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

Nishio Reki boarded the tram that was stopped at the platform, found a seat by the window, listened to the mechanical electronic sounds, and watched the doors slowly close.

So, what should I do now?

Tell Xiaoyuan the good news, and then explain everything you want to say to her.

Nishio Reki made this decision.

Outside the car window, rain blurred Nishio Reki's vision.

Chapter 194 Rain

Inside the tram, Nishio Reki leaned quietly against his seat, turning his head to watch the raindrops slide down the glass outside the window, blurring the city's neon lights.

The tram rumbled on and on, slowly moving forward, and at each stop, a commotion would break out inside the carriage.

People got on and off the train, the seats filled and filled again, some with their heads down playing on their phones, some whispering, and some resting with their eyes closed. Nishio Reki's thoughts also rose and fell with the swaying of the train.

Ding dong.

The sound of the train arriving at the station pulled Nishio Reki back to reality. He glanced at the station sign flashing on the ceiling of the carriage and realized that they had already passed the stop where he needed to get off.

However, it's still a few stops away from Yuuki Eri's home.

Nishio Reki took out his phone from his pocket, unlocked the screen, and skillfully opened the chat interface with Yuuki Yukino.

In the chat box, the chat history between myself and Yuuki Yuuki was still at the point before I set off.

"Do I really not need to go, Xiao Li? Wouldn't it be better if the two of us went together?"

"Don't worry, Xiaoyuan, just wait at home for my good news!"

"Then, I'll leave it to you. I'll be waiting for your good news at home."

Nishio Reki hesitated for a moment on the screen, then opened the chat box and typed very slowly. The sound of his fingernails tapping the screen was exceptionally clear. After a few breaths, a few more words appeared in the chat box.

"I failed the exam."

Nishio Reki hesitated for a moment, then deleted all the words and ultimately did not send any message.

She put her phone back in her pocket, closed her eyes, and tried to calm herself down.

Despite taking many deep breaths, Nishio Reki's heart continued to beat faster and faster.

She couldn't stop thinking about those unpleasant things.

Her own future was bleak, but Yuuki Yuuki's future was full of light.

From that day on, the two were destined to go their separate ways.

But I don't want it to be like this, I'm unwilling to do it this way.

Nishio Reki was unwilling for his unfulfilled feelings to deteriorate, rot, and eventually turn into a handful of soil in Nitta.

If you don't want things to turn out this way, only Yuuki Enishi can personally nip this ever-growing, irrepressible seed in the bud.

I need to explain everything to Xiaoyuan.

About my future, about my feelings, about a confession that I must be rejected.

Yes, that's what we'll do.

Nishio Reki's eyes gradually brightened.

Yes, I need to confess to Yuuki Yuki, make Yuuki Yuki dump me, and make myself completely give up on her. Even if we drift apart, I need to restore our relationship to what it was before.

This is the best choice for myself, for Xiaoyuan, and for the future.

"Hey, haven't you dumped that woman yet?"

Someone is talking.

In this increasingly deserted tram, it's easy to find the owner of that voice.

It was a young girl wearing a tight-fitting tank top and low-waisted denim shorts, with an overcoat that looked neither worn nor fashionable.

The girl sitting next to her, whom she had asked about, was dressed just as well.

The two girls might look about the same age as me at first glance, but their tone of voice and their attire immediately reveal that they are definitely delinquents.

Nishio Ryū noticed them, but the two of them never noticed his gaze and continued chatting casually.

"Ah, that woman, she's still worth exploiting. I can kick her out after I've squeezed every last drop out of her."

"That's true. These gentle, caring, and silly women should be exploited to the fullest."

"Besides, women who have never been in a relationship are stupid. As long as you show them a little kindness, they will foolishly stick to you. If you ask them for anything, they will want to give you everything they have."

"Yeah, that's how my ex-girlfriend was. She was a college student, but as soon as I called her 'sister' sweetly a few times, she would act like a stupid little kid. I don't know how she got into such a good university."

"Who cares? Isn't that even more lucrative to exploit?"

"I wanted to say the same thing. People who don't know anything are the easiest to deal with."

"Getting rid of them is easy. Just make up an excuse, and they'll be begging to get back together without even knowing what's going on."

"Let's take advantage of this time and squeeze every last drop out of them, right, right?"

"That's right, that's right, we should train them like puppies! Because we're so cute!"

