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

The instant Yuuki Yukino was pondering this question, pink magic erupted from Miyashita Mia's body, instantly transforming her and simultaneously chanting the true name of her wand.

"Lilith!"

The pink whip replaced her wrists and bound Yuuki Yuuki's body in an instant. Excruciating pain spread from every inch of her skin, crawling all over her body like a spider web, robbing her of the ability to resist.

At the same time, Yuuki Yuki's consciousness, pushed to its limit by the pain, was also taken away.

The snake, lurking in the shadows, bared its venomous fangs and struck deadly.

Miya Miyashita's only target from beginning to end was Yuuki Yuki. By the time Baqi realized the sudden turn of events and completed her transformation, Miya had already used her wand to bind Yuuki Yuki and jumped out of the window at top speed, disappearing into the endless night.

In this city, where the unrest caused by Miyashita Miya has not yet subsided, new seeds have already been quietly sown.

When Yuuki Yuki wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar room.

It's a very ordinary women's room: bed, dressing table, full-length mirror, wardrobe, desk—everything is very ordinary.

The school uniform hung on the wall, study notes were pasted on the desk, and rows of reference books and fashion magazines that she wasn't interested in were on the bookshelf.

Yes, everything is so ordinary; the extraordinary one is yourself.

Yuki Eri's ankles and wrists were connected and fixed to the headboard with her arms raised above her head. Her body, pressed down by her thighs, was unable to move, and her muscles still felt sore.

"You're awake?" Miya Miya, who was sitting on the edge of the bed wearing only her underwear and fiddling with her phone, turned her head, just like Yuuki Yuuki had done when she saw her wake up not long ago:

"While you were asleep, I replenished your mana a little, but unlike you, I prefer the most efficient way."

Chapter 104 "A lifetime" is too heavy a word.

The most efficient way, isn't it...?

Yuuki Yukino's face flushed bright red. Considering her current posture, it was easy to imagine what had happened when she fainted.

"Now you know how to be shy? You were quite cooperative when you were half-asleep."

Miyashita Mia chuckled softly, neither as composed as when they first met, nor as panicked as she had been later; she appeared completely relaxed.

It was like treating prey that had been carried back to the den.

"Pfft, just kidding. I didn't do anything to you. Everyone's mana is plentiful, so why would we need to replenish it?" Seeing Yuuki Yuuki's incredulous gaze, Megumi sighed and said, "Don't let my appearance fool you. If it weren't for the influence of the Black Magic Mark, I would be quite hesitant to do this kind of thing with anyone other than Megumi. Also, do you think you would have woken up so quickly if I had really done something to you?"

As she spoke, Mia playfully patted Yuuki Yuuki. "Anyway, I'm still quite grateful to you for helping me replenish my mana before, otherwise I wouldn't have recovered so quickly, so this is just returning the favor."

After being rejected by Yuuki Yuki's desperate twisting of her body, Mia withdrew her hand.

"Yes, it's about reciprocity."

Yuuki Yui repeated herself in an annoyed manner, and then a flash of purplish-black light appeared on her body, and her magical armor covered her body again.

Miyashita Mia hadn't stopped her yet, so she took advantage of the situation to break free of her restraints and run away as quickly as possible.

Given the physical abilities of a magical girl after transformation, this level of restraint is...

Completely unable to break free?

Yuuki Yukino was dumbfounded.

"Because I just launched a surprise attack and subdued you, I need to be extra vigilant myself."

Having not seen her for a while, Yuuki Yuuki had almost forgotten about this little skill that everyone uses after falling into darkness.

Restraint traps, despite their name, are essentially no different from simply putting prey in or waiting for it to step into them. Only something like this can control the magical girl's movements.

"By the way, I didn't do anything just now, but I might not be able to later. This position is very convenient, isn't it?" Miyashita Miya said casually.

Unable to break free, Yuuki knew that continuing to try would only be a waste of magic power, so she decided to save her magic power and wait for an opportunity to escape.

"The preparations are really thorough."

Moreover, even if it is unavoidable and defeat is inevitable, Yuuki Enishi thought that she should accept defeat clearly and decisively. She did not deactivate her transformation, but she stopped struggling.

Mia's hands wandered over Yuuki Yuuki's body, giving her a couple more pinches: "Aren't you going to undo the transformation? Oh well, it's better than catching a cold without clothes on."

You lied to me?

Meiya glanced at Yuuki Yui's demonic attire, her playful expression fading considerably. Her gaze lingered on the black demonic markings on Yuuki's abdomen for a long time. She wanted to sigh, but held back, finally letting out a long breath: "I didn't lie, Yuuki Yui, not a single word. I wasn't confident that the lie I just made up would fool you, nor did it mislead you in any way. I can guarantee that every word I said came from the truth."

