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

"That's the only way! And you remember this! You absolutely have to pay for my clothes later!"

Helica snapped at her, then decisively transformed and jumped out of the window.

Why do magical girls always seem to go through windows?

Before Yuuki Yui could figure out the reason, a loud bang came from outside the window.

Yuuki looked out the window and saw two figures, one dark red and one golden, constantly clashing in the air, with thousands of bolts of lightning and bursts of firelight blooming like fireworks in the streets.

Who do we have here? It turns out it's Baki and Herika fighting.

Baqi? ??

How could Baki be here fighting with Helica at six in the morning? I must be out of my mind from sleeping.

Yuuki Yui rubbed her eyes hard; the two of them, who were deeply engrossed in their encounter, showed no signs of stopping.

"Yellow-haired dwarf!"

"Musketeer exhibitionist!"

"Muscular Dumb Gorilla!"

"A nimble dog from the mountains!"

What kind of nonsense is this?

These two not only clashed with magic, but also occasionally uttered childish trash talk like children arguing.

However, these two girls lacked aggression.

A respectable member of the main group and a corrupted magical girl who has never done anything wrong, plus both of them have an incredibly close relationship with Yuuki Yuuki. If these two are allowed to fight, someone will definitely get hurt.

Putting Helica aside for now, Baki has used up 10,000% of her magic power and will need to come to me to replenish it.

Thinking of Baqi's heroic performance that night, Yuuki Yukino felt her legs tighten.

That kind of thing must never be allowed to happen again.

Although Yuuki Yukino doesn't know exactly what happened, it's always good to try to mediate. I always thought magical girls loved to join in the fun.

Yuuki Yukino wanted to do that, but she couldn't.

She could tell that Herlica was constantly maneuvering around her home's location, her intention to protect herself was self-evident.

Her initial intention to protect herself was good, but this meant Helica's attention was focused on her, leaving her with absolutely no chance to transform.

While anxiously trying to think of a solution by the window, Baqi happened to land on the opposite building, glanced over, and met Yuuki Yuki's gaze.

Yuuki Yukino shook her head and pouted as she looked towards the end of the street.

Baqi's expression first showed surprise, then confusion and doubt, and she frowned at Yuuki Yukino.

Yuuki Yukino repeated it again, this time shaking her head even more.

Baki's mouth gaped open, and she secretly made a knowing gesture before abandoning Helica and running away quickly. Helica chased after her, cursing all the while.

An hour later, Baqi, dressed in plain clothes, sneaked back to the door of Yuuki Yuki's house, indicating that she had indeed successfully escaped.

"You scared me to death, Xiaoyuan! I saw that short, blond guy run out of your window and I thought something had happened to you! I was so scared that I quickly transformed and chased after him."

As soon as she entered, Baqi took off her shoes at the doorway and pounced on Yuuki Yuki, hugging her neck and clinging to her like a sloth.

"No, how could I get into trouble? But you, be careful when you transform, what if you get injured?" Yuuki Yuki supported Baqi's body and comforted her by stroking her hair.

"It's okay if you're injured! As long as you're alright, Yuuki! That's great!" Baqi buried her face in Yuuki's neck and rubbed against her for a while before finally getting off.

"What's wrong with you today? Why did you come to my house so early?" Yuuki asked.

"It's the weekend, and I didn't have anything to do, so I came to play with Xiaoyuan!" Baqi replied cheerfully, walking towards the living room as if they were old friends.

Inevitably, she saw the rock-and-roll-looking but tattered outfit that Yuuki had ruined by washing last night.

"Xiao Yuan~" Ba Qi called out affectionately as always, but her face darkened slightly: "That short, blond guy came out of your house early this morning, and with all these things, what's going on?"

“Uh, well…” Yuuki Yui seemed a little guilty: “This matter is very complicated.”

"Today's been quite long, Xiaoyuan, let's chat for a bit."

Baqi smiled brightly, grabbing Yuuki Yukino's wrist with one hand.

A rustling, whispering sound followed, and another hour passed.

Yuuki told Baqi everything that happened yesterday, except for replenishing Helica's mana. As for why Helica stayed overnight at her house, she only said that she helped Helica treat her wounds to get closer to her, since Baqi knew to some extent about Helica starting her own club.

But Helica's entire outfit was left there, and there was no way to explain it.

"So much happened yesterday, Xiaoyuan. You must have had a tough time."

Baqi maintained her kind and sunny smile, an expression that made Yuuki Yuuki tremble with fear no matter how she looked at it.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoyuan, isn't there something we haven't talked about yet?"

Before Yuuki could explain anything further, she was already pinned down by Baqi in the same spot where she had pinned Helica down yesterday, watching Baqi stick out her tongue innocently.

This time, Yuuki Yuki was in Amasaki; Ersan Ming` Jiuqi (Shitang and Angel Sister happily chased each other).

Chapter Seventy-Nine: I'm sorry, and please don't get in my way.

The weekend, which wasn't exactly pleasant in any sense, has passed, and Yuuki Emi is still limping along her way to school today.

In contrast, Tomoe, who was standing next to Yuuki Yuuki, was in a good mood, with an inescapable happiness on her face.

Yuuki Yukino simply couldn't understand why the usually gentle, cute, and obedient Bachi would transform into a berserk raptor wolf when replenishing mana, even without the influence of the Black Magic Mark.

