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

However, it is still under control. When Baqi arrives, the two of them will decline Shengshiyin's request together, tell Shengshiyin that they will be careful, and then return to the hot spring inn together to continue their school trip.

Seishion was worried that she would be discovered by Genki Mashiro, so she probably wouldn't use her transformation to stop her. Doing so would undoubtedly point Genki Mashiro in the right direction. Having guessed this, Yuuki Yui felt even more confident.

Yuuki Eri realized that her initial fear of using coercive means to summon Baqi was completely unnecessary and a testament to her lack of foresight. She felt she should avoid making such mistakes.

After that, all I had to do was blend in with the other students, complete the two-day itinerary step by step, and then return to Moonsea City.

After all, it concerns the truth about the corruption. It's possible that Genki Mashiro's colleague has information about the church and the corruption she has researched herself. Therefore, Yuuki Yuki doesn't intend to give up on the information from Genki Mashiro's side, but not now.

If I have the chance, I'll make a special trip back to meet Mashiro when Herika and Mizuno Yu are no longer in Nijiba City.

Although cooperating with Mashiro is like asking a tiger for its skin, and it's even unknown whether the other party will cooperate, I can still go all out and fight if there is a real conflict.

Now, as long as no one transforms, we can simply end this conversation normally.

But what I feared most came to pass.

"You despicable blond dwarf! What are you planning to do to Xiaoyuan?!"

The first thing Yuuki Yukino heard was Tomoe's roar.

A short, blond guy? Could it be that Helica has arrived too?

How much of my conversation was overheard?

Then, a surge of magic, along with the girl in the red military uniform, burst through the window.

Baqi held the matchlock gun in her hand, pointing it at the naked Saint Shiyin's head, her hand trembling uncontrollably.

"And Xiaoyuan! Why are you looking at her like that! Why don't you look at me instead!"

Oh right, Saint Shion and the nuns all have light yellow hair. Although it's different from Helica's blonde hair, it's still fair to say it's yellow.

Something's not right! Hotel, room, and Sheng Shiyin completely naked—how am I supposed to handle this situation?!

Chapter 84 Positioning

"Xiaoyuan, why are we running away?"

While being dragged along by Yuuki Yuki, Tomoe still didn't understand what serious thing had happened that would make Yuuki Yuki angrily order her to deactivate her transformation and then drag her away.

The atmosphere between the naked Seishion and the fully dressed Yuuki sitting in a chair didn't seem as ambiguous as Baqi had initially imagined.

On the contrary, it's a little... weird?

Based on her assessment of the atmosphere, and more importantly, her trust in Yuuki Yuki, Tomoe chose to obey Yuuki Yuki's orders without hesitation.

As they walked out of the room together, Shion and the others didn't try to stop them at all, which made Baqi even more suspicious.

"Never mind that, let's go, I'll explain it to you slowly."

With time of the essence, Yuki En had no time to explain to Baqi. She could only grab Baqi and rush out of the room, running wildly down the hotel corridor.

If you realize something is wrong, it would be harmless for Baqi to transform and come looking for you.

After all, from Baqi's perspective, she didn't know what would happen to her.

However, once you take into account Seishin's words and their current situation, the transformation is pointing out your own position to Gen Urouge Mashiro.

Moreover, the timing was wrong; when Yuuki Yuki wanted to drag herself away from the fast food restaurant, Tomoe had done something similar.

Ignorance is no excuse. Although Baqi's transformation caused her a lot of trouble, Yuuki Yukino couldn't blame her.

I dashed out of the hotel and was greeted by a bustling street.

People walked in their own directions without uttering a word, yet maintained a precision and harmony like that of a finely tuned instrument, together forming the whole that is called Rainbow Leaf City.

However, Yuuki Eri does not belong to Nijiha City, and the peaceful surroundings make her feel out of place in the midst of a crisis.

Yuuki Yui took a few deep breaths, cautiously glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention to her or sensing any approaching magic. Only then did she slow down and, pulling Baqi along, blend into the morning rush hour crowd.

Fortunately, Yuuki changed her clothes before leaving, and Tomoe also came out in her everyday clothes. If she had been wearing pajamas or the Tsukimi Middle School uniform, it would have been too conspicuous.

It's unknown whether Mashiro will appear here, or whether there are any spies planted by Mashiro here. For Yuuki Yuuki, everything is unknown.

The more nervous you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes—this is a conclusion Yuuki Yuen has drawn from her past experiences.

Yuuki Yuki slowed her pace, but gripped Baqi's hand even tighter. The strength in her hand and the cold sweat on her palm made Baqi realize that things were not simple, but she dared not make a sound.

"Xiao Yuan?"

Baqi's call slightly eased Yuuki Eri's tension.

Yes, this isn't just about me alone; Baqi is also by my side.

Yuuki Yukino released Baqi's hand, opened her arms and hugged Baqi, then put her arm around Baqi's shoulder and pulled her even closer.

Baqi stared wide-eyed in slight surprise, then acquiesced to Yuuki Yukino's unusual act of hugging her and gently kissing her cheek.

Yuuki's canines stung her earlobe, drawing Baqi's attention back. Then, Yuuki's sweet, warm breath and a soft reminder squeezed from her lips filled her ears.

