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

Even though Yuuki Yukino swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, the sounds she made were still somewhat unpleasant, like a dried-up riverbed.

"what's up?"

“I was worried something might have happened to you, so I came to check on you,” Sumireko Yumehara said frankly.

"You're really that kind?" Yuuki Yukina scoffed at Yumehara Sumireko's words.

Sumireko Yumehara moved closer, her armor jingling like wind chimes as she bumped into things. "If anything happens to you, I'll be very worried."

"Oh?" Yuuki Yui didn't even try to hide the unfriendly teasing in her tone.

“If you return your power to Him, things will become more complicated,” Sumireko Yumehara calmly replied.

So it turns out they weren't worried about themselves, but rather about deliberately losing.

Yuuki En suddenly felt both amused and angry, thinking that Yumehara Sumireko might have had a change of heart and that she was really making a huge mistake.

However, Yuuki Yukino only made a mental remark; she had some more important questions to ask Yumehara Sumireko.

This is the most pressing issue, of course.

Who is He?

Although this question is not very meaningful, it can easily help Yuuki Yukino get her talking.

"Don't you even know where you got this power from?"

Sumireko Yumehara asked in return, and through the light from outside the door, Yuuki Yuki could see that the other person was looking at her as if she were an idiot.

This power of mine was given to me by Bachi, who obtained it from Korechi. The original owner of this power must be that primordial magical girl.

She might actually be a corrupted magical girl?

Anyway, this wasn't the main point that Yuuki Yui wanted to know; it was just the first thing she said to get started.

"So, do you also want to keep my companions locked up like I have?" Yuuki asked again.

"No, of course not. Among you, you are the only special one."

Yuuki Yui certainly knew that she was special. If she wasn't special, Mia wouldn't have planned to take her away, nor would she have the ability to break any rules, and neither would Seishion nor Urobuchi Mashiro have paid so much attention to her.

Especially Mashiro Gakuen, whose actions left Yuuki Yuuki completely baffled, but it seemed that her goal was to win her over.

But the question is, what exactly makes me special?

"So, what exactly is so special about me?" Yuuki asked directly.

"You are a blind and foolish priestess, wielding a magic wand that is called an alien god. Isn't that enough?" Sumireko Yumehara raised her eyes.

"So what?" Yuuki Yuuki felt a deeper sense of doubt.

Fenrir can do it, Lucifer can do it, Izanami can do it, Artemis can do it, even the ancestral dragon who isn't even a god can do it, so why can't my own Nyarlathotep?

However, Yuki Yuki's words were clearly misunderstood by Yumehara Sumireko. Yumehara Sumireko seemed to think that Yuki Yuki was deliberately arguing with her, and shoved the bread crumbs she was holding into Yuki Yuki's mouth.

Just as Yuuki Yukino was taken aback, Yumehara Sumireko's cold voice rang out from above her head.

"You're different from me, don't starve to death."

So, Sumireko Yumehara came to bring me food?

Yuuki Yukino chewed a few times with some skepticism, but seeing that Yumehara Sumireko didn't react, she became a little bolder.

The breadcrumbs weren't tasty, and as she chewed them, the dry breadcrumbs absorbed her saliva, making her so thirsty she couldn't swallow. She could only chew slowly, finally managing to force the large clump of breadcrumbs down her throat.

Just as Yukihara Sumireko was choking on the bread, she handed Yuki a water bottle with a straw to her. Yuki, who had been hungry for almost a day, immediately took two big gulps and swallowed the food.

Although Sumireko Yumehara brought only a small amount, with food and water, her body, which couldn't replenish its magic, immediately began to improve. With her stomach full, Yuuki Yuki also felt that her strength seemed to have increased considerably.

"So... Waaah?!"

Yuki Yui had finally finished this simple meal and was about to continue their previous conversation when her mouth was stuffed with another string of pearls.

