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

Chapter 88 A Daily Life as Irritating as the Chirping of Cicadas in Summer

"Can't!"

Upon hearing Mizuno Yu's request, Herika slammed her hand on the table, even though there was actually no table for her to slam her hand on.

Mizuno Yu's response to her action was no reaction.

Mizuno Yu said nothing, just stared at Herika's face with her usual calm expression.

If Mizuno Yu had argued her case as usual or analyzed the pros and cons for Helica, she would have felt better.

But it was precisely because Mizuno Yu did nothing that Helica felt like a child throwing a tantrum in front of an adult.

I've said what I needed to say; the rest is up to you. That's what Mizuno Yu meant.

Herlica was equally aware that she was the one who allowed Yuuki to get involved, the one who was helped by Yuuki, an ordinary person, the one who recklessly formed this club, and the one who made Yuuki sink deeper and deeper by replenishing her mana.

Unintentionally, she also trusted and relied on Yuuki Yuki, even though she knew that doing so would put Yuuki Yuki in danger.

But in reality, she just wanted a place to belong outside of the band.

"I see."

Helica managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.

The following Monday, the activity room that belonged to the four of them was now empty except for Yuuki Yuki and Hayashi Keiko.

"Mizuno and I have some things to take care of recently, so let's temporarily suspend our club activities where we have lunch together."

This was Helica's last message in the four-person chat group she created.

With less than two weeks until the deadline mentioned by Miyashita Mia, it was only natural that Mizuno Yu and the others would be training hard at this time in order to deal with the possible crisis. Yuuki Yu thought this way and didn't take it to heart.

At that time, Yuuki Yui was unaware that things were tilting in a direction she did not want to see.

The following day, there were still only the two of them in the activity room.

"Did I mess up? I transformed and acted out that embarrassing scene just to help them out, so why are they avoiding me instead?" On the way home from school, Yuuki asked Baqi in a secluded spot.

"That shouldn't be the case. Xiaoyuan should have performed flawlessly. It was so amazing that I even recorded the whole thing and watch it every day." Baqi was also very surprised.

"Delete it right now!" The day ended amidst the chase between the two.

The following third day.

Yuki deliberately chose a day to go home with Hayashi Mustard, which led to him being teased by Baqi for half a day.

Yuki Yuki always felt that it was too dangerous for her father, Qiu Liu, to know that Lin Jiezi had read the script, but now Lin Jiezi, who knew the whole story, might be of some help to her.

As they approached her doorstep, Yuuki stopped Lin Jiezi: "Lin-kun, has Tianlei been acting strangely these past two days?"

There was nothing wrong with asking Lin Jiezi this question, but the problem was that Lin Jiezi was intermittently unable to communicate normally.

"Ugh, I...I don't know, I didn't notice." Lin Jiezi's eyes turned into chaotic vortexes, and she gestured exaggeratedly with her hands, making it impossible for anyone to understand what she was trying to express.

"Think about it again."

Perhaps Yuki Eri's perseverance moved Hayashi, allowing her to break free from the shackles of language and learn a completely new language on her own.

"Waaaaah! Awaaaaah! Guhaaaah!"

On the fourth day, Yuuki Yuki decided to go directly to Helica to get to the bottom of things.

But Helica seemed to have a premonition; whenever Yuuki appeared in her field of vision, she would avoid her from a distance.

Mizuno Yu was the same; she even skipped her usual evening archery club training.

After several days of experiences piling up, Yuuki Yuki was completely overwhelmed.

Even if she were slow to realize, she could tell that these two people were deliberately avoiding her.

But why? Yuuki Yuki just couldn't figure it out.

His original plan to clear his name suddenly came to a standstill without warning, as if it had been cut off by a pair of scissors, severing all his future.

This whole thing started with that battle between myself and Mizuno Yu, which seemed like a joke.

That night, Yuuki Yukino tossed and turned in bed all night.

What troubled Yuuki En the most was not that the other person was avoiding her, but why the other person was avoiding her.

More precisely, it's a sense of the unknown.

This feeling is similar to the anxiety you feel when waiting for the results to be released after a major exam.

If Yuuki knew the final outcome, whether good or bad, she could make plans for the next step.

But the existence of the unknown puts her in a dilemma, unsure of where to go next.

She had many guesses in her mind, as numerous as the stars outside the window, but just as she could not touch any of the stars that were close at hand, she could not verify those guesses, whether they were true or false.

As the first faint light appeared on the horizon, Yuuki Yuki lost consciousness in a daze.

When Yuuki Yukino woke up the next day, she had huge dark circles under her eyes again.

She has now learned to use light makeup to cover up the marks on her face, but she still can't learn to use ease to cover up the anxiety in her heart.

So on the fifth day, on the one hand, they did not get the answer they wanted, and on the other hand, they saw that Nishio Reki's seat was empty. The area around Yuuki Yuuki's seat, who was always frowning, became a low-pressure zone in the class. Occasionally, a few classmates who came to challenge her would try to comfort Yuuki Yuuki, and then they would be infected by her and fall into the low pressure as well.

With a feeling of unease, Yuuki tried to talk to Helica again during her lunch break, but of course, she got nowhere.

Yuuki Yukino could guess that she might end up with nothing, but when it actually happened, the psychological impact was still immense.

With a jumble of thoughts and having barely slept last night, the magical girl's constitution was no different from that of a normal person when she wasn't transforming.

