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

That legendary deity might be the original magical girl, which is what Yuuki Yukino thinks is the most likely possibility.

Perhaps that god granted ordinary girls the possibility of becoming magical girls, which is why Moonsea City is so closely connected with magical girls. And the first one must also be the strongest, which is why that original magical girl possessed such great power.

There are other possibilities, such as the magical girls and the lifeline of Tsukimi City being linked at that time, and they having to coexist. This speculation could also explain why magical girls do not exist in areas outside Tsukimi City, such as Nijiba City.

Or perhaps the city of Tsukishima was established to resist an enemy, namely a corrupted magical girl. However, since corrupted magical girls are transformed from magical girls, this speculation is somewhat putting the cart before the horse.

Yuuki En considered many more possible scenarios, but most of them, like the previous one, were unreliable, so she rejected most of them.

After spending most of the day researching and thinking, although sitting on the hard wooden chairs in the library for a long time did make Yuuki Emi a little sore, the mental fatigue was more unbearable than the physical fatigue.

After doing so much and thinking so much, Yuuki Yukari is starting to feel drowsy and all she wants to do now is lie down and get a good night's sleep.

Yuuki Yukino's arm was almost on the table when, in the instant she closed her eyes, she suddenly realized that she was about to do something dangerous.

Because of the slumber incident, Yuuki Yukari hasn't closed her eyes during the day for a week. Although she knows it's probably not a coincidence, doing so always makes her wonder if she's been attacked or affected in some way.

For example, sneezing is a normal human reaction, but during flu season, if someone sneezes, people around them will immediately keep their distance.

This is the current situation for Yuuki Yuen. Perhaps it's a bit of an overreaction, but it's always better to be prepared.

Yuuki Yui pinched her thigh hard, and the pain immediately dispelled much of her drowsiness, making her fully awake again.

Thank goodness, either I was just really tired and sleepy, and an energy drink would have solved the problem.

Either I have been attacked in some way, but I can avoid it through conventional means, and the slumber is not forced. If that's true, it's incredibly exciting.

In any case, it was just a false alarm for Yuuki Yuki. While it's good to be on guard, Yuuki Yuki felt that she shouldn't be so easily startled; being overly nervous would only harm herself.

There's no need for that. Anyway, the teachers at the infirmary said that these kinds of things happen in long intervals, not one after another.

Moreover, the slumber incident only occurred at Moonsea Middle School.

Recently, there have been some rumors about Yuehai Middle School, which generally mean that the academic pressure in Yuehai City is very high, and many students are falling asleep in class because they are too tired, suggesting that the academic burden should be reduced.

However, Yuuki Yukino discovered once again that she was wrong.

She was just too optimistic.

When she returned the books to the shelf and picked up a mystery novel that she had previously read in the school library, intending to clear her head and take a break before going to work, an unexpected incident occurred.

This time it wasn't opposite Yuuki Yuki, but it wasn't far from her either. As long as Yuuki Yuki stood up from her chair, she could see what was happening over there.

It should be said that I heard it.

This time, it wasn't some sleeping girl who silently collapsed and never woke up again.

Instead, a piercing scream rang out. The shattered sound made everyone in the library immediately cover their ears instead of looking over.

The scream was brief. As soon as the sound subsided, many people turned to look, and many faces showed anger at being disturbed in the quiet environment of the library.

The person who screamed was also a young girl, but probably a bit older than Yuuki Enishi. The books in front of her were textbooks for her university major courses, which were very familiar and dear to Yuuki Enishi.

Although the other person's major courses have absolutely nothing to do with what Yuuki Yuen has studied.

But the focus now isn't on what she's learning, but rather on her current unusual behavior.

The screaming girl jumped up from her chair, knocking the wooden chair over and stumbling back a few steps.

The still-shaken girl looked around, her pupils, which had been constricted by fear, gradually returning to their normal size.

There's nothing wrong with that. Maybe someone was playing around with her, she saw something scary, like a malicious video that suddenly popped up or an insect, or maybe she injured her finger or toe.

