Sweet Cheese Memories

p4
>I'm sorry...
>I couldn't save you...
>Since your body disappeared
>all that's left is this tombstone.

>If only we hadn't met in that way...
>I'm sure you would be...

>If only it didn't happen like that...

p5
>A-...
>Akemi-san...

>Homura...chan...

>This is bad!
>Sayaka! Madoka! Either one of you make a contract with me!

p6
>This witch isn't like the ones up until now!
>We need more reinforcements!

>No, Kyubey!

>I'll defeat this witch by myself!

>I'm sorry, Akemi-san. I was mistaken.
>You're right. It's not strange for magical girls to lose their lives at any moment.

>It was wrong for me to get these kids wrapped up in something so dangerous.
>I lost to my own loneliness and avarted my eyes from that fact.

>It's thanks to you that I finally realized, Akemi-san.
>Tiro...

p7
>Finale!

>She did it!

>!

>This witch can duplicate itself?

p8
>I can't deal a fatal blow with my weapons...

>Kh!

>I can't beat it with a strike from my Tiro Finale...
>What should I do...?

>Akemi-san...

p9
>Eh!?

>Is this a hand grenade?
>Akemi-san was gonna use these to fight?

>I see, with this...

>I just need to fire this inside it...

>But how do I get it inside its body?

>Cheese.
>Eh?

>Her favorite food is cheese...
>Who!?

p10
>Wait... Favorite food?
>That's it!

p11
>It worked!

>Tiro
>Granata!

p13
>Eh?

>Akemi-san!

>But you were just...
>...

>As long as my Soul Gem isn't shattered, I won't die.

p14
>No matter what horrible things happen to me
>as long as I have magical power, I can repair my body.

>And no matter what horrible things happen to me, I won't give in to despair.
>Not until I'll fulfilled my promise to that girl...

>Akemi-san, what are you...?

>I'm not a special exception or anything...
>This is the true nature of a magical girl...

>No way...

>We have no choice but to become witches?

>Which means, that witch...

p15
>You mean to say I buried a girl who was the same as me?

>...I'm sorry.
>After that, Akemi-san looked through the hospital records.

>A girl was mysteriously cured in an instant.
>But after that, she suddenly disappeared and a tombstone was made for her.
>I'm certain that was you before you became a witch.

>I'm really sorry.
>I couldn't save you...

>If it... If it weren't for this world.
>I could've met you before you became a witch and we might've become friends.

p16
>You're way too kind.

>Akemi-san...

>That's exactly
>why it hurts so much, right?

>...

>I'm fine now.

>Let's go. She'll be here soon.
>To ensure that there won't be any more victimes, we have to beat Walpurgisnacht...

>Yes!

p17
>...
>It's just like you said.

>Eh?

>I'm too kind.
>The truth behind magical girls is way too cruel.

>That's why I don't want to run away from the truth ever again.
>...If possible, I'd like to start things over with you.

>...
>Let's go.

p18
>If it weren't for this world...

>Mami-san.
>What's up?

>Huh?

>Eh? Ah...
>I just remembered that today is a special day and I need to buy some cheesecake..

>A special day?
>What's so special about it?

p19
>Today is the day I met a magical girl I knew from long ago.

>Heh~ Even longer than me?

>Yes. She became a magical girl before I did.

>She was a delightful tea party friend.
>Cheesecake... or should I say cheese was her favorite.

>Heh...
>I see...

>The time I spent with her is precious to me even today.

p22
>I'm finally going to the beach with everyone tomorrow!

>My swimsuit won't fit...
>It fit last year...

>What now...
>Sorry for the wait~

>Oh!
>Mami-san.
>?
>That swimsuit.

>Is that a new one?
>Y-Yes...
>How lovely!
>Th-Thanks...

p23
>I managed to whip up a swimsuit using my magical ribbons...

>But I have to focus my magical power so that it doesn't wear off...

>Geez...
>A sudden wave...

>Huh...

>Mami-san! Wanna come in for lunch?

>M-Mami-san?
>Mami-san's...dead!?
>And naked to boot...

>Afterwards, Homura frantically recovered it.