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

The chaotic lines on the magic book seemed to come alive, weaving into the shape of a matchlock gun at the top of the pages. No one touched the trigger, but it moved on its own, and an equally illusory bullet shot from the muzzle blocked the intersection of the three arrows.

When the bullet met the ice arrow, it did not explode like the bullet fired by Bachi. When the bullet disappeared, the folded space broke the three ice arrows into several pieces, and the arrows, having lost their target, fell limply to the ground.

Having successfully deflected attacks from two magical girls, Yuuki Yuuki's body remained completely still, causing the expressions of the two magical girls opposite her to become even more serious.

Yuuki Yui wasn't being arrogant or unwilling to move; she simply couldn't move at all. She had barely recovered when she took several solid hits from Helica, and now she was exhausted just standing up. In particular, watching such a simple action as raising her wand so casually almost drained her of her strength.

Yuuki Yui's wand seems to be able to summon weapons at will to fight back, but the magic power consumed is proportional to the power. Moreover, she can only summon Baki's musket and Helica's hammer at the moment, which is probably because she obtained their magic power before.

Yuuki Yui can understand the power of her wand. The strength of the wand is linked to the strength of its owner when it draws magic power. Furthermore, Yuuki Yui can only summon its form and cannot imbue the wand with attributes such as explosion or lightning.

Get away from me! I don't want to fight with you!

That's what he was thinking, but he still had to maintain that composed villainous image on his lips: "Shall we continue?"

"Nonsense, I'm going to smash that infuriating face of yours today." To Helica, Yuuki Yuki's offer of a way out was nothing short of a mockery, and her blood boiled.

She was so angry that she completely lost her mind.

"Don't act impulsively."

Mizuno Yu's reminder came too late; Helica had already charged forward again, waving her small fists crackling with electricity.

What greeted her were tendrils made of lines emerging from the book.

That's right, it was tentacles, neither sticky nor obscene in shape, but simply long, translucent lines. They precisely wrapped around Helica's fist, intercepting the blow that was about to hit Yuuki Yuuki's face.

"What is this?" Before Helica could finish speaking, another tentacle wrapped around her ankle, suspending her upside down in the air.

Tentacles – this is the last form that Yuuki Yuuki can create at present.

"Don't act rashly."

Just as Mizuno Yu was about to nock an arrow, she saw a semi-transparent musket pointed at Helica's head. The owner of the musket, the pink-haired magical girl, waved her finger at her.

"What do you want to do to her?" Mizuno Yu had no choice but to slowly lower the bow, unable to ignore Helica's safety.

"What are you doing? Isn't it just a little necessary to return the courtesy?"

Yuuki Yukino narrowed her eyes and smiled, making no attempt to hide the dark thoughts hidden behind her smile.

Ever since Yuuki Yukari told Helica that she should become a little devil, her long-cherished dream has finally come true.

Herika's body was suspended upside down in the air, being whipped around like a spinning top.

"A little devil, huh?"

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"You're just small fry, right?"

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"Are you going to hit me with a hammer?"

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"You think you can just strike me with lightning?"

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With the force that Yuuki Yuki manipulates, it is guaranteed that Helica's body will not be harmed at all. However, it is uncertain whether being slapped like a child in public will damage her self-esteem.

I think so, right? This child has gone from being red-faced and cursing to being beaten until he cried.

Having almost been electrocuted by Helica in every sense of the word, Yuuki Yukino's methods of bullying Helica were already quite gentle.

Judging from her current performance, Yuuki Yuuki has always been on the defensive, and even when she's beating Helica up, it's Helica who makes the first move.

Mizuno Yuya had a vague premonition that this pink-haired magical girl with a cunning smile on her face didn't want to be ruthless towards Helica, at least not before she forcibly intervened to save her.

And last time, when Mizuno Yu deliberately stepped on the restraint trap, this pink-haired girl just placed herself there without doing anything.

With that, Mizuno Yu felt a little more at ease about the magical girl, and her gaze towards the constantly spinning Helica gradually changed from worry to envy.

It might not be a bad thing for someone like Helica to suffer a little, after all, hardship can help people grow.

I also want to hone my skills!

"Waaah! Waaah! Let me go! It's my fault! It's all my fault!"

Helica wept bitterly, completely devoid of her previous arrogance.

Seeing Helica's pitiful appearance, Yuuki Yuuki had only one feeling: Ah, how satisfying! I've always been bullied, and finally I can bully someone else.

"Wow, wow, wow~ What a grand party!"

A voice came from above their heads, but it did not belong to any of the magical girls present.

A pink figure, revealing clothes, unmistakably black magic patterns, and those two exaggerated bulges where the black magic patterns were located...

Apart from Baqi, everyone knows this guy.

The fifth magical girl landed lightly in front of Helica, who was hanging upside down, like a falling leaf.

"Should we invite them to join us?"

Chapter 59 Why is this woman flirting with everyone?

The appearance of Miyashita Mia caused the hearts of the other magical girls, except for the completely unaware Baki, to sink.

Yuuki Yuuki is unwilling to have any contact with any magical girls after transforming, except for Tomoe, whom she knows very well.

Mizuno Yu and Helica's concerns were even more direct—three of the five magical girls present were enemies.

"Oh dear, aren't you going to welcome me? What a pity." The new magical girl, a fallen woman whose real name is Miyashita Mia, swept her gaze over the people present with her signature seductive smile, and casually reached out to rub her hand on Helica's leg, who was hanging upside down.

"Eek—" When Miyashita Mia touched her, Herika squeezed her legs together and shook them a few times, her sobs mixed with an obvious groan.

