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

Baqi doesn't know how to be tactful; she just asks whatever comes to mind.

Yuuki Yui had her schoolbag in her luggage, but she definitely didn't have it when she went back to get her things. Baqi didn't think that Yuuki Yui would deliberately make up an excuse to send her away because she wanted to do something behind her back.

Therefore, the problem can only arise after Yuuki Yuki returns to the coffee shop.

"Could it be that Miss Minato fired him?"

Baqi continued to make this almost impossible joke, trying to ease the current atmosphere and make Yuuki Yukino's serious expression more cheerful.

But Yuuki Yukino didn't react at all; there wasn't even the slightest curve to her lips.

It wasn't that she didn't react at all; however, when Minato-san was mentioned, Yuuki Yukino's eyes flickered.

This is even worse than Yuuki Yuki not reacting at all. This is a sign that something really happened between her and Minato-san, and it must have been something unpleasant.

Baqi wasn't used to guessing what Yuuki was thinking. Once she found the problem, she felt that beating around the bush was a waste of time.

Did Xiaoyuan have a fight with the store manager? What happened?

Baqi, wearing her autumn school uniform, hung her coat on the hanger and walked back to Yuuki Yuuki's side while asking a question.

She has already changed her address from "Miss Minato" to "Manager," subtly positioning herself on Yuuki Yuki's side.

"If the store manager makes things difficult for Xiaoyuan, or says anything that makes Xiaoyuan unhappy, or makes a joke that goes too far, tell me. I'll go and settle the score with her. If we have to quit, then we're done, okay?"

He placed his hands on Yuuki Yuki's shoulders, staring intently into her eyes, trying to extract as much information as possible that would be of interest to him.

All that Kabuki could see in Yuuki Yuuki's eyes was dependence.

It's dependence; it's an expression of wanting to turn to oneself for help.

Baqi couldn't fathom what had happened to cause Yuuki Yukino to turn out this way.

She never expected that Yuuki Eri would be so proactive today—in doing something so inappropriate.

Baqi's hands, which were resting on Yuki Emi's shoulders, suddenly lost their support.

Yuuki Yukino's shoulders moved away from Baqi's hands, but instead of retreating, she threw herself into Baqi's arms.

Two arms wrapped tightly around Baqi's shoulders from under her armpits, drastically shortening the distance between them until they were tightly embracing.

Yuuki Yukino's face was reflected in Tomoe's pupils and kept getting bigger, until Tomoe's eyes could no longer contain it.

Yuuki Yukino's actions were so sudden that it took Ba Qihua several seconds to realize that she had been kissed.

When she realized it, Yuuki Yuki's increasingly intense exploration had already taken away a lot of her sanity and power. Although it was not a plunder of magic, it seemed as if something else had been taken from Baqi.

It's not quite right to say plunder; it's more accurate to say extortion.

Yuuki Yukino was using her passion to ask something of herself.

A more enthusiastic response? Further exploration?

Or perhaps, all she wanted was my help.

In the past, Yuuki Yuki's initiative would have surely made Tomoe fall into depravity, turning her into a beast of lust, pouring out her emotions through biting and chewing.

But today she was very clear-headed. This was not what she wanted, nor did she want to see this kind of Yuuki Yuki.

Yuuki Yukino's current state is just like the Tenrai Herika that Baqi had heard her describe, who frantically demanded something in order to confess her feelings to Yuuki Yukino on the night of the school trip.

Helica Tenrai wanted Yuuki Yuuki's love and response, but that wasn't what Yuuki Yuuki wanted.

It wasn't like that in the past, and it's not like that now.

What Baqi wants is to know Yuuki Yuuki's true desires.

Baqi is not Yuuki En, and would not use such a crude method as biting her tongue to separate the two.

Her method was more direct and more passionate, using her fiery passion to seize the initiative in this confrontation. Then, she cupped the other person's cheeks and slowly parted ways with Yuuki Yuki amidst the other person's lingering expression.

Beneath her slightly disheveled pink hair, a blushing face, slightly out of breath, looked at her with longing eyes, those eyes seeming to drain all of Ba Qi's reason, making her once again controlled by desire.

For a fleeting moment, Baqi really wanted to get close to him again and experience that unique intimacy between them once more.

Without Baqi having to lower her head, Yuuki offered herself up.

But this time, Yuuki Yukino didn't touch the lips she had captured during the sudden attack, but rather Tomoe's index finger that was placed between them.

He touched the girl's lips with his fingertip and gently pushed her head away.

Yuuki Yukino looked surprised for a moment, then leaned in directly against the outstretched finger.

Baqi's way of refusing was always so gentle. She simply raised her neck, used the hand that was pressing against Yuki Emi to push down her head, and pulled her into her arms. Then she lowered her head and pecked Yuki Emi's forehead.

Yuuki Yukino, like a deflated balloon, slumped in Tomoe's arms, no longer as assertive as before.

Now, she looks more like a stray puppy.

"Yuan, what exactly happened?" Baqi stepped back a little, and the hands that had been on Yuuki Yu's shoulders returned to their previous positions.

