Magia Record Another Story Part 2 Chapter 2: Kind-hearted Connections
Chapter 2: Kind-hearted Connections
Summary is by TigerEye81
“Remorse is an unbearably heavy thing.”
Episode 1: Nostalgia and Conflict
Shigure: “Now that we’re in the union… Where do we go from here…?”
Ui walks up to her sister to see what she’s doing. Iroha wants to send a message to Shigure and Hagumu, but doesn’t quite know how to word it. Since the KMU has obtained another stone, Iroha plans to throw a party to celebrate, and she hopes the party will allow them to become more familiar with each other.
Shigure gets the message and forwards it to Hagumu, who is being clumsy as ever in her school sewing club, so she didn’t see her own text from Iroha. When reunited, they discuss their worries about the message, and the ties they now have with the union, but suddenly, they get a text from Juri to meet up with her.
Despite Juri’s presence intimidating the duo, she’s in a rather chipper mood. After offering to buy the girls juice, she brings up a rumor that she heard from Livia. The rumor being that the Promised Blood is working alongside Magical Girls on the Eastern side of Kamihama, which both frustrates and intrigues Juri.
The duo confirms that they are Eastern Magical Girls, but note that the conflict between Western and Eastern Magical Girls is long over. Happy with the information, Juri goes about her day, leaving the duo with more questions than answers. Hagumu wonders if everyone really agrees with what the KMU is doing, and Shigure is worried that the West and East are going to potentially fight again.
With much reluctance, the duo goes to a certain maid cafe to find someone, who just so happens to be Kanagi while on her way to work. After the girls timidly request to speak to her, Kanagi agrees and gets in her maid outfit, before promptly serving her two clients.
The girls tell her about the rumor and their concerns, asking if Kanagi knows anyone that may be involved. Kanagi doesn’t deny the allegations, but claims she has seen no signs of unusual activity, and it would be very unlikely. That’s all the info they could get before she is called back into work, but not before giving the girls a coupon for the cafe.
Episode 2: Seeking is Punishment
Hagumu: “Kanagi called us… It’s terrifying, but… we can’t run away, can we?”
The following day, the duo is called by Kanagi to meet up with her. Shigure is worried of her becoming hostile, which causes her to jump when Kanagi approaches them. Turns out, Kanagi decided to do a bit more digging on the rumor, and plans on visiting all the Magical Girls of the East, and wants to bring the duo along.
First stop, is Himika, who immediately recognizes the duo, who are currently too anxious to speak. After Kanagi interviews her, the three set off for their next person, who happens to be Ryo, who hopes that they can get along as well as they did when they were feathers. Next is the apartment trio, who are relieved for the duo’s well being. Riko also greets them eagerly, sharing the same relief.
After visiting Riko, Kanagi decides to call it a day, before interviewing the rest of the Eastern Magical Girls tomorrow. However, Shigure and Hagumu are stunned that everyone was so happy to see them, despite them being a part of the Magius. They don’t believe that they deserve the kindness that they were receiving, and were expecting only resentment.
Kanagi acknowledges this, but says that they are mainly at fault for worrying everyone for essentially vanishing. She then calls Hagumu over to her, and flicks her on the forehead, before proceeding to do the same with Shigure, claiming that this is their payback and punishment.
Upon seeing the duo’s reluctance to reconnect and befriend the union, Kanagi gathers all the previously mentioned Magical Girls to discuss throwing a ‘welcome home party’. Despite the duo shyly trying to discourage it, it becomes clear that everyone has their minds set. They accompany the other girls as they shop for supplies for the party, even though they’re still sulking about it, even after the sun goes down and everyone goes home.
Episode 3: Sprout of Connection
Shigure: “A welcome home party… Why are you doing this for us? I don’t get it…”
The next day, the duo is still very hesitant on coming to the party, but Shigure knows that if they were to back out now, Kanagi would probably flick their foreheads again. When they arrive, they are greeted by Himika and two of her little siblings, along with Kanagi, who invites them to help with the celebratory preparations.
Once the preparations are complete, and everyone has arrived, Kanagi holds a toast to officially welcome Shigure and Hagamu back home. During the party, Shigure talks with Himika about their families, while all of her little siblings play with Hagamu, eventually exhausting her. Luckily, the apartment trio comes to the rescue by offering sweets. This leads to Seika giving Hagamu a cookie, albeit awkwardly due to her introverted personality and straight face. She then decides to do some comedic impersonations to ease up the mood, but the joke falls flat on its face.
The duo becomes more relaxed, and are further reassured by Kanagi that the West and East sides have settled down, despite the whole thing with the Kimochi stones going on at the moment. Even though there is tension in the air, Kanagi points out that everyone is now feeling a bit more at peace, and taking the time to blissfully enjoy life in ‘an atmosphere of mutual recognition and respect’.
Some time later, the duo meets up with Juri again, feeling just as, if not more intimidated than last time. Juri asks them what the East is like nowadays, correctly assuming that they went to check it out for themselves. Though she is surprised to find out that the West and East are not fighting anymore, thanks to the KMU.
Juri asks the duo if they have any useful information, but after a telepathic consideration, the girls lie and say they don’t have any more info to give. They eventually convince her, and she gets up and leaves, but not before threatening the two not to try getting in the Promised Blood’s way, or do anything suspicious.
On the way home, the two reflect on their recent confrontation with Juri, and realize that they did the right thing of lying to her, and in doing so, have grown more attached to the union as a whole. Shigure says she wants to stay a bit longer until they are ready, and Hagamu agrees.
Suddenly they get a text from Iroha, inviting them to a dinner party, and are quick to accept the invitation.