take it easy...
Kyoko:
I knew it was gonna be too hard to go to school and be a magical girl!
There's never any time to have fun!
Sayaka:
Oh yeah?!
No one ever said "having fun" was gonna be part of the deal!
Kyubey:
Kyu.
Kyoko:
C'mon, Sayaka! You're too slow!
Sayaka:
Stop running around like that!
Ms. Saotome:
Ahem!
Okay class, just because the date of the Mayan apocalypse has passed, don't you dare think you're safe!
This is the beginning of the End times, kiddos!
We'll have a solar and lunar eclipse on the holy days of a certain religion totaling six.
Isn't that scary?
You better believe it.
What's it all mean?
It means that by 2050 our planet will experience—
What's it called, Nakazawa?
Nakazawa:
Uhh... I don't know what you're talking about, ma'am...
Ms. Saotome:
That's not an answer.
Statistics show 41% of a certain country's population believes the Second Coming of Christ will happen in the next 40 years!
The seven trumpets of the Revelations may blow any minute!
In my humble opinion, the end of the world might not be such a bad thing.
I've had my fill of men and love for one lifetime.
If the only thing I have to look forward to is hitting 40, I'd rather it all ended in one big explosion...
Nakazawa:
Um... ma'am? Are you...?
Ms. Saotome:
Huh?
Oh, I almost forgot.
We're going to have a new student joining us for the rest of the semester!
Kyoko:
What a space cadet!
Ms. Saotome:
Miss Akemi, you can come in.
Homura:
It's nice to meet you.
My name is Homura Akemi.
Ms. Saotome:
Miss Akemi was in the hospital for a while due to a heart condition.
Since she's been away from school for so long, she might need some help adjusting.
So let's all help her out, okay?
Students:
Yes, ma'am!
Sayaka:
Huh?!
Kyoko:
A Soul Gem?!
Madoka:
No way!
She's one of us!
Ms. Saotome:
There's an open desk next to Nakazawa.
Have a seat and we'll begin.
Sayaka:
If you knew about her, how come you didn't say anything to us?
Mami:
I'm sorry I didn't.
I kept it a secret because I thought it would be a fun surprise.
Homura:
Well, I knew that I should have introduced myself to you last night.
Kyoko:
Wait, last night we were hunting the Nightmare?
You mean you were waiting at the rendezvous point with Mami?
How come you didn't help us?
Mami:
She did.
As a matter of fact, she helped us out a lot.
She has the most amazing power.
She's so strong.
If she works with us, she'll boost our strength a hundredfold.
Homura:
I-I'm not really that strong, but I can back you up.
I'm not very good at attacks, though.
Sayaka:
Well, you seem pretty cool to me.
And with all the big-shot Nightmares we've been fighting lately, we need the extra help.
Kyoko:
I guess, after last night, you proved you've got what it takes to all with us.
If you wanna join our team, I'm cool with it.
Homura:
Thank you for the chance to prove myself.
I'll do my best to help you fight the Nightmares and keep everyone safe.
I won't let you down!
Madoka:
We'll all do our best together, Homura!
Chapter 05
Madoka:
Isn't it pretty?
Homura:
Mm-hmm.
Madoka:
Can you believe it's already been a month since you showed up here?
Homura:
No, I can't.
It's like the time is just flown by.
It feels like I've known you forever, though.
Madoka:
It'd be nice if the Nightmares stayed away tonight.
Then everyone could get a good night's sleep.
Kyubey:
Kyu. Kyuu.
Madoka:
If I tell you something, promise not to laugh.
With you here and us talking like this, it feels like something I've wanted for a long time.
Which is weird, 'cause we're just talking.
I mean we're gonna see each other at school tomorrow anyway.
Homura:
It's not weird.
I mean, I feel that way, too.
Sitting here with you, it seems like something I've wanted for a long, long time.
Kyosuke:
Hello, who is this?
Hitomi:
Ah, hi, Kyosuke.
It's just me.
Are you free to talk now?
Kyosuke:
Um, sure, Hitomi.
What's up?
Hitomi:
Sorry to call you so late, but, well...
I was wondering if you were doing anything this Sunday.
Do you have any plans?
Kyosuke:
Yeah, I do.
There's not much time until next recital, so... I have to practice on Sunday.
Sorry.
Hitomi:
No, I understand.
Kyosuke:
Our schedules never match up, do they?
Hitomi:
It's okay.
There's nothing you can do about it.
Besides, I know how dedicated you are to your music.
That's what I love about you!
Kyosuke:
Ha ha... Right.
I'll see you tomorrow at school, then.
Hitomi:
Okay... Good night.
I understand, his music means more than anything to him.
And that is what I love about him.
His drive, his passion...
Whatever!
Would it kill him to use some of that drive and passion on me for a change?!
Oh, I have had it!
I don't need Sundays anymore!
I wish his stupid recital would disappear!
If I had my way, it would... just...
Chapter 06
Mami:
[ Humming ]
Bebe:
Bubebe? Mojubube? (Cheese? Is this cheese?)
Mami:
Bebe, hand me hairpin, please.
Bebe:
Jubee... Bube? Jube! (Hard... Hm? Ah!)
Mami:
Oh?
Bebe:
Mojumecha becha! (A Night-Night Mare is there!)
Mojumecha bechako! (A Night-Night Mare is coming!)
Mami:
Oh no, not again!
Bebe:
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mami:
Goodness me.
I always say late nights are the enemy of beauty.
Kyoko:
Hey... Ain't that Hitomi Shizuki's Nightmare?
Sayaka:
I guess she's having a hard time.
Huh, with a boyfriend like Captain Oblivious, it doesn't surprise me.
Kyoko:
Ooh, sounds like someone's done and it's moving on!
Sayaka:
He he... Yeah, maybe.
I chalked it up to life experience.
Kyoko/Sayaka:
Eh?! Oops!
Mami:
Look sharp.
You're putting yourselves in danger if you don't take this seriously.
Sayaka:
Yes, ma'am.
