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

Baqi felt as if her heart was beating even more happily.

“Nothing like this has ever happened before at Saint Eternal Academy. This is the first time in history.” Baqi’s heart was pounding like a drum, but on the surface she remained amicable.

After hearing Baqi's answer, Yuuki Yuuki simply nodded, then looked around at the other magical girls accompanying her, as if conveying some message.

This "seems" is merely a guess by Baqi, a guess that only comes to mind after she knows Yuuki Eri's current identity.

If I were just an ordinary student at the Holy Age Academy in this dream, I probably wouldn't know any of this.

But now, Baqi was playing the role of someone who was unaware of the situation, so she restrained her gaze and ignored Yuuki Yuki's suspicious behavior, continuing to introduce the facilities around them to Yuuki Yuki and her group.

"This is the garden maze of St. Eternal Academy. Although it is called a maze, it is not complicated inside. It is essentially just a garden that is very suitable for taking a break."

"It's already autumn, so most of the flowers have already withered, otherwise I would have taken you inside to take a look."

As Baqi was speaking, she was about to continue forward when Yuuki called her back.

"Wait a moment."

what happened again?

"What's wrong, Xiaoyuan? Do you want to go in and take a look?" Nishio Reki asked the question that was on her mind most for Baqi.

Yuuki Yui looked around, then stopped and took a short step back in the direction of Tenrai Herika and Mizuno Yu.

Mizuno Yu immediately understood what Yuuki Yui wanted to say, so she leaned closer to her ear, and Helica followed suit.

Completely unaware of what Yuuki Eri was up to, Baqi was initially taken aback, but then wisely moved away, refusing to listen to their whispered conversation.

If it were something important, the blond-haired dwarf wouldn't have kept it from him.

……

“At the time, Yuuki Yui said: ‘Have you sensed any unsettling magical energy around here?’ Mizuno Yuu and I both answered no. Then she said she felt very unwell, and you know what happened next.”

Herlica took a bite of her bread and said to Inuyama Tomoe, who had been waiting for her at the garden gate for a long time, "So what were you thinking? Why did you so actively make your presence known? And even brought up magical girls?"

"It was indeed wrong of me to bring up magical girls. I don't know why I suddenly said such a thing, but I didn't raise my hand when I took you on a tour of the school." Baqi apologized first, stating the facts, and then retorted in the same manner.

"How could the teacher call on you if you didn't raise your hand?" Herika asked, her face full of suspicion.

“Didn’t I just say I didn’t know either? She just happened to call me,” Ba Qi replied.

"Forget it, I can't be bothered to talk to you. Anyway, they haven't suspected you yet. Just be more careful next time and don't speak without thinking," Helica sighed.

Baqi was definitely unhappy to be criticized by Helica, but since the two of them were talking about serious matters and didn't have much time to talk, she just glared at Helica and then nodded in agreement: "I know, I'll be more careful."

"And let's not even talk about Mizuno Yu. Nishio Reki and Yuuki Yuuki are seriously experiencing school life." Helica then mentioned the situation of the others and complained, "What a hassle, it's just another one of these childish games."

"There's nothing I can do. I don't want it to be like this either. I rarely have the chance to talk to Xiaoyuan now, but to be on the safe side, it's better not to cause any trouble."

Baqi turned and glanced at the withered garden maze. Dry plants sprouting from the soil hung on the net-like walls, showing no signs of life whatsoever.

“I know that, so I won’t act rashly until I figure out what’s going on.” Helica’s sigh deepened. “So, what are you looking at?”

"I'm wondering if there's really some ominous magical aura here? I'm not as sensitive to magic as Xiaoyuan or Hong, so I can't sense it at all."

Baqi gazed at the empty garden, raised her hand to stroke the wooden fence surrounding the outermost circle of the maze. Although no one had entered for the time being, the carefully maintained wooden fence still had a little dust on it from her fingers.

Baqi raised her hand and rubbed it, noticing her clean fingers without a trace of dust. She then clapped her hands, as if to brush away non-existent dust.

"I wonder who's taking care of this place."

After muttering to herself, Baki turned to Helika: "So, you short, blond girl, do you sense anything unusual?"

“No.” Helica frowned and looked into the depths of the garden maze.

Chapter 150 Traveling Together

At first, Inuyama Tomoe genuinely believed that the teacher asking her to show Yuuki and the others around the school, and that she had accidentally mentioned something about magical girls, was just a coincidence.

Gradually, she realized that there were just too many of these coincidences.

Sometimes when I'm planning to eat somewhere else, I'll unexpectedly run into Yuuki and her group on the rooftop.

On my way to school, I often saw the girls from Yuehai Middle School.

Sometimes I suddenly have the urge to do something, and I always happen to run into the same people in different places.

Tomoe was naturally happy to be able to see Yuuki Yukino more often.

However, she is now less inclined to approach Yuuki Yuki.

At first, Helica angrily ordered Baki not to get too close to them, as this could not only expose Baki's identity but also easily affect the normal course of the dream.

After all, the basis for the cooperation between Baki and Helica is not to actively bring too much change to the dream, which makes it easier to deal with whatever comes their way.

