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

"Oh, I see. So where are we going? To the coffee shop?"

Baqi looked enlightened and then asked.

"Are all the coffee shops closed?" Yuuki Yuen actually thought about the feasibility of opening a coffee shop, and then rejected it.

"Then, are there any 24-hour restaurants?" Baqi asked again.

This proposal was also rejected by Yuuki Enishi.

"We've already eaten dinner, so going there without eating would just be a waste of food, wouldn't it?"

Baqi pondered for a moment: "A quiet little bar where the doors don't close and you can sit down and talk slowly?"

Yuuki Yukino had considered this option, but their current identities made it unsuitable.

"They won't let us into places like bars."

"Can't I even just order milk and cola?"

"No way."

"What should we do then?" Baqi began to struggle with the question.

"Phew." Yuuki Yui has been sighing a lot lately, as if the resentment in her chest wouldn't lessen unless she did this. "How about I post it here first?"

Yuuki Yukino pointed to the shoulder of the sidewalk, asking for her opinion, but she herself first gathered her skirt and sat down.

Anywhere is fine, the location doesn't really matter, Baqi thought, and sat down next to him.

"What just happened?"

As soon as she sat down, Baqi got straight to the point.

"What happened between Xiaoyuan and the short, blond guy after she ran away? What did she do to you? Was her identity exposed? Or what?"

As Baqi continued asking questions, she realized she had asked too many and steered the conversation back on track.

"Xiao Yuan, just say whatever you want."

“Just now…” Yuuki Yui only got to the beginning, her expression as if she had seen something terrifying, she frowned and shook her head: “Never mind, I don’t know how to say it.”

Herika suddenly kissed me and confessed her feelings to me. Is this something I can tell Baqi?

What shakes Yuuki Yuuki is not only Helica's unrequited feelings, but also the fact that she has always taken for granted the affections of Baqi, leaving Yuuki Yuuki equally unsure of how to face them.

Even so, Yuuki Yukino secretly breathed a sigh of relief when Baqi chased after her.

This doesn't seem like a good idea.

Seeing Yuuki Yukino wavering, Baqi gently placed her hand on the back of Yuuki Yukino's hand.

"If you don't know how to say it, just say it one word at a time. Let's talk slowly and piece together what Xiaoyuan doesn't know how to express. Until then, I'll stay with Xiaoyuan, okay?"

The sudden physical contact made Yuuki Yuki's whole body tremble violently as if she had been electrocuted.

For a moment, Yuuki Yuki wanted to pull her hand away, as if she were running away from Helica, but she suppressed that urge to escape, took a deep breath, and tried her best to relax her hand.

But her body still trembled stiffly a few times.

"Let me think about it," Yuuki Yuki muttered, trying to relax. "Let me think about how to say it."

"it is good."

Baqi didn't say much, but Yuuki Yukino's unusual reaction was enough to say something.

Baqi moved her hand away from Yuuki Yuuki's hand, and immediately felt Yuuki Yuuki's tense nerves relax a lot.

"It feels like everyone's been acting strange ever since the school trip started," Yuuki Yui said after taking a breath.

"Mmm," Baqi responded softly, indicating that she was listening.

"Nishio Reki is the same. Suddenly she seems to be very caring. She was unwilling when we asked her to come on the school trip before, but now she's suddenly getting along well with everyone else."

"And then there's Helica the Thunder God. She's been acting strange all day, suddenly doing so many odd things that are making me incredibly worried. I really don't know what she's trying to do."

"Lin Jiezi is also strange. She suddenly became very talkative today, which is completely different from before."

"besides……"

As Yuuki Yukina finished speaking, her gaze swept over the girl beside her, and her eyes met Inuyama Tomoe's, who was intently listening to her. Their gazes met in a subtle yet inevitable way.

Baqi was also very strange; in order to cooperate with him, she did many strange things.

But Yuuki Yukino couldn't bring herself to say those words.

If you think everyone else is strange, then you must be strange too.

"In short, everyone is very curious!"

Yuuki Yukina made a somewhat insincere complaint, which was more like a coquettish remark.

The only people who would allow Yuuki Yuuki to act cute, or rather, the only people Yuuki Yuuki would allow to see her act cute, besides her older sister Yuuki Tamaki, are probably Tomoe.

“I’m not very familiar with the others, like the blond shorty or the black-haired riddle-maker, I don’t know anything about them.” Ba Qi scratched her head. “But I do know, isn’t Xiao Yuan the most abnormal person right now?”

Super straight shot.

Although Yuuki Yukino's mood has improved a lot, she still seems unhappy in the current situation. Should she comfort herself with Tomoe?

Why would someone say that another person is the most abnormal when they are comforting them?

But that's just how Inuyama Hatsuki is, and that's why Yuuki Enishi finds it so comfortable to be with him.

There's no need for so many pointless tests; whatever thoughts Baqi has, she'll tell herself in an overly direct way.

"Hmm..." Yuuki Yui remained noncommittal.

