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

Chapter Thirty-One Coupons

During holidays, the first places to get excited are either the shops in the shopping streets or the students in the schools.

Shops of all sizes will change their decorations to match the festive atmosphere, and sometimes they will even launch corresponding promotions.

Students in school are often preoccupied with various subjects and fill their time outside of studying with gossip and extracurricular activities, so they are naturally most sensitive to such holidays.

It was only Monday morning, and the girls were already discussing Halloween, which was two days away.

"That trendy jewelry store has Halloween-themed earrings now, do you want to go buy some?"

"The milk tea shop in front of the station has launched Halloween-limited drinks, and you get a small pendant with every purchase."

"Oh, right! I heard there's a Halloween parade on Halloween night."

Yuuki Yui has never really discussed these kinds of topics.

Before she traveled through time, these kinds of festivals were not highly valued and didn't have much of a festive atmosphere.

Only game developers will truly value it and will take the opportunity to launch a series of seasonal events.

At most, it was only when I was a child that people would wrap apples in colored paper and give them to others on Christmas Eve, as a symbol of peace, although this is a specific custom that only exists in China.

But this year's Halloween is a little different.

"Listen to me, Baqi. When I went to the store yesterday, Ms. Minato had already finished decorating it, so the Halloween activities will officially begin today."

Since Yuuki Eri has a part-time job after school and also has to wear a special Halloween costume, it's impossible not to look forward to this holiday.

As soon as she entered the classroom and sat down in her seat, Yuuki Yuki, who sat in front of her, turned around and grabbed her hand, saying these things. Baqi was also taken aback by Yuuki Yuki's unusual excitement.

"So early?"

Then, after muttering a few words to herself, Baqi gave Yuuki Yuuki a thumbs-up with full confidence.

"Oh right, you and Hong bought everything the day before yesterday... I know! Watch me tonight!"

"Great!" Yuuki Yuuki exclaimed happily, and gave Baqi a thumbs up: "Minato-san also said that if we start the event earlier, we can attract more customers sooner. I wonder what will happen tonight."

"Don't worry, the store is usually quite busy, it will be even more lively with an event." Ba Qi rubbed her hands together. "Xiao Yuan already bought her clothes for tonight yesterday, right?"

"Yes, I think that outfit suits me very well. Also, Li said she'll be coming too, so you can't argue with Li, okay?"

Yuuki Yukina tapped Baqi's nose with her finger, reminding her to get along well with Reki.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm not that petty." Baqi agreed readily, patting her chest and assuring Yuuki Yuuki, "I'm more looking forward to Yuuki's transformation than that kind of thing!"

"Hehehe, look forward to it." Yuuki Yuuki crossed her arms.

"Speaking of which, did something good happen to Xiaoyuan today? She seems especially happy."

"Since the event starts tonight, I'll be able to work with everyone, something I've never done before. I'm sure I'll be looking forward to it, right?"

Just like a child who can't sleep the night before an autumn outing, Yuuki Yukino is also excited and looking forward to the night.

However, there was another reason why she was in such a good mood today.

It's not that we've discovered the filth of magical girls cannot be cleansed, nor is it that our investigation into that original, corrupted magical girl has made any progress.

Something that made Yuuki Yuuki happy happened earlier than that, and for a simpler reason.

The person who made Yuuki Yuuki happy had just arrived at the classroom door.

Good morning, Xiaoyuan.

As Yuuki walked to the other side of the classroom with her schoolbag slung over her shoulder, Reki, who had mistakenly taken the wrong seat when she first entered the classroom, raised her hand and waved to Yuuki.

"Good morning, Kore." Yuuki Yuen raised her hand and greeted Kore in return, also beckoning Kore to come closer.

As soon as Nishio Reki put down his schoolbag, walked across the desks and chairs to Yuuki Yuuki's side, Yuuki Yuuki couldn't wait to speak.

"The store is all decorated. Ms. Minato said the Halloween event starts tonight. If you have time, you can go and report in!"

"It's all set up so quickly? I see!" Li's reaction was similar to that of Baqi when she heard about it a few minutes ago. After a brief moment of surprise, she gave an affirmative answer.

If anyone is truly sensitive to changes in the calendar, besides Yuuki Enishi, it would definitely be Tomoe.

Something's definitely wrong with today's calendar.

"I'm saying, has your relationship gotten better?"

"No...no..." Li's face flushed red, his expression a mixture of embarrassment and smugness. He glanced quickly at Yuuki Yuen's face, opened his mouth, then bit his lip with his canines and stopped talking.

This unexpected reaction left Baqi's mind blank: "Wait? You... I asked if your relationship has improved, what are you being shy about?"

Following Riku's gaze, Baqi shifted her attention to Yuuki Yukino's face, and suddenly seemed to realize something, her eyebrows furrowing together.

"Yeah, what are you shy about?" Yuki raised an eyebrow and whistled calmly.

On the other side, Nishio Reki's face burned even redder.

"What the two of you did yesterday?!"

No matter how lively the atmosphere is on the eve of the festival at school, there are always some people who are completely unaffected by it.

For teachers at school, today is just an ordinary Monday, a painful workday after the weekend. The only special thing is that the students seem more active today, and this activity seems to be going to continue for another two days.

For example, some students who have no interest in Halloween are now having lunch in the classroom after a morning of studying.

