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

All the beautiful memories seem to be left in that summer that can never be returned to.

It's okay, I've already started a completely new life.

Life will always get better.

Yuuki Yuki firmly believed this.

Until the day the results are released.

Yuuki Yui was heartbroken to discover that she was ranked several places ahead of the bottom-ranked, idiotic beauty, Mizuno Yu.

Chapter Ten: Been pestered by a junior

"Yuan! You're such an idiot! A complete idiot! How could you forget to put your name on the paper when you handed it in!" Baqi poked Yuu's head with her index finger, her expression full of disappointment.

"No, this is...this..." Yuuki Yui slumped limply onto the table, her face contorted in agony, desperately trying to find a suitable excuse for herself.

However, whatever she says now is just sophistry.

Yuuki Yukino had anticipated this outcome.

On the day of the midterm exams, Yuuki Yuki confidently walked out of the exam hall after finishing her last exam, and immediately started comparing answers with Tomoe Yuki from the exam that had just ended.

To her delight, her answers overlapped significantly with those of the little genius Ba Qi, which meant that her score in this subject would not be bad.

Before Yuuki Yuki's excitement could cool down, she heard Tomoe suddenly ask a question.

"Xiaoyuan, is there something stuck to the sole of your shoe? It looks a bit strange to me."

"Oh? Is there? There?" Yuuki Yuen said, lifting her foot. Sure enough, something was stuck to the sole of her shoe. Yuuki Yuen pinched a corner and peeled the thing off.

Yuuki took the thing up to her eyes and looked at it. Although it was a bit worn, she could still see her class and name, as well as a barcode below it.

This thing was supposed to be pasted on the exam paper and handed in along with the exam.

"..."

"..."

Yuuki Yukari and Baqi exchanged a glance, and then Yuuki Yukari silently threw the clump of stuff into the trash can.

From that moment on, Yuuki Yui knew that her fate was sealed.

"But the result wasn't actually that bad, was it? In the end, Yuuki's test paper was still found." Nishio Reki rubbed the part that Tomoe had poked, soothing Yuuki's emotions.

Nishio Reki's actions immediately aroused Tomoe's dissatisfaction.

"She's the only one in the whole school who didn't put her name on a sticker, it would be strange if we couldn't find Xiaoyuan."

When such an anonymous test paper appears, the teacher will definitely try to find its owner. Then, the teacher easily finds it on Yuuki Yukino, who is ranked eighth from the bottom because she is missing one subject in her overall score.

"After all, only four people in the whole school got a perfect score. And with that score, she ranked thirteenth in the whole school." Nishio Reki was still speaking up for Yuuki Yuuki.

Fate played a cruel trick on her. The subject that Yuuki Yuen forgot to put her name on happened to be a perfect score. Besides her, Yuuki Yuen was familiar with the names of the other three people who got perfect scores: Niijima Azusa, who ranked sixth; Baqi, who ranked second; and Tenrai Herika, who ranked first.

That's right, Inuyama Tomoe isn't in first place this time, but Tomoe doesn't seem to care much about rankings.

It wasn't that she didn't care, but Baqi felt that Xiaoyuan and the short, blond guy had no connection anymore, so there was no need for her to hold a grudge against him. Therefore, she didn't feel particularly bad.

Learning is about getting knowledge into your brain; caring about rankings is completely meaningless. That's what Baki thinks.

After all, there's still Yuuki Enishi with a dismal ranking.

"Sigh, the teacher criticized my carelessness and praised my progress, and that was it. Although I didn't get a grade in one subject, at least I avoided tutoring." Yuuki Yuuki pitifully raised her head, glanced at the hand that Nishio Reki was stroking her head, and then slumped back down.

"If Xiaoyuan had been kept behind for tutoring, I could have gone with her," Nishio Reki said regretfully, stroking her a few more times.

Baqi slapped Nishio Reki's hand away fiercely and turned her anger towards him: "What's wrong with you! I've been telling you for so many days! So many days! How did you manage to fail!"

"It's been too long since I took an exam, I'm a bit nervous, and I can't perform to my usual standard." Nishio Reki whistled and looked away.

In conclusion, despite some twists and turns, the midterm exam was passed without major incident.

The school, which had been quiet for a few days due to the midterm exams, has returned to its usual peaceful atmosphere.

No difficulty is insurmountable; if one is, then attend tutoring.

Although Yuuki Yuuki avoided the fate of having to attend tutoring classes, she couldn't escape being mercilessly mocked by Minato Nana while working part-time.

There were also other troubles that came knocking on her door, which she couldn't escape.

"Xiao Yuan, let me take you to work! I'm so lonely not seeing Xiao Yuan outside of school!" After school, Ba Qi clung tightly to Yu Cheng Yuan's sleeve, wailing as Yu Cheng Yuan dragged her several steps.

"No way! Who was it that went to my workplace to cause trouble?" Just thinking about how Baqi and Li would always play pranks on her when she was taking orders at the coffee shop during those few days when they came to hold study sessions made Yuuki Yuen furious.

There's a reason why Yuuki Yukino doesn't want the two of them to go to the shop where she works.

Baqi clung to Yuuki Yuuki, and the other students passing by were already used to such scenes; in their eyes, it was just a special moment between the two of them.

After half a year of development, the strange relationship between Baqi and Yuuki Yuuki had long since become more than enough to satisfy the gossip needs of the other students.

