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

If the senior knew, they would feel more at ease entrusting the future of magical girls to me, right?

Moreover, I am sure I will get along very well with Mizuno Yu.

Helica thought to herself, envisioning the bright future that was about to arrive.

However, from that day on, there was no longer a girl named Mizuno Yu at Tsukimi Middle School.

Chapter 128 Naïve Frame-up

"Tsk. Too late."

Yuuki Yui swallowed hard, her face as dark as the surrounding night.

What made Yuuki Enishi's face so gloomy was the scene reflected in her pupils at this moment.

Under the flickering streetlights, the girl with long, light blue hair lay on her side on the ground, seemingly blending into the darkness. No matter how Yuuki and the others called out to her, she did not respond.

Yuuki Yukino moved closer and gently lifted the blue-haired girl's body.

But she couldn't lift her up gently. The weight of the girl, who had completely lost consciousness, seemed out of place for her size, and her arm would always hang down to the ground involuntarily.

Yui Mizuno's current state is all too familiar to Yuki Yuki.

It was still in a deep sleep, just like Mizuno Yu in reality.

Speaking of Mizuno Yu, one cannot help but mention the parts of her dreams that she told me about, which she herself had never experienced.

Sakura Hanako's reason for logging off in Mizuno Yu's dream was because she was in a deep sleep, but it wasn't her doing it; moreover, the monarch, or rather, Yumehara Sumireko who manipulates the monarch, said that a certain minister NPC who logged off earlier was also in a deep sleep.

Aside from the other magical girls who entered the dream with him, theoretically the only person related to the slumber is Sumireko Yumehara.

And Mizuno Yui before us is also in a deep sleep...

There was no need to guess so much. When Yuuki Yui sensed an extremely unfamiliar magical power and appeared in the same place as Mizuno Yui, she immediately rushed to the location where she sensed the magical power.

Unless Helica actually dreamt that Mizuno Yu suddenly died while walking, there is only one possibility: Yumehara Sumireko interfered with the normal development of the plot in some way.

Moreover, this time it was different from the dream of Hyakki Senyou. In that false Kuroba reincarnation, he could not feel the magic power, but Mizuno Yu's magic power was Mizuno Yu's magic power. Yuuki Yui did not know how this was done.

Inuyama Tomoe, who was waiting for Yuuki Yukino to say something, waited for a long time without getting any response. Finally, she couldn't wait any longer and asked.

"Xiaoyuan, what do you think about this?"

“It was made by Sumireko Yumehara,” Yuuki Yuuki replied.

“I know, but… that magic.” Baqi hesitated slightly before pointing out the anomaly she had noticed.

Yuuki stroked her chin, and after careful consideration, she voiced the part of the question that she herself found puzzling.

“I also find it strange. In dreams, the attributes of characters may overlap. We have seen Kuroba Reincarnation use her wand to throw out the attack of Urouge Mashiro, but that was just an illusion. Creating magic out of thin air is unrealistic to me.”

Baqi nodded in agreement: "I think so too, so..."

"Therefore, I suspect that this time Sumireko Yumehara is not manipulating some NPC to sabotage things in the dark; her true form has already entered this dream."

Yuuki gently put Mizuno Yu down, raised her head and looked into the distance. She could feel a violent magical power approaching.

"So, we have to leave now."

……

When Reherica saw the girl lying on the ground that day, she immediately recognized her as the magical girl she had met during the day.

She has never witnessed the end of a magical girl's life; she has only heard about it so far.

It's not uncommon for a magical girl to be defeated by an evil, corrupted magical girl; Heavenly Thunder Helica is probably used to it by now.

But she wasn't an ordinary magical girl; she was a friend he had just made.

"Hello?! Hello!"

Herlica grabbed Mizuno Yu's collar and shook her violently a few times.

But Mizuno Yu's body only swayed slightly, showing no signs of waking up at all.

Herika had already guessed what Mizuno Yu had gone through, but she still dared not, or was unwilling to, believe it.

The shock of seeing a living, breathing person she had just met lying there as if asleep, and knowing that the person would never wake up again, made Herika instinctively want to escape.

"Hey!"

Herlica's voice grew louder, and she used both hands to lift Mizuno Yu's shoulders, pulling her up.

Is it true that a person's body can be so flexible when they lose consciousness?

Helica felt as if she were holding onto a puppet with its strings cut; as long as she held onto one part, the other part would naturally droop down.

Sometimes it's the arms, sometimes the legs, and sometimes the head.

