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

“Well…” Hong Moli gritted her teeth. She could try to make up for the damage to her image in the future, but it was more important to solve Yuki Eri’s problem.

Having gained nothing for so long, and only being able to find this place thanks to Yuuki Yuki's information, Koumori also had to do her part for this magical girl who risked her life for her.

"Kurenai, forget it." Yuuki Yuen shook her head, gently interrupting Koumori's words.

Hong Moli looked back with a conflicted expression. She had considered the possibility of this happening, but could only hope that it wouldn't or that the other party would be lenient.

Faced with the current situation, Hong Moli has considered how to solve it, but she can't find a solution that satisfies both sides.

"I'd appreciate it if you could make a few more trips to bring out the relevant books, and then we can search for them slowly. It might be a bit slower, but it shouldn't break the rules," Yuuki Yuen said.

Yuki Yuuto was the first to back down, and the librarian also wisely made an exception: "That's certainly possible. You, the president, have the right to borrow books, as long as you don't lend them to others and cause them to be lost or damaged."

That's what they say, but once a book is borrowed, nobody knows what might happen, so the librarian is already giving it the green light as much as possible.

Otherwise, knowing that Hong Moli would lend the book to someone else, her duty should have been to stop her.

"I already said, I'm only the acting student council president right now," Hong Moli said, somewhat embarrassed.

As the acting student council president, even if she couldn't memorize every rule of St. Yuu Academy, she could tell that the other party was turning a blind eye. Under the tacit understanding of everyone, she still felt somewhat embarrassed for breaking the rules.

"Then I'll try to go and come back as quickly as possible?"

"Wait a minute." Yuuki Yui stopped Koumori from stepping into the library again: "There might be a lot of information. It would be a bit much to take it all out at once. Why don't you do a little more searching? We can go back and wait for news."

Firstly, Yuuki Enishi had researched a lot of information at the Yuehai Middle School library, and secondly, she had witnessed firsthand at the city library how difficult it was to find useful information from a pile of useless materials.

If Hong Moli were to take them out one by one, most of them would likely be useless, making Hong Moli's efforts futile.

Anyway, Koumori knows what she needs, so she feels more at ease leaving it to Yuuki.

Furthermore, the fact that Koumori still looked very conflicted and that the librarian spoke in an unnatural tone made it clear to Yuuki that lending the book to her was not allowed in principle.

When Yuuki Yui made the suggestion, she didn't think that much about it. If it would cause trouble for Koumori and others, she would rather trust Koumori more.

This would be the best outcome for all three parties.

As expected, after Yuuki Yuki said that, Koumori's expression brightened considerably, and she agreed more readily.

"That's fine. I'll organize the information that might be useful as soon as possible. Yuki, just wait for my good news."

"And what about us, Yuuki?" Baqi blinked and turned to Yuuki Yuuki: "Where are we going during this time?"

Yuuki Yui chose a solution that would benefit both parties, and Koumori would naturally do her best as well: "If you don't mind, you can wait in my student council room first. Chiyu, could you please take my sister and Yuuki there?"

"Okay." The usually taciturn Hyakki Chiyuu replied succinctly.

The matter seemed to be settled. Hong Moli prepared to enter the library, while Bai Gui Qianyou led Inuyama Baqi and Yuuki Yuuki to return to the student council room.

But then the librarian suddenly spoke up.

"Big sister, president, please wait a moment."

"What's wrong?" Baqi turned her head and asked. She was no longer studying at Saint Youyou Academy, and after bowing, there was no reason for her to maintain that troublesome appearance. She asked casually.

Baqi really wanted to add this: "The librarian has the right to say that the library does not allow outsiders to enter, but shouldn't the student council president's room be decided by the student council president?"

But out of a bit of pride, she swallowed those words back.

Baqi asked the question on behalf of everyone, and the others also cast puzzled glances at her.

"I just heard your name. Are you Yuuki Yuki?" The librarian was speaking to Yuuki Yuki, whom she had no connection with, which made the others even more confused.

"It's me, what's wrong?" Yuuki Yui said, though she was puzzled.

