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

"..."

"You spent the night at her place, didn't you?"

"..."

"Speak! I'm your lover! Why don't you tell me anything? Why did you go to see that kind of guy?!"

"Chestnut, it hurts! Let me go! Please, please let me go!"

"Then tell me! Why did you go looking for that kind of woman! Why?!"

"Nothing happened to us..."

"Do you think I'd believe that? Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I'm easy to fool? Fine, fine, you're all playing me, aren't you? I'm just a joke in your eyes, right?"

"No, no! Chestnut, listen to me, no! Nothing really happened between us. I just... I just told her that I'm in a bit of... pain right now."

"Does being with me cause you pain? Am I the embodiment of pain in your eyes? Does being with that kind of woman really make you happy?"

"I didn't say that..."

"That's exactly what you're saying! Yuuki Tamaki, isn't it? As long as Yuuki Tamaki is gone, you'll follow me wholeheartedly, right?!"

"No! No! This has nothing to do with her! Really!"

"When have you ever pleaded for me like this? Have you ever cared about me this much? Let go, let me go, Minato Nana! I don't want to say it a second time."

"No, it really won't work! If I let go, what will happen to Huan, to her..."

"Huan? Haha, you're calling her that so affectionately. You kept calling her that last night too, didn't you? Don't worry, it'll all be over soon."

"Don't go! Don't go! Chestnut, wake up! Think about me! Think about our past! Think about our future! Didn't we say we'd open a coffee shop together? We won't form a band anymore, okay? We won't contact them anymore, okay? Just the two of us, leaving here, leaving Moonsea City, we'll go somewhere else, just the two of us, living the life we ​​want, okay?"

not good.

……

Destruction, shattering, silence, and then, boundless darkness.

In the boundless darkness, Hanzawa Kuriko had only one thought on her mind.

Yuki Tamaki must disappear.

In her hazy memory, Hanzawa Kuriko had slashed countless Yuuki Rams.

But none of the things she cut were Yuuki Tamaki.

Because they stopped moving after they cut them.

Now, fate has given her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

What I haven't been able to do in the past, I must do.

I have already accomplished it.

The raised battle axe only needs to fall one more time, and it will all be over.

"It hurts so much!"

The girl, kneeling on one knee with the dark red stain on her clothes spreading from her left shoulder to her right side, gritted her teeth and slowly stood up as the battle axe was about to fall.

Hanzawa Kuriko stared intently at the pink-haired girl who had stood up, her bloodshot eyes fixed on her as if she wanted to tear a piece of flesh from her body.

She can't do it with her eyes, but she can certainly do it with the battle axe in her hand.

"I never intended to fight you to the death! Don't push your luck!"

Even a battle axe that could be easily shattered by a magic wand was stopped by a tiny red thread.

Hanzawa Kuriko didn't even see where the red line was.

When Hanzawa Kuriko tried to raise her battle axe again and chop down with even more force, she found that she could no longer do it.

More red lines hung down from the ground, from between the walls, and from the streetlights, their only destination being the battle axe in his own hand.

The pink-haired girl dressed as a shrine maiden tossed her hair, revealing her half-open chest. Intertwined red threads were weaving through the wound, stitching up the originally shocking axe wound.

"That guy whose name I don't know! I've changed my mind! You're staying here forever!"

At the girl's command, thousands of red threads scattered behind her like fireworks.

……

Even a red thread is no less powerful than an arrow piercing the clouds.

The giant sword in Kuroba Laisei's hand, which seemed to be cast in bronze and iron, had become riddled with holes under Yuuki Enishi's attacks, and its sharp edge had become dull and unusable after several exchanges.

"Tsk, you damn magical girls, you're all so troublesome."

The black wings of the Black Feather Reincarnation flapped, stirring up a storm carrying black feathers that forcibly tore off the Enmusubi surrounding the sword.

The broken bondage spirit broke off another piece of metal from the giant sword it was binding, making the already battered giant sword even worse.

But for Kuroba Rebirth, a damaged wand was a trivial matter.

Although her wand was badly damaged, Black Feather Reincarnation had no wounds, which showed that she still had the strength to resist, but was unwilling to completely expose all her trump cards.

She just wanted to take advantage of Yuuki Yuki being alone to teach her a lesson, but she didn't intend to settle the score here.

Determining a winner before the other magical girls arrive is a thankless task.

But I can't just slink away like that; otherwise, how will they know that I am not to be disobeyed?

That black-haired girl, let's use her to teach these arrogant magical girls who dare to defy us a bloody lesson.

Kuroba Laisei feigned exhaustion, kneeling on one knee in the air, panting with his head down, while actually searching for Nishio Ryū's figure below.

She knew that Nishio Reki couldn't have gone far; whenever the magical girls fought, Nishio Reki would always hide nearby.

Just as Kuroba Rise had guessed, in an inconspicuous corner, Nishio Reki was peeking around, watching the battle unfold.

