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

"Sacred Hymn".

Yuuki Yukino called out the other person's name directly.

"Oh, so you knew me." Saint Shiyin put her hands behind her back.

"Can you entrust the reincarnation of Kuroba to me?"

Yuuki Yui's tone was neither humble nor arrogant; she simply informed the other party of what she needed to do.

I'm making a very polite request, but if you don't intend to hand her over to me, then I won't continue being polite—that's what Yuuki Enishi means.

"Of course not~ After all, she's the student council president of St. Yuu Academy now, so as the vice president, I should at least help her out, right?"

What Shion said doesn't constitute a reason at all. Magical girls have nothing to do with the student council or anything like that. It's just an excuse for Shion to reject Yuuki Yuuki.

Saint Shion could have chosen not to use this excuse, but she did it anyway.

I know your attitude is firm, but there is still room for negotiation. Give me a way out.

Yuki Yukina read it with this meaning.

Yuuki Yui also knew that Seishin could have forcibly left or even attacked her, but Seishin also chose not to do so.

Moreover, Yuuki Yuki doesn't yet know the answer to why Baqi appeared with Shengshiyin.

However, Yuuki Yui had no intention of reconciling with Seishin.

A great man once said, "We should press on with our remaining strength to defeat the enemy, and not seek fame like Xiang Yu."

He had gone to great lengths to corner Kuroba Reisei, and now he was being asked to just let go like this?

Releasing a tiger back into the mountains? Absolutely not.

Since you're pretending to be stupid, I'll just go along with your excuse and expose you directly.

"The matters of St. Yuu Academy and the student council have nothing to do with magical girls, right?"

Yuki Yukino's words reveal her sharp wit.

"Yes, there is." Sheng Shiyin blinked, her eyes so clear in the moonlight that it seemed one could see nothing but sincerity in them.

"What?" Yuuki Yuuki blurted out in disbelief.

Making nonsensical remarks with the most sincere expression would indeed surprise Yuuki Yukino.

It's like Yuuki Yukino's reaction when she suddenly hears the strange statement: "Theseus, as a hero, should not be king. The one who should be king is the monster Asterius. Theseus should be the one serving Asterius."

Are you out of your mind? What nonsense are you spouting?

No, no, no, compared to what Sheng Shiyin said, the latter is more explosive.

But this did not diminish Yuuki Enishi's surprise, nor her rude reaction after hearing such strange words.

I was a bit too hasty, and my reaction to Sheng Shiyin's words weakened my momentum considerably.

It was as if a crack had appeared in an impenetrable barrier.

This is detrimental to my negotiations with Saint Shiyin.

But the words have already been spoken, and there's no use in regretting it now.

"Magical Girl, it's related to St. Yuu Academy." Saint Shion repeated that inexplicable thing that Yuuki Yuuki had never seen in the game or even the setting book.

"Saint, what are you saying?" Upon hearing this, even the usually prostrate Kuroba Laisei began to lose his composure.

Clearly, this was something even Kuroba had never heard of before in his next life.

"Saint Yuu Academy is the closest place to magical girls in the entire Moonsea City."

Chapter 125 Faith

"Saint Yuu Academy is the closest place to magical girls in the entire Moonsea City."

Saint Shiyin said this.

Yuki Yuki's words sounded strange, even somewhat incomprehensible.

What is the connection between a school that trains nobles and magical girls?

Not only her and Kuroba Reincarnation, but even Inuyama Tomoe frowned slightly.

Saint Shiyin's gaze swept across the faces of the group, as if she could read the questions in their minds.

“Every student at St. Eternal Academy knows what the academy was originally. Even now, the academy still retains some of the old customs, such as the students addressing each other as sisters and the existence of a chapel within the school.”

As Sheng Shiyin spoke, her gaze drifted toward Yuuki Yukino.

These things must have been known to Inuyama Tomoe, who once attended St. Yuu Academy, and even to the student council president and vice president.

Yuuki Yui was absolutely certain that Seishion's words were meant for herself.

The question that Sheng Shiyin asked next was not just directed at herself.

"Then, what sect did the Holy Ancient Academy originate from? Or what did it believe in?"

Saint Shion's eyes narrowed even more, and her gaze swept over the group of people again, as if she were waiting for their answers.

