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

Since Helica had already said so much, Niijima Azusa could no longer remain silent.

But saying it directly isn't really appropriate.

In the end, Azusa Niijima chose a relatively moderate approach, but it was enough to dishearten the other members who had just passed the test brought by Azusa Niijima.

"I think their level is higher than our school's light music club, and even surpasses the category of a typical student band."

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Rainbows have seven colors.

The entire afternoon after Azusa Niijima left, a somber atmosphere permeated the Nijisanji activity room.

Just a few days ago, Yuuki Yuen confidently told everyone that Nana's sister had approached her, hoping that she could defeat them fair and square, which boosted the band's morale a lot. However, today, Niijima Azusa's tactful words brought her back to reality.

In truth, everyone knew that it would be very difficult to beat Sakuragawa Nana in the competition, but no one would say anything that would spoil the atmosphere during the band's intense practice.

As it turned out, Helica herself exposed this unspoken secret.

This kind of atmosphere is not suitable for the band to continue.

More than one person is thinking about this.

"Accept reality: the challenge we face is very difficult. All we can do is treat every practice session as if it were the last, and not be afraid of failure."

Before the lunch break ended, Mizuno Yu patted Tenrai Herika on the shoulder and then walked out of the room.

Although now is not the time to think about such things, Mizuno Yu was unusually normal for the first time in a long time, which made Yuuki Yuuki feel a little uncomfortable.

In Yuuki Yuuki's past memories, when she played other online games and teamed up with random players to conquer dungeons, someone would always make a mistake, causing the dungeon to fail. However, once someone couldn't help but say "one last try," the dungeon would be conquered exceptionally smoothly.

Therefore, appropriate pressure is necessary. Besides, everyone already knows just how difficult the problem is, so this shouldn't be considered a setback.

In short, just do your best.

"Alright, you shorty with blond hair, don't worry about me. If you're really annoyed with her, Xiaoyuan and I will beat her up for you."

"I will try harder to write lyrics that will satisfy everyone. If you don't mind, I can send you the drafts I wrote before that I didn't like."

Baqi and Li gave each other a word of encouragement, and then waited for Yuuki Yukino at the door of the activity room.

Yuuki Yukina then stood up and left a word of encouragement for Tenrai Herika before departing.

"Don't worry, since Sakuragawa Aika found me, it means that we can do it, and she believes that we can do it."

What happened after that, Yuuki Yuki doesn't know.

He did want to help Helica, but he couldn't be Helica's crutch.

There are some paths she has to walk alone.

……

Every decision comes at a price.

The price Yuuki Yukino paid for not helping Helica was that Helica started to get stuck on her own ideas again.

When Yuuki saw Tenrai Herika, who looked dizzy and had dark circles under her eyes, at school the next day, she guessed that she must have been staying up all night thinking about composing her new song.

Even worse, she might have simply been unable to sleep well all night due to mental exhaustion.

In short, Yuuki Yuki didn't ask for the specific reasons, nor did she intend to. Everyone who met Herika tacitly ignored these changes.

Yuuki Yukino really wanted to show concern for Helica, but Nishio Reki, who saw through her intentions, stopped her.

It wasn't Inuyama Tomoe, but Nishio Reki, who was arguably the person present who knew Tenrai Helica no less than Yuuki En.

Nishio Reki's idea was exactly the same as Yuuki Yuuki's yesterday: to let Tenrai Helica get out of this state on her own.

Although Nishio Reki, who also had dark circles under his eyes, didn't say anything very convincing.

Yuuki Yukino admits that she can be a bit too nice sometimes, but Nishio Reki, the former protagonist of the game, is essentially a gentle person, even after experiencing a lot.

As for whether Helica Tenrai has any sense of community, Yuuki Yuuki thinks that even if she does, it's not much. Fortunately, she met a group of gentle people who were willing to goof around with her.

If it were Helica's former teammates, they definitely wouldn't have gone to this extent.

Wait a minute? Yuuki Yuuki suddenly thought of something.

The reason why Nishio Reki wrote the lyrics was partly because she was truly tone-deaf and completely incapable of performing on stage.

In the Helica route of the game, Koyomi also wrote a song for Helica, which is why Yuuki Yuki did not express any objection to Koyomi writing the lyrics. Moreover, this would also make Koyomi feel more involved.

But a game is a game after all. The world in a game revolves around the two characters in the current storyline, and everyone else is just a supporting character.

This isn't a game anymore, and the band isn't just consisting of Helica and Li.

It's rather strange that the entire job of creating the new song was given to the two of them.

Even so, the works created are only the work of the two of them, and cannot represent everyone at all, nor are they songs completed by everyone together.

The song that Yuuki Yukino wants to play is a song that encompasses all memories, represents everyone, and belongs only to them—a unique song.

This is probably what Helica the Thunder Queen wants.

You could never create such a work if you just stayed behind closed doors.

In fact, Nana had already given the answer when Helica first asked her for advice.

Everyone participated, and everyone created together; that's what made the Rose Garden what it was.

Although Baqi and Li have never explicitly joined the Rainbow Society, only seven people and seven colors can be called a rainbow.

If Helica and Li's creations are missing even one thing, it's very likely that it's the colors that belong to everyone.

……

"So, as I just said, if we want to create a piece of music that belongs to everyone, everyone has to participate."

Without delay, Yuuki told everyone her idea during training time after school that day.

The idea was immediately met with approval from many people, and Nishio Reki looked enlightened, as if the last missing piece of the puzzle had been found.

Sitting in the corner of the room with her violin, Inuyama Tomoe, unusually, objected to Yuuki Yuuki's suggestion: "However, most of you are just getting into music, right? Apart from me and that blond shorty, it seems like no one else has the ability to compose music. This suggestion sounds good, but it's actually quite difficult to implement, isn't it?"

