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

While Yuki was extremely polite in words, she showed no mercy in attitude; her somewhat chilling tone perfectly conveyed her true feelings.

Sakuragawa Nana seemed unconcerned about Yuuki Yuuki's attitude. She turned to face Yuuki Yuuki directly, lowered her head slightly, and bowed slightly to her.

"Yuki-neechan, I've heard of you, but I have something I want to talk to Minato Nana about. Could we talk about it alone?"

No! Whether it's height or something else, Cai Cai looks more mature than me, right? Why would she call me "older sister"?

But since Nana has said that, it's indeed not easy to continue to stop Yuuki Yuuki from wavering on her stance.

Unlike yesterday, today Nana Sakuragawa is no longer there because of the pressure from Shirogane Rei, but because she came here with some kind of determination.

If that's the case, it will be even more difficult for Yuuki Yuki to intervene.

This moment of contemplation and silence had already revealed Yuuki Yukino's attitude to Sakuragawa Nana.

"Thank you, Yuuki-neechan." Sakuragawa Nana bowed slightly again, probably to express her gratitude to Yuuki Yukina through this awkward gesture.

Immediately afterwards, Sakuragawa Nana faced Minato Nana again, and the atmosphere subtly began to resemble the awkwardness of the previous night.

However, Sakuragawa Nana did not fall silent like Minato Nana and Shirogane Rei did when they were facing off.

"Minato Nana." Sakuragawa Nana still addressed Minato Nana by her full name.

Given her identity, it was impossible for Minato Nana to show a bad attitude towards her former teammate's sister. Now, she seemed like a completely different person, calmly asking, "Is there anything you want to say to me?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong about what happened yesterday. I rushed out without thinking it through and caused you trouble. I will never run away from this matter."

Sakura Nana suddenly bowed, so quickly that everyone was startled.

"Gulp." Minato Nana swallowed hard, startled, but quickly composed herself, saying, "That's all in the past now."

Sakura Nana straightened up again: "Even so, when Platinum Sister pulled me here yesterday, I didn't sincerely apologize to you, and I childishly ran away, leaving Platinum Sister to apologize to me alone. That was my fault."

"Did Platinum Rei send you?" Minato asked, puzzled.

Yuuki Yukino also felt somewhat puzzled.

If Sakuragawa Nana hadn't come, the matter would have been over, and even if Minato Nana met Sakuragawa Nana someday, she wouldn't have any issues with her because of it.

No, actually, this matter is in the past. No one will dwell on unpleasant things from the past and remain stuck in the same place. People have to look forward and move forward.

Now that this matter is over, and everyone had such an unpleasant argument last night, the chances of Shirogane Rei urging Sakuragawa Nana to come here again are very slim.

This is something even Yuuki Yukino and the like wouldn't do, let alone Shirogane Rei.

“No, it was my own decision to come here. No one else knows that I came here.” Sakura Nana replied, “I think that I was wrong and that’s it. I don’t need anyone to apologize for me. I have faced up to my mistakes. If you want me to do anything, as long as it doesn’t go against my conscience, I will definitely do it.”

Minato Nana's expression became complicated. She could also deduce some of the things that Yuuki Yuki had guessed, and she couldn't possibly not realize that Sakuragawa Nana wanted to apologize to her.

Is Sakura Nana a brat? Absolutely. She did those things in a moment of impulse. If she goes astray, she will be a danger to the entire Moonsea City.

But Cai Cai is a child who dares to take responsibility. She didn't say a word to excuse herself and just stood there taking the beating.

Finally, Nana Minato helplessly pressed the back of her hand against her forehead, avoiding her gaze.

"Whether it's you or Platinum Rei, I don't need any compensation from you. I've said this many times. I also accept your apology, so go back."

"Thank you. If you change your mind, I am ready to be punished at any time. I made a mistake, and I will never deliberately deny what I did."

