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The two of them started discussing "Little Circle".

Their conversation was interrupted by the school bell.

"Mr. Xiaohe, you know a lot about 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica'."

"Because of work."

After all, he was the assistant to the original author, Akino Mirai.

The two fathers watched as students sparsely walked out of the school gate, but none of their children were among them.

“I’ve actually been thinking about this,” Kusakabe said reluctantly, then they started discussing again, “how are witches born? Is it Homura Akemi’s doing? She seems so mysterious.”

Xiaohe said somewhat awkwardly, "It's all about the negative will of humanity... From jealousy, greed, anger, and so on, witches representing the dark side were born."

As his assistant, who was responsible for finding out what would happen next, he couldn't give away any spoilers.

Kusakabe was very excited. "It's possible! It's very possible! Magical girls represent the hope of mankind, and witches are also born from people's negative will."

In the comics, Kyubey says that witches are beings born from curses.

This curse may very well have originated from humans.

Kusakabe became increasingly convinced of this.

Looking at Kusakabe, whom she had led into the ditch, Koga felt a little apologetic.

"What exactly does Homura Akemi know?" He was very puzzled about this. When he asked Akino Tori, Akino mysteriously said that it would be bad to reveal it too early and did not tell him.

He keeps everything secret from his assistants; he's really something.

Xiaohe thought helplessly.

"What is the purpose of her existence? Why does she care so much about Xiaoyuan? Where does this affection come from?"

"I always feel that Homura Akemi's words are very profound. There is no hope after transforming into a magical girl. Why is Homura Akemi so extreme?"

"There are too many puzzling aspects about this character."

Kogawa said a lot, but Kusakabe spread his hands and said, "I don't know either."

The two said in unison, "Tori Akino-sensei really likes to keep people in suspense."

At that moment, Xiaohe saw his daughter looking out at the school gate. As he said goodbye to Kusakabe, he asked her one last question: "Do you really like Sayaka?"

"Yes, because Sayaka is righteous, hardworking, and innocent."

"It might seem a bit strange, but you should be prepared."

"what?"

"Preparations like those for when Mami Tomoe dies in episode 6."

Xiaohe waved goodbye and walked towards her daughter.

Kusakabe shook his head; he had actually been prepared for this all along.

Sayaka, who is heading towards destruction, could die at any time.

Upon seeing the river, Little River complained, "Daddy, you're so slow!"

"I'm sorry," Koga said, scratching the back of her head and bowing slightly. "It's just... pitiful, Kusakabe-san."

"what?"

"It's okay, let's go home."

……

Monday has arrived.

"Oh, Akihisa, you're here so early to buy Jump?"

In the supermarket, the class monitor saw Mingjiu.

It's eight o'clock in the morning. Mingjiu is often late, and she has never seen Mingjiu get up this early before.

“Because I care a lot and want to know what happens next in ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’,” Akihisa replied.

Sayaka saw Kyosuke Kamijou and Hitomi together, and she was devastated beyond words. She vented her frustration by killing her familiars, leaving almost no pure parts of her Soul Gem.

Akihisa was worried that Sayaka's life was over.

"Huh? Didn't you say 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' was boring?"

"It was Xiong Er who said it, not me," Mingjiu retorted.

He walked to the bookshelf, took a deep breath, took down "Weekly Shonen Jump," and then went to pay for it.

……

As the sun rose, Akira, who hadn't been to school for a long time, sat in a nearby park, got ready, and opened Weekly Shonen Jump.

Homura Akemi came to see Sayaka and gave her a Grief Seed.

Sayaka kicked out the Grief Seeds, saying, "I don't want to associate with people who would abandon someone in distress or exploit them."

She understood that someone like Homura Akemi, who was empty inside and had given up on everything, wouldn't want to save her.

They must be thinking about something else.

Sayaka does not want to accept charity from someone like Homura Akemi who has ulterior motives.

“In that case, you will cause Madoka more and more pain.” Homura Akemi’s face was in shadow, only her sharp eyes were visible.

Everything she did was for Xiaoyuan.

Homura Akemi decided that she would simply kill Sayaka.

However, Sayaka was rescued by Kyoko.

"Why? Why be so extreme, Homura Akemi!" Akihisa didn't understand.

It shouldn't come to the point of killing Sayaka!

Moreover, Homura Akemi's inexplicable feelings for Madoka also baffled him.

"Ah, even magical girls are beyond my understanding!"

On the subway, Sayaka overheard a conversation between two men.

The content is that a woman loves him very much, but he is just using her.

If it's no longer useful, get rid of it.

This conversation delivered the final blow to Sayaka.

Her gaze was filled with despair and death, her body gradually turned into ripples of water, and finally, musical scores appeared in her eyes.

Sayaka doesn't look human anymore.

On Madoka's side, she decides to make a wish to Kyubey so that Sayaka's body can be restored to its original state.

"I...I want to become a magician..."

"Is Madoka finally going to become a magical girl?!"

Yoshihisa swallowed hard, nervously looking at the comic book.

With a loud "bang!", Kyubey was riddled with bullets by Homura Akemi and died.

Why do you always have to sacrifice yourself like this?

"It's useless, it's meaningless. Don't take yourself for granted!"

"Why don't you think more about the people who value you? You need to know when to stop!"

"If we lose you, someone will be heartbroken."

Why can't you notice it?

What should those who want to protect you do?

Homura Akemi burst into tears and collapsed helplessly to the ground.

This frightened Madoka, and she ran away despite Homura Akemi's attempts to stop her.

Another Kyubey appeared, and adorably ate its dead "self".

"You're not from this timeline, are you?"

From Kyubey's words, Akihisa finally understood.

It turns out that Homura Akemi is a magical girl who manipulates time and came to the present from another timeline.

So, is her almost loving feeling for Xiaoyuan something that will happen in the future?

"Oh, I see. Now I understand."

Homura Akemi knew about Witch's Night, had more information, and now had a reason to...

"Tori Akino-sensei really gave a perfect explanation."

“From the very beginning of drawing ‘Little Circle,’ he had everything planned out.”

"That's terrifying."

"Like in One Piece, where Shanks' hand gets bitten off by the Lord of the Coast..."

Homura Akemi came to change Madoka Kaname's fate.

In the future, Madoka must have become a magical girl and something terrible happened to her.

Homura Akemi refers to Kyubey as "the Incubator".

"Hatching?" Mingjiu asked in confusion. "Isn't hatching supposed to be about witches?"

He suddenly realized something, his face paled, and he clenched his fist around the jumper. "That can't be... that kind of thing..."

Kyoko found Sayaka.

She cares a lot about this fellow human.

To Akihisa's relief, Sayaka was still in human form.

Sayaka couldn't figure out the meaning of her existence; she just felt that nothing mattered.

She opened her palm, revealing the Soul Gem, which was almost completely dark. "The balance between hope and despair cancels out to zero. I remember you saying that, didn't you?"