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

Yuuki Yukino casually picked up her phone, which had half battery left, from under her pillow. She checked her empty message list and confirmed that it wasn't because she hadn't checked her phone that the other person had come to visit. Only then did she get out of bed.

Wearing slippers, she quickly walked a few steps and went straight to the door, where she turned the lock.

"What's wrong? Couldn't you have just sent a message? Why did you have to come all the way here so late at night?"

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Yuuki Yuka complained before she could see who was standing at the door.

Once they recognized the other person, all their morning grumpiness from being woken up by the knocking and their drowsy sleepiness vanished instantly.

The person standing at the door was different from everyone he had guessed might appear.

Upon seeing the other person, Yuuki Yukino's first reaction was to quickly grab the doorknob and pull it back sharply, intending to close the door.

But the other person had already grabbed the open door and stopped Yuuki Enishi with just as much force.

This happened once before, not long ago, right next door to my own house.

That person used the same method to stop Lin Jiezi from closing the door, and then led a large group of others into Lin Jiezi's room.

When the same thing happened to her, Yuuki Yukino found it not funny at all; instead, she felt a chill run down her spine.

If they barged into Lin Jiezi's room, no one would do anything, but if they let her into their own room, who knows what might happen?

But Yuuki Yukino couldn't stop it anymore, and could only watch helplessly as the other party pulled the door wider and wider.

"You've gone to great lengths, Yuuki Yukino." The girl outside slammed the door shut, sending it flying wide open. The metal door panel and frame slammed together, the dull echo sending chills down one's spine.

With the advantage of being outside the door, the other party forced Yuki En, who was holding the doorknob, to relinquish control of her own door.

The door handle that Yuuki Yuki had just been holding is now in the other person's hand.

What troubled Yuuki the most was that Helica, whom she had completely outmaneuvered that night, pushed Yuuki aside with her shoulder and strode directly into Yuuki's house.

With a gentle pull of the hand holding the doorknob, the door where the two had just been struggling was completely closed.

Chapter Sixty-Two Questioning

"Yuki Yuki, oh Yuki Yuki, you really went to great lengths."

Helica repeated what she had said before entering the room, lifted her lower leg back, hooked the edge of her autumn ankle boots with her index finger, and took the boots off her feet.

Helica neatly placed the two ankle boots on the shoe rack by the door, a gesture of politeness she had never shown during her countless visits.

Usually, when Helica barges in, she'll casually kick off her shoes, run straight to the sofa, plop down with a thud, and then lean back to catch her breath before stating her purpose.

But her actions today were nothing like those of Helica.

In Yuuki Eri's hometown, there is a saying: "When things are abnormal, there must be something fishy going on."

The more unusual Herika's behavior became, the more terrified Yuuki Yuuki felt.

Matters involving magical girls are generally resolved within the realm of magical girls; even if someone knows the other's identity, not many people would directly seek trouble with them.

Such a thing as barging into someone's house and using something other than magical girl as leverage is something that only Kuroba Kisei, who is in a class of utterly despicable behavior, has ever done, even among the infamous corrupted magical girls.

Kuroba Reincarnation still half-forced Koumori to do these despicable things for her, instead of doing it herself.

Tonight, it all came down to me going to great lengths to stage such a troublesome drama involving the magical girls of Nijisanji, causing Helica a lot of trouble.

Putting everything else aside, what she did was indeed using Nijisanji's magical girls to threaten Helica, and if we disregard her true intentions, it was actually extremely malicious.

It's understandable that Helica is angry. It's not surprising that she can't forgive herself and even sees herself as a mortal enemy. It wouldn't be surprising if Helica suddenly jumped out and hit her with a hammer while she was walking down the street!

But Yuuki Yuki never expected that she would come to her door on the very night the incident occurred.

Unfortunately, Yuuki Yuki was really afraid of Helica doing this.

Ask yourself, who wouldn't be scared if their own home were to be bombed?

Besides, if the two magical girls were to clash here, it would be a minor matter if they blew up their own house; they could control the power and try their best not to affect others.

But if someone really investigates, her identity as a fallen magical girl will be impossible to hide.

Being known by a magical girl is one thing, but being known by ordinary people in Moonsea City is quite another; the two are on completely different levels.

The former might encounter some trouble at most, while the latter would completely lose their place in the world, so magical girls would not use this "opening the box" method to solve problems.

Especially for corrupted magical girls, moving a bomb from the shadows to the light not only makes things difficult for them but also causes panic among ordinary citizens.

Moreover, if you push the other party too far, who knows what they might do?

However, Yuuki Yuki is not an ordinary corrupted magical girl; she has no intention of dragging ordinary people down with her in a desperate, all-or-nothing fight.

Yuki Enren Helica came here without intending to ask anything.

Her attention was completely focused on Herlica. If Herlica tried to make a move, she would have to kick Herlica out of her house immediately and minimize the damage as much as possible.

The idea was wonderful, but Lin Jiezi lived next door.

Before she knew Lin Jiezi's identity, Yuuki Yukino could freely transform herself at home.

But now she's also afraid that her transformation might trigger some condition that would awaken the original magical girl and relentlessly pursue her.

"Not planning to say anything?"

While Yuuki Yuuki was deep in thought, Helica had already walked over to the sofa and sat down by herself, acting as if they were old friends.