Seeing that Yuuki Yuki did not intend to refute, Baqi continued speaking.

"Ever since this school trip started, Xiaoyuan has become very abnormal. Whether it's with Nishio Reki or the blond short guy, Xiaoyuan just becomes very abnormal when she's with these people."

"Really?" Yuuki Yui retorted verbally, but in reality, she completely agreed with Tomoe's point of view.

"Of course, Yuan wanted everyone to enjoy the school trip together, right? But did Yuan herself enjoy the trip? Did she see it as a burden?"

Baqi's series of questions sounded somewhat aggressive, but they all pointed to undeniable facts about Yuuki Yuuki.

"If you don't want to be with them, you have many ways to refuse. There's no need to force yourself to cooperate and put so much pressure on yourself. Xiaoyuan, haven't you noticed? Today, everyone is actually cooperating with the somewhat abnormal Xiaoyuan."

“But… Dark Corruption… If I refuse, won’t I be suspected?” Yuuki Yuen offered that self-defeating reason.

Baqi is still unaware of Helica's true purpose, and Yuuki Yukina's words inevitably carry an air of escapism.

"So what? So what if she's fallen? I don't know why Xiaoyuan insisted on joining that magical girl club, but Xiaoyuan must have her own reasons for doing so. I know that Xiaoyuan cherishes the other members."

Baqi immediately exposed Yuuki Yukino's clumsy lie.

"But has Xiaoyuan considered that what she has been doing all along is actually hiding her identity from them and deceiving the club members she spends every day with? No matter what Xiaoyuan ultimately wants to do, this is an undeniable fact."

Baqi is right.

Yuuki Yukina initially approached others with the aim of following the path taken by Nishio Reki and getting along harmoniously with everyone.

However, her identity as a corrupted magical girl means that she cannot proceed smoothly according to the game's route like Nishio Reki.

"Is Xiaoyuan thinking that 'because we're good friends, they won't mind if I fall into darkness'?"

Baqi's words further dispelled Yuuki Enishi's unrealistic fantasies, bringing her back to thinking about the things right in front of her.

Ultimately, I've only been deceiving others who consider me a companion, and that won't change no matter what I say or do.

"Actually, Xiaoyuan doesn't need to care about them at all! Xiaoyuan is Xiaoyuan! Just do what you're supposed to do! Ah, although I don't mean for Xiaoyuan to break ties with them... Anyway, Xiaoyuan shouldn't punish herself because of other people's problems!"

Yuuki Yui was speechless, and slowly lowered her head. The subtle change in her heart had begun to show on her expression.

Seeing that her words had an effect, Baqi naturally wanted to press her advantage.

"Do you remember before? When I also started acting strangely, I called Xiaoyuan out and we got into a fight. That was that night. Didn't we already agree that we wouldn't hide anything from each other? Did Xiaoyuan lie to me?"

“Of course not!” Yuuki Yukino quickly replied.

Baqi's words had a hint of coercion, but if Yuuki Yukino didn't care about that promise, then saying those words wouldn't have meant anything by it.

"So, Xiaoyuan, please tell me what happened, okay? No matter what happens, even if Xiaoyuan's identity is exposed, I will calmly stand by Xiaoyuan's side and help her come up with the most perfect solution."

Baqi placed her hand on Yuuki Yukino's hand once again.

The difference this time was that Yuuki Yuuki did not show any resistance.

"Really?" Yuuki asked with a questioning look in her eyes.

"Of course!" On the contrary, Inuyama Tomoe was full of confidence and spoke with certainty.

"No matter what happened, Baqi will listen to me calmly and attentively?" Yuki Yui was still hesitant, repeatedly struggling with whether she should explain what happened tonight to Baqi, and how she should do so.

"Is that even a question?"

Yuuki Yukino hesitated for a moment.

She doesn't know how to face or treat Baqi now.

However, she felt she needed to keep her promise to Baqi—to be completely honest with each other and not hide anything from each other.

Therefore, speaking frankly is the best approach.

"Helica the Thunder God confessed her feelings to me."

"Huh?" Baqi's lips twitched, and visible veins bulged across her fist, her small tiger teeth grinding together.

"That stupid, idiotic, brainless, yellow-haired dwarf, I'm going to kill her!"

Chapter Seventy-Three: The Little Sun That Illuminates the World

"Damn it! Idiot! Fool! Bastard! That damn short, blond girl, I'm going to kill her! How dare she, how dare she confess to Xiaoyuan!"

Inuyama Baki gritted her teeth like a puppy, cracking her knuckles, looking as if she couldn't wait to rush back and devour Herika alive.

Yuuki Yui suspected that if she weren't sitting here, Baqi would definitely have gone back to settle scores with Herika.

Ba Qi's temper flared up quickly but subsided just as fast. After hurling a few curses, Ba Qi took a deep breath, and her expression returned to normal.

"call……"

Baqi has not forgotten why she chased after him in the first place.

What she needs to do is help Yuuki Yukino.

"So, what exactly happened? What did the blond dwarf say?"