When Sakuragawa Nana spoke, she emphasized the last few words and stared intently at Minato Nana, making it obvious who she was referring to.

Sakuragawa Nana is such a clueless person.

That's just how Yuuki Yukino's intuition is.

Yuuki Yukino truly admires Yuuki Yukino for being able to proactively admit her mistakes and apologize to Minato Nana.

This choice is really not smart, but it is precisely because it is not smart, and because it was made by someone as naive as Sakuragawa Nana, that it is all the more convincing.

However, provoking Minato Nana like this will really damage her image.

"Sakuragawa Nana." Minato Nana called out the girl's name in front of her: "I'm happy that you can say these things to me, and I feel that you've grown up a lot, but... you don't need to deliberately point these things out at me. I'm not denying my mistakes."

"So you admit your mistake? You admit that what you did to your sister was very wrong?" Sakura Nana suppressed her emotions, trying not to act too impulsively.

"I really don't know what I did." Minato Nana's brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Do you want me to tell you what you've done?" Sakura Nana raised her chin, her tone becoming even more unfriendly.

Minato Nana's tone was one of helplessness, yet also sharp: "If you want to say it, then say it."

Yuuki En, standing to the side, was sweating profusely.

Seriously, aren't we going to start arguing again?

Nana Minato too, she was so nice just now, why did she suddenly become so serious? Is she being serious with someone her own age?

Yuuki Yukino thought it would be better if she tried to stop him.

"Um..." Before Yuuki Yuki could finish her opening line, Sakuragawa Nana turned back and looked at Yuuki Yuki with a look that said, "Didn't you say you wouldn't interfere with us?"

Sakuragawa Nana's gaze wasn't threatening, but rather a look of sincere pleading.

Yuuki Yukino let Sakuragawa Nana go so that Sakuragawa Nana could talk things out with Minato Nana, just like now.

But now that the problem has been solved, what's the point of making things clear again?

That may not be the case. It would be good to let Sakuragawa Nana tell everything now, as Yuuki Yuki really wants to hear it.

However, this isn't about gossip. Knowing about the conflict between the two would help Yuuki Yori handle things better in the future.

Anyway, Yuuki Yuki felt that this problem couldn't possibly be completely resolved today.

That's right, that's what Yuuki Yukino's intuition told her.

"Anyway, no arguing, okay?" Yuuki Yui reluctantly changed her words, then glanced at Helica sitting next to Minato Nana with a meaningful look.

Seeing Yuki Yuki looking at her with a strange expression, and then gesturing for her to look at Minato Nana, Herika immediately understood what Yuki Yuki meant.

Mediation is a piece of cake.

"Miss Minato, really, don't be so impulsive, calm down, okay?"

"I'm very calm." Minato Nana breathed heavily, staring straight at Sakuragawa Nana as if she were still sulking with her, as if her gaze could kill her.

“I’m very calm. I’m not here to argue. I’m here to apologize. If Minato Nana wants me to do anything to make up for my mistake, I’m willing to do it.” Sakuragawa Nana’s attitude could be described as stubborn: “However, I have to tell Minato Nana exactly what she did to her sister.”

"Then... what was it that went too far? Why don't we all explain this clearly?" Yuuki asked, half-heartedly.

On one side, Minato Nana is getting a little carried away, and on the other side, Sakuragawa Nana is a hothead. If you want to hear their gossip, why don't you stop them and steer the conversation to your side so you can talk to Sakuragawa Nana yourself? Who knows what trouble might happen then.

Sakuragawa Nana frowned, glared at Minato Nana, and spoke clearly, word by word, as if afraid that Minato Nana wouldn't hear her.

“That was when I was little. My older sister, Shirokane, and Minato Nana went out together. There were only the three of them involved. That was the day she did something unforgivable to my older sister.”

That completely misses the point!

Didn't I already tell you? Don't repeat this meaningless information!

"So... what is it that is unforgivable?" Yuuki Yukari's lips twitched slightly as she continued to ask in a gentle tone, while signaling Helica to keep Minato Nana calm as she prepared to speak.

