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

Nishio Reki wasn't surprised. From the moment the other person let slip, she had already guessed that this matter was inextricably linked to them. At this moment, the only emotion she could feel was anger, and she couldn't help but question:

"You said you'd help me, but behind my back you're doing all sorts of shady things. Why should I trust you?"

The girl who was being questioned regained some composure. Her initial panicked expression was gone, and she returned to the seemingly casual yet incredibly serious expression she had when she was waiting for Nishio.

"I have no choice in this situation. After all, I'm nominally with the president now. As long as you agree to my request, I'll take care of any trouble you encounter. I've already prepared everything for you. All you need to do is..."

“There’s no need for that.” Nishio Reki’s expression was stern, his tone as if he were keeping people at arm’s length, directly interrupting the other person’s speech: “Don’t ever appear in front of me again.”

After finishing speaking, Nishio Reki didn't give the other party a chance to use flattery or sweet talk, and continued.

"The long-lost chairman of St. Yuu Academy has been relentlessly pursuing me and even wants to make this kind of deal with me. What do you think would happen if I told my companions, the people at St. Yuu Academy, or your so-called good chairman about this?"

Saint Shion raised her eyebrows slightly and nodded slowly and forcefully, as if she had really been persuaded by Nishio Reki's words, and kept her mouth tightly shut and said nothing more.

Nishio Reki didn't want to get entangled with this kind of person any further, so he turned around and left a series of footprints on the newly covered snow.

"What if other people knew that you had met with an enemy who kidnapped you and whose whereabouts are still unknown so many times, but you had never mentioned it to anyone? How do you think that would happen?"

Saint Shion's voice came from behind Nishio Reki, like a cold wind howling, but it cut into the softest part of Nishio Reki's heart.

Nishio Reki paused again, but this time, she didn't stop. All that remained was a sentence she squeezed out through gritted teeth.

“I can make this public right now.”

"Forget it, you wouldn't. If you weren't even slightly tempted by my proposal, you would have told everyone about my situation the first time I approached you."

Nishio Reki quickened his pace, seemingly wanting to get away from this chattering guy, seemingly wanting to escape from this guy who kept tempting him.

She had gone far away, but the wind still carried Saint Shiyin's unhurried words.

"The opportunity for you to realize your wish is right in front of you now."

Is it right in front of me?

What exactly does Nishio Reki want?

Fighting alongside Xiao Yuan, possessing the power to protect her and share more of the danger with her?

Or is it simply because if she also became a magical girl, she could stay by Yuuki Yuuki's side without feeling guilty?

The goals that were once clear have become increasingly blurred.

Maybe he just didn't want Xiaoyuan to face danger alone?

……

"Ouch! That was close! You almost hit me!"

Yuuki Yuki, dressed as a shrine maiden, was like a small colorful flag, seemingly swaying helplessly in mid-air, yet she always managed to dodge Kuriko's axe before it arrived.

"Don't run! Come back here!"

The battle axe clanged and banged wildly, smashing everything in its path to pieces with overwhelming force.

But it was never able to catch even a glimpse of its only target.

When Yuuki Yuuki activated the divine liberation of the God of Bonds, the battle situation had already undergone a dramatic change.

Hanzawa Kuriko, who had just been in complete control, was like a big cat being led around by a spot of light from an infrared pen, unable to catch that tiny dot that was right in front of her no matter how hard she tried to pounce.

Knowing that if she could land just one hit, the battle would be completely different, the seemingly insurmountable distance felt like an insurmountable chasm to Chestnut, impossible to cross no matter what.

When Yuuki Yuki first activated her divine liberation, Kuriko naively thought that Yuuki was going to have a real fight with her, but in fact Yuuki Yuki kept dodging and dodging, and even took the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks to her.

The more unsuccessful the attack, the more Chestnut felt unable to suppress her inner rage. The more intense the anger burned, the more impulsive she became, affecting her rationality and making her even more manic.

More importantly, Chestnut didn't think there was anything wrong with what she was doing, as if she was determined to go down a dead end, randomly smashing things with her wand.

Yuuki Yukino dodged the oncoming axe blow, and the red thread that seemed to be woven between her hands like a cat's cradle wrapped around the handle of the battle axe. With the force of the chestnut, she pulled the battle axe straight off its original direction and embedded it into the ground.

The red thread between his fingers slipped off his knuckles and took root firmly in the cracks of the solid asphalt road, like a tent peg used to secure a tent while camping, locking the tomahawk to the ground.

Chestnut gripped the axe handle with both hands and forcefully ripped the axe off a large chunk of ground, as if uprooting a potato still attached to the soil.

Large chunks of solidified asphalt and the red thread used to secure the battle axe were connected to the relatively slender handle, making it look more like a warhammer.

Chestnut straightened up, transferred the axe handle from his hands to his right, clenched his fist with his other hand, and slammed it into the large chunk of asphalt embedded in the axe blade.

Her seemingly frail fist collided with a massive, disproportionately large rock, which shattered into pieces like a croquette thrown to the ground.

Seeing how easily Chestnut broke free from his restraints and overcame his control with such force that she used her strength to overcome his skill and her powerful bricks flew through the air, Yuuki En couldn't help but gasp.

Such immense power, such destructive force!

In that case...

In that case!

Isn't this exactly what I wanted?

At first, Yuuki Yui was slowly probing, thinking that this guy was holding back, deliberately not using skills or special abilities, and was hiding his strength to prepare for a decisive blow.

As it turned out, what Yuuki En saw was exactly what she got. Apart from being a little stronger, having a stronger attack, and being a little faster... well, not really that fast, and having a larger destructive range, there was nothing special about it.

Having been led on such a long detour, Chestnut got so angry that she started yelling and shouting, which left Yuuki somewhat at a loss.

