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

What Nishio Reki said was indeed a bit heavy, and the unpleasant atmosphere that everyone had been trying to ignore began to spread again.

Even though the atmosphere wasn't great, Nishio Reki continued speaking. The discussion was important, and she didn't want her hesitation to bring the conversation to a standstill.

"However, there is another possibility: that Xiaoyuan may have been attacked by Lin Jiezi, so the Black Demon Pattern could go out of control at any time? I might also worry about such a thing. It is possible that a similar situation could occur."

"However, there are certain reasons I cannot tell you, otherwise, even bigger trouble would come knocking before I fall into a nightmare."

The girls fell silent in unison; perhaps solving Nishio Reki's nightmare was truly the most troublesome thing.

They still don't know who the person who ultimately forced Nishio Reki into the cycle of reincarnation to find, or who the magical girl really is. To completely resolve this issue in the nightmare is no less difficult than dealing with Hayashi Mustard in reality.

The main problem is the information gap. Nishio Reki knows a lot of information that others don't, but he can't say it out loud, so no one can get help from him.

As for the concern that Yuuki Yuki might turn evil, Yuuki Yuki was also worried. If it could be resolved, she would have already redeemed herself in reality.

However, it shouldn't be that coincidental. If I enter Nishio Reki's dream, I will still be myself. As long as I don't lose control of the Black Magic Mark at that point in time, there won't be any problems.

"Yes, that's true, but you don't need to worry too much about yourself." Baqi took a bottle of drink from the coffee table, pulled the tab, and gulped down several mouthfuls.

The attention of the others was drawn to her, and they had to wait anxiously for her to finish drinking, wanting to hear what Baqi had to say.

"Ha—" Baqi let out a long sigh of relief: "Before, around Halloween, four of the five people who had the most energy expenditure had already fallen into a deep sleep. Now, the person most likely to have a problem is the blond dwarf."

Herika glared fiercely at Baki, but didn't react further.

Baki kept calling him "yellow-haired dwarf," to the point that Helica was almost desensitized to it.

But Baki didn't notice that Helica was glaring at her, and continued talking to herself, analyzing things for the others.

"Look, besides them, the only other people who were still at risk were me and Xiaoyuan. In the end, we transformed and rescued the people from the yellow-haired dwarf."

"Oh right, speaking of which, there's also Gyoken Mashiro. She might be one of the targets too. It would be great if she also fell into a deep sleep."

"Among this group of magical girls, only Nishio Reki has been working part-time at the coffee shop without expending any energy. Yumehara Sumireko's magic power hasn't accumulated enough in your body, so you don't need to worry too much about being dragged into the dream first."

“That makes sense.” Nishio Reki also took a can of drink, but didn’t open it right away: “What kind of psychological trauma do you have with Reherika that day?”

"Me?!" Helica looked around at the others, then pointed to herself: "Why is it my turn?"

"Because you also expended a considerable amount of energy at the time, you are the most likely next target," Yuuki Yui repeated her reasoning.

Helica has always used her strength to hide the emptiness in her heart, and she least wants others to notice the softness in her heart beneath her fierce exterior.

But she also knew that she had to do this in order to save her companions who had fallen into a deep sleep.

Knowing this, Helica genuinely didn't want to do it.

"What...what am I afraid of?"

Helica gave a vague answer, wanting to refuse but also feeling that she shouldn't refuse so tactlessly.

While she hesitated, the gazes of the others were like bright spotlights, placing her at the highest point.

Helica could almost feel the heat of the spotlights; beads of sweat trickled from the tip of her nose and then slid down her back.

"It's...that's..."

"Useless guy, just say you're afraid of the afternoon (what else, do you have some kind of psychological trauma?)!" Baqi's personality has always been straightforward, and she really couldn't stand Helica's ambiguity.

“What’s so difficult about that? Look, I was afraid of this guy before.”

As she spoke, Baqi pointed to Nishio Reki sitting next to her.

“Me?” Nishio Reki turned his head, puzzled.

