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

Yuuki Yui couldn't understand why the other person would do such a thing, but the ominous feeling grew stronger.

Miya Miyashita pushed the things she had cleared aside, got up again, came to Yuuki Yuuki's side, transformed, and used her wand to once again deprive Yuuki Yuuki of the ability to resist.

Fortunately, Miyashita Mia showed some mercy, and this time she didn't lose consciousness.

Not losing consciousness means that she watched as Miyashita Mia untied her, manipulated her body to make her hug her knees, then used a new restraint trap to fix her in that position before finally stuffing her into the suitcase.

It's stuffed into a suitcase?!

So that's what Meiya meant by "a lifetime"?

Miyashita Mia did indeed plan to elope, but the person she eloped with was Tsukimi Rie.

I felt like a pet cat they saw at the neighbor's door before they left home. I was living a comfortable life with plenty of food and water, but they just picked me up on their way to elope.

The cat meowed and asked why they were taking it away too, and then they told the cats that they would die if they didn't pet them.

But what did I do to deserve this? Just because I'm a cute little kitten? Just because my magic might be able to break free from the control of the dark magic runes?

He's gone mad, this guy has completely gone mad.

Yuuki Yui was now completely certain that she and Mia were not going to be reasonable in this matter.

Can Yuuki understand Mia's behavior? Yes, she can.

Was Meiya's behavior evil? Of course, it was undoubtedly evil.

Although no two people can be truly equal, taking one corrupted magical girl hostage would free two magical girls from the influence of the Dark Magic Mark, preventing further harm and preventing the villainous organization from gaining a new member. If Yuuki Yukari were to view this trolley problem from an outsider's perspective, she too would hesitate about whether to make the same choice as Mia.

Unfortunately, she wasn't the switchman who encountered the trolley problem, nor even the passerby carrying a plunger; she was the poor child who was all alone and tied to the tracks.

Why even think about the trolley problem? Your own safety is more important!

Is it possible that if I'm willing to help you, you don't have to treat me this way? Can we work together to come up with a new solution?

Despite the pain inflicted by Lilith, Yuuki Yui gritted her teeth and tried to make one last attempt at communication, hoping to win back Miyashita Mia's heart.

"Possibly," Miyashita Miya replied crisply.

As long as the other party can still communicate with you, there is still a chance to take advantage of them.

"But are you the type to leave all your homework until the last day of vacation?" Miyashita's belated twist sent a chill down Yuuki Yuuki's spine.

"The graduation ceremony is the day after tomorrow, which means there's only one day left until the deadline they mentioned. Every second wasted now is a waste. I can't afford any failure during this period."

As Miyashita Miya spoke, she used a plastic spherical object to block Yuuki En's next rebuttal.

The suitcase lid slammed shut, and with a click of the latch, Yuuki Yukino's vision was plunged into darkness.

At the edge of darkness, she heard Miya Miya softly apologizing.

"So, I'm really sorry."

Chapter 106 The Cat in the Suitcase Meets a Malicious Bear

The suitcase wheels rolled on the uneven road, rolling over the floor, over the smooth paving stones, over the pedestrian crossing, and over the uneven asphalt road.

The girl inside the box had no idea where she was. Deprived of her freedom of sight and movement, she could only discern her location through the intermittent sounds coming from the box.

The sound of the wheels is different on different surfaces; sometimes it's sticky, sometimes it's smooth, and the clattering sound of them turning comes and goes.

In fact, she had no idea where she was; all she heard was the constant rumble of wheels. This irregular noise was a constant torment to her fragile spirit.

In this state, Yuuki Yuuki could not continue to maintain the transformation and waste magic power. After deactivating the transformation, she curled up in the confined space, maintaining a posture with her knees tucked in. The lack of oxygen and the stuffiness caused by skin touching skin were also a kind of mental torture.

The hotter it gets, the more you want to breathe deeply. The deeper you breathe, the more the dwindling oxygen inside the chamber is consumed, and the cycle repeats itself.

Soon, the thin layer of sweat covering my skin had soaked through the lining of the suitcase. The sticky feeling enveloped my entire body, and it became even more repulsive as my limbs were jostled and rubbed against each other—along with the fear brought by this strange sensation.

What time is it now? Will Baqi find her way back? How are Mizuno and the others? Is there anyone who can save me?

Yuuki Yui's mind was filled with random thoughts unrelated to Miyashita Mia; otherwise, she felt she would have been driven mad by these piled-up feelings of unease.

But in reality, she couldn't think clearly. Physical discomfort and inexplicable inner turmoil constantly interrupted her thoughts.

What interrupted her thoughts was not only these things, but also something more tangible—pain.

The dull pain of my body hitting the box during the bumpy ride, the soreness of my muscles that were constantly curled up, and the burning pain of the restraints rubbing against my skin when it was shaking.

There are also hard objects that press down on your tongue and prevent you from closing your mouth, which over time has caused your facial muscles to become numb.

She couldn't utter a cry for help, but painful groans and something she couldn't swallow could, becoming even stickier mixed with sticky sweat.

Even if Yuuki Yui wasn't a crazy loser like Mizuno Yui, she had imagined countless ways to lose, but none of them involved being stuffed into a box and dragged around the streets.

To be honest, this can't be considered a trial after defeat, but that doesn't mean it won't break Yuuki Eri's spirit. On the contrary, it was precisely because it was Miyashita Mia's unintentional act that it brought even greater psychological pressure to Yuuki Eri.

How much time passed after that? A few tens of minutes? A few hours?

