Mami Tomoe and Madoka Kaname, who had entered the Witch's barrier first, were now holding hands and following Kyubey's reactions.
"That's great, Sayaka-chan is fine, that's really wonderful." Madoka Kaname's tightly strung emotions relaxed as she recalled Sayaka Miki's words she had heard telepathically.
"It's really good that we made it in time..."
"Well, while I'd like to scold you for being so reckless and doing something like this without considering your own safety, your decision this time was correct in a sense, and now we don't have to worry about the Witch escaping." Mami Tomoe, who was cautiously leading the way, responded softly to Madoka Kaname's words.
Yoshino hadn't arrived yet, so she had to protect Madoka Kaname's safety.
Just as Mami Tomoe was about to tell Madoka Kaname to be more vigilant, she suddenly turned around and looked behind her.
Following Mami Tomoe's movement, Madoka Kaname also saw Homura Akemi appear behind them, with no intention of hiding.
"Oh, hello, Homura Akemi..." Mami Tomoe said coldly, looking at Homura Akemi, who had become a Magical Girl and was following behind.
Mami Tomoe always harbored some hostility towards Homura Akemi.
Because Yoshino felt very good about her, Mami Tomoe felt as if Yoshino had been snatched away from her.
Although she had no ill will, she wouldn't give her a good look either.
"I told you, I don't want to see you again..." Mami Tomoe's words were cut off by Homura Akemi.
"I'll take care of this prey. You two stop here, Mami Tomoe."
"That won't do. My purpose in coming here is to rescue Sayaka Miki and find Kyubey to ask..."
Mami Tomoe's statement was interrupted again by Homura Akemi before she could finish.
"Don't worry, I'll guarantee their safety. I don't care what happens to Kyubey, but we will bring Sayaka Miki back safely."
"You…" Being interrupted twice in a row, even Mami Tomoe felt a bit of anger.
Because of Yoshino, she hadn't made a move when she encountered Homura Akemi before, but now she probably couldn't resist fighting anymore.
The atmosphere between Mami Tomoe and Homura Akemi was extremely tense, filled with a heavy air, so much so that no one would doubt if they started fighting right then and there.
Madoka Kaname stood by, looking at the two with a worried expression, fearing they would start fighting at any moment.
Fortunately, Mami Tomoe still had her wits about her and didn't immediately start a fight.
Moreover, Kyubey had just said that what she needed to do now was to walk quietly and not unleash magic to provoke the Witches that hadn't fully hatched yet.
They hadn't even seen many Familiars yet, so the priority was to quickly reach Sayaka Miki and ensure her safety.
Therefore, fighting was not an option now.
However, it was impossible for Mami Tomoe to do nothing and just leave with Madoka Kaname, especially since she had to get revenge for the maliciousness from Yoshino's side.
"While your suggestion is good, I'm not Familiar with you, so I'm not that easy to trust." With a hint of mocking laughter, Mami Tomoe tidied her hair, and the soul gem on her left hand emitted a faint glow.
Then, before Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi could react, several red ribbons with special markings appeared at Homura Akemi's feet, binding her tightly in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that Homura Akemi was only tied up and no fight had broken out, Madoka Kaname breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that they didn't fight.
"idiot... idiot! This isn't the time for this!" Homura Akemi, bound and unable to move, struggled as she spoke.
"Of course, I know that, so I have no intention of harming you, Homura Akemi. Please stay here for a while, and I'll come to untie you after I deal with this Witch."
"However, if you struggle too much, I can't guarantee anything."
After all, Mami Tomoe didn't know Homura Akemi's specific abilities.
Even Kyubey and Yoshino hadn't told her.
Although she could tie Homura Akemi up when she wasn't paying attention, she couldn't guarantee that it would definitely restrain Homura Akemi.
Regarding Homura Akemi, the lone wolf, Mami Tomoe was somewhat worried that her actions might provoke the Witch, thereby causing harm to Sayaka Miki, who was trapped there.
The trapped Homura Akemi stopped struggling; she knew her abilities.
Her ability was only time stop, and being bound like this, she couldn't escape.
Even using time stop wouldn't allow her to evade the restraints while time was stopped.
So, she made no attempt to struggle, only trying to persuade Mami Tomoe: "This Witch is completely different from the previous Witches..."
Ignoring Homura Akemi's words, Mami Tomoe led Madoka Kaname away.
Seeing the two leave, Homura Akemi could only sigh with a look of unwillingness.
In other timelines, she had seen Homura Akemi, due to carelessness, get her head bitten off by the Witch's second form while fighting.
'Is there no way at all?' Homura Akemi thought anxiously, looking at the ribbons on her body.
