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

If you were to connect Nishio Reki with a character that Yuuki Yuki is familiar with, Yuuki Yuki would definitely say a character with long, straight black hair who can travel through time in a magical girl anime.

The reason that girl with long, straight black hair became a magical girl was because she witnessed the death of her best friend, which gave her the power to travel through time.

Yuuki Yukino believes that Nishio Reki, who is not a magical girl in the game, is the same. She became a magical girl because a certain wish of hers was answered by the original magical girl.

However, based on Nishio Reki's current reaction, that's probably not the case.

The mysteries surrounding Nishio Reki are likely far more complex than Yuuki Yuuki initially anticipated.

"So, Kotori, are you that kind of magical girl?"

After a brief silence, Nishio Riku made a move.

Under Yuuki Yuki's gaze, Nishio Reki gently shook his head.

Chapter 131 Rest and Countdown

Yuuki Yukino did indeed obtain some useful information from Nishio Reki through this method, which was similar to turtle soup, very slowly but definitely.

But this information only confused her more.

If Nishio Reki is really not a true magical girl, as she says, then where does the power she displays that surpasses most magical girls come from?

Yes, that's right. These are all things that Nisio Koyomi can't say out loud. They are all about the deepest secrets that Nisio Koyomi has always kept hidden.

As long as you don't touch those taboo topics, you won't encounter those unpleasant outcomes.

The time Yuuki was cornered by Lin Jiezi in Nijiha City made her never want to experience it again.

When Yuuki Yuki thought of Lin Jiezi, she suddenly felt as if something had come to mind.

Although faint, it is still a clue.

Yuuki Yukino had thought about similar things before, but she couldn't confirm them. However, after Nishio Reki passed on this information to her today, she felt that her thoughts seemed to have become clearer.

It's an undeniable fact that Nishio Reki is hiding something.

But no matter what the truth Nishio Reki is hiding, Yuuki Yuuki can't find out, not even a single clue.

Yuuki Yuuki has always regarded these contents as a huge mystery.

It is indeed a huge mystery, and even the smallest details of the mystery are beyond our comprehension.

But at the heart of this mystery lies only one thing.

That original magical girl.

If Nishio Koyomi mentions something she shouldn't, it will trigger the awakening of the original magical girl, who will then launch a series of attacks against her. Even someone as powerful as Nishio Koyomi might not be able to escape unscathed.

When Yuuki Yuuki was investigating the slumber, she once thought it was a safety measure by the original magical girl to prevent others from understanding her.

The insurance does exist, but it is not dormant; rather, it is a restraint imposed on Nishio Reki and Gon Mashiro, who secretly returned to Nijiha City.

Regardless of how Nishio Reki traveled back in time, how he obtained those powers, and even some of the things that happened afterward, including that mysterious pure white coffin, it was all actually related to the original magical girl.

Of course, these were just guesses in Yuuki Yukino's mind. Although the actual situation might not be the same as what she thought, she had already taken a big step.

However, since everyone is still in Helica's dream, thinking about and deducing the hidden contents of Nishio Reki is certainly very useful for the future, but it has little effect on their present.

Besides, those guesses are baseless. Even if Nishio Reki knows the truth, Yuuki Yuuki cannot confirm it with Nishio Reki. It would be better to find a way to pull the owner of this dream, Tenrai Herika, out of the nightmare.

“Yuki, I know you have a lot of questions, but I haven’t tried to tell you information in this way myself.” Nishio Reki spoke up at this time, refusing Yuki Yuki’s request to continue trying to get information from him in that way.

Yuuki Yui could understand that what they were doing was like testing the waters. If they accidentally detonated the minefield, the resulting damage would be beyond their ability to withstand. Therefore, it was better to let Nishio Reki continue to keep quiet.

This is a nightmare. Nishio Reki is unable to transform and has actually summoned Hayashi Mustard. Yuuki Yuuki really has no way to counterattack.

“I understand.” Yuuki nodded, bringing the topic back on track: “Let’s talk about what happened tonight.”

"Mmm." This time, unusually quiet as if she didn't exist, Baqi responded with a soft "Mmm."

"I once thought that Sumireko Yumehara would use key plot points we already knew to force Helica to break down, but I didn't expect her to use such a direct method, attacking Helica by targeting the magical girls who were close to Helica."

Yuuki Yuen cleared her throat: "Compared to Mizuno Yu's dream, Yumehara Sumireko's activities in Tenrai Helica's dream are much more proactive, and she has even started to personally advance the plot."

“Moreover,” Yuuki Yuki’s tone became much more serious, “Yumehara Sumireko must have known what the dream’s owner feared, which is why she was able to accurately strike those targets that were important to Herlica.”

Baqi clasped her hands together, hugged her knees, rested her chin on her knees, and pouted as she thought.

After a moment of thought, Baqi immediately raised a crucial question.

"The question is, how did Sumireko Yumehara know all this? She knows what the blond shorty is afraid of, and she knows what people are important to her. In the blue-haired, expressionless man's dream, she even said something about us disrupting the course of the dream. So how does she know so much?"

Yuki En was also very curious about how Yumehara Sumireko managed to do that.

However, Yuuki Yuuki felt that now was not the time for her to consider such things.

"How she knew isn't the most important thing right now. To put it simply, she just knew."

As Yuuki Yukino spoke, she pulled Baqi back from the brink of a misunderstanding.

Just like most people don't need to know how various electronic products are manufactured, it's enough to know how to use them.

In Helica's dream, Sumireko Yumehara pushed them hard enough; before exploring "why," they should focus on "how."

In Yuuki Yuuki's mind, this was a hellish start—with two of the three shelters belonging to Helica destroyed in a single day, saving Helica was already extremely difficult.