Kyoko:
Where's Madoka and Homura?
Homura:
We're so sorry to make you wait!
Sayaka:
Glad you decided to show up!
Madoka:
Sorry, Sayaka.
Kyubey:
Kyu, kyuu.
Bebe:
Guwa ga ga!
Mojuju bebejobun! (Everyone's here! Everyone's here!)
Mami:
Alright!
Let's go to work, ladies!
Madoka/Homura/Sayaka/Kyoko:
Okay!
Magical girls:
Puella Magi Holy Quintet!
Chapter 07
Homura:
Madoka! Mami!
Mami:
Okay!
Madoka:
Go for it, Homura!
Madoka/Mami:
Tiro Duet!
Homura:
Release!
Sayaka:
I get how you feel, Hitomi.
But you gotta calm down!
Five Lillians!
Now, Kyoko!
Kyoko:
Latticework Barrier!
Madoka:
Look, you guys!
It stopped moving!
Mami:
Nicely done!
Now, let's finish this!
Magical girls:
Big cake! Round cake!
Right in front of me!
Who do you think this cake could be?
Bebe:
Mojumoju jubebe? (Is the cake Sayaka?)
Sayaka:
No, it's not me!
I'm just a little old raspberry.
That big, round cake's too red, don't you know?
Could the cake be Kyoko?
Kyoko:
No, not me!
I'm the juicy apple in this story.
That big, round cake loves Bebe, can't you see?
Is the cake Mami?
Mami:
No, it's not me!
I am the cheese.
This big, round cake is tumbling, you see.
Could the cake be Homura?
Homura:
No, not me!
I-I'm the pumpkin full of seeds.
This big, round cake looks sweeter than sweet.
Could the cake be Madoka?
Madoka:
No, it's not me!
I'm the melon, don't you see?
When you slice the melon, it will bring you sweet dreams.
Magical girls:
So why is the dreams so bitter of late?
'Cause the kitty's dream is the one on the plate.
It's so plump it's gonna taste great!
Bebe:
Mojumobe!
Homura/Madoka:
We did it!
Kyubey:
Kyuu!
Sayaka:
With us combining our powers like that, taking that sucker down was a breeze.
Mami:
There was a moment when I thought we were in trouble, though.
It's best not to get too overconfident.
Kyoko:
Why do you gotta be such a wet blanket?
Instead of preaching, you should invite us over for tea and cake.
Sayaka:
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Way to use your brain, Kyoko!
Mami:
Now, that's a great idea.
Who wants to come over for refreshments?
Madoka/Homura/Sayaka/Kyoko:
I do!
Chapter 08
Kyoko:
He he, come on, Sayaka!
You are too slow!
Mami:
I'm running a little low on chamomile tea, but I think I might have just enough for one more pot.
Madoka:
Goody!
I love your chamomile tea!
Mami:
Or I could make some of the echinacea tea I got the other day...
Kyoko:
Well, that stuff's so sour.
I don't do sour.
Sayaka:
Ha ha!
Your taste buds haven't developed at the first grade.
Kyoko:
Yeah, but my fist! huh!
Bebe:
Bechaco! Bechacotti! (Give me cheese! Cheese! I want cheese! Cheese!)
Mami:
I know Bebe, I didn't forget.
You'll get a special treat, too.
Bebe:
Mascarpone! Massscarpooone!
Madoka:
What's wrong, Homura?
Why so quiet?
Homura:
Huh? Oh, it's nothing.
I'm okay.
Homura (Voice Over):
Is that how battles are?
And have they always been like that?
Madoka:
Homura!
Do you wanna try some of my fried chicken?
Homura:
Sure, thanks.
It looks delicious.
Chapter 09
Kyoko:
Okay, what did you wanna talk about?
Homura:
Oh, um...
I was wondering, have things seemed a little odd to you lately?
Kyoko:
Huh?
I don't know what you mean.
I'd like how?
Homura:
Well, that's the thing... I don't know.
Everything just seems off.
Kyoko:
I got no idea what you're saying.
You feeling okay?
Homura:
I guess the reason I wanted to speak to you before anyone else was... you're the one who seems the most odd to me.
Kyoko:
What?
Homura:
What I mean is, compared to the impression I have of you, something about you seems different.
It's like you're not the same person you used to be.
Kyoko:
Okay, what are you trying to do here?
Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
Is that what this is?
Homura:
No, not at all.
Back where are you living now?
Kyoko:
What do you mean?
I'm crashing at Sayaka's place.
You lose your memory all of a sudden?
Homura:
And how long have you been in Mitakihara?
Kyoko:
I transferred in a little while before you did.
Homura:
And when was that?
Kyoko:
Hm?
I guess it was last year around... hmm...
When did I transfer in?
Oh, whatever, why does it matter?
Homura:
Where did you live before you moved to here?
Kyoko:
Kazamino, the next city over.
Things've got pretty quiet there for me, so when Mami told me stuff was getting outta her hand here, I came over.
Homura:
Have you gone back to visit Kazamino lately?
Kyoko:
No, thank you.
I don't got no reason to go back there.
Homura:
Hey, Kyoko.
Would you do me a favor?
Come to Kazamino with me.
Kyoko:
Huh? What the hell for?
Homura:
I just wanna go see it, that's all.
If the city is the same as you remember, I promise we'll turn around and come back.
Then I'll know it's just to me and not something else.
Kyoko:
I got no idea what your trip is, girl.
But whatever it is, I don't think you're pulling my leg here.
Not you? You're on the level?
Homura:
I am.
Kyoko:
Well, the trip won't be for nothing.
I know a good ramen shop there.
Buy me dinner, and we're even.
We got a deal or what?
Homura:
Dinner's on me, then!
Chapter 10
Kyoko:
At the next stop, we'll be in Kazamino City.
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Third Street.
Passengers for Shinonome Dental should disembark at this stop.
Kyoko:
Wait, that ain't right!
We're supposed to turn left up here!
Homura:
Maybe we got on the wrong bus.
Kyoko:
No way.
