Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

"Is it okay now? This is so embarrassing."

Baqi said indistinctly, sticking out her tongue.

After being reminded by Baqi, Yuuki Yukino also realized that the girl sticking out her tongue was indeed a bit suggestive.

Baqi really looks like a puppy...

"Okay." Yuuki Yui scratched Baqi's chin as if she were really petting a puppy, and then took Baqi's hand and shook it.

They do look very similar.

Baqi withdrew her tongue and swirled it in her mouth. She then opened her mouth and nibbled at Yuki Yuki's body twice in a teasing and coquettish manner. She then sat cross-legged on the bed and pulled her T-shirt up to barely cover her lower body.

"Xiao Yuan! You're probably checking to see if I've been affected by the Black Magic Mark, right? Don't worry, I definitely haven't.

“Yes,” Yuuki Yukino admitted.

“Then Yuuki must be very curious as to why I said that.” Baqi put her arm on her leg and bent down to get closer to Yuuki.

“Yes,” Yuuki Yukari continued to acknowledge (her father).

"Doesn't Xiaoyuan think she's being too kind?"

Am I kind?

Baqi's words are something Yuuki En should ponder deeply.

Have I done anything that can be considered a kind act?

"Yes! Xiao Yuan is too kind most of the time! I really like kind Xiao Yuan, well, I like all kinds of Xiao Yuan, but being too kind isn't a good thing. When Xiao Yuan went to the Moon Sea Tower alone before, I was thinking, what good would it do Xiao Yuan to help those two women?"

"Didn't I already say that? Someday in the future..." Yuuki Yuen started to speak, but swallowed the rest of her words under the intense gaze of Baqi.

This explanation is indeed weak, but that's what Yuuki Yuki was telling herself: the seeds she planted would one day take root and sprout.

However, this idea is not very convincing, as it involves too many variables. Whether Rie Tsukimi and the others can escape, and whether they can suppress the Black Demon Mark, are all unknowns.

Seeing that Yuuki Yukino remained silent for a long time, Baqi sighed:

"Even if Xiaoyuan was right back then, and what she did might be rewarded someday, what about now? Hong is planning to take action against Xiaoyuan and is using the people around her to threaten her. If Hong had succeeded during the day, Xiaoyuan wouldn't have the chance to sit here and chat with me now."

"But she's a corrupted magical girl, she can't be bound by common sense. I can't just become corrupt because she uses such despicable methods, can I?"

"So, is Xiaoyuan no longer a corrupted magical girl? I can understand that Xiaoyuan wouldn't do bad things because of her corruption, but what can she do when others are bullying her so openly? Is she really fully prepared to just sit and wait for Hong to die?"

“Xiaoyuan, being honest is indeed commendable, but being inflexible and only wanting to follow one path is foolish! When others are not willing to confront you openly and fairly, clinging to so-called honesty is just binding yourself.”

Baqi's words left Yuuki Yukino speechless.

“But Hyakki is the daughter of that Minister of Hyakki.” Yuuki Yui was still trying to persuade Inuyama Tomoe.

"I remember when we first met, Xiaoyuan told me that corrupted magical girls are not protected by anyone and must be dealt with once they are discovered."

Baqi continued her outburst: "Does this apply to us but not to Hyakki? Since Hyakki Senyou has already fallen into darkness, she shouldn't have any complaints no matter how she's treated, right? From the day she fell into darkness, no matter whose daughter she is, she's no special in the eyes of magical girls."

"Moreover, she has joined an organization established by a corrupted magical girl, so she might be doing some evil things that no one knows about."

Yuuki Yukino pondered for a long time.

Baqi is absolutely right; Yuuki Yuuki still harbors some concerns in certain areas.

Magical girls believe that corrupted magical girls should be judged; this is innate, as can be clearly seen from the attitudes of Helica and Mizuno Yu. Therefore, they can attack corrupted magical girls without any psychological burden. Corrupted magical girls, on the other hand, are influenced by the Black Magic Mark and believe that whatever they do is justified, thus becoming even more lawless.

However, Yuuki Yuki had neither of these qualities. Even when battles occurred, they only went so far as to engage in superficial combat, never considering anything like annihilating someone or rendering them incapable of recovery.

