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

"What's wrong?" someone in the store replied.

"Someone's looking for me here, I'll be gone for a little while," Rongshan Deng called out.

"Come back soon, or we'll deduct it from your hourly wage!" the boss replied.

Rongshan Deng walked into the store, put down the flyer in his hand on the nearest table, and casually took off the hats that the store staff were wearing and stacked them on top of the flyer.

When they came out again, Rongshan Deng was still wearing the shop's work uniform. He gave the group a thumbs-up and pointed to a deserted corner.

After walking for several minutes, the group finally arrived at a relatively quiet corner of the commercial area.

"Speak up? What do you want? Do you want to fight me or recruit me?"

Rongshan Deng put his hands in his pockets and turned to the group opposite him.

"You've got a knack for picking places, haven't you?" Helica retorted sarcastically.

Lava Mountain Lantern seemed oblivious to Helica's implied meaning: "Yes, of course. Almost no one can hear what you say here, which is convenient for magical girls like you who need to hide your identities, right? And if you want to take action, it won't affect others."

Herlica's previous behavior practically screamed "magical girl," so it didn't bother her to be called out by Lava Lantern. Instead, her words were even more provocative: "You corrupted magical girls don't care about these things?"

“How could I not care? What if it affects the shop where I work?” Faced with Helica’s provocation, Lava Mountain Lantern remained unmoved: “If you want to fight, hurry up. If you have something to say, ask quickly. If you don’t have anything to say, I’ll go back early. If I wait any longer, my wages will be deducted.”

Helica's forehead twitched: "You think you can end the battle quickly?"

"Pretty much? I should be able to get back before my wages are docked." Lungyama scratched his head.

"Fine, you want to fight? Then so be it..." This dismissive attitude was undoubtedly the biggest provocation to Herika. Herika's body was filled with lightning, and all her magic power surged into her body. Just before she transformed, she was pulled back by Yuuki Yuki.

Yuuki Yui was counting on Herika to help her fight against Kuroba Reisei at the festival. If Herika were to fight Lava Lantern, before Koumori and Hyakki Senyu even encountered any danger, Herika might be in critical condition.

Therefore, Yuuki Yuki must not allow a conflict to break out between the two sides.

This is easy to think about, but how exactly can I do this without revealing my identity?

Just as Helica was about to transform, Yuuki Yuuki reached out and grabbed her without thinking.

Helica's transformation, which she was about to perform, was actually stopped when Yuuki Yuki pulled her back. She turned her head to look at Yuuki Yuki in confusion, as if asking why she was being stopped.

Pretending to be stupid won't work; I have to say something now, otherwise Helica will definitely transform and charge at me again as soon as I let go.

Yuuki Yukino was able to stop Helica's transformation, but she couldn't stop Lava Lantern's transformation just a few steps away.

The magical outfits of other fallen magical girls all have some special elements that make people's imaginations run wild. The outfits of Mari and Chiyu are considered conservative. Baki's outfit doesn't even have pants, while Yuuki Yuki's outfit reveals more than it covers.

Unlike other costumes, the one worn by the Molten Mountain Lantern is purely cool, so cool that no one would think of anything else.

The ordinary clothes she wore while working revealed their true magical form under the seemingly flowing lava-like magic: a zippered tank top that exposed her belly, a pair of leather trousers with only one leg, and a pair of military boots that covered her calves.

The scattered lava transformed into a long white coat that billowed in the wind, the end of which, as if half-burned by flames, retained a messy shape and charred marks.

A single-edged greatsword—or rather, a rock block shaped like a greatsword—was held in Lava Lamp's hand and propped up on the ground in front of him.

"I feel she... is dangerous." After the transformation of the magma lantern was completed, Yuuki Yuuki slowly revealed her reason, which seemed like hindsight.

“I could also feel the aura of a powerful person emanating from her. That was what attracted me at the time. Even without transforming, her powerful aura was still there…” Mizuno Yuya added.

"You big idiot, shut up! You've met her so many times and you still haven't realized she's a corrupted magical girl, whose fault is that?!" Herica yelled, interrupting Mizuno Yu.

"Oh, thank you for the compliment." Laughter Mountain Light beamed with joy upon hearing Mizuno Yu's praise of her.

The Lava Mountain Lamp is very powerful; you can tell just by looking at its immense magical power and menacing aura.

What Lava Lantern just said is correct; if a battle breaks out, Hui will definitely be affected.

This place is only a few minutes' walk from the commercial area, which is definitely not enough. If the aftershocks of the battle spread to the commercial area, the consequences would be unimaginable.

There are still two ordinary people, Yuuki Yukari and Hayashi Keiko, with me now. I was too eager to catch up with Lava Mountain Lantern just now, and I didn't let them take refuge. If I make a move at this distance...

Helica really wanted to smash it with a hammer, but the memory of her impulsive transformation before reminded her of the consequences of acting rashly.

Most importantly, although Lava Lantern transformed, it never launched an attack.

Furthermore, with Mizuno Yu and Yuuki Yuuki both reminding her, Herlica's transformation finally stopped. Herlica shook off Yuuki Yuuki's hand that was holding her, but her expression became increasingly gloomy.

Helica's hesitation made Lava Lantern a little impatient: "So, are we still going to fight or not? If not, I'm going back to work."

Taking action is unlikely given the current situation. Helica can control her hands, but her sharp tongue is not so easy to control: "Pretending to work in the shopping district, what other purpose do you have?"

Herlica's question made Lava Lamp frown.

But since Helica has said that, she probably doesn't plan to continue fighting, right?

