Magia Record Story A La Carte Valentine 2nd ~What If That Girl Took the Lead Role On This Day?~

This event is composed of eleven separate stories and an additional bonus scene that was shown on Valentine's Day.

The following are summaries posted on 4chan's /pmmm/ general by Summary Anon.

Tsuruno

Part 1

Iroha Tamaki and Felicia Mitsuki have come to Banbanzai for lunch, although Tsuruno Yui is treating it like it’s some kind of conference meeting. After Felicia orders two fried rice specials, Tsuruno prepares to present them with her idea for Valentine’s Day. Iroha guesses she’s doing a Chinese food themed Valentine meal, but Tsuruno shakes her head. The problem is that’s all they’ve done in the past few years, which means they’re not being innovative enough. Tsuruno gets worked up trying to describe her big plans, but before she can venture into any details her dad returns with the fried rice they’d ordered. He apologizes for Tsuruno’s pushiness as Tsuruno continues to talk while Felicia and Iroha eat.

It turns out Tsuruno’s big plan is something called “Spicentine’s Day”. She wants to start a new tradition where people are encouraged to eat spicy food on Valentine’s Day. Since the emphasis is on food, Tsuruno hopes this will get more people to come to Banbanzai to eat mapo tofu and other spicy dishes. Felicia asks if they’ll have fried rice, but Tsuruno replies that’s not spicy so it doesn’t count. Felicia finishes munching on her food as she half-heartedly listens to Tsuruno continue to talk her idea up. She asks if they can help her promote her idea but before Iroha can politely decline, Felicia pipes up and agrees to help.

Part 2

Tsuruno went through the streets of Kamihama, trying to spread the word about Spicentine’s Day to everyone she met, but most people didn’t understand the appeal. At first, everyone thought it was a strange performance by a strange girl, and no one took it seriously. Tsuruno had even come up with a point card with gifts for people who ate spicy food there frequently. However, Tsuruno’s innocence and her passion for making her restaurant prosperous were infectious, and when someone did become interested, that someone would start telling other people about it on the internet. Eventually, before she knew it Tsuruno had become something of an internet celebrity. Some people took it a little too far though, and thought that Tsuruno was advocating spiciness as a way to enlightenment. For some reason, the Spicy Day movement had deviated from Tsuruno’s original plan as a way to promote Banbanzai and ended up gaining an unintended ideology. Before long, the points card subscribers transformed into an organization dedicated to human innovation through spiciness, worshiping Tsuruno as its leader.

Soon the number of followers ballooned and it shook Kamihama to its core. Several of the spicy cult members arranged meetings at Banbanzai where they argued their spicy tenets. Some of them said that they should focus on all spicy foods while others argued that they should only focus on spicy Chinese dishes, since Banbanzai is a Chinese food restaurant. Others wanted to take the spice level to the extreme, consuming spicier and spicier food. They all turned to Tsuruno for guidance, but Tsuruno didn’t know what to do in the face of all this. Soon, the proponents of the Spicy Day movement spilintered into various factions, including the Mainstreamers, the Origins of Banbanzai Group, the Spice Sect, the Spicy-Hot Extremists, and the Heartful Spiciness Society. They became a force that couldn’t be controlled.

Part 3

Tsuruno couldn’t help blaming herself for all that happened, even if none of this was her intention. She went to the park and sat on a bench for a long time, trying to brainstorm how she could get it all back under control. As she sat there, two girls passed by talking. Tsuruno overheard them talking about the Spicy Day movement. Neither of them knew what the big deal was and why everyone was suddenly so obsessed with spicy food. One of the girls asked the other if they knew where it all originated, but she had no clue. All she knew was that it had something to do with Valentine’s Day. Tsuruno continues to listen as the girls talk about how they don’t like spicy food at all, and all this talk about spiciness and Valentine’s Day really made them crave some chocolate. The two girls agree and head off to find some chocolate to munch on.

