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

The teacher's gaze swept over the words written in Yuuki Yuki's notebook, the hot breath from his nostrils blowing onto the pages, the slight rustling sound was incredibly clear in the quiet environment.

With an even heavier sigh, the boulder gradually softened over time.

"Yuki Yuen".

The teacher's voice sounded like a sigh, or perhaps a pronouncement of Yuuki Eri's guilt.

The already quiet classroom seemed even quieter.

"If you feel unwell, you can go to the infirmary. If it's serious, I'll give you sick leave to go to the hospital. If you have any academic pressure, you can talk to me or the counselor at the counseling center. Don't try to tough it out on your own."

The heavy atmosphere, which had been like a solid block of ice, immediately relaxed, and Yuuki Yuen could hear many students breathing a sigh of relief.

It's possible that I got a perfect score in math on the last midterm exam, even though I forgot to write my name, so the result was zero; or it's possible that the fainting and various symptoms I recorded in my notebook caused some misunderstanding with my homeroom teacher.

　Liu 8 Jiu Wuling (⊙<邬) ultimately weathered this difficult situation without serious incident.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done something unrelated during class time." Seeing that the homeroom teacher had put Yuuki Yuu's notebook down, Yuuki Yuu apologized while still feeling innocent.

"Let's continue the lesson," the homeroom teacher said, before walking back to the podium.

The class went by uneventfully, but after class, the students started discussing themselves again.

The central question of the discussion was why Yuuki Enishi could skip class during that terrifying homeroom teacher's lesson without receiving any criticism.

Then the classmates all came to the same conclusion: the reason why the teacher turned a blind eye to Yuuki Yuuki's violation of discipline was because of the contents of Yuuki Yuuki's notebook.

Based on what the teacher said, everyone began to wonder if Yuuki Eri was sick.

Actually, what they said was, "Does Yuuki-kun have some kind of physical or mental illness?"

Even Baqi couldn't help but turn around immediately to ask Yuuki Yukino what had happened.

Of course, Baqi wasn't just being gossipy; she was genuinely worried about Yuuki Yukino.

"Xiao Yuan, is there some unusual activity in the Black Demon Pattern? Or something else? You're unusually late today."

Although Baqi also lowered her voice, Yuuki Yuuki was the center of attention in the class for the time being, and everyone had witnessed the special relationship between her and Yuuki Yuuki. As soon as they saw what Baqi was saying to Yuuki Yuuki, many people secretly turned their gazes over.

When Yuuki Yuuki looked around, the other girls would pretend to be doing something else and look away, and their discussion about Yuuki Yuuki would stop.

"No, it's not that serious, it has nothing to do with me. I'll talk to you during lunch break." Yuuki Yuen said, handing her notebook directly to Baqi.

After reading the above, Baqi's expression became even more tense.

With a title that reads "Fainted Out of Nowhere," followed by a series of sensational reasons, haphazard connections, and incomprehensible markings, it's no wonder the homeroom teacher was a little nervous.

Kobako is one of the people who knows Yuuki Yuuki the best, and considering her identity as a corrupted magical girl, plus Yuuki Yuuki's special reminder that "it has nothing to do with me," there aren't many other answers left.

"Is Yuuki investigating this?" Baqi lowered her voice even further, whispering in Yuuki's ear.

The other girls, who had been straining to eavesdrop on their conversation, couldn't hear the whispers no matter how hard they tried. Finally, seeing Yuuki nod to end the conversation, Baqi relaxed and turned back, and then they dispersed.

The discussion about Yuuki Yuuki was just a minor episode even within the class, and after the break, no one brought it up again.

Although Yuuki said she would explain to Baqi during her lunch break, Baqi's impatient nature prevented her from waiting until then. Similarly, Xiaoli, who was also worried that something might have happened to Yuuki, was also unwilling to wait.

During the next break, Yuuki Yuki briefly recounted the events of the morning to the two of them.

“This has never happened before.” Nishio Reki insisted: “The development of events has changed dramatically from what I know, so it is possible that something new might happen, but as far as I know, this has never happened before.”

Even Yuuki Yukino's biggest supporter, Nishio Reki, has said this, completely blocking the path of solving problems through God's perspective.

"It's also possible that it happened, but I didn't know, or maybe no one noticed." Seeing the disappointed look on Yuuki Yuki's face after hearing his answer, Nishio Reki added a few words, trying to save face for himself.

“Nishio Reki, I’m saying, if something like this happened in the past but no one paid attention, does that mean it won’t have any impact?” Baqi tilted her head and pondered for a moment before asking further.

