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Yuko Asahina got up to see him off.

When they got downstairs, Higashino saw the security guard's surprised expression.

Higashino smiled at him and greeted him.

The security guard took off his hat and bowed slightly.

Upon arriving at the company entrance, Asahina Yuko hesitated for a moment before asking, "Can I have a hug?"

"Huh?" Hibiki Higashino asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

"I guess it's because I'm very insecure," Yuko Asahina explained calmly. "I'm under a lot of pressure lately because I don't know if I can produce 'Your Name' well."

"Just do your best," Higashino comforted her. "And don't focus on your career. Pay more attention to your family and friends, and things will be much better."

"Mm." Asahina Yuko nodded and watched Hibiki Higashino leave.

……

Half a month has passed, and it's now July.

The cicadas began to chirp, disturbing Katsura Hinagiku's thoughts and making her feel agitated.

She was getting very impatient with Xiaoyuan's indecisiveness.

Faced with the stubborn Sayaka, the righteous Sayaka, and the suffocatingly correct Sayaka, Madoka could only cry, too cowardly to do anything.

"I wonder when Madoka will become a magical girl."

Kyubey kept saying that Madoka had great potential and that she would be stronger than everyone else after becoming a magical girl.

Because Kyoko has many Grief Seeds, she can use magic without restraint. Mami Tomoe is very talented, and even without many Grief Seeds to purify the Soul Gem, her strength is no less than that of Kyoko Sakura.

That's the difference in talent.

Sayaka was very envious, and she had always admired her senior who always helped others.

They believe that only Mami Tomoe is the true magical girl.

Madoka is much stronger than Mami Tomoe; once she becomes a magical girl, these difficulties will be easily resolved.

"Seriously, it's a magical girl manga, but the main character is always just an ordinary person. I don't know what to say..."

She flipped through Jump, speechless.

"I really want to see Madoka Magica. I wonder how many episodes are left. It should be soon, since Kyubey keeps tempting Sayaka and Madoka."

Katsura Hinagiku sighed, looked at the deserted campus, and walked out of the room.

Chapter 338 Magical Girl = Zombie, Autograph Session

"The more you try to figure out the right thing to do, the more out of control it becomes."

Madoka is very distressed about Sayaka's situation, feeling that her friend is gradually heading towards self-destruction on the right path.

She had no reason to console Sayaka and sighed alone.

"A good ending is not just about doing the right things."

With her mother's encouragement, Madoka decides to make a mistake and do something bad to stop Sayaka and Sakura Kyoko's rivalry.

Just as the two magical girls were about to fight again, Madoka stole Sayaka's Soul Gem and threw it off the overpass. The Soul Gem landed on a truck and gradually disappeared into the distance.

"So that's how it works. As long as Sayaka can't become a magical girl, there won't be any battles." Akihisa lay on the tatami mat, holding Jump in his hands, and made "hmm" sounds of agreement.

……

"Little brother, come here quickly!"

"Wait for me!"

The noise downstairs bothered Akihisa, who impatiently put down his jumper, stood up, walked to the window, and looked out.

It turned out to be a pair of brothers, each holding a net bag and carrying a transparent box around their waist, which contained rhinoceros beetles.

Seeing the two brothers playing around, Akihisa sighed, "Oh, so they're catching rhinoceros beetles. It really brings back memories."

When he was little, he would play this with his friends every summer. It was a wonderful summer memory, no less enjoyable than chilled watermelon or marble soda.

The two little ones ran out of Akihisa's sight, which annoyed him.

"I've finally waited for summer vacation, but all I can do is stay in my room and read comics. It's so unfair!"

Some of his friends traveled abroad to broaden their horizons, some went to Hokkaido to escape the summer heat, and some even went to China to see giant pandas...

Alone, with nothing to do, I spend my days with comics.

"Ugh! How awful!"

With a "whoosh," Mingjiu closed the window, preventing the summer's playful noise from entering the room.

But before long, he couldn't stand the heat anymore, so he quickly opened the two windows to let a breeze through and take away the heat.

"Let's do our homework instead."

He sat down at the table and started looking at the math problems.

Then, without realizing it, he started playing with a pencil.

Three to five minutes later, he returned to the jump, lay down, and started watching "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" again.

……

"That was really bad, Madoka. It's so strange that you threw your friend out like that."

Cupid opened his round eyes and smiled at Little Round.

Just now, Madoka threw Sayaka's Soul Gem out, and then Sayaka's eyes went blank and she collapsed.

Just like a corpse.

Homura Akemi caught up with the truck carrying the Soul Gem.

Kyoko didn't know what was going on either; it was extremely rare for a Soul Gem to leave a magical girl.

Akihisa was so engrossed in the storyline that he forgot his earlier impatience and became absorbed in the manga.

"So why? Throwing your friend out... What is going on..."

He licked his lips, sensing something was wrong.

"For magical girls, their original bodies are merely external things. The soul that is your true form has been streamlined into a safe form that can efficiently operate magic."

Akihisa looked at Jump and murmured, "Extract the soul and transform it into a Soul Gem..."

So magical girls are all zombies after all.

Zombies controlled by the Soul Gem.

Kyubey did this simply to help the magical girls fight the witches more effectively.

Leaving behind the fragile human body, it is easily susceptible to fatal injuries.

Now it's different. As long as you repair it with magic in time, it's just a minor fatal injury.

A magical girl being killed doesn't necessarily mean she dies.

"Are you kidding me! This is..." Akihisa said in disbelief, "This is a magical girl's pet?"

"What exactly is this 'Khubi' thing?!"

"He's like a demon!"

The noise downstairs started again, but the shocked Akihisa was no longer disturbed.

His mind was filled with astonishment at the new plot of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

Just like Kyoko Sakura.

……

"The plot of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' is progressing, and the truth about magical girls is gradually coming to light."

Shinbo Akiyuki looked at Jump and thought.

Perhaps because he was making magical girl anime, he had been focusing on "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

"Tori Akino-sensei has been laying the groundwork all along. The conversation between Akemi Homura and Kaname Madoka seems to be trying to reveal something."

"What exactly is it? And that 'Witch's Night' must be very important."

He looked worried, as if inspiration was right in front of him, but he just couldn't grasp it.

"Soul Gem, Lament Seed... Magical Girl and Witch... What's the relationship between them?"

“Well, never mind,” Shinbo Akiyuki suddenly looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and grinned, “I just need to keep watching.”

"It will be revealed eventually."

"Knowing too much is not good either."

……

Like episode six, "There's nothing left to be afraid of," this episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" delves even deeper into the cruelty of magical girls.

It also deviates further and further from the mainstream magical girl works.

Naoko Takeuchi was conflicted. Magical girls were her dream, and Sailor Moon was the embodiment of her fantasy.

She longed to remain as innocent and naive as a magical girl, punishing evil and promoting good, having a prince charming, and living a life as beautiful as a fairy tale.

However, the current "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" depicts another side of magical girls.

The kind and selfless Sayaka, just like a traditional magical girl, became a magical girl to save others and actively uphold justice.

Sayaka will only face a dark abyss.

And what about the selfish Anzu? For the sake of the Seed of Lamentation, she allows the familiar to devour people.

In a magical girl anime, this would be considered an absolute villain.

“But…” Naoko Takeuchi hesitated, “The selfless Mami Tomoe is dead.”

Apricots are just trying to survive.

It's hard to criticize.