This gave Tsuruno the idea she needed, so she gathered representatives from each of the factions that supported Spicy Day. Iroha and Felicia were also invited to the meeting, although neither of them was sure why. Tsuruno then begins her big speech, first thanking everyone for appearing and supporting the cause. She then makes her big announcement to everyone: Spicy food is good, but sweet foods are just as good. Tsuruno then ends her speech. This throws everyone for a loop as they try to process her words. Iroha is worried that Tsuruno didn’t say enough, but suddenly one by one, the different sect leaders begin to agree with Tsuruno’s statement. Tsuruno is glad they understand, and she also tells them she’ll be adding some sweet foods to the spicy menu. The other leaders are happy for her and prepare to go out and spread the word to the other followers. As the leaders head out, Tsuruno thanks Felicia and Iroha for coming as well. Tsuruno was too nervous to talk to all those people on her own, but she’s glad things have settled down so that she can celebrate Spicy Day without all the ruckus. However, as the leaders passed on the word that sweet foods are just as good as spicy foods, they all realized they were stating the obvious and everyone just kind of calmed down all at once and came to their senses. The masses then celebrated Valentine’s Day as usual and completely forgot about Spicentine’s Day (which meant there were no visitors to Banbanzai that day, much to Tsuruno’s sadness). However this didn’t stop Tsuruno, who continued to experiment with foods, like a chocolate pepper steak, for next Valentine’s Day.

Rika

Part 1

Rika Ayano arrives home and gets changed out of her school clothes. She had had a great day so far, giving chocolates to Emiri Kisaki and the others as well as exchanging chocolates with Ren Isuzu. As she looks down at the pile of chocolate she has and debates on which one to try first, Rika’s mother arrives home. She finds Rik anad hands her more chocolate, letting her know that her childhood friend had come all the way to drop it off for her. Rika feels bad that she had to go so far just for her, but Rika’s mother can tell something is bothering her. She doesn’t want to pry if Rika doesn’t feel comfortable telling her and goes to get dinner started. Rika offers to help but her mother tells her not to worry. Instead, Rika sits in her room and stares at the chocolate sadly. The childhood friend who had left her chocolate for her is the same one Rika had wished would fall in love with her. Rika still blames herself for tearing her friend and her boyfriend apart because of her selfishness. Rika is glad that her friend and her boyfriend were able to reconcile after Rika broke things off, but she doesn’t know what to do about the chocolate she received. In all honesty, she hadn’t planned on giving her friend any chocolate this year. Rika then remembered the conversation she had had with Hinano MIyako about how she liked girls instead of boys, although Hinano saw nothing wrong with it. She decided to call Hinano up and arranged to meet with her at the park.

Rika blows into her hands to keep them warm as she waits for Hinano to arrive. She doesn’t have to wait long before she hears Hinano calling her name as she approaches her. Rika apologizes for making her come all this way on Valentine’s Day but Hinano tells her not to worry. Rika then shows her the gift she received and explains it’s from her ex-girlfriend. Hinano is surprised to hear this and asks her why she didn’t open it. Rika couldn’t bring herself to open it alone, especially since she and her ex haven’t spoken much since they broke up. Hinano tells her she’s not going to figure out much just by looking at the outside, so she had better open it if she wants more clues. Rika braces herself for a moment, long enough so that Hinano asks if she doesn’t want her to open it for her. Rika shakes her head and finally opens the gift. Upon seeing what it is, Rika is so startled she almost drops it. She shows it to Hinano: a chocolate gateau.

