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

The same applies to French fries. Fries that have been frozen for too long will taste bad, so every few days Nana Minato will fry up the leftover fries and then chat with Yuuki Yuki while eating them before she gets off work when there are not many customers.

"I'll keep working for the sake of fries and mousse cake."

Yuuki Yui never intended to take a day off from the beginning. Since she had taken on this job, she had been giving it her all, just as she said.

"If you don't pass the exam, the teacher will keep you at school for extra lessons, which will delay your work and will also deduct your wages," Minato Nana threatened Yuuki Yuuki.

"Don't worry, my grades are excellent." Yuuki Yui waved her hand, dismissing Minato Nana's alarmist talk with disdain.

What a joke! It's just middle school material, how could it possibly be difficult for Yuuki Yuuki?

But the store manager, Ms. Minato, doesn't think so.

"Are Yuuki's grades really that good? Top three in the whole school?"

"That's not so good."

"Top ten?"

"No, not at all..."

"Surely we've got the top thirty by now?"

"There isn't one like that either..."

"What kind of grades are those? You need to study hard, Yuuki."

"If that's the case, then are your grades very good? What was your ranking back then?"

"Didn't I say that I dropped out of school to play in a band?"

"..."

I really lost to her.

"Alright, alright, I'm not joking with you anymore, Yuuki."

Minato waved her hand, stood up from the sofa where she had been lying since the number of guests started to decrease, and hadn't gotten up until the last guest left, and lazily stretched.

“Starting today, when you’re not too busy in the evenings, you can use the innermost table to study, but you’ll still have to do the mopping and washing of the cups.”

"Well, what can I do? I actually quite like you."

Chapter Eight: A New Round of Tutoring Sessions

“When it’s not too busy in the evening, you can use the innermost table to study. The only requirement is that it can’t interfere with your regular work.” Minato Nana said as she went behind the bar to organize today’s earnings.

Minato Nana's remarks made Yuuki Yuuki wonder if she had transmigrated into the body of the leader of a Phantom Thieves group who was staying at a coffee shop.

However, Minato Nana isn't as arrogant as the boss in that game about the Phantom Thieves who likes to wear pink shirts.

Since it was the boss's designated time to slack off, Yuuki Yuen had no reason to refuse.

Yuuki Yukino has a long life ahead of her, and every minute and second she can learn is precious.

"Thank you, Miss Minato." Yuuki Yui happily agreed, then pretended to be shy and said, "Miss Minato is so kind to me, I don't know how to repay you."

Having only worked at the coffee shop for a short time, Yuuki Yuuki became so close to Minato Nana. It wasn't just because of Minato Nana's closeness; Yuuki Yuuki felt that her own personal charm also played a part.

"Forget about the reward, just focus on your work. If you fail the exam, I'm going to deduct a lot from your salary."

Minato Nana still acted like she was trying to scare Yuuki Yukina from behind the counter.

Despite the teasing, Yuuki gratefully accepted Nana's kind offer.

"You should study hard, because I really like you."

Minato Nana winked at Yuuki Yuuki and gave her a WINK.

"Huh? No, it's not about liking or anything..."

Minato Nana didn't mean it that way, and Yuuki Yuki also knew that Minato Nana didn't mean it that way.

But Yuuki Yukino's mind is always filled with unpleasant memories.

She recalled the blonde girl biting her lip, looking at her with hopeful and fervent eyes, talking about that moonlit night when she loved it.

Yuuki Yui was planning to find an opportunity to express her feelings to the other person, but unfortunately, she no longer had the chance to do so.

These things should be in the past now.

Although I was reluctant to let go, I had already come this far, and there was no turning back.

"Pfft, hahahahaha!"

It wasn't until Minato Nana's laughter pulled Yuuki Yukino back to reality that she realized she had been standing there dumbfounded for a long time.

"Yuki, you've never been confessed to before, have you?" Minato Nana smiled as she wiped away her tears, her surprised expression masking her amusement at Yuki Yuki's strange reaction.

Nana's exaggerated laughter made Yuuki unable to recall any past memories. Her mind was filled with frustration and shame, and she expressed her dissatisfaction with a mixture of shame and anger and silence.

"I have no interest in a kid your age! Seriously, it's hilarious how your face turns so gloomy the moment you hear 'I like you'! Could it be that your last relationship was very unsatisfactory and left you with psychological trauma? Wait, could it be that you suddenly want to find a job because you've just broken up with someone, Yuki?"

It must be admitted that Nana Minato's intuition is quite accurate at times.

The same goes for Baqi. Could it be that people with attributes like "natural" and "straightforward" have very accurate intuitions?

However, it's not just a simple matter of romance; Yuuki Yukino actually faces a much more complex situation.

"Miss Minato! Don't make fun of me!" Yuuki Yui said reproachfully.

"Just kidding, it's because Yuuki reacted like that when he heard that."

