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

Yuki Yui was just thinking that if she had the chance, she should definitely talk to this dean and see if she could get any useful information out of her.

It's possible that someone used this method to silence her so that she would never reveal information that shouldn't be known to others.

Although this idea is rather childish, and although the world of magical girls is already fantastical enough, the word "silencing" is still completely out of place for magical girls.

However, now that she's thought of it, Yuuki Yuuki's first suspect is definitely the teacher on the other side.

If the other person appears grief-stricken or cries uncontrollably, Yuuki En might even suspect that the other person is deliberately putting on an act for her.

However, the teacher's deliberate concealment of her inner thoughts, coupled with the subtle sadness that she inadvertently revealed, greatly reduced Yuuki Enishi's suspicions about the other person.

"Sigh." The teacher sighed almost imperceptibly, her voice so soft it was almost a soliloquy, but enough for Yuuki Yukino to hear clearly:

"The headmistress, who provided shelter for children who lost their homes due to the magical girls' attacks, lost her life in the aftermath of the magical girls' attacks. What a cruel twist of fate..."

Indeed, it was as if fate had played a cruel joke on that dean.

Upon hearing such sad news, Yuuki Yukino should obediently keep quiet and not offer any comment; that would be the best course of action.

But Yuuki Yukino's thoughts didn't stop as much as her mouth.

A year ago at this time may seem ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was actually quite special. It was the first time that Hong Moli had met that original magical girl, as mentioned by Yi Sanba, and the departure of Xu Yan Mashiro from Yuehai City. Many things started a year ago.

In other words, the person who attacked the dean might not be anyone else, but rather Mashiro Gorgen, who was hiding something.

Given that Mashiro Urouge wiped out the entire Sisters of the Holy Church, eliminating the orphanage director, a potential direct participant, and thus cutting off the possibility of injecting fresh blood into the church, this is indeed extremely reasonable.

Even if there is a high suspicion that Gyoken Mashiro is involved, Yuuki Yuuki would not directly pin such a serious accusation on Gyoken Mashiro's head.

The teacher shoveled some more rice into her mouth from the bowl, then immediately changed the subject: "You've always been busy, why did you suddenly come alone today?"

"Always busy?" Yuuki Yu was completely bewildered by her teacher's abrupt question.

The teacher put down his rice bowl, looked Yuki Yuki up and down with a meaningful gaze, and after a while, he lowered his head and looked away, then picked up the bowl again.

“The girls who were with you last time you came were never here. They said you had something to do so they couldn’t come.”

The only people who came with me last time were the other members of Nijisanji.

Voluntary labor should be proposed by the volunteers themselves, in order to avoid the abolition of the society due to the lack of actual activities.

But after surviving the crisis of the club being shut down, the other members of Nijisanji were still willing to come and spend some happy time with the children, which is very much in line with Yuuki Yuki's understanding of the other members of Nijisanji.

Furthermore, the teacher mentioned several times, and if it's just to participate in school activities, there's no need to do it so frequently. The members of Nijisanji must be sincere.

Although everyone has different personalities and flaws, they still do these insignificant little things. That's what makes Yuuki Enishi the best magical girl in her eyes.

Given the teacher's reaction, Yuuki Yuuki guessed that the other person had probably figured out most of the things about the minor conflict between her and Nijisanji.

“They have something to do today,” Yuuki Yui replied immediately.

"I see," the teacher replied.

Everyone understands this implicitly, and that's fine.

……

When Yuuki Yuuki left the orphanage and headed to her workplace, it was already afternoon.

This conversation didn't provide Yuuki Enishi with a huge amount of information, but it was still quite substantial.

On the way, Yukichi organized the events chronologically and came up with a relatively clear outline.

First, there's the teacher at the orphanage. She started working here less than ten years ago, roughly after graduating from university, and after changing several similar jobs.

The director of the orphanage at that time was the same director the teacher had mentioned who had passed away in an accident a year earlier; he was a kind old man.

The teacher refers to the dean as Ms. Hojo, but this surname is not uncommon in Yuehai City. The teacher has never mentioned the dean's name, so it would be quite difficult to investigate.

