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

The mere presence of this thing proves that this is definitely the home of a mysterious person.

The coffin was essentially the same thing as the red rope ring that Yuuki wore on her hand, a tangible concept that had been extracted from its original owner.

That should be a magical girl's wand, right?

However, if it's a wand, the magic power it emitted was far too intense.

It wouldn't be strange if a robber put a magical girl named Yuuki Yuuki inside.

An ordinary room layout, a coffin placed in the center of the room, and human bodies scattered around. The combination of these things is simply outrageous.

Yuuki Yukino originally thought that after becoming a magical girl, she would be very accepting of such strange things.

But seeing this bizarre scene before her, Yuuki Yukino's blood seemed to freeze, and she involuntarily shivered.

Even worse, amidst the mechanical sound and creaking of the key being inserted into the lock, the door behind Yuuki Enishi was opened.

The black-haired girl, carrying a lunchbox, yawned and walked into the room on her own, taking off her little leather shoes.

The black-haired girl raised her head and then saw Yuuki Enishi's back, standing blankly in the moonlight, surrounded by various figures of Hayashi Mustard. She was wearing a purple yukata.

The girl's lunchbox fell to the ground with a thud, the cup of beverage spilled out, and the black liquid overflowed from the plastic bag, spreading and seeping into the wooden floor.

Hearing the strange noise, Yuuki Yukino turned her stiff neck and then turned her head back.

Yuuki Yukino saw it clearly; it was the first time she had ever seen the true face of the mysterious person she knew nothing about.

On the school's podium, the black-haired girl bowed deeply to all her classmates.

"Dear students, I had to take a few months off from school due to illness, which was a real pity. But I am very grateful to the teachers and students for thinking of me."

"Alright, go back to your seat."

Amidst the rubble-strewn ruins, Helica frowned and leaned her golden warhammer against her back.

"You haven't told me your name yet! How am I supposed to find you? I can't possibly go to every desk in the next classroom, can I? That would be like being an idiot."

"That's right, it's my name..."

In this ordinary yet eerie room, Yuuki Yukino's teeth trembled and clenched together, her jaw clenched as if it were about to break.

"Why, why you?"

Yuuki Yukino couldn't control her voice, which trembled uncontrollably as it cracked.

That person is the one she regrets, the one she seeks, the one she is wary of, and the one she can no longer understand.

Why are you here?

Today's silent classroom, yesterday's eerie room, the ruined streets of the day before yesterday—all the words of everyone converge into one common name.

"Nishio Reki!"

Volume Three

Chapter One: The Unseen Eve

Why you?

Standing in the moonlight, Yuuki Yukino turned around and questioned the black-haired girl behind her.

The magical power emanating from Yuuki Yuuki, like a volcanic eruption, surged through the dark room.

That was an absolute danger sign.

Before this, there was only one person who could annoy Yuuki Yuuki and make her take the initiative to attack—Kuroba Reise.

Even people like Miyashita and Tsukimi are ignored by Yuuki Yuki.

But Yuuki Yui couldn't suppress the impulse in her heart towards this guy.

In just one second, Yuuki Yukino's transformation was complete.

That was not just a transformation, but a transformation that liberated the spirit of Enmusubi.

It is the strongest power that Yuuki Yukino can currently use.

My red and white shrine maiden outfit fluttered in the room as Yuuki Yuki moved, and my fist, wrapped in red thread, slammed directly into the mysterious man's face.

Even though Yuuki Yukino could manipulate the red threads at will and didn't need to use this close-quarters combat method, she still threw a punch at the mysterious man without hesitation.

She shouldn't be called a mysterious person anymore.

Yuuki Yukino now knows her real name.

The first person she saw after she traveled to this world.

The person I worry about most after I fell into darkness.

In the original game, he is the true protagonist.

Nishio Reki.

Yuuki Yori has never been an impulsive person.

Although she wasn't exactly calm, her embarrassing experience on her first day of school is the best example.

When she saw Nishio Reki's face, she couldn't help but act impulsively.

Lyric Nishio lying in a pool of blood downstairs felt like it had just happened yesterday.

