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

Despite saying this, Helica obediently changed her sitting position to a kneeling position and reached out to touch the belt around her waist.

Helica, who had just unbuckled her belt and hadn't even taken off her pants yet, saw the people around her looking at her as if she were an idiot.

Especially Inuyama Tomoe, who was sitting the furthest away from her, was pouting and her face was red. If she hadn't covered her mouth with her hand, she probably would have burst out laughing.

No, even though Baqi covered her mouth, she still laughed out loud, pounding the floor as she laughed even more wildly.

"Ha... Ahahaha, you, are you taking off your pants? You actually believed it? Haha, you don't really think you need to put Xiaoyuan's tentacles in, do you? Hahaha, you, you really have been trained by Xiaoyuan!"

“You…” Helica was stunned for only a moment before realizing she had been tricked by Baki, and her eyes widened in anger: “You!”

But Helica had just done something so shameful that she couldn't even get angry now. A strong sense of shame made her want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

At this point, the only person who could save them was Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki first raised her hand and tapped Baqi on the head. Knowing she was in the wrong, Baqi just stuck out her tongue and withdrew without saying a word.

Then, Yuuki Yuuki turned to Helica, and before Helica could react, the tentacle naturally wrapped around Helica's wrist.

"It's not that complicated, this will do." Yuuki Yuen explained, and then the tentacle naturally released itself.

While comforting Helica isn't out of the question, it would only make her more embarrassed. Moving on to tonight's plans directly would be far more effective than any attempt at soothing or defusing the situation.

The others also grasped the tentacle, feeling the strange sensation of it connecting the magic of the two people together, and no one talked about Helica anymore.

Ten minutes later, in the pitch-black room, the transformed magical girls lay neatly in a row, each with tentacles from Yuuki Yukina wrapped around their wrists, and closed their eyes together.

According to Yuuki Yuuki, she can clearly sense the state of magic within each person, including any foreign objects mixed in. If someone shows any abnormality, Yuuki Yuuki can directly pull herself and others into the flow of magic.

In other words, everyone else can just go to sleep when they're tired, and leave the rest to Yuuki Yuki.

Yuuki Yuuki, on the other hand, requires a slightly more complicated approach. She just needs to make sure she doesn't fall into a deep sleep and can sense the fluctuations of magic power.

"I said, are you all asleep?" After a rustling sound, Baqi asked softly.

"What's the rush! Go to sleep!" Helica snapped back in a low voice.

Helica was quite excited, as she didn't have many opportunities to sleep with Yuuki Yuuki. This was the first time since the accident that day and the school trip, and Helica had thought she would never have such an opportunity again.

Although the person lying next to Helica is Mizuno Yu.

The only large bed was given to the two magical girls, and no one else objected.

Yuuki Yukina, with Inuyama Tomoe lying on her left and Nishio Reki lying on her right, all three of them lying on their backs on the floor. Meanwhile, a special sofa in the room, which was used for doing naughty things, was tidied up and given to Hyakki Chiyu.

Helica wanted to lie down next to Yuuki Yuuki, but it didn't seem very convenient, so she gave up.

Although she had initially criticized the former band members for going to love hotels, this was the first time she herself had spent the night in a love hotel.

Moreover, there is no love, no eroticism, nothing at all, just magical girls lying haphazardly with tentacles tied to their wrists or ankles.

Wait a minute, what exactly is this "love hotel" thing?

Herlica's mind was in turmoil, but she still asked the question very softly, since everyone was sleeping and she didn't want to disturb them.

"By the way, Yuan, why did you choose a love hotel? There must have been other more suitable places, right?"

A more suitable place? There certainly isn't one.

Before booking the love hotel, Yuuki Yuuki's first thought was of Baqi's house.

After all, Baqi's house is a large single-level apartment, which is definitely big enough for everyone to sleep in.

There's usually no one else in her house, and there are three rooms plus a sofa. Her tentacles are long enough to easily slip through the crack in the door, like pulling an electric wire.