"Then why did you do this, and when did you decide to do this?" Yuuki noticed that the other's gaze lingered on the black magic markings on her body, and her eyes followed Miyashita Mia's chest. The black magic markings on the other's body were unusually quiet.

This means that Miyashita Mia is now in a state of complete consciousness, and that she bound herself by her own will rather than the influence of the Black Magic Mark.

I might have been wrong, wrong in trusting the universally acknowledged villain in the game.

“When I discovered that you were indeed that special person, I already had this plan.” Miyashita Miya followed Yuuki Yuuki’s gaze to her chest: “Yes, this was my own choice, and I can only say I’m very sorry for it. But for Megumi’s sake, your cooperation is necessary.”

"You call this cooperation?" Yuuki Yui moved her arm, and her wrist, which was fixed in place, collided with the headboard, making a few chilling metallic echoes.

Miya Miyashita's apology was sincere, but it showed no remorse: "Forced cooperation is also a form of cooperation. Using the power of a magical girl to make contact with you, we have already done both of these things that the mysterious person you mentioned does not allow us to do. Even if you are willing to cooperate, I cannot guarantee that the mysterious person will agree to your cooperation with us. So, I am really sorry, I can only make you agree in this way."

"Even if it's coercion?" Yuuki Yuen's anger flared, and her tone became highly charged.

Miyashita Mia answered decisively, leaving no room for argument: "Yes, even if it's under duress."

"I don't understand why that person is me." Yuuki Yui tried her best to suppress her anger and prevent herself from cursing.

"Because you are special. By the way, I haven't explained it to you yet, have I?" Miyashita Miya sat cross-legged, facing Yuuki Yuuki. One of her shoulder straps naturally fell to her arm, but she seemed not to care at all, only thinking about explaining something to Yuuki Yuuki.

“You think that replenishing mana can eliminate the effects of the Black Magic Mark, but unfortunately, that’s wrong. It’s just that you can do it, so you think it’s a given. But in reality, you’re the only one who can eliminate the effects of the Black Magic Mark by replenishing mana.” Mia rested her hand on her knee and poked Yuuki Yuuki’s stomach with her finger.

“Remember what I said? The process of becoming corrupted is like being constantly dyed by the dye produced by the black magic runes, right? What Hui does is filter out the dye, but the dye itself is still there and will accumulate more and more in her body. Your magic has a very magical power that makes the dye disappear completely.”

"That's why I was briefly brought to my senses by your magic the day I attacked you, which gave me the opportunity to realize that something might have gone wrong with me. I'm really grateful to you for this; without you, I might have done something irreversible to Hui."

“Just now, when you replenished my mana, the effect of the black magic runes did indeed disappear. It turns out that my guess was correct. That's why that mysterious person prevented me from having any contact with you in order to keep us from noticing this.”

"But sometimes it's just a coincidence. I just happened to attack you, and you just happened to save me and replenish my magic. That's why I just happened to discover this deliberately hidden truth."

How did I acquire this ability? Is it the protagonist's plot armor? Or is there something wrong with my corruption? Or is it the power of the wand?

But none of this should be considered now. As Yuuki Yui listened through gritted teeth, she completely understood what Miyashita Mia meant: "So, you want to suppress the Black Demon Mark with my help?"

“Not only that, I also need you to help me clean out all the dye that has accumulated in Hui’s body,” Miyashita Miya added.

"If that's all, I'll help you with whatever you ask. Is there any need to force me?"

Miyashita Miya stretched out her crossed legs and knelt directly on the bed. She bent her upper body and presented it to Yuuki Yuuki, gently stroking her cheeks. Then she cupped Yuuki Yuuki's face in her hands, forcing her to look into her eyes.

"Yes, I believe you will say yes, but are you really willing to give up everything for me and stay by my side for the rest of your life?"

Chapter 105 Don't try the trolley problem at a time like this.

"But are you willing to give up everything for me and stay by my side for the rest of your life?"

What kind of confession is this?

This abrupt and heavy invitation was so heavy that it even quelled Yuuki Yuki's burning anger, causing her to repeatedly ponder whether there was any special meaning behind Miyashita Mia's words.

Miyashita Mia's intense and sincere gaze was fixed on her, as if she wanted to burn her, which made Yuuki Yuuki even more flustered.

In fact, Yuuki Yuuki was always at a loss, since her hands and feet were tied.

