Magia Exedra Story Transcripts/temp/portrait kurayami

Episode 1

(Narration)	Amidst the endless tapestry of time and space, this place was but one of a myriad of possibilities that may have existed.
(Narration)	This story is a little memory quietly tucked away in a corner of that possibility.
♪ Musical track: Cor Destructum
Sayaka Miki	We can't just let it roam free. Let's fight it together, Madoka.
Madoka Kaname	Mami isn't here, but...we should be fine if it's the two of us.
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Gradus Prohibitus
Sayaka Miki	We managed to make it this far...
Sayaka Miki	Madoka! I'll distract the Familiar.
Sayaka Miki	When I give the signal, you attack the Witch!
Sayaka Miki	Now! Go, Madoka!
Madoka Kaname	O-okay!
Madoka Kaname	What?! They're here too!
Sayaka Miki	Darn. Were they hiding?!
Sayaka Miki	(Does that mean they knew what we were planning?)
Sayaka Miki	Uh-oh. This could go very bad...!
Madoka Kaname	Sayaka!
♪ Music stops.
Madoka Kaname	Ahh!
♪ Musical track: Credens Justitiam
Mami Tomoe	Are you all right, Madoka?
Madoka Kaname	Mami!
Mami Tomoe	Everything is going to be okay. Just leave it to me.
(Narration)	*Whirl Whirl*
Mami Tomoe	This is what you get for picking on my Magical Girl juniors!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Postmeridie
Sayaka Miki	*Sigh* You were so cool back there, Mami.
Madoka Kaname	Yes. Not only did you save our lives...
Madoka Kaname	...you also defeated that Witch in no time flat.
Mami Tomoe	All right, that's enough compliments for one day. You're embarrassing me.
Sayaka Miki	Say, Mami...is there a way you prepare yourself for battle?
Mami Tomoe	Hmm...
Mami Tomoe	Unfortunately, I can't say I do anything in particular.
Sayaka Miki	*Sigh* I guess that means fighting...
Sayaka Miki	...is something that just comes naturally to you.
Madoka Kaname	Maybe if we watch Mami carefully...
Madoka Kaname	...we might learn a trick or two we could use.
Mami Tomoe	You're welcome to watch if you think it'd help.
Mami Tomoe	Just be careful when trying out anything you pick up.
(Narration)	The next day...
Madoka Kaname	Did you find that CD you were looking for, Sayaka?
Sayaka Miki	I did! They don't sell old CDs like this around here anymore, so...
Sayaka Miki	...I'm glad they had it at the library.
Madoka Kaname	I already returned the book I borrowed, so why don't we head home now?
Sayaka Miki	Yeah, good idea.
Madoka Kaname	Oh, look. It's Mami!
Madoka Kaname	That's a pretty thick book she returned. I wonder what it was about.
Sayaka Miki	Hey, Madoka.
Sayaka Miki	It's still in the return box. Why don't we go take a look?
Madoka Kaname	What? Wait, Sayaka!
Sayaka Miki	Here it is. The title says...
(Narration)	Chess Research II: The Psychological Warfare of Chess
Madoka Kaname	So Mami plays chess, huh?
Sayaka Miki	She never struck me as the type... Although I guess it fits.
Madoka Kaname	That book sounds pretty serious, though.
Madoka Kaname	We borrowed the book, but...what now?
Sayaka Miki	Let's see what it's about.
Sayaka Miki	"Take control of the game by reading your opponent's moves."
Sayaka Miki	"Lose your composure and lose the game. Control your emotions during the match."
Sayaka Miki	"Determine the risks and go on the offensive when the time is right."
Sayaka Miki	"Keep your true objective hidden until the very end."
Madoka Kaname	I wonder if we could use these strategies during battle.
Sayaka Miki	That's it, Madoka!
Sayaka Miki	Mami must have gotten good at strategizing and fighting...
Sayaka Miki	...because of her knowledge of chess!
Madoka Kaname	So if we read this book...
Sayaka Miki	We'll get better at fighting! Though maybe not right away.
Sayaka Miki	Once we finish this book, why don't we give these tactics a try?
♪ Music stops.