Minato Nana offered a few more explanations, then let out a long breath to catch her breath after laughing so hard she was short of oxygen: "Ah, it's a shame that my previous band broke up because of my relationship."

"Because of a romance between team members?" After all, gossip is human nature, and Yuuki Yuuki became curious as well.

"No gossip allowed, I won't tell you." Minato Nana put a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.

“It was Minato-san who brought it up first,” Yuuki Yui pouted in dissatisfaction.

"After the band broke up, the first thing I wanted to do wasn't a coffee shop, but a live house, to be my own boss. I even tried to collaborate with my former bandmates, but they refused."

Minato Nana leaned on the bar counter, watching Yuuki Yukina wash the mop and chat as usual, except today the topic was about herself.

"However, the basic equipment costs for a live house are a bit expensive, and it's also difficult to get a business license. So I took someone's advice and got a food and beverage license first, since a large part of the consumption at a live house is on drinks and snacks. But later I found that opening just a coffee shop would be good too, so I gave up on that."

"Ms. Minato?" Yuuki Yui put the cleaned mop back in its original place: "Have you ever regretted not opening a live house?"

Minato Nana opened her mouth slightly, then pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes: "A few days ago, someone asked me a similar question, but it wasn't about live houses, it was about whether I had ever regretted being with someone I liked."

"Oh—" Yuuki Yukina drawled, "So, what was Minato-san's answer?"

“I didn’t answer her. No, I already told her not to gossip.” Minato Nana pointed at Yuuki Yuuki, but her words contradicted her earlier reprimand of Yuuki Yuuki.

"However, I have never regretted either opening a coffee shop instead of a live house or being with the people I love."

"My emotions tell me that I should pursue what I like wholeheartedly; but my reason tells me that sometimes it's good to be content with the status quo and not go any further."

"Miss Minato can say such mature things?" Yuuki Yuuki was slightly taken aback for a moment, then revealed a mischievous smile.

"Of course, I'm a reliable adult!" Minato Nana didn't care that Yuuki Yukina's words somewhat implied her immaturity; instead, she confidently puffed out her chest.

"If Yuki has someone he likes, he can ask me to give him my opinion."

The following afternoon.

"Although I said that if Yuuki has someone he likes, he can bring me along so I can give him my opinion, are these two people?"

Seeing the two girls following Yuuki Yuki into the store, Minato Nana curled the corner of her mouth.

"Correct!"

"Yes."

Now it was Minato Nana's turn to be genuinely surprised.

Minato Nana was just joking with Yuuki Yuuki, but she didn't expect the two of them to actually agree.

They were probably just joking with themselves.

Yuuki Yukino became incredibly shy yesterday when she casually said "I like you." Let alone being in a relationship, she probably hasn't even had any intimate contact like kissing.

Yuuki Yuya glanced at the ambitious Tomoe and Reki behind him with a complicated expression, sighed to Minato Nana, took the shoulder bag off the sword, and placed it in Tomoe's hand.

"No, they came to study with me."

The fact that these two people came along was indeed something Yuuki Yukino hadn't expected.

The incident began around noon today.

"Xiaoyuan! I'm going to fail my exam! Help me!"

Yuuki Yui was still wondering why Nishio Reki kept fidgeting and looking in her direction during class today. Could it be that Nishio Reki had something he was embarrassed to tell her, and then Nishio Reki came to her on his own?

"Uh... this..."

Yuuki En thought it wouldn't be a problem if she were to learn it herself, but if she were to teach others, she felt that she would be the type to mislead and mislead them.

Before she time-traveled, she confidently declared that she would help her entire dorm pass the exam, but under her leadership, everyone failed.

Because of this, she would be heavily criticized by her roommates before every exam.

So let's forget about teaching others.

"Aren't you a time traveler?! How did you pass all those exams before?" Ba Qi looked around to make sure no classmates were gathering around, then lowered her voice and asked.

"My purpose in transmigrating wasn't to study properly, it was for Xiaoyuan, understand? Didn't you see that thing too!" Nishio Reki glared back, his tone laced with hostility.

"So what about the exam?" Baqi seemed to have found Nishio Reki's sore spot and pressed on relentlessly.

“Didn’t I not need to go to school before?” Nishio Reki muttered.

"Listen to this, listen to this! Is this something a student should say?" Baqi pointed at him with her finger. "You must have really bad grades, right?"

Baqi is right! Nishio Reki's grades are really bad!

In the game, Nishio Reki's academic performance wasn't much better than that idiot beauty Mizuno Yu's. There was even a scene where he was kept at school for remedial classes because he failed his exams, and was subsequently attacked.

Yes, the person who attacked her was Miyashita Mia, who has now disappeared.

Later in the story, there's a study session with the three starter families and Reki, where Reki barely passes the exam.

Of course, this study session was just a pretext; the events that unfolded were rather unserious.

Whether Nishio Reki's request for tutoring is genuinely for the purpose of passing the exam or for some lighthearted plot point is unclear.

Although Nishio Reki was much more restrained than Tomoe in front of him.