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

It's a very ordinary punishment game, so boring that you could say it's boring. It's like a little game you play to liven things up at the beginning of a game, but that's exactly what Yuuki Yuki needs right now.

However, when it comes to talent performances, Yuuki Enishi really had a hard time.

"As for me, I don't really have any special talents to perform. Li, what do you think?"

"If Xiaoyuan doesn't know what to perform, how about we sing a song together?" Li said it very casually.

Yuki Enishi knew nothing about those popular songs; her concept of pop music was still limited to the ending theme song of a certain TV drama with the catchy tune "What's that?"

Yuuki Yukino can sing very few songs, and the vast majority of them are limited to those by certain girl bands.

But those girl bands aren't within the tastes of this group of people; in fact, they probably don't even know if they've ever heard of them.

“Singing…singing…” Yuuki hesitated, unable to think of any songs they could perform together.

But taking too long to think would spoil the atmosphere. Right now, Herika was still being held in place by Inuyama Tomoe with a cross lock, and she had already started rolling her eyes.

If all else fails, just sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to get by.

"Xiaoyuan can sing whatever she wants, I should be fine with it," Nishio Reki cheered from the side.

"Ah, if it's a song I want to sing..." Yuuki Yui was still very hesitant.

"If you can't think of anything, how about 'The Symphony Orchestra Full of Smiles'? Or 'Treasures of the Vibrant World'? If it's another band, there's also 'Kizuna Music' as an option?" Nishio Reki reminded him.

Yuki Yuki really knows how to sing these songs.

Rather, how did Nishio Reki know that he could sing songs by these girl bands?

No, Nishio Reki knew from the very beginning. From the first time Nishio Reki called herself "Michelle" or "Okuzawa Misaki," she knew her own preferences.

This is Yuuki Yuki's own preference, and it cannot be "Yuuki Yuki's" preference.

Yuuki Yuuki should have noticed this from the beginning.

The person Nishio Reki knows well is himself, not "Yuki Yuuki".

This means that... Nishio Reki's situation is more complicated than he imagined.

"Yuki? What are you thinking about? If you don't decide soon, Tenrae-kun will be in danger." Nishio Reki's timely words brought Yuki back to reality from her reverie.

Indeed, Helica is already foaming at the mouth, and it's possible that Baki will knock her unconscious in a little while.

Let's save these complicated matters for later and think about them slowly.

It's evening for our school trip, so let's enjoy this night to the fullest – that's what Yuuki Yuen needs.

"Let's do something simple then, how about singing 'Shiori'?" Yuuki Yukino suggested, having composed herself.

“No problem, this one will do.” Nishio Reki agreed immediately.

Amidst the noise and commotion, the King's Game continued.

At this time, no one realized that the danger caused by the small conflict was constantly approaching.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Goodnight

"Hey! Hey! I told you to hold the card in your mouth, not to kiss it! Shut up! Shut up! If you keep this up, you'll kiss Yuuki Yukino!"

"Damn it! Are you an idiot? How come you made such a lewd pose like a rolling duck? Is your brain really as utterly devoid of substance as your barren chest?"

"This, this, I'm so shy... Do I need to pose like this... Is this okay?"

"Tell us your story with the other person? When Xiaoyuan was in kindergarten, she would bring little bugs into the classroom because she felt sorry for them. It really scared a lot of people, and Xiaoyuan was even punished by having to stand for a whole class."

Amidst the commotion, the King's Game gradually drew to a close.

For example, the punishment game of performing talents was Lin Jiezi's idea, while the more normal one was the joint effort of Yuki Yuki and Nishio Reki.

Those odd options that skirt the line were probably written by Ba Qi.

But for some reason, Helica also wrote some rather strange options, as if she was trying to tease someone.

Although almost everything Helika wrote eventually became a boomerang that hit her back, causing her a lot of suffering.

As long as it's not a test of oneself, that would be best. At least Yuuki Yuuki hasn't seen any options that could easily reveal her identity as a corrupted magical girl, such as taking off her clothes or sticking out her tongue.

"Phew, I'm exhausted! Just one more! Hmm..." Yuuki Yui pulled out the last remaining slip of paper and read its contents: "Number 1 and Number 5, for the next hour, pretend to be a couple? Who wrote this?"

No one answered Yuuki Yuuki's question.

It doesn't matter who wrote it.

The important thing is that Yuuki Yuki happened to draw that card.

The card in her hand is number 1.

Pretending to be a couple with someone here?

No matter who it is, Yuuki Yukino cannot guarantee that she can accept it without any psychological burden.

