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

"No matter what method they use, the power of their singing is like a thread, connecting everyone here, transmitting their voices to everyone, and evoking a resonance in everyone."

Helica said, then muttered something to herself.

But this time, Yuuki Yukino was able to hear clearly.

"However, we are still far from being able to do such a thing."

So this is ah.

Yuuki Yukino roughly understood why Helica had suddenly become depressed and was hiding in the back by herself.

There is an old saying: "When you look at a mountain, it is a mountain; when you look at a mountain, it is not a mountain; when you look at a mountain, it is still a mountain."

This saying has always contained profound philosophy and dialectics, yet it is closely related to everyone's life.

Whether it's superficiality, a lack of comprehensive understanding, or a return to simplicity, these three are constantly transforming into one another.

But Helica got caught up in it.

Seeing through the phenomenon to the essence, and then doubting the current situation because of the essence, one falls into depression.

Even this has a very Helica-esque arrogant style.

Cute, clumsy, and strong-willed, with a tendency to overthink things, Herlica's traits became especially pronounced after Baki appeared.

They grow and aspire to progress, but they may also become discouraged when they struggle to reach their goals. They dust themselves off and move on to a new day.

Yuuki Yukino won't interfere with Helica's thoughts in any way, after all, this is the Helica she wants to see, the girl's growth she wants to witness.

However, Yuuki Yuki also wanted to help Helica at this time.

"but……"

Before Yuuki Yui could finish speaking, a head popped out from between Yuuki Yui and Helica.

What do you want to achieve?

"Huh?"

"Wow?"

Yuuki Yukari and Tenrai Herika were both startled and took two steps back to the sides, revealing the puzzled Lava Lantern in the middle.

This is a live house after all. Even though the songs on stage are relatively soothing, the sound system is strong enough to drown out most of the noise. Yuuki Yukari and Helica's shouts were quickly and completely drowned out.

"What are you doing! You scared me!"

Herlica huffed and snapped, but when she saw that the person standing next to her was Lava Lantern, her expression softened a little, though her brows furrowed even more deeply.

"What are you doing here?"

Rongshan Deng didn't speak, but pointed to the apron in front of him.

After asking the question, Helica noticed Lava Lantern's attire, and her expression softened a bit.

But Helica felt a little embarrassed because Lava Lantern had overheard her mutterings.

Why are you eavesdropping on the guests' conversation?

“Both of you are magical girls who could potentially grow to the point of being able to fight me, so I want to keep a closer eye on your development.” Lamp Lava Mountain spoke with an air of self-righteousness, as if she hadn’t done anything wrong.

Only Rongshan Deng could not only utter such an unreasonable statement, but also make it so convincing—no, so intimidating—that it makes people want to believe it.

"So, what is this growth you were talking about? Have you found a way to become stronger? When can you fight me and let me test your progress?"

If it weren't for Lava Lantern's misunderstanding, Yuuki Yuki probably would never have imagined that Lava Lantern would speak to her in such a rapid-fire tone.

But since it's a misunderstanding, it's necessary to prevent Lava Mountain Lantern from having any unnecessary expectations.

Otherwise, if Lava Lantern were to become truly sincere, and one day Lava Lantern suddenly got the urge to rush over and challenge him to a fight, he wouldn't be able to handle it.

"It's not that kind of thing, it's the band." Yuuki Yuen waved her hand, moved closer to the magma lantern, and raised her voice.

"A band?" The excitement in Lava Mountain Lantern's tone immediately subsided, and she was no longer as excited as before. She instantly reverted from her battle-crazed magical girl state to that of a corporate slave warrior.

"Yes, there's a Christmas party at Yuehai Middle School at the end of the year, and we plan to form a band to perform on stage. That's why we're here today to observe and learn," Yuuki Yuki explained in detail.

"The end of the year, the Christmas party, there's still a month left." Lamplight repeated a few key words, then revealed a knowing look: "Time is running out."

"It's precisely because time is running out that we're planning to get back on track as quickly as possible." Yuuki Yukari's eyes crinkled with anticipation as she looked at the magma lantern amidst the singing on stage.

However, she was met with the eyes of the Lava Mountain Lantern, branded with black demonic patterns, and her indifferent expression.

"I mean, you don't have much time left, do you still have the mood to play around like this?"

In the noisy environment, Yuuki En felt that the sound of her swallowing saliva was particularly clear.

The eyes of the molten mountain lantern, engraved with black magic patterns, swept over Helica Tenrai before turning back to Yuuki Yukino, as if it had completely seen through Yuuki Yukino's thoughts from her few words.

"You're always focused on other people's affairs. It's about time you started to care about yourself. You're the one who needs help the most."

Herika opened her mouth as if to say something, but was interrupted by Yuuki Yuuki's raised hand.

"Thank you." Yuuki Yui slowly lowered the hand that had been held up in front of Helica. "I didn't expect you to care about me."

“You are special. I don’t want anything to happen to you before you fully master your power.” Lamp turned back to the chair he had just been sitting in, pressed his body against it as before, and slowly lowered his eyelashes.

