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

"Lin, don't you think it's good? It's like this, right?"

"Huh? Ah! Yes, um, that's right." Lin Jiezi's language module was still not fully loaded, and she used completely irregular actions to make up for the shortcomings of her incoherent ramblings.

“Look, Lin thinks it’s good.” Yuki Yuki readily helped Lin Jiezi complete her meaning, and then turned the conversation to the remaining two people.

"Hey, Yuuki Yuuki, are you out of your mind?"

Herlica looked as if she had seen a ghost, her eyes wide open, and she dragged the chair she was sitting on even further away from Yuuki Yuki.

Herriad feelings were incredibly complicated after her entire strategy was countered by Yuuki Yuki. She looked at the last member in the activity room with eyes seeking approval.

The only remaining member in the activity room was not Mizuno Yu, but Sakura Hanako, who had just enrolled that day and came to the activity room after the entrance ceremony, and who had been sitting in the corner the whole time.

"Senior Yuuki, I haven't officially joined yet. The class assignments and opening ceremony were just completed today, and the textbooks were just handed out. Classes won't start until tomorrow, so the earliest I can join the club is tomorrow."

Sakura Hanako, who had been fiddling with her school uniform skirt with her hands on her knees, noticed Tenrai Herika's gaze and then weakly raised her hand.

"It's okay, it's okay. Wouldn't it be nice to celebrate a little today? You'll make new friends in class tomorrow, right?" Yuuki Yui suggested further, her eyes crinkling into slits with a bright smile, leaving no room for argument.

"Are you sure you're not out of your mind? Usually, even when I ask you to go out, you always seem reluctant. What's wrong with you today? What triggered you?"

Herlica's eyebrows shot up as if they were about to disappear into her hairline, and her wide eyes trembled violently as if an earthquake had struck, her expression one of utter disbelief.

"Huh? Is that so? I don't remember that at all. I always seem to cooperate, don't I?" Yuuki Yui continued to play dumb.

"Yes! Absolutely!" Herica jumped up from her chair, slammed her hand on the table, and pointed at Yuuki Yuuki. "You're acting really strange today! You were the first one to arrive at the activity room! And you said you weren't going to eat lunch today! It's definitely suspicious!"

"Well, it's because I can't wait to see Sakura-san," Yuuki Yui said without changing her expression, giving a reason she had just made up. Her warm smile made it hard for anyone to argue with her.

“Senior, didn’t we meet at the festival the day before yesterday?” Sakura Hanako interjected timidly.

Sakura Hanako always felt that she was being drawn into an even bigger vortex.

If I stay with this group of people, I feel like I'll start to become abnormal myself.

Of course, Yuuki Yukino's repeated suggestions could not have been without basis.

Sakura Hanako's misunderstanding led to Yuuki Yukino saying those things, and she had her own reasons for doing so.

Every step she takes is carefully considered.

For example, as soon as lunch break time arrived, he would run off and immediately disappear into the Rainbow Club's activity room.

The Rainbow Club's activity room is one of the few safe houses in the entire school that even the tyrant can't enter.

Especially when there are two tyrants, finding such a safe house is even more precious, as the slightest mistake could result in being captured by the tyrant.

Huh? What is a tyrant? It's an enemy in a zombie shooting video game that spends most of the time wandering around the map, chasing the player to the ends of the earth, and is absolutely unbeatable.

Just like Inuyama Tomoe and Nishio Reki are now.

In the past, when Yuuki Yuki and Baqi were together, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. She had taken it for granted that she would accept Baqi's kindness and reciprocate it.

However, with the appearance of Nishio Reki, this situation has subtly changed.

Not only was Nishio Reki's overly enthusiastic overtures a bit frightening for Yuuki Enishi, but Inuyama Tomoe, who was also provoked by Nishio Reki and felt a sense of crisis, began to escalate her actions.

Now, whenever Inuyama Tomoe and Nishio Reki have a little free time, they will definitely rush over to satisfy their competitive spirit through Yuuki Enishi.

It all started after that bizarre competition where they had to "list more of Xiaoyuan's strengths".

Not only did Yuuki Yuuki suffer a crushing defeat on the side of the Fallen Magical Girls, but the problem was not solved either. It was a complete loss for Yuuki Yuuki alone!

Fortunately, neither of them actively sought contact with the members of Nijisanji.

On one side is a corrupted magical girl, and on the other is a mysterious riddle master. Both need to minimize their interactions with members of Nijisanji, based on their respective positions.

Furthermore, the two of them were particularly considerate of Yuuki Yukino's feelings, fearing that contact with Nijisanji would expose her identity.

This is something they both said themselves.

Although they weren't said together.

Thank you so much for thinking of us.

If you want to think about yourself, wouldn't it be better not to make yourself look so bad at school?

If it weren't for trying to avoid those two, would I have gone to such lengths, like Helica, to drag everyone out to play after school?

“Meeting at a festival is a festival, it’s a different story when we meet formally at school. Today is a day to celebrate, we definitely have to fight and go out together!” Yuuki Yui continued to stir things up.

"Even so... there's still a bit..." Sakura Hanako still seemed a little hesitant.

No matter what, I have to get everyone out with me, so that they can serve as my shield against the tyrannical Inuyama Tomoe and Nishio Reki.

Yes! Let's all go out together!

Speaking of everyone, the atmosphere in Nijisanji seems unchanged, but it's not like someone is missing.

Wait! Where's Mizuno Yu? Where's that huge Mizuno Yu?!

Yuuki Yukino calmed down considerably, and her tone of voice became much more peaceful.

"By the way, why didn't Mizuno-san come today?"

“Huh? You didn’t know?” Helica chimed in.

