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

Upon hearing Yuuki Yukino's words, Baqi immediately understood and dropped her coquettish expression.

"Xiao Yuan is right. Then we should stay away from the Lava Mountain Lantern from now on."

“No, not necessarily,” Yuuki Yukino countered Baqi’s idea.

"Actually, there is something I really need to ask her."

Chapter 91 Didn't we agree that we wouldn't fight?

"Join my ranks and break those outdated rules with me. Let's create a brand new order together."

On her way home from get off work, Rongshan Deng was stopped by a young girl who turned around a street corner, crossed her arms, and said something incomprehensible to her.

Rongshan Deng turned his head and looked behind him. The street he passed through every day on his way to work was deserted. There were a few scattered pedestrians on the road, but no one was paying attention to them.

Was she calling him? Lei Shan Deng wondered, glancing up at the girl blocking his way.

The girl was probably younger than me, probably a middle school student, but I couldn't be sure because she wasn't wearing a school uniform.

The clothes didn't look cheap, and the outfit was quite decent; she didn't look like a biker gang member or a delinquent girl.

Lava Mountain Lantern began searching her memory for information related to the girl. After a thorough recollection, she became even more certain that she had absolutely no recollection of the girl and had never seen her in any of the shops where she worked.

Because of his part-time job, Rongshan Deng has an excellent memory.

"Excuse me, you've mistaken me for someone else, haven't you?" Rongshan Deng didn't stop walking for a moment; instead, she quickened her pace, intending to leave as soon as possible.

“That’s right, the person I’m looking for is you. You are qualified to work with me to establish new rules under my leadership.” The girl approached the lava lamp.

What was that popular term again? Right, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). This guy must be a chuunibyou.

The work every day is already tiring enough, and Rongshan Deng has no interest in playing house with the children.

Lava Mountain Lantern closed her eyes and shifted her gaze, pretending not to see the girl, and took a few steps diagonally to the other side of the sidewalk, preparing to go around her.

"I'm inviting you, didn't you hear me?" The girl also moved a few steps to the side, crossing her arms and blocking the path of the lava lamp again.

If this arrogant attitude is to be called an invitation, then young people these days really need to be taught a lesson. But Lungshan Deng really couldn't be bothered with it. She just wanted to go to the arcade to play some pachinko, then buy two cans of beer and a box of tempura to treat herself.

Lava Lantern raised his hand and, under the other's gaze, placed it on the girl's shoulder.

The girl's eyes sharpened, and she raised her hand as if to do something.

It was Lava Lamp who patted the girl on the shoulder first, then casually pushed her away a little, put his hands in his pockets, and strode past her.

"You're a magical girl too, right?"

Then, Lamp clearly heard the girl who had stopped him say this from behind.

She paused, then heard the girl's tone become even more smug.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

After a busy day, Rongshan Deng originally didn't intend to get entangled with the other party.

But since the other party is a magical girl, and it just so happens to be after get off work, then that's a different story.

Why would Rongshan Deng think of the past?

Because something similar happened again.

This time, however, the other party was waiting for him at his post-get off work location while still in his transformed state.

"Excuse me, could we talk somewhere else, just the two of us?" The pink-haired magical girl quietly approached her, walking alongside her, and asked softly.

Lava Mountain Lantern gave the same answer as before.

"Alright! Let's have a good fight first!"

Not long ago, at Yuuki Yuuki's home.

"Do you remember the magical girl we met at the hospital before? I think her name was Tanaka Tae?"

Yuuki Yukino slurped up her not-so-authentic miso-based jajangmyeon and asked Inuyama Tomoe, who was also slurping noodles at the other end of the table.

"After being transformed into that form by Kuroba Reincarnation, it's hard to forget, isn't it?" Baqi slurped a whole noodle into her mouth and wiped her mouth with a napkin: "This way of cooking is surprisingly delicious, I've never seen it before."

“Of course, it would taste even better if we could buy the right seasonings.” Yuuki Yui took another big slurp of noodles coated in sauce and shredded vegetables. “Do you think she lied about what she told us?”

"Well, I think she stutters when she speaks, and I assumed it was because she's timid, so I didn't pay much attention. But thinking back... if you ask me, it's probably a mix of truth and falsehood, right?" Ba Qi put down her chopsticks and pondered for a long time before answering.