"That's one way to put it, but I don't think it's accurate. If it's really because Xiaoyuan caused such a big change in the course of events that led to this new turn of events, then we can't underestimate it. We still need to analyze each case specifically."

When it comes to Yuuki Yuki, Nishio Reki becomes extremely meticulous. If she had applied that meticulousness to her studies, her grades wouldn't be so poor.

Yuuki Yuki also considered some of the scenarios that Nishio Reki had considered, such as these accidents being caused by Gen Ken Mashiro, who then improved her method of creating fake magical girls and made a comeback.

Although this is only the worst-case scenario, it's highly likely that Mashiro Gorky has nothing to do with this matter.

Even if she wanted to conduct experiments, she had St. Eternal Academy, a natural testing ground prepared for her, so there was no need for her to travel all the way to Moonsea Middle School and cause trouble under the noses of a group of magical girls.

This is just a very special case. Nishio Reki also listed some other cases, such as Miyashita Mia making a comeback with new abilities.

Although everything Nishio Reki said is possible, the probability of all the situations she mentioned being true is about the same as the probability of it being a coincidence.

"We don't know if it was done by a magical girl or if it was a survivor bias caused by Mizuno Yu witnessing it by chance. Let's just find out the situation and be prepared, shall we?" Yuuki Yu interrupted Nishio Reki.

She called the two people out simply to let them know about her recent situation; she didn't actually need their help right now.

Ultimately, Yuuki Yuuki was just trying to find something to do while daydreaming in class.

Interrupted by Yuuki Yuki, Nishio Reki pursed her lips, knowing that what she said was unlikely to be true.

She wanted to do her part for Yuuki Yui, but she didn't have the same brains as Mizuno Yui. Her past plans were based on trial and error from her memories, and when she was really needed, she could only make things worse.

"Like this! Like this!" Sensing that Nishio Reki was a little downcast, and that the atmosphere wasn't suitable for continuing, Tomoe quickly waved her hand:

"There's no need to think about such complicated things. I just want to ask one question: if this really is related to magical girls, will Xiaoyuan get involved?"

"Yes." Yue Chengyuan answered immediately.

"Xiaoyuan, have you thought about the consequences? If the enemy is a vicious and ruthless person, it's not a good thing for us, as corrupted magical girls, to confront her. Xiaoyuan herself might get involved." Baqi pressed.

"I know." Yuuki Yuuki's answer was short, but her tone was extremely firm.

“Okay, then Nishio Reki, if Yuri is in danger, you will definitely help, right?” Baqi raised her arm and pointed at Nishio Reki.

"meeting."

Perhaps Nishio Reki isn't smart enough to support such a complex plan, but her fighting ability is definitely sufficient.

Nishio Reki's confidence was rekindled, and he secretly clenched his fist.

"If Xiaoyuan encounters any trouble, I will definitely do my best to solve it."

"Then there's no problem." Ba Qi clapped her hands a few times, turned around and walked back the way she came: "Let's go back."

"Huh?" Yuuki Yuki and Nishio Reki both gaped in surprise. This speech, which sounded like a pre-battle mobilization, had resulted in such a lackluster outcome.

"Otherwise what? The blue-haired, expressionless man told Xiaoyuan all this to confirm her stance, right?"

Baqi stopped in her tracks, turned her back to Yuuki and her group, bent over backwards, and asked with her head tilted back.

"Also, the blue-haired guy with the expressionless face might want to repair his relationship with Xiaoyuan; this part should account for a larger proportion."

Yuuki Yu didn't mention the part about Mizuno Yu's probing of her; Tomoe's conclusion was based entirely on guesswork or intuition.

Before Yuuki could answer, Tomoe continued on her own:

"I think the blue-haired guy with the expressionless face didn't intend for Xiaoyuan to get too involved. As long as she guarantees that it wasn't us who did it, that we have nothing to do with this, and that we can help out when needed, that's fine."

"So even if we want to investigate now, we don't have any clues. We don't even know who fainted, let alone how many people fainted. Are we just going to investigate out of thin air?"

"If the blue-haired, expressionless woman needed Xiaoyuan, she would definitely give Xiaoyuan more information... Well, given her position, she probably can't completely trust Xiaoyuan, right?"

"Besides, Xiaoyuan, think about it. You've been investigating this matter for so long without any results. Do you really want to waste your time on this?"

Because they were in the corridor, even if not many people were listening, Baqi wouldn't directly reveal that Yuuki wanted to investigate the original magical girl. It wouldn't be good for anyone if someone overheard.

Yuuki Yui understood what Baqi was saying. Since returning from Nijiha City, she really didn't know where to start.