"That idiot was called in for a lecture by the student council for failing to hang himself."

Oh, so he tried to hang himself but failed.

What does "attempted hanging" mean?

Why can I understand each word individually, but when they're put together, I can't understand Yuki Yuki?!

With exams approaching, I feel so anxious!

I'll get back into shape as soon as possible!

Ah!

Chapter Ten: Suspension of Studies

"Wait, let me double-check. Mizuno Yu, attempted suicide by hanging, right?"

Yuuki Yukina repeated the sentence she had heard in a dry, monotone voice.

"Yes, you heard right, attempted suicide by hanging."

Over the next few minutes, Helica vividly recounted the version of the story that had been told countless times to Yuuki En.

In short, the version that Yuuki Enishi heard was: Mizuno Yuu was neglected in the family business because her parents had passed away, which is why she was sent to Tsukimi Middle School by her unscrupulous relatives.

As graduation approached, Mizuno Yu's relatives worried that she would return to the company and take a share of the profits, so they intensified their cruel and inhumane torture of her. Sometimes, the marks that were unintentionally revealed under her uniform were evidence of this.

Especially in the middle of this summer vacation, in order to prevent Mizuno Yu from inheriting the family business smoothly, those relatives actually poisoned Mizuno Yu's food, causing Mizuno Yu to be hospitalized.

Having been oppressed for a long time, Mizuno Yuu could no longer bear it and decided to take revenge on them by breaking the law. She had already bought the things for the kidnapping, but the student council accidentally discovered her plan.

Seeing that her plan had been exposed and was destined to fail, Mizuno Yu was disheartened and ashamed to face anyone, so she chose to end her life. However, she was bravely saved by a new member who had just joined the Disciplinary Committee. After breaking down in tears, she told him everything.

As Helica spoke, she also conducted a series of analyses on Mizuno Yu's family situation and the battles of magical girls, forming a special version of speculation for magical girls.

For example, Mizuno Yu's personality became so distorted because of her family background.

Seeing Yuuki Yukino and Tenrai Herika chatting happily, having put aside their previous conversation about going out, Sakura Hanako learned the first thing after entering high school—rumors are more dangerous than tigers.

Add to that a piece of paint 0 (( silk 6 neon (zero dream), people are all gossipy, even she listened with great interest.

No! I should be telling the correct story!

"Um, senior..." Sakura Hanako raised her hand again weakly and told the two of them about what she had witnessed.

"Uh, so Mizuno Yui just started hanging herself early in the morning because she was bored... to train her willpower?" Yuuki Yui's expression went through several changes in succession, from dejected to listless to in agony, and finally she covered her forehead to confirm.

“That’s right.” Sakura Hanako nodded in affirmation of Yuuki Yukino’s statement.

After listening to Sakura Hanako's account, Yuuki Yuuki felt that Sakura Hanako's version seemed more plausible.

Based on Yuuki Yui's understanding of Mizuno Yui, Mizuno Yui is definitely someone who is capable of doing such a thing.

After all, what normal person would imagine themselves tied up upon first meeting someone?

Wait a minute, is Mizuno Yui's image heading further and further down the path of being a comedian?

In the original work, Mizuno Yu's character design focuses on contrast; she is the one among the three main characters who seems the most difficult to win over but is actually the most proactive.

The contrast between her aloof appearance and her eccentric behavior also reveals a restraint that seeks both physical and mental pleasure while maintaining a certain distance from what is truly understood.

In the storyline, setting aside the somewhat silly business battle storyline, Mizuno Yu's storyline also has many commendable aspects, and overall it is passable.

Why is it called "barely satisfactory"? Because the storyline of Yuuki Yuki is a pure, gentle, long-haired black girl with a saintly pink hair shouting about love, justice, and our bonds, and then sweeping everything away—a very classic magical girl story.

To put it nicely, it's authentic; to put it bluntly, it's just a terribly cheesy children's story crammed into an adult film.

It's not that it's bad, it just always smells like grapefruit.

Returning to Yu Mizuno, she also had many shining moments when fighting powerful enemies.

For example, in the game's "Hundred Demons and Thousand Ghosts Battle," the scene where Mizuno Yu stands there like her idol, General Yumimoto, and withstands a whole set of skills from Chiyu is quite powerfully portrayed.

The emotional transitions in the slightly risqué parts following this plot are also very smooth, making it quite enjoyable.

This kind of plot is just the tip of the iceberg of Mizuno Yu's charm, in every sense of the word.

To say that Mizuno Yu is weak is an exaggeration, since she can break Helica's defenses, but she has never seen Mizuno Yu's defenses broken.

Although Mizuno Yu always willingly gives herself away, she can dust herself off, stand up, and continue fighting as if nothing happened.

Mizuno Yu has many appealing aspects, but these can only be appreciated from the player's perspective.

From my perspective, aside from rescuing me from Miyashita Mia, Mizuno Yu didn't have any particularly noteworthy achievements.

If we consider Sakura Hanako's perspective, shooting herself through her own tentacle shell with one arrow and then severely damaging herself with two arrows would also count as one.

At other times, he's just a comedian with a very weak presence!

It wasn't just Yuuki Yukino who thought this way.

Even Mizuno Yu herself thinks so.

Earlier, Mizuno Yu, who had been taken down from the rope and brought to the infirmary, sat on the edge of the bed in deep thought.

Have I been acting really strange lately?

I've been feeling really lost lately.

"Mizuno, Mizuno, are you listening to me?" Niijima Azusa, sitting in the chair that Mizuno Yu was supposed to be sitting in, raised her voice, pulling Mizuno Yu back to reality from her reverie.