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

If those two are included, the magical girls will be at an even greater disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Fortunately, after being taken to the Dreamland by Sumireko Yumehara, Hanako Sakura and Yuu Mizuno gained a better understanding of Koumari and the other girl.

Koumori and Hyakki Senyu were still resentful about the previous battle, while Mizuno Yu and Koumori couldn't completely trust the fallen magical girl. In the dream realm, the two groups of enemies, who were extremely hostile to each other, first fought twice, and then were forcibly stopped by Yumehara Sumireko.

After that, the two sides temporarily ceased hostilities. During the few days they spent together, Mizuno Yu, who was always calm and collected, and Koumori, who was always thoughtful, had a brief exchange. As a result, the relationship between the two sides was not so strained. At the same time, they also learned some secrets that Yuuki Yuki had not told them.

With all these things combined, the members of Nijisanji naturally had no irreconcilable conflicts with Yuuki and her group, and it was only natural to invite Yuuki back to Nijisanji.

Now that Yuuki Yuuki no longer needs to hide her identity, and unlike when she first fell into darkness, she doesn't need to build up goodwill, it's certainly a good thing that she can get along with others openly and honestly.

However, this would take up my lunch time with Baqi or Xiaoli.

But everyone here is a big fan of my food, so let's all eat together!

And so it evolved into what it is today.

Moreover, having lunch together isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Because Baqi and Li are completely intolerant of Helica's bad temper, with these two around, Helica can no longer dominate Nijisanji and has become much more restrained.

Of course, this is something the other members tacitly understand.

Helica had no idea what the others were thinking; her attention was solely focused on Sumireko Yumehara.

When Baki asked the question, Helica kept her voice very low and gestured towards the handheld console.

"I'm talking to Yuuki Yukina about that guy."

Inuyama Tomoe leaned closer with some skepticism, nuzzled against Yuuki Yuuki's shoulder, and whispered into Yuuki Yuuki's other ear, nervously glancing at the handheld console following Helica's gaze.

"Actually, I've wanted to ask you this for a while, Xiaoyuan, is it really okay to leave her here without any problems?"

Aside from the magical girls who were attacked, Baki and Helica are probably the two people who can most directly feel just how terrifying Yumehara Sumireko's abilities are, so it's only natural that they both have the same question now.

Before her fall from grace, she used Alice from the fairy tale as the name of her wand. After acquiring the Dark Rune, her abilities not only remained unchanged, but were actually upgraded.

Now, Sumireko Yumehara can not only infiltrate other people's dreams to interfere with them, but she can also forcibly drag other people into their dreams. Such an ability is something that people can't help but be wary of.

Baqi and Herika have only been in Nishio Reki's dream for almost a year. If it goes on any longer, it might really drive people crazy.

"I think there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Yuuki Yui secretly rolled her eyes, glanced at the game screen on the handheld console, and muttered to herself.

"Although, although," Baqi emphasized, repeating it several times before beginning her main point: "It was Yume's decision to bring Yumehara Sumireko back from the Dreamland, and everyone agreed after discussing it. But isn't it a bit dangerous to have her stay by Yume's side all the time?"

Just as Baqi said, Yumehara Sumireko is still the culprit who caused the magical girls to fall into a deep sleep, and she still poses a danger.

Although she currently appears to be an innocent-looking internet-addicted girl, spending all her time playing Yuuki Yuuki games on her handheld console, she is still a hidden bomb.

Today she dares to catch wild Pokémon, tomorrow she'll dare to catch humans!

Sorry, it turns out they've already arrested him.

Although Yuuki Yukino initially promised to bring Yumehara Sumireko back from the dream world, it was ultimately a decision she made on a whim without consulting anyone else.

Fortunately, the day after everyone left the Dreamland, after explaining the situation to the other magical girls, the others, upon hearing about Sumireko Yumehara's plight, all expressed that if there was a way, keeping her in the real world would be a good option.

But! That's based on the premise that Sumireko Yumehara regains her own body!

Living in Yuuki Yuuki's handheld console all day long, spending every day with Yuuki Yuuki, this kind of treatment is something that not only Helica, but even Tomoe, who hangs out with Yuuki Yuuki all day long, or Nishio Reki, Yuuki Yuuki's childhood friend, have never experienced.

