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

"That's right, because we are on the side of justice, everything we do is just. Isn't this name very fitting?"

It sounds apt, but isn't the way justice is achieved a bit too indescribable?

When mentioning the Justice Fulfillment Department, Yuuki Yuuki will inevitably think of that pink-haired child shouting: Red card! No lewdness! Death penalty!

"It doesn't really feel right either." Putting aside her jumbled thoughts, Yuuki Yukino offered her opinion again.

“Well then, since we are all magical girls, and this place is where magical girls gather, therefore…”

Before Helica could even put down her pen, Yuuki Yuuki started answering the question.

"You're not going to say that's why this club is called Valhalla, are you?"

Helica looked somewhat surprised; she never expected Yuuki Yukino to have anticipated her move. But this was nothing to Helica, as she had other options prepared:

"Hmm, now that you mention it, Valhalla does seem a bit old-fashioned, and becoming a Heroic Spirit is indeed very ominous. Let's forget about it. But it's very valuable for reference, since we're all magical girls, let's call it Pandemonium."

Haha, the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, haha.

Countless painful memories lingered in her mind, and Yuuki Yukino no longer wanted to complain about the name Helica had come up with.

Mizuno Yu nodded vigorously: "Yes, I think this name is good."

Don't say "yes" to every name she says, just to protect Helica's fragile psyche! You could never understand the heavy meaning behind those names!

"Haha, the Pandemonium, that sounds a bit evil." Yuuki Yuen offered her opinion in a friendly manner, controlling the twitching muscles in her face.

"Then, the Pantheon?" Helica answered instantly.

"Hmm, I think this name is good." Mizuno Yu gave a thumbs up.

"It's not like we're playing a historical strategy turn-based game, so it doesn't feel quite right, does it?"

"Shinsengumi!"

"I told you not to use historical references! Even if it's called the Shinsengumi, there's no Okita-san among them."

"Service Society".

"Does this have anything to do with magic?"

"The Far East Magic Nap Society's Summer, this is related to magic."

"No, there are too many elements!"

"Light Music Club!"

"This school already has one, right?"

"Tekkadan!" Herica slammed her hand on the table, attracting the attention of many diners.

"I think they're all pretty good, Yuuki-kun. Which one do you think is better?"

You two can shut up now!

Chapter Forty-Eight: I've Got You, You Sneaky Girl

"No! The club's application was rejected!"

The next day during lunch break, Herika, clutching a curry bread roll, slammed open the archery club door. The two students who were eating lunch, propped up on their desks, put down their chopsticks and looked towards the door.

Since the club hasn't been established yet and the storage room isn't suitable, the three of them temporarily decided to meet at the archery club.

“I knew the name Nijisanji was baffling.” Yuuki Yukino picked up her chopsticks again.

“I think this name is good.” Mizuno Yu picked up the soup bowl with both hands and took a sip.

“That’s not the issue! The name Rainbow Club is fine, and the club’s category as a volunteer club is fine too, but the club needs four people to be established, understand? One, two, three, we only have three people.” Helica slammed the application form on the table, pulled up a chair and sat between the two of them, pointing to everyone in the room one by one with her finger.

There is indeed such a rule. In the game, several magical girls also created a club. Although it wasn't called Nijisanji at the time, the number of members was just right, so Yuuki Yukino ignored the number requirement.

The club members included Yuuki Yuuki, Mizuno Yuuki, Tenrai Herika... Nishio Reki was also there at the time.

Speaking of Nishio Reki, she seemed to have vanished into thin air the day she was attacked.

Yuuki Yukino has never forgotten about Nishio Reki. As one of the victims of that accident, her biggest worry is Reki's condition.

Every time she went out, Yuuki would always go to check on Arata's house, but it was as if no one had ever lived there; there was never any trace of life there. She asked the neighbors nearby and they gave her the same answer.

From a selfish perspective, Nishio Reki's return would conflict with his mascot role in the team, potentially impacting his plans to clear his name.

However, Nishio Reki is also a crucial point for breaking the deadlock, so the more Yuuki Yuki hears from her, the more uneasy she feels.

The same goes for the mysterious person lurking in the school. Yuuki Yuen doesn't quite believe that Miyashita Mia did all this, but it's not impossible that the senior Helica mentioned is the mysterious person. For this reason alone, Yuuki Yuen has to help Helica.

"So what do we do? If our club can't be established, our actions will be hindered! Stop eating! Stop eating! Think of a solution quickly!" Seeing that neither of them spoke, Helica raised her hand and patted each of them.

"Then we can find another person." Mizuno Yu almost spilled the soup she was holding, so she quickly took a big sip.

"Find someone? Where are you going to find someone? Can you bring in an ordinary person?" Helica retorted without holding back.

Mizuno Yuu remained silent, glancing in the direction of Yuuki Yuuki.

“She’s different. She’s in danger, so she has to come with us.” Helica guessed what Mizuno Yu meant.

“Then let’s not look for ordinary people, let’s just find a magical girl in the school,” Mizuno Yu said.

"If we could find it, we would have found it long ago, wouldn't we? Do you think magical girls grow out of the ground?" Helica retorted, raising her voice eight octaves.

It seems that Mizuno Yu's situation is also escalating. She never needed to join in the first place. Her kindness towards Helica and herself alone is not sustainable. Any rope would be more effective in binding her than some vague concept like the duties of a magical girl.

Moreover, involving herself in this matter already conflicted with Mizuno Yu's ideals, which is why Yuuki Enishi wanted to prevent the conflict from arising.