"Her?" Helica was also stunned, but she was actually thinking about something else.

Even though Baqi scolded her, Helica wasn't very angry. Although Baqi had a bad temper and always went against her, this time was a little different.

Immediately after that sentence, she mentioned that she was afraid of Nishio Reki, steer the conversation toward herself. Perhaps this was to keep the conversation going, but it was also a way of extricating herself from an awkward situation.

Ba Qi acted very naturally, readily admitting to the others' questions: "Yes, it's her!"

"What did Xiao Li do to make you so afraid of her?" Yuuki Yuen was also a little puzzled.

Tomoe was turned into a magical girl by Nishio Ryū through some unspeakable means, so Tomoe has always had some prejudice against Nishio Ryū, which Yuuki Yuki knows.

But as for being afraid, Yuuki Yukino really couldn't understand it.

"It was this girl. She suddenly appeared in front of me and asked if I wanted to change the status quo. She also asked me to do her a favor, saying that she would give me the power to break the status quo. So I agreed."

Baqi pointed at Nishio Reki with her hand, but her tone no longer held as much resentment towards him.

Just because it doesn't exist now doesn't mean it didn't exist in the past. In the coffee shop where Yuuki Enishi and Baqi first officially met, Baqi cried like a child, and it was clear that she was really scared.

But at that time, what Baqi was afraid of was not Nishio Reki.

Baqi then went on to explain her words further.

"I was so scared that I wanted to get to the bottom of things. Actually, it wasn't her; she just brought me into this magical girl world without telling me anything."

"I only knew what kind of power magical girls possessed, but I never thought about what kind of danger a fallen magical girl would face, or how she would be treated in the realm of magical girls."

As Bachi said this, she pointed to Helica again.

"The time I was most scared was when you were there too. Xiaoyuan and I were just getting along fine, and then you suddenly jumped out and started a fight with us. And then... oh right, especially you, you short, blond guy, you almost killed Xiaoyuan."

"Why are you looking at me? I'm a magical girl, and I'm mortal enemies with you corrupt magical girls!" Helica retorted, but didn't say anything more.

“Actually, I am also a magical girl. I have not fallen into darkness, nor could I ever fall into darkness.” Nishio Reki supplemented Helica’s rebuttal by using himself as an example.

Distracted by the two people in succession, Baqi patted the sofa. Her soft voice had little intimidation power, but it was as effective as a judge's gavel or a teacher's blackboard eraser when it came to tidying up the environment.

"Don't interrupt, don't interrupt, let me finish."

"Hmm." Yuuki Yui nodded, listening to Baqi continue.

"So, I think if I have nightmares, there's a high chance that I'll dream about the fear of the unknown that I had when I first became a magical girl. If something different from reality happens in that situation, I'll be in danger."

"That's certainly possible, right? For example, Xiaoyuan really was killed by the blond dwarf—but that seems unlikely. If Xiaoyuan and the blond dwarf both entered my dream, they shouldn't fight each other."

Baqi then changed her mind and turned to Nishio Reki's side.

"Well, it's probably unlikely that you would do something so stupid."

"But if other enemies appear, for example, Hyakki dreamed of that bird-man Kuroba Reisei. I don't think she's weaker than Kuroba Reisei, but she must have been breached for some reason. That's a possibility, right?"

It is indeed possible. Although the reason why Hyakki Senyou fell into a deep sleep is still a mystery, it must be because she was defeated by her nightmare, which caused her dream to collapse and end instantly, kicking Yuuki Yukino and the others out.

"Oh right, I also dreamed that Xiaoyuan might have had an accident. I really can't accept that either, but it depends on the specific circumstances."

After saying this, Baqi shut her mouth, indicating that she had finished speaking.

"Don't worry, if Baqi wants to be taken away, I'll just tear up that contract again. If Baqi is afraid of becoming the target of magical girls, I'll take care of all the enemies."

Yuki Yukina patted her chest and assured Baqi.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Baqi seemed about to pounce on Yuuki and give her a big kiss, but she held back, knowing that everyone in the room probably wanted to do the same thing.