Finally, Miya Miya's gaze settled on Yuuki Yuuki. Her already ambiguous gaze seemed even more complicated to Yuuki Yuuki, who also sensed a deeper meaning in it.

Herika and Baki's magic was almost exhausted, Mizuno Yu was restrained by herself, and her own body was covered in wounds.

Was it a coincidence that they chose this particular time to appear? Or was it premeditated?

The meeting in the classroom that day is still vivid in her mind, and even today, Yuuki Yuuki has not been able to fully understand the deeper meaning behind Mia's words.

Did Miyashita Mia recognize her own identity? What was she doing here? And most importantly, would she reveal her identity here?

Thinking about all this, Yuuki Yuuki felt that the crisis she was facing was even greater than when she was almost beaten up just now.

We don't know what Miyashita Mia is planning to do yet. Keeping Helica hanging is just a waste of magic power. If we really clash with an enemy who can unleash their true name, every drop of magic power will be precious.

Yuuki Yui's eyes sharpened for a moment. To avoid alerting the enemy, she quickly composed herself and controlled the ethereal tentacles to throw Helica in front of Mizuno Yu. The tentacles, made of lines, then collapsed and disappeared.

Mizuno Yu stepped forward and caught Helica, whose body was still trembling slightly. She gently held her in her arms, and a softer, light blue magic enveloped Helica's body, visibly fading the marks from the lightning burns on her body.

Baqi stood behind Yuuki Yuuki the whole time. Her magic power was already exhausted, and she could only maintain the transformation at her limit.

In Baqi's view, none of the magical girls except Yuuki Yuuki were trustworthy, so she naturally didn't feel any sense of belonging and carefully took a few steps back to create some distance.

Having confirmed that Helica was under Mizuno Yu's protection, Yuuki Yuuki turned to Mia, controlling her voice to make herself sound neither too pitiful nor too hostile.

"What are you here for?"

"Of course I'm here to attend your grand party! We're all friends, how could you not invite me to a party?"

Miyashita Mia spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and very familiarly walked a few steps to Yuuki Yuuki's side, put her arm around her shoulder, and her hand wandered over to grab Yuuki Yuuki's chest.

"Don't touch me."

A newly grown tentacle slapped away Meiya's groping hand.

"Oh, why are you being so stingy? Weren't you having a lot of fun?" Despite being clearly rejected by Yuuki Yuki, Mia didn't show any annoyance and leaned closer as if nothing had happened.

Are you happy? I just got beaten to my knees...

That's not the focus right now. Yuuki Yuen noticed a word that Mia said—companion.

This wasn't the first time she'd heard this word. It was the last word Miya Miya had used in the school classroom. Was she casually uttering it now a reminder to herself?

There was an invisible feeling of being coerced.

Just in case, let's go along with her idea for now.

"Hmm." Mia hummed a little tune and hugged Yuuki Yuu from behind, who had stopped resisting. Yuuki Yuu immediately felt something soft pressing against her back.

Then, Mia raised her hand and pinched the soft flesh on Yuuki Yuuki's stomach, as if it were just a normal greeting between magical girls.

It's unclear whether Yuuki Enishi's earlier resistance had an effect, but Mia didn't do anything more offensive afterward. She simply rested her chin on Yuuki Enishi's shoulder.

Is Yuuki Yui unable to understand Mia's meaning, deliberately expressing closeness? Is she trying to get Mizuno Yui to accept that she's in cahoots with her, thus dragging herself into the mess?

Just the presence of the black demonic markings on her stomach is enough to make her an enemy of Mizuno Yu and the others without even having to drag herself into the mess, right?

Or is Meiya simply someone who came to join in the fun?

Yuuki Yui still couldn't understand it. The burden of supporting her battered body and the weight of Mia had already made her unwilling to think about anything else.

“That’s right.” Mia spoke up again, this time her target was very clear, referring to Mizuno Yu, who was standing by in full battle array.

"Didn't you say to me last time, 'Come and get intimate with me too,' right?" Meiya said, subtly conveying a dangerous signal: "I came all this way to see you, why are you still so cold?"

"You have to consider the atmosphere before you get intimate." Mizuno Yu placed Herika on the ground and, just like when she protected Yuuki Eri at school, stood in front of Herika. Cold magic swirled around her fingertips, and she would definitely launch a counterattack immediately if Mia made the slightest move.

"Oh my, isn't the atmosphere just right now? Taking advantage of someone's vulnerability, forcing them, isn't it quite interesting?" Meiya flicked her hand, and a whip appeared in her palm. Meiya used the whip to lift Yuki Yuki's chin in her arms and rub it against Yuki Yuki's face.

Why did you have to flirt with me all of a sudden?! Is this woman just anyone?

It seems so.

And this tense atmosphere is so dangerous.

From a standpoint of perspective, Yuuki Yui, who wants to clear her name, is on the side of Mizuno Yui. However, in terms of factions alone, Yuuki Yui is now a corrupted magical girl.

In other words, if these two sides really start fighting, Yuuki Yuki won't be able to help either side.

To put it another way, whether or not to help is also worth considering. If you do nothing, given Meia's personality, she will definitely say something like, "Why are you just watching?"

It seemed there was no need to dwell on it anymore, because Mia pinched Yuuki Yuki's skirt and then released her, gracefully walking forward.

Meiya stopped after taking only a few steps. At the end of the street, an abundance of magic, belonging to no one, burst forth, seemingly to deliberately proclaim its existence.

A young girl, radiating a powerful magic, walked unhurriedly towards the two opposing sides from the setting sun.

"why?"

The first person to react to this magic was surprisingly Inuyama Tomoe, who had remained silent until now. The color drained from her face, her lips trembled, and she clenched her teeth, squeezing out an angry, hoarse roar: