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

Based on Yuuki Yuen's conjecture and Koumori's description of the girl after the defeat, the girl Yuuki Yuen saw in the hospital was at least partially conscious. To put it more conservatively, Yuuki Yuen believed that the girl was fully conscious.

A conscious yet corrupted magical girl who chooses to feign ignorance rather than resist when threatened must be hiding something. As for what she's hiding, Yuuki Yukina is pretty sure it's probably related to Kuroba's reincarnation.

Therefore, Yuuki Yuki decided to go to the hospital again to find out more about the girl's situation.

After some discussion, a simple plan was formed.

As evening approached, the group's operation officially began.

"Hey, Xiaoyuan, won't you be seen as someone who's here to cause trouble dressed like this?" After transforming, Baqi took off the hat of her military uniform, bought a white coat and put it on, which covered most of her magical outfit, but she couldn't cover up her military boots.

Overall, apart from the shoes, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her, and the average person probably wouldn't associate her with the girl in military uniform next to the pink devil.

"I think it should be fine, right?" Yuuki Yuen, who was also wearing a white lab coat, pushed up her red-rimmed glasses, adjusted her black wig, and said guiltily.

Going there with her real identity is definitely not an option. Not to mention that Mizuno Yu is in the hospital and could transform and jump out of her room at any moment to catch her red-handed; even if Mizuno Yu doesn't find out, it's still somewhat dangerous to let that girl know her real identity without knowing whether she will cooperate.

However, Yuuki Yui has already come up with a solution. By using suitable clothes to cover up the magical costume, just like the mysterious person did before, wouldn't that both obscure the magical girl's transformation and prevent the hospital staff, who cannot sense the magic, from noticing?

The white coat can cover almost all the magical costumes and can blend seamlessly into the hospital like a phantom tank. It also has specially prepared short hair and glasses as disguises, which can give those who can only recognize people by their hair color a little surprise.

There was another reason why she chose to come at this time of evening. Yuuki Yuen secretly went to the hospital to take a look at the schedule. At this time, the attending physician she had met during the day had already gone off duty, so there might not be many people who would recognize her... right?

Yes, that must be it. I'm a genius.

Yuki Enishi's confident idea was shattered by reality when she entered the hospital.

"Which department are you from? Don't you know you can't have your hair down in the hospital? And what's with those boots? Where are your work shoes? Where are your doctor's name tags? Can't you be a little more serious about your work?" As soon as I entered the hospital, I was stopped at the door by an elderly doctor with a full head of white hair, wearing a white coat, thick glasses, and a name tag hanging on his chest.

Yuuki secretly pinched the veins bulging on Baqi's forehead, subtly stopping her companion from about to lash out. With a forced smile, she explained to the elderly female doctor, "Um, I'm sorry, we're not staff of this hospital. We're here to visit someone in need. This outfit... is because we just did an experiment at school and didn't have time to change."

"Oh~" The doctor immediately put on a kind smile that suited his age, with a hint of embarrassment: "I'm so sorry, I thought it was... Oh dear, I'm so sorry."

Yuuki Yuen bowed slightly to the elderly doctor, and then pulled Baqi along to give a slight bow as well: "Not at all, you're in charge, so we won't bother you any longer."

"The lab coat might get contaminated with viruses or reagents, so it's best to change your clothes next time," the kind old lady reminded Yuuki Yuki as she waved goodbye.

"Of course, thank you for reminding us. We will be careful." Yuuki waved and quickly left with Baqi in tow.

This kind of thing is normal. Yuuki Yuen still remembers the series of terrifying laboratory rules when she was in school, as well as the bad memory of being scolded by the teacher for bringing breakfast into the laboratory.

Although she was a bit fierce, that old lady was indeed a responsible and good doctor.

This little incident is nothing to worry about; hurry up and finish your task.

However, a few minutes later, the same thing happened again.

"Judging from your age, are you interns? Interns should all be off work by now. If you can't find your way, I can show you the way."

"Excuse me, we're here to visit someone who is sick."

Then it happened again.

"Doctor, which department are you from? There's a patient waiting in the emergency surgery department right now. Could you help me find Dr. Baosheng?"

"Excuse me, we're here to visit someone who is sick."

And then...

"Doctor, could you please tell me how to get to the inpatient department?"

"Doctor, can I take this medicine twice a day instead of three times a day?"

"Doctor, my daughter doesn't want to get a shot. Can you help persuade her?"

"Doctor, I..."

It's one thing to be mistaken for someone else by hospital staff, but why do these patients and their families always turn to doctors for everything?

After explaining things to all sorts of people, the two of them, looking exhausted, finally stepped into the elevator in the inpatient department.

"Xiao Yuan, I think this method is actually a little bit flawed." Ba Qi held Yu Cheng Yuan's hand, interlocked their fingers and moved closer together, then pressed the elevator button for the corresponding floor.

The elevator, carrying only the two of them, started shakily amidst mechanical noises. Only then did Yuuki Yukino breathe a sigh of relief, now that she was in a secluded place with no one watching.

“I didn’t want this to happen either. How could anyone mistake two middle school students for doctors…”

What used to be a short walk that Lin Jiezi could cover in minutes now feels more tiring to Yuuki Yuuki than fighting a magical girl.

Looking back, this operation was based on my own guesses. If I had guessed even slightly wrong, all this suffering would have been for nothing.

I can only pray that my guess is right.

Baqi didn't blame Yuki En any further. When Yuki En suggested going to the hospital for another check-up, Baqi was the first to agree.

"Thank you for your hard work."

As Baqi spoke, before the elevator stopped, she tilted her head and quickly kissed Yuuki Yukino's ear. With a mischievous smile, she turned back and watched the elevator doors slowly open.

Yuuki casually lifted her leg behind her and kicked Baqi in the butt, then pretended nothing had happened and led Baqi out of the elevator.

The rest of the time went smoothly. After telling the nurse that she had come to visit because she was worried her friend might be arrested, the nurse on duty readily accepted the explanation. Without any suspicion, she let Yuuki in, and even specifically instructed Yuuki and the others not to spend too much time together and disturb the patient's rest, and not to ask about what happened during the day to avoid further upsetting the patient. She also told them to ring the room bell if they had any questions.

Arriving at the girl's private hospital room, Yuuki Yukino pushed open the door, and the two walked to the girl's bedside, each pulling up a chair to sit down.

Do you remember me?

Upon entering the ward, Yuuki En saw no need to continue acting. She pulled off her wig, gathered her long hair, which was somewhat messy from wearing the wig, and tossed it behind her head. She then straightened her white coat, which had become wrinkled from sitting, and sat down properly.

The girl's eyes flickered, her pale, bloodless lips tightly pressed together, her gaze fixed on the white ceiling studded with long, cold-toned lights.

“I’ll get straight to the point.” Yuuki Yui didn’t expect the other party to cooperate immediately: “I know you can understand me and I know you can communicate with me. I want to learn some information from you, and if possible, I would like to do it through conversation rather than in a more magical girl-like way.”

The progress was even less smooth than Yuuki had expected. No matter what Yuuki said, she remained unmoved, her eyes fixed on the ceiling, making it impossible to tell from her gaze whether she was thinking or what she was thinking about.

After Yuuki Yui finished explaining her conjectures, the girl remained lying there quietly, without even turning her head.

"It seems you're not really planning to cooperate?" Yuuki Yuu flicked her wrist. "But that's alright, I have other ways to get you to talk."

What emerged from the sleeve of the white coat was no longer Yuuki Enishi's hand, but a large, tangled mass of tentacles.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: A Two-Person Play

"It seems you're not planning to cooperate, but that's alright, I have other ways to get you to talk."

As Yuuki Yukino spoke, she slowly raised her arm. From between her pure white sleeve and pale wrist, semi-transparent purple tentacles extended, engulfing Yuuki Yukino's hand and gradually weaving together to form another, larger and more twisted tentacle hand.

The hand, with joints and structure different from a normal hand, reached out towards the girl lying on the hospital bed. The purplish-black color protruding from the pure white sleeve created a stark contrast that conveyed an incongruous and eerie feeling.

Several tentacles emerged from under Yuuki Yuki's white coat, sealing the ward door tightly along the floor and corners of the room, following the blind spots of the outside view. The ward curtains were also slowly drawn up under the control of the tentacles.

The once pristine white hospital room now resembled a monster's lair, crawling with tentacles extending from beneath Yuuki Eri's clothes.

Even the notification bell, which was within the girl's reach, was covered by tentacles. Even though the girl was unlikely to press it, Yuuki Yukino cautiously cut off all ways for the girl to call for help.

All of this was accomplished as Yuuki Yuki's arm slowly fell.

In a silent instant, the pristine white ward transformed into a dark purple prison.

Yuuki Yui's arm fell slowly, and the restless, writhing tentacles drew closer and closer to the girl's body. The girl's pupils, which were not looking at Yuuki Yui, shrank as she trembled violently, and tiny beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

To remain unmoved and unresponsive to this level of ability, one must either have absolute confidence in one's own abilities or truly shut oneself off emotionally.

Unfortunately, the girl had none of those qualities; she had already begun to waver, and the glistening beads of sweat on her nose were the best proof that she could no longer remain calm.

Even so, Yuuki Yukino's slowly descending hand steadily approached the girl, its foreskin almost touching her open eyeballs.

The girl's blinking frequency also noticeably increased.

Yuki Yuki witnessed all of this.

Sure enough, my guess that the girl was faking it was all correct.

If that's the case, then we need to perform more plays like this.

Where the girl couldn't see, Yuuki Yuki's tentacles secretly poked Baqi's waist twice.

"Enough!" Inuyama Tomoe, who had barely spoken since entering the room, suddenly stood up from her chair and loudly stopped Yuuki Yukino's actions.

Baqi's movement as she stood up caused the hospital chair to fall to the ground, hitting the soft floor with a dull thud.

Not only Yuuki Yukino, but the girl on the bed was also startled by the sudden noise, her shoulders trembling.

Just as the small tuft of tentacles released by Yuuki Yukino was about to touch the girl's hand, Tomoe, who had been momentarily stunned after knocking over the chair, grabbed it with her own hand.

Baqi placed her body in front of Yuuki Yuki, who was sitting by the bedside, separating Yuuki Yuki from the girl on the hospital bed.

Yuuki Yui silently pressed the arm that had been grabbed and stopped down further, and the tentacles that emerged from the sleeve danced even more wildly.

From Yuuki Emi's indifferent gaze, Baqi read a different meaning.

Speak your mind! Speak your mind! Xiaoyuan probably wants to express this.

“She’s already like this, wouldn’t it be too pitiful to push her any further?” Baqi raised her voice.

Yuuki Yui remained silent, and the force of her restraint on Baqi increased, with her tentacles spreading out as if to press down on the girl's face.

If the tentacles just now were like a hand formed by their intertwining parts, then the tentacles now almost touching the girl's face are like the mouthparts of a soft-bodied creature in the deep sea, making her feel physically uncomfortable as if they were about to swallow her whole.

Yuuki Yukino's unwillingness to back down was now self-evident to everyone.

Baqi grabbed Yuki Emi's hand and pulled it upwards forcefully, lifting her hand back up.

The force that Baqi used was too great, causing Yuuki Yuki to stagger and almost fall.

"Let go." Yuuki Yuki's voice was cold, and her anger was palpable.

"I won't let go!" Baqi grabbed Yuuki Yuen's arm and pulled her up from the chair, forcing Yuuki Yuen to take a few steps in the opposite direction of the hospital bed, causing those menacing tentacles to be moved away from the girl's face.

By pulling Yuuki up, Tomoe was able to completely shield Yuuki from view and raised her voice in protest.

"I told you! She's already pitiful enough! We want to cooperate with her, not torture or coerce her! I know you're in a hurry, but can you please not rush things?"

The two faced off across the distance, neither willing to back down.

After exchanging glances, Yuuki Yukina sighed quite noticeably.

"call……"

Then, Yuuki forcefully shook off Baqi's hand. The tentacles that had crawled all over the ward slowly contracted around Yuuki's body, all retreating to below the hem of her clothes.

Yuuki Yukino's tone still carried anger, but on the surface, she had already shown weakness.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Don't worry about what to do now. Our enemy isn't her, it's Kuroba Reincarnation. Getting angry at her now won't do any good, understand?"

Baqi showed no weakness in her aura, taking a step forward and forcing Yuki Yuki to take a step back.