All of this is possible; it's not uncommon for things like this to happen occasionally in libraries. In the end, they're just kicked out, and some well-mannered people will even apologize.

The girl apologized and also explained why she screamed.

That was precisely the last thing Yuuki Yukino wanted to hear.

"N-I'm sorry, I think I just had a nightmare, and I can't wake up, so..."

It wasn't just needless worry; the very thing Yuuki Yukino was fearing had happened.

Chapter 83 It's really scary to not be able to graduate.

Why are you asking me this?

As expected, the girl who had been kicked out of the city library for screaming earlier looked at Yuuki Yukino with suspicion, and only asked after a long while.

Yuuki Yukino, who had followed the girl out the moment she was kicked out, swallowed sheepishly and made up a reason that sounded rather unbelievable.

"I... I'm planning to write a book and I'm currently gathering material nearby. I heard you had a nightmare, so I was wondering if I could use that information..."

"Hmm?" The girl's suspicion deepened, staring intently at Yuuki Yuki, almost as if she wanted to expose him to his face.

If someone chases you down and asks, "What kind of nightmare did you have? Can you tell me about it?" anyone would suspect that the other person has some ulterior motive.

Especially if someone asks a question but still makes up a lie to answer it, that's even more suspicious.

"Okay, I was just being a bit nosy, curious about what nightmare you had." Yuuki Yu realized that she hadn't really done anything right; in trying to get information, she seemed to be treating the other person like an idiot. So she quickly denied her previous statement and changed her tune.

Hearing what Yuuki Yui said, the girl stared at Yuuki Yui for a while longer before finally sighing, "Never mind, you're still a middle school student, right?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Yuuki nodded repeatedly; the fact that the other party was willing to communicate with her was a good sign.

"Can I see your student ID?" The girl held out her hand to Yuuki Yui, then quickly put it back in her pocket as if she were cold.

"Oh, okay." This request surprised Yuuki Yuuki a little, but she still took out the small student ID from her wallet.

Yuuki Yui did not hand her student ID directly to the other person; instead, she opened the cover of the student ID and showed the other person the page with her information.

Even if the other person doesn't seem like that kind of person, if they snatch her student ID and leave, or plan to do something outrageous, Yuuki Yukino will regret it.

The other person didn't force the handover; they simply peeked out, checked the information on it, and then stood up straight again.

"Sigh, you bunch of middle schoolers, don't be so gossipy." The girl sighed again, "Fine, it's okay to tell you, it's just that I'm so embarrassed."

It seems there are no problems. Putting aside my own wariness of the other party, it's certain that the other party is Yuki Yuki, but the fact that Yuki Yuki decisively took out her student ID can dispel most of the suspicion.

Thanks to my habit of keeping my student ID in my wallet, in the world before Yuuki Eri, a university student ID was very useful. It could get discounts at various scenic spots and restaurants, and at times you could even enjoy the privileges of a university student.

Yuuki Yui nodded happily. In front of these older sisters, she just needed to try her best to act like a cute younger girl.

"So, are you willing to tell me now?"

The girl put her fist to her mouth and cleared her throat:

"I dreamt that I failed a course, so I didn't have enough credits and therefore couldn't graduate."

what?

"Then, in my dream I went to the teacher in charge of that major course, and the teacher told me that she couldn't help me, so she told me to go back and repeat the year and graduate next year."

"Because I couldn't graduate smoothly, the company that I finally got the job through the interview also terminated my contract for this reason. That job was something I spent a long time preparing and going through many rounds of screening!"

"To make matters worse, my girlfriend thinks I'm stupid and wants to break up with me... even though I don't actually have a girlfriend in real life... Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you all this. Just know that it's terrifying, the worst nightmare you'll ever have."

Yuuki Yukino is not ignorant at all; she has experienced it firsthand!

Before each final exam, I was filled with anxiety, barely passing thanks to my all-night studying and the help of my teachers. I kept saying I would study hard next semester, only to repeat the same hellish cycle. Yuuki Yuuki knows this all too well.