It's no secret that Director Hojo has been dedicated to adopting children whose parents were taken away by magical girls. Their orphanage has also been funded by a mysterious group, and the teachers are aware of this.

But apart from that, the teachers knew nothing, because the dean did most of the work himself, and the teachers only needed to complete their own tasks and follow the principal's orders.

Yuuki Yuuki didn't think her teacher was lying because of what her teacher told her later.

Although this is actually an orphanage, it still uses the grade system of a kindergarten. After graduating from preschool, these children will no longer stay in the orphanage.

A small number of children are adopted, but that usually happens around the time they graduate from preschool. Others who are not adopted are sent directly to school to enjoy the benefits provided by the school.

Because of the unique circumstances of Yuehai City, many schools have reserved places for orphans before they reach adulthood. Welfare institutions and schools cooperate to provide them with the education and basic living conditions they deserve.

From primary school to middle school, and even some universities, there are corresponding places available. In other words, as long as a student is willing and has good enough grades, they can complete their university studies with financial aid.

As a condition, these children who received funding must serve a period of time after graduation, performing various assigned jobs to give back to society for the help they received.

The so-called service period is actually not long, usually three or five years, and the scope is within Yuehai City. The work is tangible and can be seen, and it is determined based on the situation of the children being sponsored.

Generally, those who study medicine become doctors in a hospital, while those who study architectural design participate in the infrastructure construction of Yuehai City. In short, they all work for the legitimate interests of Yuehai City.

Although the salary is generally not very high, it is within the normal range in the industry, and to some extent it saves them the trouble of looking for a job. In fact, most of them will stay in their current job for life.

This is understandable; after receiving a huge amount of funding, it's not a good idea to just leave Yuehai City.

What made Yuuki En trust this teacher was this sentence.

“Some of the children will be sent to school, some will be adopted, but that’s not all. A small number of children will be directly adopted by some welfare organization that I don’t know about.”

"Because the dean does everything herself, including accepting funding, I don't need to worry about these things at all, and I think it should be the same this year."

"But none of the children who graduated from preschool before autumn contacted me about adoption or anything like that from welfare agencies. So apart from two children who were adopted, the other children all took up welfare slots to enter various primary schools."

The teacher spoke in a casual tone, as Yuuki Yuki happened to bring up the question of where these children would go after graduation.

If the teacher wanted to hide something, Yuuki felt there was no need for her to go to the trouble of telling her these things.

Yuuki asked the old director if he had left any contact information for that mysterious welfare organization, but the teacher said he had none.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. The old dean's identity is highly suspicious, which makes Yuuki Yui almost certain that she has some connection with the church.

If someone were to silence her, or if it was Xu Yanzhen who did it, she would definitely erase all related information—in fact, the fact that the teacher has worked here for nearly ten years and is still safe and sound proves that she couldn't possibly know any inside information.

Yuuki Yukino casually asked if the teacher knew Urobuchi Mashiro.

The teacher also gave a negative answer and asked who Urouge Mashiro was. Yuuki Yuuki then told the truth about an orphan who became homeless because of magical girls, later became the adopted daughter of the Holy Family, and is now the chairman of the board of directors of the Holy Yuuki Academy.

Actually, Yuuki Yukino went a bit too far when she said this. If the teacher were more sensitive, she would have noticed the abnormality.

Fortunately, the teacher thought that Yuuki was just using this topic to give her a very inspiring example, which made Yuuki even more certain that the teacher might not know anything about it.

From this perspective, Yuuki Yuuki's trip was a complete waste; the clues she had finally managed to contact had been lost again.

However, the break wasn't complete enough; some of them were adopted by unknown welfare organizations, most likely the church affiliated with St. Eternal College.

Church recruitment is not arbitrary; it is either based on daily observations or a unified standard of testing. In short, there must be a corresponding set of rules.

By observing those who were eliminated, Yuuki Eri might be able to deduce what the rule is and find more clues by following the trail.

Finding the so-called "unsuccessful candidates" isn't actually difficult. There must be such students at Yuuki Yuki's school, Tsukimi Middle School, and they might even be Yuuki Yuki's classmates.

Let's save this puzzle for next time we go to school.

There was actually a little incident during the investigation of Yuuki Yuki.