Herika tried several times but couldn't get Mizuno Yu onto her back.

But after all her efforts, Mizuno Yu still showed no reaction, which was enough for Herika to realize a fact she didn't want to acknowledge.

Mizuno Yu's life has come to an end. After she and the other person agreed to cooperate and defeat those evil, corrupted magical girls, their lives ended completely without ever being able to fight side by side.

How could this be?

After losing one place to stay, I was fortunate enough to find a new one.

But why did it end before it even began?

Was fate playing a cruel joke on me, destined to squeeze out every last bit of space I could have left?

Of course not!

What destiny?

The real problem isn't some vague, intangible thing; the real problem is that it turned Mizuno Yu into this corrupted magical girl!

Helica knew this in her heart, but emotionally she could never get over that step.

"hateful……"

Herlica put Mizuno Yu down from her arms and slammed her fist heavily on the asphalt road.

She was still in her transformed state, so the punch didn't hurt at all. Instead, the raised part of the asphalt road that she hit was flattened.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Since nobody knows her, she can vent freely.

Bands, magical girls—she could vent all her unhappiness in this way.

But what happens after you vent?

That was the end of it. Helica knew that her emotions were very unstable, and she also knew that her emotional instability was useless; life still had to go on.

Although Helica was indeed feeling terrible, she could only console herself that she and Mizuno Yui had only met once, and that she would meet new magical girls and make new friendships.

Mizuno Yu... Forget it? She's just a pervert, she can't help at all!

She could only deceive herself like this, just like every time, using this method of throwing the problem away to make herself feel better.

However, we can't just leave Mizuno Yu lying here alone.

Helica thought to herself, and picked up Mizuno Yu again, carrying her on her shoulder like a sack of rice.

In the shadows by the roadside, a pair of eyes were silently watching Herika's every move after she arrived.

"It failed, bad."

The girl, who had been observing from the shadows, muttered something to herself, then stumbled and jogged away from the shadows.

Before Helica could leave carrying Mizuno Yu, the girl rushed into the lamplight and blocked Helica's path.

"Huh? Who are you?"

Herika only felt a figure appear in front of her, and she couldn't help but frown and glare at the guy who suddenly appeared.

But then, her brows furrowed even deeper.

Helica knew that her height was among the shortest of her peers, though not the shortest.

Although Helica couldn't see the other person's face clearly, a girl shorter than herself couldn't possibly be very old.

Even though Helica was irritable with everyone, this absolutely did not include children younger than herself.

Of course, this only applies to children. If there's a girl a few months younger than her in front of her, Helica will still scold her without hesitation.

Clearly, the other party is not within the range that Helica can attack.

The girl's appearance and Herlica's recent outburst of anger and self-destruction calmed Herlica down considerably.

"Hey little sister, what are you doing here all by yourself? Why are you blocking my way?"

Even though Helica wasn't in a good mood, she softened her tone and tried to be as friendly as possible.

"I saw it. You're taking her away. Are you her friend?" The girl who suddenly ran out clenched her fist and pointed with her left hand at Mizuno Yu on Herica's shoulder, dodging Herica's question with a question.

The girl's question did indeed divert Helica's attention.

Herica frowned upon hearing the question; the mention of Mizuno Yu was not a good sign.

If the other person hadn't looked too young to be a magical girl, she would have suspected that the other person was related to Mizuno Yu's collapse here.

Even if Helica didn't think the other person was a magical girl, the little girl who appeared on the street one night was suspicious enough.

However, she didn't want to think about it that much.

“Yes, she is my friend.” Helica also didn’t intend to say much more to the girl in front of her.

Helica was unwilling to reveal information or put her in danger.

"I saw something else! Something so scary! I'm too scared to come out!" The girl's big eyes widened as she blinked and looked in Helica's direction. "She...she was bullied by bad guys!"

Helica couldn't possibly ignore those words.

Mizuno Yu was turned into this by a corrupted magical girl; it's obvious without even thinking about it.

If the girl sees this, she will also be in danger.

"Don't tell anyone about this, nobody, understand? This is for your own good." Helica felt she had never shown such a serious expression before, nor had she ever acted so much like a senior.

"Can't I tell you either?" The girl's eyes widened in confusion. "I even saw what they looked like."

Helica wanted to hurl a string of nonsense, but she couldn't bring herself to do it with the little girl.

If the girl really saw something she shouldn't have, it would certainly be dangerous for her, but it would also greatly help me in getting justice for Mizuno Yu.