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

If Yuuki Yui's goal was simply to live a good life as a corrupted magical girl in this world, then perhaps she could ignore the lives of Helica and the others, and use her corruption as an excuse to do whatever she wanted.

But what she wants is to clear her name, to become an ally of justice, or even if she's not entirely righteous, as long as she's not hunted down by magical girls.

That's why Yuuki Yukino couldn't just stand by and watch Helica and the others get into danger.

Yuuki Yui was very self-aware; she could only be a minor villain, and she would never allow herself to become a murderer who indirectly pushed others into the abyss.

It has nothing to do with whether she is gentle or not; it's simply that if her plans involve innocent people who suffer irreversible harm, she won't be able to sleep well at night.

To unrelated people, the outcome of the magical girl battles and the damage caused are just numbers or news items that don't concern them.

But for the person involved, it is the heavy burden of another's life that they cannot bear.

If Hong Moli really wanted to do something too outrageous to them, even at the risk of conflict with Hong Moli, she would definitely rush back to help Helica and the others.

That unclean magic that made her feel physically uncomfortable burst forth from the beach. She was already far enough away from the beach, but she could still see the red moon rising from the beach in her peripheral vision.

The crimson moon and the unclean magic only lasted for less than five minutes before weakening. Through the magical girl's senses, the three transformed magic powers were still there, with two of them remaining on the beach. Helica and Mizuno Yui had not yet deactivated their transformations, so it was basically certain that they were safe.

Fortunately, Yuuki Yuki secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Another kind of magic was rapidly approaching him, like a falcon swooping down to spot its prey, and he was the poor little rabbit.

It's obvious without even guessing that the owner of that magic must be Hong Moli, who came to hunt her down.

It wouldn't be good for Hong Moli to find her in the crowd; if she wanted to transform, she needed to find a place without witnesses.

Yuuki Yukina left the direction of the crowd and walked alone towards a place where no one else was around.

The magic slightly changed direction, but its ultimate goal remained unchanged: Yuuki Eri.

Beach parks are generally quite large, so it's easy to find a secluded area.

That's about enough, isn't it?

Purple light, the calling of the true name, twisted and unsettling tentacles, and purple wings and claws growing from Yuuki Enishi's back all appeared together.

If you're going to face Hong Moli, you can't afford to be half-hearted.

Fortunately, the key to victory or defeat is not in my own hands, and besides, I don't need to completely defeat Koumori. All Yuuki needs to do is stall for time.

When that composed red figure appeared in front of Yuuki Yuuki, Yuuki Yuuki couldn't wait to rub her hands together.

I've almost finished my own tasks; now it's just a matter of seeing how things go on with Baqi.

If all goes well, Yuuki Yuki is really looking forward to what's to come.

What exciting expression will Hong Moli make this time?

Chapter Forty-Two: The Pursuit

The effects of divine liberation on the body were even greater than Hong Moli had anticipated.

Maintaining True Name Release requires a large amount of magic power. The recent battle not only depleted most of her magic power, but she also has to endure the aftereffects that come with True Name Release being unique to her.

It's so hot, and I have this strange urge that if I don't absorb anything, my brain will start to go crazy.

Hong Moli bit her lower lip hard, her teeth digging into the soft flesh and causing waves of pain. The pain sent a brief moment of calm to her brain, but only this kind of pain could slightly alleviate the effects of the True Name Liberation.

The initial probing at the Moon Sea Tower allowed Koumori to roughly gauge the skill levels of Helica and Mizuno Yu. She thought she could easily resolve the battle, but she had underestimated the two magical girls.

Compared to their last meeting, their strength has increased. If they were still at the level they were at when they fought that night, it wouldn't have taken Hong Moli this long to escape.

Hong Mari could also see that the two of them were doing everything they could to stop her in order to buy Yuuki Yuki more time to escape.

Even with her real name revealed, it still took Hong Mo a lot of effort to break free from the two of them.

In terms of time alone, the two of them have held themselves back for so long that it should be enough time for Yuuki Yukino to escape.

It's such a pity. Their plan was just a hair's breadth away from succeeding. If it were someone else, they might have been helpless because they couldn't find any trace of Yuuki Yuki. Even if the president came in person, he couldn't have done it.