But Yuuki Yui didn't want to give up on Herika so easily; she had to seize any chance, no matter how small.

Every second counts, every second counts, Yuuki Yukino kept repeating this phrase in her mind. Yumehara Sumireko's threat had already put them under a lot of pressure, and now she felt that just thinking was a luxury.

Yuuki Yuki felt even more agitated and suddenly stood up from the ground.

"So, let's first organize the known clues. No, there's no time for that. We should protect Herika's family. Sumireko Yumehara could strike at Herika's family at any time."

"Xiao Yuan".

After staring at Yuuki Yuki for a long time, Nishio Reki called out Yuuki Yuki's pet name in a slightly serious tone, which was quite different from his usual attitude of being obedient to Yuuki Yuki but not expressing much opinion.

"What's wrong?" Yuuki asked first, then guessed what Nishio Reki wanted to say: "I know, Reki, you can't transform right now, so it'll be fine for just me and Tomoe to go."

"That's not what I meant!" Nishio Reki raised his voice anxiously, "You're being too hasty; this won't do."

Am I very impatient?

Is it Nishio Reki who's more impatient when he raises his voice?

Just as Yuuki was about to refute Nishio Reki, Nishio Reki stood up first, walked behind Yuuki, and put his arms around Yuuki's shoulders.

"Xiao Yuan, take a rest first."

“But we haven’t…” This time, Yuuki Yui actually spoke up to refute.

“I’m telling you, Yuri, you need to rest for a bit.” Nishio Reki became even more serious.

“Xiao Yuan, under normal circumstances you shouldn’t be like this, Wu Yiqi (%Ba LinqiVI> Yi), spying on Miyashita Miya to determine if she had fallen into darkness, and rushing to discuss countermeasures without realizing that today is the day you and Tenrai Herika first met.”

"And... your perception of magic should be more sensitive than anyone else's, but because you were in a hurry to chase after Yumehara Sumireko's clone, you allowed Yumehara Sumireko to successfully launch a sneak attack on Miyashita Mia..."

As Yuuki Yuki listened to Nishio Reki recount all the things she did wrong in Helica's dream, her brows furrowed deeper and her tone became slightly harsher: "Reki, is this the time to criticize me?"

"Yes!" Nishio Reki said decisively, causing the flame that had been budding in Yuuki Yuki's heart to leap and burn even brighter.

No, I can't act impulsively.

As Yuuki Yui thought this, she took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, repeating this several times until she finally suppressed her urge to vent her anger.

However, Yuuki Yukino's tone was still somewhat unpleasant: "Kotori, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"I want to say, Xiaoyuan, would you normally make such a basic mistake? You didn't even realize what I was going to say, and were you even about to yell at me just now?"

As soon as Nishio Reki finished speaking, Inuyama Tomoe, who hadn't spoken up for Yuuki Yuuki, nodded in agreement, seemingly echoing Nishio Reki.

"Xiaoyuan, none of us have had a proper rest lately, especially you who are connected to us in our dreams. You've been working too hard lately and really need to rest."

As Nishio Reki spoke, he hugged Yuuki Yuuki's shoulders tighter and leaned close to her ear, his tone becoming increasingly soothing.

“I know you’re anxious, even more anxious than we are. I also know that Xiaoyuan has taken on so much responsibility because she can lead us into dreams.”

"I know, because Xiaoyuan is a gentle child, but if you always focus on that goal, you will neglect other important things."

Yuuki Yukino still couldn't calm down completely.

But she knew that Nishio Reki was right.

Perhaps Baqi and Li are not that concerned about the magical girl's slumber.

Because Baqi was originally a corrupted magical girl, she didn't feel hostility towards magical girls, but she also didn't like them very much.

As for Arata, he is someone who has seen hell. Even if Yuuki Yuki can't know how tragic the history that Arata had to hide was, Arata must have gone through a lot to twist the gentle Nishio Arata in the game into the awkward person he is now.

On the contrary, she, the corrupted magical girl who cared about those magical girls and desperately wanted to save them, was the most impatient.

The past few days of battling the slumber had put Yuuki Yuki under immense mental strain. Even though she cracked some jokes along the way, it was a way of finding joy amidst the hardship and relaxing.

Even though I say I should focus on the important points, I keep steer the conversation off-topic before I even say those words.

Li was right. He was also unusually nervous. If this continued, he would be overwhelmed by the immense pressure before he could help Helica.

"So, Xiaoyuan, how about we rest for a while today?"

“But…Helica’s family.”

"Don't worry, Xiaoyuan, leave those things to me!" Baqi rolled up her sleeves: "It's just that short, blond girl's house! We've been there before when we bullied her badly!"

“Hmm…” Yuuki Yuki still seemed somewhat hesitant.

"I already told you! Don't worry! I'm the strongest fighter right now. If I can't stop them, who can?"

Yuuki Yukino had to admit that both of them made sense.

Without realizing it, I was indeed a bit too eager and reckless.

I've already made so many mistakes, none of which are actually that big, and some aren't even mistakes at all, but if I continue like this, I know I'll definitely make an even bigger mistake.

"Oh well."

Yuuki reluctantly agreed.

Yuuki Yuuki is unaware that only a few hours remain before this dream ends.

Chapter 132 Aren't you going to do it?

Lying on her soft bed, Yuuki Yuki was still unable to completely shake off the fatigue of the whole day.

They got up, went to school, where Baqi transferred over. They discussed countermeasures and checked on Miyashita Mia's condition. It wasn't until Tsukimi Rie, Mizuno Yu, and Miyashita Mia were attacked one after another that they realized only one day had passed.

I am indeed too tired.