She explains to Hinano that her friend had wanted to give chocolate gateau to the one she loved, because it tastes different the next day after it’s made. In theory, she would give chocolate gateau to the one she liked, they eat half of it that same day, and then the next day they eat the other half and compare the difference in taste. Hinano asks if this doesn’t mean that she gave her love chocolate, but Rika shakes her head. She knows her classmates have been talking about how happy she is with her boyfriend, and she hasn’t mentioned chocolate gateau in a really long time, so maybe she got the gifts switched by mistake. However, Hinano points to the card attached that reads “To Rika” with no honorific or other words written. This reminds Rika of when they first started dating and she had asked to call her just by her first name instead of Rika-chan. Rika stares at the ground, lost in memories. Hinano and her both know that there’s been no mistake: this chocolate was definitely intended for Rika. Rika wonders if maybe her ex is trying to say “you’re the one who ripped me away from the boy I loved”. Hinano asks if she’s the kind of person to do that, but Rika shakes her head. She was mostly just talking out of guilt, but either way she has no idea why her ex would give her this kind of chocolate.

Part 2

Rika is at a complete loss as to what to do. Hinano asks her what she wants to do about it, since all they know is that her ex sent her a chocolate gateau on purpose, but they don’t know what her intentions were or how she felt about giving it to Rika. They don’t have much to work off of, meaning Rika is probably going to have to ask her directly. Either way, Hinano believes that Rika is free to do what she wants with the chocolate and, since it is Valentine’s Day, she thinks the best thing she can do is be honest with her feelings. However, Rika doesn’t believe she has the right to do that considering she was the one to warp the feelings of her best friend. Hinano tries to argue that that’s not what’s happening here, but Rika is distraught. Rika tells Hinano that she’s not ready to admit that she still has feelings for her ex; she forced her friend to change her mind and leave her boyfriend for Rika. She took everything from her, and even if Rika knows you’re not supposed to, she did it anyways. Now all Rika can do is hope to somehow get rid of these feelings from inside herself. Hinano agrees that self control is important, but she tells Rika that denying those feelings of love won’t erase them because that’s what it means to fall in love with someone. She can try to deny those feelings all she wants, but they’re her own feelings and she’s free to think and feel whatever she wants. If someone tries to get in her face about it, then she should just tell them to mind their own business.

Rika remembers when she first received the gift from her mom and how happy it made her at first. In fact, she was so happy that she couldn’t forgive herself for feeling joy because of it. To Rika, that chocolate had felt like her friend was telling her she was still important to her, even if she couldn’t’ be her true love. Even though Rika had tried to deny the feelings she still had for her ex, she knew she had to own up to those feelings or else she might hurt her friend again. Doing nothing could end up being the worst thing she could do. With new resolve, Rika tells Hinano that she wants to give her ex a proper gift by buying her chocolate, as well as apologize to her for avoiding her. Although Rika isn’t sure they can ever be best friends again, she would still like to at least be on speaking terms with her. Either way, she’d like to ask her ex why she gave her the chocolate. Rika asks Hinano if she wouldn’t mind helping her see this through to the end, to which Hinano whole heartedly agrees.

The two soon head down to the store to look at different chocolates. Rika had had a crush on her for four years. The first year that Rika gave her ex chocolate, she had wanted to make homemade chocolate for her, since homemade chocolate is best for confessing your love. But her ex was an expert at baking and Rika had burnt the homemade chocolate from the kit she bought. In the end, Rika felt it was better to buy her something premade rather than give her a burnt failure and ended up buying her a chocolate attached to a plush keychain. Her ex had loved it so much and it made Rika happy to see how much she liked the gift. Rika was unable to confess her love that year and each year after that Rika had given her essentially the same gift, never once confessing her feelings. Hinano suggests Rika get her the same gift, but Rika thinks that such a gift would have too loaded a message. Instead, Rika wants to get her ex something she would never have given her in the past when she was in love. Even if four years is too long a time for someone to have a crush, Rika doesn’t want to leave things the way they are. She’d rather get closure, even if it’s just a bit at a time. Today, Rika will draw the line and hopefully one day she can honestly be truly happy for her friend. So long as Rika is remembered fondly as a dear childhood friend than that’s all she needs. Hinano thinks Rika is an amazing person and Rika thanks her as she picks out a box set of novelty chocolates.

