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

Yuuki Yukino's brows furrowed tightly, forming a knot.

Even if it wasn't Yuuki Yui who did it, Mizuno Yu's statement actually implies that something has already happened.

Moreover, it is highly likely related to the corrupted magical girl, and is an attack launched against one or more people.

Helica sat not far from Mizuno Yu, and Yuuki Yuuki could clearly see her movements.

She saw Herika open her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she closed her mouth and exchanged a glance with Sakura Hanako, who was sitting on the same side as her.

While Helica was exchanging glances, Mizuno Yu answered Yuuki Yuki's question in a completely different way than before.

"Someone has mysteriously fainted. It could be due to low blood sugar or anemia," Mizuno Yu said. Her usual cold demeanor made Yuuki Yuu feel that her gaze was excessively icy.

As if she had accepted Mizuno Yu's later guesses, she slowly uttered her last guess: "It could also be an attack by a corrupted magical girl."

“Possibly?” Hearing Mizuno Yu’s uncertain statement, Yuuki Yu’s tightly furrowed brows deepened: “We are all magical girls. Being attacked by a corrupted magical girl will definitely leave traces of magic. You should know this better than I do.”

Yuuki Yukino's words were not unfounded. Generally, corrupted magical girls who attack ordinary people are simply looking for some fun or replenishing their magic power.

The most obvious example is what Miyashita Mia did at school; girls whose magic was drained by her would fall into a coma.

Therefore, a magical girl can tell at a glance whether her magic has been stolen.

Mizuno Yuu readily admitted to the questions raised about Yuuki Yuuki:

"Yes, I said possibly, because there is no aura of a magical girl, nor any sign of life force being drained, so I am not sure."

"Then why do you think it was a corrupted magical girl, or that I did it?" Yuuki asked bluntly. Being misunderstood by Mizuno Yu as someone who would attack ordinary people hurt her a little.

“I don’t want to think that way, but as far as I know, the only person who can do this is you. Only your unfathomable abilities and magic could possibly accomplish something so bizarre.”

Yuuki Yukino's magical properties are even more abstract than those of other magical girls; she is chaos itself, able to freely change her magical aura.

Mizuno Yu's suspicions were reasonable, but Yuuki Eri was still somewhat displeased at being suspected.

"Why do I suspect it was done by a corrupted magical girl..." Mizuno Yu pondered for a moment, "The same thing has happened several times at Tsukimi Middle School, isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?"

"Why haven't I heard about this?" Yuuki asked in return.

It's not that she doesn't pay attention to the rumors at school; gossip is human nature, and if something happened, the students would definitely talk about it. Yuuki Yukino couldn't possibly be completely unaware of it.

“Senior Yuuki, let me explain.” Sakura Hanako raised her hand.

After Mizuno Yu nodded, Sakura Hanako nodded in return, and then they began.

"As you should know, Yuuki-senpai, Mizuno-senpai always does some strange things that cause a little bit of a negative impact on the school..."

"It's not just a little bit, it has a very bad influence. She hanged herself while the freshmen were visiting the campus, which scared a lot of people. Just a few days ago, she said that in order to better experience the power she has, she wanted to become one with the water, and then she went to jump into the sea. Wasn't that her?"

Helica glanced sideways and interjected.

Sakura Hanako looked around at the three people in the room with a slightly awkward smile.

"It's what you heard, Yuki-senpai. In addition, when the seniors went on the school trip, Yuki-senpai and Tenrai-senpai got into a fight, which caused the entire hotel to be blown up, resulting in a very bad reputation for Tsukimi Middle School now."

It seems that all the culprits who ruined Yuehai Middle School's reputation have now gathered together, so it's no wonder that Sakura Hanako volunteered to explain.

"Also, before I enrolled, Miyashita Miya attacked students at the school and released strange gas in the school... making the students act a little... excited... so now the school's higher-ups are very sensitive to such emergencies."

Fortunately, someone helped her divide the pot. Yuuki Yukino thought to herself, and continued listening.

"It was an accident, or rather, an accident, right? That senior was Mizuno-senpai's classmate. He was sent to the infirmary because he had anemia. He woke up after sleeping for two classes that day."

Sleeping through two classes doesn't sound like an attack. If it really was a corrupted magical girl, the outcome would only be more tragic.

"Later, several more similar incidents occurred, probably three or four? And they all happened at Yuehai Middle School. Because the student council led by President Niijima intentionally blocked the news, and the incidents weren't serious, no one paid any attention to them."