Yuuki swallowed hard. She didn't intend to test Helica's intentions until she understood what Helica was trying to achieve.

Knowing Helica's personality, she'll get straight to the point soon; I just need to wait a bit.

With that thought in mind, Yuuki Yuki sat down on the sofa, but she sat quite far away from Helica.

"By the way, did you replace your washing machine? The one that got ruined when you washed that cool piece of clothing of mine?"

Herlica's first words after sitting down had nothing to do with her purpose; instead, she brought up the time when Herlica first stayed overnight at Yuuki Yuki's house.

The two spent a chaotic night on the sofa and balcony. Yuuki threw her dirty, nail-studded coat into the washing machine, causing Helica to lose a set of clothes and have to transform back naked. Yuuki's house also lost a washing machine.

Now, recounting Helicati's past doesn't sound like a casual conversation with Yuuki En.

However, Yuuki Yukino couldn't figure out the other party's purpose at all.

What does it mean to have fortunes change every thirty years? Yuuki Yukari was so happy when she was trash-talking Helica in the coffee shop, and now she's so anxious.

The situation had completely reversed since that evening, and now Yuuki Yukino could understand how anxious Helica had been after what she had said.

Unfortunately, Helica has a vengeful nature, and the unpleasant experience she had earlier at the shop was retaliated against Yuuki Yukino in this way.

"Say something! Why are you so silent?"

Herlica showed no sign of anger, and calmly patted the empty space next to her, as if inviting Yuuki Yukino, who was sitting far away from her, to move over.

"Get to the point."

He should portray himself as an all-powerful villain on Helica's side, and constantly showing weakness would only give Helica an opportunity to relentlessly pursue him.

After the initial panic at suddenly seeing Helica subsided as her reason returned, Yuuki Yuuki's mind began to work again.

Right now, she can't afford to panic, and she can't call for outside help; she can only calmly deal with the situation on her own.

Herika stared at Yuuki Yuuki with innocent eyes for a long time, then let out a long sigh.

"Okay, that saves us the trouble of small talk."

Great.

Helica wasn't as composed as he was, so the acting that made Yuuki Yuuki feel anxious should come to an end, which was indeed good news for Yuuki Yuuki.

But waiting for Helica's next words was even more nerve-wracking than the time spent checking my final exam results in the exam system.

But Herika just wouldn't say anything, and it was obvious that she was deliberately keeping Yuuki Yukino in suspense. On the contrary, she was genuinely thinking about how to bring it up.

After waiting for a long time, Helica finally spoke.

"Come sit over here first."

Unfortunately, what she said was not what Yuuki Yuuki wanted to hear.

Being kept in suspense made Yuuki Yui feel uncomfortable, and coupled with her suspicions about Helica's motives, going against Helica's wishes was not a good choice, especially such a small request.

Yuuki Yukino simply complied with Helica's request and got up to sit on the sofa on the same side as Helica.

Although she sat down, she and Helica maintained a safe distance between them.

"Closer."

The distance of several tens of centimeters between the two people did not satisfy Helica, so Helica made this suggestion again.

Although Helica's tone wasn't harsh, Yuuki Yukino couldn't refuse Helica's suggestion, so she could only shuffle a little closer to Helica.

There was some fear, though; Helica was perfectly capable of turning her house upside down when she got angry.

The reason that prompted Yuuki Yukino to do this was not out of fear, but because she wanted to figure out Herika's purpose in coming to her house at this time as soon as possible.

The calm before the storm is always so hard to bear, especially when you know the storm is coming but the weather is still sunny and calm.

"Closer."

Helica continued, as if only a distance of shoulder to shoulder between them could truly satisfy her.

"Never mind, I'll do it myself."

After saying that, Helica clearly muttered to herself, lifted her petite body from the sofa, and sat down next to Yuuki Yuuki.

This is more than just being shoulder to shoulder.

Yuuki Yui could feel the invisible warmth emanating from the woman beside her, like a small, low-temperature stove that had just been lit. Although it wasn't very intense, it constantly demonstrated her presence.

When Herika entered the room, she didn't turn on the light, and Yuuki Yuen didn't turn it on either. In the dim light of the moon, the girl's unpredictable profile gave Yuuki Yuen an inappropriate sense of ambiguity.

"Ambiguous" might not be the most accurate word; "hint" would be a better description.

Of course, Herlica would never use this method to express her feelings, not in the way that suddenly occurred to her. What else could Herlica be planning to do?

Yuuki Yuuki glanced at Helica, her gaze fleeting like a dragonfly skimming the water. Helica, however, was not as reserved as Yuuki Yuuki. She turned her head and returned the glance with a direct and ordinary look.

"Don't you have anything to explain?"

If Helica wanted to take matters into her own hands and solve problems using magical girl methods, she certainly wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

But to retaliate against Helica's teasing in the store by dragging herself out in this way that makes her anxious is not really Helica's personality. Even if she did do that, it should be done only briefly.

Based on Yuuki Enishi's understanding of Helica, it would be more in line with Helica's personality to have her pin herself down here and let her fists do the talking.

"Yes, you wanted to take action against me and the Rainbow Society. You were afraid of being exposed at the shop where you worked, which is understandable."

Herlica maintained the posture of looking back at Yuuki Yuki after feeling her gaze, and slightly pouted her lips, as if she was savoring the memory of the manager from tonight.