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Nemu and Touka discuss the growth of Eve while inside her barrier. While she has developed considerably since the Magius have put their plans into action, Alina fears that her barrier abilities might not keep Eve hidden from public eye for much longer. Furthermore, the impurities present within the barrier is making every Magius member inside sick, so Mifuyu suggests they leave for now.
Outside, the Wings of Magius' members mention other problems; Mifuyu notes the increasing difficulty of managing every feather with their growing numbers, leading to cases of miscommunication; They need to act before a rebellion eventually rises. Touka mentions their struggle with creating and managing multiple bases scattered across Kamihama, but Nemu suggests another idea; Instead of recruiting more leaders, they'll create a single, large enough base to greet every single member of the Magius within. While Touka says it's impossible despite her having secured housing for Mifuyu, Nemu states that she'll create a large castle. Touka briefly questions Nemu's means, but quickly guesses she'll do so with a Rumor.
Mifuyu asks if such a project is possible, and Nemu replies one story won't be enough to maintain such a giant structure and that she will have to keep writing sequel after sequel in order to maintain the castle's essence. The other Magius begin suggesting their own ideas for the castle's contents, such as a studio (by Alina), a laboratory (by Touka), and a bathhouse (by Mifuyu). Nemu retorts by having them ask themselves if such places will truly be coherent with their plans. Touka decides returning the question to Nemu, asking her what kind of rooms would be best in a castle, but Nemu has no idea.
Nemu comes back home. Her mother and brother arrive shortly after. The former apologizes to Nemu for taking so long, but Nemu replies it's no big deal. Nemu then begins helping her mother out with preparing dinner. Nemu's mother and brother begin talking about the latter's school day during dinner, and Nemu's brother asks his mother if she'll come to the school festival to see some of his yo-yo tricks. Nemu also offers her attendance, which earns her a reluctant nod from him. After that, Nemu's brother asks for help with his homework, and his mother suggests him he asks Nemu, since she believes she's smarter than her mother is, but the brother refuses. The mother insists she's exhausted and still has to wash the dishes, but Nemu decides to wash them in her stead while she helps the brother with his homework.
Back in her bedroom, she thinks once more about the Magius' suggestions for the contents of the base, and how dealing with them is difficult as they mean no harm. She gets surprised at her own reaction, however.
The following day, Mifuyu asks Touka if they should think of a name for the base. Tsukuyo remembers the proverb 'names and natures do often agree', and convinces everyone to think about a name together. Mifuyu suggests "Hope's Hearth", but she is shot down by Alina and Touka and told it sounds like an old lady's idea. Tsukuyo berates Mifuyu as well, and goes for her own suggestion: "The Magius Land of Love and Hope", but Alina says that's equally lame. Tsukasa decides to 'avenge' her sister and suggests "The Feathers' Respite - A Taste of Love and Hope", but Alina rips her a new one as well. Nemu suggests that Alina stops there since she's already 'won the fight'.
Mifuyu asks what Alina has thought of, and she replies with "Studio Little Hope". Nemu likes the name, finding it elegant. Mifuyu then asks Touka what she thought of, and she replies with "The Hope Observatory". The rest of the Magius then turn to Nemu to hear her own suggestion, and she offers "Fendt Hope". Everyone draws out a different meaning from the name, and from this Mifuyu concludes that this name is adequate, as it will mean something different for whoever hears it. Everyone agrees for this to be the future base's name, but Nemu suddenly reveals that she's already created the Uwasa for it before they could discuss the name.
Everyone is upset, but Nemu states that she feared the witches that they gathered would be discovered, and acted quickly to prevent that eventuality. Mifuyu apologizes for her hasty conclusions, but Nemu tells her not to worry. The Amane sisters complain that they didn't have to come up with a name to begin with. Nemu apologizes for upsetting them, but states that she was interested in hearing their opinions, and that she was glad everyone agreed on the keyword "hope". Nemu reassures them afterwards that she'll check in with all of them first before making additions to the base. She says that for now, only the underground chapel exists, but she can add to it by writing the sequels she mentioned the previous day. Everyone is delighted at the fact their own suggestions will come to fruition one day, but Touka fears they'll just stray away from their initial objective.