Even if she herself has no psychological burden, she cannot guarantee that others will be able to calmly watch her and others pretend to be a couple, even if it is just an act, even if it only lasts for an hour.

Perhaps if I could just draw Lin Jiezi, the problem would be solved.

After all, he and Lin Jiezi could never actually act together, so as long as they sat a little closer together for a few moments, it would be fine.

However, Lady Luck won't always be on Yuuki Yuuki's side.

Lin Jiezi silently played her hand.

The number above is 2, not 5.

The others, whoever they are, will all run into problems, right?

Among the remaining people, Yuuki Yui thought the best option was Tomoe. Her relationship with Tomoe was special, so even if she drew such a lot, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

Unfortunately, Baqi's expression wasn't one of joy; instead, she laid out the UNO cards in her hand in front of her.

Her number was a 4, which was not the number that Yuuki Yuki had hoped for.

Of the remaining two people, Baqi will definitely be jealous, no matter who it is.

However, it's hard to say whether Yuuki Enishi is seriously jealous.

If the other party were Nishio Reki, I feel that Tomoe would be better off. Of course, this is just Yuuki Yukino's personal speculation.

After all, Nishio Reki knows what she should and shouldn't do, and even if they're just pretending to be a couple, she won't do anything too extreme.

It would be more accurate to say that the person who could best help me get through this hour was Nishio Reki.

But what if the other person is Helica...

That would be extremely dangerous.

So who actually wrote this?

"Number 5, that's me."

Someone raised up the UNO sign in their hand.

All eyes were immediately drawn to the sign with the number 5 on it and the person holding the UNO sign.

Different people reacted differently; some felt innocent, some felt disappointed, and some felt annoyed.

The person Yuuki Yuki was most worried about drew that card.

Helica the Thunder

"So... Tianlei..."

Yuuki Yukino's heart tightened, but she managed to control her true thoughts and prevent them from showing on her face. She smiled and tried to end this final game with Helica as soon as possible.

Setting a one-hour time limit to end this King's Game is actually quite appropriate.

"No."

Helica's answer surprised Yuuki Yuuki.

"what?"

Lianjie Chengyuan was also taken aback.

"I said, I don't want to pretend to be a couple with Yuuki-kun!" Herica shouted.

Didn't Nishio Reki say that Helica had feelings for him?

Why are you so hesitant and awkward when playing games where you pretend to be a couple with yourself?

Yuuki Yukino is completely baffled.

"Ah...ah!" Nishio Reki drew out the sound, as if he was thinking about something. He suddenly raised his voice, which attracted everyone's attention and eased the somewhat awkward atmosphere caused by Helica.

It's not that she wants to do this kind of thing, it's that only she can do it.

If she wanted to silently protect Yuuki Yukino, she had to do this kind of thing.

She had no idea what Helika was thinking, but going along with Helika's words was always the right thing to do.

"An hour or something like that is really a bit excessive. If you ask me, let's just let it go?"

“Indeed, it’s taking too long. Otherwise, why don’t we just pick one at random?” Yuuki Yui immediately chimed in.

Herlica's expression didn't seem like she was simply throwing a tantrum and refusing.

Instead, there was a hint of coy reluctance, which Yuuki couldn't quite put her finger on, but in any case, this was the first time she had ever seen Helica like this.

"Never mind, let's leave it at that." Helica pouted, seemingly wanting to say something more, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Isn't this fine? Let's call it a day then!"

Inuyama Tomoe clapped her hands and neatly arranged the scattered UNO cards and the slips of paper with punishment games written on them. She then began to take out bedding from the cupboard for the group to rest in.

Baki had already pushed the process forward forcefully, and Helica herself had no objections, so the idea of ​​a new round of games had to be abandoned.

"Do you remember? The first day we met, I was helping you tidy up the tables and chairs, right?" Yuuki Yuka even moved closer to Helica and helped her lay the things on the floor.

"Ah, that's true." Helica's stiff expression eased somewhat as she lowered her head and finished laying out her part.

"Do you want to go to sleep? Or should you wash up again before bed?" Nishio Reki asked, having almost finished tidying up his own area.

While tidying up the bedding together, the slightly awkward atmosphere lightened up again.

The floor of the room, which was just a little empty, is now covered with bedding for five people. The three students from Yuuki Yuki's class are together, and Herika and Hayashi Mustard are together, all facing each other head to head, which is a fairly reasonable arrangement.

"Baqi, what are you thinking about?" Yuuki Yuuki called out loudly to the silver-haired girl sitting in the corner.

Baqi immediately crumpled up the paper balls with the punishment game instructions that the others had just used, and with a thoughtful expression, threw them all into the trash can.