"That's how it is," the librarian said, before she could finish her sentence she lifted her skirt with both hands and bent down.

Just as Yuuki Yuuki was wondering whether the other person should also bow to her, struggling with the fact that she didn't understand the rules of Seiyuu Academy at all, and didn't know how to return the bow, she watched helplessly as the girl squatted down.

The librarian's body was completely blocked, which made the others even more suspicious. It didn't seem like a good omen for someone who wasn't even a magical girl to mention Yuuki Yukino's name.

The sounds of the cabinet being opened and rummaging through it didn't last long before the girl stood up again.

She placed a thumb-thick book on the table; its spine and cover contained no relevant information, yet it was bound quite meticulously.

"The chairman instructed that if a person named Yuuki Eri visits, this book should be given to her."

Even though Wanwan has a cold, I still managed to write today's content!

This time it's two chapters! No slacking off today!

Chapter Eighty-Six: The Puzzle

Yuuki Yukino watched as the librarian who had called out to her took out a book and placed it on the table, guessing that Urouge Mashiro must have been prepared in advance.

Of course, no one but Mashiro Goraki would do such a thing.

This unusual situation made Yuuki Yuki extremely cautious.

Yuuki Yuuki certainly wouldn't be so paranoid as to think that everyone at Seiyuu Academy had ill intentions towards her, but she still dared not be careless here, fearing that she might accidentally fall into a trap set by Genki Mashiro.

Yuuki Yui didn't take the book immediately. Instead, she looked at the librarian who handed it to her and asked for confirmation.

"May I ask, which chairman are you referring to?"

"It's Chairman Sheng." The librarian answered respectfully.

"Chairman Saint?" Yuuki Yui was taken aback upon hearing this answer: "Saint Shion?"

"It's Chairman Seijin Shiro," the librarian added.

As expected, this was something that Mashiro Gakuen left for him!

Yuuki Yukino was always a little taken aback when she suddenly heard others address her as Urouge Mashiro in that way.

Although Mashiro Gyoken is the adopted daughter of "Saint" and has regained her original surname, she is still entitled to bear the surname of Saint, and therefore she is qualified to become the headmaster of Saint Yuu Academy.

Rather, it would be more convenient for Mashiro Urouge to refer to herself as Sei Mashiro within Sei-Yū-Gakuen.

Why didn't Mashiro Gorgen just hand this over to me? Perhaps it was because she was trying to lead me to discover something, or perhaps it was because she needed to tie her own hands while operating in Moonsea City, so she had to use this roundabout method.

How did Mashiro Gyoken know he was coming? Or if Koumori had come to investigate, or if she hadn't said those few extra words, would she have missed any information? Yuuki Yukino didn't have the mind to analyze these questions one by one.

But she felt that Mashiro Gorky would have more than just this one unexpected surprise on her path forward, and even if she missed it, she would still have other opportunities.

In short, although it took a lot of effort, the fact that she was able to obtain what Mashiro Urouge had deliberately left for her shows that she had indeed made a big step forward this time.

"When should I return this book?" Yuuki Yuen then asked the librarian at the front desk.

The librarian shook his head slightly: "This book doesn't belong to the library. It was a gift from the chairman in his personal capacity, so you don't need to return it to the library. However, if you need it, the library would be happy to keep it safe."

Although the St. Yūkyū Academy has a rule that outsiders are not allowed to enter the library to read, it never refuses outsiders entry to the academy. The act of giving Mashiro a gift cleverly bypassed all the rules, making her actions extremely reasonable.

It was precisely because it appeared so reasonable that Yuuki En was worried that there might be something fishy going on.

Worries can't be resolved by just thinking about them here. What Yuuki Eri needs to do is move on to the next step as soon as possible and find a place to see what Genken Mashiro has left for her.

Before that, a polite farewell was necessary. Yuuki Yuuki was unfamiliar with the etiquette of Seiyuu Academy, so she could only express her gratitude by bowing.

"Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure to help you." The librarian smiled radiantly and then adjusted her skirt.

