[Solace]

Chapter 4 is out in the usual places.

Spoiler for Chapter 4:

1. Seems the first "Witches" we saw are actually forgeries created by artificial Grief Seeds. The one in the last chapter was a legit Witch.

2. Jyubey is definitely an Incubator. Also, Kyubey makes a somewhat off panel cameo.

3. Unlike Kyubey, he doesn't just eat normal Grief Seeds, he also eats the grief from Soul Gems. He can also tell the difference between normal and forged Seeds.

4. It seems that the girls have a secret (or two) they don't want Kazumi to know about. It's heavily implied they know what happens when a MG uses all her magic, and how the MG system works. If Jyubey's grin is any indication they don't know everything though.

5. For the most part this universe appears to work exactly like it did in Madoka's, before her wish.

6. The "evil" MG had some ties with the group and is the one creating the forged Seeds. It's implied she was dead but came back somehow.

Looks like so far this is a standard Madoka universe story that could have taken place anytime before the anime ending. It also makes me wonder....if this wasn't related to the anime, why delay it until after the anime was finished?