Thinking about it carefully, you can find some clues. When replenishing mana at school, Baqi is always a well-behaved child. The only time she really pushes herself hard is after those two battles when replenishing mana.

Is it related to the battle? Does using the power of corruption cause this?

If we count it that way, the time when Bachi was affected by the black magic runes after summoning her wand also counts as one instance.

If it's related to the Black Magic Mark or combat, then Yuuki Yukino herself has never experienced anything like that.

There's no point in thinking about it further; let's just explore this matter later.

Monday will be another ordinary day, just like the two previous unremarkable Mondays.

Yuuki Yui thought so, but reality once again slapped her in the face.

"Yuki-kun, what a coincidence, we meet again. Would you mind having a private chat with me?"

In the corridor between classes, she unexpectedly encountered a figure who wasn't unfamiliar with her.

With a tired smile, Miyashita Mia slowly walked down the corridor, raising her hand and waving it a few times towards Yuuki Yuuki.

"Oh, it's Miyashita-senpai! What a coincidence! But I have to go to class soon, so I'm sorry."

Yuuki Yukino returned the greeting with a gentle smile, just like any ordinary senior or junior, maintaining the basic principle of politeness, concealing the turmoil in her heart beneath a calm expression, and then walked past her on her own.

Since the week that Miyashita Mia suddenly attacked her, so much has happened that Yuuki Yuuki feels like her brain isn't quite up to the task.

I finally got a weekend off, but I spent one day preparing for a barbecue and the rest of the day being forced to sit on the sofa by Baqi, so I didn't get any rest at all.

Seeing Miyashita Mia appear at school now, Yuuki Yuuki couldn't think of any other adjective besides "exploded".

During her lunch break, Yuuki heard another equally shocking piece of news.

"Tsukimi Rie-senpai came to school today, and she seemed no different from usual."

Helica, also limping, wandered around the activity room with a piece of bread in her hand, saying as she ate it.

"There's something else you don't know. Yesterday morning, that musketeer woman appeared near Yuuki Yukino's house again, but I chased her away."

"You went to protect Yuuki so early in the morning, you've worked hard." Mizuno Yu praised Helica earnestly.

"Well, of course! Don't you know who I am? And also! The previous celebration, well, anyway, I'm very grateful that you all went through all that trouble with me! I'm sorry for causing you all this trouble!" Helica raised her nose, then bowed deeply to the group, her head slamming solidly against the table.

It seems Helica has changed as well.

"Lin Jiezi, have you sensed anything unusual these past two days?" Helica stood up, rubbed the bag that had popped out of her head, and pointed at Lin Jiezi, who was sitting at the table eating her bento box like she was invisible.

"Ugh! Ah!" Lin Jiezi cried out a few strange noises before speaking, as usual: "Yes...yes..."

"If you have something to say, hurry up and say it!"

"Well, the night before last, I heard strange noises coming from next door, like moaning and groaning, and it sounded like they were in a lot of pain..."

It was too late for Helica to regret it now; a subtle expression froze on her face.

Just as she was filled with regret, Lin Jiezi continued.

"It stopped for a while, then it started again, and... it was even worse... I didn't dare to sleep all night."

"This actually happened? It's possible that magical girls launched some kind of operation at night to attack Yuuki and Rin." Mizuno Yu even started analyzing seriously: "Yuuki, did you hear that too?"

I heard it, I heard it, I heard it with both ears, and not only did I hear it, I also saw it with both eyes.

"Haha, is that so? Could it be that Lin is just hallucinating from being half asleep? I didn't hear a thing!"

Yuuki Yuuki secretly glanced at Helika, only to be glared back at by Helika.

"We can't hastily conclude that what Lin said is false just because Yuki didn't hear it. This matter should be taken seriously. Now, besides Miyashita Mia, the true identities of the Musketeer and the Book Girl are still unknown. Tenrai also mentioned that he encountered the Musketeer yesterday morning. I suspect that this is related to the appearance of the Musketeer. If we have the opportunity, we should focus on investigating that voice."

Unaware of the truth, Mizuno Yui rested her chin on her hand, still analyzing the possible scenarios.

"By the way, speaking of Miyashita Mia, I saw her at school today." Taking advantage of Mizuno Yu's words, Yuuki Yuuki shifted the topic to Miyashita Mia.

Ba? (Pull. Ugh. If I let Mizuno Yu keep talking, there might be enough lumps of smoke rising from Helica's head to start another barbecue party.)

Upon hearing the news, Helica, who had just been too shy to think straight, immediately perked up: "Really? Where?"

"In the hallway." Yuuki Yui briefly recounted her experience during today's break.

"Force her to transform, make her lose, and then rescue the senior." Helica clenched her fist.

“I have no objection, but deliberately forcing her to take action might backfire. What I said to Yuuki when I ran into Miyashita last time applies to you as well. Therefore, I think it might be better to wait and see. If necessary, we can also think of ways to deal with Yuuki and Hayashi who are being targeted. Those three enemies will definitely not let it go.”

Mizuno Yu's judgment was not wrong.

Knock knock, knock knock.

There was a series of knocks on the door of the activity room.

"Who is it?" Helica walked to the door and suddenly opened the sliding door.

Then, Helica instinctively took a few steps back, covered her mouth in disbelief, and dropped the bread in her hand to the ground.

"senior?"