Homura Akemi's restraints separated her two hands, so she couldn't get what she wanted from the shield on her left hand to resolve her current situation.
Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded, making Homura Akemi's anxious heart leap.
Now she had no means of retaliation and was unable to move.
However, a Familiar figure appeared at this moment, causing Homura Akemi's racing heart to relax; it was a slightly late Yoshino.
If Yoshino was here, she should help her resolve her current predicament.
But when Yoshino saw Homura Akemi's current state, she froze.
'Although I've seen this scene in anime, seeing Homura in this state up close now feels really strange.'
Just as Yoshino was about to go and release Homura Akemi, Yoshinon on her hand suddenly transformed into human form and appeared in front of Homura Akemi.
She looked at the embarrassed Homura Akemi with a smile.
She was very happy to see such a common situation, like bondage play.
She never thought Mami Tomoe would have such an interest.
"Yoshino, give me a few minutes. Wait a few more minutes before releasing Homura Akemi.
Anyway, there's still some time to spare, so we can't miss such a good opportunity." Reaching out to stop Yoshino's movement, Yoshinon revealed a sinister smile and pulled out... a high-resolution camera from behind her back.
"What is this!? I'm telling you, Yoshinon! You idiot, you'd better not do something like this!" Seeing Yoshinon pull out a camera, Homura Akemi immediately knew what strange ideas this guy was having.
She knew she had used her time stop ability to do many... *cough*! No! Nothing! I didn't say anything just now! You didn't hear anything, understand!?
"Hehe~ Homura Akemi, it seems you still know me. It makes sense, since you've seen Yoshino in other timelines, it's natural that you've seen me too.
But as for your evaluation of me as an idiot..." Yoshinon, smiling, came in front of Homura Akemi with the camera and bent down.
In Homura Akemi's 'despairing' gaze, the camera in her hand flashed white. "I like it very much, Homura Akemi."
Then she lowered her head to check her results.
This was not some anime world or Kuro Usagi's curse.
In such an obvious position, Yoshinon successfully took the photos she wanted.
"Wow~ I didn't expect you to be so pure, Homura Akemi. Blue and white stripes~ Tsk tsk~ I thought you would be a bit bolder after so many cycles, but I didn't expect you to still be so pure.
I was a bit surprised." Yoshinon looked at the flushed and embarrassed Homura Akemi with a surprised expression and continued to take pictures with her camera.
"Homura Akemi's bondage play is a rare sight, so I must take good pictures and collect them."
"Hey~ Are you wearing a bra right now?" With a lewd expression, Yoshinon focused her gaze on Homura Akemi's breasts and asked.
"Where did you come from, you perverted old man? Stop what you're doing right now!" Homura Akemi felt like she was going to die of anger.
She never expected this guy to catch her weak spot and even dare to take pictures of her panty!
If looks could kill, Yoshinon would probably have been torn to shreds by Homura Akemi by now.
"Don't look at me like that. If you knew my personality, you'd understand that I'm not afraid of such things.
And is it really okay for you to call me that, Homura Akemi?
Haven't you ever used your abilities to do anything bad?"
...I don't know what you're talking about." Hearing Yoshinon's words, Homura Akemi, who had been very angry, turned her head and said somewhat guiltily.
Seeing Homura Akemi's guilty look, Yoshinon knew her guess was almost spot on.
With a mischievous smile, she said to Homura Akemi, "It seems I was right after all."
"You say I'm like a perverted old man, so what about you secretly doing bad things with your abilities? A pervert? A lecherous woman?" Yoshinon stepped forward and broke the ribbons on Homura Akemi, saying to the gloomy-faced Homura Akemi, "We're both the same kind of person, Homura Akemi.
Don't you agree?"
'How annoying, this guy!?' Clenching her fists, Homura Akemi declared that this guy was the one she wanted to kill the most, besides Kyubey!
She had done many bad things when Homura was still weak, and later, when Homura became strong, she still tried every means to make her angry.
Didn't this guy really fear death?!!
Yoshino, who had been watching the show, saw that the situation was about to escalate and quickly stepped forward to the dark-faced Homura Akemi, saying, "Alright, Homura.
Let's hurry and catch up with Madoka and Mami Tomoe.
Otherwise, it'll be too late!"
Then she took Homura Akemi's hand and said to her with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry, Homura. You know Yoshinon's personality.
Even I've had many photos taken by her without my knowledge, so don't mind Yoshinon's actions."
"(Nod)" It seemed to be true, Homura Akemi thought for a moment.
A large portion of the photos in her shield's camera were shared with her by Yoshinon.
Yoshino was with Yoshinon twenty-four hours a day, so she had long since had countless private photos taken.
Thinking this, Homura Akemi felt much more at ease.
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