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A month and a half after the release of the single book, Koji Yoshida came to Tori Akino Studio to talk about the results.

"Ah, I finally don't have to endure as much as I did when I was serializing "Death Note"," Koji Yoshida grinned, "Tori Akino-sensei, this is an amazing achievement of 980,000 copies."

The creation of "Death Note" must maintain a balanced and gloomy mood. If the single book is sold well, if it is celebrated happily, it will affect the tense and exciting atmosphere of "Death Note".

"980,000 copies?" Hibiya Hibiki pinched his chin, "It's even better than "Death Note"."

"Death Note" single book sales exceeded 1 million two months later.

Madoka did significantly better.

""980,000 copies, that's amazing, great! It's almost breaking the jump record in history." That's what I thought after learning the results," Koji Yoshida scratched his head, "It seems that Tori Akino is still the teacher. He is more stable and does not care about this achievement at all. "

"Really?" Higashikata was stunned, "No, no, no, you misunderstood."

He shook his head, "I'm just so happy that I don't know how to express it."

"Teacher, if you have anything to say, just say it. That's amazing." Yoshida gave another thumbs up.

"Let me tell you, Yoshida-kun," Hibiki Hibiki looked at him and blinked, "You always praise me, so forget it."

From any angle, Yoshida Koji can lick Hibiki Hibiki fiercely.

This made Hibiki, who liked being praised, feel uncomfortable.

"Yes," Koji Yoshida agreed decisively, and he suddenly said, "However, the sales volume of subsequent single volumes of "Madoka" will not increase."

"What a lame way to change the subject." Hibiki complained silently.

What Yoshida said is true.

In the previous month, all the readers who were interested in buying it bought it.

If you want sales to increase significantly, you have to wait until the "Madoka" anime is aired.

…

on Monday.

"The sales of the single book "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" exceeded 1 million, which is amazing." Akihisa flipped through the jump and saw the news above, and couldn't help but marvel.

"But even a poor man like me bought a single volume, and selling 1 million copies is very reasonable."

He watched Madoka.

"Please introduce yourself." The teacher said.

"Then... that... my name is... Xiaomei... Homura, um, this... please... take care of me..." Xiaomi Homura, who has twin tails and glasses, is very shy when she introduces herself.

Her face was red and she was embarrassed, holding her schoolbag tightly with both hands.

"ha?"

At the beginning of the new chapter of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", Akihisa Yoshii stood up in shock.

"This...this is the cold and arrogant Xiao Meiyan! It's impossible."

This is obviously an unsociable and shy country girl.

She no longer has the "beautiful" demeanor she had when she appeared on the stage.

"Have I read 100 episodes?" Mingjiu was very confused.

"Perhaps, this is the timeline Xiao Meiyan has experienced before, and this is also what she looked like before she grew up."

Xiao Meiyan, who has been hospitalized due to heart disease, rarely interacts with peers, and she is a bit introverted.

I didn’t know how to solve math problems. After I got to the podium, I held my pen for a long time and didn’t know how to start. I could only feel embarrassed and ashamed.

During physical education class, she became anemic because she was preparing to exercise, and she looked as weak as Lin Daiyu.

Mingjiu took out the separate book and looked at it.

Xiaomi Homura, who appears at the beginning of the comic, can easily solve math problems and is versatile in sports.

"Tori Akino-sensei is really attentive."

The contrast and echo before and after the comics show the difference and growth of Xiao Meiyan.

This is a very clever approach.

The foreshadowing was also laid from the beginning to set the stage for the five months of content.

…

The reason why Xiao Meiyan knew the location of the health room was because the mature and capable Madoka took her there.

"Hey, what a novelty Madoka."

The character settings have changed.

From feeling inferior to being generous.

"This is?" Mingjiu was very confused.

"I can't do anything. I will only embarrass others and cause trouble. Why? Will I continue like this in the future?"

On the way home from school, Xiao Meiyan thought pessimistically.

Compared with Madoka who received her so brightly and kindly, she was far behind.

"In that case, it would be better to just die." Xiao Meiyan was attacked by the witch.

The people who came to save her were two magical girls.

One is Tomoe Asami.

"Wow, I miss you so much. Although it's only been more than three months, it's really been a long time since I saw you, Ms. Asami." Akihisa smiled as if he saw an old friend.