I'm sure we got on the one for Kazamino Station.
Homura:
Let's catch the next bus and go back.
And let's make sure it's the right one.
Kyoko:
That's the right one, no mistaken.
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Second Street.
Passengers bound for the Elementary School should disembark at this stop.
Stop requested.
Kyoko:
What's your problem?!
Stop the bus!
Damn...
Chapter 11
Kyoko:
What the hell's going on?
Homura:
We should try walking next.
If we go back to that crossroad and take the left fork, it should take us to Kazamino City, right?
Kyoko:
Yeah...
Kyoko:
Hey...
Was that crossroad really this far back?
Homura:
No.
It's odd we haven't reached it by now.
Kyoko:
Huh?! No way...
Homura:
Something's definitely wrong.
Either we missed the crossroad which I highly doubt or something else is going on here.
Kyoko:
Yeah, but what?
Why is this happening?
Is that some kind of trick to keep us from leaving Mitakihara City?
Homura:
I don't think the answer is as simple as that.
My theory is that nothing exists beyond the city.
Kyoko:
What? Really?
Homura:
Kyoko, I'm sorry, but could you not tell the others for a little while?
There's something I wanna check first, just to be sure.
Kyoko:
Are you crazy?!
We have to tell the others!
Homura:
Please.
I think it will be safer if we pretend we haven't discovered anything.
Kyoko:
Huh? Ah!
Homura:
If we draw attention to ourselves now, we'll be hunted down.
This is a trap, make no mistake.
Kyoko:
Got any idea what's going on?
Homura:
Yes.
Which is why I don't want you to do anything.
For now, let me handle this.
As far as I can tell, the one who's trapped this is only playing with our perceptions... for now.
So as long as we play along, we won't be in any danger.
Kyoko:
[ Sigh ] Fine, whatever you say.
Maybe my memories are screwed up, but I think I get you were coming from before.
Homura:
How so?
Kyoko:
It's weird, like, I don't remember you've been as tough as you're acting right now, but it doesn't surprise me either.
This you, the tougher you feels right.
Homura (Voice Over):
Am I the only one who remembers?
I have seen this kind of trap before.
A self-contained illusion.
A maze with no exit, where prey is lured and led astray.
There's no doubt about it.
This is a labyrinth.
Chapter 12
Homura (Voice Over):
Witches—the ones who spread despair and disaster.
It's the final form a magical girl takes when she's lost hope and given in to despair.
I remember how hard I'd fought to change a cruel destiny by repeating time over and over again.
It all ended, finally, thanks to one girl, whose sacrifice broke the cycle of hope and despair.
With that, the world should have been led to a new order of things.
However... it seems we've all forgotten what happened.
Or rather, we were made to.
Someone is trying to replace our memories of what happened with false ones.
And trapped us here, in this false Mitakihara City...
Chapter 13
Bebe:
Mobajege! (Hot!)
Mami:
Ha ha... oh, you silly thing!
Mind your manners at the table, or you're going to turn into cheese!
Bebe:
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Mojomot camembert! (Turn into cheese!)
Moge! Mobe?
Madoka:
You guys are so cute together.
You're like best friends.
I remember that day I met you and there was Bebe, tagging along in being adorable.
Mami:
Bebe and I have been friends for a long time.
Bebe:
Mobe!
Mami:
I met her before anyone else.
We've had lots of adventures, far too many to count.
Homura:
Do you remember how Bebe came to stay with you or when you met her?
Mami:
Hm?
Madoka:
Hm?
Bebe:
Mojumoju bebekyubon? (Homura, why do you ask?)
Homura:
I was just curious is all.
Mami:
I'm not sure of the exact date, but it seems like ages ago.
Back in those days, I was all alone, the only magical girl in Mitakihara City.
The only one who comforted me and cheered me on, was Bebe.
Without Bebe in my life, I would've given up the fight long ago.
Madoka:
C'mon, don't say that...
Homura:
She's right, Mami.
You're much braver and stronger than that.
Mami:
Not really.
I just act confident because that was expected of a senior magical girl.
The thing is, Madoka and Sayaka have come into their own now.
We even have you and Kyoko to back us up, too.
I never dreamed that I have so many friends I could rely on.
I don't have to push myself so hard anymore because now I have help.
Ah?
Bebe:
Mojumoju churupechu. (Mami is a real crybaby.)
Mojumoju churupechu. (Mami gets lonely super-easy I know, I know.)
Mami:
Now, now.
Madoka:
The Nightmares have gotten stronger recently, but I feel way safer fighting 'em now than I did before.
'Cause now we've got more girls on the team.
Plus, I get to work with my friends.
That's always fun.
Mami:
Well, fighting Nightmares is not supposed to be fun.
Don't forget that.
Madoka:
He he...
Mami:
I know what you mean, though.
Things are better now.
It's the kind of life I used to dream about back before I met all of you.
We are bound by a destiny of constant battling.
To find any happiness in a life like this is incredible.
I never imagined it would be this way.
Homura:
Mami, may I trouble you for some more tea?
Mami:
Sure.
Back in a bit.
I have to boil some more water first.
Madoka:
What are you doing?
Is something wrong?
Homura:
I'm sorry, Madoka.
Bebe:
Mogyo?
mobe? mobecha! mobecha! mobecha!
Homura:
You can stop the charade now.
Bebe:
Mobebe? (What?)
Homura:
I've remember what you used to be.
You hear that?
I know what you really are.
Bebe:
Mogyuu?
Homura:
You've altered our memories and trapped us in this fake Mitakihara City.
You can deny it all you want, Bebe.
But this is your doing.
Bebe:
Mojubekko. (Don't understand...)
Mugya?!
Homura:
What do you want with us?
Is this some kind of game to you?
Is this how you have fun?
Bebe:
Jubee...
Chapter 14
Homura (Voice Over):
Memories are so annoying.
As soon as I get one back, others come flooding again, one after the other.
Yes, I remember Mami Tomoe now.
She always troubled me.
She would put on a strong front and go all out, but she had the softest heart of any of us.
