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 gotten 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 faster and 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 Rumors got killed and laughs.
Iroha and Yachiyo mark the locations of Rumors they confronted on a map of Kamihama. Unfortunately, they can't 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 finds 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 thoroughly 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 alone 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 notice 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 the 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.
Section 4: The Plan Iroha Thought Up
In her room, Iroha thinks back to when she celebrated Christmas with her friends. Iroha tears up, but says she has to keep it together. Iroha says they have to find the Wings of Magius, and to do that they have to find a Rumor. Iroha thinks back to what Ai said about knowing Ui, and about Touka asking if it's Iroha that's wrong. Iroha says she feels like she knows them, but decides to forget about it. The next day, she resumes planning with Yachiyo. Iroha says they should go around erasing Rumors throughout Kamihama. Iroha says that they should be as flashy as possible to get the attention of Wings of Magius.
Later, Iroha and Yachiyo tell their plan to Momoko. They explain that if the Wings appear quickly it's likely they have a base nearby. Momoko offers to help, but Yachiyo tells her to stay with Kaede. Momoko offers to get Grief Seeds for the girls while they hunt Rumors. Momoko then goes to Kaede's house and talks to her. Kaede says she understands the truth, but it scares her. She claims just fighting is scary. Momoko agrees and says she would be scared too if she was alone. She claims they formed a team so they can sympathize with each others worries. Momoko hugs Kaede and tells her she and Rena will be there to support her.
Section 5: Rumor-Busting Tour
Iroha and Yachiyo go around Kamihama destroying Rumors. Eventually, they're attacked by a group of Black Feathers. The duo defeat the feathers and demand to know where their friends are and where the Magius base is. However, the Black Feathers simply don't know. Elsewhere, Momoko leaves Kaede's house and heads to Mizuna Ward. She notes that Kaede's Soul Gem hasn't darkened too much, and they might have gotten lucky. Momoko then comes across people talking about the new amusement park. She asks a girl about it, but only learns it's being built somewhere in Kamihama. Momoko then asks where she heard the news from. The girl says her friend told her, but that friend says the girl told her. Momoko realizes something is up and decides to investigate further.
Section 6: What Can Be Seen from the Map
Iroha and Yachiyo discuss the lack of information they have. Yachiyo suggests that the Black Feathers they met were assigned to protect Rumors, and don't know anything relevant to them. The girls hunt more Rumors, and fight more Wings of Magius members, but ultimately they get nowhere. Iroha and Yachiyo decide they should try something else. Iroha suggests they mark all the Rumor's they encountered on Kamihama's map. The girls head to a restaurant to do so. As the make the marks, Iroha notes that they haven't looked east of Central Ward. Yachiyo says they have a pact in place with the girls from Central. In the past, when there were fewer witches, they agreed to stay out of each other's territory. Iroha and Yachiyo then notice something about the map.
Elsewhere, Momoko asks Mitama Yakumo about the amusement park. After joking a bit, Mitama says she hasn't heard anything about the amusement park from magical girls, nor has she seen it in their memories. However, Mitama did hear about it while in Sakae Ward, and guesses it's a Rumor. Momoko notes the Rumor has been spreading through Kamihama, and the farther east they go the more visible the Rumor becomes.
Back at the restaurant, Iroha and Yachiyo have found there are no Rumors on the border between Sankyou Ward and the Artisan Ward. Iroha says it's like the eye of a typhoon. Yachiyo says they don't know what Rumors are there on the east side, but if that blank spot is there also it might mean something. Yachiyo then points out another spot in Shinsei Ward, where several Rumors are concentrated in one spot. Iroha recognizes it as the Satomi Medical Center...the place where Ui was hospitalized. The girls decide to take a look.
Elsewhere, Momoko investigates in Sakae and meets up with Rena. Rena said she asked around about the amusement park rumor, and says that those around their age know a lot. Rena says they should go to the amusement park when Kaede gets better, but Momoko says it's like the "Rules of Friendship" Rumor they fought. Rena says Momoko should have told her that from the start. She then reveals she hasn't heard about the Rumor at all around their school. Momoko says that was bothering her too.
Section 7: Invasion
As Yachiyo and Iroha head to the hospital in Shinsei, Iroha wonders if the Rumors there are protecting Magius's secret base. Yachiyo says that's unlikely. Suddenly, they sense more Wings of Magius Feathers. The girls are then attacked by a White Feather and two familiar looking Black Feathers. Iroha finds their magic familiar and calls out for Felicia and Sana. The girls promptly throw off their cloaks. Felicia announces she's always been on Iroha's side, while Sana says she's going to go home now. The group defeats the Wings of Magius feathers. Afterward, Iroha asks Felicia and Sana if the brainwashing is gone, and they say they're fine. The girls happily reunite.
Elsewhere, Momoko and Rena ask about the amusement park. They know the Rumor spread from the east, and learn that the amusement park is supposed to open the day after tomorrow. However, they still don't know where it is. Rena admits she's kinda scared.