Yuuki Yukina whimpered a few more times, as if venting her dissatisfaction, but Yumehara Sumireko seemed not to hear her and turned to leave the room, leaving Yuuki Yukina's vision once again shrouded in darkness.

Chapter 191 Prison Break

It has been almost two days since Yuuki Yuki was locked in this room by Yumehara Sumireko.

Yuuki Yukino made this judgment because during this period, Yumehara Sumireko brought Yuuki Yukino food three more times. Even if it was three meals a day, since she was arrested at night, it should be at least the third day now.

The time when Yumehara Sumireko would bring food to Yuuki Eri was unpredictable. Sometimes Yuuki Eri wouldn't even feel that hungry before Yumehara Sumireko would bring the food in, while other times Yuuki Eri would be starving but wouldn't see Yumehara Sumireko for a long time.

For the past two days, Yuuki Yui has been thinking about how to escape Yumehara Sumireko's clutches and find a chance to run away.

But it wasn't that easy. Each time Yumehara Sumireko came, she didn't remove the restraints from Yuuki Enishi's body. Instead, she seemed to be feeding small animals, only removing the restraints from Yuuki Enishi's mouth.

Even the feeding was done by Sumireko Yumehara herself, who clearly didn't intend to give Yuki any chance.

Sumireko Yumehara not only restricts Yuuki Eri in terms of actions, but also in terms of intelligence.

Every time she eats, Yuuki Yukina's mouth is briefly free again. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuuki Yukina tries to talk to Yumehara Sumireko, hoping to get more information.

For example, she already knew that the magical girls who had been dragged into the dream by that bratty kid Sumireko Yumehara were nearby and could move freely, and it was even very likely that they were not under Sumireko Yumehara's surveillance.

Presumably, confining herself here was to prevent her from moving around and attracting the attention of others—which is good news, since other people's bodies and minds are free, so Sumireko Yumehara can't let others know that she's here.

However, whenever Yuki En brings up an important topic, Yumehara Sumireko will either change the subject or stuff Yuki En's mouth with food or pearls, not wanting Yuki En to ask any more questions.

In this way, Yuuki Yukino naturally had no way to extract information from Yumehara Sumireko.

The reason Yuuki Yukino paid special attention to the fact that Yumehara Sumireko, in her childish state, had dragged the other magical girls into this place was because Yumehara Sumireko hadn't released her divine release in the past few days, at least not in front of her.

This is the first thing Yuuki Yukino relies on to escape from prison.

Maintaining the transformed state constantly consumes magic power, and the same is true for divine release. However, here the magic power recovers exceptionally quickly, which is why Yuuki Yukino guessed that the magic power within Yumehara Sumireko's body was enough to allow her to persist for so long.

But that's only temporary. Yumehara Sumireko's drinking spree can't last forever. When Yumehara Sumireko's magic wears off, that will be my chance.

If she could think of it, Sumireko Yumehara couldn't possibly be unaware of it, but even so, she was still maintaining the divine liberation, which made Yuuki Yukino think more deeply.

This further convinced Yuuki Yuki that Sumireko Yumehara likely possessed a different personality after the release of the gods, and that she had no choice but to maintain it in order to avoid the other self getting in the way.

This might be what Sumireko Yumehara meant when she said "to have it in one's own hands".

Sumireko Yumehara said more than just this one noteworthy statement.

Previously, Sumireko Yumehara mentioned something like this: "You are different from me, don't starve to death."

Does that mean Yumehara Reiki Sumireko is immortal?

This is the boundary between dreams and reality. Yuuki Yuuki was pulled in directly, meaning she has a physical form. But the other magical girls might be different; those who are in a deep sleep may only exist here as souls.

Whether the soul doesn't need to eat is unclear to Yuuki Eri, but at least in other people's dreams, she is eating on time.

If it's not necessary, then Sumireko Yumehara might just be the soul of a magical girl.

Perhaps, like Hanzawa Kuriko, Yumehara Sumireko can continue to exist by consuming memories.