"I mean, it's okay if you're not a magical girl, right?" Yuuki swallowed the food in her mouth, raised her hand and waved it: "If you're just a classmate in name only and don't participate in our activities, that should be fine, right?"

"Doesn't this still involve ordinary people?"

"But if you don't participate in the event..." Yuuki Enishi reminded him.

Herlica had to admit that Yuuki Yuki made a good point. As the founder of the club, she couldn't pass the responsibility on to someone else. Mizuno Yuu might not be reliable, and Yuuki Yuki was only a half-outsider who had been forcibly pulled in, so she had to do it herself.

Helica kept referring to her as a senior, but didn't reveal any information about her seniors. Even when someone asked, she would change the subject, which showed that she had some personal motives.

After all, only you can save your predecessors.

"Okay, you're right, I'll go find someone to come in right away."

As Helica spoke, she stuffed the remaining half of the bread into her mouth, walked to the door, and pulled it sharply. A girl who was leaning against the door fell directly onto the floor of the room, her glasses slipping off her nose and falling in front of her eyes.

"Found it so quickly?" Mizuno Yu exclaimed softly.

This girl looked very familiar to Yuuki Yuki, including the way she fell down.

It wasn't that I recognized the character in the game, but rather that I would often catch glimpses of her short, milk tea-colored hair and red-rimmed glasses in various corners of the school.

Yuuki Yu remembered that this girl had bumped into Helica before, and had also appeared during her meeting with Mizuno Yu when they hadn't transformed.

If it happened once or twice, it could be explained, but for it to appear in front of me so frequently...

More importantly, Yuuki noticed that Helica also looked surprised when she saw the other party's appearance, so surprised that she had to swallow the half-chewed bread several times before she could swallow it completely.

"She's not a member of the archery club."

Mizuno Yu reminded them in a voice only the two of them could hear, then turned her head and exchanged a knowing glance with Yuuki Yuki, before standing up and placing half of her body between them.

Yuuki reached out from the shadows and tugged at Mizuno Yu's sleeve. Mizuno Yu silently stepped back a little, but still stood in front of Yuuki.

"Lin Jiezi?"

Even more incredibly, Helica called out the girl's name directly.

You've definitely never heard of this name, Yuuki Yukino.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" The girl called Lin Jiezi used her arms to support her body and got up in a few steps. She knelt on the ground and frantically bowed her head as if she were bowing. Then she bent up and began to fumble for her glasses that had fallen to the ground.

Three pairs of eyes fell on Lin Jiezi at the same time. Just like the previous two times, Lin Jiezi was groping for her glasses on the ground, but she did not notice the intense gazes.

Yuuki Yui felt that she should take some action.

Click.

The soft creaking of the glasses was all the more distinct in the quiet environment, but the person who picked them up was not Hayashi Keiko, but Yuuki Eri.

"Yuki?" Mizuno Yu's voice was very low. She hadn't expected Yuki Yu to suddenly walk out from behind her. She nervously took half a step forward, ready to follow at any moment.

Although Helica didn't say anything, she crossed her arms and stepped back slightly, blocking half of the doorway with her petite body.

"Excuse me, is this what you're looking for?" Yuuki bent down, adjusted her glasses, and handed them to Lin Jiezi.

Lin Jiezi vaguely saw that Yuki En's narrowed eyes were gleaming with a cunning light.

Chapter Forty-Nine: Coward

"Thank you..."

As Lin Jiezi avoided Yuki Emi's cunning gaze and reached out to take the glasses, the glasses dodged away a split second before she could touch them.

"Ah..." Lin Jiezi, who hadn't been able to touch her glasses, let out a sigh that seemed to have no meaning. She slowly withdrew her hands from in front of her, clenched them together, and looked up at Yuuki Yuki.

Yuuki blinked, deliberately avoiding the lenses and completely encasing her glasses in her palm: "Lin-kun, nice to meet you. Although it shouldn't be the first time, I remember we've met before, right? You even called me by my name."

"Please...please give me back my glasses." Lin Jiezi didn't respond to Yuki Yuki's words at all. All she could do was plead weakly. She tried to raise her hand to touch her glasses, but under Helica's sharp gaze, she awkwardly put them back down.

Yuuki Yukino raised her head, her gaze landing on the open door. Helica immediately understood and closed the door, leaning her back against it to completely block the way.

"Glasses..." Lin Jiezi's voice trembled slightly, with a hint of sobbing.

Whether the other person was really crying or not, Yuuki Yui couldn't make an accurate judgment, but with the other two magical girls watching, she had to leave a good impression. She didn't want to appear too bullying, so she bent down and handed the glasses to Lin Jiezi.

"Here."

Lin Jiezi touched her glasses, finally letting out a long sigh of relief. She wiped them on her clothes and put them back on her nose.

"Excuse me, are you alright?" After the other person put their glasses back on, Yuuki Yukino pursed her lips and reached out her hand to Hayashi Keiko.

Yuuki Yukino's probing won't end just because she returned the glasses.

Lin Jiezi looked around. In front of her was Yuuki Yukino's hand, behind her was Helica blocking the doorway, and all around her were the walls of the room.

But the archery club had more than one door. Opposite to the door that Helica was blocking, there was another sliding door. Lin Jiezi got up, staggered a few steps, and hurriedly ran towards the opposite door.

None of the three chose to chase after her, but each of them stared intently at her.

Lin Jiezi ran to the door, pulled it open completely, and then crawled inside.

What awaited her were the school's high walls and rows of target papers.

The small courtyard used for archery practice was right in front of her.