It's true that Sumireko Yumehara is in danger, but she's also genuinely jealous.

Fortunately, Sumireko Yumehara has the temperament of a brat and has no, nor is it possible for her to, develop any feelings for Enishi Yuuki; otherwise, the reactions of the others would have been much more intense.

"It's alright, she's still very obedient. Even if something goes wrong, I have a way to control her. After all, I now have complete control over Nyarlathotep's abilities."

Yuuki Yui spoke softly, in a voice only the three of them could hear, but she wasn't entirely confident. Her somewhat guilty tone betrayed her true feelings.

"Besides, if we can appease her, she might be able to do us a great favor."

"What kind of help?" Baqi asked curiously, pressing her ear even closer.

Yuuki lowered her voice even further and only uttered one person's name.

"Konken Mashiro."

Helica Tenrai and Basaki Inuyama immediately understood.

There are still too many doubts in Nishio Reki's memory, and Yuuki Yukino's experience also proves that Gyoken Mashiro is intricately connected with those secrets related to the original magical girls.

There aren't many angles we can currently use to investigate the original magical girls.

Firstly, there's Lin Jiezi. Right now, she's sitting there obediently doing nothing, but if she's attacked or someone does something outrageous, then Lin Jiezi will transform into a primordial magical girl and launch an extremely dangerous attack.

After discussion, everyone agreed that this was the quickest method, but also the most difficult, since no one could guarantee how things would end when Lin Jiezi appeared next time.

Aside from some strange memories in her mind, Lin Jiezi was no different from an ordinary person most of the time.

Those memories only allowed Lin Jiezi to identify who the magical girls were and to say some things that might happen in the future—Yuki Yuuki guessed that these were memories from other timelines.

Secondly, there's Nishio Reki, but no one would risk forcing her to reveal what she knows. Perhaps after she tells everyone, she'll be subdued by Hayashi Keiko one by one.

Thirdly, there is the Holy Age Academy.

The strange coffin, the Saintess who clearly knew something but is now nowhere to be found, the underground cathedral, and the current chairman of the board of directors of Saint Yuu Academy, Genken Mashiro.

Since Sumireko Yumehara can pull others into dreams, then letting others enter Mashiro Urouge's dream and peer into Mashiro Urouge's memories up to this point would be a breakthrough, but whether it will be so easy to implement is uncertain.

Of course, it's not impossible for Sumireko Yumehara to lead everyone through Nishio Reki's memories again, provided that Nishio Reki didn't tell Helica and Baki beforehand that his memories were a bit strange, and that it's best not to let Eri know about these things.

As for whether they could peek into Lin Jiezi's memories, that was the last resort for Yuki Yuki and the others, who had made no progress. Unless they were forced to, no one would dare to make a move on Lin Jiezi first.

These are all just possibilities; to put them into practice, we would need the help of Sumireko Yumehara.

If we want to use these methods to find out information about the original magical girl, we really have to appease this child first.

Baqi was not stupid at all. After being reminded by Yuki, she immediately guessed most of Yuki's thoughts. She then nodded to Yuki, and the silver hair at her temple brushed against Yuki's earlobe, making Yuki feel a little itchy.

"understood."

Helica glanced at the game she was playing on the handheld console on the table, frowned thoughtfully, shook her head repeatedly for a while, and finally nodded.

“That’s roughly what I’m thinking,” Yuuki Yui said even more quietly. “Besides, she’s very easy to manage. She doesn’t need anyone to play with her. She just hides in her handheld console and plays games on her own. She can even help me catch shiny Pokémon.”

"It's really easy to handle."

"They're better than those little kids in kindergarten."

The two shared their opinions, and their initial concerns lessened considerably.

However, this feeling of worry can be transferred.

While the two were discussing quietly with Yuuki Yuki, Nishio Reki, who was sitting directly opposite at the table, had an increasingly gloomy look in his eyes.

"Nishio thinks you guys are getting too close together."

"I don't know what's going on today," Mizuno Yuu suddenly said, referring to fasting as a form of training.

As if his inner thoughts had been exposed, Nishio Reki spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning as red as a shrimp thrown into water.

