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

Regardless of their sensitivity to magic, magical girls can distinguish whether a magical energy has been tainted by the black magic markings. Therefore, simply concealing the black magic markings after transformation is of no use to magical girls.

This is where the problem lies.

Anyone could tell that the magical girl charging straight into the crowd was a genuine magical girl.

However, the attack launched by this genuine magical girl into the crowd was also genuine.

I'll see if I have time when I get back tonight.

Chapter Eighteen: This Road Is Blocked

What exactly does that magical girl, who has been moving in his direction from the very beginning, want to do?

Ever since Yuuki Yuuki realized that magic, she has been repeating this question in her mind.

But whatever the other party's purpose, one thing is certain.

That means the other party is a magical girl.

Since the other party is a magical girl, then her target shouldn't be the other magical girls who are with her.

Nishio Reki's situation is rather special, but she can still be considered one of the magical girls, or so it should be.

As for ordinary people like Minato Nana who leave the live house after the performance, they are even less likely to be targeted.

Once all the wrong answers are eliminated, whatever remains, however bizarre it may be, is the truth.

Since the magical girl's target wasn't these people, then the only ones she would be targeting were the corrupted magical girls who were enemies of magical girls, namely herself and Baki.

Did I or Baqi accidentally expose our identities at some point?

Or perhaps this magical girl possesses an ability similar to that of Koumori, allowing her to directly detect magical energy from ordinary people before they transform.

The magical girl was getting closer and closer, and the shimmering halo gathered around her hand as she rapidly approached, making it seem to Yuuki Yuuki as if she were holding starlight in her hand.

But regardless of the possibility or what the other party actually wants to do, there is only one thing Yuuki Yukino needs to do.

He mustered all his strength and pushed back the magical girl's attack.

Yuuki Gen gently nudged Baqi, who was hugging her, with her elbow, and Baqi immediately understood and silently released Yuuki Gen's arm.

A strange magical girl descended from the sky, wielding a cavalry lance in both hands, like a dart thrown at a roulette wheel, piercing the silence of the night and crashing down on the crowd with intense wind pressure.

Even an ordinary person would realize something was happening as the girl accelerated her fall.

They had been strolling leisurely down the street, but as they discussed the conversation, they quickened their pace and scattered in all directions.

Even Minato Nana was no exception; she quickly grabbed Nishio Reki, who was standing next to her, and shouted behind her.

"Run."

However, ordinary people are no match for magical girls. As soon as they take a step, the knight's lance arrives like a shadow.

But something even more unexpected happened.

The momentum of the knight's lance attack came to an abrupt halt just before it was about to hit its target.

A hand wearing a purple glove grasped the tip of the spear as easily as catching a pencil thrown at it, lightly halting the spear's momentum and even stopping the magical girl holding it in mid-air.

If it weren't for the girl's hand stopping the spear, the onlookers would have wondered if time had been stopped for this magical girl.

The girl who shielded them from the spear's impact seemed to appear out of thin air; none of them, preoccupied with their own escape, managed to catch a glimpse of her arrival.

But when they saw the girl who had stopped the knight's lance with her bare hands, they felt not relief at surviving, but a deeper fear, and some of them even cried out immediately.

"It's...it's the Pink Devil!"

"Help! Run! Run!"

People around him shouted as they scattered and fled like a firework exploding.

But Nana Minato is not among those running.

Nana Minato had already fallen to the ground in the snow, her teeth chattering involuntarily. The chattering sound was so clear that even Nishio Reki, who was trying to help her up, could hear it clearly.

Nana Minato can't blame anyone for falling, including herself.

The reason why Minato Nana fell down is quite simple.

The tip of the spear was now less than a meter away from Minato Nana.

Even though it was impossible, the magical girls present, including Nana Ichiki herself, all thought of a bizarre possibility.

Could it be that this magical girl's initial target was Minato Nana, who has absolutely no connection to magical girls?

At least Yuuki Yuki herself believes this possibility is extremely strong.

At such close range, Yuuki Yukino could easily capture the girl's expression.

When the magical girl wielding the long weapon in both hands realized that she had blocked the path of the falling girl, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Clearly, the girl had not expected to be there, much less that she would be able to block her attack so easily.

That's not right. Whether the other party was targeting him or Ba Qi, they should have known his identity before choosing to take action.

In that case, they shouldn't have shown such surprise.

Suddenly, Yuuki felt the force on the spear in her hand increase once again, but in a completely opposite direction.

The girl was trying to pull the spear out of her hand.

The point of trying is that she can't do something that sounds as simple as it is right now, and even if she could, it would be difficult enough for her.

Whether in terms of combat experience or the strength of magic, this magical girl is far inferior—all the magical girls made the same judgment.

