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

If Baqi suspects anything, she will definitely tell her everything, but until she realizes something, it's better to keep this a little secret that belongs only to her.

Moreover, even she herself only has a vague understanding of the current situation.

Nishio Reki never explained what exactly happened or why it happened, and no matter how much Yuuki asked, it was no use.

But Nishio Reki didn't say nothing to Yuuki En.

“One year.” That’s what Nishio Reki told her before she left.

"Because of the unforeseen events you know about, your suppression of the Black Magic Runes can only last for a year at most, and that's a very optimistic figure; the actual time will definitely be less than a year."

"Before this, everything about you is the same as before. You can still purify yourself of filth and also purify the filth of others."

"You might go berserk again at any time, and no one knows if you can return to normal afterward."

"If you can't control the Black Magic Mark, or find a way to get rid of it, you will never be able to return to normal after a year."

Yuuki Yukino countered with, "Do you have a way to remove the Black Magic Marks?"

“I know a way to remove the dark magic markings from a magical girl, but that method is pointless,” Nishio Reki replied.

This left Yuuki Yuen feeling puzzled: "Since you were the one who caused me to fall into darkness back then, why make me find a way to get rid of the Black Demon Mark now? Why go through all that trouble?"

“Things change.” Nishio Reki sighed. “But even if Xiaoyuan doesn’t find a way to get rid of the Black Demon Mark on her own, I will try to help her.”

In the end, Yuuki Eri's goal returned to what it was when she first fell into darkness.

She had to complete that unrealistic whitewashing plan.

In other words, now is no longer the time when defeating Kuroba Reisei would allow one to retire peacefully without needing to worry about whether or not one's whitewashing is successful.

Now I must complete my initial plan to clear my name, and not just to get along harmoniously with Helica and the others and be accepted by them, but to completely get rid of the Black Magic Mark.

Even if I told Baqi these things, it wouldn't really make a difference. It would only make Baqi more worried, and it wouldn't have any negative impact.

Let's just not tell Baqi.

This should have been a very serious matter, but after successfully overcoming several crises, and with the future that Nishio Reki spoke of being rewritten, Yuuki Yukino's mood was not so heavy.

"Oh...Is that how it is?" Baqi rolled her eyes, then said nothing more.

"That's about it." Yuuki Yukino peeked her clear eyes out from behind the handheld console and tilted her head. "There's nothing else, Miki, you should focus on taking a shower!"

"Okay!" Ba Qi readily agreed. "Speaking of which, Xiao Yuan, haven't we been out playing for a long time? How about... tomorrow..."

"Sorry! I have things to do tomorrow, maybe next time!" Yuuki Yui clapped her hands and put her palms together in apology.

"Ah...ah, okay." Ba Qi reluctantly turned off the video chat.

It wasn't that Yuuki Eri was trying to brush off Baqi; rather, she genuinely had some issues that needed to be resolved.

No matter how I think about it, I can't find a way to directly remove the black magic pattern.

The characters in the game are based on a binary of good and evil. Good people are good people, and bad people are bad people. They are either beaten into a ball or their eyes roll back and their tongues stick out. There is no plot where they are redeemed or join the main characters.

Whether this method even exists is still unknown, and for Yuuki Eri to approach it from this angle would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, there are still some corrupted magical girls who can control the dark magic runes.

Lava Mountain Lantern is not considered; she doesn't have any explicit CG in a hentai game, which is abnormal in itself.

Miyashita Mia and Tsukimi Rie managed to control them in a way, but that was Tsukimi Rie's ability, which cannot be copied. Besides, even Yuuki Yuki, who can copy it, couldn't find where these two people were, so they are not considered.

The other corrupted magical girls, such as Seishine, did something incomprehensible before. Although she seemed foolish, her true purpose is unknown, and Yuuki Yui feels that she is not trustworthy.

The remaining people are then obvious.

Ling Ba Wu Si Liao Ba Qi Qi: "Let me teach you how to control the Black Magic Mark?" Hong Mo Li, with dark circles under her eyes, poked her head out from a stack of documents: "Senior, has something terrible happened?"