But shouldn't Miyashita Mia be saying these things to herself? Didn't she do all this for Tsukimi Rie? Isn't Tsukimi Rie a little bit cuckolded?

“No, you won’t.” Miyashita Miya answered herself as she released Yuuki Yuuki’s face. “You have your life, your friends, and things you can’t give up, because this is where you still have a place to stay.”

One or two of them always portray themselves as pitiful, saying things like they have nowhere to go, ignoring those who love them. In Yuuki Enishi's eyes, this behavior is simply heinous.

"Don't talk like you have nowhere to go. Don't you have anyone who cares about you? What about Tsukimi-senpai?" Yuuki Yui couldn't stand this self-deprecating and childish talk anymore, and her aggression instantly surged.

“It’s because there are people I care about that I have to do this.” Miyashita Miya’s answer was calm, and she was not annoyed by Yuuki Yui’s unfriendly greeting at all: “I was targeted by the organization of the corrupted magical girls. They came directly to the school, found me before I transformed, and gave me two choices: join them, or have everything I care about and everything that cares about me destroyed by them.”

The organization of corrupted magical girls is the only one in the game, and it runs throughout the entire storyline.

She immediately thought of the day when Hyakki Chiyu and Koumori appeared at the school gate, when some earth-shattering events, enough to shake the entire plot, happened quietly.

"What did you answer back then?" Yuuki Yui's anger, which had just risen, was suppressed again. Miyashita Mia was right, this was their usual way of doing things.

"Of course I didn't want to, but they said I was qualified to be a vessel, so they could give us time to consider it—until after graduation. If my decision not to join hadn't changed by then, they would feel it was a pity, but they didn't need someone like me."

"If Hui hadn't done so much for me, I probably would have joined, right? Who would want to be killed for nothing?"

Yuuki Yuen completely agreed with Mia's idea. Putting aside the issue of whitewashing, between the choices of persecuting and being persecuted, she wasn't saintly enough to sacrifice herself for others.

“I’ve thought about whether to fight them to the death, but that would definitely implicate Hui. I’ve also thought about running away with Hui, but… in the days to come, Hui would have to pay such a heavy price for me. I’ve locked up Hui’s future and robbed her of her life.”

"So you think it's fine as long as you're not around?" Yuuki Yukino's tone became heavy as she thought of Miyashita Miya's suicidal attack.

Miyashita Mia did not give a direct answer, but she tacitly agreed with Yuuki Yuuki's statement: "It's different now. We can leave with you. You can stop me from falling further into darkness and restore Megumi to her original state... I'm really sorry. For Megumi's sake, this is the only thing I can do."

Logically speaking, I should be angry, but Meiya is entirely capable of doing what she did, and thinking about it this way, I feel rather conflicted.

If reasoning fails, then play the emotional card.

"Would you want to see Rie Tsukimi hurt others for her sake?"

"Then tell me what to do?" Miyashita Miya's tone remained calm, a calmness only someone with an unwavering resolve would display.

"To be content with the status quo, and then wait for time to end so that their future, along with Hui's, will be ruined by them?"

"Give up on yourself and ignore the hardships Hui endured for me by choosing to join them?"

"To fight back, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and let everything Hui has done go to waste?"

"There is now an opportunity for Hui and me to escape this nightmare together. The price is the risk of being found by the mysterious people and them and being taken away. But it is the best and last chance I have."

"Besides, you know better than I do that we are both corrupted magical girls. From the moment we fell into corruption, we have no right to complain no matter how we are treated."

Miyashita Mia presented the last argument that Yuuki Yuuki absolutely could not refute.

Why is Yuuki Yuki so determined to whitewash herself? It's because being corrupted is an indelible label, a label filled with original sin.

Once a magical girl falls into darkness, no magical girl will treat her with common sense anymore; her very existence is wrong.

"So, Yuuki Yukino, tell me, what should I do in this situation?"

Miyashita Mia spoke, waiting for Yuuki Yuuki to end this brief debate with silence.

"See, so you don't know. Then I can only use my method."

Miya Miya lifted her leg and stepped off the bed. Yuuki Yuuki turned her head as she moved, but Miya, out of Yuuki Yuuki's blind spot, began rummaging around under the bed.

Although Yuuki Yukino couldn't see what Miyashita Mia was doing, she already guessed that Mia was bound to take action; that ominous premonition was very real.

She tried to struggle a few more times, but it was all in vain.

Then, a heavy thud hit the floor, and Miyashita Miya dragged a half-person-high travel suitcase out from under the bed and began emptying its contents in front of Yuuki Yuki.

Daily necessities and changes of clothes—these essential items in life were taken out of the suitcase by Meiya and casually tossed aside.