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

Ono Koko hesitated about Oki Taiga's decision. Ever since they planned to extort the bespectacled girl from that moonlit city, their luck had been terrible, making Ono Koko even consider quitting.

"Stop talking nonsense. It's because of that magical girl that we've been in the hospital for so long and that's why we've had such a hard time. Now it's time for our luck to turn around."

Ono Kogure was having second thoughts, and Oki Taiga, who had been with her for so long, certainly knew what she was thinking.

Daiki glared fiercely at the group of four people chatting and laughing ahead, a greedy glint in his eyes. He swayed and walked quickly a few steps with his hands in his pockets.

"Watch closely, I'll show you how I do it! Stop dwelling on past failures, this is a brand new step for us, understand?"

Taiga Oki, who was walking quickly forward, shrugged and quickened his pace, eventually deliberately bumping into the blonde girl walking on the far right.

Their hard shoulders collided with a dull thud, making Daiki feel as if he had hit a steel plate.

However, the more serious the impact, the more money he could earn. With the force of the impact, Taiga's shoulder tilted to one side.

"Excuse me." Koumori, who bumped into Taiga Oki, turned around and apologized, rubbing her shoulder before catching up with the others.

This bump also hit Hong Moli quite hard, but everyone was walking normally, and some bumps and knocks, whether minor or major, are normal.

Just when Kou Mori thought this trivial incident was over, Ooki Taiga deliberately raised his voice and called out to her.

"and many more!"

The sound was clearly directed at her. Hong Moli stopped and turned to look in the direction of the sound. She also saw Taiga Oki, whose shoulder hadn't moved since the two of them bumped into each other, and who had remained in that position the whole time.

This guy is probably looking for trouble. Hong Moli immediately figured out his intentions. These kinds of thugs who are like chewing gum are always very easy to understand.

Knowing that the other party had ill intentions, Hong Moli still had to act politely on the surface.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Those who kill people over the slightest conflict are either naive fools who have gained power and need to show off their strength, or they are the same kind of villains as the most evil ones in Dark Magical Girl.

Hong Moli didn't consider herself stupid, but the other party definitely was, blackmailing her in such an unreasonable way. Hong Moli felt that her intelligence had been insulted.

"What's wrong? You bumped into me, you know that?" Daiki Taiga snorted coldly.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Hong Moli bowed slightly and repeated her apology.

Hongmo doesn't want to cause trouble in other cities. Everyone is here to have fun, so it's best to let things that spoil the mood pass by as soon as possible. Taking things too seriously will only ruin your mood.

"Is an apology all it takes?"

Seeing that Koumori actually apologized directly, Taiga Oki's chin sticks out even more.

In Daiki Taiga's eyes, politeness was synonymous with being easy to bully, and Hong Moli's actions made Daiki Taiga feel that he was sure to make a fortune today.

"What do you want?"

A hint of displeasure flashed in Hong Moli's eyes. She could feel the other companions behind her, who hadn't caught up immediately, quickening their pace and walking towards her.

Hong Moli is never afraid of trouble, but for the sake of everyone's smooth journey, she doesn't intend to cause any.

But if a hundred ghosts and a thousand spirits arrive, the conflict will end in an instant.

In the simplest terms, that hoodlum might be missing something.

As for whether one loses clothes, a part of their body, or dignity, that depends on the mood of the hundred ghosts and a thousand spirits.

Because of this obstacle to her poor physical and mental health, Hong Moli still had a few words to persuade her.

Hongmo thought to herself, her tone softening.

"Can we all just pretend this never happened? Otherwise, it's not good for any of us."

"Why should I?" Taiga Oki shouted, his eyes darting around. "Why are you suddenly acting like a good guy? Are you afraid you'll lose face in front of your friends? Let me tell you, this isn't over, and no matter who comes, it won't make a difference!"