Chapter Twenty-Five: Topics of Love

"How rare! My older sister actually asked me to come out alone."

Bai Gui Qianyou held the chopsticks between her index and middle fingers, clapped her hands together, and whispered, "I'm starting to eat." She then extended the chopsticks towards the bowl in front of her, which was disproportionately large to her figure and even bigger than her face.

"Ever since the day I found out that my older sister is a magical girl, the two of us haven't gone out alone together."

“It seems that’s true. We went to a dessert shop to eat cake that time, right?” Inuyama Baqi clapped her hands, mimicking Hyakki Senyu, and placed her chopsticks on the normal-sized bowl in front of her.

Qianyou picked up a thick slice of pork belly from the large bowl of charcoal-grilled pork rice, put it in her mouth, chewed silently for a moment, swallowed the food, and then slowly spoke again.

"Did something you wanted to discuss with my older sister today?"

"Hey hey, I did have some other plans that day. But I don't have any other plans today. If I'm free, I can always ask you guys out to hang out, right? I'm just bored, so I called for a hundred ghosts, you know?"

Inuyama Baki crunched on the huge, juicy fried black tiger prawn with her little tiger teeth, the tips of her chopsticks rhythmically tapping lightly on the rim of the bowl.

"Besides, didn't I call both you and Hong at the same time? I didn't ask you to come out alone. Speaking of which, why didn't Hong come?"

While Baqi was speaking, the rice bowl that had been piled up like a small mountain in front of Bai Gui Qianyou had already been devoured.

Hyakki Chiyu put down her chopsticks and used a damp towel from the table to wipe the sauce from the corners of her mouth. "Mari still has student council work to finish, so she should be working overtime in the student council room right now. That's why I came alone."

“The student council, huh?” Inuyama Tomoe remarked wistfully.

When it comes to the student council, one cannot ignore Sheng Shiyin.

Currently, Baki believes there are still two potential threats remaining.

One of them is Nishio Reki, whose ultimate goal is unknown, and the other is Seishion, who also has some unknown plans.

First, let's talk about Nishio Reki. Inuyama Tomoe has never forgiven her; she can't just laugh off the fact that she was led astray.

However, Nishio Reki is truly sincere towards Yuuki Yuuki, and she genuinely protects her in her own way, telling riddles as she does so.

Nishio Reki also possesses some information that they are unaware of, information that may be beneficial to Yuuki Yukino in the future.

If Yuuki Yuki is to be considered, Tomoe has no reason to have too much of a falling out with Nishio Reki.

However, Tomoe was wary of Nishio Reki at every turn, and was only worried that Nishio Reki might do something that could be detrimental to Yuuki Eri.

You can't take Yuuki Yuki away.

But the nature of sacred poetry is different again.

Without Saint Shion's aid and abetting, the outcome of the first all-out attack on Kuroba Rebirth on the day of the festival might have already been decided. The series of changes that followed can all be attributed to Saint Shion.

However, the attitude shown by Seishion seemed to indicate that she had long planned to betray Kuroba Reise. Whether Seishion had really made such a consideration beforehand is unknown to Inuyama Tomoe, but Seishion was certainly not of one mind with Kuroba Reise.

Baqi had also considered Sheng Shiyin's purpose. If it was just to change the student council president to someone who would make her work easier, there would be no need to go to such lengths.

There were also the words Saint Shiyin spoke to him, the things she did to him, and the nuns who appeared and disappeared out of thin air without even a physical form—there were mysteries everywhere.

Even seeing how unreliable Seishion is now, Inuyama Tomoe can't help but feel at ease.

Behind closed doors, Saint Shiyin may very well be brewing some conspiracy once again.

Therefore, in some ways, Seishion is even more dangerous than Nishio Reki.

Baqi tossed the remaining half of the shrimp into her mouth and, following the student council's lead, asked, "How's Saint doing lately? Any news?"

Upon hearing the name Sheng Shiyin, Bai Guiqianyou put down her chopsticks, aligned them on the table, and placed them parallel to the bowl: "Did you call me out to find out about Sheng Shiyin, elder sister?"