……

Leading the group out of the library, Yuuki Yukino clutched the black-covered book in her hand, stopped in her tracks, and made up her mind. She turned to the others and said:

"Otherwise, let's stop here for today. I'll go back and study what's written in this book, and then I'll share my new findings with everyone after I've finished reading it."

"Xiaoyuan, we've finally managed to get our hands on this book, so it's okay for us all to read it together, right?"

Baqi didn't understand why Yuki En chose to eat alone at this particular time, but she could tell that Yuki En was saying this because she was wary of something.

"I'm also curious about what that woman left behind, and what her schemes were."

Hong Moli echoed, her distrust of Gen Ken Mashiro making her hesitant to let Yuuki Yukino read the book alone.

After all, no one knows if there's anything fishy about this book or the whole thing, and it would be too dangerous for Yuuki Yukino to face it alone.

Yuuki Yukino would naturally be worried about this book and the conspiracy and unexpected events behind it.

If nothing unexpected happens, this time he has truly stumbled upon the truth he has been searching for.

Even investigating the original magical girls can trigger a period of slumber. Now that her investigation has reached this point, whether it will occur again, or whether it will be even more intense, remains to be seen.

Although they had previously deduced that the trigger for the dormancy was most likely someone falling asleep on their own, that was just deduction. If their deduction was wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.

To ensure safety, Yuuki Yuuki cannot allow those around her to take risks with her.

With all the clues that Genjiro Mashiro had left for him laid out before him, Yuuki Yukino had no reason not to take a look.

"We don't know what's hidden in this, or whether reading it will trigger a period of slumber or something even more dangerous. To minimize any potential impact, I think it's best for me to find a secluded place and read it alone."

Yuki's explanation made both Baqi and Hongmoli look enlightened, but when Yuki mentioned the side effects that they hadn't thought of, their worries became even more obvious.

"What if something happens to Xiaoyuan?" Baqi asked worriedly.

"No, I'm a magical girl after all. Leave it to me, it's no problem. It's just a book." Yuuki Yuuki patted her chest easily.

"No, we can't do that. Otherwise we'll... Ah! I can't believe it, it just won't work." Baqi immediately rejected the idea, unable to come up with a reasonable solution to the problem they were facing for a long time.

"Don't be so nervous. I'm just saying that this might happen, it's just a possibility." Yuuki Yuki continued to try to persuade Inuyama Tomoe.

"If it's just a possibility, then why do you insist on going alone, Yuuki?" But Baqi wasn't easily persuaded and stubbornly remained at odds with Yuuki.

The argument between the two continued from the library entrance all the way to the gate of St. Eternal Academy, and they still couldn't determine a winner.

"Why don't we make a phone call?" Hyakki Chiyu asked calmly from behind.

"Call up?"

Yuuki Yukari and Inuyama Tomoe stopped arguing at the same time and looked at Hyakki Chiyuu, who was walking at the very back, holding Koumori's hand.

"My sister is with us, and we're having a video call with Yuuki Yukino. This way, we can get the information we need as soon as possible, and we can also provide support if something goes wrong on the other end of the video call."

Hyakki Chiyu stretched out her finger and drew a short curve in the air, perfectly avoiding all the problems that were troubling Yuuki and the others, and incidentally connecting the solutions into a clear line.

“It seems like it really works!” Yuuki Yuki slapped his palm.

If the event that causes slumber occurs randomly around you, then Yuuki Eri must find a secluded place to begin reading, thus minimizing the possibility of problems arising.

However, if Yuuki Eri is in a secluded place, no one will notice if something goes wrong. This is also a major reason why Tomoe always refuses to let Yuuki Eri read alone.

The solution is as simple as Hyakki Chiyu said: not everything needs to be solved by the power of magical girls, and a technologically advanced society naturally needs to rely on the power of technology.

"Well, if Xiaoyuan agrees, I think it's fine too, as long as she doesn't hide too far away and gives us enough time to provide support." Baqi also agreed to Baigui Qianyou's suggestion.

Hyakki Senyou's idea was already the biggest concession, and Yuuki Yui also had to protect her own safety.