Yuuki Yukino couldn't confirm anything more specific, since she was tied up here and all the information was too vague.

To gather more information, jailbreaking is the only option.

Moreover, such matters should be addressed sooner rather than later.

Several hours later, Sumireko Yumehara appeared in front of Yuuki Yuuki again, but this time she brought two steaming hot buns.

As always, Sumireko Yumehara first untied the gag from Yuuki Yukino's mouth and held the bun to Yuuki Yukino's lips.

But unlike the previous times, Yuuki Yuuki didn't immediately stretch out her neck and take a bite as soon as she saw the food.

"Aren't you hungry?" Sumireko Yumehara waved the steamed bun in front of Yuuki Yukina, as if to take it back.

The first response she received was Yuuki Enishi's rumbling stomach, which made Yumehara Sumireko's expression even more serious.

Her stomach was growling, but she wasn't eating her own food. What was Yuuki Yuuki trying to do?

"I need to go to the toilet," Yuuki Yuuki said bluntly.

"Hmm?" Sumireko Yumehara hummed in disbelief.

"Toilet," Yuuki Yukino repeated. It always made her blush a little shyly when she, a girl, said such a word.

It's been a while since I brought her here, and this is indeed a normal human desire.

However, letting Yuki Yukino satisfy her physical needs means that I have to let her go. If Yuki Yukino takes advantage of this time to do something, I won't be able to handle it.

"I can't hold it in any longer." Yuuki Yu's face turned even redder: "If you don't let go of me, I'll have to relieve myself here, and I don't want to."

For a girl to make such an incredible statement, it can't be fake, right?

Moreover, Yuuki Yuuki's face was genuinely flushed with embarrassment, which didn't seem like she was lying.

"At least stop provoking me," Yuuki Yukina continued, the meaning of which was self-evident to everyone.

That makes some sense, Sumireko Yumehara thought, and with a flick of her finger, another restraint on Yuuki Yukino's body was removed after a rustling sound.

Yuuki Yukino suddenly felt a lightness beneath her, and the thing that had been bothering her the most was also moved away.

The strings of pearls jingled again, and the ropes that bound Yuuki's calves and ankles together loosened, wrapping around one of Yuuki's ankles and forcibly separating her legs.

"Hello? Hello! What are you doing?!" Yuuki Yui panicked.

Her current posture is not very aesthetically pleasing; her thighs and calves are folded together, forming an M-shape that opens to both sides. If it weren't for the skirt covering her, she would probably be showing everything.

To put it nicely, it's like a posture that helps a baby meet some basic physiological needs; to put it bluntly, it's a posture that meets certain physiological needs in another sense.

"I'll take you there."

Yumehara Sumireko snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the door.

The pearl rope tied to Yuuki Eri's body seemed to come alive, bearing her entire weight like a lantern, and slowly crawled out behind Yumehara Sumireko.

After many twists and turns, Sumireko Yumehara led Eri Yuki to a deserted area.

This place is very similar to the area that Yuuki Yuuki first saw, as if it was carved out of a dreamlike fairy tale world. The whole street gave Yuuki Yuuki a strong sense of unreality.

Many of the memory bubbles that Yuuki Yuuki had seen long ago had accumulated here, hovering in mid-air and emitting a dim, seven-colored halo.

Sumireko Yumehara casually picked up a bubble from the air, and with her other hand, she touched the air in mid-air, and the outline of a low building unfolded before Yuuki Yuki's eyes.

Sumireko Yumehara reached out again. The bubble she had been holding earlier had disappeared, and this time she grabbed a new one and began to repeat the same action.

It took about two and a half bubbles to complete a low building that could only accommodate one person, right in front of Yuuki Yuki.

Sumireko Yumehara tossed the last, incredibly dim memory bubble in her hand into the air and casually opened the building's door.

"Didn't you want to resolve the matter with your father, Mr. Lilinger II? Come in."