It's a mix of truth and falsehood, and Yuuki Eri thought so too. So which part is true, and which part is deliberately hidden?

Now that Tanaka Tae, Koumori, and Hyakki Senyu have been dealt with, along with the mysterious person who once sat in their house—by piecing together the information about Kuroba's reincarnation from these three sources, we can piece together a general outline and determine where the mysterious person's claim that "Tanaka Tae didn't tell the truth" lies.

Kuroba Ryouse fought a magical girl, during which almost all of her subordinates were killed. Since she had too few subordinates left, Kuroba Ryouse began to recruit and exploit Koumori and her friends.

By filling in the information like a fill-in-the-blank question, Yuuki En discovered that if Kuroba's reincarnation was so short of people that he had to resort to such unscrupulous means to win over others, why would he deal with Tanaka Tae for deserting in the face of battle?

When Kuroba Reisei learned that Tanaka Tae was still conscious, or possibly conscious, he first made her pass on incorrect information to him, and then hurriedly silenced her. This series of clues almost clearly indicates that Tanaka Tae knew something that Kuroba Reisei absolutely did not want others to know.

The true part is that Kuroba Reisei did indeed fight a certain magical girl. Yuuki Yui believes that person should be the mysterious person, since the mysterious person also said that she had shown Kuroba Reisei her strength.

However, the mysterious person gave Yuuki Yuuki the impression of being the mastermind behind everything, using the arrogance of a transmigrator and extraordinary power to hide among various forces and guide others to achieve a goal she wanted to reach.

Such a person could wipe out the entire villainous organization of Black Feather Reincarnation in one fell swoop, which is not impossible in terms of strength, but his personality is somewhat unbelievable.

The false part is that she wasn't silenced by Kuroba Rebirth for something as trivial as deserting in the face of battle, but rather that during that battle, she learned things she shouldn't have known, or saw scenes she shouldn't have seen.

Tanaka Tae is now unable to speak, the mysterious person won't say anything, and she has no way of finding Kuroba Raise to ask what she's hiding.

These were all Yuuki En's original deductions, but after encountering Lava Mountain Lantern, a single sentence from Lava Mountain Lantern led Yuuki En to discover a new possibility.

"What do you want? Do you want to fight me or recruit me into your group?"

That's what Rongshan Deng said at the time.

This was just a very ordinary question, and at the time, Yuuki Yuen didn't think deeply about whether there were any other meanings behind it.

On the way back, Yuuki Yuki belatedly realized while recalling the series of troubles that had happened that day that the subtext of this sentence was that someone had tried to recruit Lava Lantern.

The fact that Lamp said she was at least stronger than Kuroba Reisei proves that she knew roughly what level Kuroba Reisei's strength was. In other words, the two of them may have had a conflict at some point.

If the person who clashed with Kuroba Reise back then was Lava Mountain Lantern, then all of this seems to make more sense.

If we go directly to ask Lava Lantern, we might be able to find out the secret that Kuroba Rei must hide, which might be an essential step in defeating Kuroba Rei.

Although she rejected Baqi's proposal to use the Lava Mountain Lamp to check and balance Hei Yu Laisheng, the specific reasons were not limited to what she had told Baqi.

The proverb goes, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits," but only if she becomes that fisherman. With her current strength, she's at best a small fish watching the show from the sidelines, and might even get caught in the crossfire.

Furthermore, she doubted whether she could persuade Rongshan Deng. She didn't have the intelligence to surpass others, and Rongshan Deng wasn't stupid either. She could easily get herself into trouble if she wasn't careful.

But it's not entirely without merit that it's worth a try.

As for how to find the Lava Mountain Lamp, Yuuki Yukino had already figured it out.

Since I'm not ridiculously strong, I shouldn't be of any interest to Lava Lamp. As long as I'm weak enough, I'll be safe enough in front of Lava Lamp.

While slurping her noodles, Yuuki Yuen shared her thoughts with Baqi, her most trusted companion, with whom she rarely hid anything.

"Alright! That's about it." Yuuki Yui put the last bit of noodles into her mouth. "I'll go by myself later. Remember to be a good girl and wait for me to come back at home."

