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

"No, no, no! How could something like this possibly happen to me? I must be seeing things."

Yuuki En wrapped herself in a bath towel, took a few quick steps to close the security door that was being blown open and closed by the wind, and went straight into the bathroom. She had to hold onto the mirror above the sink with one hand to support her numb legs. Her current appearance was fully reflected in the mirror.

Yuuki Yukino is undoubtedly a beautiful girl, and now that I have the opportunity to observe her closely, I can see that even more clearly. If it weren't for something more important, I would definitely feel a strange flutter in my heart.

There were no signs of anything excessive being done on her smooth body; on the contrary, the dark red patterns woven into her fair skin in the mirror were particularly eye-catching.

The markings that appear on Yuuki Yuuki's body are called Black Demon Marks in the original game, but players have an even more vulgar name for them.

Reversal, corruption, darkening, and even some more shameful terms... whatever you call it, it's simply the unclean markings that appear when a magical girl's body and mind are completely corrupted.

The changes after being contaminated are very direct: changes in the wand, changes in the color of magic, changes in the magical outfit after a magical girl transforms, and so on. The most obvious change is that black magic marks will be branded on the body, which can only be seen by other magical girls.

Psychologically, they also change due to the pollution. She usually doesn't like to use the simplistic and childish word "evil" to describe a person's character. However, every fallen magical girl, regardless of her previous personality, begins to embody the word "evil" the moment she is branded with the magic mark.

What puzzled her was that other characters in the game who possessed the Black Mark would undergo a drastic change in personality. Although the Black Mark appeared on her body, she felt nothing at all, and she couldn't feel any extreme negative emotions such as destructive desires or desires to conquer.

"Could it be a prank? Someone secretly drawing weird patterns on my body or something?" Yuuki Yui refused to accept reality and rubbed the patterns on her abdomen, as if that would erase those embarrassing marks from her body.

However, the black magic patterns that have already appeared on the body will not disappear just because they are rubbed; on the contrary, they have already become one with the skin.

Since the die is cast, there's no point in dwelling too much on the impact of the Black Magic Mark. It's better to think about how to get out of this awkward situation once and for all.

According to the game's setting, magical girls with black magic markings are all hopeless villains who will be eliminated as soon as they are discovered.

Although this game intentionally avoids the topic of life and death after battle, it is not a six o'clock magical girl anime where you can end the battle by knocking the enemy away. The characters in the game are not perfect righteous people who fight for love and justice. Therefore, the way the production team handles their exits becomes abstract.

Needless to say, the defeat CG of the main characters, led by Yuuki Yuki from the original work, will be shown. After they defeat the corrupted magical girls, they will also "execute" these enemies in ways that players enjoy, so that they can no longer rise again.

In layman's terms, the outcome of battles between magical girls is nothing more than either being defeated or being defeated.

She didn't want to live as a villain, so naturally she couldn't rape every magical girl who was her enemy; but if she lost, she would be the one raped, and she had to try her best to avoid even a mana replenishment CG, so how could she accept such an ending?

Once the black magic markings on Yuuki Yuuki's body are discovered, she is either killed by other magical girls as a villain and becomes a mess, or she is forced to join other villains as an ally to make a mess of people.

Neither of these situations is something Yuuki En doesn't want to see. Hiding away as if to escape is just a way to buy time. The black magic markings on her body are like a dangerous time bomb. If they are not completely removed, they could shatter her fake peaceful life at any time.

Just find a shop to remove the black tattoo—yeah right, it's the infamous black tattoo, not some delinquent girl's tattoo.

Otherwise, whoever comes looking for us, let's just take them out first. After all, it's just a game...

This dangerous idea was immediately rejected by Yuuki Yukino. She wasn't sure if she had simply come up with an unconventional solution on a whim, or if the Black Magic Mark had begun to influence her way of thinking.

If it weren't for this hateful dark magic mark that corrupted her, she could have reached the ending she wanted by avoiding various wrong choices, thanks to her memory of completing the entire game.