Sayaka Miki	"Keep your true objective hidden until the very end."
Sayaka Miki	I wanted to try using these tactics in a real battle, but...
Sayaka Miki	...I think it's best if we practice them together first.
Madoka Kaname	That's a good idea. It might be dangerous to try anything new against a Witch right away.
♪ Musical track: Place To Hunt
Madoka Kaname	The book said to read your opponent's moves. If that's the case, then Sayaka's attack will come...
Madoka Kaname	...from the right!
Sayaka Miki	I can't believe you dodged my attack again...
Madoka Kaname	I think it's because we practice together so much. I noticed that before you attack...
Madoka Kaname	...you tend to hold your sword up high.
Sayaka Miki	Oh. You might be right...
♪ Music stops.
Sayaka Miki	*Pant* *Pant* I feel like... I'm almost there, but...
Sayaka Miki	Let's move on to something else for now.
Sayaka Miki	Why don't we try attacking as a team?
Madoka Kaname	As a team...
Madoka Kaname	...Oh!
Madoka Kaname	I think I know a good way we can do that!
(Narration)	The next day...
♪ Musical track: Umbra Nigra
Madoka Kaname	Today, Sayaka and I will fight as a team!
Sayaka Miki	Yeah. We'll make up for what happened last time!
Mami Tomoe	Oh really? Then I look forward to seeing what you can do.
Mami Tomoe	But if I feel you two are in any danger, I will step in.
Madoka & Sayaka	Of course!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Agmen Clientum
Sayaka Miki	Let's do it like we practiced.
Madoka Kaname	Right. Let's show Mami what we learned!
Sayaka Miki	Ngh...
Sayaka Miki	(I can't lose my composure. I have to keep pressing forward!)
Sayaka Miki	(I'll ignore the Familiar and go straight for the Witch.)
Sayaka Miki	Hyah!
Sayaka Miki	Take this!
Sayaka Miki	You're finished!
Sayaka Miki	Just kidding!
Sayaka Miki	(That was just a feint!)
Sayaka Miki	(I kept my true objective hidden until the very end!)
Sayaka Miki	Now, Madoka!
Sayaka Miki	Finish that Witch off while you have the chance!
Madoka Kaname	You got it, Sayaka!
Madoka Kaname	Haaah!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Desiderium
Sayaka Miki	We did it, Madoka!
Madoka Kaname	Yeah, our strategy was a success!
Mami Tomoe	You both did very well. I'm impressed.
Madoka Kaname	Haha. We used the strategies we learned from chess.
Mami Tomoe	Chess?
Sayaka Miki	I made the Witch think I was going to attack it...
Sayaka Miki	...to draw it's attention so that Madoka could finish it off!
Sayaka Miki	I kept my true objective hidden until the very end!
Mami Tomoe	I see.
Mami Tomoe	Honestly, you gave me a bit of a scare there.
Mami Tomoe	But I see that was just your strategy at work.
Madoka Kaname	Actually...we learned it from you, Mami.
Mami Tomoe	Me?
Sayaka Miki	We saw you returning a book about chess at the library yesterday.
Sayaka Miki	We figured all your research about chess...
Sayaka Miki	...was what was helping you out in battle all the time!
Mami Tomoe	A book about chess?
Mami Tomoe	Do you mean...the one I found on the floor?
Mami Tomoe	I did put a book in the return box, but it wasn't one I borrowed.
Madoka Kaname	Huh?!
Sayaka Miki	You mean...we had it all wrong?!
Mami Tomoe	It certainly seems that way.
Sayaka Miki	No way...
Mami Tomoe	Haha. But I know what I saw today, and your teamwork was flawless.
Mami Tomoe	You've both improved greatly.
Mami Tomoe	And even if the strategy was based on a misunderstanding...
Mami Tomoe	...that was, without a doubt, the key to winning that battle.
Sayaka Miki	This isn't exactly what I was expecting...
Sayaka Miki	But you're right. The results speak for themselves.
Madoka Kaname	It definitely made me feel more confident.
Mami Tomoe	Haha.
Sayaka Miki	Oh, look!
♪ Music stops.
♪ Musical track: Clementia
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