This is the world line where Tomoe Mami hasn't died yet.

The other person is Madoka Magica.

Madoka, the protagonist, finally becomes a magical girl.

Although it is another world line.

She wears a dress and attacks with a bow and arrow.

Like Tomoe Mami, it attacks from a distance.

"Without the interference of Akatsuki Homura, Madoka would have become a magical girl so quickly."

Also because defeating the witch can save more people and realize self-worth.

So Madoka's personality changed.

Although he is still gentle, he also has the self-confidence to stand alone.

This makes Xiao Meiyan fall in love.

"My junior, Homura Akatsuki, admires my senior, Madoka Shikama. How could I see such content?" Akihisa smiled, "But it's really interesting."

A different beginning, looks very warm.

Madoka also showed a cheerful smile that she had never seen before.

Obviously, I used to have a bitter face.

"It'll be fine if it keeps going like this." Mingjiu thought.

But as soon as he turned the page, he saw Tomoe Asami dead.

"Fortunately, my head didn't fall off this time." He muttered.

The reason is that Witch Night has arrived, the most powerful witch has appeared, Tomoe Mami's death in battle has allowed Akatsuki Homura to see the dangerous side of magical girls.

She cries to stop Madoka from fighting.

"Homura, I'm glad to be your friend."

"I caught up with you when you were attacked by the witch, and I'm proud of it even now."

"So I thought it would be great to be a magical girl."

The scene changed, and the magical girl Madoka and the witch who was crippled by Tomoe Asami died together.

The world has returned to peace.

It’s just that Madoka Shikama, whom Akatsuki Homura longed for, died.

Xiaomi Homura made a wish, "I want to meet Shikame-san again!"

This time, she wants to protect Madoka.

Her prayers overcame entropy, and she became a magical girl, gaining the power to control time.

Xiao Meiyan returned to before she was discharged from the hospital, and the second week of surgery began.

"Shikame-kun, I have become a magical girl too. Let's work hard together from now on."

As soon as she finished introducing herself, Xiaomi Homura excitedly ran up to Shikama Madoka and said hello boldly.

The familiar Akatsuki Homura makes Madoka very shy.

Asami Tomoe and Madoka Shikama test Homura Akatsuki's abilities.

At this stage, Homura is out of breath and has no energy after using time pause to break a paint bucket.

It's not at all mysterious and powerful like before in the comics.

At Tomoe Mami's suggestion, Homura began to prepare gunpowder to increase her attack power.

Later, with the cooperation of the two seniors, Homura was finally able to defeat the witch.

Madoka excitedly hugged Homura to celebrate her success.

Miss Asami stood aside and looked at them tenderly and dotingly.

These are happy days.

Mingjiu was very happy to see it.

Witch Night is here again.

This time Madoka won.

Her soul gem turned pure black and then shattered.

A witch born from Madoka's soul appears.

Homura looked at this scene in shock.

Time turns around again.

"Phew, the painting is so good..."

There are only 19 pages of content, but Akihisa feels like he has read it for a long time and experienced the entire content of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

Any plot in this chapter can remind him of the previous content in the comic.

Homura Akatsuki and Madoka have completely opposite personalities.

Tomoe Asami appears.

Death of a magical girl.

Madoka Magica becomes a rescue witch.

This is all content from the first few chapters of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

"The plot of this chapter connects most of the previous chapters together, and also shows the identity of Xiaomi Homura. It is so interesting to read," Akihisa simply couldn't express his feelings, "Tori...Tori Akino-sensei, he is too... …Oh my gosh!"

This is the most amazing sentence among all the comics he has read.

"No, the most amazing thing is always the next chapter of Madoka."

In the next chapter, Akatsuki Homura's mentality will change. Through repeated trials and tortures, this gentle magical girl will be transformed into a numb person who only cares about Shikama Madara.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

…

"Manager, do you want to change the location of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"?"

the clerk asked at a bookstore in Tokyo.

"This comic has been placed at the entrance of the store for almost two months."

After going through a large purchase in the early stage, there are now only a few readers who come to buy it. This shows that the current sales volume of the single book of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is not as good as before.

Not qualified to stand in the limelight.

"That's right," the store manager held his chin and considered, "Let's give it to the latest single volume of "Naruto". This manga is also very popular now."