"My time is running out."

“I will prepare the grandest stage for you, but right now, I'm not ready.” Yuuki Yuuki crossed her arms, her pupils reflecting the slowly rotating colored lights on the stage. “So, can you give me a little more time?”

"Hmph." Lava Mountain Lamp snorted, "Don't keep me waiting too long."

The sound of the piano keys drowned out their conversation and continued to leap.

However, the problems that need to be addressed have not yet been completely resolved.

Yuuki Yukino turned all her attention to the silent girl beside her: "What's wrong, Helica?"

"I am the kind of person who relies on the people around me to do what I want to do. I am also the kind of person who arbitrarily thinks that everyone should form a group, only thinking about satisfying myself, but in the end, I have not achieved any results."

"The 'Molten Mountain Lamp' is referring to me, and has nothing to do with Helica."

"It's because she mentioned Yui that I feel so much pressure. Because of my feelings, Ms. Minato and Ms. Platinum got into a fight. And because of me, Yui has wasted a lot of her time, hasn't she?"

"That's not true. Helica, didn't what you did also connect everyone?"

"I was right that the person who should have said that was not true. Two days have passed, but there has been no progress at all. We are still doing this kind of thing. I heard what she just said. Your time is actually running out, isn't it?"

"Well, I don't know how much time I have left. Anyway, I don't really feel anything right now." Yuuki Yui tilted her head. "Even if I really lose myself, don't I still have you guys?"

"..." Helica kept her mouth tightly shut and turned her gaze back to the stage without saying a word.

As the curtain fell, Yuuki Yukino asked her question once again.

"What did Helica think of the performance?"

"not bad."

"Did you feel any palpitations?"

"Is there a little bit?"

“Then what Helica did was not in vain. Everyone here is drawn to the stage and captivated by the music. You just said that music connects everyone, but I think it’s more than that.”

Yuuki quietly reached out and took Helica's trembling little hand in her palm.

"It's not just me, but everyone in Nijisanji is here because of Herika. Seeing them so engrossed in the music, will Herika still feel that everything she did before was in vain?"

"No way?"

“That’s right.” Yuuki snapped her fingers. “The one who connects us all is Helica.”

“Even if you say that, I was still like that to you before.” Herica stammered, but the hand that Yuuki was holding unconsciously tightened its grip.

“Ah, that kind of thing, we can get revenge later, but definitely not now.” Yuuki Yui twisted her wrist and held Helica’s fingers: “As for now, just like I said, let’s enjoy the thrill of the music together.”

……

At night, on their way home after the performance.

"Senior Tianlei, Senior Tianlei, this performance was really exciting, especially the last band. When their solo started, I got goosebumps."

Sakura Hanako excitedly reviewed the previous performance with Tenrai Herika, as if all the pent-up emotions had nowhere to go and were poured out to Tenrai Herika all at once.

"Of course! The last band to perform is undoubtedly a heavyweight. We're really lucky to have their performance today." Helica, with the air of someone who's been there, proudly explained the band's characteristics and style to Sakura Hanako.

Judging from Helica's appearance, she has completely recovered from her previous disappointment.

Besides Helica, Minato Nana had also shaken off her previous unpleasantness and was now enthusiastically talking to Nishio Reki about things related to songwriting.

Mizuno Yu and Hayashi Mustardo, two quiet girls, walked in the middle of the group. Even without expressing themselves verbally, the performance brought them a lot of different experiences.

At the back of the group, Yuuki was held tightly by Tomoe's arm as they walked down the road, as if her ownership was being asserted.

From the moment she and Helica squeezed back to the front of the line, Baqi, filled with jealousy, hugged her tightly and hasn't let go since.

Around this time the day before yesterday, Baqi was still hugging herself tightly, saying that Yuuki shouldn't disappear. Then Helicarra went to form a band and didn't spend much time with Baqi. Therefore, Yuuki was happy to indulge Baqi's little whims.

In conclusion, after going through so much, isn't the result pretty good?

Go back and each of you should spend a night reflecting. There will definitely be some new changes tomorrow.

However, some changes don't have to wait until the next day.

At one point, all the girls who were chatting happily were slightly taken aback.

The aura of magic?

Although not intense, it is particularly noticeable and is moving at high speed.

Judging from this momentum, it seems like it's heading straight for us.

Yuuki Yuki, who was particularly sensitive to magic, sensed a hint of doubt.

Yuuki knew the magical powers of all the magical girls in Moonsea City by heart. No matter what anyone did, as long as she could distinguish the aura emanating from that magical power, she would know who had made the move.

Even Sumireko Yumehara, the now-defunct Kuriko Hanzawa, and even Mashiro, who wields Yog-Sothoth, are no exception.

But this magic was completely unfamiliar to Yuuki Yuuki, and had nothing to do with the magic of any magical girl.

While they were still pondering, the girls could already see the outline of the magical girl with their naked eyes.

The girl, who had come into everyone's view, turned and rushed straight down into the crowd.

But the girl's speed did not slow down at all, and she looked like she was about to launch an attack on the crowd.

has a problem!