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

Minato Nana was still gesturing, but she had already made room for Yuuki Yuki to complete her daily work routine.

Yuuki Yukina seemed to understand the unspoken meaning in Minato Nana's words. She couldn't help but chuckle as she poured herself a glass of milk and drank it all down in one gulp as Minato Nana looked at her strange expression after finally stopping talking.

"So, Ms. Minato is worried that I might make a lot of money, then use it to go on a trip for several days, and when I come back, I'll feel that I've enjoyed the good things in life and don't want to suffer anymore, so... I'll quit my job?"

Yuki Yuki's description is somewhat exaggerated. Yuki Yuki has also met the kind of people that Minato Nana mentioned. Some of them work part-time, some live frugally, and in short, they suddenly change their personality and start doing things they wouldn't normally do.

Their goal is quite simple: to get a favorite character in a domestic mobile game.

Of course, Yuuki Yukino is a current high school girl, so those who can be compared to her generally don't have many messy reasons.

After Yuuki finished speaking, she looked at Minato Nana. Although Minato Nana did not speak, her eyes already confirmed that what she was thinking was similar to what Yuuki had said.

"Don't worry, I would never do such a thing."

Yuki Yukino easily gave Minato Nana a boost of confidence, then turned to the working coffee machine and poured the coffee grounds, which had already been crushed into a patty, into a special container.

“I think working is quite interesting, and it saves me from having to prepare dinner myself, but sometimes it would be even better if the dishes were more varied.”

"Make it a bit more elaborate...no problem! You've touched me so much, Yuki, let's go out for yakiniku after get off work today! No, let's go for three! And we'll invite your sister too!"

Minato sniffed, as if she was about to cry, though that was a rather exaggerated reaction.

"By the way?" Minato Nana paused for a moment, "What delicious food did you guys eat in Rainbow Leaf City?"

"Barbecued meat," Yuuki Yukino replied immediately.

"Okay, then we won't have barbecue tonight." Minato Nana muttered under her breath, "So what else did you guys do in Rainbow Leaf City?"

"And another thing..." Yuuki Yui recalled her experiences over the past two days.

On the first day, Koumori and I searched everywhere for traces of magical girls, and then prepared dinner and took a bath.

The next day, the group stayed in their hotel room until almost noon, then checked out and wandered around the city.

Although Yuuki Yuki also wanted to find out if there were any clues she had missed, there were actually not many clues that Urobuchi Mashiro would miss, and in the end, she returned empty-handed.

But just as Baqi reminded them, everyone's initial purpose was to have fun, and the ultimate goal was to have a good time. Yuuki Yuki and her group did indeed have a great time.

So Yuuki Yui briefly recounted her experiences over the past two days to Minato Nana, and also gave her a souvenir she had bought in Nijiha City—local specialty cookies.

Nana Minato was very excited to see the cookies, but her expression changed immediately. After hesitating for a moment, she began to press Yuuki Yukino for answers:

"Speaking of which, Yuuki, did you encounter anything terrible in Rainbow Leaf City?"

"Something terrible? We went to Rainbow Leaf City for tourism, how could something terrible happen?"

Confused, Yuuki Yuuki's first reaction was to pick up her phone, which she had put aside, and search for recent events on a search engine, wondering if she had been having too much fun and had overlooked what was happening around her.

But the truth is that nothing has happened in Nijiha City recently, and that's not what Minato Nana meant.

Realizing what had happened, Yuuki Yuki stomped her foot lightly, looking utterly helpless.

"I've already said I'm not a child! How could I have psychological trauma!"

Working at the coffee shop is just like any other day. On Monday evenings, most people who are about to start work or school don't rush into the coffee shop, so today's work is particularly easy.

Whether the same was true for yesterday's weekend remains to be seen.

Yuki could easily ask her about it, as a topic of conversation before leaving get off work.

"Miss Minato, were you busy yesterday and the day before?"

"So-so, fewer people than during the holidays." Minato Nana was busy watching videos on her phone and instinctively gave a perfunctory answer when she heard Yuuki Yukino's question.