Part 3

Rika heads to her friend’s house, bracing herself for their meeting. However, her friend wasn’t home so Rika ended up having to leave the chocolate with her friend’s mom. It was still too early for her to go home and call the day to an end, but Rika also didn’t feel like it was right for her to hang around and wait for her friend to come home. It is Valentine’s Day after all, so more than likely her friend was already busy with plans of her own. Suddenly, Rika’s phone rings. It’s Ren, who has called Rika to thank her for the wonderful day they had. At first, Ren was too nervous about participating in Valentine’s Day for the first time, but thanks to Rika she was able to find the courage to give chocolate to everyone. She also thanked Rika for the chocolate she had given to Ren. Rika realizes who much heart and soul Ren had put into making those chocolates for everyone, so she decides to send a message to her friend thanking her for the chocolate. She hits send, just as she wonders if it’s ok for her to just do that. Almost immediately her friend replies, telling Rika that she’s almost home and asking if she can wait for her there so they can talk. Rika decides she can’t run away anymore and messages her friend back, telling her she’ll be waiting for her.

Back at the park, it’s Hinano’s turn to blow on her hands to keep them warm as she waits for Rika to arrive. Rika soon gets there and apologizes for being late. Hinano asks Rika how it went. Rika says it went great and that her friend still considered her an important childhood friend. This year, her ex had decided to make chocolate gateau because she’s with someone she truly loves. Rika has decided to face things more head on, since everything that happens from here on out will be up to her. As for the chocolate, Rika has decided to eat it properly but on her own. Tonight, she’ll eat the first half and reflect on her memories of her ex. Tomorrow, the chocolate will taste different just like how everything else has changed as well. They say scars only hurt when you refuse to look at them. Rika then realizes how late it’s getting and apologizes for keeping Hinano out so late. Hinano shrugs and reminds her that she is her senior afterall. Rika smiles and says Hinano is a very reliable senpai despite being so short. Hearing Rika call her short, Hinano blows up a little and asks why everyone always keeps running their mouth like that at her. Rika apologizes as Hinano smiles once more and says goodnight before heading home. Rika sits down at the park bench, the snow slowly drifting around her as she looks at the chocolate gateau. She had always hoped that one day she would receive one. She takes a bite and sadly looks down at it, remarking on how delicious it is.

The next day, Rika eats the other half of the chocolate gateu. Amidst a sad smile filled with tears, Rika notes that it’s just as delicious as ever. As she eats it, she thinks that if she could eat it with someone she loved, it would make her really happy.

Mel

Mel helps a classmate to foretell her chance of success in confessing her love after her classmate was almost begging for it. After hunting witches later the same day, Mel questions on what love is and slips on her fortune telling session. Yachiyo flips since Mel's magic will bend the outcome to her results and thinks this is a disrespect to the persons in question since it render their effort useless.

Mel is curious and asks Yachiyo and Mifuyu on what love is. Yachiyo, who has been in love before, explains shyly that your heart flutters when you think of that person, your thoughts can never leave him and you would want to be with him, always. Mifuyu can only add in her dream: it is a feeling of destiny to meet and spend the rest of your life with that person. Mel is still confused but became curious, yet she decide not to ask her mom after she teased her about it, and Kanagi's answer is that love will distract Puella Magis and make them vulnerable to witches' attacks. She is pissed that Mel compared her to witches, claiming that they are cold hearted and chased after her to smack her butt as punishment.

Mel is trapped by the issue and takes a stroll. Her mom notices her troubles and shares her experience after finding her daughter at her favorite lake. The first part of her answer is the same as Yachiyo's, though she added that marriage also allowed her to have a treasure between her and her dad: Mel, their daughter. Mel is embarrassed and fled with a stupid but content smile on her face. She at least understands that love is valuable to those who have fallen in love. That night, her classmate apologizes to her since she is down with fever despite Mel's fortune telling and thanks her for her troubles.