Revealing the truth was always hard with her there, shattering her optimism.
It felt cruel, and it hurt me.
Homura:
I remember now, and I wish I could erase the memory of all the hearts I broke...
Bebe:
Mechamecha beko. (I don't know.)
Bechabon. (Don't blame me for that.)
Bechabo—Ugh!
Homura:
Let's have it.
Why are you doing this to us?
Tell me right now, or I'll end you!
Bebe:
Mojuju becha... (Homura... can't breathe...)
Mojomot camembert... (I'll turn into cheese...)
Homura:
Huh?! Aaah!
Mami:
I was going to wait until I understood the situation.
But you were hurting Bebe, and I will not stand by and let that happen.
Homura:
You knew what I was up to...?
Mami:
Yes.
Now explain yourself.
Why do you want to hurt Bebe?
Homura:
You're being deceived by her.
This is not the real Mitakihara City.
Our memories are false.
None of this is real!
Mami:
Really now, Homura?
How can you say such things?
Bebe:
Mochogeee!
Mami:
Hurry Bebe, run!
Bebe:
Mochoge!
Homura:
I suppose this means you're going to protect that creature.
Mami:
I'm giving you the chance to walk away.
If you choose not to, you'll have to fight me.
Bebe:
Mochogeee!
Mami:
We know each other's moves too well.
But at this rate, do you think you can beat me?
Homura:
I can outlast you.
That's for sure!
Chapter 15
Mami:
Well, we aren't getting anywhere.
Huh?!
No! Stop!
Homura!
Homura:
Huh?!
Aaah! Ah!
Mami:
Your magic is quite fearsome.
But in a fight, you are fool if you think you always have the upper hand.
Homura:
Please, Mami.
Can you tell something's wrong?
Don't you feel anything strange about yourself?
Mami:
You could have killed me, but you didn't.
That must mean you still have some regard for my well-being.
But still, you were trying to kill Bebe.
Homura:
Please try to remember!
She's a witch!
The enemy of magical girls!
Mami:
I don't know what you're saying.
Witches are not our enemies; the wraiths are.
Homura:
Huh!
Mami:
Huh!
That's right.. wraiths.
That's what I've been fighting.
But then... what are these Nightmares?
Mami:
Ah?!
Homura:
Huh!
Mami:
What is this?
What's going on?
Nagisa:
Please don't be mad.
I can explain.
Mami:
Wait, who are you?
...Bebe?!
Nagisa:
I'm sorry I didn't say anything till now.
Mami, promise you won't get mad about what I'm going to tell you?
Chapter 16
Homura:
What are you doing here...?
Sayaka:
Honestly!
What the heck were you thinking, taking on Mami when she's in top form?
Either you've got a lotta guts or you're super dumb!
Homura:
I couldn't help getting into a fight with her.
I was defending myself.
I was really after—
Sayaka:
Bebe, right?
Let me guess. You thought 'cause she used to be a witch she's still that way.
Jumped to conclusions much?
Homura:
Then... you remember?
Sayaka:
'Course, I do.
That's why I'm here.
Think about it, though.
Nothing about this makes sense.
I mean, why would a witch go to all the trouble of making a labyrinth big enough to hold a city, if all she's gonna do is keep us here?
She isn't tryna hurt us, and she's not luring new victims in either, right?
The Sweets Witch you remember wouldn't do that.
She'd snuff us out the first chance she got, wouldn't she?
You would've realized that if you'd stopped to think.
It's pretty obvious this labyrinth wasn't designed to lure people in.
The witch who made it wants to maintain the status quo in here.
That's all what's going on.
Question is, who would want things to keep going on like this? And why?
Start there, work backwards and—
Running back into your own little time again, huh?
That's a bad habit of yours.
You count on that trick too much.
Homura:
You think the person who trapped us in here might actually be one of us, right?
Sayaka:
Would it really be all that surprising if it was?
Remember what Mami said, about her life now?
She said it's the happiest she's ever been.
So, you think she could be the witch?
Homura:
Well, a witch is the final form of a magical girl.
I don't know.
Maybe she is, maybe she isn't.
Sayaka:
That sounds like something you'd say.
While I got you here, mind if I ask you something?
When you find the witch who made this labyrinth, whatcha gonna do with her, Homura?
Homura:
Well, obviously, I'll—
Sayaka:
You'll what? Kill her?
Why? 'Cause she's a witch?
Homura:
What are you getting at?
Chapter 17
Sayaka:
Is this really so bad?
I mean really.
We don't have to kill anyone.
We just keep working together and having fun.
Is the person who wished for a life like that so evil that she deserves to die?
Homura:
Huh! Hold on.
Are you siding with a witch?
Sayaka:
Like you said, they're what we become.
Go figure I'd sympathize with her.
Homura:
I just realized something—a sort of crucial point in all this.
The creatures Mami remembered fighting were wraiths, not witches.
And Kyoko didn't understand the concept of labyrinths when I mentioned it.
Not because they'd forgotten about witches, but because neither of them knew about them in the first place.
Which makes sense, since witches don't exist in this universe.
A magical girl's soul is supposed to be taken by the Law of Cycles before she becomes a witch.
That's a concept she created when she remade the world—what she sacrificed herself for.
Sayaka:
I knew it.
You remember her too, don't ya?
Homura:
Yes, I do.
And that's what bothers me.
I should be the only one.
There are three people in this world who don't belong in it.
The first one is the witch who made the labyrinth.
The second one is Bebe, who looks just like a witch.
And the third one... is you, who remembers witches.
Who are you?
Are you really Sayaka Miki?
Sayaka:
Oh, come on.
I'm the same old Sayaka you've always known, Transfer Student.
Homura:
Your reflexes are impressive.
You certainly weren't this agile before.
Sayaka:
Whatever you do next, ask yourself this one question:
Could you be okay destroying this version of Mitakihara City?
Think hard about that before you do anything.
Just so you don't regret it later.
Chapter 18
Homura (Voice Over):
This city is fake.