Nemu is prompted again what kind of base she wanted, as they never got an answer from her the previous day. She thinks that so long everyone is here with her, saying her name, then she doesn't mind what kind of base it is, as it will feel like a home anyways. However, she wants the place to be dedicated to their activities. She eventually replies that she wants neither company nor school, and that she wants it to be a place with her friends, which can also serve as a battleground where they are the employees and the witches they raise are their customers. She finally settles on the concept of a hotel, and fully dubs the base "Hotel Fendt Hope".
A brief flashback shows Nemu congratulating a White Feather for her impeccable service and bestowing her various gifts, such as one of her books. Back in the present, she ponders about her current progress, but a sudden jolt of pain makes her flinch. It's revealed that the pain is due to her having used some of her life energy to create the Misery Water Rumor. Despite the progress the Magius have made, she still feels empty inside.
She ponders this emptiness, and emits several hypotheses, but none of them prove entirely satisfactory. She concludes that she does not feel conscious remorse over her own actions, but rather a personal problem. She ponders about the cost of her wish, the massive amount of energy required to put their plan to fruition. She ponders a magical girl's responsibility, as a blissfully ignorant Puella Magi would be like someone who signed a contract without reading it. With that conclusion, she dismisses her emptiness and believes it has no such place when she is working towards the liberation of magical girls.
She watches as people go on with their daily life, and laments their ignorance. Suddenly, she is contacted by the same White Feather she congratulated the other day. The latter claims that she is struggling with a witch and would like Nemu's assistance, to which the latter agrees on. She laments the state of the world again before heading off.
Nemu meets up with a Black Feather at the scheduled location. Nemu does not sense any particular energy signature, and the Black Feather notes that the witch has moved. While being escorted to the location, alongside another Black Feather, Nemu asks them if they felt empty, out of pure curiosity, and reassures them that she will not evaluate them based on their reply. The Black Feathers reply that when they realized the burden of their wish, their eventual fate, and the fact that they cannot go back, that they had given up on fighting completely. After crying, screaming about it, all that remained was nothing. However, Nemu thinks that she is not the same as them.
They find the witch, and sense the White Feather fighting inside. The Black Feathers comment how the witch is outside of Kamihama, but Nemu reassures them that she can handle it without much of a problem. Once inside of the barrier, Nemu meets up with the struggling White Feather, and asks her to stand back while she deals with the witch herself, but the Feather refuses. Nemu insists, reminding her that she became part of the Magius so she could be saved and that she should value her life more, but the White Feather replies that losing Nemu would mean losing one of their leaders. Nemu eventually complies, but still asks the White Feather to be careful.
The witch is defeated, and the Black Feathers praise Nemu for her hard work. Nemu offers them the grief seed, but the feathers get doubtful as they haven't even done anything in the first place. Nemu explains that this is repayment due to the White Feather having unfortunately lost her life in the battle.
Nemu thinks again about the late White Feather's words. She mulls over how she lost her life, but how none of the world knows of this. If a Magical Girl saves someone, no one will ever notice. As countless people pass by her without noticing her, she finally understands what this emptiness is due to: No one is here to acknowledge their achivements as Magical Girls, or what they're even doing in the first place.
The next part is a flashback of Nemu, Touka and Ui's hospitalization. They watch as Nemu's newly published story dramatically rises up in views. While Touka mentions that specific tools such as keyword selection, social media and search engine use helps bolster a work's visibility, but they are meaningless in the face of work quality. Ui sums this up by saying that Nemu's work must be loved by many people if she gets that many reads and so many positive comments. Ui talks with Nemu about her new story projects, and she says that she might do a mystery novel set in the same world as her previously finished romance novel's. She will use elements such as urban legends to add value to the story. Ui thinks it's scary, but that the fans will love it.