Yuuki Yui originally intended to take this opportunity to find out if it went smoothly for Rei to work for her these past two days, but Minato Nana's absent-minded appearance made her feel that now was not a good time.

Minato Nana played on her phone for a little while longer, then brought up the topic that Yuuki Yuki had just mentioned.

"Oh, your little one has done a good job these past two days. Although she can't remember all the recipes yet, she's already got the common coffees right, which has saved me a lot of trouble."

Hearing that Nishio Reki and Minato Nana seemed to be getting along well, Yuuki Yuuki finally felt relieved.

If I go out and have fun—and tell Nana how much fun I had—but then cause trouble for the shop because I wasn't there, I'd still feel a little embarrassed, even though I had asked for leave.

After all, I only asked for leave the day before departure, it wasn't an emergency...

"That's good." Yuuki Yui breathed a sigh of relief. "By the way, did you two talk about anything? About me?"

Minato Nana's expression changed slightly, not very obviously, but Yuuki Yukino noticed it.

Does it really exist?

Then, Minato Nana rolled her eyes under Yuuki Yuki's eyelids, subtly pursing her lower lip as if hesitating about something.

The more she did this, the less Yuuki Yukino could feel completely at ease.

Just as Yuuki Yukino was lost in thought, wondering what had happened to her that was detrimental to her, Minato Nana took the initiative to explain things to her.

"She told me about your childhood, like how you met, how you played together, and what happened to your family after the tragedy..."

Perhaps it was the day when Baqi forcibly dragged her home and made her and her sister talk things out face to face that brought some changes to Minato Nana. Under Minato Nana's sincere expression, Yuuki Yukina could not see anything hidden.

It was precisely that restraint and awkwardness that made Minato Nana's words all the more believable.

"I've already said it, I'm not a child anymore. I won't get upset just because I hear about things like that... It's all in the past!"

If Minato Nana were Yuuki Yuuki's peer, Yuuki Yuuki would definitely pat her on the shoulder and say that, but since Minato Nana is both her senior and her boss, Yuuki Yuuki could only gently pat the bar counter as a substitute.

"Oh, you asked, so I'm just telling the truth." After saying that, Minato Nana's expression relaxed a lot. Although there was still a little lingering embarrassment, the awkwardness had completely disappeared.

Sincerity is always the greatest weapon. In this respect, even Minato Nana has to admire Yuuki Yuuki's girlfriend named Inuyama Tomoe.

Once she relaxed, Minato Nana immediately remembered that there was something she needed to tell Yuuki Yukina.

"Oh, by the way, Helica the Thunder also came over this weekend."

Thunder Helica?

Upon hearing this name, Yuuki Yukino involuntarily shuddered.

Making up with Helica would definitely be a good thing, but Helica has been acting like a domineering CEO lately, which has caused Yuuki a lot of trouble.

Even the domineering CEO was already a concession from Yuuki Emi; that "woman, you've piqued my interest" attitude could only be described as greasy.

No, this won't do! Helica just doesn't look right! I can't feel her cuteness anymore!

"Yuki, are you listening to me?" Minato Nana waved her hand in front of Yuki's eyes, pulling him out of his fear of the lightning Helica.

“I’m listening, I’m listening, Helica…Helica the Thunder has arrived, and then what?” Yuuki Yui responded with a few words.

"When she came, she had a very confident look, just like the day I saw her for the second time when she came to the store."

Confident... It seems even Minato Nana held back with her words. Yuuki Yuki could already guess Helica's ruthless stride as she walked into the store.

"Then as soon as she entered, she went straight to the bar and said something to Nishio, I don't know what. Then she started looking around the store, probably looking for you."

"And then?" Yuuki Yui couldn't wait to know the result.

It's really hard to say what the relationship is between Helica and Rei. They're not like the close relationship in the game, nor are they like the hostile relationship between Baki and Helica. I'm really curious to see what kind of sparks will fly between them.

"And then..." Minato Nana paused for a moment, her face showing a hint of embarrassment.

"Then Nishio went out from behind the bar and kicked Helica Tenrai out..."