Yuuki Yuuki is indeed quite strong now, but it's impossible for her to catch any of the magical girls' wands with her bare hands.

Actually, the last time Yuuki Yuuki caught a wand with her bare hands was during her first direct confrontation with Helica. She was being chased all over the streets and had no choice but to use her magic-infused fist to take Helica's warhammer head-on.

But this time, Yuuki Yuki not only caught it, but also emerged unscathed.

But this is nothing to make Yuuki Yukino happy.

Yuuki Yukina, who blocked that attack, realized that even if Yuuki Yukina didn't catch it—or even if no one caught it—she was certain that the attack would never actually hit Minato Nana.

The attack was indeed aimed at Minato Nana, but its purpose was not to attack her.

Rather than saying that the magical girl was attacking, it would be more accurate to say that she was intimidating.

Whatever the magical girl's purpose was, her extremely weak attack disrupted everyone's normal actions.

Yuuki Yukino was forced to transform, and she did so right in front of Minato Nana.

The magical girl who attacked Minato Nana encountered a pink demon that no one in the entire Moonsea City could handle, and was powerless against the pink demon.

Looking at the frail magical girl in front of him, it was too late for anyone else to transform and stand next to Yuuki Yuuki, let alone whether it was the right time to do so.

Chaos has broken out, everything is in chaos.

"Liu Jiu (Si^)"

Yuuki Yukino released her grip on the knight's lance, and the girl holding the magic wand performed a backflip, landing steadily on the ground. She dragged the lance along and looked over with a serious expression.

Although Yuuki Yukari isn't particularly good at judging a person's age from their appearance, the magical girl in front of her looked more mature than most of the people present.

Her tall figure, the form-fitting orange magic outfit, and the imposing giant lance made the girl look like a noble female knight from the Middle Ages.

Although the opponent's strength was very weak, really weak, even Yuuki Yuki didn't think she would lose, even without using her true name release.

Yuuki Yukino can now feel what it was like when Komamori fought three opponents alone at the Moon Sea Tower.

She had never fought such a one-sided battle before.

Yuuki Yuuki silently confronted the magical girl, then turned her head to glance at the group of girls who were pretending to be panicked and frantically pulling Minato Nana along as they ran.

It was the right choice. If everyone had no doubt about their transformation, it could have caused even bigger trouble.

Yuuki closed her eyes and focused her gaze once more on the magical girl whose path she had blocked.

The magical girl, gripping her lance, spoke: "It's you!"

What do you mean by "me"?

Could it be that she recognizes me?

"Pink Devil!"

Okay, I don't know you, that's very good.

The magical girl flicked her wrist, leaving a winding trail of her lance in the snow, as if she were about to raise her weapon at Yuuki Yuuki.

Perhaps due to the magical power and invisible pressure emanating from Yuuki Yuuki, the magical girl did not make such a provocative move, and even her tone seemed much weaker.

"Pink Devil! I didn't come here to find you! And I have no intention of fighting you!"

Oh? You're backing down now?

Yuuki En thought it was perfectly reasonable that the girl did not attack him.

Even someone like Helica Tenrai, who embodies the duties of a magical girl in every word and deed, didn't have any intention of fighting when she first encountered Lampa. The other party should have felt the same way.

This insecurity, so different from her strong exterior, actually increased Yuuki Yukino's liking for this magical girl.

Yuuki Yuuki is very strong now, but she still remained humble and dignified when facing such a strong Yuuki Yuuki, and she wisely did not provoke her. This magical girl has done a very good job.

Although he had no intention of harming anyone, those unfounded accusations were the result of rumors and misinformation.

"I just want to get through here, can you please not block my way?" the orange-haired magical girl said, her gaze fixed on a spot behind Yuuki Yuuki.

Even if Yuuki Yuki didn't look, she knew that the other person must be watching Minato Niin Shizuka Nana who was being dragged away.

It seems the other party has misunderstood the situation as "her attack accidentally affected her, and she mistakenly thought the other party was going to harm her, so she retaliated."

Even when facing herself, she still wanted to harm the store manager—Yuki Eri was quite curious about this reason.

Then it's simple for me to do: just stop her from going over there and get the reason from her, right?

Therefore, remaining silent is an excellent approach.

The orange-haired magical girl's throat bobbed noticeably as she took a step to the side.

One step, two steps, three steps, the snow crunched under the magical girl's boots.

The magical girl's gaze and orientation remained fixed on Yuuki Yuki, while Yuuki Yuki's gaze also lingered on the girl.

Are you struggling with this decision?

He was conflicted about the meaning of his silence, and whether or not to take action right under his nose.