"Right? I was right, wasn't I?" Seeing Yuuki's understanding expression, Baqi asked a few more questions:

"So, let the blue-haired, expressionless woman do what she said she wants to do herself. We don't have any leads at all!"

“That’s true.” Yuuki Yui pondered for a moment and agreed with what Baqi said, so she nodded and followed Baqi’s steps.

Mizuno Yu had indeed given her far too little information, which was completely insufficient to support an investigation. Even if she wanted to help, it would be a waste of her time.

"Wait, something's not right!" Yuuki Yui hadn't taken more than a few steps when she suddenly stopped: "It's not that we don't have any clues."

"Hmm? Yuuki, you know?" Nishio Reki also stopped and turned to ask Yuuki.

“That’s not what I meant.” Yuuki Yui took a deep breath, her expression suddenly enlightened. “The clue I’m talking about is about what I’ve been struggling with, the clue about that original magical girl.”

Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Target is the Library

"A clue about the original magical girl? Wait, wait, Yuan, are you serious?"

Seeing Yuuki suddenly slap her palm in realization, saying that she had grasped a clue that could help her understand what Yuuki had been struggling with—the original magical girl—Baki quickly ran a few steps and blocked Yuuki's way.

Baqi certainly didn't think that Yuuki would say these things for no reason. In that case, Yuuki must have grasped some clues that they had overlooked in the past.

Because Baqi was involved throughout the process, and the numerous setbacks they encountered during this time made her realize how hard-won this clue was.

Her excited question to Yuuki Yui wasn't to confirm whether Yuuki Yui truly had the clues, but rather out of curiosity about what Yuuki Yui had come up with.

Although everyone was enjoying campus life peacefully, time was actually very tight, and there was no reason to delay in confirming whether Yuuki Yuki's idea was correct.

"Yes, it's true." Yuuki Yui didn't intend to keep them in suspense. As she walked towards the classroom, she cut straight to the point, first throwing out her question to Baqi:

"Our focus has always been on Lin Jiezi, trying to find the first magical girl to fall into corruption through her, right?"

"More or less?" Baqi recalled the direction of their past efforts: "After all, she is the problem. The only clue to finding that person whose very existence is unknown is Lin Jiezi, right?"

“That’s right, I don’t know much about Lin Jiezi either. I only know what she is, but I really don’t know if she has anything to do with what Xiaoyuan is looking for,” Nishio Reki chimed in from the side.

"The problem is that Lin Jiezi has absolutely no social life! It's impossible to get any information out of people who know her! She doesn't avoid socializing to prevent others from understanding her; she's genuinely socially awkward!"

When Ba Qi mentioned Lin Jiezi's interpersonal relationships, she couldn't help but stomp her foot. She was still dissatisfied with the fact that she had only gotten a bad reception when she tried to get to Lin Jiezi's interpersonal relationships.

“What’s most infuriating is!” Baqi had even more to say about this: “Her social connections are with Xiaoyuan and your club. When I went to ask, everyone said to ask the blond shorty or go check out that club!”

"Alright, alright, don't be angry." Yuuki Yuen, who had suddenly come up with a clue, was in a very good mood. She reached out and stroked Baqi's head a few times, running her fingers along Baqi's silver-white hair: "I just realized that investigating Lin Jiezi was a misconception from the start."

"Why do you say that, Xiaoyuan?" Nishio Reki asked in confusion, "Now everyone knows that Hayashi Mustard is the only breakthrough point, right?"

"How old is Hayashi Mustard?" Yuuki Yukino answered Nishio Reki's question with a seemingly unrelated question.

"Around the same age as us? Some are older, some are younger, what's wrong?" Nishio Reki was even more puzzled when asked, but still answered Yuuki Yukino's question seriously.

"How long have those magical girls existed?" Yuuki Yui asked again. "They existed at least when we were little, and they caused a lot of damage, like to my house... right?"

Although Yuuki Yuuki's use of her own scars as an example surprised the two people listening, there was no more direct example than the one everyone knew: Yuuki Yuuki almost ended up in an orphanage because of a magical girl's battle.

Inuyama Tomoe and Nishio Reki understood what Yuuki Yuuki wanted to say, especially Tomoe, who immediately slammed her fist in the palm just like Yuuki Yuuki had just done.

But Baqi still ceded the power of speech to Yuki Yuki.

Seeing that both of them had a knowing look on their faces, Yuuki Yukino nodded slightly.

"If she is the original magical girl who has existed until now, then there is one thing that cannot be explained no matter what. At the very least, admission to our Moonsea Middle School definitely requires identity information, right?"