"It's just casual chatting. We talk about food, love, anecdotes, magical girls—it's all pretty much the same." Baqi paused for a moment, then casually twirled her chopsticks.

Baqi was just curious; if Sheng Shiyin were really plotting something, she wouldn't let them know.

If I were to say something more, it would be my concern for Hong Moli.

Hong Moli is very reliable when she can, but it's a given that Qianyou was completely fooled by Hei Yu Laisheng, so Baqi is still worried that Sheng Shiyin will use the same trick again.

"Sheng Shiyin is the same as before, she either attends classes or sleeps. We almost never see her. It's not much different from when Kuroba Reise was the student council president. If there's any difference, it's that she doesn't sleep in the student council room anymore."

Hyakki Chiyu picked up her chopsticks again and shoveled large mouthfuls of rice into her mouth. After chewing a few times, Chiyu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she spoke with a hint of complaint:

“I don’t want Mori to help that kind of person, but the conditions offered by Saint Shion are very generous to Mori, much more than what Hong earned when she went out to work, and there is nothing out of line except for the student council work.”

"Hong has always been so strong-willed. She wouldn't take something for granted if it wasn't earned through her own efforts," Baqi remarked. "Hyakki, aren't you going to keep her company?"

“In Mari’s view, the work of the student council is no different from a part-time job, and she doesn’t really like being watched by others while she’s working,” Qianyou explained.

Baqi rolled her eyes and picked up another piece of fried shrimp: "It's still a little different, isn't it? Student council work isn't as shameful as wearing embarrassing clothes to be a waitress."

"If I go, it will only reduce Mori's work efficiency. Mori's work is also very tiring." After saying that, Hyakki Chiyu continued to wolf down her food.

Ba Qi admitted that Qian You's words did make some sense.

Ba Qi still remembers that during the final exams of last semester, when she and Xiao Yuan lived together and studied, they would often end up studying in bed.

Although this idea is a bit strange, if the short, blond guy were to tutor Xiaoyuan, he wouldn't be going to bed with Xiaoyuan, so he would probably be more efficient than me.

Although feelings are not something to be compared, the feelings between Koumori and Hyakki Senyu are no less than her feelings for Yuuki Eri. This can be seen from the prophecy of Nishio Reki, which stated that Koumori and Hyakki Senyu are both willing to sacrifice themselves for each other.

When two people with such a deep affection are in the same room, it's inevitable that a spark will fly and things will escalate.

“That’s true, but you two always give off a feeling of being inseparable. You’re almost always together every time you meet.” Baqi chewed for a while before speaking.

"Big sister, even if we have a very good relationship, it's impossible for us to be together all the time." Hyakki Chiyu put down her chopsticks and said solemnly.

Baqi sighed enviously, and as if to comfort herself, she let out an even bigger sigh.

"That's true. It's not like two people have to be together all the time to show that they're special."

Hyakki Chiyu's words make perfect sense. Everyone has their own things to do and can't stay by each other's side forever, which is perfectly normal.

If you like someone, you should make them feel comfortable, not bothered—Baqi understands this principle.

Previously, Yuuki and Yuuki spent most of their time together at school, and neither of them felt anything was wrong.

However, with Nishio Reki's return to school, Tomoe realized that if she continued to hold grudges against Nishio Reki as before, it would only cause trouble for Yuuki Eri.

It's not like I can't live without being with Yuuki Yuuki, but Tomoe just feels like something's missing.

The thought of Xiaoyuan rejecting her suggestion to spend the weekend together made Baqi even more awkward.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have planned to take Hong Moli and Bai Gui Qianyou out together.

But as a senior to Hyakki Senyou, I can't appear too subdued in front of her.

"But I really thought you guys even slept together," Baqi joked.

“That is indeed the case.” Hyakki Chiyu’s expression became even more serious.

Ba Qi's chopsticks fell onto the table with a clatter; none of her wild thoughts were as impactful as Qian You's words.

Baqi was so frightened that her eyes widened in disbelief.

"what?"