But I'm only updating once, so I need to go back to sleep.

Chapter 74 I'll Get My Revenge Next Time

"Why did you kick Helica out?"

Hearing Nishio Reki's question, Yuuki Yuuki nodded vigorously, waiting for Nishio Reki's reply.

During her time at Tsukishiro Middle School, the most important lesson Yuuki Yuki learned outside of textbooks was not to blindly believe rumors and gossip.

Countless times in the past, Yuuki Yui has suffered greatly because of this, inexplicably bearing many false accusations. The Pink Devil and the scumbag pink-haired girl from Tsukimi Middle School have become the scapegoats.

To avoid this situation, Yuuki Yukina decided to ask the person involved in the matter—theoretically, Tenrai Helica, who was kicked out, was definitely not going to make it, so it would be better to ask Nishio Reki.

The day after hearing Nana Minato's story about Tenrai Herika being kicked out of the cafe by Nishio Reki, Yuuki Yuuki eagerly grabbed Nishio Reki and found a secluded spot to have lunch while asking him about the whole story.

"Who told Xiaoyuan about this?" Nishio Reki asked after a moment of doubt, then narrowed down the possibilities to the one that was almost certainly correct: "Was it the shop manager?"

Nishio Reki's thought process was similar to Yuuki Yuuki's. For various reasons, it was unlikely that Helica would take the initiative to complain to Yuuki Yuuki. Therefore, the person who told Yuuki Yuuki these things would be none other than the shopkeeper.

"Hmm, the shop manager told me this when I was working yesterday. What happened? What made Reki so angry?" Yuuki blinked, staring intently at Reki, eager to hear what answer Reki would give.

Yuuki knows exactly what kind of personality Nishio Reki is. Putting aside Nishio Reki's mysterious behavior after becoming a magical girl, the rest of her personality is no different from what Yuuki knows about Reki in the game.

For that wickedly kind-hearted Nishio Reki to be so angry as to kick Helica out, something terrible must have happened.

"That's not quite accurate. I didn't kick Helica out of the sky." Nishio Reki shook his head slightly.

really!

Yuuki Yukina thought to herself.

She knew that Nishio Reki's gentle personality meant he wouldn't do anything so violent.

"To be precise, I gently ushered Helica out of the coffee shop with my feet."

Nishio Reki answered with a straight face, her extremely serious expression making Yuuki unable to tell whether she was serious or simply telling a lame joke with a straight face.

Yuuki Yukino barely managed to suppress the words, "Isn't that the same as before?", that were about to slip out. Her lips twitched a few times as she controlled her facial muscles to prevent her expression from becoming too distorted.

"So, why did Xiao Li do that?"

"The reason..." Nishio Reki hesitated slightly. Just as Yuuki Yuki thought that she might be hiding something or making up an excuse, Nishio Reki cleared her throat again.

"Well, it's like this. I was working at the coffee shop last night. I won't go into too much detail, but anyway, it was almost time to get off work when Helica came in."

Hmm, Helica came in. What happened next?

Although Nishio Reki had already given a very brief explanation, Yuuki Yukina still wanted to get straight to the point, but she only urged him a few times in her mind before nodding and waiting for Nishio Reki to continue.

"When she came in, she had a stern face, as if someone owed her something. Then she looked around the store, I guess she was looking for Xiaoyuan."

Based on just a few lines of description from Nishio Reki, Yuuki Yukino could picture it all. She had seen Helica like that before, openly coming to her door and openly flirting with her.

"I don't want to go too far, but Helica Tianlei looked like she was looking for trouble, Xiaoyuan, you understand? So I felt very uncomfortable."

Yuuki Yukino nodded, waiting for Nishio Reki to continue.

"She searched the store for a long time but couldn't find Xiaoyuan's location. Then her expression changed suddenly, and she looked very disappointed. But she did see me and then asked me where I went."

"So what did you say?" Yuuki Yuen asked.

"I didn't say anything, I just felt a little uncomfortable," Nishio Reki replied, his sincere tone suggesting he wasn't deliberately hiding anything.