It is precisely because of the lack of these elements that Yuuki Eri lacks the legitimacy to act and remains hesitant about matters related to magical girls.

"Baqi, what do you suggest we do?"

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!" Baqi clenched her fist and waved it in the air.

Yuuki Yukino wasn't a vengeful banker, so naturally she couldn't understand what Tomoe was saying.

Could you explain it more clearly?

"Let's have the two of us work together to bring Bai Gui Qian You over to verify if our conjecture is correct," Ba Qi repeated the suggestion she had made earlier.

However, this time, when Yuuki Yukino heard it, it felt different.

“Regardless of whether our guess is correct, as long as we capture the Hundred Demons, we can eliminate a potential threat, and incidentally, we can also find out how Hong learned about Yuuki’s true identity.” Fearing that Yuuki’s understanding was not thorough enough, Baqi further explained.

"What if we can't win?"

Yuuki Yuen asked another question. After all, Hyakki Senyou is one of the BOSSes in the game, and she has demonstrated her divine release in the game. Even if she knows her skills and weaknesses, plus the sneak attack, Yuuki Yuen is not necessarily confident of success.

"If you can't beat them, just run away. Are you only allowed to bully Xiaoyuan, but we're not allowed to bully her back? Even if it doesn't affect them, it's always okay to test each other's strength." Ba Qi's answer sounded very casual, but it was definitely very much in her style.

“That’s true.” Yuuki Yui nodded. “So when are we going?”

"Now!" Baqi jumped off the bed with great enthusiasm.

"Huh?" The sight that the fluttering hem of her clothes couldn't conceal, and the fact that Baqi could do whatever she wanted, gave Yuuki Yuki a double shock.

"These kinds of things, if you think of something, just do it. If you can't win, just run. Why make things so complicated? You can't wait until they have a detailed plan before you take action, can you?"

After a little reflection, Baqi was right. If you put yourself in Hong Moli's shoes, and you had just told her during the day that you wanted her to lose, who would have thought that she would still dare to take the initiative to attack?

The same principle applies to dealing with mysterious people. The more you fear following their lead and the more you try to devise a strategy, the more likely you are to fall into their trap.

"However, there is still one problem."

"Any other questions? Xiaoyuan, do you want to come up with a battle plan? Honestly, you've been corrupted by that blond shorty. Battle plans can't keep up with changes!"

Baqi crossed her arms, her tone becoming more lecturing. Her slightly wrinkled T-shirt clung to her body, revealing the outline of her girlish figure. However, Baqi didn't seem to care about this in front of Yuuki Yuki and continued to point and gesticulate.

Is he jealous? He's definitely jealous of Helica.

"It's not that kind of thing, it's not that complicated."

Yuuki Yui quickly waved her hands to dispel the misunderstanding: "What I wanted to ask was, where are we going to catch Hyakki Senyou?"

"Oh, that's easy." Baqi lifted the covers, fumbled around on the bed for a while, and finally pulled out her phone. After a few taps, she handed the phone to Yuuki Yuki.

The phone that Baqi handed over had a search engine page on it, and the search bar prominently displayed the words: "Home address of the Minister of a Hundred Demons".

What's even more outrageous is that there are actually map markers below, and even the routes and transportation to get there are planned out.

"This...this is also possible?" Yuuki looked at her phone and then at the smug-looking Tomoe, her own twisted expression being quite a sight to behold.

"See that? That's the power of technology! So, being too famous isn't a good thing either." Baqi snatched the phone from Yuuki Yukino's hand.

"But wouldn't her home have any security facilities or bodyguards?" Having obtained the information she wanted so easily, Yuuki Yu was somewhat incredulous.

"Xiaoyuan, did you watch some weird movie? People who are surrounded by bodyguards 24/7 and have infrared alarm systems installed in their homes don't exist. The Minister of a Hundred Ghosts is just an ordinary person! Would you install such a complicated system in your home and have so many people watching you while you sleep?"

Yes, what Baki said makes a lot of sense. After all, there are politicians who open up to people in a physical sense during public speeches.

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Kidnapping Plan Fails!

This wasn't the first time Yuuki Yukino had looked down on Tsukimi City at night.

The city's nightscape was exactly as she remembered. Whether it was battered by torrential rain or affected by battles between magical girls, the city would quickly restore its former tranquility with its amazing self-healing ability, and then fall into a deep sleep to welcome the new day.