Black magic pattern?

She realized that not every villainous character possesses dark magic runes. Even ordinary magical girls can do bad things and stand on the opposite side of the protagonist group. Some even aim to obtain dark magic runes to achieve corruption.

Conversely, could I, as a villain bearing dark magic markings, do some good deeds to gain the magical girls' approval and avoid the bad ending they didn't want to see?

You often see comments like this in the comment sections of other anime: "Can this character be redeemed?"

If I can really clear my name, I won't have to live in fear of triggering some terrible endings, and I might even find a way to remove the black magic mark.

It's impossible to clear one's name with just passion. The safest approach Yuuki Yukino can think of is to follow the original storyline without altering its overall plot.

Incidentally, it would be even better if we could avoid those special storylines that we don't like.

She had already figured out the entry point for returning to the original storyline: the entire game is played from Nishio Reki's perspective, and her influence on the plot is self-evident. In this unknown world, if she can build a good relationship with Reki, she can ensure that the original storyline can be maintained on the basis of corruption. It is better than trying and making mistakes by herself at the risk of being rejected.

Having basically determined the future direction, Yuuki Eri left the mirror and put on the school uniform clothes she had folded in the bathroom for changing. It took her, as a transmigrator, quite a long time to put on women's clothes. Although they looked a bit wrinkled, it was much better than walking around the room naked.

Li's safety is the next major problem looming before her. If she loses Li, the driving force of the plot, all those wonderful fantasies will vanish.

It's worth noting that among all the characters in the original work, Reki was one of the few ordinary people who didn't become magical girls.

Yuuki Yui hurriedly returned to her room and looked down through the window. The streets were no longer as deserted as they were after nightfall. The midday sun of summer shone on the bustling streets, and the heat made the cicadas in the trees lose much of their energy. Pedestrians brushed past each other in the dappled shadows of the trees, avoiding the heat and rushing in their own directions, but not a single person stopped for the unreasonable dark red patch on the ground.

The color that was clearly different from the surroundings had faded considerably since I last saw it. The wheels and time had erased its original vibrant color, but they could not erase the fact that someone had once fallen there.

What happened last night was indeed real!

Her current fate is unknown, but considering the game's world-building, it's more likely she's still alive.

Considering the silver-haired girl from last night, Yuuki Yukino found it hard not to think about the attacks she and her own experiences of being attacked together.

Whether it's the truth behind her own corruption or the desire to find traces of history, the silver-haired girl is an indispensable link.

However, she didn't even see the attacker's face when she was attacked. Apart from the girl's hair color, there were no other clues to refer to. Trying to find someone in a city based on only this one clue was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

As Yuuki walked through the living room toward the door, she realized she had made a mistake once again. This wasn't like looking for a needle in a haystack; rather, the needle had been delivered right to her.

The silver-haired girl she was looking for was casually lounging on the living room sofa, her legs crossed. Her eyes peeked out from between her sky-blue dog-ear hoodie and her phone, which was almost pressed against her face. She glanced at the bewildered Yuuki Yuki without a second thought, then looked back at her phone screen and sent a calm greeting like that of an old friend.

"Oh, good morning, how are you feeling now?"

Chapter Three: Transformation!

The culprit who caused all of this returned to the crime scene, not only occupying the sofa but also greeting the victim as if nothing had happened. This goes beyond mere arrogance.

The worst thing Yuuki Yukino could imagine was a college student, now dressed in a high school uniform, running to the entrance of the college entrance exam hall and shouting that today's exam was really easy. This thought paled in comparison to what the silver-haired girl had done.

The fact that such jokes can still pop into my head suggests that the corruption hasn't had much of an impact.

While the corruption itself didn't have much of an impact, the silver-haired girl's influence was very real.

"You?!" Yuuki Yuuki transformed from astonishment to anger in a mere instant, stomping heavily on the floor as she stormed toward the sofa.