“Even if you don’t care about me that way, it’s fine, but the white-haired dog is right, people who don’t understand music really can’t help much.” Tian Lei Helika muttered awkwardly.

"The important thing isn't the ability to arrange music, but rather to bring everyone's ideas together and ultimately express our feelings." Yuuki Yuen shook her finger with a smug look on her face, as if she knew someone would ask that question.

Following Yuki Yui, Mizuno Yui also offered her opinion: "Inuyama and I disagree. Yuki's idea is very creative and worth trying."

“I also think Yuuki-senpai’s idea is great, but the question is how to achieve it?” Sakura Hanako then asked.

“Good question.” Yuuki Yui was still shaking her finger, but the smile on her face slowly froze: “I don’t know.”

"When Xiaoyuan said she had something to say, I thought she had come up with a good idea! Although it was indeed a good idea." Even Nishio Reki couldn't help but complain.

“But she hasn’t come up with a solution yet. If she had a solution, then everyone could give it a try,” Helica retorted, though her tone wasn’t quite firm.

It's clear that Helica is also interested in Yuuki Yuuki's idea; all that's missing now is a method that can convince everyone.

Ba Qi stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and then raised her head: "Xiao Yuan said she wanted to unify everyone's ideas, so why don't we just express our own thoughts?"

"What idea? Your idea about writing lyrics? Or something else?" Nishio Reki couldn't understand.

Yuki then suggested, "Any idea is fine, as long as everyone can express their thoughts, right? I think brainstorming, letting everyone's ideas collide, is the fastest way to generate new ideas."

Sakura Hanako's mind worked quickly, and she successfully found a topic to keep the conversation going: "How about we think about what Chairman Niijima mentioned yesterday? Everyone's band doesn't have a name yet."

"I still think the name 'Crimson Sky' sounds really nice, isn't it cool?"

"This name is too childish! It sounds like a Super Tyrannosaurus Rex Warrior, giving off a not-so-bright vibe. You, blond shorty, have absolutely no taste! If you ask me, let's call it Entangled Fate!"

"Don't talk like it's my band! And what's this 'entanglement' thing? Besides, calling it 'Crimson Sky' is no better than 'Sunset Glow'! It sounds like a band where the lead singer is leaving tomorrow to go do flower arranging. Weren't these suggestions already rejected?"

"I can't even come up with lyrics, let alone a band name. Otherwise, it would be nice if everyone just used their names on stage."

"I don't think the current situation is very optimistic, but everyone is able to keep moving forward in adversity, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. To commemorate everyone breaking through this trial, what do you think of calling it 'Reverse Butterfly'?"

"Mizuno-senpai, there's obviously something wrong with this name! Saying we're Gyakucho on stage will get us flamed!"

"I...I don't know what to say, but...I feel I should speak. Um, you guys continue..."

And so on, and so forth, the discussion in the activity room was in full swing.

Half an hour later.

“There’s absolutely no consensus! Everyone’s just saying their own thing!” Helica Tianlei plopped down in a chair as if she had just run a long way outside.

Leaning against the wall, Sakura Hanako stared blankly at the ceiling: "It seems like this has happened before."

"There are only two weeks left until the party, and we still have final exams to take care of." Nishio Reki also sighed heavily, sitting down in his chair dejectedly as if he had burned out.

"I have to admit, it was indeed a bit reckless," Mizuno Yu nodded.

It's definitely a bit reckless. Yuuki Yui only considered uniting everyone, but didn't think about how to do it. In reality, it's a million times more difficult than she imagined.

If all else fails, go back and try to recall the song that appeared in the game. It's the same original cast, just with the addition of Ba Qi and Lin Jiezi. You should be able to play it without any problems.

"Otherwise..." Yuuki Yuki, who was lying on the table, weakly raised her hand, intending to tell everyone that she also wanted to try, and then she would come up with her last resort.

But Baqi jumped out first, her voice so loud that Yuuki Yukino's weak statement was completely drowned out.

"Xiaoyuan finally came up with a good idea for everyone, it's too early to give up now!"

As she said this, Ba Qi had already stood in the center of the room, receiving everyone's gaze.

"How about we take some time each day to share our thoughts, anything goes, not necessarily lyrics, composition, or band names, even if it has nothing to do with the band?

"This way, we can understand each other better, right?"

Chapter Thirty-Nine: She was just an ordinary girl.

In order to create a song that belongs to everyone, and to imbue the song with each person's unique color, Yuuki Yukino's suggestion was ultimately accepted by everyone.

Based on Yuuki Yuki's suggestion, Baqi further proposed that in order to make everyone more connected and to get to know each other better, and also to find inspiration, everyone should share their suggestions.

This presentation can't just be done with words; that would definitely turn into another brainstorming session. Besides, these things can't be rushed.

However, most of the time they spent together was spent practicing the band, and it would be putting the cart before the horse to use that practice time for this kind of thing. In the end, they came up with a solution.

Since everyone had nothing to do that evening after practice, we decided to have a group stay!

This is certainly not your average camp. Each person is responsible for one day, with the order determined by drawing lots. The location is open to all, and the activities are entirely arranged by the person in charge for that day. Consider it a time for everyone to relax.

The training camp also had a small purpose: before the Christmas party, there were the final exams that everyone was dreading. Getting together gave everyone a bit of motivation to study, and it could also be seen as a study session for family members.

With Tenrai Herika and Inuyama Tomoe around, there's absolutely no need to worry about grades.

The first day can be considered another kind of ice-breaking activity. According to the order of the draw, Lin Jiezi was in charge of the first day.