But Hong Moli can do it; that's her ability, and it's something only she can do.

She clearly saw that the magical power emanating from Yuuki Yuuki was moving in a certain direction.

As long as she follows the trail of magic, Yuuki Yuki will have nowhere to escape.

She noticed that Yuuki Yuuki had broken away from the crowd and was heading towards a more secluded place alone.

Do you think you can hide in a secluded place and fool your own eyes? How naive.

Rather, it's a good thing; in a place where no one gets close, I don't have to worry about accidentally hurting other unrelated people.

Flying is much faster than moving on two legs, and Hong Moli is about to catch up with the ten-minute gap.

To her slight surprise, after venturing into the deserted area, Yuuki Yukino did not continue to run away, but instead transformed amidst a flash of dark purple light.

Something was wrong; a warning bell rang in Hong Moli's heart.

If Yuuki Eri came to this place to escape my pursuit and take the opportunity to escape, there is absolutely no way she would transform.

Before transforming, magical girls are no different from ordinary people, not only in terms of abilities, but also in terms of the special magic power within them. In other words, as long as a magical girl doesn't transform, it's almost impossible for anyone to discover her true identity.

Perhaps after being corrupted, a dark magic rune that cannot be seen by others should be added.

Koumori's only advantage is that her senses are a little more acute than other magical girls. Even if the other party is not transformed, she can roughly sense the traces of magic. This is why she can always accurately find other magical girls.

There is a small prerequisite: Hong Moli must first come into contact with the scent of that magic in order to find its owner by following the faint, almost negligible magic in the air.

In this way, one can accurately find the magical girl's true form. It sounds simple, but in practice, one must remember the essence of each type of magic and discern its direction. Mastering this power is quite difficult.

Yuuki Yukino couldn't possibly have known she possessed such power, much less that she would have specifically targeted her.

Yuuki Yukino's actions were as if she were simply waiting for him to arrive.

Even if Yuuki Yuki is waiting for me, so what? It won't change what I'm going to do.

All we need to do is have a fair and square fight, so that Yuuki Yuki is powerless to resist.

Hong Mali had never witnessed Yuuki Yukino's battles, and some scenes in news interviews were seen through a screen, which certainly couldn't provide a more thorough understanding than seeing it with her own eyes or experiencing it firsthand.

That night at the Moon Sea Tower, there were four magical girls at the top of the tower, but Kou Mari sensed the magic of three people at the top. Two of them were Miyashita Mia and Tsukimi Rie, and the remaining one was a magical girl who had fought with Tsukimi Rie. Moreover, that magic was directed at Yuuki Yukino, who was lying on the ground at the top of the tower, trembling like a victim.

The fourth person who claimed to be a magical girl did not transform that night for some reason, and left no trace of what he wanted to investigate.

This eccentric and unpredictable girl's fighting prowess is directly proportional to her abstract nature. And a magical girl who could fight Tsukimi Rie for so long can't be weak.

But the winner that night should have been Rie Tsukimi.

In Koumori's opinion, Tsukimi Rie's strength was not quite up to par.

Kou Machi accelerated again, her scarlet magic coalescing into the shape of a chainsaw. Like a crimson meteor, it fell towards the location of the transformed Yuuki Yuki. The two saws in front of her swung out together, aiming straight for Yuuki Yuki's shoulder.

It was hammers that stopped Hong Moli's chainsaw again, and this time there were two of them.

The warhammer of the girl who had just fought her appeared in Yuuki Yuuki's hand and clashed with Koumori's wand.

The two warhammers in Yuuki Yuki's hands appeared as hollow, semi-transparent geometric shapes. Unlike Helica's, the warhammers were not surrounded by lightning, nor did they radiate golden light like Helica's. Their power also did not seem to be as great as when Helica used them.

However, Yuuki Yuki had two warhammers in her hands, perfectly making up for the difference in strength with quantity.

There were plenty of weapons, but even though they were both dual-wielding, Hong Moli believed she had the superior combat skills.

Hong Moli has done special research on her wand. Even if the wand is a chainsaw, it doesn't necessarily have to be used in a sawing manner. Even if it is used as an ordinary double-edged sword for slashing, the high-speed rotating saw blade is sharp enough.

