The emergence of the concept of reincarnation made all the previous doubts from the audience seem utterly ridiculous.

What followed was a chilling anticipation.

If this is true...

Just how big of a scheme did Su Bai set up?

What exactly is the burden that Homura Akemi carries?

Audiences around the world have been waiting anxiously for a week.

When the new episode of the anime aired on time, almost everyone stopped what they were doing and stared intently at the screen.

The screen lights up.

A line of words slowly appeared.

I will never rely on anyone again.

These resolute words caused the hearts of all the viewers to sink.

The scene then cuts to one that no one had ever seen before.

A hospital room filled with the smell of disinfectant.

A thin, frail girl sat on the hospital bed. She wore thick glasses, and her two braids hung obediently in front of her chest. Her eyes were timid, and she dared not make eye contact with anyone.

Her name was displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Homura Akemi.

In the live stream, the chat window remained silent for several seconds.

【who?】

[That's Homura Akemi?! Are you kidding me?!]

【How is this possible! The cold-hearted Homura Akemi is actually like this?!】

The audience's brains went blank again.

That cold and powerful girl with long, straight black hair, and this timid and cowardly girl in front of me.

The contrast between the two was so great that no one could accept it at first.

Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open.

A girl with pink hair, holding a bouquet of flowers, burst in like a ray of sunshine.

"Hello, I'm Madoka Kaname from the class next door!"

Madoka Kaname.

In the initial timeline, it was she who took the initiative to reach out and pull Akemi Homura, who was insecure and lonely due to a heart condition, out of her closed-off world.

She introduced her to friends, encouraged her, and protected her.

During a witch's attack, Madoka Kaname, now a magical girl, coolly rescued Homura Akemi from being trapped.

Looking at the figure fighting to protect her, Homura Akemi's eyes lit up for the first time.

They became best friends.

Until the Witch's Night arrived.

In this initial timeline, Madoka Kaname and Mami Tomoe died together in battle.

Homura Akemi held Madoka Kaname's cold body and let out a silent wail.

Cupid appeared at the most opportune moment.

Do you want to change this ending?

"I can grant you any wish."

With tears blurring her vision, Homura Akemi raised her head and, with all her remaining strength, made the wish that would change everything.

"I want to meet Kaname-kun again!"

Her voice trembled with sobs, yet carried an undeniable resolve.

"But this time, it's not me being protected by her anymore!"

"It's me who wants to protect her!"

At this moment, time began to flow backward for the first time.

When Homura Akemi opened her eyes again, she was back on her first day at the school she had transferred to.

This time, she possessed magic.

The second cycle of reincarnation has begun.

She naively believed that as long as she told everyone about the future dangers, she could avoid the tragedy.

"I've come from the future! Believe me! Don't make a contract with Kyubey!"

She was greeted by everyone's stares, as if she were a madwoman.

Nobody believed her.

In the end, Madoka Kaname died in battle once again.

The third cycle of reincarnation.

She became more decisive and tried to solve everything herself.

However, her recklessness hastened Sayaka's collapse and indirectly led to infighting among the magical girls.

In the chaos, Madoka Kaname wished to become a magical girl in order to stop it all, but she exhausted her magic power in the battle.

Homura Akemi watched as her best friend turned into a witch right before her eyes.

To prevent this monster from destroying the world, Homura Akemi, with tears in her eyes, personally killed Madoka Kaname, who had already become a witch.

One attempt after another resulted in one failure after another.

Madoka Kaname died in front of her in various ways.

The animation uses a long, suffocating scene lasting more than ten minutes to depict this hellish cycle of reincarnation.

With each reincarnation, Homura Akemi's eyes grow colder.

She no longer asks anyone for help, nor does she explain anything anymore.

She took off the glasses that were hindering her from fighting.

She cut off her braids, which symbolized innocence.

She began studying frantically, stealing weapons, and researching tactics.

That timid, tearful girl was honed into a silent, cold-blooded, solitary warrior through repeated, bloody failures, living solely for the goal of saving Madoka Kaname.

When the flashback ended, the scene returned to the ongoing timeline.

Homura Akemi stood alone in the empty room, the walls covered with complex charts and timelines.

She looked at the faded red hair ribbon in her hand.

That was a long time ago, in some reincarnation, that Madoka Kaname gave to her.

She gently tied the hairband around her wrist, as if the warmth of her deceased friend still lingered on it.

Her lips moved slightly, her voice so soft it seemed a gust of wind could carry it away, yet so heavy it could crush the entire world.

"No matter how many times it happens, I will find a way to save you."

"because......"

"You are my only signpost in this eternal labyrinth."

The screen slowly fades to black as Homura Akemi's lonely, heartbreaking silhouette fades away.

The ending theme song is a song called "Magia".

A melody that is sad and lonely, yet incredibly resolute.

Like a knife, it precisely pierced the heart of every viewer.

There was a deathly silence online.

For several minutes, the whole world seemed to have been muted.

Healing Animation Company.

Shen Qingyue sat in front of the computer, tears already streaming down her face uncontrollably.

She covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud, but the immense grief made her body tremble violently.

Su Bai tells a story about the most extreme love in the most cruel yet tender way.

When the first viewer recovered from the immense grief, they typed two words in the comments section, their hands trembling.

[My heart aches for you.]

These two words are like a signal.

In an instant, all the audience's emotions exploded!

【OMG......】

【I'm sorry, Homura Akemi, I apologize for insulting you before! I was such an idiot!】

She wasn't indifferent; she left all her tenderness and tears in the cycle of the past!

This is true lone-wolf combat! Fighting against the entire world, against time itself, for one person!

A Bilibili animation streamer remained silent during his live stream. He took off his headphones and vigorously rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.

But those red-rimmed eyes couldn't be hidden no matter what.

The expert who previously analyzed the theory of reincarnation posted again, but this time, the post contained no logical analysis, only a single sentence.

This is a love letter written by a soldier to his beloved, a letter that transcends countless timelines.

At this moment, all the audience members, regardless of gender or nationality, were completely overwhelmed by a profound sense of heartache.

They finally understood all the irrationality of Homura Akemi's actions.

She wasn't indifferent; she simply lacked the energy to explain anymore.

She wasn't just a bystander; she had already endured far too many failures.

Behind her seemingly ruthless persistence lies something else entirely.

It is the purest, the deepest, and also the most desperate love.

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