Then Yuuki Yuuki suddenly blacked out and fell to the ground during gym class. When she woke up, it was past the end of the school day.

The only people in the infirmary were the medical staff in white coats and Inuyama Tomoe, who hadn't even had time to change out of her gymnastics uniform.

"You scared me to death! I thought you were going to die!" When she saw that Yuuki had finally woken up, Baqi rushed over and hugged Yuuki's neck, rubbing against her hard.

"How could that be? I probably just didn't get enough rest." Yuuki hesitated for a moment, but still hugged Baqi and gently patted her back.

Every time she does something like this, Yuuki Yuuki struggles to find the right balance. They're both girls, so holding hands and hugging should be normal, but she's always worried that she might go too far.

But being able to hold Baqi's body really gives me a sense of security.

"Ahem." The infirmary teacher cleared her throat.

The two people who were hugging each other separated as if they had been electrocuted. Baqi obediently took two steps back and sat down on the small chair by the bed.

The psychologist removed her glasses, stood up, and draped her white coat over the chair: "You're fine, just a little neurasthenic."

"Neurosis?" Yuuki Yuki sat up straight in bed, leaning against the wall, and questioned the familiar-sounding term.

"Don't worry, neurasthenia is simply physical discomfort caused by psychological factors, such as irritability, insomnia, and so on." The counselor spoke quickly, clearly this was not the first time she had explained this to other students.

"Recently (as the end of the semester approaches, quite a few students have developed neurasthenia due to exam anxiety, but it is indeed rare to see someone as severe as you. However, there is no need to worry too much. Go back and take advantage of the weekend to rest well, adjust your mindset, or go to the counseling center next week to talk to a counselor. Studying requires a balance between work and rest."

Clearly, this teacher is very familiar with this situation, but unfortunately, Yuuki Eri's anxiety is not due to her studies, which is quite shameful.

"Since it's working fine here, it means there's no problem. I'll be leaving now. If you're not feeling well, you can stay here a little longer. You can stay as long as you like, but remember to lock the door before you leave."

After the medical staff finished speaking, they picked up their backpacks and left.

Yuuki Yukino leaned against the wall, not responding to her teacher's words, but just staring blankly out the window.

The footsteps outside the door were fading into the distance. The sky outside the window was still clear, but the sunlight wasn't as intense as it had been during the afternoon PE class.

When she came to her senses, Baqi had already tiptoed to the door and locked the infirmary door with a malicious smile.

Chapter 89 If you're having an emotional breakdown, just cry it out.

Baqi gently closed the door, turned around and returned to Yuuki Yuki's bedside, pulling the chair she had just been sitting in even closer.

With an ambiguous look in her eyes, Baqi reached out and placed her hand on Yuuki Yuki's hand, only to have Yuuki Yuki quickly pull it away like a startled bird.

Baqi was not distressed by the other party's rejection; in this secret room, Yuuki Yuki could not escape.

Thinking this, Baqi sat even closer and placed her hand on top of Yuuki Eri's fleeing hand.

“Baqi, I…”

Yuuki Yukino could guess what Tomoe might want to do. There was nothing wrong with being close to a girl; maybe it could replenish her lost energy.

But she just didn't want to. This restless feeling made it difficult for Yuuki Yui to calm down and do things that made her feel even more irritable.

Yuuki Yukino's words of refusal stuck in her throat. The thought of hurting someone because of her bad mood always reminded her of Helica's actions.

Helika can be forgiven because that's who she is, and people naturally tolerate her.

But Yuuki Yui lacked that confidence. Like a child worried about making a mistake, she took back her words and changed her mind to ask about other things.

"Was anyone else there when I fainted?"

She held onto a sliver of unrealistic hope that Mizuno Yu or Tenrai Herika would secretly visit her while she was still asleep, offering just the right amount of care when she needed it.

This shouldn't be called hope; it's more like wishful thinking.

"some."

Baqi's words made Yuuki Eri's eyes light up; that unrealistic hope seemed within reach.

"Mr. Kawakami came once. After hearing that Xiaoyuan was alright, he gave her a few words of advice and then left."

Ms. Kawakami is the homeroom teacher of Yuuki Eri, who seems difficult to get along with, but in addition to her job, she actually cares about her students.

As expected, unrealistic hopes are just that—unrealistic hopes—and they can never actually come true.

"Has no one else been here?" Yuuki asked again, still unwilling to give up, but she felt more like she was humiliating herself.

"Nothing."

"I see." Yuuki lowered her eyelashes. Baqi, who had originally intended to make a move, seemed to be affected by this inexplicable emotion and sat up straight, maintaining a distance that was neither too long nor too short from Yuuki.

"I see." Yuuki Yui repeated softly, using her hand that wasn't being held down by Baqi to lift the blanket covering her, revealing her thigh, which was still burning with pain and covered in large bandages.

Yuuki Yukina reached for her phone from beside her pillow, swiped her thumb to unlock the screen, and found a few lonely apps lying on it.

In the chat application's section, a small red dot indicating a new message appeared.

Yuuki Yukino suppressed her excitement and opened the chat software interface. A new message popped up.

"Shopping Carnival, more new products are waiting for you to grab. Special prices will also be available on the day of the event..."

Without finishing reading the message, Yuuki Yukino swiped it away with her finger, even though it was the only new message on her phone.

If you have hope, you'll be disappointed, right?