Indeed, such a situation did not occur in Yuuki Yui's own class, and the student council intentionally controlled it, so it was understandable that she was unaware of it.

Yu Mizuno continued, picking up where Hanako Sakura left off: "A similar incident happened in Nijiha City, but it was more destructive and on a larger scale."

The fact that the fake magical girls were drained of their magic power was due to Mashiro Urouge's attempt to charge the Black Magic Mark. They weren't magical girls to begin with, so it's normal that you can't sense any magic power from them.

Mizuno Yu was just short of breaking through the final barrier; Yuuki Yuki could figure out the rest on her own.

It's not serious; several students have fainted for no apparent reason, and no trace of magic can be found. It's like a smaller version of the farce in Rainbow Leaf City...

It's not impossible that Mizuno Yuu would suspect herself because of this, and Yuuki Yuu, after putting herself in Mizuno Yuu's shoes, understood her a little better.

It's not that I haven't done bad things, but I've always kept the destruction to a minimum. If I were to replicate what Genki Mashiro has done... thinking about it that way, it does seem like something I would do.

"Yuki, let me ask you something unrelated first. Do you know where Miyashita Mia and Tsukimi Rie are?"

It seemed that Mizuno Yu felt that being so aggressive was not a good thing—at least Yuuki Yuu sensed that—and then she changed the subject.

"I don't know, I'm not sure. If they come back, I won't wait for them to do anything; I'll settle a score with them."

“Yuki, I also think you wouldn’t be the kind of person to do something like that.” Mizuno Yuu suddenly brought the conversation back on track, perhaps because she had come to a conclusion about her observations of Yuki Yuuki.

Yuuki Yu's ultimate goal was to make Yuu Mizuno doubt about her and to test her, but Yuuki Yu was too young and didn't understand Yuu Mizuno at all.

If Mizuno Yuu really doubted Yuuki Yuuki, there was really no need to go to such lengths.

She also had some simpler and more direct objectives.

“You may not be on our side, but you’re not the type to associate with those corrupt magical girls who are detrimental to Moonsea City.”

This sentence distinguishes between Koumori and Hyakki Senyu, the two fallen magical girls who were with Yuuki Yuki, and Kuroba Ryouse, the incurable madwoman, and implies that the words are completely uninterested in dwelling on the past.

Mizuno Yu spoke with certainty, using a statement rather than a question, indicating that she had long believed that this matter had nothing to do with Yuuki Eri, and was merely confirming it.

This is no different from what Mizuno Yu did in Nijiba City before: start with Yuuki Yuki and eliminate the possibility of Yuuki Yuki and her group being the least suspicious.

Then, cooperation can be achieved based on mutual trust between Yuuki Eri and Yuuki.

"If there really is such a corrupted magical girl causing trouble, you would help her, right?"

Unfortunately, Yuuki Yuuki was the culprit in that operation in Rainbow Leaf City.

This time was different. Yuuki had never heard of this matter before, so Mizuno Yu readily agreed to cooperate with Yuuki, whom she knew very well.

If one intends to discuss this matter with oneself—and the theoretical representative of most of the corrupted magical girls in Moonsea City—then the entire magical girl group's mobilization seems perfectly reasonable.

Even if it was something I did, I might not get any benefit from it; even if it had nothing to do with me, they all gave it enough attention.

Moreover, it was in the activity room of the Rainbow Club, which I cherish very much, so from a neutral perspective, I would psychologically be more inclined to agree.

Mizuno Yuu wasn't afraid to let herself know these things. After her scheming, she was honest enough with herself, and they exchanged trust without saying a word. This wasn't a bad thing for Yuuki Yuuki.

Of course, there's another point: if I agree, my stance will shift from being a theoretical enemy to being more neutral.

Yuuki Yukino, who has become connected with everyone at Nijisanji through magical girls, can take this opportunity to repair her relationship with Nijisanji, which is a good thing.

Mizuno Yu took the opportunity to reach out to him again, and Yuuki Yuu had no reason not to seize the opportunity.

Of course, Yuuki Yukino also needs to maintain a certain level of composure befitting her status, otherwise, she might be overwhelmed by Helica's domineering presence again, just like before.

"If this matter really is related to magical girls, and I happen to have learned any information, I will tell you." Yuuki Yui stood up again, waving her phone in her hand: "The Nijisanji group hasn't been disbanded yet, has it?"