But the nightmare the other person described is so realistic! So realistic that just listening to Yuuki Yukino almost made me cry!

If I were in that situation, I'd feel like dying.

Yuki Yui originally intended to ask the other person if they were really afraid of that nightmare, but even without asking, Yuki Yui knew that any college student would be afraid of such a situation.

After an awkward silence, Yuuki Yuki still needed to confirm whether this was related to the slumbering incident she was familiar with.

If what happened to the girl in front of me was really just an accident, and I just happened to stumble upon it, then that would be the best outcome.

But if this is indeed related to slumber, then the target group might not be students of Moonsea Middle School, but rather randomly distributed individuals.

The most dangerous thing is that the slumber is not random, but will befall those around Yuuki Yuuki, including herself, making Yuuki Yuuki like a schoolgirl from the anime "Death God," with accidents happening wherever she goes.

This is what Yuuki Eri is most worried about right now.

"Have you ever... desperately wanted to wake up from a dream, but just couldn't?" Yuuki Yuen continued to ask.

Under Yuuki Yukino's expectant and curious gaze, the girl sighed even more heavily:

"I'm so busy finding teachers, preparing for makeup exams, preparing for being demoted, explaining the situation to the company and begging for a contract renewal, and trying to make my girlfriend happy so we don't break up. I'm overwhelmed with work. How can I have time to think about whether I'm dreaming? I don't even know I'm dreaming, so how can I wake up from this dream?"

That seems to be the case? Normally, people are not aware that they are dreaming. Even if they dream of bizarre events, they will subconsciously think that it is normal and will be completely drawn into the dream world.

"So how did you wake up?" Yuuki Yui continued to ask, wanting to learn more from the girl to confirm her guess.

"Let me think about it, and it seems like this is the case. I ran around everywhere trying to get myself demoted, for a whole day, a whole day! And after all that running around, nothing changed, so I went home feeling utterly dejected."

"After I got home, I told my family that I had been demoted. They were furious when they heard this. They said it was a failure that they had given birth to a good-for-nothing like me who couldn't even graduate from college. So they picked up the sofa and beat me up."

Wait? What is that?

He picked up the sofa? And then beat her to death?

It was relatively normal at the beginning, so why did it turn out so bizarre at the end?

Oh well, it's someone else's dream anyway, and I have no right to complain. It's much more normal than the story I heard about Yuuki Yuuki that went into the forest and got eaten by a bug disguised as a cute little girl.

The girl muttered a couple of things to herself, stroked her chin and thought for a long time, and in the end, all that was left was to complain.

"Yeah, that's definitely not right. My family loves me so much, they would never do something like this to me. Sigh, but I was preparing for exams, and not only did I fall asleep and have this dream, but I also got kicked out..."

Most dreams end with death or weightlessness and falling. Based on the information the girl provided, Yuuki Yukino still couldn't determine whether what she was experiencing was a deep sleep.

After all, she didn't fall down, and no one called her. So, no one knows if she was unresponsive.

"That……"

Yuuki Yukino felt she needed to confirm this, but before she could finish speaking, the girl loudly stopped her.

"Stop, stop, stop. Put away your curiosity. First, I had a nightmare, and then I got kicked out. I'm furious and need to vent to someone, which is why I've been telling you all this. Don't push your luck!"

With the other party's explicit refusal, Yuuki Yukino had no choice but to press for confirmation of her suspicions.

Even if she pressed for an answer repeatedly, she still couldn't get a definite result.

Watching the girl leave, Yuuki Yuki felt that her investigation should come to an end today, as the information she had gathered had already exceeded her expectations to some extent.

Next, it's time for our weekly routine of exchanging information.

Having just experienced the unexpected incident at the city library, she also had a completely new guess.

Chapter 84 Routine Exchange

Saturday night was the day Yuuki Eri and Koumori would meet as usual.

Koumori usually brings along Hyakki Senyu, while Inuyama Tomoe usually arrives a little earlier to secure a spot.