For Madoka, the next few days passed in a daze.
Just as most boys harbored dreams of being heroes deep down, quite a few girls dreamed of becoming Magical Girls. Especially after witnessing that incredibly spectacular Magical Girl battle, Madoka had a lot on her mind. She had always wanted to ask Akemi Homura what had happened, but over the next few days, Homura kept taking sick leave and staying home, leaving Madoka unable to find her no matter how hard she tried.
Her friend Miki Saya, meanwhile, merely treated Madoka's words as a hallucination or a dream and paid them no mind at all, which left Madoka somewhat disappointed.
However, when Madoka entered the classroom again that day, she was astonished to find that Akemi Homura had not continued to be absent. She was sitting in her seat!
"Little Flame!"
Seeing Homura, Madoka happily ran over. Hearing Madoka's voice, Homura raised her head expressionlessly as usual and silently looked at her.
"What is it?"
"Um..."
Faced with Homura's cold expression, Madoka did not know what to say for a moment. She hesitated for quite a while before finally asking in a low voice.
"About what happened a few days ago..."
"...I understand."
However, before Madoka could finish, Homura interrupted her.
"Come to the rooftop during lunch break."
"Huh? Ah, okay!"
Hearing Homura's answer, Madoka froze for a moment, then nodded vigorously and happily skipped back to her seat. Where Madoka could not see, however, Homura sighed helplessly. At the same time, Fang Zheng's voice came through her headphones.
"CUT! CUT! What did I tell you before? Don't be so impatient! You should wait for Madoka to finish what she wants to say, then show silence and contemplation. Finally, invite her to the rooftop like you've made up your mind!