As Taiga Oki spoke, he pointed at Yuuki Yuuki's face, but didn't even glance at her. Instead, he gave himself a thumbs-up and said, "Did you hear that? What I said?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Da Mu Dahe heard someone ask a question.

"What are you saying? She bumped into me, my shoulder is still hurting, understand? Instead of asking questions, you'd be better off..."

Taiga Oki tossed his hair, turned to Yuuki Enishi, and spoke in a nonchalant, upbeat tone with disdain.

Upon seeing the smiling face of the pink-haired girl, Taiga Oki's mind went blank, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"What's worse than that?"

From the several unexpected events that happened to him before, what Daiki Taiga learned most was patience and forbearance.

Because she doesn't know how to be patient, she has suffered losses many times.

Ironically, the very teacher who had taught him to be patient was looking at him with a smile, as if checking the homework she had assigned.

"N-nothing, sorry to bother you..."

The once high-spirited delinquent girl turned around sheepishly.

Something patted Ōmura's shoulder. Ōmura quickened his pace, but the thing patting his shoulder followed closely behind.

Taiga Oki noticed that a tentacle was following him at a leisurely pace.

……

Ten minutes later.

"Yes, yes, I know about the aftermath of the magical girl incident, I know."

Da Mu Dahe, with a bruised and swollen face, stood obediently to the side, a stark contrast to her arrogant and domineering demeanor.

Ono and Kogure, who weren't seriously injured, stood even further away, as if afraid that getting even slightly closer would cause them to be caught in the crossfire. (5 (8 Lin Ling))

Fortunately, she was a little slow. By the time she noticed what was happening over there, Daiki Taiga had already been lifted up by tentacles and whipped violently.

She had planned to run away, but a tentacle lashed out at Taiki Taiga and struck her face, knocking her to the ground. So she had no choice but to submit.

The instigator of all this, Yuuki Enishi, was calmly sitting on a bench by the shopping street, slurping hot milk tea with her legs crossed, and glanced at them.

Originally, Taiga Oki was going to insist on paying for the hot milk tea, but Yuuki Yuuki slapped his hand and criticized him for using money of dubious origin to buy things for him, so Taiga Oki gave up.

"Who are they? What happened?" Bai Gui Qianyou seemed to be a beat behind, only remembering to ask this question after everyone was seated on the bench.

While waiting for my milk tea... Hyakki Chiyu didn't seem to do anything; she was just intently watching the staff's actions.

"Remember when we said that the woman, Mashiro Urouge, gave a lot of power to ordinary people so they could become magical girls? They are two of them. The ones I mentioned earlier who were harassing us are them."

Baqi also sat with her legs crossed, sipping her milk tea, eagerly answering Bai Gui Qian You's questions.

"Oh, never learns from mistakes, well done." Hyakki Chiyou nodded.

Listening to their chatter, Hong Moli had no intention of speaking, nor did she have anything to say to such scum.

If Yuuki Yuen hadn't made a move, she would have taught this arrogant guy a lesson.

After all, it's always better to do it yourself than for them to face a hundred ghosts and a thousand demons.

While everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, Yuuki Yukino cleared her throat and steered the conversation back on track.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. What do you know?" Yuuki Yuen raised an eyebrow and asked.

“Previously, quite a few magical girls seemed to have been drained dry and simply fainted, resulting in similar situations in every corner of the city. It’s what they call that thing, yes, the large-scale girl coma incident,” Taiga Oki said.

"And then?" Yuuki Yuuki glanced up at her, as if telling Taiga Oki to get straight to the point, which sent a chill down Taiga Oki's spine.

Da Mu Dahe shuddered a few times, then quickly continued, "The hospital's diagnosis was low blood sugar, malnutrition, or something like that. They didn't give any specific cause, at least not for me. In the end, they just left it at that."

"Nonsense." Baqi snorted coldly, "If the hospital could find out the cause, wouldn't they be magical girls too? It's not that simple. How can a group of ordinary people interfere with the affairs of magical girls?"

