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

That was a character who never appeared in the game.

"Yes, it's her. I don't know what she did, but she's been ruled out as a singularity." Nishio Reki said casually, "These singularities would disrupt the overall framework of magical girls, so it's being corrected."

“We only attract its attention when we do things we shouldn’t. For example, I can’t talk about its things under normal circumstances, otherwise it will come after me.”

"The same goes for Mashiro Urouge. She once mentioned to me that 'you've also met that guy,' so Mashiro Urouge must have confronted it directly."

"The insurance that Genki Mashiro has set up, and the huge commotion she's caused in Nijiha City, which is far away from Moonsea City, are all to block its senses. But maybe it's because I'm stronger that it's using the magic power stored in the Black Magic Rune to deal with me?"

"But Xiaoyuan is different, because Xiaoyuan's existence is a mistake to it, so no matter what Xiaoyuan does, it will keep coming back to Xiaoyuan."

These words left Yuuki En completely bewildered.

It's not some kind of supernatural tale, and there are no elephants, jellyfish, or rabbits involved, so why use it to describe a certain entity?

"So, Ryou, what exactly is this 'it' you're talking about?" Yuuki asked.

"To put it in a more dramatic way, it's the will of magical girls, the rules of magical girls themselves, the embodiment of truth, and a true corrective mechanism for Moonsea City that transcends the nuns," Nishio Reki shrugged.

"Simply put, it is a special magical girl. What you see filling my room is not its true form, but a group of mindless things that have been split off."

"They are fragments that have the ability to correct but don't know how to use it. If you come into direct contact with them, Xiaoyuan's special characteristics will be erased, just like acid-base neutralization. So if you see these brainless fragments, just kill them."

"Then why do they all have Lin Jiezi's face..." Yuki Yui asked halfway through, then realized that the question seemed too stupid.

Nishio Reki was looking at him with encouraging eyes.

"Li, you mean?"

"That's right, it is Lin Jiezi."

Chapter 115 United Front

"Group leaders, did you all hear that? Immediately check if all members of your group are present. After the check is complete, report to the homeroom teacher. If anyone is not here, contact them immediately!"

Braving the torrential rain, the head of discipline used a water-soaked megaphone to amplify the distorted, static-filled sound as he tried to restore order in front of the collapsed hot spring hotel.

The hotel collapsed with a crash, a dazzling battle unfolded by magical girls, and then it all came to an end with a downpour.

All of this happened so suddenly that many people hadn't even realized what had happened before all that was left was ruins.

Beneath the rain, the lost order is being rebuilt.

The students, still shaken, now had someone to rely on and immediately began to regroup.

"All the students in our group are here."

“Our group member Saeki hasn’t come back yet; he’s having lunch in the city right now.”

"Mizuno-san? Has anyone seen Mizuno-san? I can't get through to her on the phone."

"I've contacted Zi'an, but her whole group is at karaoke, so she didn't hear the phone just now."

"Wait a minute, the entire Yuuki group from our class is missing. We can't get in touch with them no matter what we do. Does anyone know where they went?" Someone suddenly blurted out.

Upon hearing this, others recalled things that had happened during their escape but had been overlooked.

"That room...the room where the magical girls appeared, is it the room where Helica Tenrai lives? Could it be that they've already...?"

"Don't talk nonsense! Look again, it'll be fine!" Someone immediately interrupted her.

The magic that creates cognitive barriers during a magical girl's transformation is now quietly taking effect.

The girls regrouped and reassembled, while the teachers urgently discussed how to conclude the school trip. The situation was not much better than before.

But none of these things have anything to do with the three magical girls who leave openly and honestly, and who no one dares to stop them, nor is it possible for anyone to stop them.

"Have you cried enough?" Inuyama Baqi crossed her arms, reached out and gathered the strands of hair that were sticking to her face and her bangs to her head, and glanced down at Tenrai Herika, who had just stopped crying.

Crouching under the eaves formed of ice crystals not far from the hot spring inn, Helica wiped away her tears, sniffed hard, covered her red eyes with her hands, and swallowed as she felt the hard, stone-like object slide down her throat.

"Come at me together, shall we have another fight? You two magical girls, try to take me down?" Baki then crossed her arms, the torrential rain unable to dampen the strong gunpowder in her words.

Mizuno Yu rolled her eyes at Baqi, but didn't say a word.

Mizuno Yu is the one with the least information at present, but it's clear that the current situation is definitely not simple.

It wouldn't be right to leave Helica kneeling there crying, so it was reasonable for Mizuno Yu to carry Helica away. At that time, Tomoe followed, but Mizuno Yu didn't react, which could be considered a tacit agreement to reconcile.

If Mizuno Yu or Tomoe wanted to take action, it wouldn't be this complicated.

Now that Baki had waited for Helica to finish crying before speaking, it was obvious who she was addressing.

Herlica glared at Baqi with her red, tear-filled eyes. She had cried countless times in the past few days, showing her strong sense of pride.

Just glaring at Baqi wasn't enough for Helica; she felt she hadn't expressed herself clearly enough.

"What's the point of fighting now?!"

"Aren't you going to fight?"

Baki's current indifference left Helica unable to understand what he was trying to do.

"If you don't want to fight, how about we chat?" Ba Qi said, reaching out with her hands clasped to her chest and hooking her fingers.

Once you know Yuuki Yukino's identity, it's not hard to guess the identity of the magical girl in front of you.

Inuyama Tomoe, a mysterious transfer student who transferred schools during a special period, has an overly ambiguous relationship with Yuuki Yuuki, yet they are not actually dating.