"Hmm... I've thought about it too, maybe we could all go to Baqi's house, but I don't think that would be very convenient?" Yuuki Yuen didn't hide anything; these topics were like bedtime chats between girls to her.

“I don’t mind either. After all, my house is quite big, and you’re all welcome to come and play. You can go to sleep when you’re tired, and then it’ll be Xiaoyuan’s turn to play,” Ba Qi replied.

The reason for the inconvenience is quite straightforward: it would be inappropriate to bring people from Nijisanji who are not familiar with Baki to her house, or to bring a magical girl to the house of a corrupted magical girl.

But when Hearing what Baqi actually said, Helica thought that Inuyama Baqi wasn't so bad after all, and her opinion of Baqi changed a little.

Then Helica heard Baki add a sentence.

"Of course, not the short, blond girl; she'd have to sleep on the streets."

"Are you sick?!" Helica shouted, but she deliberately controlled her volume; her voice was at a normal speaking level.

"slightly--"

"Alright, alright," Yuuki Yui smoothed things over. "It's not summer yet. If it were summer, we could go camping in parks or squares together, which would be the most convenient for us."

“That’s right, the temperature is too low right now. Even if we transform, we might get sick if we sleep in the cold.” Mizuno Yu agreed.

"Even if we don't consider whether they'll get cold or catch a cold, it's not a good idea for a group of magical girls to sleep outside in the winter if they get discovered," Nishio Rekiya said.

"Besides, we are all magical girls, and the enemy's targets are also magical girls. If we gather together, we can attract the enemy's attacks, so the distance between us cannot be too far. It's always inconvenient for everyone to be in several rooms in a regular hotel," Yuuki Yui said.

So for convenience, Yuuki Yui searched for nearby rooms that could accommodate six people on her phone, and this is where she was suggested.

It was spacious, had a nice environment, and seemed perfect to me, so I quickly booked the room during the break between classes.

After she booked the room, she considered whether to ask Lancelot to come and help as well, and even sent him the hotel's location.

But Yuuki Eri's carefree personality and her life as a corporate slave made it hard for her to call out to Lore Mountain Lantern.

So, in the end, Yuuki Yuki gave up.

As she gave up, she realized she had almost sent an invitation to a love hotel to Lava Mountain Lantern.

Wait, a love hotel? What love hotel?

When did I book a love hotel?

Yuuki hurriedly took out her phone to check: the room was the same, the information was the same, the pictures and the address all matched...

What can we do? Well, we might as well make the best of it. There are so many people here, so I don't think we'll be misunderstood.

So Yuuki Yuuki reluctantly and awkwardly sent invitations to love hotels to each of the magical girls who could help her, and even added words related to magical girls.

There was no need for Nishio Reki and Tomoe to explain anything. To avoid awkwardness, Yuuki Yui even mentioned that Mizuno Yui should wait for her to get off work so they could go together.

Baqi explained to Hyakki Chiyu that Chiyu was anxious to save people and also believed that Yuuki Yuki and Baqi would not lie, so she came without any suspicion.

As for Helica, who hadn't replied to the message for a long time, Yuuki Yuki really didn't know how to explain it. After waiting anxiously for a long time, she finally breathed a sigh of relief when she received Helica's agreement.

Of course, Yuuki Yukino could never tell anyone that she had mistakenly booked a love hotel; for now, she could only offer a stubborn explanation.

"So I think that a love hotel, which has plenty of space and is perfect for us to spend the night together, is the best choice for us, so I booked it here."

These words alone might sound unbelievable, but Yuuki Enishi had already come up with other excuses.

"Besides, love hotels should protect our privacy, right? After all, we're still middle school students, and to protect our privacy, we definitely won't leave any records here."

That's true. Although it's not allowed in principle, places like love hotels sometimes don't need to adhere to principles.

After all, some love hotels cater to guests who are looking for sexual services, and if we don't keep it a secret, it could cause serious problems, so we treat everyone the same.

