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

"I couldn't see clearly when I was in the shop. It turns out to be Yuuki-senpai. It seems it was a false alarm. It must be that Yuuki-senpai had something to ask Mari for help."

Qianyou's pace gradually returned to normal, but Baqi's did not.

"Why are you hiding something from me that you need help with?" Baqi muttered, maintaining her previous pace and staring intently at Yuuki Yuki's back as she walked forward, quickly creating a small distance between them.

"Big sister?"

Qianyou called out weakly.

Baqi walked away angrily, as if she hadn't heard her at all.

Suddenly, the two people's positions were reversed, and it became Hyakki Chiyu trying to hold back Inuyama Tomoe, who suddenly became emotional for some reason.

"Big sister, please calm down."

Unfortunately, Qianyou is even less adept at comforting people than Baqi. She has always been the one being comforted by Hongmoli, and now she can only mimic Baqi's words.

"Relax a bit. It might not be what you think, Onee-sama. Maybe it's just Mari and Yuuki-senpai having a normal shopping trip together."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. Why is Xiaoyuan refusing to let me and Hong go out together? Do they have some kind of secret they're hiding?!"

Ba Qi walked faster and faster with a cold face, and was already several meters behind the two. If she continued to walk at this speed, she would soon catch up with their backs.

But the two people walking in front were completely unaware and continued chatting about the same topic as before.

"Big sister, both Yuuki-senpai and Mari are calm people. Perhaps they are discussing something." Hyakki Chiyu's tone was somewhat anxious.

This statement served as a reminder to Baqi that among the four of them, Hong Moli and Yuuki Yuki were the decision-makers, and most of the plans were formulated by the two of them, while the other two only needed to cooperate.

Perhaps they need to exchange some information?

For example, Yuuki Eri's understanding of the Nishio calendar, or Koumori's observations of Seishin during her work period.

I was just thinking of trusting Yuuki Yuki more, how could I forget so easily?

Perfect, this distance is just enough to hear what they're talking about.

"Yuuki-senpai, that thing in the student council room... is it really okay to keep it from my sister?"

"I'd rather keep this a secret between the two of us, and if possible, keep it from Hyakki Chiyuu as well."

"But what if I get caught? How am I supposed to explain this to my older sister?"

"No buts. If Baqi finds out, everything will be over."

"Okay, I understand. Then this will be a secret between me and Senior Yuuki."

I'll believe in Yuuki Yuki a little more...

That's very suspicious! A secret between two people, that's definitely suspicious.

What student council room? Did something terrible happen in there today?

Why did you keep it from me? Why did you keep it from Qianyou? And why did it have to be all over if I found out?

Inuyama Tomoe was completely unable to remain calm.

This time, it wasn't just Inuyama Tomoe; Chiyu was also preparing to pull Tomoe away to avoid any mishaps Tomoe might cause, which would also prevent her from maintaining her composure.

"So, the two of us..."

Before Yuuki could finish speaking, she felt her shoulder being gripped tightly.

Hong Moli felt the same way. A hand was placed lightly on her shoulder, giving Hong Moli goosebumps all over her body.

The two of them turned around at the same time and met the kind, smiling eyes of the person they knew all too well.

"Xiao Yuan".

"Moli."

"What are you two doing here?"

I was going to vent a little, but I've had enough lately, so I'll pass.

What to do! Have a great weekend everyone (just kidding)!

After the exam, I'll try to make up for the word count I missed in the last two months, depending on how I do!

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Great Crisis of Nijisanji

"Do you know? We are facing a huge crisis!"

On an ordinary day, Herika suddenly put down the food she was holding and said this.

Without any warning, just a minute ago the group was having lunch peacefully.

Today, Helica, unusually, didn't buy a loaf of bread for lunch as usual, but instead ate a steaming hot bento box.

Then, she suddenly dropped a bombshell, drawing the attention of the five people sitting around the piled-up desks.

Another crisis.

Since the start of the semester, Yuuki Yui has not received any good news.

Various crises keep happening around Yuuki Yuuki.

First, because of Helica's question, he almost exposed himself in front of her. Fortunately, he realized that there was a problem before Yuuki Yuki revealed everything about herself, so he was able to correct himself in time.

The price was that Yuuki Yuuki's image seemed to have moved one step closer to that of a slovenly pink-haired girl. Since then, Helica's relationship with her hasn't changed much, but it always feels like there's an extra layer of distance between them.

Then one day, he was attacked by something that looked like Lin Jiezi, which caused the black magic patterns in his body to go berserk. If he couldn't come up with a solution, he would be completely beyond saving in less than a year.

As Yuuki Yuen pondered this matter, she quickly glanced at Lin Jiezi, who was eating, out of the corner of her eye.

Lin Jiezi, who was extremely sensitive to gazes, made a "ee" sound and lowered her head deeply as if she wanted to bury her head in the lunchbox in front of her.

Wanting to see if she could get any new information from the corrupted magical girl who had more experience than herself, she arranged to meet with Hong Moli.

