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

"No, I have never fainted."

Hearing Yuuki Yukino's negative answer, the homeroom teacher's attitude began to waver towards seriousness again.

Even if she didn't press the matter further, Yuuki Yukino herself would have given an explanation.

"You know, I joined a club, and I have a good friend in the club. I ran into her this morning before I went back to class, and we went to the club activity room to chat for a bit."

"Hmm." The homeroom teacher frowned slightly, as if asking what the connection was between the two things, but only gave a soft "hmm," waiting for Yuuki Yukino to continue explaining.

"That friend, by the way, she's Mizuno Yu from the next class. When she was chatting, she mentioned that someone in her class suddenly fainted during class, and that this kind of thing had happened several times at school."

“Mizuno Yu and student council president Niijima Azusa are in the same class. She also said that the student council asked other students not to make a fuss for the sake of the school’s reputation, but Mizuno Yu and I are good friends, so she told me about it.”

The homeroom teacher's expression softened a bit, but she still didn't press the matter further.

Yuuki Yukino secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the other party seemed to have accepted her explanation. She then continued:

"You may not know this, but I've recently been working at a coffee shop, and I'm also planning to continue my studies. I'll be spending more time studying at home, and you can probably see that my grades are improving."

Her grades definitely improved, but the reason wasn't because Yuuki Yuki studied so hard after class, but rather because of the remaining memories in her mind combined with Inuyama Tomoe's hands-on, close-fitting instruction.

"So sometimes I feel a little tired and my head is spinning. I worry that I will encounter this situation. Today in class I felt a little confused, so I looked it up and wrote it down."

This was just one of Yuuki Yuen's little lies. The reason she made up on the spot was full of loopholes, and the homeroom teacher seemed to be able to tell that Yuuki Yuen wasn't telling the whole truth.

However, Mizuno Yu and Yuuki Yu are friends from the same club. Yuuki Yu's grades have improved, and it's true that she's been heard in the hallway or classroom working at a coffee shop. The homeroom teacher doesn't intend to nitpick about this.

And Yuuki Yui looked up those things, and then used some method to make someone faint?

The homeroom teacher understood Yuuki Yuuki's personality. Although Yuuki Yuuki had changed somewhat since a certain day, she still felt that Yuuki Yuuki was not the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Even if Yuuki Eri wanted to do it and did it, and she obediently taught classes, it would be unrealistic for students who had no contact with her to faint one after another.

Unless Yuuki Yuuki is a magical girl with some kind of magical power, but if Yuuki Yuuki really is a magical girl, there's no need for her to search online for such a method and then get caught red-handed.

"By the way, going to the library today was just a spur-of-the-moment idea," Yuuki Yuen continued.

"As you know, I've always been with Nishio Reki and Inuyama Tomoe, but today I wasn't feeling well during class, and they kept asking me about it after class, which made me feel bad, so I wanted to find a quiet place to calm down."

"So I went to the library, which I would never go to before, by myself. I found a quiet place, picked up a few history books and looked at them casually. When I didn't find them interesting, I put them all back."

Without the homeroom teacher needing to ask further, Yuuki Yuki proactively brought up the last question the homeroom teacher had asked.

"When I was reading, I saw that the student sitting opposite me had fallen asleep. Actually, he must have fainted a long time ago. He was just lying on the table, and I didn't notice anything unusual."

"Maybe I bumped into the table when I got up, or maybe she slipped and fell down, and then everyone gathered around."

At this moment, the homeroom teacher suddenly spoke up: "She slipped down by herself. There are security cameras in the library, and I saw the whole thing."

Hearing her homeroom teacher speak on her behalf, Yuuki Yuu felt much better: "That's all I know, I don't know anything else."

While it can't be said to be flawless, most of what Yuuki Yuki said was true.

Even if the homeroom teacher investigates Mizuno Yu, she is unlikely to reveal anything about magical girls or what happened between herself and Nijisanji.

Even if the student union tries to minimize the impact, whispering and gossiping with friends is something that students do.