However, because there were so many coincidences, sometimes even in situations where Baki would not know their whereabouts, Herika would occasionally spot Baki's shadow, which is quite intriguing.

When coincidences occur too frequently, they are unlikely to be mere coincidences.

It was as if an invisible hand was pushing her, forcing her onto the path that someone expected of her.

This was an experience I had never had before.

All Baqi could do was be extremely careful.

But sometimes, even when she doesn't want to get into trouble, trouble will find her on its own.

……

She had only gone out to buy some food, but ended up getting caught up in a battle between magical girls, making Baqi even more convinced that this couldn't be a coincidence.

Screams and running sounds formed the main melody of the street. Baqi felt as if she had become a piece of seaweed in the tide of the crowd, and could only be pushed away by the current.

Three magical girls and two corrupted magical girls are engaged in a fierce battle in the sky, their wands and magic colliding and creating waves of air.

Even though it was clear that the magical girls were trying to avoid their destructive effects on the crowd, the aftershocks of their energy still knocked down billboards along the roadside, eliciting another round of screams.

It had been a long time since I had seen magical girls fight from this angle. Ever since that summer night, I had always been the one on the battlefield.

So the world of magical girls is both so far away and so close?

Bachi was pushed along by the crowd, looking up at the confluence of people in the sky.

If that blond shorty knew he was there, he'd definitely start saying all sorts of nonsense.

So what exactly is going on, and why am I constantly getting caught up in all sorts of trouble?

"Don't just stand there, run!"

A middle-aged woman whom Baqi did not recognize suddenly pulled Baqi, causing Baqi to stumble forward a few more steps.

Indeed, I'm currently playing the role of an ordinary person, and it doesn't feel right to look up and watch magical girls fight.

Having fallen to the back of the group, Baqi thought to herself, and started walking, intending to catch up with the others.

But when Baqi was really ready to run away, it seemed a little too late.

The crimson magic blade, shaped like a crescent moon and trailing a long, misty tail, hurtled towards the crowd.

An attack of this magnitude might have been quite troublesome for Baqi before she could unleash her divine power, but for her now, blocking it would be effortless.

The premise is that she can actually transform and block it in such a situation.

The transformation of two corrupted magical girls, along with all the magical girls they knew, in front of them undoubtedly made the current situation even more troublesome.

The background of the dream now is different from the fantastical world in Mizuno Yumu's story. Everyone knows what the appearance of a magical girl means.

The appearance of a new corrupted magical girl will only complicate the situation further.

A similar situation has already been verified in Helica's dream. From Miya Miyashita's suspicion of Yuuki Yukino and herself in the dream, to Helica's belief that Yuuki Yukino is the culprit, it is all a butterfly effect caused by random transformation.

But if I don't transform, I'll have to leave the dream.

There's no time to worry about that now. If it's just Helica alone, Baki doesn't believe she has the ability to identify the dream's owner and lead them out of the nightmare.

Baqi clenched her fists, turned her head towards the falling blood blade, and prepared to concentrate her magic power on her body to instantly transform and block the attack.

Just before Baqi completed her transformation, the attack, composed of solidified magic, vanished like a bubble before her eyes.

Did Hong Moli kindly deflect her attack?

Of course not. Hong Moli is currently engaged in a fierce battle and has no time to attend to the crowd.

The reason I was able to escape this calamity...

It's actually right in front of you.

The pink figure seemed to be falling in slow motion before Baqi's eyes, her magical outfit clinging to her body as the wind pressure blew her down, outlining the girl's figure.

Her pink hair, which had been flying wildly behind her head, seemed to stand still, yet also spread out like fireworks, forming concentric circles of red lines.

The pale pink specks of light scattered from the red rope and the bright red specks of light from the crimson moon shattered by the red thread together formed a fleeting starry sky in front of Baqi, as if to envelop her entirely, surrounding her alone.

In the starry sky formed by those magical light spots, the pink-haired girl frowned slightly, revealing a resolute expression, and looked behind her.

That resolute expression gradually transformed into tenderness in Ba Qi's eyes, and her slightly parted lips uttered a few quick and clear syllables.

"Are you OK?"

Tomoe knew every facet of Yuuki Yuki like the back of her hand, but she had never seen Yuuki Yuki like this before.

Even as a magical girl, Yui was so dazzling.

Although I was deceived, I was also the one who tarnished the brilliance of Xiaoyuan.

Thinking this, Baqi's heart skipped a beat.

Upon seeing Baqi's face clearly, Yuuki Yukino raised her eyebrows high, her eyes widening suddenly, a look of surprise flashing across her face.

"why you?"

Baqi clearly heard Yuuki Yuuki mutter something to herself quickly.

Immediately afterwards, Yuuki Yukino's gaze hardened once more.

"Forget everything else, run!"

After saying this, Yuuki Yukino, dragging the tangled yet orderly red rope that surrounded her, soared into the sky once more, like a butterfly spreading its wings.

If, just if.

If I had truly been saved by someone like Xiaoyuan, it would be only natural for me to be attracted to her, right?

Ba Qi pursed her lips, turned around, and ran towards the crowd.

……