As Yuuki approached with a furious expression, the silver-haired girl looked away from her phone again. Through the gap in the screen, her gaze briefly met Yuuki's. The girl's nonchalant, lazy expression vanished instantly, replaced by obvious astonishment and panic.

Then, the girl hurriedly grabbed her phone and rolled off the other side of the sofa, quickly straightening herself on all fours and running towards the window.

"Wait a minute! This isn't what we agreed on!"

The silver-haired girl's voice trembled with tears. Without hesitation, she climbed onto the huge French windows in the living room with both hands, and under Yuuki Yuki's incredulous gaze, she stepped barefoot onto the window frame and leaped out of the window.

This place is a full seven stories high. Has the other party become so desperate that they've lost their way?

A fleeting black light outside the window made Yuuki Yuuki realize that her thoughts were too naive. Her common sense, which was still stuck in the real world, often made her overlook the fact that she had entered a world where magic and miracles existed.

The silver-haired girl in the light had changed into a completely different outfit that had nothing to do with magical girls.

A red and black turtleneck military jacket, completely out of place in the sweltering summer heat, replaced the girl's original hoodie. Below the jacket, which just reached her knees, instead of matching military trousers, were the girl's muscular legs and high-top military boots, and... they seemed to be black.

Yuuki Yukino knew that the outfit was one of the symbols of magical girls—magical armor. However, in her memories of the game, there was no such magical girl in this form.

Seeing the silver-haired girl choose to transform and run away without hesitation, Yuuki thought it would be better to chase after her and find out her identity than to slowly think about it. Although Yuuki did not know why she ran away, if she let her leave, the clue that had been delivered to her door would be lost, and finding Arata would become a pipe dream, not to mention her plan to clear her name.

An ordinary person's physical abilities are absolutely no match for a magical girl. If she can transform and escape, there's no reason why Yuuki Yuki, who is also a magical girl, couldn't transform and catch up.

Finding the method to transform was much easier than Yuuki En had anticipated. The method appeared in her mind as soon as she wanted to transform, almost like muscle memory.

"Transform!"

Although Yuuki Yuuki didn't have a cool belt and didn't need to shout those two words, her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) mentality still made her strike a heroic pose when transforming.

The entire transformation process was completed almost instantly, but Yuuki Yuki could feel every subtle change in her body during the transformation.

The first thing to light up was the black magic rune, accompanied by an indescribable heat rising from her abdomen. Powder-black halos extended from the black magic rune, transforming into a cocoon of light that completely enveloped Yuuki Eri's body in the center of the cocoon.

The girl curled up, hugging her knees, her clothes slowly melting in the light, replaced by an ominous, flickering glow that completely obscured her body.

As the girl gradually stretched out her body, the ethereal glimmers of light solidified, transforming into flowing yet sophisticated magical attire that covered her body.

The flowing effect is due to the fact that the pink short skirt she is wearing is basically the same as in the original work, except that it is much shorter. It is still soft, fluffy, and full of a dreamy feeling.

As for a sharp look, the close-fitting black gloves and stockings are indeed suitable for movement, but the excessive use of fabric in the areas that don't need to be covered leaves the area above the collarbone rather sparsely covered, with no sleeves at all. The addition of a lace collar around the neck makes Yuuki Eri even more perplexing.

It was clearly a dress, but the front part had a huge window that ran from the southern hemisphere to the abdomen, covered by a semi-transparent black silk material that made one feel a strange chill in their stomach.

This magical outfit, which truly fits the image of a corrupted magical girl, looks strangely worn on someone who has never even worn a dress before.

Yuuki Yukino, disregarding her shyness, realized that missing the opportunity and being rapped was far more terrifying than wearing such strange clothes. Before the fleeing figure could completely disappear from sight, Yuuki Yukino, having completed her first transformation, imitated the other person and leaped out of the window.

In the game, it has become common knowledge that magical girls can fly around in the sky, leading Yuuki Yuki to believe that flying, like transformation, is an innate ability of magical girls.