Mel suspects that a witch is disrupting the results, and she is right. Thus, a lass not knowing love fights with her full power to defend those in love since it is valuable to the person in question. However, the witch is a counter to her, so she is defeated. But Yachiyo, Kanagi and Mifuyu who are worried about her tracked her down and defeat the witch in her place. The confession went well for her classmates, and Mel is now looking forward to her chance to fall in love. Though she makes fun of Kanagi again on her being cold-blooded, and this time she failed to escape and got spanked.

Riko

The children's chocolates are stolen when they brought them to school for tasting so they can improve on them. Riko decides to find this culprit, "Hunger-kun" since she is the one who suggest that they should eat them in school.

She enlists Tsukasa's help, and while Riko herself doesn't know, but Tsukasa learns from the teacher that there is a school policy where both teachers and parents help each other and ensure the kids do not bring chocolate openly due to love troubles that have occurred before. The parents and teachers will take away the chocolate in secret and tell them they should do it quietly.

Eventually, Valentine's Day went smoothly for all, though some had their chocolate half eaten since they did the exchange in public, so hunger-kun might really exist.

Kyoko

She rescued a girl name Sumomo who is around her dead sister's age and looks like her as well. Since she is weak against kids, and this one even look like her sister, she accepts Sumomo's offer for dessert as gratitude for rescuing her from the witch. While the dessert tastes great, Kyoko realized that the poor location, lack of fame and lack of connections (Sumomo's dad studied abroad to make desserts) render the store almost empty. Kyubey arrives and tries to convince Sumomo to contract to make the shop popular, but Kyoko realizes how familiar Sumomo and her situation are and intercepts, saying she will bring costumers to the shop instead. Sumomo trusts Kyoko more and denies Kyubey's offer.

The next day, Kyouko grumbles about her lack of connections and could only bring along Homura and Sayaka. She is still awkward with Mami, and they help Homura hide the fact that she is researching to make chocolate for Madoka, so they did not invite her. Sayaka and Homura are smitten by the great tasting dessert and agree to help bring more costumers. Sayaka will bring along Mami and Madoka the next time while Homura invites Iroha and co. to visit. They are even more determined to help when they learn that Kyubey is trying to use this as a leverage to make Sumomo contract. Kyubey arrives again, but Sumomo promises she will not make a contract after Kyoko tells her about the dangers of magical girl life and how her dad will doubt himself and her if he learned that magic is what caused his shop to prosper.

One day, Sumomo is returning home sad and worried. This is because her dad informs her that if business does not pick up for Valentine's Day, they will have to move. She is worried that her dad's dream will be shattered and also sad that she will be leaving Kyoko. Kyubey stalks her, and decides not to warn that she is walking into a witch's barrier so he can force her to contract in the face of danger. Kyoko on the other hand, is still having a headache on how to gather more costumers, and tells herself she also has to be careful less Sumomo contract to help her, just like how Yuma did. She senses the witch that managed to escape from her when she rescued Sumomo and that it is near her dad's shop as well.

Hurrying to the barrier, she is surprised to see Homura. She explains that Kyubey has been stalking Sumomo, so she is keeping an eye on him and saw that he purposely didn't warn her as she headed into danger. While Kyoko doubts Kyubey is this amoral, Homura's uncharacteristic confidence on the issue convinces her, and they head into the barrier together. Sumomo is in grave danger, but she keeps her promise not to contract. Luckily, Kyoko and Homura arrive in time thanks to the latter using time stop and defeat the witch while rescuing Sumomo again. Sayaka arrives a little late, but the three are hostile to Kyubey when he admitted in a roundabout way that he is trying to make Sumomo contract in the face of danger. He agrees to leave Sumomo alone seeing how stubborn she is. Sumomo informs the trio that she might not be able to hold on next time and explains her situation, and the trio decide to bring her home first.

To their surprise, the shop is over packed with people, and all the desserts have been sold out. Sumomo's dad even needed to place orders for delivery due to good business. After checking the internet, they realize that Iroha and co. had visited before at Homura's invitation, and the dessert's excellent taste made Yachiyo recommend the shop when she is doing a long interview for the BB fashion magazine for a Valentine's Day special. Her popularity and good reputation lured costumers to the shop, and it is saved as business will pick up from now on. Sumomo and her dad thank Kyoko for both saving Sumomo's life and the family business. Kyoko thinks it was due to Homura's efforts though, but still accepts the thanks anyway.