An idealized world someone dreamed up.
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da! ...
Kyoko (Flashback):
Mami needed a help guarding the city, so I came over.
Mami (Flashback):
It's the life I used to dream about before I met all of you.
Sayaka (Flashback):
Is this really so bad? I mean really.
Homura (Voice Over):
Someone dragged us into this dream world.
A coward who's turned her back on her responsibility to fight the wraiths.
I can't forgive anyone who do something like that.
Magical girls must keep fighting, always.
It's the price we've paid for our wishes.
Our fate was tragic, once.
But she gave up everything to change it.
This farce is wasting the sacrifice Madoka made for us.
And I won't allow it.
Clara Dolls:
Gott ist tot! Gott ist tot! ...
Madoka:
Hey! Homura!
He he... Ah, thank goodness!
I've been looking for you.
Mami's worried about you, you know that?
What happened? You okay?
Homura:
I'm okay...
Chapter 19
Madoka:
Hey Homura, you really shouldn't go off by yourself like that.
If something's ever bugging you, you can always come talk to me if you want.
I might not be able to help you much with your problems, but it's way better than having to worry about them all by yourself, isn't it?
It hurts me to see you suffering so much when all I wanna do is help.
I wish you would talk to me...
Homura:
I had a dream, and it scared me.
Madoka:
Why?
Homura:
In my dream, you went someplace far away.
And it was so far I wasn't gonna be able to see you again.
And everyone forgot about you.
No one remembered you except for me!
I was the only one in the world who could!
I was so lonely and sad...
But no one understood how I felt.
I started to think all my memories of you were just things I'd made up...
I thought I was going crazy...
Madoka:
You're right...
That dream does sound awful.
But it's okay now, really!
I'm not going anywhere, especially if it's so far away I couldn't see you again.
I'd never do something like that.
Homura:
You wouldn't?
But how?
How can you be so sure?
Madoka:
You know how wimpy I am.
If I did anything that'd make someone as strong as you cry like this, it would break my heart.
Homura:
It would break your heart?
Leaving us behind would hurt you that much?
Madoka:
Of course, it would.
I'd hate to leave you and Sayaka... or Mami and Kyoko... or my mom, dad and Tatsuya... even Hitomi and all our friends from class, too...
I wouldn't go if I couldn't see you guys again.
I know I don't have the courage to do something like that, even if I didn't have a choice.
Homura:
Huh...!
You're right... I know you wouldn't.
Homura (Voice Over):
I knew it would hurt you more than anything.
But still... how could I have been so stupid?
I should have stopped you back then.
I should have stopped you no matter what I had to do.
I shouldn't have let that happen.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Huh?
Homura:
I want you to know that when the time comes and you have to make a hard decision, you will have the courage to make it.
One day, you'll find out there are things only you can do, and then, you'll know just how strong and how kind you really are.
Believe me, it's the truth.
Madoka:
Homura?
Homura:
Sorry, you probably don't remember anything either.
I know there's a chance you might just be an illusion or a fake version of you someone created...
How else could we see each other again like this?
Does it even matter?
Madoka:
Huh...?
Homura:
It does to me.
I can tell you are the real Madoka.
You are here and I can talk to you again and feel your kindness one more time, and I'm so happy.
Thank you.
I couldn't have asked for anything that will make me happier than I am right now.
I have to go now.
Sorry, but there's something I have to do.
Madoka:
But where are you going?
I wonder what's going on with Homura...
Kyubey:
Kyuu.
Chapter 20
Kyoko:
Hey, Homura.
What's going on?
Homura:
I was wondering, do you remember... the witches?
Kyoko:
Hold up, witches?
If I said I don't, is that something I should be worried about?
Homura:
No.
You shouldn't remember them.
Kyoko:
Aargh! What the hell's that mean?
Are you messing with me?!
Homura:
What about Madoka Kaname?
Kyoko:
Huh?
Homura:
Madoka.
Do you remember her?
Kyoko:
Of course, I remember her. Shouldn't I?
Ah! Wait, I shouldn't?!
Homura:
No.
If things were in order, you shouldn't remember her.
Those memories are false.
Kyoko:
This is like some kind of bad joke... for real...
Homura:
If I'd stopped and thought about it from the start, it would have been obvious.
To create a world where Madoka exists, someone would have to know about Madoka to begin with.
I figured it out.
I know who rewrote our memories and trapped us in this false Mitakihara City.
I know who it is...
Kyoko:
What's wrong, Homura?!
Tell me where you are!
Let me know, and I'll come get you!
Homura:
There's one last thing I have to confirm to be sure.
Don't worry, I can do this by myself.
And if I'm right, I'll end everything.
Kyoko:
Wait! What?!
Homura:
I'm sorry I got you involved in this.
Homura:
There's a limit to the distance my body can be away from my Soul Gem.
At most, it should be one hundred meters.
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da! ...
Bus announcement:
Next stop, Mitakihara City, Second Street.
Passengers bound for the elementary school should disembark at this stop.
Stop requested.
Homura:
It's true...
I'm not a magical girl anymore.
How could this happen? How...?
Why...? Why would I end up as this?
When did it even happen?
When did I... BECOME A WITCH?!
Chapter 21
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Fort! Fort! Fort! Fort!
Kyubey:
I'm sure you didn't really want to know the truth.
And yet, you couldn't bear it if you didn't seek it out.
Human curiosity is quite fascinating... and illogical.
Considering you were the one searching, I was certain you'd uncover the truth eventually, Homura Akemi.
Homura:
Incubator...
I should have known.
This could only be your doing.
Kyubey:
Naturally.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but you're probably wondering where your body and soul are?
Would you like to know?
Permit me to show you.
This is outside the false Mitakihara City.
This is the real you in the real world.
Homura:
How...?!
Kyubey:
Simple.
We developed an Isolation Field to completely contain your Soul Gem.
We were curious to see what happened to a tainted Soul Gem in a closed environment.
It had to be free from all external influences, or the experiment wouldn't work.
Homura:
Really.
