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

"Is it going to rain?" Hong Moli muttered to herself as she walked across the playground toward the school gate.

Hong Moli dislikes rainy days. The only thing that can pique her interest is when Bai Gui Qianyou doesn't have an umbrella, so they can share the same umbrella on their way home from school.

Although their love umbrella was only a short distance across the playground, it was enough to satisfy Hongmo's needs!

However, those who can study at St. Eternal Academy are all outstanding individuals, and the strict teaching environment is not suitable for pampered young ladies to join.

Therefore, once a mistake is made, it is rare for someone to make it a second time.

Then, Hyakki Chiyu learned to carry an umbrella.

But I, like a fool, kept walking in the sudden downpour.

Suddenly, just as Hong Moli reached the middle of the playground, a torrential downpour began, and before she could even react, she was already trapped and unable to return.

Her hair was matted together and still dripping water. Her school uniform was completely soaked, clinging wetly to her body.

The body, already in pain, was covered by a soaked uniform, and the burning wounds were now being assaulted by the cold.

I felt a little wronged and a little lonely.

That's incredibly stupid!

Despite the rain and the pain from being whipped, Hong Moli walked heavily out of the school gate.

At the school gate, a petite figure stood there holding an umbrella.

The gray-haired girl raised the umbrella high and placed it on top of Hong Moli's head, where rainwater was streaming down her cheeks.

Hong Moli paused for a moment, her voice involuntarily choking up.

"How did you come."

"We agreed to go eat Chinese food together today," the gray-haired girl said solemnly, pressing herself against Hong Moli's still dripping body and sheltering them both under the small umbrella. "Also, you forgot your umbrella."

"Really, I'll have to change my clothes first." Hong Moli turned her head and looked into the distance.

Summer weather is indeed unpredictable, just like my mood.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Rainy Days Also Make Me Feel Gloomy

The entire morning, Yuehai City was shrouded in rain.

Heavy rain like this is rare, and it's even rarer for it to be just one day after the last heavy rain.

In such bad weather, most people will choose to stay at home and lazily spend the day in their warm beds.

Just like Yuuki Yuki and Baqi right now, each of them is wrapped in a small blanket and nestled on the sofa, drinking steaming hot homemade milk tea, and passing the time by glancing at the news reports on TV.

The television was showing footage of the area near the beach.

It was the beach they had visited the day before, where the two of them happily transformed and played in the water all day, and were even accidentally photographed by someone.

However, the scene on the beach was completely different from the deserted place when Yuki Emi visited the day before. The beach, which should have been empty due to the rain, was now unexpectedly crowded.

On television, a reporter wearing a raincoat stood in the wind and rain, microphone in hand, diligently reporting on the situation from the scene.

"To get firsthand information, we've braved the rain to reach the beach where the incident occurred. As you can see, the wind and rain are extremely fierce. According to some sources, this heavy rain was likely caused by the Pink Devil, but we haven't seen it yet. We will continue to report on it."

"Huh?" Yuuki Yuuki stopped holding the TV remote.

The reporter on the screen continued reporting:

"As you can see, there are quite a few onlookers. We have reminded them that the situation is quite dangerous, and the sea breeze and waves could pose an immeasurable risk to their safety. The appearance of the pink demon could also complicate the situation further. But these reminders haven't dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd. Let's do some random interviews and see what they think."

The camera followed the reporter and focused on the other people present.

"I heard online that it was the Pink Devil who did it, so I thought I'd try my luck. If I really saw it, I'd have something to brag about to my classmates." The girl, who looked like a middle school student, said happily, while the woman holding an umbrella for her behind the camera, which was about to be blown away by the wind, didn't seem happy at all.

"I'm a failed art student, and I'm working hard for my second attempt. I think the sea in a storm is very romantic, and it's great material, so I'm here to gather inspiration. Oh, and of course, it would be even better if I could see the Pink Devil." That's what the girl with dark circles and glasses, who carries her easel in the wind and rain for some reason, said.

"I want to see the pink devil in person. This will definitely go viral on LINE. By the way, you can follow me. I will occasionally post my private photos... Wait, don't go!" A slender woman, who was neither holding an umbrella nor wearing a raincoat, and whose swimsuit was visible through her semi-transparent T-shirt, ran a few steps after the camera, but the camera quickly moved away.

"I saw a lot of people and came to join in the fun, but what's going on?" an elderly woman carrying a bag of eggs asked, looking bewildered. "I've been watching for ages and I still don't understand. These young people these days, I just don't get them anymore. I have to criticize you guys a bit..."

Then the camera was moved away again.

A blonde girl squeezed into the frame, raised the microphone, and started cursing at the camera while giving it the middle finger. You could vaguely see a blue-haired girl blocking her way.

"You pink-haired, belly-revealing, tentacle-wielding pervert, I'm waiting for you right here. If you dare come any closer, I'll tear that tattered book in my hand to shreds! I mean it! You..."

The live TV broadcast was then abruptly cut off, and the screen was replaced with an indoor host sitting in the studio, looking completely bewildered and playing on his phone.

"Hahaha, that short, blond girl! She actually went and got soaked in the rain! Is she stupid? Hahahaha!"

Baqi stretched a hand out from under the covers and pounded the table, laughing loudly.

Baqi is happy whenever she sees Helica get her comeuppance.

After laughing for a while, Ba Qi's laughter gradually subsided. She let out a long breath, then picked up the milk tea on the coffee table, blew on the steam rising from it, took a small sip, and revealed a healing expression that seemed to melt her heart. She spoke slowly.

"But these people are really something. They could have just looked at the weather forecast and seen that it was going to rain today. They have to blame Xiaoyuan for something so simple. One after another, they don't believe what they see but they believe what others say. How stupid."