This kind of fighting style, which doesn't use skills but forces the opponent into a blood-splattered duet with a frenzied offensive, is what Hong Moli is best at.

Even if Yuuki Yuki has two warhammers, do you think the opponent can keep up with her speed?

Hong Moli wielded her chainsaw with both hands, launching a fierce frontal attack on Yuuki Eri like a storm.

The red figure tumbled up and down, the chainsaw in her hand leaving a series of afterimages in the air, forcing the resisting Yuuki Yuki to retreat step by step.

Seeing the opportunity, Hong Moli simultaneously used two chainsaws to block Yuki En's defensive warhammer, and with extremely fast speed, she pulled her hands out and slashed straight at Yuki En's side.

However, Hong Moli's determined attack was blocked by two warhammers that swung to the sides.

Did Yuuki Yukino really keep up with his speed?

No, Yuuki Yui's hands, which were holding the warhammer, were still raised in mid-air and had not yet fallen. If she had not yet regained her stance, how did she manage to defend against my attack?

The answer is obvious: Yuuki Yuuki only has two hands, not two tentacles. The tentacles wrapped around the warhammer also swing the warhammer with a clanging sound to defend against the gaps that Yuuki Yuuki's hands cannot cover.

"You're cheating!" Hong Moli had only ever seen Yuuki Yukino use her tentacles to whip and thrash around, shaping them into jellyfish or octopuses; she had never seen tentacles used as weapons like that.

If we fight like this, then I might have to deal with more than just four warhammers.

There are indeed only four Warhammers, but other items may not be.

Two more tentacles, each carrying a strangely shaped cross, hurtled towards her. However, thanks to Hong Moli's swift movements, the tentacles were severed by the chainsaw, and the two crosses collapsed and disappeared before hitting the ground.

Two more tentacles extended from behind Yuuki Yuki, making up for the loss of the previously severed tentacles. The two strange crosses were also rolled up by the tentacles and launched an attack on her again.

Also launching the attack were a row of matchlock guns that appeared behind Yuuki Yuki, firing illusory bullets, which were all blocked by Koumori's chainsaw flying up and down.

Yuuki Enishi appears to be fighting a battle of equal strength with Koumori, but Koumori's power is certainly not limited to this, and it is because of the aftereffects of the True Name Release that it is impossible to determine a winner in a short time.

But what's the point of continuing like this? Yuuki Yuki's counterattack looks incredibly swift, but in reality, an attack of this level can only hurt herself at most. It's impossible to decide the outcome with something so simple.

Is it depleting its own magic power? Is it because it just fought those two magical girls and used True Name Release, so it's trying to drag itself into a protracted battle?

From Yuuki waiting for her to engaging in this incomprehensible battle, Koumori couldn't understand it at all.

That's so stupid, that's really stupid.

Then, Yuuki Enishi did something that made Koumori even more incomprehensible.

After blocking Koumori's next attack, Yuuki Eri quickly retreated a few steps and immediately deactivated her transformation.

Facing Hong Moli's attack, Yuuki Yuuki raised her hand and held up something that made her pupils shrink suddenly.

Chapter Forty-Three: Random Thoughts

Hong Moli's chainsaw hovered in mid-air before making contact with what Yuki En was holding up—Yuki En's cell phone. It couldn't bring itself to chop down for a long time, and the high-speed rotating saw blade stopped along with the gradually diminishing motor noise.

Yuki Yuki's phone itself wasn't anything special; what made Koumori stop was the screen on it.

What appeared on the phone screen were a hundred ghosts and a thousand spirits.

It's just a picture of a hundred ghosts and a thousand spirits, sitting at a table, elegantly wearing a napkin and eating the food on their plate, nothing more.

In the past, if Hong Moli saw such a photo, she would simply save it quietly on her phone and secretly take it out to look at it from time to time.

But things are different now. The opponent who was fighting him suddenly deactivated his transformation, then took out his phone, showed him a picture of a hundred ghosts and a thousand demons.

Such an abnormal behavior is something no normal person would do.

Either the other person has a serious problem with their brain, or they have already done something behind the scenes without your knowledge.