New information has been obtained.

For example, a very powerful magical girl fell into darkness, and that magical girl's goal was probably to eliminate the dark magic runes.

For example, corruption may be related to the "original sin" factor, which has been overused in various works, but the specifics are still unclear.

For example, Saint Shion must have some other plans. She and that group of strange nuns must have some connection with magical girls.

However, almost all of this information is difficult to verify, and in the end, it only adds more mystery, with little practical effect.

Finally, we've found a direction to move forward.

However, the price was also obvious. She and Hong Moli were arrested on the street by the misunderstood Hyakki Chiyu and Inuyama Baqi. Under a lot of interrogation, they finally told her everything.

To be precise, the one who told the whole story was Yuuki Enoki.

At first, despite the pressure from the two people, Koumori kept quiet and kept her promise to protect the secret for Yuuki Eri.

As a result of this incident, Yuuki Yuuki's affection for Koumori skyrocketed.

Finally, feeling somewhat embarrassed that Koumori would continue to suffer because of her, Yuuki Yukino recounted the entire incident to the two of them.

Yuuki Enishi wanted to keep it a secret from Inuyama Tomoe, but not to the extent that she absolutely couldn't let Tomoe know, as she would when she told Koumori.

On one hand, she didn't want to worry Baqi about her ability failing, and on the other hand, she didn't want Baqi to know what she did to Nishio Reki after she went berserk.

If she were to be corrupted by the Black Demon Mark to the point of no return, she believed that Baqi would definitely follow her into complete darkness and wreak havoc. If things really came to that, it would be dangerous.

In conclusion, the final result was that Hong Moli and Bai Gui Qianyou reconciled and returned to normal. Qianyou fully understood Moli's actions and praised her highly.

Meanwhile, Baqi, who was unusually vulnerable, was criticized and acted coquettishly for a long time.

But the crisis passed just like that.

Ultimately, the biggest crisis is how to resolve the problem of the Black Magic Mark and clear one's name.

This crisis is still somewhat distant for Yuuki Eri; according to the rough estimate of one year from the Nishio calendar, it won't be too early, no matter how early it is.

There's no point in worrying about this; instead of waiting to die, it's better to be proactive and look for solutions.

What needs to be addressed now is the crisis that Helica mentioned, the one that is currently unfolding.

Although Helica often comes up with many unrealistic ideas and pushes Rainbow Society's activities too hard for others to keep up with, she has never made such a joke.

Yuuki Yukino is still unaware of what has happened, but for Herika to mention a crisis so solemnly in the Nijisanji activity room, it must be an extraordinary crisis.

What they talk about in the Nijisanji activity room, aside from casual conversation, is almost entirely about magical girls.

Is it related to Nishio Reki? Or did I obtain some information about other magical girls? Or did I expose something about myself?

"What's wrong? Thunder?" Mizuno Yu put down her chopsticks.

"Our Rainbow Society is going to be shut down." Helica's expression was very sad, and she sighed heavily.

"Abandon the society?" several people said in unison.

Indeed, Nijisanji's own crisis is a huge crisis.

Although the relationships between a few people may not necessarily need to be maintained through a club, if the Rainbow Club were to cease to exist, then the club activity room would be unusable, and there would be no more lunch break gatherings.

Tenrai Helica, Mizuno Yu, and Sakura Hanako are three magical girls. Their magical girl identities serve as a bond that connects them, ensuring they will never be separated, no matter what happens.

If Lin Jiezi were to leave Rainbow Society and no longer suffer the torment of Helica the Thunder, it would be a good thing for her.

But for himself, this is also a huge crisis.

Without Nijisanji, he no longer has a legitimate reason to get together with them. Herika might continue to drag him out, but perhaps the situation will repeat itself, where she keeps him away from magical girls to protect him.

Without communication, he would only drift further and further away from them, which would be a devastating blow to both his efforts to clear his name and to monitoring Lin Jiezi, a hidden and unstable factor.

Although Yuuki En had some objections when the club was first established, she now has every reason to keep it going.

However, given her past public image, she cannot appear too proactive. If she takes the initiative to push this matter forward, she will inevitably be suspected of overstepping her bounds.

Any behavior that could arouse suspicion is absolutely unacceptable.

"Senior Tenrai, has something happened? Why are you suddenly saying you're going to shut down the club?" Among the group, the only first-year student, Sakura Hanako, was the first to get to the point.

Yuuki Yukino was also curious about this question.

Helica didn't speak, but a very sorrowful expression appeared on her face, and another long sigh escaped from her lips.

A bad feeling crept into her mind. Nishio Reki told Helica about the powerful corrupted magical girl who might invade Moonsea City. Helica was reluctant to end the club herself because she didn't want to get involved.

If that's the case, then Nishio Reki has done something completely counterproductive.

Seeing that Tenrai Helica didn't speak, Mizuno Yuu's tone was unusually anxious: "Tenrai, if you have any difficulties, it's better to tell us so we can all think of a solution together."

"Really?" Helica asked incredulously.