Kyoko left the shop with mixed feelings. While she is happy that Sumomo's family's hardwork paid off and led to a miracle, she wonders if the outcome for her family would also have changed if she chose not to contract back then. Sayaka, who is worried and thus followed Kyoko, tells her that she should be just happy that everything went well, and that Kyoko has not broken her promise not to use magic for others since she helped Sumomo because that is what she wants. Kyoko agrees with Sayaka's points and says she is good at solving emotional problems for others. She ends the story by saying that while there is bad stuff here and there, seeing too much makes her forget how beautiful the world actually is.

Manaka

Mami

Emiri

Kanagi

Kaede

Felicia

Yachiyo comes home, and walks in on Iroha and Felicia talking about chocolate. She quickly gets suspicious of Felicia's strange behaviour, and starts suspecting that she has a crush on a boy. However, Iroha is not convinced. The next time Felicia leaves the house, Yachiyo drags a reluctant Iroha along and together they start tailing her. It turns out she's just meeting up with Kako and Ayame at the park, and Yachiyo is relieved. That is, until she overhears Ayame exclaim that Felicia has someone she wants to give chocolate to. Yachiyo once again enters mama bear mode. Later, Iroha is teaching Felicia how to make handmade chocolate. When they're done, Yachiyo comes over to ask Felicia who the chocolate is for. Felicia once against starts fidgeting nervously, and vaguely says something about having someone she wants to give chocolate to first. When they keep asking her, she runs out of the house with the chocolate. Yachiyo and Iroha follow her.

They arrive at the same park, and this time they see her meet up with a guy. She gives him the chocolate, and he eats it and tells her it's good for her first time making it. Yachiyo has seen enough, and quickly rushes over. Iroha awkwardly tries to act like it's a coincidence that they're there. Upon seeing Yachiyo and Iroha, Felicia finally agrees to spill the beans, but first, she tells everyone in Nanami-ke to gather at home. Once home, there is a tense moment of silence on Yachiyo's end, before Felicia starts giving out Valentine's chocolates that she made for them. It turns out, Felicia had also consulted with Kako, who introduced her to some guy working at a cake shop. He shared ingredients with her, and she had met up with him first to give him chocolate as a token of gratitude. Iroha had told Felicia that Valentine's day is the day to share your feelings with the people you love, and therefore she had been practicing how to make chocolate for everyone in Nanami-ke.

Valentine Login Special

Little Kyubey watches as Iroha brings out chocolates for everyone. Felicia thinks they're delicious and is delighted to find they melt easily in her mouth. Tsuruno brings out a bag of red chocolates to give out as well but the others are concerned with the red color. Yachiyo asks if it isn't made with red peppers but Tsuruno informs her she dumped them in at the last second. Sana bravely volunteers to try one but the spiciness is too much for her. Tsuruno offers to get her water but Yachiyo says that'll just make it worse. Yachiyo goes to get some of the regular chocolate she had bought for everyone to give to Sana to help her with the pain. As Felicia cheers for the chocolate party they'll be having, Little Kyubey begins to tear up. Iroha calls out to Little Kyubey and gives it its own piece of chocolate. Both Tsuruno and Yachiyo also offer it chocolate for its own, although Yachiyo wonders if it'll be okay for it to eat it. Iroha thanks it for always being there for it and hopes it can continue to be there as she faces the many difficulties ahead. The three of them wish everyone a happy valentine's day.

External Links

• Opening Video Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Tsuruno Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Rika Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Mel Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Riko Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Kyoko Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Manaka Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Mami Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Emiri Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Kanagi Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Kaede Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Felicia Episode Youtube Recording (JP) (Subtitled)
• Youtube Recording Special Log-in Scenes