Touka informs that they received an e-mail, but Nemu doesn't remember publishing her e-mail adress. Touka reveals that she did that on her own accord, which infuriates Nemu. Touka explains that they might draw in more reviews by sharing her e-mail and receiving messages, and that as the admin, she can do whatever she wants. Ui notes that this one e-mail is from a publisher, and that they want to talk to her. Ui is delighted, as this could mean the beginning of Nemu's career as an author. However, Nemu asks they ignore that mail, having no intent on entering in a business despite the tempting prospect of covering her medical bills.
Nemu wants to keep things as they are, because she likes exchanging comments with people, and she thinks that turning professional is going to distance them. Touka insists that she accepts the offer, mostly because she thinks that she is slightly unreliable herself, especially with the proofreading since Nemu writes everything by hand. Nemu thanks them for their hard work nonetheless, and Touka decides respecting Nemu's decision not to become a professional. Ui is surprised because the two didn't end up bickering, but Touka says she has no business trying to take something so precious away from Nemu. A nurse enters the room and informs Nemu that her family is here to see her. Nemu's mother greets her.
Touka and Ui watch as Nemu's mother offers her daughter a new set of pajamas, alongside the book Nemu wanted. The mother explains that the book was surprisingly troublesome to find, and Nemu apologizes about all the trouble she got her mother into. It's her mother's assistant that ended up finding it, but Nemu asks she don't put them through work that is too harsh. Nemu's mother invites Nemu's brother to talk to her, but he doesn't have much to say to her. She comments about how he's so quiet at the hospital, when he's usually such a little rascal. But she eventually decides to drop it and leave him be.
Nemu is eventually told by her mother that their next visit won't be for a while, as she, alongside Nemu's father, are getting pretty busy. Nemu worries about her parents' health, but her mother reassures her that he loves his job and that if things go sour, she'll fly over and give her husband's manager a smack in the face. Nemu wonders if that is truly right.
Nemu's brother reminds her mother, however, that he promised his friends he'd play soccer with them, which prompts them to leave early. Nemu's mother hopes for her entire family to be reunited again so they can go do sports together, as Nemu's family is athletic. She asks if Nemu is getting along well with Touka and Nemu, to which she replies with a yes.
After they go, Nemu apologizes to Touka and Nemu for her mom's talkative tendencies. Ui says it's no big deal, but looks uncomfortable. Touka eventually snaps and complains about Nemu's family coming and saying that they're athletic in their face, and that not a single second have they stopped talking about themselves, the only thing related to Nemu being if the three of them get along. Ui retorts that Nemu's mom shouldn't have any malicious intents, to which Nemu agrees, believing that she talks positive for her to feel positive as well. Touka is still annoyed, but Nemu explains this is currently her only connection with the outside world and her family, and that she treasures it. She laments on how she's looking down on her own parents, but Ui says that she's overthinking it. She can't stand seeing Nemu cry, and knows she wants them to ask her more about her life. Touka agrees, and Nemu sighs, knowing she can't hide anything from them.
She complains about all the effort they put is into their own life, and that this caused Nemu to become alienated from their experiences. Without wanting to feel greedy, she nonetheless feels distant from them. Due to the fact they only sporadically remember her, she feels like as time goes on, she'll distance from them more and more. Ui apologizes, but asks Nemu to be a little more honest with her and rely on her more when she feels bad. Nemu says that as time goes by, she might become a stranger to her family. She mentions her brother's aloof behavior as an example of how he doesn't consider her a member of the family. Ui apologizes again for making Nemu feel bad, but Touka says it's not her fault, but Nemu's family's.
Later at night, while she's asleep, Nemu has an attack. Touka and Ui hastily try and get a doctor to see her, but once they're there, they're ordered to return to their rooms. Ui still worries about Nemu, but Touka asks her to listen to the doctors, as there's nothing more either of them can do. As Nemu dreams through her pain, she has visions of Ui and Touka calling her name, then her mother. She thinks about how she has these dreams and if they are merely illusions fabricated by her emotions; every now and then, she dreams of her mother calling out for her, reaching out for her, caring for her, and forgetting time. It turns out that in these moments, Nemu's mother was, in fact, really by her side.
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