But she still moved closer to Yuuki Yuki and hugged her arm with a happy expression.

Although Yuuki Yukino made that promise, she herself was not sure if a powerful enemy would actually appear in her dream.

The Enmusubi (a magical artifact) she wears now cannot be brought into her dreams, so her fighting power in dreams is greatly reduced, making it extremely difficult for her to protect Baqi under these circumstances.

But it's better not to say things that would ruin the atmosphere.

After Baqi finished speaking, the only two people left who didn't talk about what they were afraid of were Yuuki Yuki and Helica.

Both of them were conflicted to varying degrees. Helica was worried that others would find out about her shameful past and didn't want to expose her psychological trauma to others.

Even someone like Mizuno Yuu turned into that when her defenses crumbled, so Helica was even less willing to embarrass herself.

Yuuki Yukino is a little different now; she doesn't know what she's afraid of.

There's no way to return to the original world? Yuuki Yuuki never intended to go back anyway.

Based on the countless ACG works she has read, the possibility of her going back is extremely slim.

The prerequisites for time travel are either hitting the jackpot, getting electrocuted while playing a game, or some other accident. In short, it's probably something like that.

If you were the protagonist of a comic or a book, the creator would always give you a random reason to die and be transported to another world. If they were really into the twisted humor, they would make your death even more abstract.

So knowing that she couldn't go back was no longer a concern for Yuuki Yuuki. After she was able to stand up to Kuroba Reincarnation, she lived quite comfortably.

If what Yuuki Eri is afraid of is falling completely into darkness, then she is indeed a little afraid.

But when you completely fall into darkness, it's like being shot in the head and having your head blown off. You lose consciousness completely before you even feel fear or know what happened.

What if there's no hope of clearing her name? Yuuki Yui herself was skeptical about the matter.

The most likely way she could think of to clear her name was to take down Lin Jiezi or a big boss of the same level as Lin Jiezi, so even if she knew the method, she might not be able to do it.

She was mentally prepared for this, but she still spoke out.

After Yuuki finished speaking, the other girls had a brief discussion and concluded that Yuuki might be worried about the fact that she couldn't change the fact that she would turn to the dark side.

To put it simply, when Yuuki Yuki dreams, she might encounter a very difficult boss, or she might realize that she has no chance of escaping her corruption.

Well, we can only analyze each case individually. Also, Nishio Reki mentioned some things that can't be said, which should be helpful.

Nishio Reki's expression suddenly lit up; if this were a manga, a small light bulb would appear above her head.

"Oh, right, I thought of another possibility, although it's not good to say it out loud... Um, Xiaoyuan, do you think I can tell you? About you?"

However, she hesitated before seeking Yuuki Eri's opinion.

"Hmm? If you have something to say, then feel free to say it. Now is not the time to worry about my feelings." Yuuki Yui didn't mind at all.

"When Xiaoyuan was little, her family was attacked by a magical girl, which resulted in the deaths of her parents. That's why Xiaoyuan was raised by her older sister. I suspect that Xiaoyuan might also..."

As Nishio Reki spoke, he secretly glanced at Yuuki Yukino and the others' reactions.

"Wait, why aren't any of you reacting? Shouldn't you be surprised?"

“Sister Huan told me about this a few months ago, and I even told you I knew about it when we went to Rainbow Leaf City,” Herika replied.

“Not only do I know, I also know that the magical girl who attacked Xiaoyuan’s house was named Ohara Kuriko or something?” Baqi replied.

“It’s Hanzawa Chestnut,” Yuuki Yukina reminded her.

"Yes, Hanzawa Kuriko, I heard it from Minato-san and Tamaki-nee herself. Hanzawa Kuriko thinks that Minato-san and Tamaki-nee have some kind of secret relationship. That's about it." Baqi nodded and continued.

Ba Qi's words caused quite a stir.

"When...when did you find out?"

"Xiao Yuan? So there's this kind of relationship between us?"