However, Baqi's gaze is now more serious and gentler.

Why do you have to dig so deep?

Yuuki Yukino probably wanted to laugh, but her smile was very forced. Although Baqi liked any expression Yuuki made, she had to admit that it wasn't a pretty one.

"Wouldn't it be better to let me forget everything for now?"

“No, that’s the only thing I can’t do to Yuuki.” Baqi shook her head and pressed her forehead against the spot where Yuuki had just kissed her, her long eyelashes brushing against Yuuki’s eyelashes.

"Xiaoyuan, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

“Hmm…” Yuuki hesitated for a moment, rubbing her canine teeth in her mouth as she bit her lower lip, and then pushed Baqi away.

Not only did she push him away, but Yuuki Yuuki also bypassed Baqi and plopped down on the sofa in the spot where she always sat.

But this is not a rejection; it's a signal of shared dreams and feelings.

Once Baqi was seated, Yuuki Yukino began her story.

"After we got on the bus, didn't I realize that I had forgotten my backpack on the back while I was changing clothes, so I quickly got off the bus to go back and get it?"

Baqi nodded slowly and firmly.

"Then I thought that the tables and chairs outside the store hadn't been put back yet, and the store manager couldn't possibly leave them on the roadside. He would definitely clean them up by himself, and I figured I could probably get back before closing time, so I didn't call the store manager beforehand."

"When I got to the store, I found that the store was indeed open, and the door was also open. The store manager and other people, as well as my sister, were sitting there chatting."

"I was a little curious about why my sister would suddenly come for coffee today, and I also wanted to hear what they would say, so I went in without saying hello."

"It was quite quiet at the time, and I heard it very clearly, at that time..."

That's what Yuuki Yukino heard at the time.

"I'll talk, I'll talk! Didn't you ever think about what your sister found out? How could you not tell me about something so dangerous?" Minato Nana said, shaking her beer.

"Danger? What danger is there for you?" Tamaki Yuuki retorted.

"Of course it's dangerous. If your sister knew that I was the one who caused her to become like this, how do you think she would feel?"

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Yukino's mind went blank.

First of all, Tamaki Yuuki and Nana Minato must know each other. Nana Minato knows who her sister is, and the older sister knows where she works.

However, neither of them had told him this news.

It has become what it is now...

Yuuki Yukino's mind was a bit of a mess.

It was a mess, a complete mess, and Yuuki Enishi couldn't even organize it into a single sentence.

First it was Nishio Reki, then it was my own sister. Why does it seem like every step I take is part of someone else's plan?

Before she knew that Nishio Reki was that mysterious person, Yuuki Yuuki regarded Nishio Reki as her savior, believing that things would improve if she found her.

Having abandoned everything else, only Yuuki Tamaki was her only safe haven. She clearly remembered Yuuki Tamaki telling her, "No matter what happens, I will always stand firmly on Yuki's side."

But this older sister was hiding something from him.

Yuuki Yuki felt she had been utterly deceived.

Her one and only harbor where she could find rest has sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Just then, she thought of something else.

Why did I have to become "Yuki Yuki"?

Many words clearly popped into her mind.

Corruption, time travel, dark magic runes, primordial darkness, conspiracy, plan...

If everything I've experienced is part of a plan...

"So Xiaoyuan questioned me a few times and then ran away? And then she was worried that her sister would find her if she went home, so she came to find me?"

Baqi asked, her eyes fixed intently on him.

“Mm.” Yuuki Yui nodded.

"Okay, I understand. Let's go."

As she spoke, Baqi grabbed Yuuki Yukino and dragged her to the coat rack. She picked up the coat she had just worn and put it on, looking like she was about to go out.

"Go? Go...go where?"

Yuuki Yukino was pulled to the door, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Of course we're going back to Xiaoyuan's house!" Xiaoyuan's older sister is waiting, right? Baqi said with absolute certainty, "If Xiaoyuan's older sister has any questions, we can just explain it to each other, right?"

Chapter 41 Super Straight Ball

"What do you mean by saying that you, Minato, are the one who caused me to become like this?"

Yuuki Yukino didn't know what kind of expression she would have, but it certainly wouldn't be good.

On the day that Lance was recommended by Lance to work here, Minato Nana first chatted with her happily, then suddenly rejected her, and then contacted her again at night to ask her to go to work. Yuki Yuki still vividly remembers this series of abnormal reactions.

However, Yuuki Yuki could never find a reason why Minato Nana did this.

Yuuki Yukino never mentioned this matter again. In fact, Yuuki Yukino simply didn't care anymore, not that she forgot about it.

Especially after Minato Nana said those words, Yuuki Yukino couldn't help but connect the events of that day with her current situation.

Yuuki Yukino voiced her question—in a questioning tone—and then the two people who had been chatting at the bar moved their chairs and turned around.

Their expressions were different. Besides the shared surprise, Minato Nana's face showed more embarrassment and shame, while her older sister's face showed deep regret.