In fact, Shiga Taka wasn't the only one thinking and speculating. In the animation, Homura Akemi was also doing the same.
She meticulously analyzed everything Kyoko, Mami, and Sayaka had said, while secretly thinking:
Someone has escaped into this impossible world and dragged everyone else in, abandoning their mission to fight demonic beasts. Such cowardice cannot be forgiven!
Magical girls must fight constantly—that's the price for wishing for a miracle. It's because of us that she stepped forward, wanting to save us.
This farce is just squandering Madoka's sacrifice. Unforgivable!
Accompanying these thoughts were some obscure and difficult-to-interpret storyboard panels: a small boat on the water catching fire, or several children in Witch costumes throwing something—apples or something else—while chanting, "God is dead."
The information was dense and rich in symbolism, but even if one couldn't fully understand it, it didn't hinder comprehension of the overall narrative.
The small boat carried Homura Akemi forward through the water when suddenly Madoka's figure appeared on the bridge ahead.
"Homura!" Madoka shouted.
Seeing Homura, Madoka called out to her. Homura hastily wiped the blood from her face as Madoka and Kyubey leaped from the bridge onto the boat.
"I'm so glad I found you! Senior Mami was so worried about you. What happened?" Madoka asked with concern.
"I..."
Homura Akemi turned away, avoiding Madoka's gaze.
After that, they walked together through the streets, with Kyubey joining them.
"Homura, you can't isolate yourself. Even I can listen if you want to talk. It might not be much help, but I think it's better than suffering alone."
Madoka stopped and turned to face Homura. "It hurts me too when you're suffering, and I can't do anything about it."
They arrived at the flower garden where they had once watched the night sky together.
"I had a terrible dream..." Homura said, her voice trembling with emotion. "You went to a place so far away we could never meet again. Yet everyone in the world forgot about it. Only I remembered you, Madoka, and I was left alone in this world."
Her voice broke as she ran into the flower garden, turning her back to Madoka. She collapsed to the ground and sobbed uncontrollably. "I'm so lonely, so sad, but no one can understand this feeling. I've started to doubt if my memories of you are just my own fabrication. I can't even trust myself anymore."
Madoka walked over to Homura Akemi and comforted her, "That must have been a terrible dream. But it's okay. I would never go somewhere so far away that I could never see anyone again."
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Homura Akemi looked up at Madoka, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Why? Why can you be so sure?"
Madoka gently hugged Homura, whispering in her ear, "Because that's me. How could I bear to do something that would make even you cry?" As she spoke, she stroked Homura's hair.
Homura Akemi was taken aback. "So... that would be unbearable for you too?"
"Of course. Homura, Sayaka, Senior Mami, Kyoko, Dad, Mom, Tatsuya, Hitomi, all my classmates... I don't want to part with any of them. Even when there's no other choice, I wouldn't have the courage." As Madoka spoke, she began braiding Homura's hair into a fishtail braid.
Homura Akemi suddenly remembered all the moments she had spent with Madoka, and she had an epiphany. "Right... that's it. If that's how you really feel, then I... I made such a foolish mistake. I should never have accepted. I should have stopped you, no matter what it took."
Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped to the ground, causing all the flowers to change color. A large area around them seemed to be dyed black.
"You know, even when you know how painful something is, you still have the courage to choose to do it. When you realize there's something only you can accomplish, you become gentle and strong in ways you never thought possible. I know that."
The flowers withered, and a large patch of dandelions flew up into the sky.
Homura Akemi moved away from Madoka's shoulder and said, "So, even Madoka remembers nothing. I thought you were an illusion, a fabrication someone had created. Otherwise, how could we have met again like this? No matter how I think about it, it doesn't make sense. But I know you're the real Madoka. Being able to chat with you like this, to have you be gentle with me again... I'm truly happy. Thank you. This is enough to make me happy."
The unfinished braid came undone.
Soon, Homura Akemi stood up, saying she still had things to finish. Under Madoka's puzzled gaze, she turned and ran away.
At this point, there was no longer any doubt about who the true Witch was.
After conducting experiments to separate her Soul Gem from her body, Homura Akemi confirmed her true nature: she was now a Witch. She was no longer even a magical girl, let alone human.
Despairing, she was suddenly approached by Kyubey. It told her that in the real world, she had indeed become a Witch, but due to the Incubator's intervention, she hadn't fully transformed.
Earlier, Kyubey had learned about the existence of Witches from Homura Akemi. To verify this, they interfered with her Soul Gem from the outside, severing all other external influences. However, internal interference remained unchecked. This allowed some individuals, including Madoka, to enter the Barrier, where their memories were rewritten to create a false Mitakihara.
Kyubey's goal was to observe and manipulate the Law of Cycles to further harvest energy. But the Madoka within the Barrier, though genuine, lacked the memories and self-awareness of Madoka God, making her impossible to observe. Therefore, Kyubey urged Homura Akemi to seek help from Madoka, hoping this would restore her memories and allow the observation to proceed.
Homura Akemi, however, refused to let Kyubey's scheme succeed. She was even furious at his actions, spontaneously gathering curses and refusing salvation while relentlessly slaughtering him.
When the curses reached their limit, a new Witch was finally born: the Nutcracker Witch.
Her Familiar army marched in formation like troops on review, while the Witch herself performed a ritual of self-decapitation and self-trampling, trapped in an endless cycle of funeral rites until her final execution on the shore.
"So... this is what a Witch is."
"My emotions followed, leaving only brilliance and regret... lingering in my memory."
"Ah, this is... my... despair..."
"Madoka... thank you for coming to this place to pick me up. I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye to you properly..."
The desolate background music, the sight of the Nutcracker Witch's self-execution, and the voice actor's perfect performance pushed the film's tragic atmosphere to its peak. The sorrow seemed to permeate the screen and fill the theater, bringing many viewers to tears.
The film's narrative conflict reached its climax, building anticipation for the arrival of the "hero"—the main group, led by Madoka, of course.
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