"Naruto" is currently serializing the content of "Valley of the End".

The Konoha heroes chased the defecting Uchiha Sasuke and showed off their magical powers. This is the most exciting chapter after the "Chūnin Examination".

The bond and fate of Naruto and Sasuke also began to collide.

"I understand," the clerk nodded, found several other colleagues, rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

"Manager," someone rushed into the bookstore, "Do you still have the "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" manga!"

The store manager was stunned and nodded, "Yes."

"It's so good. All other places are sold out." The visitor breathed a sigh of relief, "Give me one, no, three."

"Sold out?" The store manager handed over the single volume of "Madoka" in confusion, muttering in his mind, "How could they be sold out together? It's just a coincidence."

But he still stopped the clerk who wanted to replace the comic.

One afternoon, customers appeared one after another, all clamoring to buy "Madoka".

"What's going on?" the store manager asked curiously.

"What's going on?" the customer said matter-of-factly, "Of course Madoka is so interesting."

Readers who didn't want to buy it before read the latest chapter and couldn't resist the idea of ​​buying it, so they went to nearby comic book stores to buy it.

"That's so fun? Isn't it always fun?"

"It's even more interesting now." The customer opened his arms as if to wrap up the whole world, "The most interesting thing in the world!"

After the customer left, the store manager brought the jump and started reading.

Three minutes passed, and he put down the magazine and thought about it for a long time.

"Matsushita-kun," the store manager shouted, "how many single volumes of Madoka are left?"

"There are only 3 copies left and they are going to be sold out."

"Contact Shueisha. I still need 300... no, 500 single volumes of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"!"

"Okay," the Panasonic clerk asked, "Does the position of the comics still need to be changed?"

"You're so stupid, you can't get along with the money." The store manager said with a smile, "Of course you put it in its original place."

"What about Naruto?"

"Put it aside for now." The store manager waved his hand casually.

…

"Editor-in-chief." Ibaraki Masahiko came to Sasaki, "The single volume of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is about to be sold out."

"What's going on?" Sasaki asked doubtfully, "Isn't it almost two months since this single volume was released? Or..."

He flipped through the documents, "The second volume has been released?"

How come he, the editor-in-chief, doesn’t know?

"That's the first volume," Ibaraki Masahiko said with a smile, "because the latest chapter of "Madoka" was very exciting, and the readers were moved. They couldn't wait to buy the single volume, and the stock was sold out in a short time."

"It's hard to imagine," Sasaki shook his head and asked, "Is there any data?"

"Right here," Ibaraki Masahiko handed the document in his hand to Sasaki.

"In just five days," Sasaki was extremely surprised, "the sales of the single book of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" increased from 1 million to 1.12 million."

"The trend is still rising, and the important thing now is reprinting." Ibaraki Masahiko said.

"Well," Sasaki stood up, "Let's have a meeting."

Ibaraki Masahiko left to summon colleagues from the marketing department.

Sasaki sighed, "Tori Akino-sensei should never be underestimated."

He always surprises himself.

This "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has only been serialized for 19 chapters, and it is already far ahead of other comics.

…

"Madoka finally becomes a magical girl."

"He is also a mature senior."

"Everything is reversed, lol."

"It's just that Asami-san is bound to die."

Higashino Hibiki watched the discussion on the forum.

The publication of the 19th chapter of "Madoka" suddenly aroused intense discussion.

There is so much to say, so much to say.

Readers of "Madoka" began to communicate with each other overwhelmingly.

They discussed the shy and introverted Akatsuki Homura, and the confident Madoka after realizing her value.

Thinking about where Sayaka went?

Said Kyubey is still as hateful as ever.

Madoka and Asami Tomoe had just died in the first week, and they tempted Homura Akatsuki to become a magical girl.

"Fortunately, Homura was smart and made a wish to start over."

This brings a glimmer of light to the desperate world of magical girls.

"It must be painful for Akatsuki Homura to see Madoka turn into a witch!"

"This is also the beginning of her transformation, from a weak girl to a cold beauty who refuses to let strangers in."

"It's so miserable. It's so miserable for Homura who keeps experiencing Madoka's death."

"Well, my lover died in front of me several times."

"spouse?"

"I think Homura likes Madoka."