"No problem, I'll be waiting for your good news." Mizuno Yu nodded and stood up as well, showing that she valued Yuuki Yui but did not show any intention to stop her.

Since everyone has already discussed this much, and Yuuki Yu has figured out all of Mizuno Yu's intentions, there's no need for her to stay here any longer.

Yuuki Yukino turned around and walked straight to the door, displaying a rare display of tsundere behavior:

"If there really is such a person, and I happen to run into her, and she's beyond redemption, it wouldn't be unreasonable for me to take care of her for you."

Chapter Seventy-Eight: There Were Clues After All!

Because Mizuno Yu called her out in the morning, she went straight to the Rainbow Club's activity room with her schoolbag on her back, which took Yuuki Yuuki quite a bit of time to go back and forth.

When Yuuki Yuuki returned to the classroom, it was almost full of students waiting for class.

This situation reminded Yuuki Yuuki of her first day of school, when the classroom was also full of people, and she didn't even know where she was supposed to sit.

But Yuuki Yuuki is no longer like before, unable to find her own seat, nor will she be discussed by other students for doing anything out of line.

None of those things matter. What matters is that her class is "full". Yuuki Eri spends most of her time in class and occasionally daydreams, spending the whole day in the classroom. She has never encountered a classmate fainting.

What I should think about when I'm daydreaming in class today has already been decided.

Although Mizuno Yuu suspected that it was the work of a magical girl, Yuuki Yuuki had not sensed any magical girl transformation recently. She was sensitive enough to magic that she could see any movement.

We should start by examining the physiological causes and see if the students who fainted have anything in common.

Unfortunately, the incident was reportedly covered up by the student council, and Yuuki Yukari didn't even know who had suddenly fainted, so a direct investigation was impossible.

So the homeroom teacher was explaining complex mathematical formulas on the podium, but Yuuki Eri could understand them. Meanwhile, Yuuki Eri was secretly using her phone to search for possible causes of middle school students who suddenly fainted in early winter.

Despite adding so many restrictions, it didn't help Yuuki Yukino narrow down the scope. The reasons given online were all similar, and Yuuki Yukino secretly wrote them down one by one in her notebook.

Having a systematic list makes it easier to eliminate or advance items one by one.

The possibility of brain hemorrhage or external injury was immediately ruled out by Yuuki Yuen. At the same time, the possibility of multiple students suffering from similar diseases at the same time was almost zero, so Yuuki Yuen crossed out those words.

The next factor is environmental stimuli, such as staying in a hot and stuffy enclosed environment for a long time, or the presence of irritating odors in the environment, which can also cause people to faint.

It's not impossible. We can just take some time to visit Mizuno Yu's classroom and see if that's the case.

However, the situation in each classroom was similar, and Yuuki Yuki felt that the chances of this happening were not that great, but she decided to draw a circle around it anyway.

Yuuki Yui had previously mentioned to Mizuno Yu that low blood pressure and low blood sugar were not serious but could still cause fainting, so she circled them as well, even though the possibility of such a thing happening might be even smaller than the previous one.

Excluding other possibilities, the last one is overwork, which seems very much like the situation that these students who may be facing entrance exams might encounter.

In Yuki Emi's hometown, there have been many instances online of entire classes attending classes while on glucose drips, and there have also been numerous cases of students ending up in the hospital due to excessive studying.

But the students here don't seem to be that hardworking... or maybe it's more like involution?

"Let's take that possibility into account for now," Yuuki thought, picking up her pen to draw another circle under that line.

Before Yuuki Yuuki's tightly gripped pen could even touch the notebook, the notebook, which was under the textbook, was snatched away.

Yuuki looked up and saw that the teacher who had just been lecturing on the podium had stopped at some point and silently walked from the podium to her seat, holding her notebook in her hands.

"Uh..." Yuuki swallowed back the brief sound of surprise, and looked at her teacher standing in front of her with a timid and self-reproachful gaze.

The teacher's stern face resembled a solid boulder, clearly indicating his displeasure at students secretly skipping his class.

Even the students who usually love to chatter and gossip are now completely silent; not a single whisper about themselves can be heard.

Everyone knows how strict the homeroom teacher is. When Yuuki Yuuki first came to the school, she made her stand outside for a whole class period.

What will happen if someone dares to blatantly skip class during their homeroom teacher's lesson...?

This can be seen from the completely silent classroom.

For the first time, Yuuki Yukino missed the sound of other people's discussions so much; at least it would make her feel less awkward right now.