Magia Record Main Story Chapter 7
Chapter 7: The Eve of Awakening to Paradise
Section 1: The Three Disappeared, and Then...
Iroha Tamaki resolves to find her lost friends. She mentally tells Ui Tamaki to wait a bit longer. Iroha and Yachiyo Nanami finish cleaning their house. Iroha resolves to give the coasters she and the others bought for Yachiyo when everyone is reunited. Iroha says she sent a message to Madoka Kaname in Mitakihara City, but hasn't got a response. Yachiyo thinks they might be dealing with something. Iroha wonders where Tsuruno Yui and the others are.
In another place, a dead-eyed Tsuruno is in a room with Felicia Mitsuki, Sana Futaba, Touka Satomi, Alina Grey, and Mifuyu Azusa. Tsuruno said they can't sit still in here. Felicia and Sana agree and asks for something to do. Mifuyu tells Touka that the brainwashing from the Memory Museum Rumor is still holding. Touka asks if Mifuyu really thinks so, but as far as she can tell it is. Alina says it's impressive how quickly their minds were changed simply by the prospect of release, and says thinking about how humans are like this gives her shivers. Touka thinks they might have been brainwashed more than usual because of Mifuyu's memories, and speculates about how to better brainwash someone.
Mifuyu points out that since the Rumor has disappeared, the brainwashing can become undone. Touka says they can reinforce the affect through stimulating their brains...by having them accomplish something. Mifuyu says letting them out of the room could be dangerous. Touka says they should pick one to experiment with and chooses Tsuruno. Mifuyu asks what Touka will have her do. Touka says the "hatching of the eve" is close, but Iroha is erasing the Rumors. Because of this, she says they have to move fasterand end it quickly. Touka moves to leave with Tsuruno, but Mifuyu asks her to wait and asks what they plan on having Tsuruno do. Alina says they simply plan to have her kill for them. When Mifuyu asks what they will have her kill, Touka says a lot of Rumor got killed and laughs.
Iroha and Yachiyo mark the locations of Rumors they confronted on a map of Kamihama. Unfortunately, they cant find any pattern. Iroha wonders if her friend's brainwashing was broken with the defeat of the Memory Museum. Yachiyo says that might be the worst-case scenario, since her friends would be at the mercy of the Wings of Magius. Yachiyo says they can check Tsuruno's house tomorrow. Iroha then asks if she can look at Yachiyo's Kamihama Rumor File. Yachiyo says she can.
Iroha looks through the book and find Yachiyo has summarized all the rumors she has encountered. As she looks through the book she sees in a particular area and feels that she somehow knows the rumors in it. Suddenly the screen flashes white, then turns black. A voice calls Iroha's name. It turns out to be Yachiyo, who said that Iroha fell asleep while reading. Yachiyo tells her to get some rest. Iroha feels like she saw something
Section 2: Rumors Drifting Through My Mind
Iroha narrates that when she saw one of the rumors in Yachiyo's file hadn't been throughly investigated, it reminded her of somewhere familiar. There is a brief image of a hospital room. It's then revealed Iroha is spacing out in class, and is brought to attention by Rena Nanami. Rena asks if she's hiding something, and tells Iroha it's time for their rooftop lunchtime. Iroha and Rena meet Momoko Togame on the roof. Iroha tells Momoko about how she felt she recognized one of the rumors, but Rena tells her to ignore it and focus on her missing friends.
Momoko scolds Rena for snapping at Iroha, but Rena says she's trying to keep Iroha from going bald from stressed. Iroha laughs and thanks Rena for worrying. She then asks if Kaede Akino still hasn't come to school. Rena admits that Kaede is staying in her room. Momoko suspects that when Kaede was all along she suddenly understood the truth about witches, leading to this reaction. Momoko says she'll try and convince Kaede to come out. She also says it'll be a pain if they can't get Tsuruno back soon. It turns out that the high school is in an uproar since Tsuruno went missing, as she always had perfect attendance. Momoko says that Tsuruno's twelve years of perfect attendance awards will be gone.
Later, Momoko wonders if she should first help Kaede or Iroha. Suddenly she's interrupted by another student, who asks her about a new amusement park that's opening. Momoko says she hasn't heard anything about it, and isn't sure if it's real. The students says that if it is, they should invite everyone. Momoko agrees, and the girl says it's a promise.
Section 3: Tsuruno's Safety
Iroha and Yachiyo search for their friends. Iroha asks if Tsuruno's dad is doing alright. Yachiyo says that all he had was Tsuruno, and he might be closing his business temporarily. She suspects he's putting up flyers and searching for Tsuruno as well. The girls head to Tsuruno's family restaurant, and find it's closed with a message asking for information on Tsuruno's whereabouts. Iroha and Yachiyo notices that even the neighbors are talking about Tsuruno's disappearance. The girls enter the restaurant, and find Tsuruno's father there. He tells them that they're closed.
Yachiyo explains they're there to help look for Tsuruno. Tsuruno's father says he's a worthless father because he made Tsuruno make "that kind" of face. When asked to explain, he reveals that Tsuruno came back for a moment and said she found a place where she felt more relieved than ever before. She then left, saying she wouldn't come back. Tsuruno's father says that at the time, Tsuruno had an expressionless face, as if she were asleep. He says Tsuruno made that same face a year ago. Yachiyo asks if Felicia was there, and Tsuruno's father says she was. He notes that Felicia seemed normal. (It's hinted Sana was there as well, albeit invisible).
Yachiyo thinks back to Tsuruno's father describing her face, and thinks she's seen something like that. Iroha asks what Tsuruno meant in her message to her father. Yachiyo thinks that either Tsuruno has found a better place among the Wings of Magius, or she's still brainwashed. Iroha is glad they at least returned home. Suddenly, they sense a magical girl. They're suddenly attacked by a White Feather and her allies. The Wings say they will use Yachiyo and Iroha as tools they way they do to Tsuruno. Outraged, Iroha and Yachiyo defeat their attackers, who retreat before they're forced to reveal information. Before vanishing, the White Feather says they can't save their friends. Iroha says that has to be a lie, and resolves to believe in her friends.