Kyubey:
What is it that cleanses magical girls and makes them vanish?
It's something you call the "Law of Cycles."
Well, we wanted to know what happened to a Soul Gem when it's cut off from this phenomenon.
Thanks to you, we witnessed some very interesting results.
We observed a peculiar closed space—one that could shape its own reality as well as lure and trap victims.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is the power of that "witch" concept you explained to us before.
Your Soul Gem remains intact, preserved by the Isolation Field.
It's the only thing keeping you from completing your transformation into a witch.
Excuse the metaphor, but you're like a chick that wasn't able to break out of its shell and matured inside it.
That's the reason you wound up creating a labyrinth internally, as supposed externally.
Under these conditions, you managed to recreate a whole city inside your quote-unquote shell.
In other words, this is the world inside your Soul Gem.
Homura:
Interesting theory.
But if this labyrinth is isolated from the world, how could anyone be lured into it?
It's not possible!
Kyubey(s):
True, but we made a little adjustment.
The Isolation Field's barrier only works in one direction.
Even though it repels interference from the outside, we can allow victims to pass through.
But only if they're invited from within.
And you did the inviting.
You unconsciously chose your targets.
Once you let them enter, they were trapped.
Even under these limited conditions, we surmised that if the entity you referred to as the "Law of Cycles" ever wanted to reach you, it could.
All that had to happen was for you to invite it into your labyrinth.
Then, it would materialize in the form of one of your targets.
Once trapped, we Incubators would finally be able to identify and observe it.
Then we could find out what this karmic force is that makes magical girls disappear.
There are several people within your labyrinth who don't exist in the real world, and yet they seem to have existed at some point in time.
The most interesting of these is a girl who isn't recorded in any past memory and who isn't a future possibility either.
Even though she doesn't exist within the karmic cycles of our universe, she was able to slip into your world without causing any disturbance.
We were fortunate we didn't have to spend too much time or energy searching for it.
Who knows how long that would have taken?
But you saved us the trouble, Homura Akemi.
Thanks to you referring to the "Law of Cycles" as "Madoka Kaname," we were able to identify it rather quickly.
Homura:
Then... that is her.
Kyubey:
If we were disappointed in anything, it would be that Madoka Kaname never displayed any sign of having unusual powers.
It seems the memory rewriting performed by you, the master of the labyrinth, affected her as well.
She not only forgot the reason she entered, to save you, she also lost sight of who she really was and her capabilities.
So we couldn't do anything to her.
On one hand, Madoka Kaname forgot she was a god.
And on the other, you forgot you were a witch.
Because of that, we Incubators could only watch as this pointless endeavor unfolded.
We were fine, waiting patiently and observing.
But since you discovered the truth, the delicate balance within your world has started to crumble.
Now, Homura Akemi, reach out to Madoka Kaname for help.
If you do that, it will make her remember who she really is and what she came here to do.
Homura:
Tell me what your real goal is, Incubator.
Kyubey:
Of course, the "Law of Cycles" has been a hypothesis up to this point.
Now, we can observe it.
Homura:
For what purpose?
Satisfying curiosity is illogical.
You said so yourself.
So I can't believe you'd go to such lengths just to confirm Madoka exists.
Kyubey:
...
Homura:
You wanna CONTROL MADOKA, DON'T YOU?!
Chapter 22
Kyubey:
I won't deny it was our end goal in this whole affair.
It would have been a long and difficult endeavor though.
After all, this phenomenon has been a complete mystery to us.
We can't very well interfere with something when we can't confirm its existence.
Homura:
I seriously doubt you'd give up trying, though.
Kyubey:
True.
If we could observe it, we could interfere with it.
And if we can interfere with it, we can control it.
The information we'd collect from that would allow us to conquer the "Law of Cycles" completely.
Then, we could make magical girls turn into witches and collect vast amounts of energy all in one go.
Your hope and despair are the keys.
The phase change between those emotions creates huge amounts of energy—more than we ever imagined.
You magical girls are the gateway to limitless possibilities.
In our humble opinion, you should all conclude your existence by transforming into witches.
Why are you angry?
This has nothing to do with you anymore.
Your existence has reached its completion.
And now, at the end of your life, you've attained your wish to meet the one person you've waited so long for.
I should think you'd be happy about that.
Homura:
Hardly.
I am anything BUT HAPPY.
Kyubey:
Wait!
You can't be serious!
You're creating a curse?
What are you thinking?
It's spreading too fast to purify!
Homura:
As you are now, you won't know this, but you see, the reason I chose to become a magical girl was to save Madoka.
I stand by that choice!
You want me to betray her, but I'd rather turn into a witch before I do.
And I will never let you Incubators touch her again!
Kyubey:
You're willing to give up your salvation for her?
If you do, you'll spend the rest of eternity living among all these curses.
Homura:
Not at all.
In fact, I'll make sure this labyrinth will be my grave.
Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura are both here.
I have faith in them.
Kyubey:
That's ridiculous!
Do you have any idea what it would mean if you died inside the Isolation Field?
You won't be able to break out of the shell.
You'll transform into a witch inside its egg.
If you're trapped in there, the Law of Cycles won't sense you.
You'll be destroyed.
And your soul, no one will be able to save it from despair.
You'll lose your chance to see Madoka Kaname again, forever.
You can't want that!
Homura:
WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY?!
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Da! Fort! Da! Fort! Da!
Kyubey:
I can't believe you'd prefer the worst possible fate.
Honestly, I can't comprehend why human thought is so illogical.
Clara Dolls:
Fort! Da! Fort! Da!
Homura:
Huh!
Ah? Madoka?
Huh?! Ah! Aaah!
Ugh! Ugh! ...
So this is being a witch...
My emotions have all come back to haunt me again...
I can't remember anything... anymore.
Just glimmers of light and regret...
Yes... This is it...
...My despair.
Madoka!
I just want to say thank you for coming here to this god-awful place.
I can't even say "goodbye" to you in the end.
I'm sorry...