"I have a general understanding of the situation."

The homeroom teacher's expression remained largely unchanged, but it ultimately confirmed that Yuuki Yukino had escaped unscathed.

"Yuki, while taking care of your health, don't do anything unrelated to class during class time."

“Okay.” Yuuki Yui nodded quickly in agreement.

"Also, don't make a big deal out of the fact that a classmate has fainted. It's fine to tell your close friends like Inuyama Tomoe or Nishio Reki, but don't talk about it after you leave school, especially at the shop where you work or at home."

It's normal for the homeroom teacher to be understanding. Previously, when someone fainted in class, the teacher or student council would mention it briefly, and everyone would only talk about it within the class.

But this time it's different. With so many people watching in the library, suppressing the news is on a completely different level.

This matter itself had nothing to do with Yuuki Yuuki, but the truth just happened to come out at that moment, so the homeroom teacher could only give a reminder.

Yuuki knew all this, and nodded repeatedly, "I understand."

"Understand what?" The homeroom teacher glared at Yuuki, seemingly displeased that Yuuki had seen through her thoughts and answered her in such a perfunctory and cunning way.

But the homeroom teacher is the homeroom teacher after all. Without saying anything more, she sent Yuuki Yukino back: "Alright, go back to the classroom and get ready for class."

"Okay, goodbye teacher."

Yuuki Yuuki bowed slightly in the direction of her homeroom teacher as a sign of politeness, then slowly pushed open the office door and left.

As soon as Yuuki Yuki left, Baqi and Li, who had been waiting at the classroom door, immediately approached her with concerned expressions.

"Are you alright? You haven't gotten into any trouble, have you? It has nothing to do with us, right?"

"Xiaoyuan? What happened to you at the library at noon? Why were you suddenly called there?"

Yuuki waved her hand and followed the two towards the classroom. Once they were a little further away from the office, she recounted everything she had witnessed in the library and her conversation with the homeroom teacher.

After hearing what Yuuki Yuki said, both of them fell into deep thought to varying degrees.

The matter is simple, but the various possibilities behind these events are worth their careful consideration.

Especially Inuyama Tomoe, who had told Yuuki En in the morning that it was nothing to worry about, and then encountered this kind of thing at noon, she was a little embarrassed.

Yuki En didn't dwell on the topic too much: "By the way, I looked around the library, but it doesn't seem to have anything noteworthy. The library at Yuehai Middle School is too limited. I think it would be better to go to the city library this weekend to look at the local chronicles."

"Wait a minute." Baqi raised her hand, interrupting Yuuki Yuuki: "Yuuki, there's actually something even more important right now."

"What?" Yuuki asked back.

Although it was Inuyama Tomoe who said things like "it doesn't matter" before, she's not the type to refuse to admit her mistakes.

"That thing the blue-haired, expressionless man mentioned, right?"

Yuuki Yukino looked slightly surprised that Baqi had brought the topic back to this matter, and Baqi continued to make suggestions.

"Although Xiaoyuan didn't sense any magic, since it's already happened right under our noses, the most important thing right now is to find out what's going on from that classmate, right?"

Chapter 81 Deep Sleep and Nightmares

After considering Tomoe's suggestion to go find the girl who suddenly fainted in the library at noon to find out what happened, Yuuki Yukino finally decided to follow Tomoe's advice.

And thanks to Baqi's strong initiative and her insistence, before the lunch break was over, Yuuki Eri took a slightly roundabout route and arrived at the entrance of the infirmary.

It's not appropriate for a group of people to visit someone in the infirmary together. Nobody knows the girl, and if a whole group of people rushes in, they might not only be refused a visit, but even if they are allowed, they might frighten the still-shaken girl.

Obtaining permission to enter the infirmary went much more smoothly than Yuuki Enishi had anticipated, as the infirmary's duty teacher happened to be inside.

After hearing that Yuuki Yui intended to visit the girl who had suffered a sudden accident, the school nurse easily let Yuuki Yui in.