"Pfft... I... I didn't!"

Even though their feelings for Yuuki Yuki weren't a secret, it was understandable that they felt embarrassed when Mizuno Yu directly exposed them.

"Nishio-senpai, if you don't want to fail, try to be a little more proactive." Sakura Hanako gave Nishio Ryū a thumbs up from the side, whether intentionally or genuinely encouraging him, it was unclear.

"You don't need to tell me!" Nishio Reki pushed up his non-existent glasses, lowered his head, and hurriedly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

As she chewed the food that Nishio Reki had shoved into her mouth, she found it somewhat tasteless for some reason.

In Nishio Reki's heart, something else seemed to be quietly beginning to stir.

In that memory that didn't exist in her mind but that she had personally experienced, Yuuki Yui actually accepted her confession, and that was after she had done something so outrageous that she couldn't even imagine it now.

The sincerity at that time was not to comfort himself, but to genuinely accept his own feelings, which Nishio Reki, who grew up with Yuuki Eri, could read.

Compared to others, I have known Xiaoyuan the longest and understand her the best.

Previously, Nishio Reki felt that he had done a lot of things to hurt Yuuki, so he didn't dare to stand next to Yuuki and could only watch from afar.

But what if it were me, drawn into the sunlight by Yuuki Yukino herself...

Is there a possibility that I might be...?

The girl's long-dormant heart seemed to begin beating again.

In Chapter Three, fighting before chatting has become a mandatory lesson.

Under the girl's deliberate control, the greatsword was as if she were holding liquid flames directly in her hand. With unstoppable momentum and devastating destructive power, it forcefully tore through Yuuki Eri's defenses and reached her directly.

Yuuki En felt a hot wind blowing on her face, as if it were about to bake her face, and the sword tip, as red as lava, was already stopped in front of her nose.

Just looking at it made Yuuki Yuki feel as if she were facing an erupting volcano, with bright red lava churning up and down, and she felt immense pressure just by looking at it.

If I took another step forward, I might really be swallowed up by that lava...

Whether she'll be swallowed up is another matter; if Yuuki Yuki stands there a little longer, her nose will definitely get burnt.

But now she could smell the burnt smell of her hair curling up in the high temperature.

"Ah! So strong! I give up!" Yuuki Yui raised her hands and shook them twice, then strode out of the greatsword's range, her magical armor transforming back into her autumn school uniform from Tsukimi Middle School.

“You’ve become much stronger, but it’s still not enough.” With a flick of his wrist, Lava Lamp crushed the entire lava giant sword in his hand into dust.

The shattered greatsword, like sparks flying beside a flame, drifted in the air, quickly dimming and merging into the surrounding darkness, becoming the same color as the pitch blackness.

The demonic armor on Lava Lantern faded away amidst the scattered sparks, transforming back into his rather dashing casual attire.

"You haven't even used your ability yet, but you've already managed to hold out here for so long, which is quite remarkable."

Although Lava Mountain Lantern's words sounded somewhat arrogant, Yuuki Yuuki wasn't angry at all.

This guy is Lamp of the Mountain. Although he can't unleash his true name, he can still make that Black Feather Reincarnation cry. Even Nishio Reki, who has reincarnated so many times, wouldn't provoke him. And even Urobuchi Mashiro, who wields one of the three pillar gods' magic wands, wouldn't touch him.

For any magical girl known to Yuuki Yuuki, except for that original magical girl whose strength is unknown, losing to Lava Lantern wouldn't be shameful.

Wait a minute, didn't Lava Lantern just mention something?

"Uh...that kind of ability?" Yuuki asked back.

All of Nyarlathotep's battles took place in the dream world, and this was Yuuki Yuuki's first transformation battle after returning to reality.

Logically speaking, apart from Sumireko Yumehara, who is currently catching Pokémon on her handheld console in her backpack, no one should know what Nyarlathotep's specific abilities are.

Seeing that Lamp Lava Mountain didn't answer her, Yuuki Yui lowered her voice a little more and cautiously probed, "Did Mizuno Yu say that?"

“She did mention it.” Laughter Mountain straightened his trench coat, gestured with his chin to the side, and indicated that Yuuki Eri should follow.