Chapter 23
Mami:
That's... a witch?
Sayaka:
You don't have to be scared of her.
She looks horrible, but she's the one who's suffering here.
Kyoko:
It's like a bad joke.
Kyubey:
Wait a moment!
That's Homura Akemi.
You're not really going to fight your friend, are you?
Madoka:
Kyubey...?
Kyoko:
Humph.
I had no idea you could talk.
Mami:
It's unfortunate, Kyubey.
But we have to trust what Bebe's told us.
Kyubey:
Madoka, listen!
You have the power to save her!
All you have to do is acknowledge the real power inside you!
Madoka:
Huh?
Sayaka:
Don't listen to him, Madoka.
It'll be fine.
You'll see, just do what her and I told you earlier.
Madoka:
O-Okay.
Chapter 24
Bebe:
Pa! Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Parmigiano Reggiano!
Sayaka:
It's OK, Homura.
We're not gonna let you go on like this.
Promise!
Kyubey:
Wha... Wh-what are you?
Nagisa:
Sayaka and I once brought hope to the world, but we succumbed to despair and spread our curses.
Sayaka:
Thanks to the Law of Cycles, me and her are working to free the world from that destiny once and for all.
You were so focused on Madoka you never noticed us, did you, Incubator?
Keeping you in the dark was the only way we could work without you interfering.
Kyubey:
So... the two of you are actually part of the Law of Cycles?
Sayaka:
No, not exactly.
We're more like her private secretaries.
Our job was to hang on the all of Madoka's memories and powers, till the time came to give them back to her!
Nagisa:
I'm Sayaka's backup and she is mine.
If things went bad and one of us two didn't make it, there'd always be someone to return Madoka's memories to her.
Sayaka:
Sending the three of us anywhere to save Homura seems like overkill to me.
She's keeping us on our toes, that's for sure.
Yeah, but it's for her own good, so it's worth a trip.
Besides, she fought her to keep the world safe, so saving her is at least we can do.
Madoka:
Sayaka...? Ah?!
Mami:
Come on, Madoka.
It's time we got to work!
Madoka:
Ah... Right!
Homura:
What are you doing! Stop!
You don't understand!
I have to die here!
Sayaka:
Jeez, Homura.
Quit being so stubborn!
We're here to help, so chill out already!
Kyoko:
Man!
What the hell've you guys gotten me into!
There you go.
Sayaka:
Thanks a lot!
Kyoko:
I had a horrible dream about you last night.
You were... dead.
But it wasn't a dream, it was real, wasn't it?
This right here, us fighting side by side... this is the dream, ain't it?
Sayaka:
It'd be sad if it were, but it's not like that.
Not really.
I thought I didn't have any regrets when I died.
But the truth is, when I found out about this assignment, I jumped at the chance to come back.
'Cause, in the end, I did have one regret...
You. I missed you.
Nagisa:
Seriously?
I came back 'cause I wanted to eat cheese one more time!
Sayaka:
Oh... Thanks a lot!
Way to kill the mood!
Kyoko:
He he...
Hey, you dummy!
Mami:
Tiro Finale!
Madoka:
Homura!
Homura:
No, Madoka! Stop!
Nagisa:
There it is!
The Incubators' seal!
Sayaka:
Homura, once we bust that seal open, you'll be free!
If the Incubators don't have a hold on you, you can reach the outside world and see the real Madoka again!
Chapter 25
Homura:
Ah...!
Madoka:
Please Homura, stop.
I told you, you shouldn't go off by yourself.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Whatever happens to you, good or bad, you're still you.
And I would never abandon you.
So don't give up.
Have faith!
Homura:
I'm sorry...
I'm so... weak...
I just wanted you back with me.
I didn't care what I had to do...
I'd commit the worst sins for one more chance.
Even if it turned me into a monster, It wouldn't matter.
As long as I could have you back...
Madoka:
Let's end this together.
You ready?
Homura:
Uh-huh...
Madoka:
You're not scared, are you?
Homura:
Mm-mm, I'm fine.
I'm not afraid... I'm ready.
Kyubeys:
This is so illogical!
Chapter 26
Kyoko:
Sayaka and Bebe...
They're gone, just like that?
Mami:
Not yet.
Kyoko:
Huh?
Mami:
They're helping Madoka take Homura away.
Kyoko:
Is that Madoka Kaname?
Mami:
Yes.
She is the Law of Cycles and one day she'll take us too.
Madoka:
I remember.
The reason I'm here was to get Homura back.
I can't believe I'd forget something so important.
Sayaka:
Well, you did have some unnecessary interference.
What a trip, talk about spinning our wheels.
Nagisa:
That was kind of annoying.
Madoka:
You waited for me all this time.
I'm sorry it took so long, but I'm here now.
Homura:
Madoka...
Madoka:
Come on, let's go.
From now on, we'll be together.
Homura:
You don't know how long... I've waited... for this.
Madoka:
Ah...! Homura?
Homura:
Now... I've got you.
Kyoko:
What's going on?!
Mami:
W-What does she think she's doing?
Homura?!
Nagisa:
Look at her Soul Gem!
What are those horrible colors!
Sayaka:
It's not a curse!
What is that?
Obsession? Desire?
Homura, what's happening to you?
Homura:
I don't expect you to understand.
No one in the world could possibly understand.
This emotion is mine and mine alone.
And I've been saving it for her.
Madoka:
Homura, don't...!
You'll rip me apart!
Homura:
It has to be this way.
I'm never going to let you go again, Madoka.
Kyubey:
The world is being rewritten...
Does this mean a new principle has been born into this universe?
Homura:
You don't remember the last time this happened, do you?
Well, this is the second time I've seen this.
Kyubey:
What's happening?
Homura Akemi, what are you meddling in?
You're changing something, but what?
Homura:
Huh...
Kyubey:
I don't believe it.
Your tainted Soul Gem should have disappeared with your soul.
But it hasn't... Why?
Homura:
Because I remembered why I repeated time and suffered over and over again.
My feelings for Madoka, they run so deep even pain has become precious to me.