Many people have seen the city at night with Yuuki Yuuki, but the person who has seen the night view of Tsukimi City with her the most times is none other than Inuyama Tomoe.

However, they were not in the mood to appreciate the scenery right now; they had more important things to do.

Two figures moved silently between the city's buildings, just like the chase they had when they first met.

Without using a magic wand or summoning any strange tentacles, he simply relied on his transformed physical abilities to traverse the city's buildings at high speed.

"We need to be fast and discreet! We must not reveal our magic power before we come into contact with the Hundred Ghosts and Thousand Ghosts. Once we have the target under control, we must turn back immediately."

Before setting off, Yuuki Yuki formulated this strategy, and the two of them have been carrying it out well so far.

The Minister of a Hundred Demons' house is easy to find. From the actual view on the map, it looks like a traditional detached house, the kind of two-story house with a yard that is often seen in anime.

For politicians who frequently interact with the public to gain support, presenting their lives to the public is indeed a good way to win hearts and minds. This gave Yuuki Eri an opportunity to take advantage of the situation; otherwise, finding Chiyuu's home would have been quite a challenge.

The closer they got to their destination, the faster Yuuki Yukino's heart pounded. Tomoe was right; an eye for an eye should be retaliated against, but who could kidnap a girl without any psychological pressure?

While I was still agonizing over it, the house on the map was already right in front of me.

From the outside, Hyakki Senyu's house doesn't look much different from the surrounding houses. If it weren't for the nameplate on the door with Hyakki's surname written on it, Yuuki Enishi would easily have overlooked it.

Yuuki Yukari and Tomoe exchanged a glance, then silently landed on the roof like two feathers.

The first step can be considered complete. Next, we need to see if Hyakki Chiyu is actually at home. If this is just a disguised house, or if only Chiyu's mother lives here, then the two of them will have made a wasted trip.

What's the next step?

Inuyama Tomoe asked in a low voice, barely a whisper.

"You're the one who told me to come! Didn't you even think it through yourself?!" Yuuki Yu was furious. Now she was sneaking around on someone else's rooftop, and she couldn't yell at Baqi.

"I think as long as Yuuki gets here, she'll figure something out." Baqi gave Yuuki a trusting look and even gave her a thumbs-up at her waist.

Yuuki Yukino was speechless, but what Baqi said was absolutely right; she had indeed come up with her next plan on the way.

Should we criticize Baqi for lacking a plan, or should we say that Baqi and we are perfectly in sync and cooperate seamlessly?

Regardless of how you view Baqi, she should first finish what needs to be done.

Based on the stereotypes formed from watching anime, the first floor is usually the living room, the master bedroom, the dining room, the kitchen, and the bathroom, so Qianyou's room should be on the second floor.

Let's start the investigation with the most suspicious room in this room.

"First, check if Bai Gui Qian You is in this room. If so, wait for my signal and attack together."

Yuuki Yuen whispered instructions in Baqi's ear, then leaned halfway down from the roof so that her face was just touching the window with the curtains drawn. Several semi-blurred lines extended from Yuuki Yuen's fingertips and slipped into the room through the crack in the window.

The purple lines climbed up the glass and walls, recombining into tendrils about the thickness of a little finger. The tendrils hooked onto the curtain rings and very slowly pulled the curtains open a corner.

Yuki Yui did it very carefully, and the whole process was almost silent except for the slight rustling of the fabric. A very narrow gap appeared right in front of Yuki Yui.

Through this gap, Yuuki Enishi could clearly see what was happening inside.

Fortunately, Yuuki Yukino guessed correctly; Hyakki Senyū was indeed inside.

However, reality is always different from plans.

There was another reason that Yuuki Yuki and Baqi had come so readily tonight—time.

When Yuki set off, it was already past midnight. Most people would choose to rest at this time, and sleeping is also when a person is at their weakest.

Since they were going to do it, they only had one chance, so they had to consider the method with the highest success rate. Yuuki Eri wanted to take advantage of Hyakki Senyou's sleep and lack of vigilance to strike him down.

The idea was wonderful, and Hyakki Senyu was indeed in the room, but Yuuki Yuki never expected that Hyakki Senyu would still be awake at this time.