Magia Record Main Story Chapter 5
Chapter 5: The Far End of Solitude
Section 1: The Girl's Voice Heard From the Radio Tower
Homura thinks about the strange girl she saw in the Prologue. She is broken out of her thoughts by Madoka. Elsewhere, Iroha settles into her new house. She promises to look for Ui and thinks about the previous chapters' events. Yachiyo then invites Iroha to get dinner. They try to buy ice cream for Tsuruno but can't find any. They return home to Felicia. Tsuruno then arrives with ice cream, and the group makes dinner. Iroha thinks they're kind of like a family.
Iroha narrates that she never really had fun hanging out with other people. She tried to make excuses, but she was so afraid of becoming a loner that she pretended to smile and clung to everyone. In a flashback, her classmates say they can't tell what Iroha is thinking, since she's always smiling and saying she's fine with anything. Iroha narrates that people thought she was weird, and she was too scared to express her true feelings. She says she tries to blend in with the people around her, and the only places she's at ease are her house and Ui in the hospital.
In another flashback, Iroha thinks about Ui and her friends Nemu and Tomoka. Ui asks her friends why they always fight. Nemi quotes a French author named Andre Maurois and says that since her friends are like her family they are free to be themselves. Tomoka says that a "best friend" is something astronomically improbable, as there are so many people in the world. Counting Iroha, she says they got lucky three times. Iroha is then broken out of her thoughts by Yachiyo, as Iroha was spacing out while holding sharp utensils. In her narration, Iroha believes her group was chosen by astronomically small odds, but thinks it's so embarassing she can't say it out loud.
In an oddly metafictional moment, the group play a game on their cell phones. Felicia has a city made entirely of ranches because she loves cows. Yachiyo's city is full of police, believing that having nothing but peace is important. Tsuruno is trying to get a hundred Chinese restaruants. Iroha's city was devastated by Felicia's runaway cows. Yachiyo then ends the discussion to bring up Wings of Magius. Iroha says that while they've investigated rumors, they haven't found the group. Felicia thinks that's because they only investigate the tiny, obscure rumors. Tsuruno suggests looking for a dangerous one that gets people invovled. Yachiyo says she has one: A rumor called the Denpa Girl.
Yachiyo said that this rumor doesn't have the same phrasing as the other rumors that became reality. She thinks this might be just another rumor, but they have no choice but to investigate. They decide to look for it tomorrow. Iroha asks if she can continue to look for Nemu, which is accepted. Yachiyo says she will also ensure Felicia goes to school. The next day, Yachiyo drags Felicia to school while Iroha looks for Nemu. Suddenly Iroha gets a call from Tsuruno, saying to meet her at the radio tower in Kamihama City's Central Ward. The group meets at the tower, where Tsuruno explains she found something while collecting delivery plates. The girls hear a voice seemingly coming from the air. The voice appears to be a laughing girl. Yachiyo finds this strange, as according to the rumor the voice was supposed to be sad and begging for help.
Two girls walk by. One of them says the voice they heard earlier sounded like a girl from their school. Tsuruno tries to chace after them but fails. Although she isn't sure if this a true Rumor, Iroha thinks they still have to investigate. The team decides to split up tomorrow. Later, Iroha and Yachiyo help dry Felicia's hair. Yachiyo asks Felicia about school, and Felicia finds it boring. She also says no-one wants to talk about manga or cows. All they wanted to talk about was idols, liveshows, and a weird homepage. Felicia was shown the homepage but couldn't get in. After her hair dries, Felicia falls asleep. Iroha then gets a message on her phone: "Can you please save me somehow". Yachiyo thinks it's a prank, and says not to answer.