Both are incredibly strong, and even when Lava Lantern fights, he just hacks and slashes wildly. But he can predict his opponent's moves and hit them accurately, knocking them unconscious with two sword strikes and telling them, "You're not strong enough, try harder next time."

As a result, Hanzawa Kuriko simply missed.

In a horizontal comparison, this guy is the all-around inferior form of Lava Mountain Lamp.

If this continues, I only need to expend some of the magic power needed to maintain the liberation of the gods to exhaust Chestnut until she has completely used up all her magic power.

In comparison, the amount of magic power consumed is actually lower than Yuuki Yuuki had anticipated.

But will it really end that simply?

Yuuki Enishi couldn't guarantee anything; she could only cautiously expand her advantage through this ebb and flow.

She has not forgotten her ultimate goal.

Sumireko Yumehara, that's her real goal, and for that, she doesn't need to completely eliminate Kuriko.

Even now, Yuuki Yuuki has never remembered the name of Kuriko.

Just as Yuuki Yuki was thinking this, both of the things she was thinking about changed at the same time.

A much stronger magical power than before spread from Chestnut's body. Even without consciously sensing the magical power, Yuuki Eri could see with her naked eye the trails left by the magical power as it raged through the air.

This is the magic that drew Yuuki Eri here, but it is more solid and more complex, like the static on an old-fashioned television screen, or like several cone-shaped wings of light with long tails spreading out behind the girl.

Wings of light, composed of a chaotic mix of magic, flapped like sparkling sparklers waved by children at a summer festival, instantly sweeping away everything around Chestnut.

The shattered sand and gravel, the collapsed traffic lights, and even the nearby buildings were cleared away by the burst of magic.

Meanwhile, Hanzawa Kuriko, standing in the center of the open space, looked at Yuuki Enishi with an even more fervent yet chilling gaze.

As expected, it couldn't be that simple for a fallen magical girl who was defeated when she was still young to appear in the dream world constructed by Sumireko Yumehara.

Yuuki Yukina herself didn't realize that her clenched hands inside the wide sleeves of her shrine maiden outfit were covered in cold sweat.

A screen-like magic spread from behind Kuriko's back towards her entire body, like a flowing suit of armor, gradually engulfing Hanzawa Kuriko's body.

"You, you, how could you let her out! Don't just stand here like an idiot! Run!"

Yuuki felt her arm being suddenly grabbed, and then she saw Yumehara Sumireko, whom she had searched high and low without finding any trace of, pull her along and start running wildly in a certain direction.

Chapter 177 Is this how you coax a child?

"Tell me, what's wrong with that guy?"

"No! You're a bad person, I'm not going to tell you, you bad person! Absolutely not!"

"Then tell me, what's wrong with me?!"

"You're bad in every way! You're a complete and utter villain!"

"You say I'm so bad, then why did you drag me along with you?"

"Because, because she is also a bad person."

"Who's worse, me or her?"

Sumireko Yumehara, who had been pointing at Yuuki Yukina with her bear-paw pajamas while hugging her shoulders, suddenly stopped and patted her pajamas, seemingly lost in thought.

A few seconds later, Sumireko Yumehara pointed directly at Yuuki Yukino.

"It's you!"

Yuuki Yukino almost spat out her water.

"No? Little sister, I really am... I..."

I really don't understand. Sumireko Yumehara suddenly rushed up to me, and without any hesitation, she pulled me away with her wine. Then, without saying a word, she dragged me here. What is this girl trying to do?

At this moment, Sumireko Yumehara had no intention of running away, and there was no point in arguing with her about a topic that couldn't be resolved.

If Sumireko Yumehara turns and runs away and actually escapes, it will be difficult for Yuuki Yuki to find her again.

The area where Yuuki Yuuki is currently located is quite different from the town where she first fell into the dream, and the fake Moonsea City where she met Hanzawa Kuriko.

If it weren't for Sumireko Yumehara leading the way, Yuuki Yukino might not have been able to find this place easily on her own.

However, these clusters of buildings appearing in the darkness gave Yuuki Yuuki a new understanding of the place.

If we compare the omnipresent darkness to the ocean, then these buildings are like isolated islands in the ocean, constructed by human hands.

While not entirely without a trace, it's not so easy to find either.

Even if we find her, Sumireko Yumehara might not be there.

It would be better to see if we could get some information out of Yumehara Sumireko while she's still here.

Yuuki Yukino had felt this way a long time ago: if the enemy's actions were predictable, it might be more troublesome to deal with them, but it was also possible to devise corresponding countermeasures based on the enemy's personality.

For example, when Yuuki Yuuki first faced Miyashita and Miya, one of them was preoccupied with getting close to her to remove the influence of the Black Magic Mark, while the other was preoccupied with getting intimate with her. If Yuuki Yuuki had enough power, she could have easily solved this problem by using herself as bait.

For example, there's Hong Mali, who was coerced by Kuroba Reincarnation, and Bai Gui Qianyou, who is also obsessed with the other. If Hong Mali's inner conflict is resolved and one shows goodwill, then the conflict between the two sides will naturally dissolve.

Even an arrogant guy like Kuroba Rise is thinking about how to show off in front of others and how to mess with her Dark Magical Girl Empire. Although Kuroba Rise is difficult to deal with, it is not that difficult to predict her next move.

It's not just not that difficult; Kuroba's reincarnation is the easiest to understand.

However, Sumireko Yumehara was different from them; everything she did was incomprehensible to Enishi Yuuki.

Aside from pulling magical girls into slumber and telling them who the bad guys are and who the friends are, Yuuki Yukina knows nothing about Yumehara Sumirei and Shiroi Shiroi.