"Yes, yes, we ordinary people can't interfere with magical girls' affairs, so... could we... go first?"

Taiga asked tentatively, seizing on a small loophole in Baqi's words, and then lifted his leg to run away. The timid and hesitant she was now was hard to believe was the same person as before, when she was all talk and no action.

"Stand still!" Baqi raised her voice slightly, startling Da Mu Dahe, who was about to take the opportunity to leave, and he immediately stood up straight again.

Taiga didn't dare to move, but something she mentioned unexpectedly made Yuuki Yukina think of something.

She was referring to "us ordinary people".

Taiga and the others were, after all, just fake magical girls whose powers had been taken away by Mashiro Urouge. Even though Mashiro Urouge took back their powers, they still retained their memories from when they were magical girls, which was completely different from the normal magical girls that Yuuki Yui knew.

Even though it was just information that could be known at a glance, it was still a novel discovery, and Yuuki Yuki felt that it was not ineffective.

What Mashiro Urouge created is ultimately an illusion. The true workings of the magical girl rules should not be so simple. From this perspective, to understand the relationship between magical girls and the original magical girls, we should adopt a different approach than the aquarium created by Mashiro Urouge.

Ignoring the two delinquents standing awkwardly to the side, and without even glancing at her companions, Yuuki Yukino pulled out her phone from her pocket and typed keywords like "magical girl," "Nijiha City," and "fainted" into a search engine.

Search results from a month ago started popping up one after another, filling the phone screen.

Some were official reports, while others were speculative guesses fueled by a love of drama; the search results were filled with conflicting opinions.

Some say it was because of a huge thing in the sky, while others say they were attacked by a group.

Several people also came forward to say that they were among those who fainted, claiming that they had been given magical girl powers. Although they spoke with great conviction, netizens believed it was either a publicity stunt or a result of mental confusion due to aftereffects.

After Mashiro Gorgen reclaimed her power, the magical girls couldn't prove what they said was true, so it was all taken as just idle chatter and didn't cause any ripples.

In short, these people who knew nothing about magical girls attributed everything they didn't understand to the supernatural elements of magical girls, and incidentally blamed everything on Gen Urobuchi Mashiro.

This was also quite novel for Yuuki Yuuki, as the person who had always been responsible for taking the blame for all the messes in Tsukishiro City was the Pink Devil, which was herself.

Although this time, all the blame should indeed fall on Mashiro Gyoken.

After all, if Mashiro hadn't had her own plans, these ordinary people who couldn't resist the allure of magical girl power wouldn't have ended up associating with demons, let alone signing contracts that sold their souls.

Although Mashiro is much gentler than demons, she doesn't crave the souls of those lost sheep, but rather wants to strip away a portion of their magic and use it for herself.

However, public opinion did not point to herself who appeared in Nijiba City, but instead overwhelmingly sided with Genki Mashiro, making Yuuki En, who was used to taking the blame, feel a little uncomfortable for a short time.

One thought is that I'm not used to it, but I haven't finished asking Yuuki Eri's questions yet, although they are all minor and unimportant.

When were you discharged from the hospital?

"So, you were hospitalized for a little over a week, right? Less than half a month. The main thing is that you've recovered your normal bodily functions. We exercise every day, and your physical condition is very good."

Training? Do you mean training how to extort money from others, or training how to escape capture?

Yuuki Yui put aside her thoughts of complaining and then asked about what she was curious about: "Are there any people who haven't been discharged from the hospital? Have you heard of anyone having an accident because of this?"

"I don't think so, right? Anyway, I haven't heard of any magical girl who fainted dying."

"So how do you two feel now?"

"I don't feel anything, it's like I've been seriously ill and the recovery is very slow."

"Hmm..." Hengyang pondered, drawing out the sound as if he was thinking about something, which made the two bad boys standing to the side jump into their throats.