After talking with her teacher, Yuuki Yukina was asked by the teacher after dinner if she wanted to go and see the children's sleeping rooms. It was then that Yuuki Yukina remembered something terrifying.

She investigated the history of Moonsea City, and the gaps in the history led her to the library of St. Yuu Academy, where she found the book that Gen Urobuchi Mashiro had given her, which then led her to this orphanage, all in order to investigate the original magical girl.

The investigation revealed that the original magical girl would cause a slumber phenomenon around her, and the prerequisite for entering slumber was to fall asleep.

Looking at the room full of sleeping children, Yuuki Yukino felt a pang of unease.

Fortunately, everyone lined up and held hands to return to the classroom, letting Yuuki know that it was a false alarm.

However, Yuuki Yuuki seems to have been a little too happy too soon.

……

Yuki was already quite adept at working at the coffee shop. Having experienced working three days straight in a devilish bartender outfit during Halloween, the workload at the shop was now a piece of cake for her.

As long as Helica doesn't come here to cause trouble, nothing unpleasant will happen.

If Helica comes looking for trouble, that would be perfect; I could take this opportunity to teach that blond shorty a lesson.

No, it should be a close interaction with Helica. I like Helica so much, she's my one and only fan. How can I call my fan, that blond shorty, her?

It's just about making her suffer, cry, and then doing the same thing to her that she did to me.

Yuuki Yukino had a wonderful plan, but she hadn't considered how she would react if the magical girl who came wasn't Helica.

So when she saw Mizuno Yuu appear at the coffee shop entrance, her heart skipped a beat.

Mizuno Yu doesn't have a habit of drinking coffee, and even if she did, there's no need for her to come all this way to this shop. Apart from Mizuno Yu having something to discuss with her, Yuuki En can't think of any other reason why Mizuno Yu would be here.

Yui Mizuno needed to think about what Yui wanted to see her about—nothing other than magical girl-related matters would make Yui Mizuno go to such lengths to come all this way.

As for what happened to the magical girl, Yuuki Yui couldn't guess. For Mizuno Yui, a magical girl who never showed her face, to come looking for her in such a hurry, it couldn't be anything good.

As Mizuno Yu entered the store, she looked around with her eyes darting about, seemingly checking to see if anyone else was approaching.

The answer is no. Yuki Yuki's work is nearing its end, and there are very few customers left in the shop, let alone those who linger near the bar.

Mizuno Yui must have noticed it too, because she went straight to the bar and her first words made Yuuki Yui's heart stop again.

"Something happened to Sakura Hanako, is it related to you?"

But my cough is a bit bad tonight, oh no. Wanwan went to bed to work on her outline. Goodnight!

Chapter Ninety-Two: Absolute Trust

A few days ago, at Moonsea Middle School, in the Rainbow Club's activity room.

"Mizuno-senpai, don't you really suspect that Yuuki-senpai did this? Yuuki-senpai never goes to the library, but she went today, and coincidentally, the senior sitting opposite her got into trouble. It all seems very suspicious, doesn't it?"

Sakura Hanako's eyebrows drooped, revealing her suspicions and inner turmoil, a contradiction that made her facial expression quite interesting.

"Sakura, are you doubting Yuuki?" Mizuno Yuu asked in return.

When Mizuno Yu called her out, Sakura Hanako's face flushed. She directly expressed her suspicions about Yuuki Yuki, which made her feel quite embarrassed.

"I... I didn't want to suspect Yuuki-senpai, but things just happened so coincidentally. Mizuno-senpai had just told Yuuki-senpai about someone suddenly falling into a coma, and then this happened again around noon. It's hard for me to believe it's just a coincidence."

Sakura Hanako was being very tactful, but her words implied that the girl who fainted in the library was definitely connected to Yuuki Enishi.

Finding that Mizuno Yu hadn't offered any comment after hearing her answer, Sakura Hanako hurriedly added her own comment.

“I don’t doubt Mizuno-senpai’s judgment. I know that Mizuno-senpai must have trusted Yuuki-senpai a lot to tell her those things, and I trust Yuuki-senpai too. She doesn’t seem like…”

Sakura Hanako's voice grew softer and softer until it sounded like the buzzing of a mosquito.