"So, nobody knows we're here, and nobody can track us, which makes our operation incredibly secure."

As Yuuki Yuki spoke, she frowned and shifted her body in the darkness, then thought of a new excuse.

"Also, the soundproofing of the love hotel is very good. Even if we make any unusual noises here, as long as we don't make too much of a fuss, no one will know. It's perfect for our operation, right?"

“I’m telling you, Yuuki Yukina.” Herika’s voice sounded dry and lifeless. Yuuki Yukina couldn’t see Herika’s expression in the darkness, but she felt that Herika’s tone was a bit off.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Yuuki asked softly.

"Were those excuses you just gave made up on the spot?"

Chapter 101 Graduation Ceremony

Summer nights are always so hard to fall asleep. Just lying in bed for a while, you can feel the warmth of the sheets beneath you, damp with sweat.

The tireless chirping of insects outside the window was especially noisy in the dead of night, making my heart as restless as a hot summer day.

Yuuki Yukino didn't sleep well, so much so that when she woke up the next morning, she had dark circles under her eyes and had to cover them up properly before going out.

After all, it's a graduation ceremony; you can't possibly attend with such obvious dark circles under your eyes, can you?

Perhaps it was because it was a graduation ceremony that Yuuki Yukino tossed and turned all night.

She put on that familiar uniform. For the past three years, every spring and summer, Yuuki Yuuki would wear it, the only difference being the color of the bow tie that represented her grade.

On her first day of school, Yuuki Eri proudly showed it off to her family for a long time, but now she's a little tired of it.

Today might be the last time I wear it. Thinking this way, Yuuki Yukino felt a little reluctant to part with this dress that she was already tired of seeing.

It's perfectly normal for a young girl in the prime of her life to feel sentimental. No matter how reluctant she is, she has to wear it and then take it off.

"Good morning."

After washing up and getting dressed, Yuuki Yuki yawned and sat down at the dining table. Breakfast was already laid out on the table, the same as every day: miso soup, seaweed strips, and chicken.

But there are only two breakfasts on the table today.

"Where's Huan-jie?" Yuuki Yu looked up at her mother sitting across the table.

"The band is going to tour in Madder City tonight. She and her colleagues left early this morning," Mom said, before picking up her chopsticks from the table.

"Oh...it must be tough being a debuting band." Yuuki Yuki sighed, looking at the ceiling. She then picked up her chopsticks and poured a small bowl of chicken over her rice. "But it's great to have so many fans who love you and to earn so much money."

"Yuan, don't drop out of school to play in a band after you finish middle school," Mom said with a kind smile, picking up the bowl.

"Don't worry, even if I wanted to play in a band, JK bands would be more popular. Besides, I haven't officially graduated from junior high school yet." Yuuki Yuen also brought her bowl of rice with chicken in it and shoveled a few mouthfuls into her mouth with her chopsticks.

The chicken was no longer piping hot; it seemed Mom had been waiting for him for quite a while.

Attending a graduation ceremony doesn't require arriving as early as usual for school, but Mom still prepared breakfast at that familiar time.

I'm going out!

After breakfast, Yuuki Yukino picked up a wet wipe from the table, wiped her mouth, and put on her shoes to head to today's graduation ceremony.

With her mother's wish for a "safe journey," Yuuki Yukino jogged along that familiar path towards the school.

When we set off, the morning rush hour had already passed, and there were hardly any students or office workers to be seen. It was the first time that Yuki Emi felt the roads were so wide.

But when we got near the school, there were more girls wearing the same uniforms, with sky-blue bow ties tied at their collars—the kind that were exclusive to third-year students, but should now be exclusive to graduates.

Among the group of girls, she also saw several familiar figures.

"Oh dear! Good morning!"

Yuuki Yukino ran a few more steps and caught up with the girl in front of her, who had long, light blue hair that she absolutely couldn't mistake. She stopped in front of her and walked side by side with her, matching her pace.

"Good morning, Yui." Mizuno Yu nodded with a straight face.