Lava Lantern deactivated her transformation and straightened her clothes, which had been disheveled by the magical energy.

"I'm not an idle person, I need to go to work and earn money, sister. If I don't go to work, will you give me money?"

Helica was speechless, and when she pressed for more information, it sounded like she was being unreasonable.

"Why not do anything else! But of all places, this one looks suspicious."

"I'm not just here by chance; I'm working several jobs at the same time." Lava Mountain Lantern's tone was full of helplessness, making it hard for Yuuki Yuen to associate this Lava Mountain Lantern with the battle maniac in the game.

"You...you don't plan to do anything?" Helica asked through gritted teeth, still unwilling to give up.

"After get off work, how about going to the arcade to play pachinko, or try the coin pusher machines?" Rongshan Deng thought for a moment and asked.

"That's not what I meant! You're a corrupted magical girl! Destructive desires! Possessive desires! Don't you have those desires too?"

"The job of handing out flyers has to be done from morning until afternoon, then I have to rush to work as a supermarket promoter until 6 p.m., and then at 7:30 p.m. I have to work as a bartender at a bar. After doing all that, I'm already exhausted. How can I have the mood to do those boring things?" Rongshan Deng counted on his fingers one by one for Helika.

"No, it's not that I'm not planning to do anything. If I encounter someone strong, I'd be happy to fight them. But you guys aren't strong enough, so there's no point in fighting you. If you get stronger in the future, just remember to come find me."

Then, she added in a very ordinary way:

"How strong does it have to be? It has to be at least a bit stronger than that birdman with lots of wings, right?"

Chapter 89 Is this a battleground?

In both magical girl and dark magical girl genres, Lamp Lava Mountain is a unique and eccentric character.

The vast majority of corrupted magical girls, after gaining superhuman power, begin to bully the weak because the black magic runes have freed them from the shackles of morality and reason.

However, Rong Shan Deng found bullying the weak utterly boring; she found battles with the strong much more exciting.

If their opponents are too weak to satisfy them, Lava Lantern will send them back to improve their strength, rather than killing them out of boredom.

This time is no exception.

"If you get stronger in the future, just remember to come find me. At least you should be a little stronger than that birdman with lots of wings, right?" said Lava Mountain Lantern.

A bird-man with many wings? What is that?

Almost everyone had this question in their mind when they heard this sentence.

However, Yuuki Yukina immediately realized what Lava Mountain Lantern was talking about.

There aren't many magical girls who can grow wings, so someone with many wings must be referring to Kuroba's reincarnation, right?

How easy is it to surpass the strength of the final boss in the game?

Yuuki Yukino could connect the two to Kuroba Reisei because she knew that Kuroba Reisei existed, but Herika and the others had never heard of such a person, which is why they looked at each other in confusion.

After looking around, Rongshan Deng could roughly tell that the others really didn't know what he was talking about.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back. Remember to come find me if you become stronger in the future."

As he spoke, Rongshan Deng turned and walked back the way he came.

Being looked down upon was something Herica found unbearable, especially being looked down upon by a corrupted magical girl, which pushed Herica to the brink of rage.

If Helica were alone right now, she would never be able to contain her anger.

But she is not alone now. There is a commercial street not far away, and Yuki Yuki, an ordinary person around her. She has too many things to worry about.

In addition, Mizuno Yu, who is absolutely involved, is unusually quiet. Since arriving here, she has not said a word except to advise Helica not to act rashly.

It was Herica herself who brought this up. A corrupted magical girl was right in front of her, and she was just going to let her go without doing anything?

But Helica felt unwilling to give up without fighting, which is why she stood there awkwardly.

I'm not willing to accept this; I'd be really unwilling to do nothing.

In this eerie atmosphere, Lava Mountain Lamp had already gone far away.

"Wait!" Helica called out to Lava Lamp, who was halfway there.

Because he was unwilling to accept it, he shouted it out without thinking.

But Helica hadn't even considered what to do next after calling out to Lava Lamp.

"Oh?" Hearing Helica call out to him, Lamp turned around, his palm brimming with intense magical power that only a magical girl could feel, clearly preparing to make a move.

Have you changed your mind?

Herlica and Yuuki Yuuki's hearts sank to the bottom at the same time.

Even before she transformed, the powerful sense of oppression already seemed to be crushing Helica.

Helica is now filled with regret, realizing that she couldn't control her impulsive nature and acted rashly again.

It's over, conflict may be unavoidable.

Ding ding dong—

A notification sound, utterly out of place with the atmosphere, rang out above everyone's heads before the mall's announcement.

"Yuuki Yuuki, Yuuki Yuuki, your older sister is waiting for you at the service desk. Please go to the service desk after hearing this announcement, Yuuki Yuuki..."

"what?"

Upon hearing her own name, Yuuki Yukino was the first to ask a question.

Which child shared the same name as me and happened to be on the same street at the same time?

No, it might be calling me, but Huan should be at work today. Even if she were looking for me, it would be easier to do so via mobile phone... Wait, let's check the time. Who would send a message like this...

It was all Inuyama Tomoe's doing!

Apart from Rokuzan, who didn't know Yuuki Yukino's name, all the other gazes fell on Yuuki Yukino.

Stared at by several people, Yuuki Yukino's facial muscles twitched unnaturally, so embarrassed that she wished she could find a trash can to crawl into right now.

I told you not to transform and save me, I didn't expect you to pull this stunt!

This unexpected little incident also conveniently broke the awkward atmosphere among them.

Even if Rongshan Deng was unaware of the situation, she could guess most of it from the subtle changes in the atmosphere, and it seemed that the conflict would not escalate further.