The person I searched so hard for, running all over the city, had actually been right beside me all along, playing me like a fool.

It's possible that in the original work, Yuuki Yuki and Nishio Reki were childhood friends, and they had a mutual trust.

But what does this have to do with Yuuki Eri?

Her concern for Nishio Reki stemmed from her identity as the game's protagonist, the responsibility she bore as a successor to Yuuki Yuuki, and the anger and resentment she felt towards the indifference towards life after seeing a familiar person lying in a pool of blood.

But what do these things have to do with Yuuki Eri now?

boom--

Yuuki Yuki's punch, brimming with anger, was blocked by Nishio Reki using his long, black spear.

As if imbued with life, the red thread began to move from Yuuki Yuki's hand toward the gun barrel, like ivy creeping up a wall, climbing along the gun barrel toward Nishio Ryū's hand holding the gun.

It's easy to imagine the extent of injury one would suffer if such a thing came into direct contact with the body.

Nishio Reki reacted even faster, crushing his wand into fragments of magic before the red lines could touch his body, thus depriving the meandering red lines of their support, and then dodging the attack.

Yuuki Yukino retracted her fist, which was covered in red threads, and as she raised her other hand, the red threads spread up her back.

Yuuki Yukino threw another punch, aiming at Nishio Reki's stomach, which he couldn't reach.

Wearing a cheongsam-like demon costume, Nishio Reki took two steps back to dodge again.

In the cramped room, despite possessing the power to raze an entire building to the ground, the two engaged in several rounds of attack and defense within the extremely small space.

"Three questions, right?"

Bang bang bang.

"Michelle, right!"

Bang bang bang.

"You're a riddle teller, aren't you!"

Bang bang bang.

"You've fallen into darkness, haven't you!"

Bump, bump, bump.

Yuuki Yui did not lose her mind, nor was she controlled by the Black Demon Mark. Everything she did was purely out of her anger.

She also knew that the other party had helped her several times, and that the battle with Kuroba Reise was the other party cleaning up her impulsiveness.

However, Yuuki Yukino couldn't remain calm when she realized that the other person was Nishio Reki.

In the previous conversation, Nishio Reki claimed to be a time traveler.

Based on the settings of various works, it should be impossible for two identical people to exist at the same time.

He witnessed Nishio Reki lying in a pool of blood with his own eyes, and from then on, Nishio Reki never came to school again.

So, is this "time traveler" Nishio Reki the same person as the original Nishio Reki?

How could that be?

According to Baqi, it was the "time traveler" Nishio Reki who orchestrated her corruption and followed Baqi to the downstairs of her house.

At that time, the person who had just transmigrated and the original person were about to get intimate.

To achieve a certain goal, they are even willing to eliminate their past selves.

Yuuki Yukino didn't know how to judge this behavior, but she couldn't accept it at all.

This is the truth behind Yuuki Yukino's anger after learning that the other person was actually Nishio Reki.

Nishio Reki dodged and weaved under Yuuki Yuki's onslaught, at most using her wand to block a few attacks, without any intention of retaliating.

But this lack of retaliation only emboldened Yuuki Yuki to fight even harder.

Under the relentless offensive, Nishio Reki has been forced to the doorstep by Yuuki Yuki.

"Xiaoyuan, listen to me..."

"What nonsense are you spouting, you riddle-solving idiot!"

Nishio Reki, along with the door, was kicked away by Yuuki Yuki.

"I'm not……"

It's too late for Nishio Reki to say that.

Yuuki Yukino's shrine maiden outfit melted, and she transformed from a red and white shrine maiden back into a purple witch.

The extending red lines transformed into surging tentacles, surrounding Yuuki Yukari's body in the center.

The shimmering, angular trioctahedron that Yuuki En used when she clashed waves with Tsukimi Rie at the top of the Moon Sea Tower was held between her hands.

A dark purple beam of light roared down from the sky, engulfing Nishio Reki's entire body.

Nishio Reki wouldn't be brought down by this, so Yuuki Yukino could unleash her fury on him to her heart's content.

Just as Yuuki Yuki had predicted.