“I don’t know either.” Sakuragawa Nana shook her head.

What do you mean you don't know?

Why do you people associated with the Rose Garden band talk so inexplicably?

Clearly, Yuuki Yuuki forgot that she was also one of them; as a corrupted magical girl, she was, in a sense, the most inexplicable one.

Sakuragawa Nana seemed to have anticipated Yuuki Yukino's reaction and added further explanation.

"My sister never told me what happened back then. This incident must have been a source of heartache for her. Since then, she has completely given up on the band, and had no choice but to give it up."

It turns out it was a psychological problem, the kind that you couldn't even tell your own sister.

It seems that Sakuragawa Aiko was deeply hurt by Minato Nana.

"What about Platinum... Platinum sister? Does she know?" Yuuki Yuen paused, changing her way of addressing Platinum Rei.

"She wasn't entirely sure either, but according to Platinum Sister, this is what happened..."

"Minato Nana, this is the woman. She wanted to find a place to discuss things with her sister Shirogane, so she went to an izakaya (Japanese pub)."

"Minato Nana talked about things like bands and that Hanzawa-neechan had disappeared. The group drank a little, and Shirogane-neechan couldn't hold her liquor and fell asleep in the room."

Only her older sister witnessed Hanzawa Kuriko's defeat and trial, which is why Minato Nana said Hanzawa Kuriko was missing, right?

However, this matter is probably not important, and Yuuki Yuki doesn't want to reveal her identity, so there's no need to correct it.

Sakuragawa Nana was still talking.

"After that, my sister and this woman went out for a walk alone. I don't know what the woman did, but my sister said that she couldn't find her no matter how hard she looked. When she finally found her, she found her lying next to the garbage dump."

That does sound a bit excessive!

Although Yuuki Yuki didn't believe it completely, she wasn't entirely unconvinced either. She turned her eyes and looked at Minato Nana with a more complicated expression.

Minato Nana's face was filled with a mixture of panic and innocence: "I...I don't know about this...Really, I have no recollection of it at all...I only remember doing something terrible to Aika."

Minato Nana's reaction didn't seem fake, but Shirogane Rei's statement was even less likely to be fake.

What terrible things did Minato Nana do to Aika, even leaving her next to a garbage dump? It's no wonder that Aika's lover, Shirogane Rei, has such a strong prejudice against Minato Nana, and even told him to be careful of her.

If someone treated Baki or Herika like that... well, Baki and Herika are the type to throw people in the trash, so this example isn't appropriate.

If it were someone else, and someone dared to treat Xiao Li like that, Yuuki En would really want to tear that person apart.

"Then... what about the band..." Yuuki Yuen's stance hadn't changed, but after hearing what Nana said, she definitely couldn't be so forceful.

"After we got back, my sister went to the hospital because of wrist pain and was diagnosed with a fracture. Even after she recovered, she could no longer play the drums at such a high intensity. When we asked her what happened, she refused to say anything."

After going around in circles, the bone was still broken in the end.

But Yuki had already guessed that she had broken her bone; it was the easiest thing for her to guess. She and Tamaki had even discussed it.

The only thing that could make Yuki Yuki give up music is probably a hand injury. Speaking of hand injuries, it's not a muscle strain or tenosynovitis; the only thing that comes to mind is a fracture.

Although bands are not a sport, drummers are special; for both drummers and athletes, fractures can be fatal.

Miraculous resurrections are rare; the inevitable course of history is for them to step off the stage and gradually disappear from everyone's sight.

Perhaps many years later, a fan like Helica might see a guitar or a photograph and exclaim in surprise, recalling the beauty of that time, but that's about it.

Everyone must embark on a brand new life.

But some people will also remember the pain.

Yuki Yui also believes that remembering the pain is not necessarily a bad thing; it can constantly remind you not to go down the same wrong path again.