“That’s true.” Yuuki Yuen sipped her milk tea and watched the female host try her best to cover up the incident after the live TV broadcast was cut back to the scene. She chuckled softly, “People like to hear things, don’t they?”

Yuki's words left Baqi speechless, so the two of them shut up and continued watching the TV program.

The following live reports were uninteresting. After watching a while of the boring live TV broadcast, Baqi picked up the remote and switched the program to a morning drama. She turned the volume down as background noise, moved closer to Yuuki Yuki, and asked softly.

"What are Xiaoyuan's plans for today?"

I'm planning to.

Yuuki Yui thought about her plans. She had already finished her summer homework, and she only wanted to put the magical girl thing aside for now. She really didn't have any other plans.

Lately, Yuuki Yuuki has felt that her life is getting more and more chaotic. At the beginning of summer vacation, she had a regular study and rest schedule, but after returning from Tomoe's house, things started to fall apart. After buying the handheld game console, she had all sorts of reversed day and night schedules, and a number of things that happened before, both controllable and uncontrollable, all piled up at once.

I'm so tired. I'll just give myself a break today.

"I don't have any plans. I'm already grateful that Helica didn't invite me to the beach today. I just want to rest at home for a day."

Then no one spoke again, and the room was filled only with the sound of the main characters in the TV series having a melodramatic and pointless argument.

"So what should we do now? After yesterday's commotion, who knows when Hong might come knocking on our door again?"

Seemingly feeling that the atmosphere was too awkward, Baqi asked again.

"Maybe?" Yuuki Yui replied noncommittally.

When Baqi reminded her that there was still the matter of Hong Moli that hadn't been resolved, Yuuki Yukino's mood plummeted.

Just thinking about Hong Moli's dangerous remarks to her made her feel like a million cats were scratching at her heart, making it impossible for her to calmly continue the atmosphere from before.

It would be abnormal to remain indifferent to someone suddenly appearing in front of you and making a threat that is tantamount to death, and one that is actually possible.

Although fighting with Tsukimi Rie was dangerous, Yuuki Enishi managed to get through it thanks to her passion and adrenaline, so she didn't feel much fear or anxiety.

Now, sitting idly in my room listening to the rain, some dark thoughts begin to arise.

I'm so anxious. Suddenly, I feel anxious no matter what I do.

Even the TV dramas I was just enjoying now just seem noisy.

If you left Yuuki Yukino in this restless state alone at home, she would really go crazy.

Fortunately, Baqi is here. Even if I don't deliberately tell her how heartbroken I am, just being together can help alleviate some of my anxiety.

The rain has been falling and hasn't stopped yet. Clothes dry especially slowly on rainy days. The clothes that got dirty when I was intimate with Baqi last night are still hanging on the balcony, damp and wet.

This was the first time Yuuki Yui had ever felt so grateful for the rainy day. As long as the rain didn't stop, her clothes would dry more slowly, and Baqi would be able to stay by her side a little longer.

But after the rain stopped and her clothes dried, Baqi always had to leave.

Yuuki Yukino didn't want Tomoe to leave, and there might have been many complicated reasons, but the thoughts in her heart were simply and willfully driven.

She didn't want Baqi to leave her side.

“I said, Baqi.”

Yuuki Yui murmured softly the name of the girl who was nestled beside her.

"what's wrong?"

Baqi hadn't yet noticed that Yuuki Yukino's expression was gradually becoming serious, and her reply carried a natural lightness.

"Stay with me a little longer, okay?"

Yuuki Yuuki would never have said such a thing in the past. Although Yuuki Yuuki didn't have much of a say when the two were being intimate, their positions were completely opposite in their daily lives. Usually, Yuuki Yuuki would take the initiative to plan everything, and Tomoe would just have to do what Yuuki Yuuki said.

In other words, such coquettish words are usually spoken by Baqi.

Perhaps it wasn't just more, but all the acting of coquetry was done by Baqi.

"Haven't I been with Xiaoyuan the whole time?"

Having spent so much time together, Baqi could immediately sense Yuuki's unusual behavior, and her gaze, which had been fixed on the television screen, shifted to Yuuki.

"I want more..." Yuuki Yui huddled under the covers, pulling them even tighter.

Baqi's eyebrows drooped, and the corners of her slightly upturned mouth also drooped. She gently bit her upper lip with her teeth, and after a moment, the lips curved into an even more pronounced arc.

"I'll stay with Xiaoyuan no matter how long it takes, so don't think about anything else!"

Baqi didn't ask Yuki Yuen why she had suddenly become so sensitive, and Yuki Yuen didn't intend to guess how much Baqi had guessed. She simply lifted a corner of the blanket covering her, and Baqi immediately understood and crawled in, curling up in Yuki Yuen's arms, until the blanket covered them both again.

"It's so warm, like a little stove."

"It's not winter yet."

As Baqi spoke, she leaned even closer.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: When you're in a bad mood, go beat up that blond shorty!

The morning TV program finally came to an end. The protagonist of the story on TV still hadn't solved any fundamental problems; he was just stalling for time with superficial solutions. The preview for tomorrow's next episode showed a new round of conflict, attracting viewers to continue watching at the same time tomorrow.

Yuuki Yuuki was never concerned with the path taken by the protagonist in the TV series, but rather with the time she spent with Baqi.

This can certainly relieve some of the mood, but no matter what, it's impossible for two people to just stay in bed and hug each other all day long.

The TV program had come to an end, and the two of them couldn't just sit there blankly. While Yuuki needed Baqi, she also had to consider Baqi's feelings.

After all, a relationship between two people can't be about one person constantly taking, right?

"What should we do next?"

"Is there anything Xiaoyuan wants to do? I'll do whatever Xiaoyuan wants!"

Despite making this decision, in practice, Yuuki Yuuki found that she couldn't do anything.