But she realized she was wrong again. After jumping out of the window, she remained in a sprinting posture for less than half a second in the air before starting to fall rapidly.

This is the seventh floor! The seventh floor! If I really fell, I would definitely die, right?

Before she could even finish thinking about it, Yuuki Yukino made intimate contact with the ground. The girl's petite body smashed into the middle of the asphalt road, creating cracks and causing pedestrians around her to scream and instinctively dodge.

"Ouch!!"

Yuuki Yukino cried out in pain and scrambled to her feet. Far from being a bloody mess, she hadn't even suffered a broken bone; aside from aches and pains all over her body, she was completely unharmed. This caused the passersby who had just gathered around to gasp in surprise.

After transforming, her physical abilities are greatly enhanced, and the magical armor made of magic also protects Yuuki Yuuki from most of the impacts and damage.

Yuuki Yui rubbed her head and began searching for the silver-haired girl. At the edge of her vision, the girl was leaping away on the wall in a manner far removed from that of a magical girl, using both her hands and feet.

While maintaining her movement, the girl mastered a delicate balance, her hands and feet always precisely touching the tiny protrusions and indentations on the wall to provide extra support, allowing her to move swiftly through the jungle of steel and concrete like a hunting dog.

So the other side can't fly either... Wait, what am I so glad about? If I don't hurry up and catch up, they'll really disappear without a trace!

Without a moment's hesitation after falling to the ground, Yuuki Yukino was filled with determination as she parted the crowd and chased after the silver-haired girl's back.

Fortunately, the silver-haired girl's movements were easy to predict. Relying on Yuuki Yuki's transformed physical abilities, she was able to chase after him by running along the road.

But a new problem arose. After transforming, Yuuki Yuuki was wearing a short dress with a magical costume. The loose skirt always brought a strange resistance when she moved her legs. She was also uncomfortable with the two bouncy mounds of soft flesh, which created a subtle obstacle when she ran.

Not only that, the airflow generated by running passes under the skirt and directly touches the groin and stomach, which is quite uncomfortable. You also need to be careful not to move too much to avoid exposing what's under the skirt.

Even though Yuuki Yui was so careful to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions, her bizarrely styled demonic outfit still garnered her a lot of attention and admiration.

Bathed in the intense gazes of others, for a fleeting moment, Yuuki Yuuki seemed to understand why magical girls lose their sense of shame after falling into darkness.

A girl with a sense of shame wouldn't be able to run around in the street wearing clothes like that, right?!

If we get caught in Chapter 4, things will get really messy!

This is a chase, not a race to see who crosses the finish line first. Once the silver-haired girl is out of Yuuki Yukino's sight, it is tantamount to declaring her defeat.

Although Yuuki Yui knew she was in the middle of a chase and shouldn't let shame distract her from her main task, those minor discomforts kept slowing her down and preventing her from fully converting her energy into speed.

No matter how strong one's physical abilities are, one cannot sustain themselves for long under extreme physical exertion. A low conversion rate between stamina and speed becomes even more fatal. Those small differences, accumulated over time, will inevitably lead to a qualitative change that determines victory or defeat.

What's even more despairing is that with a blue figure silently joining the chase, the situation has become even more unfavorable for Yuuki Eri. Moreover, that figure is neither running on the street nor climbing on the wall, but is actually flying in the air.

With her long blue magical dress, long blue hair, and blue eyes that seemed to shimmer, she's a familiar face to anyone who's played the game—one of the three main characters, a magical girl.

At this point, she didn't know Yuuki Yui, but she would definitely recognize the extraordinary magical power emanating from Yuuki Yui and the black magic markings on her body.

As Yuuki Yukina tried to squeeze out every last bit of strength from her body to increase her speed, she let out a meaningless wail.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no! If they catch up, we're definitely going to lose!"

Hearing Yuuki Yuzuru's shout, the silver-haired girl being chased stepped onto the top of the traffic light at the intersection. Using her arm as a fulcrum, she spun around nearly half a circle, the soles of her shoes screeching against the metal casing.