The girl was unable to perceive the passage of time correctly through her body. She felt as if she were in an endless river, being swept by the turbulent current called time, not knowing whether she would drift with the current or sink to the bottom, or perhaps she would be lucky enough to run aground on some shallow beach.

Fortunately, at least for now, she is still struggling to stay rational amidst the agonizing days.

But gradually, she could no longer persevere.

Is it because I'm too tired, too sleepy, or simply unwilling to think?

Finally, even the last vestiges of consciousness began to fade away.

In a daze, she heard a fierce argument, felt the impact of magic, and heard someone calling her name.

"Xiao Yuan, wake up! Wake up, Xiao Yuan!"

"Don't fall here, Yuuki Yuuki! You still have things you must do!"

"You absolutely cannot fail, you absolutely cannot!"

"Please, open your eyes!"

The voice was sobbing; it felt so close, so unfamiliar, yet so familiar.

She ran after the sound, after the only light in the darkness, watching the glimmer of light get closer and bigger until it became a screen of light that filled her entire field of vision. Then, without hesitation, she ran into the screen of light.

Then, Yuuki Yukino suddenly opened her eyes and saw stars, stars filling the night sky.

A chilly night breeze blew against her, and a coat was draped over her shoulders, covering her exposed body.

Yuuki Yukino slowly sat up, and the coat that seemed to have been soaked in a sea of ​​flowers and exuded a faint fragrance slipped off her body.

Yuki tried to catch the coat with her arm, but it was obviously too late. Her arm, which was still a little sore and numb and out of control, had not fully recovered, and she could only watch helplessly as the coat slipped down to her knees.

But at least she could move now. Yuuki Yui thought to herself, and put on her coat. The clothes that barely covered her lower body meant she wasn't completely naked.

Then she noticed the bear sitting next to her, gazing up at the sky with her.

It wasn't a real bear, but a pink and cute bear costume that, including the hat, was two meters tall and dressed in a red band outfit.

What is this thing?

Yuuki Yukino's doubts turned into a chill that rose from her feet to the top of her head.

In her memory, there was only one person who would dress so strangely.

"who are you?"

"I am Michelle." A cute, slightly comical girl's voice came from inside the mascot costume, but Yuuki Yukino couldn't laugh at all at this boring joke.

"you!"

Yuuki Yukino already knew that she couldn't get any more information out of the bear peacefully in the usual way.

Then let's transform.

“Michelle reminds you not to waste your magic on Michelle. There are many more things waiting for you to do.” The bear in the mascot costume seemed to have seen through Yuuki Yuuki’s thoughts and waved her white-gloved doll hand at him.

"Why should I listen to you?" Yuuki Yuki's transformation stopped.

“You don’t have to listen to Michelle, Michelle can’t force you.” The bear handed over a cell phone, which Yuuki Yuu immediately recognized as her own.

Yuuki Yukino took it, entered the lock screen password, and a video recorded by the phone appeared on the screen.

"After you've watched it, you'll make your own judgment." Xiong withdrew his hand, waiting for Yuuki Yuen to watch the video.

But Yuuki Yui didn't immediately open the video. Instead, she stared at her with a hostile gaze, wondering what kind of trick she was up to.

“If Michelle wanted to do something to you, she wouldn’t have waited until you woke up.”

When Yuuki Yui pressed the play button, a dark scene appeared on the screen. Yuuki Yui recognized the place as the school playground, where she had just rescued Miyashita Mia.

"benefit!"

A figure appeared in the frame; it was Miyashita Mia, dressed in casual clothes that allowed her to move around easily, and was dragging a suitcase to the center of the frame.

"It's my little master! What a pity, why did my little master abandon me?"

Another person who had been standing in the frame spoke up. The voice was completely unfamiliar to Yuuki Yuki, and she couldn't tell who it was at all.

However, from Miyashita Mia's words, we can infer that the person must be Tsukimi Rie.

Her tone was completely different from that of Tsukimi Rie, whom Yuuki En had met; it was flippant, casual, and concealed an anger like a dormant volcano.

"I've found a way, a way for us to live in peace. The girl that the Rakshasa don't want us to contact—she's the key to everything. With her, none of us will be affected by the Black Demon Mark. Then, we can leave this place. We won't need any organizations or any transfer fees anymore. All we need is this girl..."

Miyashita Mia's voice was filled with joy; it was the side of her that she had shed all pretense and would only show to Tsukimi Rie.

"so what?"

Rie Tsukimi asked in a soft voice, enough for Miya Miyashita and Yuuki Yuki outside the screen to hear clearly in the quiet night.

"What?" Miyashita Mia asked instinctively.

"Is this your reason for abandoning me? Just for that kind of girl? Shouldn't you only have eyes for me? Shouldn't you only look at me? Why bother with that kind of person? Why go looking for someone else? Little Meiya, isn't it enough to just be my master? As long as you completely possess me and are completely possessed by me, isn't that the happiest thing?"

Rie Tsukimi's voice rose again, and Yuuki Enishi seemed to see a dormant volcano begin to stir.

"No! Hui, you're just affected by my black magic markings. As long as you use this girl's magic..."

"Shut up! Don't mention her again!"

Miyashita Mia's words were cut off even more forcefully by Tsukimi Rie.

The two people in the video remained silent for a long time, making Yuuki Yuki think that the video had frozen.

Until Tsukimi Rie moved.

"Little Mia, you just said—impact?" Tsukimi Rie laughed disdainfully, twisting her neck a few times, her stiff neck making a few crisp cracking sounds.

"Little Meiya, do you really think your dark magic runes will affect me?"