Now that I've been discovered, there's no need to pretend to be weak anymore.

Kuroba Reincarnation, like a vulture suddenly rising to attack, spread its wings and swooped down from the sky, its greatsword engraved with runes already swinging towards Nishio Reki's location.

Even if Nishio Reki reacted, as an ordinary person, she wouldn't have been able to withstand his attack.

Even Yuuki Yuuki, the magical girl, won't do!

Seeing the red line blocking his way, Kuroba Laisei was prepared.

The greatsword flew out of his hand and headed straight towards Nishio Reki.

No one can stop you from doing what you want to do.

The swiftly advancing greatsword pierced the girl's body without any resistance, pinning her to the ground.

However, it didn't hit Nishio Reki, but rather Yuuki Yukino, who used all her strength to shield Nishio Reki with her body and push him away.

"Tsk."

Although it's a little different from what I expected, it's not bad, right?

Black Feather Reincarnation pursed his lips unhappily, turned around, flapped his wings, and left while no one could stop him.

On the ground, only Yuuki Yuki, who had fallen into Nishio Ryū's arms as the giant sword disappeared, and Nishio Ryū, whose tears flowed uncontrollably, remained.

"Xiao Yuan? Xiao Yuan! What are you doing?!"

Nishio Reki tightly hugged the pink-haired girl's shoulders, pulling her body close to his chest.

Even so, Nishio Reki could not stop the girl in his arms from gradually getting colder.

"Ha." Yuuki Yuki barely managed to lift her eyelids, looked at the tearful Nishio Reki, and slowly raised her hand to stroke Nishio Reki's face.

Immediately, Yuuki Yukino's lips curved into a slight smile:

"Xiao Li, I'm relieved as long as you're alright."

Chapter 175 Pinky Promise

"Yuki-senpai, please don't do such dangerous things again! What if something really happens to you? (Rin-shiba, what will everyone do?!)"

Sakura Hanako stood in front of the bed with an extremely serious expression, pointing and lecturing the girl whose waist was wrapped in bandages.

"Oh dear, it's okay, it's okay. With your treatment, Sakura, I'm almost fully recovered... Ouch, ouch, ouch."

As Yuuki Yuen spoke, as if to prove that she had almost fully recovered, she lifted the blanket off the bed and prepared to get out of bed.

However, any movement inevitably aggravated the wound, causing Yuuki Yuki to gasp in pain. She couldn't sit up from the bed for a long time, let alone get out of bed.

After a few attempts, Yuuki Yukino lay back down on her own, making sure to cover herself with the blanket again.

"Anyway, I'm fine, so you don't need to worry."

"You've been stabbed right through and you're still okay?" Tenrai Herika glanced at Yuuki Yuki, who was lying dead on the bed, her expression complicated. She seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she shut her mouth.

"I'm really fine." Yuuki Yui was still being stubborn, but this time she seemed to have learned her lesson. She just stuck her fist out from under the covers and waved it in protest before lying back down.

After a long silence in the room, Nishio Reki finally spoke in a muffled voice.

"It's all my fault. If I had stayed further away... Xiaoyuan wouldn't have had to get hurt protecting me."

Nishio Reki's eyes were red, clearly indicating that he had just been crying. When the other magical girls arrived, they saw Nishio Reki hugging Yuuki Yuuki and sobbing, his shoulders shaking.

However, Yuuki Yuuki's transformation has not yet ended, and the wounds on her body have been temporarily stitched up by her own red thread. She is barely holding on by relying on the magical girl's self-healing ability.

Sakura Hanako, who possesses healing abilities, immediately used her powers to treat Yuuki Yukino. By the time she took Yuuki Yukino home, Yuuki Yukino was much better and just needed to rest.

However, Nishio Reki didn't think so. Yuuki Yukino was able to fight Kuroba Kiyomi to a standstill, and if he weren't there, Yuuki Yukino would never have suffered such serious injuries while protecting him.

Xiaoyuan's current state is all her own responsibility.

"Don't think like that, Nishio. Kuroba Reisei's attack was aimed at you. If Yuuki hadn't protected you, you would have been the one hit. If that had happened, you wouldn't have been as lucky as Yuuki."

Mizuno Yu said this, and even though it was a bit direct, Nishio Reki completely agreed.

Even so, it did nothing to dispel the self-blame in Nishio Reki's heart.

“But, if I had the power…” Nishio Reki wanted to say something to refute Mizuno Yu, but he was powerless in that situation.

“You’ve already done a lot, Nishio Reki. Nobody’s perfect. Just like that idiot, she doesn’t know the art of talking. Luckily, she doesn’t talk much.”

Helica interrupted Nishio Reki, pursing her lips in Mizuno Yu's direction as if to prove what she had said.

“But…” Nishio Reki was still unwilling to give up.

"No buts!" Helica's voice grew louder, her imposing presence leaving Nishio Reki speechless.