Therefore, the students only glanced at the two women as they passed by before quickening their pace and leaving.

Even these things that were once considered extraordinary have gradually become part of our daily lives.

Among the students who hurried away down the corridor, only one person remained standing there, staring intently in the direction of Yuuki Yuki's class.

At the end of the school day, there were many students coming and going in the school corridors. Yuuki was so focused on refusing Baqi's request to go with her that she didn't notice that someone was waiting for her at the door.

It wasn't until that person called out to them that their bond was formed.

"Senior Yuuki, wait a minute!"

Yuuki Yukino, who had been dragging Baqi several steps in a huff, turned around when she heard someone call her name. She saw Sakura Hanako waiting obediently by the wall, carrying her schoolbag in both hands.

Baqi also remembered Sakura Hanako, the magical girl who teamed up with Mizuno Yu in their first battle and defeated her and Yuuki Yuki, and was also a member of Nijisanji.

Putting all that aside, Sakura Hanako clearly had something to discuss with Yuuki Yukino, and it would be somewhat childish for her to continue acting recklessly.

Baqi released Yuki Yuki's sleeve and stood beside her, intending to listen to what Sakura Hanako had to say.

The fact that a magical girl would come looking for Yuuki Yuuki seemed rather strange to Baqi, and she felt it necessary to hear what Sakura Hanako's purpose was.

Yuuki Yukino thought so too; Hanako's visit to her must be related to Nijisanji or magical girls.

But no matter what Hanako said, Yuuki Yuuki felt that it wasn't what she wanted to hear.

Does Yuuki Yuuki dislike Nijisanji and its members?

No, not at all.

But her identity destined her to part ways with everyone else.

Fallen magical girls and magical girls are natural enemies; they can never sit down and have a pleasant conversation.

Moreover, the decision-making power regarding this matter is not in one's own hands.

These were just Yuuki Yuki's inner thoughts, and there was no need to show them to Sakura Hanako.

"What's wrong, Sakura?"

"Senior Yuuki, may I take up some of your time to ask you some questions?" Sakura Hanako was a serious girl who always pursued efficiency. She skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Even without Sakura Hanako speaking, Yuuki Yuuki could roughly guess what she would ask. As the only magical girl who didn't participate in the school trip, she had very little information to offer.

The fact that Sakura Hanako asked her instead of Tenrai Herika or Mizuno Yu was enough to prove that those two didn't intend to tell her, otherwise it would never have been her turn, a member who was already detached from the club.

The others didn't intend to tell Sakura Hanako, and Yuuki Yukino naturally didn't want to overstep her bounds.

"Excuse me, Sakura, I have a part-time job later. Can we talk about this another day?"

"I see. I was worried that it might interfere with your midterm exams, so I haven't come to see you for a while." Sakura Hanako seemed a little disappointed.

It seems that Sakura Hanako has been planning to talk to me for a long time.

Yuuki Yukino can roughly deduce two things.

First, Sakura Hanako is currently unaware of her own identity.

If she finds out my identity, then my reasons for not joining Nijisanji will be self-evident.

Secondly, something must have happened at Nijisanji that caused Sakura Hanako to ask herself instead of the other members.

Yuuki Yukino could more or less guess that Nijisanji's problem probably lay with Helica. It was likely that Helica was either trying to disband the company or was quietly planning to leave.

That's why Sakura Hanako found herself "not a magical girl".

As expected, even after Yuuki Emi made her excuse, Sakura Hanako continued to press for answers.

"When will you have time, Yuuki-senpai? I'll come when you're free, is the weekend okay?"

“I work after school every day. If I have time, I'll contact Sakura-san. Don't I have her contact information?”

Yuuki Yukino politely postponed the matter, but her refusal was quite obvious.

She doesn't plan to continue participating in anything related to Nijisanji. A good member should disappear as if they've vanished into thin air once they decide to leave.

Moreover, the club's minimum requirement of four members meant that even without me, there was still Sakura Hanako, so it wouldn't have ended up being shut down.

Sakura Hanako isn't stupid; she should be able to understand what I mean.

Sakura Hanako could certainly tell.

But recognizing something and continuing to ask questions are never mutually exclusive.

At the time, in the Rainbow Club's activity room, she originally intended to press Mizuno Yu for answers, but Mizuno Yu ultimately brushed her off.

If she wants to reunite the Nijisanji group, which has fallen apart, Sakura Hanako cannot allow herself to back down.

Even if it means doing things that don't reflect her true self, Sakura Hanako is determined to find out what happened today.

"No."

Having made up her mind, Sakura Hanako resolutely rejected Yuki Enishi's words of stalling for time.

"If Yuki-senpai hadn't told me, I would have gone to work with Yuki-senpai."

"If you don't have time to talk to me while you're working, then I'll wait until Yuuki-senpai finishes his part-time job."

"Even if my senior wants to eat after I finish my part-time job, I will wait for him on the side."

"I don't care if I have to chase after Yuuki-senpai to his house, I absolutely have to have a talk with him!"

Chapter Eleven: Let Me End All This with My Own Hands

"Whether it's the classroom, the place where Yuki-senpai works, or Yuki-senpai's home, wherever I go, I must have a good talk with Yuki-senpai!"

Sakura Hanako's stubbornness far exceeded Yuuki Enishi's expectations.