"Are you sure you're okay? Xiaoyuan said that guy is really powerful." Baqi looked worried. "Don't you need me to come along? Just so I can help out if something goes wrong."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I've got your back. That guy only likes to fight strong people, and I'm not that strong. I'm just going to ask some simple questions. There won't be a fight!"

Yuuki Yui spoke with great conviction.

Then they were thoroughly humiliated by the Lava Mountain Lamp.

Just as Yuuki Yuki started talking to Kouyama, Kouyama transformed as if no one else was around, and swung at her with a large rock that looked like it was made of lava.

"Wait! Wait! I'm not here to fight you!"

Upon seeing the transformation of the magma lantern, Yuuki Yuuki howled and turned to run away.

With a twisted smile and a face full of excitement, Lava Mountain Lantern swung its giant sword and relentlessly pursued Yuuki Eri. While chasing after her, it was particularly careful to avoid the surrounding facilities with each attack.

"It's okay! I'm just here to fight you!"

Has this girl's personality changed after she transformed?! Is this what a corrupted magical girl is like?

Yuuki Yuuki was chased by Lava Lantern for almost half of the city, nearly exhausting all her magic power, before the chase finally came to an end.

Yuuki Yui's assessment of Lapis Lazuli was correct. Lapis Lazuli's enjoyment of battle meant she wouldn't go so far as to kill someone, but that didn't mean she wouldn't beat someone up with a gleeful expression.

As Koumari mentioned, Yuuki Yuuki was able to become physically close with the other magical girls in such a short time because her magical power was astonishing.

Yuuki Yuuki hadn't really grasped the concept yet, but when she faced the Lava Lantern, she experienced firsthand what it meant to have astonishing magical power.

After a grueling training session that lasted most of the holiday, Yuuki Yukino witnessed a gap even greater than the one between herself and Tsukimi Rie when she was at her peak – it was practically an insurmountable chasm.

Most importantly, at least Tsukimi Rie suddenly learned God Release, while Lava Mountain Lantern didn't even have the idea of ​​God Release, and just relied on a sword made of stone to beat herself up like this.

"Phew—that felt so good, that felt so good." Lamp deactivated his transformation, squatted down in front of Yuuki Yuuki, and poked Yuuki Yuuki's lips, which were fading from consciousness and constantly making "ah-ba-ah-ba" sounds.

"Oh right, didn't you want to talk to me? What did you plan to talk about?"

Chapter 92 If you can't beat them, practice more!

Even if Lava Mountain Lantern was now interested in listening to Yuuki Yuuki speak, Yuuki Yuuki had already been knocked unconscious by Lava Mountain Lantern's giant sword. Her lips opened and closed for a long time without being able to make a decent sound, and only some weak groans proved that she was still trying to say something.

"What did you say?" Laughing Mountain brought her ear even closer, almost touching Yuuki Yuuki's lips, her brow furrowed as she listened intently. "Aba aba? What does that mean?"

When faced with the question from the magma lamp, Yuuki Enishi's answer was—Aba aba.

Stop babbling! Say something!

That's weird, let me listen to it again.

Loomaki Lantern poked Yuuki Yukino's face again, then lowered his ear to listen more attentively.

This time, Lava Lantern finally heard some understandable words.

"I... am... going to die?" Rokuzan Tama repeated, struggling to understand Yuuki Yuuki's words, then scratched his head. "What? You're going to die?"

"That's...too much..." Yuuki Yui gasped for breath, speaking in a voice barely audible.

"You mean I hit you too hard? No, it must be because you're too fragile!" Lava Mountain Lantern straightened up, put his hands on his hips and criticized, "Oh right, it's not good to keep you lying there, let's go somewhere else."

Then, Lamproyal picked up one of Yuuki Yukina's legs and hoisted her onto his shoulder like a sack of rice, ignoring the fact that Yuuki Yukina's already revealing demonic dress was upside down over her face, and openly searched for a suitable place to rest.

A few minutes later.

"Ugh, cough, cough cough." Yuuki Yuuki lay on a bench by the roadside, coughing violently with her eyes rolling back. In pain, she also felt her consciousness slowly flowing back into her body along with the physical pain, gradually regaining control of her body.

Knowing someone's strength and experiencing it firsthand are two completely different things. Yuuki Yuuki felt that this was the closest she had ever come to her death.