"We might be being watched, so relax, don't rush, don't do anything unusual, and don't give anything away. Just act like we're just strolling around normally, and walk back to the hotel."

"clear."

Whenever serious issues like these are involved, Baqi always cooperates first and then raises questions.

His gaze swept over the passersby, then he touched Yuuki Yukino's lips. The two intertwined their fingers and continued walking as if nothing had happened.

To passersby, it was just a romantic gesture between a young couple.

Will doing this lull others into a false sense of security? How will Genji Mashiro find her? Yuuki Yuuki has no idea about any of these things, but acting cautiously is definitely the right thing to do.

A bit too much caution actually helped Yuuki Eri miss a potential danger.

"Pink hair, blonde hair, silver hair, the only ones who fit the criteria are young couples kissing on the street, and... active idols who can break bricks. We didn't find any people hurrying by or acting suspiciously on Dianye West Street."

The girl in school uniform pressed the voice input button and reported into her phone.

This wasn't an isolated incident; one message after another, my phone screen was filled with voice messages from different people.

"Stop."

Finally, a girl's voice brought an end to the barrage of messages in the group chat.

The girl in the school uniform finally relaxed, letting out a long sigh of relief. She waved her clenched fist a few times in the air before letting it go.

The black magic runes engraved on the palm of his hand were revealed when he released his grip.

People who breathed a long sigh of relief like young girls were not uncommon. On the streets of Rainbow Leaf City, many people finally relaxed and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

Yuki Enishi's counter-surveillance capabilities are almost zero, but the natural environment is just too suitable for counter-surveillance.

The hot spring hotel is located on a low hill with only one road leading up to it, and the location is quite remote. Apart from returning to the hot spring hotel or working in the shops along the way, almost no one would take this road up the hill.

Most of the students at Tsukishima Middle School were just getting ready to set off for their school trip the next day, and very few of them would be going the same way as Yuuki Yuki. It was obvious whether anyone was with them or not.

The answer is actually quite obvious: no.

Yuuki Yukino's caution might have turned out to be a false alarm, but it's always good to be prepared.

But the fact that no one is following you doesn't mean the crisis is over; the real crisis is yet to come.

Yuuki Yui needs to give others a reasonable explanation for running out so early in the morning.

Fortunately, she had already come up with an explanation.

"Yuki Yuuki, where have you been so early in the morning?"

As soon as Yuuki Yuki entered the room, just as she had expected, Helica's problem arose.

Herlica's nonchalant attitude was somewhat unexpected for Yuuki Yuuki, who had thought Herlica would feel a little embarrassed.

Helica was certainly embarrassed, but embarrassment was no reason to back down. Worrying about the consequences of embarrassment would only create more embarrassment.

After a night of reflection, Helica decided that it would be better to let things take their natural course from now on.

What happened naturally wasn't her feelings for Yuuki Yuuki, but rather the itinerary of this school trip.

Helica couldn't, and shouldn't, do something like delaying her school trip because of her own willfulness.

On the first day of the school trip, I had already done many excessive things due to my impulsiveness.

Her original intention was simply to enjoy this final school trip with Yuuki Enishi, not to ruin it all with her growing desires and uncontrollable urge to perform.

Helica wasn't good at controlling herself, but for the sake of her own place and to prevent others from paying the price for her willfulness, she had to.

"Let nature take its course, let nature take its course," Helica repeated to herself several times.

“We went and bought some food so we can eat on the way.” Yuuki Yuen showed the sandwich and green tea in her hand.

"Why don't we go buy it together later? Why go alone, no, why do the two of you go?"

There was a hint of blame in Helica's words.

Is this the right thing to do?

In the past, Helica wouldn't have given such words a second thought, but now she had to. She was worried that her confession would hurt Yuuki Yukina, and that her actions would make Yuuki Yukina think she was being immature.

Even though she didn't ask Yuuki for a response, and even though she deliberately drove Yuuki away and didn't listen to Yuuki's response, it was impossible for her to ignore Yuuki.

"Because the weather was nice, I wanted to get some fresh air by myself, so I went out for a walk," Yuuki Yui answered smoothly.

This is fake, Helica is certain that Yuuki Yuuki is lying.

If it's just buying breakfast, it wouldn't take two people at all, and it certainly wouldn't take this long.

While Yuuki Yuuki and Inuyama Tomoe were out last night, the pink tentacle woman and the silver-haired musketeer woman appeared in Nijiba City.

Although Herlica stubbornly believes it was a coincidence and that it was her confession to Yuuki that caused them to run away, she can't tell Mizuno Yu these things.

Therefore, Mizuno Yu's suspicions are also reasonable and well-founded.

At this moment, she would always uncontrollably think of what Mizuno Yu had told her last night, about including Yuuki Yuki among the suspects.

Just now, she also sensed the magical girl's aura. It existed for a very short time, and disappeared before Helica could investigate.

Yuki and Tomoe were also away during that time.

But there was only one magical girl's aura, and it was far from the hotel.

It must just be a coincidence, Helica tried to convince herself, but she couldn't think of a reason why Yuuki Yuki had been gone for so long.

“And what about you?” Helica turned to ask Baki.

“I saw Xiaoyuan go out and was a little worried she might get lost, so I went out to check on her. What else could I do?” Baqi replied, arms crossed.

Deceiving.