Even more fortunately, although the girl had already woken up, she decided to rest until class started, as advised by her teacher, so Yuuki Yukari did not miss the class.

Yuuki Yukina once again felt that Tomoe's initiative had done her a great favor. If she had come at a different time, she might not have been able to find the girl she had only met once in such a large school as Tsukimi Middle School.

Pulling back the curtain beside the hospital bed in the medical room, Yuuki Yuen could immediately see the girl lying on the bed. Her complexion had improved a lot, and it was clear that there was nothing seriously wrong.

The girl's face was still somewhat pale, and Yuuki guessed that it was because such a thing had just happened, and the girl, still shaken, would inevitably feel lingering fear.

Yuuki Yukino casually pulled a chair over from the side, pushed it to the bedside, and sat down directly next to the girl lying on the hospital bed.

Hearing the rustling of the curtain, the girl who had been lying down sat up in bed, lifted the blankets slightly, and turned to look in Yuuki Yukino's direction.

Seeing a girl she didn't recognize sit down in front of her, the girl looked puzzled, glancing around as if she was looking for someone else.

But apart from herself and the pink-haired girl sitting in front of her, she couldn't find a third person nearby.

If you really had to name the third person in the infirmary, it would be the school nurse sitting at the door. But if the pink-haired girl sitting in front of her were looking for the school nurse, she would have seen her as soon as she opened the door.

"Excuse me, who are you?" The girl on the hospital bed looked at Yuuki Yukino with a puzzled expression.

"My name is Yuuki En, and I'm in Class 1, Grade 3," Yuuki En introduced herself simply.

The girl on the hospital bed was stunned for a moment, clearly not having heard of Yuuki Yukino's name.

Out of politeness, she first told Yuuki Enishi her name.

"Hello, my name is Kagawa Yui. I am a student in Class 3."

Class 3, that's Helica's class. Yuuki Yukino thought to herself.

Even after revealing her name, Kagawa Yui still looked puzzled, opened her mouth, and asked.

"So, Yuuki-kun, what brings you here?"

"I was sitting right across from you at the library at noon today, do you remember me?" Yuuki Yuu didn't mince words; she figured it was better to get straight to the point than to slowly introduce herself.

"Hmm?" The girl looked even more puzzled.

Just as Yuuki Yui was wondering if the fainting spell had some aftereffects causing Kagawa Yui's amnesia, the other person thoughtfully looked Yuuki Yui up and down:

"I seem to have a vague memory. I was reading a book at the time, so I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings, but I think there was someone sitting across from me."

Hearing what Kagawa Yui said, Yuuki Yuuki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since she wasn't injured by the attack that was supposedly from a magical girl, and simply didn't notice him, Yuuki Yukino felt much more at ease.

Before Yuuki could ask any more questions, the girl suddenly widened her eyes and shrank back as if she had thought of something.

Yuki Yuki's heart, which had just been at ease, was now on edge again. It seemed that Kagawa Yui had something to be wary of.

Is she afraid of herself?

"I...I know who you are." Kagawa Yui's voice trembled slightly.

Could it really be related to magical girls?

Or does Kagawa Yui think that she caused her own fainting?

Unfortunately, Yuuki Yukino's guess was completely wrong.

Kagawa Yui was indeed a little out of it, but when she saw Yuki Yuki's long pink hair, which was extremely rare in the whole school, she suddenly thought of something unsettling.

This unease made her move back a little further onto the bed, pressing her back against the headboard and arching her legs to cover her body with the blanket.

Although it was a bit indecent to think that way, Yui Kagawa's behavior made Yuuki Yuuki feel as if someone was going to do something unspeakable to her.

But the only person in front of her was herself.

It goes without saying who Kagawa Yui is wary of.

"I know, you're that sleazy girl from the next class! You're always hitting on other girls. Are you... are you going to take advantage of me when I'm vulnerable, to make me feel safe, and then...?"

With nowhere to retreat, Kagawa Yui stammered, pointing at Yuuki Yuki with her index finger.

"Huh???" Yuuki Yuuki uttered the biggest question of her life.