Section 8: Sana and Felicia's Escape
Iroha and Yachiyo give Felicia and Sana hot cocoa, then ask what happened. Felicia says that Tsuruno was taken somewhere. Yachiyo says she can't forgive Mifuyu, but Sana and Felicia says Mifuyu was the one who helped them escape. In a flashback, Mifuyu tells the trio that they might face even worse tragedy. Disturbed by their brainwashing, she tells them to remember her true feelings and uses her illusion powers to break the brainwashing. Mifuyu does this by creating an illusion of Yachiyo's house and telling the girls they belong there.
Mifuyu tells Felicia that Wings of Magius are protecting and raising witches, either by shutting them into a barrier and having them eat each other or just feeding them Grief Seeds. Mifuyu says it's necessary for the release of magical girls, but admits the act of raising witches is equivalent to killing people. When she tells Felicia there will be more people like her parents, Felicia is horrified. At the same time, Mifuyu tells Sana that Wings of Magius can't reverse her wish. She points out that Sana already came to terms with her wish in Ai's barrier. Sana remembers she promised Iroha to be with everyone.
Mifuyu drops the illusion and is relieved to see Felicia and Sana are back to normal. When they ask Mifuyu why she undid the brainwashing, she says Magius is going too far. Sana asks her to undo Tsuruno's brainwashing, but Mifuyu says she tried and failed. She says the reason behind Tsuruno's brainwashing wasn't what she thought. Suddenly, Mifuyu hears Touka and Alina arrive, and tells the girls to pretend they're brainwashed. Back in the present, the girls wonder what they're having Tsuruno do.
In another flashback, Touka says that Tsuruno will get them lots of energy. Alina says it's approaching Touka's best artwork, and imagining the "hatching of the eve" is too much. Mifuyu says the two are cheerful, and Touka says she's exciting thinking about how "we're going to transform it". Mifuyu says it's "both of you" today, and Touka says she gets tired because every time she's shaving away at her life. Mifuyu asks what else they need to do today, and Alina says they're thinking about how to deal with Felicia and Sana. She thinks they might be useful in their last moments. Mifuyu suggests to have them fight Iroha and Ychiyo. Alina says it's a great idea while Touka says it sounds like Mifuyu has broken through. The Magius duo says they'll leave it to Mifuyu.
Mifuyu then secretly talks to Sana and Felicia and gives them Black Feather robes. She says she heard Yachiyo and Iroha are conspicuously moving around, and asks Sana and Felicia to go with the White Feathers when they are called. Mifuyu believes they should be able to meet the others. Sana asks why Mifuyu won't come with them, and Mifuyu answers that she still believes in Wings of Magius. She says they'll be enemies next time they meet. In the present, Sana and Felicia apologize for being brainwashed, and Iroha and Yachiyo comfort them. The girls resolve to save Tsuruno and Mifuyu as well. Suddenly Momoko arrives.
After explaining things to Momoko, she asks if Sana and Felicia know where the base is. The girls say they were blindfolded when they were moved around. Yachiyo and Iroha then bring up the map of Rumors they made. Momoko notices the spot where no Rumors are, and Iroha says they might find Tsuruno there. Momoko wonders if that's where Sana and Felicia were being kept, but the girls don't think so. Momoko then asks about the collection of Rumors in Shinsei, but Yachiyo says they found nothing.
Momoko then brings up the Rumor of the Amusement Park she heard of. She tells the girls she believes the Rumor came from the east, which is where the blank spot on the map is. Momoko and Yachiyo say they should check it out. However, Yachiyo says she first has to contact "the boss of the east", the magical girl who looks after Koushou and Daitou wards. Yachiyo explains that before Kamihama changed, they used to be enemies.
Section 9: The Boss of the East
Elsewhere, the boss of the East is shown, a magical girl named Kanagi Izumi. Kanagi is confronted by a group of Black Feathers, who tells her to stop erasing Rumors. Kanagi says it's just revenge. The girls ask her to join the Wings of Magius like Tsukasa, but Kanagi refuses and says they were the ones that left her. She then says she'll beat some manners into them. Suddenly Kanagi gets a phone call from Yachiyo. Telling Yachiyo that it might be hard for her to hear, she fights and defeats the Black Feathers while listening to Yachiyo explain the situation.
As she stands on the body of a Black Feather, Kanagi says the increased number of witches mean they have no reason not to cooperate. Kanagi says that uniting with her former rival is like a drama, and tells Yachiyo she looks forward to tomorrow. After she hangs up, Kanagi is confronted by the Amane sisters. Tsukasa tells Kanagi she comes with a warning. Elsewhere, Yachiyo tells the others Kanagi agreed to help, and sounded like she was fighting. Momoko says Kanagi is rough as usual, and explains she's about as strong as Yachiyo.
Yachiyo says they should all get some sleep and be ready to fight the next day. She then notices that Felicia and Sana have fallen asleep. Suddenly Iroha notices that their Soul Gems are tainted, and Momoko purifies them with Grief Seeds. Momoko says if they let out a doppel that could have dangerous. Yachiyo thinks the corruption was due to their feelings from when they were brainwashed.