Nishio Reki listened quietly, pondering the matter repeatedly.

What is this talking about?

What are you talking about?

Before anyone knew it, Nishio Reki was already standing in front of the two girls who were talking.

The girls immediately stopped talking and laughing, and looked at Nishio Reki with puzzled expressions.

One of the girls spoke in an extremely formal tone, making it impossible for Nishio Reki to recognize her earlier teasing demeanor.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"Don't you think you're going too far?" Nishio Reki lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the tips of his and the girls' shoes, as if trying to stare through the floor of the carriage.

"Do you know her? Your ex-girlfriend? Or someone you know?" a girl asked quickly in a very soft voice to another person.

The other person shook his head, wanting to ask a question back, but then saw the other person's eyes and swallowed his words.

After clearing her throat, the girl turned her gaze back to Nishio Reki.

"Excuse me, do we know each other? Are you sure you haven't mistaken us for someone else?"

Nishio Reki slowly raised his gaze, gradually focusing on the astonished expressions of the two girls.

"They trust you so much, are willing to share everything they have with you, and are willing to sincerely give you their feelings. Don't you think that's going too far?"

"No, what are you talking about now? We don't know you, do we?"

One of the girls was getting a little anxious, but another person tugged at her clothes.

Then, the girl who had tugged at her companion's sleeve asked in a calmer and more cautious tone.

"You must have mistaken me for someone else."

But Nishio Reki remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard their conversation, and continued talking to himself.

"Treat others like dogs, take it for granted to extract their surplus value, and kick them aside when they become a nuisance or have no value. Don't you think you're going too far?"

"You casually toy with other people's feelings. You never consider anyone's feelings at all, and all you think about is how to get more for yourself. Aren't you going too far?"

"You take other people's gentleness as a weakness, and other people's achievements as merits. You can't do anything yourself, yet you demand things from others. Don't you have any remorse?!"

Nishio Reki's voice echoed in the carriage. At some point, no other sound appeared in the carriage, and all eyes were focused on Nishio Reki, who was standing in front of the two girls.

The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, then one of the girls suddenly stood up, grabbed her companion sitting next to her, and quickly moved away from Nishio Reki, heading towards the other carriage.

Before their figures completely disappeared, he left a resentful remark on the spot.

"Neuropathy."

As if he had lost all his strength, Nishio Reki grabbed the dangling handrail to keep from falling to the ground.

But using the force of her fall, she landed on the seat where the two girls had just been sitting.

Nishio Reki leaned all his weight on the train seat, and for some reason, the clear scene in front of him began to become incredibly blurry, flickering like the static on an old-fashioned television screen, making Nishio Reki feel dizzy and lightheaded.

That's insane.

Maybe I really am mentally ill?

It's strange to others that he inexplicably lost his temper with those two girls even though it had nothing to do with him.

Nishio Reki knew very well that he was venting his anger at failing the exam by taking it out on other people.

Isn't this just mental illness?

Although Nishio Reki asked the two girls a series of questions, the last question he didn't ask himself was the one he wanted to ask himself.

Is it really okay for me to make this decision about my future with Xiaoyuan?

He was clearly doing this so that Xiaoyuan could have a better environment, meet better people, and have a better future. That's why he decided to give up his feelings and step down from his current position.

However, the woman he cherished so much might be seen by others as nothing more than a foolish, rich, and exploitable byproduct.

Even though you care so much, even though you care the most, why don't others know how to cherish you properly?

Yeah, nobody would do that. Nobody cares what other people think. Everyone is only thinking about their own things.

Since that's the case, since that's how it is...

It's better to keep Xiaoyuan by my side than to hand her over to someone else.

That's right, that's it. The only one who can make Xiaoyuan happy is herself.

The rain was still falling, and it was getting heavier.

The black-haired girl, her hair still dripping wet, knocked on the girl's door.

Chapter 195 Love Falls Like Rain

This year's rainy season seems to have arrived exceptionally early.

The rain outside the window seemed to tear the entire sky apart, pouring down mercilessly and lashing at this lonely city.

Raindrops pounded against the tightly closed glass window, leaping and crashing against it before cascading down like a waterfall, making short but powerful sounds, as if trying to drown out the clamor of the entire world in the boundless sound of rain.

Yuuki Yui sat in the empty living room, glancing sideways at the ripples of rain flowing down from the huge French windows on the balcony.