And as for my Soul Gem, a curse isn't what's tainting it.
Kyubey:
Then, what is...?
Homura:
Something you can't understand, Incubator.
It is the pinnacle of all human emotion.
More passionate than hope, much deeper than despair...
Love.
Kyubey:
Then, what are you?
You're not a magical girl anymore, but you're not transforming into a witch either.
Homura:
You're right...
I'm not a magical girl or a witch.
Madoka is as sacred as a god, and I pulled her from heaven.
So if you want to know what I've become, I suppose, if anything, you could call me a demon now.
Kyubey:
There's no doubt now.
Trying to put human emotions to use is just too dangerous for us.
We could never hope to control something whose final form is so irrational.
Homura:
Is that so?
Kyubey:
Oof!
Homura:
The curses that have spread across our world still have to be dealt with.
And you Incubators have become necessary for that task.
You're going to stay and help...
In-cu-ba-tor.
Chapter 27
Mami:
Huh...?
Kyoko:
hmm?
Ah?!
Sayaka:
Hey, do you have any idea what you've done?
Homura:
I do, but if you'd like to share your thoughts, please, enlighten me.
Sayaka:
Okay.
You broke off a piece of the Law of Cycles!
It's the only salvation us magical girls had!
Homura:
I only took a tiny sliver of it, that's all.
The piece that used to be Madoka, before she ceased to exist.
For some reason, you were all pulled in with her, and now you can't return to where you came from, either.
Sayaka:
You have no right to screw everything up like this!
Homura:
I'm an existence called "Evil" now.
And if Evil is supposed to disrupt the Divine and be a force of chaos, it's only natural for me to upset the laws of a god.
Sayaka:
Oh yeah?
What'll you do next?
Destroy everything?
Homura:
After all the wraiths have been wiped out, perhaps I will.
When that day comes, I suppose I can be your enemy then.
The question is, will you be able to stand up against me?
Sayaka:
Ugh!
Homura:
You're having a hard time remembering things, aren't you?
Nagisa:
Ha ha ...
Sayaka:
I-I think I remember being a part of something.
Some kind of being... or power bigger than this world.
But I-I can't remember what it was anymore.
All I know is I'm not supposed to be here...
Homura:
You're getting another chance of being human again.
If anything, you should be happy about that.
Eventually, life here will seem natural to you, and you'll forget all about the past.
Sayaka:
Even if I do, there's one thing I won't forget...
You, Homura Akemi, are a demon!
Homura:
We should pretend to be on good terms.
If you're always attacking me, Madoka might end up hating you.
Nagisa:
Hi!
Kyosuke:
Hey, Sayaka.
How are you doing?
Hitomi:
Good morning, Sayaka.
Sleep well?
Sayaka:
Uh... yeah.
Sorry... Hey guys, how's it going?
What's up?
Kyosuke:
Are you OK, Sayaka?
Sayaka:
He he... Yeah, I'm fine.
It's just... I don't know.
I guess, when I saw you guys and heard you both say "good morning" again, I guess... I got super happy, that's all.
Hitomi:
Oh, Sayaka.
Sometimes you say most mysterious things!
Sayaka:
Yup! That's me!
The original international girl of mystery!
He he he...
Chapter 28
Ms. Saotome:
Remember, girls, do not associate with men who refuse to eat eggs unless they've been half boiled!
And you boys, better make sure you don't grow up to be men who complain about how the darn eggs are cooked, understand?!
Now that that's out of the way, let's give a big welcome to our new classmate!
Miss Kaname, come on in!
Madoka:
Um... My name is Madoka Kaname.
It's nice to meet you.
Mo-... um, I-I'm sorry, I mean my mother.
She was transferred to the U.S. so we had to move there.
We lived there for three years and just moved back.
And now that we're back, I'll be starting school here today.
And, uh, it's... it's nice to meet you!
Ms. Saotome:
Since she's been out of the country for so long, she might need some help adjusting.
So let's all pitch in and help her out, okay?
Female student A:
Hey, I was wondering, what was going to school like in America?
Female student B:
Was it cool over there?
I bet it was, huh?
I wish I could go!
Female student C:
You're so teeny and cute!
You look like a grade-schooler!
Madoka:
He he... Jeez, thanks.
But, I'm not that teeny...
Homura:
You guys, can't you see you are making her nervous bombarding her with questions?
Why don't you give her a moment?
Girl A:
Oh, yeah... Uh, sorry about that.
Homura:
I'm Homura Akemi.
Nice to meet you, Miss Kaname.
May I call you Madoka instead?
Madoka:
Huh? Um... Sure.
Homura:
If you don't mind, I'd like to show you the campus now.
Follow me, please.
Madoka:
Um... Miss Akemi? I, uh...
Homura:
Call me Homura.
Madoka:
Homura...?
I, uh... How... I mean, why are you showing me around?
Homura:
How does it feel to be back again?
Madoka:
Oh, well, I guess... everything feels familiar.
And, at the same time, it's different...
It feels strange.
Homura:
I'm not surprised.
It's been three years.
Madoka:
No...
It feels like nothing's changed at all.
In fact, if anything's changed around here, it's me...
Homura:
Huh!
Madoka:
Yeah, It is me...
I should have a different form... a different purpose here...
So, why...?
Ah? Homura?!
Hey! Let go!
Homura:
It's okay.
You're exactly what you should be... what you've always been.
Madoka:
Huh...?
Homura:
Madoka Kaname.
Do you treasure the world you live in?
Or would you break its laws to follow your heart?
Madoka:
Huh? Well, I... I, uh... I don't... I-I mean yes.
I do treasure this world.
But I don't think a person should go and break the rules just because they feel like it.
Homura:
Ah, I see...
Well then, I suppose one day, you'll also be my enemy.
It's fine, I don't care.
I'll keep wishing for a world where you can be happy.
Madoka:
H-Homura...? Um...
Homura:
I knew it.
They always did look better on you.
Madoka:
Huh...?
Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
Homura:
Huh!