"Senior Tianlei rejected me today, what a pity."

Sakura Hanako sighed, slurped up a large mouthful of noodles, leaned back in her chair, and looked up at the familiar, slightly cracked ceiling and the chandelier above it.

"Didn't she yell at you?" Mizuno Yu asked while eating her bento.

Although Mizuno Yu is a silly, aloof beauty, she is still a young lady from a wealthy family and always behaves impeccably in terms of manners.

The people she can talk to during a meal must have a very good relationship with her.

Sakura Hanako kicked off the ground and sat back down at the table seriously: "She was fierce, of course she was fierce, she even threw toilet paper in my face and told me to get out."

"Paper? Why paper?" Mizuno Yu asked in confusion, taking another bite of rice.

“Senior Tenrai said she wasn’t available, and told me to contact her when it was convenient for her,” Sakura Hanako replied earnestly.

"cough."

Mizuno Yu, who hadn't even swallowed her mouthful of rice, choked on the clump of rice stuffed into her mouth. Although her expression didn't change, her face turned pale.

After Sakura Hanako patted and thumped him for a while, Mizuno Yuu finally calmed down, patting her chest to catch her breath.

“Just kidding, I found Tenrai-senpai in the storage room,” Sakura Hanako explained.

“Whenever it’s convenient, in the storage room…” Mizuno Yu repeated in a low voice, her expression turning strange again.

"I already told you I was just joking!" Sakura Hanako's face turned bright red. It was rare for her to joke when she was serious, especially since it was such a vulgar joke that didn't suit her status. She felt that her way of trying to lighten the mood was not very good.

"Alright, alright, Senior Tianlei found it in the storage room. What she threw in my face wasn't paper, it was a school desk."

Yu glanced at Hanako but didn't comment on whether the joke was good or bad.

Sakura Hanako, feeling embarrassed, coughed a few times, as if putting an end to her tasteless joke, and put on a serious expression.

"But I also told Senior Tenrai: 'It has nothing to do with magical girls or anything else. I just want everyone's feelings to go back to how they were before. Senior Tenrai must have had a lot of fun with us, right? Even if we put aside all our identities, wouldn't it be better to just be friends?'"

"Senior Tenrai said the same thing to me: 'Alright, then I'll find a time to talk things out with you and Mizuno Yu. No matter what happened, I'll personally end this club that I started, okay?'"

“Mizuno-senpai, you know what I’m thinking. I really have no other choice about Yuuki-senpai… We are enemies after all, right?”

Mizuno Yu's breathing became heavier, and she let out a sigh.

"Ah."

Hanako never asked Yuuki how she viewed Yuuki Yukino; such a question was no longer important in the face of Yuuki Yukino's status.

Regardless of whether Yuuki Yuuki has any ulterior motives, or whether she genuinely just wants to spend some happy time with everyone in Nijisanji, contact with Yuuki Yuuki is fundamentally wrong.

So it's not important anymore.

But Helica the Thunder God is different.

"I'd like to ask Mizuno-senpai for help. Let's all have a proper talk with Tenrai-senpai and let him know what we're thinking." Sakura Hanako clenched her fist under the table. "Does Mizuno-senpai also think it's not right to just let Tenrai-senpai be left alone like this?"

“She has her own thoughts and choices, and I don’t think interfering with her thoughts is good for her.” Mizuno Yu remained very calm.

Sakura Hanako was surprised by Mizuno Yu's answer and was still trying to persuade him.

"But Mizuno-senpai doesn't think that way, does he? Senpai comes here for lunch every day with me, so he must have feelings for this club and Tenrai-senpai, right?"

But Mizuno Yu was not someone she could persuade.

Or rather, she didn't need to persuade him at all.

"What I think is not important. What is important is that I believe that since she has made up her mind, she will not be easily swayed by us."

Before Sakura Hanako's expression could fade, Mizuno Yu finished her sentence.

"But I'll try with you. But Sakura, you have to know that Tenrai agreed to talk to you again because he was determined. Whatever the outcome, we have to accept it."

Sakura Hanako's heavy, tearful expression immediately lightened considerably.

"I... I know, and I can guess what Senior Tianlei is thinking. It's just that I don't know when we should talk."

"That's good." Mizuno Yu lowered her head in satisfaction, took out her wallet from her pocket, and pulled out a folded ticket-like object.

"Mizuno-senpai, what is this?"

Sakura Hanako looked at the thing, then looked at Mizuno Yui with a puzzled expression.

"The coffee shop voucher was casually tossed to me by Lava Mountain Lantern. It's only valid on Halloween. Apparently, she won it in a raffle while drinking coffee. Hot spring inn, buffet, and now this time—she's always had great luck with raffles."

As Mizuno Yu spoke, she pushed the coupon in front of Sakura Hanako.

"The lava lanterns are available for work on Halloween, and she said she wouldn't need them. But I think we might be able to use them?"

"After all, a coffee shop is a great place to chat, right?"

Chapter Thirty-Two: The First Day of Business

The time after school today was uneventful.

Today, the time after school is something to look forward to immensely.

The Halloween special opening of the coffee shop where Yuuki Yuuki works officially begins today.

Minato Nana had previously promoted her shop online to let more people know about the ongoing event.

Yuki knew about this; Minato Nana had already mentioned it to her last night.