Kuroba Laisei was still lying on the ground. Inuyama Baki's mouth was tightly closed. Although she didn't show much resistance, she also seemed uninterested.

Ultimately, the problem fell to Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki Yui didn't understand what the answer to this question had to do with magical girls, but since the other party had asked, she decided to give a serious answer.

Yuuki Enishi believes that the deduction regarding this matter is not difficult, and the answer is actually quite obvious.

She could give a basic explanation of the origins of elements frequently used in ACG, such as nuns and churches.

"If she is a nun, and there is the word 'Saint' in the name of the Holy Academy, then she must believe in the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, which is God, right?"

"Hmm, is that what you think?" Saint Shiyin remained noncommittal.

"The Orthodox Church, in terms of religious sect?" Yuuki Yuen casually offered an answer.

"No, that's not it." Sheng Shiyin shook her head.

Yuuki Yukino didn't expect to be able to guess the correct answer on her first try.

However, there is also the exhaustive search method.

"God?" Yuuki asked, voicing her second guess.

“That’s not right.” Sheng Shiyin shook her head.

Is that still wrong? Then there's only one answer left.

"Protestantism?" Yuuki Yukina finally voiced her last answer.

"That's not right either."

The answer is still no.

That shouldn't be the case; there should only be these three sects related to that thing.

"You can't possibly be denying the Trinity of Arios, can you?" Yuuki Yukina said, offering an almost impossible answer.

"It's still not right."

Saint Shion rejected Yuuki Yuuki's answer as well, her expression seemingly encouraging Yuuki Yuuki to continue to offer different opinions.

That's really strange.

To my shame, most of the information about nuns and even certain religions that Yuuki En learned came from a mobile game, and part of it came from a very old light novel about science and magic.

Yuki Enishi herself only had a superficial understanding of what she learned from these literary and artistic works.

She knew nothing more.

Yuuki Yui couldn't understand why Seishion would ask such a question.

Yuuki looked at Seishin with a questioning gaze, but Seishin remained unmoved, returning her gaze with a warm expression.

To Yuuki En, Seishin's expression was actually somewhat subtle.

It's like knowing you can't give an answer, but still insisting on asking.

What do their beliefs have to do with themselves and this matter?

If you can't even answer that yourself, what's the point of asking this kind of question?

Indeed, there is a degree of it; Yuuki Yukino is starting to be able to guess what Seishine is trying to express.

"Do you have any new answers?" Saint Shiyin asked, urging him on.

“I don’t know,” Yuuki Yui replied. “It’s a belief that doesn’t exist anywhere and isn’t recorded in any books. Therefore, I have absolutely no way of knowing what you believe in.”

Having come this far, Yuuki Yukino has come up with a newer, and even more ridiculous, conjecture, but she is quite certain that her conjecture is correct.

"Holy Yuu Academy, isn't it a place of worship for a certain magical girl?"

“That’s right.” Saint Shion snapped her fingers silently: “To be more precise, faith in Him is not the faith of Saint Yuu Academy, but the faith of Saint Yuu Academy’s founder, her predecessors, her descendants, and everyone related to her.”

"Actually, even earlier, this was not our belief, but the belief of the entire Moonsea City."

Saint Shion narrowed her eyes completely, looking at Yuuki Yukino with admiration.

"But it's a pity that this belief is gradually being forgotten and has become a forgotten piece of history."

Yuuki En remembered the legend about the local history of Tsukimi City, the one that Mizuno Yu had told her.

A natural disaster, a mysterious girl, saves ordinary people, and a god revered and loved by the people, granting their wishes.

In other words, that deity is actually a magical girl?

Isn't this a bit too absurd?

No, it's not actually that absurd.

Or rather, religion itself is utterly absurd.

Faith is something created by humankind that performs evil deeds yet is revered and worshipped.

"Yes, the idol we believe in is that first magical girl who vanquished natural disasters, conveyed hope, brought new life to people, and made their dreams come true."

Saint Hymn tilted her head slightly.

"Is such an existence not enough to be our faith?"

Yuuki Yui could agree with Seishin's words. Compared to evil gods who force believers to offer their offspring and slaughter those who do not believe in them, this kind of authentic magical girl who grants the wishes of others is more in line with people's ideal of a perfect person to be worshipped.