Herlica's first, or rather, second, encounter with Yuuki was witnessing Yuuki and Baki kissing in a small warehouse. Although Herlica didn't mention it, she held a grudge about it and considered it one of the signs of Yuuki's promiscuity.

Later, Helica discovered that Yuuki Yuuki's social circle was excessively small; she was either with Nijisanji or with Tomoe, and after the start of this semester, Nishio Reki joined as well. Most of the rumors about those pink-haired scumbags were just baseless.

Almost everyone closely associated with Yuuki Yuuki is a magical girl.

"What are you talking about?" Helica asked irritably.

"Because she wanted to talk to you, I was responsible for holding this guy off down the mountain. We were fighting when something happened on your end, so I'd like to know what you talked about and what happened afterward?"

Baqi was very careful with her words, and didn't mention her own name or Yuuki Yuki's name at all.

If Helica knew Yuuki's identity, she would understand what she was saying; even someone like Mizuno Yu, who didn't know Yuuki's identity, could understand Tomoe's meaning from the fact that Yuuki had abducted Helica.

Baqi may be a bit blunt, but she's not stupid.

"Well, she rescued me from that corrupted magical girl when I was injured, and then..." Compared to Baki, Herika's logic was somewhat chaotic.

"Then, because she was also a corrupted magical girl, we were destined not to coexist, so I attacked her. The hot spring inn was destroyed during our battle. Halfway through the battle, that magical girl made her move."

"Oh." Baqi nodded, not saying much, but judging from her expression, there was definitely more to come.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Helica patted the dirt off her clothes, but the rain-soaked clothes only made a few muffled sounds when she patted them, which made Helica's own hands feel uncomfortable.

Baqi, who could have offered to talk, remained silent.

Helica was about to retaliate, but she was too weak to do so.

Just then, Helica noticed that Baqi's gaze was fixed on Mizuno Yu.

Helica knew what this meant without even thinking.

Mizuno Yu was present when Baqi didn't want to chat.

Mizuno Yuu followed Baqi's gaze and stared back without moving an inch, which was a negative answer to Baqi.

“Mizuno Yu, I want to talk to her alone.”

Helica walked past Mizuno Yu and stepped up to Baqi.

Mizuno Yu opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

Herica called her real name in front of the corrupted magical girl. This was such a basic mistake that Herica shouldn't have made, even if she was crying and out of her mind. This whole thing was abnormal.

However, Mizuno Yu didn't want to directly ask Helica about the whole story.

“It’s alright.” Helica raised her voice a few decibels, her tone filled with a resolute determination.

In the end, Mizuno Yu didn't say anything, just patted Helica's shoulder gently and left her with her back turned.

It wasn't until Mizuno Yu had walked a little further away that Helica stood next to Baqi, leaning against the wall made of ice, and glanced at Baqi with her head turned to the side.

"Am I sure I haven't mistaken you for someone else?"

"No."

These things don't need to be explicitly stated; both parties understand each other's meaning.

After a brief silence, it wasn't Baki who initiated the conversation, but Helica who spoke first.

How can you be so calm?

Just as Helica was crying, Baqi's resentful expression suddenly returned to normal, and she watched Helica cry from the side. If Baqi hadn't been so calm, Helica might still be kneeling there crying.

It's possible for a typical corrupted magical girl to be indifferent to the life or death of her companions, but that's Inuyama Tomoe. Her dependence on Yuuki Yuuki is a prime example.

Baqi's calm demeanor suggests there might be something she doesn't know.

“It’s impossible for Xiaoyuan to be in trouble. If Xuyan Mashiro wanted to kill Xiaoyuan, she wouldn’t need to go to such great lengths. What she needs is Xiaoyuan’s power, not Xiaoyuan’s death.”

With Mizuno Yu absent, Baqi stopped hiding her true feelings. Gazing at the rainwater distorted by the ice wall, she spoke calmly, but the grinding of her teeth betrayed her.

"Utsuki Mashiro?" Helica was taken aback at first, then guessed that Utsuki Mashiro was the fallen magical girl who had caused her great trouble. She swallowed the unnecessary question and continued the conversation by asking Baqi, "What do you mean by her needing Yuuki Yukino's power?"

“You wouldn’t understand even if I told you. Just know that Xiaoyuan will be alright.” Baqi was too lazy to explain too much to Helika: “But we don’t know if something will happen later, so I have to go save Xiaoyuan. That’s all.”

After Ba Qi finished speaking, she lowered her arms, which were crossed over her chest, and got up to leave.

If it were someone else, or if she were doing this herself, Helica felt that the other person would definitely be waiting for her to call her back, but it seemed that Baki had really finished speaking.

As for whether Baqi was using reverse psychology to get her to go with them, Helica didn't quite believe it. Whether it was fighting, talking, or their time together these past few days, Baqi wasn't the type to beat around the bush.

Helica felt somewhat overwhelmed dealing with someone as straightforward as Baki.

But the matter of calling out to Baqi will not change.

"Wait!" Herika shouted loudly at Baki's retreating figure.

"What?" Baqi stopped and turned around to ask.

"I want to go with you!"

Chapter 116 The Arrogant Tyrant

“You wouldn’t understand no matter how much I tell you. Just know that Xiaoyuan will be alright.” Ba Qi said, already preparing to leave: “I don’t know if Xiaoyuan will be alright later, so I have to go save her. That’s all.”

In fact, it wasn't that Baqi couldn't explain Yuuki Yukino's special abilities to Helica, but the information about Yuuki Yukino's special abilities had already caused her enough trouble.

Rie Tsukimi was willing to take action against Yuuki Yukino for this ability, and Mashiro Gyoken also had her eye on it. Tomoe didn't plan to let more people know about this.